INSIDE THIS ISSUE: New Representation Structure
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Easter Sunday Nature Hunt
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Church Easter Messages
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Easter Fun Page
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Hororata Highland Games
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Cyril Meyer Arts Scholarship
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Why Easter Falls When It Does
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Mortgage & Insurance Advice
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Greendot Plantout Tour
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Selwyn MP Update
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Letter To The Editor
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DHS Cross Country
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Malvern Rifle Club
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150 Senior Games
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Family Success - continued
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Golf Results
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Public Notices
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Save the Date
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Trades
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Ben (16, turned 17 on NZ Secondary Schools race day), Holly (15), Jessie (13 at the time of competition) and Sam Smith (12) have enjoyed the Open Water Swim Season 21/22 despite multiple Covid disruptions. They competed in the Corsair Bay Series, NZ Banana Boat Swim Series (there are still more competitions to come this year) and both the South Island (SISS) and New Zealand Secondary Schools (NZSS) Competitions. Fit and Able ran a six race competition on Wednesday nights and Sunday mornings out of Corsair Bay, Naval Point and Lake Tahi, Roto Kohatu Reserve which are fantastic training swims for the larger national Banana Boat NZ Ocean Swim Series. The four Smith kids all train out of the Selwyn Aquatic Centre but love the different aspects required to
swim in the open water. Weather conditions, tides, swim direction and generally adapting to swimming amongst hundreds of mixed aged swimmers is just part of the fun. Akaroa and the South Island Secondary Schools was a fabulous day even with Covid restrictions, meaning only groups of 100 swimmers at a time and no gathering of the entire group (no medal ceremony either). All four kids achieved great results with both girls winning their age group titles in the 2km race and Holly also managing to be the first woman to cross the finish line. Jessie wasn’t far behind in the open grade finishing a notable sixth. Ben finished third in his age group in the South Island Secondary Schools, also coming in a creditable fourth male in the open category.
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NEW REPRESENTATION STRUCTURE CONFIRMED The Selwyn District Council will be made up of 10 councillors elected from four wards at this year’s local elections. Last week, the Local Government Commission upheld the Council’s final proposal for representation arrangements to apply for the 2022 elections, to be held in October. This means there will be 10 councillors elected from four wards, with new ward boundaries agreed. The key changes include: ♦ The Selwyn Central Ward is replaced by a smaller Rolleston Ward, with three councillors rather than the current four. All the other wards retain their current number of councillors ♦ West Melton moves from the former Selwyn Central Ward to the Malvern Ward ♦ The area between Burnham and Rolleston moves from the former Selwyn Central Ward to the Ellesmere Ward ♦ The Malvern Community Board is retained with five members, elected from the existing subdivisions of Hawkins (2) and Tawera (1),
and a new subdivision covering West Melton (2). The Council carried out its Representation Review through 2020 - 2021, which included three rounds of public consultation. The final proposal was notified in November 2021 and received one appeal. The decision was confirmed after a hearing by the Local Government Commission on March 1st, 2022, which heard from both the Council and the appellant. The Commission upheld the Council’s proposal in full, with no changes. It noted that the Council has proposed to undertake a further Representation Review in three years time due to the continuing strong growth across the district and encouraged the Council to do this. Mayor Sam Broughton said, “the Council was pleased to see the support for the proposal after a thorough review.” “I’d like to thank the Commission for its very thorough analysis and decision. The rapid growth of the district, with existing communities changing and new
communities forming meant this was a challenging review to get the right balance across the district. “We’re confident we have a fair and balanced outcome, but we note the Commission’s encouragement to go ahead with our plans for a further review before the 2025 elections. With the district continuing to change and grow that will give us another chance to explore some of those challenges and make sure people do feel represented by their Council,” Sam concluded.
The Local Government Commission decision is available online at: www.lgc.govt.nz/ representation-reviews/ current-determinations/view/ selwyn-district-council/? step=main. More information on the Council’s representation review is available at: www.selwyn.govt.nz/yourcouncil/elections/electoralrepresentation-review
EASTER SUNDAY NATURE HUNT
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Lincoln Envirotown Trust’s Nature Hunt was started in Easter 2020s Lockdown as a fun event when people had to make observations in their own gardens. It has now become an annual event that encourages families to go out into wilder places and see what nature has to offer (after they have hunted for their Easter Bunnies and enjoyed their chocolate!). The hunt starts on Easter Sunday for anything that swims, flies, grows, crawls and hides. Visit
your local reserve or any natural area and see what you can find. This is a scientific race against time to count as many different species as you can in a 24 hours. Throughout Easter Sunday you can become a Citizen Scientist, it’s up to you whether you spend an hour or all day as a Nature Detective. Challenge yourself to find creatures that only come out early in the morning or after dark. The easiest way for participants
to record their exciting observations is to upload the app iNaturalist onto a mobile phone; as you point your phone at the life around you, the pictures are recorded and identified by the app, which will also show organisers what people have seen on the day in the open spaces. For further information visit: lincolnenvirotown.org.nz/ event/easter-sunday-naturehunt-2022/
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CHURCH EASTER MESSAGES…..
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MALVERN CO-OPERATING PARISH How many Easters have you experienced? What makes this Easter different from last year’s Easter for you? Is there a family tradition that happens every Easter? For me, it has always been Easter Camps and Church. Years ago, I picked up a nephew from Easter Camp, and he joyfully said, “I never knew 4,000 people could love Jesus!” Sometimes when you know a story so well, you read it
backwards knowing how the story ends. Easter is like that. It is a story of three days of violence, suffering, rejection, denial and then against all odds, resurrection to new life. Easter is often told as a story of two halves – the cross and the resurrection. The Easter story is an action packed journey, of Jesus arriving in Jerusalem on a humble donkey and within that week our hearts are humbled and saddened as
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He is betrayed, crucified and sacrificed so that we in death can live again. We are given another chance and forgiven. Easter is a time to reflect, reconnect and renew what Jesus’ Resurrection can mean for us, it’s never too late, it is a time to reach out and to know that YOU are loved by God. He Lives!
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MALVERN ANGLICAN PARISH The past twelve months have been extraordinary, in the truest sense of the word, which means “outside of the ordinary”. It is in times such as these that the Gospel message at Easter has a renewed impact on our hearing and our context. Easter Sunday reminds us that suffering and pain are not the end of the story. God raised Jesus to new life. Jesus invites us also to live in a resurrected way, with lives full of hope and commitment to God.
The story of Jesus’ suffering and resurrection reassures us that God goes with us through the good and bad times; and will never leave us. The power of the Easter message is that what looks like an ending (Jesus’ crucifixion on a cross) will in fact give way to a new beginning (raised to new life). At Easter, you are invited to hear the words ‘hope, new life and resurrection’ in a new way. The power of the Easter Gospel
is shown in that an instrument of death is transformed into a symbol of new life. The empty cross is for the Christian people a sign of the hope we have, not just at the end of our lives, but in every day of our lives. The churches of Malvern invite you to come worship with them and hear this good news of hope this Easter Sunday.
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SELWYN CATHOLIC PARISH Hosanna Sunday, April 10th is Palm Sunday, the beginning of Holy Week. On Palm Sunday we commemorate Jesus’ entry, riding on a donkey, into Jerusalem. For us in New Zealand, a donkey doesn’t portray an image of elegance or strength. However, for Jesus, and his contemporaries, the donkey represented an animal of peace, hard work and a fulfilment of Old Testament motifs. Due to their expensive upkeep, horses were only used for sport or war. By riding on a donkey, Jesus entered the Holy City as a ‘King of Peace’. In this event, there is a lesson for us about the importance of symbols and gestures to convey our intentions. On December 11th, 1917, two days after the capture of Jerusalem by British Forces, General Sir Edmund Allenby entered Jerusalem, through the Jaffa Gate, on foot. Rather than riding into Jerusalem on a
military vehicle or a horse, General Allenby chose to walk into the City to show his respect for the holy city. New Zealand troopers, serving in Palestine, were part of the Honour Guard. General Allenby’s gesture was not lost on the people at that time or by history. General Allenby wanted to convey a powerful message about respect and the end of conflict in Palestine. We are only too aware of family violence in New Zealand and tension spots within today’s world, especially in Ukraine. ‘Fire and Fury’ rhetoric doesn’t enhance dialogue, respect, collaboration, or resolution to tension. To people with the right disposition, the gestures of Jesus, on Palm Sunday, and General Allenby, during World War I, can teach us how to lower the confrontational rhetoric and convey openness to dialogue. The gestures and message of
Palm Sunday provides a lesson for us to be instruments of respect, reconciliation and peace, whether in our own homes or in the international arena.
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extremely grateful to our partners for their ongoing support, they have all stuck with our community through these times. The Hororata Highland Games and Glow Festival are fabulous events that are different to anything else available in Canterbury, or even the South Island. The Hororata Community Trust prides itself on staging events that bring people together. The events are also having a huge financial impact for this rural community, not only as fundraising for the Trust but for all community groups in the area. “The Trust’s core focus is
a united community. These festivals are a big part of this, our community swells from 1,000 people to 10,000 people when they are on. The fact the events have a community at the heart of them is why they are successful, visitors can feel the passion and unity from the second they drive into the carpark, Games competitors and Glow balloonists become part of Clan Hororata. Eleven years ago, who knew just what our community would achieve? We believed in ourselves, we collaborated and we put in the hard yards, this philosophy has not changed,” Cindy concluded.
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Last year saw the Cyril Meyer Arts Scholarship introduced exclusively for Darfield High School, with Aidan Strowger receiving the inaugural honours for enrolment in the American Arts Film and Television Academy (AAFTA) youth mentorship. This year the scholarship is back in action with Jessica Stead being selected to study and train amongst a strong group of emerging artists across the globe. The Scholarship was designed to allow a student that shows a unique talent and drive for acting an opportunity to train with and be mentored by a range of industry professionals from across the United States of America, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. Cyril, a former Darfield local, and the provider of this Scholarship
spent many years training with various programmes and institutions, but when he discovered the AAFTA, he knew what the school and faculty offered was a rare opportunity. Cyril was compelled to create a pathway, for the next generation of kiwi actors, straight to the collaborative and creative education hub that AAFTA is building a reputation for. “I’m so grateful to provide this Scholarship to Darfield High School for its second year now. Being able to connect students with these incredible resources is fantastic. When I see the student’s love of the arts grow and hear the difference the opportunity made for them, it makes it all worthwhile,” Cyril commented. The 2022 AAFTA youth mentorship is underway with the students diving into the business
of acting. Currently, on a short break, the students will return in a couple of weeks to learn about goal setting, intentions, self-care and techniques. Cyril currently resides in Los Angeles and continues to train with AAFTA, while he researches and develops an upcoming feature project.
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WHY EASTER FALLS WHEN IT DOES Why is Easter so late this year? Easter is a ‘movable feast’, so it doesn’t happen on the same date from year to year. However, it is always observed on a Sunday between March 22nd and April 25th. Easter this year happens just one day after April’s full moon (Saturday, April 16th), which is the first full moon to occur after the spring equinox (March 20th, 2022) and is therefore known in the Christian calendar as the ‘Paschal Full Moon’.
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GREENDOT PLANTOUT TOUR Growing interest in restoring native vegetation across the Selwyn District increases. Beautiful autumn sunshine proved the perfect weather for Te Ara Kākāriki’s Greendot Plantout Tour held last Sunday. Attendance was well up on recent years, with interested neighbours and locals coming along. The morning tour featured two planting sites in the Tai Tapu area, including the large legacy site Te Pae O Ahuriri as well as a nearby private property where plantings have gone in over a longer period. Afternoon tour participants were able to explore the other large legacy site Ōkakaraiti located just off the Springfield Highway where 30,000 native seedlings will go in over a three-year period, as well as a neighbouring property with more established areas.
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Ecologist Di Robertson and Co Chair Peter Joyce speak with Plantout Tour Guests at Ōkakaraiti. Ecologist Colin Meurk explained his research that began Te Ara Kākāriki’s vision of creating a corridor of Greendots (planted areas) across the Canterbury Plains, giving birdlife and other biodiversity a pathway to travel from the mountains to the sea. Eco-sourced plants for each Greendot are carefully chosen in order to recreate as closely as possible what once grew there before, extrapolating from any nearby areas of remanent forest such as Lord’s Bush in the Springfield area. Each site has its own challenges as well, with a unique feature of Ōkakaraiti being an old glacial moraine and some very stony ground. The neighbouring railway also led to less flammable native species being preferred in case of any sparks, and of course, wind and snow
tolerance is key too. While the chosen plants are then carefully planted in designated areas initially, Colin Meurk explained that nature doing its thing was a very important part of the restoration process. In time and often via birds, nature will send the seeds out to establish in the right place, at the right time. With the final site of the day being planted over a ten-year period, there were visible examples of this where lowland ribbonwood, broadleaf and mikimiki had generated from seed amongst the initial plantings. Any landowners interested in creating a Greendot on their land with support from Te Ara Kākāriki in 2023 are encouraged to apply for assistance via www.kakariki.org.nz
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SELWYN MP UPDATE In allowing runaway costs and rampant inflation to hit New Zealand’s most productive sector, the Labour Government is biting the hand that literally feeds it. New Zealand’s agricultural sector is seeing a dramatic rise in input costs as farmers and growers grapple with the same cost of living crisis that is impacting us all. The increase in costs is being felt particularly badly by our farmers who, according to Statistics New Zealand, saw enormous increases to their usual expenses in the December quarter. Year on year, the cost of fuel has risen more than 44 percent, fertiliser by more than 28 percent, stock feed and grazing by more than 6 percent, seeds six percent and power by 21 percent. While figures for the March quarter aren’t due out until May, my bet is they’ll show an even bigger surge. On top of that, a raft of new Government regulations will add further to the cost of doing rural business. If you want to go out and buy a new Toyota Hilux you’ll now
be paying an extra $5,175 in ‘ute tax’ when registering it, and the Government will soon be bringing legislation to Parliament requiring employers to pay a 1.4 percent levy on employees’ salaries into a new ‘income insurance scheme’. The primary sector is New Zealand’s biggest export earner, as well as a large driver of regional economies and rural communities. The Government tries to blame rampant domestic inflation on global forces like the war in Ukraine, but that simply isn’t true because inflation here hit the 30 year high of 5.9 percent in December, before the outbreak of war. What the Government can control, though, is the level of regulation and compliance costs it passes on to our farmers which continue to whittle away at profitability. That reduced profitability is, in turn, felt in rural service towns across the country as people tighten their personal and business expenditures. While impressive commodity prices meet some of these rising costs, they don’t equate to
impressive margins, they instead contribute to an increased Government tax-take. This week’s Crown financial statements underscore a picture of increasing revenue flowing from New Zealanders’ pockets into the Crown accounts. This year Labour is set to take in $26.9 billion more of Kiwis’ money in income tax and corporate tax than when they came to office, while the squeezed middle, both middle income earners and SMEs, are paying higher prices for food, rent and petrol, with costs rising faster than wages. A New Zealand Government should be powering up and not squeezing down on our primary sector right when we need it the most.
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To the Editor: We moved to the Darfield area at the end of last year and into our own home three weeks ago in Holmes Street, Darfield. We have two 'Ginger Boys’, Ted and Dexter. They are cats and brothers, which we got nine years ago from the SPCA in Oamaru, where my sister was volunteering. They settled in well and use a cat flap, all was going well. On Tuesday, April 5th (the weird weather day with the beautiful sunset) the boys had their treat and headed out the cat flap, and I went off to bed. Normally, Ted is there for his breakfast first, but he never arrived. Both cats look very alike, except Ted is slightly smaller and has a wee nick out of his left ear. Dexter also has
a small line on his nose. Ted is not popular with other cats, and although there have been a couple hanging around, I didn't hear any catfights, but the wind was strong and noisy that night. I have put leaflets in people’s letterboxes, contacted the online things, which have been very helpful, and I have posted on Facebook. Residents have been very helpful so far, and the last sighting we now have is that he was chased onto the paddocks running parallel to Thorndon Street, from Dundee Close on Saturday, April 9th afternoon. We are optimistic it is him, but it is out of the area that he knows and of course, we haven't seen him ourselves yet. If people could also check
their sheds and section as he does have a habit of getting into things (boxes, car boots, a shed or garage) in case the sighting wasn’t him. Sorry if my whistle and calling is annoying to anyone, but we have to do our best to find him as soon as possible. Please help us find Ted.
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DHS CROSS COUNTRY Darfield High School held their annual Cross Country Championships at McHughs Forest on Thursday, April 7th, with over 150 students participating. The junior runners from Years 7 to 10 completed 3km using the walking track, while the senior students ran 4km using the bike track. “It was great to see so many parents come along to support their children,” commented Darfield High School Sport Co-ordinator, Pip Deans. 2022 Results: Year 7 Boys 1st: Leon Tymons 2nd: Seth Vargo 3rd: Cade Stanbury Year 7 Girls 1st: Isla Swords 2nd: Izzy James 3rd: Lilyanna Cullen Year 8 Boys 1st: Logan Hadfield
U16 Boys 1st: Camden Waters 2nd: Oscar Stevenson 3rd: James Cathcart U16 Girls 1st: Mikayla Cameron U19 Boys 1st: James Day 2nd: Vaughan Smart 3rd: Izak Derek Westaway U19 Girls 1st: Isla McPherson 2nd: Emma Cunningham 3rd: Mirabel Southern.
2nd: Leithan Parker 3rd: Sam Hardy Year 8 Girls 1st: Abbie Doncliff 2nd: Skye Paterson 3rd: Taylor Wyatt U14 Boys 1st: Kupa Rule 2nd: Jack Molloy 3rd: Sean Bromley U14 Girls 1st: Jamie Hunt 2nd: Maddie Boekholt 3rd: Anna Mangels
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MALVERN RIFLE CLUB The Malvern Rifle Range was closed last weekend as members travelled to compete in the Canterbury Autumn Championships, hosted by Ashburton and District Rifle Club, at “The Butts” Range in Ashburton. Shooters from Otago, Canterbury, Marlborough and the West Coast attended the event. Four ranges were shot on Saturday, 300, 500, 600 and 700 yards, with 10 counting shots at each range. On Sunday, longer 15 counting shot matches were shot at 600 and 700 yards. Saturday was a hot autumn day with sunshine and little cloud cover. The wind, while not strong, was variable in angle and pressure. At the end of the first day of competition Ashburton’s John Snowden led the Target Rifle (TR) A Grade by 1 point on 199/200 from 3 shooters, Ashburton’s Martin Fleming, Malvern’s Allan White and Chris Kershaw, on 198 who were
separated by 1 centre. In TR B Grade, Blenheim’s David Dick on 193 led Otago’s Robbie Gilchrist, Malvern’s Daniel Alexander and Ashburton’s John Miller by 2 points. In TR C Grade, Blenheim’s Jason Henry on 192 led Ashburton’s 85 year old veteran John Fleming by 12 points. In F-Open, Otago’s Les Grimsey on 239/240 led Ashburton’s Mike Chui by 5 points. In FTR, Blenheim’s Phil Gardiner on 233/240 led his clubmate, John Pearce, by 6 points. There was some great scoring, especially by John Snowden and Les Grimsey. Sunday, dawned as a clear and sunny day, but it was cooler than Saturday. The wind was similar, gentle but varying in angle and pressure, which proved more challenging for some in the longer 15 shot matches. Top scorers from the second day of competition were: TR A: Allan White 149/150, TR B: Daniel
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Alexander 144/150, TR C: Jason Henry 139/150, F-Open: Les Grimsey 177/180 (including a 90/90 at 600 yards) and FTR: Malvern’s Mark Alexander 167/180. The next shoot on Saturday, April 16th is a Club Training Day at 800 and 900 yards. Mark Alexander. Grade
Championship Winners Name Club Points
TR A
A White
Malvern
TR C
J Henry
Blenheim331.16 Kaituna (max 350.70)
F-Open
L Grimsey
Oamaru
347.36 (max 350.70) TR B D Alexander Malvern 335.25 (max 350.70)
FTR
416.39 (max 420.70) P Gardiner Blenheim395.19 Kaituna (max 420.70)
Winners of the Grand Aggregate of Canterbury Spring and Autumn Meetings. TR A
A White
Malvern
F-Open
M Chui
Ashburton & Districts
FTR
M Alexander Malvern
Visitors are welcome to the range, contact details can be found on the Malvern Rifle Club Facebook page: Malvern Rifle Club.
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Sheldon Reed, President of Darfield Rugby Football Club (left) congratulated Tim Wright on playing his 150th game for Darfield Seniors on Saturday, April 9th. The icing on the cake was winning the close fought game against Ashley (38-30), with his friends and family watching. Not only does Tim play for the Division 1 side, he is also Vice President of the Club and one of the Senior Coaching Co-ordinators. “It is people like Tim, putting time in behind the scenes, that help make the Club run smoothly,” commented Sheldon.
FAMILY SUCCESS IN OPEN WATER Continued from front page... Sam took out third place in the shorter race of 750m which was a great starter for Sam. The Mount Maunganui Swim which ran the New Zealand Secondary Schools Championship in conjunction with their own races saw the biggest attendance yet with a massive 900 odd competitors. A fantastic venue with amazing weather and a great atmosphere. Even though the kids all contracted Covid two weeks before this competition they still managed some really pleasing results. Holly took out her age group to win her first National title in the 500m and Ben was a close second in his age group taking home the silver medal. The 2.8km race saw them both finishing in the top eight (Holly fifth) in the country in their respective age groups. It was a great day of racing!
GOLF RESULTS
WAIMAK GOLF Results 7th April 2022 Women’s Golf MATCH OF THE DAY: NATIONAL TEAMS 18 Holes: L. Scott 71 M. Te Awa N. Weavers 77 R. Pilbrow J. Blatch 77 L. Anderson L. Smith 78 L. Steele I. Beets-Huchshorn 79 S. King 79 N. Viney 9 Holes: V. McKenzie 35 R. Benny F. Nimmo 36
76 77 78 79 80 36
Congratulations to Helen Chamberlain Hole in One #17!
GREENDALE GOLF Results 9th April 2022 Mixed Canadian Foursomes Winners: M Nagayama + S Roulston =67.5 Runners up: M Dewer + P Youngman =68 Men’s Canadian Foursomes Winners: S Clarke + K Nagayama =65.5 Runners up: A Youngman + M Gall =67 Game of the Day: 1st: K Nagayama + S Clarke =65.5 2nd: M Gall + A Youngman =67 3rd: M Nagayama + S Roulston =67.5 4th: M Dewer + P Youngman = 68 5th: J Bowden + P Baldwin =69.5 6th: M Parrington + C Faithful =69.5 7th: S Lloyd + C Banks =70 8th: R Earle + J Camp =70 Nearest Pins: #3: J Redfern #9: C Faithful #13: I Bourke #17: E Hawker Men’s Longest Drive: B Hopkins Ladies Longest Drive: T Youngman 9 Hole Competition: Stableford J Pascoe
Thursday 14th April 2022 PUBLIC NOTICES
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