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Swedish punt pays off u by Belinda Cullen-Reid

When West Melton horse trainer Tim Butt first laid eyes on race horses in Sweden he was so impressed he wanted to become the first to import European trotters to New Zealand.

All creatures great and small

One of the delights of attending a country school is the annual pet day …

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A glistening art showcase

Canterbury scenery interpreted in glass and painting is the focus of the latest exhibition at Selwyn Art Gallery …

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A new venue proves a success for Hororata Spring Fair P7

p West Melton horse trainer Tim Butt with his already successful imported Swedish trotter Peak

The punt seems to have paid off with Butt’s newly imported Swedish stallion Peak winning his first race at Ashburton last week.

“It was a great win. To come from the other side of the world and win against our best trotters was something special.

He is a lovely athlete and should only improve from here. On to New Zealand Cup week and Australia.”

Peak is one of three trotters from Sweden imported by Butt for his Premier Stables with Sir Lexington and Kvintet Avenger yet to race. Butt’s love affair with European horses began when his

racing superstar Lyell Creek was invited to compete in one of the world’s most prestigious horse races, the Elitloppet in Sweden in 2001.

“The horses were fantastic. They were way ahead of our horses. They appeared really refined. Hardier, stronger, more sound.”

So began a long process of importing the right horses with the hope of enhancing the already successful stables.

“We put a lot of homework into it.

The top horses are worth millions of dollars. The key was to know what level

to go in at. It’s a punt to see if they’re good ones.”

The journey to their new home in West Melton involved lots of vaccinations, three weeks’ quarantine in England and two weeks in Auckland.

“They were fantastic individuals to look at. All we’d hoped for.”

If proven successful Butt would like to import more horses from Europe.

He said once his Swedish horses finish racing he wants to breed them.

“We want to help New Zealand compete on the world stage. They’re the experiences you treasure.” ¢

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p The Mexican ambassador to New Zealand Mrs Rosaura Leonora Rueda Gutierrez, left, paid a visit to Lincoln University recently to examine the tertiary institute’s Biotron, a climate-control chamber used for studying a living organism’s response to specific environmental conditions. Explaining how the Biotron works are Stuart Larsen (Bio-Protection Research Centre), centre, and Professor Leo Condron.

Cancer Support Group turns 30

All profits from this great day go back to rebuilding our Community.

p The Malvern Cancer Support Group celebrated their 30-year anniversary at a function at the Darfield Recreation Centre recently. Back row, from left: Patricia Henderson, Jeanette Adams, Mary Thwaites, Betty Joyce, Marilyn Voyce, Diana Reid (founding member). Front row: Judith Adams, Elaine Guy (president), Annie Bonifant (Cancer Society) and Diane Boyce (volunteers’ manager — Cancer Society).

Gone camping

p Flying through the air on his wonderful flying fox is Caleb Blackler from Darfield Primary School on the Year 5 camp held at Woodend Christian Camp. The students enjoyed three days of outdoor activities including archery, wall climbing, go carting, water slides and a visit to Adrenalin Forest.

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West Melton shopping centre approved

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u by Kent Caddick

A new two-storey shopping centre development for West Melton has been given the go ahead by the Selwyn District Council.

The development which features almost 3,000sqm of retail space along with car parking for 120 vehicles will be built on an empty site on Weedons Ross Road opposite West Melton primary school.

Construction is expected to begin in early 2014 with 12 new service outlets planned with a supermarket, doctor, chemist, bakery, restaurant, café, veterinarian and fashion outlet among the prospective tenants.

Initially the site was part of the Gainsborough subdivision but last year the council rezoned the 8,500sqm site from residential to business opening the

door for the retail development. Council policy and strategy planner Craig Friedel says 570 household developments have been approved by council in recent times for West Melton through the Gainsborough, Preston Downs and Halkett Grove subdivisions.

“In 2011 there were 671 residents in the West Melton urban area and we were predicting this to rise to 1,553 by 2041 but with the rapid growth that has occurred due to the earthquakes we expect to reach that figure a lot earlier.”

Census figures show the greater West Melton population has grown by over

Intersection changes Stop signs have been installed at two intersections along Wards Road near Rolleston.

The give way signs at the intersections of Wards Road with Sandy Knolls Road and Highfield Road have been replaced with stop signs, with Wards Road traffic now having priority over the other two roads.

Council's transportation manager, Andrew Mazey, said new stop signs will replace the give way signs which are there now as part of the process to change the priority at these intersections.

"The change of priority and the installation of stop signs are being introduced as the traffic volumes

have been growing on Wards Road reflecting its emerging role as an important transport link between Rolleston and Darfield, and the wider Malvern area.

“With the increase in traffic, it is important that motorists now observe the change in priority and take the care necessary at these intersections."

Changed intersection layout warning signs are also being installed at the intersections to let motorists know the intersections’ controls have changed.

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West Melton School principal Susan Jackson said the development is great news for the community.

“The board has been working in with developers Robin and Jackie Butt for some time and we did have some issues with traffic management with concerns for pupil safety and possible congestion.

“We are extending our Westview Crescent car parking area to accommodate our three school buses

and have extended our drop off zone along Weedons Ross Road to alleviate congestion and improve safety.”

Mrs Jackson said the Butts were great to deal with and it is a good example of local groups working together to provide opportunities for the wider community.

It is hoped the development will be operating in time for West Melton’s 150 year anniversary celebrations which are scheduled for Labour Weekend 2014. ¢

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The friendly face of rebuilding u by Mark Alexander, Selwyn Central councillor

Earthquakes and recovery have been on my mind as, at present, my home’s earthquake damage is finally being repaired.

My family and I were fortunate that our home didn’t suffer major damage in any of the earthquakes. We had to remove a chimney in September 2010 and install a new flue for our log burner, but our home has been weathertight suffering only cosmetic damage.

Like many we’ve had our personal dramas with EQC, trying to establish what damage has been done and what is needed to do to fix the damage. We’ve patiently waited our turn for repairs and now have six weeks living in another house while ours is fixed.

There are many in our district for which their earthquake story hasn’t been as easy and is not yet over. Many have lost homes and moved into new or different homes. Others are still battling EQC and their insurers to get their damaged homes fixed or a fair

pay out. Still others will forever carry the physical and emotional scars from the earthquakes. Let’s not forget them.

Some of our community facilities have yet to be repaired or replaced.

Consultation around some of these decisions is currently taking place.

Many of Selwyn’s new residents have moved into our district because of the earthquakes, either replacing damaged homes or coming for employment in the post-earthquake Canterbury. The census figures released in October confirm the Selwyn district was growing prior to the earthquakes and the growth has continued or accelerated in the last three years.

It’s pleasing to report that newer residents say they find we are a welcoming community and they are pleased to have come to live in Selwyn.

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All creatures great and small u by Belinda Cullen-Reid

One of the delights of attending a country school is the annual pet day. The recent Darfield Primary School pet day saw students bring a great variety of fluffy, furry and woolly friends.

On show were the usual cats, dogs and sheep. More unusually were ponies, a calf and a kuni kuni pig.

For those who did not have a pet to bring there was still plenty to contribute.

The school hall housed a colourful array of student creations including floral displays, sand saucers, decorative hats, boots and muffins, pikelets, constructions and art work. ¢

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A glistening art showcase Canterbury scenery interpreted in glass and painting is the focus of the latest exhibition to arrive at the Selwyn Art Gallery in Darfield.

The works of two glass artists, Tokiko Tatemoto and Ian Walters, will feature against the backdrop of paintings and charcoal drawings by Christchurch artist Simon Edwards.

“Artweek is a hard act to follow, but this November exhibition is set to be just as dramatic and exciting,” Malvern Community Arts Council arts co-ordinator Ingrid Cole said.

Edwards lives and works in Christchurch and is represented in numerous private collections and the collection of the Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu. He has exhibited widely and received several awards.

Tokiko Tatemoto and Ian Walters operate ‘Venus Hot Glass’ which is a small Christchurch based glass blowing studio.

They melt glass batch powder in a furnace at 1,300ºC to form molten glass, which can be blown or manipulated into a variety of forms.

Crushed coloured glass is melted into the clear molten glass to give every piece its own unique and funky appearance.

Tatemoto has exhibited all over p Glass artists Tokiko Tatemoto and Ian Walters are exhibiting at the Selwyn Gallery in Darfield New Zealand and has received awards for her work, while Walters has exhibited through until November 28 between 10am and in many galleries on the North and South islands. 4pm. An exhibition programme is available on the The exhibition opens in the Selwyn Gallery on gallery’s website, www.selwyngallery.co.nz or from South Terrace on Friday, November 1 and runs the gallery. ¢ A IN &

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A new venue proves a success for Hororata Spring Fair

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Organisers say the annual Hororata Parish Spring Fair on Labour Day was a huge success, with over 1500 people attending and in excess of $12,000 being raised.

The venue for the event was new this year, with the fair shifting from the grounds of the St John’s Church to the Hororata Domain to cope with the growing number of those attending.

Vicar Jenni Carter said they were a bit nervous over shifting the venues.

“We basically started from scratch with planning the fair this year, which in some ways was good because we could evaluate what were the best elements of past events and what we needed to add.

“More space was fantastic and allowed us to have over 50 stalls, more than we have ever had.

We had more children’s entertainment and much more space for people to relax and enjoy the fair atmosphere.”

She said being at the domain meant they could introduce more community elements to the fair.

“The fair would not be possible without a lot of local business support and a huge crew of volunteers so we owe them a big thank you.

Money raised from the fair will go to funding a number of Parish community events. ¢

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In the early 1900s the property was divided up and Homebush was established.

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This resilience was called on again following the September 2010 earthquake which severely damaged the homestead.

Louise, Jim and two of the children were home asleep when the quake struck and within seconds walls and windows had caved in and the main staircase had crumpled. They fled the house down the servant’s stairs.

It took several months to come to terms with what had happened and to decide what to do next.

“We sat by the house like a dying father. We needed to keep thinking forward.”

To save the house would have taken a considerable amount of money. It would have needed to be completely rebuilt and the Deans had to come to terms with the fact that the house they loved had gone. “It’s been a gorgeous family place. We’ve been so lucky.”

The new house is being built on a new site nearby. A lot of materials from the homestead have been salvaged including doors and banisters. Materials from the farm will also be used such as oregon for the framework and macrocarpa for the floor. Their own wool will be used for curtains.

“With our next house we are creating history for our great-great grandchildren.

It’s a challenging exercise to think what would be great for them.”

The important thing now, according to Louise, is to face the future while protecting what is already there, in a world pushing for progress. “The challenge is to keep it intact. Keeping

Other buildings remaining at Homebush are The Apple House (formally the laundry, bake house and dairy for the homestead), shearers’ quarters, a brick bridge, sheep dip and several cottages.

The stables and a woolshed situated on another site are rated Category 1 with the New Zealand Historic Places Trust.

In the 1990s The Homebush Stables Historic Society was formed to help preserve the history of the area.

The Homebush Stables was set up as a tourist destination and now has a cafe, a souvenir shop and several themed museums including a room devoted to well-known past Homebush inhabitant Bob Deans who owned the Homestead block following subdivision in 1906. Bob was part of the All Blacks’ team known as the Originals.

Cruise ship passengers and other groups visit regularly and several times a year Homebush has open days where people can come and experience farm life as it was in early Canterbury.

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West Melton ceramic artist Kim Henderson has won a merit award at the prestigious New Zealand Portage Ceramic awards held recently in Auckland.

Ms Henderson’s entry of two large slab vessels entitled Trailing Skirt Tales was inspired by the artist’s love of the ocean and nature. They were crafted

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Canadian judge Amy Gogharty described her work as beautifully constructed and remarked on the brush work, colour and layering.

An added feather in Ms Henderson’s cap was the sale of both vessels before the event opened.

Arts and crafts have long been a passion. Her father was a potter in Golden Bay and earned his living making p Kim Henderson presented with a Merit Award at the Portage Ceramic Awards domestic ware using an old kick style pottery wheel. It was not an “I loved her hand built pieces. I artistic pursuit she planned to follow. brought a piece home.”

“I thought pottery was ho-hum, bland Ms Henderson has attended ceramics and dreary. I never thought much of it.” workshops but is mostly self-taught.

A trained graphic designer she instead “I do research on the internet, buy chose painting as her hobby, selling art art books, and subscribe to magazines.” works at the Riccarton market.

Nature is a huge influence which she It was on a trip to Melbourne in 2008 is able to experience first-hand as a when she underwent her conversion scuba diver. to ceramics. Inspiration came from “I like the translucency that water Australian ceramic artist Merran Esson’s has. I’m really drawn to it — the style and use of colours. light, darkness and shadows. I take photographs under the water of the light coming through and the brilliant colours. The colours aren’t what you’d expect.”

“I love the texture of the plant life — sea cucumbers, sponges.

Texture and colour.”

In 2009 she set up her own studio at the West Melton property she shares with husband Kerry. A shed converted into a gallery allows Ms Henderson to show and sell work on site.

Success came quickly with her first exhibition in Christchurch in 2011, followed by selection for an emerging artists’ feature in American magazine Ceramics Monthly. This is the second year Ms Henderson has made the Portage finals and the first year she has taken home a much p Kim Henderson’s award winning works on display at coveted award. ¢ The Silos in Auckland

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The New Zealand Cup running for the 150th time The New Zealand Cup, with all the action on track and plenty of drama, intrigue and sensation off the track, has stamped its character on the Canterbury sporting and social landscape.

It is one of the oldest and most popular races in New Zealand, having been run at Riccarton Park each year since 1865 and twice in 1870, with the 150th running on November 16, 2013.

Originally called the Canterbury Jockey Club Handicap, the New Zealand Cup was first run under its present name in 1883 when the Canterbury Jockey Club could afford a 1,000 pound stake.

It was the first genuine race for that amount run in New Zealand, worth at least $1m today.

This race also set the tone in the drama stakes. Owner, land baron William Robinson, finding his horse Nonsense was almost-favourite after a ‘secret’ early morning trial, sacked jockey Robert Derrett, claiming he had let the cat out of the bag.

Derrett was promptly snapped up by rival trainer Dan O’Brien for Tasman, beating Nonsense by a neck with a brilliant ride.

For the next 30 years the New Zealand Cup would be the richest race on the New Zealand calendar, well

ahead of the Auckland and Wellington Cups. Now it is leading in another way, gaining even greater traction with the Canterbury public.

Crowds 100 years ago in 1913 were huge for the time at around 12,000, but no match for the near 20,000 who now attend the New Zealand Cup at Riccarton Park.

These days the event acts as a social anchor. New Zealand Cup day at Riccarton Park has become the place to be on the last day of New Zealand Cup and Show Week where Cantabrians, young and old, have an unforgettable day out for an unforgettable race.

Riccarton Racecourse Tea House turns 100 The Riccarton Park Racecourse Tea House was built in 1903 as part of a programme of improvements to mark the Golden Jubilee of the Canterbury Jockey Club in 1904.

It was designed by local architects the Luttrell Brothers and cost £1,500 to build. It was a stylistically unpretentious Edwardian building of

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timber construction with large expansive verandahs on three sides of the building and two turreted bays.

Its landscaping was also considered a major feature, with a surrounding moat, careful and colourful plantings and several historic trees in its immediate vicinity.

Heritage experts say the building has a certain ‘antipodean charm’ and it has a Category 2 classification with the Historic Places Trust.

The Tea House was built as a place for women to enjoy race days. This was 10 years after women were given the vote in New Zealand, but females were still not allowed in the racecourse’s stewards’ stand at the time.

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Farm machinery manufacturer battling back Following an early eviction from an unsafe building local farm machinery manufacturer Agmech has found itself homeless.

After 10 years in the Cables building on Halswell Junction Road the decision was made in June to demolish — 12 months early than expected.

“It has been almost impossible to find anywhere to operate from as you need a big shed with an outside area, at the right money, to make big farm machinery,” Agmech owner Gary Baker said.

Fabrication work is currently being done in Ashburton at the Hubbards Machinery building while local developer Templeton Investments came to the rescue with a workable plot on Main South Road which could store all the stock and equipment.

“So it’s just now a matter of the resource consent to overcome and the stress will be off,” Mr Baker said.

“It’s been a terrible ordeal that has put us back five years in production while somehow trying to maintain a positive outlook.”

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With the help from family and our loyal staff we have managed to keep up the good work David put his time and knowledge into over 20 years ago.

It was a good business and we did not want to sell. We employ 4 local guys and 1 employee from town.

Lyndon Harrows sells harrows all over New Zealand, so with the help of daughter Rachelle who has experience in marketing and sales we manage to cover that aspect of the business which is a big part of keeping our name out there. Anne May does accounts for us and what is left over to do is my role.

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Hope Presbyterian West Melton — 9.30am. Pastor available Tuesday 9.30–12.30 Pastor: Daniel Fone, 03 347 7509, Youth Leader: Sage Harris 03 980 2296 Ext 217.

Hope Presbyterian Rolleston — Service 10am, Rolleston School hall, Kidman St. Pastor: Brent Richardson 03 347 4007, Youth leader: Courtney Forrest, 03 347 4007, www.hopechurch.net.nz.

Darfield Baptist Church — Services and Sunday School, Darfield 15 Greendale Road, 10.30am every Sunday, Glenroy Hall 9am 2nd & 4th Sundays. Pastor: Paul Cossey, 03 318 8688, Youth Pastor: Sam Broughton 027 223 8345.

Malvern Co-Operating Parish — 9.30am Greendale. 10.00am Cafe Hope, Sheffield “Stories & Storytelling”. 7.00pm Glentunnel, “Come On In” with Vicky Snow – a service of quiet reflection.

Glentunnel Chapel — Sunday 10.30am Worship & Communion, 03 318 8948 or 021 274 2548. www.glentunnel.org.nz.

Mountain View Community Church — 17 North Terrace, Darfield Sunday Service 6.30pm, Prayer 6.00pm, Pastors: Wayne and Nicky Watson 03 318 7979 or 027 281 8340.

Verse for the Week: Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.

Prov 20:9, Ezek 11:19, Psalm 51:10

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