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Life on ice magic for Nth Canty chef
By Kit Carson
Bobbie takes a 25-minute walk on the Hillary Track near Scott Base. Photo: Supplied.
Continued Page 2
Even after racking up 1000 days in
Antarctica, North Canterbury born
and bred chef Bobbie McSweeney
is not sure she is ready to call it
quits.
Never say, never, she says in
response to a suggestion that this,
her third stint at Scott Base, could
well be her last.
Be it summer or winter, this is
just a magic place.
Thats obviously why I keep on
coming back.
The summers are awesome,
with a huge amount of activity
going on. We have upwards of 80
people on base over summer.
But then there is the winter, the
storms, the auroras. In fact, I think
I enjoy winter the most.
Over summer Bobbie shares her
work with another chef, but in the
winter, with 15 people to feed she
is on her own, although there is a
roster in place which ensures doing
the dishes at the end of the day is
not one of her duties.
It is, however, a fairly heavy
workload, Monday to Saturday,
and 10 to 12hour days.
You dont mind it, though, busy
is good, time goes quickly, she
says.
On top of her daily cooking
duties, Bobbie recently prepared a
nine course midwinter dinner for
the Scott base crew: leek and
potato soup, whitebait fritter or
salmon gravlax, wild venison
kebabs, slow cooked wild pork,
smoked eel, kiwifruit and lemon
sorbet, Fiordland crayfish, chilled
strawberry soup, finished off with a
choice of three desserts.
A pretty impressive spread, par
ticularly given Bobbie is a vegan,
meaning she could not eat much of
what she cooked.
Bobbie found her way into chef
ing following her early school years
in Hanmer Springs and Amberley
before attending Rangiora High
School where she immersed herself
in home economics.
This led to work experience at
the Blue Rooster followed by study
at CPIT.
She has cooked and baked at St
Andrews College, Canterbury
University, the Nor Wester, where
she worked for Trish and Tim
Coleman, Meshino Cafe and Bistro
in St Albans, where she worked for
Chris and Faye Port, who coin
cidentally now own the Nor Wes
ter.
She also worked for the Hum
mingbird Cafe in Christchurch and
the Country Oven Bakery in
Amberley, among others.
In between cooking she has
worked at several summer camps
in the United States, primarily with
challenged children, and has
travelled extensively, taking in
England, Ireland and Scotland,
South Africa and southeast Asia.
In between time at Scott Base,
Bobbie has found work in Christ
church restaurants.
In 2013 she also did a stint on a
Russian cruise ship which took her
to the Campbell and Auckland
Islands and as far south as the Ross
Sea.
Bobbies first yearlong stint at
Scott Base began in 2009, her
second in 2011, then 201314, and
she brought up her 1000 days on
June 10, when friends from the
American station at McMurdo,
3km away surprised her with a
anniversary cake.
She says there is quite a lot of
contact between the two stations,
and shared leisure activities
include karaoke evenings and two
step dancing lessons.
Just last weekend, the American
base hosted the New Zealanders to
a midwinter celebration.
It was great to sit down and
enjoy a meal I hadnt cooked, she
says.
Bobbie admits that a lack of
fresh fruit and vegetables presents
some challenges over the winter
months, as does the extreme cold
outside, but that is part and parcel
of living on the ice.
Over the summer you try to
freeze down some special treats
you can bring out during the
winter.
And then there are the summer
and winter swims.
Bobbie has notched up three
summer dips and two in the winter.
This years was cancelled for
health and safety reasons given
the extreme temperature it is easy
to understand why.
Thursday June 26 2014 | Issue 606
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Charming chef on ice
Bobbie prepares theMid-
Winter feast at Scott Base.
Photo: Supplied.
FromPage 1
You can take
the enterpris
ing young
woman out of
North Canter
bury, but you
cant take
North Canter
bury charm
out of the
young woman.
Too soon the
interview is at
an end and
she is off to do
some baking.
So is there
any chance we
could see her
going the full
circle and
working for
the Ports at
the Nor Wester later this year.
To use Bobbies own words:
Never say never.
Footnote:
As a teen
ager, the
writer packed
his Edmonds
Cookery
Book and
went to sea
on a delivery
voyage from
Nelson to
Norway, serv
ing up meals
to a hungry
crew of 14.
Fortunately,
they survived
the experi
ence. He was
lucky to. No
chance of that
with Bobbie.
The glowing
reports on
her from Antarctic Centre staff,
confirm she will be welcome
back any time.
Growing tourist numbers
Graeme Abbott of the Hanmer Springs Thermal Pools and Spa (left) and Glenn Ormsby during
the trip to China. Photo: Supplied.
ByDavid Hill
Chinese operators impressed with Kaikoura
Chinese tourist numbers in North Canterbury
are expected to grow.
Kaikoura Information and Tourism Inc
(KITI) manager Glenn Ormsby recently visited
China and says Chinese tourism operators are
impressed with what the region has to offer.
It was fantastic.
The organisation was brilliant and we think
it will be beneficial. It certainly puts Kaikoura on
the map.
China is an important market for us.
We have got what they want. Animals in
their own environment, beautiful scenery and
they love seafood and we are wellknown for our
seafood.
Mr Ormsby says the trip was organised by Kia
Ora South, the marketing arm for the Christ
church International Airport, with five regional
tourism organisations, including KITI, and
several South Island tourism operators joining
the trip.
North Canterbury was represented by KITI,
Whalewatch Kaikoura and Hanmer Springs
Thermal Pools and Spa general manager
Graeme Abbott.
Mr Ormsby says the contingent visited staff at
Chinas largest airline, China Southern Airlines,
and a day was spent meeting Chinese tourism
industry representatives in Guangzhou.
He says the ultimate goal is to encourage
direct flights from Guangzhou to Christchurch.
Its certainly a way forward for Kaikoura and
for the rest of the South Island.
Mr Ormsby says he is keen to encourage
Chinese tourists to have more breaks over the
winter months, when there is snow on the hills.
Its a fantastic time to come for our wildlife.
Its just a good time to see everything.
He is also keen to work with other North
Canterbury and top of the south tourism
operators to encourage tourists to head north
after arriving in Christchurch, instead of heading
straight to Queenstown.
Mayor Winston Gray says he has noticed a
steady flow of domestic tourists in recent
weekends, mainly from Christchurch.
It is certainly good to see.
And now that we are past the shortest day we
can start looking ahead to the summer season.
Bridges in spotlight
following floods
Work has begun to replace two
Ohoka bridges damaged during
flooding earlier this month.
The flood left the Jacksons
Road bridge beyond repair and
the Whites Road bridge limited
to one lane and restricted to
light traffic only.
Jacksons Road bridge was
assessed for damage late last
week and it was revealed the
abutments had suffered dam
age, necessitating a full replace
ment.
The New Zealand Transport
Agency (NZTA) has approved
emergency funding for the new
bridge.
Design work has been
approved and contractors
organised to get the rebuild
work under way immediately.
Engineers estimate it will
take about one month to com
plete the rebuild, with the
$165,000 cost being 50 percent
funded by NZTA.
For students at Ohoka
School, the pedestrian bridge is
still in operation.
Whites Road bridge was
closed briefly before being
reopened, with a restriction to
one lane and light traffic only.
It will require a complete
rebuild at a cost of between
$80,000 and $100,000.
Subsidised funding of 50
percent has been approved by
the NZTA.
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be replaced after the Jacksons
Road bridge rebuild is com
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Land development at Balmoral which was once planted in forest. Photo: Kit Carson.
Balmoral hearing lengthy
By Kit Carson
Ngai Tahu Forest Estates applications for future
use of forest land at Balmoral seems set to
become a lengthy process.
The process has hit a stumbling block following
Ngai Tahus right of reply to submitters, with
some submitters claiming Ngai Tahu have raised
new issues and exceeded the scope of reply.
Three separate applications are being heard
which have attracted a total of 102 submissions,
only one of which was supportive.
Two were publicly notified in October 2013 of
which one seeks to divert, use and discharge
water, while the other seeks to discharge water to
water.
The third application was notified in February
of this year and seeks to change the use of land
which may result in the discharge of nitrogen or
phosphorus.
Ngai Tahu delivered its right of reply to
submitters on May 30 but its reply has been
challenged by submitters who believe new
matters have been included.
Some submitters allege that the scope of that
reply has been exceeded, in that new matters had
been raised, hearing commissioner Paul Rogers
said in a minute released last week.
Since the Ngai Tahu right of reply, the
Environment Canterbury hearing commission
had received further information, including a
legal opinion, a supplementary report from a
council officer, Ian Brown, and soluble leaching
information from Ngai Tahu consultant, Peter
Callendar, he said.
MrRogers said the hearing commissioners had
tried to make it clear they did not want a reply
that raised new matters.
To avoid any issues, we asked Ngai Tahu
Forest Estates to circulate expert advice to the
submitter group to enable submitters to raise any
issues if they considered the scope of the reply
was exceeded.
North Canterbury Fish and Game, with the
support of Whitewater New Zealand and Forest
and Bird, allege Ngai Tahu exceeded the scope of
the reply.
Whitewater subsequently filed its own objec
tion, commenting specifically on Mr Callendars
evidence.
After considering the submitters memoranda,
we do not agree with them ... Nevertheless, we
have determined to take into account the matters
raised, Whitewater said.
Mr Rogers said the commissioners took this
course to ensure all participants received a fair
hearing. To balance matters, the commissioners
had also given Ngai Tahu Forest Estates the
opportunity to respond to the submitters by 5pm
this Friday.
Submitters also have the opportunity to
respond to the summary of soil leaching
assessments provided by Mr Callendar, the
councils legal opinion and the supplementary
report from council officer Mr Brown.
Fish and Game objected on the grounds that
important new material had been provided in the
course of Ngai Tahu Forest Estates right of
reply, particularly in the supplementary evidence
of Mr Callendar and Mr Andrew Brough.
The matters raised in reply should have been
addressed in the evidence in chief, which would
have given the submitters the proper opportunity
to comment, Scott Pearson said.
The provision of new evidence in reply is
prejudicial to submitters, who are deprived of the
opportunity to comment onmatters critical to the
grant of consent.
The hearing is set to resume next month.
Nurse practitioners authorised to dispense
By Amanda Bowes
Nurse Practitioners will become authorised
prescribers of medicines in line with doctors,
dentists, midwives and optometrists from July
1.
Changes in the Medicines Act 1981 will
mean that Nurse Practitioners wont be limited
to a schedule of medicines and will be able to
prescribe medicines which are relevant to their
scope of practice and specific area of practice.
Since 2002, Nurse Practitioners have been
able to prescribe under designated prescribing
regulations but have been confined to a
schedule of prescription medicines.
These changes are of particular importance
to rural communities, where the Nurse Prac
titioner may be the one on duty after hours, or
leading the clinic where the doctor is absent as
can occur in a number of rural areas.
The Hurunui District doesnt have any nurse
practitioners as yet, although Sharron Bon
nafoux, from the Hanmer Springs Health
Centre has nearly completed her training, with
her final assessment being held soon in
Wellington.
Sharron says she believes having Nurse
Practitioners as authorised prescribers will
increase the capacity of primary health care to
provide access to both rural and urban
populations by keeping people well in the
community.
With a national shortage of doctors in rural
areas she says she hopes the collegial support
and team approach will enhance not only the
delivery of health care but also the recruitment
and retention of rural doctors.
Sharron is one of the first applicants under
the new scheme, which will see new nurse
practitioners having prescribing rights from
July 1, when they register with the Nursing
Council.
Rural Women NZ are in favour of the
changes and last year submitted to the Nursing
Council in favour of nurse practitioners
becoming authorised prescribers.
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The Cust Craft Group in action at Custs winter celebration. Photo: Supplied.
Winter celebration popular
More than 500 people turned out for the Cust
villages winter celebration on Sunday in
bright sunshine.
Organiser Belinda Topp says visitors
enjoyed crafty markets, delicious hot food
and outstanding live entertainment by Ash
leigh & The Classics.
She says the event proved to be a
wonderful introduction to recently formed
Cust Community Network and their projects
to date.
The Cust Toy Library opened its doors for
the event and had several toys set up outside
for the children to play on, alongside the ever
popular bouncy castle which had a continuous
stream of children. Cust School students
offered face painting, while the Cust West
Eyreton Play Centre entertained the littlies.
The monthly Cust Village Market joined
the event on the day and to add to the relaxed
atmosphere Mark Berger playing his piano
accordian, while pony and horse rides were
available to the more adventurous children,
Belinda says.
Some of the highlights from the day for
me were seeing the many happy faces which
included participants as well as attendees.
A real treat was the mulled apple juice to
stick with our winter theme made kindly by
the Oxford Lions and the peaceful setting of
the Cust Community Centre made for a
perfect base for a very calm and relaxed day
of entertainment.
Belinda says the members of the Cust
Community Network were pleased with the
Cust Village Winter Celebration turn out,
which was sponsored by the Ministry of Social
Development. CCS Disability Action loaned
Christmas trees, while the Oxford Community
Trust provided the bouncy castle. The
Gourdie family won the Hanmer Experience
prize.
Work to start on hotel facade
The face of the former Junction Hotel in Rangiora will be saved, File photo.
Work will start on Monday June 30 to
retain the former Junction Hotel facade in
Rangiora and demolish the building behind
it.
The heritage status of this building on
Rangioras High Street and how to retain the
facade, has required negotiations between a
number of parties including the owner, the
Canterbury Earthquake Heritage Buildings
Fund Trust, Heritage New Zealand, council
staff, building engineers and demolition
companies.
It has been decided the facade will be
secured and a new building built in behind it.
Mayor David Ayers says the work is
another sign of progress towards the
redevelopment of the Rangiora Town
Centre.
Many people will also be pleased that the
facade of the former Junction Hotel which
has been part of Rangioras streetscape
since 1880 is being retained. We look
forward to a new building emerging.
The work is being project managed by
Cook Brothers Construction, who are work
ing with South Island Shotcrete, Spiire the
structural engineers and GRS, the demoli
tion company.
The work should be finished by the end of
September, 2014 and the hoarding fences
removed to allow pedestrian access to
return.
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Chris Schuker and his family des
perately want their dog back and
are offering a substantial reward
for any information leading to its
recovery.
The eightyearold springer
spaniel went missing from the
familys property near Eyrewell on
Easter Sunday and hasnt been
seen since.
Chris says the dog is a good solid
field dog, black and white with full
feathering on its legs and tail.
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belonged to the neighbours, also
went missing from the Schukers
driveway and has been returned fit
and healthy. It was found tied to
the gate.
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have been taken for duck shoot
ing, says Chris.
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looked after. We want our dog
back too.
Chris says he has been to all the
usual places to see of their dog has
been handed in, but to no avail.
The springer spaniel wasnt
wearing a collar but is micro
chipped.
He one distinctive feature his
head is always on a slight lean, a
legacy from an ear abscess when a
pup.
Someone must know some
thing, somewhere.
The dog is very friendly and our
family is missing him. I am offering
a substantial reward for informa
tion leading to his whereabouts.
If anyone has seen or knows
anything about the Schukers dog
they can contact Chris on 0274 340
848.
Burglars hit rural area
The BalcairnSefton area has
been hit by burglars twice in
recent weeks.
Senior constable Arnold Hooy
kaas says the time frames for each
of the burglaries was very tight
with one property being hit when
the house was empty between
12.30pm and 4.30pm, while the
second took place between
7.30am and 8.40am.
Televisions and electronic
items were among property
taken.
Mr Hooykaas says the
occupants of a car were disturbed
in Harleston Road last week after
an occupant heard unknown per
sons trying to get into a horse
float which was being used for
storage while EQC repairs were
being made.
He says offenders could pos
sibly be door knocking to find if
anyone is home, then telling
stories if the door is answered.
If not they could take the
opportunity to strike, he says.
He wants to hear from anyone
who has had someone come door
knocking in recent weeks then
saying they have the wrong
address or other excuses for being
there.
Anyone who can help with a
description of a car or a number
plate should contact the Amber
ley police on (03) 313 8808.
Waipara Hills takes
Champion Trophy
Waipara Hills has taken out the
Champion Trophy at the Wines of
Canterbury 2014 show.
Its 2013 Waipara Hills Waipara
Valley Equinox Riesling was pre
sented with the award at the David
Jackson Dinner in Christchurch
earlier this month.
The award was collected by
winemaker Simon McGeorge.
Im hugely excited to receive the
Champion Wine Trophy, particu
larly given the strong competition
this year, he said.
This wine really shows why
Waipara is the home of riesling in
New Zealand.
Its delightfully perfumed, yet
with a depth that keeps you looking
for the next character.
The palate has weight and
richness, but is also vibrantly fresh.
The chairman of the judging
panel, wine writer and editor Jo
Burzynska noted that the the
Waipara Hills Equinox Riesling
impressed the judges with the great
purity and intensity of its palate,
with its fresh notes of lemon and
lime and long mineral finish.
Wines of Canterbury, which sup
ports the regions grapegrowers and
winemakers, covers the area boun
ded by the catchment area of the
Waitaki River to that of the
Clarence River in the north.
Wines must have been made
from grapes grown within these
boundaries to be entered in the
awards.
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Recent rain highlights road
networks vulnerability
The recent rain events have once again
highlighted the vulnerability of our road
network.
There are significant works being undertaken
to remediate damaged roads across the district
and this remediation comes at a significant cost.
Costs for local roads are carried by ratepayers
locally (the local share) and by taxpayers
nationally (through a coinvestment by the New
Zealand Transport Authority). The amount
that taxpayers tip in has historically been
determined by the NZTA Funding Assistance
Rate (FAR).
The FAR system has been in place for the
last 30 odd years and has allocated funding for
local roads based on affordability and need.
Thus, each council has had a different
assistance rate FAR depending on its individual
circumstance. Every year a council would put its
proposed roading programme to NZTA and
after some debate an approved roading
programme would be agreed. The individual
FAR would be applied and ratepayers would
fund the balance.
There are now changes being made to the
process. The FAR rate is being flattened to 52
percent nationally.
This only has aminor effect on funding in the
Hurunui. However, the more significant change
for us is that NZTA is introducing a road
classification system called One Network Road
Classification (ONRC).
Nationally roads will be classified, largely
based on their traffic volumes. The future
condition of the road surface will be determined
by its classification.
In the Hurunui we have a significant distance
of local roads (1600km) and a sparse ratepayer
base (7600 rateable properties). Traffic volumes
on our roads are low, meaning in the future our
roads will be centrally funded to a standard
relevant to the traffic volume.
There is a significant irony in central
governments push for export growth when the
funding for infrastructure which supports that
growth is being eroded. It is estimated that
agriculture in Canterbury produces about $4.5
billion in export receipts annually.
This is expected to increase, but it will need
appropriately funded infrastructure, including
roads, if these goals are to be met.
We are presently in an election cycle and now
would be an appropriate time to talk to political
candidates about this issue.
Hamish Dobbie
CEO - Hurunui District Council
Canterburys earthquake
victims deserve better
Almost four years after the first earthquake
devastated the Waimakariri district and the
wider Canterbury region there are more than
10,000 insurance and EQC claims still waiting
to be resolved.
Given the Census shows that the average
household has 2.5 people in it, those 10,000
claims represent 10,000 households which
represent 25,000 people roughly equivalent to
the entire population of Timaru. Thats mass
ive. This failure to settle claims so long after the
quakes is a breach of insurance contracts. It is
the responsibility of the insurance industry
(including EQC) to be prepared for catas
trophe. After all, that is the purpose of
insurance.
Unfortunately what has happened in Christ
church has meant claimants, victims of the
earthquake, are being forced to shoulder the
burden of those delays. I say enough is enough.
Their claims must be resolved urgently.
Few people realise that under the Limitation
Act the legal right to enforce an insurance
contract expires six years after the date of the
earthquake. If claims are not lodged in court
before then, rights are lost. This is not
scaremongering. It is the law.
So how do we change the balance of power so
that the claimant, who is up against all the
resources of the mighty insurance sector, gets a
fair deal?
Labour wants to see a special Canterbury
Earthquake division of the District Court
created that will have jurisdiction up to $$1
million.
All costs (including lawyers costs, expert
witness fees and court costs including the cost
of temporary judges) will be paid for by the
Crown, and oncharged to EQC and the
insurance companies in proportion to filing or
awards. There will be no filing or hearing fees
and no costs risk for the claimant. Where a
claimant has no lawyer, a choice of appointees
will be offered.
This policy will work because it enables the
court to achieve its purpose to ensure justice is
achieved and promptly. The very availability of
this process will cause better outcomes for
insured residents. No longer will they be stuck
in a corner, powerless and without sensible
options. The insurers (including EQC) will
know this too, and that should encourage them
to settle justly and swiftly.
Insurers will also be motivated to settle by the
desire to avoid weekly compensation for the
years of delay suffered by homeowners.
In short, earthquake victims will finally get a
fair go.
Floods
Thank you
Stolen caravan
Dear Editor,
Waimakariri Council are looking at underlying
causes for the recent flooding?
I would suggest clearing out and maintaining
their roadside drains and stock water races, and
enforcing the requirement for landowners to do
the same would be a great place to start.
Yours,
R Foster, Fernside.
Dear Editor,
My dear old dad, used to say give credit where
credit is due.
Too many people are quick to criticise but few
to praise.
I would like to take this opportunity through
The News, to thank Vaughan Campbell of
Campbell Contracting for a job well done in
clearing the Eastern Creek over a long distance,
with his new digger, during the past few days.
Vaughan has made a great job of clearing the
badly blockedup creek, thus allowing a much
improved flow of water to the sea, which will, we
hope, avoid a major overflow when heavy and
prolonged rain is experienced.
Thanks once again Vaughan, you pleased a lot
of people.
Yours,
Trevor Stanley,
Amberley.
Our caravan was stolen sometime on Sunday
night after a days driving home.
We were tired and simply emptied the fridge,
planning to do the rest in the morning. Well,
morning came but there was no caravan.
The police posted a notice on Stuff at about
11am and by 3.15pm a member of the public
recognised our very distinctive van and called in to
report the sighting. We had our caravan back
home in Rangiora by 5.15pm.
I would like to publicly acknowledge the
amazing work of our local police force.
Constable Andy Davis promptly placed the
article on Stuff and a local detective followed up
the sighting that afternoon.
We are incredulous at the speed of the return
of our caravan.
Thank you to the staff at the Rangiora Police
Station.
You make our world a safer place.
Thank you again,
Yours, Sue Newick,
Rangiora.
Clayton Cosgrove
MP for Labour
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RoseMcFadden planting atWoolshed Creek.
Native plantings benefit creek
Students at Cheviot Area School are helping
to encourage wildlife, especially birds, to
return to Woolshed Creek through a resto
ration programme.
Student Rose McFadden says 100 native
plants were planted by students from Years
one to Year 10 earlier this month.
The students would like to see clear
streams so the plants will help with that. Also
we would like to protect the banks from
erosion, she says.
Rose says the plantings will be extended
downstream toward the Jed in the Cheviot
Domain in the future.
Work is well under way on the Kaiapoi Library, museum and service centre.
Kaiapoi centre takes shape
The fitout of the new Kaiapoi Museum in
the Kaiapoi Library and Service Centre
building, has attracted substantial national
and local funding.
Recent funding applications to the Lot
teries Grants Board for the fitout of the
museums exhibition space have been suc
cessful in raising a total of just over $480,000.
At its recent annual general meeting, the
Kaiapoi District Historical Society handed
over a cheque for $130,000 to Mayor David
Ayers as its contribution to the work.
The donation was from a number of
bequests the society received for museum
development.
We are thrilled to have this level of
financial contribution for the new Kaiapoi
Museum, and this will enable the design and
development of a quality visitor experience
that will be a wonderful asset for Kaiapoi and
the Waimakariri district, Mr Ayers said.
Detailed design for the museum exhibition
space is now under way by Pearson &
Associates Architects, who have been
involved with a number of significant pro
jects across New Zealand, including the
Aoraki Mt Cook National Park Visitor
Centre, Colin McMahons Cottage in Titi
rangi and the Torpedo Bay Navy Museum in
Auckland.
Work by the Kaiapoi District Historical
Societys volunteers to catalogue and pre
pare the collections for display is continuing.
Good progress is also being made with the
building, and the programme is on track. The
floor slabs have been completed and the
precast wall panels and stairs have been
installed.
If the weather continues to be fine over the
next month, the roof will go on by the end of
July.
Site safety has been excellent with the
latest safety audit assigning a 100% score to
the contractor, Hawkins Construction.
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By Amanda Bowes
A piece of farm machinery that revolution
ised the way hay was made lays idle under an
old man pine at home.
It required neither petrol or diesel,
created no global warming emissions, yet
saved hours of back breaking labour for
farmers of the day.
The iron on the Albion horse drawn hay
mower, which is probably more than a
hundred years old, is mostly unblemished.
The mower could tell many stories of
farming in North Canterbury in the days
without cars, phones or power. For the
farmer of the day, owning such a piece of
machinery must have been a god send, as it
replaced the arduous job of cutting hay with
a scythe.
The Albion horse drawn mower was made
by Harrison McGregor & Co. Ltd.
The company was founded in Leigh,
England in 1873 at the Albion Ironworks and
the first farm implements they made were
mowing machines.
Some time later, the company was incor
porated to become Harrison, McGregor and
Guest Ltd. (HM&G Ltd)
In 1894, reapers and binders were added
to their range of machinery, along with barn
machinery oat crushers, chaff and root
cutters and mills.
Before World War One, potato harvesters
and planters were produced as well.
They began exporting around the world
early on with the bulk of the machinery going
to Southern Africa, South America and
Europe.
Their machinery also won many medals at
various implement fairs and shows through
out England.
In the early twentieth century, they had
gained a first class reputation all over the
world.
Harrison McGregors factory was ahead of
its time with very modern assembly line
methods. This meant efficient manufactur
ing of large numbers of binders and other
machinery.
Their production of barn machinery grew
less after the First World War and instead
rakes, swath turners and drills were pro
duced for both horse and tractor power.
In 1955, the David Brown Co bought out
HM&G Ltd and for the next few years, their
implements were known as David Brown
Albion.
In modern times, David Brown was bought
by Tenneco, which later became part of Case
and now days New Holland.
So what of the lichen covered but still
sound mower under the old man pine?
Trying to find information about it has been
a struggle.
Looking at old pictures, it could have been
manufactured anywhere between the late
1800s and up to 1930. One distinguishing
feature, which we hope might shed some
light on its age, is a two speed gear box,
which not all of them had.
The gear box, which has slow speed and
fast speed on it would have adjusted the
speed of the drive shaft and in turn the crank
arm that moved the cutter bar.
This would have made a big difference
when the stand being cut was a heavy one.
The adjustable speed would certainly have
made it easier for the horse to pull the
mower.
Despite trying to find information on its
age through phone calls and the internet we
still dont have much to go on. When gently
scrubbed with a wire brush, the original
paintwork is revealed, a reddish colour.
If anyone knows anything about these
mowers, of which there seem to be few in
original condition, we would welcome any
information.
When one looks at the massive tractors
that pull todays mowers that cut and mulch
in next to no time, its hard to believe their
predecessors were once pulled by a horse
and yet they were every bit as modern then
as farming machinery is now.
Any information on the Albion horse
drawn hay mower can be emailed to
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Motorcyclists are being urged to take part in Ride Forever training courses this winter.
File photo.
ACC is encouraging motorcyclists to take
advantage of subsidised Ride Forever training
courses this winter.
ACCs Head of Insurance Products and
Injury Prevention, David Simpson says whether
you ride regularly or tend to leave your bike in
the garage when the weathers at its worst, now
is the perfect time to take riding skills to the next
level.
A Ride Forever course can help you be
better prepared for the more dangerous riding
conditions typical of winter. Or you can use this
time to check and improve your skills, so you can
make the most of those long summer rides that
lie ahead.
Mr Simpson says Ride Forever training is
available across New Zealand, and there are
courses for all levels of riding ability.
Ride Forever caters for everyone from
learners looking to get to the next level, right up
to elite riders, who can have a course tailored to
their specific needs.
Regardless of your current ability, theres
always something you can learn to help you
handle your bike better, and be better prepared
for whatever the road throws at you.
Because the courses are subsidised by ACC,
they only cost $20 for beginner or bronze level
motorcyclists, or $50 for silver and gold level
courses, aimed at more experienced to elite
motorcyclists.
Ride Forever training is delivered by New
Zealand Transport agency approved instructors,
and can be booked online, via the Ride Forever
website.
All courses have a maximum of six partici
pants. Training begins with a short theory
session, but seventy per cent of the training takes
place out on the road, in real riding situations.
Last year, ACC received around 3500 new
claims from motorcyclists injured on the road.
Because motorcyclists dont have a tin can
around them, as car drivers do, theyre particu
larly susceptible to serious injuries in a crash. So
anything you can do to improve your skills and
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The Waimak Amazing race fundraising event
The Waimakariri district will host its own
Amazing Race on Sunday, July 13.
The Waimak Amazing Race will take
contestants on a motoring journey along
the highways and byways of the district in a
fundraiser for the Waimakariri Dog Train
ing Club.
Start time is 11am from Rice Park,
Heywards Road, Clarkville and contestants
can expect to take up to two hours to
complete the journey which has some
interesting twists and challenges along the
way.
Cars will be sent off at one to two minute
intervals depending on numbers at a cost of
$25 for preentered cars and $30 for those
entering on the day.
There will be a trophy for the winner,
spot prizes and drinks and bar snacks can
be bought at the final destination.
Entrants are advised to preenter at
[email protected] other
wise they may have a bit of a wait at the
start line as those preentered will receive
start times with their information packs.
A Smart phone, a smart person and or
a map and a digital camera are recom
mended by the club.
The fundraising effort is being targeted
at an upcoming event at the club to which
it is hoping to attract some business
sponsorship as it builds its resources to
meet future growth. Anyone interested in
supporting the club can email the president
at [email protected] or phone (03)
313 1574.
The Waimakariri Dog Training Club is
one of the South Islands premier dog
agility training clubs.
It offers preagility for dogs over 12
months, agility training, fly agility and
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Ministry looks to safe and
efficient transport future
TheMinistry of Transport has prepared an action plan to look to the
future in the transport industry. File Photo.
An Intelligent Transport Systems
Technology Action Plan, designed
to help make transport safer and
more efficient in New Zealand, has
been launched by the Ministry of
Transport.
The plan identifies what is needed
in New Zealand for advancing the
introduction of intelligent transport
systems technologies across all
modes of transport.
Intelligent transport systems use
technologies such as sensors, com
puting and communications in
vehicles and in transport infra
structure such as roads, and include
such things as traffic control sys
tems, advanced driver assistance,
vehicle monitoring and integrated
electronic ticketing.
Intelligent transport systems
could transform all forms of trans
port in coming decades, Ministry of
Transport chief executive Martin
Matthews says.
Many technologies such as
driverless cars, and the capacity for
vehicles to platoon (drive closely
together like train carriages by being
connected electronically) are
already being trialled in other coun
tries. These sorts of technologies
have the potential to fundamentally
change how our transport systems
work, while making them safer,
more effective and more efficient.
The Ministry of Transport has
developed the plan in collaboration
with other government departments
and agencies, following public con
sultation late last year, MrMatthews
says.
Submitters supported the Gov
ernment taking a stronger leader
ship role. This action plan is the first
step in that process.
Be aware of sun strike
Sun strike can be deadly. File Photo.
Watch out for sun strike on on the
roads this winter.
The shorter winter days mean sun
strike can cause visibility problems,
with the sun rising when people drive
to work and setting during the drive
home.
Waimakariri District Council road
safety coordinator Chris Neason says
with several roads in the district facing
east to west, drivers often face into the
sun while driving.
Keeping windscreens clean, inside
and out is one way of reducing the
impact of sun strike.
You can get into the situation
where you cant see because the sun is
so bright, so drive slower and be really
watchful.
Winter road conditions can pose
extra challenges, including icy or
snowcovered roads, as well as sun
strike, Mrs Neason says.
People have to be extra careful
and to check the conditions. For a lot
of people these days, they come from
an airconditioned house, go into an
airconditioned garage and get into an
airconditioned car. So they have no
idea what it is like outside and they
expect to be able to drive at the same
speed they always do.
Hedges on the north side of rural
roads can lead to those roads icing on
frosty mornings, Mrs Neason says.
We are getting more and more
hedges planted as there are more sub
divisions and lifestyle blocks and
hedges are planted on boundaries.
On the whole people are pretty
good at cutting them, but it just keeps
the roads a bit cooler, so it is just
something to be aware of.
Draft transport policy
Gerry Brownlee.
Transport Minister Gerry Brownlee
has released the draft Government
Policy Statement on land transport
for the next decade to 2025 (GPS
2015) for formal engagement.
The draft GPS 2015 sets out the
Governments priorities for the
land transport sector and guides the
allocation of more than $3 billion
each year from the National Land
Transport Fund.
The Ministry of Transport is
inviting stakeholders to provide
comment during the eightweek
engagement period, ending at 5pm
on Monday August 11.
Drivers must stay focused
Associate Transport Minister
Michael Woodhouse is reminding
drivers to keep focused while behind
the wheel.
The road is a complex environ
ment and requires our full concen
tration. When were out on the road,
its very easy to be distracted by a
phone, music or even other people.
Its important to remember that
a moments inattention can have
serious consequences, Mr
Woodhouse says.
According to Ministry of Trans
port statistics, distraction is a factor
in around 10 percent of both fatal
and serious injury crashes. The total
social cost of crashes involving
distraction was about $315 million in
2012.
Saving lives and preventing
injuries on our roads is everyones
responsibility.
Every road death is a huge loss
to families, friends and the wider
community.
The high road toll in April shows
us what happens when road users
dont concentrate on the basics.
The latest Ministry of Transport
fact sheet on crashes involving
distraction is available at www.tran
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Organised by Trees for Canterbury and the
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Port Robinson, the historic port of North
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The aim is to plant about 500 native species
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Have a Cuppa for a Cause
Amberleys Adriel Rest Home will strengthen
its ties with the community next month during
a visit to Red Cafe at the Amberley School.
The visit for residents from the specialist
dementia unit is part of Alzeihmers Awareness
Month and an important part of liaising with
the community, says rest home owner,Mischeal
McCormick.
Cuppa for a Cause is a twoway community
event. It lets people know what is available in
the community for their loved ones and extends
a helping hand to the community when and if
they need one, she says.
Mischeal says the July 31 visit will allow loved
ones and extended family and pupils to interact
with the residents who love the chance to get
out into the community and mix with people of
all ages. She says a trip to a recent concert at the
school was hugely successful.
The residents just loved it. It was so
entertaining and the kids were really supportive
of the residents because they have got the time.
Lots of people today do not have the time, says
Mischeal.
She says visits help normalise and reduce the
stigma of dementia, along with help from the
community.
The Amberley community and family are
very supportive of Adriel residents and on
Cuppa for a Cause day family will help ferry as
many residents as possible to the cafe for the
special visit.
It is something that probably would not
happen if we were left to do it by ourselves. But
working together and sharing the work load
with relatives , who we rely on, and the
community, it helps make it happen, she says.
Alzeihmers Awareness month and Cuppa
for a Cause helpAdriel let people know we are
only a phone call away.
Advice on where to go to get help for loved
ones who may be suffering from dementia can
be given or a listening ear can be provided.
Adriel can also help inform people about
support groups in the community and about the
short term care, day care, the Mens Club and
longer care that can be offered at Adriel, says
Mischeal.
Often it is just being there and being able to
give them some advice that proves to be so
valuable to partners or carers.
Mischeal says there are many different stages
of dementia and 1001 different scenarios for
each individual.
We try and match what is required for a
specific person, she says.
The new unit at Adriel is proving to be an
important part of reaching out to residents.
We have been able to offer different levels
of input and encourage independence, says
Mischeal.
Challenging behaviour is recognised and
residents listened to in an endeavour to
establish a cause for the behaviour. And then
you have to deal with it rather than ignore it.
Over half the beds in the new dementia unit
are now full, with residents at the home now
totalling 30.
We only have 12 empty beds, with four or
five of those in the new unit, says Mischeal.
Along with the increase in residents, staff is
also increasing.
We are getting a really great calibre of staff.
It is a specialised area and not everyone can do
it.
It takes patience and flexibility and a
calmness. You have to go with the flow, she
says.
We offer specialised dementia care and we
are fielding many phone calls from lots of
different people,including health specialists,
GPs and families about what we offer. We
welcome any calls.We are there when you need
us. An information evening will also be held in
July to inform people about the Spark of Life
programme the philosophy of care at the
home.
We will sit around and have a chat with
families and anyone from the community who
wants to come along.
Locals rally to help fire victims
Owen Black returned to the Waipara Hotel
last week, but it was in a vastly different role
from that which saw the film Netherwood hit
the big screen.
He was part of a group who rallied around
the owners, Willy and Melissa Inia, to help
salvage property after the hotel was ravaged
by fire last Monday.
The hotel had been a key location in the
film Netherwood, in which Owen Black
stared alongside Will Hall. Both had pre
viously done stints on Shortland Street.
Owen, who is back living in the district,
said he was just one of around 15 locals who
rolled up their sleeves to help the owners
load up property from the pub.
Their efforts were supported by Amberley
Four Square who supplied a lunch of Artisan
bread, hot chicken, salad, drinks and sweets.
Four Square manager, Brett Jones, said he
was more than happy to help out as the group
was doing an absolutely fantastic job.
It is certainly a place I have visited on
more than one occasion and it is very sad
what has happened and I was more than
happy to help out, he said.
Health volunteer of the year award
Diana Reid (Malvern cancer support group),
Minister of Health Tony Ryall, and Phyl Heal
(Diamond Harbour support group) who
received the award on behalf of rural
volunteers.
Cancer Society vol
unteers from across
Canterbury and the
West Coast have
been named overall
winners of the 2014
Minister of Health
Volunteer Awards.
The awards cele
brate the volunteers
whose commitment,
dedication and hard
work improve the
quality of lives of
New Zealanders.
This is the first
time an overall award
recipient has been
chosen, in recogni
tion of an individual
or a team of volun
teers who stand out.
As the inaugural
recipient of the
Health Volunteer of
the Year award, the
Cancer Societys Rural Groups stood out for
the impact they have made on the lives of
hundreds of New Zealanders in South Island
rural communities, over many years, with
several groups more than 30yearsold, and
spread over great distances across Canterbury
and the West Coast.
The Canterbury West Coast Division is
made up of 19 rural support groups across
Kaikoura, Cheviot, Hurunui, Amberley,
Oxford, Rangiora, Kaiapoi, Diamond
Harbour, Ellesmere, Ashburton, Malvern,
Twizel, Fairlie, Waimate, Reefton, Westport,
Greymouth and
Hokitika districts,
involving more than
400 volunteers.
The dedicated
group of people ferry
rural cancer patients
to appointments,
deliver meals and
baking, provide com
panionship and help
raise awareness of a
disease that affects
one in three New
Zealanders.
We are absolutely
delighted to accept
this award in recogni
tion of the outstand
ing work of our vol
unteers, says
Elizabeth Chester
man, chief Executive
of the Cancer
Societys Canterbury
West Coast Division.
These dedicated caring people make such a
huge difference in the lives of people with
cancer and their families, and are the back
bone of our work in rural communities.
Where would we be without them?
The team is also the winner of the
Community or NGO Health Service Team
Award.
Health Minister Tony Ryall presented the
award at a celebration in Wellington as part of
National Volunteer Week, along with awards
to outstanding achievers. A Christchurch
ceremony will be held at a later date.
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HS water woes
The loss of the Hanmer Springs drinking water
supply late last month and subsequent
contamination fears could have been averted.
This has been revealed in a Hurunui District
Council report to the Hanmer Springs Com
munity Board meeting.
The report by utilities operations engineer
Andrew Mercer states there were four issues
identified in the wake of the loss of water to the
township, about 1.30pm on Monday, May 26:
Staff were not available to attend the
incident when the loss of water was first
reported.
There were radio communications failures
that caused delays in identifying the site and
cause of the problem.
The chlorine dosing pump required to to
treat an alternative supply was not operational.
The filter treatment flow senor had failed.
At the time of the failure, the nearest
utilities officers were working on the Waiau
rural scheme and could not be contacted on
their mobile telephones... The Waikari utilities
officer was also out of mobile range, Mr
Mercer says.
Other utilities staff were unable to respond
immediately, or (were) on approved leave.
There is currently no dedicated utilities
officer for Hanmer Springs.
Mr Nelson Bateman, who had previously
serviced the scheme, was engaged to identify
the problem and to provide some temporary
solution.
He identified the filters were not operational
and the chlorine pump could not be turned on,
as it was out of service.
A decision was made to by the filters with
only UV treatment until an electrician could
isolate the cause.
The filters were returned to service about
7.30pm, and a precautionary boil water notice
issued. This was lifted on Friday, May 30, but
chlorine treatment continued through to the
following Tuesday.
The utilities officer role has been filled
temporarily, and a permanent appointment will
be made as soon as possible.
Radio communication problems were attri
buted to high winds, and the fact they were AM
frequency.MrMercer says they will be replaced
with new FM radios as soon as possible.
The lack of an operational chlorine pumpwill
be rectified by having a spare on site as a back
up.
Problems with the filter treatment flow
sensor have not been readily identified, but the
flow sensor and filter cartridges have been
replaced and are being monitored.
Mr Mercer says things would have been
different and could have been averted had:
The communications radios been fully
operational.
The chlorine pump been working.
Adedicated utilities officer been available.
The filter treatment system had not
broken down.
Lost and found property
The following property has been reported as lost to the Rangiora police. Have you seen it?
A ring with nine diamonds in a square, a Lumix Panasonic black digital camera in a black
case not the one in the found property a red wallet, an old style Samsung phone, reading
glasses in a case, a Niko black mobile phone, an orange and blue box containing mouse,
cabling and screen and a pair of black prescription safety glasses in black Bolle case.
This property is looking for a home:
A green and black BMX bike and a, Lumix digital camera.
Weka Pass Railway enthusiasts, from left, chairman Peter Gibson,Warren Jenkin and Des
Eastwick, with carriage A1730. Photo, Scott Eastwick.
Carriage rebuild continues
Weka Pass Railway stalwarts are continuing
to work on the rebuild of carriage A1730.
Now more than two years into the project,
the restoration team has completed the
timber strip below the bottom plate.
New framing has been planed and profiled,
and has been painted with priming paint as
part of the preparation for refitting the
external metal cladding.
Moulding timber for the skylights is on
site, and some work has been done on this.
We are always pleased to have visitors
look in, and Scott Eastwick brought his
dad uncle Des up to inspect progress,
Weka Pass Railway chairman Peter Gibson
says. They really enjoyed the outing and it
brought back many memories for Des.
He had worked with both Alister
McKenzie and Keith Brown at the Adding
ton Railway workshops, and in 37year
career spent many hours behind the bandsaw
now in the Weka Pass workshop.
In other news, a lot of members, plus
some members of the public enjoyed the
Saturday night train on June 14, which was
also a useful fundraiser, Mr Gibson says.
We hope to repeat this from time to time,
and hope we get even more people on the
next one.
Thanks go to the train crew and all the
other members who worked hard to make
this happen.
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Rangiora New Life SchoolsWorld Vision committee Olivia Reed (left), Chloe Bendall-Brown
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Rangiora New Life School students have been
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Student community service leader Chloe
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than $5000 to assist with World Visions 40 hour
famine to assist children in Malawi.
She says students held a movie night, where they
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on High Street and at Rangiora New World, held
a sausage sizzle at theWarehouse and held a mufti
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