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Seven-term Mayor of Masterton, Bob Francis CNZM QSO MBE JP, has been named the 2024 Ryman Healthcare Senior New Zealander of the Year Te Mātāpuputu o te Tau.
Affectionately dubbed ‘Mr Wairarapa’, Bob has served his community in multiple areas, including health services, commercial … View moreSeven-term Mayor of Masterton, Bob Francis CNZM QSO MBE JP, has been named the 2024 Ryman Healthcare Senior New Zealander of the Year Te Mātāpuputu o te Tau.
Affectionately dubbed ‘Mr Wairarapa’, Bob has served his community in multiple areas, including health services, commercial development, the arts, aviation, homelessness, conservation and sports.
Bob’s award signifies the sixth time Ryman Healthcare has supported this category of the Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year Awards, which provides a fantastic opportunity to celebrate Kiwi seniors who continue to make positive contributions towards the future of Aotearoa.
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By David Hill, Local Democracy Reporter
The chance to return home and work in sports coaching was too good to refuse for a young Kaikōura woman.
Saraya Brown (pictured) took up the role of Sport Tasman community outcomes adviser for Kaikōura towards the end of last year after attending … View moreBy David Hill, Local Democracy Reporter
The chance to return home and work in sports coaching was too good to refuse for a young Kaikōura woman.
Saraya Brown (pictured) took up the role of Sport Tasman community outcomes adviser for Kaikōura towards the end of last year after attending boarding school and university in Christchurch.
‘‘I studied sport coaching and was looking at teachers’ college, but then this job came up.
‘‘I love that I am able to provide people in our community with the opportunity to participate in physical activities which maybe aren’t on offer or they don’t have the means to do.’’
Brown said she is keen to hear ideas from the community and hopes to bring back the Kaikōura Warrior Run, an obstacle course challenge.
She was active in sport at school, but after a few injuries she decided to focus on coaching.
Brown coached junior netball in Christchurch and is continuing to coach the youngsters in future ferns netball in Kaikōura.
Through Sports Tasman’s connections, Brown said is able to break down some of the barriers of Kaikōura’s isolation and the cost of participating in sport.
Being based with the Kaikōura District Council, Brown is able to work with council and local Environment Canterbury staff.
She recently worked with Environment Canterbury Kaikōura zone facilitator Jodie Hoggard on activities for Sea Week, helping to organise surfing, kayaking, a quiz night and a beach clean up.
‘‘It is so cool. You hear Sport Tasman and you think of structured netball or rugby, but it is about active recreation and sport, so it could be kayaking, surfing or an art class on the beach, if that is what the community wants.
‘‘I am driven by the community’s voice and my aim is to be as responsive as I can to the community’s needs.’’
■ LDR is local body journalism co-funded by RNZ and NZ On Air.
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The good news is now there’s an easy solution to all that tyre waste. It’s called Tyrewise and is New Zealand’s first … View moreAbout 40% of the 6.5 million tyres Kiwis use every year are recycled, repurposed, or used as tyre-derived fuel. But the rest end up in landfills, stockpiled or dumped.
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By David Hill, Local Democracy Reporter
‘‘Sardine smoothies’’ have been on the menu for Kaikōura’s endangered Hutton’s shearwater birds (tītī) this season.
A lack of food has seen volunteers supplement feeding chicks at Te Rae o Atiu colony on Kaikōura Peninsula to give them … View moreBy David Hill, Local Democracy Reporter
‘‘Sardine smoothies’’ have been on the menu for Kaikōura’s endangered Hutton’s shearwater birds (tītī) this season.
A lack of food has seen volunteers supplement feeding chicks at Te Rae o Atiu colony on Kaikōura Peninsula to give them the best chance at survival.
Hutton’s Shearwater Charitable Trust chairperson Ted Howard said this season has been the most successful for breeding in the peninsula colony, with 27 chicks hatching.
But global warming is taking its toll, with rising ocean temperatures forcing krill, the birds’ staple diet, to go deeper for cooler temperatures, Howard said.
The ongoing concerns for Kaikōura’s seabirds come amid calls for Environment Canterbury review the Canterbury Regional Coastal Environment Plan, which was adopted in 2005.
Howard said there was a two week period this season where the adult tītī were unable to bring back enough food to feed their chicks.
‘‘They can lose 15 grams a day, so if they don’t get food for six days they can lose up to half their body weight.’’
The birds are weighed every three to four days and if they lose a quarter of their body weight, they are supplement fed.
He described the ‘‘sardine smoothies’’ as having ‘‘a rather distinctive odour’’.
The chicks are meant to put on weight up to 600 grams before attempting to fly and heading out to sea during March and April.
Howard said typically about 40% of the chicks returned to the colony after three or four years for breeding.
Global warming is just one of threats to the endangered Kaikōura tītī, which was once an important source of mahinga kai for Ngāti Kurī.
Threats include birds crash landing due to street lighting, getting caught in nets, plastic pollution and predators such as cats, dogs, stoats and wild pigs.
It is thought there were 10 wild colonies in 1900 and eight in 1965, but now there are just two in the Seaward Kaikōura Ranges.
Last season just two chicks survived in the Kowhai colony due to the wet conditions, but Howard hoped for more success after half of the eggs hatched this season.
Te Rae o Atiu colony is a partnership between Tukete Charitable Trust, which owns the land, local rūnanga, the Hutton’s Shearwater Charitable Trust and the Department of Conservation.
It was established nearly 20 years ago by translocating chicks from the wild.
Howard’s wife, Ailsa McGilvary-Howard, has been monitoring banded dotterel nests at Kaikōura for more than a decade.
The dotterel are territorial and their nests more isolated, compared to the shearwaters which are ‘‘colonial nesters’’.
This leaves them more prone to cats, rats and hedgehogs.
‘‘Our trapping is working, but we need to get cats under control,’’ Howard said.
This season 130 eggs have been counted from 46 dotterel nests, but survival rates are extremely low.
Environment Canterbury councillors last month supported a motion by councillor Genevieve Robinson asking staff to report back on what would be involved in reviewing the coastal plan.
Environmental groups have expressed concerns about the plight of seabirds, Hector’s and Māui dolphins, fur seals and corals.
■ LDR is local body journalism co-funded by RNZ and NZ On Air.
Gather your friends and join us at the Bamboo Garden Restaurant on Tuesday April 9th for an evening of good food, entertainment, and fun while helping us raise funds to support our care programme for people affected by Alzheimers in our local community. Get your tickets now from the Alzheimers … View moreGather your friends and join us at the Bamboo Garden Restaurant on Tuesday April 9th for an evening of good food, entertainment, and fun while helping us raise funds to support our care programme for people affected by Alzheimers in our local community. Get your tickets now from the Alzheimers Centre, 8 Wither Road. Ticket numbers are limited and cost $45 each.
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