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West Melton Playcentre farewells stalwart
The West Melton Playcentre is getting ready …
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Tight at the top in Selwyn netball
Red letter day p West Melton School year three pupils, Cam and Max hold a letter and a photo from prime minister Jacinda Ardern. The pupils from the McKendry Pod had written homemade cards, which they sent to the prime minister and her husband Clarke Gayford congratulating the couple on the recent birth of their daughter Neve. The letter from Ms Ardern and Mr Gayford thanked the pupils for the wonderful wishes and cards they had received from them.
This year’s Selwyn premier netball competition is shaping up …
Blooming beautiful in Darfield u by Kent Caddick
Darfield is set to host one the country’s most prestigious flower shows next month.
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Darfield a home for Canterbury skiers
Darfield is the gateway to the best of Canterbury’s ski fields. …
with the Canterbury Horticultural Society. South Island Show organising committee chair, Trevor Rollinson, said the show will be a spectacle of colour with approximately 2,000 blooms exhibited from world-leading growers from around the country. “On display will be hybrids of new colour and form, flowers that have never before been seen anywhere in
The Darfield Recreation Centre will be the venue for this year’s South Island National Daffodil Show on the weekend of September 29 and 30. The National Daffodil Society of New Zealand holds two national shows each spring, one in the North Island and the other in the South Island. The South Island Show is being organised by a group of local growers in conjunction
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the world,” Mr Rollinson said. “Various classes allow exhibitors to exhibit either just a single bloom or up to 36 flowers in collection classes. “When blooms open in their garden, exhibitors pick the flowers and store them in the fridge where flowers can last for up to three weeks before being carefully transported to the show.” continued on page 3 …
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