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Flying high for charityDarfield company Ballooning Canterbury has helped a Christchurch mother who is attempting to win a radio contest in the hopes of boosting the funds of a charitable trust set up in memory of her daughter who died last year aged four years.

Anna Lauder with her cardboard mates has her photograph taken by Ballooning Canterbury pilot Michael Oakley high about the Waimakariri River

Anna Lauder is one of 10 contestants in the Classic Hits competition in which the contestants have to carry around a cardboard cutout of three of the station’s hosts, which include former All Black Andy Ellis, and have themselves photographed with the cutout doing specific tasks.

Anna is hoping to win the contest and will donatethe $10,000 in prizemoney to the Brydie Lauder Charitable Trust which was set up after Brydie, who suffered from Beckwith Wiedemann Syndrome and epilepsy, passedaway in 2012. continued on page 4 …

u by Kent Caddick

Calling the South PoleCharlotte Roberts has a go at talking on the Antarctic Centre radios to fellow Darfield Scout Group members …

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Selwyn Aquatic Centre running hotDespite the cold weather Rolleston’s new swimming pool is proving to be the hot place to be …

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Rogaine fundraisera hitDarfield High School’s horseback fundraiser has raised around $2,500 this year …

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Rolleston resident Mel Stenhouse takes her cardboard mates, including Crusaders halfback Andy Ellis, along for the ride as she drops her three sons, Jacob Stenhouse, left, Alex (obscured) and Tom, right, off at Clearview School. Stenhouse is one of 10 finalists in a radio competition being run by the Classic Hits radio station in Christchurch. Stenhouse has a number of challenges to do with her cardboard cutout mates and has already gone swimming with the three at the Selwyn Aquatic Centre.

James Elliott, left, and Callum Williams from Rolleston Scouts outside the new den relocatedfrom Scargill to the Rolleston Reserve. Selwyn scouting groups have been using the RollestonCommunity Centre for meetings, but have raised funds to relocate the new den.“It’s quite big, but they managed to use one truck to move it. They’re painting the scout den, installing a disability ramp and a carport,”says Sandi Williams of the Selwyn Central Community Board.

Charlotte Roberts has a go at talking on the Antarctic Centre radios to fellow Darfield Scout Group members at the Longest Night in Antarctica visit last week. The visit included setting up an Antarctic field camp and learning about survival skills.

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Despite the cold weather Rolleston’s new swimming pool is proving to be the hot place to be.

A sixth mayoral candidate has thrown a hat into the ring at this year’s Selwyn local body elections.

Over 30,000 people have visited the new Selwyn Aquatic Centre in its first six weeks of operation.

Aquatic Facility manager Kathy Moore says the centre has been an extremely popular place to visit and has been busy every day since it opened.

“The new centre has been visited by people from right across the district and of all ages,” she says. “Many customers comment on how great the centre is and how convenient it is to have the facility here in Selwyn.”

Mrs Moore says swimming is a particularly good way for people to stay active during the winter months.

“It’s hard for people to get exercise after or before work when it’s dark and the weather is cold, but we can offer a safe place for people to swim in and nice warm pools to enjoy.”

On average over 700 people a day have been visiting the new centre since

it opened on June 24. “The school holidays were a particularly busy time for us, and our staff enjoyed celebrating Kids Fest at a Pirate Pool party with games and inflatables with the children and families who came along to that.”

Swim lessons are now underway at the Aquatic Centre for children over five. Thomas Stevens of Irwell, says his children Jesse (8) and Joseph (11) are loving their lessons.

“I’ve been a big supporter of the Aquatic Centre from the beginning and the facility is great. My daughter Hazel is also starting lessons.”

Lessons for pre-schoolers begins this week, while around 75 children of intermediate and high school age are attending swim squad training sessions at the centre and a local Masters group also uses the pool. ¢

Springs Ward councillor Malcolm Lyall has announced his intention to challenge Mayor Kelvin Coe and four others for the mayoral chains.

“I don’t believe Selwyn’s voice is being heard outside the district and we need a strong voice and energetic leadership and that is why I am standing,” Lyall says.

As well as Lyall and Coe, fellow councillors Sam Broughton and Sarah Walters, who is deputy mayor, along with former Mayor Bill Woods of Springfield and mental health advocate Dr Olive Webb of Hororata have indicated they will contest this year’s mayoralty.

Lyall says for him one of the key aspects is that governance in Selwyn must be proactive rather than reactive.

“Strategic planning is crucial for the development of the district as unplanned growth creates so many problems.

“As mayor it is my aim to put people first and improve community communication and consultation to the extent I will hold informal meetings around the district where people can drop in for coffee and have a chat.”

Lyall, an electrician by trade, first had a stint on council from 1992-95 but stood down for family reasons. However, he has been back around the council table since a by-election in 2005.

Former Selwyn district mayor and Environment Canterbury councillor Bill Woods is back to have another shot at the mayoral chains.

Woods, who has also sought a seat in Parliament as a Labour and a New Zealand First candidate finished runner up to Coe at the 2011 elections, 951 votes behind the Mayor.

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The bridge againOnce again the reporter has got only

one side of the story and not the facts. Something that is true and correct.

Your article (Council apologises over bridge removal) August 7 stated: ‘The Township Committee’s former chairman (to be PC should have said chairperson) Paddy McKay resigned from the committee following his involvement in having the bridge removed’.

It is totally incorrect and not factual. It should have said: Paddy McKay former Chairperson resigned from the Township Committee after serving 12 years of very demanding, thankless work for the betterment of the community, not himself.

At no stage did Selwyn District Council want to take any responsibility for their actions. Who would have been responsible if someone had been injured or worse on this bridge?

Someone like to answer that.Paddy McKayDarfield[Abridged]

The bridgeDear EditorReally disappointing to note that such

passionate people can get stuck on one thing for so long.

Also disappointing that a local paper can print such rubbish and not the facts.

The bridge — boy am I sick of hearing those words.

Mr Paddy McKay spent 12 very demanding and time consuming years on a committee that he felt very strongly about but in the end a couple of people had to ruin it.

His resignation from the Township Committee had nothing to do with Council decisions to remove the bridge, but everything to do with people with their own agenda and nothing to do with the community.

Surely such place for discussion would be at a meeting and not in the papers. This witch hunt needs to stop.

The election for Darfield Township Committee is to be held in November, perhaps such passionate people should get off (sic) their butts, put down their pen and paper and put their hand up high — they obviously feel they can do a better job.

Go for it.Ron StewartDarfield[Abridged]

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Ballooning Canterbury director and pilot Michael Oakley says one of the tasks of the competition was for the contestants to have their photograph taken in the air with their cardboard mates.

“We were happy to help Anna as her motivation for entering the competition

was to use the prizemoney to help the trust,” Oakley says.

One of the other challenges for the contestants was to get a picture of themselves with their cutout mates in a newspaper and The Record was happy to oblige Anna Lauder and also Rolleston resident Mel Stenhouse (see page 2) who is also a contestant. ¢

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Rogaine fundraiser a hitu by Kent Caddick

Darfield High School’s horseback fundraiser has raised around $2,500 this year.

It is the second year the school has run an equestrian rogaine to raise funds for the school. A rogaine is a bit like orienteering on horseback and this year’s event was run around Bottle Lake Forest in Christchurch.

Around 100 took part in the event which saw teams of two to four using maps specially prepared for the event. The teams had three hours to score as many of the 34 checkpoints as they could without being late back.

The checkpoints had different points values ranging from 20 to 90, so a lot

of pre-start strategy was involved. The penalty for being late was 10 points per minute.

Five teams managed to score all controls and the fastest team comprised Adrian Roper, Lucy Roper, Derek Browne and Sally Hill from Tai Tapu.

The first women’s team was Jodie Lockwood and Nicole Bulford from Courtenay, the first family team comprised Amanda and Beth Walker from Ashburton while the Little River Pony Club team of Andie Fitch, Sophie Tudehope and Emily Singleton was the best junior team. ¢

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Dry July becomes dry Augustu by Kent Caddick

Selwyn mayoral candidate Olive Webb has raised over $800 to go towards helping adults living with cancer as part of the Dry July fundraising campaign.

The goal for those taking part in the fundraiser was simple — to go without an alcoholic beverage for the entire month of July and be sponsored by friends and family.

Dr Webb, who lives in Hororata says not drinking wasn’t too bad.

“I’ve always enjoyed a wind down drink at the end of the day and I was very interested to see how I was going to go without it.

“What I found is that I had more motivation to come home and get out on my bike instead of putting my feet up with a wine.”

To date Webb has raised $805 for the cause and Canterbury’s total fundraising effort is sitting at around $176,000 which CDHB chief executive David Meates says will go towards patient comforts, such as special receiving chairs for chemotherapy patients, iPads, and murals on the ceiling of the radiotherapy rooms in Christchurch Hospital’s oncology department.

“It is a fantastic cause and one I felt passionate about to support and

No drinking and driving worries for mayoral candidate Olive Webb as Dry July becomes Dry August

thankyou to everyone who sponsored me,” Webb says.

“Interestingly even though the fundraiser has finished I haven’t felt the urge to have a drink.”

People can still donate to the campaign throughout August, see www.dryjuly.com/profile/olivewebb to donate. ¢

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Online sports and activity directory launchedu by Kent Caddick

If you’re looking to join a sports club, get some exercise or find a new hobby, it’s now a lot easier to find out what your options are in Selwyn.

A new online directory is now available with over 180 listings covering a wide variety of activities and sports across the district.

The Selwyn District Council’s community recreat ion advisor Ginny Bowden, who coordinated the development of the directory, says it will help people living in Selwyn to be more active.

“We have many new people moving to Selwyn who would like to join a sports team or find out about what recreation activities are happening in their area for themselves or for their children.

“Until now it has been difficult for people to get an overview of what recreation options are available to them.”

She says that as Selwyn has grown the range of activities being offered within the district has also increased and many existing residents may not be aware of new groups and activities now available in Selwyn.

The directory can be searched by entering the name of a township in Selwyn or by entering the type of activity people want information on. The directory lists contact information for the club, activity or facility, a description of what is offered and a website listing, if this is available.

To use the free directory visit www.Selwyn.govt.nz/sportsdirectory while groups wanting to list their activity in the directory can email [email protected]. ¢

Dob in a potholeThe Selwyn District Council is calling

on residents to report road potholes. Recent snow, flooding and wet weather

has seen the number of potholes across the district multiply rapidly.

Pest-busters put the train into trainingu by Chris Macann

A train full of biosecurity professionals has seen at first-hand the beauty of the Selwyn district as well as some of the challenges involved in keeping the area’s weeds and pests down.

More than 200 scientists, practitioners and policy-makers involved in biosecurity took part in the New Zealand Biosecurity Institute’s annual training get together, which was held onboard the TranzAlpine train and at Shantytown near Greymouth on the weekend.Co-organiser Hugh Gourlay said as the train travelled from Christchurch to Greymouth, the attendees discussed and saw first-hand some of the biosecurity issues which confront Canterbury and the West Coast.

“Just as importantly they got to see why this part of the country is worth

protecting from invasive plants and animals,” he said.

“Among the issues noticeable on the Selwyn side of the Alps were the spread of wilding pines in the Craigieburn Basin as well as the infestation of broom in the Springfield area, both of which, members of the Institute are tackling on many fronts.”

Mr Gourlay said the visitors were also interested to see the change of land use from pastoral to dairying and how that might bring a change in weed behaviour in the future. ¢

Council’s asset manager Murray Washington says their contractor HEB and council staff are out on the roads and are identifying, programming and completing repairs. “But we appreciate the public helping us by giving us early warning. The quicker we are advised of a pothole, or other roading defects, the quicker we can repair it.”

People can report a pothole by visiting council’s website and using the helpline form which is available online at www.selwyn.govt.nz/reportit or by phoning council on 03 347 2800 or 03 318 8338. ¢

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Plantation playground possibleu by Belinda Cullen-Reid

Planning is underway to develop McHughs Plantation near Darfield and a potential adventure park to be enjoyed by Selwyn residents is one of the plans on the drawing board.

The 43 hectare plantation was bought several months ago for $1.6 million by the Selwyn District Council following the dissolution of the Selwyn Plantation Board.

Malvern Ward councillor Sam Broughton, who is chairman of the McHughs Plantation Working Party says possible ideas for the plantation include picnic areas, an adventure playground, bike tracks and forestry and bird education.

“We don’t want to over develop it,” he says.

“It would be nice to have some of it left rough, where young kids can have dreams and play in it.”

A public meeting will be held at the Darfield High School Hall on Monday, August 19 at 7pm to gather ideas from the community.

“There are a number of things we won’t have thought about. We want to hear about those things,” Cr Broughton says.

Chairman of the McHughs Plantation Working Party Sam Broughton with the plantation in the background which could become an adventure playground

The plantation was established in 1893 as a mixed conifer stand with a band of Pinus radiata planted around the perimeter for shelter. Today it has mainly Douglas fir trees.

“It’s the third best stand of its species in New Zealand,” Cr Broughton says.

He says it is important to ensure the plantation is sustainable for the future. ¢

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Glad rags out for school Formalu by Kent Caddick

Darfield High School students got to dress up and party the night away at the rural college’s annual school Formal earlier this month.

Principal James Morris says congratulations must go to the organising committee for their efforts in putting together the excellent event.

“This group, supported by Mr Adams, enabled us to have a great evening of feasting, dancing and socialising.

“I do enjoy seeing the students looking grown up beyond their years in their fine gowns and suits. It gives a glimpse of the adults they are becoming.”

Mr Morris says while the school does not get involved in after-formal events they do worry about the safety of the students once they leave the Formal.

“As such, it was good to see parents and others in the community working together to support the organisation of an after-formal event that enabled students to have a safe party experience.” ¢

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Once again the high altitude event proved to have the benefit of being above the clouds in the sunshine as the low lands were clagged in drizzle.

The barbecue was well subscribed as well as the make-shift ice bar situated on the side of tarn.

“The curling started because we got a grant from the Real NZ Festival which was a government initiative in support of the RWC in 2011,” Mt Olympus club captain Simon Driscoll said.

“From this we have created an annual event which is fast becoming a new tradition for the club.

Kiwis triumph over Aussies in curlingu by Kent Caddick

Dressed in their finery, over 200 people turned out to join in the festivities at the 2013 Mt Olympus Curling event on Saturday.

“We had a lot of retired members take advantage of having an easy access with the helicopter and they love the opportunity to get back to the field in winter time.

“All round we could not have asked for a better day, the sun shone, the wind stayed away, the competition was fierce and a good time was had by all.”

The event was won by The Arrows team of John Shrimpton (The Skip aka captain), Rob and Don Sewell and Willie Walker, a team compiled on the day.

They beat out Team Washpen, a group of four Aussie blokes, so New Zealand’s pride remained intact for another year. ¢

According to Wikipedia curling is a sport in which players slide stones across a sheet of ice towards a target area which is segmented into four rings.

Two teams, each of four players, take turns sliding heavy, polished granite stones, also called rocks, across the ice curling sheet towards the house, a circular target marked on the ice. Each team has eight stones. The purpose is to accumulate the highest score for a game. Points are scored for the stones resting

closest to the centre of the house at the conclusion of each end, which is completed when both teams have thrown all of their stones. A game may consist of ten or eight ends.

The curler can induce a curved path by causing the stone to slowly turn as it slides, and the path of the rock may be further influenced by two sweepers with brooms who accompany it as it slides down the sheet, using the brooms to alter the state of the ice in front of the stone.

Nick Aubrey, sweeper for the Flak Division team, helps to guides his side’s stones, sometimes referred to as rocks, into position

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Popular from the word ‘go’Shares in the ‘Double the Fun’ syndicate only went up for sale for the first time less than a fortnight ago, but already the company has been inundated with enquiries from people wanting to join.

The ‘Double the Fun’ syndicate is the third such offering from goHarness Syndication, and follows in the footsteps of their first two multiple-ownership groups — the ‘In it for Fun’ Syndicate, which owns Franco Harrison and the ‘Trotting for Fun’ syndicate, which races Saratoga and a trio of well-bred 2-year-old fillies.

Both the first two syndicates have been success stories to date, as Franco Harrison has already won a couple of races and promises much more once he resumes sometime in late August — and Saratoga has recorded three victories and four minor placings from his 10 race day appearances.

And most importantly, goHarness Syndication’s primary objective is being

Members of the ‘In it for Fun’ syndicate enjoying a magical moment in the winners circle

achieved because the members of these syndicates are having a heck of a lot of fun for their minimal outlay.

The ‘Double the Fun’ syndicate looks set to follow the same pattern too, because the two horses that were trialled and bought for sizeable five-figure sums are both very promising pacers — Astro Boy, who’ll be trained by Hamish Hunter in Invercargill, and Western Art, who’s pleasing his trainer Nigel McGrath as well.

Both pacers just turned three years old at the start of August, so with the ‘Double the Fun’ syndicate scheduled to run for a full two seasons it means that they’ll be able to tackle some very high stakes events as their careers unfold.

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the opportunity for air seeder systems to be fitted. “Direct drilling is still my preferred way and I have always done a bit of cultivation says Stu but with the focus on winter grazing for cows my paddocks end up being a lot rougher than days gone by, hence the need for more cultivation to smooth out the paddocks.

“I had a different brand of cultivator but I know it wouldn’t have stood up to the extra work load so I grabbed the Taege test cultivator as I knew it would be built with the same reputation as the rest of the Taege gear, like the proverbial outhouse.

“I know the later cultivators are quite a bit different to my one as they get developed to suit the market so if you get the chance to see one working at a demonstration then go for it — I think you’ll be as suitably impressed as I am.”

Talking of demo days don’t forget the Deer Field Day held at Stu Stokes’s place 409 Dalethorpe Road on the 29th August where you can see the results of Stu’s knowledge and experience put into practise, with the aid of some of Taege Engineering machinery.

Located just 150 metres west of the idyllic town of Springfield, this restaurant boasts a jaw dropping view of the Southern Alps, a warm friendly environment, and a delicious new menu which ensures that one visit is not enough!

The business has recently been purchased by Vanessa Flanigan, who has over 20 years of experience in the hospitality industry. Vanessa grew up living all around New Zealand, but is pleased to now call Springfield her home.

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Vanessa is already in the planning stages of gaining her liquor licence with the mission of evolving the delightful daytime cafe into a restaurant where customers can also enjoy dinner and a beverage from the new bar.

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Stu Stokes with his prototype Taege Cultivator purchased for its strength, to cope with the extra ground levelling needed after extra winter grazing of cows. He still maintains that direct drilling is the preferred option of seeding though


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Sheffield & SpringfieldSPOTLIGHT ONSheffield property welcomes deer farmersMore than 150 deer farmers are due to converge on Stu and Julie Stokes’ Sheffield farm at the end of the month for the annual Focus Farm Field Day, organised by the North Otago/Canterbury Deer Farmers Association.

Stu says the theme of this year’s field day will be innovative deer farming, forage options for deer, and a land and water update.

“The afternoon will start at the Sheffield rugby club. Our first speaker will be Wayne Allan from Allan Agricultural Consulting Ltd, who’ll kick things off talking about key drivers in a deer business.”

Stu says Wayne will be followed by Dr Glenn Judson from Agricom, talking about key nutritional considerations for deer.

“When we’ve heard what Wayne and Glenn have to say, I’ll overview the farm and then we’ll head out for a property tour around 1.45pm.”

The tour of Stu’s property will include the pivot block to get an outline of different farm activities including deer, arable and dairy grazing.

This will be followed by a look at and discussion around recent irrigation development, fencing waterways and

being practical, with James Hoban from ECAN.

Next stop will be the main yards to look at and discuss the main innovations on the farm, before heading for the hill block to talk about current management and future initiatives for hind block, and more from James Hoban on fencing and waterways.

The day will wind up back at the rugby club for discussions around financial and productive summaries for individual properties and productive summaries — benchmark properties with Deer Industry New Zealand CEO, Dan Coup, followed by a barbecue.

Stu says he and wife Julie are pleased to be able host the day at their property on the Dalethorpe Road.

“We’ve asked people to come to the rugby club at 12.30pm where we’ll have a BYO lunch and a bit of a catch-up before the event kicks off at 1pm, and a reminder that it is four wheel drives please.” ¢

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The station houses the Springfield Information Bureau and Station73 Cafe — which celebrates 10 years this year, and now a small room has been converted into a private facility for the RejuvenateYou Personal Training Studio.

It has proved popular in the year it has been open. Station73 Cafe has

Celebrating fitnessrecently hosted a health and fitness expo for RejuvenateYou clients and their families and friends to celebrate ‘One Year on’ and the actual official opening of the business. The owner of both businesses, Ainsley Burton, was thankful to her clients and customers for their support.

“I get a fantastic reward in training each of my clients and being part of their journey to improving their health and fitness.” ¢


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Darfield Playcentre recently had an excursion to the Discovery Centre at the Canterbury Museum.

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The BHU Organics programmesoffer training at one of Australasia’s oldest organic farms. The BHU which is located at Lincoln University was established in 1976 and the programmes are offered in partnership with Telford a Division of LincolnUniversity.

Introduction to organics:History & principles of organics, permaculture, beekeeping, shelter, soil management ,pest and disease management, plants, composting, liquid fertilisers, worm farming, companion planting

Applied organics:Commercial organic production, organic certification, irrigation, plant propagation, indoor and outdoor growing, pruning and orchard design, soil, water and legal issues, farm fencing, practical farm skills

Fees$498 Full Time $346 Part Time

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Students need no prior qualifications or experience to commence Year One and can study full or part-time. Those who have some horticultural background can go straight into Year Two.

An added appeal of the course is that all fees are under $500, and full time students are eligible to apply for a loan with the Student Allowance Scheme.

Course Director Bill Martin says it works well to start the course year in the spring. “The organic horticulture course is all about growing so we want to start the course in spring when it is the right time to begin planting.”

Year One students get plenty of hands-on training in subjects such as sowing and planting organic crops, soil management and composting. The Year Two students have the option of using land and facilities on the BHU Farm to grow and sell their own certified

produce – a semi-commercial venture that gives students a real taste of organic horticulture as a business. The students grow vegetables under the guidance of a mentor and sell them at a weekly stall at Lincoln University.

“The Year Two programme gives the students experience in a commercial environment without any risk. It’s the icing on the cake for a lot of the students here,” says Bill Martin.

As well as the year-long organic horticulture course the college also offers a short course in sustainable farm management which begins on June 20.

A distance (correspondence) programme in organics is also available.

The Organic Training College is located at the Biological Husbandry Unit at Lincoln University. There are 10 hectares of certified organic land as well as greenhouses, tunnel houses and research areas.

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The next year-long course, which begins on September 2, will be the seventh intake for the college.

This was a well enjoyed trip as many children have expressed an interest in animals and nature. Children searched for dinosaur bones and got up close to dinosaur and moa skeletons. They were able to touch and view an amazing array of insects, spiders, sea creatures and animals, experience learning through computers and kicking holographic leaves around.

This term we are extending interests in construction. The children have been enjoying experimenting with colours and have made

their own wrapping paper. This week we have begun to plant seeds for the children’s gardens at home and to establish an edible garden at playcentre.

We are currently collecting items to make a music wall on our fence in the playground for the children to experiment with. If you have any items that you would like to donate that would make a great sound eg old pots, wind chimes, oven/refrigerator racks, metal bowls, wooden bowls or trays etc — then please drop them off to us at our centre.


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Rose experimenting with colours

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Open home Saturday and Sunday 1–2pm, August 16, 17, 23 and 24.

This is an amazing opportunity to purchase a property in the heart of the University Zone.

1960s build with wooden joinery throughout — single glazed and batts in the ceiling. Original bathroom and kitchen, so there is room to modernise and build on your investment.

Gas hot water, electric oven, heat pump and night-store.The property has two generous bedrooms — one with built-

in drawers, and both with robes. There is a separate lounge — generous in size, that at present is being used for another bedroom — so a possibility of utilising three bedrooms if required.

There is a kitchen/dining area — again every effort has been made to make use of the space. There is also an area at the back door to house the washing machine.

The area is indeed the winning factor, close to Uni, shops and indeed everything, makes this a valuable investment.

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46a Clyde Road IlamAuction: August 30th, 2pm on Site — Unless sold prior


The unit is a ½ share in 584m2 of land, has a separate external garage — and is sited on a corner section.

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GV: $285,000LV: $245,000Rates: $1,712.56The Lim and title are available upon

request for an auction pack — please ask the agent.


For SaleMOUNTAIN BUGGY - urban, $220. Bought 2007, slight fading but still good condition. Can deliver Darfield area. Phone 03 318 6809.

ROYAL STUFF 100 mile an hour tape, shiny sockets, 112kph Beacon lights, “Charlie Draper” tools. Bring your torch to have a look in our “cave”. Specials of the Week: Brooms less 10% marked price. HARVESTER MARKETS LTD, 91 Horndon Street, 03 318 8229. Hours 9am-5pm.

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Closing date for classified advertising for the 21 August 2013 edition is 10am, Tuesday 20 August 2013. See our terms and conditions online at www.therecord.co.nz

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Health and Well-beingNEW YOGA class in Darfield. Wednesdays 12pm - 1.30pm. Register your interest. Monday night yoga class, 7pm Sheffield Hall. $10 per class. All wel-come, for more information contact Geraldine phone 03 318 3012.

Wanted to BuyANYTHING METAL including: cars, trucks and machinery. Please phone John on 03 318 0871 or 03 318 0650.

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Selwyn residents are being thanked for their support during this year’s Westpac Chopper Appeal.

Over $245,000 was raised for the Canterbury Westpac Rescue Helicopter, part of a total of $1,550,000 raised across the country.

Westpac’s Director of Corporate Affairs, Sue Foley, says the total raised is another fantastic effort.

“We’d like to thank all the generous Kiwis who dug deep to show their support, as well as those who initiated and managed a huge variety of fundraising events in their communities.”

Westpac ambassadors Richie McCaw and Sir John Kirwan also drummed up support in a North v South Westpac Chopper Challenge.

This saw the pair dropped onto two remote mountain ranges armed only with a phone, 12 survival items and their wits, as they went head-to-head to raise funds for their local rescue chopper service.

In the end, the South Island took it out with Richie raising $17,096, and JK $15,292 — and having to wear his rival’s ‘I Love Christchurch’ t-shirt on national TV that evening.

Donations are welcome throughout the year and can be made at www.airrescue.co.nz or any Westpac branch. ¢

A word of advice about advertising promisesu Article supplied by Maree Gallagher, CAB Selwyn

With retailers desperate to win your spending money, you may be seeing some terrific deals out there. But don’t you hate it when the deal you were after is not in the store?

So what can you expect from a sale?The Fair Trading Act prohibits stores from

misleading customers about their products through advertising on TV, radio, fliers, signs in the store, and anything you are told when you are in the store.

The store can’t advertise a cheap price on a product if they don’t have enough of them. So they shouldn’t have run out of a product when you arrive early on the first day of a sale.

If the store has run out of the advertised product, ask if you can get a rain-check – this means you can get the same item for the sale price when they get more stock in.

You’ve probably seen a lot of stores advertising ‘up to 50% off’. The store should have a reasonable number of items at half price, not just one or two. A sale advertised as ‘50% off everything’ should mean everything in the store is half price. A store shouldn’t use ‘fine print’ to try to qualify this.

The advertised price and quality can’t be different to what you find in the store. Any other information they tell you about the product has to be true too, including how big it is, what functions the product can do, and

where you can use it. If you’ve got a flier or catalogue, you can take it to the store with you so you can compare what was advertised with what is available.

If you think a trader has breached the Fair Trading Act then talk to them about it first. Point out the difference in quality or price to them - you may be able to get the item for a cheaper price.

You can report a breach of the Fair Trading Act to the Commerce Commission which enforces the Fair Trading Act. The Commerce Commission can investigate and prosecute a trader who has breached the Act.

You can also take a case to the Disputes Tribunal if you think a trader has breached the Fair Trading Act.

Our thanks to the Ministry of Consumer Affairs for the information contained in this article. To contact your local Citizens Advice Bureau look under ‘C’ in the Business Section of the White Pages or phone 0800 367 222 (0800 FOR CAB). ¢

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The Canterbury Westpac Rescue Helicopter — a vital lifeline for the wider community

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“If you’re reading this newspaper –So are thouSandS of YouR customers!”

We all know that in business, those who advertise well prosper. And that businesses who are invisible soon close their doors. But how best to get the message to your customers – without hiring expensive agencies or employing a marketing guru full time? That’s a big question – but one you are answering for yourself right now.

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Trades Trades

Malvern Anglican Parish- St Ambrose Sheffield 8.00am, Trinity Darfield with Sunday School 9.30am. Guest: The Rev Barbara Vincent. 03 317 9079.St Paul’s Anglican - West Melton 6.30 pm Holy Communion, David Winfield. Bible Study Mondays 7.30pm, Tuesdays 7pm, - Prayer support. Penny 347 8139, Colin & Gail 347 8443Rolleston Church - 10am Family Service 7pm Rolleston Encounter Cornerstone Kids during morning serviceCornerstone Youth Friday 7-9pm All meetings held at the Rolleston Community Centre, 126 Rolleston Drive,Administration contact: Nikki @ 03 347 8716 [email protected] www.rollestonchurch.co.nz - DarfieldLife Group Bible Study Wednesday night 7.30pm, 7 South Terrace, Darfield, Hosts Alisatair & Fleur MacDonald,Enquiries: 03 318 8654Parish of Hororata Anglican - Rev Jenni Carter 318 0858, 9.30am St Johns, Hororata. 11.00am St Andrews, Glentunnel. www.hororataparish.co.nzDarfield Catholic Church - Sunday Masses 8.30am For Weekly Masses, and the Liturgy Timetable refer to thechurch newsletter. Parish Priest Fr Paulo Filoiai’i Ph 03 342 9763, [email protected] Hornby PresbyteryKirwee Community Church - 10am Kirwee Model School Library, School Lane, Kirwee, Morning Tea to follow,Pastor Brian Booth 03 318 1309.Hope Presbyterian West Melton - 9.30am Pastor available Tuesday 9.30-12.30 Pastor: Daniel Fone, 03 347 7509,Youth Leader: Sage Harris 03 980 2296 Ext 217Hope Presbyterian Rolleston - Service 10am, Rolleston School hall, Kidman St. Pastor: Brent Richardson, 03 347 4007, Youth leader, Courtney Forrest, 03 347 4007, www.hopechurch.net.nzDarfield Baptist Church - Services and Sunday School, Darfield 15 Greendale Road, 10.30am every Sunday,Glenroy Hall 9am 2nd & 4th Sundays Pastor: Paul Cossey, 03 318 8688 Youth Pastor: Sam Broughton 027 223 8345Malvern Co-Operating Parish - 9:30am Sheffield followed by AGMGlentunnel Chapel - Sunday 10.30am Worship and Communion Ph 03 318 8948 or 021 274 2548 www.glentunnel.org.nzMountain View Community Church - 17 North Terrace, Darfield Sunday Service 6.30pm Prayer 6.00pm PastorsWayne and Nicky Watson 03 318 7979 or 027 281 8340

Verse for the Week: If we suffer, we shall also reign with Him: if we deny Him, He also will deny us. 2 Tim 2:12

CHURCH NOTICES - Sunday 18 August

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We seek to employ an honest, friendly reliable and enthusiastic person, who can work unsupervised to fill the following position.

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Trophy mountingGame headsHalf and full body mounts

03 347 3255 / 027 472 8812email [email protected]

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03 347 3255 / 027 472 8812

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Authorised Service Agent for Most Brands• Washing Machines • Ovens• Dryers • Dishwashers• Cooktops• Washing Machine Hire (from $8/wk)

OXFORD APPLIANCESMurray Dawson

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Property

AVON CITY Caravans Ltd. Large and comfortable caravans available if you wish to stay on site during your EQC repairs. Insurance quotes given. Phone Lizi 03 381 0018 or 027 435 5874.

Property Maintenance

CHIMNEY SWEEP. Servicing the Selwyn dis-trict. Weekends a speciality. Phone Rodney Carr 03 324 2999 a/h.

GLASS ALL glass, all areas, phone 03 318 4128 or 027 325 9854. Malvern Glass Ltd.

MALVERN WASTE SOLUTIONS, rubbish and recy-cling, domestic, commercial, skip hire, functions, locally owned and operated. Phone 03 318 7407. www.mws.co.nz.

PAINTING REQUIREMENTS, interior or exterior. Phone N J Lucas Painting, 03 318 7131 or 0274 322 193 for that free quote.

SHOWERS, MIRRORS, splashbacks, double glazing. For all your glass needs please phone Man About Glass Ltd. Phone 03 317 9088 or text 027 227 9555.

Public NoticesARION FARM Feather and Fur Market Day, Sunday 1st September 2013, 890 Mcleans Island Road, Harewood, Christchurch. Wanted, stall holders: Sell, trade, barter. anything plant, animal (birds, rodents etc) or mineral. Also, fundraisers wanted to run stalls, bbqs, raffles etc. And, entertainers: Anyone considered please enquire on the numbers below. Cost, $10 per site all profits for you to keep. We provide pad-docks and yards, space for you and everything else you bring. Contact before 17th August 2013 Suzie: 021 881 279 or Belinda 027 318 1387 or leave a message on 03 360 2192.

the record, august 14 2013

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