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ENVIROTOWN Tai Tapu. Are you interested in ensuring that Tai Tapu is friendly connected & environmentally sustained community? Follow-up meeting on November 28, Tai Tapu School, in staff room, to move forward on some of the ideas & create a committee to work on community action plan. All welcome. If you would like to be part of this contact Steve 027 536-6109.WEST Melton Annual Christmas Picnic, Saturday December 8, 11am to 2pm, Halkett School grounds, Halkett Road, rain or shine, in hall if wet. Everyone welcome, bring picnic, sun hat & something to sit on. Races, games, coffee van, free sausage sizzle, face painting & Santa on his special transport. Call Lissa (03) 318-1022 with any questions.OPEN Garden, Sunday November 18 at 69 Moore Street, Rolleston, 11am to 4pm, plant & craft sale stalls.RAKAIA Huts, community garage sales will be held on Saturday November 17, 10am to 4pm, at Rakaia huts. Balloons will be placed at the gateway of up to 20 homes who are participating, just five minutes from Southbridge will bring you to the Rakaia huts, so why not pack a picnic lunch & take a stroll to the beach while visiting?DOWN By the Liffey Gallery, 1 James Street, Lincoln, Captured & Crafted, art in nature captured on camera by Doug Hueston & Alan Scarlet, stone artifacts crafted by Tony Pollard. From Nov 7 to Dec 2, open Wed to Sun 10am to 4pm.VOLUNTEER is required on Tuesday morning in the Lincoln area to assist with a walking group. This is an opportunity to be part of a friendly group of people. Please phone Volunteering Canterbury (03) 366-2442 for more information.CHRISTMAS Trail & Home visits, Darfield, Sunday December 9, 11am to 4pm. Cost $10 per person, children free, proceeds to the Friends of Darfield Hospital Charitable Trust, please keep this date free.

Drinking water under scrutinyINCREASED scrutiny over how Selwyn District Council will provide clean drinking water to its growing population into the future has come in the wake of a report into the failings that lead to the recent gastroenteritis outbreak in Darfi eld.

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Model fl ying champs to be held in Selwyn

Upside down: Jeremy McLean, of Kirwee, and one of the national championship organisers, Peter Hewson, watch Richard Race fl y his large ‘Extra’ model on an inverted pass.

THE country’s top model aircraft pilots, including three world champions, will be in the Selwyn District from late December when the New Zealand national model aeroplane championships take place.

It will be the fi rst time in many years the national championships have been hosted in Canterbury as although the event is held each year, it is usually based at Carterton in the Wairarapa. This year it will be based in and around Kirwee with fl ying contests being staged at several model fl ying sites between Darfi eld and West Melton.

Flying will commence with a rally day on December 31 at the Christchurch Model Aircraft Club in Thompson’s Road and serious competition will run from January 1 until January 5.

Fliers will compete in a range of model aero sports with model aircraft ranging from tiny, ultra-lightweight free-fl ying models to large-scale and aerobatic models weighing 20 kilograms or more and with wings spanning up to four metres.

The national model fl ying body has around 2500 members and it is estimated that well over 10,000 Kiwis fl y model aircraft outside the model club structure. In the early days of modelling all the models would be home-built; today many are purchased almost ready to fl y.

Classes fl own will include:• Radio-controlled glider - usually the most

popular class. Pilots will launch their gliders by winch, rubber bungee, electric motor or by simply throwing them to look for thermal lift, attempting to meet time and landing targets;

• Radio-controlled aerobatics where the pilots will be judged on a series of required and optional manoeuvres;

• Control line aerobatics and speed - a fast-paced class where the models are controlled by wires held by the pilots and fl own around in a

Coming in: Christchurch fl ier Alex Hewson’s 1/5 scale Hawker Typhoon.

circle;• Radio-controlled helicopter aerobatics -

where helicopters are fl own very rapidly through some very high-G manoeuvres;

• Scale building and fl ying - these accurately crafted models of full-size aeroplanes are judged for accuracy to the original aircraft in building, decoration and fl ying;

• Free fl ight - gliders and powered models are launched and fl own, without any direct control from the pilot on the ground. This is the oldest class in aeromodelling;

• Radio Controlled Pylon racing - this is one of the fastest classes of model aircraft requiring strong and fi nely tuned engines and models and fast reactions from the pilot as the models are raced around a course about one kilometre long;

• Indoor models - these are usually ultra-lightweight and powered by wound rubber. This class will be fl own at the Darfi eld High School hall.

AFTER months of lobbying the Ministry of Education, fast-growing Prebbleton School has been granted four extra classrooms on top of those already scheduled to be built next year.

The school, which currently has a roll of 408, has struggled to accommodate its pupils with some classes having to be taught in innovative ways, such as in a downstairs foyer and having three teachers work with two larger classrooms.

The Ministry had initially planned to build four classrooms next year with the option of building another four 10 months later. However, it will now build eight at one time, allowing the school to accommodate up to 620 students.

School principal Mike Hogan said he was really happy that the Ministry had listened to the school’s requests.

“What it’s going to do is future-proof us, for a few years anyway. The problem with growing schools is that we’re always behind so this is going to give us a lot more options.”

Mr Hogan said the school roll was growing by about 30 students a year so with the new classrooms it would probably take another three or four years before space became tight again.

The new rooms were not expected to be ready for use until term four next year and in the meantime it would continue to be a struggle to fi nd space for pupils and staff.

“On saying that, learning can happen in lots of different places so we’re using whatever space we can.”

Mr Hogan was impressed by how adaptable and fl exible his staff had been to date.

“At all times the learning for children has been at the forefront of their minds.”

Growth is expected to continue in the area with a Selwyn District Council growth model predicting a population increase from 2294 as of last year to 4335 in the year 2041.

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Creative spaces: Prebbleton School has had to make innovative use of its buildings to accommodate roll growth. Seen here are year two students working in the school’s downstairs foyer.

Ministry moves to accommodate school’s growth

contamination of source water in the Selwyn District”.

“The water that came out of the [Waimakariri River] which was contaminated gave rise, we think, to a lot of the infections but 30 years ago that water wouldn’t have presented as much of a risk to the community as it does now and the question is whether our children and grandchildren will be drinking water that is not suitable for consumption.”

Dr Humprey said that while Environment Canterbury and the Canterbury Water Management Strategy zone committees were also accountable for addressing water-quality issues, as a drinking-water supplier the district council had a particular obligation under the 2007 Health Act legislation to protect water sources.

“Unless the council think about what is happening on the land they are responsible for and the applications around a number of activities including farming intensifi cation, then they are likely to see higher levels of contamination in future,” he said.

“Let’s not forget that a large proportion of the aquifer is fed by the river directly and what we

see in our surface water in 2012 is likely to end up in the ground water in 2022.”

Selwyn District Council assets manager Murray Washington said the focus of the Opus report had been on the Darfi eld outbreak in particular and the wider issue of source water quality was being investigated separately by the council.

However, issues such as farming practice were “not something the Selwyn council can handle in the district plan”.

“Although we do have concerns about the quality of ground water, the main requirement of Selwyn District Council is to ensure we treat whatever source water we have to the appropriate level for our citizens,” he said.

“Because we’re not responsible for the control of waterways, whether ground or source water, we just have to deal with what we’ve got.”

The Opus report produced a number of recommendations, which the council is now working on implementing.

Council chief executive Paul Davey will present a report on the council’s progress in addressing water-quality concerns at its fi rst meeting of 2013, in February.

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FABULOUS weather and a superb rural setting were just two factors that contributed to a hugely successful Hororata Highland Games on Saturday.

Thousands of people fl ocked to the Hororata Domain where snow-capped mountains provided a dramatic backdrop to the green paddocks covered in dozens of colourful tents. The stalls and corporate hospitality marquees surrounded several grassy arenas where horses, heavies, Highland dancers, drummers, bands and solo pipers performed amazing feats.

Ainsley Walter, a local resident and one of the driving forces behind the event, said it was a great day.

“People loved the new layout, the judges enjoyed the Tartan Club and people were shopping, playing and having fun.”

Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee joined dignitaries for the offi cial opening just after noon. In a departure from his usual attire, the Minster dressed in full kilt and carried a ceremonial sword.

Highlights included the kilted mile where contestants - many dressed in kilts - charged around a track, leapt over hay bales, jumped

hurdles and stopped intermittently to ‘chug’ back a cup of Irn-Bru (a Scottish carbonated soft drink) and ‘stuff down’ a warm Hororata pie. The heavies event attracted a record number of novice entrants and a huge crowd, impressed by the show of strength and endurance.

The inclusion of a ‘farmers walk’ – competitors race a course carrying huge logs - and Hororata Stones – a series of fi ve increasingly heavy stones lifted onto barrels - had entrants grunting, puffi ng and panting in a race against the timekeeper’s clock. The fi rst man to complete each of the challenges took out the cash prize and trophy. Many competitors had never before hurled a caber, swung a hammer or lifted rocks on to barrels.

Hundreds of volunteers dressed in fl uorescent green T-shirts and jackets were on hand to help with car parking, gate sales, site management and event co-ordination.

Ms Walter said the months of planning made it all so worthwhile on the day.

“Having a large and talented support crew of volunteers certainly made a difference to the preparations and running of the day.”

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Strong men: Novice heavies Sam Ballagh, left, Nick Ballagh, right, and last year’s champion Danny Devine.

Formal dress: Gerry Brownlee, right, and Pat Hellier from Auckland. Photos: Ady Shannon

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Students association speaks out on fees increase

LUSA president Kent Lloyd

Tom DoudneyLINCOLN University Students Association (LUSA) president Kent Lloyd says the university’s decision to raise domestic tuition fees next year is disappointing.

Last month the university announced it would raise fees for domestic students by four per cent.

The university’s vice-chancellor Dr Andrew West said cost increases had continued and despite expenditure reductions, a defi cit was forecast partly due to recent seismicity in Canterbury.

“While 86 per cent of our domestic students are satisfi ed or very satisfi ed with their decision to enrol at Lincoln University [according to a 2011 survey], the fees increase would enable the university to improve the student experience,” he said.

However, Mr Lloyd said things were hard enough for students, without a fees rise.

“It’s always disappointing to see fees go up because as everyone knows, it’s not cheap being a student,” he said. “Even if they’re working part-time they don’t earn as much as they would if they were working full-time, so the higher the cost the harder it is for them.”

The move would also reduce the appeal of studying at Lincoln for potential students, Mr Lloyd said.

In its submission on the proposal LUSA pointed to increased levels of student debt, rent rises in and around Christchurch, student allowance/loan changes earlier this year and the university’s need to attract students as reasons not to increase fees.


Letters to the editorSouth Island Farmer of the YearTHERE is a lot of misunderstanding about farmers and farming by those who haven’t been exposed to the industry. Luckily there are things that the farming industry can use to show off just how good they are and how they are determined to show how passionate they are about looking after the environment.

One such event is the South Island Farmer of the Year, which was run last week.

Starting several weeks ago the judges, of which there are four, assessed a variety of farms and farmers on sustainability, ability and innovation.

Their unenviable task was to reduce the raft of entries down to just four.

One fi nalist farms a high-country property concentrating on growing lupines and lucerne to combat rabbits, other problems and to ensure that the country they farm is improving while their production increases. Basically taking suspect conditions and turning them into something very worthwhile.

Another couple transformed a traditional sheep and beef property into a modern and very effi cient cereal and cropping farm with the added bonus of dairy grazing.

The third fi nalists, who farm in the Ashburton district, have taken a family farm and turned it into a very successful operation ensuring that all the irrigation is used in the most effi cient way possible, thereby taking what was already an effi cient operation and making it even better.

The fourth fi nalist was Synlait farms who have strategies in place to get the very best from their farms, their stock and their team.

It is interesting to note that all the fi nalists were very focused on passing their farms on in a much better state than when they took them over.

Sure they were looking at profi t, but in every case the majority was ploughed

back into the operation to ensure that the environment won.

For the record, the winner was Synlait farms, an organisation that employs a multitude of people who speak something like a dozen different languages, but all are focused on getting the most out of the farms and putting the most back.

The constant theme the judges and supporters heard was how precious our image is overseas and how their operations are centred on ensuring that gets better and better through their hard work.

If the city folk were to be exposed to the likes of the entrants of the South Island Farmer of the Year, I am sure many of the barriers, however false they may be, would drop and disappear.

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Best practice: Synlait chief executive Juliet Maclean with the South Island Farmer of the Year award, won by the Dunsandel-based company.

Fireworks enjoyedAS a Lincoln resident, we thoroughly enjoyed the Rolleston fi reworks display last night for the fi rst time.

The low entry fee encouraged families to attend, leaving money left over to fi ll the coffers of some of the many non-profi t organisations that were dotted around the domain.

It was a very safe environment, with plenty

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Andrew Bates,Lincoln

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Irrigation managers targeted in pilot workshopIRRIGATION New Zealand will team up with Dunsandel-based dairy company Synlait later this month to host a pilot irrigation manager workshop.

Aimed at farming staff who operate irrigation systems, the November 30 workshop will cover the skills and knowledge needed for high-performing irrigation, according to IrrigationNZ chief executive Andrew Curtis.

“Irrigation New Zealand has been asked for this kind of practical workshop for some time. With new water quality and quantity limits bearing down on farming, having the ability to irrigate effectively is critical. We want to help irrigation managers streamline their procedures to minimise problems and maximise profi tability.”

The workshop, to be held at Synlait Milk’s Dunsandel Plant, will be divided into four modules covering regulation, scheduling, operation and maintenance and calibration. As well as classroom learning, participants will use nearby irrigators for practical in-the-fi eld

application.Mr Curtis said focusing on those actually

managing irrigation should ensure widespread adoption of good management practice.

“We have deliberately targeted irrigation managers as they oversee the system on a daily basis. The ability to prove, justify and account for water use is now a given and working with those at the coalface means these skills can be passed onto all farm employees.”

Synlait environmental manager Lucy Johnson said the pilot workshop was a good fi t for the company.

“We are committed to providing our milk suppliers with the necessary training to meet current and future best practice in the environmental area.”

Irrigation New Zealand intends to roll out the irrigation manager workshops nationally next year. They will cover all irrigation types from drip irrigation systems in orchards and vineyards through to centre pivots in broad acres and pastoral scenarios.

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Poster child: Six-year-old Leeston resident Ahlia Eden-Calcott has been rewarded for her artistic skills and healthy-eating awareness with fi rst prize in a nationwide poster competition.

The Year 1 home-schooled student earned herself $500 for winning the Year 1 and 2 category of an ASB bank competition promoting fi nancial literacy.

Students had to come up with a poster that included a money-saving tip.

Her mother Kelly Eden-Calcott said Ahlia had immediately came up with the idea of eating

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Ms Eden-Calcott said the family were happy and surprised when they found out last Friday that her poster had won.

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Submissions pour in for land and water planENVIRONMENT Canterbury (ECan) has received 354 submissions on the proposed Canterbury Land & Water Regional Plan.

For those who represent a relevant aspect of the public interest or who have an interest in the proposed plan greater than that of the general public there is now an opportunity to make a further submission. People can submit either for or against submissions already received.

After the close of submissions in the current round, yesterday, the next step in the process will be hearing of submissions by appointed independent hearing commissioners.

ECan commissioner Peter Skelton said in order to help submitters the hearing would be held in three steps, with the less controversial parts fi rst.

Preliminary legal issues will be heard from December 11 to December 14, sections other than those including farming provisions and sub-regional sections of the plan from February 4 to March 22, farming provisions from April 2 to May 3 and sub-regional sections from

May 13 to May 31. There will also be time for council reply - from June 10 to June 14.

Professor Skelton said ECan recognised the challenge of the timetable for submitters.

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For more information and the latest version of the proposed Land & Water Regional Plan, go to www.ecan.govt.nz/lwrp. For more information on the planning process generally, go to www.ecan.govt.nz/our-responsibilities/regional-plans/Pages/planning-process.aspx.

Trust provides Aquatic Centre fundingTHE Selwyn District Council has been granted $100,000 towards the Selwyn Aquatic Centre project by the Canterbury Community Trust.

Additionally the trust has offered the council a community loan of up to $200,000 at three per cent interest for a period of 10 years.

“We are very grateful to the Community Trust for their generous grant and loan offer. The Aquatic Centre will be a huge asset for the Selwyn community and this grant means we are one step closer to achieving the target of $1.5 million in external fundraising set by the council,” Selwyn Mayor Kelvin Coe said.

He said the grant brought the council one step

closer to achieving its target of $1.5 million in external fundraising.

The fundraising campaign has raised around $1.27 million to date towards the construction of the facility.

“With the great response we have had to date we want to exceed our target, so our active programme of fundraising will continue on past reaching our target,” Mayor Coe said.

Building began on the new centre in January this year and is set to be completed in mid-2013. When complete it will feature an eight-lane 25-metre main pool, hydrotherapy, Learn to Swim and leisure pools.

CHRISTCHURCH Police have appealed for sightings of a red car in the Prebbleton area late in the afternoon on the Wednesday of last week, after an alleged attempted abduction of a young boy.

Police say a boy of primary-school age was walking in Elmwood Drive around 5pm that day when he was grabbed from behind.

Detective Sergeant Craig Farrant said it appeared the alleged offender attempted to drag the boy down Elmwood Drive towards a waiting vehicle.

“We understand the boy has managed to grab a stick and fi ght back, and managed to break free and run to his home nearby.”

The boy was not injured in the incident.Detective Sergeant Farrant says the alleged

offender, a male possibly in his teens, may be linked to a red, four-door sports-type vehicle.

“We are anxious to hear of any sightings of vehicles or activity in the area around Elmwood Drive and Prebbleton School late yesterday (last Wednesday) afternoon,” he said.

“At this stage this appears to be a one-off incident and we do not believe there is any cause for residents to be concerned.

“However, we also urge residents to continue to be vigilant and to report any suspicious activity to Police.”

Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Sergeant Farrant at Christchurch Police on (03) 363 7400 or the anonymous Crimestoppers line on 0800 555 111.

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Pet days delight pupilsMANY Selwyn District schools celebrated their pet day last week. Among these were West Melton, Ladbrooks, Sheffi eld and Broadfi eld schools. Children and animals caught on camera included…

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Farm visit offers quake breakA feast: Ladbrooks WI members Jenny Ward and Trish McDrury putting out the delicious food.

Dropping by: Mayor Kelvin Coe welcomed the Christchurch visitors to Selwyn.

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ON Sunday, November 4, the lives of 70 people who live in the eastern side of Christchurch were brightened by an outing to Rakaia Island Farm and a visit to a lovely garden in the Southbridge area.

The day started for them when they boarded two Christchurch city buses and were driven to the farm where they were made very welcome by the Turner family.

The farm of 1580 hectares is family owned and has four dairy herds milking 5600 cows. They have over

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calves for their replacement stock, giving an indication of how huge the operation is.

After a talk from the farm manager and a warm welcome from our local Mayor Kelvin Coe they were on the bus again and taken round the farm. The children on the buses were very interested in the new piglets that had just been born.

After the tour the buses returned to the farm hall where they were served a beautiful lunch provided by the Ladbrooks Women’s Institute. The food comprised hot savouries and fresh bread rolls with the guests being able to put in their own fi llings of ham, corned beef, lettuce, tomato, carrot, cheese, cucumber and hard-boiled eggs with mayo and relishes. There were a delicious variety of slice (all homemade of course!) to have with their tea or coffee.

About an hour later, after they were all well fed, they were again on the bus and off to the beautiful garden of Jo and Gavin Free, which was nearby.

The helpers who worked on the day also went home tired, but very thrilled with the day’s work, especially as the visitors were all so grateful for the lovely food. The four helpers on the day were Jenny Ward, Marilyn Price, Trish McDrury and Margaret Rea.

These day outs (Quake Breaks) are organised by a group working on the east side of Christchurch. They happen once a month/six weeks and concentrate on a different needy area or street each time.

Ladbrooks Women’s Institute were grateful for the donation of money from the Ellesmere Lions towards the costs for the day.

Margaret Rea is secretary of the Ladbrooks Women’s Institute.

Cubs help out at Mahoe ReserveGetting their hands dirty: The theme for the night was to do a good turn in the community, so the Cubs pack from the Lincoln Scout Group chose to take part in a working bee at Lincoln’s Mahoe Reserve on October 30.

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The cycling scene ‘ with Paul Odlin [email protected]

Is road cycling really a team sport?I’M often asked this question and have been no better equipped to answer than now after just competing in the Tour of Southland. Riding for Subway Pro Cycling we fi nished with a mixed bag of results. The writing was on the wall, however, when team-mate Sam Horgan crashed badly in an earlier tour, ruling him out of racing. This did improve the potential for a personal result as I was now team leader.

However, in hindsight I vividly see now how my best riding and results have been when I’ve been surrounded by strong(er) team-mates (even when I’ve sacrifi ced my own ambitions for them). Without having a strong team-mate last week, without their presence at the business end of the race, getting a result was always going to be diffi cult.

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Lucky number three for PascoeStoked: Swimmer and former Lincoln High School student Sophie Pascoe says being named Canterbury Sportsperson of the Year at the recent Canterbury S p o r t s Aw a r d s a h e a d o f All Black Richie McCaw topped off a great 2012 for her.

Pascoe, who won three gold and three silver medals at the London Paralympics in August and September, a lso took home three Canterbury Sports awards.

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“It tops off what has been a great campaign, and obviously to win overall over Richie is pretty crazy,” she said. “Richie is someone who I’ve always looked up to and it was a very nice moment.”

Pascoe sa id she had a “pret ty fu l l -on year” ahead with the Canterbury Swimming Championship in January, the New Zealand Open in March and World Swimming Championship in August.

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Weekend cricket – a day for challengersSATURDAY was a great day to be a challenger in the Canterbury Plains and Peninsula cricket competition with all the away teams winning and two cups changing hands.

Lincoln took the Steve Ryan Cup off Diamond Harbour and Greendale beat South Malvern to take the Malvern Challenge Cup.

Lincoln batted fi rst at the picturesque Diamond Harbour Domain and scored 184/6 with club Stalwart Richard Clark scoring a battling 62 for his side. He was supported well by keeper Brandon Sandford (32) and Kieran Robinson (28no). The hosts couldn’t get close to the score on a slow pitch and were bowled out for 111 with Robinson topping off a strong performance with 4-39 with the ball.

Greendale took the Malvern Challenge Cup off South Malvern at Glentunnel with a dominant performance. The hosts were all out for just 166. Greendale only lost the solitary wicket in reply with Tig Dalley scoring a punishing 85no and Nick Jenkins supporting well with 70no. The visitors got home with 13 overs to spare.

Kirwee dominated their match in similar fashion against Dunsandel at Dunsandel Domain, bowling the hosts out for a paltry 148. Dunsandel lost a wicket fi rst ball of the match but then recovered to be 120-2 with Nick Boon making 72, but when Garfi eld Charles

and Jared Kars got together at the bowling crease they destroyed the Dunsandel middle order with fi ve wickets falling for three runs. They collapsed to 148 all out.

Kirwee won in a canter off just 30 overs with Kars once again dominating with 87no. At one stage he hit 36 runs off just three overs to get his side home safely.

The most exciting game of the round was Weedons vs Southbridge/Leeston, which came down to the last over of the match.

Southbridge/Leeston batted fi rst and scored 222 all out with Russ Parker scoring 69 runs, and Mike Fleming showing up his two sons, who were also in the Weedons side, by taking 5-27. Dan and Sam Fleming were the main culprits in contributing to the 65 extras that Weedons bowled, mostly wides.

With a truly bizarre decision Weedons Captain Stu McGregor had named himself 12th man in the match due to the late availability of Dan Fleming, so the chase was going to be a diffi cult one without their vastly experienced skipper. They started well in reply but lost wickets at regular intervals with Josh Watson scoring 45, Shannon Dunnett 35 and Dan Fleming 49. It came down to the last over with Weedons needing just three runs, but the solid head of Mike Fleming got Weedons home with four balls to spare and just two wickets remaining.

Lincoln students rewarded for sporting achievementsLINCOLN High School’s brightest sporting talent were rewarded for their performances with trophies, cups and school sporting ‘colours’ at the school’s recently held sports awards.

Lincoln’s New Zealand representatives were also acknowledged, while ex-student and Paralympic swimming golden girl Sophie Pascoe was on hand to present the major awards. Pascoe also spoke candidly on how her life has changed from being a student to becoming a multiple Paralympic gold medal winner and full-time professional athlete.

Head girl Beth Williamson claimed the supreme award of Sportsperson

of the Year and the King Cup for excellence in girls’ sport for her high performance and leadership in tennis, netball, volleyball and basketball.

Matthew Hutchins won the Brown Cup for excellence in boys’ sport and was co-winner of the Williams Cup for sports performance of the year for his outstanding results in swimming, while Lily Alfeld was also a co-winner of the sports performance of the year for her efforts for New Zealand at the Under 17 FIFA Women’s World Cup.

Another Lincoln student, Logan Forrester, also picked up an award in Christchurch’s Zonta Sports Awards for young athletes, held recently at

Addington Raceway.Logan, who has refereed in local,

regional and national touch rugby competitions, won the award for contribution to sports administration by a young man in a position of umpire, referee, coach or tutor.

Lincoln was well represented at the awards, with four students being fi nalists in two of the six categories.

Lincoln’s other attendees were all fi nalists for the most outstanding individual achievement by a young sportsman or sportswoman. They were Matthew Hutchins (swimming), Laura Merrin (football) and Lily Alfeld (football).

Top achievers: Lincoln High School’s major sports awards winners, along with Paralympian and former student Sophie Pascoe, middle row centre, who presented the awards.

Zonta award winner: Logan Forrester.

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BATTER up – a new softball club has been formed in Rolleston.

The Rolleston Softball Club has been playing in Canterbury Softball Association (CSA) competitions since late October and is set to play its fi rst home games next month.

It is the second CSA softball club to be based in the Selwyn District, with Burnham being the other one.

Club president Desiree Barnes said committee members had been working on getting the club up and running for the last two years.

“We’re really happy and pleased with how things are going and without the drive of the committee members of the club we wouldn’t have got anywhere. With the support of the community members it’s really taken off and

been great.”Ms Barnes, whose children had

been playing softball for Burnham, said that with the huge population growth in Rolleston there had been a need for more local sports activities.

One hundred and twenty-one players had so far signed up to the club.

All Rolleston teams, from under nines to seniors, will be playing at Rolleston Reserve on December 1 for the club’s fi rst home games. An invitational game against a Mid-Canterbury Combined team from Ashburton will also take place. A bouncy castle, sausage sizzle as well as other food and activities will be part of the entertainment on the day.

Getting into it: Raikyn Barnes, Joshua Jones, Matthew Webster and Brooke Henderson, all players of the Rolleston Rebels under-nine boys team.

V8 SuperTourer protagonists look to title fi ght at RuapunaIN a season packed with drama, the fi rst overall V8 SuperTourer title will go down to the wire, and the spoils of championship glory look to be heading to either points leader Scott McLaughlin or sprint series champion John McIntyre.

With one round to go - at the Powerbuilt Tools Raceway, Ruapuna over the weekend of November 23, 24 and 25 - young Gold Coast-based ace McLaughlin heads the table with 2995 points, ahead of McIntyre’s 2840. Each get to drop their lowest scoring round, but after a zero pointer at Manfeild, McLaughlin is in the stronger position heading to the South Island fi nale with his points tally intact no matter what.

It is a remarkable turnaround for the 19-year-old, who has not just hit the sweet spot in his SuperTourer, but who has also excelled across the Tasman with wins in the Dunlop development series and a superlative sixth place with Jono Webb at Bathurst. He is not only in pole position for the overall SuperTourer title at Ruapuna, but could snatch the endurance series title from his hero Greg Murphy there, too.

“The key was that we never put our heads down,” said McLaughlin. “For sure, Manfeild brought us incredibly bad luck but to come back shows just what sort of team I have around me. I never gave up and I knew if I could just have a few good runs we would get back in the title race. Luckily for me, we did exactly that and here I am.”

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back of narrowly winning the sprint element of the fi rst season of V8 SuperTourers and had every expectation that this run of form would continue with Jono Lester on board with McIntyre for the enduro races - but it had not been as simple as that, as he explained.

“We can defi nitely bounce back from Pukekohe. It was the fi rst time we have not been on a V8ST podium, so we know we are capable of better. We just produced a very poor performance coupled with a few issues out of our control and this gave the end result. The championship title will be very diffi cult due to us having to drop a score but you never say ‘never’ until the last lap of the last race.”

Both of the leading contenders were looking forward to returning to Ruapuna. In the fi rst V8 SuperTourer event there earlier this year, McLaughlin was fast but fragile and McIntyre turned in what he believes was one of his best ever races. Both were adamant they would be at the sharp end of the action when they took to the track.

Top performer: Scott McLaughlin in action.

Points leader: Scott McLaughlin will be hoping to hold his lead at the top of the table.

Chasing glory: John McIntyre sits just behind McLaughlin on points.


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Rachel Vogan shows off her good taste

‘Campari’ is one of the tastiest tomatoes you will ever eat. Only available from Mitre 10.

The new raisin tomato, ‘Tomaccio’ has the sweetest cherry tomatoes.

New toms on the block‘Campari’ is a vibrant, bright red tomato, that ripens evenly along its truss. It’s certainly taking the gardening world by storm and is sure to become a household name due to its intense juicy and flavoursome fruit. Some liken its flavour to that of the tomatoes your grandparents used to grow, so if you only have room for one tomato this season, it may as well be this one. It’s a mid-sized plant, meaning it will adapt to life in a container as well as the garden. ‘Campari’ is exclusive to Mitre 10 and available all over the country.

‘Tomaccio’, the sweet raisin tomato, has finally arrived. These bite-sized mouthfuls of joy pack a punch with an intensely sweet flavour when picked fresh or dried at home. Tomato aficionados love them as a sweet snack or a gourmet ingredient in pastas, pizzas, salads and other dishes. This vigorous and tall-growing variety needs support as it will easily reach 2m if left to its own devices. Pinch out all side shoots every week so that only the main stem is growing; also, remove the first flower cluster. Plants and seeds are widely available. I bought my plant in Dunedin back in September, planted it in a large pot (it’s still inside) and since then it has doubled in size. I can’t wait for the fruit to appear.

When I am asked why I grow my own fruit and vegetables, in parti cular tomatoes, some are surprised when I answer,

“They just taste bett er”. Of course, I am strongly moti vated by the fact it’s easy to do, is fun and excepti onally rewarding, too. But fl avour is my primary moti vator – my tummy rules the roost.

Depending on where you live, around Labour Weekend is the traditi onal ti me to plant tomatoes (not sow seeds), unless you live in colder areas where the odd sneaky late frost may sti ll be lurking about. In these areas, hold off planti ng unti l the fear of frosts has passed – or be prepared to cover up tomatoes on chilly nights.

Seeds should be sown in spring, ready for planti ng out in late October, November or

December. If you are organised (unlike me this year)

and have sown your own seeds, well done! Select only the strongest seedlings to plant out and discard any that look wonky or yellow. If you have a lot of seedlings left over, give them to friends or family. Or pot them up and grow them on for neat living Christmas gift s, or maybe sell left overs at the school fair.

Don’t panic if you have not sown your own seeds, as young plants are widely available in the plant shops for the next month or two. Grow Fresh seedlings are good ones to look out for; you will fi nd rows and rows to choose from, in a wide range of varieti es, sizes and types. Depending on the variety you grow plant them about 50cm to 70cm apart. Any closer and the fruit will have trouble ripening and developing properly.

A bumper crop, ready to be enjoyed fresh or made into relish, sauce or soup.

Every year I can’t resist the temptation to plant my tomatoes early. It’s like dark chocolate, I simply have no willpower to resist. This year, rather than investing in fancy new cloches or English glass bells (all mine broke in the earthquakes), I asked my ever-so-handy hubby if he could glue a handle of some sort on to the top of an old vase that had a slight crack in it. Taking me at my word (which was a wonder in itself), he did just that and glued a door handle on the bottom of an old vase. It works a treat: every cold night or blustery day, I simply put my fancy homemade “tomato vase” over my young plant. Other options are to use old windows or panes of glass. Or try wrapping Glad Wrap or other cling film over an empty wire hanging basket frame, and using that.

Cheap trick

A tomato cover, improvised by gluing a door handle to the bottom of an old vase.

Graft ed tomatoesGraft ed tomatoes are defi nitely well worth

investi ng in. These turbocharged plants have the capacity to produce a larger crop on a more robust and vigorous plant.

To explain what a graft ed tomato is, I asked tomato expert Aaron Blackmore from Zealandia. He said: “The benefi t of buying graft ed tomatoes is that you are buying a geneti cally superior product as it takes the

best characteristi cs of two plants to make one. The rootstock of a graft ed tomato is generally a variety that has a vigorous root system but poor fruiti ng characteristi cs. This plant usually has its top removed then a variety is graft ed on to this which has fantasti c fruiti ng characteristi cs but might not be as strong a grower. By combining, you are getti ng the best of both worlds.”


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