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Courses helping motorcycle safetyJonathan Frauenstein of Kirwee has two reasons to feel pleased he took part in a motorcycle course …

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Team ‘Flying Babes’ from Methven and Ashburton take a well-earned break at Kirwee during the running of the annual Scooter Safari to raise money for cancer research. The Scooter Safari was unable to maintain its usual route to the West Coast this year due to a large slip near Otira. Instead participants motored through the Selwyn district to Cass before returning to Kirwee for a get together. For more see page 6 …

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Poor cell phone coverage adds to accident worry by Belinda Cullen-Reid

A new West Melton resident is rethinking her decision to move to the Selwyn township after her son’s involvement in a car accident was made worse by the lack of cell phone coverage.

Sue Van Eyk Menkman was driving to Christchurch to work on State Highway 73 one morning when she passed her son Brad coming the other way, on his way home from nightshift.

Just moments later her son was involved in a car accident at the

intersection of Chattertons and Dawsons roads’ with the highway — the second accident within a week at this intersection.

To make matters worse, it appears a lack of cell phone coverage in the West Melton area meant attempts to contact

her by those first on the scene failed to go through. She continued driving to Christchurch blissfully unaware of the chaos behind her.

Her husband managed to get hold of her when she was near Christchurch.

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for Matt to combine his passion for real estate, agriculture and his local community.• Matt respects the knowledge and hearty character that have made Chris Abbott a stalwart of the local

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• Matt is a born and bred local. He was raised in Russell's Flat near Sheffield where he currently lives in the foothills with his wife Siona and two wee girls, Bonnie and Beau.

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• With strong commodity prices, CPW, the Fonterra factory and the westward push post Earthquakes, Matt believes Selwyn is booming and looks set to continue for sometime, which certainly makes for a positive and growing community. Matt is looking forward contributing to this community and helping people achieve the best results possible.

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Alexis Sutherland dances up a storm as part of the Darfield High School team competing at the recent 2014 Stage Challenge in Christchurch. The school picked up three awards for their piece entitled Time After Time, winning an excellence award for choreography, the student led award, and an excellence for school initiative. Lincoln High School and Ellesmere College also secured some good results at the event.

Rolleston’s Guy Stanway is full of determination in this run which resulted in a try to his Rolleston U10 Red team in its win over West Melton Gold on Saturday. The Rolleston side played with discipline and teamwork to overcome a valiant West Melton side to maintain its unbeaten record this season.

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Lincoln Primary School Year 8 students, from left: Jake Allen, Colby Currie, Henri Rollinson try out the communications equipment on the Selwyn District Council’s new civil defence incident command bus. More than 50 students were shown through the bus and learnt about how to get ready for an emergency or disaster. Selwyn’s emergency management officer Ryan O’Rourke says the children learnt about how to keep safe in disasters, how to create and practise using household emergency plans and how to assemble and maintain emergency survival items.

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The Springfield Sheffield Netball Club will reflect on its humble beginnings when it celebrates its 50th anniversary at Queen’s Birthday Weekend.

Formed in 1964 as a social nine-aside women’s basketball team, the club has seen many changes, according to patroness Heather Teague.

“In 1970 New Zealand Basketball changed the game. They dropped the number of players down to seven and netball was invented,” Mrs Teague said.

“It changed the game a lot. It made it much faster. It wasn’t even the same game.”

The club started with one social team and was spearheaded by three Springfield local women, Melva Smart, Beverly Howarth and Linda Woods.

The first games were non-competitive and held on the local primary school netball court. Three years later they moved to Kowai Pass Domain near Springfield. In 1978 new courts were laid and in 1982 lighting was installed for night practises.

Mrs Teague said there are still some of the original blue gym frocks the first players wore. The uniform then changed to a pure wool tartan wrap around skirt which Mrs Teague said was warm and long lasting. Following that black pleated

Taken in 1966, two years after the club’s formation, this photo shows the Springfield netball team, from left: Edith Richardson, Colleen Downes, Val Richardson, Diane Downes, Janice Renwick, Judith Bowler and Elizabeth Topp

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From one social team in 1964 the club now boasts six teams who still practise at the domain courts but now play in the centralised competition held at Darfield on Saturdays.

“We’ve gone from strength to strength. There’s never been a year we couldn’t put a team together,” Mrs Teague said.

The club will celebrate their anniversary with a social game of netball, afternoon tea and a dinner.

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Another award for Selwyn Aquatic CentreThe Selwyn Aquatic Centre has won a silver award at theNew Zealand Commercial Building Awards.

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The Selwyn Aquatic Centre received a silver award in the Tourism and Leisure category at the awards, which were announced at the weekend.

The centre also won two awards in the 2013 Canterbury Architecture Awards for public architecture and sustainable architecture.

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Parenting workshop for stressed children by Belinda Cullen-Reid

A free workshop to give parents skills to help young people cope with stress resulting from the Canterbury earthquakes is being offered in Rolleston.

The Selwyn Parenting Network (SPN) in conjunction with the Mental Health Education and Resource Centre will host the workshop which looks at teaching parents how to support their children and help them build resiliency, according to SPN spokesperson Tracey O’Reilly.

“Kids have had to be very strong. A lot of them don’t talk about it and suffer in silence. It’s having an effect

In shock she headed back to the scene of the accident.

“I didn’t know what Brad was going to be like. I was hyperventilating. I don’t know how I drove.

“When I arrived he was being attended to. He was lying on the ground on a stretcher with a neck brace. He said ‘I’m ok Mum’ and I started to calm down.”

She travelled into hospital in the ambulance with him where they admitted him. X-rays revealed no serious spinal damage.

“I’m just so grateful he’s ok. He’s had a massive fright. He’s been off work and his car is written off.”

Mrs Van Eyk Menkman said she is concerned about the increase in traffic on State Highway 73 following the post-earthquake building boom in West Melton and people’s driving habits.

“So many people don’t even stop fully at intersections. Every second day or so I see somebody doing something stupid on the road and think that was close. People need to take more care and be more patient. It’s the worst day of my life. It was horrific. I somehow want to do something to get things changed.”

The Van Eyk Menkmans made the move out to the country five months ago following the red zoning of their property in Burwood.

“We’ve been through all that with the earthquakes and then we finally moved

Poor cell phone coverage adds to accident worry… continued from front page

out here. Now it’s made me think, do I want to be out here? It’s made me unsettled.”

The lack of cell phone coverage in the West Melton area is adding to her anxieties.

“I have a 17-year-old daughter who has started driving. Imagine if she breaks down and can’t get hold of someone?

“She’s an AA member, but you’ve got to be able to ring them to get them to come out.”

Selwyn District Council Road Safety Co-ordinator Ngaire Tinning said there had been three accidents resulting in injury at the Chattertons/Dawsons/State Highway 73 intersection in the last five years.

“Intersection crashes are of high concern in our district and the most common factors that contribute to these crashes are failure to stop or give way, poor observation, judgement and handling skills,” Ms Tinning said.

“At intersections they can help reduce crashes by obeying the signs and accurately judging the gap before merging into the traffic flow.”

A preliminary hearing into an appeal against the granting of consent for a new cell phone tower in West Melton will be held next month but a substantive hearing will not be heard until later in the year.

West Melton mother Sue Van Eyk Menkman is calling for more driver care at intersections following an accident on State Highway 73 involving her son Brad

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Courses helping motorcycle safetyJonathan Frauenstein of Kirwee has two reasons to feel pleased he took part in a motorcycle rider’s course being run by the Selwyn District Council.

Not only did he pick up some new tips on riding safely but he was the winner in the draw for $300 worth of motorcycle protective clothing which was on offer for all who took part in the course.

He was one of 27 motorcyclists who completed the ‘Live to Ride’ courses in Lincoln and Darfield offered by the council and delivered by motorcycle instructor Duncan Seed.

“The skills training improved my slow handling skills like braking and turning and also made me more aware of the best place to be when out on the open road,” Mr Frauenstein said.

Selwyn road safety coordinator Ngaire Tinning said completing the course gave motorcyclists the opportunity to learn

how to assess risks and avoid problems that may cause crashes while driving.

“People who attended the course had a very hands-on experience by learning in a team environment. The full day course also included a three hour road excursion for practical training.

“Motorcyclists are only a small percentage of road users throughout New Zealand but they are over represented in crash statistics. In the last five years there have been 65 motorcycle crashes recorded in Selwyn.”

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Rolleston Primary School pupils got to dress up as their favourite literary figures when the school marked Book Week recently.

Teacher Amanda Barrett said the aim of Book Week was to open the children’s eyes to the world of books.

“We went with the theme of ‘In the Past’ this year, and did a lot of activities around it.

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Rain, hail and road slips did not deter around 250 scooter enthusiasts from around the country as they sped along Selwyn roads in the name of cancer research over the weekend.

The annual Scooter Safari which raises money for cancer research usually involves journeying from coast to coast, but a slip in Arthur’s Pass the day before the event saw a modification of the course.

Organiser Jayne Rattray was happy with how the day went. “The day went really well considering the road closures,” Ms Rattray said. Followed

by teams of enthusiastic supporters, the riders, many in fancy dress, blazed a trail that began in Christchurch, and passed through country towns to Cass where the riders stopped for lunch after passing through torrential rain.

The riders turned back after their break at Cass to meet at Kirwee hall for a get together.

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Photographer focusses on RollestonRolleston has been brought into sharp focus through the work of local photographer Bekki Bennett.

The work was part of a Diploma in Digital Photography course Mrs Bennett was undertaking through the Southern Institute of Technology.

“For my final major project of the course I designed and constructed the website ‘My Rolleston’ to showcase key places or events in Rolleston.

“But I wanted to take it a step further and have my photography displayed in a public place for everyone to enjoy,” Mrs Bennett said.

Eight of her images showing various locations around Rolleston form part of a new display at the Rolleston Community Centre.

Mrs Bennett said she was delighted the community centre created enough space for her to exhibit and that the images will be enjoyed by all residents and visitors to the library and community centre facilities as the photographs were taken in places around Rolleston that people will recognise.

“A lot of the places are easily identifiable, like the Tennyson Street signpost and the bird sculpture in Rolleston Square.

Help for parents teaching children to driveA workshop for Selwyn residents who are teaching a young person to drive is being held next month.

The Teen Coach workshop in Lincoln on June 10 will give parents and caregivers practical tips on how to safely coach young drivers, refresh their knowledge of the Road Code and find out how driving instructors teach key skills. Selwyn road safety coordinator Ngaire Tinning said the workshop is open to any adult living in Selwyn who is currently teaching a young person to drive, who is currently on either a learner or restricted licence.

“The invitation to attend is also extended to people who will have children learning to drive in the near future.”

Workshop facilitator James Morrison of Aotearoa Driving Academy said Teen Coach is a 90 minute workshop for adults and is a chance for parents to talk to others who are teaching their children to drive and learn from their experience.

“Teen Coach provides driving coaches with a better understanding of the new licencing system and the requirements of the restricted driving test.

“The driving environment today is very different from what it was like 30 years ago when most parents learnt to drive. There is more traffic, vehicles can travel faster, and young people also face pressure from friends, the media or other areas.

“People coaching young drivers need to know the importance of role modelling good road safety. This includes thinking about whether they could drive more safely themselves which in turn will have a flow-on effect helping bring New Zealand’s road toll down.”

The Teen Coach workshop will be held on June 10 at 7pm at Lincoln High School.

The workshop is subsidised by the New Zealand Transport Agency and Selwyn District Council and costs $10 per adult. Young drivers can accompany a registered parent or caregiver for free. Places are limited.

To register, or for further information, contact Ngaire Tinning on 347 2901 or email [email protected].

“It will be interesting to see how the town develops and changes from the way it is depicted in the photos.”

Mrs Bennett’s daughter Summer features in one of the images where she is shown riding her bike at Rolleston Reserve.

Printing and hanging costs were covered by a $759 grant from the Creative Communities Scheme, which is administered by Selwyn District Council on behalf of Creative New Zealand.

Rolleston photographer Bekki Bennett and daughter Summer in front of her photography display at the Rolleston Community Centre


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Opening her Hororata house to 43 guests and serving them all brunch didn’t faze former catering business owner Gaye Kerr last weekend.

With ‘the boys’ on the barbecue cooking sausages and bacon, one neighbour making poached eggs and a couple of others on toast, the Pink Ribbon Breakfast, a fundraiser for the New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation went off without a snag.

“I saw the ads with Lorraine Downes on television and thought it would be a good idea,” said Ms Kerr who has lost three aunts and a good friendto cancer.

“It’s a good cause that everyone feels strongly about.”

Brunching and raising funds for breast cancer. From left: Alexa Grigg, Faye Richards, hostess Gaye Kerr, Lucy Palmer and Prue Thorne, all from the Hororata area

Enjoying bubbles before breakfast were (from left) Jess Gunn (Springfield), Val MacKenzie (Sheffield), Nikki Ashby (Halket), and Henrietta Brownlee from Te Parita

Hanging out in the butler’s pantry preparing the toast and hollandaise sauce were (left) Jan Ballin of Hororata and Teena Richards of Windwhistle

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Adapting to changes in farming landscape by Belinda Cullen-Reid

Graeme and Gill Marshall are rolling with the changes to the New Zealand farming scene on their intensive cropping farm near Darfield.

Graeme and Gill are the third generation of Marshalls to farm the 250 hectare property which was originally owned by the Clinton family as part of a larger holding.

In 1963 Graeme’s grandfather Allan, and father Jim moved from the Timaru area and bought the property which boasted superior Templeton silt loam and Eyre silt loam soils which were ideal for cropping.

Graeme and Gill Marshall enjoy spending time with their granddaughter Ruby who is the fifth generation of Marshalls to live on the farm

Graeme was four years old at the time of the move, and remembers little about the new property except the very big old trees, some of which remain today.

He lived with his parents and brother and sister in the more modern red brick house not far from the homestead where his grandparents lived.

Neither of his siblings were terribly interested in farming. His sister is a member of Air New Zealand’s cabin crew and his brother works in a steel mill in the United States.

“My brother liked building things with Meccano, whereas I liked going out and feeding the sheep. I’ve always been interested in farming. When given the opportunity I was always keen to help out,”

In the early 1980s he went into partnership with his father. By the mid-80s he’d met Gill, an Oxford girl who’d trained in nursing, and they got married and took over the farm together. Gill gives a hand around the farm, helping

out with the stock and the harvest. “I’ve found myself more and more involved with the farm over the years. If given the choice I’d rather be outside helping out, than in the house. I do the back-up stuff, all the mundane jobs,” she said.The farm has changed considerably in

that time. In his father and grandfather’s day the farm was half Corriedale sheep and the other half mixed cropping of barley, rye grass and clover — now the sheep are mostly gone.

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What was once a farm equally divided between cropping and sheep is now used mostly for intensive cropping

the farm resulting in a change to more intensive cropping. “When we put in irrigation we were one of the early ones in this area doing it. We could see the investment was going to be well worth it. It’s meant we’ve gone to pretty much all cropping,” Graeme said.

A second well was put in eight years ago and now the whole farm is irrigated.

While they still grow some of the old crops, higher value crops have been added to the mix — vegetable seeds for South Pacific Seeds, such as carrot, radish, Chinese cabbage and bunching onion. These are sold to the Asian and European markets.

“They’re expensive crops to grow. They are potentially very lucrative but also high risk,” Graeme said.

This year has been particularly challenging because of the warm wet weather conditions which have threatened to cause the seeds to sprout in their pods.

“I think we’ve still ended up with a reasonable crop. There’s no such thing as the perfect harvest.”

In the past they’ve grown lupins and flax which were exported to the United States for conservation purposes, but that market has dried up with the

economic downturn. The Marshalls also lease out ground for potatoes and grow maize for dairy farmers.

“We still have around 100 ewes to help keep things tidy. We have around 700 lambs over the winter which we graze and fatten. Around September or October we send those to the works and close the paddocks to grow rye grass.”

While there was a lot more pressure in farming nowadays he doesn’t find it stressful. “You can’t afford to make mistakes in farming now. Everything has to work. Because things are more intensive it’s harder to step back and get someone else to do things.”

“There are a lot of issues nowadays around compliance, which is a big burden. It didn’t used to be like that. But, technology has made things easier.”

The booming New Zealand dairying industry has had an effect on other farmers. The Marshall’s winter dairy cows, produce silage, grow maize

for feed, and rye grass and clover as pasture replacement for dairy farmers.

“Dairying has changed farming in general, and not just dairy farms. The emphasis on farming at the moment is supporting the dairying industry. Twenty years ago that wasn’t the case.”

Graeme is concerned about the corporatisation of farming in New Zealand, but believes the future of farming is bright.

“Bigger farmers are making it harder for small farmers to get in there, but there are still plenty of opportunities.”


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Lincoln student receives scholarship boost by Kelly M. Phillips

Lincoln University student Charlotte Flay was in the middle of milking a cow when she got the call about her Farmers’ Mutual Group Agricultural Scholarship award.

The Ohoka native was raised on a dairy farm and has an enduring love for the Holstein Friesian breed.

“Mum and Dad were good at getting us working on the farm,” she said. Her parents gave her and her two sisters small tasks to do which she says made working with the cows a lot of fun.

While her mother handled the calves and filled out paperwork, her father managed the main stock of about 260 Holstein Friesians.

Ms Flay eventually joined the New Zealand Holstein Friesian Association and became active in training and showing calves from her farm.

While her older sisters found other interests in their teens, Ms. Flay stayed keen on agriculture.

“Mom and Dad encouraged it,” she said.

“Dad and I can still have a yarn about cows for hours.”

The focus of her family’s small farm was on breeding a better milk cow.

“Genetics is what makes a good animal,” she said.

Regular visitors to the family property included veterinarians and breeding representatives which sparked Ms Flay’s

interest in the science behind running a dairy.

“I did Ag Science all through high school and I was Ag Captain,” she said. “By year 13 there were only seven people in the programme.”

To further her training, she went to work on a dairy farm in Ashburton and she also enrolled in the Bachelor of Agricultural Science degree at Lincoln University and did some online research for scholarships.

She found information on the FMG Agricultural Scholarship, filled out an application and was accepted as a recipient.

The FMG scholarship will provide Ms Flay with $4,000 a year, and she says it will make a big difference in financing her education.

In her time at Lincoln she has studied land and farm management, chemistry and biology.

Her goal is to eventually work for the Canadian Dairy Information Centre in the department of Breed Improvement and Genetic Evaluation.

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Selwyn entries wanted for Farmer of the YearOrganisers of this year’s Lincoln University Foundation South Island Farmer of the Year competition are calling on Selwyn farmers to get their entries in.

The competition is open to any form of primary production farm business including agriculture, horticulture, viticulture and aquaculture.

“Last year we had entries from throughout the South Island, the quality of which were such that we were obliged to select six finalists instead of the usual four,” Lincoln University Foundation chair Ben Todhunter said.

“This, plus the very successful winner’s field day at Yealands Wine Estate, generated a lot of interest.”

Mr Todhunter said one of the attractions of the competition is that size really doesn’t matter and is not one of the criteria for judging.

“We’re looking for leadership, innovation and entrepreneurship, which can be found equally in a small family-owned farm business as they can within a large commercial agricultural entity.”

He said another reason for last year’s record entries was undoubtedly the decision of the trust board to accept nominations.

“Traditionally it has been very hard to get farmers to put their own hand up and say ‘I’m a top-notch farmer’ but

when they’re nominated by others that seems to take the ‘tall poppy’ factor out of it and they’re more willing to let their nomination go forward.

“Anyone can make a nomination of a farmer, and all nominees will be contacted by a representative of the trust to talk them through the entry process.” The Foundation is particularly

keen to receive nominations or entries from innovative farmers at the beginning of their careers. “We want to reward those who have just started this journey, as well as show-case people who have already ‘made it’.”

Winners of the South Island Farmer of the Year competition receive a $20,000 travel grant to allow the winners to

The 2013 winner of the Lincoln University Foundation South Island Farmer of the Year competition Peter and Vai Yealands (front) with chief judge Nicky Hyslop (left) chairman Ben Todhunter (centre) and judge Guy Trafford

go overseas to look at other farming practices, examine new technologies and innovations and enhance their farm business.

In addition, the Foundation offers four special category prizes of $5,000 each: The BNZ award for Human Resource Management; The Silver Fern Farms ‘Plate to Pasture’ award; The Lincoln University prize for Technology and Innovation and The Farmlands Co-operative Prize for Resource use Efficiency.

Nominations and entries are open now and will close on August 1. Judging will occur during September and October with the finals at Lincoln University in November.


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before he transferred to Canterbury where the biggest contrast was the lack of shelter.

When fields are converted for dairy use, trees are often removed to accommodate the irrigation system. Shelter is important for animal comfort and for protecting pasture growth from strong winds.

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It can grow up to a metre in height in its first year of planting and up to four metres by the second year. It is a perennial with a life expectancy of 15 to 20 years.

“Once past its first winter miscanthus is a very resilient plant that requires low inputs of fertiliser,” Mr Littlejohn said.

Giant miscanthus also provides a habitat for skinks and important pollinators like bumblebees. Mark Williams is the owner of Aylesbury Dairy Farm where the grass has been planted

Visitors to Aylesbury Dairy explore a giant miscanthus shelterbelt

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Mr Williams and his farm hands favour the grass because its base growth isn’t dense enough to harbour rodents like native toi toi and flax does.

“We are getting significant shelter from rain and wind events,” he said. He likes the grass so much he is

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Selwyn farmers are being encouraged to get into training for the inaugural New Zealand Rural Games.

The event which is being scheduled for Queenstown next year will bring together a host of traditional country sports and celebrate New Zealand’s rural heritage for spectators and an international TV audience to enjoy. The inaugural New Zealand Rural Games is expected to attract top competitors from throughout New Zealand and Australia including national and world champions.

Organisers are working with Sport New Zealand and rural sports associations around the country to develop exciting new formats for competitive wood chopping, sheep shearing, sheep dog trials, Young Farmers, speed fencing, coal shovelling, speed gold panning and other less well-known sports.

The event will also feature Highland Games and a full festival programme including live music and entertainment, fun audience participation events like cow pat throwing and cherry stone

spitting. NZ Rural Games founder and trustee, Steve Hollander said the event had been a dream of his for a long time.

“My background is in farming and rural sports. During the 2011 Rugby World Cup, I helped showcase these as part of the REAL New Zealand Festival. It was a huge hit with domestic and overseas fans and gave me the idea to create an annual event,” he said.

“New Zealand was built on farming and the economy still relies on primary industries and the people who work in them. The Games are a wonderful opportunity to celebrate this essential part of our national character.”

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I learnt a valuable lesson here and that was, in spite of his generosity to farmers, it didn’t necessarily mean that he received any reciprocal acknowledgement. I received a letter from Sir Robert and his wife thanking me for the meat, which they said they thoroughly enjoyed and he certainly never forgot, because on a number of occasions after, when I invited him to farmer meetings in Northland, he always obliged.

Today’s National government which was once described as the farmers’ party in gumboots, has clearly come to the realisation that it can no longer simply rely on the rural sector to get re-elected. Bill English’s budget is clearly targeting the young urban voter, the majority of which live in Auckland. Every political party knows that whoever gets the majority of the Auckland vote becomes the government.


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The meaning of roses by Belinda Cullen-Reid

The simple giving of a rose or multiples thereof is often seen as the epitome of romantic gestures.

From the soft velvet touch of the petals, to their sweet delicate fragrance and ever increasing array of colours, it’s difficult not to be swayed by such a gift.

In giving someone a rose, the giver is making a bold statement about their feelings. The choice is so much more intense than that made by a handful of daisies or chrysanthemums. Those feelings could range from passionate love, to deep friendship orsincere sympathy.

The different colours of rose carry meaning from messenger to receiver. It is well known that a deep red conveys the message of romantic love. The red speaks of passion and desire.

A red rose bud symbolises new pleasures yet to be fulfilled, while the fully bloomed tells the receiver that they are still desirable and adored.

In contrast white symbolises purity and innocence. They are the flowers of light, and also a brides’ flower. While the hue is not intense the meaning is still strong — sincerity, loyalty and a love beyond death.

The yellow rose historically was a symbol of jealousy and infidelity. Nowadays they are said to be an

expression of happiness and friendship, an idea most likely to have been promoted by those in the business of selling the blooms. A card explaining the meaning behind the gift of a rose of this colour may be advisable.

Pink, from soft pastels to intense splashes of colour symbolise grace, sophistication and elegance.

Not traditionally a choice for lovers, the pink rose is more appropriate for the warmth of friendship, or of the awakening of feelings of romance.

The number of roses given also has significance. A dozen expresses love and makes a powerful statement of the strong sentiment attached to each colour.

Two dozen symbolises the number of hours in the day, and that the receiver is constantly in the heart of the giver. It can also convey a sense of belonging.

The giving of 100 roses, apart from showing the wealth and extravagance of the giver, is also symbolic of the number of years in a century.

The giver is saying that love is eternal. A single rose simply means I love you, and after all — who needs to be told much more than that.

The meaning attached to this deep pink rose is one of friendship or the budding of the early stages of romance

Photo courtesy of Antoine Letarte

The white rose symbolises purity and innocence Photo courtesy of Yoshikazu Hara

The meaning of the yellow rose was once jealousy Photo courtesy of Georges Seguin


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Providing companions for your plants by Belinda Cullen-Reid

As you sit back and relax by the fire over the winter, now’s a good time to plan your planting for the spring. When you do this why not consider the friendships your plants can have.

You didn’t know plants could have friends? While plants may not necessarily chat over coffee together, they do benefit from the company of others.

The more formal term for this is companion gardening, which refers to

grouping plants together for their mutual benefit. It is often a good idea to grow vegetables and herbs close to each other to make sure insects and fungi don’t get a chance to settle.

According to Tui Gardening Products website, companion planting is a

version of polyculture — a process of growing different crops together in close proximity to help each other.

This is used in commercial growing, farming and even small cottage gardens. Organic gardening relies on companion planting to avoid the use of fertilisers, sprays and chemicals.Common examples of companion plants • Nasturtium attracts caterpillars, so planting it alongside or around vegetables such as lettuces or cabbages will protect them. The adults will lay the eggs on the nasturtium leaves instead. The nasturtium can be pulled while the eggs are at a junior stage to rid the garden of this cycle.

• Crops that suffer from aphids or greenfly can be helped by planting marigolds close by. Marigolds emit a scent that repels aphids and attracts hoverflies which are a predator of aphids.

• The herb hyssop deters white butterfly from brassicas like cabbages and Brussels sprouts.

• Grow carrots and leeks together, or carrots and onions, as both have

strong scents that drive away each other’s pests.

• Garlic planted among roses will ward off aphids.

• Some flowers are grown near other edible crops in order to attract insects for pollination. The likes of capsicums and eggplants, which have small insipid flowers, need all the help they can get from flowering annuals.Make sure companions are planted

at the same time as your edible crops in order to prevent insects from taking over the vegetable patch.

Companion planting can also refer to the mutually beneficial grouping of plants of different shapes and sizes. An example of this is tall-growing, sun-loving plants which can share space with lower-growing, shade-tolerant species, resulting in high useage of the land.

Companion planting is not about hugging your plants or starting a coffee group for them, it is instead a way of cutting down on your own gardening maintenance time while producing strong healthy plants, and that should make everyone happy.

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Verse of the Week: But whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. Romans 10:13

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In RemembranceGraeme Palmer

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30 May 2013

“Loved with love beyond all feelingMissed with grief beyond all tears

To the world he was one,To us he was the world”From his loving wife

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