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59 Jacks Pass Rd, Hanmer Springs 03 315 7503 [email protected] Family Violence – It’s Not OK – Clinic Hours: Monday-Friday 9am-12:30pm & 2:00pm-4:30pm get help on 0800 456 450 Women’s Refuge 0800 REFUGE (733 843) VISITING PROFESSIONALS • Plunket – Claire – 2nd Monday of Month For emergencies ring 111, • He Waka Tapu Smear Clinic – 16th February North Canterbury Police 105 HANMER SPRINGS FOODBANK/HEATING GRANT The Hanmer Springs Community Trust has taken on Lifeline 0800 543 354, responsibility for the Foodbank and Heating Grant. We would like to encourage people to contact the trust Youthline 0800 376 633 or text HELP (4357) at [email protected] if they or someone for free, 24/7, confdental support . they know in the community would benefit from a little extra help. If you are a local business or someone who would like to contribute to this fund, you can make a donation at the checkout in Four Square or email [email protected] for more details.

COVID SWABS FOR TRAVEL With increasing problems on turnaround times from a rural practice, we are strongly advising that anyone who requires a time sensitive Covid Swab for travel contact one of the following clinics:- • Riccarton Clinic • WeCare Health (Wigram) • Moorhouse Medical

Our after-hours phone is always answered by a registered nurse who will assess your needs, offer advice or, if required, arrange immediate assistance from our on-call clinician. It can take several minutes to answer the phone

so please be patient and hold, and follow the voice prompts carefully

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Hanmer 0274 337 985 ! Christchurch, Hanmer Springs, Kaikoura, Peter Moody Cheviot, Waiau, Rotherham, Waikari, Waipara Phone 021 927 037 Amberley, Rangiora, Greta Valley, Culverden E: [email protected] For all your flooring needs. [email protected] Cover Photo Children watching the entertainer at the SOCIAL HOUSING

Christmas Party on Friday evening Richard Tapper Currently we have Social Housing facilities in Cheviot, Waikari, Hanmer Springs and Amberley.

If you think you may qualify for one of these units and are No more checking the spam folder. considering it as a possibility, we encourage you to contact us From now on each week we will sooner rather than later. send you a reminder to click on Information about Letting, and Application forms, are available at: htp://thepinkie.co.nz/ www.hurunui.govt.nz/services/community-facilities/social- housing/ or by contacting Hurunui District Council, ph 03 3148 816 or email [email protected]

If You Want to Have A reminder: The main office will be closed from Thursday December 24, 2020, 3pm, and re-opening on Tuesday January Something included in 5, 2021, 8.30am. The Pinkie Please email it to [email protected] 0274 337 420

ENTRIES ARE NOW OPEN!!! Contact Details [email protected] AMURI A & P SHOW Richard Tapper SATURDAY 6th MARCH 2021 0274 337420 Deadline for material including advertising is 5 Entries open: Monday 7th December Entries close: Friday 5th February pm Sunday Late entries: will only be accepted until Friday Opinions expressed herein are not necessarily 12th February with 50% penalty fee per entry. those of the editor or publisher After 12th February, 2021 @ 11.59pm - NO LATE ENTRIES will be accepted. Spread the word and enter NOW!! Be sure not to The Pinkie is published by miss out!!! Hanmer Springs Village News Ltd Visit www.showdayonline.com, look out for schedules at local businesses, Richard Tapper or e-mail [email protected] for a copy to be sent to [email protected] you.

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www.swarmingsons.co.nz Local Honey for Sale Gift boxes from $35 Open to view Christmas decorations Wednesday 23rd December 5.30 - 9pm Individual jars from $10 See how many poodle decorations you can find! Entry is a gold coin donation with all proceeds going to the Hanmer Springs Bowling Club for the new bowling green John & Dot Geen’s @ 19 Coleridge St, Hanmer

W.B. Yeats But I, being poor, have only my dreams; I have spread my dreams under your feet; Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.

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Vegetarian sang choy Drain, discard the woody stems and fnely chop vegetarian dumplings the caps. Transfer to a bowl with the garlic, bao lettuce cup ginger, Ingredients Ingredients spring onion, water spinach, 6 dried shiitake mushrooms 8 dried shiitake mushrooms water chestnuts, peanuts, coriander, rice wine, 8 large iceberg lettuce leaves 3 garlic cloves, crushed kecap manis and sesame oil and stir until well 1 tbsp dark soy sauce 2 tsp grated fresh ginger combined. 2 tbsp hoisin sauce, plus extra to 5 spring onions, fnely chopped 2. Put 1 tablespoon of the mixture in the centre serve 60g (¼ bunch) water spinach (ong choy), of a wonton wrapper, and lightly brush the edges with water. Bring the edges up around 2 tbsp Chinese rice wine chopped the flling, pleating as you go to encase the ½ tspn sugar ⅓ 60g ( cup) diced water chestnuts flling. The top should be open. Repeat with the ½ tsp sesame oil 40g (¼ cup) toasted unsalted peanuts, 1 tsp cornfour, mixed with 1 tsp remaining wrappers and flling to make 15 chopped cold water dumplings. 3 tbsp chopped coriander leaves and 1 tbsp vegetable or peanut oil 3. Line a large 30cm bamboo steamer with 5 spring onions, fnely chopped stems baking paper and punch with holes. Arrange 2 garlic cloves, crushed 2 tsp chinese rice wine the dumplings on top in a single layer. Sit the 1 tbsp fnely grated fresh ginger 2 tbsp kecap manis steamer over a wok of simmering water and 2 tbsp fnely chopped coriander 1 tsp sesame oil steam, covered, for 5 minutes, or until cooked stems 15 round wonton wrappers through. If you don't have a large steamer, cook the dumplings in batches or use two 125g packet fried tofu pufs, shred- 4 tbsp sweet plum sauce smaller steamers, swapping them halfway ded Method through. Serve with a good Chinese plum 300g (4 cups) shredded cabbage 1. Soak the shiitake mushrooms in boiling 110g (⅔ cup) drained water chest- sauce. water for 5 minutes, or until softened. nuts, chopped 1 handful coriander leaves 2 spring onions, extra, sliced on the diagonal, to serve Method 1. Soak the shiitake mushrooms in 125ml (½ cup) of hot water for 10 minutes. Wash the lettuce and dry well. Drain the mushrooms, reserving 2 table- spoons of the liquid, discard the woody stems and fnely chop the caps. Combine the soy sauce, hoisin sauce, rice wine, reserved mushroom liquid, sugar, sesame oil and cornfour mixture. 2. Heat a wok over high heat. Add the oil and swirl to coat. Cook the spring onion, garlic, ginger and coriander stems for 1 minute. Add the tofu and cook for 1 minute. Add the mushrooms, cabbage and water chestnuts and cook for 2–3 minutes, or until the cabbage has wilted. 3. Pour in the combined soy sauce mixture and cook for 1 minute. Add the coriander leaves and toss to combine. Divide the mixture among the lettuce cups, garnish with spring onion and drizzle with the extra hoisin sauce. Type to enter text

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Hanmer Christmas parade through the eyes of an Aucklander.

I was sitting beside a couple from Auckland watching the Christmas parade in Hanmer last night. They were blown away by the beauty of our village and all that it has to ofer and wished that they had discovered it earlier.

The Heritage Forest, the walking and biking tracks, the pools, the mountain vistas, the friendliness of the locals, the tranquil surrounds, sounds of birds….

They were also delighted with the excitement of children gathering the scattered lollies during the parade and told me that Auckland kids missed out on lollies this year Fire Permits Now Necessary because of Covid …”ripped of” they said! And the fact that the small children were safe to let go of parents hands Restricted Fire Season and mingle with the crowd…just like old NZ they mar- All of Canterbury is moving to a restricted velled. fre season effective from midnight Wednesday 16 December. We have a lot to be thankful for. This means a permit may be required to light a Snippets from Council- ( a few lightbulb moments from fre outside. If you have a permit, you will need my frst 4 months on Council.) to follow the permit’s conditions. Region Manager Paul Henderson asks people As a ratepayer, think of the Hanmer Springs Thermal Pools and Spa as YOUR business. The proft is fed back into the to follow the fre season and be safe with fre. council cofers to subsidise your costs to the tune of about "There are a few 30 degree days forecast for $2million each year, so try to be thankful rather than Canterbury later this week. This heat, com- critical. bined with the dry and windy conditions, in- Population : Hanmer Springs 960 , rest of the Hanmer crease the fre danger and risk of a wildfre." Basin 261, Hurunui District 12,561, Amuri area 2484. "There have already been three signifcant fres Our population will start declining in 2028. across Canterbury this fre season - Lake Hanmer Village needs 1500 residents to make the Health Centre more fnancially viable. Pukaki, Lake Ōhau and last weekend’s fre in Hillsborough on the Port Hills," says Paul Roading Potholes: if they are the size of a side plate and as Henderson. deep as a golf ball, they need attention. If they are the size "People need to take the fre risk seriously." of a dinner plate and as deep as a tennis ball, they need attention NOW! "Please don’t let off freworks in Canterbury over summer - It’s too risky with the heat and The Council works in a huge range of areas beyond road- extreme dryness in the area." ing and water infrastructure: Biodiversity and regeneration of the natural environment, "Make sure you undertake spark generating facilitating diversity of land use, building community activities, like mowing or grinding, during the engagement and action, leading climate change resilience. cooler parts of the day (early morning or in the evening)." We have a talented and hard -working team of council ofcers who are really good at making things happen "In these conditions a frework, or spark from despite the ever- increasing regulatory burden pouring machinery, could easily start a wildfre which down from Central Government. would get quickly out of control." Go to www.checkitsalright.nz to check if you Rural roading ‘Rapid’ numbers relate to the kms from the start of the road in order that emergency services can need a permit and for tips on how to reduce the fnd addresses quickly. Make sure your property is risk of fre. numbered correctly! Emergency services have a lot of trouble with multiple residences on the same driveway.

‘Lux’ equals lumens per square meter at 1.5 m above the ground.

Continued on page 12 8 www.thepinkie.co.nz 9 The Pinkie collecting. His collection is not a museum in that the toys are not all old and they are not all in pristine condition – after all, toys are meant to be played with. His collection offers a rare chance to experience a very broad range of toys - from a working model railway, dioramas made with kitsets, audio-visual excerpts, loan collections and family and annual passes available. donated toys and collectable items. Admission tickets can also be purchased online at The Toy Collector knows that nostalgia exists even in the www.thetoycollector.co.nz very young when, just as for adults, seeing a toy or A range of kit sets, NZ-made collectables and unusual picture can instantly bring forward a previously deeply diecast will be available for sale. The Toy Collector can buried memory. also source harder-to-find items. The Toy Collector hours are 10am – 4pm every day FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact the Toy Collector during school holidays Then 10am -4pm Thursday – Monday during the School (Alan Preston) Phone: (03) 3667784 term – Leaving Tuesdays and Wednesdays for group bookings including Schools, Preschools, walking groups, Retirement Villages etc Catholic Church Christmas Services Hanmer Admission charge: $10 adult, $5 child, $25 family with Christmas Mass – Vigil 24 Dec. 9.00pm Culverden Christmas Mass – 25 Dec. 8.30am f Christmas h Services 8pm ~ Christmas Eve Family Carol Service ¨ Children’s Story ¨ Collection for Tearfund ¨ Followed by Supper

9am ~ Christmas Day St JamesSt CyclewaysJames Journeys transportation. Communion Service Pickup/Drop offs to St James Conservation Area St James Cycleway Pick Up & Drop Off Service From Hanmer Springs or St James Homestead Anglican Church of the Epiphany 03 315 5086 or 027 315 6106 33 Jollies Pass Rd

Children’s Party and The Parade

….from page 8 Given Central Government’s intention to assume control of our 3 waters, it’s a good time to think about collecting your rain water.

Our Community Plan becomes the wish list for the next LTP (Long Term Plan) review which is carried out every three years. If you want to infuence what will happen in your community, write or talk to your Community Board about what will go onto that list. It is the Boards responsibility to consult and prioritise that list, the Council LADIES AND MEN’S HAIRDRESSERS offcers’ job to provide the costings and then action the agreed plan. PHONE 027PHONE 45 27 027 834 452 7834 Half of the Hurunui ratepayers are not connected to water systems, they just want decent roads with some gravel on Damian Youngman top! These rural folk make up around 80% of the Interior Plastering ratepayers. Merry Quali!ed & experienced professional tradesman As a Hurunui community, we refect and are affected by transient work population, old-fashioned farming (NZ) Big & small jobs values, too many legislators, high visitor expectations, break down of community organisations (partly due to the Damian Youngman Plastering 7 day work week), decline of church membership and other community leadership organisations. It is up to us as M: 027 627 3255 | E: [email protected] individual members of this community to decide what we value and ensure that these values are protected. Otherwise they will be eroded away bit by bit and one day we will wake up to fnd that we are living in a place which we no longer feel proud of.

Remember how we seem to the Aucklanders! MH

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HANMER SPRINGS ADULTS’ CHOIR YOGA TUESDAY WALKERS No experience necessary! Wednesday during Tuesday's 5:15pm @ 12 Amuri Ave Tuesday morn walks in local forest area. the school term. 7 - 8.30 Sunday's 10am @ Amuri Estate, Approx 1½ - 2 hours. Meet 9.45 am at Hanmer Springs School 128 Medway Rd Jollies Pass Rd Forest Entry car park (by Cost $10 casual or $60 full term. Please call/txt Olivia 021 548 776 to old DoC house) More info Anne Contact Rosalind Kelly for further enquiries 0212777515 or Julian 021 148 2811 conﬁrm your spot 027 733 4405 Check the FB page for changes in days/times each week Tramping group Day tramps in local mountains and Hanmer Springs Tennis Club surrounding areas. Every Wednesday. During season twilight tennis plus kid’s PILATES For more information contact Janet coaching. Contacts:, Olivia Reid 021548776 Pilates classes @ 12 Amuri Ave 021 103 4303. Mt Isobel Tramping (adults), Sarah Currie (Kids) 02108264557 Mon 5.30pm Thursday 8.45 am 10 am Group Corrie 0210457666 Wendy 027243 2123 HANMER SPRINGS BRIDGE HANMER SPRINGS COMMUNITY GYM CLUB For use by members. Located downstairs @ THURSDAYS AT THE ANGLICAN Sports Pavilion. Machines for cardio & weight LINE DANCING CHURCH HALL @ 7.15 pm exercise. Membership enquiries Call Joy 315 7147 or Type to enter text Phone Shane Adcock 021 921 109 Memorial Hall Monday 1 pm Contact Penny 0272 408 321 - 027 2202511 visitors welcome Cost:donation MORRIS DANCING Listings on these pages are free 7.30 pm Memorial Hall every and are the responsibility of Thursday those listed to keep up-to-date Contact John Dumsday Phone 021395022.

FACILITIES & VENUES

HANMER SPRINGS GOLF CLUB SPORTS PAVILION AVAILABLE FOR HIRE FOR FUNCTIONS, Available for sports groups, weddings, functions WEDDINGS, FUNERALS ETC. Fully equipped etc. Fully equipped kitchen. Large carpeted kitchen, Spacious, warm, carpeted room. Bar function room. Changing rooms, showers facilities. Phone 315 7110 Contact the library

ANGLICAN CHURCH HALL Available for hire for groups, worships, retreats etc. Contact Rev Natasha Glenderran 317 7211

CHURCHES

COMMUNITY LIFE CHURCH Anglican Church of the Epiphany Catholic Parish of the Good Resuming10.30 am shortly Sundays. Enter behind 31 Jollies Pass Road - Sundays 10 am Shepherd, Hurunui Twice but Nice Charity Shop Tea & Coffee after Sunday service. St Roch’s Church 27 Amuri Rev Natasha Glenderran 315 7221 People’s Warden Jonathan Gardiner 315 7925 Ave.Mass 5 pm each Saturday For wedding information & church hall bookings Culverden Church Mass 6.30 pm phone Natasha ﬁrst Sunday of each month &, 2nd 3rd Saturday each month Fire, Ambulance and Police Dial 111

WELL WATER TESTING Merry Christmas and a BACKFLOW PREVENTION Happy New Year Do you need either of the above? We undertake water testing and can supply and install water treatment systems. We also install approved backflow prevention systems. Talk to us first

PUMPS, WATER, DRAINAGE, We would like to take this opportunity to PLUMBING AND GAS ISSUES thank you for your support over the past 12 24 hour service available months 0800 PUMP WATER Festive Wishes 786792 2265599 Geen's Garden Service Email: [email protected] John and Dot, Bella and Nigel

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HanmerSpringsBridgeClb Hanmer Springs Golf Club Resls Golf Results Saturday 19th December Par Competition Restart play Thursday 1st Ed Lester +8 2nd Murray Pool +2 14 January 2021 3rd Gordon Simpson +1 4th Bev Pool +1 Seasons Greetings Two’s Murray Pool To All Roger Stockton Nearest the Pin Murray Pool

PINKIE PUBLISHING DATES Seasons Greetings from FOR CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS December 1, 8, 15 & 22 the Pinkie (no editon on 29th) January 12, 19 & 26 May 2021 prove happy and prosperous (No editon on 5th) We have to work with our printer’s holiday closure JPs in Hanmer Springs Alice Stielow 315 7219 Joy Wilson 315 7147 027 2202511 Rod Ell 315 7222 027 4372464

Hurunui District Councillors TRIVIA ANSWERS Please feel free to contact us, as your 1. David 2. Cox. 3. Edwardian 4. China 5. Cricket 6. The closest representatives. weasel 7. Silver 8. Cupid. 9. Cheetah 10. Los Angeles. 11. Mary Holloway, Hanmer Springs Regata 12. Tallinn 13. Atlla` 14. Stalemate 0274 983764 15. Paul Hogan. 16. Steel. 17. Willow 18. Sequoia [email protected] 19. Lebanon. 20. Olive 21. Bulldog 22. 14. 23. Enid Blyton Nicky Anderson, Rotherham 24. Great Expectatons 25. The tortoise. 26. Narnia 27. 0275 315997 Jean-Paul 28. Evergreen 29. Christmas tree [email protected] 30. Salvador Dali 31. Lanolin. 32. Scary 33. Rupiah Ross Barnes, Mount Lyford 34. Pre-decimal coins (Sixpence and a shilling) 03 315 6583 35. Scythe or sickle [email protected] Veg-

Community Events

DECEMBER. ‘20

27th Topia 4-7 @ Monteiths MAY 28th Willie McArthur @ Monteiths 4-7 1st ½ Marathon, 10 K etc Hanmer Springs 29th Willie McArthur @ Monteiths 4-7 21st Old Forest Hanmer 100 Run 30th Willie McArthur @ O’Flynns 9 - 12 22nd Mt Isobel Challenge 31st Shameless Few featuring Willie McArthur and Stephen McDaid O’Flynns 9 - late

JANUARY ’21 2nd Black & Gold O’Flynns 9-1 2nd Charity Golf Tournament (Bowling Club) OCTOBER ’21 3rd Black & Gold Monteiths Courtyard 4-7 October 29th Hanmer Springs Fete 30th St James Horse Sale 31st Vine Run @ Pegasus Bay Winery If You Have Any Events Coming Up In the FEBRUARY ’21 Next 12 months please let us know so we 13th Summer Festival @ Markson St, Amberley can include them here 13th. Valentines Ball @ Amuri Estate 27th Honour Festival - Your Mind, Your body, Our Planet @ Hanmer Springs 27th Annual Hanmer Motor Fest

MARCH ’21 3,4 & 5th Annual Ladies Golf Tournament 7th Wine & Food festival @ Glenmark 20th 4 & 8 Hour MTB Event

APRIL ‘21

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Refuse and Recycling over Christmas and New Year

There is no change to the refuse and recycling collections in Hanmer Springs over Christmas and New Year. Please remember the following.

• Only ofcial Hurunui Council bags will be collected. • Bags must be securely tied and at the kerbside by 8am as collection times may vary to normal. • Refuse bags must not exceed 15kg in weight. • Bags split prior to the crew’s arrival and non-ofcial bags will not be collected.

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• Newspapers, magazines, ofce paper and telephone directories. • Cardboard, greetings cards, junk mail, envelopes and egg boxes. • Food, drink and pet food cans. • Rigid plastic bottles and small containers, types 1, 2 and 5 only with lids removed.

Bundles of cardboard will not be collected from the kerbside; these need to be taken to Councils transfer stations to be recycled.

What cannot be recycled? Soft plastics (i.e. those that can be scrunched in your hand), plastics numbered 3, 4, 6 and 7, tetrapaks, poly- styrene (including meat trays), plant pots, clothing, shoes and food waste are not recyclable. If in doubt throw it out. Recycling bags containing contaminants will be stickered and left.

Recycling wrapping paper and cards Wrapping paper and cards can be recycled but we cannot recycle foil and glittery wrapping paper, glittery cards, ribbons, bows and tape, as these will contaminate recycling.

Recycling glass bottles Glass bottles must not be put in recycling bags but can be recycled via any transfer station providing all lids are removed.

Households in Hanmer Springs can have glass bottles collected, providing they are in a Council issued recycling box, with all lids removed. Cardboard boxes containing glass bottles will not be collected.

Where to purchase Hurunui Council refuse and recycling bags? Ofcial bags can be purchased at Hanmer Springs Four Square and Hanmer Springs Service Centre.

Transfer Station Arrangements All transfer stations are closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and January 1 and 2. Normal hours apply at all other times. Amberley transfer station will open on Tuesday 29 December and Tuesday 5 January from 10am to 4pm.

For information on waste and recycling visit www.hurunui.govt.nz residents. The best advice we can give right now is to buy products in types 1, 2 and 5 plastics if you can and Big Recycling put all other plastic types in your rubbish.” There are things residents can do to ensure the district’s Changes for recycling doesn’t end up in the landﬁll including: • Check plastic containers for a plastic type – if it’s numbered 3, 4, 6 or 7, put it in the rubbish. This Canterbury goes for all lids as well, regardless of the plastic type

• Keeping recycling clean – dirty recycling will be Changes with rejected and could contaminate a whole load of Acceptable Items otherwise good materials. • Keeping soft plastics out – soft plastics are a Canterbury’s recycling sorting facility is reopening common contaminant. Put anything that can be under Alert Level 3, and kerbside recycling will scrunched into a ball into the rubbish, regardless start being processed again, rather than stored, of the plastic type from Monday 4 May. The move brings changes to the types of plastics that can be recycled, and • Look before you buy – if it’s not a plastic type 1, residents are asked to implement the changes 2 or 5, look for alternatives or contact the maker straight away. to ask them to consider alternative packaging • Tighter acceptance criteria from overseas, lower 50 percent of the mixed paper that comes commodity prices and limited access to ports has through the recycling stream is junk mail. A no circular/junk mail sticker on your letterbox is a changed the global market for plastics so only types 1, 2 and 5 can be accepted now. great way to signiﬁcantly reduce this.

Mixed plastics 3, 4, 6 and 7 and any soft plastic that can be scrunched into a ball will need to go in the rubbish. ACCEPTABLE NOT ACCEPTED

Plastic types 1 and 2 are things like soft drink, juice, milk and cream bottles and ice cream containers. Type 5 plastics are often used for large yoghurt containers, margarine, spreads and less rigid containers.

Waste Minimisation Team Leader Sally Cracknell said the changes are a ﬂow on effect of the international plastic market and global environmental movements.

“We’re asking residents to check the number in the Out of hours recycling facilities for paper, triangle on the bottom of their plastic is 1, 2 or 5 before card, cans, plastics types 1, 2 & 5 only and glass bottles are provided; please ensure re- putting it in their recycling,” she said. “Plastic types 3, 4, cycling is clean, loose and all lids are re- 6 and 7 have now become a landﬁll item.” Out of hours recycling facili2es for paper, card, cans, moved.plas2c bo7les, Soft smallplastics plas2c (i.e. containers, those you glass can bo7les scrunch in your hand) are not recyclable and “We are in the process of drawing up a notice that can are provided, ensure recycling is loose and clean and mustall lids be removed. placed in the refuse. go out with our recycling bags as a reminder, but it’s Kerbside refuse and recycling collection – Kerbside Refuse and Recycling Collec2on important our residents make this change as soon as Monday 8am they hear the news” she said. Service - Monday 8am

When using the Council’s kerbside refuse and recycling “Prior to Level 4 lockdown the Hurunui had a great track collec7on service, please remember only oﬃcial Hurunui record for low contamination rates in our recycling, Council refuse and recycling bags will be collected. These can meaning less of our recycling was diverted to landﬁll.” be purchased from Hanmer Springs Four Square and the Hanmer Springs Library. Non-complying bags and recycling bags containing glass “We are grateful for the effort our district put in to its bo7les will not be collected recycling and we know this is a big change for our

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