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TOM DOUDNEY
The Lincoln parking issue is heating up with a leading
busi-nessman wading into the debate.
Lincoln Hammer Hardware owner Lynn Townsend said it was
unbelievable to think the district council was looking to remove
the car parks.
He was one of three local busi-ness owners to raise concerns
about the loss of car parking on Gerald St with the Selwyn
Times.
Mr Townsend said there was plenty of room for cyclists as it was
but businesses like his would feel the impact of losing the car
parks.
The whole place where our shops are situated was built
around the fact that car parking was available on the street, Mr
Townsend said.
People come to my shop to buy shovels and brooms and bags of
cement and potting mix and things like that. I cant see them doing
that and carting it away on a bicycle. We have got to have car
parking and its got to be adjacent to the shop.
Under the draft Lincoln Town Centre Plan, the car parks would be
removed from the north side of Gerald St.
The plan also recommends offsetting some of the loss by
in-creasing the number of car parks
in connecting streets and the creation of shared off-street car
parks behind existing shops.
Although 69 of the 74 submis-sions have been described by the
district council as generally in favour of the draft plan, a
sum-mary of points raised by submit-ters showed that car parking
and cycleways were points of con-tention for many.
Mr Townsend said it was one thing to talk about plans to
en-courage the development of shared off-street car parking ar-eas
but that was unlikely to hap-pen unless the various business-es
which owned the land could
agree to work together to make that happen.
I know we have been in dis-cussions with the council in re-gard
to the car parking behind The Famous Grouse [Hotel] but its all
stymied by people who wont sell their land.
District council urban designer Gabi Wolfer said it was too
early to speculate on how shared parking spaces would be
imple-mented and funded as the plan was not final and hearings were
still to be held.
Many submitters provided detailed submissions that con-tained
valuable feedback, which
could be incorporated into the plan. Council is also having
meetings with landowners and stakeholders to address specific
issues.
A hearings panel will consider issues raised by community on the
draft plan. The date is yet to be set but it is expected to be in
February.
Spokes Canterbury chairman Don Babe said the inclusion of
cycleways in the plan was a positive move and would make it easier
and more appealing to get around Lincolns spread-out town centre
which stretched from the Gerald St shops to the university.
I think the plan has been very well thought out.
WORRY: Lincoln Hammer Hardware owner Lynn Townsend is worried
about plans to remove car parks from Gerald St, in Lincoln. PHOTOS:
TOM DOUDNEY
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The Small ShowOpen Wednesday to Sunday,
10am-4pm, until January 3Down by the Liffey Gallerys
summer members show, featur-ing small works from its mem-bers.
This is a cash and carry show.
Down by the Liffey Gallery, 1 James St, Lincoln.
Summer Stock exhibitionOngoing until January 28,
open daily except for Mondays and closures around Christmas and
New Year,10am-4pm.
Featuring works in various mediums by Sarah Deans, Jane Thomas,
Fiona Moore and Mal-vern Community Arts Council members.
Selwyn Gallery, 17 South Tce, Darfield.
Stephanie Watson exhibitionEvery Monday-Saturday,
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Darfield MarketSaturday, 10am-2pm
Next to Farmlands on Darfields South Tce. For more informa-tion,
phone 021 0222 6111 or email [email protected]
Leeston MarketSaturday, 9am-noonAn array of stalls with
baked
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gifts and more.
Outside St Davids Church on High St. New stall holders are
welcome, phone Brenda on 324 2595 or 027 407 0723.
Enchanted Christmas display
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him in a photo booth. There will also be free childrens
entertainment.
Rolleston Square.
Lincolns Christmas Twilight Market
December 22, 4-7pmHosted by Lincoln Farmers&
Craft Market with stalls fea-turing a range of produce and goods
such as jewellery, hand-made clothing, hats, scarves, pottery,
fabric toys, bags, lavender, garden art, wooden gifts, festive
decorations, art and cards. There will be a visit from
Father Christmas, face painting, festive-themed activities for
the children as well as live Christ-mas music.
On the green beside Lincoln Library.
Ellesmere Golf Champagne Breakfast Tournament
January 10A fun day and a range of
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and entries usually fill up fast.
Ellesmere Golf Club, Fere-days Rd, 3km south of Leeston. Entry
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FUNDING FOR NON-PROFIT ORGANISATIONSMore than $50,000 in
Government funding has been granted to non-profit organisations in
the Selwyn area. Selwyn organisations receiving funding under the
Community Organisation Grants Scheme include play centres in
Darfield, Dun-sandel, Lincoln, Prebbleton, Rolleston, Southbridge
and West Melton; Ellesmere Community Care; Ellesmere Toy Library;
Lincoln Com-munity Toy Library; Lincoln and Districts Community
Care Association; Lincoln Area Senior Citizens; Lincoln Envirotown
Trust; Malvern Community Vehicle Trust; and the Selwyn Parenting
Network.
RAIL LINE FIREThe Aylesbury to Kirwee railway line was closed
for 20 minutes on Wednesday afternoon while firefighters dealt with
a small grass fire next to the tracks. The Kir-wee Volunteer Fire
Brigade put out the fire which was about 10m by 5m in size. On the
same afternoon, a fire on Leeston Rd, near Irwell, de-stroyed about
200m of fence line before being put out by firefighters from
Leeston and Southbridge.
GRANT BRYANT
Lightning strikes sparked four sepa-rate fires in quick
succession in the district keeping firefighters scram-bling during
Sundays storms.
The first struck a pine plantation on a steep hillside near
Holmes Rd in Tai Tapu.
Lincoln Volunteer Fire Brigade chief fire officer Jeremy
Greenwood said crews could not access the plantation, so
immediately utilised a helicopter with a monsoon bucket.
It was steep terrain that was not easily accessible, so we
called in a helicopter, and the fire was put out with four sweeps
dumping a mon-soon bucket, he said.
The next lightning strike hit a shelter belt on Robinsons Rd in
Ladbrooks.
This one was a bit more acces-sible, but as we were putting that
one out there was another lightning strike a few hundred metres
down the road. Both were reasonably easy to put out.
Safety was a big concern in such circumstances, but with lots of
tall trees acting as potential easy tar-gets for lightning,
firefighters got to work keeping an old saying in their minds.
They say lightning doesnt strike
the same place twice, so we just got on with the job and hoped
that held true, Mr Greenwood said.
Lightning then struck again, hit-ting scrub near the Waihora Gun
Club in Motukarara.
The Lincoln brigade was still in attendance at the shelter belt
fires, so firefighters from Governors Bay scrambled to deal with
the scrub fire.
Unlike the rest of Christchurch we didnt actually get much hail
in the storm, but got a lot of heavy rain, which really helped in
terms of keeping the fires caused by light-ning strikes under
control.
The many tornadoes that were triggered by the storm on the
Can-terbury Plains did not make it as far north as Lincoln. Many
alarms were triggered by the heavy thunder that accompanied the
storms, which meant firefighters also had to at-tend what turned
out to many false alarms, Mr Greenwood said.
The West Melton volunteers attended a house fire in Templeton,
then a lightning strike caused a tree to fall on power lines in
Yaldhurst.
Rolleston firefighters were quiet in comparison, attending
mostly false alarms caused by rain getting into ceiling
cavities.
Storm sparks fires
FILLING THE BUCKET: A Lincoln firefighter watches as a
helicop-ter, enlisted to put out a fire caused by lightning strike,
fills up its monsoon bucket.
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Former Selwyn Central Community Board member Marian Powell
writes in sup-port of calls from current members Alan French and
Bruce Russell for chairwoman Diane Chesmar to resign over her
support for a proposal to disestablish the board.
Any chairperson that speaks out against the committee that
he/she stands for is, I believe, out of order and with no clear
mandate from his/her committee prior, there is a need for
immedi-ate resignation or vacation of the chair. It is then that
he/she can state their personal comments.
With Diane Chesmar hav-ing been a district council staff member
for more than six years and holding the title of commu-nity
development adviser, where does her allegiance lie?
The two old chaps that Mrs Chesmar refers to (Bruce Russell and
Alan French) bring experience, honesty, wisdom, forward thinking
and best of all mana. She has failed in all of these.
She points out that the oppos-ing submissions for the axing of
community boards come from around the two old chaps areas and that
they have failed to support their view with a strong argument.
If Mrs Chesmar was carrying out her community duties as
chairwoman of the community board, she should have made sure that
the opposing submis-sions had a very strong argu-ment in support of
community boards not to criticise them.
A chairperson needs to be honest with integrity to lead our
communities from the front and to pursue in the best interest of
the community.
It is disappointing that the dis-
trict council has decided to forge ahead with axing the Selwyn
Central Community Board.
Whether councillors can do justice to the 90 or so com-munity
committees in this ever increasing Selwyn population is a big
concern
Therefore, in the best interest of the Selwyn Central Com-munity
Board and the wider community, Diane Chesmar should resign from her
position as chairwoman.
Environment Canterbury is investigating why its widespread bus
changes from last year have not seen an upsurge of patronage.
Prebbleton residents A and C Fifield respond:
We have lived in Prebbleton for nearly 50 years. Our clos-est
shopping centre is the Hub Hornby, the next biggest is the Bush Inn
Centre.
However, when the bus routes were changed about 12 months ago,
it was decided we all wanted to go to Riccarton and directed the
buses down Springs Rd and Blenheim Rd, by-pass-ing both our usual
and preferred shopping areas.
The bus patrons were not asked if this was our preferred
option.
We do not want to go to Ric-carton, for our everyday shop-ping
needs.
Now that we are gold card holders, we have changed our dentist,
optician, chemist (etc) to the areas closest to us. But to get to
these it makes more sense to go by car, because we do not want to
spend all day back-tracking on buses to where we
want and need to go. Having to change buses also
makes it difficult to arrive in time for appointments.
Of course, sometimes when we want to travel into the city, the
service is fine.
Surely, it would make sense, to alternate the routes, so we have
a choice as to where we go?
This would also help the school students who were greatly
affected by the changes, eliminating the need for the special bus
services which have now been made for them, before and after
school.
Common sense should prevail.
Ken May, Kirwee: There is no good reason for not returning to a
full elected ECan council, just as there was never a valid reason
for replacing the elected council with the appointed
commissioners.
There was no retention of ex-perience then, therefore there is
no valid reason for retaining the commissioners when democracy is
restored.
Terry Shepperd, Leeston:I read your article (Stream
Project Success November 10 pumping groundwater into Boggy
Creek) with interest but there were a few questions that sprung to
mind which you may be able to do a follow-up article on.
1.Who is responsible for the experiment and is the aim to
continue the pumping perma-nently?
2. How much water is being pumped?
3. Has ECan given approval
and how does this fit with its water quality plan?
4. It may improve the water quality in stream but how does it
affect Lake Ellesmere? Is the flushed out nitrate then
concen-trated in the lake?
5. There is talk of nitrate concentrations increasing in the
shallow aquifers so how does pumping water from the deep aquifers
affect these? Surely there will be a draw down of the water table
contributing to the nitrate issue.
6. Is this really the best use of the limited water resource and
is this approach not literally dilut-ing the issue and masking the
root cause of the problem?
ECan Canterbury water management strategy programme manager
Christina Robb responds:
1. The experiments are a response to the Selwyn-Waihora Zone
Committee recommenda-tion that The Sub-regional Section [of the
Land and Water Regional Plan] will support use of managed aquifer
recharge, targeted stream augmentation or other methods of
augmenta-tion to increase base flows in lowland streams subject to
a source of water being available, feasibility, and acceptability
from a cultural viewpoint about the unnatural mixing of water from
different sources, and other issues such as potential adverse
effects from groundwater mounding in the lower catch-ment.
The only experiment involv-ing pumping was the Boggy Creek
experiment in June.
There are no plans at this time for implementing the concept. It
is very unlikely that any implementation would involve significant
pumping due to the expense.
The 2016 experiment on the Waiwhio-Irwell River system is using
spare stockwater as its supply.
2. The Boggy Creek experi-ment involved delivering 60l/s for 28
days.
3. ECan approval was granted through the consenting process for
the experiment. Conjunc-tive management of surface and
groundwater in this catchment means that moving groundwater to
surface water is classified as a nil net take. Management of
nutrients at the input end (on the land surface) is key to
improv-ing the health of the connected aquifer, streams and
lake.
The Boggy Creek experiment showed that deep groundwater supply
is beneficial to a lowland stream in this situation, but at a cost
if significant pumping is required.
4. At the time of the experi-ment the deep groundwater was
significantly lower in nitrate-nitrogen than the surface water. The
dilution effect was benefi-cial to lowland stream health but did
not reduce the mass of nitrogen reaching the lake. When lowland
stream flows are low, the lake is also likely to be low so the
extra low nutrient water at that time is expected to be
beneficial.
5. Consents for bores require a pumping test to determine the
effects of proposed draw down. In the vicinity of the lowland
streams the shallow aquifer pressure is upwards to feed the
springs. Any future implementa-tion of this concept would not
proceed at a level that showed any negative effects such as
drawdown from a more shallow aquifer.
6. The targeted stream aug-mentation concept is a small part of
the wider package of solutions to achieve sustainable management of
water and nu-trients. Control of point source and non-point source
pollution before they reach an aquifer or stream is the most
significant part of the solution.
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Providing more things to do and improving public transport
should be prioritised if Selwyn wants to stop its young people
leaving the district behind.
Thats the message behind a new strategy aiming to encourage
Selwyns youth to either stay in the district or, if they are
leaving, to return.
The district council adopted its youth policy and strategy at
Wednesdays meeting, provid-ing guidelines for the setting of
priorities and the development of annual action plans.
Selwyns estimated population is 52,000, with young people aged
between 12 and 24, making up about 16.78 per cent of the total.
About 77 per cent of those young people live in the Selwyn
Central and Springs wards which include the districts largest
towns, Rolleston and Lincoln.
The Canterbury Earthquake
Recovery Authoritys 2014 Youth Wellness Survey found the
majority of young people grow-ing up in Selwyn intended to leave
the district to study, work or travel.
About 47 per cent planned to remain and eventually raise
fami-lies in Selwyn.
A survey of about 300 young people who attended the Be The
Change Leadership Day in Lincoln, found 32 per cent felt there were
not enough social activities or events in the district, while 23
per cent felt insufficient public transport was a prob-lem,
especially for those living outside Rolleston, Lincoln and
Prebbleton.
Under the strategy, the Selwyn Youth Council will host biannual
conversation cafes in each of the districts main townships Lincoln,
Leeston, Rolleston, Darfield and Prebbleton to discuss how
improvements can be made. Responses will be presented to an
advisory group comprised of representatives from the districts high
schools and community groups which work with youth.
The group will work with Selwyn youth adviser Chris Martin and
community stakeholders to plan and prioritise projects.
PROUD MOMENT: George Steele, left, was presented with a life
membership of the Selwyn Youth Council on Wednesday. Also pictured:
Mayor Kelvin Coe, right, and current youth council chairman Rafael
Clarke.
Transport, more activitiesneeded to keep youth in district
GRANT BRYANT
Police do not believe the attempted abduction of schoolgirl and
a sexual assault on a jogger in the Lincoln-Prebbleton area are
connected.
No new leads have been made in either case. An 11-year-old girl
was allegedly the victim of an attempted abduction which occurred
around 7.15am on Thursday at a bus stop on Springs Rd,
Prebbleton.
The girl gave a detailed de-scription of a man who tried to grab
her and drag her away.
Police are continuing to investigate an alleged sexual assault
on a lone woman jog-ging near Lincoln University last week.
Detective Sergeant Colin Baillie, who is heading the attempted
abduction inquiry said while nothing would be ruled out there did
not appear to be any link between the two incidents.
The girls school principal praised how she handled the
incident.
The important thing is that our pupil handled herself very well
in such a situation, was not physically injured and has a lot of
support from both family and our school com-munity.
The girl had undertaken a
nationwide school programme called Keeping Ourselves Safe and
also volunteered for a girls self defence programme.
She followed the learnings from these programmes and we are
absolutely proud of the way she handled herself. As a school
principal I would urge anyone who has any knowl-edge of this
incident to contact police.
Detective Senior Sergeant David Harvey urged lone female joggers
to be especially vigilant around the Lincoln University area.
Further details of the incident, or the offender, were not being
released in order to protect the identity of the victim and prevent
her any further distress.
A Lincoln University spokeswoman said the major-ity of students
had finished their study and exams for the year.
The halls of residence are empty and there are only a handful of
post-graduate students on campus at the mo-ment, she said.
Anyone with any information on either incident is urged to phone
Christchurch Central Police Station on 363 7400.
Information can also be pro-vided anonymously by phon-ing
Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
Attempted abduction, sex attack not linked
IN THE SPIRIT: Colourful clowns joined the parade of characters
down Gerald St, Lincoln on Saturday as part of the annual Christmas
parade and market. The day also included a wide range of
entertainment including bands, a busker competition, a dress your
bicycle up competition and Santas grotto.
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of art
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Home gardeners, lifestyle irriga-tors, small businesses, sports
grounds and schools are the target of a new water-saving
campaign.
The district council has part-nered with IrrigationNZ and other
organisations to deliver the SMART Watering campaign which is also
being rolled out in other Canterbury districts.
The focus is on teaching home gardeners and community
irriga-tion projects how to apply water efficiently.
SMART stands for Sustainably Managed, Accountable, Respon-sible
and Trusted.
The roll-out follows on from the successful SMART Irrigation
programme which was aimed at farmers.
It comes as residents and author-ities prepare for what is
predicted to be another hot, dry summer.
IrrigationNZ chief executive An-drew Curtis said there were a
lot of parallels between home garden-ers and farmers.
Both need to know how much water their plants and crops require,
have efficient systems for application and be monitoring soil
moisture levels, he said.
The irrigation industry has proven products, technologies and
practices that can eke out water supply.
As part of the campaign, fact sheets with tips on smart
water-ing are available on the Facebook page WateringSmart and
website www.smartirrigation.co.nz/smart-watering.
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With its lush paddocks and irrigation flowing, its hard to
imagine Beacon Farm was once a dryland sheep farm.
The 263ha property near Dunsandel was converted to dairy about
eight years ago and its fields are now produc-ing some surprisingly
positive scientific results.
A dryland area remains ad-jacent to the irrigated area and
together the two sites, owned by Purata Farming, have provided the
perfect opportu-nity for Landcare Research to analyse how intensive
dairy management has affected water and carbon losses from the
soil.
The study is the first of its kind carried out in New
Zealand.
Early indications are that there was a net gain in carbon over
the year contrary to other longer-term studies conducted around the
country.
The irrigated and intensive-ly-grazed area also doubled its
production and increased
water use efficiency by 30 per cent.
Landcare Research re-searcher John Hunt said the results were
not what had been expected.
We went into the project thinking itd probably be los-ing
carbon, he said.
Purata Farming general manager environment Lucy Johnson said the
interim find-ings were good news not only for the dairy industry
but for anyone in agriculture.
They showed reasonably positively that moving to irri-
gated pasture could potentially build up soil carbon.
The project has recently been moved to Lincoln Universitys
Ashley Dene, a dryland farm thats being converted into a commercial
dairy farm. This will allow researchers to follow changes in soil
carbon right from the start of the conversion.
Landcare Research science general manager Peter Millard said the
interim findings were very significant as they could offer a
potential carbon miti-gation option for farmers.
FIELDWORK: Curious cows watch Landcare Researchs Gabriel Moinet
work at Beacon Farm. PHOTO: LANDCARE RESEARCH
DELIVERING THE MESSAGE: District council major property projects
manager John Reid, left, and district councillor Pat McEvedy at
Rollestons Foster Recreation Park at the launch of the SMART
Watering campaign.
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projects
Beacon Farm yields positive scientific results
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Family ties spark interest for war
Tell me about this war memorabilia collection of yours it sounds
pretty extensive.
Mostly what I collect is pre-1945 New Zealand uniforms, badges,
equipment, hats, packs all that sort of thing. Mostly World War 1
and World War 2 stuff Ive got a smattering of Boer War stuff as
well but not as much.
What got you interested in collecting?
There was a photograph of a World War 1 soldier on the wall of
my childhood home and growing up with it in the house sparked my
interest.
There was another photograph I found later in my fathers
belongings of a chap wearing what they call a lemon squeezer hat
and I thought at the time that if I could ever get one of those I
would like to. The opportunity arose about 10 years ago when I saw
one on Trade
Me. I thought that would be it but it basically kicked off my
interest [in collecting] so I have expanded.
How much stuff have you got?
I have got a spare bedroom at home and its getting pretty full
now. There are several uniforms, mostly World War 2 officers
uniforms and hats a lot of hats. Also other paraphernalia such as
pay books and leave passes. Anything to do with the military
history of New Zealand.
What would be some of the most interesting, or perhaps your
favourite items in your collection?
There are probably two or three things. I have got a World War 1
lemon squeezer hat that belonged to a chap by the name of Charles
Gair who went away with the Samoan Advance Party that were the
first to leave New Zealand shores in 1914, before the Main Body
left for Gallipoli,
so that is certainly a standout.I also have a diary and
little
Union Jack flag which belonged to Private Joseph Arthur Havill
who was in the North Canter-bury Regiment who was killed in action
in the Somme. The wee flag has supposedly got his blood on it
because it was put on his face when he was brought back to the
casualty clearing
station. The flag and diary were shipped home to his mother and
I secured them through his fam-ily links, basically.
I have a tunic which belonged to a chap by the name of Harry
Selwyn Kenrick who was a brigadier and chief medical officer of New
Zealand forces during World War 2.
I also have a tunic from a 28th
Maori Battalion officer by the name of Albie Bennett.
Have you done any military service yourself?
Not myself but a lot of my family have. I had an uncle who
served with the SAS in Vietnam. When I grew up as a child he was
always around and helped spark my interest [in the military].
Lincoln resident Paul Wright is a prolific collector of war
memorabilia. He spoke to reporter Tom Doudney about what got him
started, his most treasured items and what is on his wish list
Paul Wright
AVID COLLECTOR: Paul Wright holding the first item he bought, a
World War 1 New Zealand Infantry lemon-squeezer hat. PHOTOS: GEOFF
SLOAN
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memorabilia
I had two great uncles who were killed in World War 1. Also, my
brother served in the Australian army for several years and served
in places like Timor.
How do you find the items you collect?
Through dealers there are a few dealers out there; the inter-net
I snoop around on places like Trade Me; second-hand stores used to
be okay but you dont get such rich pickings out of them any more.
There is an annual military show at Riccar-
ton Racecourse with sales tables and I usually pick a couple of
items up from that. There is an antique military arms associa-tion
as well.
What is on your wish list?A World War 1 New Zealand
uniform would be on my list they are pretty rare these days.
What do you do for work?I run a cool storage facility in
Prebbleton, Polar Coldstores.Outside of your collecting,
what are your other hobbies and interests?
My son plays cricket so I love following his cricket. I play a
bit of golden oldies rugby for the Lincoln rugby club as well not
very well.
Another thing is that the Prebbleton heritage society is putting
on an annual display at the Prebbleton Hall during Anzac Day
weekend and that is running through from 2014 to 2018 to
commemorate the cen-tenary of World War 1. I have been helping out
with providing some things for that.
On one of the days, they take the children from Prebbleton
School through and give them a bit of education on what uni-forms
and equipment New Zea-land soldiers used in the wars.
Dear Santa,My name is William Craw-
ford and I live in Prebbleton.Please can I have a gold
box to store my special things in, robo fish, a bunch of Lego
Movie stuff, a super soaker water gun, a slushy maker.
This is my big present which is Star Wars Lego. Kylo Rens
command shuttle. But please Santa, buy it when its on sale.
Normally its $199. I dont want you to use up all your money.
Especially when theres 120,000,000 more people in the
world. But I know Santa, youre very, very, VERY rich.
Make sure all of my friends get what they want for Christ-mas as
well. They are Jona-than, Maisie, Dylan, Cohen, Saga, Zandre, Bill,
Nathan and Hayley.
Merry Christmas, Santa.
Kind regards, William Crawford, 7,
Prebbleton School
The Selwyn Times invites both young and a bit older to send in a
Christmas wish list to Santa this year. It can be what you would
like to see under the tree, or perhaps something you would like to
see in the New Year or even what you are grateful for. So get
writing and email [email protected] and you may see
your letter in the Selwyn Times.
FESTIVE: Lincoln University Library Teaching and Learning staff
have been creative this year with their festive decorations and in
finding a use for weeded, or out of circulation, books. Becky
Dames, left, and Sarah Fraser constructed this tree out of around
500 volumes for the university library
TIS THE SEASON: Johanna Hughes, with her twins Ruby and Xavier,
were among those in attendance when Rolleston Playgroup held its
Christmas party at the Rolleston Community Centre on Thursday.
Parents brought along a small gift for their child and a plate of
food for a shared morning tea, before Father Christmas arrived to
give out all the presents.
SANTA PAWS: Rolleston resident Jane Hicklings dogs Boy and Jess
getting in the Christmas spirit. PHOTO: JANE HICKLING
The Selwyn Times invites readers to send in their
Christmas-themed photos. Email [email protected]
A FAVOURITE: The Union Jack flag and diary which belonged to
Private Joseph Arthur Havill from the North Canterbury Regiment who
was killed in action in the Somme.
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DOGGONE: The retirement of a beloved school staff member is
often a sad affair for pupils but one impending departure may be
missed more than most. Levi the reading dog will end his tenure at
Southbridge School, where he has been helping with pupils literacy
development, at the end of this term. At 13-years-old, Levi is a
senior citizen in dog years and will be spending more time back at
home with his owners, Southbridge residents Livvi and Jack
Dewhirst. The golden retriever cross has been spending two mornings
a week at school since August last year. Research has shown that
childrens reading confidence tends to improve when reading to a dog
rather than a human. In his time at the school he has patiently
listened to more than 20 pupils and been a key part of the
improvement they have made in their confidence and enjoyment of
reading.
Leeston Consolidated School pupils have been learning about
water safety at Te Waihora/Lake Ellesmere and the mouth of the
Rakaia River. Classes have taken turns, last week and yesterday, to
learn about boat handling skills, how to sail an optimist yacht,
and kayaking.
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STARTING AFRESH: West Melton School had five new entrant pupils
start recently. They were, from left, Korban Donaldson, Addisen
Barrow, Harry, Angus and Luke (right).
Send your photos to [email protected]
GARDEN TOUR FUNDSA tour of gardens in
and around Prebbleton last month raised around $30,000 for a new
junior playground at Prebbleton School. The tour, organised by the
schools parent teacher association, visited eight home gardens. It
also included an option to visit Tai Tapus Otahuna Lodge and take a
behind-the-scenes look at the Texture Plants garden centre.
CHANGING FACES: Jesse Wilson painting Schyler Gabbard-Jaspers
face with Tiffany Chen watching.
CLOSE CALL: Teacher Jenni Schmidli, left, was on the receiving
end in the colour splash while her colleague Megan Newton, right,
looked on.
SWEET TOOTH: Hunter Smith selling candy floss.
A BIT FANCY: Callum Haisman seized on the Christmas spirit by
selling decorative lightbulbs for Christmas trees.
Lincoln Primary School year 7 and 8 pupils held a gala day on
Thursday as they sought to become enterprising experts. The aim of
this day was to form their own businesses, advertise, and create
and sell products and services. The pupils learnt about profit and
loss, budgets, company roles, advertising features, connecting with
others for sponsorship and other subjects. What started as a
company ended in a factory for many, with some groups getting well
over 200 orders. The business ideas ranged from spiders, candles,
haunted house, tie-dye T-shirts and many more.
Lincoln Primary pupils exercise business minds
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George Watson was named Dux at Darfield High Schools senior
prize-giving held recently at the Darfield Recreation and
Com-munity Centre.
The Proxime Accessit to the Dux was Ella Pearce, while James
Cider was third in year 13.
As well as various academic, cultural and sporting prizes,
around $60,000 was awarded in scholarships.
Principals secretary Jane Huggins said the school and students
were extremely grateful to donors for their generous support.
TOP STUDENTS: George Watson, Ella Pearce and James Cider.
Amber Pankhurst
Samantha Partington
Jayde Wanoa, right, with Esther Burnett, gym instructor Pam
Higgins and Taylor McKenzie.
Ryan Partington
Beetle MacRae
Budding gymnasts were rewarded for their hard work over the year
at the West Melton Gym Club prize-giving on Thursday night. The
highest overall scores for the year, at each level, were: senior
gymnast, female, Jayde Wanoa with 37.4; senior gymnast, male,
Beetle MacRae with 36.4; junior gymnast, female, Samantha
Partington with 37.3; and junior gymnast, male, Ryan Partington
with 35.6. The most impressive score during the year, a perfect 10,
was received by Amber Pankhurst for her floor routine at a
competition in Ashburton.
Darfield HS recognises high achievers
Hard work pays off for budding gymnasts
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Weedons have won a nail biter against Oxford scraping home by
one wicket in Canterbury premier country cricket.
Playing at home, Oxford batted first and put up a com-petitive
143 all out on the green pitch.
Terry OLoughlin was the best of the Oxford batsmen scoring 44
runs, including six boundaries.
Josh Watson and Devon Nightingale were the bowl-ers who did the
damage for Weedons, both taking three wickets.
Watson finished with figures of 3/14 off nine overs, while
Nightingale finished with 3/18.
Weedons started their run chase well but lost regular wickets as
Kerry Maddock and Graham Taylor each took four scalps.
Josh Earl then put together a well-compiled 59 to put Weedons in
the box seat and Jamie Theile guided the side
home with an unbeaten 28 with one wicket to spare.
In other results a brilliant 73-ball century from
Lesston-Southbridges Caleb Bate has guided his side to a win over
Lincoln.
In just his second game for the senior side this season the
opening batsman was eventually out for 104 off 76 balls in an
in-nings that included 13 fours and two sixes.
The next highest score from a Leeston-Southbridge batsman was 30
by Harry Singh as they were bowled out for 216 in the 37th
over.
For Lincoln Reuben Craw
picked up three for 35 while Si-mon Clark and Arthur Paterson
both bagged two wickets.
In reply Lincolns top order collapsed, reduced to 62-5 in the
16th over.
However, Jamie Chapman, 70 and Matt McKenzie, 24, put on 81 for
the sixth wicket giving Lincoln a chance.
They could not get the job done though as Ben Roborgh grabbed
four for 29 stifling any chance Lincoln had.
Competition leaders South-brook continued their winning ways
with a tight four wicket win over Greendale.
In seamer-friendly conditions
Greendale were all out for 121.Darryn Boyle and Matt Brine
each bagged two wickets with the remaining wickets shared
around.
In reply Southbrook were in early trouble at 23 for three but a
68-run partnership between Tony Hancox and Pete Rayner steadied the
ship.
Southbrook lost another two wickets before reaching the target
to record their third win in a row.
ResultsOxford 143-10 (T OLoughlin
44, J Watson 3-14, D Night-ingale 3-18) lost to Weedons 146-9 (J
Earl 59, G Taylor 4-43, K Maddock 4-28) by one wicket at
Oxford.
Greendale 121-10 (W Sewell 20, D Boyle 2-25, M Brine 2-17) lost
to Southbrook 123-6 (P Rayner 30, T Hancox 29, J Clayton 3-20, H
Jebson 2-16) by four wickets at Greendale.
Leeston-Southbridge 216-10 (C Bale 104, H Singh 30, R Craw 3-35,
A Paterson 2-27, S Clark 2-50) beat Lincoln 193-10 (J Chapman 70, B
Roborgh 4-29, C Norton 2-33, A Hooper 2-6) by 23 runs at
Southbridge.
South Malvern 205-10 (P Reardon 60*, M Rowe 2-29, A Laffey 2-27,
L Courtney 2-22) beat Sefton 145-10 (J Young-man 48, D Beatty 4-23,
M Mc-Caughan 2-32, W Inch 2-26) by 60 runs at Glentunnel.
yourLOCAL
SportsAfter finishing their one-day campaign, Halswell headed
back to the two-day competition host-ing Merivale-Papanui at
Hals-well Domain.
Halswell went into the game on Saturday, leading the two-day
competition, on the back of their two wins in October against
Richmond and New Brighton.
Halswell won the toss and elected to bat, with contributions
from a number of batsmen.
Matt McClintock started the innings well, batting at the top of
the order with and finished with a tidy 49 runs.
While Geoff Barclay hit some big sixes in a quick fire 35, Dayle
Eathorne batted well in the middle stages scoring 65 and Mike
Mccardle had his best knock of the season with 20 not out.
Halswell finished their 50 overs with the score of 250/7.
Merivale got to 215/7 after there 50 overs with all the Halswell
bowlers bowling tidily.
With Halswell holding a 35 run lead they will need to put in a
strong performance next week against Sumner to maintain their lead
in the competition.
Halswell leading in two-day competition
BOWLED: Weedons batsman Lachie Stove bowled for eight runs.
PHOTO: KAREN CASEY
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ADDITIONAL ATHLETICS RESULTIn last weeks edition of the Selwyn
Times, the results for the Canterbury Primary Schools Athletics
tournament ommitted to mention Sheffield School pupil Brody
Simpson-King who finished second in the 10-year-old boys 50m
sprint.
A Selwyn United Football Club player has made the top
Can-terbury mens side for the first time.
SUFC club captain Dan Ede was called into the Canterbury United
Dragons team for their match against Waikato-Bay of Plenty United
at Christchurchs ASB Football Park on Thursday night.
The Dragons won 2-0.SUFC president Gerard de
Rooy said the club was proud of Ede, who had joined the club
two seasons ago.Dan has been overlooked for
a number of years. He has joined Selwyn United and has been an
integral part of our club.
Ede has recently returned after a long lay-off with a foot
injury but has previously been a prolific finisher for Selwyn
United in the Mainland division 1 competition.
SUFC youth players Aiden Barbour-Ryan and Luke Fowler have been
playing for the Drag-ons youth side this year.
IN THE SADDLE: Springston rider Millie Thompson, 14, won the New
Zealand junior elementary section of the World Dressage Challenge,
held recently at McLeans Island. She also placed third overall
among riders from all competing countries, which included China,
The Philippines and Taiwan. Thompson backed this up by winning the
level 4 pony championship at the Canterbury championships. Over the
last two years, her strong performances have seen her selected by
Canterbury Dressage to be part of a squad that trains with
professional Waikato rider Christine Weal each month.
Rider stands tall
STEPPING UP: Selwyn United striker and club captain Dan Ede was
selected for the Canterbury United Dragons.
Selwyn United striker help Dragons win
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Health
Hunt is on to find topmilkshake
RachelGrunwell is ourweeklywellbeingcolumnist.Shes thedirectorof
inspiredhealth.co.nz/.Followheron facebook.com/InspiredHealthNZand
Instagram:@inspiredhealthandfitness
By Rachel Grunwell
SHAKE INABOWL: Niki Bezzant(right) and I showoff
ourChocandRaspberrySmoothieBowl.
The hunt is on forNewZealandsbestmilkshake.
The competitionwas officiallylaunched thisweek byAnchor,which is
encouraging cafes, petrolstations, dairies and food-storesto enter
their best blend.
JudgeNiciWickeswill tourthe country inMarch to taste thetop four
votedmilkshakes. Sheslooking for great texture,uniqueness,
aesthetic appealand, of course, a delicious taste.
I wonderwhowill be thecreamof the crop?
You can enter amilkshakerecipe, too, or vote for yourfavourite
drink atbestmilkshake.co.nz.
To launch the competition, Iwas among a dozenmedia,
sportsandTVpersonalities invited toTomTomBar andEatery inAuckland
to create our ownblends. I teamed upwithNikiBezzant from theHealthy
FoodGuide, andwemade a healthytwist on a milkshake.We
created aChoc andRaspberrySmoothie Bowl. Thesewere reallytrendy
in hip cafes I visited inHawaii and Sydney this year.
I love the smoothiewe createdbecause it looks good and
tastesgreat, but ultimately its full ofnutrient-rich
ingredients.
Heres the recipe: Put 1 cupstrawberries, 14 cupAnchormilkand
half a frozen banana into ablender for the pink half of
thebowl.
For the chocolate side, takehalf a frozen banana, half an
avocado, 14 cup of Anchormilk, 1Tbsp of cacao powder and
adrizzle ofmaple syrup. Blendthese ingredients. To look
allfancypants, I topped the smoothiewith cacao nibs, strawberries
andedible flowers.
Huge advances in DNAgene editingD
ESIGNERBABIES andan end to intractableillnesses?Revolutionary
new
technology is enabling scientiststo rewrite the genetic code
toalter DNA inways that, amongother things, could
erasedisease-causing genes.
How far should theseexperiments go fix only thesick ormake
changes that futuregenerations could inherit?
Hundreds of scientists andethicists from around the worldhave
gathered inWashington todebate the boundaries of humangenome
editing, sort of abiological cut and paste tool thatallows
researchers to spot agene defect inside living cellsand swap it
out.
Already, China has set up thefirst laboratory to experimentwith
embryos.
Marcy Darnovsky, of theCenter for Genetics and Societyadvocacy
group, which opposesheritable gene editing, calls itpotentially a
society-alteringtechnology.
But pioneer Jennifer Doudnaof the University of
California,Berkeley, warns that a ban oneven basic gene-editing
researchin embryos could blockimportant discoveries.Writingin the
journalNature, she urgedscientists to find an appropriatemiddle
ground.
What is gene editing?
While scientists have long beenable to find defective
genes,fixing them has been socumbersome that its slowed
development of genetictherapies.With gene editing,scientists
hone in on a piece ofDNA and usemolecular toolsthat act as scissors
to snip thatspot deleting a defective gene,repairing it or
replacing it.
There are some oldermethods but a new tool calledCRISPR-Cas9 has
been adoptedby laboratories worldwide toallow altering of multiple
genessimultaneously.
Whatmight it treat?
The biggest use so far is toengineer animals with human-like
disorders for basic research,but promising
gene-editingexperimentsmake regularheadlines.
Much like a bonemarrowtransplant, researchers hope touse CRISPR
for diseases likesickle cell, correcting the faultygene in someones
own blood-producing cells rather thanimplanting donated ones.
Similarly, doctors in Britainrecently treated a 1-year-oldwith
leukemia using donatedimmune cells that had beenexperimentally
altered with anolder editingmethod to targether cancer. A
Californiacompany is testing a non-CRISPRway tomake HIVpatients
immune cells betterable to resist the virus.
The University ofMassachusetts just reportedusing a CRISPR
technique toswitch off, rather than cut and
repair, a gene inmuscle cellsthat causes one form ofmuscular
dystrophy.
And Harvard researchersrecently edited 62 spots in pigDNA, part
of work to use theanimals to grow organs forhuman transplant.
The biggest hurdle
Safety is a key question becausegene editing isnt always
preciseenough; theres the possibility ofaccidentally cutting DNA
thatssimilar to the real target.
The ethics controversy
Altering genes in sperm, eggs orembryos can spread thosechanges
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parentsfrom passing inherited diseasesto their children.
Chinese scientists reportedthe first-known attempt to edithuman
embryos last spring,working with leftovers fromfertility clinics
that never couldhave developed into foetuses.They aimed to correct
a deadlyinherited gene, but uncoveredproblems that will
requiremoreresearch.
Germline engineering hasbeen viewed almost universallyas a line
that should not becrossed, National Institute ofHealth Director
Francis Collinssaid at the time.
After all, future generationscouldnt consent, and any long-term
negative effects might notbecome apparent for years.Theres also
concern aboutbabies designed for betterintellect, athleticism
orappearance rather than toprevent disease.
Beyondmedicine
Human gene editing aside, thereare environmental concerns,too.
Experiments are underwayto force genetic changes tospread rapidly
throughpopulations of animals andplants changes that couldwipe out
invasive species ordisease-carrying insects.
A California team reported afirst step last week,
hatchingmalaria-resistant mosquitoesthat could easily spread
theirnew protective gene to theiroffspring. AP
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Christmas simply isnt Christmas without special meat treats as
the focus of festive dinners. Jan Bilton shares her top picks
Id like to you to meat . . .
bite bite.co.nzNZshomeoffoodWow, thatsonecrazy savBy Yvonne
Lorkin
The thing I love about wine isthat just when I think Ive gotmy
head around how each styleis supposed to taste, a wine willland
onmy desk that blowsmeout of my comfort zone.
Marisco Pride andGloryMarlborough SauvignonBlanc 2011, $65For
BrentMarris andhis team this hasbeen a special projectto produce a
sassilycomplex sauvignonsourced from theWaihopai Valley thatoozes
white peach,lemon verbena,creamy tropicalcharacters andshows soft,
chalky,nougat-like layers onthe finish. Its a wine that
offerssomething different with everysip, something that makes
yousay, Wow, thats crazysauvignon.
Bellbird SpringHomeBlockWhite2013, $30Guy Porter hasblended
together aneyebrow-raisingcombo of riesling,muscat,gewurztraminer
andpinot gris to create awine redolent of yellow rosesand grandmas
overnight bagperfumed and sweet on thenose. In themouth it has
juicywhite peach and persimmonnotes, refreshingly creamy
andcomplex. Its amazing partneredwith spicy butter chicken.
NaturalWine Co. OrganicPinot Gris 2015, $19 1/2This straw-gold
pinot grisshows a lifted,chalky, nutty aromaand a rich quince
andbaked applecharacter. Its full,generous and hasintriguing layers
ofcomplexity on thefinish. Its a stepsideways in terms ofwhat youd
normallyexpect from pinotgris, but I really likethis wine.
Id like you tomeat . . ....Christmas simply isnt
Christmaswithout specialmeat treats asthe focus of festive dinners.
JanBilton shares her toppicks
Turkey
BeefWellington
BEEFWELLINGTONThis recipe has been inspiredby Andrew Clarke, a
recentlyappointed Beef + LambAmbassador for 2016.
INGREDIENTS
600g-700g whole beef filletsalt and freshly ground blackpepper
to taste2-3 tbsp olive oil1 small onion, diced75g mushrooms,
diced350g ready-rolled puff pastry (Iused Maxwells)2 tbsp hot
English mustard1 egg yolk, lightly beaten
METHOD
Trim the fillet of silverskin, ifrequired. Season.
Heat a little oil in a frying panand sear the meat briefly on
allsides, until browned. Removefrom the pan and cool.
Add more oil to the frying pan.Saute the onions and
mushroomsuntil tender and there is no liquidleft in the pan.
Season. Cool.
Roll out the pastry (35cm x24cm) on a clean bench. Spreadthe
mustard over the top of thefillet. Turn the fillet
mustard-sidedown. Place lengthwise acrossthe pastry in the centre.
Top thebeef with the mushroom mixture.Fold the pastry over to
enclosethe meat and filling. Fold the endstogether and press neatly
andfirmly together. Ensure anyoverlapping edges are not toothick or
it will not cook properly.
Any scraps can be made intoshapes to decorate the top.
Chilluntil ready to cook.
Preheat the oven to 220C.Place the beef package in an
oiledroasting pan. Brush all over withegg yolk. Bake for 10
minutes,then reduce the heat to 190C andcontinue cooking for
10-15minutes, depending on thickness.The pastry should be golden
andcrisp. Stand for 5 minutes beforeslicing.
Excellent served with a beefglaze or red wine sauce.Suggested
wine match: Syrah
Serves 6
ROAST TURKEYA L ORANGEBecause Croziers FreeRange turkeys are
lean,you need to protectthem with foil or anoven bag to preventthem
drying out duringcooking.
INGREDIENTS
4.5kg Crozier Free-range Turkey2 oranges200g packet sage
&onion stuffingsalt and pepper to taste1/4-1/2 cup
orangejuice50g butter, meltedGlaze:1/4 cup orange juice1 tbsp each:
powderedgelatine, sugar
METHOD
Ensure the turkey is thawedenough to remove the giblets.Run cold
water through the inside
of the turkey then pat dry insideand out with paper
towels.Sprinkle with the salt and pepperand pat in.
To make the stuffing, finelygrate the rind of the oranges.Remove
the pith and dice theflesh. Place the rind and flesh in abowl with
the stuffing mix,seasonings and enough orangejuice to bind
Preheat the oven to 160C.
Loosely fill the neck and maincavity with the stuffing. Secure
thelegs and neck with skewers tohold the stuffing in, or place
alarge onion at the entrance to themain cavity to hold the
stuffing.
Place the turkey in a largeroasting dish, breast-side up.Brush
with the butter. Place about2 cups of water in the roastingpan.
Cover the pan loosely withfoil.
Roast for about 40 minutes per500g of turkey plus 30
minutesextra, until the legs ease awayfrom the body with gentle
pulling.Baste at least twice duringcooking. Remove the foil
duringthe last 30 minutes of cooking.
Combine the glaze ingredientsand heat until the gelatine
andsugar are dissolved. Prick theturkey skin with a needle
thenbrush with the glaze. Continuecooking for 5 minutes. Brush
withthe glaze again and continuecooking until the skin is goldenand
crisp. Stand for about 10minutes before carving.
Suggested wine match: A well-rounded Chardonnay.
Serves about 10
BEEF WELLINGTON
This recipe has been inspired by Andrew Clarke, a recently
appointed Beef + Lamb Ambas-sador for 2016. INGREDIENTS 600g-700g
whole beef filletsalt and freshly ground black pepper to taste 2-3
tbsp olive oil 1 small onion, diced 75g mushrooms, diced 350g
ready-rolled puff pastry (I used Maxwells) 2 tbsp hot English
mustard 1 egg yolk, lightly beaten
METHOD Trim the fillet of silverskin, if
required. Season. Heat a little oil in a frying pan
and sear the meat briefly on all sides, until browned. Remove
from the pan and cool.
Add more oil to the frying pan. Saute the onions and mushrooms
until tender and there is no liquid left in the pan. Season.
Cool.
Roll out the pastry (35cm x 24cm) on a clean bench. Spread the
mustard over the top of the fillet. Turn the fillet mustard-
side down. Place lengthwise across the pastry in the centre. Top
the beef with the mushroom mixture. Fold the pastry over to enclose
the meat and filling. Fold the ends together and press neatly and
firmly together. En-sure any overlapping edges are not too thick or
it will not cook properly.
Any scraps can be made into shapes to decorate the top. Chill
until ready to cook. Preheat the oven to 220C. Place the beef
package in an oiled roasting pan. Brush all over with egg yolk.
Bake for 10 minutes, then reduce the heat to 190C and continue
cooking for 10-15 minutes, depending on thickness. The pastry
should be golden and crisp. Stand for 5 minutes before slicing.
Excellent served with a beef glaze or red wine sauce. Sug-gested
wine match: Syrah
Serves 6 ROAST TURKEY A L ORANGE
Because Croziers Free Range turkeys are lean, you need to
protect them with foil or an oven bag to prevent them dry-ing
out during cooking.
INGREDIENTS 4.5kg Crozier Freerange Turkey2 oranges 200g packet
sage & onion stuff-ing salt and pepper to taste 1/4-1/2 cup
orange juice 50g butter, melted Glaze: 1/4 cup orange juice 1 tbsp
each: powdered gelatine, sugar
METHODEnsure the turkey is thawed
enough to remove the giblets. Run cold water through the inside
of the turkey then pat dry inside and out with paper towels.
Sprinkle with the salt and pepper and pat in.
To make the stuffing, finely grate the rind of the oranges.
Remove the pith and dice the flesh. Place the rind and flesh in a
bowl with the stuffing mix, seasonings and enough orange juice to
bind.
Preheat the oven to 160C. Loosely fill the neck and main
cavity with the stuffing. Secure the legs and neck with
skewers
to hold the stuffing in, or place a large onion at the entrance
to the main cavity to hold the stuffing.
Place the turkey in a large roasting dish, breast-side up. Brush
with the butter. Place about 2 cups of water in the roasting pan.
Cover the pan loosely with foil.
Roast for about 40 minutes per 500g of turkey plus 30 minutes
extra, until the legs ease away from the body with gentle pulling.
Baste at least twice during cooking. Remove the foil during the
last 30 minutes of cooking.
Combine the glaze ingredients and heat until the gelatine and
sugar are dissolved. Prick the turkey skin with a needle then brush
with the glaze.
Continue cooking for 5 min-utes. Brush with the glaze again and
continue cooking until the skin is golden and crisp. Stand for
about 10 minutes before carving. Serves about 10
bite bite.co.nzNZshomeoffoodWow, thatsonecrazy savBy Yvonne
Lorkin
The thing I love about wine isthat just when I think Ive gotmy
head around how each styleis supposed to taste, a wine willland
onmy desk that blowsmeout of my comfort zone.
Marisco Pride andGloryMarlborough SauvignonBlanc 2011, $65For
BrentMarris andhis team this hasbeen a special projectto produce a
sassilycomplex sauvignonsourced from theWaihopai Valley thatoozes
white peach,lemon verbena,creamy tropicalcharacters andshows soft,
chalky,nougat-like layers onthe finish. Its a wine that
offerssomething different with everysip, something that makes
yousay, Wow, thats crazysauvignon.
Bellbird SpringHomeBlockWhite2013, $30Guy Porter hasblended
together aneyebrow-raisingcombo of riesling,muscat,gewurztraminer
andpinot gris to create awine redolent of yellow rosesand grandmas
overnight bagperfumed and sweet on thenose. In themouth it has
juicywhite peach and persimmonnotes, refreshingly creamy
andcomplex. Its amazing partneredwith spicy butter chicken.
NaturalWine Co. OrganicPinot Gris 2015, $19 1/2This straw-gold
pinot grisshows a lifted,chalky, nutty aromaand a rich quince
andbaked applecharacter. Its full,generous and hasintriguing layers
ofcomplexity on thefinish. Its a stepsideways in terms ofwhat youd
normallyexpect from pinotgris, but I really likethis wine.
Id like you tomeat . . ....Christmas simply isnt
Christmaswithout specialmeat treats asthe focus of festive dinners.
JanBilton shares her toppicks
Turkey
BeefWellington
BEEFWELLINGTONThis recipe has been inspiredby Andrew Clarke, a
recentlyappointed Beef + LambAmbassador for 2016.
INGREDIENTS
600g-700g whole beef filletsalt and freshly ground blackpepper
to taste2-3 tbsp olive oil1 small onion, diced75g mushrooms,
diced350g ready-rolled puff pastry (Iused Maxwells)2 tbsp hot
English mustard1 egg yolk, lightly beaten
METHOD
Trim the fillet of silverskin, ifrequired. Season.
Heat a little oil in a frying panand sear the meat briefly on
allsides, until browned. Removefrom the pan and cool.
Add more oil to the frying pan.Saute the onions and
mushroomsuntil tender and there is no liquidleft in the pan.
Season. Cool.
Roll out the pastry (35cm x24cm) on a clean bench. Spreadthe
mustard over the top of thefillet. Turn the fillet
mustard-sidedown. Place lengthwise acrossthe pastry in the centre.
Top thebeef with the mushroom mixture.Fold the pastry over to
enclosethe meat and filling. Fold the endstogether and press neatly
andfirmly together. Ensure anyoverlapping edges are not toothick or
it will not cook properly.
Any scraps can be made intoshapes to decorate the top.
Chilluntil ready to cook.
Preheat the oven to 220C.Place the beef package in an
oiledroasting pan. Brush all over withegg yolk. Bake for 10
minutes,then reduce the heat to 190C andcontinue cooking for
10-15minutes, depending on thickness.The pastry should be golden
andcrisp. Stand for 5 minutes beforeslicing.
Excellent served with a beefglaze or red wine sauce.Suggested
wine match: Syrah
Serves 6
ROAST TURKEYA L ORANGEBecause Croziers FreeRange turkeys are
lean,you need to protectthem with foil or anoven bag to preventthem
drying out duringcooking.
INGREDIENTS
4.5kg Crozier Free-range Turkey2 oranges200g packet sage
&onion stuffingsalt and pepper to taste1/4-1/2 cup
orangejuice50g butter, meltedGlaze:1/4 cup orange juice1 tbsp each:
powderedgelatine, sugar
METHOD
Ensure the turkey is thawedenough to remove the giblets.Run cold
water through the inside
of the turkey then pat dry insideand out with paper
towels.Sprinkle with the salt and pepperand pat in.
To make the stuffing, finelygrate the rind of the oranges.Remove
the pith and dice theflesh. Place the rind and flesh in abowl with
the stuffing mix,seasonings and enough orangejuice to bind
Preheat the oven to 160C.
Loosely fill the neck and maincavity with the stuffing. Secure
thelegs and neck with skewers tohold the stuffing in, or place
alarge onion at the entrance to themain cavity to hold the
stuffing.
Place the turkey in a largeroasting dish, breast-side up.Brush
with the butter. Place about2 cups of water in the roastingpan.
Cover the pan loosely withfoil.
Roast for about 40 minutes per500g of turkey plus 30
minutesextra, until the legs ease awayfrom the body with gentle
pulling.Baste at least twice duringcooking. Remove the foil
duringthe last 30 minutes of cooking.
Combine the glaze ingredientsand heat until the gelatine
andsugar are dissolved. Prick theturkey skin with a needle
thenbrush with the glaze. Continuecooking for 5 minutes. Brush
withthe glaze again and continuecooking until the skin is goldenand
crisp. Stand for about 10minutes before carving.
Suggested wine match: A well-rounded Chardonnay.
Serves about 10
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