North Canterbury News: July 17, 2025

YOUR LOCAL PROFESSIONALS /NEWS 24 The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>July</strong> <strong>17</strong>, <strong>2025</strong> Bylaw proposedtoprotectnative birds ByDAVID HILL, Local Democracy Reporter Anew bylaw is being proposed to protect Kaikōura’s native birds and improve the wellbeing of cats. With the Kaikōura District Council’s dog control bylaw due to be reviewed, the council has alsodecided to drafta new animal control bylaw with a section for cats. The decision follows calls from local conservationists to help protect banded dotterels /pohowera, which nest along the Kaikōura coastline. The birds come under threat from predators, includingstray andferal cats, during nesting season. Alongside the new bylaw, the council will partner with the SPCA to promote subsidised desexing and microchipping of cats. Chief executive Will Doughty said the new bylaw will be developed over the next 18 months and will be subject to consultation. Your local professionals Business developmentplatform invaluable Imagine arriving in anew town, not knowing anyone but still being able to successfully start up abusiness from scratch, because one group of professionals cared enough to get you up and running. Derrick Gouws did just that. He arrived in Rangiora in 2022 after living in Paraparaumu. He didn’t know anyone and yet with the help of members of the Business Network International (BNI) group in Rangiora, he quickly established Torque Tyre &Auto Rangiora (TT&A). Now he has opened three branches of TT&A in <strong>Canterbury</strong>. He says BNI ­Rangiora is part of a multinational business development platform that has over 335,000members worldwide. ‘‘BNI Rangiora’s culture is built on the philosophy of Givers Gain. If you give, you gain.’’ ‘‘It allows you to build atrusted network of like­minded professionals who not only care about your success but are eager to help you achieve it. In return, you do the same for them.Derrick attributes his success at Torque Tyre &Auto Rangiora to ‘‘We’ve looked at what’s been done in other councilsand we found this is now becomingalot more mainstream. ‘‘There are benefits from acat health perspective and it’s good from awider environmental perspective,soitgoes beyond just the protecting the birds. ‘‘But the bigthing is in the education.’’ The councilisworking with Environment<strong>Canterbury</strong> and the DepartmentofConservation to look at restrictions on nesting sites. The dotterel nesting season runs from September to December, with the birds under threat from dogs, vehicles and human activity, as well as cats. Mr Doughty said the subsidised desexing andmicrochipping programme will receive ratepayer funding from the council’s environmentalprojects fund. Kaikōura couple Ailsa McGilvary­ Howard and Ted Howard made an appeal to acouncil workshop on in March to help protect the dotterels. the support,guidance, professional development, and profitable business relationships he formed by joining BNI­ Rangiora. ‘‘It’s alocal success story. Everything I needed for the establishment of my business, for the development of the premises and all the ancillary things needed to make abusiness successful came 100 per cent from BNI ­Rangiora.’’ He says legal advice, insurance, painting, signage, uniforms, accounts and materialswere all sourced in Rangiora through BNI contacts. ‘‘Everything was achieved through local business contactsIdeveloped here. BNI’s agreatway to develop your business and build anetwork of likeminded people keen to help each other grow,’’ he says. BNI­Rangiora meetsweekly at 7.45 am on Wednesday mornings at the Artisan Bakery in Rangiora, and has speakers talking about awide varietyofsubjects, including health and safety, how to build business relationships instead of just ticking boxes, how to network successfully and the art of transforming connections into business values. While the dotterel can be found on braided rivers and coastlines in other parts of the South Island, Kaikōura is like ‘‘a whirlpool’’ which sucks birds in because there appears to be plenty of resources,MsMcGilvary­Howard said. The beach areas with the most dotterel nesting sites are at South Bay between the Coastguard and The Caves, and further north between the West End shopping area and the New World supermarket. Ms McGilvary­Howard has been monitoring dotterel nests on the Kaikōura coastline voluntarily for more than adecade and completed aselffunded banded dotterel study in 2016. Mr Howard monitors the northern section, and said around 150 eggs were laid this season, with around 40 hatching, but just one chick survived. Afurther four chicks survived at South Bay, but more adult birds were lost to predatorattacks. LDR is local body journalism cofunded by RNZ and NZ On Air. Nesting season ... Abanded dotterel mother and chick. PHOTO: AILSA MCGILVARY­HOWARD Winning combination ... Derrick Gouws of Torque Tyre &Auto Rangiora and BNI­ Rangiora. PHOTO: JOHN COSGROVE Come and tastesome of the cheeses thesupermarketsdon'ttake Pumahana -Best NZ Original cheese, Herb,Garlic,Vintage Maasdam, Friesian (Vintage Spice) Wide range of cheese and dairy products to tasteand enjoy. Remember,our cheeses aremadeusing traditional dailymilk,and most aremade with traditionalNZcalves rennet. 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NEWS The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>July</strong> <strong>17</strong>, <strong>2025</strong> 25 CHECK IT OUT NORTH CANTERBURY RESULTS Waimakariri Sailing Club Aquiz night will be held at CBK Craft Bar, Hilton Street, Kaiapoi, to raise funds for the Waimakariri Sailing Club. The evening starts at 7pm on Monday, <strong>July</strong> 21, with six people maximum per team/table, at $10 per person or $60 a table. Spot prizes, raffles, food and drink available. Pre­register your team by paying $60 to Waimakariri Sailing Club, Bank A/c 03 0674 0091930 00 or register your interest with the secretaryatgwendaj@gmail. com or phone 022 601 6272. Pest Trapping workshop Aworkshop will be held on <strong>July</strong> 27 for trappers, and people keen to get involved, to learn more about effective trapping methods and technology, and monitoring outcomes.They will discuss practical ways of working together, such as collating data using Trap NZ, and strategies to rid Hurunui of pests that threaten the natural environment. Speakers include Richard Shaw of Blythe Valley Catchment Group and Sue Sinclair of Birdsong Trust Restoration Project. Shaun Ryan of 2040 Ltd will also be there to demonstrate AI thermal cameras and automated birdmonitoring. Details: 1pm –4pm, Sunday, <strong>July</strong> 27, Amuri Community Room, School Rd, Culverden. To register or for more info email hurunuibiodiversity@gmail.com or call 0221 600383. Rangiora Museum David Laird, asustainable woodworker and qualified carpenter who creates furniture from end of life trees will give apresentation at the Rangiora Museum on Sunday, <strong>July</strong> 27. He specialises in transforming Elm and Oak trees, using traditional knowledge about milling, seasoning and steam bending timber, when combined with some modern methods. There will be samples of his work on display and the talk will be illustrated with photos by David Petrie. All welcome at the museum, 29 Good Street, behind the Bowling Club, at 2pm. No need to book. Free, although donations appreciated from nonmembers of the Rangiora Early Records Society. Afternoon tea served along with our community chat. The Museum is open Wednesdays and Sundays, 1.30 to 4pm. Rangiora Bridge Club Oxford pairs: <strong>North</strong>/South: Joyce Gray/ Jenny Shore 1, Junette McIntyre/Sue McIlroy 2, Heather Waldron/Lynette Tillman 3. East/West: WDawn Simpson/ Veronica Hall 1, Robyn Findlay/Darryl Dowthwaite 2, Lesley Shipley/Janelle Crawley3. Winter Pairs: N/S: Wayne Hutchings/Pat Green 1, Judy Bruerton/Jenny Shore 2, HelenThornburgh/Joyce Gray 3. E/W: PeterStory/JudithDriver 1, Penny Fisher/ Junette McIntyre 2, Dawn Simpson/ Veronica Hall 3. Novice Pairs: Catherine Ballinger/David Barker 1, David Brittan/Lisa Wells 2, Diane Graham/Denis Milne 3. Premier Pairs: N/S: Jenny Story/Peter Story 1, Nancy Harris/Maggie Johnston 2, Derek Wilson/Alison Price 3. E/W: Jenny Hassall/Robin Hassall 1, Owen Evans/ Jannene Cumming 2, Lorraine Barnett/Jo McGowan 3. Waimakariri Gorge Golf LGU &Putting 18 Holes: JDeans ­8.5, C Macdonald ­2.5, JBlatch +0.5, LScott +0.5, MTeAwa +1.5, JBragan +2.5, BThompson +2.5, KRedwood +2.5. Putting: BThompson 28 putts. No 4 Nearest to Pin for 2CMacdonald, No 8for 1JBragan, No 11 for 2NRobertson, No 15 for 2JBlatch, No <strong>17</strong> for 1NRobertson. Longest Putt: No 2LSteele. Nett Eagle: CHRISTCHURCH 8JBragan, DSmith. Twos: RRoy, M Rankin,NRobertson. Nine holes: RRoy +0.7. Putting: J Jenkins 15 on c/b. Nearest to Pin –8RRoy. Nett Eagle:8 RRoy. Rangiora Bridge Club <strong>July</strong> 7: Jannne Cumming and Owen Evans 1, Judith Driver &Jan Roose 2, Margaret Bean &Ken Fox 3. <strong>July</strong> 10: <strong>North</strong>/South: Nell McKellow &Ian Pettigrew 1, Bruce Johns &Margaret Smith 2, Paddy McFarlane &Penny Hepworth 3. East/West: Noel Langdon & Gavin Dunnett 1, Irene Carson &Mary Warren 2, Helen Thornburgh &Mary Bain 3. AT THE LIBRARY Catherine, the Princess of Wales, by Robert Jobson Since her wedding on April 29, 2011, and becoming the Duchess of Cambridge, Catherine has endeared herself to the people of the UK, the Commonwealth and worldwide on her extensive travels, with her infectious smile, sense of style and down­toearth nature. The Anxious Generation, by Jonathan Haidt Jonathan Haidt has spent his career speaking truth and wisdominsome of the most difficult spaces – communities polarised by politics and religion, campuses battling culture wars, and now the mental health emergency hitting teenagers today in many countries around the world. Hine Toa, by Ngahuia Te Awekotuku Hine Toa is an extraordinary memoir about identity and belonging:the story of agirl who grew up with the odds stacked against her but who had the resilience and courage to carve a path of her own. These titles are available in both Waimakaririand Hurunui libraries. Find out more about recent additions to the librarycollection by going to the library catalogue at waimakariri. kotui.org.nz or hurunui.kotui.org.nz or contact your local library. 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