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More support needed for the youngA survey has found a need to develop more support services aimed at young people and their families.

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Mr Warren was involved with the establishment of the Malvern Health and Community Welfare Trust which provides district nursing in the Malvern area.

He has been the trust chairman for 21 years, contributing to the opening of the Darfield Medical Centre in 2014, piloting an aged care day centre, and establishing an annual scholarship for tertiary health studies. He was also the co-ordinator of the Selwyn/Waimakariri Consultation Health Committee.

He said the award came as a bit of a surprise.

“It is an honour but not just for me as it recognises the health trust and all those who have been a part of it so it is as much about them as me.”

Mr Warren, who is now semi-retired and lives with his wife Ruth in Greendale, has had a long involvement with Selwyn community groups.

He has been involved with the Selwyn District Council’s sister city scheme with Japan hosting adult and school

Greendale man honouredby Kent Caddick

Greendale’s Ian Warren has been honoured with a Queen’s Service Medal in the New Year’s honours list for his services to health and the community.

Ian Warren of Greendale received a Queen’s Service Medal in the New Year’s honours list.

exchange groups. He has also been involved with the

council through Neighbourhood Watch and Civil Defence, the Millennium Project Committee, and was Malvern Community Board chairman from 2007 to 2010. He was treasurer of the Greendale/Charing Cross Schools’ Jubilee committee and is presently secretary of the Greendale Reserve Committee.

Mr Warren, a graduate of Lincoln University, has spent most of his working life in the farming sector and is a past chairman of Darfield Federated Farmers as well as contributing to the emergency response teams helping farmers in need.

Prior to returning to his hometown of Greendale 24 years ago he was a farm adviser in Akaroa, Timaru and Oamaru. He managed the South Island Drought Technology Transfer Programme, and has been a Waitaki Catchment Commission member and a board member of Telford Institute.

The Selwyn District Council has increased the minimum charge payable for unauthorised fires where local volunteer fire fighters attend callouts from $575 to $1150. The money from the charge is provided to local volunteer fire brigades.

"The increased fee recognises the

Charge for breaching fire restrictions increasedFines for people caught breaching the terms of fire restrictions in Selwyn have doubled.

serious nature of lighting a fire during a restricted or prohibited fire season and also that people who ignore restrictions waste the time of volunteer fire fighters who need to be available to attend genuine emergencies," Selwyn Principal Rural Fire Officer Douglas Marshall said.

The charge can be applied in rural

areas in a restricted or prohibited fire season if people breach fire restrictions or at other times of the year when fire safety guidelines are not followed.

Mr Marshall said it is very important to have a policy in place which deters people from lighting fires in conditions when it is unsafe to do so.

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The Electoral Commission has declared that the Silver Fern flag by Kyle Lockwood has been chosen as the preferred alternative flag by voters in the first referendum

“I think it is great that so many people in Selwyn have taken advantage of this opportunity to have their say regarding the alternative flag designs,” Ms Adams said.

“Now that the Silver Fern has been confirmed as the most preferred alternative, I am looking forward to a period of robust debate and hope to see an even higher level of engagement in

Selwyn flag voteSelwyn MP Amy Adams is delighted Selwyn had the highest voter turnout (60.1%) of any electorate in the country in the first referendum on the New Zealand flag.

the second referendum.”The second referendum on the New

Zealand flag will be held in March and voters will be asked to choose between the Silver Fern and the current flag. The flag which receives the most votes will be the official flag of New Zealand.

Flag Consideration Panel chair, Professor John Burrows, said this is an important time in New Zealand’s history.

“It’s our chance to decide and seeing them fly together around the country will be important to many in the lead up to the second referendum.”

This marks the 14th year beef farmers, retailers and wholesalers are invited to enter one of the most anticipated and well-known awards on the beef farmer calendar.

The prestigious award was taken out last year by father and son duo, Forbes and Angus Cameron, who were up against more than 300 entrants.

Beef + Lamb New Zealand CEO, Dr Scott Champion, said the competition is a great celebration of excellence.

“The Steak of Origin competition is a great way to showcase what farmers do best with a focus on quality and consistency”, Dr Champion said.

All New Zealand beef farmers who breed commercial stock can enter into the Best of Breed category with the Best of Brand class open to meat retailers, wholesalers and foodservice suppliers.

All competition sirloins are aged for three weeks before undergoing initial testing at Carne Technologies in Cambridge. The steaks are tested for tenderness and quality, including tests for pH, marbling and % cooking loss. These results determine the semi-finalists which will then be taste tested by a panel of experienced judges who

Prestigious beef awardThe highly sought-after title of most tender and tasty steak is up for grabs as entries open for the 2016 Beef + Lamb New Zealand Steak of Origin Competition.

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Father and son duo, Forbes and Angus Cameron were the 2015 winners of the Beef + Lamb New Zealand Steak of Origin Competition.

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The survey was carried out in November and December last year and Lincoln and Districts Community Care Association’s services development coordinator Lois Thomas said the results of the survey were interesting.

“It confirmed our thinking that there is a need for a variety of additional supports for younger people in particular,’ she said.

“Respondents indicated they would like affordable after school options such as a Homework Club, activities and creative crafts groups, as well as opportunities to gain new skills such as babysitting or car maintenance.

“Young parents showed a desire for extra supports to assist bringing up their family. Skills such as a breast feeding support group, budgeting services, behavioural management classes and

More support needed for the youngby Kent Caddick

A survey conducted by the Lincoln and Districts Community Care Association has found a need to develop more support services aimed at young people and their families.

help post-surgery.”Ms Thomas said the survey

was prompted by the tremendous housing growth which had occurred around Lincoln.

“This has brought about a change in the demographics of our population,” she said.

“In the past our residents were predominantly retired farmers and university students, now we have a mix of families, children, youth, commuters to the city for work and retirees. As well there is a more diverse cultural spread.”

The LDCCA was supported by the New Zealand Red Cross in carrying out the survey.

“Since the 2011 earthquakes NZ Red Cross has undertaken a Door Knocking campaign across Christchurch to determine how people are coping post-earthquakes,” Ms Thomas said.

“They kindly agreed to do the same for Lincoln. Lincoln Community Care volunteers joined them and distributed our Lincoln Community survey.

“This questionnaire was designed to collect information from a wide range of people about additional services they would like our organisation to provide for them.

“Lincoln Community Care has listened to what our local residents are saying and we will endeavour to work with other likeminded organisations locally and in the city to deliver a wider range of services to our local community. Ongoing suggestions and feedback are welcome.”

All persons who responded to the survey went into a draw for a $100 petrol voucher donated by Challenge Lincoln and the winner was Colene Welsford.

Colene Welsford, left, receiving her Challenge voucher for taking part in the LDCCA survey from the associations’ services development coordinator Lois Thomas.

A health warning on the Selwyn River at Coes Ford has been lifted by the Canterbury District Health Board has been lifted.

The Community and Public Health division of the CDHB imposed the health warning after the discovery of a potentially toxic algal bloom (benthic cyanobacteria) at Coes Ford in late November.

Canterbury Medical Officer of Health Dr Alistair Humphrey said recent water testing at Coes Ford has shown the quantity of potentially toxic blue-green algae (benthic cyanobacteria) in the river has decreased.

“The concentrations are now below the levels that are of concern to public health. Environment Canterbury’s sampling of the river at Coes Ford will continue to the end of the summer.”

However, the warning on the Selwyn River at Whitecliffs remains in place due to the presence of ongoing algal blooms.

Health warning at Coes Ford lifted

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“Fires which are started when a prohibited fire season is in place and the fire risk is extreme put the community at risk. The increased charge sends a clear signal to people who flout the rules that this is unacceptable.”

He said where fire fighters respond to unnecessary callouts because people have lit fires when they are not allowed to or haven’t followed fire safety guidelines, it is appropriate the person who started the fire should pay for this cost.

“If the cost of responding to the fire is higher than $1150, a higher charge may be imposed to recover the actual cost of suppressing the fire.”

Currently a prohibited fire season is in place across Selwyn District, which means that no outdoor fires can be lit except for gas barbeques.

Mr Marshall said people should also always check what fire restrictions are in place by visiting www.selwyn.govt.nz/fire or phoning the Council before considering lighting a fire.

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Editor Kent Caddick and his partner Helen Rhodes have taken over the community newspaper which won the 2014 Frank Veale Memorial Award for the most improved newspaper in the New Zealand Community Newspaper

New beginningsSelwyn’s award winning community newspaper The Record started the year with new beginnings with new owners taking over the paper.

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Kirwee broadband campaigner Chris Clayton and his six-year-old daughter Sophie were looking forward to better broadband service in March after lines company Chorus agreed to upgrade the township’s exchange to enable locals to receive improved broadband coverage and speeds.Mr Clayton had been at the forefront of residents and local businesses pushing for the upgrade due to the failure of the current system to provide adequate broadband to Kirwee. “It is a shame it has taken this long to get something done but I’m pretty excited the long hard slog has finally paid off,” Mr Clayton said. “We will no longer have the slowdowns residents and businesses have faced most afternoons and evenings when internet usage is at its peak.”

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“I was absolutely thrilled with the way the day went,” Mr Taege said.

“The numbers entering the sheep and wool sections were up on previous years, which seems to buck the trend of the declining sheep industry in New Zealand, and is a tribute to the work of the organising committee.”

Malvern A&P Show ‘one of the best yet’Organisers of the 2015 Malvern A&P Show at Sheffield Domain in March described the 2015 event as one of the best yet.

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From the dawn service at Burnham military camp through to afternoon services in places like Greendale people took time out to remember those New Zealanders who served in foreign conflicts.

For the first time Anzac Day services were held in West Melton and Greendale with around 300 attending each of the inaugural services.

ANZAC turns 100Selwyn residents turned out in record numbers to mark Anzac Day 2015 with the added incentive of commemorating 100 years since the landing at Gallipoli which led to the forming of the Anzac bond.

Malvern Community Board chair Jenny Gallagher takes a moment for reflection after laying a wreath at the Darfield war memorial on behalf of the board and the Selwyn District Council.

The West Melton service was held in the local primary school at a newly built war memorial in the school grounds while Greendale residents marked the occasion at the Greendale War Memorial Gates at the entrance to Greendale Domain.

Bruce Russell, who organised the West Melton service, said they were delighted with the way the day went.

Tama-Jack the dog joins the Lincoln premier netballers to celebrate their win over Rolleston in the final of the Selwyn netball premiership competition in September. Lincoln clinched the title with a 56-49 win over Rolleston to go through the season unbeaten.

Winners are grinners

In 2015 St John in Selwyn began fundraising to develop a new base in Rolleston to help the needs of the fast growing district. In 2014 St John acquired the lease to a council owned site on the corner of Norman Kirk Drive and Kidman Street and agreed to purchase an existing building on the land. A three bay garage will be built on the site to replace St John’s current Rolleston operational base in the Izone industrial area. Project Rolleston as it has become known was driven by the Selwyn Central St John Area Committee, formerly known as Ellesmere St John and the total cost of the project is estimated to be around $1.1 million.

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The Kea crossing, which enables volunteers to stop traffic using barrier arms to allow the children to cross the road, began operating for the first time in October.

The crossing has been the result of some hard work by two Rolleston School parents, Samantha Montford and Nicole Reid over the last year.

The pair had been involved in trialling an assisted crossing concept last year but that didn’t prove satisfactory.

Safety concerns over children crossing Rolleston’s busy Rolleston Drive as they head to and from school were alleviated somewhat with the introduction of a Kea crossing.

Safety concerns

“One of the issues was we weren’t able to stop traffic,” Samantha Montford said.

“We walked the children across the road ourselves but it became clear that we needed something more substantial to make it safer for children crossing one of Rolleston’s busiest roads.”

The two women began negotiations with the Ministry of Education, Rolleston School, Selwyn District Council and Police to find a solution, and that was a Kea crossing.

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Late last week two-term councillo

r Pat

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t to offici

ally

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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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

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“These dogs are killers as in

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Dog attacks a concern

by Kent Caddick

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

attention to vulnerable children.

search for the dogs.”

The dogs were caught on a security

camera and the footage has given to

the council’s animal control department.

Mr Newton said it isn’t the first time

Coalgate residents have had to deal

with dog attacks.

“There have been around 30

sheep killed by dog attacks in the

Coalgate area over the last two years

which have resulted in a loss to the

sheep’s owners of about $3000 and

in many cases the sheep have been

family pets.”

Council’s Senior Animal Control

Officer Steve Clarke said they were

alerted to the attack by Police.

“After the attack a witness was

interviewed and black and white CCTV

camera footage was also reviewed.

“Two dogs were involved in the

attack and they appear to be either

a Mastiff or Staffy cross breed. The

dogs looked very similar and could

well be related so staff also checked

records to identify where there were

registered dogs in the area of similar

breeds and spoke to a number of dog

owners, however, this did not identify the

dogs involved.”

Mr Clarke said they also sent letter

to properties in the Coalgate township

asking for information to help identify

the dogs.

“This also advised dog owners to

check they were responsible for their

dog's activities and that owners need to

ensure they know where their dogs are.

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

dogs attack his sheep.

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The 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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Richard and Anna Hill have also created a buffer around hourglass-shaped Lake Pearson, alongside SH 73 connecting Canterbury and the West Coast. They will not cultivate, fertilise or graze cattle inside this 50m strip.

Land sloping into Lake Pearson is one of 25 sensitive lake zones identified by Environment Canterbury as highly valued and highly accessible.

The Hills are working with North Canterbury Fish & Game and the New Zealand Salmon Anglers Association to look after spring-fed Winding Creek. A 2.2km fence has been built to keep cattle out of the creek, nearby springs and a 20ha wetland protected by neighbouring Craigieburn Station.

Gorse and broom have been sprayed with herbicide so native tussocks, rushes, sedge, toetoe, matagouri and other shrubs can gradually take their place.

Winding Creek is one of five main salmon spawning streams feeding into the Waimakariri River. Salmon, rainbow trout and brown trout are present together with native longfin eel and upland bully. Canterbury drinking water will also benefit from the project, being sourced from Waimakariri aquifers fed by runoff from the river’s upper catchments.

“In the early days we had our ups and downs but now we’re a team,” Richard Hill said of the restoration effort which

Flock Hill protecting the environmentThe managers of high country Flock Hill Station and angling organisations have joined forces to protect a salmon spawning stream flowing from Lake Pearson into the Waimakariri River.

Flock Hill manager Richard Hill and Environment Canterbury senior biodiversity officer Jodi Rees look out over Winding Creek.

John Wallace, chairman of the Flock Hill Holdings board, addressing the Selwyn-Waihora Zone Committee in December 2014. Lake Pearson in the background.

started in 2011.Emily Moore, North Canterbury Fish

& Game officer, said anglers had been unhappy with an increase in sediment in Canterbury spring-fed creeks.

“It gets into gravel where fish lay their eggs, which is hopeless for spawning and also native invertebrate numbers,” she said.

“Winding Creek is still in good condition and this project would help keep it that way.

Only the Lake Pearson outlet and a shingle fan running towards the lake are fully fenced. Sheep are allowed access along the rest of the southern margin to drink, grazing to the water’s edge.


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The Department of Conservation is monitoring how well this approach works.

Mrs Moore said there was compromise on both sides.

“Ideally sheep as well as cattle would have been fenced out of Winding Creek because they graze overhanging vegetation which creates shade liked by fish. On the plus side, they help control weeds.”

Ring-fencing Lake Pearson would see rank grass and matagouri choke the margins, ruining the iconic view, according to Richard Hill.

“If we got a dollar for every car that stopped on the bend by the

lake to take a photo we would not be farming.”

He admits, however, that the lake is not the clear blue many remember. A large spring flood in 2013 was responsible, spilling silt and sediment into the lake, turning the water cloudy overnight.

Close to $170,000 has been spent on the Winding Creek and Lake Pearson projects including $106,000 in Immediate Steps grants from the Canterbury Water Management Strategy Selwyn-Waihora Zone Committee.

As managers of a sensitive lake zone,

the Hills are required by the Canterbury Land & Water Regional Plan to prepare a farm environment plan for the Lake Pearson catchment.

Going beyond this, they opted to write a farm environment plan for the whole 14,500ha property. This will guide decisions such how many sheep to run and which land could be cropped, grazed or retired without risking water quality.

Environment Canterbury Zone Delivery Manager Judith Earl-Goulet said no increase in nitrogen leaching is allowed in Lake Pearson.

“As a high country lake, it is especially

vulnerable to enrichment due to its small volume of water relative to the size of the catchment, and how long it stays there,” she said.

“Careful management is needed because this can result in unsightly algae and aquatic plant blooms which affect fish and invertebrate habitats and can make lakes unsuitable for swimming.

“It takes a long time for a degraded lake to recover so action is needed to protect water quality.”

Winding Creek is one of five main salmon spawning streams feeding into the Waimakariri River.


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The initiative will see 190 hectares of Ashley Dene developed for dairy farm systems-scale research. Research into two dairying systems will be conducted, with 140 hectares to be developed as an irrigated block with 450 cows and 50ha to be developed as a dryland block with 106 cows. First milking is planned for spring 2016.

Dr Grant Edwards, Professor of Dairy Production at Lincoln University, and one of the leaders for the development of the new R&D Station, said the station will create a new platform to develop effective and profitable farming systems and technologies to help farmers to achieve sustainable production and protect the environment.

Dr Edwards said the station will provide opportunities for university staff and students to conduct leading-edge research to reduce the environmental impacts of dairy farming.

“The Research Station will also increase opportunities for collaboration between the university’s own faculties and Lincoln Hub partners, as well as secure additional research income for Lincoln University.

“Research will explore how to reduce the nutrient losses by taking cows off

Research farm an environmental opportunityThe creation of a new Research and Development Station at Lincoln University’s Ashley Dene farm is being described as an unrivalled opportunity for collaboration between industry research bodies, in the interests of sustainable, profitable farming.

A new Research and Development Station is being developed at Lincoln University’s Ashley Dene farm.

pasture and or crops in late autumn and winter for a significant portion of the day to rest and ruminate on stand-off pads. Nutrient leaching will be reduced through the capture of the effluent which will then be applied, at a later date, to crops and pastures on the farm.”

Lincoln Hub founding partners in particular will be able to use the farm for collaborative research projects.

Peter Millard of Landcare Research, one of the Hub partners, said the development of the two new dairy platforms at Ashley Dene gives an unrivalled opportunity for collaboration between Lincoln University and Landcare Research.

“Using a mixture of core funding and realignment of commercial projects, Landcare Research will be installing instruments to measure the net exchange of water, carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide in the two dairy systems.

“At the same time, assisted by funding from the New Zealand Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Centre, we will be installing large lysimeters in both dairy systems. This will enable us to measure the net gaseous fluxes of nitrogen and carbon in the system, as well as any N or C lost through the soil by leaching.

“Together, these provide a unique opportunity to study the impact of intensification of dairying on the whole carbon and nitrogen cycles”.

Professor Keith Cameron, Head of the Centre for Soil and Environmental

Research at Lincoln University said this investment by Lincoln University will create new opportunities to solve some of the most pressing environmental issues related to farming on free draining shallow soils.


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Over the last 20 years, pest management in Canterbury has primarily focused on the management of pests such as broom, gorse, rabbits, Bennett’s wallaby and nassella tussock.

ECan Commissioner Tom Lambie said the purpose of the new discussion document was to seek the community’s views on the best approaches to be taken and is the first step in a comprehensive review of the current Canterbury Regional Pest Management Plan.

“Pest management is an important part of the sustainable management of natural resources,” Mr Lambie said.

“Our Biosecurity programme aims to achieve smart management of pest risks in Canterbury.”

Mr Lambie said Canterbury has committed significant resources to the

Pest management feedback soughtEnvironment Canterbury wants Selwyn farmers to respond to a discussion document on the future of pest management in the district.

management of legacy pests that affect production land, with limited success.

“Resources are currently committed mainly to compliance inspections, which constrains work to prevent, detect and act on new pests arriving in our region.”

He said Environment Canterbury is proposing a change in the way it undertakes pest management, focusing more on preventing new pests.

“This would help us become more resilient, with pests managed for both production land and biodiversity protection purposes.

“This new direction would place more responsibility on individual landowners to manage pests on their properties themselves, with compliance inspections focusing more on preventing

ECan Commissioner Tom Lambie wants Selwyn farmers to contribute to the development of a new Canterbury pest management plan.

pest spread to neighbouring properties. “This presents an opportunity for

more proactive initiatives, such as on-farm biosecurity and the inclusion of pest management in farm environment plans,” Mr Lambie said.

Mr Lambie said it was important farmers are involved in the process.

“Contributions to the discussion document will provide us with valuable feedback to help position the new plan to meet the community’s future needs.”

The discussion document is available at www.ecan.govt.nz/pestreview and Feedback will be received until February 28.

“Community meetings are planned early in the year to offer another means of contributing to the discussion document,” Mr Lambie said.

Foundation in place for future growthBy Nicky Hyslop, Chair Irrigation New Zealand

There have been some great wins for irrigation over the past year but concerns still remain around how farmers will practically manage their nutrient run-off, mitigate other environmental impacts on-farm while affording access to reliable water for irrigation.

In 2015 we saw great strides in regard to policy direction. The fourth Land and Water Forum Report recommended central funding of environmental infrastructure like water storage and wetlands. This infrastructure means freshwater can be captured for environmental benefits such as managed aquifer recharge and augmenting rivers in dry seasons.

Suggested amends to the Resource Management Act (RMA) will also help streamline the consent process and give more weight to national direction and collaborative processes for scheme development.

The Government’s 30 Year Infrastructure Plan included irrigation as part of the foundations for a prosperous New Zealand and recognised more needs to be done to ensure that economic and social benefits are maximised while still protecting the environment.

With these plans and policies laying foundations for pragmatic infrastructure development, a lot has also happened ‘on the ground’.

After much debacle and debate, a construction timeline has been tabled for Ruataniwha in the Hawke’s Bay now that it has sufficient farmer uptake and investors circling. Also in the North Island, the Wairarapa Water Users

Project is moving ahead through its feasibility stage, investigating possible sites in detail alongside the level of farmer demand, both now and into the future.

Down south, Central Plains Water opened Stage 1, bringing water to the first 20,000 hectares of dairy, cropping and sheep and beef land between the Rakaia and Waimakariri Rivers; and consent was granted for the Waimea Dam in Tasman to go ahead.

Scheme development has been bolstered by the 2015 budget allocation of $25 million of new funding to the Irrigation Acceleration Fund – which helps kick start irrigation projects with

seed funding.As an organisation, we continue

to support our rapidly developing industry providing education and assistance to our members – and anyone interested. We have run 16 Irrigation Manger workshops in 2015 with over 300 attendees, these have a focus on efficient water application for water, nutrient and energy savings.

Looking ahead to 2016, alongside our biennial Conference and Expo in April, we intend to hold an Infrastructure Forum in the first quarter of the year to allow industry to come together and discuss their needs for progressing infrastructural developments.


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Fill the container with a good quality potting mix. Avoid trying to save money by using soil from your garden as this often hardens over time from continued rain and sunshine.

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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

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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

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“I have yet to

make a final decision

as I am so busy with council work at th

e

moment, so I w

ill take tim

e off during

the Christmas break to consider my

position although I would say it

is highly

likely I

will stand.”

Cr Walters said she was not surprised

at Cr McEvedy’s intention to stand for

the mayoralty as “fo

r the last seven

terms the Selwyn mayor has been a

farmer from the Ellesmere ward”.

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Retired MAF livestock officer John

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property in Selwyn Street to help

feed himself, but a recent dog attack

saw one sheep killed and two others

seriously mauled.

“It appears these two dogs made

their attack at about 4.15am as my

neighbour on hearing a disturbance

entered my property and disturbed the

dogs during the attack causing the dogs

to take off.

“These dogs are killers as in

my experience the attack was by

throat strangulation normally used

by undomesticated, uncontrolled

mongrel animals or animals in natural

wild conditions.

“My concern is these types

of dogs could well be capable of

attacking children.”

He said as a superannuitant his

sheep were his annual supply of meat

and also helped to keep the grass down

for fire protection.

“The two surviving sheep were so

stressed they are now unsuitable for

human consumption which means a

loss of around $500 and I will have to

replace the animals.”

Mr Newton said the Selwyn District

Control animal control was informed of

the attack and he was impressed with

their response.

“Animal control was prompt in

attending following a call, taking

descriptions of the animals, photos of

the aftermath of the attack and doing a

Dog attacks a concern

by Kent Caddick

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

attention to vulnerable children.

search for the dogs.”

The dogs were caught on a security

camera and the footage has given to

the council’s animal control department.

Mr Newton said it isn’t the first time

Coalgate residents have had to deal

with dog attacks.

“There have been around 30

sheep killed by dog attacks in the

Coalgate area over the last two years

which have resulted in a loss to the

sheep’s owners of about $3000 and

in many cases the sheep have been

family pets.”

Council’s Senior Animal Control

Officer Steve Clarke said they were

alerted to the attack by Police.

“After the attack a witness was

interviewed and black and white CCTV

camera footage was also reviewed.

“Two dogs were involved in the

attack and they appear to be either

a Mastiff or Staffy cross breed. The

dogs looked very similar and could

well be related so staff also checked

records to identify where there were

registered dogs in the area of similar

breeds and spoke to a number of dog

owners, however, this did not identify the

dogs involved.”

Mr Clarke said they also sent letter

to properties in the Coalgate township

asking for information to help identify

the dogs.

“This also advised dog owners to

check they were responsible for their

dog's activities and that owners need to

ensure they know where their dogs are.

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

dogs attack his sheep.

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The Games celebrated its fifth

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Domain with over 9000 people

attending, 300 competitors taking part,

102 stall holders selling their wares and

200 volunteers working tirelessly behind

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Chieftain Alex Bruce, managing

director of Adelphi Distillery an

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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

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turned out.

“The Hororata Highland Games

began out of a community desire to

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the Canterbury earthquakes,” Mrs

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“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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LivestockCALF, PIG, horse & chook meal. 14% protein, 13% ME. Available in any quantities. Dunsandel area. Please call 027 392 7543.

LAYING CHICKENS for sale $10. Roosters free. Phone 021 930 240

-shearing -crutching-tailing -drenching-foot trimmingA professional friendly service

LIFESTYLE BLOCK MOBILE SHEARING

Call Shaun Adams for a free quote021 204 1274 or 03 960 3112

NO JOB TOO BIG OR TOO SMALL

Professional Services

SHOP 16 – ROLLESTON SQUAREMon–Fri 8am-5.30pm, Sat 9am-1pm CLOSED WEEKENDS WITH PUBLIC HOLIDAYS!

PHONE 03 347 7601

ROLLESTONDRYCLEANING & LAUNDROMAT

Property Maintenance

MALVERN WASTE SOLUTIONS, rubbish and recycling, domestic, commercial, skip hire, functions, locally owned and operated. Phone 03 318 7407. www.mws.co.nz

Public NoticesLOCAL MARRIAGE & CIVIL UNION CELEBRANT now available. Bruce Russell - Finlays Road, West Melton. Ph 03 347 9692

Trades

SHELLEY’S GLASS AND GLAZING. Got a broken glass window? Insurance work, Pet doors, Mirrors, Retro Refits, Single/Double Glazing, Splashbacks, Fire Glass. 32 years in the glass industry, Operates in Oxford, Cust, Darfield, West Melton, Rolleston and Surrounding Areas. Call your local Glazier - Mark on 03 312 3253 or 0272 426 368.

Concrete 2 U

All aspects of concreting & all types of finishing

DECORATIVE STAMPED COLOURED EXPOSED

Dale Mayberry Ph: 021 222 2833

Need a Professional Electrician?

0800 LASER 4 U(0800 527 374)

Laser Electrical Rolleston 831 Jones Road, Rollestonwww.laserelectrical.co.nz

Call Laser Electrical today

Rolleston’s LOCAL award winning electriciansWe now have a fantastic team of 11

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Laser Plumbing Christchurch West03 348 6920

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Laser Plumbing Christchurch West03 348 6920

0800 11 22 [email protected]

We are able to accurately share travelling costs between jobs with GPS tracking

So try us first!

darfield applianceDaily Onsite Sales & Servicing

Authorised Service Agent for Most Brands• Washing Machines • Ovens• Dryers • Dishwashers• Cooktops• Washing Machine Hire (from $8/wk)

OXFORD APPLIANCESMurray Dawson

Reg’d Service Technician027 226 3898

SEPTIC TANKS

Better call the experts and get that Septic Tank emptied!

24 Hours, Seven Days

EMPTY THEM NOW - BEST VALUE GUARANTEED

SELWYN LIQUID WASTE“Our business is Flushing your Business”

Call Graham Bunt (Bunty)027 433 2842 or A/H 03 325 4257

WEST MELTON MARKET

AT ST. PAULS

For information on available stalls and relevant costs please contact:

Sue Benzie 021 733 080 [email protected]

WEEKLY MARKET HELD EVERY SATURDAY WET OR FINE FROM

ONWARDS 9AM – 12PM

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SALES CONSULTANTDee Costelloe03 347 1561022 530 [email protected]

SALES MANAGERHelen Rhodes03 347 15640275 273 [email protected]

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To Let

FOR RENT WEST MELTON. One Bedroom modern cottage on lifestyle property. Furnished or unfurnished. No pets. $225 per week. Ph 03 347 8323

Malvern Anglican Parish — 8.00am St Ambrose Sheffield; 9.30am Trinity Darfield; The Ven Canon Susan Baldwin, 03 3179079; www.malvernanglican.wordpress.comSt Paul’s Anglican West Melton — 9.30am at West Melton; Bible study Mondays and Tuesdays 7.30pm; Prayer time Thursdays 2.00pm-3.00pm. Everyone is Welcome; for more info contact Penny 3478139 or Colin & Gail 347 8443 Church @ Rolleston — 40 Brookside Road. 9:30am Union Service & Sunday School – Rev J Meredith; 5.00pm Catholic Mass; Contact Secretary Lynette Ph 347 4599 [email protected] of Hororata Anglican — 9.30 St Johns at Hororata; 11.00am at St Andrews Glentunnel; www.hororataparish.co.nz Rev Jenni Carter 318 0858. Kirwee Community Church — 10am Kirwee Sports Pavilion, High Street, Kirwee, Morning Tea to follow, Pastor: Brian Booth 03 318 1309.Darfield Catholic Church — Sunday Masses 8.30am For Weekly Masses, and the Liturgy Timetable refer to the church newsletter. Parish Priest: Fr Paulo Filoiai’i 03 342 9763. [email protected]. Hornby Presbytery.Hope Presbyterian West Melton — 9.30am weekly, West Melton (1136 West Coast Rd). 11.00am first Sunday of the month, Halkett (668 Halkett Rd). Intern Pastor: Jordan Redding. Pastor available Wednesdays 9.00–12.00, 03 347 7509. Youth Leader: Sage Harris 03 980 2296 Ext 217.Glentunnel Chapel Temporary Venue— St Andrews in the Glen, Glentunnel . Sundays 10am. Worship & Communion. Ph 03 318 8948. Hope Presbyterian Rolleston — Service 10am, Rolleston School Hall, Kidman St. Pastor: Brent Richardson, 03 347 4007. Youth Leader: Courtney Forrest, 03 347 4007, www.hopechurch.net.nzMalvern Cooperating Parish — 10.00 am St James at St Ambrose, Sheffield. ‘Covenant Sunday’.Darfield Baptist Church — Services and Sunday School, Darfield 15 Greendale Road, 10.30am every Sunday, Glenroy Hall 9am 2nd & 4th Sundays. Ph 03 318 7360 Pastor – Paul Cossey; Youth Pastors Danielle Duff, Poiema Heine.Darfield Life Church — 17 North Terrace - 6.30pm Sunday Service; Pastors Wayne and Nicky Watson 03 318 7979 or 027 281 8340; Origin Youth 7.30pm Friday – Youth Leader James Sutherland 021 029 5223.Cornerstone — Rolleston/Burnham. Meeting Sundays @ 10am, Rolleston Community Centre and Sundays @ 6pm, Burnham Community Hall 1. www.cornerstonechurch.kiwi.nz : [email protected] : 021 221 6003.Rolleston Baptist Church - 9:30am, Children’s Sunday School & Bible Class; 10:30am, Main Service. We meet at Weedons School on Weedons Ross Road. Contact: Pastor, Joe Fleener; www.rollestonbaptist.org.nz; 03 260 1406; [email protected] of the week: Be still and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. Ps 46 v10

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Renovating & Decorating

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Specialising in kitchens & bathrooms.

MB FENCING CONTRACTINGSelwyn Area & Surrounds

All types of rural fencing, latest equipment.

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Ph. (evenings) 324 4111 or 0273-395-695

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• Industrial & Residential• Generator Switching

• New Housing• Repairs & Maintenance

• Mitsubishi Electric Heat Pumps

[email protected]

THE CUTTING EDGE IN PAVING

• Pathways• BBQ areas• Pool edges• Garden edges

We have pavers in a wide selection of colours & sizes at very competitive prices

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THE OLD SAWMILL 2239 MAIN SOUTH ROAD, BURNHAM

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Concrete Pavers offer beauty & long term performance to your home or business landscape

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Closed Xmas & Boxing Days ONLY. Open over Xmas & New Year.

SHEARINGMachines and Blades

Small Mobs - Lifestyle BlocksAlso Crutching and Dagging

Throughout the Selwyn Area

Phone ROB 021 413 270

We work to find forever homes for our lovely bull breed dogs and have a collection of beautiful doggies looking for a second chance in life.

chchbullbreedrescue.org.nz or call 021 296 7389

We need your help as much as you need oursCanterbury West Coast Air Rescue Trust. PO Box 20262, Christchurch 8543

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