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Fresh first cut meadow hay with a good mix of grasses. It has been shed stored and kept dry.
This organic meadow hay comes from land that has not used any chemical fertilizer/pesticides/herbicides for the past 20 years.
Has some delicious green leaves/stems mixed in and has a softer texture … View moreFresh first cut meadow hay with a good mix of grasses. It has been shed stored and kept dry.
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From local democracy reporter David Hill:
The Waimakariri Youth Council is taking the lead with environmental initiatives for Conservation Week (September 5 to 11) and the Keep New Zealand Beautiful Clean Up Week (September 17 to 23).
Co-chairperson Chloe Betony said the youth council had … View moreFrom local democracy reporter David Hill:
The Waimakariri Youth Council is taking the lead with environmental initiatives for Conservation Week (September 5 to 11) and the Keep New Zealand Beautiful Clean Up Week (September 17 to 23).
Co-chairperson Chloe Betony said the youth council had been busy establishing relationships with local environmental organisations.
‘‘For me personally, the environment has always been a priority in my study and on the youth council, I have been looking at how we can get young people involved.
‘‘Young people want to make a difference, but sometimes they don’t know how to get involved, so it’s about making those connections.
‘‘We have been building relationships with community partners and helping to get things happening.’’
Youth council members will be joining planting days at Silverstream Reserve, near Kaiapoi, on Tuesday (September 6) from 10am to 2.30pm, and at Tūhaitara Coastal Park, near Kaiapoi, on Thursday, September 8, from 10am to 12pm.
The Silverstream Reserve volunteers also have planting days on Sundays from 10am to 12.30pm, for those who cannot make it during the week, Betony said.
‘‘We went there (Silverstream) on Sunday and they’re a really nice group of people. They brought home-baked goods along, which was just lovely.’’
After joining a clean-up day with the Ashley Rakahuri Rivercare Group and other local groups following last year’s floods, the youth council decided to take the lead this year, Betony said.
‘‘Last year we were invited to the initial meeting and we encouraged them to use online registration.
‘‘It was my highlight of last year and hopefully it will be again.’’
An Ashley-Rakahuri River Clean Up Day will be held on Sunday, September 18, as part of Clean Up Week.
The rivercare group will be out in force, while Lesley Ottey, from Eco Educate, will provide a briefing.
‘‘It would be good if we can get people excited about it. We had around 100 people last year including children,’’ Betony said.
Last year’s clean-up saw nearly six tonnes of rubbish and more than 100 tyres removed from the river banks.
To raise awareness of the environment, the youth council will also be running a colouring-in competition for children aged 12 years and under and an art competition for young people aged 12 years and over from September 5 to 25.
The theme of the art competition is ‘‘what does conservation mean to you’’.
Entrants are able to express themselves in any form of art, whether painting, photography, collage or sculpture.
■ Betony is keen to hear from anyone who has a four-wheel-drive and trailer and would like to help out.
The cleanup day is open to all ages and registration is essential.
Assemble at the car park just after the SH1 bridge heading north from 9.30am.
The clean-up day will finish with a sausage sizzle at 12pm. For more information, go to the Ashley-Rakahuri River Clean Up event page on Facebook.
Paul and Lesley Askin hold their family-friendly monthly service Sunday, 2 October, at the Ashley Community Church from 4.30 pm. Bring a plate of finger food for a shared meal afterwards.
Enquiries to Paul or Lesley, Ph 021 140 2074
39 Canterbury St, Ashley. Remember to dress warmly, and go … View morePaul and Lesley Askin hold their family-friendly monthly service Sunday, 2 October, at the Ashley Community Church from 4.30 pm. Bring a plate of finger food for a shared meal afterwards.
Enquiries to Paul or Lesley, Ph 021 140 2074
39 Canterbury St, Ashley. Remember to dress warmly, and go before you come as there are no toilet facilities.
From local democracy reporter David Hill:
Finding staff continues to pose a headache for the Waimakariri District Council.
Reports presented at last week’s district planning and regulation committee revealed staff recruitment remains the number one challenge for the council’s planning, … View moreFrom local democracy reporter David Hill:
Finding staff continues to pose a headache for the Waimakariri District Council.
Reports presented at last week’s district planning and regulation committee revealed staff recruitment remains the number one challenge for the council’s planning, building and environmental services teams.
Planning manager Wendy Harris said there were several vacancies in the planning unit, including senior planner and compliance officer.
An additional graduate planner will be recruited to meet the increased workload.
Covid-19 and winter illness was also taking a toll, she said.
Consultants were being employed to help get through the workload in the meantime.
Harris said the council was continuing to process high resource consent numbers, with 96 issued in the first quarter and 115 in the second quarter.
While this was down on last year, it was well up on 2020.
Despite the challenges, she said 95.8% of consents were being processed with the statutory timeframes or had an agreed extension.
The new medium density residential standards, following the passing of the Resource Management (Enabling Housing Supply and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2021, was causing some angst on social media.
The council was consulting on the new standards, after notifying variations to the proposed Waimakariri District Plan.
Building unit manager Warren Taylor said a tight market for staff had forced the unit to appoint less experienced staff and invest in training, which came at a cost.
The building unit processed 2213 consents over the 2021-22 financial year, including 849 consents for new houses, which was higher than expected.
The average processing time for all applications was 14 working days and 19 working days for new house consents.
About 10% of consents were granted outside the statutory 20 working days.
Taylor said there were a variety of reasons why consents took longer than 20 days to process.
Cr Kirstyn Barnett said while the records showed 90% of consents were being processed on time, ‘‘the customer experience might be quite different, so I’m always looking for that constant improvement’’.
Environmental services manager Billy Charlton said there were 17% less dog complaints for the 2021-22 financial year, compared to last year, despite the growing rate of dog ownership in the district.
There were 49 reported incidents of dogs rushing at people, a 63% increase, but there were fewer incidents of dogs attacking dogs and fewer barking dog complaints.
More than 13,000 dogs were registered for the year to June 2022, with 99.15% of dogs registered.
Charlton said 112 dog owners had received infringement notices for unregistered dogs.
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Hi Everyone, I am starting a craft co op in Fernside. Opening Swans Nest .I am hoping to have an open day on the 10th of September at 112 Swannanoa Road and would like to invite any like minded people to have their on market stall here on the day. Message me for info. Food and coffee also welcome … View moreHi Everyone, I am starting a craft co op in Fernside. Opening Swans Nest .I am hoping to have an open day on the 10th of September at 112 Swannanoa Road and would like to invite any like minded people to have their on market stall here on the day. Message me for info. Food and coffee also welcome but must have your own registration.
From local democracy reporter David Hill:
Life in North Canterbury is a world away from growing up in post-revolution Iran.
Rohiyeh Faramarzi and her family have lived in Woodend for 20 years and wanted to give back to their adopted community by planting trees.
Working with the Waimakariri… View moreFrom local democracy reporter David Hill:
Life in North Canterbury is a world away from growing up in post-revolution Iran.
Rohiyeh Faramarzi and her family have lived in Woodend for 20 years and wanted to give back to their adopted community by planting trees.
Working with the Waimakariri District Council’s greenspace team, Faramarzi was able to develop a planting project that led to a tree planting day at Rangiora’s Dudley Park last Saturday, August 27.
“With the support of the Waimakariri District Council, we have been able to create an ongoing dialogue about how we can contribute bycreating spaces in our parks where people and families can come and gather.”
Faramarzi fled her home country to escape her family’s persecution due to their Baha’i Faith.
“The persecution of the Baha’is affected the way Baha'i families and my family went about their lives.
“After the Iranian revolution, persecution intensified and Baha'is no longer had any civil rights or freedoms.
“Baha'is were arrested on false charges, land was confiscated, businesses were closed, and young Baha'is were banned from entering university.”
She moved to India where she met her husband, Shahriar Faramarzi, and after the birth of their first child they decided to move ‘‘toa smaller, quieter and more peaceful country’’.
In New Zealand, the couple’s two daughters have studied at university, completing law and engineering degrees – something Faramarzi was unable to do in Iran.
Their Baha’i Faith has always been important to them and teaches the importance of serving “communities to uplift them and make them better”.
Last year the couple decided to do something to mark 100 years since the passing of Abdu’l-Baha, the eldest son of Bahá'u'lláh, the founder of the Baha’i Faith.
Faramarzi said she was inspired to think about the natural environment, leading to the tree planting project.
“Planting trees really comes from a desire to uplift and beautify our shared surroundings. Our environment reminds us how connected we are as a human family.
“We all benefit from a healthy, safe environment and we also have a responsibility to contribute to it.”
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