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Happy Grandparents Day to our fantastic neighbours!
We wish you a day filled with celebration for your poppa, nan, koro, grandma or g'dad, while also remembering those who are no longer with us.
May your day be brimming with joy and treasured memories!
We extend our heartfelt … View moreHappy Grandparents Day to our fantastic neighbours!
We wish you a day filled with celebration for your poppa, nan, koro, grandma or g'dad, while also remembering those who are no longer with us.
May your day be brimming with joy and treasured memories!
We extend our heartfelt gratitude to everyone for their amazing nominations! Your stories have touched our hearts deeply. And the winner is... Koko Grant, nominated by Khalei-Marley Taylor-Karaitiana! Congratulations!
Paul and Lesley Askin lead their next family-friendly monthly service - Sunday, 3 December - at the Ashley Community Church from 4.30 pm. Bring a plate of finger food for a shared meal afterwards.
Dress up warmly if it's cold, and remember to go before you come because there is no toilet on … View morePaul and Lesley Askin lead their next family-friendly monthly service - Sunday, 3 December - at the Ashley Community Church from 4.30 pm. Bring a plate of finger food for a shared meal afterwards.
Dress up warmly if it's cold, and remember to go before you come because there is no toilet on site.
Enquiries to Paul or Lesley, Ph 021 140 2074
39 Canterbury St, Ashley.
Contact Energy is preparing a resource consent application for the proposed Southland Wind Farm.
The site is on elevated land east of Wyndham. Our early concepts estimate the farm could have about 50 wind turbines and generate as much as 300MW, providing a significant contribution to the energy… View moreContact Energy is preparing a resource consent application for the proposed Southland Wind Farm.
The site is on elevated land east of Wyndham. Our early concepts estimate the farm could have about 50 wind turbines and generate as much as 300MW, providing a significant contribution to the energy supply in Southland and New Zealand.
Contact us: 0800 268 236 (goes through to a member of our project team) or windprojects@contactenergy.co.nz
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By David Hill, Local Democracy Reporter
The Culverden community is hoping to have a new war memorial in place for the town’s Anzac Day service next year.
Fundraising is under way and a memorial design has been approved with the support of the Hurunui District Council, Culverden Community … View moreBy David Hill, Local Democracy Reporter
The Culverden community is hoping to have a new war memorial in place for the town’s Anzac Day service next year.
Fundraising is under way and a memorial design has been approved with the support of the Hurunui District Council, Culverden Community Committee chairperson David Croft said.
The new design is based on a corten steel memorial at Leyland in England, with the shape of a soldier cut out and standing 9 metres high.
The Culverden version will be 6 metres high, with a poppy and the words 'Lest We Forget' on the front. A memorial on the other side would light up at night.
It will be placed in the Rutherford Reserve, next to Amuri Area School.
"It is going to be very unique, there won’t be anything quite like it in New Zealand," Croft said.
The project was expected to cost $150,000.
The Hurunui District Council’s Amuri Community Committee, also chaired by Croft, has approved the use of $56,000 in funds held in trust from the sale of the town’s Drill Hall in the 1980s.
More than $20,000 of community support has also been secured.
The Drill Hall was built by the late Duncan Rutherford in 1902 to train mounted rifleman and was gifted to the community. The Amuri mounted rifles had to buy their own uniforms, so Rutherford paid for those who could not afford it, Croft said.
Anzac Day services alternated between Waiau, Rotherham and Culverden. Culverden services were previously held in the Amuri Area School grounds, next to a tree planted in memory of a former pupil who was killed in World War I. But the tree blew over during a storm and had to be removed.
Culverden last hosted the Anzac Day service in 2021, with the community gathering at the Culverden Volunteer Fire Brigade rooms, before crossing the busy Mountainview Rd to a set of memorial gates.
"It was just not the right place for the ceremony because it is such a busy road," Croft said. "And we had the fire alarm go off in the middle of the service."
Culverden is due to host the Anzac Day service again next year. Croft hoped the foundations would be laid before Christmas.
The Culverden Community Committee needed to raise another $70,00 and has approached the Royal New Zealand RSA and the Lotteries Commission, with support from the council.
A leaflet drop in the community is also planned.
"What we plan on building is reasonably simple, but I think it will be really poignant," Mr Croft said.
■ Public interest journalism funded through New Zealand on Air.
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We can all appreciate a good family cat but cats aren't known for toeing the line. New Zealand currently has no national cat management plan, allowing domestic and stray cats to roam and breed as they please. This can lead to the death of native species, not to mention … View moreWe can all appreciate a good family cat but cats aren't known for toeing the line. New Zealand currently has no national cat management plan, allowing domestic and stray cats to roam and breed as they please. This can lead to the death of native species, not to mention creating nuisance for neighbours. Do you think some laws should be in place for our feline friends?
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Hey does anyone know of anyone who would could collect an old metal stove , I know I can recycle at local refuse station but don’t have a tow bar and cannot put in car any suggestions be helpful I called a scrap metal merchant in woodend he wasn’t interested. Stove still goes we just updated to… View moreHey does anyone know of anyone who would could collect an old metal stove , I know I can recycle at local refuse station but don’t have a tow bar and cannot put in car any suggestions be helpful I called a scrap metal merchant in woodend he wasn’t interested. Stove still goes we just updated to a cooktop. Thank you
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