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Sixteen-year-old Rolleston artistic gymnast, Finlay Jones, won double gold in the recent Gymsports National Championships in Auckland and is now off to America to represent New Zealand. Finlay competed against the best gymnasts from around New Zealand winning a gold medal for his team and an individual gold medal on the pommel horse. He is the first male artistic gymnast from the newly established Affinity Gymnastics Academy in Rolleston to represent New Zealand at the 2020 Valeri Liukin Tour to be held in Texas, where he will join six other gymnasts from around the country. “I founded the club in Rolleston because there was no dedicated gymnastics facility in the Selwyn District. Finlay was first involved in gymnastics 10 years ago when we lived in the United Arab Emirates and then became competitive in the UK when we moved there,” says club president and father Ryan Jones. “The pommel horse is his favourite piece of equipment. He has won a few lower-level p Finlay Jones from Affinity Gymnastics Academy in Rolleston will be representing New Zealand at the 2020 competitions, and this was his Valeri Liukin Tour that will be held in Texas this coming January first huge achievement. The competition in America is high level, board. Things are getting better now, week and is keen to develop the younger and it will be interesting as his first and he has learnt a lot in the last two members in the gym. “I am thrilled to be given the weeks. Finlay has worked hard to get to international competition. “Finlay has coached himself for the where he is, and we are now starting to opportunity to represent New Zealand in America. I am very busy with my coach past 12 months, getting advice from fundraise for the Texas trip.” A year 12 student at Lincoln High Aaron working on skills development. other junior coaches making what he did at the Nationals more impressive,” School, Finlay is also on his professional Gymnastics is the best foundation coaching pathway through Gymnastics sport, and I am keen to see more boys Mr Jones added. “We now have a former NZ New Zealand. His commitment to training in the gym, the younger, the better as representative gymnast and is is juggled around his schoolwork, and it helps their development in so many international level coach Aaron on he currently trains around 20 hours a ways,” says Finlay. 

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Takahe population soaring

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Takahe may be flightless, but their population is flying high with the official count reaching 418 after a record breeding season that produced an estimated 65 juveniles.

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“The population reaching a high is great news for takahe, which was considered extinct until rediscovered in 1948. It demonstrates what can be achieved when we give nature a helping hand,” said the Minister of Conservation Eugenie Sage. The Department of Conservation’s annual takahe count at the end of September showed the population had now passed the 400 mark for the first time in at least a century. Breeding pair numbers have more than doubled in the past six years, from 66 in 2013 to 130. The dedicated DOC staff work hands-on with programme partners Ngai Tahu and Fulton Hogan. “The Takahe Recovery team carefully matches pairs based on birds’ rarity and relatedness, to optimise genetic diversity and breeding productivity. The TRP has developed smart ways of preparing juvenile birds at the Burwood Rearing Centre near Te Anau for successful release into the wild. It is

amazing seeing the birds here in their natural tussock habitat. Many of the offspring from pairs at sanctuary sites elsewhere in New Zealand are used to boost wild populations but need to learn several important skills first. At around five months old, they are transferred to the Burwood Takahe Centre and placed with foster takahe parents, who spend the winter and spring training their unnaturally large brood how to cope with heavy snow, feed on tussock, and locate and dig up the rhizomes of the hypolepis fern. “They stay with their foster parents while the pair raise chicks in the next breeding season and learn parenting skills from them so they can go on to successfully raise their own chicks. “As takahe numbers rise, the challenge is to identify more suitable sites with low predator numbers to establish more wild populations in the bird’s natural South Island tussock lands home.” ¢

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Everything planned for the ‘trail’ is aimed at promoting awareness of the environment and trying to live sustainably. The cafe is designed to help people think about their household items, appliances, toys, bicycles or clothing and bring them to the cafe for mending rather than being discarded to add to Selwyn’s landfills. The Repair Cafe will open from noon until 5pm on Saturday, November 2 at Rolleston Community Hall. There is no need to register for the event. Turn up with items in disrepair and see if the team can repair them or advise on how to salvage each item.

The cafe forms part of a number of events and workshops, which will feature in Lincoln Envirotown’s Sustainability Trail, an outing aimed at improving our knowledge of recycling, and responsible disposal of household waste products. There is a guided trip to the ecodrop on Friday, prior to the Repair Cafe. The Sustainability Trail has something for everyone. People can learn about growing your own vegetables or enjoy the outdoors by taking a guided walk around Lincoln’s Mahoe Native Reserve. Details can be found by visiting Eventbrite or Lincoln Envirotown’s website or Facebook page. ¢

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An Irish display u by Ann van Engelen

Irish culture, dancing and sport was on display at the three day NZ Irish Feis celebrations with people travelling from near and far to participate in the multicultural event on the weekend.

p Irish Ambassador Peter Ryan with Rolleston dancer Hazel Cowlishaw and Tricia Radford, Secretary of the Christchurch Irish Club

“The very best Irish dancers, Gaelic footballers and hurlers from all over the country joined in for our 69th year of celebrations. The aim was to claim one of the trophies that have existed for decades and represent many years of Irish culture, celebrated in New Zealand,” says Christchurch Irish Society secretary Tricia Radford. “The national event is a chance to get together and is shared amongst the Irish societies across New Zealand and was held in Christchurch in 2014.” The various traditional events were held across the city, with a genealogy tent and a children’s area, food and refreshments and Irish dancing, instrumental and vocal competitions,

speech and drama. “We held our Ceili — opening dance on the Friday night with a kapa haka group performing as well as our traditional Irish dancers to start the weekend off. We had a great crowd participate with men’s Gaelic football, ladies’ football, hurling, camogie, Irish dancing, vocal, instrumental and speech and drama competitions, children skills sessions, bouncy castles, and face painting. “The highlight of our dance programme was the Ulster Cup, which was won by O’Neill School of Irish Dance NZ’s dancer Juliet Sewell. It is a major prestigious class and award for the 18 plus dancers.” ¢

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“Resolving the remaining Canterbury earthquake claims as quickly as possible is a priority for the government — so people can move on with their lives. I want to assure people who still have claims with Southern Response that the transition of those claims to EQC will be as smooth as possible,” says Mr Robertson. “EQC and Southern Response have been working together for some time in the lead-up to the handover to ensure as little disruption as possible for claimants.” ¢

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Fair welcomes crowds u by Ann van Engelen

The annual Hororata Parish Spring Fair was held on Labour Day with a large crowd enjoying the traditional fair atmosphere.

p Vince Rietveld with his children Charlotte and Ralph at the Agri Garden Art Competition that he entered a ‘bird feeder’ design in

“The fair is the parish’s biggest annual fundraiser but more than that it is a wonderful community day,” said Vicar Jenni Carter. “The event was again a part of the Beca Heritage Festival, which brought a unique aspect to the day. We wanted to connect people to the stories of our past, and we did this by giving cemetery tours. With the St John’s Church being several kilometres locals brought their stunning vintage cars out and transported people

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to the cemetery. Young and old were delighted with this opportunity. “The day was a resounding success, enjoyed by people from all over Canterbury. We are grateful to the local businesses who generously support us and the large team of volunteers who work behind the scenes to put the event together — contributing to another enjoyable spring fair.” The Country Auction remains a big attraction of the day. “The addition of the Agri Garden Art Competition, where local blokes were challenged to make a garden creation out of wood to be sold at the auction to raise funds for the Parish, was an entertaining and exciting feature. Our very talented local blokes created 11 unique, amazing and clever Agri-Art sculptures, which raised more than $1,700 for the parish,” said Agri-Art organiser Yvonne Cookson. “The People’s Choice Award went to Tim Cookson for Macrocarpa Throne, and the Top Bid Award went to Brendan Albon for Veges at the Gate. The Selwyn Community Choir and Emma Sparey entertained the crowd with beautiful musical performances.” ¢

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Dog park water tested

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The Selwyn District Council has tested the water at Foster Dog Park in Rolleston after reports that a dog that had been to the park got sick and died.

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The Foster Dog Park allows dog owners to exercise their dogs off-leash in a safe and secure environment. The park is two hectares, fully fenced with double-gates, and contains car parking, dog wash facilities, seating and picnic facilities, three dog agility equipment areas, water play, and a secure area for small, young or nervous dogs. “Test results have confirmed the presence of toxic cyanobacteria in algae in the Foster Dog Park pond, but no toxins have been detected in the water,” said a spokesperson. “The advice the council has received is that a dog would need to eat algae from the algal mat at the bottom of

the pond to be at risk of getting sick. Although the risk to dogs is low, the pond will remain fenced while planned work is done to decrease the possibility of algae growth in the pond. This work is due to be done from Tuesday, October 29 to Friday, November 8.” The work on the pond will involve brushing away the algae from the rocks in the pond and narrowing it to increase the rate of water flowing through. “The council has carried out monitoring and cleaning of the pond, but we are reviewing our action plan to see how we can make things even safer including possibly adding signs to warn dog owners of the potential risk.” ¢

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Terrace Station at Hororata opens its heritage garden and 15 hectares of woodland for visitors every spring with this year’s last open day being this Sunday, November 3 from 11am to 3pm. “Terrace Station was the home of Sir John Hall and his wife Rose and is still lived in by their descendants. The Terrace Station Charitable Trust was established in 2002 to preserve and maintain the homestead and buildings for the benefit of the public,” says publicity volunteer Trish Hall. “The homestead planting started prior to 1860, and you see massive hornbeam, Por tuguese laurel, sycamores, horse chestnuts and elms. Visitors can also find celery pine, medlar, gingko and Judas trees. “Although is it more like winter at the moment, the gardens and trees seem to know instinctively — that spring has sprung. September was freezing and damp, but in spite of that, Kate Foster of the Terrace Station Charitable Trust was delighted with the enthusiasm of the keen gardeners who enjoyed the displays of violets and primroses in the woods. “In October, blue skies and bluebells welcomed visitors who kept the volunteers busy. “Some went straight to the plant stall to stock up with the much sought-after trilliums, primroses and

other woodland plants. Children came along with their parents and enjoyed the activities on their special sheets, and ran off to collect woodland items. Others relaxed with picnics on the lawns among the birds, butterflies and bees, and it was encouraging that no warming brazier was needed this time. “The quiz table fascinated new faces with the older generation able to recognise many of the ancient domestic items, though some required explanations. The final open day will have foxgloves and aquilegias on display along with colourful shrubs and newly green trees. “The giant sequoias, oaks, maples, linden limes, holm oaks and cedars are visible on the woodland walkway. “The plant stall will have some giveaways along with seasonal woodland plants for sale. “The $5 entry fee goes to the Terrace Station Charitable Trust, children free. There is no EFTPOS, cash only. Terrace Station is signposted from the Hororata roundabout — please leave dogs at home.” ¢

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Darfield’s elephant herd u by Ann van Engelen

Soft toy elephants created by Sew Delightful in Darfield last term reached the goal of 20 and have been gifted to the Malvern Community Hub and distributed to primary schools in the Selwyn Area. “Sew Delightful is a community sewing room, which has evolved like recycling, rather than being avalanched. People ask if we can make something and we take up the challenge if possible,” says organiser Elizabeth Connor. “One of the wonderful projects is the 4KT project, which originated from Dunedin. It highlights the mission to transform clothing and textile waste into 4,000-plus soft toy elephants. Each elephant represents a ton of textile received by Dunedin landfill last year, which significantly p Ruby, Kate, Kathy and Elizabeth with some of the contributes to C02 emissions. elephants created by recycling fabric “Exploring with found material is an important creative activity to principal believes students need an develop skills as children. This act not understanding of helping the community, only teaches us the methodology for and we appreciate that very much. “As items come through the door, we problem-solving and design thinking but look at them, then create something also how to imagine. “At Sew Delightful, we are recreating of use. From elephants to bunting, that environment for the wider tote bags, dishcloths and handbags, community, including Darfield Primary our sewing room is doing a great School, by using found and donated job at connecting community, while materials to repurpose and reuse into promoting environmental awareness and wonderful creations. It is with thanks encouraging creative expression. Our to Kate at the school that the children new project is veggie bags to be given could make the elephants in their lunch to the elderly people from the Malvern break. The children help because the Hub for Christmas gifts.” ¢

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Marking parkrun’s first birthday

u by Ann van Engelen

Foster Park attracted 132 runners, walkers and volunteers last Saturday morning to celebrate the first anniversary of parkrun in the Selwyn District.

p Parkrun participants wore an array of fluro costumes to celebrate one year of events at Foster Park

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with Christchurch based Brit, Hannah Oldroyd recording the fastest female time in 17:48. With participants aged from four through to more than 90 years old, parkrun is welcoming of all, with everyone’s achievements and personal bests equally worthy. No one comes last as we have a volunteer tailwalker. Parkrun is a run/walk and not a race — we have no winners, only finishers.” Internationally there are parkrunners approaching 750 parkruns every week, which has been achieved during a 15year period. Participant Jo Cosseboom joined the group at the first run at Foster Park. “I feel proud that I began my parkrun journey one year ago, and have been happily addicted ever since. Thank you my fellow parkrun friends for being so supportive, friendly and welcoming,” she says. Foster parkrun is held every Saturday at 8am and is free for all. Register at parkrun.co.nz/foster and print off a barcode. ¢

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p Parkrun members have covered a cumulative distance of 19,380 kilometres around Foster Park in the past twelve months

“Foster parkrun is more than just a run, with firm friendships forming throughout our community. In its first year, parkrunners have covered a cumulative distance of 19,380 kilometres around Foster Park,” says event director Greg Petersen. “The fluro theme ensured a lot of colour and fun between runners and volunteers alike. My wife Suzy prepared a special cake resembling a finish token, which was enjoyed by all. “A highlight of this week’s anniversary event was Stuart Charters completing his 50th and Ross Warmington completing his 100th milestone. Completing 50 and 100 parkruns takes real dedication — it is a lot of Saturday mornings. Stuart and Ross were both presented with a t-shirt recognising their achievement and entry into the 50 and 100 clubs respectively.” The average finishing time for the parkrun is 32:55, reflecting that it is an event for both runners and walkers. “The fastest time of 16:48 was recorded by Lincoln local Dan Bennetts,

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Windwhistle School held its annual pet day last Friday with children beginning the day with kapa haka before showing their animals and getting creative.

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“The week’s weather forecast did not look promising — so we all had our fingers and toes crossed for good weather,” says principal Bronwen Seaward. “We were in luck when we awoke to sunshine and little wind. The children arrived with all their supplies, and the morning was spent in kapa haka and then creating sand saucers and vegetable animals, our posters and artworks were hung for display. Spring hats, Lego animals, pikelets and cupcakes all came out of bags for show, and at 12.30pm the animals arrived along with parents, siblings, grandparents and the all-important judges. The competition was fierce, and the judges had a hard time deciding each category. A lot of fun was had with one dog even turning up by helicopter. The addition of the sausage sizzle this year was a roaring success

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two-thirds off, but if there are not too many newer canes, then I leave some older ones. “A guideline for applying the first application of fertiliser is when the weather is warmer, and the soil temperatures have increased. Usually mid-September and then after the first flush of flowers and again late January to give the bush a boost to continue flowering. There are many different fertilisers on the market today that are usually differentiated by the NPK status. That means the availability of Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium. It will usually be written on the bag. The higher the number — the higher the concentration of the nutrient. Mulching with compost or natural animal manure can also be applied to rose beds. “I believe spraying is a personal choice, and today modern roses are being bred for higher health. Building up the soil’s health and providing good nutrients and humus in the soil helps eliminate spraying needs. “I deadhead the spent flowers once roses have had their first flush by cutting off the flower at a five leafed set of leaves. It encourages growth and produces further blooms. “This practice can continue until mid-March, and then I let the bush rest over winter, before commencing the growing cycle again. Beware of rabbits and possums as they can annihilate the

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