The Kickstart motorcycle rider’s event is back for 2018 with a new venue, new demonstrations and opportunity for riders to take part in training on the day. Relocating to Mike Pero Motorsport Park this year, Kickstart Trackside 2018 will have demonstrations on the ‘art of cornering’, the four ‘P’s of positive passing and ‘braking your bike without breaking your bike’.

The Rangiora-Ashley Community Board were delighted to approve various Discretionary Grants to community organisations at its meeting last night, and were also pleased with the number of applications received.

Waimakariri District Council proudly launched Social Recovery 101 last night at a special event in Pines Beach Community Hall. This is a guide for local social recovery based on the experiences of a wide range of people working in our communities after the 2010 Greater Christchurch earthquakes.

How do you want the new reserves in the Kaiapoi Regeneration Areas to look and feel?  The draft Reserves Master Plan seeks to create a connected and vibrant Kaiapoi, to bring nature back, to provide space for sport and recreation.

The Board had a lively discussion on the hot topic of proposed speed limit reductions on Rangiora Woodend Road at their meeting on Monday evening.  The Board agreed with the report from the Senior Transport Engineer and recommended that the Council move forward and consult on the proposals.

Oxford Ohoka Community Board had a varied agenda to consider last Thursday evening with everything from cattle stop installation to speed limit reviews.  The Board were also delighted to be able to support two great community initiatives at their latest meeting.

TimeBank Waimakariri will be celebrating gaining the recent incorporation status at a launch and general meeting in the Rangiora Town Hall on Thursday 13 September, 7pm. The Steering group will share their vision for the development of a local TimeBank, outlining the achievements so far and the upcoming pilot.

A lot of Waimakariri residents love to recycle and many are doing a really great job. However on a frosty winter’s morning, a waste audit on randomly selected bins showed that there may be some confusion around the types of plastics that can be accepted at kerbside.