THE GERALDINE NEWS, THURSDAY 9 FEBRUARY 2017 1 ESTABLISHED 1992 THURSDAY 9 FEBRUARY 2017 3605 copies delivered each week The Geraldine News Ngä Pükörero o te wiki ki Raukapuka “Try us, you’ll be pleased you did” L J Hooker Geraldine 16 Talbot St, Geraldine Ph 03 693 9775, Fax 03 693 9774 [email protected]geraldine.ljhooker.co.nz AJ Ramsay Real Estate LTD, Liscensed Real Estate Agent (REAA 2008) W h e r e t h e f o o d i e s c h o o s e t o s h o p ❖ GERALDINE BUTCHERY ❖ P R E M I U M Q U A L I T Y M E A T & S M A L L G O O D S 6 WILSON ST, GERALDINE v PH 693 8538 LAMB LOIN CHOPS $18.99/kg PORK LOIN STEAKS $16.99/kg • Fresh Free-Range Eggs • Bacon - No water added • Gourmet products from around New Zealand Like us on Facebook You might just win something All small goods made on premises. Kate Brown is quietly achieving in the sporting world. This seasoned competitor is accustomed to making her mark in tough, male-dominated arenas. An ex-motocross champion, with national and international experience, the year-13 student is poised to compete in one of the world’s most challenging multi-sport events, the Kathmandu Coast to Coast, and she is one of only three school-aged girls entered in the individual category. The Kathmandu Coast to Coast, to be held on 10 and 11 February, is a gruelling 243km challenge from Kumara on the West Coast to Brighton Beach on the East Coast. Entrants compete as individuals or teams to tackle some of New Zealand’s remote terrain. They run, cycle and kayak in one- or two-day events, facing multiple challenges including Goat Pass, icy river crossings, an 800m elevation and a 70km kayak down the Waimakariri River through grade-2 rapids. Kate is buoyant about the challenges ahead. She says she is “so excited” and “can’t wait”. Kate says she spotted coast-to-coast runners in action last year while travelling to a motocross event on the West Coast. At that time, Kate was questioning motocross as a long-term sporting option after a series of crashes, including one that resulted in a head injury with long-term complications. With no prior experience in any of the multi-sport disciplines involved, Kate threw herself into training for the 2017 coast-to-coast two-day individual event. Kate’s preparatory schedule involves training for two disciplines per day and incorporating technique, speed and endurance work in each specialty. Kate says a typical session might involve cycling from Pleasant Valley to Little Mount Peel, running up Little Mount Peel, then cycling back to the starting point. She carefully monitors her food intake for peak performance, including additional protein and carbohydrates after training, and takes one rest day per week. All while keeping up her NCEA Level 3 studies. While this level of daily physical exertion may sound torturous to the average person, Kate thrives on it. “It’s very addictive.” She credits her successful motocross career for much of the mental stamina she brings to this new endeavour. As an experienced athlete, she has a realistic attitude about how the coast-to-coast race might eventuate. “There’s lots of luck involved, including the weather. You plan for a good day and if it’s a bad day then everyone’s in the same boat.” Geraldine teen tackles iconic multi-sport event Compared with the solitary world of motocross, where “everyone’s out for themselves”, Kate is enjoying the sense of comradeship between fellow athletes in the multisport scene. She cites Temuka multisport athlete Simone Faulkner as a mentor and she enjoys the full support of her proud parents, Debbie and Richard, who will form Kate’s support crew, along with a school friend, during the coast-to-coast event. Kate is not planning simply to complete the two-day event: she is aiming for a race time of eight hours per day, which she says will place her amongst the top in the open women’s class. After the event, Kate says she aims to get fitter, faster and one day become the fastest woman to cross the line in the Longest Day individual coast-to-coast challenge. Leigh Marsden There is a new face and a restyled shop name at Louk Geraldine, formerly Louk New Zealand Clothing. In most other respects however, new owner local Suzanne Churchward says, the business will carry on as usual. “I’ll be carrying on the great shop we have here. The shop’s well-supported by Geraldine people and I’m aiming to keep it that way. “I’ll be stocking the same things, focusing on New Zealand-made products, great products such as Swazi, Possumdown, Noble Wilde, Stone Hill…” The recognisability and dependability of such products to New Zealanders is important, Suzanne says, “because it’s not just a tourist shop. Kiwis can buy from a range of recreation clothing and workwear, which is strong and reliable.” A minor change will be “offering New Zealand- made souvenirs” to international customers. Another aspect of Louk that Suzanne intends continuing is the link with Geraldine’s arts community; Louk acts as a box office for local concerts and shows. “I want to support local events and the community generally as much as possible; I’ll carry on selling tickets.” Louk Geraldine is open seven days in the old post office building on Talbot Street. Jan Finlayson New owner of Louk Geraldine, Suzanne Churchward. Photo: Jan Finlayson. New face at Louk Geraldine Ph 693 1033 SUPER SONIC BOTTLE STORE SPECIALS: Coruba Dark & Gold Rum 1L $35.99 Wed-Sat only LIVE ENTERTAINMENT Saturday 18 February The Village Inn Annual Bark Up starts at 4pm Local athlete Kate Brown: “Can’t wait.” Photo: Leigh Marsden.
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THE GERALDINE NEWS, THURSDAY 9 FEBRUARY 2017 1
ESTABLISHED 1992 THURSDAY 9 FEBRUARY 2017 3605 copies delivered each week
The Geraldine NewsN g ä P ü k ö r e r o o t e w i k i k i R a u k a p u k a
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Kate Brown is quietly achieving in the sporting world. This seasoned competitor is accustomed to making her mark in tough, male-dominated arenas.
An ex-motocross champion, with national and international experience, the year-13 student is poised to compete in one of the world’s most challenging multi-sport events, the Kathmandu Coast to Coast, and she is one of only three school-aged girls entered in the individual category.
The Kathmandu Coast to Coast, to be held on 10 and 11 February, is a gruelling 243km challenge from Kumara on the West Coast to Brighton Beach on the East Coast. Entrants compete as individuals or teams to tackle some of New Zealand’s remote terrain. They run, cycle and kayak in one- or two-day events, facing multiple challenges including Goat Pass, icy river crossings, an 800m elevation and a 70km kayak down the Waimakariri River through grade-2 rapids.
Kate is buoyant about the challenges ahead. She says she is “so excited” and “can’t wait”.
Kate says she spotted coast-to-coast runners in action last year while travelling to a motocross event on the West Coast. At that time, Kate was questioning motocross as a long-term sporting option after a series of crashes, including one that resulted in a head injury with long-term complications. With no prior experience in any of the multi-sport disciplines involved, Kate threw herself into training for the 2017 coast-to-coast two-day individual event.
Kate’s preparatory schedule involves training for two disciplines per day and incorporating technique, speed and endurance work in each specialty. Kate says a typical session might involve cycling from Pleasant Valley to Little Mount Peel, running up Little Mount Peel, then cycling back to the starting point. She carefully monitors her food intake for peak performance, including additional protein and carbohydrates after training, and takes one rest day per week. All while keeping up her NCEA Level 3 studies.
While this level of daily physical exertion may sound torturous to the average person, Kate thrives on it. “It’s very addictive.” She credits her successful motocross career for much of the mental stamina she brings to this new endeavour. As an experienced athlete, she has a realistic attitude about how the coast-to-coast race might eventuate.
“There’s lots of luck involved, including the weather. You plan for a good day and if it’s a bad day then everyone’s in the same boat.”
Geraldine teen tackles iconic multi-sport event
Compared with the solitary world of motocross, where “everyone’s out for themselves”, Kate is enjoying the sense of comradeship between fellow athletes in the multisport scene. She cites Temuka multisport athlete Simone Faulkner as a mentor and she enjoys the full support of her proud parents, Debbie and Richard, who will form Kate’s support crew, along with a school friend, during the coast-to-coast event.
Kate is not planning simply to complete the two-day event: she is aiming for a race time of eight hours per day, which she says will place her amongst the top in the open women’s class.
After the event, Kate says she aims to get fitter, faster and one day become the fastest woman to cross the line in the Longest Day individual coast-to-coast challenge.
Leigh Marsden
There is a new face and a restyled shop name at Louk Geraldine, formerly Louk New Zealand Clothing. In most other respects however, new owner local Suzanne Churchward says, the business will carry on as usual. “I’ll be carrying on the great shop we have here. The shop’s well-supported by Geraldine people and I’m aiming to keep it that way.
“I’ll be stocking the same things, focusing on New Zealand-made products, great products such as Swazi, Possumdown, Noble Wilde, Stone Hill…” The recognisability and dependability of such products to New Zealanders is important, Suzanne says, “because it’s not just a tourist shop. Kiwis can buy from a range of recreation clothing and workwear, which is strong and reliable.” A minor change will be “offering New Zealand-made souvenirs” to international customers.
Another aspect of Louk that Suzanne intends continuing is the link with Geraldine’s arts community; Louk acts as a box office for local concerts and shows. “I want to support local events and the community generally as much as possible; I’ll carry on selling tickets.”
Louk Geraldine is open seven days in the old post office building on Talbot Street.
Jan Finlayson New owner of Louk Geraldine, Suzanne Churchward. Photo: Jan Finlayson.
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Local athlete Kate Brown: “Can’t wait.” Photo: Leigh Marsden.
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Christchurch duo Radius is treating the Geraldine Cinema to a special show on Friday 17 February at 8pm.
Harry Harrison on guitars, banjo, dobro, and Justine Snelgrove on saxophones and flutes are, “an un-missable duo that balances consummate musicianship with a real wow factor. They packed out every venue that they played as part of our National Festival 2014.” (Dave Bishop, Tauranga Jazz Festival)
Prepare for a wonderful combination of dreamy ambience layered with rich harmonies and driving rhythms.
Soaring s l ide gui tar , dobro, soulful alto and soprano saxophone, funky flute riffs, banjo and a good dose of stomp to get you swaying … this folky, jazzy bluesy duo uses every possible combination of their many instruments as well as loops to create a spellbinding show.
Radius will be playing tunes from their latest album The Big Picture as well as their well-travelled 2013 album Seven Tales.
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Our question for next week is: How do you feel about your online privacy? Photo: Jo Bates.
Data sharing – who cares? Boring, right? Whatever your views, data sharing affects us all and will change our lives. Will that change be for the better, the worse or a bit of both?
Last Wednesday, a workshop was held, designed to get New Zealanders discussing their attitudes about the sharing and use of personal data. Titled Our Data, Our Way, there are 27 workshops organised around the country throughout February. Toi Āria at Massey University is running the workshops in partnership with the Data Futures Partnership, an independent group tasked by the government to draft guidelines for data use. The Data Futures Partnership will use what it learns from the workshops, and a newly-created online tool, to draft these guidelines by June 2017. The online tool and the workshops test how people weigh up, trust and benefit in the ways their data is used.
Twenty local people attended the workshop: the maximum number allowed. Assurances of there being no right or wrong answers and guaranteed anonymity provided a non-threatening environment in which to express opinions. The group participated in several hypothetical interactive scenarios designed to find out what risks and benefits they attributed to personal data sharing.
For example, the group were comfortable with the idea of doctors and hospitals sharing personal medical records. The benefits to individuals receiving swift emergency treatment at a centre outside their hometown exceeded most privacy issues. However, the group were not at all comfortable if this was extended to private companies gaining access to those same records. One concern expressed was health insurance may be compromised if healthcare companies had access to personal medical records. Other hypothetical scenarios related to the sharing of education records as well as technologies that track our movements and locations.
The Data Futures Partnership champions increased data use in New Zealand. It recognises that increased data use is capable of generating a wide range of benefits such as new business opportunities, improved public services and possible breakthroughs in the fight against disease.
Dame Diane Robertson, Data Futures Partnership chair, says, “Effective data sharing can also make life easier for all of us. It could mean less time spent giving different arms of the government the same information or more accurate information about delays to journey times anywhere in the country.”
The Data Futures Partnership understands some people are also uncomfortable about how information about them is used and shared. Dame Diane says, “There are important
Data sharing: your data in their hands
questions around privacy, security and trust, which must be addressed by those using people’s personal information.”
We should all be aware that many organisations across the public and private sectors are already using data extensively. The New Zealand government recently passed legislation enabling IRD to share data with the Australian Taxation Office, who are now able to provide IRD with the contact details of Kiwis with student loans living in Australia. Governments and private companies are now sharing personal data across national boundaries.
Once government guidelines for organisations seeking to share and use our data are drafted, the effects will be far reaching.
Visit www.ourdataourway.nz, if you would like to express your views in an anonymous online survey. Online participants will also learn how their views compare with other New Zealanders.
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Our readers respondThe question last week: How important is Ultra-Fast
Broadband to you, and are you happy to wait until 2023? • For us it is way too long to wait, as most of our ordering
for product, accounting and banking is cloud-based, so a stable and fast connection is imperative. Bring it on NOW.
• Fast broadband internet is really important to me. I work from the cloud, and need speed and reliability. I stream all music and movies so I need fast, not mediocre. My recent experience of connecting to broadband in Geraldine leaves a lot of room for improvement as it took two months ... really. When I saw 2023 as the roll-out date, my first thought was one of disbelief and raised the question of why?
• Maybe we should be looking at what we really need to future-proof ourselves. Is ultra-fast enough? If we have to wait until 2023 then maybe ultra-fast will be old technology. I want the best for Geraldine; maybe we need to make a bid for the best. Identify a watchdog group to champion the cause, keep the community informed, and be empowered to make the best possible choices for our community.
• Better late than never but it’s an awfully long time to wait. In the meantime, as UFBB becomes the new normal, all sorts of applications and uses will develop just as they did for smart phones. While we may not feel the lack of UFBB now, the relative disadvantage will increase.
Feedback on data sharingThe Geraldine News is trying something new
and seeking quick-fire comments from our readers. Maximum 70-word responses (yes, we’ve increased it) to prompts that we publish from time to time. This is an opportunity for readers to have their say on issues that affect Geraldine. For next week:
How do you feel about your online privacy? Please email to <[email protected]>. We will choose those that enliven, intrigue, interest,
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Barkers Creek farmer Kelly Bennett. The Waihi-Te Moana catchment group’s upcoming field trip includes a visit to his deer operation. Photo: Supplied.
The Waihi-Te Moana catchment group was set up to advance understanding and management of the Waihi and Te Moana river catchments . Under the overarching Canterbury Water Management Strategy, the flaxroots group has an open door, and a field trip coming up.
Local man Rhys Taylor, freelance contractor to ECan for facilitating the group, explains, “The group’s a collaboration of farmers with different methods and land uses along the rivers and the streams that feed into them.” There are “also fishers, dog-walkers, nature watchers and food gatherers. All those people get together in the catchment group to protect water quality and flow and uses and values.”
Rhys says his role is to help the group get organised, help with finding information, organising trips and guests to meet them. “It’s about getting knowledge to enable actions to be adopted, so that people have the confidence to try things out, such as planting or altering the ways crops are managed.”
River environments and aspects of land management
Field trip to learn about rivers
are in the frame of the field trip. “We’re going to do water sampling – look at invertebrates, clarity, temperature, algae growth, nitrogen, phosphate, E coli, turbidity – in the Waihi and one of its tributaries.
“Then we’re going to Kelly Bennett’s deer farm on Barkers Creek. We’re going to learn about the challenges of managing deer and look at plantings, then we’ll visit another property. One’s on flat land, the other on rolling country; they have different issues.
There’ll be an additional stop in the afternoon to look at other matters.”
The Waihi-Te Moana catchment group field trip is on Wednesday 1 March, 10am until mid-afternoon (postponement 3 March). Rhys says, “Anyone with an interest in these rivers and streams is welcome. There’s no charge.” To register, phone 693 8726, text 021 462 260 or email [email protected].
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A tōtara planted in 2014 in front of the Geraldine Library at a water-quality forum died recently but it has been replaced with a new, slightly different tree.
Timaru District Council parks liaison officer Gary Foster says, “It’s a weeping tōtara, which is special to Geraldine. The council planted it as part of grounds maintenance contract work.”
What makes it interesting is that it’s a natural sterile hybrid and very rare. Pollen from a Westland-snow tōtara cross was blown from Westland to a property in Woodbury where it crossed with a lowland totara. The new hybrid’s branches are cross-sectionally oval, which encourages a pendulous habit.
Ninety young Podocarpus tōtara ‘Pendulus’ trees were propagated five years ago for sale as a Geraldine Museum fundraiser. Geraldine Historical Society co-vice-president Sylvia Irvine says, “People from all around have bought them and they’re scattered from Martinborough to Waimate.” Most were bought and planted by locals, however, and the Podocarpus tōtara ‘Pendulus’ is increasingly noted as a feature of Geraldine. “There’s a good link between the trees and the museum and Geraldine,” says Sylvia.
The Woodbury specimen is already on a Geraldine coat of arms created by late artist Austen Deans.
The relationship between tree and district will only grow more prominent as the trees already in Geraldine soil develop and new Podocarpus tōtara ‘Pendulus’ are added. Gary says, “We’re looking to get more of them planted around Geraldine where there are appropriate places.”
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From left: Deputy head boy Callum Patrick, head boy Hayden Nelson, head girl Pema Gyeltshen, and deputy head girl Emma Horn. Photo: Jordyn Te Rahui-Hobbs.
Geraldine High School’s 2017 head students, Hayden Nelson and Pema Gyeltshen, and their deputies, Callum Patrick and Emma Horn, are looking forward to beginning the school year with a bang, after receiving their titles at the end of year prize giving in 2016. All four have spent the entirety of their high school careers at Geraldine High School and created lifelong friendships in the process.
“Callum and I have been best friends all the way through school,” says head boy Hayden Nelson. “It’s pretty cool to be sharing this position together now.”
Each student brings individual goals to achieve in the roles they have earned through their leadership. “I’d like to bring positivity and participation to the table,” says head girl Pema. “I want to encourage students to enjoy their time in high school. I believe the more you do, the more you gain.”
Deputy head girl Emma Horn, shares a similar goal: “I want to kind of lift up the spirit of the school, help make it a bit more of a family-like atmosphere, so that we can all feel supported and become a close-knit school team.”
Teamwork will be at the fore as these student leaders step into the busy year ahead and take up the jobs and responsibilities that come with their positions. “We’re a crazy kind of team. When we are all together the quirkiness of our group comes out to play. We know how to make our jobs fun while also doing the hard yards, I think it’s going to be really awesome to see all of our individual assets come together to form our fantastic four,” says Pema.
Deputy head boy Callum Patrick is looking forward to getting out amongst the students and encouraging teamwork in the wider school community, as well as within the student executive. “I’m really looking forward to seeing the whole group participating together. This is where it happens; this is where we learn the value of teamwork.”
Hayden has pinpointed school spirit as a personal focal point for 2017. “My goal is to embed a stronger sense of pride in the school, pride in the uniform, pride in the emblem and pride in ourselves this year. It’s really important that we all acknowledge how awesome our school is and promote pride in everything it gives us.”
As well as fulfilling the roles left to them, Pema, Hayden, Callum and Emma wish to incorporate their own definitions of what it is to be a leader. “We want to fit the role well, but we want to bring something new to the role as well. We want to meet the needs of our students, the ones who are here with us right now, and be there for them in every way we can,” says Pema.
This year, the school theme is resilience. “I think resilience is a really important, crucial part of life,”
says Pema. “Not everything is going to go the way we want it to go, but the important thing is that we have the ability to get back up and keep trying, even when things are getting off track.”
“Showing strength in the eye of fear and being able to keep pushing on whenever things get tough, is really important,” says Emma.
Principal Simon Coleman hopes that the incorporation of resilience into school life will provide a valuable lesson for the students. “Resilience is a beneficial trait that we would like all the students at this school to have, or to develop,” says Simon. “It’s necessary in all the different aspects of life. Students are surrounded by pressure: from school, from peers, from home, from all things big and small. We want the students to feel supported and capable in dealing with all the many things that life throws at them.”
Jordyn Te Rahui-Hobbs
Head students promote school spirit, participation, resilience
New tōtara
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RESULTSBRIDGE. Wednesday 1 February. North/South: D & W Wadman 73.96%, T Andrew & L Graybill 48.96%. East/West: J Jones & A Numan 71.88%, A Blakemore & G Ellis 47.92%. Thursday 2 February. Rangitata H’cap Pairs 3. North/South: M Greenall & J Meijer 57.34%, A Giles & P Kippenberger 56.74%, R Dewe & C Coulter 52.70%. East/West: A Bragg & M Thatcher 59.32%, A Numan & D Wadman 58.40%, V Crawford & G Hole 57.55%.
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GERALDINE Squash Club AGM, 24 February, 7pm, at the squash courts. All welcome.
MCKENZIE Lifestyle Village, 33 Connolly Street, open this Saturday and Sunday, 11am-3pm.
OUR cherry season has come to an end. Many thanks to all our loyal customers for supporting us. Without you we would not be in business. We look forward to seeing you back again next season. Frank and Marianne Lemmens, Buena Vista Cherries.
GERALDINE KINDERGARTENTenders invitedTenders invited for the re-devoplement of the Geraldine Kindergarten playground. For detailed plans and more information please contact the Geraldine Kindergarten general manager Helen May on 027 259 7160 or [email protected]
Tenders close 4pm, Friday 3 March
Much more on the cards for Geraldine Bridge Club
Geraldine Bridge Club’s strategy to grow its numbers over the past two years is now paying major dividends. Membership has grown by 19 over the period (an increase of 40%) and four members have taken out two major regional prizes.President Helen Rinaldi says, “We are definitely not going to rest on our recent achievements. We have much more ‘on the cards’ for 2017”.A winter Wednesday afternoon social session will be extended to all year round due to demand.The Grand Slam Club, an offshoot of the main club, plan to meet monthly to extend and improve new players.In addition to two existing tournaments a novice tournament in October this year will offer a relaxed but competitive opportunity for recent learners.All of this is in addition to the regular club nights, a set of new lessons for learners starting on 13 February as well as lessons for mini bridge (which is a shortened version of the game) for two evenings preceding the main lessons.
BUILDER available for new houses, alterations, small jobs or repairs. Ph 027 341 8300.
NATIONAL superannuation gold card discount, 15% at Geraldine Auto Restorations. Ph 693 1401.
RATS, mice, spiders, flies, borer, wasps, fleas etc. Grain fumigation. Domestic and commercial pest control. Ph Craig’s Pest Solutions 693 7263 or 0508 427 244.
PAINTER. Geraldine-based. Friendly professional service, good rates, excellent local references. Ph 693 9803 or 027 962 4841.HANDYMAN. Repair and maintainence jobs around your home, garden, business. Monthly maintainance contract for business, rental, domestic customers. Please ph Ian 027 925 1411 [email protected]
FAULTY sliding door rollers need replaced? Window catches no longer secure? We can replace these and get your house secure again. Ph Geraldine Glass 693 9927.
PC upgrades/repairs: Geraldine Computer Solutions. Ph 693 9496.
PERSONAL BRA FITTING in your home or mine. Ph Jane Yeatman 693 7654 or 027 274 5243.
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SIGNS for all your signage needs, digital printing, vehicles, boats etc. Ph Geraldine Signs 693 8527 or 027 439 2308.BUILDER available for renovations, pergolas, decks, fences, retaining walls, carports. Ph Steve 021 141 6129.
PROPERTY / ACCOMMODATION Whare noho
DO YOU HAVE A VACANT HOLIDAY HOME? Due to heavy accommodation bookings over the summer,
we invite vacant home owners to contact Geraldine Holiday Homes to manage it for you. Ph 021 064 2904 or
MILITARIA wanted to buy by collector. Firearms, badges, bayonets or any items of military interest. German items are of particular interest. Ph Pete Young 693 8876 a/h.
HEALTH AND WELL-BEING / Hauora
SPRINGS Homeopathy: A holistic approach to health. Homeopathy, AromaTouch, and Reiki (Master) available at Ilu Day Spa. Ph Anne Youngs 021 140 3935.
EMPLOYMENTHERD manager, 550-cow dairy farm in Geraldine. 34-aside herringbone shed, k-lines. Requirements: two years’ NZ dairying experience, clean class-3 driver’s licence. Clear police and drug test. Strong adherence to health and safety guidelines and policies. Two previous employment references required. Rostered days including weekends and public holidays. No vehicle or accommodation provided. Apply in hand-writing to: The Manager, 462 Winchester Geraldine Rd, RD21 Geraldine 7991.
We seek an innovative and enthusiastic librarian to join our well-resourced library. This is a fixed-term position, term-time only, from term 2 to term 4 in 2017. The hours are 25 per week, to be worked as negotiated, Monday to Friday.The position will commence on Monday 1 May 2017.Applicants for this position should have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa.More information is available on the website www.geraldinehs.school.nz. Please contact the school office on ph 693 0017 or [email protected] for an application pack.Applications close at 5pm on Monday 20 February 2017 and should be sent to Mrs Barb Gregan, Geraldine High School, 93 McKenzie Street, Geraldine, or to [email protected]
LIBRARIAN POSITION PART-TIME, FIXED-TERM
Waihi Lodge Care Centre
REGISTERED NURSEPermanent part-time: 15 hours per week
We are looking for a registered nurse to join our team to provide professional care for our elderly residents in this 19-bed rest home. Waihi Lodge Care Centre is located in the heart of Geraldine and is the only community-owned facility in the village. Governed by a supportive board and manager, Waihi Lodge provides both short- and long-term care at rest-home level. We can offer:• Opportunities to use your clinical assessment,
communication and leadership skills• Some flexibility with hours, days and start/finish
times• Small supportive team with the opportunity to
advance your skills and knowledge• Competitive remuneration and the opportunity to
work locallyEssential criteria:• Ability to understand and empathise with elderly
people• Clinical assessment, written and verbal
communication skills• Organisation skills - able to manage competing
demands• Ability to effectively manage time to meet
timeframes• Computer literate - able to use Word to write
reports, use email, complete data entry. InterRAI competency would be an advantage.
For more information and to apply, contact manager Kim Harris on 693 8131 or email [email protected]
EATING OUT / Kai wahi kē
VILLAGE Inn, open 7 days from 11am. Ph 693 1033.
VERDÉ Café Deli, open 7 days.
UPCOMING EVENTS / Mea pakiri haere
MONTHLY QUIZ NIGHT, Tuesday 14 February, Geraldine Town & Country Club, 7.30pm start, $5 per person, up to six per team allowed. All welcome, get your team together for a night of fun and knowledge.
GERALDINE NEWS deadline, noon on Mondays at Geraldine Resource Centre or email: [email protected].
MARCH COMMUNITY DIARY. To list an event or activity that is happening in March for your non-profit community organisation please phone the Resource Centre 693 7001 with details by Friday 17 February.
WEEKLY SPECIAL! *FAMILY MEAL $58.99
2 x curries (any curries)1 x kid’s curry (any curry)
Come and see some local talent! Great music at a great country bar Serving good home cooked food Open wed, thur, fri, sat nights for dinner 03 6963567
Find us on Peel Forest Bar and Cafe
And The Starlings
Lorina Harding
Saturday 11th Feb from 7.30 pm
Come and see some local talent! Great music at a great country bar Serving good home cooked food Open wed, thur, fri, sat nights for dinner 03 6963567
Find us on Peel Forest Bar and Cafe
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The Geraldine News Bringing colour to your Thursdays
Reporter Wanted: Contract reporter for The Geraldine News. Someone to write one or two assigned articles a week and to search out likely subjects for future articles. The hours of work are flexible but deadline is 9am Monday so some weekend work may be necessary.Do you:
write accurately and lucidly? • use information technology confidently?• take good photos on your own digital camera?• have good networks in the Geraldine community?• like to talk to people and hear their stories?• have a vehicle and a licence?•
If you do, you may be the person we are looking for. Please send a letter of application to: Contract reporter position, Geraldine News, 17 Bay Vista Drive, Pohara, RD 1 Takaka 7183. To reach us no later than 22 October.Enclose your CV including a couple of referees.or email: [email protected]
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Geraldine Community Information EMERGENCY (Fire - Police - Medical) 111DUTY DOCTORSPatients of doctors not offering the rostered after-hours service are asked to dial the After-Hours GP Line on 03 684 8209 for advice from a registered nurse who will then direct them to the appropriate care, including access to another GP if necessary. TIMARU DISTRICT COUNCILAfter hours faults, Civil Defence and TDC office Ph 0800 484 632GERALDINE LIBRARY / SERVICE CENTREMonday-Thursday 8:30am - 5:00pmFriday 8:30am - 6:00pmSaturday 10:00am - 1:00pm Ph 693 9336TRANSFER STATIONTuesday 2.00pm - 4.00pmFriday 2.00pm - 4.00pmSaturday 10.00am - 4.00pmBIN CALENDAR
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Geraldine Community Information EMERGENCY (Fire - Police - Medical) 111DUTY DOCTORSPatients of doctors not offering the rostered after-hours service are asked to dial the After-Hours GP Line on 03 684 8209 for advice from a registered nurse who will then direct them to the appropriate care, including access to another GP if necessary. TIMARU DISTRICT COUNCILAfter hours faults, Civil Defence and TDC office Ph 0800 484 632GERALDINE LIBRARY / SERVICE CENTREMonday-Thursday 8:30am - 5:00pmFriday 8:30am - 6:00pmSaturday 10:00am - 1:00pm Ph 693 9336TRANSFER STATIONTuesday 2.00pm - 4.00pmFriday 2.00pm - 4.00pmSaturday 10.00am - 4.00pmBIN CALENDAR
Fresh NZ Beef Rump SteakFirst Of The Season Royal Gala Apples
Fresh Tegel NZ Chicken Drumsticks
$600each
Country Fresh Carrots 1.2kg
$399each
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Certain products may not be available in all stores. Savings are based on non-promotional price. Limits may apply.Prices apply from Thursday 9th February to Sunday 12th February 2017, or while stocks last.
