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Pigs can fly Courses helping motorcycle safety
Jonathan Frauenstein of Kirwee has two reasons to feel pleased he took part in a motorcycle course …
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Safari fundraiser
Rain, hail and road slips did not deter around 250 scooter enthusiasts …
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Team ‘Flying Babes’ from Methven and Ashburton take a well-earned break at Kirwee during the running of the annual Scooter Safari to raise money for cancer research. The Scooter Safari was unable to maintain its usual route to the West Coast this year due to a large slip near Otira. Instead participants motored through the Selwyn district to Cass before returning to Kirwee for a get together. For more see page 6 …
Poor cell phone coverage adds to accident worry by Belinda Cullen-Reid
A new West Melton resident is rethinking her decision to move to the Selwyn township after her son’s involvement in a car accident was made worse by the lack of cell phone coverage.
Photographer focuses on Rolleston Rolleston has been brought into sharp focus through the work of local photographer Bekki Bennett …
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Sue Van Eyk Menkman was driving to Christchurch to work on State Highway 73 one morning when she passed her son Brad coming the other way, on his way home from nightshift. Just moments later her son was involved in a car accident at the
intersection of Chattertons and Dawsons roads’ with the highway — the second accident within a week at this intersection. To make matters worse, it appears a lack of cell phone coverage in the West Melton area meant attempts to contact
her by those first on the scene failed to go through. She continued driving to Christchurch blissfully unaware of the chaos behind her. Her husband managed to get hold of her when she was near Christchurch.
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Alexis Sutherland dances up a storm as part of the Darfield High School team competing at the recent 2014 Stage Challenge in Christchurch. The school picked up three awards for their piece entitled Time After Time, winning an excellence award for choreography, the student led award, and an excellence for school initiative. Lincoln High School and Ellesmere College also secured some good results at the event.
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Lincoln Primary School Year 8 students, from left: Jake Allen, Colby Currie, Henri Rollinson try out the communications equipment on the Selwyn District Council’s new civil defence incident command bus. More than 50 students were shown through the bus and learnt about how to get ready for an emergency or disaster. Selwyn’s emergency management officer Ryan O’Rourke says the children learnt about how to keep safe in disasters, how to create and practise using household emergency plans and how to assemble and maintain emergency survival items.
Netball club reaches milestone by Belinda Cullen-Reid
The Springfield Sheffield Netball Club will reflect on its humble beginnings when it celebrates its 50th anniversary at Queen’s Birthday Weekend.
Taken in 1966, two years after the club’s formation, this photo shows the Springfield netball team, from left: Edith Richardson, Colleen Downes, Val Richardson, Diane Downes, Janice Renwick, Judith Bowler and Elizabeth Topp
Formed in 1964 as a social nineaside women’s basketball team, the club has seen many changes, according to patroness Heather Teague. “In 1970 New Zealand Basketball changed the game. They dropped the number of players down to seven and netball was invented,” Mrs Teague said. “It changed the game a lot. It made it much faster. It wasn’t even the same game.” The club started with one social team and was spearheaded by three Springfield local women, Melva Smart, Beverly Howarth and Linda Woods. The first games were non-competitive and held on the local primary school netball court. Three years later they moved to Kowai Pass Domain near Springfield. In 1978 new courts were laid and in 1982 lighting was installed for night practises. Mrs Teague said there are still some of the original blue gym frocks the first players wore. The uniform then changed to a pure wool tartan wrap around skirt which Mrs Teague said was warm and long lasting. Following that black pleated
skirts were worn and now the senior teams wear the latest sleek black and white netball dresses. From one social team in 1964 the club now boasts six teams who still practise at the domain courts but now play in the centralised competition held at Darfield on Saturdays. “We’ve gone from strength to strength. There’s never been a year we couldn’t put a team together,” Mrs Teague said. The club will celebrate their anniversary with a social game of netball, afternoon tea and a dinner. “It will be a good old chin wag and get together,” Mrs Teague said.
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Another award for Selwyn Aquatic Centre The Selwyn Aquatic Centre has won a silver award at the New Zealand Commercial Building Awards.
The awards aim to promote and encourage excellent building processes and practices and celebrate quality work in the commercial contracting sector. The Selwyn Aquatic Centre received a silver award in the Tourism and Leisure category at the awards, which were The Selwyn Aquatic Centre has added to its impressive award list announced at the weekend. The centre also won two awards in June 2013, the centre has been in the 2013 Canterbury Architecture incredibly popular. “In our first six months the centre had Awards for public architecture and over 123,000 visits from members of sustainable architecture. The pool was designed by Warren the public and many of our customers and Mahoney, constructed by comment on how much they like the Naylor Love Construction, and the centre’s design.” The 2,800 square metre facility development of the complex was features an eight-lane 25 metre pool, a project managed by Davis Langdon. “The construction of swimming hydrotherapy pool with spa area, a learn pools is inherently complex but what to swim pool and a leisure pool with a made this a great project was the lazy river. The centre includes an air to air high level of co-operation between the different organisations involved in heat recovery system which recovers the project,” says Scott Watson from heat off exhaust air to heat fresh air. This provides the centre with Naylor Love Construction. “The strong working relationships better air quality and makes it more between everybody made this a really energy efficient. A floating screed floor is also used in enjoyable project to work on and the the centre. This reduces energy costs by finished centre is very impressive.” Selwyn Aquatic Facilities Manager minimising the amount of heat lost into Kathy Moore says since its opening the ground.
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Poor cell phone coverage adds to accident worry
by Belinda Cullen-Reid
A free workshop to give parents skills to help young people cope with stress resulting from the Canterbury earthquakes is being offered in Rolleston. The Selwyn Parenting Network (SPN) in conjunction with the Mental Health Education and Resource Centre will host the workshop which looks at teaching parents how to support their children and help them build resiliency, according to SPN spokesperson Tracey O’Reilly. “Kids have had to be very strong. A lot of them don’t talk about it and suffer in silence. It’s having an effect Award Winning Before & After School Care & Holiday Programmes Winner of Best New OSCAR Programme in New Zealand AND Most Outstanding OSCAR Programme OSCAR approved
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West Melton mother Sue Van Eyk Menkman is calling for more driver care at intersections following an accident on State Highway 73 involving her son Brad
In shock she headed back to the scene of the accident. “I didn’t know what Brad was going to be like. I was hyperventilating. I don’t know how I drove. “When I arrived he was being attended to. He was lying on the ground on a stretcher with a neck brace. He said ‘I’m ok Mum’ and I started to calm down.” She travelled into hospital in the ambulance with him where they admitted him. X-rays revealed no serious spinal damage. “I’m just so grateful he’s ok. He’s had a massive fright. He’s been off work and his car is written off.” Mrs Van Eyk Menkman said she is concerned about the increase in traffic on State Highway 73 following the post-earthquake building boom in West Melton and people’s driving habits. “So many people don’t even stop fully at intersections. Every second day or so I see somebody doing something stupid on the road and think that was close. People need to take more care and be more patient. It’s the worst day of my life. It was horrific. I somehow want to do something to get things changed.” The Van Eyk Menkmans made the move out to the country five months ago following the red zoning of their property in Burwood. “We’ve been through all that with the earthquakes and then we finally moved
out here. Now it’s made me think, do I want to be out here? It’s made me unsettled.” The lack of cell phone coverage in the West Melton area is adding to her anxieties. “I have a 17-year-old daughter who has started driving. Imagine if she breaks down and can’t get hold of someone? “She’s an AA member, but you’ve got to be able to ring them to get them to come out.” Selwyn District Council Road Safety Co-ordinator Ngaire Tinning said there had been three accidents resulting in injury at the Chattertons/Dawsons/ State Highway 73 intersection in the last five years. “Intersection crashes are of high concern in our district and the most common factors that contribute to these crashes are failure to stop or give way, poor observation, judgement and handling skills,” Ms Tinning said. “At intersections they can help reduce crashes by obeying the signs and accurately judging the gap before merging into the traffic flow.” A preliminary hearing into an appeal against the granting of consent for a new cell phone tower in West Melton will be held next month but a substantive hearing will not be heard until later in the year.
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Jonathan Frauenstein of Kirwee has two reasons to feel pleased he took part in a motorcycle rider’s course being run by the Selwyn District Council.
Room 15 pupils at Rolleston Primary School are loving their mat time now thanks to Carpet Court. Teacher Amanda Barrett said after the school’s PTA gave them $250 to purchase new games for the class she wanted to ensure the children had a comfortable place to play them. “We approached Carpet Court and they donated all these carpet squares and the children love them. It is now their favourite place to work.” The children pictured enjoying their mat time are, clockwise from top: Banya Jung, Molly Davidson, Siobhan Hawker and Simone Johnson.
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Not only did he pick up some new tips on riding safely but he was the winner in the draw for $300 worth of motorcycle protective clothing which was on offer for all who took part in the course. He was one of 27 motorcyclists who completed the ‘Live to Ride’ courses in Lincoln and Darfield offered by the council and delivered by motorcycle instructor Duncan Seed. “The skills training improved my slow handling skills like braking and turning and also made me more aware of the best place to be when out on the open road,” Mr Frauenstein said. Selwyn road safety coordinator Ngaire Tinning said completing the course gave motorcyclists the opportunity to learn
how to assess risks and avoid problems that may cause crashes while driving. “People who attended the course had a very hands-on experience by learning in a team environment. The full day course also included a three hour road excursion for practical training. “Motorcyclists are only a small percentage of road users throughout New Zealand but they are over represented in crash statistics. In the last five years there have been 65 motorcycle crashes recorded in Selwyn.” The next Live to Ride courses will begin in September and continue over the spring and summer months. To register or find out more, visit www. live2ride.co.nz
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Book characters come to life in Rolleston
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Safari fundraiser by Belinda Cullen-Reid
Rain, hail and road slips did not deter around 250 scooter enthusiasts from around the country as they sped along Selwyn roads in the name of cancer research over the weekend. The annual Scooter Safari which raises money for cancer research usually involves journeying from coast to coast, but a slip in Arthur’s Pass the day before the event saw a modification of the course. Organiser Jayne Rattray was happy with how the day went. “The day went really well considering the road closures,” Ms Rattray said. Followed
by teams of enthusiastic supporters, the riders, many in fancy dress, blazed a trail that began in Christchurch, and passed through country towns to Cass where the riders stopped for lunch after passing through torrential rain. The riders turned back after their break at Cass to meet at Kirwee hall for a get together. The Tranz Alpine Scooter Safari is a bi-annual endurance ride of over 250km which was first held in 2009. Ms Rattray said over $188,000 had been raised so far, with more expected to come in.
The Wild Things of Book Week were, from left, Ashleigh Hall, Janaya Clark, Emma Bryce and Aaliyah Bryce
Rolleston Primary School pupils got to dress up as their favourite literary figures when the school marked Book Week recently. Teacher Amanda Barrett said the aim of Book Week was to open the children’s eyes to the world of books. “We went with the theme of ‘In the Past’ this year, and did a lot of activities around it.
“Every morning, teachers would swap classes and read a picture book of their choice to another class. We also had the scholastic book fair in the library and sold a lot of books — we got a percentage of the profits to pick books for our library.” The book fair resulted in the school being able to purchase $1,200 worth of books for the school library.
Jim Lilley and his canine companion Kricket, ride in memory of Jim’s wife Cathy, who died of breast cancer in 2008 at the age of 44
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“The driving environment today is very different from what it was like 30 years ago when most parents learnt to drive. There is more traffic, vehicles can travel faster, and young people also face pressure from friends, the media or other areas. “People coaching young drivers need to know the importance of role modelling good road safety. This includes thinking about whether they could drive more safely themselves which in turn will have a flow-on effect helping bring New Zealand’s road toll down.” The Teen Coach workshop will be held on June 10 at 7pm at Lincoln High School. The workshop is subsidised by the New Zealand Transport Agency and Selwyn District Council and costs $10 per adult. Young drivers can accompany a registered parent or caregiver for free. Places are limited. To register, or for further information, contact Ngaire Tinning on 347 2901 or email ngaire.tinning@selwyn.govt.nz.
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The work was part of a Diploma in Digital Photography course Mrs Bennett was undertaking through the Southern Institute of Technology. “For my final major project of the course I designed and constructed the website ‘My Rolleston’ to showcase key places or events in Rolleston. “But I wanted to take it a step further and have my photography displayed in a public place for everyone to enjoy,” Mrs Bennett said. Eight of her images showing various locations around Rolleston form part of a Rolleston photographer Bekki Bennett and daughter Summer in front of her photography display at the new display at the Rolleston Rolleston Community Centre Community Centre. Mrs Bennett said she was delighted “It will be interesting to see how the the community centre created enough town develops and changes from the space for her to exhibit and that the way it is depicted in the photos.” images will be enjoyed by all residents Mrs Bennett’s daughter Summer and visitors to the library and community features in one of the images where centre facilities as the photographs she is shown riding her bike at were taken in places around Rolleston Rolleston Reserve. that people will recognise. Printing and hanging costs were “A lot of the places are easily covered by a $759 grant from the identifiable, like the Tennyson Street Creative Communities Scheme, which is signpost and the bird sculpture in administered by Selwyn District Council Rolleston Square. on behalf of Creative New Zealand.
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Brunch for a cause
by Belinda Cullen-Reid
Opening her Hororata house to 43 guests and serving them all brunch didn’t faze former catering business owner Gaye Kerr last weekend. With ‘the boys’ on the barbecue cooking sausages and bacon, one neighbour making poached eggs and a couple of others on toast, the Pink Ribbon Breakfast, a fundraiser for the New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation went off without a snag. “I saw the ads with Lorraine Downes on television and thought it would be a good idea,” said Ms Kerr who has lost three aunts and a good friend to cancer. “It’s a good cause that everyone feels strongly about.”
Hanging out in the butler’s pantry preparing the toast and hollandaise sauce were (left) Jan Ballin of Hororata and Teena Richards of Windwhistle
The food is almost ready as the guests enjoy catching up with one another
Enjoying bubbles before breakfast were (from left) Jess Gunn (Springfield), Val MacKenzie (Sheffield), Nikki Ashby (Halket), and Henrietta Brownlee from Te Parita
Brunching and raising funds for breast cancer. From left: Alexa Grigg, Faye Richards, hostess Gaye Kerr, Lucy Palmer and Prue Thorne, all from the Hororata area
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Adapting to changes in farming landscape by Belinda Cullen-Reid
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Graeme was four years old at the time of the move, and remembers little about the new property except the very big old trees, some of which remain today. He lived with his parents and brother and sister in the more modern red brick house not far from the homestead where his grandparents lived. Neither of his siblings were terribly interested in farming. His sister is a member of Air New Zealand’s cabin crew and his brother works in a steel mill in the United States. “My brother liked building things with Meccano, whereas I liked going out and feeding the sheep. I’ve always been interested in farming. When given the opportunity I was always keen to help out,” In the early 1980s he went into partnership with his father. By the mid80s he’d met Gill, an Oxford girl who’d trained in nursing, and they got married and took over the farm together. Gill gives a hand around the farm, helping
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for feed, and rye grass and clover as pasture replacement for dairy farmers. “Dairying has changed farming in general, and not just dairy farms. The emphasis on farming at the moment is supporting the dairying industry. Twenty years ago that wasn’t the case.” Graeme is concerned about the corporatisation of farming in New Zealand, but believes the future of farming is bright. “Bigger farmers are making it harder for small farmers to get in there, but there are still plenty of opportunities.”
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the farm resulting in a change to more intensive cropping. “When we put in irrigation we were one of the early ones in this area doing it. We could see the investment was going to be well worth it. It’s meant we’ve gone to pretty much all cropping,” Graeme said. A second well was put in eight years ago and now the whole farm is irrigated. While they still grow some of the old crops, higher value crops have been added to the mix — vegetable seeds for South Pacific Seeds, such as carrot, radish, Chinese cabbage and bunching onion. These are sold to the Asian and European markets. “They’re expensive crops to grow. They are potentially very lucrative but also high risk,” Graeme said. This year has been particularly challenging because of the warm wet weather conditions which have threatened to cause the seeds to sprout in their pods. “I think we’ve still ended up with a reasonable crop. There’s no such thing as the perfect harvest.” In the past they’ve grown lupins and flax which were exported to the United States for conservation purposes, but that market has dried up with the
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Selwyn entries wanted for Farmer of the Year Organisers of this year’s Lincoln University Foundation South Island Farmer of the Year competition are calling on Selwyn farmers to get their entries in. The competition is open to any form of primary production farm business including agriculture, horticulture, viticulture and aquaculture. “Last year we had entries from throughout the South Island, the quality of which were such that we were obliged to select six finalists instead of the usual four,” Lincoln University Foundation chair Ben Todhunter said. “This, plus the very successful winner’s field day at Yealands Wine Estate, generated a lot of interest.” Mr Todhunter said one of the attractions of the competition is that size really doesn’t matter and is not one of the criteria for judging. “We’re looking for leadership, innovation and entrepreneurship, which can be found equally in a small familyowned farm business as they can within a large commercial agricultural entity.” He said another reason for last year’s record entries was undoubtedly the decision of the trust board to accept nominations. “Traditionally it has been very hard to get farmers to put their own hand up and say ‘I’m a top-notch farmer’ but
The 2013 winner of the Lincoln University Foundation South Island Farmer of the Year competition Peter and Vai Yealands (front) with chief judge Nicky Hyslop (left) chairman Ben Todhunter (centre) and judge Guy Trafford
when they’re nominated by others that seems to take the ‘tall poppy’ factor out of it and they’re more willing to let their nomination go forward. “Anyone can make a nomination of a farmer, and all nominees will be contacted by a representative of the trust to talk them through the entry process.” The Foundation is particularly
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Giant grass shows shelter belt potential by Kelly M. Phillips
To most people grass, giant or otherwise, is not a riveting subject but to scientists and dairy experts one variety promises exciting results. Miscanthus x giganteus is the scientific name of a giant grass which originates from East Asia and Lincoln University PhD candidate Chris Littlejohn is taking a closer look at its potential as a shelterbelt for Selwyn fields. His shelterbelt study began in Balclutha
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before he transferred to Canterbury where the biggest contrast was the lack of shelter. When fields are converted for dairy use, trees are often removed to accommodate the irrigation system. Shelter is important for animal comfort and for protecting pasture growth from strong winds. Mr Littlejohn said the easiest form of irrigation is the centre pivot but the question has been how do you get shelter to grow underneath it. Enter giant miscanthus. The grass is a sterile hybrid that spreads slowly through rhizomes making it easy to manage once planted. It can grow up to a metre in height in its first year of planting and up to four metres by the second year. It is a perennial with a life expectancy of 15 to 20 years. “Once past its first winter miscanthus is a very resilient plant that requires low inputs of fertiliser,” Mr Littlejohn said. Giant miscanthus also provides a habitat for skinks and important pollinators like bumblebees. Mark Williams is the owner of Aylesbury Dairy Farm where the grass has been planted
Visitors to Aylesbury Dairy explore a giant miscanthus shelterbelt
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Rural games to test Selwyn sporting pride by Kent Caddick
Selwyn farmers are being encouraged to get into training for the inaugural New Zealand Rural Games. The event which is being scheduled for Queenstown next year will bring together a host of traditional country sports and celebrate New Zealand’s rural heritage for spectators and an international TV audience to enjoy. The inaugural New Zealand Rural Games is expected to attract top competitors from throughout New Zealand and Australia including national and world champions. Organisers are working with Sport New Zealand and rural sports associations around the country to develop exciting new formats for competitive wood chopping, sheep shearing, sheep dog trials, Young Farmers, speed fencing, coal shovelling, speed gold panning and other less well-known sports. The event will also feature Highland Games and a full festival programme including live music and entertainment, fun audience participation events like cow pat throwing and cherry stone
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The meaning of roses by Belinda Cullen-Reid
The simple giving of a rose or multiples thereof is often seen as the epitome of romantic gestures. From the soft velvet touch of the petals, to their sweet delicate fragrance and ever increasing array of colours, it’s difficult not to be swayed by such a gift. In giving someone a rose, the giver is making a bold statement about their feelings. The choice is so much more intense than that made by a handful of daisies or chrysanthemums. Those feelings could range from passionate love, to deep friendship or sincere sympathy. The different colours of rose carry meaning from messenger to receiver. It is well known that a deep red conveys the message of romantic love. The red speaks of passion and desire. A red rose bud symbolises new pleasures yet to be fulfilled, while the fully bloomed tells the receiver that they are still desirable and adored. In contrast white symbolises purity and innocence. They are the flowers of light, and also a brides’ flower. While the hue is not intense the meaning is still strong — sincerity, loyalty and a love beyond death. The yellow rose historically was a symbol of jealousy and infidelity. Nowadays they are said to be an
expression of happiness and friendship, an idea most likely to have been promoted by those in the business of selling the blooms. A card explaining the meaning behind the gift of a rose of this colour may be advisable. Pink, from soft pastels to intense splashes of colour symbolise grace, sophistication and elegance. Not traditionally a choice for lovers, the pink rose is more appropriate for the warmth of friendship, or of the awakening of feelings of romance. The number of roses given also has significance. A dozen expresses love and makes a powerful statement of the strong sentiment attached to each colour. Two dozen symbolises the number of hours in the day, and that the receiver is constantly in the heart of the giver. It can also convey a sense of belonging. The giving of 100 roses, apart from showing the wealth and extravagance of the giver, is also symbolic of the number of years in a century. The giver is saying that love is eternal. A single rose simply means I love you, and after all — who needs to be told much more than that.
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