The Woodpecker - April 2020

April 2020

Produced for the community, by the community

Teddy Bear Hunt - Pegasus Town - Lockdown Entertainment for Parents and Children

Christine Johnston was sent a post

from another Facebook site a couple of weeks ago, about a Teddy Bear Hunt. The idea was if you had a Teddy Bear, to put it inside your window and children could walk by and find them.

Thinking this was a great idea, Christine posted the idea on the local Pegasus Facebook site and within a

short time we had many addresses in our little village of Pegasus with people placing Teddy Bears and other soft toys in their windows. With the potential of a lock down happening it was a way of adding a fun activity for the young families here in Pegasus whilst outdoors to find and count them.

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SECTIONS from $159,000 HOUSE & LAND from $480,000

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Editor’s Note I hope you are keeping and staying safe AT HOME whilst you read this whilst we fight the COVID-19 virus. It is indeed unprecedented times we find ourselves in and am sure like me you are all going through several emotions all at once. This is a time when we must all stay connected within the guidelines as best we can and running the electronic April issue of The Woodpecker is one way we can do this.

I would like to start with thanking you all for continuing to support The Woodpecker during this difficult time.

This goes to the advertisers who have and are continuing to advertise with us and to those community groups who continue to provide updates of their groups and latest notices about closures or postponements.

For the first time this month The Woodpecker is ONLY publishing an electronic version uploaded onto ISSUU (www.issuu.com/woodpecker) due to the COVID-19 pandemic level 4 restrictions. I have a favour to ask you as you read this, that you reach out to those who may not be aware of the electronic version and share this as best you can with your family, friends, neighbours and colleagues. I encourage you to share the link with as many email groups you have whom live in the Pegasus, Woodend, Tuahiwi and Waikuku Beach areas so as many Page 2 The Woodpecker April 2020

people as possible continue to enjoy the local news and stories.

Finally, I would love to invite you to share your stories with me for our May edition. What are you up to and how has the lockdown made an impact on you as an individual or as a business or both? Let’s share our pain and our gain together and stay connected as well as supporting one another the best way we can.

I’ve contacted many of you inviting you to share your notices and stories already and have included what I’ve been given to date, however, would love to continue to receive these for future issues.

Debs Taylor-Hayhurst The Editor - Woodpecker

Attention Advertisers and Community Groups Are you part of a group which you would like to promote?

Are you a small local business who would like to promote themselves?

Do you have any community stories you would like to share?

Have you any information or notices you would like to share?

YES? We would love to hear from you!

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- Give smaller meals if they are less active Please give us a call and our nurses can talk you though body condition scoring to help in this process.

CONTACTS:

PHONE: 03 312 2669 EMAIL: pawsvets@gmail.com

ADDRESS: 71 Main North Road, Woodend (between vegetable and coffee shops) HOURS: 8.30am - 5.30pm Monday to Friday 8.30am - 6.30pm Wednesdays

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Home while your away

We offer a variety of flexible tailored pet care Pet sitting in your own home Lifestyle and Livestock sitting Dog walking and visiting

Why Us At home = stress free pets No. visits to suit you and your budget Nothing is too much trouble No subscriptions and ongoing obligations

Contact Natarsha 0210700799 - www.justaskus.co.nz

Just Ask Us JUST ASK US was conceived to help make your life easier and your holiday stress free. This new local business owned and operated by Natarsha Crawford offers tailor-made in home pet sitting, lifestyle block minding and dog walking service. It also has numerous other home services for people that need a helping hand around the home from time to time.

These include cleaning service, grocery service, garden service, helping tackle that to do list, nothing is too much trouble – a real one stop shop.

The friendly team at JUST ASK US are

experienced in pet care, customer service and have 20 years of project management experience – they pride themselves in being able to offer a personalised, all-encompassing animal sitting and home service.

“We pride ourselves on providing the kind of service I would expect to receive, if you need help JUST ASK, nothing is too much trouble” says owner Natarsha Crawford.

Natarsha and her husband spend years overseas experiencing as much as possible and working for global giants.

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Help when you need it

We offer a variety of flexible tailored home help Regular help or as a one off We can help with your to-do list Making your life easier

Why Us Locally owned and operated No subscription fees Nothing is too much trouble

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The response from the community has been overwhelming with many comments of appreciation from young and old alike.

Jean Williams saw the post and volunteered to put together a map of street names and the numbers of Teddy Bears that could be found in each street.

One parent is using it as a learning tool for her children with counting the different coloured bears. Christine has seen older people enjoying them just as much as the younger generations.

Within a few days it went from a handful of homes participating, to well over a hundred and continues to grow. The map is updated by Jean on a regular basis every few days and you can find a link here as well as on the Pegasus forum.

Jean herself has enjoyed hearing the children’s excitement when they discover her Teddy Bears. During walks with her own children she is taking photos of the many Bears giving so much joy to the community.

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We are working during this lockdown. Certain services are limited during this time. If you have any enquiries please phone or email.

Keep safe during this time.

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Durie Button - I Dickison Jean’s teddy bear is the pink hand knitted one.

The last piece of knitting her Mum managed to do for one of her twins the year she was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s.

Gypswic Pairs - J Hammond, J Lawrence Mixed Fours - R Miller, P Barr, R Wells, P Casserley Men’s Presidents Triples - G Creamer, S Jenkins, B Godfrey Women’s Years 1&2 - K Oneroa Women’s U5 Years Singles - J Anderson Women’s Singles - G Beale Women’s Pairs - Y O’Brien, M Mariu

Christine Johnston & Jean Williams

Women’s Triples - P Barr, J Anderson, P Hey

Woodend Bowling Club

Women’s Fours - R Miller, R Dickison, M Houston, M Taylor

In these interesting times as we are Women’s Presidents Triples - R Miller, unable to hold our Prize Giving and R Dickison, S McCormick Closing day on 5 April we are posting the Women’s Presidents Fours - J Herbert, winners of all our competitions.

P Barr, J Amer, K Oneroa

Trophy Winners 2019-20

Men’s Years 1&2 - G Dunlop

Margaret McDonald Shield - M Houston, P Hey

Men’s U5 Years Singles- B Smith

Most Improved Man - J Lawrence

Men’s Singles - J Dzenis

Most Improved Woman - K Oneroa

Men’s Pairs - B Smith, J Dzenis

Aggregate - M Scotson

Men’s Triples - B Dunbar, G Adams, P Harris

The 4 weeks of Community Bowls was cut short by a week, following a directive to all bowling clubs on 20 March, by Bowls NZ to curtail activities.

Men’s Fours - M Carpenter, J McCormick, S Jenkins, P Jenkins Men’s Fours Plate - I Dickison, K Harrison, R Macauley, J Dzenis

We decided to make the final Prize Giving to the 2 leading teams at the time.

Men’s Handicap Singles - K Thomas

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COVID-19 changes for Pegasus Pharmacy

• There is no need to stockpile medicines - medicine supply chains are not compromised, and the Pharmacy move to monthly dispensing markedly eases demand pressure • We prefer contactless EFTPOS, or payment via internet banking • For patients who wish to remain in their homes (over 70 or immunocompromised) we offer a delivery service Together, we can do this

At this stage there are NO change in opening hours - as an essential service we intend to remain open for the duration of lockdown.

NB the above also applies to our pharmacies in Amberley and Kaiapoi, (Kaiapoi Crossing) Garry & Su Brown (Cont’d from previous page)

Patients and customers can assist us by noting that:

Those teams were The Plough Pony’s and Corcoran French.

• IF you are UNWELL, please do not enter our premises - instead please phone us on 920 4081

Once again Community Bowls was successful, with 48 players competing each week.

• We are confining access to a limited area of the pharmacy - you are welcome in store but please do not enter if there are enough other customers present that your 2m bubble is compromised

We are thankful to our sponsors, The Good Home Pegasus, and Butchers Mistress.

• If you have requested a prescription from your doctor that is non-urgent, please allow several days to pass before you enquire with us (all medical centres have been under immense pressure)

And of course, thanks to the players, and our own members who volunteered their time for the event.

The event was managed by Alan Pegley, and Phil Harris.

We hope this terrible virus will be eradicated in time for our new season in September.

Rae Millar

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(Cont’d from Page 4) She describes this time in her life as ((20+ years of experience organising people, tasks and multi-million-dollar projects for global giants. “That time in the corporate world really taught me to be exceptionally organized, be a box checker and a list maker and a first-class project manager, it drives my husband nuts at times because there is a list for everything!” says Natarsha.

“I describe myself as a doer, a person that delivers what she promises, an honest ‘straight up’ person, who loves having a bit of fun”.

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include 3 children, a lifestyle block, 3 cats, a dog, 7 chickens, 15 sheep, 6 cows and 30 fish (and of course the odd wild rabbit!). “I grew up on a dairy farm in the far north of New Zealand, so have been born and raised around animals and livestock, ironically, I hated it as a kid. So, my parents couldn’t have been more surprised when my husband and I moved to North Canterbury and brought a lifestyle block”.

“While we love this life and the freedom it give us, we soon realised it was really hard to go away, as finding a person that is confident in looking after all the animals – especially in winter when feeding out and shifting fences was required, was really difficult” says Natarsha. “In the past we have used catteries and kennels but that doesn’t work so well now that we have farm

animals and fish to take care of, as they are not so portable, not to mention it was costing us a fortune to have animals in separate accommodation”.

“JUST ASK US was created to help solve these problems for other pet owners.

By having all the animals looked after in their own home this is not only less stressful for the animals, more convenient for their owners but is also a lot cheaper than using alternative options. With the added convenience of having the cleaning done, groceries in your fridge or other odd jobs sorted while your away its convenience at its best,” says Natarsha “We welcome anyone to give us a call to find how we can help you, nothing is too much trouble, if it’s not on our list of services, JUST ASK US we can tailor packages to suit you. JUST ASK US, it

makes perfect sense!”

JUST ASK US www.justaskus.co.nz / 021-0700-799 justaskus@hotmail. com Natarsha Crawford

Editor’s Note Post Lockdown and COVID-19 If you’d prefer NOT to have your newsletter delivered and would rather ONLY read the digital version, please contact Tyree Woodham on: 027 902 5611 OR 03 312 2256 or via email: totyshshmi@gmail.com Digital Issue available on: www.issuu. com

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After reopening, expected in probably four weeks, we will start our services and get in touch with you and rebook your appointments. You can also book your new Appointment or Service directly online, even in advance.

Please take care of yourself and your family in those unprecedented times!

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Dear Homeowner We are all now experiencing the lockdown in one form or another.

Many of us throughout New Zealand will still have many questions.

I thought I would drop a line or two of how our industry is operating through the lockdown period: The Real estate industry under the level four COVID-19 protocol announced by the government and will be in place from 11.59pm Wednesday evening as we already know.

This protocol will be for everyone and will help those of us through the pandemic period more readily.

Real estate and property management are not considered an essential service by the government.

A link to the government website outlining those services that are is here: http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/ public/2000/0024/latest/DLM61702. html

Real estate settlements The REINZ is working with the

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Auckland District Law Society and the New Zealand Law Society to attempt to find a cohesive way forward with settlements. Until a definitive answer and settlement protocol has been established, if they can be, any settlements / agreements falling due during the Covid-19 lockdown period should be referred to the legal representatives for both buyer and seller in order for a negotiated way forward to be achieved.

Close communication between sales consultant, client, and the respective legal representatives will be crucial to the success of negotiation of these settlements / conditional agreements.

As conveyancing is completed online settlements can take place however pre-settlement inspections or moving are not permitted.

This status may change.

Conditional contracts

Conditional contracts can still confirm during lockdown however should a condition not be able to be met due to the lockdown, i.e. the inability to conduct a property inspection, the buyer and seller would need to advise their legal representatives. Please

communicate with your real estate agent and solicitor.

Pre-settlement inspections

These are not permitted during the lockdown. Buyers should take legal advice should they be settling during the lockdown and without the ability to conduct the pre-settlement inspection.

Appraisals

Online appraisals can be completed and emailed to potential sellers.

Listings

The listing of property can still be completed while in lockdown being conducted via a listing authority emailed to the seller client and them printing it, signing and scanning back to the sales consultant.

Offers on properties

Sale and purchase agreements will be available to agents electronically and the tool Flexi Sign which allows both parties to sign documents and track changes. Contact your preferred real estate agent to the best way to write with correct clauses.

Open homes and private viewings These are not permitted during the lockdown. Only online viewings are possible.”

If you have any further questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me Keep safe – keep well - look after each other Amanda Smith Harcourts - Four Seasons Realty

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Message from PAWS Nick Deane We have limited staffing due to childcare and restrictions placed on us by regulation.

Our veterinary clinic is still open but in a very different way.

We are holding people at the door while our nurses act like personal shoppers for food and medicines!

It is very helpful if people can phone ahead for prescriptions, most of which can be filled on the day, so we can have it all packaged and ready.

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For appointments, this is by arrangement only, as we have been told no routine work and emergency appointments only to ensure our pets are kept free from pain and distress without breaking the spirit of self-isolation. In some cases, we are treating after phone consultation.

Where we need to see animals, we are limiting contact with owners, with consults happening outside through car windows followed by an examination by vet and nurse in the clinic. In this way we are trying to keep the chance of our own health being compromised to a minimum.

There is of course lots of hand washing and disinfecting surfaces such door handles and Eftpos pin pads.

As an additional service we are now offering to the door delivery of prescriptions and food to local people when required to try and help the elderly, immunocompromised and

those in isolation. Please let us know if this is needed.

Strange days but we hope to keep the clinic open and animals fit and well.

Take care Nick from PAWS Vets

Jean Williams – Light Painter My name is Jean and I love photography. I picked up my first film camera at the age of 19 with no clue how to operate it. I attended a course, joined a club in Nelson and it grew from there.

In the last 10 years I’ve taken family portraits and enjoyed being a Wedding Photographer with a focus on capturing the day as a story. I’ve even attended births and birthdays and I am a Heartfelt Editor.

My more recent passions in photography are birds and light painting. That is using lights and long exposure to create works of art. They

are unique in the fact you cannot ever replicate your own work. I am often seen about in winter, dressed in black, torches and tools in hand and camera on the tripod off to create some idea I have in my mind.

I often like to share some of my creations and you can find these on Facebook at https://www. facebook.com/ LightPainterNZ/.

Birds give me the chance to just be in nature, observing what is around me and being super-fast when I find one of interest to photograph. It takes a lot of patience, time and speed.

CANCELLED

Reunion for Player Managers and Coaches of The Woodend Senior Teams Between 19811989 Woodend Rugby Club Due to the current climate we have decided to cancel the proposed reunion for the Woodend Rugby Club Players Managers Coaches etc for the 80s scheduled for 1 - 3 May 2020.

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Pegasus Medical Centre Message from John Dehn

Woodend Gym Club

The Woodend Gym Club was the recipient of an award from the Trust power community awards. We are going to use it to update some equipment :) Considering how many larger more prestigious institutions are generally given awards I think we were very fortunate.

Saturday morning clinics will be cancelled in view of the current situation and patients. In the weekend patients to call the Healthline or present at the After Hours at 411 Madras street.

Simone Templeton

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COVID-19 In view of the COVID-19 pandemic, and following the College Guidelines, we are aiming at minimising face to face contact, providing your care using phone /video consults, especially for those over 70, those who have a chronic medical condition or are immune-compromised. Hence: * If you need any assistance relating to your health, well-being, social situation during this lock down period, please call us. * If you’re stable and need a repeat script, call us and we will fax to the chemist of your choice. * If you have a health concern, book with one of our GPs for a phone consult.

We might be able to manage your concerns without the need to come in * For some patients, and after phoning, we might ask you to come in. We ask you report to our entrance and you will be asked to wait in your car until the GP is available to see you. Unless acute / urgent attention is needed, and you will be seen immediately.

Non-essential care such as skin checks, minor surgery, Cervical Smears, driver licencing, injections, blood pressure and blood tests will be postponed.

We are taking all measures to protect our community, patients and staff. Please help us in that regards.

PLEASE DO NOT ARRIVE AT THE PRACTICE

FLU SEASON Due to a national shortage, we are not able to make appointments for flu vaccination until we know when the vaccines will be made available to General Practice.

Take care in your bubble. Pegasus Medical Centre Ph 03 920 4060.

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Debs Private Driving Service I thought it would be good to share a Little bit about me: 12 years’ experience as a health community worker, providing support, advocacy, advice and transport as well as those lovely cups of tea and a chin wag.

What started 6 months ago as a Driving Service has evolved into regular support and connections for some of my clients.

This is particularly relevant in our current situation, especially for those who have no family close by.

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Because I have Passenger Service License, I can still operate to provide essential services only i.e. groceries, pharmacy and Doctor.

This is providing peace of mind to my clients and their families knowing that someone is checking on them and making sure they have what they need.

Rest assured I am wearing masks, gloves, keeping the 2 metre distance and my visits are brief ( I am missing those cups of tea!!)

Phone Deb 021 289 9256.

Also, on Facebook.

Deb Tooby

H.O.H

HANDS OF HOPE BRINGING HOPE TRANSFORMING LIVES

HOPE COMMUNITY TRUST FOOD BANK WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE FOOD PARCELS TO THOSE IN NEED. Please call on 03 928 3066 and leave a message with your name, address, phone number and ages of those living at home with you. Food parcels will be delivered to your door without physical contact.

DONATIONS ARE GRATEFULLY RECEIVED, WE CAN COLLECT THESE WHILE OUT ON DELIVERIES. CALL FOR DETAILS FOR MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS

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Woodend Indoor Bowling Club COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Pegasus Plus Group Pegasus Plus Group meetings

will be put on hold until further notice, in line with the Ministry of Health Guidelines for our age group.

David & Kay Mills

During these tough times and with the wellbeing of our bowlers and community in mind, the Woodend Indoor Bowling club has taken the decision to CLOSE the club for the rest of the 2020 season.

Stay safe, keep well and be kind.

Club President - Gillian Small Club Captain - Rex Macauley

Woodend Lions Notice Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic the Anzac Service has been cancelled.

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From Jo at Snap Fitness Rangiora And Kaiapoi Maintaining Positive Physical and Mental Health at Home We expected the gym to close once we went to Level 3 Alert, but the timing came sooner than we expected so like many other businesses we had a bit of a crazy day on the Monday when we went to Level 3 / 4 Alert.

We had closed our doors by about 5pm but before and after then we had a stream of members, emails and phone calls coming in.

Snap Fitness made the decision to pause all memberships and payments immediately and members were made aware of that.

This is a 28 Day Challenge with exercise and nutrition plans linked to general health, weight loss, muscle mass gain or energy goals. it includes daily exercises, a nutrition plan and tons of recipes relevant to the goal set, plus positive vibe, healthy habit and forward-thinking activities all aimed at helping people maintain positive mental health.

The Challenge starts as soon as the person registers and runs for 28 days from then.

Further info or help is available from us by emailing rangiora@snapfitness.com or kaiapoi@snapfitness.com

Jo - Snap Fitness

After some routine shut down practical stuff attention then turned to how to provide members with exercise options other than the standard walk / run / bike options.

Two simple ways for everyone (not just members) are free short exercise videos and an at home challenge. The free exercise videos appear each day on the local Snap Fitness Rangiora and Snap Fitness Kaiapoi pages.

They feature different types of exercises – all of which can be done with any level of fitness and they all use items from home – back packs, the couch etc :) Another option is our MOVE with Snap Fitness at Home Challenge.

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Woodend Methodist Church March 2020 Report Hello all We have moved into unknown territory for many of us with the Coronavirus.

All Church Services and Events have been cancelled.

Stay safe everyone and keep well.

Look after yourselves and check on neighbours, friends and elderly by phone contact.

We are looking at setting up a service on Zoom on computers for all the parishioners who have email addresses.

If you wish to be part of this please contact Rev Veitomoni Siufanga at rangioramethodist@gmail.com There will also be a weekly bulletin each week by email or delivered to mailboxes.

God bless everyone.

Woodend Church/Hall bookings – contact Evelyn 3127740.

Woodend Friendship Club All meetings and social gatherings will be cancelled for at least two months.

Please stay safe and well until we meet again.

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NORTHCANTERBURY Are you having difficulty completing online forms using a computer?

We are here to assist you with the filling out of these forms that can only be completed online. Real Me, my IR, my MSD, or when applying for a passport all require online applications.

Citizens Advice can help you with a wide range of enquiries. Our service is free, universal and independent.

Please contact us on 0800 367 222 for assistance.

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Here are some activities that you can

do at home with the family that have been sent to us by Mana Ake – see attachment.

Please refer to the resource ;Stay At Home Care Package; and say it is on the Woodend School website www.woodend.school.nz for anyone interested.

Woodend School News These are strange and interesting times that we are currently dealing with.

A huge thank you to our parent community for their support on Monday with the announcement of the closure of schools and the positive way they and their children are engaging with the online programmes / activities the teachers have set up.

Just a few reminders:

Remember the most important thing at this point in time is to stay home and stay safe.

Nga Mihi Nui Adrienne Simpson - Principal

Woodend Playcentre Playcentre will temporarily be closed for the duration of the Covid-19 isolation period.

We hope and trust everyone will stay healthy and safe during this difficult time.

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School is closed for at least 4 weeks under Alert Level 4 conditions

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School holidays have been moved to be now: Monday 30 March through until Tuesday 14 April

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From Wednesday 15 April teachers will re-engage with students providing further online programmes, however school will not be open to attend for children or staff

their whanau.

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School playgrounds are closed and there is signage to this effect

Community Centre

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Teachers are keeping in touch with students via online platforms

Please visit us when we reopen.

We welcome children ages 0-6 along with Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, or Friday from 9:15am – 12:15pm.

Located behind the Woodend 6 School Road woodend@Playcentre.org.nz 027 353 2131

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Mayor Update Kia ora kotou. Warm greetings to everyone in our community.

Firstly, I want to acknowledge that for many of you it’s been a difficult week.

I know there’s a high level of uncertainty and things are changing almost on a daily basis.

I need to reassure you that the Council is working extremely hard to support our community and ensure all our essential services - water, roading, recycling and rubbish – will continue to operate smoothly through this difficult time.

carrying out our normal activities, such as dog registrations, LIMS and animal management.

We do ask for your patience, as we finish updating these processes to accommodate the situation.

We have streamlined our decisionmaking and have formed a Covid 19 Response Committee made up of Councillors, so our Council can adapt quickly to any challenges that may arise.

Our Councillors are at this moment taking another look through our budgets and at the projects we had planned for the coming year.

We have followed Ministry of Health guidelines and shut all Council building and facilities in order protect our residents.

It’s important that our infrastructure is maintained that we support our local contractors and we keep planning for our future growth.

We are closely following the situation, and as soon as it’s safe to reopen facilities, we will do so.

However, there may be spending that can be deferred until this situation is behind us.

In the meantime, we’re adapting and finding ways for people to access council services remotely.

I encourage you to listen and follow the advice from the Government.

Staff from departments such as the aquatic facilities, are being redeployed to assist our community in other areas when it’s safe to do so.

Our libraries already offer a great range of digital services you can access from home.

You can contact our Customer Services by email, phone, Facebook or Snap, Send Solve.

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Remain calm, look after one another and when the restrictions ease – support our local businesses as much as you can.

Our community is strong and resilient.

Our pandemic plans are up to date, and Civil Defence are ready to activate if needed.

We have been through hard times before, and together, united, we will beat this virus.

Tūhaitara Coastal Park This is an unprecedented time for Aotearoa New Zealand, and we would like to thank those who are looking after each other during this difficult time as well as the essential workers who are maintaining crucial services.

At the time of writing, our park office at Woodend Beach is CLOSED to the public. All upcoming events and group visits to the park have been suspended or postponed and we will be in touch when these activities are able to be resumed.

For urgent enquiries regarding the park please ring 021 024 55398 when necessary.

For fire, emergency, or police continue to ring 111. For non-urgent communication our team can be reached by emailing tkot.enquiries@ farmside.co.nz Please note that scheduled maintenance projects at the park will be delayed. This includes some track maintenance and mowing which cannot be undertaken at this stage.

Please continue to report any hazards to park staff via email or phone if urgent.

Remember this is an evolving situation and you can find up to date information on the https://covid19. govt.nz/ website.

At the time of writing, tracks are currently open to those living adjacent to the park. If this applies to you and you chose to visit the park, it is essential that you take

critical precautions including physical distancing of 2 meters and staying home as much as possible apart from essential trips.

Please note that currently playgrounds including those near the park are closed to discourage people from congregating. If these requirements change, we will update our website https://tkot92.wixsite.com/tuhaitara and Friends of Tuhaitara Coastal Park Facebook page.

Please remember Jacinda Ardern’s message to us all “Be calm, be kind, stay at home, we can break the chain”.

Steady As You Go (SAYGo) Steady As You Go (SAYGo) Falls Prevention Exercise Classes are cancelled until further notice.

We encourage our participants to keep doing some of the exercises at home, especially the ‘sit-to-stands’ which can easily be done in the commercial breaks when you are watching TV! We have a sheet of home exercises designed for older folk (and kindly provided by Laura Organ) if anyone would like a copy (whether you are a SAYGo participant or not).

Please email rfmpegasus2011@gmail. com (for an email copy) or ring Rhonda on 424 1844 and a hard copy can be left in your letterbox.

Best wishes to all and may you have a happy and healthy ‘lockdown’. Please follow Jacinda’s instructions to help us all keep well.

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PRGI – Pegasus Info Page – April 2020 PEGASUS COMMUNITY CENTRE CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE We would still like to hear from people who are interested in volunteering at the community centre when we are able to open again.

Please contact Ronel at prgi@pegasusresidentsgroup.com if you are interested, or for more info.

COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE PRGI are in contact with a number of community groups and agencies during the Covid19 lockdown. If you or someone you know needs assistance and you don’t know where to turn, please get in contact with us and we may be able to help. This includes anyone who may be struggling after a job loss and in need of food parcels.

Please email PRGI or phone Roger on 021 1080 634.

PRGI MEETINGS AND INFO The April committee meeting is cancelled. Our AGM is scheduled for Tuesday 26th May but seems unlikely to take place on that date. We will keep our members updated on that over the next few weeks.

Member Renewals We would normally send out invoices for membership renewals at the beginning of April, but we will be holding off on that for now and ask current members to hold off on any membership payments until further notice.

New Members We are still taking new members.

Membership of the Pegasus Residents’ Group is just $10 per year (or part year).

We rely on your financial support to help us to work for and with you to support a Website: pegasusresidentsgroup.com

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vibrant and connected community in which Pegasus Town residents can thrive.

If you would like more information about what we do and have done for the Pegasus community, please contact us by email and we will send you an information sheet.

Visit our website for a membership form, or contact us by email at prgi@pegasusresidentsgroup.com RONEL’S COMMUNITY CUPPA The next community cuppa for Pegasus residents’ is scheduled for Wednesday 13th May from 10.45am at the Pegasus Community Centre. This will only run if lockdown and public gathering restrictions have been sufficiently eased by that time.

Check the May edition of The Woodpecker for more info.

COMMUNITY INFO PRGI are sharing relevant posts to our Facebook page during this difficult time.

In particular we are posting information from the Council. All are welcome to visit our page (it is not a group, so you don’t need to join). The page is ‘Pegasus Residents’ Group Inc’. Look for our logo so you know you are on the right page. If it hasn’t got our logo, it’s not PRGI!

Pegasus – Living it – Loving it!

Facebook: Pegasus Residents’ Group Inc

Woodend-Sefton Community Board Get accurate information straight from the source about what Council services are operating, how to contact the Council, or other questions.

Local Council information can be found at waimakariri.govt.nz/covid19 This has all the updated information relating to how the Council is operating, including: · Facilities closed · Latest News · Essential services · All Council Updates How to Get in Touch with Council: E-mail office@wmk.govt.nz Ph 0800 WMK GOV (0800 965 468)

We all have a role to play to unite against Covid-19, so let’s all be stars!

What’s Happening Whilst our meetings have been suspended until further notice Board members are still working for the community. Feedback was lodged last week on Environment Canterbury’s Draft Annual Plan which proposed large rate increases.

The Waimakariri District Council have their draft annual plan out for consultation until 6 April. Full details at waimakariri.govt.nz/have-asay/lets-talk.

Keep up-to-date with us through our Facebook page: @WoodendSeftonCommunityBoard SH1 Safety Improvements Great news with the announcement from NZTA for the signalised pedestrian crossing outside the Woodend School. Information at nzta.govt.nz/projects/woodendcorridor-safety-improvements/. The Board has spent over three years campaigning for this amongst other safety improvements, including speed reductions. This is only the first step

as there is still nothing in place that creates regular gaps in the traffic throughout Woodend for people to be able to move around safely.

It is almost 7 months since the consultation closed on speed limits and still no speed limit changes have been announced despite NZTA saying that they hoped to have them in place by the end of 2019. This and the Woodend Bypass are still a focus for the Board.

Last Meeting A lot has happened since the last meeting but interesting to hear from a couple of Waikuku Beach residents about their community initiative to get a pump track set up in the area.

Contact us We are still here for you and Board members contact details are at waimakariri.govt.nz/yourcouncil/council-boards-andcommittees/woodend-seftoncommunity-board.

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What a very difficult time in all of our lives at the moment!!

As New Zealanders and especially as Cantabrians we are a very resilient bunch and we wish our Woodend Residents the best to keep safe and healthy throughout this time.

Now that we are each getting used to Level 4 Isolation, we can now start to refocus our thoughts as a Community Association and turn to our objectives and goals for the year to get back on task remotely from our homes.

Contact Please if you would like to reach out to us, we are here at: woodend. community.association@gmail.com or call Mark Paterson 027 534 9112

Website and Facebook Please keep an eye on our Website www.woodend.co.nz and our Facebook Page ‘The Community of Woodend’ for any updates that come from any community groups.

Woodend Community Groups If you are new community group, please get in contact with us and let us know what you are up to so we can share any information that we can to all our members and residents.

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We also have a business page on our website and the ability to share Woodend businesses on Facebook so if you are in a business please get in contact with us so we can make sure we are following you and sharing any info to help residents shop locally once this is all over and also during this lockdown phase.

Reach Out We want you, our residents to make sure you are following our website, Facebook page and to please check in with your neighbours and the elderly on a regular basis via phone or email or from a social distance of 2m throughout lockdown.

Pedestrian Crossing Coming It was only a few weeks ago that the Government announced that we would finally get a controlled pedestrian crossing at the school later this year. Hopefully this is the start of a number of safety improvements that we see in the near future.

Our Objectives For us I thought we should look at our objectives which I have listed below to try and start thinking of what is going to be the most important changes we will have as a community in the near future.

Woodend community association

objectives are: • To promote and support any initiative to advance safety, wellbeing and community spirit in the Woodend community • To provide members of the Woodend community opportunities to express ideas and concerns • To raise awareness of developments which affect the Woodend area and provide information to the community • To liaise with the WDC and its committees and boards and with other local, district or national organisations on matters that affects the common or general interests of the Woodend community • To encourage the development of additional amenities and services for the Woodend area and to seek support form appropriate quarters for the realisation of such projects This is part of an email that Jim Palmer, CEO Waimakariri District Council sent out to community boards re civil defence planning. Further information on this will be communicated via our FB page and community website when it becomes available.

Today the Government announced it has broadened the eligibility criteria for Civil Defence Emergency Management Groups to provide support to people in need. Previously, this assistance was limited to people who were displaced following an emergency

event. Covid-19 presents the opposite challenge, with people confined to their homes. This means CDEM Groups up and down the country will be operating local helplines to help people access essentials such as food and medication. These measures will particularly assist the disabled, at risk groups, and people without access to their own transport. These services are intended for those facing hardship and are offered in addition to a range of other support measures provided by other agencies, particularly the Ministry of Social Development.

CDEM Groups have also been invited to proactively approach their local food banks to replenish their stocks.

The Government will reimburse the groups in full for any goods or services provided under these arrangements.

As part of our response, we are establishing a call centre response through our customer services team with the support of Civil Defence Welfare team. The call centre will operate from 0700 – 1900 hours daily. There will be a national 0800 number that people can call, and an automated voice-recording will enable them to select a number for their district, which will then connect them to their local council COVID-19 call-centre. For us that is council’s normal 0800 number. Our Customer Services staff or after-hours callcentre staff as appropriate, will then connect them to our welfare support team.

Canterbury Group ECC is to open now on a 24/7 basis for the next 3 months.

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Woodend Volunteer Fire Brigade 8 Eders Road Woodend Phone 033127794

Our priority during the COVID-19 pandemic is to respond to emergencies while keeping you and our community safe.

Our personal message to you is: Keep yourself, family and whanau safe and well by following these basic steps to help prevent the spread: •

Hand hygiene - Wash your hands with soap and water often (for at least 20 seconds).

•

Cough and sneeze etiquette - Cover your nose and mouth when sneezing or coughing.

•

Social distance - Try to keep a distance of 2 metres between yourself and another person.

Stay home if you feel unwell.

Call Healthline on 0800 358 5453 if you have any symptoms and have been overseas recently or have been in close contact with someone confirmed with COVID-19.

•

Staying well is about more than just hygiene, seek further professional support if you need it.

•

For support with anxiety, distress or mental wellbeing, you can call or text 1737 to talk with a trained counsellor for free, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Remember BE Safe BE Strong BE Kind AND most importantly, follow the Governments recommendations and instructions

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Retirement of Chief Fire Officer Murray Lamb

The end of the year saw the end of an era for Woodend Volunteer Fire Brigade, when Chief Fire Officer (CFO) Murray Lamb retired as a firefighter effective at the end of last month.

Murray has served the North Canterbury community for 42 years with 38 years as officer in charge of the Woodend Volunteer Fire Brigade. Murray’s retirement along with his service achievements will be celebrated later this year by Fire Emergency New Zealand once arrangements can be made

Kaiapoi Volunteer Fire Brigade 150th Anniversary Celebration Congratulations to our neighbouring Brigade, Kaiapoi Volunteer Fire Brigade on your 150th Anniversary.

The Kaiapoi Brigade, one of the oldest in the country, has had 457 members who have served with the Brigade. Woodend Volunteer Fire Brigade supported the celebrations by participating, with some of our current and retired Fire Trucks in the Street parade which was held on the Saturday Morning of 14th March Pictured to the left is Kaiapoi’s 1873 Shand Mason steamer which has been fully restored and certified

Emergency Call statistics from the 26th February to March 29th 1 X False Alarm 1 X Motor Vehicle Fires

5 X Rescue and Medical calls 1 X Structure Fire 6 X Vegetation Fires 5 X Calls to assist another brigade

Fire Safety Tip

With Day light saving coming up on the 5th of April, it’s time to check your smoke alarms When you’re asleep, you lose your sense of smell. Don’t assume your smoke alarms are working. Press the button to check.

We recommend you install long-life photoelectric type smoke alarms in your home.

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One Agency Waimakariri Kia ora neighbours We’re Nicole and Barry, owners of One Agency Waimakariri. We started our business two years ago from our spare room in Pegasus where we now find ourselves working again.

It’s been an adventure; long hours, huge compliance costs, wearing many hats on top of listing and selling homes Canterbury wide.

We have worked as a real estate team for years and have transitioned into our new job roles nicely, we love working together and neither of us have been fired...yet.

Barry has two adult daughters, Jessie and Kelly. Nicole has a teenage son, Odin and an 11yr old daughter Olave.

Bruce, our fur baby is an overly excitable greyhound / collie cross.

Normally you’d find Barry down at the Pegasus golf course on a Tuesday morning trying to keep up with the rest of you Nine Holers. Nicole finds solace on her mountain bike or tramping. It’s hard to stay home, but at least our house will be clean!

Barry’s background is in finance and IT; starting the first mobile computer servicing company in NZ. Nicole is from Canada and her background is in geology and politics, both come with their own types of pressure.

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weeks ago and like many business owners have now closed it.

To say there were a few tears is an understatement. Along with our sales team, we are gutted not being able to share our new space.

To those of you who did pop by, thank you, to those of you we have yet to meet feel free to reach out. We’d love to hear from you.

At One Agency Waimakariri we provide clients with support from the beginning.

We offer a total home consultation package from interior design improvements to new build concepts.

We complement this with a personalised marketing campaign utilising modern and environmentally sustainable methods to expose properties to buyers.

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This Month with Harry

peasant.

First up, last month’s column contained the statement ‘we learnt knots and lashings and made tube driven ballistas and had four- fights with other troops down on the waste land where Gladstone park is today’.

We meet once a month and the programme is loosely based on what the old-time scouts used to do with a few added extras. Rope works such as knots, lashings, splicing and a bit of fancy stuff like quoits etc.

To those fans who enquired as to just what these fights were I can assure you we were not a bunch of feral warmongering ratbags. (incidentally I have lots and lots of fans and they are both very nice people). Due to a typing error it should have read flour fights.

Basic 1st aid and including CPR and resuscitation, observation, fire lighting and bush style cooking. Because everyone has to have fun whilst a member- we even have a rule that insists on it, and we play lots of games.

The ‘bombs’ were manufactured by tightly filling small paper lolly bags with flour and sellotaping shut. Before launching they were pricked all over with a sharp stick or nail.

This had a spectacular ‘tracer’ effect due to a bit of flour escaping during flight. On hitting someone or something they ‘exploded’, covering someone or something with a coating of flour. All bloody good boy-type fun.

Sadly, off the PC list now as someone might get hurt. Something like what might happen if you cross the road in a town that desperately needs a bypass!!

For the first two years the Lions subsidised the running costs and provided a uniform of cap and jersey.

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Games that let off steam, games that challenge one, games that are quiet and makes one think. And we still play old games that have been removed from the PC list.

Games that involve matches- we go through cords of them, candles enough annually to light the average cathedral and balloons about enough rubber to shoe the family car. Games like ‘out brief candle’ where one has to light and blow out the candle as many times as possible with the one match.

Or a real favourite ‘balloon bust’- one blows up his balloon, puts it between his knees and with hands behind head waddles to a lit candle busts the balloon, relights the candle and touches off his waiting team-mate.

And ‘cartons’ where one puts a cardboard box over his head and is called across the room diagonally by his team-mates in the opposite corner while the rest of the group call their mates from the other corners. All good boy-type fun.

Other activities include constructing ‘Chinese lamps’ with candles and fruit tins and don’t blow out in the wind; ‘Shanghai’s’ or catapults using suitable branches, billy making and cooking a simple feed, and assembling personal survival or 1st aid kits.

To augment our monthly meetings, we have regular activity days. We have 3 off-road go-carts and a couple of small motor bikes, all of which inspires a bit of confidence and gets rid of a bit of fuel. We do a bit of air rifle practice and trapshooting with an assortment of suitable calibre shotguns to suit size and don’t ‘kickback’.

At least once a term we have an outing to Christchurch for a swim at QE2, or the pictures or the museum etc etc.

As a special treat during each boy’s tenure we get a helicopter in and they have a look at the village from the air.

All good boy-type fun.

During the warmer months we go to our Boy’s Club hut at Waiau. For many this outing is the first time they get to go on a strictly ‘stag’ do-and it shows. Our present abode is the third hut we have had. The first was on the northern slopes of the Fyffe range at Kaikoura.

Logistically it was a bit of a hassle getting there as everything had to be carted in on a 4-wheeler bike. Also, it wasn’t possible to leave after school and arrive in daylight. The views were magnificent and we had plenty of wildlife to look or shoot at.

When that property was sold, we looked for something a little closer and built another on the banks of the

Leader River at Waiau. This served the purpose well and could be accessed by 4-wheel drive vehicle.

Unfortunately, when, due to the earthquake a large chunk fell off the hill and blocked the river forming Lake Rebekah, our hut suffered bad rising damp and today only the top of the roof is showing.

It now provides a bit of a novelty for the boys to visit it by canoe. So, we hurriedly built another, also on the banks of the river but away from troublesome earthquake prone hills.

At a pinch we can get to the new one by 4-wheel drive. However, it is much more fun to go the 7 kilometres in from the road gate on the big side by side 4-wheeler. Our small covered trailer is filled with gear, helmets are donned and away we go!! If we are really quiet, we may see a pig or deer on the track, but only if we are really quiet which is not all that often!!

Once at the hut bunks are chosen.

Gear is stored and we have a look about. This initial ‘exploration’ always includes a visit to the ‘long-drop’again another novelty for most boys and they acquaint themselves with the instructions for use printed on the walls.

Rules such as ‘patrons are requested not to bite woodwork while straining’ and ‘loads over 70kg must be lowered by rope’. And if it smells a little, they are reassured that it is so blind people can find it!!

TBC JH

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Pegasus Park Run Before the COVID-19 shutdown all parkrun events we held a ‘children takeover parkrun’ day at Pegasus parkrun!

All of the volunteer roles for the day were filled by children, who doubled up so they had support.

We had two very enthusiastic marshalls cheering everyone one, two amazing Run Directors who had chosen the theme of cartoons for the event, many amazing photographers and lots more keen volunteers for the day!

Pam from Mak sports was our adult volunteer today and she took some amazing photos of our fantastic child sized volunteers – thanks as always Pam.

Jade and Dylan were run directors for the day, and our other volunteers were: Jessica Brouwers, Matthew Brouwers, Haven Drinnan, Nathan H, Olivia H, Yasmin H, Brooke Hanson, Elijah Hanson, Ethan Hanson Israel Hansen, Joseph Hansen, Lauren Hanson, Jade Lamont, Petra Lamont,

Jackie H Run Report – written by Jade and Petra Lamont Pegasus parkrun: 7th March 2020 Pegasus parkrun was run a bit different on Saturday - the children took over!

Children’s Day parkrun at Pegasus was on Saturday 7 March. It was fun to have all the kids doing all the volunteer jobs at parkrun.

Xavier Lavalley, Marcus LaValley, Holly Lyon, Evie Wilmott, (Kelly LaValley lending a supporting hand to our two tail walkers!)

Cartoon characters was our theme, and lots of people dressed up. It was cool to see Jackie, our Event Director, as a minion, and Geoff as Spiderman.

There were lots of Mickey and Minnie Mouse, and a Cat in the Hat. And two awesome cakes, made by Jade and Jackie!

Jade and Dylan had to use a loudspeaker for the run briefing so that everyone could hear them! They gave out Good Home vouchers, and The Woodpecker April 2020 Page 41

certificates, and some goodie bags for all the kids with colouring books and seeds to plant.

It was awesome to see Jim get his certificate for 200 park runs!

number 68).

The female record is held by Hannah OLDROYD who recorded a time of 16:53 on 9 June 2018 (event number 107).

The male record is held by Nick BURROW who recorded a time of

We looked at the results for parkrun on Saturday and there were 34 PBs! It was cool that our Dad Phil Lamont got a PB, he ran it in 19.48.

The man with the fastest time on Saturday was Nathan Jones with 17.03, and the woman with the fastest time was Ronalda Reid with 23.37.

Children’s Day parkrun was fun, we should do it again one day!

15:49 on 22 December 2018 (event number 135).

The Age Grade course record is held

by Maggie CHORLEY who recorded

Petra and Jade Lamont Full results and a complete event history can be found on the Pegasus parkrun Results Page.

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88.95% (18:51) on 23 December 2017 (event number 81).

Pegasus Parkrun started on 18 June 2016. Since then 1,687 participants have completed 12,926 park runs covering a total distance of 64,630 km, including 2,002 new Personal Bests. A total of 193 individuals have volunteered 1,857 times.

Photos by Pam from Mak

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3rd Shirley Wheeler

2nd Jeanie Robinson 2nd Andrea Clinic

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1 x Spike 1 x Stem Miniature Rose in Vase

(Cont’d from Page 33) We are developing a Survey123, which is a tool to help manage residents who need assistance. The Survey will be GIS linked and will help us plot where there is a concentration of need – it should be ready within the next day, or so.

1st Helen Power 1st Shirley Wheeler 2nd Brenda Batchelor 2nd Triahia DeHaan 3rd Jennie Robinson 3rd Brenda Batchelor One Bloom Dahlia Vase of Sweet Peas 1st Tricia CeHaan 1st Trishia DeHaan 2nd Brenda Batchelor 3rd Judy Stewart Selection of Salad Vegetables Three Runner Beans 1st Brenda Batchelor 1st Brenda Batchelor 2nd Rae Miller 2nd Jeanie Robertson 3rd Trishia De Haan 3rd Tricia DeHan Baking 2 Iced Cup Cakes Two Pieces of uncooked slice 1st Brenda Batchelor 1st Brenda Batchelor

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The Community Based Assessment Centre (CBAC) at the Coldstream Road Hockey Turf is ready for use, should and when health authorities need it. Waghorn Builders did a fantastic job fitting out the premises virtually overnight.

If anyone would like to become a member, please join via our website.

All we ask is for a small donation of $10 which goes towards our admin and funding small projects. We also have a business section on our web site. If you are interested in joining our committee, we have one meeting a month.

Mark Paterson 027 534 9112 Woodend.Community.Association@ gmail.com www.woodend.co.nz

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COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD - APRIL 1 2020

Council Business Continues through Alert Level 4 The vast majority of our staff are now working from home with key staff only out in the community to carry out essential duties.

As we all adjust to the COVID-19 normal we want to reiterate the Council is open for business (remotely) and you can contact us in a number of ways: • Council Rangiora Service Centre office@wmk.govt.nz or 0800 965 468 • Or search for us on facebook @WaimakaririDistrictCouncil • Try our online options waimakariri.govt.nz/services/online-services • Snap Send Solve App. A couple of keys changes in service provision includes the temporary closure of our transfer stations in Rangiora and Oxford. This means that you can only drop rubbish in official Council bags into the skip at each of these transfer stations during normal working hours.

There are also a few changes to the building services that we can provide during this time mainly those activities that require some sort of site visit or inspection will need to be put on hold until Alert Level 4 is lifted.

In line with Government guidance we’ve closed our playgrounds, dog parks, skateparks and access gates to beaches.

We have made contingency plans to enable decisions to be made by Council during the COVID-19 outbreak.

We have set up an Emergency COVID-19 Response Committee with all members of the Council. This same response was adopted following the Canterbury earthquakes.

All Community Board meetings as well as Committees, Joint Committees, Working Groups and Steering Groups are suspended until further notice. The new Emergency COVID-19 Response Committee will deal with any Board or Committee business.

A key focus for the COVID-19 Response Committee in the coming weeks will be to consider if changes need to be made to our Draft Annual Plan 2020/21. The community are at the heart of that decision making process and we will keep you updated.

We will also be working with our partners to see how we can best support our community through this. This includes our business partners, health sector and social service providers.

We will continue to provide community information and updates through our website waimakariri.govt.nz/covid19 and Facebook as well as through the local newspapers. Please share with your family and friends across your virtual networks.

Please take care of each other, follow the rules and be kind.

SUPPORT SERVICES

Be kind. Check-in on the elderly or vulnerable.

Make a difference by: • checking-in on any elderly or vulnerable people you know • dropping supplies to those at home sick.

Find out more at Covid19.govt.nz

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Support for families Locally there are people who can help: • Presbyterian Support Phone 03 313 8588 • Age Concern Canterbury Phone 0800 80 33 44.

There are a number of local food banks – you can contact them by phone only: • Kaiapoi: Kaiapoi Community Support Phone 03 327 8945 • Rangiora: Hope Trust Phone 03 928 3066 • Oxford: Oxford Community Trust Phone 03312 3006.

Business support • ENC Business Support team at: office@enterprisenc.co.nz • For a list of useful and regularly updated links specific to businesses dealing with COVID-19 visit the ENC COVID-19 page.

Temporary accommodation • For help to self-isolate if you can’t in your own homes or are travellers visiting New Zealand and do not already have suitable self-isolation accommodation arranged. You can find out more at temporaryaccommodation.mbie.govt.nz/ covid-19/ National helplines • There is a dedicated Healthline 0800 number for COVID-19 health advice and information - 0800 358 5453. This is supported by online at covid19.govt.nz. For other health related issues call 0800 611 116 • ‘Need to talk?’ service on 1737 to talk with a trained counsellor • Mental Health Crisis Line phone or text 7174 available 24 hours • Youthline 0800 376 633 or free text 234.

Their website also has a web chat facility youthline.co.nz

The Lions Club of Pegasus Town Giving to the Community In the past, The Lions Club of Pegasus Town have contributed through the Pegasus Residents Group to the Karen Eastwood Memorial Fund towards a picnic table; Running costs of the Pegasus Security Vehicle and installation of the Defibrillator at the Community Centre; The Pegasus Lions have also assisted at the Toot for Tucker, marshalling during the Pegasus Triathlon and The Pegasus Christmas on the Park and run a Family Fun Day at Waikuku;

The Pegasus Mud Run 2020 Restoring The Pegasus Wetlands Te Kōhanga is the 97-hectare recreation and conservation area of Pegasus. As part of the restoration is the Tūtaepatu Lagoon close to Woodend Beach. Places like Tūtaepatu are increasingly difficult to find, with 90 per cent of New Zealand lagoons having been lost in the past 150 years.

There's a huge cultural component to the park as well. Literally, the park is there because of the return of Tūtaepatu to Ngai Tahu [in 1998] who then gifted it back to the nation.

More than 30,000 native plants have been planted and over 800 pests trapped at Tūtaepatu Lagoon.

Tūtaepatu is a spring-fed freshwater lagoon located within 500m of the sea. The lagoon feeds the coastal freshwater system that runs the entire length of the Tuhaitara Coastal Park between these two significant Canterbury braided rivers.

It has huge and rare ecological values and supports a diverse range of indigenous species including mudfish, inaka and eel, morepork, bitten and bellbird and soft tree fern, raupo and matagouri.

Last year our Pegasus Fun Mud Run proceeds were used to buy tools for the Te Kohaka o Tuhaitara Trust, a Gazeebo for the Waikuku Surf Lifesaving Club, equipment for the Waikuku Rural Volunteer Fire Brigade and donations to the Woodend War Memorial and St. John Ambulance.

The Pegasus Mud Run for this year was to be run on 19th April 2020, but like all events have been affected by the Covid-19 lockdown. We are therefore postponing it to 18th October, 2020. Our webpage will be up and running soon to keep you up to date with the proceedings. In conjunction with the Te Kohaka o Tuhaitara Trust it is hoped that the mud pits and obstacles may become permanent fixtures so that they can be used by other organisations, whilst at the same time support native plants set around them. https://pegasustownmudrun.nz/ As a conclusion, we are always looking for community-minded people who are interested in bringing forward ideas of how we can help the communities of Pegasus and Waikuku; We are looking for people who might have some skills to share with us – who may or may not officially want to join our club – but can help with time or ideas if this is more you.

Would you too like to give back to the community?

If so please contact for further details: Amanda Smith: 0274 222 648 (President)

Darrell Daish: 021 339 052

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COMMUNITY CONTACTS GLADSTONE PARK ADVISORY GROUP Chairperson, Mark Paterson - 312 7439 LIONS CLUB OF PEGASUS President - Amanda Smith - 027 422 2648 LIONS CLUB OF WOODEND President: Ian Lennie - 920 1576 Youth Centre Co-ordinator: John Harris - 313 7832 LOLLIPOPS PRESCHOOL PEGASUS Tel: 9434935 cm.pegasus@ledu.co.nz lollipopseducare.co.nz/location/pegasus PEGASUS COMMUNITY CENTRE Bookings and enquiries contact: Waimakiriri District Council Freephone: 0800 965 468 www.waimakariri.govt.nz PEGASUS RESIDENTS GROUP INC prgi@pegasusresidentsgroup.com www.pegasusresidentsgroup.com Facebook: Pegasus Residents’ Group Inc. PEGASUS WOODEND WOMEN’S INSTITUTE Helen Power 313 5749 Pam Cleeve 03 3138120 / 021 170 9895 RADIO SAILING CLUB Ian McGregor 027 595 9000 Paul Johnson 021 295 2587 HOME GROUPS: Men’s Group: Andrew Clark 021 073 5730 Women’s Group: Amy Clark 021 234 4253 MAINLY MUSIC Litia Maclean 313 8678 / 022 052 2674 litia_crowe@hotmail.com MENZSHED PEGASUS/WOODEND COMMUNITY TRUST Clive Jones 027 245 5770 John Burns 021 347 805 menzshedpegasuswoodend@gmail.com TOY LIBRARY rangioratoylibrary@gmail.com TUAHIWI COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL Tel: 313 2141 tuahiwipreschool@xtra.co.nz Facebook: Tuahiwi Community Preschool www.tuahiwicommunitypreschool Page 48 The Woodpecker April 2020

WOODEND SEFTON COMMUNITY BOARD Chairperson Shona Powell 021 0231 6152 shona.powell@wmk.govt.nz Deputy Chairperson Andrew Thompson WAIKUKU BEACH SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB Danelle Asher wbslsc@wbslsc.com WOODEND BADMINTON CLUB Paul Henderson 0274 925 936 WOODEND BOWLING CLUB President Alan Pegley 310 6772 Secretary Phil Harris 327 6553 WOODEND BOYS’ CLUB John Harris 313 7832 WOODEND FRIENDSHIP CLUB President Doug Tatterson 423 3879 Secretary Lynn Muir 312 2027 WOODEND COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION INC President Mark Paterson Secretary Andrea Rigby woodend.community.association@gmail.com WOODEND COMMUNITY CENTRE ADVISORY GROUP Chairperson Simon Kong 310 8900 WOODEND COUNTRY MUSIC CLUB President Kevin Taylor 327 8920 Vice President Roger Wedlake 027 588 6062 WOODEND CRICKET CLUB Robert Davey 021 762 963 WOODEND GARDEN CLUB President Shirley Wheeler 327 3416 Secretary Lynn Oliff 310 0575 Treasurer Pam Cleeve 313 8120 WOODEND GOLDEN OLDIES RUGBY & NETBALL President Tony Hurley 312 7311 WOODEND GYM CLUB Stephanie 312 2993 WOODEND INDOOR BOWLING CLUB President Gillian Small 310 6772 Captain Rex Macauley 313 3627 WOODEND JUNIOR CRICKET Amy Hallmark 021 127 6711 WOODEND METHODIST CHURCH

COMMUNITY CONTACTS CONT’D Minister Rev. Veitomoni Siufanga 313 1912 Hall Bookings, Evelyn 312 7740 WOODEND NETBALL CLUB President Caitlin Loose 312 2237 Secretary Rachael Paterson 312 7439 WOODEND PLAY CENTRE Phone: 027 353 2131 Email: woodend@playcentre.org.nz Facebook: www.facebook.com/ woodendplaycenter WOODEND PRESCHOOL / NURSERY Jana Thorn 312 7654 Email: office@woodendpreschool.co.nz www.woodendpreschool.co.nz

WOODEND RUGBY CLUB: Senior Club Captain, Matthew McLeod Ph 027 722 8011 Junior Club Captain, Michelle Tocker Ph 021 267 1429 WOODEND TENNIS CLUB Jim Bucknell 313 9405 WOODEND VOLUNTEER FIRE BRIGADE Deputy Chief Fire Officer Lew Grant 0211311780 Operational Support -Fire Fighter Dave Houlihan 0275665582 (Brigade Secretary) woodendfire@fireandemergency.nz www.fireandemergency.nz WOODEND / WAIKUKU PLUNKET Clare Hewett 312 2640

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Facebook Residents Page If you live in Pegasus or are in the process of moving there, the Pegasus Residents Facebook page is an online community support network that you can join by sending a request.

The purpose of the page is to help residents stay connected and form a support network by sharing information about local services, events and advice.

Lavina, Christine and Levi

The Woodend Spring Flower Show The Woodend Spring Flower Show Committee held their AGM on February 24.

The following were elected: • Evelyn Paget (President) • David Adams (Vice President) • Helen Power (Secretary) • Pam Cleeve (Treasurer)

Attention Advertisers and Community Groups Are you part of a group which you would like to promote?

Are you a small local business who would like to promote themselves?

Do you have any community stories you would like to share?

Have you any information or notices you would like to share?

YES? We would love to hear from you!

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We have a provisional plan to stage the 2020 Show on Saturday 3 October.

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