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INSIDE THIS ISSUE: One Million Prescriptions

Kirwee Black Tie Ball

Matariki In Malvern continued

Letter To The Editor

Selwyn MP Nicola Grigg

2021 Winter Warmth - Part 2

Mortgage & Insurance Advice

Mt Olympus Needs Help

Locals Gain Their Black Belt

Humming Concert

Nourish Programme

Darfield Young Farmers Club

Community Committees

NZDA Competition

Best Of The West

Darfield Gun Club

Malvern Miniature Rifle ASSN

Darfield Division 1 Rugby

Rugby Draw

Sport Notices

Malvern Netball Update

Public Notices

Save The Date

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ISSUE 992 Friday 18th June 2021

Following the tragic helicopter accident on the eighth fairway at Terrace Downs Resort, on the afternoon of Saturday, June 12th, Ronnie Ronalde, Ronalde Director of Operations at CPG Hotels, wants to extend sincerest thanks to the golfers, many of whom are locals and to Terrace Downs staff, who came to the aid of those injured.

“I want to extend a heartfelt thank you to the golfers and team members who were ﬁrst at the scene, for the respect, care and sensitivity they showed to those injured in the accident. They were all true heroes, demonstrating courage and calmness during what was a very traumatic time,” commented Ronnie.

The pilot, photographer, and bride and groom were all injured, three seriously while the fourth suffered moderate injuries. The bride and groom are Muslims and their 500 weddings guests included a number of people who were caught up in the March 15th terror attack. Their original wedding had been postponed after the

Christchurch's deadly mosque attacks and the couple then had to delay again because of Covid19. The photographer, Rachel Jordan, Jordan has a fear of ﬂying but manages to get into helicopters often to capture memories for her clients. Give-a-little pages have been set -up for those that wish to donate.

The Two Rivers Community Trust are excited about the fantastic programme they have lined up for the community to enjoy, celebrating Matariki in Malvern. Matariki (the Māori New Year) has been gaining momentum in New Zealand, as we look forward to it becoming a public holiday next year. It is a chance to regroup with friends and whānau, to reflect on the year that has passed while preparing for the year ahead. There are a few stories explaining how Matariki first came to be and

what each of the stars in the Matariki cluster represent, some of which will be part of the event next week. “Our young tamariki (children) in the community are contributing, with Darfield and Hororata Playcentres once again creating an exciting entranceway to set the scene. Thanks to Nat’s Nursery and Elizabeth Forrest, Forrest for providing so many community contributions, which The evening will begin with a plants for us to use. There will will be exhibited for everyone mihi whakatau, which is a special be artwork from local preschool to enjoy,” commented Two welcome to everyone. organisations, along with some Rivers Community Trust’s Event of the primary kura (schools) and Coordinator, Kelly Maude. Maude Continued on page 3...

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On Tuesday June, 15th the Darﬁeld Pharmacy dispensed it’s one-millionth prescription since Aaron Orangi took over the Pharmacy on April 1st, 2007. Congratulations to Murray Allan from Darﬁeld who was the lucky recipient of the milestone prescription. On average over the last 14 years, the team at the Pharmacy have dispensed over 5,880 prescriptions a month which is equivalent to over 196 a day!! As well as health and beauty products, the Pharmacy have an extensive array of giftware for you to purchase while you are waiting for your next script.

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KIRWEE BLACK TIE BALL The combined Kirwee Netball and Rugby Black Tie Ball was well supported by both Clubs and members of the community. Nearly 200 party-goers were dressed to impress on Saturday, June 12th at Kirwee Community Hall. The two Clubs regularly host events together to raise funds for uniforms and operating costs. Liam O’ O’ Callaghan, Callaghan on behalf of Kirwee Rugby and Amy Rock on behalf of Kirwee Netball, worked tirelessly together to host this Ball and make it the success that it was. The fantastic live band, DangerBaby, kept people on the

dance ﬂoor all night and brought an amazing visual and audio experience plus a solid repertoire of hit songs. Amy and Liam would like to thank all those that helped in one way or another. “Special thanks to Kirwee Tennis Club for organising the food and Kirwee Fire Brigade for getting people home safely. “Thanks also to Sam Truscott, Truscott Toby Messerer, Messerer Vanessa Moore and the Malvern News for their ongoing support,” Amy concluded. Photos are currently able to be viewed on the Kirwee Community Facebook Page.

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MATARIKI IN MALVERN ...continued from front page. This will include a short introductory, including welcome speeches from Matthew Ashworth and Sophie Clarke (Head Boy and Girl) and Niamh Guy (Head of Culture) from Darfield High School, supported by Mayor, Sam Broughton. Broughton The performance programme includes a large collective Kapa Haka group from our Malvern Kura, as well as the Darfield High School Kapa Haka group, both lead by Whaea (meaning aunty, but is commonly used by teachers in schools) Niki Medhurst. Medhurst This year, there will also be special guest performances from the Selwyn Choir and the West Rolleston Primary School Pasifika Group. Following the performances, there will be plenty of kai for everyone to enjoy, with hāngi cooked meat, salads and bread rolls, all being sourced locally. Darfield Primary School PTA will be selling hot chocolates with

cream and marshmallows for $2. Taking time to sit down and eat together provides a fantastic opportunity to catch up with friends, meet someone new, or maybe learn something new from chatting to one of the awesome performers. After the meal, there will be several exciting, hands-on activity stations. Selwyn Libraries will have their Edge Connector van with a few craft activities, plenty of Matariki storybooks, a 3D printer and a couple of telescopes to check out the stars. Talented local artist, SoonSoon- Lee Spicer will be running a printing station, she will be there to demonstrate and help people create their own print. House of Bricks will be in attendance this year with two Lego stations, creating kowhaiwhai tiles (Māori patterns) and designing and making a marae (house). There will also be harakeke (flax) weaving to make a flower

or a simple basket, poi and rakau sticks to have a go with, along with colouring sheets, kite making, and fun Te Reo word games. The Pasifika Group are bringing a Pasifika themed craft, where people will be able to make a paper frangipani flower. “This event is such a fantastic platform for our rangatahi (young people) to take the lead, in helping us all understand more about the special unique cultural narrative we have in Aotearoa (New Zealand). Thanks to funding providers, this is a free event, but a koha (donation) is appreciated,” Kelly concluded. See advertisement on the front page of this issue for more details.

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The informa on and opinions published are not necessarily those of the Malvern News proprietor. The ﬁnal approval of le'ers for print, rests with the editor. Le'ers to the Editor should be no more than 200 words in length. Le'ers to the Editor won’t be considered for publica on without the writer’s name (given and surname) and area of residence (not address) also being printed. Le'ers wri'en using a pseudonym, are unable to be published.

To the Editor: The Malvern Community Patrol would like to express their sincere appreciation of the support shown, by the local community and businesses with sponsorships and donations for our recent fundraising effort. These have resulted in sufficient funds to purchase a replacement Patrol vehicle. Special thanks go to the

Malvern Lions Club, whose sterling efforts in organising the Golf Tournament have produced a major funding boost for this project. Malvern Community Patrol is a voluntary group of thirty plus members, working in conjunction with New Zealand Police to help keep our district safe. We cover Malvern area which includes Kirwee, Darfield,

Glentunnel, Coalgate, Whitecliffs, Hororata, Sheffield and Springfield with regular patrols, and co-ordinate with the local Police. It is heartening to see the whole community get behind such efforts, for which we are very grateful.

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Within just six months of taking office, Jacinda Ardern’s Ardern government has reverted to type and is now demonstrably the most hard-left, socialist government, this country has seen in over ﬁfty years. The decisions coming out of her Cabinet make David Lange and Helen Clark look like centrists. The reason I am pushing back as hard as I am on this, is that I am seeing a rapid escalation in stress, anxiety and deep-set fear amongst business and community right across the Selwyn region. Ever since Labour took office in 2017, the wider Canterbury region has been overlooked for support, yet asked to pick up the cheque for this Government’s reckless spending. The mind-boggling $6.7 billion for Auckland’s City Rail Link (CRL), on top of a $785 million bridge cycleway, at the expense of four lanes from Rolleston to Ashburton, are a case in point. The appalling response, or lack of, to ﬂood-hit farmers and landowners, is just the latest snub. Tourism businesses across the region have been wiped out by the border closure, but don’t qualify for the $200 million tourism recovery fund. The regions that do qualify, Kaikōura, Mackenzie District, Queenstown Lakes, Fiordland and South Westland, have now inadvertently been pitted against our own operators. Then there’s the $3 billion Provincial Growth Fund. Again, greater Christchurch was not deemed to need support. If a region as beset by natural disasters as ours isn’t deemed to need a little bit of accelerator funding, then I don’t know what is.

Workshop Hours: Mon - Fri, 8am - 6pm  Sat, 9am - 12pm In the same breath, as Labour has allocated almost half-billion dollars to ‘begin the transition’ to its proposed three-headed Wellington bureaucracy (comprising of the Ministry of Health, the new Health NZ and the new Māori Health Authority), it is refusing nurse pay rises. Therefore, it stands to reason that the Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB) is now being funded to restructure, but not to deliver better health outcomes to Cantabrians. To my mind, paying nurses what they deserve would go a long way to delivering those better health outcomes. Then there’s the pay parity being forced on (privately owned) early childhood education centres. While everyone agrees ECE teachers could do with a pay rise, the rate at which they’re being forced into it, is unaffordable. Centres I’ve spoken to from Prebbleton, Rolleston, Leeston and Burnham estimate they’ll either be bankrupt in two years, or their fees will need to go from around $30 per day to around $50 per day. That’s the difference between a parent working, or choosing to quit their job to stay home and care for their kids. It doesn’t take a genius to work out what the ﬂow-on effects of that would be. Are you a chippie, a tradie or a farmer? Your 4x4 will now cost you almost $3,000 extra in a perverse government incentive to encourage you into driving an EV, in an attempt to reduce emissions. But here’s the kicker, anyone driving an EV is now charging it with electricity generated by coal. Thanks to shortsighted policies like banning gas exploration and

consequently, extraction the Labour government has burnt more coal in the six months of this year, than all of 2016 and 2017 combined. The coal boilers they’re banning at schools and hospitals will now be replaced with electric versions (powered by coal) or with biomass versions (using wood pallets dried by coal). Appallingly, in order to counter these rising industrial emissions, this Government has decided to target the agri-sector and hammer it into making reductions that make the business of farming simply impossible. The Government walked out on me when I raised a few of these points in the House the other day, proving my view, they’re totally unprepared to listen. Nicola Grigg- MP for Selwyn.

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As the heaters come out and fireplaces are lit, Fire and Emergency New Zealand encourages everyone to be fire safe during these cooler months. National Fire Risk Management Advisor Pete Gallagher said, “last month, before winter even started, six people died in house fires, making it one of the worst months for fatal fires on record. So we want you to make sure you and your whānau stay safe, while keeping warm this winter," commented Pete. • Keep anything flammable at least one metre from the heater, any closer and you risk it catching fire. • Don’t over-plug your multiboard and make sure there is no more than one heater plugged in at once, so it doesn’t overload. • Make sure you dispose of ash carefully and that your chimney has been cleaned. Ashes stay hot for up to five days, so make sure they are fully put out and in a metal bucket. • Doing these things will reduce the likelihood of a fire in your home. So stay toasty this winter, but do it safely," Pete concluded.

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Just weeks from opening for the 2021 season, Mt Olympus ski field access road has been severely damaged by the May 30th Canterbury floods. This Club run ski field, that has a proud 89 year history of ‘getting things done’, is now in a race against time to repair its flooddamaged access road. “The Lake Coleridge area experienced nearly 400mls of rain in just 24 hours, a once in a 100 year flood. This flood has caused massive damage to our private access road, making it impassable in several places. Ironically the same storm has gifted the field with an amazing early coverage of snow,” said Vice President, Tim Cookson. Cookson “This is a massive blow for the Club and not something we needed, following already very challenging times. 2020 saw Covid 19 bring uncertainty to how the season would run and then winter did not arrive, with low snowfall seeing the field not

open at all, the first time since 1978. The Club was in a strong financial position and was able to withstand a year of nonoperation. “The repairs are significant and not something that Club members can carry out with volunteer labour alone. The initial estimate is $30,000 to get the road passable for this season and another $20,000 to fix completely next summer. Coming off a low snow season in 2020, the Club does not have the funds to sustain this financial hit. The Windwhistle Winter Sports Club was established in 1932 and has a rich history, which includes the development of Mt Olympus Ski Field. Club members have forged the foundations of this ski field with their own blood sweat and tears. This included cutting the road, building huts, installing rope tows, installing their own power and much more.

The Club has 528 members and sees 4,800 visitors per year. “Mt Olympus is a happy place for many people, giving them the chance to get out of the everyday stresses of life and actively relax. In the wake of Covid, ﬂoods, as well as everything the past twelve months have thrown at the Club, the damage to the road is distressing. We have launched a BoostedSport campaign, to raise $30,000 to go towards emergency repairs to the road. Many members have already generously given, but to reach our target we need more people to donate. The Club has a can-do attitude and has to move heaven and a considerable amount of earth, to open for the 2021 season. But we need help,” Tim concluded. A link to the BoostedSport campaign can be found on the Mt Olympus Facebook page.

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LOCALS GAIN THEIR BLACK BELT Father and son duo, Pete and Isaac Coleman from Hororata, have been training at the Darfield branch of the Canterbury-Buller Goju Ryu Karate Club, for over eight years. Over Queen’s Birthday weekend the pair completed their Black Belt grading in Blenheim. People have to dedicate a lot of preparation and training to elevate their technical ability, fitness and mental strength so that when they succeed, they have separated themselves from the rest of the lower grades. Isaac started Karate in the kids class, moving up to the adults class when he was thirteen. Since then, Pete and Isaac have been training alongside each other in the senior class. Pete’s other children Naomi, Naomi Jemmiah and Hayley also train with the Club, attending three days per week, participating in multiple classes. The grading started with a written exam covering the basic history of Goju Ryu Karate, before moving to the training. The aim is to get those sitting grading as tired as possible, to show how their brain works under fatigue when performing the technical part. The Black Belt trainees had to complete exercises wearing a 10kg weight vest continuously, including when running around the streets of Blenheim during the lunch break. After five hours of physical fitness, graders showed off their technical skills during a two hour session, going from

Pete Coleman, Sensei Hayden Wilmott and Isaac Coleman. Kata’s (choreographed karate sequences) to Bunkai’s (which is the realistic application of those Kata’s with a training partner). All while continually answering questions about the names and terminology of what they were doing, which had to be memorised, finishing with another twenty minutes of gutbusting fitness. Day two started very much the same, with a weight vest on and continuous fitness, training until mid afternoon. The fitness ramped up in intensity, to test how much heart, determination and drive the graders have. After fighting all the training participants, an hour more of intense fitness and fighting each of the Black Belts three times, they were barely able to stand due to exhaustion. Finally they completed two hundred pushups to finish their grading. “This is intense, gruelling and emotional fighting, no head contact, but full contact with punches to the body and

kicks to the legs,” commented Sensei, Hayden Wilmott. Wilmott “The other Black Belts push the grading person to their limits, to make the result of getting a Black Belt around their waists an immensely high-level achievement which makes them even more proud and honoured to receive it,” Hayden added. “The high level of talent, drive and determination shown was inspiring to the participants, as the Sensei that’s what I’m after. To inspire everyone else to be better, to inspire everyone in the room to be the best version of themselves and that’s what they did. “The fact that a father and son got to do their Black Belt together was such an emotional and special time, this was a first for our Club! “The pair will keep training and working on making their body and mind stronger than it was yesterday, they took a few days off to recover, then straight back into training,” Hayden concluded.

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The Oxford Town Hall was humming on Saturday, June 12th, at the Port Hillbillies concert. The band played Bluegrass, Americana inspired songs and tunes for two sets. The chosen tunes went from Bluegrass classics such as ‘Rocky Top’ and ‘Good Old Mountain Dew’ through to songs from the Folk Music Repertoire, such as ‘1952 Vincent Black Lightning’ and ‘Who’d have Thunk it’. A particular favourite with the crowd was Tom Paxton’s Paxton ‘I’m Changing my Name to Chrysler’, which pokes fun at the ‘Too Big to Fail’ philosophy, which eventually lead to the Global Financial Crisis. There was even a tribute to the great British Bluegrass band ‘The Beatles’. The trio’s professionalism and enthusiasm for their music was reflected in their performance, each taking turns at leading songs, both singing and instrumentally. Predominantly, Justin Rogers played the mandolin, Steve Stern the banjo and Gary Elford the

guitar, although instruments were passed around according to the needs of the song. Comments from the audience included “It was a great night out, loved it” and “An excellent evening with absolutely fantastic musicianship”. The band are donating a portion of the proceeds of the ticket sales to

local charities the Oxford Cancer Support Group and the Oxford Community Rooms. They are planning to include donations to other charities in some of their future performances. For future events visit their Facebook page: Port Hillbillies.

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Everyone is welcome to head along to Nourish’s free Movie Night at the Darfield Baptist Church, to watch ‘The Biggest Little Farm’, while enjoying some free soup. Focus on Fruit Trees An Orchard Maintenance Workshop is to be held on July 24th, from 12:30pm until 3:30pm, at the Darfield Community Garden, located at Almond Park on Russell Street, Darfield. This is a hands-on working bee/workshop covering the following: 1. Tree Health - the importance of mulching and feeding trees. 2. Pruning demonstration and have-a-go. 3. Basic spray programmes and organic options for controlling coddling moth. 4. Collecting and storing scion wood for future grafting. Please bring secateurs, weeding tools, gardening gloves and spade if possible. This is a practical workshop where we will perform winter maintenance on our Darfield Community Garden Orchard. Everyone is welcome. If wet, postponed to July 31st. A group of gardeners meet at 10am on Mondays to work in the garden. Everyone is welcome. The Darfield Community Pantry is located in the Community Garden. Take what you need and give what you can.

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DARFIELD YOUNG FARMERS CLUB The Darﬁeld Young Farmers Club will be a great socialising opportunity for anyone aged 18 - 31 in the Malvern district. You do not need to be a farmer to get involved, this is open to anyone that has a passion for the rural sector, you could work as a rural professional, farmer, jet boat builder, or even a hairdresser, all are welcome! Young Farmers is an organisation that brings young

people in the community together, to make friends, run events and learn new skills, as well as other beneﬁts of being a New Zealand Young Farmers member. Head along to the meeting on Monday at the Darﬁeld Hotel, to hear about Young Farmers from Nicky Tily (aged 23) and Ash Foley (aged 29). Nicky works locally on a pig farm and has

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COMMUNITY COMMITTEES 027 317 8128 Selwyn District Council has laid out a road map for the reforms of its community committees. At the Council meeting on Wednesday, June 9th the Council agreed to a process over the next year, to discharge forty six committees of their legal responsibilities as committees of Council. This will relieve them of the legal responsibilities of being part of the Council, while allowing them to keep functioning as independent community groups if they wish. The Council will also work with the remaining twenty four committees on their future role and function, with a draft policy being developed for consultation with the committees and wider community on the future of committees. It will also continue to support volunteers through the strong mechanisms already in place, for supporting volunteer community groups and also community-led initiatives. SDC Community Services and Facilities Group Manager, Denise

Kidd, Kidd said “the decision is the next step in a long project working with the more than seventy committees, to ensure communities were best served.” “Committees of Council have given great service and worked extremely hard for their communities over a long period. However, we have reached a point where being committees of Council has shackled some of these groups and caused frustrations. Most people agree seventy committees is too many and we need a better system,” she added. Those frustrations included the restrictions of having to comply with legal requirements, such as Health and Safety legislation and not being able to submit to Council’s Annual and Long Term Plans. “We have listened to those frustrations and reﬂected on the restrictions. We want to free groups to advocate for and work in their communities, without being hampered by those requirements. Volunteer

community groups shouldn’t have to wait for Council request or permission to do good things with and for their community. The Council will continue to work with these remaining committees over the next year on Council’s role and future roles, they could play in the community. It will also work to re-focus the community committees system, to create something that works well for communities into the future. The Council will also continue to work with and support, the various volunteers, sports clubs and user groups, keen to give back to their communities in roles associated with reserves, community pools and halls. “We want committees to have a role representing their areas and to continue to be engaged, receiving feedback from communities on the ground and support communityled initiatives,” Denise concluded.

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NZDA COMPETITION

BEST OF THE WEST

Despite the weather, the West routines in class and couldn’t Melton Gymnastics Club annual wait to present them to the competition, ‘The Best of the judges. West’, was a huge success. “The coaches were really pleased The recent competition was with the gymnast’s efforts, they at the West Melton Recreation presented some nicely polished and Sports Centre with 262 routines that they could be competitors from clubs all over proud of,” Pam concluded. Canterbury and Marlborough. “It was an exciting time for West Melton Gymnasts who our gymnasts, our new leotards placed are listed below. Gym Fun: arrived only a couple of days 1st: Holly Burns 2nd: Millie McRae before the competition and the 3rd: Clara Sivertsen 4th: Taylor Grigg girls couldn’t wait to wear 5th: Isabella Leech 6th: Mila Dunn. Juniors Contemporary Team, 'Run Boy Run' who placed fifth. them,” commented West Melton Grade 1 Overs: st: Back L - R: Abigail Driscoll, Alyssa Collings, 2nd: Pippa Thwaites Gymnastics Head Coach, Pam 1rd: Ella Calvert 3 Kayla Shaw 4th=: Rose Jones Rubie Leech, Brianna Riddle. Higgins. Higgins 4th=: Ingrid O’Sullivan 6th: Lily Adams. Front L - R: Emily O'Reilly, Kaitlyn Vercoe, Isabella Rodgers. “All of our gymnasts had been Grade 1 Unders: While many people may have teams entered. All teams that working extremely hard on their 3rd: Lilly Wright 6th: Sophie Grant. been using the long weekend as competed danced their hearts a chance to relax, the dancers at out, with their hard work paying TM Dance World (TMDW) were off as they all came away with busy competing at the NZDA Gold awards. A Gold award (New Zealand Dance Awards), means that the dance scored which ran from June 2nd to between 90 - 98 points (out of 7th. NZDA is one of the 100). A special mention to the dancers' favourite competitions Juniors Contemporary team ‘Run Boy Run’ for coming away with a to compete at each year. The competition was held at the Gold award and ﬁfth place, and Ara Institute of Canterbury and is the Intermediates Lyrical team judged by some very talented ‘Say Something’ for being the dancers and choreographers, highest-scoring team from including a few who even ﬂew in TMDW. The highest-scoring team from Australia. from each school was invited With studios from all around back to perform again, on West Melton gymnast’s Lily, Ruby and Pippa. New Zealand travelling to Monday afternoon at the Finals compete, the performance Gala, which was a very exciting standard was incredibly high, and inspiring event for the which made it an amazing Intermediates to take part in. competition to take part in and Well done to all of the dancers watch. TM Dance World had that competed, you should be many of their girls compete in very proud of yourselves! solos, duos and trios throughout Alex McGregor, the event, as well as eleven on behalf of TMDW.

DARFIELD GUN CLUB

Darfield Gun Club, Side by Side Trophy winners. L - R: Scott Bailey, Jono Baynon and Dave Folley.

Intermediate Lyrical Team 'Say Something' was the highest scoring TMDW team. Back L - R: Ella Marsh, Blakely Bruce-Sheppard, Aaliyah Williams, Lilly Gilbertson, Hannah Molloy, Alex McGregor. Front L - R: Georgie Prosser, Caitlin Smith, Chloe Kilday, Laura Wason.

Darﬁeld Gun Club Round 2 results from last weekend. A Grade: C Grade: 1st Dave Folley 1st Marcel van Leeuwen 2nd Johnny Sharp 2nd Danniell Williams 3rd Ben Sharp. 3rd Scott Bailey. B Grade: Side by Side Trophy Winners: 1st Bevan Brown HOA Jono Baynon 2nd Jono Baynon A Grade Dave Folley 3rd Paul Templeton. B Grade Jono Baynon C Grade Scott Bailey.

Grade 2 Overs: 2nd: Victoria Grocott 4th: Emily Grant. Grade 2 Unders: 1st: Kaela Spooner 6th=: Olivia Wright. Iron 1 Overs: 1st: Isabel Moe 3rd: Isla Worsley 4th: Ruby Sullivan 5th: Jade Tomlinson 6th: Harper Conlan. Iron 2 Overs: 1st: Lily Kate Irving 2nd: Samantha Leigh McAdam 4th: Evie Hill 5th: Pippa O’Sullivan 6th: Ruby Kortegast. Iron 2 Unders: 1st: Quinn Anania 2nd=: Karlia Sullivan 2nd=: Charlotte Roberts 5th: Zoe Walker. Bronze Overs: 4th: Susanna Tully 5th: Alyssa Allison 6th=: Frankie May. Bronze Unders: 1st: Imogen Thornhill 4th: Khloe Spooner. Bronze Boys: 1st: Jack Snowdon. Silver Overs: 2nd: Daisy Burns 5th: Ashlee Peterson. Silver Unders: 2nd: Brooke McEvoy. Gold: 1st: Soraya Earl.

MALVERN MINIATURE RIFLE ASSN Results 8th June 2021 A Grade Wk 9 Season Av N Oakley 98.6 97.78 R Dalley 98.3 97.00 P Benbow 96.33 K Ridgen 96.3 95.38 B Grade T Thompson 96.1 97.00 J Wilson 97.4 96.63 J Booth 97.3 96.44 P Still 97.2 95.67 M Oakley 94.67 C Benbow 96.2 94.33 B Hill 94.2 93.89 C Grade R Booth 99.7 97.33 A Robinson 93.83 L Barnhill 93.3 92.00 J Grafton 89.67 B Woolley 87.1 88.43 D Grade B Mangels 94.4 94.00 D Barnhill 92.2 90.44 B Wilson 89.3 90.25 S Wright 82.0 89.88 R Hutton 84.75 B Tamahana 83.0 82.00 M Boyd 81.57 Bench Rest G Ufton 98.5 98.60 G Oakley 97.5 97.33 W Stott 99.8 97.00 G Hitchcock 93.3 95.34 R Booth 94.80 Visit their Facebook page for more details: Malvern M in ia t u re Riﬂ e A sso cia t io n

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SPORT NOTICES

DIVISION 1 RUGBY REPORT Last Saturday, saw Darfield host Methven for the seventh and eighth place playoff in the Luisetti Seeds Combined Competition. The low cloud that had blanketed Darfield through the morning obligingly broke up before kickoff, leaving sunny skies and a brisk easterly wind, which would hopefully enable good running rugby. In previous weeks, we'd been hamstrung by leaking early points and having to chase the game, this week we hoped to turn that pattern around. From kickoff we managed to do just that, quick ball shifted from one side to the other, producing an overlap that saw Alister Collins score in the right-hand corner. At the restart, more quick ball allowed us to make metres down the blindside channel and quick passing to the right-hand side again, saw Jared Kars dive over to score. The set-piece was solid again and after receiving a penalty we had Methven under the pump again, with a lineout five metres from their line. A good lineout drive was formed and only an infringement from Methven stopped a try from being scored. From the penalty, another lineout was taken and this time the drive saw Greg Dunshea score a try from the back of the maul. Darfield up 17 - 0 after only thirteen minutes. Unfortunately, some poor discipline gifting Methven easy metres down the field, plus good defence on their part, saw this being the score at halftime. We were conscious of starting well in the second half to keep Methven out of the game. Once again, lady luck smiled on us with Methven flinging passes wide to try and stretch us, one of these being well-read by Alister, who gleefully grabbed the intercept and showed a clean pair of heels sprinting down the field to score. The time spent defending began to show, with Methven beginning to drop off tackles, Geoff Cridge scored twice in quick succession to

push the score out to 34 - 0, after fifty five minutes. Methven showed they still had a trick up their sleeve with a good short ball between their inside back pairing, resulting in a seven pointer to their second five. However, when they once again tried to throw a long ball out wide, Sheldon Reed was ready and waiting to pluck it out of the sky and scampered away to score against the run of play. The remaining fifteen minutes saw Darfield become even more ruthless, firstly with Fergus Gunn brilliantly finishing to score a try, then John

Frew becoming the benefactor of Darfield's strong rolling maul to score a five-pointer. Finally, Alister capped off the team performance with a good run to score his third try on full time. Darfield winning 58 - 7, to finish the combined competition in seventh place, getting some much-needed confidence ahead of the Coleman Shield round, which starts this weekend with Darfield hosting Rolleston.

Bodie Hawkins, Division 1 Manager.

SPORT NOTICES

KIRWEE RUGBY CLUB DAY Saturday 19th June 2021 AT THE KIRWEE RUGBY GROUNDS Junior Rugby starting from 9am There will be Div 3 v Lincoln 1pm food and a bouncy castle Div 2 v Springston 2:30pm on site! Gear Auction from 5:30pm (including jerseys & 1 set of original Kirwee goal posts) • Super Rugby Trans Tasman Final live from 7pm Looking forward to seeing all our supporters & sponsors! Please contact: Club Captain, Toby Messerer on 021 151 0963. • • • •

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RUGBY DRAW

ELLESMERE RUGBY DRAW 19th June 2021 (Please note the draw is subject to changes) Division 1 Darfield v Rolleston 2:45pm Darfield 1 Prebbleton v W/Melton 2:45pm Prebbleton Waihora v Hornby 2:45pm Tai Tapu Division 2: Darfield v Rolleston 1:00pm Darfield Kirwee v Springston 2:30pm Kirwee 1 BDI v Southbridge 2:30pm Dunsandel Division 3: Prebbleton v W/Melton 2:00pm Prebbleton Kirwee v Lincoln 1:00pm Kirwee Combined Colts: Darfield v Celtic 1:00pm Darfield 2 Prebbleton v W/Melton 1:30pm Prebbleton Lincoln v BDI 1:00pm Lincoln Under 18: Oxford v Hurunui 1:00pm Oxford Under 16: Lincoln v W/Mel 12:00pm Lincoln BDI v Rangiora Green 12:00pm Prebbleton Under 14.5: Darfield v Leeston 11:30am Kirwee Lincoln v W/Melton 10:30am Lincoln Under 13: Prebbleton v W/Melton 11:20am Prebbleton Darfield v Southbridge 11:30am Darfield Under 12: Darfield v Lincoln 10:30am Kirwee 1 Sheffield v Roll Cheetah 12:00pm Sheffield Prebbleton v W/Melton 11:00am Prebbleton Under 11: Selwyn v M/Mel Blue 10:30am Glentunnel Roll Wolve v W/Mel Gold 11:15am Foster Park BDI v Roll Dragons 11:15am Dunsandel Darfield v Leeston 11:30am Darfield 4 Kirwee v Roll Wasps 11:30am Kirwee 4 Under 10: Roll Gold v Selwyn 9:15am Foster Park Selwyn v Kirwee 10:15am Glentunnel Darfield v BDI 10:30am Darfield Kirwee v Leeston 11:15am Kirwee Roll White v W/Mel Bl 10:30am Foster Park Under 9: W/Mel Gold v Roll Gold 10:30am W/Mel 3a Leeston v W/Mel Blue 10:30am Leeston Roll Black v Darfield 10:30am Foster Park Kirwee v BDI 11:30am Kirwee 4 Under 8: Darfield v Roll Gold 9:30am Darfield Roll Black v W/Mel Blue 10:15am Foster Park Kirwee v Selwyn 10:15am Kirwee 3 Sth/Dun v Sheffield 10:40am Sthbridge Under 7: BDI v Roll Blue 10:15am Dunsandel Roll Black v Darfield 9:30am Foster Park Roll Red v Selwyn 9:30am Foster Park Kirwee v W/Mel Blue 9:30am Kirwee 4 Under 6: BDI v Roll Red 9:15am Dunsandel Darf Red v Selwyn 9:15am Darfield 2b Kirwee v W/Mel Gold 9:15am Kirwee 3 Darf Blue v Roll Blue 9:15am Darfield 2a W/Mel Blue v Sheffield 9:30am W/Mel 3a

MALVERN NETBALL UPDATE The Malvern mid-week Senior Grade competition finished last week after an eleven-week competition. Teams from Darfield, Kirwee, Oxford, Springfield/Sheffield and Malvern contested for the two trophies. All the teams were eligible for the overall trophy which was won by the Malvern A side who also compete in the Selwyn Premier 1 Grade. The season finished with the Club teams within the area playing off for the Malvern Searle Challenge Shield. The Springfield/Sheffield Sharks team dominated right from the first whistle and came away with a deserved win against the Kirwee Senior side who had held the Shield for six years straight. Malvern Netball continues on Saturday for the Social, Years 7&8 and Years 5&6 grades. People are also still welcome to turn up on a casual or regular basis and participate in the enjoyable and popular Walking Netball.

For further information please visit the Malvern Netball Facebook page.

The Springfield/Sheffield Sharks team won the Malvern Netball Shield, between the local Clubs for the 2021 season.

The Malvern A team, that also plays in the Selwyn Premier 1 Grade won the overall cup for the Malvern Senior competition.

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PUBLIC NOTICES

Sheffield FREE BOOK EXCHANGE

PUBLIC NOTICES

Be at the Sheffield Hall on

10th - 14th July 2021

SUNDAY 20TH JUNE

Trinity Church Hall

12 - 3pm

WANTED:

For the community book exchange!

Used Books, Jigsaw Puzzles, DVDs & CDs No Magazines or School Text Books. Please drop items oﬀ at Trinity Church, McLaughlins Road, Darﬁeld.

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PGG Wrightson Darfield Store - Closed today for Stocktake Kirwee Rugby Club Day SDC - Family Fun Night Darfield Rugby Club Mid Winter Christmas Party Sheffield Free Book Exchange SDC - Family Fun Night Mason’s Drapery Shortest Day - One Day Sale Friends of Kirwee Model School AGM Darfield Young Farmers Club Launch Event Nourish Movie Night - The Biggest Little Farm Matariki in Malvern Malvern Community Board Monthly Meeting Selwyn Youth Project Fund - applications close today

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PAINTING & DECORATING

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SITUATION VACANT

Calf Rearer HEB CONSTRUCTION IS LOOKING FOR AN STMS TO JOIN THEIR ROAD MAINTENANCE CONTRACT TEAM IN DARFIELD! Key responsibilities are: • Setting up and removing site traffic management. • Completing all required documentation prior to and post project. • Directing incoming deliveries to site while ensuring the safety of workers and the public. • Overseeing the establishment, maintenance and removal of TTM measures.

This is a permanent full-time position, working from Monday to Friday & Saturday from time to time. The willingness & ability to work shifts is essential. Looking for a motivated person with experience in traffic management & holding a class 2 driving licence.

APPLY ONLINE TODAY AT….

https://careers.heb.co.nz/ (using the job reference: 15606).

Experienced calf rearer required from approx mid July for a new farm in Kirwee with 350 reared calves. Must be fit, strong, organised, ready for a challenge & available 6 days a week for 6-8 weeks. Experience is preferred. Must have own transport. Please call to discuss the possibility of having children on-site. Good pay and great smoko supplied during calving.

Contact Danielle Wilson 021 108 8617

SUPPORT STAFF (Teacher Aide) Part-=me, fixed-term, term =me only. 10-15 hours per week (mornings) Do you like making, creating, learning and playing? Sheffield School is an innova-ve and crea-ve school focusing on success for all our students. We seek a keen, enthusias-c, and commi7ed person to work with students who require extra support in the classroom and outside. Applicants must have the skills and capabili-es to build meaningful posi-ve rela-onships with students, staff and parents.

APPLICATION FORM: For an applica on form, please email the Principal at:

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OPERATIONS MANAGER

Sheﬃeld School will send an applica on form with job tasks and responsibili es to you. Every applicant must ﬁll out and complete our applica on form.

We are searching for a mo=vated and enthusias=c person to take on the role of Opera=ons Manager at our seed cleaning business in Methven. Prior seed cleaning experience is preferred but not essen-al, however the right aKtude and ability to learn quickly is paramount. The posi-on of Opera-ons Manager is varied and challenging and would suit a prac-cal, mo-vated and ambi-ous person looking to further their career by taking responsibility for the day to day management of the business. The successful candidate will: • Be taught the art of seed cleaning to the extent that they can proficiently set, operate and monitor the performance of a range of seed cleaning equipment. • Have hands-on par-cipa-on in the prac-cal running of the plant including unloading trucks, bagging, stacking, mixing and loading out seed. • Become trained and cer-fied in forkli opera-on, seed sampling and phytosanitary inspec-on. • Move seamlessly between physical work along-side other staff on the machine floor to suppor-ng the Administra-on Manager par-cularly around scheduling work, staff management including health and safety, and seed analysis. • Provide strong leadership and managerial skills. • Enjoy problem solving and prac-cal maintenance. • Have excellent communica-on skills and ability to relate to clients. • Take an ac-ve role in business development and strategic planning.

This posi=on would par=cularly suit someone currently working in the seed cleaning industry who is looking for the challenge and reward that management brings. Remunera-on package may include the use of a three bedroom (+ oﬃce) house and company EV by nego-a-on. Applicants must be New Zealand residents currently living in New Zealand.

If this sounds like you, please contact John McCaw via... Phone: 027 414 0157  Email: john@mccawseeds.co.nz Postal: John McCaw, McCaw Seeds - PO Box 37, Methven 7745.

HEB CONSTRUCTION IS LOOKING FOR AN OPERATOR/LABOURER TO JOIN OUR ROAD MAINTENANCE CONTRACT TEAM IN DARFIELD! Key responsibilities are: • Undertake routine roading maintenance activities. • Roading repairs and renewals. • These works include roading renewals, drainage

works, kerb & channel prep, footpath maintenance and renewals, boundary to boundary carriageway maintenance, as well as emergency repairs. • Responding to incidents and clean ups on the roads on after hours call out roster.

This is a permanent full-time position, working from Monday to Friday and Saturday from time to time. The willingness and ability to work shifts is essential. Looking for a motivated person with experience in traffic management & holding a class 2 driving licence.

APPLY ONLINE TODAY AT….

https://careers.heb.co.nz/ (using the job reference: 15383). TENANCY RURAL Tenancy Inspections & Property Maintenance. Contact Rebecca, by phone 027 313 2270, or email rebecca@ruraltenancy.co.nz

Friday 18th June 2021 WANTED

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