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

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

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

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

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

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

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

by Kent Caddick

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

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

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Max Murdoch from Prebbleton is all geared up for the Lincoln Christmas Parade.

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This clown bought his own transport to the Lincoln Parade.

Lincoln Scouts get into the spirit of Christmas.

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Mr Malcolm said they received a lot of positive comments about this year’s events from both store owners and market stallholders.

For what to do in Selwyn over the Christmas and New Year break see our Holiday Guide on Pages 8 and 9.

Photos by Peter Walker.

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George was a founding member of the Rolleston Youth Action Group (RYAG) while he was still at Rolleston Primary School and was instrumental in the council building the skate park in Rolleston which RYAG helped design.

In 2012 RYAG won an award as the best Community Youth Project in New Zealand and George accepted the award on behalf of RYAG at the Youth in Local Government Conference in Invercargill that year.

George was a founding member of the Selwyn Youth Council and has played an invaluable part of establishing the SYC as model for other youth councils nationwide.

Selwyn youth worker Chris Martin said since leaving school George has become increasingly busy with his work and this has resulted in him resigning from the Youth Council.

“In recognition of his past contribution and expected ongoing support of the work of the Youth Council and Youth Voice Canterbury, the Selwyn Youth

Youth for lifeYouth advocate George Steele was presented with life membership to the Selwyn Youth Council in recognition of his contribution to the Rolleston Youth Action Group and the Youth Council at a recent meeting of the Selwyn District Council.

Presenting George Steele, left, with his award were current Selwyn Youth Council chair Rafael Clarke, centre, and Selwyn Mayor Kelvin Coe.

Council voted that George could resign but he could never leave,” Mr Martin said.

“Subsequently George has been awarded honorary membership of the Selwyn Youth Council, in effect life membership.”

Site works on the retail complex to be built on Weedons Ross Road has begun with James Lloyd Developments (JLD), which acquired control of the project from Robin and Jackie Butt earlier this year, hoping to have the complex opened by late August next year.

“There are some variables in that time frame,” JLD project manager Doug Allen said.

“While we have consents for stage one, which is the site works that are underway, we have just lodged the consents for stage two which is the building of the shops and any opening date will be determined by those consents being granted and in a timely manner.”

Mr Allen said they have already secured seven tenants for the complex with another four or five tenants being sought.

“Foodstuffs through their Four Square brand are the anchor tenant for the project taking an 800sqm site in the

Work finally begins on shopping complexby Kent Caddick

A huge relief is how developer James Lloyd Developments is describing work finally beginning on West Melton’s first shopping complex.

complex with the ability to expand if they want.”

Other secured tenants include a chemist, a restaurant and bar, a real estate agent, a medical centre, an artisan bakery and an Indian restaurant.

Mr Allen wouldn’t comment on how much the development was costing to build other than to say it was “north of a couple of million dollars”.

He said to make the project viable they made some changes to the design including reducing the complex down from the proposed two-stories to a single storey.

The land was formerly part of the Butt’s horse training facilities with most of that land sold to the developers of the Gainsborough subdivision in West Melton.

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A multi-disciplinary team of Lincoln University scientists, along with a colleague from AgResearch, have recently been awarded funding to conduct a sustainable grasslands research programme on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau.

The team, which includes animal and plant scientists, agribusiness experts and an agronomist, is led by Lincoln University soil scientist Dr Jim Moir, and is investigating how nutrients cycle on the farms of the high altitude plateau. Comparisons will be made between New Zealand and Tibetan high

Lincoln on the Tibetan PlateauThere may be a shortage of Yaks in the Selwyn high country but Lincoln University experts will be using data from there to better understand grasslands in the shadow of the Himalayas.

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examine soil fertility and the abundance of pasture legumes.

“The aim is to gain a better understanding of how these complex ecosystems function and to improve the long-term sustainability of this enormous area of natural grazed grasslands,” Dr Moir said.

The project is jointly funded by the New Zealand and Chinese, until 2018.

Researchers have recently returned from fieldwork in Tibet and while on the plateau the team surveyed pastures

Lincoln researchers, from left, Dr Al Black, Dr Jim Moir, Dr Racheal Bryant, Professor Keith Woodford, Sharon Lucock and Dr Phil Rolston (AgResearch) in Tibet.

and selected field sites for trial establishment in the coming months.

Several Tibetan farming families were also interviewed to gain a better understanding of the complex farming systems there and experiments will start in early 2016.

Team members include Plant Scientist Dr Al Black, Animal Scientist Dr Racheal Bryant, Sharon Lucock from Agribusiness Management and Professor Keith Woodford of Agri-food Systems, all from Lincoln University, and Dr Phil Rolston, an Agronomist from AgResearch in Lincoln.

Fourteen locations in Selwyn have been identified as locations for 4G reception sites. These will be located at Arthur’s Pass, Aylesbury, Bankside, Burnham, Darfield, Dunsandel, Glentunnel, Hororata, Leeston, Lincoln, Springfield, Rolleston, Southbridge, Tai Tapu, Castle Hill and West Melton.

“Spark has made a considerable effort to understand the needs of our farmers and rural communities, and how important fast broadband is for Canterbury’s economy and for rural communities to access services,” Selwyn Mayor Kelvin Coe said.

In August, the Mayoral Forum launched the Canterbury Regional Economic Development Strategy. The strategy

Fast rural broadband welcomedThe Selwyn District Council has welcomed the announcement by Spark New Zealand to fast-track its roll-out of fast 4G broadband services across the region by December 2016.

is an action plan, with seven work programmes covering transport, digital connectivity, freshwater management, value-added production, education and training for a skilled workforce, newcomer and migrant settlement, and regional visitor strategy.

Mayor Coe said access to better and faster broadband underpins all the other six work programmes.

“We need digital data and communications on farm to ensure the most efficient use of water. We also need it to manage nutrients, stock and the business of farming, including keeping our farm workers safe and getting emergency help to them quickly if there is an accident,” Mayor Coe said.

“This announcement will help improve access to education, health and emergency services in rural areas. It will help rural communities including newcomers and migrants stay connected to family and friends elsewhere, and connect them to services. It will also help local businesses provide better services to customers.”

Mayor Coe said Spark’s investment in 4G broadband services is great news for Canterbury.

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The campaign targets home gardeners, lifestyle irrigators, small businesses, sports grounds and schools and gives advice to these groups and other community irrigation projects how to apply water efficiently.

Its wider roll-out follows on from the successful SMART Irrigation programme aimed at farmers which encourages sustainably managed, accountable, responsible and trusted irrigation practices. SMART stands for sustainably managed, accountable, responsible and trusted.

Selwyn District Council’s water asset manager Murray England said they have already asked local residents connected to council water supplies to avoid lawn watering during the peak demand times and to avoid water wastage given that strong El Nino conditions are forecast to continue over summer.

“To date the voluntary measures have helped manage demand for water,” Mr England said.

“The council is carefully monitoring water usage currently and may need to introduce formal water restrictions over summer if demand for water increases.”

IrrigationNZ CEO Andrew Curtis said over the last year they have been educating farmers on how to save water

Council gets water smart this summerAhead of a predicted hot, dry Selwyn summer the district council has become part of a recently launched SMART Watering campaign.

with their SMART Irrigation programme."There are a lot of parallels between

home gardeners and farmers. Both need to know how much water their plants and crops require, have efficient systems for application and be monitoring soil moisture levels.

“The irrigation industry has proven products, technologies and practices that can eke out water supply. We are sharing this knowledge so we can all play our part in conserving supplies this summer," Mr Curtis said.

Some of the advice given through the SMART Watering campaign includes simple things like choosing early mornings or evenings to water your plants, setting a timer on the veggie patch sprinkler, investigating rain tanks on the roof, or selecting less water-hungry plants.

Mr Curtis said the east coast of the South Island has been classed in a drought for at least another three months.

“The recent warning by Government on the importance of planning and preparing for very dry El Nino conditions highlights the need to take water efficiency seriously. All of this background makes SMART Watering a very timely campaign," Mr Curtis said.

Selwyn District Council’s major property projects manager John Reid (left) and Councillor Pat McEvedy at Rolleston’s Foster Recreation Park at the recent launch of the SMART Watering campaign.

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Christmas Greetings

This year has been a busy one for Lincoln and Districts Community Care Association.

We have had the pleasure of working more closely with likeminded community care groups and organisations in Selwyn in particular Selwyn Central Community Care (based in Rolleston), Ellesmere Community Care Organisation (based in Leeston) and Two Rivers Community

PeaceTrust (based in Darfield).

In addition, the Selwyn District Council Community Development team has forged a partnership with these groups and we will all be working together to ensure local residents are more connected and better informed about the supports available to them.

Our current services such as Meals on Wheels, Home Share, Walking and Exercise groups all continue to

by Lois Thomas, Lincoln and Districts Community Care Association.

experience growth in numbers. The photo with this article shows our Home Share clients busy making Christmas cards last week.

Recently, in conjunction with NZ Red Cross, we have undertaken a door knocking campaign including distributing our Lincoln Community survey. Surveying residents assists us to determine the needs of our local community and to learn what new residents require of us.

We will no longer be focusing predominantly on the elderly, we will develop new services to meet the needs of all age groups.

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year of growth as we implement these changes and new services.

During the festive season this year we will be closed from midday on December 24 through until Tuesday, January 5.

Anyone wishing to purchase frozen meals to pop into their freezer will need to have their order in by Monday, December 21.

Lincoln Community Care Board, staff and volunteers would like to wish all readers a restful, peaceful festive season spending precious time with those you hold dear as well as a prosperous and healthy 2016.

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We consider our role as Community Board members for the Malvern area as a real privilege and we are always interested to hear your views or concerns.We would also like to take this opportunity to extend a very warm welcome to all new residents.Please keep safe over the festive period.— Jenny, Bob, Mary, Judith, Kerry

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It is that time again when we are busy finishing the last of our Christmas shopping and attending end of year events.

As 2015 draws to a close, it is natural to reflect on what has happened during the year and look forward to what 2016 may bring.

For me, some of the highlights of the past year in Selwyn have been the opening of the new St John facility in Darfield, the completion of building projects at a number of our schools and the ongoing growth and success of our local businesses.

Next year there will be many more exciting milestones to celebrate in our region including the opening of West Rolleston Primary School and the construction of Rolleston College, ready for opening in 2017.

Some of the key areas that I have been focusing on during the year as Minister of Justice and Minister for Courts have included measures to

Merryhelp reduce our appalling rate of family violence and to improve the experience of victims in the justice system.

In the area of communications, the big project has been the ongoing roll-out of the Ultrafast Broadband network in urban areas and the Rural Broadband Initiative in smaller communities. This will continue to be a key priority next year.

I would like to wish all of the readers of The Record a very happy Christmas and New Year. I hope that you have an enjoyable and safe holiday period and the opportunity to spend time with loved ones and friends.

If you have any concerns or issues that you think I may be able to assist with please contact my office in Templeton for advice.

My office will be closed for the Christmas-New Year period from Wednesday, December 23 and will re-open again on Monday, January 18.

by Amy Adams, Selwyn MP

Season’s greetings everyone, and a special welcome to all the new arrivals to our district this year.

It’s been another year of extraordinary growth for Selwyn with all the challenges and opportunities that it brings.

On behalf of the councillors and myself, I would like to thank all those who have supported us and council staff in the many activities undertaken during the year.

A special appreciation and thanks to all the volunteers that work in and support our community. As I write this on a hot northwest day I’m particularly thinking of the volunteer fire brigades as we look to be going into a hot dry summer. Fires are caused by a number of reasons so take care with whatever you are doing, let’s not make

Seasons any extra work for them.

Volunteers all contribute so much to the wellbeing of our community and ensuring Selwyn is such a wonderful place to live, work and play.

Christmas is a time to share friendship and goodwill with our family and friends, and recognise the true treasures in our life as we care and share our values and ideals with others.

After a particularly busy year I hope we can all enjoy the Christmas break, take time to reflect and refresh as we remember family and friends, and consider the good things in life.

It’s been a privilege and a pleasure to work with you and for you this past year. Travel safely, Merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous New Year to you all.

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Rolleston Pool Party - Sunday 14 February, 2–4pm Selwyn Aquatic Centre Broadlands Drive

Picnic in the park Join the family fun at various

Selwyn district reserves and domains with live music, bouncy castles, the Fun on Wheels trailer, games, Pedalmania and more. Plenty of prizes on offer and a free sausage sizzle is available, but we encourage you to bring a picnic and make an evening of it. Tai Tapu - Thursday 21 January 5.30–7.30pm Rhodes Domain.Springston - Thursday 4 February 5.30–7.30pm Springston Domain.Lincoln - Thursday 11 February 5.30–7.30pm Lincoln Domain.Dunsandel - Thursday 18 February 5.30–7.30pm Dunsandel Domain, Tramway Road Leeston - Thursday 25 February 5.30–7.30pm Leeston Park.Prebbleton - Wednesday 23 March 5.30–7.30pm Prebbleton,

Music on the green Come and be entertained by a line-

up of local musical talent. Pack a picnic and pop down after work for an entertaining evening on your local green, listening to some of Selwyn’s most talented musicians.

Leeston - Thursday 28 January, 6–9pm Leeston Park, Holley Street

Lincoln - Saturday 20 February, 6–9pm The Lincoln Green, Lyttelton Street

Darfield - Friday 4 March, 6–9pm Darfield Domain, North Terrace

Rolleston - Saturday 19 March, 6–9pm Rolleston Reserve

Drive-in family movies Pack the family in the car and don’t

get out again. Selwyn’s drive-in movies are always a huge hit - so don’t miss out. A family-friendly movie will be showing, so grab some snacks, drive into your carpark and tune into the special frequency on your radio to listen to the movie through your own

car stereo while watching on our huge outdoor screen.

Rolleston Community Centre Car Park Friday 12 February 7–9.30pm

Darfield Domain Friday 26 February 7–9.30pm

Lincoln Baptist Church 530 Birchs Road Friday 11 March 7–9.30pm

Summer skate jams Skaters come along to the 2016

Summer Skate Jam series and test your skills, tricks and moves against the best skateboarding talent in Selwyn!

Six events are being held at various skate parks throughout Selwyn in partnership with the Cheapskates Skate Skool.

Enjoy the DJ entertainment, free equipment hire, sausage sizzle and plenty of prizes.

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Over the last year the Malvern Community Board has been involved in a number of events and projects.

We have held board meetings in the communities of Windwhistle, Greendale, Kirwee and Springfield as well as Darfield. We find that these meetings are both beneficial to the community and the board as we are able to hear issues from residents who attend the meeting in their area. This year the board had a display at the Malvern and Courtenay A&P Shows and we ran Anzac Poppy projects with the primary schools providing them with materials to make poppies. These were then laid at various Anzac services around the district.

A very successful Grants Recipients Evening was held where 10 recipients spoke on the benefits of the money they had received. The board has given out $6,500 this year so far.

Five members of our community received Community Services Awards. It is most rewarding to acknowledge the work that these people do in our community. We held a morning tea for all volunteers in our ward in

Properperousby Jenny Gallagher, Malvern Community Board chair

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CLOSED STAT DAYS ONLYMerry Christmas and a Happy New Year

Thanking everyone for their support in 2015!

At this time of the year when we spend time with our families it is timely to consider how fortunate we are to live in a caring community, where so many residents are prepared to contribute for the good of the community.

The Selwyn Central Community Board meets monthly.

If you have any issue that you believe the Board may be able to help you with please contact the Secretary on 347 2800 to discuss.

Our meetings are open to the public and everyone is welcome.

Looking back on 2015, our spreadsheet of projects indicates our year has been productive.

We ran an ANZAC poppy project for schools and community groups to make poppies out of recycled materials.

These poppies were used in school displays to commemorate our ANZACs and the other poppies were laid at services in the Selwyn Central area.

We had the biannual Volunteer Awards earlier in the year and it was a delightful evening acknowledging

Happyby Diane Chesmar, Selwyn Central Community Board

December. This was well represented with people from a wide range of groups. It was interesting to note that a lot of these people were involved with more than one group.

This week leading up until Christmas we are having a Christmas Grotto in the Darfield Jail. Father Christmas will be present and there will be small gifts for the children.

The projects that the Community Board is involved with at the moment are the Glentunnel and Springfield cycleways. We also worked with council on the Darfield and Springfield toilets, and are currently working with them on toilets at Glentunnel, Whitecliffs, Lake Coleridge Intake and Lake Lyndon.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank volunteers on committees and the community at large for the support that we have had during this year and wish you all a very merry, prosperous and safe festive season.

Jenny Gallagher, Bob Mugford, Mary Ireland, Judith Pascoe and Kerry Pauling. Councillors - John Morten and Sam Broughton.

our volunteers and all their hard work in the community.

Two away meetings were held during 2015, in West Melton as part of going out to our communities.

Members of local committees attended and spoke to board members and council staff about various issues.

We would also like to let the wider Selwyn Central community know that the Community Board has grants available to support community groups and individuals.

To find out more about the grants and the criteria associated with these, visit www.selwyn.govt.nz/grants.

The board would like to thank the many community volunteers and committees who contribute their valuable time for the wellbeing of the Selwyn Central area.

We wish you and your family a happy and relaxing Christmas and safe and prosperous New Year.

Di Chesmar, Bruce Russell, Nicola Peacock, Alan French and Cr Peter Hill, Sarah Walters, Mark Alexander and Jeff Bland.

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OnSide will launch shortly after the new Health and Safety at Work Act comes into effect next April.

OnSide CEO and co-founder Ryan Higgs, formerly Purata’s Innovation Manager and a Fullbright Scholar with a PHD in Animal Science, said OnSide will fill a gap that exists for farmers looking for a practical tool to help them manage their health and safety requirements.

“There is no other online system like this for the rural community to manage their health and safety needs. Other apps and systems have been tweaked from different industries. The difference with OnSide is that it has been built by farmers for farmers.

“Our objective is to capture the key elements of a safety plan to help farmers from April 2016 when scrutiny around health and safety compliance is going to ramp up,” Mr Higgs said.

The OnSide system is well progressed with tech partners Jade Software and

Farm safety online systemSynlait founder and former Purata CEO Juliet Maclean has teamed up with two former colleagues to create New Zealand’s first technology-based health and safety system for farmers.

testing with farmer focus groups will begin in February, with a view to having OnSide ready for launch in the second quarter of 2016.

Mr Higgs said they have consulted hundreds of farmers and rural industry stakeholders over the past four months to make sure they are on the right track.

“We discovered that there’s a genuine need from the rural community and the system is a practical and cost effective solution.

“People told us that they want something easy to use and they want a tool developed especially for agriculture. The three of us have worked in farming or have family members still farming and we understand the unique challenges managing health and safety on farms.

“Risks keep changing because of the weather and seasonal activities and there’s also the challenge of managing a large scale work-place which overlaps with where farmers live.”

OnSide CEO Ryan Higgs says OnSide will fill a gap that exists for farmers looking for a practical tool to help them manage their health and safety requirements.

He said ne of the things that also became obvious during research this year was that a focus solely on compliance wouldn’t deliver the best results.

“Farmers have told us they want to show leadership in health and safety and do the right thing, but the tools to do this have not actually been available. So it’s become a compliance and administrative burden for them.”


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The study carried out at Lincoln University is showing dairy and conservation sites can co-exist, and its findings are contributing to an ongoing project restoring natural biodiversity into a dairy farming environment around Canterbury.

The study entitled ‘Persistence of biodiversity in a dryland remnant within an intensified dairy farm landscape’, looks at Bankside Scientific Reserve, a small (2.6 ha) remnant near Dunsandel which is surrounded by dairy paddocks.

The study found the reserve still has valuable communities of native species, despite being impacted by nitrate and phosphate encroachment, and habitat fragmentation.

One of the study’s authors, Professor of Ecology, Nick Dickinson said the study concluded that “it does not appear to be an intractable management issue for the interface between agricultural systems and conservation sites within a dairy landscape mosaic”.

Professor Dickinson and other Lincoln scientists have been tasked by Ngai Tahu Farming and Manawhenua from Tuahuriri Marae, to turn small triangles of land which irrigators in paddocks

Restoring native flora and faunaSelwyn dairy farms could become sanctuaries for native flora and fauna according to a new study.

cannot reach into an oasis for native plants and animals on Ngai Tahu’s Eyrewell dairy farm.

Professor Dickinson said the study showed there are “means and ways” to

Dairy farm restoration planting could occur in areas not reached by irrigators.

restore natural biodiversity into a dairy farming environment.

“These create conditions for more than 65 species of plants to regenerate, and also provide corridors for insects

and birds between the reserves.“The research hinges on finding the

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That’s according to Lincoln Agritech crop protection scientist Rory Roten.

“When pesticides are used on farms and in forests, the wind can carry droplets of the sprays far away from the targeted area, potentially causing severe damage to neighbouring crops and harming the environment,” Mr Roten said.

“Spray drift has wreaked havoc on wine grapes and kiwifruit in several New Zealand orchards recently, causing several hundred thousand dollars’ worth of damage.

“Agrichemicals can cause severe damage to natural ecosystems as well, especially when they land in surface waters, as most aquatic species are very sensitive to these chemicals.”

Mr Roten said other experts have also pointed out that spray drift exposes people and animals to harmful substances from pesticides.

In an effort to address the issue, Lincoln Agritech’s Chemical Application, Research and Training group (CART) has conducted a six-year Government-funded research programme to find out more about pesticide spray drift movements and how to mitigate them.

The project, funded by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE), involved a range of tasks, including measuring pesticide drift on typical New Zealand crops, as well as analysing the effectiveness of drift-reducing technologies and training people in how to use them.

Project Co-ordinator Dr Scott Post

Preventing damage from pesticide spray driftChemical drift from pesticide sprays is an ongoing problem in New Zealand.

says the Lincoln Agritech group worked with a number of experts over the course of the project.

“We were lucky to co-ordinate such a high-quality research team,” Dr Post said.

“We worked with scientists from SCION to model spray drift, with specialists from Plant Protection Chemistry in Rotorua to research how sprayed droplets land on leaves, and with scientists from the University of Otago to find out how pesticide vapour can drift from the applied area.”

The team worked in various primary industries such as forestry, horticulture and arable, dealing with crops including kiwifruit, grapes, apples, potato and shelterbelts.

Part of the research involved conducting complex experiments to measure pesticide drift on typical New Zealand crops under practical conditions.

The team worked to improve mathematical models on drift and measured the vapour drift of 200 different pesticides.

Dr Post said the research has advanced the team’s knowledge about pesticide drift in New Zealand conditions and helped to improve AGDISP (‘Agricultural Dispersal’), the internationally-recognised software for

assessing drift risks in the agriculture and forestry sectors.

“AGDISP is used by many pesticide regulators around the world,” he said.

“The software helps to evaluate the potential drift in a large number of different spraying situations

The team also analysed the effectiveness of the latest Drift Reduction Technologies (DRT), which refer to small changes or additions to pesticide sprayers.

“We found that these technologies could reduce drift by 33 to 59 percent,” Dr Post said.

“Results like these encouraged

us to start training people in the spraying business to use drift reduction approaches.”

Dr Post said new technologies are also needed, both to support the work of spraying professionals and to equip public authorities with tools that can help them to monitor drift.

“Drift of agrichemicals can’t be avoided completely, whether in conventional or in organic farming.

“Nevertheless, we think it is possible to use our sensors to direct and improve sprayers’ performance when the operator knows how much drift is happening and where it is going.”

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Rolleston Automotive Team thanks all our customers for their business and wishes them a Merry Christmas and a happy & safe

new year. Drive safely if your travelling.We are closing Dec 23/12/2015 and reopen Jan 11/01/2016.

This time of year always brings a huge increase in traffic volumes, with more motorists driving for longer periods than usual.

Many also towing boats, caravans and trailers. When planning to head off for a break over the holiday period, always allow enough time to get to your destination, drive with patience and avoid taking unnecessary risks.Prepare your car • Check your vehicle is fully roadworthy,

WOF, registration and the insurance is fully up to date.

• Check each tyre for tread, pressure and condition (including the spare)

• Ensure lights, horn, windscreen wipers, indicators and brake lights are all in full working condition.

Towing vehiclesIf you are towing, your maximum

speed limit on the open road is 90 km/h.

Safer Journeys – plan ahead this summerby Ngaire Tinning

With Christmas and the summer holiday period fast approaching, roads across our district and all over new Zealand will become increasingly busy from now on.

before setting out, check your trailer, boat or caravan to ensure they have working brake lights and indicators. Also as these vehicles are not used regularly, check tyres and when loading, spread the weight evenly.

Out on the road, always check your mirrors frequently be prepared to pull over regularly when it is safe to let other vehicles pass. Unfortunately, following drivers can become impatient and take unnecessary risks when passing.Driver Tiredness

Holiday driving often means longer driving periods that we are used to, spending several hours behind the wheel to get to our holiday destination. These journeys can be tiring, not only for the driver but for passengers as well. There are simple ways to avoid fatigue and improve your alertness:• Get plenty of sleep before your

journey, and drive at times of the day

when you are normally awake; • Plan for rest breaks from driving

every couple of hours. Get out of your vehicle and even take a short walk to improve alertness. If possible, share the driving.

• Use air conditioning if your vehicle has it. Cool air will keep you more alert and will help avoid frustration and stress, which are major causes of fatigue.

• If you have young passengers, always prepare games and activities they can do during the trip.

Concentration at intersectionsPatience and extra concentration at

intersections is a must. A Give Way sign means, slowing down and be prepared to stop and give way to other road users if necessary.

A Stop sign means bringing your vehicle to a complete stop, then

checking for traffic and giving way if required to do so. Giving other drivers an early indication of your intention to turn, change lane or pull over is essential and can help to avoid a crash. Buckle Up

No one wants to be involved in a crash. Wearing a safety belt reduces the risk of serious injury by 40% and it takes only a split second to buckle up.

It is the driver’s responsibility to make sure that all passengers under 15 years are restrained either in a seat belt or an approved child seat suitable to their size and weight. This is the last check needed before turning the key and starting the journey.

More travel information is available on www.nzta.govt.nz/traffic-and-travel-information/summerjourneys/

Safe journeys and have a happy holiday season.


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Board chair

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The chair of th

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Community Board Diane Chesmar has

issued an apology.

Preparing pets for

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Late last week two-term councillo

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announce his intention to contest th

e

Selwyn mayoralty at next y

ear’s local

body elections.

Current mayor Kelvin Coe has

already signalled he will n

ot to stand

for re-electio

n at next October’s electio

n.

Mayor Coe has held the positio

n for

three terms.

Cr McEvedy is

in his second term as

a councillor re

presenting the Ellesmere

ward and is a cousin of fo

rmer mayor

Michael McEvedy.

Pat McEvedy said he has decided to

declare early so as to get any ambiguity

out of the way.

“When folks have asked me I have

been saying yes, so this cle

ars things up.

“I stood for Selwyn Distric

t Council

five ye

ars ago after a long record of

Mayoral hopefuls lining up

by Kent Caddick

Selwyn district councillors are beginning to line up at th

e starting gate for next ye

ar’s mayoral race.

public servic

e in clubs mostly rugby,

administrating and coaching for m

any

years and being on the school BOT’s at

both Southbridge Primary and Ellesmere

College for collectiv

ely four te

rms and

being chairman of both.”

Cr McEvedy has been the SDC

representative on Environment

Canterbury’s Selwyn-Waihora Water

Management Zone committee which he

also chaired.

He will not be the only

sitting

councillor to

contest the mayoralty.

Malvern ward councillor

Sam

Broughton, an unsuccessful mayoral

candidate at the last local body

elections, has signalled his intentions

to contest the mayoralty a

gain.

“I will s

tand for the mayoralty

but

will not be standing as a Malvern ward

councillor again,” h

e said.

Councillors Pat McEvedy (p

ictured) and Sam

Broughton will contest th

e Selwyn mayoralty

next October.

YES

Mayor Kelvin Coe (pictured) will n

ot be seeking

a fourth term while councillor Nigel Barnett is

stepping down from council altogether.

Councillors Sarah Walters (pictured) and

Grant Miller are not ru

ling out the possibility

of a tilt at th

e mayoralty.

NO

MAYBE

Cr Broughton was the third highest

polling mayoral candidate at the

2013 elections behind Mayor Coe

and challenger Dr Olive Webb from

Hororata, who has said she won’t be

running again.

Current deputy mayor Sarah Walters is

another “highly li

kely” candidate for th

e

mayoral chains, and, lik

e Cr Broughton

stood for the mayoralty i

n 2013.

“I have yet to

make a final decision

as I am so busy with council work at th

e

moment, so I w

ill take tim

e off during

the Christmas break to consider my

position although I would say it

is highly

likely I

will stand.”

Cr Walters said she was not surprised

at Cr McEvedy’s intention to stand for

the mayoralty as “fo

r the last seven

terms the Selwyn mayor has been a

farmer from the Ellesmere ward”.

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Lincoln on top of the

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Over 80 students from West Melton

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Selwyn Kapahaka Showcase at the

Rolleston Community Centre.

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Retired MAF livestock officer John

Newton runs a few sheep on his small

property in Selwyn Street to help

feed himself, but a recent dog attack

saw one sheep killed and two others

seriously mauled.

“It appears these two dogs made

their attack at about 4.15am as my

neighbour on hearing a disturbance

entered my property and disturbed the

dogs during the attack causing the dogs

to take off.

“These dogs are killers as in

my experience the attack was by

throat strangulation normally used

by undomesticated, uncontrolled

mongrel animals or animals in natural

wild conditions.

“My concern is these types

of dogs could well be capable of

attacking children.”

He said as a superannuitant his

sheep were his annual supply of meat

and also helped to keep the grass down

for fire protection.

“The two surviving sheep were so

stressed they are now unsuitable for

human consumption which means a

loss of around $500 and I will have to

replace the animals.”

Mr Newton said the Selwyn District

Control animal control was informed of

the attack and he was impressed with

their response.

“Animal control was prompt in

attending following a call, taking

descriptions of the animals, photos of

the aftermath of the attack and doing a

Dog attacks a concern

by Kent Caddick

A Coalgate man is concerned dogs attacking sheep around the Selwyn township may turn their

attention to vulnerable children.

search for the dogs.”

The dogs were caught on a security

camera and the footage has given to

the council’s animal control department.

Mr Newton said it isn’t the first time

Coalgate residents have had to deal

with dog attacks.

“There have been around 30

sheep killed by dog attacks in the

Coalgate area over the last two years

which have resulted in a loss to the

sheep’s owners of about $3000 and

in many cases the sheep have been

family pets.”

Council’s Senior Animal Control

Officer Steve Clarke said they were

alerted to the attack by Police.

“After the attack a witness was

interviewed and black and white CCTV

camera footage was also reviewed.

“Two dogs were involved in the

attack and they appear to be either

a Mastiff or Staffy cross breed. The

dogs looked very similar and could

well be related so staff also checked

records to identify where there were

registered dogs in the area of similar

breeds and spoke to a number of dog

owners, however, this did not identify the

dogs involved.”

Mr Clarke said they also sent letter

to properties in the Coalgate township

asking for information to help identify

the dogs.

“This also advised dog owners to

check they were responsible for their

dog's activities and that owners need to

ensure they know where their dogs are.

Coalgate superannuitant John Newton is out of pocket and has had his meat supply destroyed after

dogs attack his sheep.

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West Melton

too strongWest Melton had a big win over

Courtenay in the Malvern A grade

tennis competition.

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Rolleston businesses achieve at

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Awards run by Lincoln Envirotown.

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The Games celebrated its fifth

birthday on Saturday at the Hororata

Domain with over 9000 people

attending, 300 competitors taking part,

102 stall holders selling their wares and

200 volunteers working tirelessly behind

the scenes.

Chieftain Alex Bruce, managing

director of Adelphi Distillery an

independent bottler of single cask

Scotch whisky, and a direct descendant

of Robert the Bruce, travelled all the way

from Glasgow for the event.

“I was impressed with how well

organised the event was and by the

Record numbers for Games

by Kent Caddick

The Hororata Highland Games 2015 Chieftain has given his seal of approval to this year’s event, which

attracted the highest number of visitors in the Games’ five year history.

number of people who attended, which

was considerably more than most

Highland Games in Scotland,” Mr

Bruce said..

“The Hororata Highland Games is

most definitely authentic, paying tribute

to many Scottish traditions, but I really

enjoyed the new elements that have

been introduced and the Kiwi twist was

very special.

“I was honoured to be involved in the

event and would love to come back.”

Event manager Cindy Driscoll was

delighted with the way this year’s event

turned out.

“The Hororata Highland Games

began out of a community desire to

take charge of its own destiny following

the Canterbury earthquakes,” Mrs

Driscoll said.

“Now five years on, the community’s

passion for the event is just as

strong as ever and this passion flows

through the whole event giving it a very

special atmosphere.”

The Oceania Heavyweight

Championship was once again a highlight

of the event with New Zealander, Ruben

De Jong, taking out the title.

The Hororata Highland Games once again played host to some of the best highland dancers in the country. Photo by Peter Walker

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