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03 315 7084 [email protected] Your home for local property Shop 3, 12a Conical Hill Road Four Seasons Realty 2017 Ltd | Licensed Agent REAA 2008 Four Seasons Realty Family Violence – It’s Not OK – get help on 0800 456 450 Women’s Refuge 0800 REFUGE (733 843) For emergencies ring 111, North Canterbury Police 105 Lifeline 0800 543 354, Youthline 0800 376 633 or text HELP (4357) for free, 24/7, confdental support . and Mayor Marie Black to show your support for the Hurunui launch.

'I Can't Wait' Launch Wednesday 14 July at 10am Hills, 780 Glasnevin Road, Waipara Meet Belinda Brown (Crohn's & Colitis NZ) & hear from Danielle Barber

The 'I Can’t Wait' campaign is to raise awareness of Crohn’s, Colitis and other disorders suffered by many.

All are welcome! RSVP by Friday 9 July to [email protected] for catering purposes.

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VISITING PROFESSIONALS • Plunket – Claire – second Monday of every month • Dietician 13th August 2021 - Audiologist 8th September 2021 Electronic Version HANMER SPRINGS COVID-19 VACCINATION PROGRAMME UPDATE We are excited to announce we have been given approval to start our Each week we will send you a COVID-19 vaccination programme for our community. reminder to click on If you want to be added to our vaccination waiting list please call our dedicated Hanmer Springs Health Centre COVID-19 vaccination htp://thepinkie.co.nz/ number 020 4091 0704 and leave your name and number. We will use this number to contact you when it is your turn.

At this stage we are only able to vaccinate a small number of our Cover: frosty morning community each week. We’ll contact you when it’s your turn. Please be patient, as we are following the guidelines provided to us below. Photos this issue Richard Tapper, Cold/Covid Patient Update – If there is anyone from historical archives, Wellington/overseas with an appointment to see us, please wait in your car at the back carpark of the medical centre and then ring us on 03 315 7503 to advise of your arrival. All other patients with cold symptoms please wear a mask; these are available at the reception entrance. We then welcome you into the medical centre but with social distancing. ****************************************************** If You Want to Have CANTERBURY/WAITAHA OFFICIAL COMMUNICATION

Something included in In Waitaha/Canterbury we’re currently vaccinating people in Group 1, Group 2 and a small number of people in Group 3. • The Pinkie • Group 1 includes border and MIQ workers and their household contacts. • Group 2 includes frontline health workers, people working and living in Please email it to long-term residential care, Māori and Pacific people aged 70 and over, the people they live with and their carers. [email protected] • Group 3 includes people aged 65 and over, people with some underlying health conditions, pregnant people, and people with disabilities, older Māori and Pacific people, the people they live with and their carers. 0274 337 420 There are more than 170,000 people in Group 3 in Canterbury. Because of this, we’re inviting people to book their vaccination appointments in Contact Details stages. [email protected] We’re pleased to say we’re opening a vaccination clinic at Hanmer Richard Tapper Springs Heath Centre. When it is your turn to book an appointment, we’ll contact you directly.

0274 337420 If you’re in Group 3 and you haven’t been contacted to book your vaccination, you don’t need to do anything right now. We’ll contact you Deadline for material including advertising is 5 when it’s your turn. Please be patient. pm Sunday Opinions expressed herein are not In the meantime, you can find out more about the vaccination programme, the vaccine, and about which group you’re in here: necessarily those of the editor or publisher vaccinatecanterburywestcoast.nz

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- The Pinkie is published by call clinician. It can take several minutes to answer the phone so please be patient and hold, and follow the voice prompts carefully Hanmer Springs Village News Ltd Richard Tapper IN AN EMERGENCY DIAL 111 [email protected] 19.By native speakers which is the most trivia. Quiz commonly spoken language in the world? 20.What was Groucho Marx’s real first name? 21.What was the name of the character played by Clark Gable in Gone With the Wind? 22.Fresa, platano and melocoton are all fruits but in which language? 23.In tandoori dishes what is the tandoori part? 24.What island borough is home to New York’s CBD? 1. What traditional dessert contains sponge 25.Which country has the most official languages soaked in sherry with jelly, custard and cream? with eleven? 2. Who is the trumpeter with the long hooked 26.A stonechat is which kind of creature? nose who appears in the Muppet Show? 27.Which forearm bone lies parallel to the radius? 3. What name is given to the process of pruning 28.What is the name of the Narnia lion? and sculpting of trees or shrubs into artistic shapes? 29.Who played the lead role in Edward Scissorhands? 4. What is a fox’s tail called? 30.The word ‘chic’ originates from which 5. To which language family do Welsh and Breton language? belong? 31.The New York City street Madison Avenue is 6. What is the cube root of 1000? associated with which vocation? 7. An ibex is what type of animal? 32.The pansy is a member of which genus that 8. Who played Lord Grantham in Downton shares its name with a musical instrument? Abbey? 33.Which water lily is also a sitting position in 9. Upsilon is a letter in which alphabet? yoga? 10.Which musical instrument can be grand or 34.In which decade was ‘Flower Power’ a things? upright? 35.Which disease, once associated with sailors, is 11.What is the alcohol ingredient in a Harvey caused by a Vitamin C deficiency? Wallbanger cocktail? 12.What is the name of a call made in the game of bridge? 13.Playwright Henrik Ibsen was born in which country? 14.Which US dramatist wrote (among others) the plays The Odd Couple and The Sunshine Boys? 15.Who played Hyacinth Bucket in Keeping Up Appearances? 16.Who composed The Flight of the Bumble Bee? 17.What sport does Bubba Watson play? 18.What is the Spanish word for ‘morning’? How I Learned to Stop Hanmer Springs Thermal Worrying and Love Covid Pools & Spa – Opening In the past I have gone to great pains to point out that where I live is not the 24/7 Pinkie ofce.This apparently does not Hours apply to those people who are promoting anti-vaccination messages. I have been visited both day and night since I We understand the Hanmer Springs Business Association made clear my personal views on the somewhat ludicrous had made representation to the Pools & Spa management ideas and invented “evidence” being promoted by the wth regard to the new winter opening hours. anti-vaxxers. I hesitate to use the word ‘evidence’ as We received a copy of the following statement sent to the ‘fallacious bullshit’ is a more appropriate label. HSBA from the Pools. Those of you who know me will be aware of my opposition “Upon reviewing our winter trading hours, and after to anything Facebook, but this week I did let my standards slip and allowed a friend to demonstrate to me on her discussion with the community, we have decided to device, what absolute tosh, wafe and fannel get posted on amend our winter trading hours. that medium. It is so ludicrous that it would be humorous if it We wish to advise that from Monday 26 July we will be wasn’t so deranged and unbalanced. In fact, I would go so open 10am to 7pm daily. far as to say that I think Facebook is probably a greater threat We will also be open late for fve events during the Alpine to our society than Covid. There is currently no vaccination Winter Festival – details coming soon. against Facebook. Now, at least I have been apprised of some of the inherent To minimise confusion between current winter hours and dangers of getting vaccinated, although I should perhaps school holidays, but also ensure visitors have time to plan, confess that I have already put my money where my mouth we will be communicating this change to our customers used to be, and have had the frst jab (due to my age and from w/c 5 July. infrmity).

Thanks to Facebook and its local adherents to the religion, I Furthermore, our summer trading hours (10am to 9pm) will have discovered some alarming “facts”. commence one month earlier than planned. Firstly, that lump I felt going in when I got the jab was the CIA It is our intention that summer hours will now start on and NZ Government sponsored tracking device which has not only the ability to track and trace me like a parcel, but Saturday 2 October - please note though that this is more alarmingly to bend and otherwise manipulate any dependent on staffng.” anti-establishment notions I may harbour. In fact the other night I awoke quite suddenly, quite sure the device was already begun transmitting back to HQ, until I realised I had fallen asleep watching the cricket. Now that I have been jabbed you better avoid me because I am joyfully shedding spike protein which is endangering the anti brigade. They are in peril because I am a crash test dummy whose “experimental jab” is in the service of the propaganda machine. (I am not sure who is operating the machine but I promise to let you know.) I decided to look up this concept of spike shedding and ended up even more confused as the only references to this concept are on a. Anti-vaxxer sites or b. Medical sites debunking anti-vaxxer disinformation. "It's amazing, and sad, what people will believe," one Otago uni expert said. “Essentially, they believe that people The Memorial Hall has been who've had the vaccine can somehow shed the spike protein, which in turn can cause menstrual cycle strengthened and refurbished!!! irregularities, miscarriages, and sterility in other women just All are invited to a re-opening and blessing by being in close proximity.” ceremony to be held (I might hire myself out as a contraceptive device.) nd Another piece of expert advice, this time emanating from Friday 2 July 2.15 – 2.45pm the anti- websites is that getting the vaccine is an led by local leaders and unnatural process, whereas catching the Covid virus is a the children from Hanmer Springs School process of nature and far and away preferable. Meet outside (in the foyer if wet) & Go to page 18…. stay on for a shared (bring a plate) afternoon tea

CONWAY WAIAU TB MANAGEMENT AREA DETECTION BASED CONTROL - WARNING

Vector Free Marlborough Limited wishes to advise that a ground-based possum control operation will be taking place to keep possum numbers under control to prevent the spread of bovine tuberculosis to livestock. It is important that we keep possum numbers low, as we work towards eradicating TB from over the long term. This operation will be conducted as a part of OSPRI’s TBfree programme.

Before the operation, Vector Free Marlborough staff will seek written permission from landowners within the operational area to gain permission before undertaking work. They will discuss the proposed control methods and answer any questions.

A map of the area can be found on the Vector Free Marlborough website under the Current Operations tab.

Description of control area Amuri Dog Creek - located immediately to the northwest of Waiau Township from Lottery River in the East then along the Waiau River to Cabbage Tree Island in the West and up into the foothills of the Amuri Range in the North.

Operation date 12 July 2021 to 30 September 2021 (approximate)

Control methods, equipment used and nature of work • Detection Devices (non-toxic chew cards affixed to trees and structures such as fence posts presented with a blaze of flour and icing sugar from the ground up to the detection device) will be deployed for 7 - 8 nights • Leg-hold traps or sentinel kill traps will be deployed for 3 nights at the site when possum activity is detected • Concurrent Survey - animal carcasses will be retrieved and submitted for post-mortem

General warning • Follow advice stated on warning signs • Do not touch detection devices and traps • Do not touch possum carcasses • Keep children under strict supervision in the control area • Keep pets under supervision.

Warning signs will be erected at all main public entry points and the public are reminded that it is an offence to remove any of these signs. Please follow the instructions stated on the signs.

For further information please contact

Vector Free Marlborough Limited Free Phone: 0508 548 008 Email: [email protected] Website: www.vectorfree.co.nz

OSPRI helps protect and enhance the reputation of New Zealand’s primary industries and currently runs the TBfree and National Animal Identification and Tracing (NAIT) programmes.

• My approach in resolving issues is to listen, gather relevant information, consult with relevant parties, analyse, develop and Vote for implement a plan • An ability to work collaboratively with others ….

I have lived in Waikari for 17 years and served the community in the Karen following ways: Armstrong • Currently in my 4th term as a member of the Hurunui Community (Ward) Committee, and in my second term as for West Ward Chair • Member of Connect Hurunui Inc., supporting the community Authorised by: K. Armstrong 74 Princes Street, Waikari 7420 Connectors and TimeBank services across the district My professional background: • Secretary and Treasurer of the Hawarden A&P Show • Social worker and advocate in social services; mental health promotor • Member of the Hawarden Library Committee and library volunteer • Training design and delivery; group facilitator • Member of Hurunui Gateway Promotion Association, promot- • Independent contractor providing services to government, ing businesses & amenities in the Hawarden Waikari area local government and not-for-proft sectors at a national, regional and local level • Deliverer of Meals on Wheels in the Hawarden-Waikari area

• Manager and co-owner of an agricultural-based business in I am committed to listening, consulting, advocating and taking the Amuri Basin action in the best interests of the ratepayers and residents of . Qualities I will bring to the role: You are most welcome to get in touch to inform me about the • An ability to listen to people from all walks of life, to issues you believe are important for the future of our District. understand and work with others perspectives’ My phone numbers are: 0274 383 464 or 314 4042. • I remain strongly infuenced by my upbringing on a sheep farm Email: [email protected] in a small rural community, including the values of voluntary service and pulling together to get things done Authorised by: Karen Armstrong, 74 Princes street, Waikari 7420 Good Old Guacamole with Roasted Garlic As far as dips go it's hard to beat a great guacamole. The roast garlic gives a more rounded favour and removes that after-taste associated with raw garlic. Ingredients 4 large ripe avocados, fesh removed 2 tbsp lime or lemon juice 1/4 cup sour cream 2 tomatoes, seeds removed, fnely chopped 1 handful coriander leaves, chopped Middle Eastern Baba Ganoush 1 heaped tsp roast garlic or 1 small garlic clove, crushed (Eggplant Dip) 1/4 tsp chilli powder Sea salt The key to baba ghanoush is to cook the eggplants Method over a fame so they get all charred. Mix all ingredients together in a bowl until well Ingredients combined. Serve with corn chips or fresh tortillas. 4 eggplants The best guacamole I ever tasted was in a restaurant 1/2 clove of garlic in Puerto Vallarta. The waiter brought a large stone salt mortar and pestle to the table and a tray with the 2-3 tbsp tahini Ingredients and proceeded to make it with great juice of 1 lemon fourish. I think someone served us tequilas. 200g yoghurt 1 tsp cumin Method Prick the eggplants a few times with a fork and set them directly over medium-high gas fames. Turn them often and cook until they are blackened all over - about 10 minutes. Place them in a colander to cool. Carefully cut them in half, scoop out the soft fesh and place in a bowl. Avoid including the skin. Crush the garlic with salt and add to the eggplant with the other ingredients. Mix well, season with salt and taste to check that the favours are bal- Roasting Garlic anced. Remove as much as possible Baba ghanoush should be quite smoky but also a of the outer papery skin and little piquant from the lemon and earthy from the slice the top of the whole bulb. tahini. Moisten with olive oil and bake The eggplant can be done just as well on the at about 180 C for about 20 minutes until cloves of garlic barbecue are cooked. Don’t let it burn as And almost as well, cut in half lengthways and burned garlic turns bitter. roasted in a hot oven. Scrape out the fesh and You can individually peel all the discard the skin. An addition of chilli helps. cloves of garlic but I admit to the easy method which is to let it cool down enough and then just squeeze out the fesh.

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Mary and the Powerhouse Team are excited to be star6ng a new era for with a change of ownership happening this week. Beyond our reliable fresh, fast and friendly food and service, we will bring keep you up to date with some new projects. We are looking forward to wri6ng a new chapter for this iconic Hanmer Springs eatery, but will always focus on crea6ng the best with local produce.

Mary and Jeff would like to thank John and Linda Phillips and family for all of their support and wish John well for his re6rement. The Powerhouse- genera6ng good energy since 1924- s6ll doing it today!

Based in Hanmer Springs Nice fine fescue blend

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htp://thepinkie.co.nz/ HANMER SPRINGS WINTER FESTIVAL CHILDREN'S PAINTING EXHIBITION age groups: 5-9 years, 10-16 years

Criteria A canvas - supplied by Tait Gallery Acrylic paints used Theme 'The Hanmer Area' Entries - no more than 3 months old Full name (clearly printed) Contact cell phone number , age, title of your work Entries to Tait Gallery, 34 Conical Hill Road, Hanmer Springs by 30 June, 2021

Points of Interest The Gallery & Drawing Room will supply a canvas for each person All artwork needs to be registered before 30th June The art will be on display in the village through July (location to be advised) Judging will be undertaken by two independent persons Prizes will be awarded for the best three in each section as well as a 'Highly Commended' prize Some artworks will be for sale during the month There will also be a 'People's Choice' register

Contact William Taylor [email protected] 0274 325 914

Art for this will be on display at Shop 5 Boulder Point as from 5th July and there is a “People’s Choice “

MID-WINTER CHRISTMAS DINNER

Join us at the Hanmer Springs Hotel for a Mid-Winter Christmas buffet dinner! Enjoy a night of delicious food, festivities and a special visit from Santa!

Saturday 17th July 6pm onwards

Adult $75 | Children under 12 $30

Bookings recommended P 03 975 1010 E [email protected] W www.cpghotels.com/hanmer-springs Celebrate the very best of winter in one of New Zealand’s most picturesque alpine villages

July Event Calendar

ST TH 1 Ice Skating - daily up until 17 Hanmer Springs Thermal ST !1 and incuding 1 August Pools & Spa late night

ST TH 1 Children’s Painting Exhibition 18 Honour Festival Winter ST Wellness Retreat !31 with the Tait Gallery & The Drawing Room

TH ST 18 1 Winter Wonderland Window Hanmer Springs Thermal Pools ST !31 & Lights Display & Spa ticketed late night event

20TH 2nd Hanmer Springs Winter Fete Ice & Fire event at Hanmer Springs Thermal Pools & Spa

3RD Masquerade Winter Ball RD 23 Canterbury vs Tasman Rugby TH 9 Hanmer Springs Film Nights - Banff Mountain Film Festival 23RD Hanmer Springs Film - World Tour 2021 Nights – film TBC

10TH Hanmer 10 & Kids 2km 24TH Twilight Dash Hanmer Springs Thermal Pools & Spa late night

10TH July Sled Dog Meet & Greet TH 24 Hanmer Springs Ski Area Open Day TH 13 Ice & Fire event at Hanmer

Springs Thermal Pools & Spa TH 25 Amuri Rams Golden Oldies vs New Brighton Rugby TH 16 Hanmer Springs Film Nights - Big Bike Film Night TH 30 Hanmer Springs Film Nights – film TBC TH 16 Activity Hanmer Family TH !17 Challenge Weekend

TH 17 Hanmer Springs Hotel Mid Winter Dinner

Learn more www.visithurunui.co.nz/events Midwinter Fete is The Westpac set to be an Champion Business Awards are now open for nominations and entries. The awards amazing event! are open to Canterbury businesses and aim to recognise The Hanmer Springs Midwinter Fete is just days away. Join us the excellence, innovation, and success of businesses and not-for-proft organisations for the 2019/2020 to wander through the Soldier's Block at the Historic Queen calendar year. Mary Hospital Grounds. Starting at 2pm, the Midwinter Fete has If you wish to nominate or fnd out more, go to the Ecan a very different feel to the Summer event and will be something website truly special. This is the frst event of the Alpine Winter Festival and it's an event not to be missed! Over 100 artisan stallholders The Council provide an un-chlorinated from all over New Zealand will delight your taste buds and entice water fountain in Chisholm reserve. your wallets - we promise that you won't be going home empty There was a number of requests for handed. Tickets are on sale now for $20 from The Post Shop or this, but usage has been light. www.hanmerspringsfete.co.nz/tickets The message is basically, use it There will be gate sales on the day provided they don't sell out or lose it. Note that you can fll prior. We can't wait to see you there! containers with this water if you want to use it at home!

Mobile BNZ The Pinkie called in to the BNZ Mobile Unit outside the library last week. So, for all of you who asked the Pinkie, the BNZ has said the unit is there to help everyone with their banking needs and can ofer most services, except cash transactions. If you want to know more call in ask them. These are the dates that they will be there and available between 11 am and 2 pm. July - Monday 5, Wednesday 7, Thursday 8 Monday 19, Wednesday 21 & Thursday 22 August - Monday 2, Wednesday 4, Thursday 5 Monday 16, Wednesday 18 & Thursday 19 We understand that at this stage, the end of August, the bank will reassess the service and its viability.

Traditional roof down sweep $80 single story $120 two

LADIES AND MEN’S HAIRDRESSERS

PHONE 027PHONE 45 27 027 834 452 7834 Bird Feeders As produced by Hanmer Springs Mens’ Shed $35 Available from Mens Shed or call Neil Whitaker 0220 704853

Pine Cones For Sale Hanmer Springs Bowling Club fundraiser. Dry, clean pine cones for sale. How much: between $5 and $10 a bag. Bag sizes vary. Become A Bowling Club Turf Sponsor Larger quantities we will deliver. For $50 you can get into Hanmer Springs Phone Graeme 0274335597 or email Property [email protected] $50 buys you the sponsorship of a square What Youmeter Get of turf for of the$50 new or bowling mult greenples of * Sponsorshipadjacent per to square the golf club meter. of turf The purchase of one (or more) square meters will not only be of Need a Quality Builder ? great* Your assistance name in funding (or company) the new all-weather on thegreen, but also Full Builds, Extensions and Repairs your name (or your company name) will be featured on the Jobs Large and Small sponsorship sponsorship board for the boardlife of the green and you will receive We are happy to help! a sponsorship certificate. • We understand both the building conditions in * Being part of the new bowling green Hurunui - and the building regulations All you have to do is email • Quality fittings and materials used on each and every [email protected] job PhoneOr phoneJanet Janet onon 0272 0272210 653 for 210 an 653 • We take pride in getting the minor details RIGHT - so you love the result application form or more information • Over 40 years experience - countless happy customers • Full list of sub-contractors available if needed • We can handle the whole project from start to finish if Contact us today for a that’s what you need quote or to discuss your next project HANMER STORAGE www.hurunuibuilders.co.nz CALL RICK 03 315 7401 OR 027201 4536 [email protected] available in Hanmer Springs *secure closed yard. *short or long term rental units *secure, fireproof , dry and rodent-free * suitable for furniture, carTypes, too tols enteretc text *containers for sale or hire www.hanmerstorage.co.nz

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Damian Youngman Interior Plastering Quali!ed & experienced professional tradesman Big & small jobs Damian Youngman Plastering M: 027 627 3255 | E: [email protected] Community Notices

Hurunui District Councillors Hanmer Please feel free to contact us, as your Springs Golf closest representatives. Mary Holloway, Hanmer Springs Club Twos 0274 983764 Golf Results Colin Hight [email protected] Saturday 26th June Stableford Nicky Anderson, Rotherham Nearest the Pin 1st Alastair Dunbar 40 0275 315997 Murray Pool pts [email protected] 2nd Wayne Love 38 pts Net Eagles Ross Barnes, Mount Lyford 3rd Paul Jones 38 pts Paul Jones 03 315 6583 4th Les Mitchell 38 pts Craig Meaclem [email protected]

TRIVIA ANSWERS JPs in Hanmer Springs 1. Trifle 2. Gonzo. 3. Topiary 4. A brush 5. Celtic Alice Stielow 315 7219 6. Ten 7. A goat 8. Hugh Bonneville 9. Greek. Joy Wilson 027 2202511 10. Piano 11. Vodka 12. Bid. 13. Norway Rod Ell 315 7222 027 4372464 14. Neil Simon 15. Dame Patricia Routledge Jonathan Gardiner. 315 7925 0276859276 16. Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov 17. Golf 18. Manana 19. Mandarin 20 Julius 21. Rhett Butler 22. Spanish Ann Toomey - 03 384 2564 021 155 7622 23 The oven or tandoor 24. Manhattan 25. South Africa 26. A bird 27. Ulna 28.Aslan 29. Johnny Depp 30. French 31. Advertising Culverden Golf Club would like to thank the following 32. Viola 33. Lotus 34. 1960s 35. Scurvy Hanmer Springs s businesses for their donations and support for our recent quiz night: Hanmer Springs Golf Club Monteiths Brewery Bar HANMER SPRINGS BRIDGE CLUB Fire and Ice Restaurant and Bar Results 24/06/2021 Saints Cafe, Restaurant and Bar North / South - C & G Scrivener Hanmer Springs Hot Pools East / West - R Hothersall & R Ensor Hanmer Springs Winery

RETAIL Position available for a new division of Tait Gallery. Please contact William on 0274 325 914 for details

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JUNE OCTOBER ’21 18/19th ‘Peter Pan’ production 2-3rd Upholstery Workshop* @ Amuri Area School 2-3rd Basket Weaving Workshop* 26th Hurunui Netball 75th @ Culverden Courts 2-3rd Soap Making Workshops* JULY 2-3rd Harmonica Beginners Workshop* 3rd-31st Mid-winter Festival 8,9 &10th Men’s 54 Hole GolfTourney 1st-31st Childrens Painting Exhibition @ Shop 5 9-10th Ukulele for Beginners Workshop* Boulder Point 9-10th Catonnage Workshop* 1st-1st Ice Skating 9-10th Urban Aerosol Street Art Workshop* 2nd Hanmer Springs Midwinter Fete 9-10th Sax, Trumpet Trombone Clarinet 3rd Masquerade Winter Ball Workshop* 9th Film Night 28th-31st Hurunui Garden Festival 10th Meet and Greet Sled Dogs @ Forest 29th Hanmer Springs Fete Camp 2- 4 pm 30/31 Hanmer Halloween Howler 12hr/24hr 10/11th Hanmer Challenge Sled Dog Race MTB race Weekend - Sat afternoon 10th-11th Hanmer 10K+ NOVEMBER 19th - 21st Hanmer Springs School 125th 10th Kids 2K Twilight Dash+ anniversary weekend 13th Ice & Fire event @ Pools 16th. West Ward by-election JANUARY ’22 16th Big Bike Film Night 14/15 Great Southern Alps Miler 16-17th Activity Hanmer Challenge Weekend 15th MacPac Mountainman (tougher than the 17th Midwinter Dinner Hanmer Springs Hotel Coast to Coast) 17th Pools & Spa Late Night The Alpine Adventure Race 18th Wellness Retreat The High Country 100km (Run) 18th Pools Ticketed Late Night Event The Stampede 50km (Run) 20th Ice & Fire Event @ Pools The Homestead Half 21km Run 23rd Canterbury vs Tasman Rugby @ Domain The James Epic 103km MTB Race 24th Hanmer Ski Area Open Day GroundEffect Pony Express MTB Race 24th Pools & Spa Late Night MAY ’22 24-25th Upholstery Workshop* 20/21st. The Old Forest Hanmer 100 25th Golden Oldies Rugby Amuri rams vs New Brighton @ Domain *If you have any questions about these half, one and 30th Film Night two day workshops please go to the website 31st Stars in Your Eyes http://musicandarts.co.nz or telephone Graham Frith 027 539 8484 AUGUST 7th Netball Finals Day @ Hanmer Springs + More information or registration for these events 18th Hanmer Men’s Midweek Golf Tourney available at hanmerevents.co.nz

SEPTEMBER 19-26 Amuri Player production ‘Mirror’ htps://visithurunui.co.nz/events/listng/hanmer-springs- 26th Golf Club Championship Finals alpine-winter-festval CLASSES & FITNESS, CLUBS & MUSIC

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 @ LINE DANCING THURSDAYS AT THE ANGLICAN Sports Pavilion. Machines for cardio & weight Memorial Hall Monday 1 pm CHURCH HALL @ 7.15 pm exercise. Membership enquiries Contact Penny 0272 408 321 CallCall JoyJoy 315 027 71472202511 or Phone Shane Adcock 021 921 109 Cost:donation

MORRIS DANCING AQUACIZE HanmerHanmer Springs Springs CommunityCommunity Band Band - 7.30 pm Memorial Hall every Thermal Pools entrance, 'The Notables' 'The Notables' Thursday Monday mornings 10 am. We love to play music together for fun and the personal developmentCurrently seeking that trombone comes fromplayers playing. in a Contact John Dumsday Informal group. Will need aqua We love to play music together for fun and the personal group. All instruments are welcome but you will stick. For more information development that comes from playing in a group. All Phone 021395022. need to read sheet music. Dust off your instrument instruments are welcome but you will need to read sheet Contact and join Hanmer’s 'Little Big Band' on Monday Linda 021 223 8188 music. Dust of your instrument and join Hanmer’s 'Litle nightsBig Band' 7 to on 8.30pm Monday (schoolnights 7 toterms). 8.30pm (school terms). COMBINED PROBUS CLUB ContactContact MargueriteMarguerite for for details: details: 0211254062 0211254062 HANMER SPRINGS Listings on these pages are Meetings first Tuesday each month free and are the responsibility Fun and Fellowship .. of those listed to keep up-to- for the more mature date To join or for more ANGLICAN CHURCH HALL information Contact:- Available for hire for groups, worships, Clive Lind 027 2467771 FACILITIES & VENUES retreats etc. Dennis Hall 021 2941541 Contact Natasha Glenderran 317 7211 HANMER SPRINGS GOLF CLUB AVAILABLE FOR HIRE FOR FUNCTIONS, WEDDINGS, FUNERALS ETC. Fully equipped SPORTS PAVILION REMNANT CHURCH NZ kitchen, Spacious, warm, carpeted room. Bar Available for sports groups, weddings, 5 pm Shared finger food fellowship facilities. Phone 315 7110 functions etc. Fully equipped kitchen. Large 6 pm A Worship & Word Service carpeted function room. Changing rooms, Includes Children’s Church showers. Contact The Hurunui District Council 7 Coleridge Street CHURCHES Nicola on 03 314 8816. Phone 0210767236 An outreach of Living Waters COMMUNITY LIFE CHURCH Anglican Church of the Epiphany 10.30 am Sunday 31 Jollies Pass Road - Sundays 10 am Catholic Parish of the Good Tea & Coffee after Sunday service. Enter behind Twice But Nice Charity Shepherd, Hurunui Shop Rev Natasha Glenderran 315 7221 People’s Warden Jonathan Gardiner 315 7925 St Roch’s Church 27 Amuri For wedding information & church hall bookings Ave.Mass 5 pm each Saturday phone Natasha Culverden Church Mass 6.30 pm first Sunday of each month &, Fire, Ambulance and Police Dial 111 2nd 3rd Saturday each month 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 changed the global market for plastics so only types 1, 2 circular/junk mail sticker on your letterbox is a 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. Out of hours recycling facilities for paper, card, cans, plastics types 1, 2 & 5 only and glass “We’re asking residents to check the number in the bottles are provided; please ensure recycling is triangle on the bottom of their plastic is 1, 2 or 5 before clean,Out of loosehours recyclingand all lids facili2es are removed. for paper, Soft card, cans, putting it in their recycling,” she said. “Plastic types 3, 4, plasticsplas2c bo7les, (i.e. those small you plas2c can containers, scrunch in glass your bo7les hand) 6 and 7 have now become a landfill item.” areare notprovided, recyclable ensure and recycling must be is loose placed and in clean the refuse. and Kerbsideall lids removed. refuse and recycling collection – “We are in the process of drawing up a notice that can Monday 8am Kerbside Refuse and Recycling Collec2on go out with our recycling bags as a reminder, but it’s Service - Monday 8am important our residents make this change as soon as Only offcial refuse and recycling bags will be col- they hear the news” she said. lected; these can be purchased from Hanmer WhenSprings using Four the SquareCouncil’s andkerbside the refuselibrary. and recycling collec7on service, please remember only official Hurunui “Prior to Level 4 lockdown the Hurunui had a great track Council refuse and recycling bags will be collected. These can record for low contamination rates in our recycling, be purchased from Hanmer Springs Four Square and the meaning less of our recycling was diverted to landfill.” Hanmer Springs Library. Non-complying bags and recycling bags containing glass bo7les will not be collected “We are grateful for the effort our district put in to its recycling and we know this is a big change for our “Hanmer Springs healthcare clinic handing out anti- they had obtained might amount to. But there was none. vaccine material” appeared as a headline in both the NZ It is just a bunch of fruit cakes repeating the same Herald and the Otago Daily Times. Both stated ‘in the unsubstantiated nonsense over and over again. cause of journalism’ they were not going to identify the I can only report that following the “jab”, despite being clinic - thus casting doubt and a smear on anybody and assured of Tiddles imminent demise, she is still lining up anything to do with health and wellness in Hanmer for dinner. I have also been promised cancer, mutating Springs and applying slander on anything that sincerely cells and sterility, but I still feel in the pink. deals with health, including our medical centre. We wrote Another promise was that there would be damage to my to the Herald on the subject stating that what what they DNA and auto immunity cells. So far so good but I did had done hardly amounted to ethical journalism since ponder asking ancestry.Com to run my DNA again just to there are a half dozen and more businesses in town make sure. claiming to be involved in “health” and they were doing Now, here is a question for all you anti-vaccination nothing more than denigrating them all. brigade. Then when I checked a little further down the Notice Who among you can raise their hand and say they have Board, I read that those who have had the vaccine are never been vaccinated - for measles, for chicken pox, for now experiencing the dreaded phenomenon of pets mumps, for poliomyelitis - my guess is none of you, and dying like fies. When I read this I realised I hadn’t seen you are here because they worked,. So, according to Tiddles all day and rushed out on to the lawn but she your theories that means you have been shedding spikes was there, sheltering under a bush. She purred and her of these vaccines for half a century. How does that go health looked fne. when you hold yourselves up as every egotist’s paragon Further studies showed that the dreaded Facebook itself of virtue. But then, I am sure you will count that for had declared one of the Hanmer correspondents for nothing when it comes to appearing omnipotent. spreading untruths. Right up there with Donald! A pox on you and on The NZ Herald. Well, perhaps ‘pox’ I thought by checking out the anti-vaxxers websites and is not the right choice of word. Facebook comments I would learn what the “evidence” And keep out of my letterbox. Licensed REAA 2008

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