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Windwhistle School students added to the sense of occasion when the Lake Coleridge Power Station celebrated its 100th birthday recently. The power station was the first Government-built hydro-electric power station constructed in New Zealand and was opened by the then Prime Minister William Ferguson Massey on December 2, 1914. Windwhistle School attended the public open day this month as part of the 100 year celebrations and reenacted school life from a century ago. The school hired costumes from Ferrymead Heritage Park in Christchurch so students and teachers could look authentically dressed for the occasion.
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Selwyn Mayor Kelvin Coe is calling for rural bus services to be subsidised.
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The call comes after the Red Bus Company decided to axe its afternoon service to West Melton from Christchurch after just six months. The company is retaining its daily Darfield to Christchurch service. Red Bus chief executive Paul McNoe said the decision to cut the West Melton service was a commercial one as the service, unlike the Go Bus company’s Rolleston service, does not receive an
Environment Canterbury (ECan) subsidy. “The afternoon service to West Melton, like the Darfield service, is a fully commercial one and therefore totally dependent on patronage for its viability,” Mr McNoe said. “Unfortunately the numbers using the service do not stack up. We regularly had five or six users, mainly school children returning from school in town but it wasn’t enough to make it viable.”
Selwyn Mayor Kelvin Coe said it was disappointing the service was being cut but he understood the company’s reasoning behind the decision. “It was really a case of use it or lose it,” Mayor Coe said. “What we would really like to see is rural bus services attracting the same sort of subsidies as urban services.” … continued on page 6
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New cycleway under construction Work has begun on a new Springston to Lincoln cycleway.
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by Kent Caddick
Entries for the Lake Crichton Triathlon and Duathlon summer series have opened.
Work has begun on a 2.6km cycleway along the Ellesmere Junction Road between Springston and Lincoln
The 2.6 kilometre cycleway will run from Everest Way in Springston along the south side of Ellesmere Junction Road to Lincoln University where it will connect to existing pathways. The off-road track will form part of a wider off-road cycling network connecting the main townships together in eastern Selwyn. Springston Community Committee has led the initiative for a new cycleway which has been designed by the Selwyn District Council. The $234,000 cost of the track is being jointly funded by the council and the committee. Committee chairperson Rupert Tipples says the new track will provide a safe and enjoyable place for cyclists and runners of all ages and abilities to exercise. “Ellesmere Junction Road has been experiencing an increased volume of traffic since the earthquakes, especially of heavy trucks and trailers, so this new
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This family-friendly three-race series run by the Selwyn Sports Trust is hosted on Friday evenings at Lake Crichton, a man-made lake just south of Dunsandel. The trust’s executive officer Michael Wilson said the series was such a success earlier this year that it is now set to be a regular fixture on the Selwyn event calendar. “The man-made lake provides the ideal setting for first time triathletes to give the sport a go,” he said. “There are long and short courses in both the triathlon and duathlon and team entry possibilities as well. Truly an event for everyone.” The three races have been planned for January 30, February 27 and March 6. “They would provide a perfect lead in for competitors looking at entering the House of Travel Triathlon Festival or the Canterbury primary and intermediate schools’ events,” Mr Wilson said. For more information and to enter the series, go to www. selwynsportstrust.org.nz.
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Merry Christmas from Board gives Selwyn MP Amy Adams thanks for support 2014 is nearing its end and it has been another busy year.
The biggest highlight for me this year has been receiving your support to continue as your local Member of Parliament for another three years. Lowlights of this year include the passing of my dear mother and also the tragic deaths of two Work and Income staff in Ashburton. I would like to wish all of the readers of The Record a very merry Christmas and happy New Year. I hope you are able to take a break and enjoy spending time with those who are most Amy Adams, Selwyn MP important to you. Please keep yourselves safe whether any matter that you think I may be to you are working on the farm, travelling on help with. I hope to see as many of you as the roads or venturing out on the water. My office will be closed for the possible when I am out and about Christmas–New Year period from at events around Selwyn in 2015. I December 23 and will re-open again am determined to keep working hard on January 14. As always, please do for Selwyn next year as our region contact my office staff for advice on continues to prosper and grow.
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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 community that cares. We would like to give particular thanks to the members of community hall and reserve committees in the Malvern district for the time and effort you spend in working for the advancement of your community on a wide range of challenging issues. The board thanks all of you for that contribution. On behalf of the board, we wish you and your family a happy and relaxing Christmas and safe and prosperous New Year. The board meets monthly and we arrange public forum speakers to speak on topical issues. If you have any issue that you believe the board may be able to help you with please contact me on 03 318 1784 to discuss. Our meetings are open to the public and everyone is welcome. Community board funding This financial year we have allocated grants to various individuals, groups, teams and schools. Funding grants are available to support individuals, teams and organisations whose projects contribute to the strengthening of community wellbeing in Selwyn. Community Services Awards The board recently held its awards evening. These awards recognised people in the Malvern District who have provided outstanding voluntary
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Message from the Mayor
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Season’s greetings one and all, and a special welcome to all the new arrivals to our district this year.
This year, 2014, has been another extremely busy year for staff and councillors alike as we continue to respond to the challenges and opportunities that come with Selwyn being the fastest growing region in New Zealand.
It’s been another year of extraordinary growth for Selwyn with all the challenges and opportunities that it brings. 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. We owe so much to so many when we think of all the volunteers who contribute to the wellbeing of our community. Our sports clubs, recreational, cultural activities, and Community Care services are all largely serviced by volunteers. Our new Community Selwyn Mayor Kelvin Coe Response programme (contact person Sue Jenkins 347 2977 or 021 in the many activities undertaken during 249 4861) initiated following the the year. earthquakes, is proving very successful After a particularly busy year I hope and complements our emergency we can all enjoy the Christmas break, service and Civil Defence volunteers. take time to reflect and refresh as Volunteers all contribute so much we remember family and friends, and to the wellbeing of our community and consider the good things in life. ensuring Selwyn is such a wonderful It’s been a privilege and a pleasure to work with you and for you this past year. place to live, work and play. On behalf of the councillors and Safe journeys, Merry Christmas and myself, I would like to thank all those a happy and prosperous New Year to who have supported us and council staff you all.
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During the year there have been numerous highlights for council and the communities in our district, including: • Completion of a new library for Lincoln in February • Completion of the Eastern Selwyn Sewerage Scheme. This scheme has subsequently won two national awards for engineering excellence • Continued increase in building consents received and processed. This year we issued a total of 2,790 which is a 17% increase on the previous year • Earthquake repairs to council infrastructure are almost completed • Earthworks have commenced at Foster Recreation Park in Rolleston, signalling the start of
the construction of Selwyn’s largest park which will encompass a wide range of activities • Over 250,000 admissions to the Selwyn Aquatic Centre with increased numbers enrolling for ‘Learn to Swim’ during each term during the year Significantly, we also adopted the Rolleston Town Centre Master Plan and our District Development Strategy (Selwyn 2031). As the district continues to grow it is important that we embrace and deliver the facilities identified in both of these plans to meet the needs of our growing population. My staff and I, together with the elected representatives of Selwyn district look forward to working with the community in 2015 and beyond. Enjoy a happy and healthy festive season.
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West Melton bus service axed However, ECan’s public transport manager David Stenhouse, said rural centres can access the same funding as urban centres. “The rural community needs to identify the need for the service together with the likely usage and advise Environment Canterbury either through letter or by way of submission to the Long Term Plan. “Environment Canterbury will then investigate the service and consult with the community over options available. “This consultation will include an estimate of the targeted rate which would be applied to residents as a result of the introduction of a service. The likely fare level would also be included in the consultation material.
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“Feedback would be assessed to ascertain if the service is viable in terms of likely passenger numbers and if there is a willingness of the community to pay the targeted rate.” Mr Stenhouse said if the service was assessed as viable and the community was willing to fund it then a report would go to the ECan Commissioners for approval. Paul McNoe said that while the current afternoon West Melton service has been shut down they are not closing the book on another service in the future. “It will really come down to public demand as was the case in us establishing our Oxford service. “The local community came to us and said we need a bus service to Oxford. So we put it on and in that case it has been well supported and like the Darfield service remains an important part of our business.” The Record understands to make the West Melton afternoon bus service viable patronage would have to be at least double the current numbers.
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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
Top award for former student by Belinda Cullen-Reid
Former Darfield High School student Karl Iremonger has received a top New Zealand science award for his research on brain functioning. Dr Iremonger, who is a lecturer and researcher at Otago University, received the MacDiarmid Emerging Scientist Prize wor th $200,000, with $150,000 to be used for further research, from Prime Minister John Key recently. “It’s an amazing opportunity to win the prize, particularly due to the calibre of previous prize winners,” Dr Iremonger said. He said this recognition will give him a chance to showcase the research he and his colleagues are doing at Otago University. “It’s also a great opportunity to encourage other New Zealanders to take up a career in research Former Darfield High School student Karl Iremonger’s scientific work on brain functioning has been recognised at and science.” the recent Prime Minister’s Science Awards His prize money will go towards a New Zealand-first research international conferences. Dr Iremonger laboratory at the University of Otago has discovered a new brain cell structure where Dr Iremonger and his team and communication system, setting the will apply world-leading knowledge to stage for more targeted therapies for discover how the brain controls the neurological diseases. “When parts of our brain malfunction, body’s response to stress. The former DHS student was a the treatments are often poor or prefect and Dux at the school in ineffective. One of the reasons could 1997. He then completed a Bachelor be that our thinking about how brain of Physical Education and a Bachelor cells function is overly simplistic. My of Science at the University of Otago research shows that some brain cells followed by a Master of Science and function very differently to what was PhD in Neuroscience at the University previously thought. of Calgary in Canada. “It provides a real foundation for other Since returning to New Zealand research and opens up possibilities that in 2010, he has presented his work other neuroscientists may not have numerous times at national and thought of,” he said.
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A YEAR IN REVIEW
As part of our look back into Selwyn residents making the news this year the staff at The Record would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a safe New Year. July was a big month for Selwyn’s only locally owned community newspaper The Record. In July the paper celebrated its first birthday in its current format after the long-serving Malvern Record received a makeover with full colour in tabloid format. In the same month The Record was recognised as the most improved community newspaper in the country taking out the prestigious Frank Veale Memorial Award at the New Zealand Community Newspaper Association’s annual awards in Wellington. NZCNA awards judge Sue McPherson said while The Record’s path to a traditional community paper was not unique the paper had achieved a remarkable metamorphosis this year. Pictured are: The Record editor Kent Caddick, right, and Deb Wright, general manager of publishers NorthSouth Multi Media, receiving the Frank Veale Memorial Award from NZCNA President John Spring.
We would like to thank all our readers and contributors along with our valued advertisers for their input into making The Record an award winning newspaper in 2014. In particular The Record would like to mention the often unheralded work being done by members of community boards and township committees who really make the communities around Selwyn vibrant. Our hats are also off to the staff at the Selwyn District Council charged with making sure our communities have the services and facilities they need. While they may not always get it right first time their work is invaluable in making Selwyn sensational. We look forward to bringing you all the best in community news from around Selwyn in 2015.
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In September and October West Melton celebrated its 150th birthday in style with a Time After Time historic field day in late September followed by a weekend of celebratory activity in October with a black tie ball and other social and sporting events. The West Melton Celebration Committee spent months preparing the highly successful event with special tributes being paid to organisers Nicky Parker and Andrew Sharpe for going above and beyond to ensure the events were well patronised. Next year it will be Rolleston’s turn to mark its 150 year milestone. Pictured: West Melton 150th celebration committee member Andrew Sharpe and his children Emily and Max at the Time After Time field day.
The Record’s pick for young achiever of the year was 17-year-old Darfield High School student Tim Logan who is turning heads in both the world of conservation and the agricultural sector. Tim’s outstanding year was capped just this month when he received the Prime Minister’s Future Scientist Prize worth $50,000 for his studies into native plants in Canterbury. Tim has spent the last couple of years walking the Waimakariri River floodplain researching the effects of stock grazing on low native vegetation such as New Zealand species of mosses and lichen. This award comes on the heels of other accolades for Tim including Best in Fair at the 2014 Canterbury Westland Secondary School Science and Technology Fair and the New Zealand Young Plant Conservationist Award.
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Keeping children safe this summer Plunket is encouraging Selwyn families to keep an eye on their children while they make the most of the summer holidays. whenever you are at the beach, down by the river or near a pool — if you can’t grab them you can’t save them. “At big family gatherings, people often put someone in charge of watching children swimming or playing in the water and this is a really good idea. “While you’re outside, remember the slip, slap, slop and wrap message. Slip into some shade and some cool cover-up clothes, slop on the sunscreen, slap on a hat and don’t forget the sunglasses. “ However, she said burns aren’t just caused by the sun. “Watch out for the children while you are barbecuing or enjoying a bonfire. If you have lots of visitors staying, it also
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Plunket National Advisor on Child Safety, Sue Campbell said summer is all about fun, family, friends and hopefully some sunshine. “But it’s also a time when sunburn and accidents are all too common. “Children are often travelling with different family or friends so it’s important their car seats travel with them. If that’s not possible, Plunket can help with short-term hire but this needs to be planned well ahead as there is high demand on this service.” Ms Campbell is also urging Selwyn parents to keep an eye on children around water. “It’s also really important to keep children within arm’s reach
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Drive to survive on holiday by Ngaire Tinning, Selwyn road safety co-ordinator
Like the rest of New Zealand, roads in Selwyn will become increasingly busy over the next few weeks with higher traffic volumes and a variety of different vehicles. As Christmas holiday season approaches many of these drivers will be heading off on holiday or having at least a few days away to catch up with family and friends. When travelling it is always important to allow enough time to get to your destination, drive with patience and avoid taking unnecessary risks. Holiday traffic will also include many extra campervans and other vehicles towing boats, caravans or trailers. If you are towing, the maximum speed limit on the open road is 90km/h. Keep left and pull over when it is safe to let other vehicles pass. Keeping a safe following distance between yourself and the vehicle in front will allow you enough distance should the vehicle in front of you stop suddenly. Holiday driving often means spending several hours behind the wheel. Long journeys can be tiring, and tiredness can be fatal if you don’t recognise the signs.
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Your hosts, Chanel and Dale, aim to provide you with a quiet, relaxed and homely environment where you can unwind and enjoy the restful atmosphere of Hanmer Springs. We can arrange bookings for any of the local activities and attractions or restaurants to ensure your stay is a memorable one.
Get plenty of sleep before your journey, and try to 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 you do start feeling tired, take a short break, or if possible, share the driving. Use the air conditioning if your vehicle has it as cool air will keep you more alert and will help avoid frustration and stress which are major causes of fatigue. The safety belt is one of the top safety features in your vehicle and only takes a split second to buckle up. No-one wants to be involved in a crash but that small step increases your chance of avoiding serious injury by up to 40% if the unfortunate occurs.
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make unsafe decisions, particularly when overtaking or at pulling out at intersections. It is encouraging to know our Police will be out on our roads to strictly enforce the speed limits when needed and encourage drivers to travel at a safe speed that suits the road conditions and the environment. Their efforts, combined with the support from all road users will result in a safer journey for everyone.
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My Italian Kitchen: Orange rice cake by Belinda Cullen-Reid
It is well known that Italians love their pasta, but even though pasta is faster, rice is also nice.
When we think of Italian rice we think of creamy savoury risotto cooked with the special arborio rice, but Italian’s enjoy rice in sweet dishes as well. One simple but delicious sweet orange rice cake called Torta di riso al profumo d’ arancio is typical of cakes made with rice in the northern regions of Italy where rice is plentiful. This rice cake is not only delicious but it is also nutritious and quite acceptable
Recipe
to give to children as an after school snack or even have for breakfast. This recipe appeared on one of my alltime favourite cooking shows Two Greedy Italians where Italian chefs Antonio Carluccio and Gennaro Contaldo, now living abroad, return to their homeland together and rediscover the beauty of its food, the people and the culture. For in Italy all are ver y much intertwined.
The sweet citrus flavour of the orange cuts through the creamy rice making for a delicately flavoured cake
Orange rice cake (torta di riso al profumo d ’arancio)
Ingredients: 1.7 litres of milk — 1 vanilla pod ½ a lemon rind peeled 200 grams of sugar 300 grams of arborio rice 5 large eggs, separated 50 ml orange liqueur 40 grams of raisins 1 orange, zested, plus extra zest, to serve
Instructions: Preheat the oven to 180°C. Grease and line a 24 cm cake tin which has a loose-bottomed. Use greaseproof paper. Place the milk, vanilla pod, pieces of lemon rind and sugar in a large saucepan and bring them to the boil. Add the rice and simmer over a medium to low heat for about 20–25 minutes, until the rice is al dente and
has absorbed the milk but still has a creamy consistency. Remove from the heat and allow to cool. Once cool do not forget to discard the lemon rind. In a bowl, whisk the egg yolks and liqueur until creamy. In a different bowl, whisk the egg whites until stiff. Add the egg yolk mixture to the cooled rice, and then fold
in the stiffened egg whites, followed by the raisins and orange zest. Do not over mix. Pour in the prepared tin and bake in the oven for 1 hour. Serve warm or cold, sprinkled with a little extra orange zest to finish. Viva il cuoco che ci delizia con leccornie e allegria, meaning ‘Bless the cook who serves love and laughter’.
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AUTO
Fireworks all year round by Andy Bryenton
Ford’s global reach and worldwide automotive plans continue apace, with the venerable US automaker watching the Focus dominate the Chinese new car market, the EcoSport sell out in India and the good ol’ F-150 remain evergreen in North America. And while the planet-spanning master plan of the boys from Dearborn may mean the end of the Falcon badge downunder, there are surprises in the works from Ford to rival the announcement of Mustangs on Kiwi forecourts in the not-too-distant future. So until the throaty V8 rumble of the sixth-gen ‘Stang is heard on Waikato roads, please consider exhibit A — a three-door hatch so hot that it’s positively incandescent. Especially in the fire-engine red trim we got to see up close and in the flesh. This is the 2014 Fiesta ST, a car which was marketed
with its own brand of hot sauce on its arrival to these shores, and which throws its diminutive weight around with such precision and verve that older petrolheads can be heard whispering the words ‘Escort Cosworth’ in hushed tones after a quick spin. Not that the mad, fun little Fiesta ST shares a lot in common with the raucous, rally-bred ‘Esky’ — this is a more sophisticated beast. But consider. The roadgoing 1992 Escort Cosworth weighed 1,320 kilograms and packed 168 kilowatts of power. The ST, on the other hand, is packed with far more luxury, safety
and technical gadgetry, yet only weighs 1,163kg. Under the hood, a 1.6 litre turbocharged engine kicks out 134kW — but also 240Nm of torque. That means a lighter, more nimble vehicle than any other small Ford of recent memory — but also the firepower to outgun many other top euro-hatches. No wonder, when the ST was engineered in Cologne, Germany, and fettled in Belgium before being unleashed locally. You may think that the comparison between the now-legendary Cosworth and a variant of the Fiesta is heretical, but that sense of slightly unhinged yet fully planted fun is right
there, making this a worthy successor to the whale-tailed road rocket of yore. A proper six speed manual transmission rewards driving acumen with satisfying feedback, making this a cut above the average superheated shopping trolley hatch. Those lamenting the end of the Falcon legend should take heart. There are still dedicated petrolheads calling the shots at Ford — enough to get this smile-inducing little firecracker onto the forecourts here in New Zealand. It’s evidence enough to make those who think small cars can’t be fun to think again.
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CHURCH NOTICES — Sunday 21st December Malvern Anglican Parish — 8.00am at St Ambrose Sheffield; 9.30am at Trinity Darfield; 5.00pm Community Carol Service and BBQ at St Josephs Darfield; The Ven Canon Susan Baldwin. 03 317 9079. malvernanglican.wordpress.com St Paul’s Anglican West Melton — 9.30am Holy Communion; Bible study Mondays and Tuesdays 7.30pm – for more info contact Colin & Gail 03 347 8443 or Penny 03 347 8139. Church @ Rolleston — 40 Brookside Road. –9.30am Union Service & Sunday School– Rev P Harris; 12.00pm Chinese Christian Church; 5.00pm Catholic Mass. Contact Secretary Lynette 03 347 4599 lynlen50@hotmail.com. Parish of Hororata Anglican — 9.30am St Johns Hororata; 11.00am St Andrews Glentunnel; 7.00pm St John Hororata Lessons and Carols; 24 December 6.30pm Childrens Christmas Story; 11.00pm St Johns Hororata Christmas Communion; 25th December 9.30am St Johns Hororata Christmas Communion; www.hororataparish.co.nz; Rev Jenni Carter 03 318 0858. 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: hornbyparish@xtra.co.nz. Hornby Presbytery. Kirwee Community Church — 10am Kirwee Sports Pavilion, High Street, Kirwee, Morning Tea to follow, Pastor: Brian Booth 03 318 1309. 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. 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.nz. 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. Malvern Co-Operating Parish — 10.00am St James Sheffield (Advent 4) Glentunnel Chapel — Sunday 10.30am Worship & Communion, 03 318 8948 or 021 274 2548. www.glentunnel.org.nz. 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. Rolleston Church — 10am Family Service 5pm Night Service. Cornerstone Kids during morning service. Cornerstone Youth in the Lounge, Friday 7–9pm. All meetings held at the Rolleston Community Centre, 126 Rolleston Drive, Administration contact: Nikki @ 03 347 8716, admin@rollestonchurch.co.nz, www.rollestonchurch.co.nz. Verse of the week: For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord – Luke 2 v11
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