Issue 989 - Friday 28th May 2021 by Malvern News

INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Between Mountains & Sea

Concert To Raise Funds

End Of An Era For Halkett

Matariki In Malvern

RTL - Know Your Credit Rating

Kirwee Players Fame JR

Long Term Commitment

Risks To Farm Land

PB - Where Are We At?

Pink Shirt Day

Wonderful Show

Real Estate Memorial Award

Calling An Ambulance

Budget 2021

Darfield Garden Club Update

Mature & Motivated

Darfield Senior Rugby

Rugby Draw

Japan Squad

Golf Results

Malvern Lions’ Golf Tournament 12

Shooting Success

Public Notices

Classifieds

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Save The Date

Trades

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Email Column

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The annual Firefighter Sky Tower Challenge took place on Saturday, May 22nd, in Auckland. This event is a fundraiser for Leukaemia and Blood Cancer New Zealand (LBC). Each year, Firefighter’s race up 51 flights of stairs (1,103 steps), at the Auckland Sky Tower, while wearing their full kit to help raise vital funds. Every day seven children and adults in New Zealand are diagnosed with a blood cancer like leukaemia, lymphoma, or myeloma. LBC is the national charity dedicated to supporting patients and their families, this support can last months or even years. LBC receives little government funding, so this event is a vital source of much needed contributions. Local Kirwee Volunteer Fire Brigade members, Dale Evans, Evans Jonny Hamilton, Hamilton Mat Redmond and Blair Jones, Jones took on the Challenge and completed it! The team had a few hours to wait until their climb on Saturday, so

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The Kirwee Volunteer Fire Brigade members, before they started the Sky Tower Challenge. L - R: Dale Evans, Jonny Hamilton, Mat Redmond and Blair Jones. went out for a light breakfast to take their minds off the task ahead. Dale completed the event in an amazingly fast time, with Jonny following close

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The Saddlery Barn is transitioning from a retail store to an online store! THE RETAIL STORE WILL BE CLOSING AS OF MONDAY 31ST MAY, AT 5PM. We would like to take the opportunity to thank our loyal clients. We look forward to continuing to assist you with your equine needs via our website - www.saddlerybarn.co.nz

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behind. The team raised a massive $7,898 for the very worthy charity. “It was an extremely wellrun event, which all team members enjoyed, but the most important aspect was that it helped support a very worthwhile cause,” commented Mat Redmond. Luke Simpson from the Darfield Voluntary Rural Fire Force, raised an impressive

$1,567.90 and Philip Hunt from Darfield raised a fantastic $1,666.10. Times recorded were: • Dale Evans: 00:13:31 • Jonny Hamilton: 00:15:58 • Blair Jones: 00:21:33 • Mat Redmond: 00:20:41 • Philip Hunt: 00:24:52. Congratulations to everyone who helped raise funds, while competing in this extremely worthwhile event.

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BETWEEN MOUNTAINS & SEA You’ll walk away brightened and enlightened from Te Huanui’s June exhibition, ‘Between Mountains and Sea’. Thought provoking perspectives from painters Heather Jonson, Jonson Helen Langen and Juliet Neill, Neill are accompanied by photographs by Raewyn Murray. Murray

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• Heather Jonson’s works highlight her evolving and wide-ranging arts practice, having last seen surreal abstract style pieces at Te Huanui in 2019, she has moved onto floral subject matter, in her signature bold, bright style. Heather’s artistic range from expressionism, to traditional and contemporary Maori Art and Craft, has been exhibited widely throughout New Zealand, winning numerous awards. • Helen Langen, a tutor at the Malvern School of Music, completed her first painting in 2018 following a thirty year hiatus, taking up fellow exhibitor Juliet Neill’s offer to share studio space, enjoying her return to her artistic journey. One of Helen’s projects on her return to painting was her ‘Broken Land Triptych’. Living near Hororata on the Harper Hills, Helen watched for many years in horror as surrounding land was treated with huge disrespect. Over the intervening years she also became aware that these hills

are a special place to local iwi, with all three paintings featuring the ridge line of the Harper Hills. It’s her view that land should be cherished as the valuable resource it is and that any damage to it should be fixed. Much of her career has been in performing arts, as a teacher, actor and singer. She has also spent a good portion of her life as a puppeteer, involving script writing, performing, set design, as well as puppet making. This led her to a few commissions making caricature puppets of real people, which she is still available to do. • Lyttelton based artist, Juliet Neill’s career has largely been based in performing arts, both teaching and performing, with a good portion as a puppeteer. Juliet was commissioned to make giant puppets and masks for the Lyttelton Festival of Lights between 2007 and 2014, leading her work to move into 3D art, as well as painting. Much of Juliet’s art incorporates an element of protest about human folly, including how that impacts on the state of the world and our environment, whilst often throwing in a little humour to soften the blow. • Christchurch based photographer Raewyn Murray, is rarely seen without her camera in fear of missing any photo opportunity. To date, one of her

biggest accomplishments was photographing all four of her daughters, participating in separate events, at the same time, on the same day! Now, Raewyn loves all kinds of photography from family photo shoots to weddings, sports to festivals and everything in between.

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CONCERT TO RAISE FUNDS Oxford Town Hall is the place to be on Saturday, June 12th for those that enjoy Bluegrass, Old Timey and Americana music, which will be performed by the Port Hillbillies, and all for a good cause too! Based in Christchurch, the band have been popular additions to various festivals over the last few years. They have built up a wide group of followers from the deep south - after performing at

the Catlins Bluegrass, Blues and Roots Festival, The Riverton Harvest Festival - Canterbury where, for the last couple of years, they have been in concert at the Christchurch Folk Music Club as well as the very popular Canterbury Folk Music Festival, held every Easter at Waipara. They slope from the shadows of the Port Hills each week to share their love of music.

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American, Justin Rogers playing sensitive and innovative mandolin accompaniment, guitar and vocals. Australia, Gary Elford ties it all together as the rhythm section on a six string guitaron guitar, acoustic bass and vocals. Finally, six toed Kiwi singer, banjo and guitar player Steve Stern makes up the rest of the tight trio. All three sing lead and backup vocals, playing a range of songs and tunes from toe tapping, recognisable standards, to some obscure songs from other genres. The band are kind enough to be donating all proceeds from ticket sales, after costs, to the Oxford Cancer Support Group and Oxford Community Trust. So grab your ticket while they are still available. To support this awesome event! See advertisement in this issue for further details.

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END OF AN ERA FOR HALKETT Last Saturday, a final farewell gathering was held for the Halkett Hall, before the Council began demolishing it this past week. Many former and present patrons who have had a connection with the Hall, enjoyed a night of catching up, while sharing many fond memories of special events held. “It is sad to see the end of an era for the local community,” commented spokesperson, Penny McKay. McKay The Hall has been used for a variety of things over the years, including social district gatherings, hockey afternoon teas, Plunket rooms, as a school classroom on several occasions, gym, ballet and yearly school concerts, just to name a few.

The Hall was transported in two halves over Evans Pass, in 1958, it was originally two Army Barracks from Lyttelton, which were joined together. Kewp Calder and Snowy Wilson,

both from originating families within the district, completed all the work, including putting in the rimu tongue and groove floor. The Calder and Wilson families still remain in the district today.

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Halkett Hall being transported over Evans Pass, in 1958.

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MATARIKI IN MALVERN Two Rivers Community Trust are excited to once again be hosting Matariki in Malvern for 2021. The Trust previously hosted two hugely successful events in 2018 and 2019, with a Covid influenced cancellation celebrations were changed to kite making workshops last year. Matariki in Malvern is a special event that enables the community to gather together and celebrate Matariki, the Māori New Year. Many contribute to this event, especially our young people through Kapa Haka performances, the culturally

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inspired art exhibition, and hands-on activities. There is a hāngi meal for everyone too, which includes cooked meat, salads and bread rolls all sourced locally here in Darfield. More details of the programme will be published in a later issue of the Malvern News. The Selwyn District Council also have some exciting things planned for celebrating Matariki in Selwyn. Part of these celebrations will include Journeys of Manu, an augmented digital storytelling journey with GPS coordinates that people can find on their

Matariki is the Māori name for the cluster of stars also known as the Pleiades. It rises in midwinter and for many Māori, it heralds the start of a new year. Matariki literally means the 'eyes of god' (mata ariki) or 'little eyes' (mata riki). Matariki is all about celebration, and spending time with family. The coming of Matariki symbolized the harvest festival where the Maori feasted on the crops they had prepared. Matariki is important because it also is the time to restart the Maori calendar. More facts about Matariki – the Maori new year: • At 440 light-years away, Matariki is one of the closest star clusters to

Earth • Matariki was one of the star clusters used by the early Maori settlers

to navigate the Paciﬁc Ocean on the ﬁrst voyages to New Zealand • There are about 500 stars in the Matariki star cluster but only six are

visible from the naked eye • In English, Matariki is called “Pleiades” or the Seven Sisters, the

Hawaiian name is “Makalii” or eyes of royalty, and in Japan, it is “Subaru” meaning gathered together • Matariki celebrations were very popular before they were stopped in the 1940s. It was then revived in 2000 • Matariki became a public holiday in New Zealand starting from 24 June 2022, changing yearly but always falling on a Monday or Friday.

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KIRWEE PLAYERS UPDATE FAME JR MUSICAL

Rebecca Smith, owner of RTL, which is based in Darfield servicing the Selwyn area started a Tenancy Inspection company nearly ten years ago and has since gone on to become qualified as a Property Manager. Rebecca will be adding a monthly writeup in the Malvern News, on topics affecting Landlords and Tenants, or the general rental market.

KNOW YOUR CREDIT RATING One of the hardest parts of my job is turning people down for a rental. The rental market is very competitive at the moment and finding your next home can be hard work. Often, we are turning down potentially great tenants. One of the main gauges a Property Manager will use, is your credit rating. Credit ratings are numerically scored up to 1,000 and can vary slightly from company to company, but basically anything above 500 is a good start. The best rating I have seen is 840. Many people have told me they have been turned down for houses they have applied for and do not know why, I then go on to look at their credit rating to find they have a low score. When we get this report, we can see a history of outstanding accounts, credit applications, debt collection, etc. There are other factors, such as age and the number of times you have been credit checked, which can affect your score. I recently had a young couple with a low credit rating, but no infringements, late accounts, or the likes. When I investigated further, he had applied to around 6 different companies for debt consolidation on vehicles, trying to get the best interest rate, but did not realise that each application made his score lower. If you are applying for rentals, know your credit score. If it is on the lower end know why, so you can discuss this with the person you’re applying for a house with. There are free apps available to check your score and many tenants have told me they use Credit Simple. The good thing is that you can see your current score and also what is affecting your score. I have had quite a few people not realise they have had an outstanding debt lowering their score, once they start paying it off, they can see the score increase. If your score is good put that forward also, a Property Manager likes to know that you are a person who understands their finances. Credit Score is only one part of the picture when applying for a rental, but it is a major part, so understanding it can only be a good thing.

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This weekend Kirwee Hall will host Fame Jr, the fifth Kirwee Kids Show to be performed. These Shows have built great momentum over time, with local audience’s keen to see amazing performances from local kids. Set during the last years of New York City's celebrated High School for Performing Arts in the early 1980s, Fame Jr is the bittersweet, but ultimately inspiring story of a diverse group of students, who commit to four years of gruelling artistic and academic work. With candor, humour and insight, the show explores the issues that confront many young people today. Rehearsals have been going

well for the actors, with the focus lately being more on dress rehearsals. This year sees a new creative team involved, with Amy Dean as Director, Laura Dean and Nikita Smith as Musical Directors, Ali Diamond as Choreographer and George Long as Junior Director. Tickets are selling well, but there are still plenty available. See Kirwee Players Facebook page for more details.

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Mabel Knight recently received a Merit Award from Musical Theatre New Zealand (MTNZ), for her outstanding service to musical theatre. Mabel has been a part of Kirwee Players for forty three years, during that time she has directed, produced, acted, helped backstage, front of house, make-up, you name it, she's done it! “Her pride and passion for this community theatrical society is amazing and we are so grateful for everything she does,” commented a spokesperson.

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RISKS TO FARMLAND Anna Bensemann, Senior a resilient farm. Greater climate While the horse may have bolted Planner, Baseline Group. extremes and associated weather prior to these conversations on

With the Resource Management Act (RMA) under scrutiny lately and a new planning framework for managing risks to land being integrated over the next two years, it’s a good time to consider the potential environmental risks to your land, as well as how you might best manage them. Understanding science, as well as recent history indicates that we are likely to experience greater climate extremes, placing pressure on land along the coastline and adjacent to waterways. Ensuring you understand the extent of flood prone areas and potential restrictions on the use of these areas, will ensure you can plan for

events also means the potential for drier periods during the summer months, with reduced access to water to service farming needs. The reality is, that government authorities at local regional and national level will be imposing policy directions that challenge the farming bottom line, in order to achieve positive long term gains in climate change and environmental enhancement spaces. As an industry, the farming community has an opportunity to take the lead on conversation around managing the impeding climate extreme issues, while finding palatable solutions prior to enforcement.

freshwater management, with government imposed national environmental standards and policies around freshwater already in place, the conversation around the balance of farming activities is yet to be had. Without farmers engaging in conversations with our plan and decision makers over what limitations and practical expectations they can have for the management of the land resource, decision makers will consistently make decisions that do not sit comfortably with our farming communities. See advertisement in this issue for contact details.

WHERE ARE WE AT? As we move into winter and the leaves are dropping, we ask “where are we at” with the current real estate market in Malvern? Well, the listings are noticeably light, with only twenty properties on the market as of May 25th. This is an incredibly low number by comparison to this time in previous years. We are finding that owners are sitting and waiting, as they don't see to many properties on the market, yet our sale numbers remain steady. This tells us that housing is still selling, but not sitting for lengthy periods of time on the market, currently our average days for a property listed is twenty three. So, with such a short time on the market, there is a perception that there are no listings, while in fact what this really means is we are not ‘seeing’ lots

of options to move to. We haven't heard of any owners selling, who are now homeless, but they are cashed up and ready to strike when the opportunity does arrive. It does feel like there is a little heat coming out of the market in Malvern, not around pricing, but in the urgency of buyers to act. This will lead to ‘seeing’ more properties on the market, with more choice. Is winter a good time to sell? Well based on previous years, we would say yes. Traditionally we see a slowdown, however this appears to have changed in the last couple of years. Sales over winter have been solid, but not stellar. Those that do sell in winter face less competition (which is not an issue this year). Buyers who love a house in the winter tend to really love it in summer. As we move into colder months,

stock up on fuel for the fire, look out for your neighbours, especially the elderly. Have confidence that if you want to sell, it remains an awesome time. Tony Quayle, Branch Manager, Property Brokers.

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PINK SHIRT DAY

The team at Darfield Physio, like many others around New Zealand, happily supported Pink Shirt Day, on Friday May 21st. Pink Shirt Day is about working together to stop bullying by celebrating diversity and promoting kindness and inclusiveness. It’s about creating a community where all people feel safe, valued and respected, regardless of age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, ability, or cultural background. Kōrero Mai, Kōrero Atu, Mauri Tū, Mauri Ora (Speak Up, Stand Together, Stop Bullying!)

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WONDERFUL SHOW An appreciative audience of just fifty people experienced the supple voice and musical mastery of ‘Brave Caitlin Smith’s Imaginary Band,’ on Saturday, May 22nd, at Trinity Church in Darfield. While Caitlin played keyboard and sang her heart out, Lance McNicoll on electric and acoustic guitar, accompanied by Steve Cournane on percussion, gave solid backup. Caitlin draws her listeners in with a voice that transitions seamlessly from smooth and clear, to light wispy, to deep and sultry. She claims to ‘gospel -ify’ everything she sings, but her command of jazz vocal technique shines through, including in her own songs, as well as her skillful covers of Leonard Cohen and Joni Mitchell, Mitchell the singers she calls

her ‘spiritual parents’. The obvious pleasure Caitlin had from Lance’s mellow guitar solo, in her cover version of Leonard Cohen’s ‘Suzanne’ and Steve’s virtuoso percussion solo in the second half, showed the genuine appreciation she had for her backup musicians’ talent. In spite of calling herself ‘a pathologically shy person who would rather hide under the furniture than be the centre of attention’, Caitlin found an easy, natural rapport with her audience. She admitted that her whakapapa (a line of descent from one’s ancestors) is full of teachers, ministers and alcoholics, as far back as you want to go. She opened up about asking the vicar to pray for the health of her voice, although she showed no signs

of strain, or fatigue, more than half-way through her twenty two gig tour! In fact, she was brave enough to step out from behind the keyboard for Joni Mitchell’s ‘Coyote’ and revealed her love of the music, not just in her singing, but in her unselfconscious, but very expressive, movements. ‘Brave Caitlin Smith’s Imaginary Band’, is an oblique reference to her partial sight, she is legally blind, but it certainly hasn’t held her back. Caitlin is definitely a taonga (treasure) and one of New Zealand's premiere entertainers. Too bad more Malvern residents weren’t on hand to hear her. Philip Baldwin, MCAC Chairperson.

L - R: Steve Cournane, Caitlin Smith and Lance McNicoll.

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REAL ESTATE MEMORIAL AWARD Jo McIntosh from Bayleys Real marketing process. First Heavily invested in the local Estate, Darfield, was honoured impressions are vital in real community, the team sponsor a to receive the prestigious estate and with a background in local netball team each year, Rosemarie de Jong Memorial interior design, Jo has the are active in community events Award, for Outstanding knowledge and attention to and Jo has recently accepted a Excellence at the Bayleys detail required to present your seat on the Haunui Trust’s Canterbury Awards night, on home or valued asset, at its Board of Trustees in a personal Thursday, May 13th. In honour best. capacity. of Rosemarie de Jong, this award represents someone that sets out and achieves 120% in everything they do, attention to detail and not just meeting Bayleys standards, b ut continually lifting the bar as an example to others. Over the past nine years, Jo has become a foremost expert in Malvern real estate. A history of exceptional sales, paired with Jo’s passion for the area, has Bayleys Real Estate Agents Ben Turner, Jo McIntosh caused her to be held in the and Chris Jones. highest regard by both past and present clients. As a third generation farmraised local, Jo understands the numerous benefits of living in a rural area with a relaxed community, plentiful recreational activities, and alpine views. Jo’s - 24 & 32 Metre Boom Widths love and passion for the area is Mike Wilson - Owner Operator an invaluable sales tool for her Ph: 027 2929 460 sellers. E: centralcanterburyspraying@gmail.com Jo also enriches the staging and

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When calling for an Ambulance, there are some steps that happen behind the scenes that are designed to get the most appropriate response, or resource to you. It all starts with 111. You have decided that you need medical assistance for you, a friend, or a person unknown to you. The call to 111 will be answered by a call taker who will ask what service you require, be it Fire, Police, or Ambulance. In Canterbury, each of the services shares the same facilities in the new Justice Precinct. Your call is then diverted to your chosen service. It is important that you are able to prioritise based on what you see in front of you, but other services will be linked to the call as needed. A medical, or trauma call will be taken by a St John call taker and what will follow is a range of questions all aimed at getting you the right help, as quickly as possible. Some of the process will even be started before all the information is given. Location, type of injury, help needed, number of patients, etc. The call taker will rely on the information you supply as part of the process. As much accurate information you can give at this time, will determine the priority of response and if other services are required. You will be asked further questions based on your replies. You may also be asked to stay on the line until help arrives, or talked through things you can do to help while waiting - applying pressure, maintaining airway, cooling, doing CPR, etc. A call priority is given to the job, based on a proven colour system (Purple, Red, Orange, Green, Grey), this is what the ambulance staff respond to, rather than the nature of the injury, as this will come later. Lights and sirens for Purple, Red and maybe Orange. Green or Grey may be referred to a clinician to gauge if an ambulance is the best resource for the circumstance. Information gained is made available to the crew when in the vehicle. The most appropriate, or closest available resource will be despatched. Considerations around the skill level of crew, distance and extra vehicles are made. That is why you may see more than one ambulance attend a scene. Fire may also be co-responded to some calls. All of these aspects are aimed at providing the best level of care for the patient, in the shortest time. Sitting outside this of course, will always be the availability of a resource in the area, so there may be delays while an ambulance comes from further afield than you think it should. Remember, accurate information early, which is supported by your ongoing report is really important.

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KIMBER RURAL FENCING

BUDGET 2021 This is the time of year that the Government of the day delivers its annual Budget. Budgets are a fine balancing act. A Government needs to look after our most vulnerable people, it needs to create frameworks to let businesses grow, invest and employ more, it needs to invest in research and development to mitigate climate change and preserve and enhance our natural environm ent and, mo st importantly, a Budget needs to build an economy that will allow New Zealanders - no matter who they are, or what they do - to fulfil their dreams and ambitions. Our debt as a country is set to climb to $184 billion - more than $100,000 for every household. I, for one, would like to know what we are getting for that debt, and more importantly, what is the growth plan to recover that debt? With that in mind, Kiwis on Thursday, May 20th, turned to Grant Robertson for some peace of mind - that their hardearned taxes are being wisely spent and that the Government is investing on their behalf in things that will create opportunities that will generate growth that will help them provide for their families. What we saw though, was a Budget that's utterly lacking in

ambition or direction. The fact that our economy has held up better than feared, gave the Government some options. They could have made it easier to hire or do business. They could have provided tax relief to hard-working families. They could have incentivised firms to invest in new technology and upgrade to more productive equipment. Instead, what we were delivered was some odd form of 'utu' on decisions that were made 30 years ago, and no plans for building for the future. Ironically, this country is fast heading towards the debt levels that drove those decisions to cut spending 30 years ago. The Finance Minister who delivered that Budget was none other than Selwyn resident, Ruth Richardson, Richardson who says it was driven by a desire to lift economic growth and to make employment attractive. Rightly, she points out that Robertson’s Budget will lock in intergenerational dependency, as benefits become more attractive than jobs. Once again though, this Government is relying on regions like Selwyn, whose growth continues to outstrip that of the rest of the country, to put its collective shoulder to the wheel to allow the Government to keep writing the

cheques. Despite that, or perhaps, because of it, groups and organisations around Selwyn get overlooked for support. The Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage had her budget trebled, yet the Selwyn Creative Network has been denied a grant from a public fund, to support creative organisations in the district. I recently surveyed local women about their wellbeing - the results corroborated nationwide data, showing that women have been most severely impacted by the pandemic. What does the Ministry for Women get? Ten million dollars for ‘policy advice’, nothing that will tangibly benefit our community. The headline-grabbing $57 billion on infrastructure does not, I am sorry to say, include any investment whatsoever into connectivity infrastructure fibre, mobile, or otherwise. As your local MP, I do try not to be too partisan and I do like to give credit where it’s due, but in the case of Budget 21, I simply can’t see what’s there to endorse. Nicola Grigg, Selwyn MP.

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DARFIELD GARDEN CLUB UPDATE The May meeting was our AGM, which was presided over by Christine Anderson, Anderson at the Darfield Recreation Centre, with a great attendance. The past year was reviewed, with of course Covid cancelling meetings, as well as the annual Spring Flower Show. Members have enjoyed many garden tours and visiting speakers, and are looking forward to the exciting events planned for the remainder of the year. The election of officers followed, with all positions being filled including Ann Gibson named as Secretary and Elizabeth Forrest as Treasurer. The committee will continue to share the leadership of varying roles. Annual awards were also presented. Novice Decorative: Doreen Moore Most Points Cut Flowers: Carol Williams. Williams The meeting concluded with a delicious afternoon tea, including a time of sharing. Next month’s meeting will include a speaker on arthritis. New members are always welcome. Lee Stokes.

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MATURE & MOTIVATED Mature and Motivated is a Selwyn District Council run class held at the Darfield Recreation Centre, specially tailored to help older people with fitness, while having lots of fun. The sessions have been running since the start of the year, when the organisers of a similar community run class in Darfield, were unable to continue. “The Council seized the opportunity to help, bringing back the popular mature and motivated class for around twenty members, with room for more,” Darfield Recreation Centre Caretaker, Fleur Earl commented. “The lunchtime class focuses on low-impact, high fun exercises to help build strength, balance and much more. “There are huge positive benefits for people’s physical and mental health. It’s getting out and doing fitness, getting those endorphins flowing, while giving members something to look forward to every week. It also gives people a chance to meet others they may not already know, or spend social time with friends, while keeping their bodies fit.

People of all abilities are welcome to attend the class, with the instructor catering to all needs while varying the routine, making it possible for all to join in. “I was at a recent session and

those attending just loved it. It had a really good vibe, everyone was happily exercising with smiles on their faces,” Fleur concluded. See advertisement in this issue for more details.

Lots of great exercises take place at the Mature and Motivated class, held at the Darfield Recreation Centre.

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DARFIELD SNR RUGBY Last Saturday Darfield Rugby Club hosted its Club Day, with great weather and a large crowd of supporters enjoying the games on display. The Division 1 Ducks hosted the unbeaten Southbridge side and were hoping for a win, to enable top spot in pool A for the playoffs. Further motivation was added being Blair McIlroy’s 250th and Hamish Pauling’s 150th game for the Division 1 side. Southbridge however, was out to spoil the party. After an early clearance from inside our 22, Southbridge secured their lineout and their slick backline opened up the Darfield defence, with their centre finishing off a strong run, to score inside the first couple of minutes. Shortly after, Shannon Donald added a penalty to extend their lead to 8 nil, after 6 minutes. Darfield’s cause was not helped, with firstly Scott McIlroy limping off the field and then shortly after losing Kieran Meikle to a shoulder injury. This didn't hamper the team too much, as the benefit of a strong squad meant other players had an opportunity to stand up. After the early flurry of points, the scoring then had a hiatus, until Alister Collins landed a penalty to put Darfield on the board at 8-3, after 28 minutes. Any hope of gaining momentum was quashed immediately, when Southbridge hit back with a converted try to Will Carter. Carter

Ellesmere Rugby Draw 29th May 2021 (Please note the draw is subject to changes) Division 1 - Quarter Finals Sthbridge v Methven 2:45pm Sthbridge Kaiapoi v Springston 2:45pm Kaiapoi Saracens v Prebbleton 2:45pm Sthbrook Southern v Darfield 2:45pm Hinds Division 2: Darfield v Lincoln 12:45pm Darfield 1 Rolleston v BDI 1:00pm Foster Park Kirwee Bye Division 3: Prebbleton v Kirwee 7pm Friday Preb Leeston v W/Melton 2:30pm Leeston Combined Colts: BDI v Prebbleton 1:00pm Dunsandel W/Melton v Methven 1:00pm W/Mel 1 Lincoln v Darfield 1:00pm Lincoln Under 18: Mid Can v Oxford 1:15pm Collegiate Sth/Duns v Rangiora 1:00pm Foster Park Under 16: Mid Cant v W/Melton 12noon Collegiate Rolleston v BDI 11:30am Foster Park Under 14.5: Waihora v Darfield 11:30am Tai Tapu W/Melton v Rolleston 10:30am W/Mel 2 Under 13: Sthbridge v W/Melton 12:30noon Leeston Darfield bye Under 12: Sheffield v Darfield 11:00am Sheffield 1 W/Melton v Roll Pan 10:30am W/Mel 3 Under 11: W/Mel Blue v Rolleston 12:30pm W/Mel 4 W/Mel Gold v Selwyn 11:30am W/Mel 5 Leeston v BDI 10:30am Leeston Darfield v Kirwee 12:00pm Darfield 4 Under 10: Sheffield v Roll Gold 10:00am Sheffield 1b Kirwee v Roll Black 10:30am Kirwee 3 BDI v Selwyn 10:30am Dunsandel Darfield v W/Mel Blue 10:00am Darfield 4 Under 9: Leeston v BDI 9:50am Leeston W/Mel Blue v Roll Gold 10:00am W/Mel 4 Darfield v W/Mel Gold 10:00am Darfield 4 Sthbridge v Kirwee 11:15am Sthbridge Under 8: W/Mel v Sheffield 9:50am W/Mel 5 Roll Black v Duns/Sth 9:50am Foster Park Leeston v Darfield 9:50am Leeston Sthbridge v Selwyn 10:15am Sthbridge Kirwee v Roll Gold 10:30am Kirwee 4 Under 7: BDI v Roll White 9:30am Dunsandel Darfield v W/Mel Gold 9:00am Darfield 4 Roll Red v W/Mel Blue 9:15am Foster Park Kirwee v Roll Black 9:30am Kirwee Selwyn Bye Under 6: Darf Red v BDI 9:00 Darfield 3b W/Mel Blue v Roll Red 9:00am W/Mel 4 Roll Blue v Sheffield 9:00am Foster Park W/Mel Gold v Darf Blue 9:00am W/Mel 5 Kirwee v Selwyn 9:30am Kirwee 4

Darfield proved that they weren't going to lie down and after a strong period on attack, following a few penalties, a good switch play from Harrison Groundwater sent Toby Kars over to end the half, with Southbridge leading 15-8. The second half opened with another lull in scoring, until after 15 minutes when Alister kicked another penalty goal, closing the gap to 4. Another successful penalty 3 minutes later and it was game on, 15-14 with 20 minutes left. Then came the turning point in the match, when Blair’s milestone game ended with him being unluckily sin-binned with 12 minutes remaining. The visiting team immediately made the one-man advantage count, with Will Carter picking up his second try and extending their lead to 8 points. Darfield once again dug deep and managed to spend most of the final minutes of the game camped inside the Southbridge 22, coming agonisingly close to scoring a couple of times. However it wasn't to be and the score remained 22-14 at full-time. Southbridge wrapped up the top spot in the pool and also won the McIlroy/Sheat Trophy. A tough day for Darfield’s Club Day, with the other two senior with Division 2 hosting Lincoln sides also losing. This Saturday sees Darfield and the Colts playing away at heading down to Hinds, to take Lincoln. on Southern in the quarter-final Bodie Hawkins for the combined competition, Darfield Div 1 Manager.

L - R: Blair McIlroy who has played 250 Division 1 games, with his son Jack, John Creamer, Patron of the Darfield Rugby Club and Hamish Pauling who has played 150 Division 1 games.

JAPAN SQUAD Mark Abbott, Abbott aged 30, who grew up and played rugby in Darfield, has recently been selected as one of two new Kiwis caps in the Japan rugby squad to face the Bristish and Irish Lions. Dunedin-born Craig Millar, Millar joins former Hurricanes lock Mark among 13 first-timers in the squad for matches against the Lions at Murrayfield in Scotland on June 26 and Ireland at Dublin on July 3. Mark started his first-class rugby with Hawke’s Bay. He played 45 games for the Mapgies and the same number for the Hurricanes between 2014 and 2017 when he left for Japan to play for the Coca Cola Red Sparks. Mark has since transferred to the Munakata Sanix Blues. The 1.97m second rower played for the Hurricanes against the British and Irish Lions in 2017 and now could get a second shot against Warren Gatland’s side in Scotland as they prepare for their tour to South Africa. GOLF RESULTS

Results 18th May 2021 STABLEFORD & TOP DOG ROUND 4 31 1st=: S Gilmour, J Helmore 2nd=: I McLaughlin, P Pearce 29 Men’s Stableford: Stableford 1st: J Hicks 31 2nd: D Pitkethley 29 Closest to the Pin: Pin P Pearce Saturday Ladies: 34 Ladies 1st: D Annan 2nd: J Wilson 30 3rd: A Harliwich 27 Results 21st May 2021 9 HOLES 1st: J Donald 18 2nd=: R Marsh, A Hogg, N Penney 17 Results 22nd May 2021 MID WINTER AMBROSE Closest to the Pins: Pins #6: M Johnston #11: M Johnston #14: P Reardon #17: C Bishop 1st: A Inch, M White, J Halkett, F Taylor 56.2 2nd: J Morten, J Wilson, P Taylor 58.4 3rd: I Palmer, P Pearce, B Mengel, A Kenworthy 58.7 4th: 4th W Norton, N Penney, T Hicks, C Thorne 60.7 5th: 5th G Harris, M Johnston, N Muir 60.8 6th: 6th D Reardon, P Reardon, F Reardon & J Reardon 60.9 Results 25th May 2021 LADIES CAPTAINS TROPHY TROPHY - 1ST MATCH PLAY WINNERS & STABLEFORD Match Play Winners: Winners M Morten, B Bryant, B Inch I McLaughlin, M Abbott Ladies Stableford: 1st=: A Green, C Stevenson 28 3rd: J Studholme 27 Men’s Stableford: 1st: I Palmer 41 Stableford 2nd: E Woodword 34 3rd: M White 32

GOLF RESULTS

Results 20th May 2021 STABLEFORD 18 HOLES: HOLES 1st: N Weavers 44 2nd: 2nd W Mehrtens 43 3rd: V McKenzie 41 4th: G Pottinger 41 5th=: L Scott, L Anderson 38 6th=: T Craig, J Pottinger 36 7th: S King 35 8th=: I Beets-Huchshorn, L Steele, B Thompson, K Battersby 34 9 HOLES: HOLES 1st: R Benny 21 2nd: S McDonald 19 3rd: C McDonald 18 4th: R Roy 16 Congratulations to L Anderson for their hole-in-one on #8!

Results 22nd May 2021 STABLEFORD ROUND & PGG WRIGHTSON TROPHY PGG WRIGHTSON TROPHY: TROPHY 1st: Rakaia 33.66666 2nd: Greendale 33.44444 STABLEFORD: 1st: T Booker 42 2nd S Roulston 40 3rd: J Benn 40 4th: H Huyser 39 5th: 5th T Doyle 39 6th: C Copland 39 7th: S Hygate 39 8th: J Hurst 38 9th: B Allison 38 10th: G Gifkins 38 11th: S Jeffs 38 12th: G Heffernan 38 13th: S Restieaux37 14th: D McLaren 37 15th: M Gall 37 16th: K Sisson 37 17th: K Adams 37 Closest to the Pins: Pins #3: T Booker #9: B Souness #13: B Allison #17: M Westward Men’s Longest Drive: S Johnstone Drive Women’s Longest Drive: Drive T Booker Men’s Longest Putt: T Doyle Putt Women’s Longest Putt: Putt M Kikstra Two’s: Two’s K Adams, A Youngman, M Westland, R Cockburn 9 Holes - Stableford: Stableford 1st: M Kikstra 17

Thank you to all our sponsors

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MALVERN LIONS’ GOLF TOURNAMENT On Thursday, May 13th, the Malvern Lions’ Golf Tournament was held at the Greendale Golf Course. This annual event raises vital funds for a different charity each year. This year the worthy recipient of the valued and much needed donation was the Malvern Community Patrol, who will be putting the funds towards a new vehicle. The day dawned with a good frost, but once the sun came out things warmed up for the 116 players and helpers, that were in attendance.

The course was in fabulous condition, helping to provide great play for a field of extremely happy golfers! Results this year were awfully close, with the overall winners being Gareth Cox, Cox Bryan Te Awa, Awa Dan Burrows and Murray Boyes closely followed by several other teams. The Malvern Lions presented the Malvern Community Patrol with a tremendous donation of $15,000, at the conclusion of the Tournament. After the golfing concluded,

players were treated with plenty of tasty food, which was catered for by volunteers. The raffle table was also huge this year, due to the overwhelming support the Lions’ and Community Patrol received, with most players heading home with a prize. “A special thanks must go out to our sponsors, as we could not have achieved what we did without them,” commented Malvern Lions’ Golf Convenor, Hamish Milner. Milner

SHOOTING SUCCESS

The Darfield High School Smallbore team consisting of Liam Barnhill, Piper Benbow and Ryan Booth, travelled to Rangiora Showgrounds last Saturday and Sunday to compete in both the Ashley & North Canterbury Miniature Rifle competitions. On Saturday, the team came away with a win against the Rangiora School team, Sunday saw them place second to Ashburton, with Amuri placing third and Rangiora fourth. PUBLIC NOTICES

PUBLIC NOTICES

PUBLIC MEETING

150th Jubilee Malvern Lions President Gavin King with Errol Ashby from the Malvern Community Patrol. The Lions gave a $15,000 donation which was raised from the Tournament.

The Springﬁeld School 150th Jubilee is being held in early 2022. If you are interested in helping out with the Jubilee, please come along to the mee7ng.

TUESDAY 8TH JUNE 2021, AT 7PM Tawera Community Hall, Springfield

Malvern Lions Golf Tournament 2021

Enquiries to Pam on 021 2967685

We wish to thank all of these generous sponsors for their support! Major Sponsors: ASB Bank Ltd B and B Mechanical B B's Mobile Engineering • Ballooning Canterbury • Barenbrug • Battery Town • Birchfield Energy • Bray Street Engineering • Buddle Findlay • Cambridge Partners • Canterbury Continuous Spouting • Charlie Draper • Christchurch Casino • • •

Cochranes of Canterbury Darfield Bakery Darfield ITM Darfield Pharmacy Darfield Seed Cleaning Co Ltd • Darfield Tyre Centre Ltd • Farmlands • Forsyth & Bar Ltd • Frews Transport • Gareth Cox • Gas Engineering Services • Graeme & Gill Marshall • Graeme Bethell • Greendale Golf Club • • • • •

Hanmer Springs Top 10 Holiday Park Hawkins River Transport Hazlett Limited Insurance J & M Morten John Paterson Livestock Kevin Hughs Liquorland Rolleston Drive Lumino The Dentists Darfield Dental • MacKay Bailey Ltd • Malvern News • Min Cookson • Mitchell Bros Sawmillers • PGG Wrightson

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

• Leech Drainage • Liz & Alister Frizzell • Luisetti Seeds • McMillan Drilling Limited • Meares Williams • Mega Mitre 10 Hornby • Murray Shipley Texel

• Repco Rolleston • Rural Marketing • SBS Bank • Searle Contracting • Shoe Clinic • Shooters Supplies • Stoneylea Farm • Swain Woodham Group • Taege Engineering • Te Pirita Contacting • Wroxton Finance

• • • • • • • •

R J Preston Ltd Rabobank Robbie Watson Rural Butcher Selwyn District Council Southern Screenworks Ltd Southfuels Ltd Spiderban NC Ltd Survus Consultants Unichem Rolleston Val Briggs Interiors W A Boyes Contracting WaterForce Whiskey Galore Wrightco

Premier Sponsors: • Aylesbury Creamery • Darfield Vet Centre • Ballance Agri Nutrients Ltd • Drummond and • Bayleys Real Estate Etheridge • Broadgate Harvesting Ltd • FENZ • Canterbury Clay Bricks • FMG • Chamberlain Agriculture • Fonterra • Coast to Coast • Gilly Deans • Countdown Rolleston • Gough Agritech • Darfield Hotel • Harvester Markets • Darfield Mechanical • High Country Fencing Ltd • Darfield Motels • Karcher

Stud

• Neil Walker Contracting • Offaly Farm • Ravensdown

Valued Sponsors: • Affco/SPM • Aakland Chemicals • Coalgate Motors • Countdown Hornby • Darfield Challenge

Garage

• Darfield Four Square • Darfield Fruit Supply

(2003) Ltd

• Darfield Garden Centre • Darfield Mowers &

Chainsaws • Darfield Post Shop • Darfield Village Meats • Glentunnel Garage • Gnome Alpine Sports • Holden Suzuki • Jenny Gallagher

• Johnny Fresh • Kirwee Garage • Marinas Natural

Health & Beauty • Moore Builders • New World Durham Street • New World Rolleston

• Norwood • NZ Safety • Rolleston Dry Cleaners • Selwyn Aquatic Centre • Sheffield Bakery • Springfield Garage • Subway Rolleston • The Sewing Room • The Shearing Shed

The Board, Golf Committee and Members of the Malvern Lions Club thank all the sponsors for their very generous support this year and hope you all had an enjoyable day at one of our fine local courses.

ENTRIES CLOSE

Classes for all forage crops and pasture

MONDAY 31ST MAY

$10 per entry. Judging 2nd & 3rd June.

• Ashley Seaton

Meal & Prizegiving Thursday 3rd June, 7pm Coalgate Tavern

To enter phone: 027 463 5184 • Guy Bassett

021 318 366

Friday 28th May 2021 ALTERATIONS

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ACCOUNTANTS

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‘Friendly & Supportive Accounting Practice & Bookkeeping Services’

DARFIELD Automotive. Service & warrant centre. 3D wheel aligner. 7:30am - 5:30pm, Monday - Friday. Your onestop auto shop! Please phone 03 318 8113.

advice - all right on your doorstep. Sterling Accountants @ Malvern Business Hub, Ann-Maree 021 215 0981. LAY ASSOCIATES Chartered Accountants. Rolleston Office phone 03 347 4501, Leeston Office phone 03 324 3030. “Real people, real knowledge”.

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Ph: 021 589 199 E: jocelyn@jmAccounting.co.nz

Betty Joyce Wall 29th December 1924 - 12th April 2021 Trevor, Alaister and family would like thank all those who sent cards, letters and ﬂowers following the passing of Betty.

CARS FOR SALE

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CARRS Chimney Cleaning. 2016 Holden Barina RS NZ Servicing the Selwyn district. new, manual 6 speed 1.6 $60 per chimney. Phone turbo, metallic electric blue, Rodney on 03 324 2999 and 17 inch alloys, leather trim, heated seats, low 73,000 leave a message. CHIM Chim. We'll sweep your kms. Immaculate order, log-burners flue, check the $14,990 finance available, firebricks, baffles, air-tubes trade ins welcome. Call Regan and controls. We're experts 027 263 2631. on coal-ranges, also sweeping TOYOTA Avensis (Camry). any sized open fire. We quote Sedan, low 116 kms. Very and undertake repairs, flue tidy. 2 litre, factory alloys, extensions and install bird CD, air con. Reliable and netting. 0800 224 464 economical. $4,990. Call Ian 027 433 2234. Members NZHHA. TOYOTA Corolla Fielder, wagon, CLEANING 2004, 1.8 litre, dual airbags, CARPET /Window Cleaning. CD, air con. Cheap run about Thorough job, good price, or first car. $3,750. Call q u i c k d r y i n g . H i g h l y Regan 027 263 2631. r e c o m m e n d e d . P h o n e / TOYOTA Ipsum, Nov 1999. Low text Robert anytime on mileage. As is, where is. $2,500 ono. Phone 03 318 8206. 027 299 9599. CARPET

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Darfield Life Church

SUNDAY 30TH MAY 2021

Please accept this as a personal acknowledgement of our gratitude. BOATING

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YOUR LOCAL JETBOAT & STERNDRIVE SPECIALIST For all Service & Supplies Ph Scott McIntosh 03 317 9010 or 021 0258 4648

MAY: • 29th May

9:30am 10am • 29May-24Jun • 31st May • 31st May 5pm • 29th May

Kirwee Bowling Club AGM Free Drop-in Water Testing Art Exhibition - Between Mountains & Sea Winter Feed Competition - entries close today The Saddlery Barn will close its doors today - now online!

Kirwee Bowling Clubhouse Dunsandel Community Centre Te Huanui Gallery, Darfield

Ready for Audit? Drop-in Session Darfield Bowling Club AGM DHS Ex-Students Association - Special General Meeting Winter Feed Competition - Judging & Prizegiving - 3rd, 7pm Tickets are on Sale for Selwyn Awards 2021 today Springfield School Public Meeting - 150th Jubilee Selwyn Awards 2021 Applications Close today Black Tie Event - Kirwee Netball & Rugby Fundraiser Port Hillbillies Playing Live Malvern Community Board Drop-in Session SDC Rates (1st April 2021-30th June 2021) are due today Friends of Kirwee Model School AGM Matariki in Malvern Selwyn Youth Project Fund - applications close today

Darfield Library Darfield Bowling Clubrooms Darfield High School Coalgate Tavern

JUNE: • 2nd June • 2nd June • 2nd June

1pm 7pm 8pm

• 2&3 June • 7th June • 8th June

7pm

• 11th June • 12th June • 12th June

7pm 7pm

• 14th June • 15th June • 21st June • 26th June • 29th June

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JULY: • 31st July

Selwyn Awards 2021 Gala Dinner

At 10:30am Steve & Patience Pona Ph: 022 642 5805 17 North Terrace, Darfield

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40 years experience! LOCKSMITH Selwyn based FIREWOOD dry West Coast GIVEAWAY 24hr mobile service, keys Contact Dave on 021 142 0567 or beech, 3cm $350. Pine, 3cm email: pearsondavid106@gmail.com $200. free delivery in Kirwee THREE white female alpacas to cut and general lock and area. Phone 318 1155. giveaway. Waddington area. safe maintenance. EFTPOS available. Call Locktight ROOF MAINTENANCE ROOM TO RENT Phone 021 037 0970. Lots of dry wood, Security 021 171 8060. ROOF & house maintenance. SINGLE SIN GLE lockable rooms HOUSE TO RENT ready to burn! All aspects covered including in Darfield Hostel. Internet, OVEN CLEANING - FREE DELIVERY spouting, mortar, tiles, re- sky TV. $170pw. Please CALL HORORATA FIREWOOD $50 single oven, $60 double roofing, roof painting, moss, phone 027 479 1431 or 03 318 0705 or 027 781 1492 oven, hob $20. Everything mould & silicone sealing. 318 3660. General repairs. Phone provided. Kim's Oven R K FIREWOOD Cleaning. Please phone 03 347 6702. SCRAP METAL Very Hdy 3 bedroom coIage, Supplying wood for this Winter! ROOF & property services. 2 021 054 4661 or email with heat-pump, in Sheﬃeld Old Man Pine, Bluegum, storey work! Roof leak repairs W A N T E D ! B e s t p r i c e s ! kimredmond60@gmail.com area. Rural locaHon, unsuitable Macrocarpa, Oregon. (incl Butynol), moss control, Amalgamated Scrap Ltd. for young children as on a TRY THE HOT MIX! silicone seal, spouting clean & B u y i n g c a r s & f a r m working farm. Suit single PAINTING & DECORATING EGpos available. repairs, spider & fly control, machinery. Specialising in farm person/working couple. All top quality, clean wood. No pets. $325 per week. Phone Rini UDI Painting & Decorating. For bird proofing, roof painting. clean-ups. Rod McQuoid PHONE 021 034 8650 027 451 7300 all painting & decorating All roof & spouting types. buyer. Please phone either Call Arthur’s, 7 days, services! Fully qualified. 03 347 2635, 027 484 7980 027 695 0480 or alternatively DRIVEWAYS HEDGE TRIMMING Interior & exterior painting & or 027 584 7980. 0800 030 712. plastering. Wallpapering & LIFESTYLE, LIFESTYLE farm tracks, roof painting. Quality Services. SITUATION VACANT SITUATION VACANT HEDGEHOG yards and dairy lanes Free quotes. Contact Udi Aale our speciality. Screned rottenHedge & 021 074 2075. rock, it’s local and lasts Shelterbelt better. Springfield Quarry Trimming phone 318 4132.

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T H Enterprises Ltd is a family owned business with several farms in the South Island hub within the Selwyn area, and two further hubs in the North Island, Rotorua and the Hawkes Bay. All farms are kept to a high standard, with good housing, excellent support from the Operations Manager and management team, and well-maintained farms and gear. The South Island farms vary in size between 900-1150 cows and are all located within 5-10 minutes of the nearest township & 15-20 minutes from Rolleston.

Hedge Trimming in Canterbury

T H Enterprises Ltd welcomes applicants for the following roles in our South Island Group of farms...

CALF REARER ASSISTANT

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021 066 3011 or 03 318 2983 • Half size tractor for easier access

• Up to 6m height topped at 5m or less

• Branch size up to 50mm • Cutter drops material to side of hedge.

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FARM ASSISTANT (Three month position) - DARFIELD FARM The successful applicant will have some experience in milking cows and must be able to drive a two-wheeler. This is a Drive In-Drive Out position and would be well suited to someone who seeks more experience in the industry. Must have a valid drivers license.

FARM ASSISTANT (Permanent position) - TRIPLETON FARM, DUNSANDEL The successful applicant will: Be a keen learner with a strong work ethic, have a love of the outdoors and a genuine interest in animals and animal health, have a valid driver's license, be able to pass a pre-employment drug test. In return, we offer a competitive remuneration package, warm family home, great location close to good schools and welcoming townships, and opportunities to further train and progress your career both within farming and within the T H Enterprises Ltd business.

To apply, please email your CV and cover-letter to thenterprises.recruitment@gmail.com, note the role that you are applying for in the subject line.

Friday 28th May 2021 SITUATION VACANT

CARPENTERS OR HAMMER HANDS REQUIRED For further information, please phone Lance on

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FENCING CONTRACTOR Looking to employ a fencer for local & high country work, past experience with heavy machinery an advantage.

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Belmont Farm has an opening for a senior mixed farmer with a stock-based focus. We are a mixed farming operaHon in the Kirwee area, growing a wide variety of crops such as wheat, barley, grass seed, carrot seed, clover and onions. Along side the cropping we also ﬁnish lambs and raise dairy heifers for one of our other properHes. The role will involve: • Day to day management of the stock on farm • Feed budgeting and calculating potential stocking rates • Ensuring compliance with meat processors, environmental regulators, and any other related regulations • Ensuring animal health • Assisting in general farm duties • Assisting in management of other farm staff and farm resources • Assist in the growing and harvest of crops • Operate and maintain farm machinery. To apply for the role, the person must have: • Previous farming experience in lamb finishing & the arable industry • Have a good stock sense • Be able to work with others and help lead a team • Ability to work weekends when required and extended seasonal hours • Class 1 driver’s licence • Ability to work in New Zealand • Provide references and referees. An advantage to the posiIon: • Experience in operating combines • Experience in operating spray equipment • Experience in cultivation and planting • Class 5 licence. On farm accommodation is available for the chosen applicant if required.

Give Nigel a call now for your no obligation free quote

Ph: 021 387 750

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If this sounds like you, please send a CV & cover leJer to:

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