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Among a list of notable New Zealanders on the Queen’s New Year Honours List are three local Selwyn citizens who have excelled in very different areas of endeavour. For the people of Kirwee, it’s a chance to raise a toast in celebration of their local fire chief, who has served on the front lines of public safety since 1974. Fire and Emergency New Zealand chief executive, Rhys Jones, praised the efforts of David Stuart Jones, alongside five other firefighters who have been honoured in the new year’s accolades from our monarch. “We are very proud to have such talented and dedicated people put themselves forward to serve both Fire and Emergency New Zealand and their communities,” said Mr Jones. “The immense amount of work they have undertaken for Fire and Emergency and many other organisations is helping to make their communities stronger, safer and more resilient.” Kirwee’s chief, who is more often known familiarly by his middle name, Stuart, joined the Cust Volunteer Fire Brigade in 1974 and transferred to the Kirwee Volunteer Fire Brigade in 1979. Stuart was elected station officer of the Kirwee brigade in 1984, became deputy chief fire officer in 1996, and has held the role of chief fire officer since 2000. He has been the driving force behind fundraising events to upgrade or replace equipment, replace operational support vehicles, and for the construction of a tanker shed. He has mentored and trained a number of firefighters during the years, many of whom have gone on to careers with Fire and Emergency New Zealand. After the 2011 Christchurch Earthquake, he was a member of a revolving crew stationed with Kirwee brigade’s tanker
p Kirwee’s brigade is full of admiration for their long-serving chief fire officer, who has been honoured by the Queen for 2020
at the Christchurch City station to assist other crews in the surrounding area in the weeks following. Also graced with an award at new year’s was Roger Francis Gilbert of Leeston, who was awarded the Queen’s Service Medal for services to
both sports and historical research. Prebbleton’s most famous citizen, rugby coach Steve Hansen, who was made a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for his distinguished career in sports, both on and off the field.
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Toxic algae warning The Community and Public Health division of the Canterbury District Health Board has issued a health warning after potentially toxic blue-green algae was found in Selwyn River at Glentunnel. People and animals, particularly dogs, should avoid the area of the Selwyn River at Glentunnel until the health warning has been lifted. There are other access points along the Selwyn River that may have cyanobacteria present and people are advised to check for its presence and avoid contact. “The algae look like dark brown to black mats and can produce toxins harmful to people and animals,” says p Cyanobacteria appear as dark brown/black mats attached Canterbury Medical Officer to rocks of Health Dr Cheryl Brunton. “Exposure may cause skin rashes, remain out of the waterways until the nausea, stomach cramps, tingling warnings have been lifted.” and numbness around the mouth and Environment Canterbury is monitoring fingertips. If you experience any of these the sites, and the public will be advised symptoms, visit your doctor immediately. of any changes in water quality. Cyanobacteria appear as dark brown/ Let your doctor know if you have had contact with dark brown/black algal black mats attached to rocks along the mats or water in this area.” riverbed. The algae can increase rapidly The Selwyn District Council as the during warmer months and often has drinking water supplier is following a strong, musty smell. Although high agreed procedures and monitoring its river levels will remove the algal bloom, detached mats can accumulate along nearby drinking water intakes. “No one should drink the water from the shore and increase the risk of the river at any time. Even after boiling exposure to toxins. Avoid contact with the water from the river, it does not the water. Warning signs may not be remove the toxin, therefore, should not seen hence the need to treat every lowbe consumed. flowing river cautiously. “Pets should be taken to a vet For further information, visit immediately if they are showing signs Environment Canterbury — Swimming of illness after coming into contact with Water Quality, CDHB — Recreational algal mats. People and animals should Water or LAWA — Can I swim here. ¢
Ending the year well A single 20 year old Pinus radiata will offset all the greenhouse gas through the life of 1 sheep. 1.5 trees will offset 1 cow’s gas for one year. 5 trees will offset the carbon from 1 car for 1 year.
Plantation forestry is already looking great For the same area of land, forestry provides many more jobs than sheep and beef farming and so boosts rural communities. Forest product exports are earning more than beef and sheepmeat combined. And from much smaller land area. Forests are the best way to hold vulnerable landscapes intact. Our future needs to include more forests Forestry is the key to getting New Zealand to carbon neutral. Though trees alone can’t achieve carbon neutrality for New Zealand permanently, our forests’ ability to absorb carbon is crucial for reaching 2030 and 2050 greenhouse gas reduction goals. That’s why there are incentives to plant trees, paid for by carbon emitters. That in turn is why so many New Zealand landowners are planting forests. Forests and farms are both crucial for New Zealand. Nearly a third of our log harvest is on farms. Let’s work together. We can continue to feed and house both us and our international customers, and fight climate change at the same time.
p Maddie Collins participated at Carnmore Pony Club’s end of year rally with her pony Trig along with 13 other club members. Riders dressed themselves and their ponies with Christmas decorations, played games and engaged in showjumping. During the year Maddie was the first club member to sit her C+ Pony Club Certificate
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Looking back, and looking forward The news in 2019 has been, at times entertaining, confronting, and always interesting. Here, where your local newspaper is made each week, we have seen stories of sadness and triumph, growth, learning, struggle, debate and inspiration throughout the year. However, most of all, we’ve seen an upward trend as our part of New Zealand continues to grow. General Manager, Deb Wright, says she has similar expectations for 2020 and expresses the hope that all those reading these words in our first edition for the year have enjoyed a safe and happy holiday season or are still doing so. “To all our readers, advertisers and supporters, welcome back to another year, which we hope will be prosperous and positive for you. We want to take this opportunity to invite you to share your stories with us so we can make your successes the talk of the Selwyn District in 2020.” As we start a new year, we’ve used this edition to showcase a retrospective of 2019 as seen from a local perspective. Gathered together in this volume are some of the biggest stories of the past year through a local lens. While nationally, 2019 will be remembered for upheavals like the Christchurch shooting tragedy and the eruption of White Island, along with victories in sports, political intrigues and the highlights of arts and
culture. Close to home, we have had a very interesting twelve months as well. The Selwyn area has seen new businesses open, people achieve milestones of service and record breaking birthdays, and communities rally together to achieve great things. It’s been a year of constant things to see and do as well, as a range of shows, from traditional A & P engagements to off road motorsport and heritage historic events came to town. The region has been visited by royalty, sent sports teams out to conquer the competition and has also adapted and grown with a rising population. From all of our team to all of you — welcome to 2020. Happy New Year. We promise to continue bringing you the local issues that matter, and the local stories that help build a sense of community, each week without fail, direct to your letter box. Who knows what will feature in our retrospective next year? If you’re lucky, it may very well be you! ¢
p The Integrity Community Media team are united in wishing our readers and advertisers a happy new year and look forward to a prosperous 2020. Absent Theresa Murray
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p When a stray spark ignited a massive bushfire in Nelson’s Pigeon Valley, local Rolleston firefighting volunteers joined in the coordinated response. February’s dry conditions contributed to the blaze, 30 kilometres south of Nelson. The resultant fires razed one home and forced about 3,000 people to be evacuated across a series of valleys and in the Waimea Plains settlement of Wakefield. Firefighters from the far north to the deep south answered the call to tame the inferno, many of them volunteers, like the six-person team from the Rolleston Volunteer Fire Brigade. The unpaid rescue heroes include an electrician, an engineer, a mechanic and prison guard. Their supervisor, chief fire officer Nigel Lilley, expressed heartfelt admiration. “They answered the call of their fellow brothers and sisters in the time of need,” he said.
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p More than 3,000 students, faculty and locals descended on Lincoln University’s campus to hear an address by a royal visitor in November. Prince Charles delivered what listeners described as a powerful dissertation on the state of the global environment. The royal said he was “enormously touched” to have been invited to speak at Lincoln and described the institution as one he had “long admired from afar”. That I have been invited here today to offer a few of my own observations about the state of the global environment is a particular honour for me, but I fear it’s a worrying indication of how devastatingly serious the situation has become,” he said.
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p Two of New Zealand’s oldest citizens both celebrated their birthdays in October, only a week apart. Christchurch residents Nina Brown and Ron Hermanns celebrated 108 years on the planet with a staggering number of festive candles each. Miss Brown was a schoolteacher for many years, both here and overseas. While Mr Hermanns worked in the air force during the second world war, keeping our allies flying in the Pacific Theatre. Fellow Cantabrian Bill Mitchell, at age 106, celebrated with the pair, causing guests to wonder if there was something special in the water back in 1911, which has assisted all three in their longevity.
REMEMBER... p Selwyn Motorfest roared into life with the beginning of December saw more than 500 cars, bikes and tractors rev up their engines and head along to the show. There was more to the festival than horsepower and chrome, however, as a variety of charities will now share in $20,000 of generous donations thanks to fundraising efforts associated with the motorfest. Event founder John Winchester was full of praise for the many donors, sponsors and supporters who have turned his humble idea into a family fun day that benefits the whole community in only three short years.
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A month of celebrations Members of the Selwyn community and beyond joined together at various events across the region during December, acknowledging personal and group achievements as well as celebrating the Christmas season. From Carols in the Paddock, end of school year celebrations, dressing ponies in
festive attire and walking from Picton to Bluff were just some of the many activities that were participated in by friends and families ending the year in a positive light. People were able to reflect on the year that was as they made new memories before heading into the new year. ¢
p The organisers of Carols in the Paddock at Hope Church Rolleston presented a colourful show full of fun activities and talent
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p West Melton School end of year prize-giving held on December 13 saw whanau join together as Year 1–3 celebrated their achievements with Jade receiving the Citizenship Award for the Junior School. Year 4–8 pupils also had many successes, and the Student Ambassadors for 2020 were announced being Amira, Aleia, Luke, Hamish, Brooklyn and Ryder along with the announcement of the school DRIVER values — determination/aumangea, respect/whakaute, integrity/ngakaupono, vitality/hiringa, empathy/aroha and resilience/manawaroa
p Selwyn Youth Choir presented a number of musical items at the end of year festivities at Kirrin Island
p In honour of his grandad, Tim Adams completed his charity walk from Picton to Bluff along State Highway 1 on December 22 for the Cancer Society walking 971 kilometres in 23 days raising a total of $10,200
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Lifestyle ‘n’ Farming Turn sunshine into water u by Andy Bryenton
A new generation of solar-powered deep-bore pumps is getting rid of the need for a generator in an old tin shed placed over far-flung wellheads. With improvements in battery and controller tech, there’s no reason why even the most out of the way water source can’t be utilised, reticulated and harnessed to help out in the dry weather when rain is not forthcoming. Here’s the scenario; you’ve located water in a deep aquifer, far out on the part of the farm where it would be great to have some troughs for the herd or
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a backup supply for irrigation. Mains power is so far away that rigging all that wire makes the job a cost to benefits nightmare. In the old days, the answer was to permanently relegate an old diesel or petrol generator to duties over the wellhead, powering a submersible pump with enough juice to bring water to the surface. The grim realities of hydrodynamics and physics meant that solar power was sometimes too weak a motive force to impel good clean H2O up a bore and into the pipe, troughs and tanks. There have been changes afoot. Now, there are plenty of places online and in your local area who will sell a solarpowered submersible pump system able to achieve a flow rate of more than 10 litres a minute at a depth of up to 85 metres. That rate will, of course, increase from a trickle to a flood if the
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p The Ashburton Trotting Club hosted more than 500 people at the Farming Families Day at the Races in July, with guests given the opportunity to relax and enjoy a day out with minimal expense. Co-organiser Craig Wiggins believes providing communities with affordable entertainment options is important for the health and wellbeing of all people, as they get a break from their daily routines. “It was a delight to see the children having fun with their friends and families. The adults also had the opportunity to catch up with people they knew and make new connections,” said Craig. “It was a very successful event and gave our guests something inexpensive to do with their families before the busy calving season.”
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p The latest addition to the Canterbury West Coast Air Rescue Trust fleet had its first mission in August, taking to the skies to help save lives in the Selwyn area. The Trust’s new H145 helicopter is one of two that patrol the southern stretch of New Zealand, with the second based in Dunedin. Extensively retrofitted with specialist medical and rescue equipment, the ‘flying ambulance’ has already flown many missions since its inception. It forms a vital part of the region’s emergency response network.
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u When one of the darkest days in New Zealand history unfolded in Christchurch, tragedy was followed by an outpouring of compassion and grief that brought the community together. Selwyn-based police officers, who by a stroke of good fortune were travelling to attend a course at Princess Margaret Hospital on subduing armed offenders, and thus bearing weapons themselves, were able to apprehend the perpetrator of the March 15 massacre after stopping his vehicle on Brougham Road. In the days that followed, locals laid wreaths of flowers, stood in solidarity with survivors, attended vigils and boldly refuted the divisionist hatred, which motivated this terrible crime.
Creating a learning environment
p Education and growth were both themes in the public eye in July, as the government announced plans for a brand new primary school in Rolleston. The planned learning hub will cater for 400 young students and should be completed by 2022. Education Minister Chris Hipkins made the announcement alongside additional plans to increase the facilities and roll of Lemonwood Grove School. In a speech detailing the forthcoming changes, the minister cited the need to grow education infrastructure to keep pace with the expanding population and communities in the Selwyn area. The news came with a further promise from lawmakers — ‘this is just the start’.
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End of the road for Commodore u by Andy Bryenton
We grew up together, went to school together, ended up being flatmates for a while in those university days; no surprise, as we both came into this world in 1978. That’s where the similarities between this writer and the Holden Commodore end, however. Nevertheless, I’m only one of the millions who are sad to see it disappear. Holden’s flagship sedan hit the roads as the oil crisis gave way to the decade of excess. However, it was lighter and therefore more economical than its rivals, or its HQ predecessor. New blue series engines came in with the upgrade to the VC Commodore in 1980, with the SS badge returning the year after, and the third-generation VH seeing the debut of Peter Brock’s HDT group one, two and three highperformance packages. Through to the VK and VL generations, motor racing legends were built and consolidated. Many a V8 Commodore was adorned with the stickers and paint jobs of racing icons from the tarmac of Bathurst. Commodores took many of us to school and many more on holiday. Big Commodore wagons were the family
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The ‘mad genius’ of European autos In August last year, the automotive world lost a figure who inspired his engineers to great heights and his rivals to fits of panic. Described as having ‘the strangest and most significant automotive career since Henry Ford’, Ferdinand Piech has also been called everything from a ‘mad genius’ to a ‘visionary’. He was definitely never boring. The grandson of the founder of Porsche, Piech was born in 1937, and grew up amid the post-second world war rebuild. While he personally owned 10 per cent of the famous marque, the company’s rules meant he was not allowed to hold a position of power there. So he took the move of working for rivals Audi. There, he worked his way to the top and was influential in the development of the rally-dominating Quattro. It springboarded Audi from euro also-rans to the upper echelons of luxury motoring. In 1993, Piech became boss of Volkswagen, while the famous brand was only a few months short of bankruptcy. He turned this ‘hospital pass’ into success, developing the New Beetle design, clawing back US market share developed when he was the VW boss of North America in the original Beetle’s heyday, and championing the
Volkswagen Phaeton, perhaps the most under-appreciated auto in history. This technical marvel had engineering specifications so precise that some of Germany’s top minds refused to work on the project. An example, Piech insisted that one should be able to brew a pot of tea in the back of the Phaeton without the windows steaming up. The brains trust who built this car were said to be the only engineers feared by Toyota’s crack Lexus design team. Later life never slowed the auto genius down. He was the father of the Bugatti Veyron, a masterwork of engineering over common sense and a triumph of design. He also managed to weld Lamborghini, Audi, VW and Bentley into a single juggernaut of manufacturing might. At the age of 71, he still rode his own super-hot Ducati motorcycle. At the age of 82, he was still shocking
the world with vehicles like his one-off, Bugatti-derived Voiture Noir. The only man in history who had ever dared to tell the Emperor of Japan that
one of his coveted Samurai swords was a fake will never be forgotten by motorists, or by the rivals he kept guessing to the last. ¢
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CHURCH NOTICES Anglican Church @ Rolleston — 40 Brookside Road (Church of the Resurrection) 9.30am Sunday services with morning tea to follow. Combined service 10am at St Stephens Anglican church Lincoln on fifth Sunday of month. Contact: Reverend Sampson Knight; Phone 021 334 168 Email: revsampsonnz@gmail.com. Catholic Mass at St Patrick’s Catholic Church — 31 Gerald Street, Lincoln. Saturday Vigil: 5.30pm, Sunday Mass: 8.30am, Weekday Mass: Tuesday to Friday 9am. Fr Job, Parish Priest Phone 325 2770, Email: lincolncatholicparish@gmail.com. Cornerstone — Rolleston. Meeting Sundays @ 10am, Rolleston Community Centre. Contact: Ps Andre Powell 027 871 1424, admin@cornerstonerolleston.org or www.cornerstonerolleston.org. 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, Youth Pastor Hannah Cossey. 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. hornbyparish@xtra.co.nz. Hornby Presbytery. 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. Glentunnel Chapel — Victoria Street, Glentunnel. Sundays 10.30 am, Worship and Communion. Ph 03 318 8948. Hope Presbyterian Rolleston — Service 10am, Rolleston School Hall, Kidman St. Pastor: Steve Talbot, 03 347 4007. Youth Leader: Courtney Forrest, 03 347 4007, www.hopechurch.net.nz. Hope Presbyterian West Melton — 9.30am weekly, West Melton (1136 West Coast Road). 11am first Sunday of the month, Halkett. Pastor: Murray Talbot 022 344 1039. Youth Leader: Mitch Shaw Ph 03 974 9120 or ext 1 021 411 800. www.hopechurch.net.nz. Lev Shel Torah Congregation Shabbat (Saturday) — 1.30pm Irwell Hall ,Corner Leeston & Selwyn Lake Road; Contact: Sue Boyd 03 324 2612. Life Church Selwyn — 10am every Sunday at Lincoln High School Hall (entrance from North Belt). www.lifechurch.nz or email selwyn@lifechurch.nz. Lincoln Baptist Church — Everyone welcome! Sundays, 10am, 530 Birchs Road Lincoln. www.lincolnbaptist.org.nz / 03 325 3396 / office@lincolnbaptist.org.nz. Lincoln Union Church — We would love to greet you at 10am Sundays. James St, Lincoln, opposite Lincoln Primary School, 03 325 2257. Malvern Anglican Parish — 12 January 8am St Matthew’s Courtenay. 9.30am Trinity Darfield. The Ven Susan Baldwin. Facebook: Malvern Anglican Parish. Rolleston Baptist Church — 9.30am, Children’s Sunday School & Bible Class; 10.30am, Main Service. We meet at Rolleston Christian School, 571 Springston Rolleston Rd, Rolleston. Contact: Pastor Joe Fleener; www.rollestonbaptist.org.nz; 03 260 1406; admin@rollestonbaptist.org.nz. St Paul’s Anglican — Parish service at St Paul’s 9am.
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Because in most cases it works! Inversion Therapy is the oldest recorded medical cure for back issues, first recorded by Hippocrates in 400 BC, otherwise known as spinal traction. Traction was used by modern hospitals for many years however because it is a slow process and ties up hospital beds for many weeks, they recently stopped using the treatment. Inversion Therapy is gentle and relaxing if done properly and has many other benefits apart from relieving back pain, it helps realign the spine and pelvic area, loosens up tight muscles, increases oxygen to the brain, stimulates circulation and the lymphatic system and has many other benefits.
Inversion helps to: • Relieve Back Pain • Relieve Neck Pain • Relieve Muscle Tension • Stimulate Blood And Lymph Flow • Improve Posture • Increase Flexability
Inversion NZ have been teaching people how to use this treatment for over twelve years, it is an amazing process with most people getting off the Teeter pain free for the first time in years or with their pain substantially reduced. The relief usually lasts around 30 minutes to three hours and as the pain returns you use the machine again, after using this method of treatment, in a few weeks the relief increases, which is the discs starting to retain more fluid, muscles starting to loosen up and the body coming back into alignment. In our experience most people are pain free in around three months, then the Teeter is used daily to maintain the health of the body.
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The biggest issue with inversion tables is there is no safety standards that need to be met. Because of this, other brands use mild steel for 100% of the metal involved. Mild steel is great for static loads, in other words things that don’t move such as chairs, tables etc, however with Inversion Therapy there is considerable movement and this movement causes mild steel to flex. Because it always flexes in the same place it eventually causes metal fatigue and can result in failure. Frank Harwood (84 at time of picture) using his Teeter, Frank’s been Inverting for over eleven years and has found it keeps him young
All Teeters are manufactured for extreme safety. Heat treated high tensile steel has been used in all areas subjected to stress. High tensile steel is far stronger and most importantly does not flex. This means Teeters are the strongest and safest tables on the market today.
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Discs:
It uses gravity to apply traction, the traction gently opens the discs and as they open up they create suction, this suction draws fluid from the surrounding tissue back into the discs, re-hydrating them. This is the key! Discs do not have their own blood supply, they rely on trans fer of fluid from the surrounding tissue to keep them healthy and hydrated and over the years as discs get thinner with age, they lose the ability to take on fluid (just like squeezing a sponge) and they start to de-hydrate.
Posture: Poor
posture is one of the major cases of pain and is a major contributor to the deterioration of the body with age. A difference in leg length causes most of the hip and knee issues, as they continue to place uneven loads on the joints; similar to the wheels out of alignment on your car. Trying to correct posture is extremely difficult due to muscle memory, as it constantly pulls the muscles back to where they were. At a level of 40 degrees or more on the Teeter, the muscle groups open up and eventually come back into alignment, using the table daily, does not allow the muscle memory to pull them back out of alignment and slowly the muscles start to lose their memory and go with the flow, allowing the body to come back into correct posture. Then using the table once a day will ensure it is kept there.
De-Hydrated discs are less flexible, they are harder, more prone to injury, they interfere with nerve roots creating pain and ultimately the de-hydration causes degen eration. The Teeter Inversion table slowly and gently brings the hydration back into the discs, plumping them up. It separates the nerve roots far more effectively and This is pure logic, if a machine is out of returns quality of life
Muscles: A lot of pain is muscular, when
muscles are stressed they become tight which restricts the flow of blood and lymph through the muscles so toxins build up, Co2 and Lactic Acid. Traction opens up the muscles, Rhythmic Traction, is a gentle rocking motion that stimulates circulation and encourages blood flow through the muscles, which clears the lactic acid into your lymph system where it stimulates lymph flow and deals with it. Most people with serious neck issues see a large improvement after only one treatment.
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alignment it does not last long, the only difference between the body and a machine is that the body is constantly repairing itself, however if the wear and tear on the body is greater than the body’s ability to repair itself, it is a slow decline. The Teeter slowly brings the body out of its decline and allows the body to repair itself, resulting in a far healthier life.
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Our Back Pain Expos We host a number of back pain expos throughout the country almost every weekend, these expos are a way for people to try out a Teeter Inversion Table and feel the benefits for themselves in a way that is instructive and informative. It is also a great way for people who already own a Teeter to come along and get a refreshment course on the use and operation of their Table and clear any questions they have about it. Sessions run continuously from 11am to 4pm and there are no bookings required, just come along at a time that suits you. There may be a wait during certain times and in these instances chairs are set out for anyone waiting for a turn, or anyone who just wants to ask us a few questions. We strive to cover the entire country and always try to book the most accessible venues we can. All our upcoming shows in the region are listed in the blue bar below, otherwise check out our website for more
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