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TOP TOP-10 PARK

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EDITORIAL

The first Armistice Day was held at Buckingham Palace, commencing with King George V hosting a Banquet in Honour of the President of the French Republic during the evening hours of 10 November 1919. The first official Armistice Day events were subsequently held in the grounds of Buckingham Palace on the morning of 11 November 1919, which included a two-minute silence as a mark of respect for those who died in the war and those left behind. (Wikipedia)

Lest we forget Today, Thursday, is Armistice Day. While in New Zealand we focus on Anzac day as our main commemoration, we also join other nations in commemorating the armistice which was agreed at 5.45 am at Compiègne to take place later that morning the eleventh hour of the eleventh month 1918. We will remember them.

We wonder what those whose names are on our cenotaph would make of our thriving town now. We are excited to record that we are a top town with a top shop, a top camping park and a top school.

Congratulations, too, to top scholar Robert Furrer.

Although the Harcourts Geraldine Festival cannot go ahead as such, we understand that this weekend our accommodation providers have full houses, or nearly so. It looks like it will be a busy few days. We are looking forward to taking in two art exhibitions.

Five generations of Badcocks in Flashbacks and six New Zealand artists' works at the collective exhibition A Showcase of Expertise will give us plenty to look at.

You will see elsewhere that from the end of this month GNews will be looking after advertisement bookings and payments f rom our head office at 24 Hislop Street. We have appreciated the support of the resource centre over the years, but since we live just around the corner we are making this change.

Working hours only please 10am-5pm as you don’t want to see us in our pyjamas.

Speaking of our place, we had planned on waiting a decent interval after Magpie’s demise before re-catting. However it turns out that two local cats arein need of a new home and will be moving in as we go to print - expect details next week.

Finally an apology to Boris Drzymala. Contrary to our report last week, he has never worked for Barker’s.

Hugh misheard and miswrote. He will get his hearing aids recallibrated and does apologise most sincerely.

HUGH & FI

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Award-winning service: “Tasti Fruit Mix 1 Kilogram has finally hit the store. We have half a pallet so there’s plenty for everyone,” says FreshChoice on their Facebook page. PHOTO: Facebook/FreshChoice Geraldine

Geraldine FreshChoice: top shop in New Zealand The FreshChoice conference was held online this year. Owner Garry Sheed says office staff stopped to watch the award ceremony on the computer. “To be honest, we didn’t have any great expectations.

“We were quite pleased to be equal first in the health and safety section [and] a little surprised to win store of the year in our zone - the South Island. Everybody on the shop floor heard the roar when

we won the overall store of the year for the country.”

Aaron Sheed says, “It is a great reward for the staff, putting up with such a tough year. With COVID and the supply chain issues, people can’t get the exact brands they want. We’ve had to change some of our systems. It’s been hard work but we’re making progress.”

The award by suppliers Wholesale

Distributers Limited (WDL), which also supplies SuperValue, is based on points awarded on various internal and external audits and business indicators and includes monthly reports by mystery shoppers.

Garry says, “It’s all about the staff. It’s about the community too. We appreciate the supportive messages we’ve had from everyone.” HUGH MCCAFFERTY

FRONT COVER FROM TOP: FreshChoice Geraldine staff and management celebrate their surprise win. “It is a great reward for the staff, putting up with such a tough year,” says Aaron Sheed; Overall Supreme Best Top 10 2021: Brian and Kathryn Horrell celebrate with staff; Geraldine High School Primary Industry Academy students, with head teacher Sarah Foley-Smith (partly obscured in the back row), are delighted to be named New Zealand’s top primary industry class.

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“It’s like we’re one big happy family,” says Kathryn Horrell of their regular guests. “They enjoy being welcomed back and seeing familiar faces.” The guests’ overall view is that it is well-deserved. PHOTO: Fi McCafferty

Geraldine Top 10 is tops, again On 20 October, Top 10 Holiday Parks held its award presentations on Zoom. Owner Kathryn Horrell says, “The awards were meant to be in Invercargill, but, because of COVID, all the staff were able to see the presentations on screen ...

“We were super excited to win the supreme award. It was great to share it with the staff:

we couldn’t have done it without them.”

Kathryn says there are different classes of park: premium, superior and classic, depending on the facilities on offer. As a classic park, the Geraldine Park offers a simpler experience for example, there are no spas or swimming pools. She says, “We were quite expecting to pick up the cleanliness award and maybe to

win in our class. It says something about the quality of the Geraldine Top 10 experience that it beat all 49 parks including those with all the bells and whistles.”

As well as the supreme award, they won the ReviewPro cleanliness award and most highly recommended Top 10 Holiday Park. The park also came runner up for top guest experience

award (medium) and Kathryn was runner up for top club membership seller.

Despite the cancellation of local spring events, people have retained their bookings, apart from stall holders. Kathryn says parks in Christchurch are not doing so well, but Christchurch people are still wanting to come here. HUGH MCCAFFERTY

PIA head teacher Sarah Foley-Smith says she is particularly grateful to the farming community, which offers practical opportunities to the 33 students.

PHOTO: Facebook/Geraldine High School

GHS PIA comes top of the class Geraldine High School Primary Industries Academy (PIA) teacher Sarah Foley-Smith’s class has been named the top Primary ITO (industry training organisation) school in New Zealand, with the highest graduation rate.

She says, “The students have done well and

consistently met the goals set for them. ... The award is given by Primary ITO and there are about 40 schools involved.”

Student Jackson Weir says he wasn’t surprised to hear the news over the weekend. “That’s the standard round here - very high. To be top

you’ve got to act like the top. You learn stuff here you wouldn’t learn anywhere else.”

Grady Hopkirk says he likes the hands-on nature of the course. He was part of a group putting skills to practical use as they fixed the fencing around the tennis court.

Sarah says the PIA depends on community support for its success. She is particularly grateful to the farming community, which offers practical opportunities to the 33 students who are part of the academy.

HUGH MCCAFFERTY

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“Diwali is a celebration of light. There is so much negative stuff happening...

We talked to the children about celebrating good and positive things. It is wonderful

that we can celebrate so much diversity in our community. ... We have four Hindu families and we consulted with them to make sure we got it right. ... We learn from them.” HUGH MCCAFFERTY Bella-Jane Hardie-Lyne lights a lamp for Diwali, supervised by Eesha Singh. PHOTO: Supplied

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Top student: Robert Furrer wins Young Farmer Scholarship While Robert says he has thrown himself into whatever was going, be it sporting, cultural or academic, he was surprised to be selected as this year’s head boy. “There were so many other good candidates.” He describes it as “the opportunity of a lifetime ... it has given me the chance to go out to other schools and to meet great leaders in the wider community. All the head students attended a leadership skills course at Mackenzie College.”

Robert credits the Primary Industry

Academy with his scholarship success.

“Sarah [Foley-Smith] pushes us to learn all these skills. She does so much to help us prepare for regional competitions.

She puts in lots of time out of hours [and] certainly goes above and beyond.”

The scholarship will go towards paying for accommodation in a hall of residence at Lincoln while Robert completes a Bachelor of Commerce and Agriculture.

GNews adds its congratulations and wishes Robert well in his future studies.

HUGH MCCAFFERTY

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Geraldine High School head boy Robert Furrer has added an important scholarship to his list of achievements. Last week it was announced that he had gained one of the two Young Farmer Scholarships awarded annually.

Robert’s family are on a dairy farm near Hinds. He says he helps out there when he isn’t working for a contractor.

He has been a member of TeenAg since year seven and has made the finals of Junior Young Farmer of the Year two years in a row.

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The cast and stage crew for Radio Geraldine are returning to the stage this month. PHOTO: Debbie Oliver

Radio Geraldine still playing the hits Radio Geraldine organiser Sharon Bradley says the cast of the fourth musical are “chomping at the bit” to sing and entertain locals and plans are already underway for the fifth show early next year.

“Yes, some things will be slightly different with some distancing and encouraging people to bring their masks, but we have decided that COVID-19 will not dampen our spirits. We have all new songs [and] some new people in the cast, but Radio Geraldine still recognises the music of the

ʼ60s, ʼ70s and ʼ80s,” Sharon says.

Steph Gilbert-Keen says she is excited to be part of Radio Geraldine for the first time. She says, “I have done a lot of shows and musicals in my past, more acting than singing, but I heard about the show through the community and thought I would give it a go and get back on the stage. The cast are a friendly bunch - they have been very welcoming and helpful.”

Along with the sing-alongs, which are always a favourite, the Ditty Girls advertise

local businesses. “Anyone who has been to one of our Radio Geraldine shows will know the Ditty Girls. Along with backing vocals, they sing the wee ditties that we put together for our sponsors that advertise with us,” says Sharon.

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WHĀNGAI TRADITIONS: Tūtānekai, whose destiny it was to fall in love with Hinemoa, was born after his mother Rangiuru had an affair outside marriage.

Her husband, Whakaue, acted as a matua whāngai and treated Tūtānekai as his own child.

Legend has it that the demigod Māui was also raised as a whāngai by his grandfather, who taught him tribal knowledge. (teara.govt.nz) BERNADETTE PARSONS - LAKE ALEXANDRINO

Whāngai Whāngai - to feed, nourish, foster, adopt, nurture The concept of whāngai encapsulates the Māori tradition of a child being raised by people who aren’t their biological parents. Usually, the child is placed with whānau members.

Traditionally, many tamariki grew up in this way, raised by grandparents, aunts and uncles or older siblings, often from birth. Tamariki were sent to live with relatives who were childless, or taken in by whānau members to help lessen the load of large whānau. In Māori society, raising tamariki is often a shared responsibility, anyway, with many whānau members contributing to the wellbeing of the child as a collective.

To call whāngai adoption is to oversimplify and even undermine some of the beautiful traditions that are wrapped up in this practice. Unlike adoption, whāngai is less about raising a child as your own son or daughter, and more about acknowledging that the tamaiti (child) is a part of a large network of whānau who love, nurture and care collectively for their wellbeing. While in the adoption process, the child is the sole focus of all outcomes, the concept of whāngai seeks to nurture all parties; it is just as much about knitting biological parents and matua whāngai (whāngai parents) into the story of the whānau as it is about the child itself.

Matua whāngai commit more to the promise of providing an environment that will enrich the life of the child than they do to taking on the title or role of parent. Ideally, biological parents remain significantly involved in the lives of whāngai children; relationships are kept open and fluid. It’s a beautiful concept and one that continues to hold great significance for many whānau today.

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Amid the ffe estivities in Geraldine this weekend, there will be plenty to see in i the gallery, with the opening of our collective exhibition A S Show wc case of Ex Expertise, featuring the work of six fabulous New Zealand artists.

You will have seen the article last week about Richard Bolton’s Yo watercolour la andscapes and street scenes. Geraldine and Be ey yond d brings some fa familiar local scenes and some f rom Richard’s inte ernational travels. yle, also on exhibit are In contrast to Richard’s very precise stty Bernadette Parson’s loose and flowing landscapes, which are certain to cap ptivate you with their beauty. Bernadette enjoys working en plein air. Living in the wetlands of the Waikato, every year she e comes down to the South Island to capture our landscapes. A After painting ffo or over 20 years, Bernadette gave up her work a as a practice nurse three or four years ago to paint full time. She enjoys the chance happenings as the water makes the pig gment flow. “I was first captivated by watercolour watching it do one,” she says.

Our next artis st used to produce landscapes in a stty yle reminiscent o of Turner under his own name, Ashley Shaw.

However the iimpact of the Christchurch earthquake, which rendered his T Te emuka house uninhabitable, has lead him to explore darke er themes. Adopting the name Bobby Kurb, he explores them mes of injustice using a dark palette and a multimedia/ i i //a abstract technique. The experience of physical a viduals and humanitty y’s collective abuse of the abuse of indiv planet drive h his work. Ashley was New Zealand-born, but raised e Lou. in England. He now lives in Ashburton with his English wiffe Well-known G Geraldine identitty y Mike Deavoll’s abstract landscapes w will be on the walls. His turangawaewae works reflect on the f ragility of the place we stand on.

Mary Mulholla and’s wonderful artworks will also be there.

Last, but not lleast, fine-art photographer Peter Latham returns to the e gallery, exhibiting large landscapes of South Island scenes. His photographs of Arrowtown and Macetown are already atttracting interest, before we even have them on the wall.

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geraldine toy library Peter Latham’s works are on show at the McAtamney Gallery’s collective art exhibition - A Showcase of Expertise.

PHOTO: Hugh McCafferty

Fine art landscape photographer in McAtamney Gallery exhibition For a number of years Peter Latham travelled from Auckland to the South Island to photograph landscapes, many of them for the Auckland market.

Eventually, he and husband Craig decided to relocate south and bought a cottage and a block of land near Oxford.

Peter began photographing landscapes using a Canon T70 during a cycling tour in the 1980s. He then joined a cruise ship as photographer, which led to a 12-year, 17-ship apprenticeship. In 2003, he purchased a large format printer and launched a career that led to success.

He says, “The family of the Swedish camera manufacturer Hasselblad … selected

[my photo] ‘Ice Arch’ [for their collection].

And I’m very proud of my recent work at Auckland International Airport, where 20 large-scale murals showcase New Zealand’s landscape …”

He says the beauty of photographs is that you can size them to fit the client’s needs exactly. “Using software, I can show a client how a photo will look on their wall.” A state-of-the-art, Danish-made, Phase One XF enables him to capture great detail and therefore produce largescale works. He says, “It’s the Rolls Royce of cameras, but it does mean I’m carting about 15 kilograms of gear with me.”

Peter says, “I want my limited edition

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photographs to be iconic images that pull at the heart strings. ... and I am my own worst critic.” He says that while the client only sees the end result, sometimes there is a lot of effort to get the right shot and moving quickly if the light changes. Peter describes hanging off a tree branch with Craig hanging on to his legs to get the perfect image.

Peter Latham’s large photographs on canvas will be on display at the collective art exhibition at the McAtamney Gallery and Design Store from 12 November to 30 December. HUGH MCCAFFERTY

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Take part in the annual Ōrari River bird survey The Ōrari River Protection Group invites members of the public to be part of the annual Ōrari River bird survey next week.

“It’s a survey of native birds which breed in braided rivers,” says group committee member and survey co-ordinator Sven Johnston.

“I’d like people to join us to enjoy walking along the river and looking for our most endangered birds. The more the merrier.”

The survey area extends “from the gorge to the coast in seven or eight sections, to look at what birds are there. We submit the data to BRaid [an umbrella organisation

for South Island groups and individuals focused on research into and restoration of braided rivers], DOC and ECan.” Survey volunteers need to “bring appropriate clothing for the conditions and for what the conditions might become during the morning. Plan to be wet. You need to be physically capable of walking in a riverbed and crossing rivers. We’ll have cheat sheets – bird identification charts – so people don’t need to know their birds super well.”

He says the survey’s nearly two decades of data show that “If there are weeds there, there are no birds, and if there’s

no water, there are no birds. They’re the trends.”

The black-billed gull, the world’s most threatened gull, is often found nesting on the river and there’s reason for optimism on that front, Sven says. “This year, hopefully, we’ll find some during the survey. There’s good water and there are good conditions in terms of weeds. The black-billed gulls are critically endangered.”

The Ōrari bird survey is on the morning of Thursday 18 November. For details on taking part in it, contact Sven on 021 151 3239. JAN FINLAYSON

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Susan’s photos of viewers in front of artworks will feature in the Flashbacks exhibition. PHOTO: Susan Badcock

Five generations in Badcock exhibition While numerous artists have explored the theme of family, it’s a rare lineage that can artistically and individually explore diverse multi-generational narratives. However, in a feat of familial creativity, for the next few weeks Susan Badcock Gallery will exhibit Flashbacks, an exhibition featuring five generations of the Badcock family.

A retrospective by John Badcock explores his journey throughout the decades: his immersion in fashion, landscape, pointillism, realism, expressionism and contemporary iPad art - all a historical record of his prolific contribution to fine art. His work remains relevant, thought-provoking

and sometimes controversial. John’s latest work Path to the Unknown, exploring his personal passage, will be exhibited.

Susan Badcock’s latest work celebrates her own journey, where art and business have blended. It’s a fun series of photographs comprising eight years of gallery exhibitions, where the backs of viewers have amalgamated with the art and combined in a fusion that blurs the line between art and life. It’s a flashback of flash backs, masking the demands of combining working artistry with commerce and observing this achievement.

An original painting by Susan’s great grandmother, Claudia Colston-Sage, will feature in the exhibition. It pre-dates the

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first world war and as part of a private collection it is rarely available for public viewing.

Works by Douglas Badcock, Susan’s grandfather, will also be on exhibit, as will paintings by Susan’s daughter, Iluka Gardziej (14).

Susan’s sister Helen Badcock and brother Steven Boyd are also exhibiting.

Helen painted Geraldine’s Old Post Office building in 2016, now the home of Susan Badcock Gallery, and Steven makes up one half of leatherware-makers Deadly Ponies.

Flashbacks will be exhibited at Susan Badcock Gallery from 13 November to 4 December. PRESS RELEASE [ABRIDGED]

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Woodbury School students watch Phil Oldfield’s blade-shearing demonstration.

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Sheep shearing demo saves the day When Woodbury School cancelled their annual pet day due to level-two restrictions, Jo Dolan came up with an idea for the students to still enjoy something exciting.

Woodbury School principal Mike de Joux says, “It was a little bit spur of the moment, actually. Our teacher aide Jo Dolan suggested her husband Phil [Oldfield] come along to show the students a bladeshearing display. With having to cancel our annual pet day, it was nice for the children to at least see a couple of sheep.

They were very intrigued and learnt a lot as Phil passed on his knowledge.”

Phil says, “Jo was sad that pet day had been cancelled so I agreed to give the children a blade-shearing display. The

two senior classes were first, and some good questions and interaction was had by this group. Then the three junior classes were entertained.”

Phil shore one sheep for each group of students while Jo gave a brief history of sheep and blade shearing. The children were invited to touch the sheep and take a piece of wool to feel and keep if they wanted.

Phil says, “When I was shearing, they were a bit mesmerised, but once the sheep were shorn the questions came thick and fast.” Questions included how the shears work, how much wool does a sheep grow, how many years have you been shearing and how much is wool worth.

“Blade shearing is a very ancient craft; Vikings and Romans blade shore over 5,000 years ago. I was a New Zealand blade-shearing rep at the World Shearing Championships in Invercargill 2017 and got third place. I won the open bladeshearing event at the Golden Shears in Masterton 2010 and very few other titles.”

“Blade shearing is a very quiet discipline that means those who do it can talk or listen to those around. It seems that blade shearing is getting more popular everywhere in the world except New Zealand. I think the New Zealand farming systems are too industrial to appreciate the social aspects that it offers.” DEBBIE OLIVER

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Locals capture Aurora Australis If you were outside last Thursday night you might have noticed a slight glow in the southern part of the sky. That glow was the Aurora Australis, the Southern Lights, on display over Geraldine and across the South Island.

The forecast used to predict the aurora is the Kp-index, which is numbered from zero to nine. The higher the number, the higher the geomagnetic activity and the greater the chance to see the sky light up.

Donna Shaw and Elaine Marret headed out to get some photos of the lights. “The Kp-index: it was really high that night it was an eight,” Donna says.

Donna and Elaine have been hunting the aurora together for the past four years and prefer to keep their spots to themselves.

“Otherwise you’ll have a hundred people up there. We were really lucky the other night. It was really big: the biggest we’ve ever seen. Certainly the highest Kp we’ve ever seen.”

Matt Searles was also on the aurora hunt that night. “I shot this [self portrait] at a secret location out near Hinds. I try to go to places where others don’t tend to congregate. My old neighbourhood of Kaituna on Banks Peninsula is now full of aurora hunters and I remember nights

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We will remember them This year the Geraldine RSA will be commemorating Armistice Day at the cenotaph at 11am, not at the RSA rooms. While New Zealand and Australia hold Anzac day as an important day of commemoration of the war dead, Armistice Day is the important day for most of the Commonwealth, and celebrates the cessation of hostilities of the first world war.

RSA secretary Michelle Brown says, “Guest speaker for 2021 is Colonel (Rtd) Colin Richardson - NZ Army. Our service this year will be a pared down version of previous events owing to our current COVID-19 situation.”

She asks that those attending wear a mask and maintain social distancing. HUGH MCCAFFERTY

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Threatened-bird protection signage will be in place in the Ōrari riverbed throughout the nesting season. PHOTOS: Jan Finlayson

Community’s help needed to protect endangered birds in the Ōrari riverbed Critically threatened birds nesting in the Ōrari riverbed need the community’s help to fledge their chicks, says Ōrari River Protection Group (ORPG) chair Drew Brown.

The black-billed gull is the most threatened gull in the world, with nationally critical threat status, and the black-fronted tern is nationally endangered.

In the nesting season, the ORPG sets up advisory signage near known colonies and traps predators around them, but Drew says everyone has a role in turning the birds’ fortunes around.

“The message is: be thoughtful about any part of the river at this time of year,

especially if you see signs, and keep vehicles and dogs out for at least six weeks. Report any sightings of anyone driving through a notified site to ECan.” New colonies may form. While the ORPG is watching the river for them, members of the public may spot them first. Drew says, “We hope the blackbilled gulls will nest soon; they will probably be a bit further upstream and on an island.

“If anyone finds a site, let ECan know immediately; they have a really special interest. If you come across birds circling in the air, especially if they come down and attack, that’s a sure sign they’re nesting. There are black-fronted terns

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The Wildlife Act 1953 provides penalties for harming protected wildlife. These include imprisonment for up to two years or a fine of up to $100,000, or both.

To report an environmental incident, call ECan on 0800 765 588. Phone the Department of Conservation’s hotline, 0800 362 468, to report sick, injured or dead native animals. To contact the ORPG, call Drew on 03 692 2852 or message the group’s Facebook page (if it concerns birds or signage, please include location/s). JAN FINLAYSON

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PUBLIC NOTICES GERALDINE FESTIVAL CAR DISPLAY Saturday 13 November, Cox Street carpark. All welcome.

To display vehicles call Colin 03 693 9093 or David 03 693 486.

GRANDE VUE GOLF CLUB AGM Notice of meeting to be held on Thursday 18 November 2021 at 7.30pm at the club room, Gresham Street, Geraldine.

SENIORCARE GERALDINE (Waihi Lodge Care Centre) welcomes new members. Please help us provide care and support to the elder members of our local community. $10 Annual or $500 Life Membership.

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It holds up to 100 people and has a fully equipped kitchen, air conditioning and AV system. Please contact us on 03 693 8131 to view or book your next event - we would love to hear from you!

CHINA CABINET $60 very good condition.

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COMBINED GARAGE SALE Saturday 13 November, 38 Wilson Street, 9am-1pm. A wide range of bargains.

EXERCYCLE WANTED in good condition. Please phone 03 693 8717.

PEA STRAW Small Bales. Pick up Ōrari Township $6 each. Phone 027 736 8046.

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LOCAL QUALIFIED STONEMASON, MFC LTD For all stone work. Houses, Entrance Ways, Pillars, Retaining Walls, Outdoor and Indoor Fire Places, Paving, Concreting. Contact Rocky 022 107 3078, or email malakaifusicontractors@gmail.com.

ACCOUNTING/BOOKKEEPING SERVICES for all your business and tax requirements. Phone Raylene on 03 264 8196 or 027 274 3264.

SECURITY & INSECT SCREEN WINDOWS & DOORS. Faulty sliding door rollers need replacing? Window catches no longer secure? We can replace these and get your house secure again. Phone Geraldine Glass 03 693 9927.

AUTO PARTS AND ACCESSORIES. North End Motors, phone 03 693 8673.

SPYWARE / MALWARE / VIRUS REMOVAL Geraldine Computer Solutions. 03 693 9496.

BROOKSIDE BOARDING KENNELS Farmstay for dogs. 208 Woodbury Road. Phone 03 693 9929.

TECH SUPPORT GERALDINE for computer help.

Shane Minnear 029 646 6327.

BUILDER Qualified LBP, 20 years experience, for all building work. Phone Ants 027 309 0798.

WILTON SMALL MOB SHEARING available for all your shearing needs, shearing, crutching, and all animal health products for your sheep, goats, alpacas. Please phone/txt Mike and Nicola 020 4011 7629.

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COMPUTER SALES, SERVICE AND REPAIRS www.roguecomputing.co.nz. Phone 021 198 5437.

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DOUBLE GLAZING ENQUIRIES. Phone Geraldine Glass 03 693 9927.

NATIONAL SUPERANNUATION GOLD CARD DISCOUNT 15% off all and labour prices only. Phone Geraldine Auto Restorations 03 693 1401.

PAINTING AND DECORATING Geraldine Interior, exterior, town or country. Over 20 years servicing the local area. Call Steve Jones Painting 027 651 4140.

PAINTING AND INTERIOR PLASTERING Contact Stephen Foster painting and decorating on 021 041 3318.

PAINTER GERALDINE-BASED Friendly professional service, good rates, excellent local references.

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PEST CONTROL Rats, mice, spiders, flies, borer, wasps, fleas etc. Grain fumigation. Domestic and commercial pest control. Phone Craig’s Pest Solutions on 0508 427 244.

HEALTH & WELLBEING THE HONEY SHOP, WOODBURY ROAD CORNER. Clover, Bush, Rata, Thyme, Kamahi/Manuka and Manuka. Available in 500g, 1kg and 2kg. Phone 03 6939771.

NATUROPATH Mandy Wallace, Registered Naturopath, 20 years in practice. Naturopathy consultation, Therapeutic Massage, Reiki, Chakra Balance. Phone or text 027 705 3210 Email: MandyWallace@xtra.co.nz or look me up on Natural Therapy pages NZ. NUTRITIONIST Are you confused at what to eat to become healthier? Struggling to get the kids eating healthy? I can help. I am a qualified Nutritionist in Geraldine now available for consultations.

Phone or txt Philippa Hanley 021 943 282 or email phanley@xtra.co.nz.

CHURCH SERVICES ANGLICAN SERVICES THIS SUNDAY St Thomas’ 9am; St Mary’s 10.30am. Masks to be worn (unless exempted) and social distancing maintained.

TE HĀKARI TAPU (Holy Communion) in te reo Māori Thursday 12.15pm at St Mary’s Church.

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eatingout BARKER’S FOODSTORE & EATERY Retail shop space and innovative café menu incorporating Barker’s products with seasonal ingredients. Monday-Sunday 8.30am-4.30pm. Phone 03 693 9727.

BREWERY CAFÉ Hours: Monday - 9am-5pm, Tuesday/Wednesday - closed, Thursday-Sunday - 9am to late (evening dining 4 nights a week). Sunday Roast available on Sunday from 12.30pm. Phone 03 697 4959.

CAFE VERDE Licensed café in a delightful garden setting. Menu and cabinet options. Open 7 days 9am-3pm in Level 2. 45 Talbot St. Phone 03 693 9616.

THE GREEN MAN PEEL FOREST Come relax in the Forest. Cafe & Bar open Thu-Sun and Fri & Sat evenings. Phone 03 696 3567.

MUNDELLS CAFÉ MUNDELLS CAFÉ: Under new management. Exciting new cabinet food on its way! Roast still available from 11.30am. Phone 03 693 1101.

GERALDINE FARM SHOP & CAFE Open Monday-Friday 8am-5pm, Weekends 8.30am-5pm. Menu choices change regularly. Something for everyone. Come and check us out. Phone 03 693 9514.

THE RUNNING DUCK Have you tried our updated menu? Mon-Thurs 8am3.30pm, Fri 8am - 8pm (open for dinner and licenced), Sat/Sun 8.30-3.30pm.

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