selwyn times 23-12-14

Soldier revels in Antarctica – p4, p5

Petition to reinstate bus service – p3

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HOPEFUL: Isabella Laws, 11, of South-bridge, talks to Hornby Hub’s Santa Claus about what to expect on Christmas Day.

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Residents angry with quarry plansBY TOM DOUDNEY

People living near a quarry between Rolleston and Burnham are angry that it now plans to more than dou-ble the scale of its operation.

Road Metals Company Ltd is seeking a variation to the resource consent for its Rolleston quarry to

increase the extraction of aggregate from 160,000 cu m to 500,000 cu m.

Heavy vehicle movements would increase from a maximum of 200 per day to a rolling average of 500 per day over a three-month period.

The opening hours would also be extended.

The quarry, which sits on 214ha

of land between Wards Rd, Sandy Knolls Rd and Kerrs Rd, opened in 2013 after a battle between Road Metals and local residents ended in the Environment Court. Around 300 local residents had submitted against the quarry.

Rolleston Rural Residents Inc committee member Clayton Fair-

bairn said it was frustrating that the proposed expansion came only a year after compromises over traffic movements and other effects were reached in the Environment Court. In light of that, Road Metals’ be-haviour appeared “disingenuous at best,” he said.

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dust and noise at the quarry were among residents’ con-cerns, the increase in traffic movements would be the big-gest worry. The fact that the application was for a rolling average rather than a daily maximum, made matters worse as vehicle movements might be well over 500 for any given day.

“In our view, that runs roughshod over the decision of the Environment Court because traffic is an effect that the applicant can’t mitigate. Once those trucks leave their gates they have got no control over them and the underlying feeling is just of frustration.”

Road Metals’ application will proceed to a district council hearing on January 22 and 23.

Mr Fairbairn said that what-ever the outcome of the hear-ing, he expected the matter would end up before the En-vironment Court again and it would be tough for residents to find the time and money for another battle.

In November, Environment Canterbury had approved a variation to Road Metals’ resource consent allowing it to extract three times the amount of gravel it had been able to at the quarry.

Mr Fairbairn said residents

had been upset that ECan chose not to notify that con-sent as residents did not have a chance to object.

But ECan consents plan-ning manager Tania Harris said ECan stood by its deci-sion not to notify.

She said the main concern for ECan was increased dust caused by the changes in vol-umes and operating hours, and other effects were the responsibility of the district council.

“The key effects of the pro-posal relate to traffic and noise. These are matters for the Selwyn District Council to determine.”

She said the dust emissions would be “less than minor”, because of measures includ-ing the creation of shelter belts and bunds, use of water on ex-posed areas and a restriction on the area of soil exposed over summer.

“The applicant showed there was sufficient water to enable continued dust sup-pression, the measures in place had proven effective and no complaints about dust had been expressed at the time the consent was processed.”

Road Metals director Jonny Francis said it would not be appropriate for the company to comment on the matter be-fore the district council hear-ing, set for January 22 and 23.

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Disgruntled bus users have signed a petition to bring back the recently scrapped Lincoln to city express service.

The number 81 bus, which ran twice daily during the week, was cancelled from December 8 as part of sweeping changes to the Christ-church network.

The number 80 and 820 lines still connect Lincoln to the city but take different routes and have longer travel times. According to the time-table, the most direct of the two, the 80, takes 55 to 60 minutes on aver-age to complete its route, compared to the 30 to 35 minute average of the express service which made no stops between Prebbleton and Christchurch Hospital.

However, Leeston resident Kathy Fielding said during peak times the number 80 bus had taken as long as one hour and 20 minutes on the trip.

She has collected 55 signatures from bus users who, like herself, want to see the service reinstated. She delivered the petition to Envi-ronment Canterbury last week.

Mrs Fielding pointed out that Rolleston still had its own express service and said Lincoln needed one too as it had a fast growing population and many residents worked in the city.

She described the loss of the ser-vice, which she used regularly to get to her own central Christchurch job, as “crippling” for the community.

“I am sure there are many in Sel-wyn who are newcomers, or chang-ing their jobs and/or daily routines

and thought the express would be an answer to their schedules.”

ECan public transport manager David Stenhouse said the service was removed because of low aver-age passenger numbers in the af-ternoons and because other non-express services on the route were full and could drop passengers at any stop along the way.

Statistics for the month of March showed there was an average of eight passengers per trip in the af-ternoons compared with a higher average of 20 passengers in the mornings – still lower than the overall average for services across the public transport network.

More recent data, for October

and November, showed patronage on the express services was around 17.5 in the morning and 12.5 in the afternoon. The average for the same two months for all trips across the network was 19.5.

“We will review this service at some stage in the future once we can fully establish how the changes to the network are performing,” Mr Stenhouse said.

“Then we’ll be able to ascertain

whether there is justification for it to be reintroduced, though at this stage that would seem unlikely.”

Other bus users wrote to the Sel-wyn Times in support of Mrs Field-ing’s petition.

Lincoln resident Vicki Krom said the bus ride to her job in Papanui now took her a “painful” one hour and 50 minutes. If travelling by car, she could get there in 30 minutes on a good day.

Southbridge resident Wanda O’Meara and Lincoln resident Nicki Williams both said that since the express was cancelled, they had stopped taking the bus and they found it easier to drive than take the other services.

PEOPLE POWER: Leeston resident Kathy Fielding with the peti-tion she has sent to ECan to try and get the Lincoln to city express bus reinstated. PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN

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Flasher guiltyA man who flashed two women in Rolleston while riding his scooter on the night of December 13, will be sentenced next month. Patrick Frederick Walsh, a 20-year-old resident of the Rolleston area, lifted his top and slapped his chest before exposing his genitals to the women who were walking home along Rolleston Drive. Walsh, who pleaded guilty on Thursday, has been granted bail for his sentencing on January 16.

Zone committeeRabobank director of dairy research Hayley Moynihan has been appointed to the Selwyn-Waihora Zone Committee as part of a process to refresh it’s membership. St John Ellesmere area committee chairman John Sunckell has been reappointed to the committee for three years. The other committee members are are Maree Goldring, Stewart Miller, Bill Lambie, Allen Lim, and Ron Pellow. The committee is tasked with developing community-led recommendations for sustainable water use as part of the Canterbury Water Management Strategy.

Suspicious fireA scrub fire which broke out near Cooks Rd, north of Kirwee, late Thursday night was deemed suspicious by firefighters who at-tended. The fire burned through an area of around 150m by 20m before it was brought under con-trol.

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How’s the weather down there at the moment?

It’s getting a bit warmer, it’s bright most of the time. We had our last sunset about the middle of October and it’s 24-hour daylight now.

Today, it’s about -5 deg C but the wind chill makes it like -15 deg C which is actually quite mild. A lot of the time the ambient tempera-ture has been about -15 to -20 deg C with wind chill often on top of that which is quite bitterly cold, whereas now you can happily walk outside for a few minutes without putting too much clothing on.

It’s actually a surprisingly nice environment because even if it’s cloudy, it is still nice and bright and white so there is not really a dreary day when all around you are bright colours.

How long have you been sta-tioned down there and when are you there to?

We came down in late September and we are going home in late Feb-ruary.

How many military guys are down there at a time?

There is a team of eight here at the moment and we are going to be joined by an engineering team of 20 coming down in the middle of January and a ship for the annual re-supply run to McMurdo Station is coming in late January with another 20 or 30 defence people.

Why do they need soldiers there? What sort of work are you guys doing?

It’s a variety of work. The roles that the defence force at Scott base are doing are not military specific roles even though they are skills the military have. The linkage be-tween Antarctica New Zealand and the defence force is that Antarctica New Zealand is a very small Gov-ernment department with less than 100 staff and a small fleet of vehi-cles whereas the defence force is a large organisation of 10,000 people with a lot of vehicles, ships and a range of skills.

Do you ever get down to, say, just a tee shirt outdoors when you’re doing some hard work?

Yeah, every week regardless of what job you do, we all pick up a

shovel and clear snow on Saturday afternoon just to keep on top of that sort of stuff. If it’s really cold you won’t have any exposed flesh but if it’s higher than -10 deg C with no wind you can easily get down to a tee shirt.

How do you get an Antarctic posting? Is it pretty sought after and do you have to apply for it?

It is sought after but that is not

how I got it. Another officer had secured the job but unfortunately for him there was a medical problem and he couldn’t deploy. It can be quite hit and miss finding someone at short notice to cover a gap. It was a bit inconvenient for me but it’s a fantastic opportunity all the same.

It’s a fantastic job. You’re in the military but you’re in a civilian or-

ganisation and it’s all really friendly and quite safe. There is not the downside to working in Antarctica that you normally have in a de-ployment. The security situations we work in are usually difficult situations whereas here the envi-ronment is difficult but the people are not at all. It’s quite refreshing to work with such an interesting bunch of people.

ON THE ICE: Major Brett Grieve outside Scott Base.

Soldier revels in beautyGreenpark resident Major Brett Grieve has been deployed all over the world with the New Zealand Defence Force but his latest mission, to Antarctica, is a whole new experience. He spoke to Tom Doudney about life at Scott Base, avoiding frostbite and spending Christmas on the ice.


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Seasons’ greetings and welcome to your Community Board update. I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone happy and safe holidays. It has been a busy year for the Community Board and we anticipate a number of community projects next year that will keep us all busy. The Board meets on the fourth Wednesday of each month 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 the Chair, Di Chesmar on 325 4074 to discuss. Community Board meetings are open to the public and everyone is welcome.

Rolleston Railway station beautificationThe Railway Station project continues to gain popularity with many of you; especially with cleaning up the station and make better use of it. It is the first and last building that is seen by people passing through and as a Board we believe it can be much improved. To that extent, the Board held community café evenings earlier this year to ascertain what our local community wanted to see happen. The landscaping committee have started stage 1 with putting in a garden and the Fire Service have agreed to water the plants. Further planting is required along with the additions of some small trees, picnic tables and rubbish bins. We will get back into this project next year especially with the timing of planting being important.

Cream Can CornerThis project was put on hold for various reasons. Next year, we anticipate putting in a static image board outlining the historical significance of Cream Can Corner to the District as well as some planting. There are roading issues to be rectified and the Board will wait for those issues to be resolved before carrying on with the rest of the project.

Rolleston Fireworks – annual eventThe Fireworks were a great success. We were located in the Council tent and it was a busy night with our colouring competitions and giveaways. The Raffle of a family pass (worth $498) on the TranzAlpine was gifted from Scenic Journeys was the main prize. The Board will be making this event an annual occasion to showcase our projects and provide updates to the public.

Volunteer Awards 2015 – bi annual eventThe time is coming around for our bi annual volunteer awards. Please put on your thinking caps for who you believe are deserving of receiving a volunteer award. We will have more information next year regarding this event.

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Community Board End of Year Roundup - 2014

What’s living at Scott Base like?It’s quite the New Zealand insti-

tution. I would say. It’s almost like a ski resort but dialled down a couple of levels in terms of the luxury and everyone is busy. Perhaps cross that [analogy] with ski field workers’ accommodation.

It’s also a bit like living on a ship because you have all these build-ings that are linked by a passage-way and you can go round the whole base without going outside. All the wastewater treatment and water systems are also quite simi-lar to how those on a ship are ar-ranged.

How was your trip down? Did it all go smoothly?

Yeah, I was in a C-17 (military transport aircraft) with no win-dow but a reasonably comfort-able seat and a short flight time of something like five or six hours. Getting out of the aircraft, it was a stunningly beautiful day and it was quite a euphoric moment to be in this ski field the size of the Canter-bury Plains. It is a very dangerous environment with glaciers and so forth but absolutely beautiful to look at.

Was it kind of a shock to the system when you stepped out of the plane?

Definitely. As soon as you open the doors the cold comes in and when you get out, with your first few breaths of air the conduits in your nostrils freeze and then the little icicle bits tingle up your nose as you are breathing and every time you inhale you have this tingling sensation.

Has living down there been a big adjustment for you?

I have lived in small army opera-tion bases over time where you are living in a container with a genera-tor next to you and all those sort of things so the physical environment inside is no problem but outside it’s a massive adjustment. It felt like becoming a child again where you just don’t know stuff and you have got to work out how to stop your ear from getting frost nipped. Back home if you get cold hands it’s not a problem but here you can’t afford

to get cold hands because that will lead to frostbite and you lose your fingers. The wind makes a massive difference to protecting yourself. There has been so much to learn and tune in to, it has been quite stimulating really.

Do you see much of the local wildlife?

Yeah, I’ve been out a few times and seen some adelie penguins and emperor penguins and seals. Around Scott Base there are a few seals which lie on the ice most of the time and they go down into the sea through little holes to eat and then come back up, to relax I guess. Now, since the weather is getting warm there are more cracks in the ice and there are a whole lot of seals.

You’re going to be spending Christmas down there. How do you feel about spending it away from family?

I’ve got three little kids and it’s a big deal spending Christmas away but we have got some good plans. The kids are going well so it’s not the first time I have been away for Christmas. When things slow down at Scott Base over Christmas you think about it a bit sometimes and it’s not so cool but I know my kids are going to be doing cool stuff back home with their grand-parents.

Do you know if they have any Christmas traditions down there at Scott Base? Any unique ways of celebrating it?

They are going to have a big meal – I guess that’s pretty standard. There is probably going to be a

camping trip where we take a few of the Hagglunds (all-terrain vehi-cles) and go maybe 10km away, set up tents and just do some different stuff which will be a bit of a change of scenery because we do work long days and long weeks here so having bit of a break will be quite special in itself.

What’s it like living with 24-hour daylight?

It’s not too bad. The opportu-nity is there to actually start work-ing on whatever activity you want at midnight and finish at 3am but you are just going to pay for it the next day. You can get carried away at the start but it’s not sustainable. We have shutters on our windows so we block out the light when we go to bed and cover our eyes and try and stick to a pretty standard routine.

What other parts of the world have you been deployed to?

I’ve been to East Timor and Aus-tralia and Afghanistan. Australia was a tough one, boy!

Ha, I’ll bet! So you would have been in some dangerous situa-tions before, I take it?

Afghanistan was interesting. I was in Kabul city doing a mentor-ing job and while I was there, there were a coupe of Kiwi guys who were killed (Corporal Doug Grant and Lance Corporal Leon Smith in 2011). It was a really interesting job and lots of things happened but at the same time the downside of what can happen was right there and having to attend a ramp cer-emony was quite sobering.

Outside of the army, what are some of your hobbies and inter-ests?

I ride my bike and do road racing. I rode in the Benchmark Homes Cycling Series this year right until I got sent over here. Between being a dad and working that’s probably about it. Oh, and I attend church as well in the weekends.

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JUST CHILLING: Major Grieve on the sea ice with emperor pen-guins in McMurdo Sound.

IN SCOTT’S FOOTSTEPS: Major Grieve in the hut erected in 1911 by the British Antarctic Expedition of 1910 – 1913, led by Robert Fal-con Scott. The hut, which is listed as an historic site, was abandoned in 1917 and all artefacts have been preserved and remained in place since that time.


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A report on wastewater treatment systems in Darfield and Kirwee has found that many septic tanks are poorly operated and main-tained.

The survey of more than 100 septic tanks by the Canterbury District Health Board found few-er than 10 per cent of residents did regular service or mainte-nance of their septic tanks.

Many had a poor knowledge of their on-site systems and about a third had not had their tank emp-tied in the last five years. Nearly one in three septic tanks had some kind of failure.

Canterbury Medical Officer of Health Dr Alistair Humphrey said if septic tanks were not prop-erly maintained, they could cause health and environmental prob-lems.

“Septic systems can work well in rural areas especially if they’re regularly maintained and tank owners are careful with what they put down their sink and use in their home,” Dr Humphrey said.

The report recommends regu-lar reminders are provided to residents of the need for mainte-nance of onsite systems to mini-mise the likelihood of onsite sys-tem failure.

The survey was one of three reports released today by CDHB and the Institute of Environmen-tal Science and Research Limited on the treatment of wastewater in Darfield and Kirwee.

Darfield is the largest town in the country to not have a reticu-lated sewerage system.

However, the district council has estimated that it would cost $51.9 million, or $21,500 per household, plus GST to upgrade Darfield and Kirwee to a reticu-lated system.

Dr Humphrey said the reports would enable the community to make evidence-based decisions about future wastewater manage-ment for the area.

“The Selwyn district is the fastest growing district in New Zealand, so it’s important that sewerage systems are able to keep up with population growth,” he said.

“It’s good news the reports show septic tanks currently do not present a risk to health because groundwater is very deep. How-ever, if tanks are not adequately maintained health issues could emerge, especially if population numbers keep climbing.”

Another important recommen-dation was to ensure wastewater discharge was an adequate dis-

tance away from the sources of community drinking-water sup-plies – that is the influence zones of the bores – in these growing townships.

“This is particularly important for Kirwee, where the drinking water capture zone is relatively close to its wastewater discharge area,” Dr Humphrey said.

A working party comprising representatives from the district council, Malvern Community Board, Environment Canterbury, CDHB and community represen-tatives has been formed to look at issues and options for the future management of wastewater in Darfield and Kirwee.

District council assets manager Murray Washington said it was pleasing that the reports had found that existing systems had had no adverse public health or environmental impacts to date.

“We welcome the survey and reports which will provide use-ful information for the working party which will be looking at the issues they raise, as well as con-sidering future demand for resi-dential and commercial develop-ment and affordability issues,” Mr Washington said.

District councillor Sam Broughton said it was important that the district council continued to monitor the situation and be aware of the options. However, based on the evidence, he believed there was currently no need to make the costly upgrade to a reticulated sewerage system.

WASTE SPACE: A Canterbury District Health Board survey has found that nearly a third of sep-tic tanks in Darfield and Kirwee have some kind of failure.

FESTIVE: Lincoln and Districts Community Care staff (from left), Lois Thomas, Trish Moore , Gabi Pile and Tracy Beardsley were happy to receive the mayor’s award for their unusual Christmas tree, last week. The Lincoln Library competition asked local community groups to decorate unusual Christmas trees and display them in the library. The Community Care staff received a gift box with a $20 gift voucher and a box of Christmas crackers as a prize. Prebbleton School year 2 won the people’s choice award and a $50 Mitre 10 voucher provided by Ray White.

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MISSED: Lincoln’s Nicco Lerm playing a cut shot on the back foot but miss-ing it in his side’s loss.

Lincoln’s Hugh Paterson scored an un-beaten century for his side in senior cricket on Saturday but it was not enough as South Malvern claimed a comfortable win by five wickets.

Lincoln posted 221/6 propped up by Paterson’s 104 not out.

In reply, James Ferris scored 99 but in spite of missing out on a century, he guided his team to 226/5 and the victory.

In other games, Weedons had a re-sounding 142-run win over Greendale with Kane Meyerhof and Matt Parker scoring half-centuries.

Mike Kingston also bagged 5/18 for Weedons.

Diamond Harbour-Kaituna had a comfortable win over Kirwee by 81 runs. Sam Zwarts scored 97 and Joe Williams 60 for Diamond Harbour.

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Selwyn United are already look-ing ahead to the 2015 season with lofty goals in mind.

The side finished second in di-vision one this year, missing out on promotion to the Mainland Premier League by one point to Christchurch United.

Coach Lee Padmore said while this was disappointing it may have been a good thing for the team moving forward.

“We were definitely disap-pointed, we felt we were the best team throughout the year but for the club moving forward we may have not been in a position to be a Mainland Premier League team and this will be a real good grounding.”

He said their goal for the 2015 season was to go one better than this year and break into the top division.

Selwyn had its first pre-season hit-out last week against division one rivals Waimak United which they won 4-3.

Padmore said it was a great

chance to play some of the younger guys in the squad. Four of the starting 11 were under 18 and another three came on as substitutes.

“They’re not scared and they’re fearless, if they make a mistake it doesn’t faze them.”

Padmore said the club has brought in “three or four” guys with Mainland Premier League experience and retained the same team that went agonisingly close to promotion last season.

“The best thing about this year is we have such a good group, a real good group of 16 to 18 play-ers. One of our key players will be Danny Ede who had 22 goals last year,” Padmore said.

Standing in Selwyn’s way of moving up are Waimak and the relegated Nomads United.

Waimak have the added bonus of playing on an artificial turf at Kendall Park in Kaiapoi.

Padmore said that was a big advantage to Waimak and they would pick up a lot of points play-ing there.

Disappointment spurs on Selwyn UnitedLANDING: Hamish Pauling of South-Malvern in his

delivery stride, he was not able to claim any wickets in his spell.

SOLID: Nicco Lerm defends the ball. Lerm scored 33 in his side’s innings.

SAFE: Nayan Nayyar attempts to stop the ball.

SHOT: Hugh Paterson swings from the hip away to the leg side. Paterson ended up scoring 104 not out.

FIELDING: James Ferris of South-Malvern running in to stop the ball reaching the boundary When batting Ferris went on to score 99.


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Tim Logan, 17, won the su-preme award at the Genesis Energy Realise the Dream cer-emony.

He was one of nine high school students from around the country nominated for outstanding scientific re-search, technological develop-ment or engineering projects.

Tim’s research showed how stock grazing could work in conjunction with ecological conservation.

He also received a $7000 education scholarship and will represent New Zealand at the

European Union Young Sci-entist Competition in Milan, Italy in September.

Throughout his research, Tim consulted widely, learning to structure a botanical sur-vey across landforms, identify plant species that he was likely to find and master a complex statistics modelling computer programme – all totally new areas of learning for him.

Using a grid system, Tim worked his way across areas selected for their differing landforms identifying, count-ing and analysing the num-bers of the prostrate indig-enous plants and surrounding shrubs, the depth of the soil in which they grew and compar-ing grazed and stock-free sites.

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Tim’s findings could help in the development of future land management plans and grazing regimes.

During the past two years, Tim has collected seeds and grown cuttings from the in-digenous species he found and has established a nursery and restoration area on his parents’ farm.

The Realise the Dream awards were presented by Governor-General Sir Jerry Mateparae at Government House.

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“Those who have won awards have worked incred-ibly hard and learnt the ben-efits of facing and overcoming failures. Talent, motivation and tenacity are the hallmarks of those who will go on to suc-ceed in later life,” Mr Cleland said.

“We hope participating in the Realise the Dream pro-gramme has encouraged them to continue their studies in science, technology and engi-neering.”

This latest success for Tim comes after he was presented with the Prime Minister’s Future Scientist Prize last month.

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The sweet salad days of summer

SALAD “freshens without enfeebling and fortifies without irritating”, said lawyer and gastronome Jean- Anthelme Brillat-Savarin (1755-1826). Salad days are summer days. Crunchy vegetable salads are delicious topped with lashings of good mayo, but they are even healthier when sprinkled with lemon juice, verjuice or a fruit vinegar.

Salads are a great way to use up leftover roast meats, baked ham, turkey or chicken. However, you can also add protein by opening a can of beans such as cannellini, kidney, chick peas or black beans. Or try roasted nuts, such as cashews, Brazils, almonds or pine nuts. Add carbohydrate to a salad with cooked pasta such as macaroni, spirals or orzo.

Refresh salad greens before use. Carefully wash in cold water,

then shake or pat dry gently with a paper towel. Place loosely in a plastic bag. Do not pack tightly or squash. Refrigerate for at least one hour.

Six of my quick-to-make favourite salads include:

■ Frozen peas blanched and drained combined with diced watermelon, mint leaves and drizzled with warmed mint jelly.

■ Baby potatoes boiled and tossed with olive oil, red wine vinegar, salt and pepper, then when cool, combined with mint leaves and pomegranate seeds.

■ Gluten-free pasta spirals cooked, drained and combined with diced red onion, one or two cups of diced chicken, chopped parsley then tossed with lite honey-mustard salad dressing.

■ Quarters or eighths of iceberg lettuce, topped with crumbled blue cheese and drizzled with ranch dressing. ■ Pan-fried asparagus, cooled and sprinkled with crumbled goat’s cheese, seasoned and drizzled with lemon juice. ■ Cooked prawns, blanched snow peas and diced avocado tossed with sweet chilli sauce and lemon juice.

with GLENYS WOOLLARD

If you have a food questionemail Glenys [email protected]

Q A&DO YOU HAVE A RECIPE FORZUCCHINI SOUP?Saute 250g chopped onion in25g butter, then add 250gpeeled and diced potatofollowed by 500g roughly-chopped zucchini.

Stir-fry a fewminutesmore, then add 1 tsp saltand 2 cups chicken stock.Cover and cook 20minutesor until vegetables aretender, stir in 1 cupmilk andblend until smooth. Addmore salt if necessary plusfreshly ground black pepperand 1 tbsp chopped freshherbs, such as parsley,chives and thyme. Reheatgently, sprinklingindividual serves withgrated cheddar.

WHY DO SO MANY DISHES CALLFOR AN ONION COOKED INBUTTER BEFORE THE MAINCOOKING?

For flavour. Some recipessuggest cooking untiltender but not brown,others go on until the

onions are golden orcaramelised. Either way it’sworth it if you enjoy tastyfood. You can cut theamount of fat used bycovering the pot while youronion cooks— the lidcollects moisture thatwould normally evaporate,and by returning this to theonion, it avoids burning.

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‘‘Whenharvested, theywere keptexclusively forthe Inca kings.

WHOwould havethought that thehumble spudwasonce regarded asboth a food and a

fashion accessory fit for royalty?Native to South America,potatoes were first cultivated bythe Incas about 200BC. The jewelin the crownwas the Peruvianpurple potato— royally purpleinside and out.When harvested,theywere kept exclusively forthe Inca kings.And in 18th-century France,

Marie Antoinette made aWorldofWearable Art-type fashionstatement by parading aroundthe countryside wearing potatoblossoms on her expensivedresses.Whenmost of us think of

packet ‘‘chips’’ we tend to thinkof fatty, salty occasional treats.But I was recently pleasantly

surprised to discover amoreishrange of proper chips— 100 percent natural, gluten-free, GMO-free and hand-cooked in high-oleic sunflower oil. Ned andMina Smith, the expatriateAmerican couple who run thefamily-style Proper Crispsoperation in Nelson, brandedtheir delights ‘‘crisps’’ todistinguish them frommass-produced ‘‘chips’’. And they are

different. I just love themcrushed and sprinkled overicecream. The rapport between

the salty tang of the chips andthe sweetness of the icecream isa taste treat.The potato is certainly

common and a staple worldwide.They are cheap, hardy and easyto grow, and are high in starch,protein and vitamins. They arealso versatile.We all love thetraditional potato favourites butthis week I’m serving upsomething funky— potatoeswith icecream, in chocolatetruffles, with squid and in agluten-free pastry.

RECIPESTOFFEE & POTATOCRISPS VANILLAICECREAMProper Crisps are delicate.Perfect for coating icecream.

4 large scoops French vanillaicecream1 large cup Proper Crisps inMarlborough Sea Salt, lightlycrushed1/2 cup long thread coconut,lightly toasted4 meringue nests, optionalToffee: 1/2 cup sugar1/2 cup water

Refreeze the scoops oficecream. When hard, roll in thecrushed crisps and coconut.Freeze, until ready to serve.

To make the toffee, placesugar and water in a large,microwave-proof glass bowl.Microwave on high for 2minutes.

Stir to dissolve sugar.Continue microwaving for 3-4minutes until liquid is lightgolden. Remove — the toffeewill continue to colour onstanding.

Remove icecream fromfreezer. Place in meringuenests, if using. Drizzle withtoffee. Serve immediately.

Serves 4.

CHOCOLATE POTATOTRUFFLESThe mashed potato must befree of seasonings, cream andbutter. It should also be verywell mashed and have asmooth consistency.

1 cup dark chocolate chips1/2 cup cold cooked mashedpotatoes1/2 tsp vanilla essence4-5 pieces crystallised gingerDark cocoa powder for dusting

Place chocolate chips in amicrowave-proof bowl. Melt on50 per cent power for about 2minutes. When completelymelted, stir into mashed potatovery well.Add vanilla essence and stir wellagain. The mixture should besmooth. Chill for 30 minutes.

Cut ginger into thirds orquarters. Take a tablespoon ofpotato mixture and roll around apiece of ginger.

Repeat with remainingmixture. Place on a plate anddust with dark cocoa powder.Roll into small balls. Dust withcocoa. Refrigerate until firm.

Can be stored in fridge for upto one week.

Makes 16.

POTATO & SQUIDSALADThis is based on a PetaMathias recipe that she will bedemonstrating at theChristchurch Food Show, April4-6.

400g waxy potatoes4 eggs, free-range/organic, ifpossible1 large shallot4 tbsp olive oil1-2 tsp diced or crushed chilli100g squid rings8 pitted black olives8 anchovies, oil retained2 tbsp white-wine vinegarFlaky sea saltFreshly ground black pepperto taste

Peel potatoes. Place in cold,lightly salted water. Bring toboil. Simmer, until cooked.Don’t overcook. Slice thickly.

Meanwhile, place eggs incold water. Bring to boil.Simmer for 5-6 minutes. Cool,then peel and quarter. Sliceshallot and place in icy water tocrisp.

Heat a little of the olive oil in afrying pan. Add diced chilli.

Saute squid rings for about 2minutes, until just cooked.Combine with potatoes, shallot,eggs, olives and anchovies in abowl.

Make a dressing usingremaining olive oil, a little oilfrom the anchovies and vinegar.Season. Drizzle over salad.

Serves 8 as a starter.

GLUTEN-FREEPOTATO PASTRY450g cooked warm mashedpotato100g butter, chopped1 & 1/4 cups rice flour1/2 cup cornflour1 tsp salt1 egg, lightly beaten

Place warm mashed potato andbutter in a large bowl and mixwell. Add rice flour, cornflour,salt and egg. Mix well. Use yourhand to mix it, if easier. Wrapthe dough in a plastic bag. Setaside for 30 minutes to rest.Roll out to about 1cm thicknessor thinner. Great for pie pastryor for sausage rolls.

Makes 800g.

CHRISTMAS BEAN TREE

500g green beans 1 small red capsicum 1 radish1/4 cup good vinaigrette or thin white salad dressing

Trim beans, if necessary. Steam until crisp-tender then refresh in icy water.

Drain and pat dry. Starting at the

top, arrange beans in a tree shape on a flat dish or tray.

Halve and seed capsicum. Cut a triangle to form tree base. Using an aspic cutter, cut a small star for top of tree. Cut remaining capsicum into5mm cubes.

Peel radish and cut into similar-sized cubes. Decorate bean tree with cubes.

Just before serving, drizzle the tree with vinaigrette or salad dress-ing. —Serves 6.



Q A&Is there any particular traditionbehind shortbread atChristmas?An oldmeaning of the wordshort is crumbly, and to getthis kind of texture calls fora fair amount of fat—usually butter. Inmedieval

times butter was a luxury,making shortbread a specialtreat reserved forChristmas, Hogmanay (NewYear’s Eve in Scotland) andweddings. Old recipes usedjust three ingredients: flour(three parts byweight),butter (two parts), andsugar (one part), butmodern versions often addextra salt alongwithcornflour or rice flour.

Do I really need torinse rice beforecooking?Opinions differ. In the past,rinsing was consideredessential to wash off dirtand insects as well assurface starch. Qualitycontrol is better now, butcheap brands and ricebought by the sackful areprobably still best rinsed.

But arborio rice and othervarieties used for risottoare not usually washed, andmost packaged rice doesn’tneed it either. Americanrice is sometimes fortifiedwith extra vitamins andminerals, andwashingwould only cause nutrientsto be lost.

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ALAD“freshenswithout enfeebling andfortifies withoutirritating”, said lawyerand gastronome Jean-

Anthelme Brillat-Savarin(1755-1826).Salad days are summer days.

Crunchy vegetable salads aredelicious toppedwith lashings ofgoodmayo, but they are evenhealthier when sprinkled withlemon juice, verjuice or a fruitvinegar.

Salads are a great way to useup leftover roast meats, bakedham, turkey or chicken.However, you can also addprotein by opening a can ofbeans such as cannellini, kidney,

chick peas or black beans. Or tryroasted nuts, such as cashews,Brazils, almonds or pine nuts.Add carbohydrate to a saladwith cooked pasta such asmacaroni, spirals or orzo.Refresh salad greens before

use. Carefully wash in coldwater, then shake or pat drygently with a paper towel. Placeloosely in a plastic bag. Do notpack tightly or squash.Refrigerate for at least one hour.Six ofmy quick-to-make

favourite salads include:■ Frozen peas blanched anddrained combinedwith dicedwatermelon, mint leaves anddrizzled with warmedmint jelly.■ Baby potatoes boiled andtossed with olive oil, red winevinegar, salt and pepper, thenwhen cool, combinedwithmintleaves and pomegranate seeds.■ Gluten-free pasta spiralscooked, drained and combinedwith diced red onion, one or twocups of diced chicken, chopped

parsley then tossed with litehoney-mustard salad dressing.■ Quarters or eighths of iceberglettuce, toppedwith crumbledblue cheese and drizzled withranch dressing.■ Pan-fried asparagus, cooledand sprinkled with crumbledgoat’s cheese, seasoned anddrizzled with lemon juice.■ Cooked prawns, blanchedsnow peas and diced avocadotossed with sweet chilli sauceand lemon juice.

RECIPESCHRISTMAS BEANTREE500g green beans1 small red capsicum1 radish1/4 cup good vinaigrette orthin white salad dressing

Trim beans, if necessary. Steamuntil crisp-tender then refreshin icy water. Drain and pat dry.

Starting at the top, arrangebeans in a tree shape on a flatdish or tray.

Halve and seed capsicum.Cut a triangle to form tree base.Using an aspic cutter, cut asmall star for top of tree. Cutremaining capsicum into 5mmcubes.

Peel radish and cut intosimilar-sized cubes. Decoratebean tree with cubes.

Just before serving, drizzlethe tree with vinaigrette or saladdressing. — Serves 6.

ROAST KUMARA &HERB SALADGold kumara holds its shapewell in salads. Excellentserved with roasts or grills.

750g gold kumara4-5 tbsp olive oilFlaky sea salt and freshlyground black pepper to taste2 large spring onions, diced1 cup each: basil leaves, mintleaves, thickly sliced1/2 cup coriander leaves4-6 cloves black garlicDressing: 5 tbsp red winevinegar2 tbsp each: extra virgin oliveoil, creamed honey

Preheat oven to 200C. Peel andcut kumara into 2-3 chunks.Place in a plastic bag and addthe olive oil, salt and pepper.Move around until well coated.Spread on to a baking dish.

Bake for about 20 minutesuntil tender and golden. Cool toroom temperature. Place in aserving dish with spring onionsand herbs. Season to taste.Toss gently, taking care not tobreak kumara. Halve garliccloves lengthwise and dot ontop.

Whisk dressing ingredients.Drizzle over the salad justbefore serving. — Serves 6.

TOMATO & GOAT’SCHEESE SALAD WITHGARLIC CROUTONSI used an ash-dusted softgoat’s cheese from KaikouraArtisan Cheese Company.

Croutons: 3-4 x 3cm-thickslices ciabatta

2 cloves garlic, crushed1/4 cup extra virgin olive oilSalad: 5 ripe mediumtomatoes1 small fennel bulb, shaved orthinly slicedFlaky sea salt and freshlyground black pepper to taste150g soft goat’s cheese,cubed1 cup wild rocket leaves6 basil leaves, slicedDressing: 3 tbsp lemon juice1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil1 clove garlic, crushed

Preheat oven to 190C. Trimcrusts from bread. Cut breadinto 3cm cubes. Place in aplastic bag. Combine garlic andoil and add to bread cubes.Shake until evenly coated.

Place in a roasting dish andbake until golden, about 15minutes. Stir often. Remove andcool. Alternatively, toast on lowheat in a non-stick frying pan.

Halve tomatoes and squeeze

out seeds. Cut tomatoes intoquarters. Combine in a saladbowl with fennel. Season. Dotwith goat’s cheese, rocket, basiland croutons. Whisk dressingingredients. Drizzle over saladjust before serving. — Serves 4.

BALINESEVEGETABLE SALADSambal: 6 shallots1 tsp salt2 tsp each: grated root ginger,chopped lemon grass2 kaffir lime leaves, shredded4-8 small chillies, seeded andchopped1 tsp fish sauce1-2 tbsp canola oilSalad: 4 shallots1 teaspoon canola oil1/4 small cabbage1 carrot, julienned250g fresh or frozen beans120g baby spinach leaves100g bean sprouts2 tbsp long-thread coconut

To prepare the sambal, finelyslice shallots. Combine well withsalt then squeeze. Wash and patdry.Place in a food processor withginger, lemon grass, kaffir limeleaves, chillies and fish sauce.Process until fairly smoothadding oil to bind.

To prepare the salad, thinlyslice shallots or onion and fry inoil, until lightly browned. Drainon paper towels.

Cut cabbage into 2.5cm x1cm pieces. Quickly blanch inboiling water, then refresh in icecold water. Drain well and patdry. Blanch carrot and trimmedbeans, until crisp-tender.

Stack vegetables, includingspinach, on a platter and topwith sprouts and coconut.Sprinkle with fried shallots.

Serve at room temperature.Take servings of salad andcombine with a little sambal.Add a squeeze of lime juice, ifdesired. — Serves 4-6.

ROAST KUMARA & HERB SALADGold kumara holds its shape well in salads. Excellent served with roasts or grills.

750g gold kumara 4-5 tbsp olive oil Flaky sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste 2 large spring onions, diced 1 cup each: basil leaves, mint leaves, thickly sliced 1/2 cup coriander leaves 4-6 cloves black garlic Dressing: 5 tbsp red wine vinegar 2 tbsp each: extra virgin olive oil,

creamed honey

Preheat oven to 200 deg C. Peel and cut kumara into 2-3 chunks. Place in a plastic bag and add the olive oil, salt and pepper. Move around until well coated. Spread on to a baking dish.

Bake for about 20 minutes until tender and golden. Cool to room temperature. Place in a serving dish with spring onions and herbs. Season to taste. Toss gently, taking care not to break kumara. Halve garlic cloves lengthwise and dot on top.

Whisk dressing ingredients. Drizzle over the salad just be-fore serving. —Serves 6



Q A&Is there any particular traditionbehind shortbread atChristmas?An oldmeaning of the wordshort is crumbly, and to getthis kind of texture calls fora fair amount of fat—usually butter. Inmedieval

times butter was a luxury,making shortbread a specialtreat reserved forChristmas, Hogmanay (NewYear’s Eve in Scotland) andweddings. Old recipes usedjust three ingredients: flour(three parts byweight),butter (two parts), andsugar (one part), butmodern versions often addextra salt alongwithcornflour or rice flour.

Do I really need torinse rice beforecooking?Opinions differ. In the past,rinsing was consideredessential to wash off dirtand insects as well assurface starch. Qualitycontrol is better now, butcheap brands and ricebought by the sackful areprobably still best rinsed.

But arborio rice and othervarieties used for risottoare not usually washed, andmost packaged rice doesn’tneed it either. Americanrice is sometimes fortifiedwith extra vitamins andminerals, andwashingwould only cause nutrientsto be lost.

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y FoodThe sweet salad days of summerS

ALAD“freshenswithout enfeebling andfortifies withoutirritating”, said lawyerand gastronome Jean-

Anthelme Brillat-Savarin(1755-1826).Salad days are summer days.

Crunchy vegetable salads aredelicious toppedwith lashings ofgoodmayo, but they are evenhealthier when sprinkled withlemon juice, verjuice or a fruitvinegar.

Salads are a great way to useup leftover roast meats, bakedham, turkey or chicken.However, you can also addprotein by opening a can ofbeans such as cannellini, kidney,

chick peas or black beans. Or tryroasted nuts, such as cashews,Brazils, almonds or pine nuts.Add carbohydrate to a saladwith cooked pasta such asmacaroni, spirals or orzo.Refresh salad greens before

use. Carefully wash in coldwater, then shake or pat drygently with a paper towel. Placeloosely in a plastic bag. Do notpack tightly or squash.Refrigerate for at least one hour.Six ofmy quick-to-make

favourite salads include:■ Frozen peas blanched anddrained combinedwith dicedwatermelon, mint leaves anddrizzled with warmedmint jelly.■ Baby potatoes boiled andtossed with olive oil, red winevinegar, salt and pepper, thenwhen cool, combinedwithmintleaves and pomegranate seeds.■ Gluten-free pasta spiralscooked, drained and combinedwith diced red onion, one or twocups of diced chicken, chopped

parsley then tossed with litehoney-mustard salad dressing.■ Quarters or eighths of iceberglettuce, toppedwith crumbledblue cheese and drizzled withranch dressing.■ Pan-fried asparagus, cooledand sprinkled with crumbledgoat’s cheese, seasoned anddrizzled with lemon juice.■ Cooked prawns, blanchedsnow peas and diced avocadotossed with sweet chilli sauceand lemon juice.

RECIPESCHRISTMAS BEANTREE500g green beans1 small red capsicum1 radish1/4 cup good vinaigrette orthin white salad dressing

Trim beans, if necessary. Steamuntil crisp-tender then refreshin icy water. Drain and pat dry.

Starting at the top, arrangebeans in a tree shape on a flatdish or tray.

Halve and seed capsicum.Cut a triangle to form tree base.Using an aspic cutter, cut asmall star for top of tree. Cutremaining capsicum into 5mmcubes.

Peel radish and cut intosimilar-sized cubes. Decoratebean tree with cubes.

Just before serving, drizzlethe tree with vinaigrette or saladdressing. — Serves 6.

ROAST KUMARA &HERB SALADGold kumara holds its shapewell in salads. Excellentserved with roasts or grills.

750g gold kumara4-5 tbsp olive oilFlaky sea salt and freshlyground black pepper to taste2 large spring onions, diced1 cup each: basil leaves, mintleaves, thickly sliced1/2 cup coriander leaves4-6 cloves black garlicDressing: 5 tbsp red winevinegar2 tbsp each: extra virgin oliveoil, creamed honey

Preheat oven to 200C. Peel andcut kumara into 2-3 chunks.Place in a plastic bag and addthe olive oil, salt and pepper.Move around until well coated.Spread on to a baking dish.

Bake for about 20 minutesuntil tender and golden. Cool toroom temperature. Place in aserving dish with spring onionsand herbs. Season to taste.Toss gently, taking care not tobreak kumara. Halve garliccloves lengthwise and dot ontop.

Whisk dressing ingredients.Drizzle over the salad justbefore serving. — Serves 6.

TOMATO & GOAT’SCHEESE SALAD WITHGARLIC CROUTONSI used an ash-dusted softgoat’s cheese from KaikouraArtisan Cheese Company.

Croutons: 3-4 x 3cm-thickslices ciabatta

2 cloves garlic, crushed1/4 cup extra virgin olive oilSalad: 5 ripe mediumtomatoes1 small fennel bulb, shaved orthinly slicedFlaky sea salt and freshlyground black pepper to taste150g soft goat’s cheese,cubed1 cup wild rocket leaves6 basil leaves, slicedDressing: 3 tbsp lemon juice1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil1 clove garlic, crushed

Preheat oven to 190C. Trimcrusts from bread. Cut breadinto 3cm cubes. Place in aplastic bag. Combine garlic andoil and add to bread cubes.Shake until evenly coated.

Place in a roasting dish andbake until golden, about 15minutes. Stir often. Remove andcool. Alternatively, toast on lowheat in a non-stick frying pan.

Halve tomatoes and squeeze

out seeds. Cut tomatoes intoquarters. Combine in a saladbowl with fennel. Season. Dotwith goat’s cheese, rocket, basiland croutons. Whisk dressingingredients. Drizzle over saladjust before serving. — Serves 4.

BALINESEVEGETABLE SALADSambal: 6 shallots1 tsp salt2 tsp each: grated root ginger,chopped lemon grass2 kaffir lime leaves, shredded4-8 small chillies, seeded andchopped1 tsp fish sauce1-2 tbsp canola oilSalad: 4 shallots1 teaspoon canola oil1/4 small cabbage1 carrot, julienned250g fresh or frozen beans120g baby spinach leaves100g bean sprouts2 tbsp long-thread coconut

To prepare the sambal, finelyslice shallots. Combine well withsalt then squeeze. Wash and patdry.Place in a food processor withginger, lemon grass, kaffir limeleaves, chillies and fish sauce.Process until fairly smoothadding oil to bind.

To prepare the salad, thinlyslice shallots or onion and fry inoil, until lightly browned. Drainon paper towels.

Cut cabbage into 2.5cm x1cm pieces. Quickly blanch inboiling water, then refresh in icecold water. Drain well and patdry. Blanch carrot and trimmedbeans, until crisp-tender.

Stack vegetables, includingspinach, on a platter and topwith sprouts and coconut.Sprinkle with fried shallots.

Serve at room temperature.Take servings of salad andcombine with a little sambal.Add a squeeze of lime juice, ifdesired. — Serves 4-6.


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MEETINGSPublic Forum at Council and Community Board Meetings: You may speak on matters of concern during the first 10 minutes of each meeting. Please notify Bernadette Ryan (Council) or Kate Anderson (Community Boards) at least three days prior to the meeting.

Township, Hall and Reserve Committees, please note: If you wish to advertise your meeting here, or make any changes to meeting details, please let Bernadette Ryan know by 9am on Thursday of the week prior to publication by emailing [email protected] or by phoning 03 347 2800 or 03 318 8338. If you wish to speak on matters of concern, prior notification is requested by the committees.

COUNCIL & COMMUNITY BOARDSSelwyn Central Community Board•Wednesday 21 January, 4.30pm, Executive

Meeting Room One, Rolleston Council BuildingMalvern Community Board•Monday 26 January, 4pm, Darfield Library/

Service Centre Is there an issue affecting your community

that you want to bring to your Community Board’s attention and find out what we can do to help? See ‘Meetings’ above for information on our Public Forum.

Selwyn Waihora Zone Committee•Tuesday 3 February, 1pm, Executive Meeting

Room One, Rolleston Council Building

LOCAL COMMITTEES& ASSOCIATIONS

These are public meetings and the first 10 minutes are available for the public to speak.Dunsandel Community Committee•Wednesday, 28 January, 7.30pm, Dunsandel

Sports CentreHororata Reserve Management Committee•Wednesday, 4 February, 7.30pm, Hororata

Reserve Admin Building (Hororata Domain)Leeston Community Committee•Monday, 2 February, 7.30pm, Leeston Library

Community RoomLeeston Park Association Committee•Monday, 26 January, 8pm, Leeston Park

PavilionLincoln Event Centre Governance Committee•Wednesday, 28 January, 7.30pm, Lincoln Event

CentreRolleston Residents Association•Monday, 26 January, 7.30pm, Rolleston

Community CentreSpringfield Township Committee•Tuesday, 3 February, 7.30pm, Tawera HallWest Melton Community Centre Committee•Tuesday, 27 January, 7.30pm, West Melton

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Fire restrictions A restricted fire season continues to be in effect in Selwyn district and only gas barbeques, crop residue and rubbish fires inside contained drums are allowed in rural areas of Selwyn. There are a number of conditions which must be met before fires can be lit – see selwyn.govt.nz/fire. The Council is not issuing fire permits currently during the Christmas and New Year break and will resume issuing fire permits on 5 January.

Please remember that even if you see fires around, this doesn’t indicate that you can light a fire or that fire restrictions have been lifted, as a fire permit may have been obtained from the Council. In residential areas the only type of fire permitted throughout the year is a gas barbeque. Any other fires need a resource consent from Environment Canterbury.

The Christmas/New Year period is a time when we all like to take a break from our busy lives and spend time with family and friends. Volunteer fire fighters in our District are no different, so please follow the rules relating to a restricted fire season which are made to protect people and property from the danger of fire. We all understand and appreciate the need of property owners to burn unwanted vegetation, but you can only do so if you have been issued with a permit at this time.

Fires in Council reserves Please note that gas barbeques are the only types of fires permitted in Council or Department of Conservation reserves – these areas include Chamberlains and Coe’s Fords, Whitecliffs Reserve and other reserves. Other types of fires are not allowed.

Council Services over Christmas and New Year

The Rolleston Community Centre, Lincoln Event Centre, and Council’s Rolleston Headquarters, including the AA office at the Council’s Rolleston Headquarters, will be closed from 12 noon on Wednesday 24 December and will re-open on Monday 5 January. Other Council library/service centres will close at 11.30am on Wednesday 24 December and re-open on Monday 5 January.

The Council can be contacted for urgent issues when our offices are closed by phoning 03 347 2800 or 03 318 8338.

If your rubbish or recycling collection is normally collected on Christmas Day (Thursday 25 December) it will now be collected on Saturday 27 December. If your collection is normally on New Year’s Day (Thursday 1 January) it will now change to Saturday 3 January. All other collection days remain the same. Please ensure your bags, wheelie bins or crates are out by 7.30am.

The Pines Resource Recovery Park will only be closed on Christmas Day (25 December) and New Year’s Day (1 January). On Boxing Day (26 December) and 2 January the Resource Recovery Park will be open from 10am – 4pm. The Park will be open with normal hours on other days, these are: Monday to Friday 9am – 4.30pm, and Saturdays and Sundays 10am – 4pm.

Selwyn Aquatic Centre opening hours:

22, 23 December: 6am – 8pm

24 December: 6am – 6pm

29, 30 December, 2–4 January: 8am – 8pm

Closed 25, 26 December and 1 January.

Normal hours resume 5 January. Normal opening hours are: Monday to Friday 6am – 9pm, Saturday and Sunday 8am – 8pm.

Sheffield Hall Now OpenSheffield Hall has re-opened to the public.

An engineering report on the hall, commissioned by the Sheffield Hall Committee, has now been received and reviewed by Council. The report has identified that the main body of the hall can be re-opened with the foyer area being closed off.

The hall will be able to be accessed from a side door rather than the main entrance. The report has identified that there is a risk that the blockwork at the front of the hall façade could fall if an earthquake occurred. However the report identifies the façade is more likely to fall outwards as it is supported by the roof on the inside. This foyer area will be closed off and the main entrance will be locked. A fence has also been erected at the front of the hall around the façade.

The report has also identified a number of useful options to strengthen the hall that will need to be considered. The Council and the Hall Committee will be reviewing these options in the future.

Hall bookings can be made by contacting Michelle Webster on 03 318 3063.

Notice of drain sprayingThe following spray programme will be carried out by Council’s licensed spray contractors on drains using hand spraying methods. This programme will be undertaken from 5 January – 30 April 2015, excluding public holidays as specified in Council’s spraying consent.

Details of the proposed spraying programme are available at Selwyn District Council Headquarters, 2 Norman Kirk Drive, Rolleston. Spraying will occur as required within the following Drainage Districts:

• Osbornes •L2

•Ellesmere •Leeston

•Taumutu •Wairiri, and

•Hororata

The active sprays that will be used in this programme are Glyphosate for general vegetation control.

The majority of drains to be sprayed will be dry. No drain should be considered safe from chemicals until 30 May 2015.

Season’s Greetings to Residents of the Malvern CommunityAt 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.

Jenny Gallagher Bob Mugford Mary Ireland Judith Pascoe Kerry Pauling Cr Sam Broughton & Cr John Morten

Courtney pool now openCourtney pool is now open for the summer. If you would like a key to access the pool please phone Wendy on 318 1762.

Tuesday december 23 2014SELWYN TIMES 15SELWYN DISTRICT COUNCILPO Box 90, Rolleston [email protected]

Council Chambers & OfficesNorman Kirk Drive, RollestonPh 347 2800 or 318 8338

Rolleston Library & Service Centre Rolleston Drive, RollestonPh 347 2880 or 318 8338

Darfield Library & Service Centre1 South Terrace, DarfieldPh 318 8338 or 347 2800

Leeston Library & Service Centre High Street, LeestonPh 347 2820 or 318 8338

Lincoln Library & Service CentreGerald Street, LincolnPh 347 2875 or 318 8338

www.selwyn.govt.nz for the week 23 December to 29 December

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Mobile library timetableMonday 19 January Upper Selwyn Huts 10.14 – 10.45amPrebbleton Childcare 11.45am – 12.15pm

Tuesday 20 JanuaryDunsandel Preschool 10.10 – 10.30amDunsandel Hall 10.30 – 11.15 amDunsandel School 11.20 am – 12.10pmBurnham Pre School 12.30 – 1pm

Wednesday 21 JanuaryArthurs Pass 11.30am – 12.30pmCastle Hill 1.40 – 2.15pm

Thursday 22 JanuaryParadise for Little Angels, 11 – 11.30amRolleston Council Headquarters, Rolleston 2 – 2.30pmBroadfield School 2.55 – 3.30pm

Friday 23 JanuaryKirwee School 10.40 – 11.15amSpringfield School 12.15 – 1pm

A great programme of family events is coming to Selwyn this summer.

The ever popular Teddy Bears Picnic will be returning to Rolleston in the New Year – this year the picnic will be happening on Wednesday 14 January from 1 – 3pm. Selwyn families are invited to come along with their favourite teddy bears to enjoy an afternoon of games, competitions, a clown show, play on the bouncy castle or take part in the toddler’s obstacle course.

Family picnics are planned at Tai Tapu, Springston, Leeston, West Melton, Lincoln and Dunsandel from January – March. A community country picnic is also planned at Darfield on Waitangi Day, and Springfield School will host a community fun day on the same day.

Three pool parties are happening at Darfield, Southbridge and at the Selwyn Aquatic Centre in Rolleston.

Local events are also being planned by communities at Greenpark and Dunsandel in March – dates for events will be confirmed early next year.

Some events are being organised by local community groups or township committees as ‘Summer of Fun’ events which are funded by the Christchurch Earthquake Appeal Trust and supported by CERA. Other events are being organised by Selwyn District Council.

Discontinuance of part of Stockwater races Ellesmere & Paparua Schemes

Selwyn District Council, in line with Local Government Act 2002 requirements, advises their intention to discontinue the following sections of water races:

Paparua750m of lateral race East of Pound Road – Waterloo Business ParkEllesmere6.5km of lateral race below Crossgates Road2.4km of lateral race above Fyvie Road

These closures are not considered to significantly alter the intended level of service of the water race schemes. Directly affected rate payers have been consulted.

Further information on the proposed closures including location maps can be found on the Selwyn District Council website www.selwyn.govt.nz/wrclosure or can be viewed at Council Headquarters in Rolleston.

For any questions regarding the above closure please contact Council on 03 347 2800 or on [email protected] before 26 January 2014. Subject to consultation, approval for the above closures will be sought at the Water Race Subcommittee on 9 February 2015.

If your dog was first registered after 30 June 2006 and is not a working dog, the law requires them to be microchipped. This free monthly service is available at the following places.

Wednesday 21 January• Darfield 9 – 9.30am• Rolleston 10.15 – 10.45am• Lincoln 11.30am –12pm• Leeston 12.45 – 1.15pm

Please note:• All clinics last for only half an hour.• The Rolleston venue is in Norman Kirk

Drive (off Rolleston Drive), other venues are outside libraries.

• Microchipping will not take place if wet.

If you have any questions regarding microchipping, please contact Tracey Wheeler on 347 2800 or 318 8338.

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Summer events coming to Selwyn January eventsTeddy Bears Picnic (1 – 3pm, Wednesday 14 January, Rolleston Reserve) with games, a clown show, competitions, bouncy castle and toddler’s obstacle course.

Drive in Movie (8pm, Rolleston Community Centre Car Park, Friday 16 January). Refreshments on sale, entry by donation per car. Go to the ‘Sensational Selwyn Youth’ Facebook page to vote for your choice of movie.

Tai Tapu Family Picnic in the Park (5 – 7pm, Wednesday 21 January, Rhodes Park Domain) with games, live band, face painting, fun on wheels trailer, bouncy castle and sausage sizzle. BYO picnic.

Malvern Pool Party (2 – 5pm, Sunday 25 January, Darfield Pool) fun in the pool, games, pool inflatable and barbeque.

Springston Family Picnic in the Park (5.30 – 7.30pm, Wednesday 28 January, Springston Reserve) with games, fun bikes from Pedalmania, live band, face painting, fun on wheels trailer, bouncy castle and sausage sizzle. BYO picnic.

Leeston Family Picnic in the Park (5.30 – 7.30pm, Thursday 29 January, Leeston Domain) with games, live band, face painting, Waterratz balls (similar to zorb balls but in a pool), fun on wheels trailer, bouncy castle and sausage sizzle. BYO picnic.

February eventsSouthbridge Pool Party (2 – 4pm, Sunday 1 February, Southbridge Pool) with music, games, competitions and sausage sizzle.

Community Country Picnic (10am – 3.30pm, Friday 6 February, Darfield Domain and Community Centre) a celebration of all things country –with games, races, food, music and produce.

Springfield School and Community Fun Day (10am – 3pm, Friday 6 February, Springfield School) with games, a pool party, sausage sizzle, ice creams. BYO picnic.

Lincoln Picnic in the Park (5.30 – 7.30pm, Thursday 12 February, Lincoln Domain) with games, live band, fun bikes from Pedalmania, face painting, fun on wheels trailer, bouncy castle and sausage sizzle.

Family Fun Day (2 – 5.30pm, Saturday 14 February, St Pauls Anglican Church, West Melton) with games, face painting, bouncy castle, clown, lolly scramble and tug of war.

Selwyn Aquatic Centre Pool Party (2 – 4pm, Sunday 15 February, Selwyn Aquatic Centre, Rolleston). With water games, pool inflatables, music and competitions. Normal pool admission applies.

The Teddy Bears Picnic is returning to Rolleston on Wednesday 14 January


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Organiser Craig Stare saw that there was a gap in the market with no event catering for street machines and muscle cars. So

‘Street Machines and Muscle Cars Madness’ was born. � e � rst few years saw the event double in size every year and a handful of competitors have attended every one.

� e event is gauged to be in the top three events in New Zealand and has a huge overseas following, most years it is featured in up to six di� erent magazines and countless websites. � e event website www.musclecarmadness.co.nz has had over 800,000 hits.

� ere’s always plenty to see and do with more than 1000 cars on display, trade displays, retro beauty competitions with even classes for boys and girls on Saturday a� ernoon, and a model car display on Sunday. With a lot of luck, a new burnout pad will also be debuted and will run each day just a� er 1pm.

Enthusiasts can enter for the entire event from January 21 to 25 to be held at the

Rangiora Showgrounds, or they can put their showable pride and joy on display on Saturday and Sunday only and pay the normal entrance fee. Many clubs also get together for a club display and to take the opportunity for membership drives.

Live music is a big part of the show with 10 live bands performing throughout the weekend, including a rockabilly band from the USA.

� is is a great family show. � ere are cars of all types, great music, cra� s and plenty of rides for children, but the real stars will be the two US-based vehicles here this year to commemorate the events of 25 years. Kiwi Shipping Mainfreight are bringing over the vehicles: a custom chopped 1949 Mercury and one of the wildest cult hot rods of all time – the Purple People Eater.

Adults $15, kids $2 (5 to 15 years) and family concessions (no limit on kids) just $30. For further information, contact Corina 03 312 5535 or email [email protected].

Who would have thought that the small gathering of 44 street machine enthusiasts who camped out at the Rangiora A&P Showgrounds

25 years ago with their cars would see this gathering evolve to be a world-class event, and,

that it would still be going.

PURPLE PEOPLE EATER:One of the most iconic cult hot rods in America is known as the Purple People Eater campaigned by Marky Izdardi, running a blown and injected 402ci Pontiac. Marky is a legendary member of the Shifters Car Club.

Tuesday december 23 2014SELWYN TIMES 17[EDITION DATE]2

Fortunately, most Kiwis have a reasonable idea of how to drive economically. Unfortunately, this o� en involves driving as if there

is an egg just under your right foot and at a speed that is unacceptable to the tra� c � ow. And as anyone who has taken part in a fuel economy test drive knows that sort of driving can also put you to sleep.

Below are some simple ideas that may help save fuel these holidays.

1) Get your kit o� . � e kit on the roof that

is. Take the racks/luggage container o� if you don’t need them. � is way you gain from better aerodynamics, making a big di� erence in fuel e� ciency.

2) Ensure your tyres are at the correct pressure. Such an easy task that can have a massive impact on fuel usage as well as handling, and it’s also safer. Low tyre pressure can cause blowouts. � ere should be a sticker inside the driver’s doorframe that shows the correct tyre pressure for your car or it can be in the owner’s manual if you have that. If it’s not there, the guide should be generally at the air pump.

3) What’s in the boot? Weight can be another factor in both fuel use and handling.

Unload what you don’t need. Some people also never entirely � ll their tank, opting to � ll only 60 or 70 per cent since a full tank is actually quite heavy.

4) Don’t rubberneck! Keep up to speed safely but keep up to speed. When you slow down to have a look, you’re causing others to slow down for no reason. � e vehicles that slowed down then need to accelerate to get back up to speed and so wasting fuel. In a 2011 study in the USA, it was estimated that tra� c jams burned � ve per cent of the country’s total fuel used that year – that’s more than 7 billion litres of fuel worth more than 9 billion NZ dollars. � at’s a lot of fuel!

5) Anticipate – Once the car is in motion, you want to try and keep it that way. Always look ahead. See what is happening three or four hundred metres ahead and get a good idea of what is about to happen in the next few seconds. Minimise reactionary braking or aggressive acceleration, these both eat up fuel. Smooth out your driving.

6) Don’t drive angry – Easier said than done, especially in frustrating city and town driving or behind someone who just doesn’t use their mirrors. But angry driving burns more fuel. Burning out at the tra� c lights or weaving in and out of cars can all mean heavy acceleration and heavy fuel use.

7) Cruise – Using cruise control can save but not always. Be smooth on the accelerator. Squeeze it instead of stomping on it. � is applies to taking o� from a standstill and passing. Accelerate smoothly and brake lightly – the heavier you brake the more fuel you have to burn to get back up to speed.

8) Are you tuned up? Kiwis are notorious for not servicing their vehicles. But while you may be saving money in servicing costs, you’ll end up paying in the long run

SOME FUEL SAVING TIPSFOR THE HOLIDAY DRIVING PERIOD

with poorer fuel economy or even bigger mechanics’ bills if you leave it too long.

9) Use your mirrors – Please check that they are properly adjusted, especially when you have a load up. Use the mirrors, you should be checking them, all three of them frequently. If you have a stream of cars behind, pull over when it’s safe and let them pass safely.

10) Passing lanes – Don’t be the one who speeds up on passing lanes, especially when there’s tra� c banking up behind. Stay at the speed you entered the lane at and stay in the le� lane if you’re not going

to pass.11) Rewards – � is one has nothing to do

with your car. Watch out for grocery store deals. Some can have up to 40 cents o� a litre when you spend a certain amount, which is very exciting for your wallet! Just be careful that you’re not overspending to get the deal, which would be rather counterproductive.

Pre-Christmas fuel prices are lower than many expected, it’s probable they will rise but that still should not discourage anyone from saving fuel over this holiday period.

� anks to Ford New Zealand and the AA for help with this advice.

Use your mirrors carefully and wisely these holidays.

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GARDENING

EARLY SUMMER is a blissful times in the orchard. The summer heat has arrived, but without the intensity that comes later in the season; the soil is still nice and moist from winter rains and the fruit-laden trees are sending out lush new growth.

This is the ideal time to establish mulch and herbal leys (temporary, contrasting ground covers) under the trees. I use a combination of techniques that help my trees fight off pests and diseases, retain soil moisture, harvest and retain nutrients, and make the garden just look pretty!

Under the citrus, criss-crossed palm fronds, canna stalks and thin branches from the deciduous trees all help to keep the grass clippings aerated and frustrate the efforts of blackbirds trying to spread the mulch over the lawn.

Edged just outside the drip-zone with self-sown forget-me-knot and borage to attract pollinators and pest parasites, this combination keeps weeds down and provides a fertile haven for the roots. A combination of woody material and green material offers a good ratio of nitrogen, potassium and carbon for these trees.

This technique is taken to the next level under the avocado, where the mulch pile includes much larger chunks of wood, whole branches, woodchip and shredded prunings to form

a doughnut of mulch up to 50cm thick in the middle of the ring. It’s important to keep the mulch away from the trunk – this applies to most trees – but avocados are particularly sensitive to this. I extend the mulch about 30cm past the dripline, which is where the leading edge of roots prefers to be. A mulch that is dominated by woody material helps suppress the dreaded phytophthora root disease on this crop.

Heavy feeders with fine root systems, such as guava, tamarillo, passionfruit and kiwifruit, have a combination of finer material applied; woodchip, grass clippings and leafy prunings can all go under these. Feijoas and figs can have the same, although they don’t need as much nitrogen, so I leave out the grass clippings for these crops.

In the berry house the blueberries get a thick layer of woodchips, at least 5cm deep. The grapes and brambles also get woodchips, but not as deep as they are not so prone to root disease as the blueberries. Once these are mulched, hardly any weeds will come through and the roots just love the moist, protected environment.

Herbal leys are the go-

to technique for all my deciduous crops. Essentially, any plant can be used for this, as long as there is a combination of deep-rooted plants and flowering plants that are attractive to pollinators and pest parasites. A traditional ley is a lively blend of grasses, clover and herbs, such as dandelion, comfrey, borage, sorrel, alfalfa, yarrow, phacelia and plantain. I don’t have the personality type to allow such wild abandon in my garden, so I’ve gone for Japanese anemone, daffodils, freesias, alstroemeria and various other bulbs, to which I add various seed-grown annuals.

As each of these grows and dies down, they add to the organic matter in the topsoil and protect the soil from the sun. Over summer, a quick pull takes out any aggressive weeds, such as kikuyu; clovers and some other useful weeds, such as Queen Anne’s lace, can be left to grow, adding to the soil nutrient levels and helping the bees along the way. Once all the autumn flowers have died off, the whole area gets mown, keeping an eye out for the first daffodil shoots that herald the start of the new season of mulching and growth.

Andrew Steens describes the best ground-level treatments to help fruit trees prosper through summer

Above: Blueberries love a thick, woody mulch.

Right: This is the right time of year to top up mulch under mandarin trees.

Time for mulch and herbal leys

Leave out the grass clippings for feijoas.


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GARDENING

Water is a vital ingredient of any successful garden.

It is a key element in producing healthy tasty vegetables, fruits and for maintaining flowers, pots and lawns.

Lack of plant performance in the summer is often a result of poor or inadequate watering. Water is the backbone of any successful crop, whether it be edible, flowering or ornamental.

In summer, soil can become dry, hard and repel water. When you water the dry pots the water quickly runs down the edges of the pot and out through the drainage holes without being absorbed (effectively wasting the majority of the water that was applied).

A good trick to re-hydrate overly dry pots or hanging baskets is to place them in a bucket or trough of water and leave them in there soak-ing until the water stops bubbling. This may take a day or overnight but the root zone will be refreshed and your plants will thank you for it.

A smart proactive way to help your soil hold onto moisture over the warm months is to add a few essentials to it to increase its water holding capacity.

Mulch A thick layer of mulch helps the

soil hold onto moisture for longer periods. Before adding mulch to the

gardens, water the area well. This will trap moisture in the soil and provide plants a cool moist root zone.

Pelletised pea straw is about the easiest mulch to apply, simply add an even layer over the soil. When water is applied, it swells four times its original size making it very eco-nomical, easy and very tidy to apply — no messy hands or wheelbarrows required with this stuff.

Decorative bark and pine mulches are widely available and look smart once applied. Sheep pellets are fabu-lous mulch as they feed and retain moisture at the same time. Sheep pellets are a favorite with worms too. It’s a good idea to feed the ‘soil workers’ over the warmer months too.

Soil wetters Once applied to the soil they en-

able it to hold onto more moisture. This makes your water go further and keeps plants healthy and pro-ductive at the same time. Simply sprinkle onto the soil or pots and blend in. Reapply each season to ensure the best water retention.

Ground covers Covering the soil with ground

covering plants will limit the amount of moisture drawn out of the soil on hot days. In the vege garden crops like pumpkins, melons and courgettes cover the soil and protect crops growing around them.

Water is vital to garden health WATERING HINTS

Water roots not foliage. Plants take in water through the root zone so watering the fo-liage is unnecessary and can cause leaf burning. Water in the morning or early evening avoiding the heat in the middle of the day.

It’s best to water deeply once or twice a week rather than a little each day. It is wasteful to apply water faster than the soil can soak it in.

Check leaking hoses or taps, they can waste a lot of water. A drip-ping tap can leak up to 10 litres of water a day. Water the garden not the driveway, path or paved areas.

Use a soak hose in garden beds rather than a sprinkler. When planting, group plants together with similar water needs, this will also help simplify the design of an automatic watering system

Phone a friend — if you are away over the holiday season ask a friend or neighbour to pop in and water your treasures.SENSIBLE: Water in the morning or early evening avoiding the heat in the

middle of the day.

There’s no doubt that vege gardens are back in fashion, but why do we get so much enjoyment out of growing our own veges? Because it saves us money? Because it gives us a sense of achievement? Because we want to impress our friends? Because it’s trendy?

All of these are valid, but most surveys show that the main reason we grow veges is because we want to have fresh, healthy food right there when we need it. Vege growing can seem a bit daunting for beginners, so one easy way to get started is by producing a crop of lettuce in a styrofoam box.

Here’s how to go about it: ■ Acquire a good-sized styrofoam box

and check to make sure it has some holes for drainage. If it doesn’t, use something like a large screwdriver to punch a few holes through the base.

■ Sprinkle lettuce seeds on top of a suit-able mix. Press the seeds into the moist mix, but don’t cover them (lettuce seeds don’t like to be buried).

Water them in with a gentle mist spray that won’t dislodge the seeds. It’s important that the seeds are kept moist though the germination period but, because they’re right at the surface, they tend to dry out quickly.

Lettuce seeds won’t germinate if tempera-tures are too high, so keep the covered box into a shaded, but bright, position. Don’t leave it in the sunlight — it will get far too hot.

Baby lettuce seedlings will usually start to emerge in less than a week. Lettuce needs plenty of nitrogen to promote healthy growth so, as soon as the seedlings appear, begin feeding with a liquid plant food.

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Enjoy the fresh air in Sel-wyn with a range of walks in stunning locations like Ar-thur’s Pass, Lake Coleridge and the Rakaia Gorge. Get outdoors and explore what the district has to offer on foot. For information on the different walks available, visit www.sensationalselwyn.co.nz/walks

Selwyn also has a range of vineyards and places to dine. The award-winning Selwyn Food and Wine Trail guide covers more than 30 wine and food producers across Selwyn. A copy of the self-guided trail can downloaded from www.selwynfoodan-dwinetrail.co.nz or picked up from a Selwyn library.

The district also has plenty of scenery, off-road cycling tracks and colourful garden trails on offer. To see what’s available, visit the Sensation-al Selwyn website at www.sensationalselwyn.co.nz. Look for the Country Gar-den Guide to 29 gardens and nurseries in Selwyn which are open to the public.

During summer you might want to get outside, exercise or make new friends. The district council has devel-oped an online sport and recreation directory which

can help people do this. To view the directory, visit www.selwyn.govt.nz/sportsdirec-tory

If you’re interested in swimming and staying fit during the summer break, the Selwyn Aquatic Centre in Rolleston has a variety of pools including a toddler’s area and leisure pool with lazy river. For entry prices and changes to hours over Christmas and New Year visit www.selwyn.govt.nz/sac

During the school holi-days, Darfield pool is open from 1-7pm. More informa-tion on Darfield pool hours and prices is available on-line at www.selwyn.govt.nz/pools. Southbridge pool is now open daily from 2-7pm until the end of the school holidays. Both Darfield and Southbridge pools are closed on Christmas and Boxing

Day, as well as New Year’s Day and January 2. For in-formation on other commu-nity pools visit www.selwyn.govt.nz/pools

Selwyn Libraries offer a range of reading for people looking to relax over the summer break. People who are planning to head away during the holidays and want to be able to pack light might be interested in download-ing magazines or books to read onto a tablet or iPhone.

To access these services visit www.selwynlibrary.co.nz or talk to a local librar-ian.

A number of events are also happening this summer - check out what’s happening by visiting www.selwyn.govt.nz/events or by following ‘Selwyn District Council’ on Facebook.

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Furnish your completed deck makeover with pots, patio furniture and umbrella etc. Available from Gardenmakers, this Kwila timber is a durable hardwood with a beautiful natural grain and appearance and is ideally suited to the manufacture of outdoor decking.Wooden balustrades and glass panels enhance the beauty and add value to a well constructed timber deck. ’’I know my decking needs attention when no amount of hammering stops the nails popping up every time we walk across it!’’ If this has a familiar ring to it, now’s the time to repair or replace your deck before winter weather adds to the deterioration.

Who Needs to KNoW?Check with your local council for its current building consent requirements. These relate to the legal standards your construction must comply with. Usually if you are replacing an existing deck that has previously complied with regulations, you may not need further consent. However, if you are changing the dimensions, the design, or adding a brand new structure, you may need to supply plans and an application for permission to build it.

decK INspectInspect your deck for telltale signs of wear such as:

•Splitboards •Spongysurface •Poppednails •Gapsbetweenboardsandframe •Rottenjoists •Mouldandruststains •Looserails

RepaIR ItIf damage to the deck is limited to the decking boards, you may only need to repair localised parts of the deck. But before you do, check the spouting for leaks onto the deck and any design flaws that may have allowed moisture into gaps betweenboardsandjoists.Fixthecauseaswellastheeffect!

Replace ItReplacethedeckifthereisstructuraldamagesuchassupportbeams sagging or rotting, posts soft or rotten, there are loose or unsafe railings, the frame “gives” with weight, or boards are pulling away from the frame.

RecoNstRuctIoNReplace any old structural timber with pressure treatedtimber grade that resists moisture and. avoid softwoods like cedar that take less loading. Use timber of the same or greater dimensions,bolt into joists andcementuprightsfirmlyanddeeplyintotheground.Replacedeckingtimberwithnon-slipboards and secure with coated screws rather than nails.

FutuRe pRooFINgImprove the longevity of your new or repaired deck with decking oil or stain. First clean everyday dirt with a mild detergent and remove stains from mould, plants or sap. Apply oil or stain directly onto the new wood. Decking oils enhance and restore the timber colour and protect from water, fungi and UV rays. An annual application is recommended. Clear or timber coloured stains specifically designed for new orweathered timber help regenerate the appearance of the deck.

complete the maKeoveRFinish the facelift with deck railings for safety, style and privacy. Ensure your choice of wooden rails, balustrades, glass panels, powdercoat, aluinium, galvanized, wire, trellis or a combination, suit the architectural features of your home. Furnish your completed deck makeover with pots, patio furniture, BBQ, awning or umbrella and enjoy for years tocome.

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This 1940s classic bungalow has been lovingly updated with a large family-friendly room with French doors to a fabulous sunny deck, modern kitchen and three bedrooms, two of which are doubles and one single. The home is warm and cosy with a log burner and heatpump, modern neutral decor, private rear section with a double garage and lovely easy care garden. Ideal for a local family, working couple or a great weekend escape to enjoy all the region has to o� er. Speak to Mike Goatley today.

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Imagine waking up every day feeling like you are on holiday!! This cottage with an alpine chalet feel has one double bedroom and a welcoming living area complete with log burner and heat pump. The permitted 10sqm sleepout gives you extra space for a second bedroom, o� ice or hobby room. Both the cottage and the sleepout have lovely verandas and are positioned to enjoy the sun, views and garden. Beautiful 823sqm grounds with 2 garden sheds providing storage for the tools and the toys. Call Stephen today.

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This Fraemohs home has been relocated here, all the work is complete, Code of Compliance has issued, ready for a new owner to move in and enjoy the easy life!! The 75sqm home is cosy yet the layout provides for 2 good sized bedrooms and an open plan living area with a modern log burner so the whole home is warm and toasty. The 11m x 6m double garage has plenty of space for a workshop and the section is fully fenced. Ideal for a first home buyer, young couple or for rental investment, speak to Stephen Ferguson.

2570 Bealey Rd, HororataFor sale by deadline 5pm Thursday 10 July 2014 (unless sold prior)

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This 1940s classic bungalow has been lovingly updated with a large family-friendly room with French doors to a fabulous sunny deck, modern kitchen and three bedrooms, two of which are doubles and one single. The home is warm and cosy with a log burner and heatpump, modern neutral decor, private rear section with a double garage and lovely easy care garden. Ideal for a local family, working couple or a great weekend escape to enjoy all the region has to o� er. Speak to Mike Goatley today.

18a Normanby Street, Rakaia

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Imagine waking up every day feeling like you are on holiday!! This cottage with an alpine chalet feel has one double bedroom and a welcoming living area complete with log burner and heat pump. The permitted 10sqm sleepout gives you extra space for a second bedroom, o� ice or hobby room. Both the cottage and the sleepout have lovely verandas and are positioned to enjoy the sun, views and garden. Beautiful 823sqm grounds with 2 garden sheds providing storage for the tools and the toys. Call Stephen today.

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This 2 ½ year old home is ready for its new owners. 2 double bedrooms, modern bathroom, kitchen with great layout and open plan living. Add your personal touch to the fully fenced back yard, you will really complete this home!! Call Ray Ingle.www.mikepero.com/RX308796

Appealing to both first home buyers and investors, this 3 double bedroom property had plenty going for it, a long term tenant keen to stay on was added appeal and after several offers, this property has now sold with all parties delighted with the outcome. Whatever the situation, we can work with you to get a great result!www.mikepero.com/RX295311

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Hororata 24 Hawkins Road This modern home consists of 3 bedrooms (master with ensuite), open plan kitchen/dining & lounge area with tiles in the entrance way, kitchen, bathroom & ensuite. The heat pump with ducting system through to the living area & bedrooms ensures you will be kept warm through winter. In the summer you will be able to throw open the ranch sliders coming off the dining, lounge & master bedroom out to the patio area. The 800m2 section is currently not landscaped giving you the opportunity to design your own gardens & add value to the property. Sale Negotiations over $379,000 View Call to view over the holiday period rwrolleston.co.nz ID# RLL21774 Melissa Warrington 027 279 4362 Brendan ‘Big Red’ Shefford 027 224 4733

Darfield 543 Bangor Road Set on 5.165 hectares, this property is ideal if you are just looking for a ‘hobby farm’ but don’t need a big house to go with it, are after a starter lifestyle property, or need room to store all those extra ‘things’. Bordered by well established trees, the main entrance takes you to the 2 bedroom cedar cottage and detached double garage with workshop area. Another gated entry gives you access to the horse trotting area, utility building and large 3 bay barn. There’s also a smaller shed, a few fully fenced paddocks and a vineyard producing reisling grapes. Sale Negotiations over $575,000 View Call to view over the holiday period rwrolleston.co.nz ID# RLL21761 Melissa Warrington 027 279 4362 Brendan ‘Big Red’ Shefford 027 224 4733

Darfield 8 Landsborough Drive Built only 6 months ago by Benchmark Homes, this amazing 336m2 property offers a superb kitchen which features a huge walk in pantry, gas hobs, quality Bosch appliances & a plumbed double fridge space. Cleverly designed, the spacious living area, with designated dining, living & lounge areas, has a beautiful gas fire as well as cathedral ceilings and full height windows & sliders. 4 spacious bedrooms are complemented by a contemporary bathroom & luxurious ensuite with a double shower & undertile heating, add to this a study, hobby room, internal laundry & handy storage room. Other features include a ducted system for heating/cooling, panel heaters, double glazing & triple car garaging with drive through to the 5010m2 section.

Rolleston 3 Louis Lane Thoughtfully designed and tastefully decorated throughout, this stylish brick & cedar cladding property is positioned well for the sun on an impressive 782sqm section. The modern well-appointed kitchen overlooks a large living area, while a large cavity slider leads to the separate lounge which is perfect for a formal living space. Both rooms boast sliders out to the sun drenched patio making this the ideal space for summer entertaining. Relax and unwind in the master bedroom equipped with a spacious WIR and tiled ensuite. Three further double bedrooms are serviced by the chic tiled bathroom including tiled shower and undertile heating. Featuring a separate laundry with excellent storage, two heatpumps and a double garage, there is much to tempt the discerning buyer.

For Sale$890,000 View Call to view over the holiday period rwrolleston.co.nz ID# RLL21674 Melissa Warrington 027 279 4362 ‘Big Red’ Shefford 027 224 4733

For SaleNegotiations over $599,000 View Call to view over the holiday period rwrolleston.co.nz ID# RLL21716 Emma George 027 555 0568

Rolleston 2 Coleridge Street Appealing from the street, this brick & ‘Titan board’ 192m2 home is unique in style, yet has all the essentials for modern family living, starting with a trendy kitchen with gas hobs, & continuing through to the 2 living areas. Further to this, the 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, internal laundry & double garage will make everyday living a breeze, as will the heat pump, woodburner in the lounge, good storage throughout and gas hot water. Set on a low maintenance 452m2 section, this really is a quality home not to be missed. Sale $549,000 View Call to view over the holiday period rwrolleston.co.nz ID# RLL21680 Brendan ‘Big Red’ Shefford 027 224 4733 Sarah Booth 027 527 8258

Burnham 7 Kerrs Road This 1.2 hectare lifestyle block offers a delightful setting with established gardens and mature trees. The large home consists of 4 bedrooms (master with ensuite), a study, large living & formal dining area. The home is heated by a log burner & heat pump & has recently been insulated with Terra Lana earth wool insulation in the floor & ceiling. In addition to the workshop complete with a pit, an old army barracks has been relocated to the property allowing for extra storage. Water is supplied via its own well. Sale Negotiations over $699,000 View Call to view over the holiday period rwrolleston.co.nz ID# RLL21731 Lindsay Zanker 027 230 0205 Brendan ‘Big Red’ Shefford 027 224 4733

Rolleston 15 Navy Loop Positioned well on its 702sqm section to capture all day sunshine throughout both living areas & the 4 bedrooms, this 243sqm home will be built to the highest standard & comes with a 10 year Masterbuild Guarantee. The kitchen will include an impressive scullery, plus there’s also an internal laundry, double garage and plenty of storage throughout. Located in the fantastic Levi Park, the home will be handy to the fitness area, tennis court and children’s playground within the subdivision. Sale $589,000 View Call to view over the holiday period rwrolleston.co.nz ID# RLL21712 Leesa Barrie 027 947 1200 Brendan ‘Big Red’ Shefford 027 224 4733

Rolleston 2 Markham Way This lovely property has plenty to offer, with a generous open plan kitchen/living area, and a separate lounge. The master bedroom boasts a WIR connecting to the bathroom and is complimented with 3 other good sized bedrooms. Tinted double glazing will keep you cooler in summer & warmer in winter & sliding doors open out to a large sunny patio area. A private established garden has a shed for all the tools plus a variety of fruit trees. It’s also wired up so you can bring your spa! Sale Negotiations over $485,000 View Call to view over the holiday period rwrolleston.co.nz ID# RLL21698 Dwayne Bloomfield 021 163 9874 Leisa Webster 027 722 5537

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Rolleston 10 Maitland Crescent If future proofing is high on your list then this new home close to the centre of Rolleston is a must see! A light open plan living area offers smart strand carpet with a feature gas fire, heat pump & ventilation system. The designer kitchen boasts high specifications & the all-important walk in pantry. There are three good sized bedrooms which are serviced by a bathroom with tiled shower using solar powered hot water. LED lighting runs throughout this sophisticated & smart home. The double garage offers internal access & a separate laundry. Sale Negotiations over $489,000 View Call to view over the holiday period rwrolleston.co.nz ID# RLL21778 Leisa Webster 027 722 5537

Dunsandel 1 Leeston Dunsandel Road Set amongst a lovely mature setting of 1088m2, this recently updated, 3 bedroom family home has been fully insulated in the ceiling & underfloor & has new vinyl planking & carpet throughout. All the living areas & kitchen are very spacious & there is a bonus of a smaller living area/sunroom, which leads out to the large wooden deck. Out at the back, an array of fruit trees will keep the kids happy, whilst the workshop at the back of the garage is sure to please the man of the house. For those who need a bit more storage, there is an extra single garage, Sale Negotiations over $399,000 View Call to view over the holiday period rwrolleston.co.nz ID# RLL21735 Angela Hunt 021 548 777 Brendan ‘Big Red’ Shefford 027 224 4733

Rolleston 12 Ruby Drive From the moment you enter the light filled entryway with feature sky light, you will be charmed by this gem. Designed to maximise the sun, the large open plan living looks out on the hydra-seeded lawn and large patio area. A fantastic space to watch the kids play! The large separate lounge faces towards the front of the property so you can sit back and watch the world go by. The kitchen is well designed with plenty of storage, bench space, gas hobs, large fridge space and Fisher & Paykel appliances. The master suite offers a tiled ensuite and walk in wardrobe. Here’s a lovely family home fitted throughout with LED lights, generous storage and 2 heat pumps. This property is a real gem! Don’t delay!

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View Call to view over the holiday period rwrolleston.co.nz ID# RLL21695 Leisa Webster 027 722 5537

Rolleston 181 Frasers Road Only a few minutes from Dunsandel township & surrounded by farmland, the property offers a great setting on 1037m2. Recently updated, the main living area has been opened up to create a gen-erous lounge area & room for formal dining. The beautiful kitchen is a lovely feature to the home, with its polished wooden bench top, classic country styling & a new oven. Welcome additions & upgrades to the home include a fabulous Woodsman log burner on wetback, new hot water cylinder, brand new carpet in the living room & master bedroom as well as a freshly painted colour scheme throughout. Further features include insulation, a heat transfer sys-tem & double glazing installed when the home was built.

For SaleNegotiations over $395,000 View Call to view over the holiday period rwrolleston.co.nz ID# RLL21764 Angela Hunt 021 548 777 ‘Big Red’ Shefford 027 224 4733

This is the prime opportunity to purchase in a fantastic location, at a great price, and build your dream home. The sections range from 650m2 to 894m2 & are in a handy location, within walking distance of Rolleston’s supermarkets, schools and other amenities. The developer is open to relocated and reconstructed houses provided that certain criteria are met.For more information on covenants, further terms of sale, section plans, full price list, sale & purchase agreement and the subdivision Geotech report, visit rwrolleston.co.nz/RLL21160 and scroll down to the attached property files section or phone Brendan “Big Red” Shefford.

For SalePriced from $175,000 rwrolleston.co.nz ID# RLL21160 Brendan ‘Big Red’ Shefford 027 224 4733 Sarah Booth 027 527 8258

Melissa Warrington Licensee Salesperson

027 279 4362

Dwayne Bloomfield Licensee Salesperson

021 163 9874

Amanda CherryLicensee Salesperson

027 340 6955

Angela Hunt Licensee Salesperson

021 548 777

Lindsay Zanker Licensee Salesperson

027 230 0205

Ray White Rolleston

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ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS HEREPhone for further details

(03) 379 1100

BOUNDARY TRIMMING

Shelterbelt Trimming Contractor

Call Tony DempseyPh 03 325 3256 Mob 0274 323 943

TREE SERVICES

Large Macrocarpa Trees or Logs. Standing or on the ground.

Cash Paid on the spot! Call 021-049-8657.

• Trees felled • Land clearing• Logging of forestry blocks• Tree lots thinned for production chip• Log cartage • Cash paid for wood lots• Wind rows removed • Excavator hireFully insured covering allareas. 17 yrs exp.

Anglican Parish of Lincoln Christmas Services

24 December 6.00pm Children’s Christingle Service at St Stephens, Lincoln 11.30pm Midnight Carols and Communion at St Stephen’s, Lincoln25 December 8.00am St Mark’s, Greenpark, Christmas Communion 9.00am St Mary’s, Springston, Christmas Communion 9.30am Church of the Resurrection, Rolleston, Christmas Communion 10.00am St Stephen’s, Lincoln, Christmas Communion 10.00am St Paul’s, Tai Tapu, Christmas CommunionRev Mark Barlow, Vicar Anglican Parish of Lincoln

Church Notices

The Anglican Parish of Halswell Prebbleton

Saint Mary’s Church, 329 Halswell Road

All Saint Church, corner of Springs and Blakes Road

Christmas ServicesSunday 21 December

Nine Lessons and Carols 7.00pm Saint Mary’s, Halswell

Christmas Eve - Wednesday 24 DecemberChildren’s Crib Service 4.00pm, All Saints, Prebbleton

Children’s Bedtime Service 6.00pm, Saint Mary’s, HalswellMidnight Eucharist 11.30pm,

Saint Mary’s, Halswell (Carols from 11.15pm)

Christmas Day - Thursday 25 DecemberFestival Eucharist 9.30am

All Saints, PrebbletonFestival Eucharist 10.00am, Saint Mary’s, Halswell

DI’s Tarot Reading & Psychic Line

Open 7 days a week from 8am to late

If you are needing questions and answers phone Diane or Rose

We offer over the phone readings or via live Skype.

For readings NZ wide - phone or txt

0275 312 255or like us on Facebook

**You must be over the age of 18. Readings start from only $10. Some T & C apply

Di’s Tarot Psychic Readings New Zealand

Clairvoyance

CARAVAN Wanted to buy, don’t mind repairs ph or txt 027 488 5284

Caravans, Motorhomes& Traliers

RASPBERRIES Farm fresh, tasty dessert & jam, also Gooseberries, at RED BERRIES 1257 Main South Road, ph 347-8648

Fruit & Produce

CHICKEN Manure, dry, bagged, 440 Springs Road

Gardening & Supplies

IT’S Time to lose that winter pelt, Reset now ask me how. Contact Murray Ph 03 356 1943

PEDICURE/NURSE Home visits availabe for toenails & fingernails by trained nurse, Ph 344-1653 or 027 380-2571

Health & Beauty

SENSUAL Hot Oil Massage Rural Location Anna 021 110-8790

Massage

Rexellent RentalsCars, Vans, Brisbane , Coolangatta

www.rexellent.com.au

FREE CALL 0800 601 508

Public Notices

CABIN TAKEN$1000 REWARD

Offered for any information leading

to the recovery of the above

cabin taken from 31 Walters Road, Marshlands area on Thursday 11

December.

Phone in confidence 021 1277227

QUALIFIED MECHANIC

To join our team. We service all makes and models and carry out a range of automotive services including WOF, servicing, mechanical repairs, brakes and suspension. Good diagnostic and time management skills required, Must be Trade Cert qualified, certified to issue WOFs, Full clean driving license required.

Email CV to: [email protected] or phone Simon: 347 7110

Situations Vacant

TASMANIAN LUXURY

COACH TOURFully escorted 12 Day

Coach TourDeparting 6th March 2015

$4250pp including flights ex Christchurch

Phone Reid Tours 0800 446 886

Tours

LABOURERSEEd pROcESSing

We are seeking a keen, enthusiastic and hard working labourer for our seed processing plant located in Southbridge.

Main duties will include:

• Lifting of 25kg sacks. • Day to day operating of ryegrass and clover machines. • Dealing with farmers on a day to day basis. • Unloading and weighing inward vehicles.

We offer good work conditions, fair remuneration, and training will be provided.

Forklift experience would be preferred but not essential.

Emailed CV to [email protected]

Situations Vacant

Broadfield School Board of Trustees

Casual Vacancy for an Elected Trustee

A casual vacancy has occurred on the Board of Trustees for an elected parent representative.

The board has resolved under section 105 of the Education Act 1989 to fill the vacancy by

selection.

If ten percent or more of eligible voters on the school roll ask the board, within 28 days of this notice being published, to hold a by-election to fill the vacancy, then a by-election will be held.

Any eligible voter who wishes to ask the board to hold a by-election should write to:

The Chairperson Board of Trustees Broadfield School

Cnr Shands & Robinsons Rd RD 6, Christchurch 7676

Situations Vacant

Selwyn Concrete Cutting Ltd

Phone 03 347 2247 0800 288 464 0274 288 464

For all your Concrete Cutting & Drilling needs.

Prompt, professional and friendly service at a competitive price from

your local Selwyn-based company.

Trades & Services

Heatpump Cleaning

[email protected]

Rob Spink • 0800 423 637

• (A/H) 03 325 2713

Is your heatpump ready for wInter?

• Save power, Save Money• Cleaner healthier air• Friendly, professional

service

Bemer Heatpump Cleaning

The Art Of Carpentry

Ltd

Quality Builders

Contact:

Dan 022 177 2066

Guy 021 185 [email protected]

CHIMNEY CLEANING Clean Sweep Canterbury Ltd, Professional, Guaranteed Service, (formerly Abel & Prestige Chimney Cleaning Ltd), Ph 0800 SWEEPER - 0800 793 3737

CONCRETE CUTTING Affordable Concrete Cutting with Quality, and removal work. Free quote. No job to small. Phone 027 442-2219, Fax 359-6052 a/h 359- 4605

More women read The StarGet more sales into your business by appealing to the biggest market with The Star.The Star is read by 86,000 women in Christchurch, that’s more than any other free newspaper!*

*Nielson Media Research NRS April 06/March 07

For a free no obligation creative and advertising consultancy, contact Shane on 364-7429, Mob: 021 381-765

We’re for Christchurch

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Driveways

DRIVEWAYCONSTRUCTIONFree Measure & Quote

• Asphalt • Driveways • Kerb

• Chipseal • Chip

PH 0800 081- 400 • 980-1123 Mob 0274 325 457

SWAINS KIWI KERBQuality Workmanship -

Over 10 Years Experience

S ELWYN HORSE FLOATSREPAIRS & MAINTENANCE

• Damage repairs• Alterations• General maintenance• Refurbishment

All makes of floats worked on.Call Aaron on (03) 347 9203

or 022 635 1292Your local authorised repairman for

Select Services

All Plumbing

Gasfitting

Drainlaying

Blocked Drains

Log Fires, Wetbacks

Gas Hotwater

Phone 021 454 864

ACE HIGH PLUMBING

Free Measure & QuoteWe can spray paint/

stain most fences

• Palings• Stain – Black, Green,

Brown or Gold• We can spray

any colour.

Charlies Fence Spraying

Phone 022 037 5119

Need a hand?✤ Lawns & edges✤ New garden est

✤ Gardening✤ Hedge trimming✤ Handyman jobs

✤ Casual or One off

Phone Mike Lineton022 341 8848

Your local Selwyn District

gardener/handyman

For professional and prompt service give Andrew a call for a quote:

Andrew Singleton 021 539 835

Phone: 03 344 3311 Mobile: 021 539 835 Email: [email protected]

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Residential Window Cleaning

• House proud?

• Time poor?

• New home?

• Selling your home?


Call Daniel Sisson on 021 323 931 or email [email protected]

For anything you can point a truck or digger at!

Including Site Clearance, Demolition, Excavation, Cartage, Supply, Site works, Rural drainage and much more!

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To LetDAMAGED MASONRY?? Rock and Blocks Work Ltd for all your brick, block and tile laying needs. Friendly service Licensed Building Practitioner phone Devon on 021 375-888 or 03 329-5511

FENCING SUMMERFIELD Fencing Ltd - Lifestyle or farm, Sheep, Cattle, Horse, All types of animals, Fences, Yards, Sheds, Arenas, Shelters, Runs, 27 years contract fencing, Steve is available to help with your design and planning, Ph 03 312-4747.

FENCE PAINTING Staining Quality at a reasonable price. Free quotes. Phone Warren today on 980-1676 or 027 2014713

KENNEDYS STORAGE Rolleston, cheap rates, purpose built, secure. Phone 347-9464 or 027 223-8777

BeLLaMY’S FurNiture

Furniture made to order and restoration by tradesman with 35yrs experience.

PH Stephen021 073 2624

BeLLaMY’S FurNiture

Furniture made to order and restoration by tradesman with 35yrs experience.

PH Stephen021 073 2624

PAINTER Top quality work, interior/exterior, pensioners discount, free quotes, 30 years experience, I stand by Canterbury, ph Wayne your friendly painter 03 385-4348 or 027 274-3541

PAINTING Int / Ext painting and wallpapering. Ph Steve 027 284 9901 or a/h 349-5345

PLUMBER All work undertaken promptly and efficiently by experienced craftsman plumber. Rob 329-6228 or 027 229-9392.

LAwN MOwING RIDE ON residential, commercial, sections etc Ph Pete 027 221 1217 or 342-4228

SELwYN PLASTERING Stopping - Interior Plastering, alterations & renovations, free quotes, On Board Ltd ph Bruce 027 577-8007

TILING Quality jobs done on time. All aspects of tiling, waterproofing. Certified Reg Master Tiler. Ph Dave 027 334 4125

TILING Quality jobs done on time. All aspects of tiling, waterproofing. Certified Reg Master Tiler. Ph Dave 027 334 4125

VHS VIDEO TAPES & all camera tapes converted to DVD, video taping, weddings, twenty firsts, special occasions, www.grahamsvideo.co.nz ph 03 338-1655

wELDING and fabrication. General repairs and fabrication by qualified tradesman. Phone or txt 027 804 9785

Heatpump Cleaning

[email protected]

rob Spink • 0800 423 637

• (A/H) 03 325 2713

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$299each

$1299each

$549each

$1099kg

$2999pack

Just Juice Fruit Juice/Drink 2.4-2.8L

$369each

$399each

Hubbards Original Muesli 600-700g

Deep South Ice Cream 2L

Jacob’s Creek Sparkling/Montana Classics 750ml(Excludes Reserves)

Export Gold/Tui Bottles 330ml

Lindauer Special Reserve 750ml

Fresh NZ Pork Shoulder Roast(Excludes Free Range)

Country Fresh Salad 100-190g

Fresh Tegel NZ Skin On Chicken Breast Fillets

Dole Philippine Tropical Gold Pineapples

Alpine Mild/Colby/Edam Cheese 1kg

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available instore.

Conditions apply. At participating stores.

See customer service for excluded items and further details.

SuperValue Leeston: 78 High Street, Leeston Ph 324 3788. SuperValue Oxford: Main Rd, Oxford Ph 312 4305.

See your local SuperValue for holiday hours.Specials available from Tuesday, 23rd December until Sunday, 28th December 2014 or while stocks last.

We reserve the right to limit quantities. All limits specifi ed apply per customer per day. Trade not supplied. Prepared meals are serving suggestions only. Props not included. Certain products may not be available in all stores. Proprietary brands not for

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