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Community shocked at hall closure u by Kent Caddick

The Sheffield community has reacted with outrage and disbelief over a decision by the Selwyn District Council to close it’s much loved and used community hall.

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The Sheffield Hall and part of the Springston Hall have been closed by council after it received an engineering report which indicated both halls had failed to meet new earthquake standards.

Chair of the Sheffield School’s Board of Trustees Debs Abraham said they were just hours away from holding the school’s biggest annual fundraiser in the hall last Friday when they received the news the hall was being closed, effective immediately.

“It came as a real shock as we were just over two hours away from opening the hall for our annual quiz night and auction which has raised up to $12,000 in the past,” Ms Abraham said.

“Council had offered the p Frances Scott and her budding ballerinas are one of many community groups that will have to find a new home use of Springfield Hall for following the closure of the Sheffield Hall the evening but it would have been extremely difficult to reorganise community has been one of outrage that wanted to retain its own identity. the whole event at the last minute and and disbelief. I mean it has been closed “Those towns have fantastic facilities, then we found the Springfield Hall wasn’t now, four years and one day after the but they are not our community.” earthquake itself.”

Mrs Mackenzie said it was important useable as work was being done.”

Sheffield-Waddington Community to ascertain how accurate the engineer’s Ms Abraham said intervention

by Malvern district councillor Sam Committee chairperson Val Mackenzie report is.

“From there it would be decided Broughton enabled common sense said the community was devastated by if it could be fixed or if it needed to to prevail and the evening went the news.

“It (the hall) is the heart of the be rebuilt.” ahead as planned with around 150 community and although there are people attending.

“It was a very stressful few hours options to host events in Darfield or continued on page 4 … and the feedback we have had from the Springfield, Sheffield is a community

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p The Malvern Lions cooked up a storm at Darfield High School recently providing hungry staff and students with 85 kilograms of hot chips and 80 hot dogs for lunch. The Malvern Lions make regular appearances at the school to sell hot food with funds going towards the Darfield Young Achievers’ Big Day Out. Showing off their culinary skills are, from left: Stu Skurr, John Dewar, Doug Catherwood and Stu Lill.

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Vodafone goes live u by Kent Caddick

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West Melton residents with Vodafone cell phones and broadband contracts will be rejoicing after the telecommunications company switched on its new cell phone tower yesterday.

The cell tower, which is part of the Government’s Rural Broadband Initiative (RBI), will improve mobile coverage in the area and make high-speed wireless broadband available for the first time.

Vodafone’s consumer director, Matt Williams, said whenever they switch on a new tower or upgrade their infrastructure, customers tell them the significant difference it makes to their everyday lives.

“Coverage at West Melton has been highly anticipated, so we know it will be no exception.”

It’s been a long haul for Vodafone and West Melton residents to get the improved coverage after the teleco began searching for a site in 2010.

Vodafone was finally able to gain resource consent for a 32 metre tower from the Selwyn District Council in 2013.

However, following an appeal from a group of West Melton residents the proposal was heading for an Environment Court hearing before Vodafone decided to reduce the height of the tower which meant it did not require resource consent.

Mr Williams said with the proliferation of smart devices, fast and reliable mobile coverage will have immediate benefits for locals and visitors to West

Melton — and it’s critically important for emergency services too.

A 2degrees spokesperson said 2degrees is not planning to install equipment at the site.

“However our customers will receive coverage via the new Vodafone site as we have a roaming agreement with Vodafone,” the spokesperson said.

Telecom was unable to respond to inquiries before The Record went to print. ¢

p West Melton 150th committee member Andrew Sharpe, left, gets a helping hand from The Record’s sales manager Kelvin Green in putting the finishing touches to a fence outside a replica settler’s cottage which will feature in this Saturday’s Time After Time Field Day that is part of the Selwyn town’s 150-year celebrations. The cottage is part of a small village being created for the field day which will celebrate the rural community’s involvement in the development of West Melton. As well as the village those attending this Saturday’s event will see historic farm machinery like traction engines at work sawmilling, ploughing and threshing as well as demonstrations of butter making, corn shelling and blacksmithing.

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Waste bins to be labelled Over the next three months the Selwyn District Council will add address labels to rubbish, recycling and organics bins to help curb an outbreak of missing wheelie bins.

Council’s solid waste manager Gavin Sole said missing bins are a common problem for Selwyn residents.

“Bins can easily get lost or blown away in strong winds and currently if your bin goes missing it’s hard to identify which one is yours and find where it is.”

He said the labelling system will make it easier to identify and return wheelie bins and will be beneficial for both residents and the kerbside collection drivers.

There are around 30,000 refuse, recycling and organics bins in Selwyn district although bins issued since 2012 already have an address label on them.

Mr Sole said bin labelling has started in Rolleston while other towns and areas will soon have their labels added, with labelling is expected to be finished

by December.

He said there is also often confusion about what to do with a bin when a property owner moves.

“The bin stays with the property and labelling the bin with the property number and address will help make that clearer to people.

“This will make it easier for people moving to new properties as they should find their bins there and ready to be used instead of having to arrange for new bins to be delivered.”

The new labels will show the number and first four letters of the street or road name of the property and will also contain information on when they will be emptied.

“On the bottom left hand corner of the recycling bin label it states whether it is week one or week two for recycling. This will be a helpful reminder for residents about when they need to put their recycling bin out.” Mr Sole said labelling the bins will also help waste collection truck drivers.

“The new labels will help the drivers return a bin to the correct place when

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Community shocked at hall closure According to a council press release the Detailed Engineering Evaluation (DEE) reports on the halls were carried out by unnamed independent engineers.

It said the report was completed under the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Act requirement for all commercial and public buildings to undergo a detailed structural assessment.

“The evaluation of the Sheffield Hall found that although the building had suffered light to moderate earthquake damage it had not been

significantly structurally weakened by the earthquakes,” the release said.

“It found the hall’s age and construction material meant that it would perform poorly in a future earthquake and should not be occupied.”

Council said the same was the case for the Springston Hall although the newer amenities block attached to the main hall will remain open. ¢

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Plunket girls’ night out Youth leader standing down

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West Melton women have been treated to a mystery night out by the local Plunket group.

An unassuming leader, 18-year-old Tristan Misselbrook from Rolleston is grateful for his year as chairperson of the recently established Selwyn Youth Council.

p The West Melton Plunket committee and supporters enjoyed a night out to mark the group’s 20th year

It’s the 20th year West Melton Plunket has organised a mystery dinner for mothers in the area and it seems each year the enthusiasm for the event grows.

“It’s exciting and a buzz.”

“The first year we had only 16 women and this year we had 120 women,” Hannah Helm from the West Melton Plunket mystery dinner organising committee said.

“The tickets were sold out within a week. They were a hot commodity.”

The group of excited ladies met at a local pub and boarded buses to a secret venue, which this year turned out to be the races at Addington.

“Everyone was given a fascinator to wear and a goody bag full of treats and vouchers,” Ms Helm said.

At the venue a meal was served followed by dessert and there was entertainment including games, spot prizes, a photo booth, and of course betting on the horses.

“It’s all about taking mums out for a good night. I think it’s important,” Ms Helm said.

“I moved to the district two years ago and went to my first Plunket dinner last year. It’s a great way to socialise. Once you’ve been one year you want to go every year.” ¢

Tristan helped set up the youth council last year following encouragement by a youth leader at the Lincoln Baptist church he attends.

“It was the first time I’d done any community work like that. It’s hugely helped my confidence.

I’ve been getting to meet a lot of new people and I’ve been learning new p Being the Selwyn Youth Council’s first chairperson has helped Rolleston teenager Tristan Misselbrook develop skills skills,” Tristan said. and confidence A computer software engineering student at the University Earthquake Recovery Authority revise its of Canterbury, Tristan has had to youth wellbeing survey.

At the end of this year he will step overcome his aversion to public speaking, having to speak to down from the council as he is moving to Christchurch. Applications are currently audiences of up to 150 people.

“I hated public speaking before being accepted for young people aged but now I don’t mind it. I’ve done between 14 and 24 to join next year’s presentations to council and spoken youth council.

“I encourage others to get involved. at this year’s leadership day. It’s been a matter of getting used to it,” It’s well worth it. You’ll meet new people and get to make an impact on decisions he said.

Another skill Tristan has learnt is around Selwyn,” Tristan said. ¢ how to run their regular meetings which he said were similar to council meetings but a lot less formal.

He is proud of his year as chairperson as they established themselves as a group and set goals for the future. Highlights have been running events such as the Selwyn Leadership day involving students from Darfield, Ellesmere and Lincoln high schools and assisting Canterbury

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Council benefits from extra road funding The Selwyn District Council is delighted the New Zealand Transport Agency is providing an additional half-a-million dollars in funding to assist with its roading programme.

The NZTA has announced it will provide $530,000 in extra funding to assist the council to increase its roading programme to reseal up to 75km of roads and to improve drainage along 350 kilometres of local roads over the next 12 months.

Council’s assets manager Murray Washington said the extra funding recognised the increased demand on Selwyn roads and the p Potholes in Selwyn will be a target after a boost to council funding from NZTA work the council was prepared to undertake itself to help periods of heavy rain like in March and April this year when more potholes address concerns.

“Continuing to invest in resealing appeared in our roading network.”

Mr Washington said when traffic roads as the road surface ages and improving drainage are both important volumes were lower, and heavy vehicles to keep the road network operating were less common, having good well and to avoid the amount of major drainage was less important.

“A way to improve the performance maintenance work needed in the future and resilience of Selwyn’s typically flat from escalating.

“When the foundations of our roads roads and roadsides is to improve how become wet their strength is reduced and the roads shed water.”

The additional NZTA funding will also they become more prone to developing potholes or edge damage, particularly be used to remove high grass shoulders on heavy vehicle routes. Local residents to allow water to drain away without may have noticed this occurring in ponding on the road surface. ¢

Aprons a big hit u by Belinda Cullen-Reid

Springfield School has been surprised at the success of its fundraising project, the Malvern apron, with the first run of 300 aprons selling out within two weeks.

The aprons, which feature a love heartshaped word map using Malvern place names, have been snapped up by locals who have even sent them overseas to destinations such as Tonga, Ireland and New Caledonia, the school’s Board of Trustees chair Fiona Davidson said.

“We’ve been blown away by the response. We hoped they’d be popular, but nothing like this.

It’s been amazing,” Ms Davidson said.

A second run of aprons has been ordered and soon the school hopes to expand its product p Springfield Year 5 students Vincent Sanderson and Brooke line by selling an apron Stevenson model the successful Malvern aprons with place names from all over Selwyn. “Because it’s been such as swimming lessons, music so successful we’re going to do a lessons and camps.

“We chose the love heart shape Selwyn-wide one. We’re considering because we all love where we’re from. doing tea towels as well.”

Ms Davidson said money raised Springfield is such an amazing school, from sales will go towards children’s with amazing parents and staff, resulting education outside the classroom, in amazing kids.” ¢

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Have a go at art a hit u by Belinda Cullen-Reid

People from around Canterbury visited the Malvern Community Arts Council ‘have a go’ sessions held last weekend at the Darfield Recreation Centre.

MCAC with support by the Canterbury Community Trust held the free event which showcased a variety of arts, crafts and cultural activities including dance, drama, printmaking, jewellery making, felting, weaving and music.

The Cook family travelled from Sumner to Darfield to have a go at the variety of activities on offer after seeing the event advertised in a weekend newspaper. “This is brilliant

for families,” Annette Cook said. “We’ve never been to something like this before. It’s nice to expose the kids to something new.”

MCAC chairperson Kirsty Peel said around 30 volunteers had been involved in running the activities.

“We had a great weekend with lots of very positive comments from community and 340 happy visitors,” Ms Peel said. ¢

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Sheffield Hall has been closed until further notice. A Detailed Engineering Evaluation (DEE) report on the hall, carried out by independent engineers, has found that due to the age and construction of the hall, it would perform poorly in a future earthquake and should not be occupied. The Sheffield Hall Committee is liaising with regular users of the hall to make arrangements for future bookings.

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The closures are temporary, until options for the future status of the hall can be considered and a preferred option implemented after consultation with the community. Further information is now being sought on the cost of strengthening the hall. Once this is received Council staff will prepare a report to Council, in consultation with the hall committee.

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Young Selwyn winemakers wanted u by Kent Caddick

Selwyn’s top young winemakers are being encouraged to enter the inaugural New Zealand Young Winemaker of the Year Competition.

The new winemakers’ competition complements the existing International Aromatic Wine Competition, now in its twelfth year. Entries are now open for both competitions, hosted by the Canterbury A&P Association in conjunction with the Canterbury A&P Show.

Chairman of judges Terry Copeland said he is excited about the new young winemaker competition — a first of its kind in New Zealand.

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desire for excellence among our Young Farmer members, so as I put my wine judging hat on, I have realised that there is a gap in the New Zealand wine industry to recognise and celebrate our young winemakers and their ability and passion.

“The Riedel New Zealand Young Winemaker of the Year competition will showcase the strength of the wine industry through its top young winemakers and further encourage their pursuit of excellence.”

Letting the wines represent the winemaker, the entrants must supply three wines of different grape varieties or wine styles which best demonstrates the scope and breadth of their winemaking ability.

Entry is open to all young winemakers in New Zealand, who must be under 35 years of age and be the hands-on winemakers of all three wines. Entries close at 5pm on Wednesday, October 8 and the winner will be announced at an award ceremony on Thursday, November 13 at the 2014 Canterbury A&P Show.

Entries for the 2014 International Aromatic Wine Competition are also open. With over 400 entries in 2013, organisers are again expecting high

entry numbers as the competition is the first show that allows a comprehensive look at the 2014 aromatic vintage.

The competition focusses on aromatic wines including Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Gris, Gewürztraminer, Viognier and other wine varieties including Muscat, Verdeldo, Arneis and Sauvignon Gris, made in an aromatic style from any internationally recognised region. A new Aromatic Sparkling Varieties class has been added in 2014.

Wines will compete for gold, silver and bronze medals with an overall winner decided from each variety receiving the section trophy. All section winners then compete for the title of Supreme Champion Wine in Show.

Mr Copeland said the purpose of the competition is to highlight to consumers the best aromatic wine varieties available in the New Zealand market for the wine drinker.

“There is a renewed focus this year to discover the best aromatic wines from around the world. The New Zealand market is very lucky to have great aromatic wines imported from Australia, France and Germany — but there is a lack of knowledge in being able to choose the best wines.” ¢

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New roots for field days group u by Belinda Cullen-Reid

The South Island Agricultural Field Days committee is having a bumper 12 months, taking out the 2014 Sensational Selwyn agribusiness award and purchasing its own grounds near Kirwee.

p Members of the South Island Agricultural Field Days group planning the layout of their new site at Kirwee

In its 64th year the SIAFD is run predominantly by volunteers with the aim of giving farmers and others in the rural sector the opportunity to see the latest in agricultural machinery and services in action according to its secretary Nicola Burgess.

“We want to ensure progressive and sustainable New Zealand agribusiness, while also providing opportunities for the committee to gain on-going personal development, learning and satisfaction,” she said.

After running the field days on leased land at Lincoln the SIAFD committee last year took the step of purchasing land near Kirwee with the intention of relocating to the new site in time for next year’s field day.

“Owning the property will allow the committee to build permanent infrastructure including sheds, office

space, roadways and fencing,” Ms Burgess said.

“Also while the previous site has served the SIAFD well for over 30 successful years, the site had grown to capacity.

“Our new location allows for further expansion eventually.”

Ms Burgess described the purchase of the site as a giant leap forward.

“We hope to create new opportunities while continuing to feature new machinery demonstrations and to support the relationships between farmers, service providers, scientists and technical experts.”

With 40 hectares of bare land the new site will allow for a larger demonstration area next to exhibitor sites as well as multiple gates for ease of access.

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“We are currently in the process of our development plans including a loading bank, large roadways, event fencing, irrigated demonstration area and sheds.”

Ms Burgess said it was important to the committee to find a site in Selwyn.

Kirwee was chosen as a location because of its close proximity to the city and airport.

Being recognised with an award for agribusiness at the Sensational Selwyn Awards recently has been the icing on the cake.

“We were pleasantly surprised. The SIAFD committee is currently made up of 20 volunteers who work in the agriculture sector and this recognition confirms we are working in the right direction.” ¢

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Irrigation scheme progressing u by Belinda Cullen-Reid

Work on stage one of the Central Plains Water Enhancement scheme is well underway with almost a third of the gravity fed canal excavated so far.

p Concrete bridge beams are placed on one of the 10 farm bridges along the stage one canal

Stage One of the Central Plains Water Scheme is expected to irrigate approximately 20,000 hectares of farmland in an area between the Rakaia and Hororata rivers.

An intake at the Rakaia River will direct water into a 17km long gravity fed canal. A network of underground pipes will distribute water to farmers who have bought into the scheme.

With 1.2 million cubic metres of soil out of around 2.8 million cubic metres

already excavated, work on lining the canal will begin shortly, according to CPW media relations advisor John Durning.

“The excavation of the canal to its final invert level and the filling of the embankment on both sides of the canal have been completed over a length of approximately 5km out of a total of 16.7km.

“In these areas the canal reached a depth of up to eight meters,” Mr Durning said.

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p A downstream view of the canal alignment along Canterbury grasslands

Work had begun on seven of the ten farm bridges required for the scheme.

Also construction on one of the three public road bridges is underway at the Rakaia Terrace Road bridge site.

Construction is also underway at the Rakaia River intake which is located approximately 8km downstream of the Rakaia Gorge Bridge.

“The base slab for the large intake gate structure has been completed and work to the walls is progressing,” Mr Durning said. “The control gate

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Learning about areas of farming she has not previously had experience in has been one of the benefits of studying.

“As I hadn’t been exposed much to the dairy industry I found Dairy Production Science an interesting paper, which has given me an insight into the sector and the relevant problems and challenges it faces today.”

“I also enjoyed the farm p Studying agriculture at Cornell University in the United management papers that States this year is helping former Darfield High School included field trips and student Stephanie Williams broaden her farming knowledge tours to various farms all over the country which allows students “I have a few future options I am to understand the way farm businesses caught between at the moment, they are operated and why.” are continuing studying to become a With a bright future ahead it’s not research scientist or go sharemilking, surprising that Miss Williams is still building my equity to ultimately purchase undecided on what she will do next. my own farm.” ¢

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The former Darfield High School student, who is studying towards a Bachelor of Agricultural Science at Lincoln University, decided to learn firsthand what agricultural practices were like in another country.

“When I first arrived at Cornell I was overwhelmed by the sheer size of the campus as it has seven colleges, which is massive compared to Lincoln, but you learn your way around the campus fairly quickly,” Miss Williams said.

Settling into life in the States Miss Williams said she has found staff and students at the university friendly and helpful, and she is impressed with the opportunities available to her.

“Cornell also has a great dairy base which includes dairy specific papers, world renowned lecturers and researchers, and a student operated club known as CUDS (Cornell University Dairy Science club) which offer trips to different parts of the world such as Italy.

I haven’t been here long but so far I have enjoyed myself and would recommend it to everyone.”

She has already noticed a big difference in farming practices between the two countries, especially in dairying.

“Cows are typically Holstein Friesians, housed indoors 24/7 on a total mixed ration diet, whereas New Zealand grazes crossbreeds outdoors on a mostly pasture diet.” Miss Williams grew up on a sheep, beef and dairy farm at Coleridge Downs.

“From a young age I tagged along with my dad learning about farming, in particular stock work which I really enjoyed. Farming appealed to me as you could work outdoors and do a variety of tasks and every day is different and brings new challenges.”

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A creative refresher “The Learning Connexion is like a breath of fresh air — an oasis in the desert. I feel like I spent so many years missing out on what I am learning now.”

Krzysztof Zajaczkowski was looking for some positive creative fuel and discovered Wellington based art school The Learning Connexion. He chose to do the programme part-time, whilst studying from home. Since beginning at The Learning Connexion, his creative batteries have been charged. No he’s fully under way on a journey of artistic pursuits.

Krzysztof has been investigating the uses of a set of old wood block letters he found over 30 years ago.

He tried rolling them unconventionally on a printing press, which created all sorts of original imprints and abstract shapes.

The results are a delicate introspection of positive and negative forms.

Constant contact with mentors is integral to the success of any student at The Learning Connexion, particularly one who is studying from home like Krzysztof.

“My mentor helps me stay focused, because creativity is such a huge labyrinth to get lost in. Keeping on track is crucial to me. You have to work to certain limits or else you just spill over with ideas.”

Part-time study and creating art from home is perfect for a working student like Krzysztof who has been a teacher for the last 25 years.

“For me the best part has been wrestling with challenges like why am I doing this?

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Tech help for parents u by Belinda Cullen-Reid

A one-night course helping parents to learn how to keep their children safe in the digital world is coming to West Melton later this month.

The ‘Teens and Technology’ evening to be held at Hope Presbyterian Church on September 22 will look at the benefits and pitfalls of young people using technology.

“Technology is incredibly beneficial and at the same time has its traps,” Ann Moffat of West Melton Hope Presbyterian Church said.

“We can’t just be afraid of technology. We need to make our kids savvy with it.”

James Beck who delivers the Attitude programme for schools will be presenter on the night. Mr Beck has p Ann Moffat of West Melton Hope Presbyterian Church says parents can’t afford to be afraid of technology and instead spent the last seven years need to educate themselves so they can pass the cyber speaking with teenagers safety message on to their children about tricky topics such as drugs, relationships depression and what he talks about with kids,” Mrs technology. “He is a really dynamic Moffat said. speaker. It will give parents a taste of The course is one of four parenting evenings run and paid for by Hope Presbyterian West Melton, in conjunction with The Parenting Place organisation.

Te Kura o Tiori “We want to empower people, so they know what to do in certain NOW TAKING ENROLMENTS circumstances,” Mrs Moffat said. ¢

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Graduates thriving overseas u by Breeze Robertson, CPIT

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Drum and bass outfit Shapeshifter were once CPIT students and other MusicArts graduates are out there playing music and teaching young musicians. Graduates from CPIT’s Te Puna Wanaka are helping to spread Te Reo and increase cultural awareness in New Zealand and internationally.

An area of huge industry demand is ICT and CPIT’s programmes and internships are helping graduates to access a range of employment opportunities. The Department of Business also relies on internships to give students a taste of the real world, which has led to high levels of employment after graduation.

Of course not everyone wants to take the first flight to London. Closer to home CPIT is helping a range of people to contribute to the rebuild of Christchurch by getting started with a trade or up-skilling to take on more responsibility. There are fee-free programmes for 16 — 19 year olds, women in trades training, and Maori and Pasifika trades training.

Read more about CPIT’s graduates and programmes at www.cpit.ac.nz Applications are now open for 2015. ¢

NEW ADULT EDUCATION COURSES ALL WELCOME! Programme for October - December 2014 available from WEA, Christchurch libraries and on our web site: cwea.org.nz DAYTIME COURSES AND GROUPS INCLUDE: Armchair Travel; Art of Happiness; Bohemian Journey; Creative Writing; Drawing; Ethical Problems; Exercise Dancing; Huckleberry Finn; Israeli Folk Dance; Italian Singing; Mah Jong; Ngaio Marsh, Painter; Nordic Walking; Play Reading; Portrait Drawing & Painting; Singing for Pleasure; Tai Chi; The ‘Renaissance Man’; Towards the New City; United States 1820-1860; Ukulele; Willpower EVENING: Lincoln Efford Lecture; Organic Gardening; Sleeping Well; The TPPA

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Gerberas add colour u by Belinda Cullen-Reid

In a global world, it’s important to know that a qualification earned in Christchurch can take graduates overseas if they choose to work and travel outside of New Zealand.

To find out how its graduates are using their qualifications overseas, Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology (CPIT) recently caught up with graduates in London and further afield. The team wanted to find out if qualifications from the South Island’s largest institute of technology were taking people where they wanted to go.

They found people like nursing graduate Tracey Howsen who was on the team at St Mary’s Hospital that delivered the Royal baby Prince George, and New Zealand Broadcasting School graduate Blair Cunningham who is reporting from hotspots like Gaza.

Art and Design graduate Julian Frost is in Melbourne where he was the animator of the hit Dumb Ways to Die campaign for Melbourne Metro while Food and Hospitality graduate Alex Charlton is loving her role at Gordon Ramsey’s maze restaurant in London.

Callum Morris, who studied Sports Science — Wellness and Human Nutrition is a National Women’s Performance Analyst for Rugby Canada.

Ahmed Tolba is with Microsoft in Dubai, United Arab Emirates — and so the list goes on.

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ENROLMENT APPLICATIONS FOR 2015 Enrolment of children at the above schools is governed by an enrolment scheme, details of which are available from the office of the respective school.

The Board of Trustees of each school has determined that at the time of this advertisement, the following out-of-zone places will possibly be available in 2015. The exact number of places will depend on the number of enrolments received from students who live within their home zone of each school. This may change during the year so you should check with individual schools.

Applications for out-of-zone places are now being invited for those students who will become eligible for enrolment at anytime during 2015.

DARFIELD SCHOOL – 15 possible out-of-zone places 2015 GLENTUNNEL SCHOOL – 10 possible out-of-zone places 2015 If a ballot for out-of-zone places is required, it will be held on Wednesday, 16th November 2014. Parents will be informed of the outcomes of the ballot within three school days of the ballot being held.

If you live in the school zone of these schools and have not yet signalled your intention to enrol your child during 2015, please contact the school immediately to assist us to plan appropriately.

Gerberas are wonderful bursts of colourful blooms that will add dazzling colour to your garden and to floral arrangements.

p Brilliant in colour and design the gerbera is an asset to any garden

The brightly coloured flowering ornamental is quite interesting, in that each large flower head is actually made up of lots of tiny small flowers.

This perennial plant can be a little tricky to get established so look for a good quality plant or seed that is suitable for outdoor planting and is frost resistant.

Plant them in a well-drained and hot area in the garden that is sheltered from the wind. Look for somewhere that gets neither heavy frosts or is boggy and damp as gerberas can be prone to crown rot. For this reason, once the plant is established, avoid

watering gerberas directly onto the base of the plant and instead concentrate on keeping the soil moist around the plant so the roots get a drink.

Water regularly, but let the soil dry out a little between watering. They also appreciate a feed every month of fertiliser.

Gerberas flower from spring through to autumn. To encourage more blooms pick the deadheads off the plant, including the individual stem.

Around every one to three years dig out the gerbera in late autumn, divide it and replant the pieces in new suitable spots in the garden. ¢

Vegetable Growing Guide It is great to see that the warmer weather is on the way.

Even though the spring time has officially started, a wise person once said “A good gardener is a patient gardener”.

This is great advice! Don’t rush out too soon to get your vegetables planted. The soil temperature is still quite cool and can potentially hinder plant growth, making you feel that you are a terrible gardener. To give yourself, and the plants the best chance and wait a few more weeks until the soil temperatures rise, the difference in day and night temperature settles, and the chance of frost is reduced considerably.

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Going native and keeping warm The worst of winter is behind us (touch wood), and the ground is starting to warm up. This is a perfect time to plant natives, eucalyptus, wattles, and many other container grown trees and shrubs.

Tall, top-heavy plants are not the best option for dry exposed sites. They often take years to develop a root system and ‘stockiness’ so will just sit and sulk for years after planting. There is a place for big trees on sheltered moist sites.

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Force Painting ServiceS

Swim Teacher-Part-Time In private warm pool, Approx 10hrs p/w Thurs-Sat. Training will be given, Must be over 21yrs.

Phone: 347 9119 or contact Joan on 349 5001

OXFORD APPLIANCES Murray Dawson

Alan Roberts

Professional Services

SmallStrokes Strokes Swim Swim School Small School

david wilkinson

Trades SECURITY ALARMS and Electronic Security. For all requirements call Austin of Positive Security on 027 425 4078.

A part of the

Situations Vacant

CALF, PIG, horse & chook meal. 14% protein, 13% ME. Available in any quantities. Dunsandel area. Please call 027 392 7543.

Laser Electrical Rolleston 831 Jones Road, Rolleston www.laserelectrical.co.nz

(0800 527 374)

MUST LOVE DOGS Full-time position available from 6am - 4:30pm Person ready to learn animal health Must be physically fit Suits school leavers

Ph: 03 318 2806 for more information.

Public Notices

CHURCH NOTICES — Sunday 21st September Malvern Anglican Parish — 8.00AM at St Ambrose Sheffield ; 9.30am at Trinity in Darfield; The Ven Canon Susan Baldwin. 03 317 9079. http://malvernanglican.wordpress.com.

St Paul’s Anglican West Melton — Holy Communion with Rev. Gerard Jacobs; Bible study Mondays and Tuesdays – for more info contact Colin & Gail 03 347 8443 or Penny 03 347 8139.

Church @ Rolleston — 40 Brookside Road. –9.30am Union Service & Sunday School– Rev J Hunt; 12.00pm Chinese Christian Church; Catholic Mass 5.00pm. Contact Secretary Lynette 03 347 4599 lynlen50@hotmail.com.

Parish of Hororata Anglican — 10.00am Lake Coleridge – Celebrating Spring (no Glentunnel Service; www.horortaparish.co.nz Rev Jenni Carter 03 318 0858.

Darfield Catholic Church — Sunday Masses 8.30am For Weekly Masses, and the Liturgy Timetable refer to the church newsletter. Parish Priest: Fr Paulo Filoiai’i 03 342 9763. Email: hornbyparish@xtra.co.nz. Hornby Presbytery.

Kirwee Community Church — 10am Kirwee Sports Pavilion, High Street, Kirwee, Morning Tea to follow, Pastor: Brian Booth 03 318 1309.

Hope Presbyterian West Melton — 9.30am weekly, West Melton (1136 West Coast Rd). 11.00am first Sunday of the month, Halkett (668 Halkett Rd). Intern Pastor: Jordan Redding. Pastor available Wednesdays 9.00–12.00, 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 — 10.00am Sheffield (followed by congregational meeting) .

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

Darfield Life Church — Youth Leader. James Sutherland. 021 029 52203.

Rolleston Church — 10am Family Service 5pm Night Service. Cornerstone Kids during morning service. Cornerstone Youth in the Lounge, Friday 7–9pm. All meetings held at the Rolleston Community Centre, 126 Rolleston Drive, Administration contact: Nikki @ 03 347 8716, admin@rollestonchurch.co.nz, www.rollestonchurch.co.nz.

Verse of the week: Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands ye sinners, and purify your hearts ye double-minded. James 4 v4

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THE RECORD

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A RELAXING HOLIDAY FOR EVERYONE Take the kids for a trip on the TranzAlpine and you’ll get a break too. Sit back in the comfort of our world-class carriages and enjoy local food and wine from our licensed café. Then relax as you watch the scenery roll past the panoramic windows, or get even closer on our open air viewing platforms. We’ll take you across the spectacular braided rivers of the Canterbury Plains, over the breath taking Southern Alps, and through the lush West Coast beech forests on a train journey you and your kids will remember for years to come.

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SPECIAL FARES To make it easier to enjoy a memorable rail adventure these school holidays, we’re offering special fares between Christchurch and Greymouth. They start from just $199* one way for a family of 2 adults and 2 children. *Seats are limited. Terms & conditions apply.

CHRISTCHURCH – GREYMOUTH

Book now at kiwirailscenic.co.nz