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Grace achieves her ultimate goal As part of the IHC one to one friendship programme there is a Skill Based programme, where a suitable volunteer is paired up to help a person with an intellectual disability, either reach a personal goal or help them learn a new skill, this is a short term assignment of no longer than 12 weeks. The perfect opportunity to kick off the Skill Based programme in North Canterbury came about when Laura from Woodend approached IHC looking to volunteer, it was soon discovered she played the drums and a match was made with Grace, from Pegasus, who had a drum kit at home, wanting to learn more. Over the coming weeks, with Laura supporting and coaching Grace to improve and learn new skills, Grace set herself an ultimate goal of being to be able to play the drums along to Jail House Rock, she was diligent with her practice and a number of weeks later Grace played her debut performance, which was filmed and is available for people to view on the IHC New Zealand facebook page. In mid April, Grace’s video was shown to her friends and staff at the IDEA services Vocational Centre in Rangiora and Laura presented Grace with her certificate. It was a very proud moment and the completion of the first Skill Based Assignment in North Canterbury.
IHC volunteer Laura, congratulates and presents Grace, with her certificate of achievement.
Grace played amazingly well, the skills learnt and the progress made in just a short period is outstanding. At the beginning of the programme, Grace was only playing for short bursts and the same rhythm, the video shows her playing along to Jail House Rock for a full 3 minutes with a drum solo at the end. If you want to know more about Volunteering with IHC, visit their website at www.ihc.org.nz/get-involved/volunteering or contact the local co-ordinator Jackie Cronin, 027 531 3579, jackie.cronin@ihc. org.nz
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From our Mayor David Ayers
The Woodpecker Area Keeps its Community Board
The recent decision of the Local Government Commission to allow for a Woodend-Sefton Community Board (which I support) within the new Kaiapoi-Woodend Ward means that the uniqueness of your local community has been recognised. The Pegasus Residents’ Group and the Woodend Community Association worked together and backed their communities in their presentations to the Commission.
A Community Board represents a community, not a ward, and the community in this case has been deemed to include the Woodend, Pegasus, Waikuku, Saltwater Creek, Sefton and Mount Grey Downs areas.
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So what does a Community Board actually do? They meet most months and deal with a range of matters of local concern. With some of these matters they have the authority to act, for others they make recommendations to the Council. It is extremely unusual for the Council to go against the recommendation of a Community Board. The only real exceptions to that are the Council’s Long Term and Annual Plans, because the Council, of necessity, has to look at the needs of the whole District. Quite a lot of their work is to do with reserves because they have some budget allocation to carry out improvements. They are also the means the Council uses to distribute small grants to community groups, so they have a budget based on population size. At its most recent meeting, the current Woodend-Ashley Community Board approved a master plan for Gladstone Park, allocated funding for a scooter and bike stand at the Pegasus Lake Playground, allocated funding for stage two of the Woodend Beach walk/cycleway, approved a submission to the Council on Kaiapoi Pā Road between Pegasus and Waikuku, approved a submission to the Council’s Draft Annual Plan, appointed a member to attend the Tuahiwi ANZAC service a lay a wreath on behalf of the Board, approved grants to two organisations, and ratified a submission to the Draft Waimakariri Red Zone Recovery Plan. As you can see, quite a variety of business - both small and big but all important for your community.
HOMEBASED CARE AND EDUCATION Family Tree homebased are thrilled to be able to offer parents the option of placing their child in an education and care environment within an Educators own home. Our Educators provide children with opportunities to learn, grow and develop within a one-on-one home setting. We have proudly been supporting our families and community for the last eighteen years with our Preschools and are excited to be giving parents another option that may better suit their needs. All of our Educators are self-employed, police checked, and have a current first aid qualification. They set their own hourly rate per child beginning at $5 per hour. We can provide support with Work and Income childcare subsidies should you believe you are eligible, and offer 20 hours free for children over 3 years old. Educators can have no more than 4 children at one time. If this of interest to you please contact Jen Hall on 0277228010. THE WOODPECKER MAY 2016
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Woodend Community Association Inc REPORT FOR MAY 2016
The Local Government Commission have deliberated on the issue of Community Boards within the District ensuing from the hearing held to consider the objections we made to the Councils proposals for 3 Community Boards. Our objection to this proposal was that we, along with the Pegasus Residents Group, felt there needed to be more regard to Communities of Interest and that we had little of common interest with Kaiapoi who have many issues of their own to deal with. Consequently, meetings could have become lengthy and neither parties concerns receiving a proper hearing. The Press release with the Commissions findings is included below:8 April 2016 Commission announces decision on representation arrangements for Waimakariri District Council
The Local Government Commission today announced its decision on the Waimakariri District Council’s membership and ward arrangements for the 2016 local elections. The Council had proposed: • A council made up of a Mayor and 10 councillors • The 10 councillors to be elected from three wards • Three community boards – Kaiapoi Woodend, Oxford-Ohoka and Rangiora Ashley The Commission received one appeal and two objections to the Council’s proposal. After hearing from the Council, the appellant and the objectors the Commission has decided to: • uphold the Council’s proposal for wards and the number of councillors • uphold the proposals for the Oxford-
Ohoka and Rangiora-Ashley community boards • provide for two community boards in the Kaiapoi-Woodend Ward – Kaiapoi Tuahiwi and Woodend-Sefton – rather than the one proposed by the Council. The Council’s representation arrangements for the 2016 local elections will therefore be: • A Mayor and 10 councillors • The 10 councillors elected from wards as follows: Kaiapoi-Woodend Ward 4 councillors Rangiora-Ashley Ward 4 councillors Oxford-Ohoka Ward 2 councillors • A Rangiora-Ashley Community Board with 8 elected members and 4 appointed councillors • An Oxford-Ohoka Community Board with 6 elected members and 2 appointed councillors • A Kaiapoi-Tuahiwi Community Board with 5 elected members and 2 appointed councillors • A Woodend-Sefton Community Board with 5 elected members and 2 appointed councillors The determination is available on the Commission’s website: www.lgc.govt.nz The Woodend Community Assoc. along with the Pegasus Residents Group are very pleased with the outcome of the hearing and that our submissions were upheld. The full report can be accessed through the website included above for those who want to review the process. It is great to have joined with the PRG on this issue and the cooperation on future issues impacting our communities will be welcomed. Report continues on page 12 >>>
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Woodend Bowling Club - Walker Wins
Karima Walker (pictured right), from the Woodend Bowling Club won the first and second year’s women’s singles Champion of Champions in April. Walker, in her first year, won at club level and then went to compete against other club champions. Walker cruised through the first two games then faced stiffer completion in the Semi final, the player to get 21 shots first, wins, Walker 20 – 17 behind stayed calm, and sticking to her coaches instructions held her nerve, picking up singles on the next two ends, then the two shots required to give her the win, 21-20.
The final was played under more difficult conditions as a strong breeze had blown in which had some affect on the bowls. Walker held the upper hand throughout the final beating Woolston Clubs representative 21-15. Memebers are reminded the AGM is to be held in the club rooms on Saturday June 11th at 2pm.
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How Can You Support the Woodend Community? Operational Fire Fighters – Daytime Availability We are currently recruiting for daytime members. If you reside in or work in Woodend, have availability to respond to fire calls between the hours of 8.00am and 5.00pm Monday to Friday and would be interested in becoming a member of our volunteer team, then we would like to talk to you. Weekly training occurs on a Monday night and there is a requirement to attend compulsory courses and other firefighting activities and musters from time to time. Operational Support Member Do you have excellent computer skills and availability on a Monday night to support the administration of member training records? From time to time there would be other requirements for support across general Brigade activities, excluding firefighting. TALK TO US If either of the above opportunities appeals to you and you would like to become a member of the wider Woodend Volunteer Fire Brigade family, please contact us. Alternatively, visit us at the Fire Station on one of the dates below and discuss with a member of our team. Thursday
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Walkway/Cycleway Project to Woodend Beach This is still the main focus for the WCA stage two of our project and we are actively fundraising towards completion of the project. More on this below. When completed, the walkway will be connected with a pathway from Petries Road, the Tutaipatu track through to Pegasus/ Waikuku with a further link back to Petries Road. This means as, one commentator observed, a trail that requires no negotiation of SH1. Our very own fitness circuit. Pine Cone Collection and Sale We had a successful collection of Pine cones down at the beach where trees had been felled with a number of people turning up to aid the collection and we would like to thank them for their help. We had a large number of bags provided from the Butts and managed to fill 60 or 70 of them. The writer realise he put the wrong date for the collection but it worked out anyway, although some may have been confused by the error. We had a mixed day, the following Sunday, selling the cones but did manage to sell a good number and thanks to the door to door selling from Jacqui Millar and Barbara Stokes, more were disposed of. We have a number of bags left Any persons willing to help with this and if you would like any contact John Archer on (027 433 2558 or at jjarcher@clear.net.nz) An order of 5 bags plus ($25.00) will be delivered free in the Woodend area. Quiz Night This will be held on the 20th June at 6.45pm at Monteiths Bar/Grill in Rangiora. Tickets are $10.00 per person and teams made up of 6 persons. There are to be other activities on the night. (See Poster for the event for information). We would appreciate your support of this event, Page 12 THE WOODPECKER MAY 2016
which proved to be a fun night when held last year. There are already teams registered so if you want to partake in the evening get your group registered asap before it’s to late. For more information or to register your interest in supporting the event. Contact Kirstyn at kirstynbarnett@gmail.com (03)312 5150 or 021 312230 The Community Association are looking for fund raising events to help us realise the completion of the project and if there are any suggestions/ideas that anyone can come up with please contact John Archer at jjarcher@clear.net.nz or 027 433 2558 to discuss. (NB The email for John is not as shown on the last report, at this stage Some of the issues facing the community needing to be addressed in the mind of the writer include:• Speed Limits in and around the township environs. (eg. Beach and Sandhill Roads.) Relocation of the 50 km sign, at the South Entry to the Town 50m? further South so motorists have slowed down by the time they reach Pound Corner. Confluence of SH1, Woodend/Rangiora and Beach roads. • A playground/socialising development in the central area to address the needs of our young people. • If you have any concerns you feel need to be addressed contact with these. Coffee Group A reminder our coffee group at The Grub Hub cafe is on every 2nd Tuesday of the month – next dates, 12th April 10th May. Everyone welcome especially anyone new to the Woodend area – we are a friendly bunch, come along and invite your neighbours. Membership We would welcome new members to join the Association in either an active or a
passive support. The small membership fee of $5.00 per household is a small financial commitment. This support provides us with funds to represent Community concerns to the relevant authority and promote events for the social well being of Woodend. Contact one of the people listed below if you would like to join. President: John Archer 18 Sandhill Road, RD 1 Kaiapoi 7691 Phone: (027)433 2558 Email: jjarcher@clear.net.nz Secretary: Jacqui Miller 20 Woodglen Drive, Woodend 7610 Phone:(027)6377927 Email: jacquiandsam@smfilms.com Treasurer: Pam Smith 5 Stopforth Street, Woodend 7610 Ph. (021)158 5941 Email: peachy819@gmail.com
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parkrun comes to Pegasus
parkrun started in 2004 in Bushy Park, Teddington, UK, it has since grown to an international family of over half a million runners (and counting). A team of volunteers organise free weekly timed runs all over the world. Soon to start in Pegasus, the runs are open to all – from juniors and first timers to Olympians and octogenarians.
Pegasus parkrun will start at 8:00am on sat 18 June 2016 and every Saturday thereafter. The 5km timed run/walk is a free event. Participants register online and are given a barcode which assists with event organization and recording results. Those interested in the Pegasus parkrun can register online at www.parkrun.com from 27 May onwards. Geoff McMillan, Run Director for the upcoming Pegasus parkrun says “getting parkrun up and running at Pegasus has been a lengthy exercise, the reward will be in seeing the enjoyment of the runners on the day.” At the same time as getting this off the ground, the event organisers are also looking for volunteers to help with timing or giving course directions. Prior to the Pegasus event details being available on the official parkrun website, those interested in volunteering can contact Geoff via email:
gmgeofftheref1@gmail.com Across the world runners are processed, websites updated and emails sent each week. The parkrun community is growing all the time – but it’s all still based on the simple, basic principles formed from the start: weekly, free, 5km, for everyone, forever. parkrun are big fans of persistence, and love celebrating when a parkrunner reaches a significant milestone. There are special clubs runners automatically join when they reach a specific target. For example, the 10 Club, Juniors get this badge of honour when they’ve run ten 5km parkruns. The 50 Club is for runners getting serious, and for anyone who reaches their 50th parkrun. The special clubs go all the way to the 500 Club, which has one member, however the 250 club has 576 runners at the time of writing this article. It took 8 years for parkrun to make it to NZ, the organisers of the first event in 2012 said the enthusiasm they encountered for the format was astounding, and so it continues…. Runners for the inaugural Pegasus parkrun on June 18, once registered online, are invited to meet at the swing bridge 10 mins before start.
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Woodend Playcentre
This year Woodend Playcentre is celebrating a BIG BIRTHDAY!!! Do you have any stories and / or photos of your time at Playcentre? Please do get in touch, we would love to hear and see them and be a part of our celebrations.
You are the most important teacher your child will ever have! Woodend Playcentre is back after the holidays all refreshed and raring to go for another term. With this term beginning we are looking ahead to Matariki with stories, song and of course, kai. Historically, the star cluster Matariki was a navigational aid for Maori and an indicator of the coming seasons. If the stars were clear, it was a sign that the year ahead would be warm and productive. The rising of the star constellation known as Matariki is an important time in the Maori calendar. It heralds in the Maori New Year, which is a time to connect with, and give thanks to the land, sea and sky. It is also a time for the community to come together and acknowledge the year gone by, as well as, to celebrate and prepare for the year ahead. This involves the sharing of kai (food), rituals, entertainment, hospitality and knowledge. (AKL Council) . Woodend Playcentre is fundraising for
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new equipment thus selling the 2016/ 2017 Entertainment Book - Still just $65.00 giving you over $20,000 of value! To order the App for your smartphone ,or the Book, type in the web address below or call/ txt Claire: 022 122 0452 www.entbook.co.nz/134y532 Woodend Playcentre is parent led with a small whanau so your support means a great deal, thank you Whanau tupu ngatahi - families growing together. Woodend Playcentre, School Rd, Woodend (behind the Community Centre) Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri 9:15am-12:15pm Contact: Claire 022 122 0452, Kim 027 717 8754 or Lee 021 999 077 WOODPECKER DELIVERER REQUIRED
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Pegasus Residents Group Inc NEWS SNIPPETS MAY 2016
WHAT’S HAPPENING IN PEGASUS? •
Great news! Lake Pegasus has been cleared for use again and it’s been great seeing boats on the lake and children paddling during the school holidays.
• Work will soon be commencing on the Gladstone Park improvements, starting with the removal of the house on Gladstone Road, some tree planting, irrigation and car park work. There will also be a pathway constructed from Hakatere Road to the Clubrooms. • The Woodend Ashley community board have approved the purchase of a scooter and bike stand for Pegasus Lake playground. •
There’s a bingo night with ‘Ethel & Bethel’ at the Flat White on Saturday 18 June. It’s going to be a great night out with bingo, an auction and loads of fun for all. Check the Pegasus Residents Group website for more information.
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now comprise of two boards (as it did in the public consultation document); one for Kaiapoi Tuahiwi and one for Woodend Sefton. We firmly believe this is the right decision and in the best interests of our communities. NZTA NORTHERN ROADING CORRIDOR INFORMATION SESSION The Pegasus Resident’s Group Annual General Meeting is to be held on Tuesday 10 May, 2016 commencing at 7.00pm. The venue is the Woodend Community Centre, School Road, Woodend. The AGM will be followed by a presentation from NZTA on the new roading corridors from North Canterbury to Christchurch. A light supper will be provided. All welcome. Please contact the Secretary for further information. Welcome Bags – If you are new to Pegasus, send us an email or text (with your name and address) and we will drop off a Welcome Bag with loads of useful local information (including a map and community directory!)
WHAT’S PRGI UP TO? We are pleased to say that our joint efforts with the Woodend Community Association have assisted in having the Local Government Commission overturn the WDC decision to have just one community board representing the Kaiapoi – Woodend ward. The representation in this area will
BINGO NIGHT with Ethel & Bethel
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Pegasus Residents Group Inc. www.pegasusresidentsgroup.com pegasusresidentsgroup@gmail.com 0274 310 803
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Saturday 18 June – Flat White Café. 7.30 start - Tickets $15 Get your friends together for a fun packed hilarious evening!! More details : pegasusresidentsgroup.com
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Rural fire services put through their paces Woodend Beach Forest was a hive of activity one Saturday afternoon in April as the district’s rural fire services were put through their paces in an exercise that involved 86 volunteers.
The event allowed the volunteers a practical opportunity to showcase their skills and awareness of the requirements for fighting a major fire, all the while being closely observed by senior Rural Fire Officers. Volunteers are required to prove their operational competence regularly over time at real fires, on formal training courses and at informal training activities such as this exercise. The exercise also gave the district’s senior firefighters the chance to conduct management level workshops, helping to equip them for the requirements of
heading up a team fighting a large and complex blaze, which might be spread over a big area. The bigger the event, the greater the likelihood that behind-the-scenes management will be required, to organize the crowds of spontaneous volunteers who invariably pitch in to help during an emergency.
Crucially the exercise highlighted areas where system improvements can be made, providing the organisers with fertile territory as they look to further refine the district’s emergency procedures and operational plans. See page 10 of this issue of the Woodpecker to find out how you can support the Woodend community by becoming a member of the wider Woodend Volunteer Fire Brigade family.
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Ravenswood update
According to the latest Ravenswood Update newsletter, commercial sales are progressing well and they will soon be announcing a number of key commercial transactions, which will allow construction to start this year. They are currently preparing for a new launch of sections and will soon be moving the office from Main North Road, Papanui, to the Ravenswood site, in preparation for start of construction. The existing office closed at the end of April, the new office will be opening around the beginning of June. Those interested in connecting with the Ravenswood team and learning more about the development are still be able to contact the Ravenswood office on 03 375 0010 or live@ravenswood.co.nz
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THIS MONTH WITH HARRY With a couple of new sub-divisions appearing in the locality the need for new street names follows. In days of yore, the then forward thinking county council decided to name Woodend streets after the early settlers thereby preserving the towns heritage. In addition to the longstanding Chinnerys, Petries, Judsons and Eders, we gained Hewitts, Gibbs, Bowie etc etc. From the originals Parsonage let the side down a bit, but that was where the parsonage was. Gladstone was named after Henry John Gladstone, a cousin of the then British prime minister William Ewart. He never actually settled here but speculated in land on the corner of Gladstone and the main north road. During the transition of county to district council the original list of suggested names became lost and such things as Woodglen, Greenwood. Grange View etc crept in. We even got a Lacy Gate complete with the dubious outfit at no. 15. The only thing missing was Coronation, Shortland and Sesame. Of course when naming streets after residents either past or present, one has to be sure that person was of good character and led a good and honest life. Which is why we will never get a Clegg Street, Marris Way or Cosgrove Close. Another thing that occasionally influences the street name is the actual length or amount of lettering. I am a great believer in including the full name of the person. On my original list submitted to council I included a Mary Ellen Drive after probably the most high profile lady to live in the village. This was turned down as it had too many letters. I submitted it again when liasing with the consultants naming Pegasus and it became Mary Ellen Street! Conversely I had included an Alan Barnes Street after the first New Zealand serviceman killed in W.W.2., but this simply Page 22
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became Barnes Street. Alan Barnes was brought up in Woodend where his father, Harry, owned the ‘Royal Hotel’. My new list for impending Woodend developments include a Jill Creamer Drive or similar. Everyone knew our Jill as Jill and most would agree she needs to be honoured with a full title. As the town develops more and more names are required. To date most relate to pre 1900 settlers but when one runs out of these one has to move into the next century. However my new list includes 3 or 4 names of Burnham Industrial school children who were boarded out to Woodend in the 1880s and made history one way or another. We already have a Pascoe Drive named after Tommy Pascoe. Tommy along with siblings Billy and Bessie were fostered by the Morris family who lived on Petries Road. A real character Tommy stayed on in Woodend becoming the towns official ‘sherriff’. Other B.I..S. names submitted include Luisetti, Coulter and Hazelhurst who one way or another contributed to Woodends history. The school board elections are once again upon us. Most schools advertise in the local papers of this fact along with their individual logos and headings. Our local school to date has announced this lumped in with a collective advertisement. There seems to a distinct reluctance by the Woodend school to publicly advertise any vacancies such as office staff, relief teachers etc. However it was refreshing to see recently a public ad for a school caretaker. Public ads help avoid nepotism. After several years of asking, I allowed my name to be forwarded at the last elections. To be honest whilst I am interested in my local school, the administration
and workings dont appeal that much. The fact that my great grandmother, my grandmother and both my parents received their early formative education at Woodend doesn’t galvanise me into being part of the governance. Probably the thing that swayed me was that some of my Boys’ Club members had issues which resulted in their having to be taken away when these weren’t addressed. Another factor in parents wanting an outsider was the perception, either conceived or not, that making a fuss could result in some sort of nemesis on their children. However I came last in the official count. I think that some of my votes may have been lost in transit as those who said they supported me outnumbered the final tally. Since then there have been two or three secondments to the board. These vacancies were publicised in the school newsletter, but not publicly. Which of course makes one wonder how an outsider gets to know about such vacancies.. Another thing makes me wonder why there is a definite urge not to let me into the fold. I have canvassed 4 or 5 other boards in the district who have the policy of asking the next cab off the rank if they still wish to join in the case of a casual vacancy. In short, the next in line in the vote count gets asked. This doesn’t happen at Woodend. Finally I would urge parents to give some thought to voting an outsider in this time. You will get the choice of at least 2 or 3 candidates that I know of this time. Ones that will speak up on issues without fear of retribution etc etc. Finally folks you heard the next subject first in the March ‘Woodpecker’ In my genuine attempt to help the good people of Pegasus solve the problem of their dirty old lake, I said that the council probably wouldn’t be able to contribute as they had to furnish their
new offices. On page 4 of the April 9th ‘Northern Outlook’there is a picture of Mr Gerard Cleary standing in front of the new office space. The very same Mr Gerard Cleary that told the good people of ‘Pegasus’ as reported in the March issue of the ‘Woodpecker’ that “to date the lake is performing in every way to which it was designed” What, designed to become weed infested, designed to home a plague of eels, designed to host plantonic cynobacteria. Yeah right. I am told the word “maturing” was also quoted. What, maturing like a good single malt. It certainly has the right colour. Maturing like a good Stilton. Apparently it sometimes smells a bit. That is certainly not what the late Bob Robinson said the lake was designed for at the initial Pegasus meetings. However back to the office moves. It appears that the council voted to increase the $200,000 budget to $570,000 to fit out and move staff. This was after a report prepared by Mr Cleary with the help from Element 17 “who are experts in this field” although “he was unable to give specific details about how cost estimates were calculated”. It is also stated that “quotes were not sought from other external contractors”. However it is a great relief to find out that “having additional ratepayers in the district due to the growth means that individual ratepayers will not necessarily be paying more”. Thank heavens for that although I am a bit suspicous of the words ‘not necessarily’. The breakdown in costs as reported still ask a question. We have been allocated $570,000, we will flog off a portacom for $90,000 which makes $480,000. “ Some of the maximum possible spends broken down in the report include $30,000 for screens/partitions, $20,000 for additional furniture and desks and $26,000 for a project management fee”. Continues over page >>>
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This makes a total of $76,000. $76,000 from $480,000 makes $404,000. It is not reported what this $404,000 will be spent on. Finally oh finally folks, below are a couple of photos taken on our new game camera. In our quest to make our Boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Club members become hunters and gatherers we sometimes take them out on the hill. And if they manage to refrain from talking etc we sometimes bowl a deer or a pig
and everyone takes home a bit of venison or pork. We recently found a wallow not a million miles from our hut and we explained that was where stags rolled around in the mud making themselves attractive to lady deers. However unless there is one seen actually rolling around in the mud some of our guys need a bit of convincing. So we set a camera up and after 10 days it recorded some 176 images including six of sheep. The rest were fairly convincing. J.H.
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Carpooling best option to ease Northern Motorway congestion
Carpooling is the best option to help alleviate morning commuter congestion on Christchurch’s Northern Motorway according to the results of a new commuter survey.
Eighty percent of those surveyed indicated they would be open to the idea of carpooling or already carpool. The NZ Transport Agency’s Southern Regional Director Jim Harland, who is leading the team working on short-term solutions to ease congestion, says there will always be peak-hour congestion on the Northern Motorway, even when the new Western Corridor and Northern Arterial are built, because of the continual growth in traffic volumes from the north. “What everyone needs to do is start thinking about how they travel and consider using alternative transport options to their private car, such as carpooling, which provides more capacity on the network and more predictable journey times. “Carpooling and public transport are all parts of the transport network and greater use of these will help reduce congestion.” Those surveyed said they wanted incentives, such as carpooling lanes, to make carpooling easier. Mr Harland says the letscarpool.co.nz website was a great starting point for commuters wanting information on how to take the first steps to carpooling. The Northern Corridor Commuter Research survey was completed by almost 400 commuters in late November/early December. Most morning peak-hour
commuters said they found the congestion both frustrating and unsatisfactory. However, few said they saw public transport as an alternative option. Respondents’ perceived public transport as slower than driving and also inconvenient. Only 3% were regular bus users, compared with 90% who drove. Mr Harland says motorists will continue to experience delays and frustrations if they do not change their travel behaviour, looking at alternative options and travelling at alternative times. Environment Canterbury public transport manager David Stenhouse said the northern motorway research provided an interesting insight into commuter behaviour. “It’s great to get people thinking about how they travel and how their choices affect congestion. “We’re improving the public transport services in the Waimakariri area to encourage more people to catch a bus to help ease congestion on the Northern Motorway. By catching the bus you can do your bit to reduce congestion.” Waimakariri District Mayor David Ayers encourages North Canterbury road users to consider the options available for travelling into the city during peak hours. “We still have very high numbers of vehicles, around 85%, with only one person in them travelling into Christchurch in the morning peak hour. “If more people share their ride or catch a bus, even if it’s only one or two days a week, this will make a difference.” THE WOODPECKER MAY 2016
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CHURCH NOTICES Anglican Parish of Woodend Methodist Church Woodend-Pegasus 86 Main Road, Woodend. State Highway One. Rev. Philomeno Kinera Office (03) 313 3448, St. Barnabas Church Vicar, Rev Gerard Jacobs Phone: 027 858 9595 A community of believers, serving the wider community in love.
The Mainly Music sessions have been going well since they resumed this year, and it has been a delight to see how much the children and their caregivers enjoy them. The sessions will resume on Wednesday 4th May, with the beginning of the new school term. If you would like to bring your children along we would love to see you there. Our ANZAC day service, held on 24th April, was a poignant reminder, as all the ANZAC services are, of the sacrifice made by so many on our behalf. A member of our congregation created a beautiful cross for the day, made of red knitted poppies, which was a fitting tribute to the fallen. This month is a quieter one, with our Traditional services at 9.30 am and our Contemporary services at 4.30 pm every Sunday. We would be delighted to make you welcome at any of these services. The Presbyterian Support lunch meetings, like the Mainly Music sessions, continue to run weekly, offering care and entertainment to those at both ends of the age range. We are still collecting used postage stamps on behalf of Anglican Missions, so if you have any stamps (not unfortunately Kiwi stamps) which you want to see recycled in a good cause, we would be pleased to receive them from you. In the meantime, we hope you have a good month!
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Our next movie afternoon will be on Wednesday 4 May at 1 p.m. sharp. The movie will be a comedy. Any queries phone Ruth 3122094 or Evelyn 3127740. Free entry and a gold coin donation for the afternoon tea. The following month on Wednesday 1 June will be a drama.
COMMUNITY NOTICES FRIENDS GROUP Next meeting is Wednesday 25 May at 12 noon. Shared finger food lunch followed by speaker Helen Heddell of “Farmy Army” fame. All welcome. St Barnabas Church Lounge, 147 Main Road, Woodend. Enquiries: Beverley 312 7777
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Woodend Combined Probus Club
Our November Mini-Speaker was a club member born in Invercargill in 1945, where she was brought up with her two younger sisters. Riverton, Stewart Island, Queenstown and Dunedin were the family holiday destinations. Crossing the rough water of the Foveaux Strait is etched in her mind! In 1956 the family moved to Christchurch when her father transferred from the Invercargill Railway Workshops to those at Addington. Our speaker recalled her schooldays at Wharenui, including representing Canterbury at Primary Schools’ Netball. After taking the Commercial Course at ChCh West High (now Hagley Community College) she went to work for Canterbury Building Society. At school she met her future husband and after marrying in 1967 they moved to Hawarden where he taught at the District High School. Their family has now grown to 5 sons and 11 grandchildren. Always busy, our speaker told us about her involvement with the Hawarden Plunket Group and the local playcentre as well as summer tennis and winter squash, plus coaching, umpiring, transporting and fundraising for the Hawarden Junior Tennis teams! After the 3 eldest left home, she became Assistant Co-ordinator of Continuing Education for the school (which evolved to become Hurunui College) and then Teacher Aide with a child with Special Needs, working 1 to 1 with different students. In addition, she was involved with the Hawarden Volunteer Fire Brigade, where her husband was Fire Chief for 14 years. Subsequently they have travelled a lot, including Australia, Europe and Thailand. They moved to Kaiapoi in 2011 where she enjoys retirement with involvement in various clubs. Our main speaker of the month was Mischeal McCormick, who is a Registered Nurse and the working owner of Adriel Page 28
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House and Rest Home in Amberley. The topic of her talk, however, was on the entirely unrelated subject of her motorbike ride in Mongolia! Mischeal said she loved her work but like everyone she needed “time out” and started motorbike riding.
Having ridden all over NZ, taking part in the Burt Munro and Brass Monkey rallies and having a bike trip to North Vietnam she was looking for another challenge. This came as an invitation to join 17 other like-minded adventurers on the 2015 Blue Wave “Rally for Rangers” which helps to raise funds to purchase new motorbikes and gear for the Park Rangers who patrol the National Parks of Mongolia. The 17 participants in 2015 came variously from New Zealand, Australia, Japan, Russia and the USA and enjoyed 16 days of offroad riding in the roadless expanse that is Northern Mongolia. The rally had 4 support vehicles and 2 Russian vans for meal catering plus a documentary film crew and nights were spent in tents or in Gers (the local name for Yurts). Mischeal gave a riveting account of her off-road adventures, brought to life by many photos taken mainly by her daughter Jess. The photos showed us the vastness of the countryside, the nomadic way of life of the Mongolians and the variety of animals (yaks, horses, goats etc) to be encountered. Some terrain was so rough that an exhausting hard day’s ride might
only cover 50 or 60 k. The Rally ended with a very moving ceremony at which 20 brand new motorbikes were given to their new Park Ranger owners. Our regular monthly bus trip took 51 of us to the 1000 hectare Bottle Lake Forest. Ranger Warren Hunt gave us a very informative tour and talk about the Forest and the Landfill activities. We enjoyed an excellent lunch at the Turf Sports Bar in Queenspark before we returned to Woodend 21 of our members enjoyed coffee and scones at our monthly coffee morning, held this time at â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Five Stagsâ&#x20AC;? in Arlington, Rangiora.
Woodend Indoor Bowling Club
The season has started well and we are pleased to welcome several new members. The month started with a social visit from the Clarkville Club, this was a fun evening enjoyed by all. Two teams are currently playing in competitions being held at the Fernside Club and North Canterbury competitions held at Southbrook School. Our club member Jenny Hammond has recently represented Canterbury at the Deaf Indoor Bowls Championships. It was a winning weekend for Jenny and Canterbury were the overal winners. If you are interested in playing indoor bowls, why not come along to the Woodend Community Hall on a Friday evening. Play starts at 7.30pm. We are a small, friendly club and welcome new players of all ages. For further information please contact: President: Helen Power 313 5749 Club Captain: Rex Macauley 313 3627 Pat Vaughan 312 2335
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COMMUNITY CONTACTS Woodend Volunteer Fire Brigade Chief Fire Officer, Murray Lamb
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Community Emergency Response Team Rick Cable. Email: rcable@clear.net.nz
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Woodend Play Centre Claire Cameron 022 122 0452 Woodend Toy Library Stephanie Email: toylibrarywoodend@gmail.com
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Woodend/Waikuku Plunket Clare Hewett 312 2640 Woodend Preschool/Nursery Sheryl Rule 312 7654 email woodendpreschool@xtra.co.nz website www.woodendpreschool.co.nz Acorn Early Childcare 03 312 2179 Email; jointhefun@acornearlychildcare.co.nz Website: www.acornearlychildcare.co.nz Nature’s Play Preschool -Pegasus 9434935 Email: pegasuspreschool@naturesplay.co.nz Website: www.naturesplay.co.nz Tuahiwi Community Pre-School
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St Barnabas Church, Woodend Anglican Parish of Woodend-Pegasus Vicar: Rev. Gerard Jacobs 027 858 9595 Hall Hire Bookings – Audrey 313 6034 Home Groups - Anne Graham 313 4457 Mainly Music – Keith Heyworth 03 745 9181 or email rurukid@gmail.com cell 027 688 5597 Woodend Methodist Church Minister, Rev. Philomeno Kinera Hall Bookings, Evelyn Woodend Bowling Club President, Mike Carpenter Secretary, Doreen Williams
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Woodend Netball Club Jenny Loffhagen, President Rachael Paterson, Secretary
Lions Club of Woodend President David Marks Youth Centre Co-ordinator, Lois Inch
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Woodend Golden Oldies Rugby & Netball President, Tony Hurley 312 7311
Woodend Combined Probus Club President, Mike Benson Secretary, Rae Miller
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Woodend Community Centre Advisory Group Chairperson, John Batistic 310 0654 Woodend Garden Club Helen Power, President June Bryson, Secretary Gladstone Park Advisory Group Chairperson, Mark Paterson
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Woodend Ashley Ward Community Board Chairperson, Chris Prickett 310 7308 Deputy Chairperson, Karen Eastwood 027 600 794 Waikuku Beach Surf Life Saving Club Richard Marsom wbslsc@wbslsc.com Woodend Gymnastics Club Astrid Breach 310 0212 Page 30
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