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Photos this issue Richard Tapper, keep track of where we’ve been to improve our chances of quickly stopping the spread of COVID-19. historical archives, HDC We encourage everyone to keep scanning and to turn on Bluetooth tracing. Check that you have Bluetooth tracing enabled on the dashboard of the NZ COVID Tracer app. If you don’t, please turn it on. Scanning QR codes allow us to create a private record of the places we’ve been, while Bluetooth creates an anonymised record of the people we’ve been near. Both are important for If You Want to Have contact tracing. We all need to make using the app part of our daily routines Something included in because it helps contact tracing go faster when it’s needed and allows people to be notified quickly if they are exposed to COVID-19. The app is one of the most effective tools in our The Pinkie toolkit. The more we use it, the safer we’ll all be. Further information about the app and Bluetooth tracing can be Please email it to found on the Ministry of Health website at www.health.govt.nz/nz-covid-tracer [email protected] ……………………………………………………………… GOOD HAND HYGIENE 0274 337 420 If the spread of flu and other germs hasn’t scared you into good hand hygiene, the spread of Covid-19 has made the art of hand washing a much discussed topic!

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19.Georges Simenon created which fictional detective? TTRRIIVVIIAA 20.Which British monarch’s reign saw American independence? 21.Which metal is an alloy of iron and carbon? 22.Author Peter Benchley wrote a novel which became a series of very popular films. What was the novel? 23.The berries of which tree are used to flavour gin? 24.What name is given to the period of fasting that 1. Sicily and Cyprus are located in which body of precedes Easter? water? 25.Which musical centres around the character of 2. Havana is the capital of which Caribbean Sally Bowles? island? 26.Jacob Marley is a character in which Dickens 3. Which of Handel’s oratorios contains the novel? Hallelujah chorus? 27.Which Tennyson poem begins with the line, 4. Who is Charlie Brown’s blanket carrying friend? “Come Into the garden..” 5. Which sign of the Zodiac is represented by a set 28.Which surrealist painter painted ‘The Persistence of scales? of Memory’? 6. What colour were the tall humanoids in 29.Who played Carrie in Sex and The City? ‘Avatar’? 30.Notorious gangster Al Capone was jailed for 7. Who wrote ‘The Hitch-Hikers Guide to which crime in1931? the Galaxy’? 31.What did Colonel Thomas Blood famously steal 8. The 1968 film ‘Barbarella’ featured which in 1671? famous actress? 32.What was Mel B’s Spice Girl nickname? 9. What is the name of the eastern Mediterranean pastry that is used to make strudel? 33.What is the modern equivalent of ‘ten bob’? 10.Which French royal house is also the name of 34.What is the name given to a speculative American whiskey? opening move in chess? 11.Which author wrote Les Miserables? 35.What lasagne-loving ginger cat is friends with the dog Odie? 12.What is the French word for snail? 13.What was the name of Popeye’s girlfriend? 14.How many points is the red ball worth if you are playing snooker? 15.What was the nickname of the jazz pianist Antoine Domino? 16.Which cup was sought by King Arthur’s knights? 17.What is the chess term for a situation of deadlock? 18.What is the official language of the Central American nation of Belize? Hanmer Springs Bowls Easter Raffle results: When Contac+ng The Pinkie Easter Raffle winner Khrys Radcliffe, second Renee Green Just a Couple of requests for when people and third Di Hone. The raffle raised over $1000 towards the are emailing the Pinkie. new bowling green. The Hanmer Springs Bowling Club would like to thank our sponsors: Cheltenham House, Alpine Chinese Restaurant, Hanmer Springs When we send out the weekly notifications to go Animal Park, Hanmer Springs Thermal Pools & Spa, A Maze in to the link for the current Pinkie, we are forced to Golf. send them from a variety of different emails, and thank you to all our supporters who purchased tickets to make this raffle an amazing success. otherwise we have the old problem of Xtra bouncing them as spam because there are almost 800 people who subscribe this way. If you hit the reply button the response goes to the email from which we sent the Pinkie or it is lumped together with the response from a dozen other people who have done the same thing, so in many instances we miss your email. If you hit REPLY there is a chance we won’t pick it up straight away, if at all.Can you please send correspondence to [email protected] This ensures that we get your email. The Trans Tasman Bubble - What’s Email Slip Ups In it For Hanmer Springs We await the (barring accidents) introduction of the Apologies to those few people who didn’t get trans-Tasman bubble and wonder whether we will see any great emailed the link this week. Xtra told us to set up increase in tourist numbers within the town. the website and send the links out rather than We paged a few tourism-accented businesses to see what their trying to email the pdf version. This would solve reaction was and we can say that the response we got was quite our email problems, they said. underwhelmingly different to those displayed by Queenstown’s mayor and business people. This was probably due to the fact that They are not as good as their word - to follow up businesses in Hanmer mainly report very little if any downturn with a they have now started bouncing the link emails lack of foreign visitors. as spam and we note that about a dozen didn’t Speaking on behalf of the Accommodation Providers go through because they were to Xtra email ad- Association in Hanmer, Shane Cundy said, “Accommodation dresses. Sorry, but be assured the new week’s businesses in our village have had varied occupancies since Pinkie is always up there by lockdown (some up, some down, depending on reliance on internationals). Luckily for Hanmer Springs overall as an Tuesday, and that we are working on trying to average, we only rely on 20% internationals, thankfully get Xtra to rectify the problem. We are also domestics have taken up this slack for most businesses. Staffing, as having talks with another company to have them always, is a very big issue. The Trans Tasman bubble is a start back to mail the magazine out. Working with Xtra is a normality, which may take a very long time to achieve.” similar process to washing mud pies. Several individual moteliers we have spoken to report that they do have bookings from Australia - certainly no flood. Michael Malthus, on behalf of the Business Association commented ”I think in the short term the benefit for Hanmer businesses will be limited, because we don't have the winter attractions for overseas visitors. Although this year I am aware that planning is under way for a winter festival for the month of July, that will probably benefit more of our domestic market. However in the latter part of this year we should start to see the international market beginning to influence the number of visitors to Hanmer Springs. Hence businesses should start planning for this.” Herbal Profle of the week: ANZAC DAY : 2020 CALENDULA: Stillness, yet Silence Grows readily most every- People moving around where, this bright orange and yellow fower is hardy and has a myriad of health uses. Fear, Trauma and Distance Anti-inflammatory, antifungal, lymphatic, astringent, Keep us apart, yet together antiviral and, antimicrobial, Poppies in gardens, on fence lines, Topically it is an excellent herb for skin problems in- worn close to the Heart cluding inflammation, infection, bruising, cuts, ulcers, Hand created by young and Not so young bed sores, slow healing wounds, minor burns, scalds, Bugles playing, Tears Rolling warts, oily skin and eczema. Calendula tincture diluted As the Sun rises is effective in treating periodontal disease as a mouth- We shall not forget wash. We WILL - REMEMBER THEM Internal Uses: It is beneficial for stomach and duodenal ulcers, leaky gut and for its antimicrobial effect on the Yvonne M Eggers gut, liver and gallbladder. Calendula tincture can be used for viral infections of the liver and liver disorders. As an immune and lymphatic stimulant to aid the bodies fight against bacterial, viral, fungal and parasitical infec- tions. A hot infusion stimulates the circulation aiding in the fight against infection. Calendula helps in the treat- ment of varicose veins, haemorrhoids, also artery and capillary haemorrhage due to the presence of bioflavonoids and carotenoids. The salve should be in all first aid kits as its great for an- imals and humans. The tincture can also be used topi- cally on cuts or a drop on a band-aid for speedy heal- ing. Courtesy of Wellness Hanmer. Amuri Historical Society is holding another open day at the

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This iconic building is being restored by its current owner. The restoration is in the early stages and will take some years to be completed.

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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. Larger quantities we will deliver. Phone Graeme 0274335597 or email LADIES AND MEN’S HAIRDRESSERS [email protected] PHONE 027PHONE 45 27 027 834 452 7834 Memories of Anzac Days From the 1950s With Anzac Day almost upon us again, thoughts turn It was too fresh and was only ever discussed behind to last year when it fell in the middle of Lockdown and, closed doors with regimental comrades who came to for what must have been the first time in over a century visit and they would talk about Al Alamein and Monte the Dawn Parade had to be cancelled. Casino. Hanmer Springs has always boasted a great turnout at After the parade, the RSA cupboard at the Memorial the Dawn Parade and although there wasn’t a parade Hall would be unlocked and voices grew louder and as such, a great number of village folk were at their more high-spirited. Usually the men would be left to gates at 6 a.m. wearing their poppies, remembering the rations of rum and mothers would take us children, those who had served on our behalf and hearing a many of us born within a year of the war’s end, and distant bugle playing the Last Post and the Reveille return home. heralding the dawn. The men stood around outside, breath steaming in the Thoughts also include the more recent memory of the cold morning air as voices grew louder amid tales of last of our veterans, all sadly passed away, and the usually the more light-hearted exploits of a bunch of Dawn Parade will be somehow diminished but possibly spirited young men away from home. more poignant by their absence. Because the war was so fresh in everyone’s memory At the Parade two years ago someone had thought of there was an unspoken air of relief that it was over and the gesture of placing an empty chair in front of the a tacit but fervent hope that there would never be the cenotaph, a reminder that they had all passed on. need for another one. As a born and bred Hanmer person, my memory also takes me back to those days in the 1950s when there was a complement of at least thirty veterans who marched down the avenue with an almost boisterous military precision and a recollection that lingers is the noise of their footsteps in unison, resounding military training of a war not long passed. The commands rang loud and clear in the chill air as they came to a halt in front of the monument and it was plain to see that these were men reflecting on the close mates with whom they had shared the war, but who had not returned. Another enduring memory was of the bugle playing of one Fergus Carrol who played a faltering rendition of the Last Post and by the time he reached the Reveille he began to encounter a bit of a problem with the The last of our veterans photographed at the spittle valve in his bugle failing to cope and although it Memorial Hall a few years ago. From left to right: was a feature of those mornings which provided a Ron Carson, Bob Buchanan and Norman modicum of humour, nobody laughed because it was Beauchamp — all sadly departed. too serious an occasion. Besides it happened every Absent on that day were Jack Hepburn and John year of that era. Rutherford (who we are pleased to report is with us As children we begged our fathers for tales of combat. and living in a retirement village in Christchurch) To us young boys it sounded like wonderful adventure, but to a man they refused to talk about it.

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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 AQUACIZE and are the responsibility of Thursday Thermal Pools Entrance, Monday those listed to keep up-to-date mornings at 10am Contact John Dumsday Informal group will need an Aqua Stick Phone 021395022. For more information contact Linda 021 223 8188 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, REMNANT CHURCH NZ retreats etc. 5pm shared fnger food fellowship Contact Rev Natasha Glenderran 317 7211 6pm a Worship n Word service Includes Children’s Church 7 Coleridge Street Phone 0210767236 CHURCHES an Outreach of Living Waters Hurunui

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 What Have You Done About What to prepare for the accountant: + Your accountng fles (provide access if you have a cloud The End of the Tax Year? accountng programs) Gather bank statements and reconcile A list of According to the New Zealand government, it’s unrecovered debts common for small businesses to put off fling tax Check your income tax is up to date returns to Inland Revenue (IR), resulting in a A list of current creditors last-minute scramble for many. Keeping good records – either digital, on paper or in the Legal expenses for the past year cloud – can make all the difference. Receipts for business-related purchases made during the fnancial year We get it. The End of the Financial Year is Costs of any additons or improvements made to your a busy time for small business owners. So, we have business created some ultimate checklists to ensure that you Any educaton-related expenses or membership can see if you’ve met all your fnancial obligations, expenses you can claim and your business is set to thrive into the new Details of any repair and maintenance on vehicles or busi- fnancial year. ness property Financials relatng to any government grants, payments or These lists will help you close off a fnancial year, and rebates lists some considerations to help you prepare your Statement of loans against the business and total business for the year ahead. interest paid in the last fnancial year Payment summaries for salaries and leave enttlements Superannuaton contributons for each employee Summary of payment to contractors Tasks to complete at the end Vehicle expenses including fuel, insurance repairs and maintenance of fnancial year: Vehicle log books Bear in mind that the New Zealand tax year runs Insurance policies and premiums paid from 1 April to 31 March. Travel expenses Home ofce expenses Reconcile: Student loan repayments • + Bank accounts Questons to ask your accountant: • + Balance sheet + To produce year-on-year earnings with quarterly breakdowns • + Reconcile GST Tally receipts for business-related expenses + For advice on updating accounting and bookkeeping systems • + Run a stocktake if you run a goods + Which parts of your business aren’t proftable and business advice on how what you should go about it • + Tally up your GST payments and + Advice on what would make your business more prof- ensure you have paid in full itable + Advice on tax saving strategies • + Check your income tax is up to + Whether topping up your super would save date tax • + Make sure your Pay As You Earn + How you can take advantage of the instant asset (PAYE) obligations have been met write-off and how best to use it in your business + Whether there are any government incentives or mea- • + Book an appointment with your sures in place due to Covid-19 you could access. accountant Community Notices

Hurunui District Councillors Hanmer Springs Golf Club Results from 10th April Please feel free to contact us, as your closest representatives. 1st Owen Evans, 64 net Mary Holloway, Hanmer Springs 2nd Harry Van Tongeren, 68 net 0274 983764 3rd Joni Lester, 68 points [email protected] 4th Anne Galloway, 69 points 5th Michael Parish, 71 net points Nicky Anderson, Rotherham 6th Bev Pool, 73 net 0275 315997 7th Graham Heenan, 73 net [email protected] Ross Barnes, Mount Lyford Twos Harry Van Tongeren 03 315 6583 Nearest to the pin Don Giles [email protected] Net Eagles and Jackpot twos not struck

TRIVIA ANSWERS LESLIE HILLS - AMURI GARDEN CLUB - 1. Mediterranean 2. Cuba 3. Messiah. 4. Linus meeting Monday 19th April 2021. 5. Libra 6. Blue 7. Douglas Adams 8. Jane Fonda Venue – Margo & Mac Rutherford, 9. Filo 10.Bourbon 11. Victor Hugo 12. Escargot Monte Alto, Leslie Hills Road, Culverden 13. Olive Oyl 14. One 15. Fats 16. The Holy Grail at 1.30pm. 17. Stalemate 18. English 19. Maigret 20. George III Speaker Sue Pattersen, Behind the 21. Steel 22. Jaws 23.Juniper 24. Lent 25. Cabaret Hedge, Rangiora on Propagating. 26. A Christmas Carol 27. Maud 28. Salvador Dali Visitors Welcome. Contact 29. Sarah Jessica Parker 30. Tax evasion Joy Wilson 315 7147, 31. The Crown Jewels 32. Scary 33. A dollar Jan Roberts 315 8083 34. A gambit 35. Garfeld

JPs in Hanmer Springs FOR SALE Alice Stielow 315 7219 Dining room suite - beautiful burr walnut with 10 Joy Wilson 315 7147 027 2202511 upholstered dining chairs. Ph 029 200 3720 to Rod Ell 315 7222 027 4372464 view. Jonathan Gardiner. 315 7925 0276859276

Waikari Hospital Centennial 4th September 2021 Waratahs for sale 20 @ $5 each. Ph: 029 200 3720 We are looking for any information past or present regarding the Waikari Hospital/Staff or patients. We are also looking for any memorabilia regarding the hospital. Registrations will be HANMER SPRINGS BRIDGE CLUB available from April. For any further information Results 08/04/2021 please contact either Michele 0210341632 or North / South - P Ensor & C Fraser Sandy 0273439921 or email East / West - G Baldwin & R Hothersall [email protected]. Community Events

APRIL ‘21

23rd Autumn with Art in Gardens - Culverden 23rd Stitch & Bitch @ Amuri Estate 25th Anzac Day Dawn Parade & Services 27th Full Moon Drumming 8-9pm

MAY 1st ½ Marathon, 10 K etc Hanmer Springs 14-15th Old Forest Hanmer 100 Run 22nd Mt Isobel Challenge

JULY 2nd Hanmer Springs Midwinter Fete 3rd-31st Proposed mid-winter Festival If You Have Any Events Coming Up In the Next 12 months please

OCTOBER ’21 let us know so we can include 28th-31st Hurunui Garden Festival them here. A lot of people use 29th Hanmer Springs Fete 30/31 Hanmer Halloween Howler 12hr/24hr this page looking forward to MTB race when events are on JANUARY ’22 14/15 Great Southern Alps Miler 15th MacPac Mountainman (tougher than the Coast to Coast) The Alpine Adventure Race The High Country 100km (Run) The Stampede 50km (Run) The Homestead Half 21km Run The James Epic 103km MTB Race GroundEffect Pony Express MTB Race

htp://thepinkie.co.nz/ Some easygoing, hardy ground covers that would give Want To Help you colour throughout most of the year and work beauti- fully together on any steep slopes would defnitely be Beautify Hanmer? Plectranthus neochilus and all the Arctotis hybrids. They Think of Sprucing Up your Footpath Garden are both tough as nails, they love the wind and do well in sandy, poor and dry soil. We are well served in Hanmer Springs with the Council Grasses are great for sidewalk gardens as they love a bit garden staff but your sidewalk garden can be one of the of wind in their hair, nice warm sun and can go without a most neglected parts of the property. It’s a place you drink every day. They are available in all sorts of shades of don’t spend much time in – or in most cases try to avoid green and endless textures. – but you see it every day leaving and returning to your If you love the go-easy attitude of ornamental grasses, home. It’s a place where the neighbourhood cat sleeps but still look for a spot of colour in your life, a great way of during the day, and where, under the old hydrangea that achieving that would be adding some hard landscaping hasn’t been pruned since you moved in fve years ago, and sculptural elements to the scene that might just give you could still fnd you the colour boost you need. something lost and a couple of old newspapers that you And remember, it’s usually not your property and you are claimed had never been delivered. at the mercy of the Council and all those utilities To tidy up and redo the berm is usually one of those companies. There is always a risk that somebody might ambitious New Year’s resolutions or a project for summer just come along and dig it up to lay pipes, cables or that gets postponed to winter, and then again to the whatever through it. You will just have to grin and bear it. following winter. Having a great-looking footpath area can have a lot of benefts. It becomes something not only visually appeal- ing to you and the people in your street, but also potential buyers, when the time comes to sell your house. After all, frst impressions count. When your sidewalk garden has creative fair in the design it makes it an instant talking point and so much easier to give directions to your house: “Just follow Dorset Street until you see the giant blue butterfy garden.” Not everybody has their creative fair working overtime, and it’s not always easy to be artistic, but be practical – especially in relation to this area. Plants When choosing plants for this garden, a hardy plant pal- ette will be better suited to the gardener who doesn’t spend every weekend (like most) with their hands in the mud. Remember, a footpath garden is more open to the elements than your garden inside: it has to contend with more wind and frost due to it being less protected by building walls, and it is hotter in summer due to the refec- tive heat from the road and boundary walls. With all those elements at play, the garden will be a bit drier also. And don’t use plants that will become too big in height or width as these gardens are quite narrow, and in the not- so-distant future you might have the task of spending a fortune on removing them because they are now lifting your new boundary fence or blocking the view of approaching traf- fc. 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 Out of hours recycling facilities for paper, card, market and global environmental movements. cans, plastics types 1, 2 & 5 only and glass bottles are provided; please ensure recycling is “We’re asking residents to check the number in the clean, loose and all lids are removed. Soft plastics (i.e. those you can scrunch in your hand) triangle on the bottom of their plastic is 1, 2 or 5 before areOut not of hours recyclable recycling and facili2es must be for placed paper, incard, the cans, refuse. putting it in their recycling,” she said. “Plastic types 3, 4, Kerbsideplas2c bo7les, refuse small and plas2c recycling containers, collection glass – bo7les 6 and 7 have now become a landfill item.” Mondayare provided, 8am ensure recycling is loose and clean and all lids removed. “We are in the process of drawing up a notice that can Only offcial refuse and recycling bags will be col- go out with our recycling bags as a reminder, but it’s Kerbside Refuse and Recycling Collec2on lected;Service - theseMonday can 8am be purchased from Hanmer important our residents make this change as soon as Springs Four Square and the library. they hear the news” she said. When using the Council’s kerbside refuse 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

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