WANTED •GOLD •COINS •WATCHES •PAINTINGS •ANTIQUES •COLLECTABLES
Family not interested? | Have you stopped collecting? | Downsizing or moving? | Lying in a cupboard unused? | Unwanted jewellery? | Would cash be more useful?
If yes to any of these questions, then please see our buyers this week. We will buy single items or complete collections.
The recent lockdown has seen many of us take the time to sort items we no longer require or simply want to turn into cash.
We are currently very short of stock and keen to buy any of these or similar items.
Buying in Christchurch / Rangiora / Ashburton / Blenheim. See us at a venue near you. Please check the dates and times carefully.
MON 23 NOV
CASHMERE 9am - 12noon, Heathcote Room Cashmere Club 50 Colombo St
RANGIORA 1pm - 4pm, John Knox Centre Cnr High & King Sts
TUE 24 NOV
HALSWELL 9am - 12noon, Te Hapua Halswell Library 341 Halswell Rd
PAPANUI 1pm - 4pm, Chapel St Centre Cnr Harewood Rd & Chapel St
WED 25 NOV
ROLLESTON 9am - 12noon, Rolleston Community Centre 94 Rolleston Dr
OPAWA 1pm - 4pm, Opawa Community Church Cnr Opawa Rd & Aynsley Tce
THU 26 NOV
AVONHEAD 9am - 12noon, Avonhead Baptist Church Hall 102 Avonhead Rd
MT PLEASANT 1pm - 4pm, Mt Pleasant Community Centre 3 McCormacks Bay Rd
FRI 27 NOV
BARRINGTON 9am - 12noon St Nicholas Church Hall Crn Barrington & Frankleigh Sts
RANGIORA 1pm - 4pm John Knox Centre Cnr High & King Sts
SAT 28 NOV
UPPER RICCARTON 9am - 12noon Upper Riccarton Library 71 Main South Rd
REDWOOD 1pm - 4pm St Lukes Church Hall Cnr Main North & Daniel Rds
SUN 29 NOV
ASHBURTON 10am - 12noon Senior Citizens Centre 206 Cameron Rd
AMBERLEY 2.30pm - 4pm St John Hall 66 Carters Rd
MON 30 NOV
BLENHEIM 9am - 12noonSt Andrews Church Hall 5 Henry St
Goldco Antique Buyers - Member NZNDA.
www.goldco.co.nz
email: hamishwalsh@xtra.co.nz
TEL 0800 105 228
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Roading funding shortfall leads to Hurunui annual plan rethink
By David Hill, Local Democracy Reporter
Some rates relief could be in store for Hurunui ratepayers next year as the council reconsiders its roading priorities.
The Hurunui District Council forecast an average 14.49% rates hike for the 2025-26 financial year in the 2024-34 long-term plan.
But after receiving a significantly reduced subsidy from Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency (NZTA), council chief executive Hamish Dobbie said staff are having another look at the roading programme.
‘‘In our long-term plan consultation, our residents signalled they wanted us to invest in our roads, so now it is about figuring out what is a wise investment with the funding we have.’’
He said the council will need to reconsider what it can afford to fund, based on the lower-than-expected subsidy.
The Hurunui council receives a 52% subsidy from NZTA on approved projects, with ratepayers paying the balance.
The council has met with NZTA since raising concerns about the funding it received in the 2024-27 National Land Transport Programme.
It had sought a 184% increase, but NZTA director regional relationships James Caygill said this was ‘‘unaffordable’’.
Dobbie said ratepayers were already paying two-thirds of the district’s roading budget as a number of projects were not funded by NZTA.
Options for a revised roading programme will be presented to the council to consider ahead of next year’s annual plan.
Dobbie did not expect rates to rise any more than the 14.49% signalled and will likely be less.
Funding has been reduced for low cost, low risk projects, which cost less than $2 million, so these will need to be reconsidered, he said.
‘‘It means the Government doesn’t value that type of work, so we need to consider how we value it.
‘‘The Government values the sealed road networks, so how do we allocate ratepayer money to those aspects of our network versus our unsealed roads.’’
Dobbie said Hurunui, a large rural community with around 13,000 residents, had about 900km of unsealed roads and 600km of sealed roads.
The council estimated it needs about $3 million a year to maintain and upgrade its ageing network of 286 bridges.
‘‘I think we have an understanding of what the issues are, but I wouldn’t say we are any closer to finding a solution,’’ Dobbie said.
He said he understood NZTA is restricted by Government funding.
‘‘This Government claims to be about infrastructure, so hopefully they can find a way to help us with intergenerational (or debt) funding and help us to pay it back.
‘‘We will pay our share.’’
Transport Minister Simeon Brown and NZTA have been contacted for comment.
■ LDR is local body journalism co-funded by RNZ and NZ On Air.
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Buy any orange Resene testpot 60 ml at your local Resene owned ColorShop in November and Resene will donate $1 to Arthritis NZ!
The more orange testpots you buy, the more will be donated.
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