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INSIDE THIS ISSUE: The Mother of all Protests cont…
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Local Food Banks Need Items
2
Connections Exhibition
3
Local Meat Drive
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Canterbury’s First Internal Rotary Sheep Shed
4
Selwyn MP Update
5
New Petition To Help Victims
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Tropical Fish Keepers
7
Darfield Garden Club Report
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Locals Excel At Dog Trials
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Long Commitment To Shows
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Cricket Update
10
Letter To The Editor
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Malvern Rifle Club
11
Heptathlon Success
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TM Dance - End of Year Show
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Save The Date
12
Public Notices
12-13
Classifieds
13-15
Trades
15-16
Email Column
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On Sunday, November 21st, a convoy of hundreds of Groundswell protesters headed for Christchurch in their cars, utes and tractors to attend the Mother of all Protests in aid of trying to get action from the Government. This was another well-organised protest over a range of legislations, including the Three Waters reform, the national policy on freshwater, significant natural areas, the national policy on indigenous biodiversity, shortages of seasonal rural workers, climate change policy, the Crown Pastoral Land Reform Bill and the ute tax. The convoy that left Sheffield ended up being approximately eight kilometres long by the time it reached Christchurch, travelling along at a good pace of about 45 kilometres per hour. Local organiser, Derek Bull was
happy with the turnout from this area and commented that Christchurch had a lot of support from a wide variety of people. Vehicles had appropriate signage and those who attended
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were trying to get their message across in a positive manner. Protesters pulled over at the intersection of Russley Road and Memorial Avenue at 1:35pm to listen to the Groundswell message being
played on the radio. Many Christchurch residents also lined the streets in support, and those in vehicles stayed in them, so Covid-19 restrictions were adhered to.
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Derek Bull, one of the many local driving forces behind the Groundswell Protest on Sunday.
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Upper Selwyn River/ Waikirikiri Discussion Are you interested in the Selwyn River? Are you keen to ensure it remains a healthy river? Come along and hear a talk and join the discussion* at
Glentunnel Community Centre Monday 29 November 2021, 7.30pm Speaker - Ecologist, Dr Duncan Gray: Water Quality & Aquatic Ecology of the Upper Waikirikiri/Selwyn River.
*Looking to establish a group to encourage healthy river action, and advocacy for the river. Note that under Level 2 numbers are limited to 100, wearing of masks & social distancing are required. If you can’t attend, but want to join our mailing list, email your details to art.works@xtra.co.nz.
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….continued from front page. “Those who attended had a happy and positive vibe and many commented that it felt good trying to create change for all New Zealanders. The support the Protest received was impressive, and it made the effort justified,” Derek explained. “Many stayed in the general area after the Protest and supported local businesses, which was great to see. “Covid-19 had been tough enough on both rural and urban, with unworkable regulations adding to people's worries and frustrations.
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"We, the people of New Zealand, want an end to these regulations until genuine consultation takes place that treats all New Zealand citizens in a fair and equal manner resolving in acceptable resolutions for all. "If the Government is not forthcoming in addressing these issues, all New Zealanders will be called on to join the next
protest in Wellington in February next year. “Let’s hope some change might happen with all the support these protests are receiving and thanks to everyone from this area that showed their support and to all those that helped me organise this event,” Derek concluded.
LOCAL FOODBANK NEEDS ITEMS Two Rivers Community Trust’s Food and Clothing Bank are busy working behind the scenes to help those in need in our local area. This valuable service has been operating for approximately nine years and provides a valuable community service. Six volunteers make up boxes of donated goods which are handed out weekly. The team are hoping to make the December 23rd boxes just a little more special for those that are receiving them. They want to spread the Christmas cheer! With the festive season quickly
approaching, now is the perfect time to donate any spare items you may have and help make this Christmas a little special for everyone. The Foodbank is always in need of non-perishable items, sugar, flour and baking items, as well as toiletries. They would love some Christmas treats as well, including Christmas pudding, Christmas cakes, tarts, bonbons, bottles of juice or any special festive treats. Items can be dropped at Trinity Church, the Baptist Church or get in touch with Rose Craven to donate directly to the Foodbank. The Malvern News office is also happy to be a drop-off point for donated items for the Foodbank until December 16th. This year has been another tough year for many and if you, or someone else you know, needs assistance please get in touch with Rose to see what help is available.
Visit their Facebook page: Darfield Food and Clothing Bank or text Rose on 027 532 4888
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CONNECTIONS After a delay due to Lockdown in August, Te Huanui is looking forward to presenting works by members of the Selwyn Artists’ Collective in its summer exhibition, ‘Connections’. This exhibition is running as a cash and carry, perfect for oneoff, handmade Christmas gifts and supporting local artists, opening Friday, November 26th and running until Monday, January 24th 2022. The Selwyn Artists’ Collective (recently name changed from Selwyn Practicing Artists) is a group for active artists who live, work or play in the Selwyn District to meet and to provide encouragement, inspiration, information and connection to
one another. Meeting monthly, If anyone would like to get in they are a very relaxed group, touch with them they can be contacted at: with all activities and initiatives run by members. Joining is free, selwyn.artists@gmail.com or and there's no sign-up form. see advertisement in this issue for more details. Members take part in what they can when they can. The idea is to connect, share and support each other in their art practice. While this is the first formal exhibition from the group, the members have been running workshops throughout Selwyn Libraries and had gallery wall space at Melton Estate. Recently they have also been at Racecourse Hill Homestead Open Days, working en plein air, enabling the artist to better ‘Connection’ capture the changing details of by Asako Ridgen weather and light.
HELPING OTHERS Kirwee local Danielle Wilson and the team at Kirwee Tree House have joined forces with Teresa Butler from Whanau Ora Services (Te Puawaitanga ki Ōtautahi Trust) to organise a food drive. This is a high needs organisation that needs support, especially over Christmas. Danielle first started thinking about the food drive in 2018 after reading an article about women’s shelters being full and the overwhelming shortage of food at that time. “My family had just had a cattle beast processed and I realised that donating meat was something small we could do as a farming community. I approached a few other farming families, put a post up on the Kirwee Community Facebook
page and ended up with crates and crates of meat for delivery for Christmas Day,” Danielle explained. “However, the Women’s Refuge was not allowed to accept the meat due to their regulations. By chance, I met Teresa who works with high needs women and she spoke to another lady in the organisation who warmly accepted the food this is how our friendship began,” she continued. Life then got busy for Danielle, while setting up the Kirwee Tree House so she was unable to organise the meat drive again, until now. There are some really high needs families living in dire situations that need help and this is just one-way Kirwee Tree House
thought they could support the community around them this year. One of the core values of the Tree House is kindness, and wherever possible they think about how they can reach out and give back to the community around them, so this food drive fits in perfectly. People are being asked to pledge a piece of meat that the Tree House will collect the week before Christmas, and the Whanau Ora Services will deliver to families for Christmas Day. The Centre is deeply passionate about helping those who need it and they would love your support no matter how small or large. Let’s help spread some Christmas cheer! If this is something you might be interested in please email Danielle at:
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Selwyn MP Nicola Grigg and David Waghorn at the opening of the new shed. Hororata farmer David Waghorn, launched the only South Island internal rotary sheep dairy shed at his property ‘Ardleish Farm’ on Friday, November 19th, 2021. David has moved from bovine dry stock dairy grazing into a sheep milking operation. A transition from local and very traditional practices to something innovative for the region. David invited people from the local community, National MP Nicola Grigg and partners to share in the finished project. With approximately sixty people at the event, it was evident that the community were interested to learn more about sheep milking in Canterbury and David’s modern approach to
this burgeoning South Island industry. “It was great to finally get the milking shed finished and to give all those involved in the construction of both the shed and plant a chance to look at the completed project. The good turnout reflected the growing awareness of the nutritional value and quality of locally produced sheep milk”, David commented. National MP Nicola Grigg was there to officially open the milking shed and spoke about the necessity of innovation in the primary sector. Guests at the opening were pleased to see the local MP getting behind a new industry. There was a lot of interest in the growth potential of the industry with representatives from the banks seeing this as a changing space with a positive future for the industry. With sheep milking underway David is supplying Sheep Milk New Zealand milk for the production of their products including Jones Family Farm cheese.
“It was great to see such a positive turnout for the day and a good opportunity to share ideas and experiences”, said Sheep Milk New Zealand Managing Director Matt Jones. Jones Family Farm Gouda and Havarti cheese were available at the event, paired with Astrolabe Sauvignon Blanc which helped make for a good food and wine combination and a great finish to the event. Sheep dairy is an emerging industry in New Zealand and while the North Island may currently be leading the way, the South Island industry is fast approaching. David’s transition to sheep dairy will help increase job opportunities within the area, however, this system offers more than just job opportunities. Sheep dairy has a positive environmental impact through land diversification and intensification with an increase of productivity per hectare but with less impact on the environment. All of these factors are great news for Canterbury farming.
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SELWYN MP UPDATE Some staggering figures on the country’s sagging health system came to light last week. Right at a time when the Government has an obligation to the people of New Zealand to be bolstering ICU capacity, it is instead indulging in a flight of fancy and spending half a billion dollars on merging DHBs into one national health authority, based in Wellington, rather than preparing regions like Canterbury for a Delta outbreak. While we have extraordinarily high vaccination rates here in Selwyn, at last count, 100 percent first dose and 89 percent second dose, this does not negate the fact that ICU capacity in our hospitals needs to be increased. Approximately eight weeks ago (one month after the Delta outbreak began in Auckland) there were just seventeen resourced beds in ICU/HDU, twelve of which were occupied. The figures also show there were forty eight ventilators available, five of which were in use. This is concerning. As the Delta
variant continues to creep south, and with the Auckland border opening on December 15th, it is inevitable case numbers will grow here in Canterbury. Further to that, the failure to prepare the health system for Delta has resulted in more than 100,000 Kiwis across New Zealand, missing out on planned hospital procedures. To be specific, official figures show 102,959 procedures were cancelled in the first ten weeks of the current Delta outbreak, an average of 10,000 per week. Locally, Canterbury District Health Board figures show that between the middle of August and the end of October, a total of 6,836 procedures were cancelled or deferred. The Government’s failure to invest in better contract tracing, to introduce saliva and rapid antigen testing, or to build extra ICU capacity, has resulted in an extended Lockdown in Auckland and an inexplicable Alert Level 2 across the South Island, as well as the cancellation of 100,000 much-needed procedures.
That’s missed cancer diagnoses, deferred cataract removals and delayed hip replacements. The first priority of the Minister of Health should be to make sure that, when Kiwis get sick, they get the treatment they need. It then needs to provide a credible plan to clear the waiting lists. The first step should be to abandon the dangerous and disruptive legacy-building health restructure and just get on with the job of making sure Kiwis get the health care they deserve. Nicola Grigg, Selwyn MP.
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Loving family man and experienced Ironman triathlete Craig Petrie was hit by a car when cycling locally in Darfield on November 11th, 2020. He passed away shortly after, from his severe injuries, on November 12th, 2020. It has been a heartbreakingly hard year for his family without him. Craig’s wife Danielle has started a petition to try and see a positive change from her and her
family’s tragic loss and to help other victims, the community and all of New Zealand needs. She has lodged a petition with New Zealand Parliament to get all youth driving charges, resulting in death, heard in the District Court. “The driver that hit Craig was a youth (17 years, 10 months old) on a restricted licence. Therefore this case was heard through the Youth Justice System, despite the
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driver then being an adult,” Danielle explained. The petition reason is listed as:
‘Careless Driving Causing Death’ is not listed in Schedule 1A of the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989, so this offence is dealt with in family group conferences and in the Youth Court, rather than being heard in the District Court, if the defendant is under 18 at the time of the incident. “As a victim, this was an extremely lengthy, painful, unprofessional process achieving no justice whatsoever for Craig and no closure for the family. The outcome being, six months driving disqualification for careless or inconsiderate vehicle operation causing death,” she added. “I know this petition isn’t going to change anything for Craig, but it will stop other victims having to face the unjust New Zealand Youth Justice System for such a serious offence like we did. “Old enough to drive, old enough to be accountable and take responsibility for your actions! Having access to a powerful machine like a motor vehicle is a privilege, not a right of any driver. The actions you take on the road impact so many and I encourage people to get behind this petition. “To all that have shown me and our children so much support and kind words during the last year, I thank you all so much, Darfield is a wonderful community. To all that have asked if there is anything you can do to help, then this is it. Please go online and sign the petition to make a positive change! It will be open until January 31st,” Danielle concluded.
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It has been a busy month for Darfield Garden Club with visits to the city to see Ilam Gardens with its beautiful azaleas and rhododendrons, as well as a visit to the Botanical Gardens. We visited Lisa Williams’ Garden and Nursery RhodoDirect, where we learnt how to prune rhododendrons and azaleas and heard interesting information about truffles, pine nuts and hazelnuts. This was followed by a lovely afternoon tea at Lisa’s home. The visit to ‘Windward’, home of Victoria and Murray Grieg, was a house and large garden which has been extended to cover four paddocks over the years. A real treat for everyone was viewing the large variegated tulip tree. Our recent November meeting was held at the Darfield Recreation Centre. We were truly entertained and inspired by our speaker, Burwood Forest Ranger Warren Hunt, who spoke about his work, caring for the forest and environs, as well as whale strandings on nearby beaches. He included an interesting history of the Park from when the Maori came for Kai to swap and share with other tribes, to when the Europeans came and settled on the land, overgrazing it. In the mid 1800s, the first trees were planted oaks, wattles, gums, pinus radiata and macrocarpa. The Home Guard in WW2 were based along the Bottle Lake seaside. Originally the Council only allowed it to be used twice a year! Jogging took off in the late 60s - 70s and mountain biking later went through the roof and the area is now a loved recreation area complete with over two hundred fairy houses. A sensitive area made with the rubble from the earthquakes where people died is in the middle of Bottle Lake. We also heard his stories about Gruffalo Walks, water monitoring and his involvement in community group clean ups and plantings. It was a most enjoyable afternoon with everyone learning something new. Our next meeting will be our Christmas celebration, a catered lunch on December 7th. Lee Stokes.
really suited to our climate. I was also in this mindset, until earlier this year when I began fish keeping myself. And now that I have really got into it - with all of the new technology available, it’s not nearly as tough as I thought. A lot of newbies wouldn’t know where to start, I sure didn't, so I found joining a few Facebook groups with other clued up fish parents made my life a lot easier. After chatting to people in these groups for a while, I soon realised how many people in the Selwyn area actually share the same hobby. So I took the liberty to start our very own ‘Selwyn NZ Tropical Fish Keepers’ page for people in the Selwyn district to connect, share ideas, advice and much more! Studies have shown that having an aquarium in the home can help with stress and anxiety, some also claim that it helps them sleep. So if you are thinking about joining us crazy fish people, feel free to jump on the Facebook page and post any questions you may have, one of us will be more than happy to help you out! Chevonn Walker, Crazy fish person.
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LOCALS EXCEL AT DOG TRIALS Locals, Stu Millar and Gavin Greenwood were hot on each other’s heels at the Courtenay A&P Dog Trials, while their dogs were hot on their paws! The Show ran limited sections on different days due to Covid restrictions. Both Stu and Gavin penned in the Open and Maiden classes but scored higher points than the other nine handlers who penned, five ran out of time trying to pen their sheep and twenty handlers retired/gave up at various stages in the Trial so we’re not placed. Judge Murray Weaver, President of the Loburn Collie Club was the Judge with another member, Hillary from Sefton Timekeeping. “The best run was 94.5 points, the sheep provided by Warwick Seaton were a bit flighty and tough work at times but
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some very good catching, especially from Ryan Hughes who took a singlehanded ripper at slip. Cheviot were never allowed to form any partnerships of significance, and only Ryan Ellis with 61 runs offered any resistance. Liam Foulkes picked up 4 miserly wickets through the middle period, and the hosts were rolled for 129 in only 32 overs to seal the win and bonus point by 120 runs. Darfield 249/8 from 45 overs • Nick Jenkins 77 • Liam Foulkes 45 • Henry Shipley 42 • Alister Collins 35* • Scott Burnett 5/25 from 9 ov. Cheviot 129/10 from 32 overs • Ryan Ellis 61 • Henry Shipley 2/12 from 6 ov • Liam Foulkes 4/19 from 7 ov • Tim Hauschild 2/28 from 4 ov. Darfield next play eighth place team Southbrook, at Darfield on Saturday, November 27th. Play begins at 12.30pm. Shannon McAleer, Darfield Premier Coach.
Darfield Senior B played against Greendale last Saturday at Darfield. Greendale batted first with opener Craig Dye scoring 41 runs off 60 balls and first drop, Devon Crequer also top scoring with 41 runs off 63 balls. The majority of the Darfield team took a wicket each, with Bodie Hawkins and Jesse Grey taking three each. Greendale finished their innings on 158 all out, after 36 overs. Darfield batters, other than Harley Gray never really got moving at the start and were removed abruptly by Devon Crequer and Heigh Jebson. Matt Ashworth and Isaac Earl finished up the batting order and gave the team a bit of hope but it was Devon Crequer with his 5 wickets that ruined any chance Darfield had. Greendale 158/10 from 37 overs • Craig Dye 41 off 60 • Devon Crequer 41 off 63 • Bodie Hawkins 3/234 from 8 • Jess Gray 3/25 off 8 overs. Darfield 127/10 from 32 overs • Harley Gray 28 off 24 • Isaac Earl 18 not out off 22 • Devon Crequer 5/12 off 6 ov.
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MALVERN RIFLE CLUB for the Championship. Allan finished with a superb 349/350 for the weekend, dropping one point in the final round of competition. The Malvern Rifle Club won the inter-club team championship from the Ashburton and Districts Rifle Club. The Canterbury Spring Champions for 2021 are Allan White, Mark Alexander, and Mike Chui.
On November 13th and 14th, the Malvern Rifle Club hosted the Canterbury Rifle Association’s Canterbury Spring Championship. The forecasted wet weather and Covid may have reduced the number’s attending but did not diminish the quality of competitors or competition. Shooters had travelled from Southland and the Wairarapa to compete. On day one shooters stood with caps off the acknowledge the late Gavin King who had been a member of the Malvern Rifle Club. The rain arrived midway through the shooting at 300 yards getting more and more intense. A decision was made to move straight to the 900 yard shooting position where shelter could be erected to provide cover for the shooters for health and safety reasons. The rain eased for the final round of shooting at 900 yards but was replaced by a tricky wind that varied in strength, angle and direction. At the end of the first day’s competition, Malvern’s Allan White had not dropped a point shooting an outstanding 200/200 with 26 centres in Target Rifle A grade, leading Andre du Toit (Malvern) and
Martin Fleming (Ashburton), both on 195 with 20 centres. On day two the weather was overcast at the start and the decision was made to shoot all three ranges at 600 yards. After the first two rounds of shooting the three tops scorers in TR A-Grade, FTR and F-Open were identified. In their respective grades, these shooters would shoot at the same time, shoulder to shoulder to determine the Champions
Last weekend’s shooting was a test day, with shooting at 300 and 600 yards. It was an overcast day. The wind proved to be a problem for some shooters, more than others. Some scores weren’t recorded as shooters may have been testing and not shooting for scores. Visitors Glenn, Bruce, Craig and
Damon were welcomed to the Next shoot is on Saturday, range. Damon shot with a club November 27th with 10 counting rifle; our other visitors used their shots at 500 and 600 yards. own rifles. Notable scores: Visitors are welcome to the November 20th 600 yrds 600 yrds 300 yrds range, contact details Sam Kershaw 47.5 50.6 can be found on the Charlie Ledbrook 57.4 57.2 Malvern Rifle Club Glenn Ufton 56.2 Facebook page: Allan White 47.3 49.5 Malvern Rifle Association. Chris Kershaw 48.6 49.7
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Results November 13th and 14th 1st 2nd 3rd Mike Chui Murray Cook Mark Alexander Coby Snowden Charlie Ledbrook (Malvern) Gareth Miller John Fleming Barry Brown (Malvern) Sam Kershaw Clinton Whyte John Miller (Ashburton) Allan White Andre du Toit Bruce Horwood (Ashburton)
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The Class Champions. F-Open Champion Mike Chui (Ashburton and Districts Rifle Club, Target Rifle Champion Allan White (Malvern Rifle Club) and FTR Champion Mark Alexander (Malvern Rifle Club).
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HEPTATHLON SUCCESS
Darfield High School student and Selwyn Athletic Club member Jody McCarthy Dempsey, won the Women’s Under 16 Heptathlon event at the South Island Combined Event Championship, held at Nga Puna Wai on November 20th and 21st. Jody was over 1,000 points ahead of second placegetter Madeline Thomas from South Canterbury Athletic Club. She scored 4,295 points in the competition with the following results: 80m Hurdles: 13.16, High Jump: 1.55m, Javelin: 25.08m, 200m: 26.97, Long Jump: 5.18m, Shot Put: 11.93m 600m: 1:50.82. Excellent results, Jody!
END OF YEAR SHOW On Saturday, November 20th TM Dance World held their 2021 End of Year Show, ‘Life on the Dance Floor’ at St Margaret’s College in Christchurch. The team performed two amazing shows, due to only being allowed limited numbers in the theatre. This year was quite different to other years with many more rules put in place due to Covid, but everything ran smoothly. They showcased a variety of different genres including jazz, hip hop, contemporary, lyrical, tap, acrobatics and musical theatre, with dancers aged 3-19 years as well as an item from one of the adult classes! A standout act from the day was the beautiful acro (a style of dance that combines classical dance technique with precision acrobatic elements) item which was a tribute dedicated to Miss Robyn’s father, Roger Parsons, who passed away earlier this year. All the acro dancers worked really hard to make this a special part of the Show. TM Dance World is so proud of their amazing dancers, teachers and helpers that brought the Show to life and made it such a successful day, well done everyone!
The tribute to Roger Parsons. Photo credit: Angela Jones Photography.
The Red Poppy’s performing. Photo credit: Angela Jones Photography.
Tara and Alex.
The senior girls performing. Photo credit: Angela Jones Photography.
The following details were correct to our knowledge at the time of going to print, dates may be subject to change due to Covid. NOW: • Until Dec
Temporary Road Closure (Aylesbury Road, between Wards & Two Chain Roads)
NOV: • 26th Nov - 24th Jan ‘22 • 26th Nov 7:00pm • 27th Nov 1:00pm • 27th Nov 7:00pm • 28th Nov 11am • 29th Nov 7:30pm • 30th Nov 10am
‘Connections’ Art Exhibition Kirwee Players AGM School of Art Springfield - Watercolour Basics Workshop Bingo Night English Style Garden Open To View Upper Selwyn River/Waikirikiri Public Meeting Malvern News Advertising Deadline for next issue
Te Huanui Gallery, Darfield Kirwee Sports Pavilion Darfield Recreation Centre Hoskyns Road Glentunnel Community Centre
DEC: • 1st Dec • 4th Dec • 6th Dec • 7th Dec • 8th Dec • 11th Dec • 13th Dec • 14th Dec • 14th Dec • 15th Dec • 19th Dec • 23rd Dec
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Rolleston News Deadline for 8th Dec Issue Darfield Village Meats Xmas Ham & Salmon orders close today 10am Malvern News Advertising Deadline for 10th Dec issue 7:30pm Hororata Historical Society AGM Hororata Museum 7:30pm Greendale Community Trust AGM Greendale Hall 1:00pm School of Art Springfield - Watercolour Basics Workshop 10am Malvern News Advertising Deadline for 17th Dec issue 9:30am DHS Years 7 & 8 Prizegiving Live Streamed 1:30pm DHS Years 9 & 10 Prizegiving Live Streamed 12:30pm DHS Years 11 - 13 Prizegiving Live Streamed 10am Malvern News Advertising Deadline for 22nd Dec issue Malvern News office closes for Festive Season Springfield School 150th Jubilee
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TUES 7th DECEMBER At 7:30pm, in the Hororata Museum
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SPORTS RESULTS MALVERN TENNIS PRESIDENTS RESULTS 20th November 2021 - Round Five Weedons Blue
8
Darfield South
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W/Mel White
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Hororata
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Darf Westies
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Weedons Green
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W/Mel Gold Courtenay East
5 7
Shef Black 4 Courtenay Robots 2
Kirwee
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Golf Results 16th November 2021 MATCH OF THE DAY: Nett and Putting 70 1st=: M White, I Palmer 2nd: T Hicks 72 = 3rd : J Helmore, D Mansbridge 73 Putts: 1st=: M White, T Hicks 29 30 2nd=:I Palmer, D Chisholm Longest Putt: C Robinson, M White Results 20th November 2021 MATCH OF THE DAY: Fun Ambrose 1st=: S Edwards, B Marshall, H Youdale, T Hicks Closest to the Pins: #6: M Edwards #12 & 17: R Frampton
Golf Results 18th November 2021 Women’s Golf Competition: Stableford 18 Holes: 1st: J Collins 36 2nd: S King 35 3rd: N Weavers 34 = 32 4th : K Bush, R Pilbrow, J. Deans 9 Holes: 1st=: J Smith, J. Allen 17
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There was an elderly couple who in their old age noticed that they were getting a lot more forgetful, so they decided to go to the doctor. The doctor told them that they should start writing things down so they don't forget. They went home and the old lady told her husband to get her a bowl of ice cream. "You might want to write it down," she said. The husband said, "No, I can remember that you want a bowl of ice cream." She then told her husband she wanted a bowl of ice cream with whipped cream. "Write it down," she told him, and again he said, "No, no, I can remember: you want a bowl of ice cream with whipped cream." Then the old lady said she wants a bowl of ice cream with whipped cream and a cherry on top. " Write it down," she told her husband and again he said, "No, I got it. You want a bowl of ice cream with whipped cream and a cherry on top." So he goes to get the ice cream and spends an unusually long time in the kitchen, over 30 minutes. He comes out to his wife and hands her a plate of eggs and bacon. The wife stares at the plate for a moment, then looks at her husband and asks, "Where's the toast?"