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Yacht comes ashore to lure<br />

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By Toni Williams<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> Sailing Clubmembers<br />

are keen to passontheir loveofthe<br />

water to the nextgeneration of<br />

yachties.<br />

Theywill be startingtheirlearnto­sailprogramme<br />

at Lake Hood<br />

from<strong>October</strong> 13,and tooktothe<br />

Mitre 10 Mega car parkcomplexat<br />

the weekendtopromote it.<br />

Members hadabeginner’s<br />

Optimistyachtand, the next level,<br />

Piccolo yacht,onsite.<br />

ClubmembersSelwyn Sloan,<br />

Chris Thompson,Chris Lovelock<br />

and Geoff Swancollectively have<br />

morethan80years boating<br />

experience they arekeen to shareand<br />

they’re just ahandful of the30<br />

peopleaffiliated withthe club.<br />

The programme, for people aged<br />

fromseven through to adult,runs<br />

for twohours every Sunday from<br />

11amatLake Hood.<br />

It operates during the school<br />

terms one andfour.<br />

Model boat enthusiasts,also<br />

members of thesailingclub,take<br />

their impressiveboatstothe water<br />

after the sailingprogramme. Some<br />

of these modelsare up to one­metre<br />

long.<br />

It’sjust achancetoget kids,and<br />

anyone who’s interested, on the<br />

water, says Mr Thompson.<br />

The boats and life jackets are<br />

supplied, and thefirstsession is<br />

free.<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> Sailing Club members Selwyn Sloan, Chris Thompson, Chris Lovelock and Geoff Swan have,<br />

collectively, more than 80 years boating experience they are keen to share.<br />

After thefirst onethere is a$5<br />

per session cost.<br />

Beginnersstartwith the solidly<br />

built, andstable,Optimistyacht (an<br />

internationallyknownmodel),<br />

before progressingtothe New<br />

Zealand­class Piccolo.<br />

The members saythe possibilities<br />

for sailing maystart in an Optimist<br />

on LakeHood,but canextend to<br />

representing NewZealandin<br />

sailing events,helpwith careersas<br />

crews on yachtsorbeginalife­long<br />

love of sailing for recreational<br />

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Anyone interested canturn up to<br />

thenew extension at Lake Hood, on<br />

<strong>October</strong>13from 11am.<br />

Memorial<br />

Lake Hood<br />

bike ride<br />

for Skinner<br />

Friends of Paul Skinner, who died<br />

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a Memorial Bike Ride to<br />

celebrate hislife and raise money for<br />

his son, Jacob’s, future endeavours.<br />

The ride, on November 23 from<br />

10.30am, costs $10 per rider and will<br />

take the track from <strong>Ashburton</strong> to<br />

Lake Hood.<br />

It will start at the skillspark beside<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> Contracting Limited (on<br />

Dobson Street West) and follow the<br />

river track tothe <strong>Ashburton</strong> Bridge,<br />

before taking the track to Lake<br />

Hood.<br />

It will be followed by a get<br />

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Organisers give the option to meet<br />

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Young tackle the big issues<br />

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Youth from <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

College got to voice their<br />

concerns and ideas about<br />

tackling some global, and<br />

national, issues during a<br />

Champions of Change<br />

pilot programme at the<br />

school.<br />

Plastics, pollution,<br />

transport, gas emissions<br />

and toxins such as 1080<br />

were raised as causes for<br />

concern by the 15<br />

students, aged Year 9<br />

through to Year 13, who<br />

chose to attend.<br />

They considered the<br />

protection of trees, flora<br />

and fauna, water and<br />

rivers as high on the<br />

need­to­do­better list.<br />

The programme, led<br />

by Kanuka Mid Canterbury<br />

Regeneration Trust<br />

community connector<br />

Angela Cushnie, got the<br />

students brainstorming<br />

over, not just environmental<br />

issues, but those<br />

involving people too.<br />

They considered the<br />

concept of change, talked<br />

about the importance of<br />

sustainability with afocus<br />

on Mid Canterbury.<br />

‘‘This is apilot project,<br />

Letters to the editor<br />

The Cancer Society are<br />

once again overwhelmed<br />

by the generosity of the<br />

Mid Canterbury community<br />

with over $20,000 donated<br />

on Daffodil Day and<br />

more than $6,000 raised<br />

thanks to the support of<br />

community groups,<br />

schools, pre­schools and<br />

rest homes fundraising.<br />

Thank you also to our<br />

principal sponsor ANZ for<br />

supporting the work we do<br />

year after year. We truly<br />

appreciate the support of<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> staff who fundraise<br />

on our behalf and are<br />

so grateful for the $22,000<br />

raised at their annual Daffodil<br />

Day Quiz.<br />

A growing number of<br />

New Zealanders are reliant<br />

on the support services<br />

provided free by the Cancer<br />

Society.Arecent survey<br />

by the Cancer Society<br />

ahead of Daffodil Day<br />

found that well over athird<br />

of respondents, who had<br />

cancer or had supported a<br />

loved one through cancer,<br />

rely heavily on accommodation<br />

and transport<br />

services to attend treatment.<br />

A similar number<br />

also said that these and<br />

other services may have<br />

been out of reach if they<br />

had not been available for<br />

free through the Cancer<br />

afirst for the region but<br />

just the beginning in<br />

terms of inspiring youth<br />

to champion cultural,<br />

economic, social and<br />

environment sustainability,’’<br />

Mrs Cushnie said.<br />

‘‘Today was the start of<br />

Society.<br />

By donating money on<br />

Daffodil Day you are helping<br />

your local community<br />

access the support they<br />

need when faced with a<br />

cancer diagnosis. For<br />

example:<br />

­Today across New Zealand,<br />

CancerSociety volunteers<br />

will drive around 2800<br />

kilometres getting people<br />

to and from theirtreatment<br />

appointments.<br />

­ Tonight, the Cancer<br />

Society will provide accommodation<br />

for 130 people at<br />

the five lodges itoperates<br />

close to major hospitals.<br />

­Inthe past year specialist<br />

nurses have been able to<br />

answer more than 8000<br />

information line calls and<br />

spent more than 5,400<br />

hours providing information<br />

and support.<br />

­ Each day, the care<br />

team have met face­to­face<br />

with 45 people who are<br />

dealing with acancer diagnosis;<br />

and they will call, text<br />

or email nearly 300 others.<br />

Many more Kiwis facing<br />

cancer will meet with cancer<br />

nurses, counsellors and<br />

other specialists, attend<br />

support groups and workshops,<br />

and even exercise<br />

and relaxation classes.<br />

None of this would be<br />

possible without the generous<br />

support of New Zealand<br />

donors and volunteers,<br />

particularly as the<br />

Cancer Society receives no<br />

direct Government funding.<br />

[Abridged]<br />

Mid Canterbury Centre<br />

Cancer Society of New<br />

Zealand<br />

Not democracy<br />

Aotearoa, the land of the<br />

long white cloud.Acountry<br />

of differing nationalities<br />

and cultures, striving to do<br />

their bit to help make New<br />

Zealand awonderful country<br />

to live in.<br />

It is despicable under<br />

this MMP system we have a<br />

portion of portfolios MPs<br />

who hold ministerial portfolios<br />

unelected by the<br />

population at large.<br />

This is not democracy.<br />

Up until two years ago<br />

this country, even under<br />

Helen Clark’s leadership,<br />

was anation to be proud of.<br />

What has happened now<br />

is a divided nation of<br />

hatred and distrust<br />

between town and country.<br />

A Left­wing coalition<br />

Government determined<br />

to destroy the very fabric of<br />

society as we have known it<br />

for the last 100 years.<br />

Farming contributes<br />

60% of GDP and provides<br />

a living for many people<br />

NEWSEASON OUTDOOR<br />

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aconversation about sustainability<br />

and change.<br />

We discussed what we<br />

were proud of in our<br />

region, what change we<br />

would like to see, our<br />

individual environmental<br />

footprint, litter, transportation,<br />

energy, water,<br />

biodiversity, erosion,<br />

emissions, flora and<br />

fauna, plastics, pollution,<br />

trees, predator free 2050,<br />

upcycling, and good old<br />

fashion reduce/reuse/<br />

recycle strategies.’’<br />

The Kanuka Trust,<br />

through supporting<br />

schools such as the college,<br />

hoped to build, and<br />

strengthen, the link<br />

between young people,<br />

their community and the<br />

region.<br />

The programme was<br />

sponsored by the Kanuka<br />

Trust and the <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Licensing Trust.<br />

Photo: Mao Nishioka,<br />

Janelle Galos, Paulina<br />

Cuadrado and Chrissea<br />

Cheesman got to voice<br />

their thoughts on some<br />

global issues during the<br />

pilot Champions of<br />

Change programme.<br />

employed in service industries,<br />

supporting small towns<br />

up and down the country.<br />

Lange claimed farming<br />

was asunset industryinthe<br />

1980s. How wrong hewas<br />

and now we have Leftwingers<br />

trashing the<br />

industry again.<br />

The callousness oftheir<br />

actions is having farreaching<br />

effects on the<br />

morale and wellbeing of<br />

hard working farmers and<br />

their families.<br />

People who spend their<br />

livelihoods in the farming<br />

industry doit not only for<br />

the lifestyle but also to<br />

ensure their properties<br />

have been nurtured and the<br />

soil and environment is left<br />

in very good condition for<br />

future generations.<br />

The rhetoric ofpolitical<br />

overtones on climate<br />

change, attacking farmers<br />

and adeliberate intention<br />

to destroy farming as we<br />

know it defies imagination.<br />

41,000 years ago this<br />

planet went through awarming<br />

era. It is cyclical. The<br />

axis of the planet has<br />

shifted 2degrees ­from 22<br />

to 24.<br />

That in itself can create<br />

mayhem with the world’s<br />

weather ­more turbulence<br />

and unpredictable weather.<br />

There is never any mention<br />

of sun­spot activity<br />

which can also have a<br />

dramatic effect on the<br />

weather.<br />

Abigger threat to this<br />

planet is over­population<br />

and nuclear war.<br />

[Abridged ­Ed]<br />

Allan Andrews,<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Appreciated<br />

On behalf of the<br />

Hekeao Hinds Water<br />

Enhancement Trust, I<br />

would like to thank the<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> District Council<br />

for its ongoing support<br />

of the Managed Aquifer<br />

Recharge project, including<br />

the recent decision to<br />

provide grant funding for<br />

the ongoing MAR pilot<br />

trial.<br />

The Government’s<br />

draft Freshwater proposals<br />

have highlighted<br />

the importance of community<br />

projects such as<br />

MAR to improve water<br />

quality for the benefit of<br />

the <strong>Ashburton</strong> District.<br />

This project has<br />

enjoyed considerable support<br />

from the wider <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

community to date<br />

and Iwould hope for this<br />

to continue.<br />

Peter Lowe<br />

Hekeao/Hinds Water<br />

Enhancement Trust<br />

174 Burnett St,<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Phone 308 5269 www.redmonds.co.nz<br />

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Brewer Todd in with shout<br />

Amateur brewer Todd<br />

Grieve was among the<br />

flurry of people getting<br />

their entries in for the<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> A&P Show<br />

competitions last week.<br />

Friday was the final<br />

day for general and<br />

equestrian entries and, as<br />

usual, the showgrounds<br />

was ahive of activity as<br />

peopledropped in to sign<br />

up for the November 1<br />

and 2event.<br />

The showjumping<br />

event entries close on<br />

<strong>October</strong> 17.<br />

Todd, has been brewing<br />

for the past three<br />

years,and was reasonably<br />

confident ofawin with at<br />

least one of his drops. He<br />

has entered his ale, lager<br />

and stout home­brewed<br />

beers in the Home<br />

Industries Pavilion competitions.<br />

He has won atitle at<br />

the show in the past and<br />

was keen to win again.<br />

He says having the<br />

accolade was not only a<br />

great talking point to<br />

have in his home bar but<br />

it gave him bragging<br />

rights over his mates.<br />

A&P Show secretary<br />

Lucille Brown said, as of<br />

mid­Friday afternoon,<br />

entry numbers were<br />

down, especially from<br />

entries in the Highland<br />

Dancing due to another<br />

eventbeingscheduled for<br />

the same day, but she<br />

expected some last minute<br />

online entries to<br />

come through from other<br />

quarters.<br />

This year will be the<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> A&P Show’s<br />

142nd annual event and<br />

its theme is Seeds of Mid<br />

Canterbury.<br />

Photo: Amateur<br />

brewer Todd Grievesigns<br />

up for the brewing competition<br />

at the <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

A&P Show with A&P<br />

Show secretary Lucille<br />

Brown.<br />

Gallery stalwart Anne recognised for dedication, support<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> Art Gallery<br />

stalwart Anne Carr has<br />

been recognised for her<br />

dedication and support<br />

for the facility with an<br />

honorary life membership.<br />

The honour was<br />

bestowed on her at the<br />

recent 35thgalleryannual<br />

general meeting.<br />

Mrs Carr joined the<br />

gallerycommittee in June<br />

1996when thegallerywas<br />

in its infancy.<br />

At that time, there was<br />

one full time staff member<br />

and the committee<br />

did much ofthe day­today<br />

work of running the<br />

gallery.<br />

Volunteers like Mrs<br />

Carr helped hang exhibition<br />

works, painted<br />

walls, manned the front<br />

desk and did a host of<br />

other jobs needed torun<br />

apublic art gallery.<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> art Gallery<br />

committee vice­president<br />

Fleur Tompsett said Mrs<br />

Carr hadbeenverygenerous<br />

with her time, had a<br />

sense of fun and was<br />

skilled at running events.<br />

She had offered<br />

‘‘wholehearted support of<br />

the <strong>Ashburton</strong> Art Gallery<br />

throughout her 23<br />

year association’’.<br />

‘‘Without people like<br />

Anne serving sotirelessly<br />

oversuch along period of<br />

time, places like the art<br />

gallery would not exist.,’’<br />

said Mrs Tompsett.<br />

In recent years Anne<br />

Carrhas been the regular<br />

face at the gallery on<br />

Fridays, welcoming visitors<br />

and supporting staff<br />

with administrative<br />

duties.<br />

She is moving to<br />

Christchurchand willend<br />

her long volunteering<br />

stint with the gallery.<br />

Mrs Carr was presented<br />

with agift of art<br />

and a certificate and<br />

received astanding ovation<br />

from gallery supporters<br />

at the announcementofher<br />

honorarylife<br />

membership.<br />

Photo: Departing gallery<br />

stalwart Anne Carr<br />

with art gallery committee<br />

vice­president Fleur<br />

Tompsett.<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> rates<br />

fourth lowest<br />

The <strong>Ashburton</strong> District<br />

Council rates are the fourth<br />

lowest in the country,<br />

according to the latest<br />

report from New Zealand<br />

Taxpayers’ Union.<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>’s average<br />

residential rate for 2017/18<br />

year was $1850, compared<br />

to the national average of<br />

$2368.<br />

The districts below <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

on the rates table<br />

were Grey ($1846), Mackenzie<br />

($1796) and Southland<br />

($1737).<br />

Timaru was 11th cheapest<br />

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Waikato district.<br />

The Taxpayers’ Union<br />

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Trust makes bold start with medical centre<br />

A new charitable trust<br />

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it can get.<br />

The success of<br />

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The list of successes<br />

for Advance <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

is too long to mention<br />

here, but they are many<br />

and varied.<br />

The Geraldine District<br />

Foundation, inthe process<br />

of becoming aregistered<br />

charity, has started<br />

with awinning project ­<br />

buying (with the help of<br />

the Geraldine Licensing<br />

trust, and the club itself)<br />

the former Town and<br />

Country Club building<br />

on the edge of town.<br />

It is abig building with<br />

plenty of parking.<br />

The foundation will<br />

work with a project<br />

manager to turn the big<br />

building into adedicated<br />

community­owned medical<br />

centre; a one­stop<br />

medical shop.<br />

If it wanted aproject<br />

with which to catch the<br />

public’s attention, it<br />

need not look further.<br />

Practitioners, the<br />

foundation says, have<br />

already indicated interest.<br />

Good.<br />

Provincial New Zealand<br />

has had trouble<br />

attracting­and keeping ­<br />

medical personnel, and<br />

Geraldine has been no<br />

exception, though it is<br />

reasonably well served at<br />

the moment.<br />

But there is a public<br />

appetite for medical centres,<br />

where you can see a<br />

doctor or, say, aphysio,<br />

in the same building.<br />

The licensing trust<br />

National award for Rosa<br />

By Toni Williams<br />

Community stalwart Rosa<br />

Bennett, who is nearing<br />

90, is the humble recipient<br />

of an honorary Age<br />

ConcernNew Zealand’s<br />

DignityChampionaward,<br />

and it took her by<br />

surprise.<br />

It was recognition for<br />

all the valuable workshe<br />

does ‘‘championing the<br />

rights of older peopleby<br />

helping combat loneliness<br />

and helpbuilding strong<br />

social connections’’.<br />

The award, presented<br />

by Age Concern<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> patron<br />

Jeanette Storrier at the<br />

weekly 50 Plus meeting<br />

Rosa organises, is a<br />

national award, givento<br />

one deservingperson<br />

nationwide amonth.<br />

She was nominatedby<br />

Age Concern <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

president Trish Small and<br />

secretary/manager<br />

Dianna Leonard.<br />

Rosa has been involved<br />

with the <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

branch since its inception<br />

and was amemberofa<br />

steeringcommittee set up<br />

in 1986toinvestigate<br />

forming an organisation<br />

to meetthe needs of older<br />

people in the <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

District. She represented<br />

community groups on the<br />

committee.<br />

Once established, first<br />

as the Mid Canterbury<br />

Aged Persons Welfare<br />

Council thenAge<br />

Concern <strong>Ashburton</strong>; two<br />

deserves credit, too, for<br />

its support of the project,and<br />

the former club,<br />

which offered favourable<br />

terms.<br />

Prominent locals<br />

(John Acland, Rosie<br />

Morten, James Wallace<br />

and Wayne O’Donnell)<br />

are the backbone of the<br />

foundation and will soon<br />

seek benefactors and<br />

funds for its first project.<br />

Given the generosity<br />

and can­do attitude of<br />

Geraldine, support may<br />

be strong.<br />

­John Keast<br />

Rosa Bennett was surprised by Age Concern <strong>Ashburton</strong> patron Jeanette Storrier with anational<br />

award for championing the rights of older people.<br />

popular programmes<br />

wereset up for older<br />

persons; the 206 Club, to<br />

lessen social isolation for<br />

the district’s senior<br />

populationand where<br />

Rosavolunteered as cook<br />

up to three days aweek<br />

until 2018; and the 50 Plus<br />

educational programme.<br />

It runs once aweek for six<br />

weeks in autumn and<br />

spring.<br />

Its success is due to<br />

‘‘Rosa’s enthusiasm and<br />

determination to make<br />

sureitcontinues. The<br />

numbers attendingare<br />

testament to Rosa’s<br />

passion’’.<br />

‘‘Since the beginning<br />

Rosahas been a<br />

dedicatedand loyal<br />

committee member,<br />

supporterand volunteer<br />

in manycapacities for<br />

Age Concern <strong>Ashburton</strong>,<br />

arecording of outstanding<br />

serviceover 30 yearsand<br />

it has not cometoan<br />

end,’’ Trish and Dianna<br />

said, in their nomination.<br />

She is also a‘‘Master<br />

Chefwhen it comes to<br />

producing not only a<br />

‘plate’for afternoon tea<br />

but large quantities of<br />

foodfor cateringwhether<br />

it be scones,biscuits,<br />

finger food or hot food’’.<br />

She stillwhips up a<br />

batch of scones at home<br />

to shareateach 50 Plus<br />

meeting.<br />

And she is ‘‘always the<br />

person who could be<br />

relied upon to assist<br />

whenever necessary’’.<br />

Age Concern NZ chief<br />

executiveStephanie<br />

Clare, via aletter readby<br />

Mrs Storrier,thanked<br />

Rosafor her special<br />

contributiontothe<br />

organisation.<br />

‘‘Your tireless<br />

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people of <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

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‘‘Youhave provided<br />

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<strong>Ashburton</strong>with such<br />

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years, and it doesn’t seem<br />

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Employment exchange may be repeated<br />

The <strong>Ashburton</strong> employment<br />

exchange organised<br />

by the <strong>Ashburton</strong> council<br />

was likely to be repeated.<br />

Council’s economic<br />

development officer,<br />

Bevan Rickerby, said the<br />

seminar was successful,<br />

and review documents<br />

would be sent out to<br />

those who attended.<br />

Asked by councillors if<br />

it would be held again,<br />

Mr Rickerby said that<br />

was likely, perhaps annually.<br />

That would be decided<br />

once the review had been<br />

done.<br />

The exchange was held<br />

at the <strong>Ashburton</strong> MSA<br />

and involved jobseekers<br />

and employers and tips on<br />

attitude, keeping employment<br />

on track and getting<br />

afoot inthe door.<br />

It was split into programmes<br />

for workers and<br />

employers.<br />

Mr Rickerby presented<br />

areport to the finalmeeting<br />

of thisterm of council,<br />

outlining development<br />

goals.<br />

They included signalling<br />

the council was open<br />

for business, placemaking<br />

and branding, unlocking<br />

potential, assisting the<br />

agriculture and technology<br />

sectors, including<br />

advocacy for labour and<br />

immigration.<br />

The report said the<br />

council was working with<br />

watercompaniestoidentify<br />

development opportunities.<br />

One infrastructure project<br />

to be solved was the<br />

rail hub, with agreement<br />

Rodin sculpture comes to town<br />

A new exhibition showcasing<br />

New Zealand’s<br />

most significant Rodin<br />

sculpture has opened at<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> Art Gallery.<br />

The sculpture, called<br />

Eve, was completed by<br />

the French master sculpture<br />

in 1882 and 15<br />

bronze copies were cast<br />

from it 1959.<br />

The bronze Eve is<br />

75cm tall and weighs 22kg<br />

and is usually held at Te<br />

Papa.<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>, Gore and<br />

Blenheim are the only<br />

South Island centres on<br />

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Auguste Rodin is one<br />

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artists and his works<br />

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part.<br />

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School dancing trio Freya<br />

Jemmett, Tilly Lovell and<br />

Matilda Gallagher took to<br />

the stage.<br />

in business circles that the<br />

rail hub should be at the<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> Business Park.<br />

Cr Stuart Wilson said if<br />

KiwiRail did allow its hub<br />

to be shifted, council had<br />

nothing in its Long Term<br />

Plan on funding. Chief<br />

executive officer Hamish<br />

Riach said any chance of<br />

KiwiRail accepting an<br />

offer not in the Long<br />

Term Plan were so slim as<br />

to be theoretical.<br />

Auguste Renoir, and a<br />

rare leather bound edition<br />

of Gustave Coquiot’s<br />

Rodin (Paris 1915) with<br />

57 hand­tipped photographs.<br />

A short video accompanying<br />

the exhibition<br />

tells the story of Eve and<br />

the process of casting the<br />

bronzes.<br />

‘‘We are thrilled to<br />

have the prized work of<br />

art at the gallery,’’ said<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> Art Gallery<br />

manager/curator Shirin<br />

Khosraviani.<br />

‘‘Viewing Eve is astirring<br />

experience for visitors,<br />

both young and old,<br />

and arare opportunity to<br />

see the work of amaster.’’<br />

Remembering Rodin<br />

runs until November 22<br />

and has been developed<br />

by the Museum of New<br />

Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.<br />

Photo: The sculpture<br />

Eve cast from an original<br />

Rodin work.<br />

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Anew charitable trust, the Geraldine District<br />

Foundation (GDF) has bought the former<br />

Geraldine Town and Country Club on the<br />

cornerofTalbot andMaslin streets,Geraldine,<br />

to be refitted as amedical centre.<br />

The building was boughtwith the help of the<br />

Geraldine Licensing Trust and the club.<br />

Chairman James Wallace said the foundation<br />

could not thank the licensing trust<br />

enough for choosing to financially support the<br />

foundation’s first project, and the club had<br />

been generous inoffering favourable terms.<br />

The plan isfor the foundation to work with<br />

aspecialist project manager to do atotal refit<br />

to create a medical centre owned by the<br />

community.<br />

‘‘The building is incredibly solid, with an<br />

earthquakerating that currentlyexceeds 80 per<br />

cent, however there is much todototurn the<br />

600m2 building into a modern communitybased<br />

medical facility which wehope will be<br />

the pride of Geraldine. It is our aim to achieve<br />

the gold standard in medical facilities and<br />

servicesfor our residents,’’ saidRosie Morten,<br />

of the foundation’s trustees.<br />

Fellow trustee Wayne O’Donnell said the<br />

combination ofsize and structural soundness,<br />

plus ample parking, made it the ideal site for<br />

amedical centre.<br />

Once complete, the operation of the centre<br />

wouldbeunderamanagement model yet to be<br />

decided, but would include a range of<br />

practitioners, fromdoctors, dentists, pharmacy<br />

andphysio, right throughtoothermedical and<br />

wellness practitioners operating out­reach<br />

clinics.<br />

Mr O’Donnell said it would be aone­stop<br />

shop for medical care.<br />

The foundation had had expressions of<br />

interest from practitioners and was confident it<br />

would have afull range of services.<br />

The Geraldine District Foundation isthe<br />

first organisation of its kind inGeraldine, with<br />

the sole aim to initiate projects to benefit the<br />

community.<br />

‘‘There are other models around, such as<br />

Advance <strong>Ashburton</strong>, thatofferthe opportunity<br />

for local people togift orbequeath money to<br />

be used for projects for the community.<br />

Mr Wallace said: ‘‘There has long been<br />

discussion about the need to have the same<br />

sort oforganisation inGeraldine, so it is very<br />

satisfying to see it finally getting off the<br />

ground.’’<br />

The foundation’s patron is John Acland<br />

senior, formerly ofMt Peel Station.<br />

The foundation is working on becoming a<br />

registered charity and then would seek benefactors<br />

and funds for its first project ­ the<br />

community­owned medical centre.<br />

The Town and Country building will be<br />

owned by the Geraldine District Foundation<br />

and negotiations are under way with the<br />

Geraldine Endowment Fund administered by<br />

the Timaru council tobuy the land onwhich<br />

the building sits.<br />

Mock crash educates seniors at Mount Hutt<br />

Mount Hutt College has held its<br />

first mock crash day in many<br />

years to to illustrate the dangers<br />

of drink driving and to target<br />

students who are beginning to<br />

learn to drive.<br />

Students from Years 10­13<br />

gathered on school grounds last<br />

week for aclose up of the mock<br />

crash demonstration.<br />

The effects and consequences<br />

of a crash brought home a<br />

number of warnings and messages,<br />

said Mount Hutt College<br />

head girl Caitlin Smith, who has<br />

been pushing to reinstate the<br />

stark reminder of what can<br />

happen to young people on the<br />

road.<br />

She said the mock crash had<br />

featured adriver on arestricted<br />

license and with passengers.<br />

The driver was texting when<br />

her vehicle crashed into apole.<br />

Student actors had taken on<br />

roles in the post­crash scenario<br />

and the emergency services had<br />

responded to help, including<br />

caring for victims and cutting<br />

open the car, said Caitlin.<br />

She said the realistic event was<br />

held to support the campaign<br />

Students Against Dangerous<br />

Driving, which empowered<br />

young people to make safer and<br />

better choices on the road.<br />

The following day a school<br />

assembly did afollow up on the<br />

event and discussed key issues<br />

affecting young driver safety,<br />

including sober drivers, safe<br />

speeds, no distractions and<br />

avoiding risks.<br />

Photo: Seniors students at<br />

Mount Hutt College watch on as<br />

emergency services work at the<br />

scene of the mock crash.<br />

Fairton School in black to support All Blacks<br />

Fairton School pupils<br />

and staff put their support<br />

for the All Blacks<br />

world cup campaign on<br />

show with a‘Black Out’<br />

day at the school.<br />

All 39 pupils and five<br />

teaching staff wore some<br />

form of black clothing on<br />

the last day of term<br />

three.<br />

It was a nice way to<br />

end the term and show<br />

support for the world<br />

champion All Blacks,<br />

says principal Mike Hill.<br />

A similar event was<br />

also heldonthe same day<br />

at Tinwald School.<br />

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Council, so it’s in everyone’s interests that we keep alid on rates.<br />

We’ve seen massive cost blow-outs onCouncil projects. The Art Gallery and<br />

Museum cost 40% more than was budgeted. Ifwesee asimilar blow-out on<br />

the Library and Civic Centre, ratepayers are looking at an additional $20 million<br />

bill. That’s $1,650 for every household in the district.<br />

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Backers flock to<br />

RDA milestone<br />

Supporters flocked on<br />

Saturday to mark 45 years<br />

of Riding For the Disabled<br />

(RDA) in Mid Canterbury.<br />

Held at the facility’s<br />

complex off Leeston<br />

Street, the celebration<br />

thanked those involved<br />

over the years and also<br />

paraded the six horses<br />

that are used to provide<br />

therapy to children with a<br />

disability or other therapeutic<br />

need.<br />

As well as building confidence,<br />

close contact<br />

with horses is also seen as<br />

helping to develop and<br />

improve muscle tone, balance,<br />

co­ordination, flexibility,<br />

fitness and independence.<br />

Speaking at the event,<br />

Mid Canterbury RDA<br />

president Brian Early said<br />

the RDA had started life<br />

near the scout den in<br />

Tinwald, before a move<br />

to <strong>Ashburton</strong> Racecourse.<br />

The facility had been<br />

on its eight acres of freehold<br />

land for anumber of<br />

years.<br />

Mr Early said the community<br />

and funders had<br />

been generous with support<br />

over 45 years.<br />

He said volunteers<br />

were the backbone of the<br />

operation and two of<br />

them, Tony Quaid and<br />

Sue Kent, had been with<br />

Mid Canterbury RDA<br />

from the start.<br />

Another, Maxine Hooper,<br />

was just ayear short<br />

of that and had been a<br />

volunteer for 44 years.<br />

Other speakers at the<br />

celebration praised the<br />

facility and its volunteers.<br />

Rangitata MP Andrew<br />

Falloon said horses provided<br />

proven therapy to<br />

help people with a disability.<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> mayor<br />

Donna Favel said RDA<br />

was a‘‘wonderful service’’<br />

and invaluable for the<br />

children who used it.<br />

Hampstead School<br />

principal Peter Melrose<br />

said anumber of children<br />

at his school had used the<br />

facility over the years and<br />

working with horses and<br />

volunteers had given<br />

them ‘‘energy, excitement<br />

and motivation’’.<br />

Students involved look<br />

forward to coming to the<br />

RDA and ‘‘it was something<br />

special in their<br />

lives’’, he said.<br />

More volunteers are<br />

needed to lend ahand at<br />

the RDA, which is currently<br />

used by 38 children<br />

each week.<br />

Prospective volunteers<br />

can check out the facilities<br />

on Tuesdays or<br />

Thursdays between 9am<br />

and noon.<br />

Photo: RDA volunteer<br />

Maxine Hooper, who has<br />

clocked up 44 years of<br />

service, introduced each<br />

of the facility’s six horses<br />

on Saturday.<br />

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won afamily getaway to Hanmer plus $1000 of shopping vouchers.They are<br />

with <strong>Courier</strong> sales manager Jann Thompson.<br />

Holiday programme<br />

The St David’s holiday<br />

programme for children<br />

aged five to 12 runs<br />

from <strong>October</strong> 8 to 10,<br />

and from 9.30am to<br />

noon.<br />

Agold coin donation is<br />

sought and no booking<br />

needed.<br />

St Davids is on Allens<br />

Road and can be reached<br />

at 308­5174.<br />

Market is back<br />

The first official <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

District Farmers’<br />

Market of the new<br />

season was held on Saturday,<br />

with anumber of<br />

stallholders setting up<br />

shop for the morning. The<br />

popular market isset up in<br />

the West Street car park<br />

and runs from 9am until<br />

12.30pm every Saturday<br />

until April.<br />

Wood<br />

classes<br />

Places are available for<br />

evening woodwork classes<br />

starting at <strong>Ashburton</strong> College<br />

on Tuesday, <strong>October</strong><br />

15.<br />

The classes run for eight<br />

weeks, from 7pm to 9pm.<br />

Term fees are $180.<br />

New members are welcome<br />

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Local news at www.starnews.co.nz<br />

Family Notices<br />

DEATHS DEATHS DEATHS<br />

ELLIS, Vernon George<br />

(Vern) (Retired JP), on<br />

September 27, <strong>2019</strong>. Passed<br />

away peacefully at Terrace<br />

View Retirement Village,<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>, aged 85 years.<br />

Much loved husband of<br />

Phyl for nearly 60 years.<br />

Dearly loved father and<br />

father in law ofBrian and<br />

Megan, and Sue and Brent<br />

Gutsell. Special grandad to<br />

Matthew and Nicole,Lauren<br />

and Tim; Aaron and Amy,<br />

Jason and Nic ,and Ryan<br />

and Crystal, and great ‘VG’<br />

to Austin, Beckett, and Joe.<br />

Donations to St John would<br />

be appreciated and may be<br />

leftatthe service. Messages<br />

to the Ellis family c/- PO<br />

Box 472, <strong>Ashburton</strong> 7740.<br />

Aservice tocelebrate Vern’s<br />

lifewill be held at St David’s<br />

Union Church, Allens Road,<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> on Monday<br />

<strong>October</strong> 7, commencing<br />

at 11.00am, followed bya<br />

privatefamily interment.<br />

Paterson’s<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

FDANZ<br />

<strong>03</strong> 307 7433<br />

SCARTH, Jillian (Jill): On<br />

September 28, <strong>2019</strong>. Passed<br />

away peacefully at Terrace<br />

View Retirement Village,<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>, with her family<br />

by herside. Much lovedwife<br />

of the late Kelvin. Dearly<br />

loved mother and mother<br />

in law ofLisa and Robert,<br />

and Shane and Amber.<br />

Special Nana to Jeremy,<br />

Candice, Ryan, Brandon,<br />

Bailey, and Evan, and great<br />

Nana to Declan, Ashlee,<br />

Riley, and Jessika. Treasured<br />

sister of Paula Lauese, and<br />

Mandy Hutton. Messages<br />

to the Scarth family c/- P<br />

O Box 472, <strong>Ashburton</strong>.<br />

Donations to the <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Cancer Society would be<br />

appreciatedand maybeleft<br />

at the service, Aservice to<br />

remember Jill will be held<br />

at Our Chapel, cnr East &<br />

Cox Streets, <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

on Thursday <strong>October</strong> 3rd,<br />

commencing at 2.00pm.<br />

Followed by private<br />

cremation at the <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Crematorium.<br />

Paterson’s<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

FDANZ<br />

<strong>03</strong> 307 7433<br />

SMITH, Charles Norman:<br />

(Norm): On September 30,<br />

<strong>2019</strong> at <strong>Ashburton</strong>. Aged<br />

85 Years. Loved husband of<br />

the late Helen and special<br />

friend of Betty. Loved<br />

father and father in law of<br />

Roger and Jo, Karin and<br />

Dean Rattray and special<br />

grandad to Jess, Nick,<br />

Chase and Holly, Bailey and<br />

Leah and great grandad to<br />

Jacob, James, Jack, Hunter,<br />

Braxton, Alijah-Mary, and<br />

Benjamin. Messages to<br />

the Smith family, POBox<br />

472, <strong>Ashburton</strong> 7740. At<br />

Norms request a private<br />

interment for family will be<br />

held on Thursday <strong>October</strong><br />

3, following this, friends<br />

are invited to join them for<br />

refreshments and to share<br />

memories at Paterson’s<br />

Reception Lounge, Cnr East<br />

and Cox Streets, <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

commencing at 11.00 am.<br />

Paterson’s<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

FDANZ<br />

<strong>03</strong> 307 7433<br />

STEWART, Robert James:<br />

(Bob): On September<br />

24, <strong>2019</strong>. Peacefully at<br />

Rosebank Resthome,<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>. Aged 92 years.<br />

Dearly lovedhusband of the<br />

late Pauline.Loved father of<br />

Judith Begg and the late<br />

Diane.Muchloved Grandad<br />

and mentor ofAdam and<br />

Aisha, and Kirsty. Messages<br />

to the Stewart family C/-<br />

49 Creek Road, <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

7700. A memorial service<br />

forBob will be held at alater<br />

date.<br />

Paterson’s<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

FDANZ<br />

<strong>03</strong> 307 7433<br />

Birth notices listed by<br />

parents will continue to be<br />

free in the Family Notices<br />

column. The initial death<br />

notice lodged by afuneral<br />

director will be listed<br />

without charge. There will<br />

be asmall charge of $15<br />

for subsequent notices<br />

related tothe same death,<br />

up to amaximum of 35<br />

words and on a per-line<br />

basis afterthat.<br />

The same low charges<br />

apply to other<br />

family notices, such<br />

as engagements,<br />

acknowledgements, in<br />

memoriam notices and<br />

anniversaries.<br />

TAYLOR, Amos Christopher:<br />

5-5-1973 - 30-09-<strong>2019</strong>:<br />

Passed away peacefully<br />

surrounded by family,much<br />

loved son of Elizabeth,<br />

cherished brother of Phillip<br />

and Sheilena and dearly<br />

loved uncle of Delia, Ryan,<br />

Leon, Manuel, Bella, Kane<br />

and Magenta and the late<br />

Millicent. Will be deeply<br />

missed and forever inour<br />

hearts. At Amos’ request<br />

a private cremation will<br />

be held and a memorial<br />

service for Amos will be at<br />

alater date.<br />

Paterson’s<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

FDANZ<br />

<strong>03</strong> 307 7433<br />

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT<br />

ALSWEILER,Tanya(Cartney):<br />

The Cartney family wish<br />

to express their thanks for<br />

the wonderful support<br />

provided by so many who<br />

attended the celebration<br />

of Tanya’s life atthe service<br />

on August 10, <strong>2019</strong>, and<br />

to those who telephoned,<br />

sent comforting messages<br />

and flowers, and visited<br />

and bought food to our<br />

house at our time of great<br />

loss. Please accept this as<br />

a personal thank you to<br />

everyone for your support<br />

and kindness to someone<br />

who wassodear to us all.<br />

MILLER, Gavin Charles:<br />

The family of Gavin would<br />

like to thank friends,<br />

relatives and neighbours for<br />

the cards,phone calls,visits,<br />

food and flowers received<br />

after Gavin’s passing. It was<br />

all very much appreciated.<br />

We would also like to thank<br />

all those who attended<br />

Gavin’s farewell, some who<br />

travelled long distances to<br />

be thereand supportus. We<br />

would like to say aspecial<br />

thank you to Linda at<br />

Paterson’s Funeral Services,<br />

Bernard Egan, Dr Guthrie,<br />

the team at “Dentistry on<br />

Parkside,” Radius Millstream<br />

and aspecial big thank you<br />

to the manager and staff at<br />

Princes Court Lifecare for<br />

their care and kindness to<br />

Gavin and his family while<br />

he was aresident there. We<br />

will miss him. Gavin is now<br />

resting peacefully.<br />

Supporting the community<br />

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT<br />

SHAW, Ngaio Mavis<br />

4/10/33 -1/9/19: Christine,<br />

David and families wish<br />

to acknowledge the<br />

wonderful acts of kindness<br />

giventouswith the passing<br />

of Ngaio, wife ofOwen for<br />

65 years.<br />

Thank you toBernard Egan<br />

for conducting the service<br />

of celebration of Ngaio’s life<br />

and to Paterson’s Funeral<br />

Home.<br />

Thank you also to<br />

management and staff of<br />

Rosebank Rest Home for<br />

your care ofNgaio, for the<br />

lovely floral tributes, cards,<br />

and personal phone calls<br />

that have given us such<br />

comfort.<br />

Please accept this as our<br />

personal acknowledgement<br />

from the family of<br />

Ngaio.<br />

IN MEMORIAM<br />

HOGAN, Margaret Rose:<br />

7May 1947 -4<strong>October</strong> 2017<br />

If we could sit with you<br />

again,<br />

Evenfor aday,<br />

Maybefor amoment,<br />

Thepain would go away,<br />

We would put our arms<br />

around you,<br />

Andwhisper wordssotrue,<br />

That living life without you,<br />

Is the hardest thing we do,<br />

No matter howwespend<br />

our day,<br />

No matter what we do,<br />

No morning dawns,<br />

Or evening falls,<br />

When we don’t think of<br />

you...<br />

~Lovefromall your family<br />

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Around 35 people,<br />

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a meet­the­candidates<br />

evening in Rakaia.<br />

The Rakaia Community<br />

Hall meeting featured<br />

the four <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

mayoral candidates<br />

(Leen Braam, Neil<br />

Brown, Donna Favel and<br />

Tony Todd) and four<br />

Eastern Ward candidates<br />

(Lynette Lovett, Mark<br />

Malcolm, Philip Rushton<br />

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candidates were also<br />

asked three questions:<br />

their thoughts on the<br />

number of liquor outlets<br />

in smaller towns and the<br />

district; what could be<br />

done about the big pothole<br />

problems in and<br />

around Rakaia; and their<br />

opinion on whether<br />

Townsman type service<br />

should be reinstated on<br />

smaller towns in the district?<br />

Rakaia Community<br />

Association chairman Neil<br />

pluck said all of the invited<br />

candidates had accepted<br />

the invitation to attend<br />

and each had given an<br />

insight into who they were<br />

and what they stood for.<br />

The candidates had also<br />

taken general questions<br />

from the floor and after<br />

the meeting had spoken<br />

informally with the members<br />

of the community.<br />

Shirts shout for attention<br />

Aloud shirt day at St Joseph’s School has raised $347.30 to support deaf<br />

children with cochlear implants or hearing aids. Lining up at the colourful<br />

end of term mufti day are, back row, Caitlyn Burt, Portia O’Malley, George<br />

McMillan, Kiko Ciron, Pippa O’Sullivan, Olivia Burt, front row, Maddie<br />

Brooke, Lily Bovey, Sam Rigor, Greta Rotch, Emma Jane Crawford and<br />

Hayley Stocker.<br />

Walk<br />

of hope<br />

The community is invited to<br />

take part in the Hakatere<br />

Hope Walk on <strong>October</strong> 13.<br />

The free event aims to<br />

bring people together to<br />

raise awareness of suicide<br />

prevention.<br />

A short loop walk is<br />

planned from the southern<br />

end of the West Street car<br />

park to the overbridge and<br />

back along East Street.<br />

The Hakatere Hope Walk<br />

is whanau­driven and supported<br />

by multiple local<br />

agencies.<br />

Those taking part are<br />

encouraged to wear the<br />

colour yellow. People are<br />

asked to gather to register,<br />

prior to the start of the walk<br />

at 1pm.<br />

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Methven’s linen flax mill<br />

2212194<br />

By Mick Jensen<br />

Ademand for linen flax from<br />

Great Britain during World<br />

War 2led to the development<br />

of 17 processing factories in the<br />

South Island, including amill in<br />

Methven.<br />

Linen flax, afine, soft plant<br />

with apale blue or white flower<br />

and a very small seed was<br />

planted, grown and harvested<br />

in the wider Methven area from<br />

1940, and then processed in a<br />

purpose built factory on Carr<br />

Street, (off Racecourse<br />

Avenue). Part of the factory<br />

exists today,<br />

Production grew rapidly in<br />

the first few years and Methven<br />

had 10 per cent of the South<br />

Island’s acreage, before<br />

demand dropped off and<br />

alternative products became<br />

available.<br />

Much of the Methven factory<br />

burnt down in September 1948<br />

and the production wrapped up<br />

the following autumn.<br />

The story ofMethven’s flax<br />

linen production is explained in<br />

a display set up at Methven<br />

Museum.<br />

Material for the exhibition<br />

has been taken from local<br />

archives and also borrowed<br />

from Geraldine Museum.<br />

The exhibition has been<br />

researched and curated by<br />

museum member Jeanette<br />

McLennan, who says it has<br />

provided her with afascinating<br />

insight into a former industry<br />

that had asizeable impact on<br />

the local economy and people<br />

for nine years.<br />

Mrs McLennan said she was<br />

grateful for the support of the<br />

Geraldine Museum, which had<br />

provided advice, information<br />

and exhibits.<br />

A similar linen flax factory<br />

had been built inGeraldine in<br />

1941 and had continued to<br />

operate until 1981.<br />

In its heyday the Methven<br />

linen flax industry employed a<br />

Part of the Methven linen flax exhibition at Methven Museum, below, Methven’s Phyllis<br />

Manning holds scutched linen flax fibre from the Methven factory in this 1946 photo.<br />

core workforce of 40­60 people<br />

and up to 94 workers from<br />

aroundthe districtatbusy times,<br />

she said.<br />

Some 70 growers and 2000<br />

acres of land was used, before<br />

the decline in demand for the<br />

product.<br />

Linen flax was used for a<br />

number ofpurposes, including<br />

for flexible fire hoses, to cover<br />

the fuselage ofHurricane fighters<br />

and Wellington bombers<br />

and for linen canvas and ropes<br />

for the navy.<br />

Mrs McLennan said growing<br />

trials had been carried out in<br />

New Zealand and the contract<br />

with the British governmenthad<br />

been for 15,000 acres, although<br />

more than that was grown<br />

across the South Island.<br />

She said processing the fibre<br />

was a complicated and time<br />

consuming process.<br />

‘‘They stacked and stored it<br />

and then took it to the factoryto<br />

de­seed and dry it out.<br />

‘‘A process called ‘retting’<br />

submerged the bundles of stalks<br />

in water at between 32 and 34<br />

deg. C. to help separate the<br />

fibres from the stem.’’<br />

The final process of ‘‘scutching’’<br />

removed the broken woody<br />

pieces (shives) by beating and<br />

scraping.<br />

Only the high quality, long<br />

fibres, 20 inches (51cm) in<br />

length were twisted into hanks,<br />

tied into bundles and pressed<br />

into bales for shipping overseas,<br />

said Mrs McLennan.<br />

She said processing linen flax<br />

produced alot of effluent and<br />

around 22per cent of crops had<br />

been rejected for one reason or<br />

another.<br />

New Zealand supplied 10,274<br />

tonnes of linen flax to the<br />

British between 1941 and 1948.<br />

The Methven flax linen exhibition<br />

runs until November and<br />

will be followed with adisplay<br />

about the former Methven<br />

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delivering mushroom<br />

compost at the<br />

weekend.<br />

It was their annual<br />

fundraising drivewhich<br />

helpsthem get flying<br />

time throughout the<br />

year.<br />

And made possible<br />

with the support of<br />

Wilson Bulk Transport,<br />

Carrfields and RX<br />

Plastics who sponsored<br />

the compost, transport<br />

and packaging.<br />

Underthe direction<br />

of ATC unit<br />

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cadets, aged from 12<br />

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14­tonne of the freshly<br />

sourced compost into<br />

25kg (40litre)bags,<br />

before regrouping for<br />

pre­orders delivery<br />

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Local news at www.starnews.co.nz<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> College<br />

Individual Excellence in aSupportive Learning Environment<br />

News<br />

Issue 33<br />

3<strong>October</strong> <strong>2019</strong><br />

DeputyPrincipal’s Message<br />

Term Three<br />

Term Three has been awhirlwind of events<br />

and activities: Course Confirmation Evening<br />

and students choosing subjects for 2020; Year<br />

11, 12 and 13 students’ in-College exams;<br />

Winter Tournament Week; Open Evening and<br />

enrolment for the Year 8students attending<br />

College next year; Music Evening; Burnside,<br />

Lincoln and Rangiora High Schools’ Sports<br />

exchanges; and staff have nowwritten senior studentreports.<br />

Term Four<br />

Term Four will involve araft ofactivities, including those associated with<br />

farewells to our students who are leaving <strong>Ashburton</strong> College at the end<br />

of <strong>2019</strong>. Wewill have the Blues Assembly wherestudents arerecognised<br />

for their Sporting and Cultural achievements; the announcement ofthe<br />

winning House for <strong>2019</strong>; the Chess Match onthe Chessboard where<br />

Staff and the Student Executive vie for trophy honours via aset game of<br />

chess added to with copious supplies of waterasplayers are‘disposed’of;<br />

Year 13 Graduation Ceremony; the Year 12 Prize-giving where the Head<br />

Boy, Head Girl, Deputy Head Boy and Deputy Head Girl for 2020 will be<br />

announced; Year 11 Prize-giving and the Year 13 Graduation Dinner.<br />

NCEAExaminations<br />

These events then leave us hurtling into the real business partofthe year<br />

–the final NCEA examinations,which startonThursday 07 November.<br />

The accumulation of credits over the course of the year means that<br />

students know exactly whatthey need to reach the‘magic figure’required<br />

to gain each NCEA Level.<br />

An NCEA study has observedthatoncestudents know (or think) thatthey<br />

have reached that figure, the motivation to keep going and to do really<br />

well may beaffected and this may impact onhow well they prepare for<br />

and perform in the external examinations.<br />

It is not that simple! Students, especially those who are hoping to gain<br />

University Entrance from their course this year, must remember that<br />

tertiary faculties, insetting their entry criteria for courses, are looking at<br />

the quality of the credits that students are gaining –that is: how many<br />

Achieved,Merit and Excellence Grades they have gained.<br />

Listed beloware the requirements for each level:<br />

Level1 –80Credits,including 10 Numeracyand 10 LiteracyCredits.<br />

Level2 –60Credits at Level2or above;20Credits from anyother level.<br />

Level3 –60Credits at Level3orabove;and 20 at Level2.<br />

Certificate Endorsement –e.g: NCEA Level1Endorsed Excellence<br />

Certificate Endorsed Merit – 50Credits at Merit or better<br />

Certificate Endorsed Excellence – 50Credits at Excellence<br />

Course Endorsement – e.g: NCEA Level2Technology<br />

Endorsed Merit –atleast three such Credits from externally assessed<br />

standards and at least three from internally assessed standards in asingle<br />

school year.<br />

Course Endorsed Merit – 14Credits at Merit or higher<br />

Course Endorsed Excellence – 14Credits at Excellence or higher<br />

It is clear that students must aim to do their very best at whatever level<br />

they are studying. A consistently good, motivated attitude towards<br />

study,achievementinschool work,and towardsperformanceinexternal<br />

examinations, isthe kind of attitude that can play apart inastudent’s<br />

success.<br />

Iwouldlike to extend to all students my very best wishes forexamination<br />

success in this year’s NCEA examinations. A lot of hard work has been<br />

done by students and their teachers. Soon, all of thatisput to the test….<br />

good luck.<br />

Helen Shore-Taylor<br />

DeputyPrincipal<br />

Information<br />

Red Carpet Evening<br />

This evening showcases the amazing musical talent of<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

College students. Welookforwardtosharinganevening of wonderful<br />

entertainment with family,friends and the <strong>Ashburton</strong>community.<br />

Tickets arenow available from the College Office.<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> College Music Department presents<br />

Red Carpet Evening<br />

7:00pm<br />

Thursday24<strong>October</strong><br />

Tickets -$15<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> College Auditorium<br />

Events<br />

Schools Strikefor Climate Change<br />

On Monday 23September students of Class 9V were notified about the<br />

nationwide ‘Schools Strike for Climate Change’movement that was taking<br />

placeonFriday27September.<br />

Innovation Class Teacher Shelly Robson said that four girls decided to take<br />

charge and organise an event tohappen here in<strong>Ashburton</strong>. After sending<br />

an email to the College Senior Leadership Team and setting up ameeting<br />

with Principal Ross Preece, the girlshad the green lighttogoahead.<br />

They then set up permission slips and put out amessage to all students<br />

at the College. Onthe day, thirty-two students marched from the College<br />

gatesat1:00pm to the <strong>Ashburton</strong>DistrictCouncil buildings.Herethey met<br />

up with students from <strong>Ashburton</strong>Borough School.<br />

The groups protested on State Highway 1,then moved infront of the<br />

Council buildings, chanting ‘You will die of old age, wewill die of Climate<br />

Change’. They then delivered their self-made placards to the <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

District Council Reception before returning to College for their last lesson<br />

forthe day.<br />

Shelly said that the students who attended are passionate about making a<br />

change to ensurethatthey have asustainable lifeinthe future.<br />

(Pictured right,<br />

lefttoright):<br />

Julie Mushonga,<br />

Eirinn MacLean,<br />

Emma Stagg.<br />

SADD Week at College -<br />

and Headlines We Don’t Want<br />

Poweroutage afterfatal crash in MidCanterbury.<br />

8-month-old among three killed in <strong>Ashburton</strong>crash.<br />

Young boykilledincrash in <strong>Ashburton</strong>Lakes.<br />

Toooften we are reading harrowing headlines like these. Too often New<br />

Zealanders arebecoming statistics on aspreadsheet no one wantstobeon.<br />

From the 23-27 September at <strong>Ashburton</strong> College, the Student Welfare<br />

Committee has organised SADD Week. This week involves the Head<br />

Students and House Captains coming together and promoting messages<br />

against dangerous driving.<br />

Nearly 400 lives were lost on our roads in New Zealand in 2018, making it<br />

the country’sworst annual road toll in adecade.Twentyfive of these drivers<br />

were aged between 16-19 years.Everyone deservestofeel safeonour road<br />

and this starts with education.<br />

Earlier this term Year 12 students at <strong>Ashburton</strong> College participated in<br />

the RYDA (Rotary Youth Driver Awareness) Road Crash Day atthe Hotel<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>wherethey were educatedinsafedriving.<br />

This SADD Week (Students Against Destructive Decisions), students are<br />

encouraged to think about their driving. They are challenged to consider<br />

their decision-making on roads, and whether they are keeping themselves<br />

safeand making the roads asafeplacefor those around them.<br />

Black Day–Not Talking for the School Day<br />

On Friday27September the StudentExecutive, accompanied by the House<br />

Captains,woreblack and were not talking during their school day. This was<br />

to signify our forever-silent young drivers who have lost their lives on our<br />

roads.<br />

Theaim of doing this is forstudents to see the students in black,not talking,<br />

and to consider that they could be another lost life onthe roads. Always<br />

there inthe students’ minds, they can’t respond, but their presence still<br />

remains.<br />

(Pictured above): Students in black, with the crosses symbolising lives<br />

needlessly lost on the roads.<br />

Cultural Food,Fashion and Mufti Day<br />

College wasacolourful placetobeonThursday12September (pictured<br />

below) when the College’s StudentCulturalCommittee’s planning foran<br />

international food,style and mufti daycame to fruition.<br />

Committee leader<br />

Jacklynn Afu was ably<br />

supportedbymembers<br />

Jade Kruger,<br />

Romina Malabuyoc,<br />

Altha Zamora, Zoe Diedricks,<br />

Shania Harrison-Lee and<br />

Joseph Collins.<br />

The complete day was run<br />

by the Cultural Committee,<br />

including lightingand sound<br />

in the Auditorium, and organising prizes forthe winners of the fashionshow.<br />

Food Stalls<br />

Jacklynn advised that, as for 2018, there were four stalls selling food items<br />

ranging across the cultures of Tonga, Samoa, Brazil, Philippines, Germany<br />

and Japan.<br />

Awide variety of food wasonoffer for purchase,including –<br />

• fromthe Tongan Stall –Otai (Tongan fruit drink), Chop Suey with Rice,<br />

Keke Isite(round doughnut);<br />

• the Filipino Stall –Pancit Bihon and Canton (chicken, rice noodlesand<br />

vegetables), desserts and drinks of Cassava Cake, Shakoy/Lubid-Lubid<br />

(twisted doughnut), Chocolate Crinkles; Mango Floatwith Nata De Coco<br />

(cream, crackers, and fruit); Iced Tea Gulaman (sweetened milk with<br />

jelly);<br />

• the Samoan Stall –Sapasui(Chop Suey)<br />

with SalakiPakeka(Potato Salad) and<br />

Vaifala (Pineapple drink).<br />

• the Japanese, Brazilianand<br />

German Stalls –Sushi and Japanese<br />

Curry; Burritos; and Bratwurst and<br />

Rostbratwurst (sausageand bun).<br />

Sales at the stalls raised just over $350 with<br />

agreementthat40% of the profits (and<br />

in some cases donations were higher) be<br />

donatedtosupportcostumes and travels<br />

fornextyear’s Polyfest events.<br />

Jacklynn said thattherewerealot of parent<br />

and teacher helpers at the stalls, doing an<br />

‘awesome’job.<br />

Fashion andStyle Show<br />

This show was held in the Auditorium where approximately fifteen<br />

participants displayedtheir national dress,showcasing avarietyofcultures.<br />

Prizes went to two senior and two junior students, where their costumes<br />

meantthey stood out in a‘unique’way.<br />

Senior winners were –FredBelford(Samoa), William Wallis (Scotland).<br />

Junior winners were –GwenZamora(Samoa), TomikaLucido (Philippines).<br />

(Pictured left,<br />

lefttoright):<br />

Gwen Zamora<br />

(Junior Winner),<br />

with<br />

Shimee Araguas<br />

and<br />

TomikaLucido<br />

(Junior Winner).<br />

(Pictured right):<br />

William Wallis<br />

(one of the Senior<br />

Winners).<br />

(Pictured above, left to right): Fred Belford, Winonalei Tupa,<br />

Gwen Zamora, Shimee Araguas,Tomika Lucido, Sama Sooialo, Lalani Fifita,<br />

Jacqueline Teulilo,William Wallis.<br />

Mufti Day-$1<strong>03</strong>4 raisedfor Ronald McDonald House<br />

This operated alongside the food and fashion event, raising apositive<br />

amount for the nominated cause, due to the generosity offamilies and<br />

students.


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<strong>Ashburton</strong> College<br />

Individual Excellence in aSupportive Learning Environment<br />

News<br />

Issue 33<br />

3<strong>October</strong> <strong>2019</strong><br />

Congratulations<br />

Annual College Music Evening<br />

Asuperb evening of entertainment was offered from College’s student<br />

musiciansonThursday19September in the CollegeAuditorium. Therewas<br />

asignificantly impressive range of talent on display which was enjoyed by<br />

the appreciative audience, including the notable support ofstudents for<br />

other students’performances.<br />

Across seven sections, twenty eight performances took place, followed<br />

by the hotly contested House Fest. Mention must bemade of the House<br />

Executive which performed most creditably and entertainingly while the<br />

judges were deliberating.<br />

Special appreciation for the evening goes to –<br />

Thethree judges who had achallenging task on their hands when it came<br />

to deciding on final placings. Itwas apleasuretowelcome back in this role<br />

former student Jesse Bruce who has studied music at Ara, and is now a<br />

performer based in Christchurch.<br />

Jesse was joined by Helen Hinson, a talented piano teacher based in<br />

Ellesmere; and Alison Wakelin who is also an <strong>Ashburton</strong> College Alumni<br />

and ahighly recognised music teacher.<br />

The Auditioning Panel of Angie Cresswell, Michael Petrus,<br />

Stephen Diedricks and Graham Bock.<br />

The Technical Crew of Ron Cresswell, with students Jayden Collett,<br />

Wilson Hiiand ClarkStewart.<br />

College Music Tutors -Angie Cresswell, Paula Green, Michael Petrus,<br />

BarbaraThomas.<br />

Comperes –Head GirlMollie Gibson, and DeputyHead BoyCarlCayanan.<br />

Results were –<br />

Junior VocalSolo<br />

1st Imogene Felton AveMaria 2nd KaseyHigson Lost Boy<br />

3rd Ngahuia Maeva Lone Wolf (original composition)<br />

Senior VocalSolo<br />

1st Ocean Waitokia At Last 2nd BarbaraNabeka OneNight Only<br />

3rd Mitchell Farr Vienna<br />

VocalDuet<br />

1st MaePatterson, Ella Pearson One<br />

2nd AmyPearson, MiaPearson Jealous<br />

3rd Oliver Livingstone,William Wallis Scarborough Fair/Canticle<br />

Instrumental Solo:Piano<br />

1st JayJung Piano Medley 2nd JayMartin Nuvole Bianchi<br />

3rd Jade Jung AWonderful Dayin<strong>October</strong><br />

Instrumental Group<br />

1st MaePatterson, Ella Pearson, Chinatsu Hunt When IWas Your Man<br />

Band<br />

1st Middle Road Fire and Smoke (original composition)<br />

Jade Kruger,Louie Pabualan,Liam Pram, Toby Woolf.<br />

2nd Empoly8 Me Down<br />

Joseph Collins, Christina Francis, Calais Hill,Spencer Ifopo,<br />

BarbaraNabeka, Scott Thomson, Ocean Waitokia.<br />

3rd SimplyPink HereComesthe Sun<br />

Rebecca Brown, Imogene Felton, Caendal Harris, FelicityJohnston,<br />

Ella Pearson, Maddy Young.<br />

Original Composition<br />

1st Middle Road Band Fire and Smoke<br />

2nd equal Jade Kruger (Senior Vocal Solo) Other Half<br />

2nd equal Liam Pram (Senior Vocal Solo) FlyMetothe Sun<br />

3rd Joseph Collins(Senior Vocal Solo) This Is My Life<br />

(Pictured clockwise<br />

from left):<br />

Imogene Felton,<br />

winnerofthe Junior<br />

Vocal Solo section.<br />

Ocean Waitokia,<br />

winnerofthe Senior<br />

Vocal Solo section.<br />

JayJung,winnerof<br />

the Instrumental<br />

Solo.<br />

House Fest Results<br />

Always hotly contested, this year was<br />

no exception, with high-level energetic<br />

performances to the fore. Special<br />

mention is to be made of House Fest<br />

Judge, Principal Ross Preece, who<br />

willingly extended his repertoire from<br />

the sports field to the cultural music<br />

stage.<br />

4th placed Orange House 3rdplaced Green House<br />

2nd placed Red House VictoriousWinners: Blue House<br />

(pictured below) with the coveted trophy.<br />

South Island SecondarySchools’Ski and<br />

SnowboardChampionships<br />

Manager forthe day, Jocelyn Johnston, said thatitwas astunning morning<br />

at Cardrona for this event where College students Mya Johnston and<br />

Cole Beeman were competing (pictured below, leftand right).<br />

Jocelyn said that, although overall numbers were down, there were a<br />

number of overseasinternational students competing,manyofwhomhad<br />

recently competed at the NewZealand WinterGames,which made forvery<br />

tough competition.<br />

MyaJohnston wasfirst up in the Ladies Giant<br />

Slalom, skiing twoclean runs to finish in avery<br />

creditable 13th place, in atime of 1:16.99.<br />

Unfortunately Cole Beeman slipped out on<br />

arough course in the Men’s Giant Slalom,<br />

but managed to complete his run to finish.<br />

However, he was able to step it up in the<br />

Men’s Slopestyle event with some slick style<br />

throughout his runs,tofinish in an impressive<br />

14th place, in atime of 52.00.<br />

Appreciation<br />

Thanks are given to Luci Beeman for<br />

transporting the team up the mountain.<br />

(Pictured above): MyaJohnston.<br />

(Pictured above): Cole Beeman.<br />

Senior Students OratorySkills’ Impress<br />

On Tuesday24September,<strong>Ashburton</strong>College senior students stood in front<br />

of their peers to deliver some extraordinary speeches.With topics ranging<br />

from twins to finance, the audience was held captive bysome ofour most<br />

talentedspeakers.<br />

Results were -<br />

Alex Wood took out first place in<br />

the Year 12 and 13 group, with an<br />

entertaining and informative speech<br />

about financing our futures, while<br />

Bridget McArthur was rewarded<br />

with second place for her speech<br />

about toxic masculinity.<br />

(Pictured right, left and right):<br />

Alex Wood and Bridget McArthur.<br />

(Pictured left, lefttoright):<br />

In the Year 11 round,<br />

Easterlin Faamausili was<br />

awarded first place forher speech<br />

about stereotypes.<br />

Lauren Taylor placed second for<br />

speaking about being atwin,and<br />

TiaMcCallum placedthird with<br />

her speech about money buying<br />

happiness.<br />

Appreciation<br />

To judges, Jac Sparks and Jeff Withington, for their time, expertise and<br />

valuable feedback to the participants.<br />

CanterburySecondarySchools’Matchplay<br />

Golf Tournament.<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> College’s Golf Team of (pictured below, left to right):<br />

Josh Ackerley,HiromuneKakeda and Wilson Hii travelled to the Coringa<br />

Golf Club at McLean’s Island, Christchurch, on Monday 23 September to<br />

competeinthistournament.<br />

With a 9:30am start against<br />

Christchurch Boys’ High<br />

School in B Grade, they<br />

teed off into ahowling nor’<br />

wester and faced greens that<br />

were fast but ‘bumpy’, due<br />

to having been cored that<br />

morning.<br />

College,asthe stronger team,<br />

was required to give away<br />

a number of strokes, which<br />

challenged their advantage, albeit they played well. Josh gave away three<br />

strokes,Wilson four and Hiromune amassiveten strokes.<br />

This was aone-off fixture against Christchurch Boys’ High School with<br />

College playing in BGrade,while the AGrade competition washeld also.<br />

Wilson Hiigained awin (1 strokeup),while Josh and Hiromune had close<br />

losses of 3and 1strokes down, respectively.<br />

Defending Champions Return to<br />

Ka ToiMāorioAorakiFLAVA Festival<br />

On Friday 20 September, the <strong>Ashburton</strong> College Kapa Haka Group travelled<br />

toTimaru to attend the annual FLAVA Festival. AshColl was one of the twentythree<br />

schools and groups from South and Mid Canterbury competing in<br />

this cultural competition showcasing visual arts, performing arts and kapa<br />

hakaatthe TheatreRoyal.<br />

Aco-ordinator of the event said that schools’engagement contributed to<br />

‘exceptional’performances at whatwas the 13th annual FLAVA Festival.<br />

College Results<br />

The College Kapa Haka Group completed an impressive set with a<br />

relatively young group, with their efforts rewarded when they placed<br />

second overall.<br />

Sonia-Leigh Stephens-Tahuri was placed first-equal as the KaeaTuākana<br />

Wahine (Most Outstanding Female Lead in the Senior Competition).<br />

Kaiwhaiki Peetitūmango was also placed first-equal, as the<br />

Kaea Tuākana Tane (Most Outstanding Male Lead in the Senior<br />

Competition).<br />

Appreciation<br />

Grateful appreciation is given toKapa Haka tutor Matua Te Huaki, and to<br />

College teaching staff members Matua Tiipene Philip and Sarah Lassen for<br />

their supportofand work with the students.<br />

Kapa HakaGroup (pictured above, back row,lefttoright):<br />

Thomas Kairau,MonaroTahapehi, Freedom-Lee Gleave,Angel Kohunui,<br />

SoniaStephens-Tahuri, Charlie Culshaw, Shante Kereopa,<br />

Rangaikore Makutu,Matua Te Huaki.<br />

(Front row,lefttoright): Tarquin Kittelty-Williams,KhalaniBrightwell,<br />

RoiMakutu, Tokoono Pori, KaiwhaikiPeetitumango.<br />

Coming Events<br />

September<br />

20-10 Oct AshCollClassics Tour (Italy and Greece)<br />

21-10 Oct AshCollGerman Tour<br />

25-11 Oct AshCollTour to Japan<br />

28-13 Oct StudentHolidayBreak<br />

<strong>October</strong><br />

04-06 National Schools’Mountain Biking Championships,Dunedin<br />

08-11 New Zealand SecondarySchools’Netball Championships,<br />

College ANetball team<br />

09 SISS CyclingTrack Championships,Invercargill<br />

14 StartofTerm 4<br />

14-15 Regional Girls’Cricket Tournament, Hagley Park,Christchurch<br />

18 Staff vStudentExecutiveChess Match, lunchtime on Chessboard<br />

19-20 South Island SecondarySchools’ Rugby7s, Timaru<br />

22 Year 12 ChainsawDay 3, Chertsey<br />

23 Special Olympics Swimming,Timaru<br />

24 Whole College Assembly (Blues Awards, Head student speeches),<br />

Period 3<br />

RedCarpet Evening,7:00pm, College Auditorium<br />

28 Labour Day–Public Holiday<br />

30 BOTMeeting,Menorlue<br />

<strong>2019</strong> End-of-Year Final Days,Prize-Givings,Events<br />

Parents, caregivers,family/whanau,friends and interested community<br />

members aremost welcome at all prize-givings.<br />

<strong>October</strong><br />

31 Year 13 final day. Students finish at 1:20pm.<br />

Year 13 Graduation Ceremony, <strong>Ashburton</strong>Trust EventCentre,<br />

7:30pm.<br />

November<br />

04 Year 12 final day. Students finish at 1:20pm.<br />

Year 12 Prize-Giving,College Auditorium, 7:30pm.<br />

05 Year 11 final day.<br />

Year 11 Prize-Giving,Auditorium, 7:30pm. CollegeAuditorium.<br />

December<br />

08 Leavers’Graduation Dinner,Hotel <strong>Ashburton</strong>, arrive at 6:30pm,<br />

seatedat7:00pm.<br />

12 Year 10 Prize-Giving,1:30pm, College Auditorium, and Final Day<br />

13 Year 9Prize-Giving,11:00am, CollegeAuditorium, and Final Day


Page 14, <strong>Ashburton</strong>’s The <strong>Courier</strong>, Thursday 3 <strong>October</strong> <strong>2019</strong><br />

Local news at www.starnews.co.nz<br />

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have their goals firmly<br />

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Others just setting out<br />

on the path of owning<br />

and running alifestyle<br />

block, are still<br />

considering ways of<br />

fulfilling their dreams.<br />

One of the first<br />

questions owners should<br />

consider is whether they<br />

want to make money<br />

from the land, or is it<br />

purely for enjoyment of<br />

the lifestyle?<br />

In many cases, one or<br />

both partners in the<br />

venture work off farm.<br />

The harvesting of<br />

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Fewer lifestyle block sales last three months<br />

There have been fewer<br />

lifestyle block sales in the<br />

past three months, than<br />

in the three recorded<br />

prior, according to latest<br />

data from the Real Estate<br />

Institute of New Zealand<br />

(REINZ).<br />

The data shows there<br />

were 187 less lifestyle<br />

property sales (­9.7<br />

percent) for the three<br />

months ended August<br />

<strong>2019</strong>, than for the three<br />

months ended July <strong>2019</strong>.<br />

The value of lifestyle<br />

properties sold was $5.56<br />

billion for the year to<br />

August <strong>2019</strong>, with a<br />

median price for all lifestyle<br />

properties sold over<br />

the same period of<br />

$700,000. It was $55,000<br />

higher compared to the<br />

three months ended<br />

August 2018 (+8.5<br />

percent).<br />

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sales figures for the<br />

three­month period ending<br />

August <strong>2019</strong> showed a<br />

distinct easing in volumes<br />

from the previous period,<br />

but was not too dissimilar<br />

to the equivalent time 12<br />

months ago.<br />

‘‘Again, the stability of<br />

the median price at<br />

$700,000 still indicates a<br />

healthy market from a<br />

national perspective.<br />

‘‘It would appear most<br />

regions are experiencing<br />

asimilar tightening up of<br />

criteria from the financial<br />

sector, very much in line<br />

with that being experienced<br />

by the rural sector.’’<br />

Overall, there were<br />

1,745 lifestyle property<br />

sales in the three months<br />

ended August <strong>2019</strong>, compared<br />

to 1,700 lifestyle<br />

property sales for the<br />

three months ended<br />

August 2018 (+2.6<br />

percent), and 1,932 lifestyle<br />

property sales for<br />

the three months ended<br />

July <strong>2019</strong>.<br />

Some 6,915 lifestyle<br />

properties were sold in<br />

the year to August <strong>2019</strong>,<br />

275 (­3.8%) fewer than<br />

were sold in the year to<br />

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Local news at www.starnews.co.nz <strong>Ashburton</strong>’s The <strong>Courier</strong>, Thursday 3 <strong>October</strong> <strong>2019</strong>, Page 15<br />

Lifestyle e Blocks<br />

The Kiwi Dream<br />

Protection for top growing land<br />

Lifestyle blocks and new subdivisions will be<br />

far harder to develop on areas of rich soil<br />

under the new nationwide policy statement<br />

on highly productive land unveiled for<br />

submissions by the government last month.<br />

The National Policy Statement for Highly<br />

Productive Land (NPS­HPL) aims to<br />

‘‘protect New Zealand’s most fertile and<br />

versatile land’’ and will be given new<br />

protection under proposals.<br />

‘‘Our land is aprecious taonga ­an<br />

irreplaceable treasure and asource of life<br />

and wellness for our country,’’ Minister of<br />

Agriculture Damien O’Connor said.<br />

‘‘One of the greatest challenges facing the<br />

world right now is the need to feed agrowing<br />

population. We have awell­earned<br />

reputation for producing some of the best<br />

food in the world.<br />

‘‘Continuing to grow food in the volumes<br />

and quality we have come to expect depends<br />

on the availability of land and the quality of<br />

the soil. Once productive land is built on, we<br />

can’t use it for food production, which is why<br />

we need to act now.<br />

‘‘We cannot afford to lose our most highly<br />

productive land. It brings significant<br />

economic benefits including employment for<br />

nearby communities, and adds significant<br />

value to New Zealand’s primary sector,’’ he<br />

said.<br />

In incubation since the 2017 election, the<br />

draft policy was launched in amarket<br />

gardener’s warehouse in Tuakau, set on the<br />

deep, brown volcanic soils of Pukekohe<br />

where much of the country’s vegetables are<br />

grown.<br />

‘‘If we don’t protect these soils, the price<br />

Damien O’Connor<br />

of vegetables will go up,’’ said Environment<br />

Minister David Parker, who at the draft<br />

policy launch Mr O’Connor.<br />

The gardens are nestled near new housing<br />

that is spreading across the flat plains and<br />

Bombay Hills south of Auckland, where<br />

both central and local government are<br />

encouraging the city to grow in coming<br />

decades.<br />

The policy seeks to deal with fears that if<br />

too much prime horticultural soil is lost to<br />

housing, it will reduce New Zealand’s<br />

capacity to grow staple foods.<br />

The NPS seeks to control the unplanned<br />

encroachment, particularly of lifestyle<br />

blocks, which can carve up highly productive<br />

land into inefficient parcels.<br />

It will require local government to plan<br />

for suburban expansion to try and preserve<br />

so­called ‘elite soils’.<br />

Mr O’Connor said highly productive land,<br />

often found near existing towns and cities,<br />

had become taken for granted and been<br />

lost to food production in recent years.<br />

Around 14 percent of New Zealand land<br />

was considered highly productive.<br />

Mr Parker said councils had approached<br />

the issue on too much of an ad­hoc basis<br />

and ‘‘the pressure for urban growth has<br />

over­run the capacity to maintain our<br />

productive base.’’<br />

Asked whether it was fair to deprive the<br />

owners of market gardening land the<br />

chance to sell for subdivisions at higher<br />

prices than the land is worth for<br />

horticulture, Mr Parker said all private land<br />

is subject to zoning and other restrictions<br />

on its use.<br />

‘‘The horticulture sector wants these<br />

changes,’’ he said.<br />

Once decisions are reached, councils will<br />

have five years to identify and then organise<br />

protection for areas with elite soils. Both<br />

ministers conceded there is nothing to stop<br />

existing landowners selling for subdivision or<br />

lifestyle blocks, except to the extent that<br />

those areas were already covered by<br />

documents such as the Auckland Unitary<br />

Plan.<br />

The new process will use adecades­old<br />

land use category database, which the draft<br />

acknowledges is not detailed enough for<br />

pinpoint identification of elite soils or to<br />

undertake the detailed spatial planning that<br />

modern resource management regulation<br />

will increasingly require.<br />

Submissions on the draft NPS, due<br />

<strong>October</strong> 10, can be made at<br />

www.mpi.govt.nz<br />

Financial boost<br />

for vet graduates<br />

Thirty­two graduate vets<br />

will receive a financial<br />

boost from the Voluntary<br />

Bonding Scheme for Veterinarians<br />

to help ease<br />

the shortage of veterinarians<br />

working with production<br />

animals in our<br />

regions, the Ministry for<br />

Primary Industries (MPI)<br />

announced this week.<br />

‘‘Our Voluntary Bonding<br />

Scheme for Veterinarians<br />

is designed to support<br />

and boost the<br />

number of graduate vets<br />

in our regions,’’ says<br />

Steve Penno, director<br />

investment programmes<br />

at MPI.<br />

‘‘It’s available for<br />

graduates who are working<br />

with production animals<br />

such as cows, sheep,<br />

and working dogs.’’<br />

This year’s successful<br />

recipients will receive<br />

funding of $55,000 over<br />

five years ­ a total of<br />

$1.76 million.<br />

The scheme generally<br />

provides funding for 30<br />

graduate vets a year,<br />

however additional funding<br />

was available this year<br />

for an extra two. Since<br />

the programme started in<br />

February 2009 MPI has<br />

approved funding for 318<br />

graduate vets.<br />

‘‘Vets play avital role<br />

in our primary industries<br />

and rural communities,’’<br />

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Solo exhibition for Bertie<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> artist Bertie Holmes<br />

will showcase her art skills<br />

at asolo exhibition in Methven<br />

opening soon.<br />

The exhibition, she says,<br />

offers an insight into ‘‘the<br />

many views I’ve seen that have<br />

been my inspiration’’ over the<br />

years.<br />

Inspiration comes from her<br />

love of flowers and gardening,<br />

from overseas trips to europe<br />

and from the thrill and joy of<br />

painting en plein air (outdoors).<br />

The exhibition starts on<br />

<strong>October</strong> 6and will be held in<br />

the Mt Hutt Memorial Hall<br />

Art Gallery.<br />

It will feature at least 30<br />

works, some big and other<br />

smaller pieces.<br />

Most of the works are either<br />

watercolours or mixed media<br />

and feature plenty ofcolour.<br />

Bertie Holmes trained as a<br />

primary school teacher in the<br />

1960s, but has painted since<br />

she was aschoolgirl growing up<br />

in Oamaru.<br />

‘‘I’ve painted all my life. I<br />

have fond memories of a<br />

Saturday art class when Iwas<br />

10 and I’ve always loved creating<br />

pieces.’’<br />

She also had a love of<br />

gardening and that was why<br />

flowers often featured in her<br />

works.<br />

Overseas trips to Portugal,<br />

Switzerland and Italy had been<br />

inspirational, she said, and she<br />

loved painting outdoors with<br />

the subject right in frontofher.<br />

These days she tackles<br />

watercolours and mixed media<br />

works, but in the past enjoyed<br />

the challenges of oils.<br />

Bertie Holmes has been a<br />

member of <strong>Ashburton</strong> Society<br />

of Arts for anumber of years<br />

and has held a number of<br />

positions, including president.<br />

Her first solo exhibition runs<br />

until November 8.<br />

Photo: Artist Bertie Holmes<br />

with some of the pieces that<br />

will feature inher solo exhibition.<br />

Local news at www.starnews.co.nz<br />

QSM presented<br />

to conservationist<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> environmentalist Edith Smith has<br />

received the Queen’s Service Medal for services<br />

to conservation. Mrs Smith, pictured, received her<br />

award from Governor General Patsy Reddy at a<br />

ceremony in Dunedin. She has been associated<br />

with conservation projects and environmental<br />

organisations over many years and has been an<br />

active member of the Royal Forest and Bird<br />

Protection Society <strong>Ashburton</strong> Branch since 1983.<br />

Her contribution has extended to advocacy,<br />

submission writing, and organising conservation<br />

projects to protect biodiversity in Mid Canterbury.<br />

Kirdy honoured<br />

at Dunedin event<br />

2209805<br />

Tinwald Cycling Club stalwart Don Kirdy,<br />

pictured, received his Queen’s Service Medal from<br />

Governor General Dame Patsy Reddy for his<br />

services to cycling at aceremony in Dunedin on<br />

Friday. The octogenarian has mentored cyclists,<br />

looked after the velodrome, mown lawns and<br />

painted tracks at the club for over four decades.


Local news at www.starnews.co.nz <strong>Ashburton</strong>’s The <strong>Courier</strong>, Thursday 3 <strong>October</strong> <strong>2019</strong>, Page 17<br />

All the fun of the fair at Fairton<br />

There was fun aplenty<br />

and something for everyone<br />

at the Family Fun<br />

Day at Fairton School.<br />

The school, which has<br />

39 pupils and five teaching<br />

staff, put on agreat<br />

event last Saturday<br />

enjoyed by the wider<br />

school community, and<br />

many from further afield.<br />

All were on site to<br />

enjoy some school holiday<br />

fun and to support<br />

the school.<br />

There were egg and<br />

spoon races, target<br />

shooting, digger rides,<br />

vintage car rides, wagon<br />

rides pulled by Clydesdale<br />

horses, lambs to pet,<br />

raffles, bouncy castles,<br />

facepainting, heaps of<br />

product and produce<br />

stalls including car boot<br />

sellers and food sites<br />

galore.<br />

The senior students<br />

were also selling Fairton<br />

(candy) Floss to raise<br />

money for their senior<br />

camp next year to Hanmer<br />

Springs.<br />

Money raised from the<br />

rest of the day’s activities<br />

is going towards updating<br />

the school’s outdoor<br />

environment.<br />

Photos: Top, Bella<br />

Broadbent, 8, (right)<br />

narrowly wins the egg<br />

and spoon race ahead of<br />

Eloise Openshaw, 7; top<br />

right, Chloe Muckle, 3,<br />

gets asmile facepainted<br />

on her cheek; .<br />

Two year old Clay<br />

Masters shows his digger<br />

skills to dad, Corey, a<br />

professional logging<br />

crewman, and Fairton<br />

School Year 6 pupil<br />

Corbin Openshaw, 11,<br />

mans the Fairton<br />

(candy) Floss stall at the<br />

Family Fun Day, with<br />

help from senior teacher<br />

Andrea Small.<br />

My vision for<strong>Ashburton</strong>District:<br />

Ourcountry and townspeople work as onetohelp everyone prosper<br />

Ourdistricthas economic growth<br />

OurCBD is revitalised<br />

Ouragricultural sectorremainsstrong<br />

Ourrivers areclean and healthy<br />

Ourratesare kept affordable<br />

OurCouncil financesare well managed<br />

Ourcommunityreceives goodservice<br />

Ourresidents’voices areheard<br />

Ourchildren have goodemployment opportunities<br />

Ournatural resourcesare sustainable<br />

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Local news at www.starnews.co.nz<br />

Rural&Lifestyle<br />

Pessimism felt in all farming sectors<br />

New Zealand rural confidence has<br />

takenasharp dive, withfarmers across<br />

all sectors increasingly pessimistic<br />

about prospects for the agricultural<br />

economy inthe year ahead, the latest<br />

quarterly RabobankRural Confidence<br />

Survey has found.<br />

Following agradual rise over the<br />

previousthree quarters, theoverall net<br />

rural confidence reading plummeted<br />

to ­33 per cent in the latest survey,<br />

down from ­2 per cent last quarter.<br />

The survey, completed in late<br />

August and early September, found<br />

the number of the nation’s farmers<br />

expecting theruraleconomytoworsen<br />

in the coming 12 months had risen to<br />

41 per cent (from 23 per cent last<br />

survey), while those expecting an<br />

improvement had fallen toeight per<br />

cent (down from 23 per cent). Atotal<br />

of 48 per cent were expecting similar<br />

conditions (down from 54per cent).<br />

Rabobank New Zealand CEO<br />

Todd Charteris saidfarmer confidence<br />

was now atits lowest level since the<br />

March2016 quarter, with concern over<br />

government policy identified by farmers<br />

as the key factor for their<br />

negative view.<br />

‘‘As has been for the case for the<br />

past four quarters, concern over government<br />

policy remains the chief<br />

reason for farmer pessimism, and is<br />

cited by68percent of farmers holding<br />

anegativeoutlook in thelatest survey.<br />

‘‘New Zealand rural confidence has<br />

Rabobank New Zealand CEO<br />

Todd Charteris<br />

dropped sharply from the previous<br />

quarter with farmers across all sectors<br />

nowless optimistic about the prospects<br />

for the agricultural economy in the<br />

year ahead.<br />

­ Government policy remains the<br />

key worry, with a host of other<br />

concerns also identified.<br />

­ Farmers’ expectations for their<br />

own business performance also<br />

declined across all sector groups, but<br />

remain atnet positive levels overall.<br />

­Dairyfarmers recorded thebiggest<br />

drop in confidence about their own<br />

farm business performance, while horticulturalists<br />

remain the most optimistic.<br />

­ Investment intentions were<br />

marginally back onlast quarter<br />

‘‘Government policy relating to<br />

freshwater reform and future<br />

greenhouse gas obligations presents a<br />

major challenge for farmers and, at<br />

this time, it’s clear farmers view policy<br />

direction as the major challengetothe<br />

future prosperity of the sector.’’<br />

‘‘New Zealand food and agribusiness<br />

clients, along withtheircommunities,throughthesechallenges.Indoing<br />

so,werecognise the importanceofthis<br />

sector to New Zealand’s economic<br />

success over the coming years.’’<br />

Mr Charteris said with government<br />

policy the major source ofworry for<br />

farmers, itwas important to note the<br />

latest survey period concluded just<br />

before the Government released its<br />

freshwater policy statement on September<br />

5.<br />

‘‘Given the reaction to this policy<br />

statement from farmers and farmer<br />

advocacy groups overrecent weeks,it’s<br />

clear the contents of this document<br />

have further eroded the brittle confidence<br />

in the sector. However, we won’t<br />

get agauge on just how significant an<br />

impact this has had until our next<br />

survey isreleased in mid­December,’’<br />

he said.<br />

Mr Charteris said in addition to<br />

concern over government policy, the<br />

latest survey also highlighted aswathe<br />

of other farmer concerns.<br />

‘‘Other reasons cited by farmers for<br />

their pessimistic outlook includedconcern<br />

over the performance of Fonterra,<br />

negative public perceptions of<br />

farming and turbulence in overseas<br />

markets,’’ he said.<br />

‘‘Despite farm­gate prices for New<br />

Zealand’s’s key commodities remaining<br />

relatively strong, there isawide<br />

range ofconcerns now weighing on<br />

farmers’ shoulders, and thecumulative<br />

effect of these has seen overall<br />

confidence slide dramatically.’’<br />

Farm Business Performance<br />

In line with thedropinoverallrural<br />

confidence, the latest survey found<br />

farmers across all sectors were also<br />

significantly less optimistic about the<br />

performance of their own farm businesses<br />

in the coming 12 months, with<br />

the number expecting their business<br />

performance to improve declining to<br />

24 per cent (from 31per cent inthe<br />

previous survey). Those expecting<br />

their business performance to worsen<br />

roseto20 per cent(from 10 per cent),<br />

while 55 per cent expected nochange<br />

(down from 58 per cent).<br />

Mr Charteris said the net farm<br />

business performance reading of +4<br />

per cent this survey was well back on<br />

the +31 per cent recorded in June.<br />

‘‘While well back on last quarter,<br />

this isstill considerably more optimistic<br />

thanhow farmers are feeling about<br />

the outlook of the overall agricultural<br />

economy and it does indicate that,<br />

despite feeling they are under the<br />

pump, farmers dohave some confidence<br />

intheir operation,’’ he said.<br />

Dairy farmers recorded the biggest<br />

decline insentiment when it came to<br />

the outlook for their own farm<br />

businesses inthe year ahead. There is<br />

now an even spread of dairy farmers<br />

expectingtheirfarm business performance<br />

toimprove and to worsen (both<br />

21 percent). Similarly, sheep andbeef<br />

farmers were splitonthe prospectsfor<br />

their own businesses, with 20per cent<br />

expecting animprovement and 20 per<br />

centexpecting performance to worsen.<br />

Mr Charteris said horticulturalists<br />

continued to be the most buoyant of<br />

all sectors.<br />

Farm Investment<br />

Farmers’ investment intentions also<br />

fell from the June quarter, but<br />

remained at netpositivelevels,with 23<br />

per cent of farmers indicating they<br />

would increase investment in the next<br />

12 months and 17 per centanticipating<br />

investment to decrease.<br />

‘‘Whilewe’ve seensignificantfluctuation<br />

in overall confidence levels over<br />

recent years, investment intentions<br />

have remained relatively stable, highlighting<br />

the commitment of New<br />

Zealand farmers to continually<br />

improve theirfarming operations,’’Mr<br />

Charteris said.<br />

Conducted since 20<strong>03</strong>, the<br />

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Bovis costs top $200m<br />

The costs of Mycoplasma bovis to the agricultural<br />

sector continue to stack up.<br />

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) says the<br />

eradication programme has cost more than $2<strong>03</strong>million<br />

to date ­excluding compensation to farmers.<br />

In that respect MPI has received atotal of 1450<br />

claims with avalue of $109.9million and has so far<br />

completed 1100 of those, cutting cheques to farmers<br />

valued at about $96.5million.<br />

According to the latest figures from MPI more than<br />

116,526 cattle and cows have been culled in just over<br />

two years since the M. bovis eradication programme<br />

was launched.<br />

That’s getting close to initial estimates that around<br />

126,000 animals would be culled during the course of<br />

amulti­year surveillance and eradication strategy, or<br />

around 1% of New Zealand’s cattle population.<br />

While the ultimate cost of dealing with the disease<br />

was high ­estimated at about $1billion ­the cull itself<br />

was not significant in the context ofanannual kill of<br />

more than four million cows, calves, steers, heifers<br />

and bulls, Meat Industry Association (MIA) chief<br />

executive Tim Ritchie said.<br />

The eradication strategy involves surveillance and<br />

depopulation ofinfected cattle herds.<br />

Last year the M. bovis eradication programme<br />

pushed the year­on­year overall cow cull during the<br />

secondquarter, traditionally the dairyindustry’s peak<br />

cull period, up from 470,000 tomore than 537,000<br />

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Mr Ritchie said the majority of stock under the<br />

MPI eradication programme were going to meat<br />

processors and were being processed as normal, with<br />

‘‘smaller batches’’ for testing purposes.<br />

‘‘MPI is dealing directly with the meat processors<br />

on acommercial basisfor the cull, though we provide<br />

an element ofhygiene, for example with transport to<br />

ensure that livestock trucks that have transported<br />

cattle from infected farms are washed and cleaned.’’<br />

Mr Ritchie said depopulation of herds where M.<br />

bovis was detected was only expected to have a<br />

nominal impact on New Zealand beef production.<br />

‘‘It also doesn’t affect the safety or quality of New<br />

Zealand meat products, either locally or for our<br />

export markets.<br />

‘‘It is present in other countries, but we are seeking<br />

eradication because of its potential impacts on farm<br />

production, animal health and also the relatively low<br />

infection rates.’’<br />

While those rates had been relatively stable, there<br />

were still 292 properties under ‘‘notice of direction’’,<br />

which restricted the movement of animals and goods<br />

off farm and 641 properties under ‘‘active surveillance’’,<br />

where actual testing for M. bovis had begun.<br />

Twenty­one of the 193 properties confirmed as<br />

having had the disease still remained on the active<br />

list, of which the majority, 148, were in the South<br />

Island.<br />

‘‘Ultimately, it’s in all our interests to ensure that<br />

the disease is under control,’’ Mr Ritchie said.<br />

Synlait posts $82.2m net profit<br />

Synlait posted a10percent increased net profit of<br />

$82.2 million, in its end of year financial result.<br />

The combination of an increase in profit plus a<br />

total average milk price of $6.58 per kgMS for the<br />

2018/<strong>2019</strong> season was achieved off arevenue which<br />

exceeded $1 billion for the first time.<br />

Synlait Chair Graeme Milne said was a very<br />

pleasing result to be able to announce for Synlait.<br />

Synlait CEO Leon Clement said three points stood<br />

out in the performance.<br />

‘‘Firstly, we delivered a strong financial result,<br />

supported our customers to grow and create value,<br />

while improving our operational efficiency.<br />

‘‘Secondly, we invested in our future by bringing on<br />

new facilities and people capability that position us<br />

well for continued growth.’’<br />

‘‘Finally, we clarified and focused our direction<br />

with anew purpose, ambition and strategy, that aligns<br />

our people and stakeholders toacommon goal.’’<br />

‘‘In summary, our team delivered astrong result,<br />

invested in our future, and clarified our direction.’’<br />

The results saw revenue exceed $1 billion for the<br />

first time, which was an increase of 17% to $1,024.3<br />

million; operating cashflow increased 39 percent to<br />

$136.7 million; salesvolumes increased 21,093 MT or<br />

16 percent to 149,730 MT; consumer packaged infant<br />

formula volumes continued to grow, up 21% to<br />

42,907 MT; and average milk price of $6.58 per kgMS<br />

for the 2018/<strong>2019</strong> season, made up of abase milk<br />

price of $6.40 and an additional $0.18 inincentive<br />

payments.<br />

Synlait’s financial result was characterised by<br />

ongoing growth in infant nutrition volumes, strong<br />

efficiency gains (signalled at half year), and an<br />

expansion in lactoferrin capacity and resulting sales.<br />

These factors help contribute to an increase in total<br />

gross profit of 12 percent.<br />

Expenditure lifted in line with this growth, but<br />

importantly much of this increased investment was in<br />

areas that support future opportunities.<br />

Notably, operating cashflow increased 39 percent<br />

to $136.7 million, reflecting the strong underlying<br />

performance of the business and ability to fund our<br />

investment programme.<br />

Synlait’s financial performance was supported by<br />

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‘‘Water quality is very important to all<br />

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Dairy farmers are part of the community,<br />

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see improvements,’’ says DairyNZ chief<br />

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Dr Mackle was speaking of the initial<br />

six­week timeframe of the Essential<br />

Freshwater consultation. It has since<br />

been extended by two weeks.<br />

Farmers need to have afair chance to<br />

input into this process. They needtime to<br />

consider the proposal and weigh upthe<br />

impact on their farms, families and<br />

communities, Dr Mackle said.<br />

‘‘Essential Freshwaterwill significantly<br />

impactthe way we farm in New Zealand.<br />

If this process is to have any integrity the<br />

Minister must extend the consultation<br />

periodtoallow farmerstime to digest the<br />

proposal and engage in a meaningful<br />

way.<br />

‘‘Spring is abusy time for farmers with<br />

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‘‘At the end of the day, farmers are<br />

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‘‘We are seeing public meetings where<br />

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‘‘The level ofinterest should be of no<br />

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Mid Canterbury’s aquifer recharge<br />

trial has been given alifeline by the<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> council just days after<br />

Environment Minister David Parker<br />

spoke highly of the research.<br />

The council, in its final meeting<br />

of the term, agreed on the motion<br />

of councillors Stuart Wilson and<br />

Leen Braam to grant the Hinds<br />

Water Enhancement Trust (formerly<br />

the managed aquifer<br />

recharge governance group)<br />

$125,000 from its economic<br />

development fund.<br />

But there was stiff opposition<br />

from several councillors who questioned<br />

whether the money should<br />

come from that fund.<br />

Outgoing councillor Russell Ellis<br />

­who cannot stand in the coming<br />

term because his nomination was<br />

ruled invalid ­said the public had<br />

not had achance to have their say<br />

on whether economic development<br />

money should go to such acause.<br />

Cr Peter Reveley said it was a<br />

great project, but the money should<br />

not come from economic development.<br />

Council, he said, had already put<br />

a‘‘heck of alot of water’’ into the<br />

project.<br />

Cr Selwyn Price said he was also<br />

opposed. He had seen no business<br />

case and it was ‘‘just ludicrous and<br />

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have you been told of<br />

the results?❜<br />

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inconsistent’’.<br />

But mayoral aspirant Neil Brown<br />

said there had been abusiness case<br />

given to council just six months ago,<br />

and council needed to move forward<br />

in its support.<br />

Cr Lynette Lovett said the project<br />

­toboost underground water<br />

levels and dilute nitrates ­would<br />

benefit the whole community.<br />

Cr Mark Malcolm said he did not<br />

support it, but retiring councillor<br />

Alastair Urquhart said the money<br />

would be as well spent there as<br />

elsewhere.<br />

There was also support from Cr<br />

Diane Rawlinson, who said the<br />

$125,000 would be matched by the<br />

regional council.<br />

Mayor Donna Favel, the council’s<br />

representative on the Hinds<br />

water trust, also supported it, and<br />

said Mr Parker was excited by the<br />

project’s possibilities.<br />

Cr Stuart Wilson said the debate<br />

was a debacle ‘‘with the same<br />

speakers going on and on’’.<br />

He said some of those in opposition<br />

were ‘‘negative’’.<br />

‘‘How many times have you been<br />

told of the results?’’<br />

He said council did not have to<br />

ask ratepayers every time it spent<br />

some money.<br />

Cr Price said no­one was disputing<br />

the value of the project, but<br />

disputing how economic development<br />

money was spent.<br />

The Hinds Water Enhancement<br />

Trust is also awaiting the<br />

outcome of its application to<br />

Shane Jones’ Provincial Growth<br />

Fund for $950,000.<br />

The trust chairman, Peter<br />

Lowe, said if that money did not<br />

come through, the trustees would<br />

have tothink seriously about the<br />

future.<br />

He spoke tocouncil about the<br />

project, and said a planned<br />

recharge site would likely benefit<br />

the Hinds potable supply and an<br />

existing recharge site near Mayfield<br />

would help its supply.<br />

There, water from the RDR<br />

was fed into the Hinds river bed.<br />

The trust was looking at asite<br />

north of the original site.<br />

The original site targeted an<br />

area of high nitrates and had<br />

‘‘worked brilliantly’’.<br />

The trust’s Year 3reportwould<br />

be with council shortly.<br />

Three councillors sign off<br />

Three councillors have signed off ­<br />

but one, Russell Ellis,may be back.<br />

At the end of each term of<br />

council, retiring councillors are<br />

farewelled, and also speak about<br />

their time at council.<br />

Cr Stuart Wilson spoke of Cr<br />

Ellis, who wanted to stand but<br />

whose nomination was ruled out of<br />

order; Cr Selwyn Price spoke of<br />

retiring long­term councillor Peter<br />

Reveley, and Cr Diane Rawlinson<br />

spoke of retiring councillor Alastair<br />

Urquhart.<br />

Cr Wilson said Cr Ellis, since<br />

being elected in 2013, had<br />

bloomed.<br />

‘‘We will miss your wise input in<br />

abig way,’’ hesaid.<br />

‘‘I hold you in the highest<br />

esteem.’’<br />

Cr Ellis said he was hoping he<br />

could reappear.<br />

Did council get every decision<br />

right.<br />

‘‘No, but we get most of it right,’’<br />

he said.<br />

Sometimes, he said, councillors<br />

had to make tough decisions ­and<br />

any intending councillor needed to<br />

talk about water.<br />

Cr Ellis thanked councillors and<br />

staff for their support. Cr Price said<br />

he knew he and Cr Reveley would<br />

see eye to eye ­asboth were short.<br />

He said Cr Reveley was elected<br />

in 2004, had been in conflict with<br />

various mayors, and his expertise<br />

was valued and respected.<br />

He was alone in that he had<br />

stood in and been elected in every<br />

ward and was a true man of<br />

principle.<br />

Cr Reveley said he had got to an<br />

age when it was time to move on.<br />

He said he had stood his ground<br />

over astopbank ­and got it ­got<br />

offside over the Mayfield water<br />

supply and ‘‘got offside with many<br />

in here but stuck with it’’.<br />

He said climate change was a<br />

‘‘new disease ­and no­one will ever<br />

change my mind onthat’’.<br />

He said the <strong>Ashburton</strong> museum/<br />

gallery building was one reason he<br />

‘‘bailed out’’ mid­term to spend<br />

more time on the farm.<br />

Cr Rawlinson said she had<br />

known Alastair Urquhart for 25<br />

years.<br />

He farmed at Erewhon and Mt<br />

Potts and, later, Dromore and<br />

stoodin2013 and got in with ahigh<br />

vote.<br />

She said he was aman of quiet<br />

determination.<br />

Cr Urquhart said he was elected<br />

on his 40th wedding anniversary<br />

and had arocky start after being<br />

told at aworkshop he could only<br />

comment ‘‘on the information<br />

before us’’.<br />

He said council was abig learning<br />

curve and hewas accused of<br />

having a conflict of interest over<br />

the proposed second bridge and<br />

was let down by some poor advice.<br />

He said his second term was<br />

much more pleasant and ‘‘good<br />

luck with trying to mopupthe shed<br />

up the road’’.


Local news at www.starnews.co.nz <strong>Ashburton</strong>’s The <strong>Courier</strong>, Thursday 3 <strong>October</strong> <strong>2019</strong>, Page 23<br />

Peaceful haven for rare mudfish<br />

By Toni Williams<br />

Arable farmer Ian Mackenize, and<br />

his wife, Diana, opened their<br />

Eiffelton property in Mid<br />

Canterbury, to Foundation for<br />

Arable Research’s Women In Arable<br />

group, to have aclose up look at how<br />

farming and environment protection<br />

can work hand in hand.<br />

Mr Mackenzie, athird generation<br />

farmer on the Akaunui Farm site,<br />

spoke about the efforts to help<br />

protect the endangered mudfish<br />

which live in the farm’s Purakaunui<br />

Creek.<br />

The Mackenzies, even after more<br />

than 25 years dealing with mudfish<br />

on farm, were still learning about the<br />

rare breed as there were few people<br />

who knew alot about them.<br />

The waterway, which winds about<br />

1.5km through the farm ends with a<br />

series of pond sites, and is inhabited<br />

by mudfish.<br />

Over many years, the wetlands on<br />

the farm have been protected and<br />

planted to improve water quality and<br />

support ahealthy population of<br />

mudfish and other native species.<br />

It’s apeaceful haven for nature to<br />

thrive.<br />

Mr Mackenzie spoke about the<br />

mudfish on the property which were<br />

one of the biggest population of the<br />

world’s rarest freshwater fish.<br />

He had live samples for the women<br />

to view caught with aspecially<br />

crafted cage trap.<br />

Alot of money and alot of time<br />

has gone into the wetlands<br />

development which included five or<br />

six hectares and water system.<br />

‘‘If you have one of the world’s<br />

rarest fish species on your property<br />

you should look after it,’’ he said.<br />

‘‘We like it because it’s quite nice<br />

out here, it’s pretty cool.’’<br />

There were also wild eels in the<br />

creek but among the wetlands were<br />

bird life such as Grey Teal, Paradise<br />

Ducks, Kingfishers, Heron, Fantails,<br />

Pukeko and Shovelers which were all<br />

‘‘pretty spectacular and of course<br />

they’re living off the frogs,<br />

cockabillies and the mudfish that live<br />

in the creek, so everything is<br />

connected.’’<br />

The mudfish, on site, lay their eggs<br />

in late winter and when they hatched<br />

in September/ <strong>October</strong> they were<br />

clear, and like whitebait, swam<br />

openly in large shoals.<br />

As they grew, their colour got<br />

darker and they started to hide from<br />

predators such as the airborne black<br />

shag or water predators like heron,<br />

kingfishers and eel.<br />

They hid under the shade of native<br />

plants like carex and flax and fed at<br />

night.<br />

There were higher levels of<br />

mudfish in the creek where eels did<br />

not swim.<br />

The Mackenzie family farming<br />

operation is diversified, producing<br />

grain, seeds, meat and milk ­all<br />

under irrigation.<br />

Mr Mackenzie, who is a<br />

shareholder in alocal engineering<br />

business, also has experience in<br />

governance roles having served on<br />

the boards of several commercial<br />

businesses, charitable and<br />

community groups, government and<br />

NGO groups.<br />

He has served some years on the<br />

regional council transport committee<br />

but is better known for his<br />

involvement with water and the<br />

environment.<br />

Through his various roles with<br />

Federated Farmers, at aregional and<br />

national level, he has been involved<br />

in trying to help develop<br />

environmental policies that underpin<br />

arational strategy for water and the<br />

environment that does not destroy<br />

our social and economic wellbeing.<br />

He was an inaugural member of<br />

the Canterbury Water Management<br />

Strategy and was part of the process<br />

for developing the concept of sub<br />

regional zone committees and he<br />

served several years on the national<br />

Land and Water Forum. Mr<br />

Mackenzie encouraged farmers with<br />

land not suitable for farming to<br />

consider making their own wetland.<br />

Check out the video at<br />

ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>Chiropractic<br />

Chiropractor Debra Curtin has been based in<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> for the past eight years, trading as<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> Chiropractic.<br />

Debra was drawn to becoming achiropractorafter<br />

experiencingher ownhealth issues.<br />

She graduated from Macquarie University in<br />

Sydney, Australia, in 20<strong>03</strong> and worked inavariety<br />

of clinics before settling in <strong>Ashburton</strong>.<br />

Debra is fascinated by how well-being can be<br />

influenced by the health of the spine and the<br />

nervous system.<br />

The term chiropractic means ‘‘done by hand’’ to<br />

encourage changes to spinal joint subluxations<br />

where joints arenot movingwell. Over timethese<br />

joints can become sticky and interrupt the innate<br />

intelligence of the nervous system and nerve<br />

transmissions between the brain andthe body.<br />

It is abit likeanelectrical short circuit.<br />

When the nerve transmissions do not perform<br />

correctly, this can lead to changes in muscle<br />

behaviour, postureand ultimatelyaperson’sability<br />

to move withease.<br />

Debra’s interest in health has continued toevolve<br />

into investigating genes andhow theymay impact<br />

on our general health.<br />

Her particular interest focuses on liver gene<br />

function and how this can become disrupted by<br />

foods, environment, life decision, stress, traumas<br />

and genes themselves.<br />

&<br />

Health<br />

Wellbeing<br />

The liver plays ahuge role in the biochemical<br />

detoxification of the body which allows for the<br />

internalworkingsofthebodytofunctionoptimally.<br />

However ifthe liver becomes disrupted it can<br />

cause us to feel unwell.<br />

Debra is available for people wanting to learn<br />

more about howtheycan improve their health.<br />

Phone 3089516 to schedule an appointment time.<br />

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Mon &Tue: 8am to 6pm; Wed: 8am to 4pm<br />

Thu, Fri, Sat: Closed.<br />

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Debra Curtin<br />

BSC, MChiro, NZCA<br />

65 Tancred Street,<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Phone: 307 8988<br />

www.nzfocusoptometry.co.nz<br />

2210734<br />

2210416


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MADE IN MID CANTERBURY<br />

‘All YouCan Eat’ –Authentic Filipino and Asian food<br />

Dandin’s Buffet restaurant<br />

owners Sonia and<br />

Patricio Dandin have<br />

spent years making<br />

tantalising authentic<br />

Filipino and Asian dishes<br />

for others to enjoy.<br />

Their restaurant, in the<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> Triangle<br />

complexonVictoriaStreet,<br />

opened just over a year<br />

ago and follows on from<br />

the success of their former Carinderia Buffet<br />

restaurantwhich wasinBurnett Street.<br />

They use ingredients sourced locally tomake<br />

their tastydishes.<br />

Now conveniently located right next door to<br />

their Filipino Dairybusiness,Sonia and Patricio<br />

spend time between the businesses offering<br />

an authentic Filipino foods in the dairy, as well<br />

as cooked along side Asian dishes.<br />

Their ‘all you can eat buffet’, which costs $20,<br />

has dishes such as chicken pastel, lechon<br />

kawali, pansit bihon, chop suey, pork adobo,<br />

spring rolls and rice.<br />

It is available every day with dine-in or<br />

takeawayoptions.<br />

They are open from<br />

11.30am until 2.30pm,<br />

then reopen again<br />

for dinner between<br />

5.30pm to 9pm.<br />

Sonia, who was featured<br />

on Filipino television<br />

beamed to 2.4million<br />

viewers, is often visited<br />

by touring Filipino<br />

and Asian groups.<br />

They also offer catering options for any large<br />

event or small gathering. Their premises<br />

can accommodate up to 50 diners in-house,<br />

but off-site they have catered for up to 250<br />

people in the past and will set up food and<br />

decorations as required.<br />

Sonia says the popular ‘all you can eat buffet’<br />

has adifferent menu every day, which is all<br />

freshly cooked and hot.<br />

Choices includes dishes of meat, seafood,<br />

vegetables, drinks and desserts are also<br />

available.<br />

Call in and check out the food selection<br />

available in their popular buffet.<br />

Fill your tummytoyour heart’scontent<br />

or shop your Asian groceryitems<br />

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We also offer catering services.<br />

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Unique Jewellery isaptly named. Asthe only<br />

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the skills offered provide the opportunity for<br />

clients to have a special piece of jewellery<br />

designed and made especially forthem.<br />

Unique Jewellery takes pride in only ever<br />

making one version of anything hence<br />

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Consultation is extremely important with the<br />

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their ideas and vision, as well as offering<br />

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Whether it is the creation of anew piece, the<br />

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stones from aring,brooch or necklaceinanew<br />

setting,the client is included in everystep.<br />

Achoice ofstones can be made available for<br />

clients to choose from.<br />

Owner and jeweller, Adrian Waddell spent 15<br />

years overseas working with jewellers and<br />

pearl producers in Australia and England,<br />

gaining knowledge of the latest techniques<br />

and designs. Unique Jewellery opened in<br />

Unique<br />

creations<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>’s only on-site jewellery<br />

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As well as manufacturing and remaking<br />

jewellery, Adrian is an expertinrepairs. Broken<br />

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Foranythingfromasimplerepairtothecreation<br />

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<strong>Ashburton</strong> is thehome of<br />

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custom made pieces.<br />

Some clients know<br />

exactly whattheywantin<br />

design, timber,colour,and<br />

fittings. Some arrive with a<br />

photograph, while others<br />

have avision which needs<br />

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Whichever it is, staff<br />

work closely with clients<br />

to ensure the finished product iswhat the<br />

customerwants.<br />

Avariety ofsolid timber is available including<br />

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An extensive range of furniture can also be<br />

found on the shop floor but with sales from<br />

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make their choicefromthe company’s website.<br />

Deliverycan be arranged nationwide.<br />

The range of furniture is large. There is<br />

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entertainment units and chests through to<br />

outside benches,tables and bar leaners.<br />

Owners Carol Greer and Dayle Prichard place<br />

strong emphasis on high-quality service and<br />

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Designs continue to change asthe company<br />

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Macrocraft Furniture also imports wooden<br />

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Local news at www.starnews.co.nz <strong>Ashburton</strong>’s The <strong>Courier</strong>, Thursday 3 <strong>October</strong> <strong>2019</strong>, Page 25<br />

MADE IN MID CANTERBURY<br />

Tempting treats to tantalise the tastebuds<br />

Tharina Nel, of The Cakelady <strong>Ashburton</strong>,<br />

can make any food lover’s dream come<br />

true from delectable cakes, cupcakes and<br />

muffins dripping with chocolate or icing, to<br />

confectionery nougat treats, through to her<br />

sweet and savoury range of pies and quiches.<br />

Tharina has been creating mouthwatering<br />

delights for family, friends, café’s<br />

and restaurants for the past decade.<br />

She started baking as something to do<br />

when her children were young and enjoyed<br />

it so much it’s become a labour of love.<br />

She opened her <strong>Ashburton</strong>-based<br />

business in early 2017, and her impressive<br />

creations have taken on their own<br />

popularity and are enjoyed far and wide.<br />

Tiered wedding cakes, novelty birthday cakes,<br />

food forspecial occasions or anyevent in need<br />

of sweet treats or some savoury selections,<br />

The Cakelady <strong>Ashburton</strong> can make them all.<br />

Tharina has her own favourite recipes,<br />

which are ‘tried and tested’ and in many<br />

flavours, but will make cakes from supplied<br />

recipes to match any special requests.<br />

She can also make cakes for Gluten Free,<br />

Keto, Dairy Free, Egg Free and Vegan diets.<br />

Tharina likes to know exactly what is<br />

in her cakes so makes everything from<br />

scratch, including jam fillings and curds.<br />

She can hand-craft her cake decorations<br />

to replicate photographs or objects and<br />

in the past has crafted many treasured<br />

animals, or sports and hobby themed<br />

such as golf bags and vehicle cakes.<br />

She likes people to seeand tasteher products<br />

andisoftensetupatmarketsaroundthedistrict.<br />

She will be at the Leeston Spring Fling (<strong>October</strong><br />

6) and MethvenHighCountryFete(November)<br />

and the <strong>Ashburton</strong> Hospice Christmas Tour<br />

and Market in the <strong>Ashburton</strong> Arcade on<br />

December 1but can be contactedany time via<br />

TheCakelady <strong>Ashburton</strong> Facebook page.<br />

2211405<br />

Bespoke FurnitureCraftsman<br />

Craftsman Chris Thompson, of Thompson<br />

Woodworking, makes timeless furniture<br />

pieces, handcrafted tothe finest detail and<br />

custom made to fit anyspace, large or small.<br />

The <strong>Ashburton</strong> based designer/maker is<br />

also an experienced boat builder, who<br />

began his professional woodworking<br />

career more than 40 years ago as a<br />

boat builder in the United Kingdom.<br />

He grew up in Christchurch and has decades<br />

of experience making unique, high quality<br />

furniture.<br />

His hand-crafted pieces include stylish pieces<br />

to complement any bedroom, dining room or<br />

living space such as dressers, cabinets, chests,<br />

dining tables,chairsand entertainmentunits.<br />

Chris can craft<br />

uniquely designed<br />

chests of drawers to<br />

fit any space, blanket<br />

boxes, coffee tables,<br />

display cabinets<br />

and make-up tables.<br />

As well as conventional<br />

furniture, the designer<br />

in Chris has come<br />

up with a specialty<br />

floating display<br />

cabinet.<br />

``You can draw<br />

plans on apiece<br />

of paper, but it<br />

is not until you<br />

make it in full<br />

size, anditcomes<br />

to life thatyou can tell if yougot it rightornot.<br />

He says,“Youcan be the judge of that- it’s my<br />

homage to the men who have been agreat<br />

influenceonmywork.’’<br />

Chrisspentthe 1980’smaking furniturebefore<br />

working with ajoinery firm specialising in the<br />

interior of super yachts and launches,and then<br />

restoring old wooden boats.<br />

He has also fitted out caravans,<br />

motorhomes and tiny spaces drawing<br />

on his unique skills and experience.<br />

Working with a variety of wood materials<br />

including Matai timber,Rimu and Elm,<br />

Chris can transform any piece ofwood and<br />

bring it to lifewith bespoke furnituretosuit.<br />

To see some of Chris’ work, ortocontact him<br />

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2211494<br />

We have your trailers covered!<br />

Staff at Helmack Engineering know athing or<br />

two about trailers –after all, the company has<br />

beenbuilding them for43years.<br />

While the components are similar to those used<br />

in the early days, acouple of design changes<br />

during the years has meant the trailers are now<br />

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The extensive range of trailers, from standard<br />

designs to custom built to suit individual client’s<br />

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Helmack Engineering has just completed a<br />

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Staff know what works and can offer expert<br />

advice on the best model to suit a client’s<br />

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The emphasis of the business remains on<br />

motor body building, with everything from<br />

linehaul to town delivery trucks, from tippers to<br />

curtainsiders and flatdecks.<br />

TheSupreme range of horse floats,manufactured<br />

by the company in <strong>Ashburton</strong>, remain a<br />

significantpartofthe business,with afull range<br />

of sizes and types offered.<br />

The10staff in the engineering departmenthave<br />

manyyearsofservicebetween them, much of it<br />

at HelmackEngineering.This longevityofservice<br />

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The company stands behind its products and<br />

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Replacement wheel bearings, brakes, and<br />

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to horsefloats, and for dog kennels, Helmack<br />

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Variety of<br />

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checkout our<br />

websitefor<br />

more.<br />

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www.helmack.co.nz<br />

2211363


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MADE IN MID CANTERBURY<br />

Exceptionalworkmanship<br />

Mainland Coachwork Limited isasuccessful<br />

and creative manufacturer of horse trucks/<br />

coaches and horse floats.<br />

They arebased at JBCullen Drivein<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

and their products are delivered throughout<br />

New Zealand.<br />

Owners Rodney Greaney and Paul Chapman<br />

have more than 30years' experience inthe<br />

coach building trade.<br />

Their passionate, high calibre team provide<br />

exceptional workmanship, building on time<br />

and on budget.<br />

They enjoy forming strong connections with<br />

their clients to better understand their needs<br />

fortheir horses.<br />

Paul has worked for more than 15years for<br />

alocal bus and motorhome repair business<br />

and Rodney is a qualified coach builder,<br />

manufacturing replica D-type and E-type<br />

Jaguar racing cars in the early years, then<br />

busesand nowhorse coaches and horse floats.<br />

They can create a simple horse float or<br />

a luxurious horse palace built to your<br />

specifications in arange of sizes from entry<br />

level to executivemodels.<br />

Their horse floats are manufactured to order<br />

and can also include entry level, tandem and<br />

wide track models.<br />

“When you deal with Mainland Coachwork<br />

your new horse coach or horse float will be<br />

built to suit your individual needs (no run of<br />

the mill here) and will be built to the highest<br />

quality.''<br />

“Our close knit team is fully qualified and<br />

strives for perfection on every build. Coming<br />

in on time and on budget.''<br />

If you are looking for acustom built horse<br />

coach or float give the team at Mainland<br />

Coachwork acall.<br />

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Page Engineering ...old into new<br />

Page Engineering, in<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>’s Riverside<br />

Industrial Park, isafamily<br />

owned and operated<br />

engineering company<br />

meeting the needs of the<br />

district’s agricultural and<br />

transportsector.<br />

The business specialises in<br />

truck to trailer conversions,<br />

turning old trucks into new<br />

and usable farm trailers.<br />

They have afully equipped<br />

mobile work truck for onfarmrepairs.<br />

All the staff are highly<br />

experienced and come<br />

from either an agricultural<br />

background or are trade<br />

qualified.<br />

No job toobig or small.<br />

Page Engineering are<br />

suppliers and installers of<br />

PowerTarps retractable<br />

truck covers.<br />

From simple horse floats to luxurious horse coaches<br />

Horse Coaches:<br />

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•StandardTandems •Wide Track •WideTrack SL<br />

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19 J.B. Cullen Drive, <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Phone 307 8353<br />

info@mainlandcoachwork.co.nz<br />

www.mainlandcoachwork.co.nz<br />

2211572<br />

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Grain Buckets<br />

• 2.4 to 3m buckets<br />

• 2m² capacity<br />

• Eurohookattachment<br />

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• 12-15 tonne tip trailers<br />

• Removable or fold down sides<br />

• Hydraulic braking options<br />

• Grain bins<br />

• Grain bin extensions<br />

Ph: <strong>03</strong> 308 8980, Mob: 021 <strong>03</strong>9 5250<br />

Email: pageng@xtra.co.nz<br />

www.pageengineering.co.nz<br />

25 Robinson Street,<br />

Riverside Industrial Estate,<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Loader FillingBins<br />

• Hydraulic opening<br />

• Eurohook attachment<br />

• Holds 1T bag of fertiliser<br />

Natural pet food range to suit pets nationwide<br />

Simply Pet Foods is alocally<br />

owned and operated<br />

business making their own<br />

pet food range to meet the<br />

needs of pets throughout<br />

the country.<br />

New owners Carrie and<br />

Sam Collett still offer a<br />

range of specialty fresh and<br />

frozen pet foods, sourced<br />

from the rich pastures<br />

of Mid Canterbury and<br />

beyond, but also have bird seed and a<br />

new range of pet accessories including<br />

collars, pet beds and grooming tools.<br />

SamworkedforsevenyearswithSimplyPet<br />

Foods beforetaking over in July this year.<br />

Andit’sanopportunitythe couple,along<br />

with the older of their four children aged<br />

3to14, areenjoying.<br />

“Our variety ofraw and chewy meats<br />

ideally suit the digestive systems of our<br />

cats and dogs who, like their ancestors<br />

in the wild, struggle to<br />

process anything else.<br />

“We also have our own<br />

mobile abattoir offering<br />

services through Mid<br />

Canterbury and linking the<br />

natural animal food chain.<br />

And offer Nutrience dried<br />

food range forkittens to cats<br />

and puppies to large dogs.’’<br />

“Wealso ship nationwide.’’<br />

Simply Pet Foods creates<br />

high quality, all natural foods for<br />

your beloved animals, whether<br />

they’re pets or working farm animals.<br />

Located at 99 Archibald Street, in<br />

Tinwald, <strong>Ashburton</strong> between the<br />

Green Grocer and Tinwald Tavern<br />

there is plenty of off-street parking.<br />

The retail shop is open Monday to<br />

Thursday from 9am to 5pm, late night<br />

Friday until 6pm, and Saturdays from<br />

9am to 4pm.<br />

Wind Art–apiece forevery garden<br />

Artist Charlie Jaine specialises in<br />

custom-made steel artworks which<br />

come in all shapesand sizes,and add<br />

aunique focal point toany space.<br />

Charlie, is a born and bred<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>ian. He spent his<br />

younger years engineering<br />

farm equipment from scratch<br />

and farming before recognising<br />

his true talent five years ago.<br />

He enjoys creating artworks<br />

which is a complete change from<br />

being a fourth generation farmer.<br />

He says unlike farming from<br />

one season to another, his work<br />

right now will last in people’s<br />

gardens for generations to come.<br />

His favourite creations to make<br />

are the large garden sculptures<br />

which move fluidly, and<br />

quietly in the wind without fail<br />

He says there isapiece for every<br />

garden and he is open to doing<br />

commission pieces. All of Charlie’s<br />

sort-afterworks have ahigh standard<br />

of finish and craftmanship.<br />

Charlie has a workshop in<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> and promotes his<br />

artworks at shows, fairs and fete’s<br />

around the country including<br />

Geraldine Summer Fete, the<br />

Wanaka A&P Show and by word<br />

of mouth, as his creations can<br />

be found in homes and gardens<br />

nationwide.<br />

Shipping is no issue.<br />

There isalso adedicated Charlies<br />

Workshop by Charlie Jaine<br />

Facebook page for anyone<br />

wanting to view some of his<br />

work on-line and make contact.<br />

Charlie is working on some pieces<br />

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and will have be acouple of his<br />

larger creationsfor people to view,<br />

as well as arange of his medium<br />

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Local news at www.starnews.co.nz <strong>Ashburton</strong>’s The <strong>Courier</strong>, Thursday 3 <strong>October</strong> <strong>2019</strong>, Page 27<br />

Aclimate for change ­60march in to town<br />

Around 60 students and<br />

teachers from <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

College and <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Borough School marched<br />

and gathered at Baring<br />

Square West on Friday to<br />

voice their concerns about<br />

the environment and the<br />

affects of climate change.<br />

Marching as part of the<br />

third nationwide School<br />

Strike 4Climate day, some<br />

students displayed banners<br />

with bleak messages saying<br />

‘We can do better’, ‘There<br />

is no planet B’, ‘Stop climate<br />

change before it stops<br />

us’, ‘Learn to change, or<br />

learn to swim’, ‘Cut down<br />

on CO2 emissions’ and<br />

‘You’ll die of old age, we’ll<br />

die of climate change’.<br />

Other students belted<br />

out catchy warning slogans<br />

to get their messages and<br />

feelings across.<br />

A number of passing<br />

motorists on nearby State<br />

Highway 1 honked their<br />

horns to acknowledge the<br />

awareness efforts of the<br />

young marchers, who are<br />

backing the declaration of a<br />

climate emergency.<br />

Marchers then moved<br />

across to the main entrance<br />

of <strong>Ashburton</strong> District<br />

Council’s offices to further<br />

share their concerns.<br />

The <strong>Ashburton</strong> marchers<br />

joined thousands of others<br />

from around the country to<br />

take part in climate change<br />

marches. The marches have<br />

been inspired by an international<br />

movement sparked<br />

by Swedish teenager<br />

Greta Thunberg.<br />

Canterbury drivers over­estimate their own ability<br />

New research into road<br />

safety and driver attitudes<br />

has found many<br />

drivers in Canterbury<br />

over­estimate their ability<br />

and blame others for<br />

road­safety problems.<br />

The research was done<br />

by Research First for the<br />

Hurunui, Kaikoura, Waimakariri,<br />

Selwyn, <strong>Ashburton</strong>,<br />

Waitaki, Timaru,<br />

McKenzie and Waimate<br />

district councils, Environment<br />

Canterbury and the<br />

New Zealand Transport<br />

Agency to determine<br />

region­specific attitudes<br />

and perceptions towards<br />

road safety. Councils<br />

across Canterbury work<br />

together to address driver<br />

problems, saysWaimakariri<br />

District Mayor and<br />

Canterbury Regional<br />

Road Safety Working<br />

Group chairman David<br />

Ayers.<br />

‘‘Infrastructure and<br />

vehicle safety improvements,<br />

speed management<br />

and enforcement<br />

only go so far in keeping<br />

road users safe,’’ he says.<br />

‘‘We still need to<br />

ensure we have road<br />

users who take responsibility,<br />

are skilled, competent,<br />

alert and unimpaired.’’<br />

Waimakariri District<br />

Council road safety coordinator<br />

Kathy Graham<br />

says all drivers need to do<br />

an honest appraisal of<br />

their driving. ‘‘Manyofus<br />

feel other drivers are the<br />

ones who need to drive<br />

better, or we believe it is<br />

reckless drivers, or that<br />

the people who crash are<br />

taking risks.<br />

‘‘Howeverweare regularlyseeing<br />

crashesinour<br />

district involving people<br />

who drive the same route<br />

every day. They know the<br />

areawell, yet they still fail<br />

to fully stop at an intersection<br />

and don’t see<br />

another car approaching,<br />

or theyare distracted and<br />

end up running off the<br />

road, sometimes with<br />

serious consequences,<br />

particularly on our higher<br />

speed roads.’’<br />

Forty percent of those<br />

surveyed rated their own<br />

driving ability as above<br />

average, while the same<br />

group considered 70% to<br />

be only average drivers.<br />

Nearly half rated aggressive<br />

and impatient drivers,<br />

and those using cellphones,<br />

as serious risks.<br />

Distracted drivers and<br />

speeding drivers were<br />

also abig concern.<br />

Collisions at intersections<br />

and high traffic volumes<br />

were considered<br />

the most serious risks.


Page 28, <strong>Ashburton</strong>’s The <strong>Courier</strong>, Thursday 3 <strong>October</strong> <strong>2019</strong><br />

Inner Wheel hands over $500<br />

At the recent annual changeover at <strong>Ashburton</strong> Inner Wheel, outgoing president Judy Kingsbury<br />

presented Olive Anstiss, representing the Westpac Helicopter Service, with acheque for $500. The<br />

money was raised by the club during the 2018/19 year. (Photo supplied)<br />

Trust approves funding of $124,089 in September round<br />

The Community Trust<br />

of Mid &South Canterbury<br />

has approved<br />

$124,089 to 24 organisations<br />

in its September<br />

funding round.<br />

Locally, Mid Canterbury<br />

Riding for the<br />

Disabled received<br />

$5,000, Tinwald Pony<br />

Club was given $1,500<br />

for replacement uniforms<br />

and <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Swim Team $3,300 for<br />

radios.<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> Baptist<br />

Church was given a<br />

$10,000 operating<br />

grant to run a debt<br />

centre that supports<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> families<br />

recovering from debt<br />

crisis and helps them<br />

find pathways tofinancially<br />

sustainable<br />

futures.<br />

Funding to other<br />

health, community and<br />

recreational groups<br />

included the South<br />

Canterbury Multiple<br />

Sclerosis Society<br />

($10,000), Parkinson’s<br />

New Zealand<br />

($10,000), The Stroke<br />

Foundation of New<br />

Zealand ($3,000), CCS<br />

Disability Action South<br />

Canterbury Inc<br />

($10,000), the RNZ<br />

Foundation of the<br />

Blind Inc ($2,000 digital<br />

audio books), Life<br />

Education Trust Mid<br />

and South Canterbury<br />

($8,500) and Squash<br />

Midlands ($5,000 in<br />

wage funding for a<br />

newly established management/administration<br />

position).<br />

The trust also contributed<br />

$10,000 to the<br />

Gloriavale Leavers’<br />

Local news at www.starnews.co.nz<br />

Methven Community Board briefs<br />

Playground equipment<br />

has been installed at<br />

Camrose Estate after a<br />

number of delays. Edging<br />

work and the supply<br />

and installation of surface<br />

material, such as<br />

mulch and matting, still<br />

needs tobecompleted.<br />

Some disputes relating<br />

to the playground are<br />

still unresolved.<br />

There are noyoung<br />

people from Methven<br />

on the <strong>Ashburton</strong>Youth<br />

Council (AYC). Thelast<br />

recruitment drive<br />

visited <strong>Ashburton</strong> College,<br />

but not Mount<br />

Hutt College. The next<br />

recruitment drive will<br />

visit Mount Hutt and<br />

AYC members also<br />

intend sitting in on a<br />

Methven Community<br />

Board in the future and<br />

may bringthe Skate Jam<br />

to Methven as well.<br />

Safe Communities<br />

co­ordinator Lesley<br />

Symington will meet<br />

with MCB early next<br />

year to present on the<br />

Safe Communities project.<br />

She will work with<br />

MCB to create asimilar,<br />

but smaller project for<br />

Methven.<br />

A group of third<br />

year Otago School of<br />

Medicine students<br />

visited Methven inJuly<br />

as part of a long running,<br />

annual community<br />

contact programme. The<br />

glimpse into rural health<br />

included trips to the<br />

medical centre, Search<br />

and Rescue and Methven<br />

Primary school. MCB will<br />

pass on a donation of<br />

$500 from the university<br />

to Methven St John.<br />

A by­election is on<br />

the cards in Methven<br />

after just four candidates<br />

put in their hands to fill<br />

five places on Methven<br />

Community Board. The<br />

process is likely to start in<br />

early November and will<br />

come at acost to <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

council. If more than<br />

one candidate application<br />

is received, voting will<br />

need totake place.<br />

Pizza may be on the menu<br />

A pizza oven is being<br />

considered as a possible<br />

additional income source<br />

at <strong>Ashburton</strong> Trust Event<br />

Centre (ATEC).<br />

The oven idea comes<br />

from Christchurch’s<br />

Court Theatre, which<br />

does a roaring trade in<br />

pizzas before shows.<br />

ATEC manager Roger<br />

Farr said abusiness case<br />

was being prepared for<br />

the oven, which if it went<br />

ahead, would better utilise<br />

existing space in the<br />

centre’s kitchen.<br />

Any purchase would<br />

need to be self­funded.<br />

The logistics were still<br />

being worked out.<br />

Fund, which offers targeted<br />

support to individuals<br />

and families leaving<br />

Gloriavale.<br />

The Community Trust<br />

of Mid &South Canterbury<br />

uses returns from<br />

investments to fund its<br />

philanthropy.


Local news at www.starnews.co.nz <strong>Ashburton</strong>’s The <strong>Courier</strong>, Thursday 3 <strong>October</strong> <strong>2019</strong>, Page 29<br />

Last picture, end of term<br />

You will not see this<br />

group together again,<br />

unless there is areunion.<br />

This is the <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

District Council as it was<br />

on Thursday, September<br />

26, the last meeting of<br />

this term of council.<br />

Voting papers are out<br />

now and preliminary<br />

results will be released<br />

some time on <strong>October</strong> 12.<br />

So there will be<br />

changes, not least<br />

because three councillors<br />

are not standing, and<br />

others may not be reelected.<br />

Retiring are Peter<br />

Reveley, second from<br />

left, who says he is getting<br />

too old.<br />

Also retiring is Alastair<br />

Urquhart, rear, partly<br />

obscured.<br />

To his right is Russell<br />

Ellis, who wanted to<br />

stand but whose<br />

nomination form, on a<br />

technicality, was ruled<br />

out.<br />

He has indicated he<br />

may be back in three<br />

years.<br />

At the front, left, is<br />

mayoral candidate Neil<br />

Brown, seated, next to<br />

incumbent Donna Favel.<br />

She, too, is seeking reelection.<br />

Both have opted only<br />

for the mayoralty so it is<br />

possible neither will be<br />

back, or just one.<br />

Tallest, at the rear, is<br />

Leen Braam, who is<br />

Wellbeing now<br />

factor in<br />

buying policy<br />

Community wellbeing will<br />

be considered when <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

council buys<br />

goods, works or services.<br />

It has adopted its<br />

amended procurement<br />

policy.<br />

Government Procurement<br />

Rules (fourth edition)<br />

came into force on<br />

<strong>October</strong> 1and bring some<br />

change for local government.<br />

A report to council<br />

said: ‘‘In line with the<br />

current government’s<br />

ideology, the amended<br />

rules aim to create leverage<br />

through procurement<br />

to improve the current<br />

and future wellbeing of<br />

New Zealand communities’’.<br />

The traditional<br />

approach had been to<br />

design and scope works,<br />

put together specifications<br />

and drawings and go<br />

to market.<br />

The new rules state<br />

Realtors add<br />

comfy touch<br />

‘‘procurement planning<br />

should consider community<br />

wellbeing, environmental<br />

sustainability, and<br />

economic and social outcomes<br />

­not just the engineering<br />

aspects’’.<br />

Under the rules, only<br />

one ­plan and manage for<br />

better results ­ismandatory.<br />

It states five principles<br />

must be followed ­befair<br />

to all suppliers, get the<br />

right supplier, get the best<br />

deal for everyone, play by<br />

the rules.<br />

Areport said focus on<br />

wellbeing was top of the<br />

agenda for this government.<br />

Under the Government<br />

Procurement Charter,<br />

agencies (councils) should<br />

‘‘actively attract an<br />

increasingly diverse and<br />

localised supplier mix to<br />

meet their tendering processes.<br />

This means that if<br />

a local business creates<br />

social, economic, environmental<br />

or cultural benefits<br />

for the district, council<br />

can (and should) value<br />

that contribution within<br />

the tendering process.<br />

trying for the mayoralty<br />

and for aseat around<br />

council.<br />

If he is elected mayor,<br />

he will not be around the<br />

table.<br />

The remainder want to<br />

get back in.<br />

They are, back row,<br />

from left, Stuart Wilson,<br />

Mr Braam, Mr Urquhart,<br />

Mr Ellis, Thelma Bell<br />

and Diane Rawlinson.<br />

In the next row are<br />

Mark Malcolm, Peter<br />

Reveley, Lynette Lovett,<br />

Selwyn Price and Liz<br />

McMillan and, front, Mr<br />

Brown and Mrs Favel.<br />

There are 13 people in<br />

this picture.<br />

There will be fewer<br />

when aphotograph is<br />

taken of the new council,<br />

as it will have three<br />

fewer ­nine councillors<br />

and amayor.<br />

The council, after<br />

consultation, decided to<br />

shrink itself.<br />

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<strong>Ashburton</strong> realtors have put visitors to The Stork<br />

Network in Allenton, <strong>Ashburton</strong>, in acomfortable<br />

position -byproviding money for some comfy<br />

chairs for parents to use. Bayleys agent Jenny<br />

Gray said members of the residential team<br />

dropped in recently and decided, because of the<br />

good work the network was doing, to support it.<br />

The Stork Network believes education is the most<br />

vital ingredient when to comes to decisions about<br />

birth, babies and parenting choices. It is run by<br />

Annie Vince and Zalie Doyle. Photo: Sarah Everist,<br />

Jenny Gray, Mick Hydes, Ray Knight and Zalie<br />

Doyle.<br />

Join Martin as he outlines the benefits ofadopting aninvestment<br />

approach in the current interest rate environment and explains<br />

the changes to KiwiSaver for over-65’s recently introduced.<br />

Joining Martin will be Authorised Financial Advisers from<br />

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Learn how to trap<br />

The tools and techniques<br />

of trapping will<br />

be explained at two free<br />

workshops run by the<br />

Department of Conservation<br />

(DOC) on<br />

<strong>October</strong> 7.<br />

Workshops will be<br />

held at 2pm and again at<br />

6.30pm at Staveley<br />

Camp and are open to<br />

everyone, including<br />

landowners, trapping<br />

groups, community<br />

groups and urban<br />

people.<br />

The workshops are<br />

being organised by the<br />

Kanuka Mid Canterbury<br />

Regeneration Trust and<br />

Stay fit &earn $$$<br />

at the same time<br />

Spend a couple of hours<br />

every Thursday delivering the<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong> and Realty in<br />

the <strong>Ashburton</strong> urban area.<br />

Enjoy the fresh air, stay fit and<br />

reap the health benefits!<br />

Phone Leonie todayon308 7664<br />

to get startedoremail<br />

leonie.marsden@ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

will introduce novices to<br />

the basics of safe trapping<br />

and provide information<br />

on the various types of<br />

traps, trap placement,<br />

baits and lures available.<br />

Register with Angela<br />

Cushnie by email (kanukatrust@outlook.com)<br />

or<br />

phone (0276 <strong>03</strong>3 457).<br />

Rangitata MP Andrew Falloon comments<br />

Local news at www.starnews.co.nz<br />

In praise of science study<br />

During a brief blast of<br />

polar weather recently I<br />

was going through some<br />

old papers and came<br />

across something Imust<br />

have written when Iwas a<br />

7or8year old student at<br />

Allenton School.<br />

At the top it asked<br />

what my dream job was,<br />

and underneath my list of<br />

three occupations: fireman,<br />

policeman, doctor.<br />

Gender specific<br />

pronouns aside, it’s alist<br />

that could be replicated<br />

tens of thousands of<br />

times over at primary<br />

schools around New Zealand.<br />

It made me think, what<br />

changes?<br />

Why when we are<br />

young do we favour such<br />

worthy and rewarding<br />

career paths, but by the<br />

time we leave school in<br />

many cases we’ve<br />

discounted them in our<br />

minds.<br />

The same is true in<br />

science and technology.<br />

Like many people I<br />

studied science until well<br />

into high school as a<br />

compulsory subject. I<br />

wasn’t entirely bad at it,<br />

and one year taking part<br />

in the Science Fair at<br />

Intermediate I even<br />

made it into the finals<br />

down in Timaru.<br />

I was back there<br />

recently handing out<br />

some awards I sponsor,<br />

and around the room I<br />

saw hundreds of young<br />

people so enthused and<br />

excited about science and<br />

technology. Creating<br />

wonderful projects looking<br />

at arange of the very<br />

issues that we as anation<br />

grapple with.<br />

The survival of bees.<br />

Plastics in our oceans.<br />

Health of our soils and<br />

waterways. Our plague of<br />

pests.<br />

But talking to students<br />

afterwards about their<br />

future intentions was<br />

almost alarming. In the<br />

same way our sports<br />

clubs lose so many talented<br />

people when they<br />

leave school, so too are<br />

we losing them from<br />

important areas like<br />

science and technology.<br />

It makes me question<br />

whether we have the settings<br />

right for encouraging<br />

young people into<br />

tertiary education.<br />

Over many years we’ve<br />

made tertiary study more<br />

affordable, including the<br />

current Government’s<br />

policy of making the first<br />

year of university free.<br />

But that support isn’t<br />

targeted. It offers the<br />

same amount to astudent<br />

wanting to take acourse<br />

in gender studies as it<br />

does engineering. The<br />

same for accounting as it<br />

does agricultural science.<br />

It’s my view that we<br />

should be offering more<br />

support to those studying<br />

the areas in which our<br />

country and our economy<br />

needs more skilled graduates.<br />

Gaining the skills and<br />

knowledge we’ll need to<br />

combat the many significant<br />

challenges our<br />

country and our world will<br />

face in future decades.<br />

In the meantime, I’m<br />

sponsoring a$1500 STEM<br />

scholarship to a local<br />

student to study science,<br />

technology, engineering or<br />

mathematics at a tertiary<br />

level. If you know anyone<br />

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Thefun kicks off on<br />

November 29 with the<br />

annual lightingofthe<br />

Christmas treeat‘‘Light<br />

of the Night’’ followed<br />

by two buskers’ nights,<br />

on Friday 6and Friday<br />

December 20, and the<br />

screening of Elf at a<br />

movie night on Friday<br />

December 13.<br />

The festivewalk along<br />

East Streetisalso back<br />

to deliver amagical<br />

experience between<br />

Friday November 29<br />

and Sunday, January 5.<br />

Light of theNight will<br />

includeperformances<br />

and Christmas carols<br />

before the giant<br />

Christmas tree is put up<br />

and turnedonin Baring<br />

Square.<br />

Activities on November<br />

29 includeaKidzone.<br />

Santa and the elvesand<br />

musician Tyrone<br />

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Meanwhile, between 65<br />

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forthe recentBite Night<br />

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3<br />

2<br />

2<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> Woodworkers<br />

Fifteen members were<br />

welcomed byBruce Ferriman,<br />

who introduced<br />

our demonstrator Peter<br />

Clemett, fromthe Christchurch<br />

Club, who is also<br />

the South Island liaison<br />

officer for the National<br />

Association of<br />

Woodworkers or known<br />

as NAW. Peter urged<br />

club members to join<br />

NAW and the advantages<br />

of belonging, even<br />

standing for committee.<br />

Show and Tell:<br />

Dave Busby: ash platter,<br />

walnut bowl, two<br />

lidded boxes with magnetic<br />

catches.<br />

Frank Luxton: cherry<br />

bowl.<br />

John Smart: totara<br />

plate, walnut bowl, an off<br />

centre bowl.<br />

Ron Donaldson: large<br />

ash platter.<br />

Geoff Brown: two decorated<br />

bowls.<br />

Roger Scammell: intricate<br />

3Dtrinket box lid,<br />

wonderfully made.<br />

Wim Melchers: oak<br />

block decorated on both<br />

sides, macrocarpa ring<br />

pin, cherry bowl on a<br />

burr stand.<br />

Peter then demonstrated<br />

how to create an<br />

accurate replica turning<br />

of two more items,<br />

almost like production<br />

turning but without a<br />

copylathe. He sketched a<br />

candlestick design on<br />

graph paper toadesired<br />

size, then transferred the<br />

various sizes on to a<br />

template marking<br />

notches to where the<br />

various shape, curves,<br />

change.<br />

Withthe block secured<br />

between two centres and<br />

using aroughing gouge a<br />

cylindrical form shaped,<br />

withaspigot at one end it<br />

was ready to place into<br />

the chuck.<br />

That done, using a<br />

forstner bit a hole was<br />

bored from the tail stock<br />

end to fit a candle. A<br />

note of caution the candle<br />

must never be placed<br />

directly into the wood, as<br />

the candle burns down<br />

and not put out in time<br />

chances are the wood will<br />

ignite, therefore ametal<br />

or glass insert is essential.<br />

With the block secured<br />

between centres, again,<br />

for support, as the overhang<br />

somewhat long,<br />

using the notched template<br />

he marked the<br />

cylinder in various<br />

places. Using bowl and<br />

spindle gouges Peter<br />

created a replica of a<br />

previous turned candlestick<br />

then challenged<br />

club members to spotany<br />

differences.<br />

Useful to observe the<br />

finer points of repletion<br />

spindle turning.<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> Dahlia Circle<br />

Anew season for the<br />

Dahlia Circle opened on<br />

Tuesday 17th September.<br />

President Brian Glassey<br />

chaired the meeting,<br />

with alowernumber present<br />

than usual, so business<br />

was brisk and then<br />

on to enjoy our evening<br />

of flowers.<br />

This was adaffodil &<br />

mini flower show. With<br />

so many great daffodils<br />

as the season has been so<br />

kind to the blooms. A<br />

total of74entries made<br />

for alovely display.<br />

Brian Glassey 71sts, 6<br />

2nds, 23rds.<br />

Heather McEvoy 4, 3,<br />

2,<br />

Pat Tarbotton 3, 2, 3<br />

Alison Donald 2, 2, 2,<br />

Joyce Read 3 2nds 3<br />

3rds<br />

Sheena Clark 1 1st 2<br />

2nds<br />

The champion Daffodil<br />

was won by Pat &<br />

Rex Tarbotton, adaffodil<br />

named Ballard.<br />

Other Flowers exhibited<br />

were pansies, camellias,<br />

rhododendrons, tulips,<br />

Bulb spikes and clusters.<br />

Hopefully we have a<br />

large attendance at the<br />

next meeting to be held in<br />

the Tinwald Hall on Tuesday<br />

15th <strong>October</strong>. One not<br />

to be missed as everyone<br />

will go home with anew<br />

dahlia in anight full of fun<br />

in asecret dahlia, (pass the<br />

parcel ). This is back by<br />

popular demand. Remember<br />

our sales table too.<br />

Roll on Summer, planting<br />

is in full swing now, and<br />

the dahlias will begin to<br />

bloom from early January<br />

to end April<br />

Labour Weekend Tuber<br />

and Plant Stall will again<br />

be at the Farmers Market<br />

Saturday 25th <strong>October</strong>.<br />

Plants Dahlias and produce<br />

donations welcomed.<br />

New members are very<br />

welcome to join the <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Dahlia Circle any<br />

time, meetings are held in<br />

the evening on 3rd Tuesday<br />

of the month usually,<br />

in the Tinwald Hall .<br />

Contact Joyce 3083294 ­<br />

02102458001, alternatively<br />

inquire at the tuber stall on<br />

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Local news at www.starnews.co.nz <strong>Ashburton</strong>’s The <strong>Courier</strong>, Thursday 3 <strong>October</strong> <strong>2019</strong>, Page 33<br />

SATURDAY 5TH OCTOBER<br />

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DOWN<br />

1. Plight you’ll be in if you damage the paintwork? (6). 2.<br />

No longer likes and leaves (4,3). 3. Plant anumber in the<br />

shelter of (6). 4. When the man returns the racket, take it<br />

for awhile (6). 5. Obviously fancied the dog ‘Day Off’<br />

that was in front (5). 7. Peeved at not getting tick? (5). 13.<br />

Snort “Just aKid!” (3). 14. Lead one to go back to the pithead<br />

(7). 15. Craft that doesn’t make an attractive sound<br />

(5). 17. Ifigure ahome environment to be the most pleasant<br />

(6). 18. Fly from Athens (6). 19. Like the lunatic who<br />

thinks he’sapropeller (6). 21. Stays up, one sees (5).<br />

8 6 9<br />

4 6 7<br />

7 2 1 4<br />

4 6 9<br />

2 9<br />

3 4 5<br />

7 8 6 4<br />

2 3 5<br />

5 2 7<br />

Solution to previous Sudoku<br />

Howto<br />

solve<br />

Sudoku!<br />

Fill the grid<br />

so thatevery<br />

rowand every<br />

3x3 square<br />

containsthe<br />

digitals 1to9<br />

9 1 7 3 8 4 6 2 5<br />

8 6 2 1 5 7 4 3 9<br />

3 5 4 9 6 2 1 8 7<br />

1 3 8 4 2 9 7 5 6<br />

7 9 5 8 1 6 2 4 3<br />

2 4 6 7 3 5 9 1 8<br />

4 8 1 6 7 3 5 9 2<br />

5 7 9 2 4 8 3 6 1<br />

6 2 3 5 9 1 8 7 4<br />

Solution to previous crossword<br />

QUICK PUZZLE NO. 8536 -SOLUTIONS<br />

Across -1,Good afternoon. 8, Right. 9, Captain. 10, Sinner.11,<br />

Desist. 12, Cross. 14, Think. 18, Reside. 20, Sparse.<br />

23, Cutless. 24, Flair.25, Sooner or later.<br />

Down -1,Garish. 2, Organ. 3, Artless. 4, Tick. 5, Rupee.<br />

6, Oration. 7, Ninety. 13, Risotto. 15, Hopeful. 16, Crocus.<br />

17, Terror.19, Drake. 21, Roast. 22, Oslo.<br />

CRYPTIC PUZZLE NO. 8536 -SOLUTIONS<br />

Across -1,Costly failure. 8, Plain. 9, Dresser.10, Eleven<br />

(11). 11, Strain. 12, A-side. 14, Spats. 18, A-bound. 20,<br />

Gather.23, Fin-anc-e. 24, Tried. 25, Empty promises.<br />

Down -1,Copper. 2,Spare. 3,Lin-see-d. 4, F-I’d-o(re).<br />

5, In-ept. 6, Up-start. 7, ‘Erring. 13, Shown up. 15, Phantom<br />

.16, Baffle. 17, Grades (anag.). 19, N-inn-Y.21, Hail-s.<br />

22, Pear (pare).<br />

ContactJann Thompson <strong>03</strong> 308 7664 jann.thompson@ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

ChittyChittyBang BangJr.<br />

<strong>October</strong> 4th 7pm, 5th 5pm and 6th<br />

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With acar that flies through the air<br />

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Children’s theatre will take you on<br />

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unforgettable songs along with an<br />

amazing set.<br />

All tickets are $22.50*<br />

NathanWallis –Change Your Brain –<br />

ChangeyourLife<br />

Thu 10th <strong>October</strong> 7.30pm<br />

The Rotary Club of <strong>Ashburton</strong> brings<br />

you this Opportunity to hear Nathan<br />

Wallis speak. Nathan will guide<br />

you through brain development that<br />

happens across childhood which is a<br />

lot longer than you think.<br />

Tickets $39*<br />

BOOK<br />

NOW<br />

Open Hat<br />

Night<br />

For more information<br />

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TheKeysAre In TheMargarine<br />

Wed 9th <strong>October</strong> 6pm<br />

Dementia and Alzheimer’s affects<br />

many New Zealanders and it’s a<br />

condition none of us can ignore.<br />

This play is created from interviews<br />

with people with direct experience of<br />

Dementia and Alzheimers.<br />

Tina –SimplyThe Best<br />

Sun 22nd March 2020 7pm<br />

Get the electrifying concert experience<br />

of Tina Turner with this full stage<br />

production with Tina hits form the<br />

60’s, 70’s, 80’s and 90’s. The powerful<br />

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complete with band, brass section,<br />

backing vocalists and dancers.<br />

Adults $71.50* /Child 12 and under $31.50*<br />

Group 6+ $66* each<br />

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Local news at www.starnews.co.nz <strong>Ashburton</strong>’s The <strong>Courier</strong>, Thursday 3 <strong>October</strong> <strong>2019</strong>, Page 37<br />

WIN ENTERTAINMENT<br />

acakefor your<br />

special person with<br />

Main South Rd, Tinwald. Phone 308 5774<br />

Birthdays this week<br />

Dallas Richardson, 4th <strong>October</strong><br />

Sophia Kingan, 6th <strong>October</strong>,aged 9<br />

Finn Talbot,6th <strong>October</strong>,aged 7<br />

Liberty Morgan, 7th <strong>October</strong>,aged 8<br />

Congratulations to last weeks winner!<br />

Benjamin Holland<br />

If youhave aspecial friend who youwouldlike like to see<br />

win acake,put their name in the BirthdayBooks at Sims<br />

Bakery, Tinwald or <strong>Ashburton</strong>’sThe <strong>Courier</strong>,199 Burnett St.<br />

N.B: Names forbirthdays next week<br />

must be with us by 10.00am TUESDAY<br />

ONLYONE ENTRYWILL BE SUBMITTED<br />

INTOTHE DRAW PER NOMINEE<br />

SITUATIONS VACANT<br />

LIVESTOCK<br />

GRAZING suitable for<br />

horses, available very near<br />

town boundary. Phone 308<br />

1614 before 9.00am or<br />

after 8.00pm.<br />

HIRE<br />

SCISSORLIFTS for hire.<br />

4WD and slab lifts available<br />

for daily or weekly hire.<br />

Pickup or delivery. Phone<br />

North End Engineering 308<br />

8155 for abooking.<br />

GARDEN SUPPLIES<br />

GARDENERS: Sheep<br />

manure $5 bag. Medsquare<br />

linseed straw $35<br />

bale. Contact Alan 027 496<br />

7139 with your order. A<br />

Hinds Lions Project.<br />

GARAGE SALES<br />

RADIAL arm saw, bench<br />

saw, household items, lots<br />

of linen, 1992 Mitsubishi<br />

Lancer (great order), Pullan<br />

line trimmer, go-cart, Avery<br />

5cwt scales, lawnmower,<br />

tools &lots of other bits &<br />

pieces. 34A Wakanui<br />

Road, Saturday, not before<br />

8.00am.<br />

Every Home<br />

EveryWeek -that’s<br />

Phone 308 7664<br />

199 Burnett Street<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

2172889<br />

ARE you struggling to make<br />

ends meet? Need extra<br />

money? Why not sell your<br />

unwanted items in The<br />

<strong>Courier</strong>! Everything helps.<br />

TRUCK DRIVERS AND<br />

PEA HARVESTER DRIVERS<br />

Some people are just born todrive!<br />

SITUATIONS VACANT<br />

Driving isn’t for everyone, but for some people, they’re right at home behindthe<br />

wheel.Well,hereisanopportunity to driveall around the beautiful mid-Canterbury<br />

region, and to drivefor aname that standsfor quality, reliability and goodness.<br />

Talley’s is abig name in New Zealand, and as one of the largest privately owned<br />

companies inthe South Island, we employ close to 1000 full-time staff and an<br />

additional 600 staff across the seasons atnine different locations.<br />

Right now we’re on the lookout for seasonal Truck Drivers and also seasonal<br />

Harvester &Tractor Drivers. It’s the chance to do something you enjoy, while<br />

getting all the benefits ofworking for one of New Zealand’s biggest food<br />

production and supply groups.<br />

You may be astudent, perhaps you’re looking for achange, oritcould bethat<br />

you’re semi-retired -whatever your circumstances, this is agreat opportunity to<br />

drive your career further.<br />

Truck Drivers<br />

Ideally you’ll have aclass 2or4licence to operate our company-owned late<br />

model pea trucks toand from our factory located in Fairton, but if not, we’d<br />

happily train you upsothat you can obtain the licence.<br />

Pea Harvester Drivers<br />

Aclass 2and heavy wheels endorsement on your licence would be preferable, but<br />

full training will be offered to the right person.<br />

Driving for Talley’s means driving inmodern trucks, working consistent hours,<br />

earning good wages and having the opportunity for overtime.<br />

At Talley’s, wecare about the safety and wellbeing of all our people, which iswhy<br />

we operate a100% drug-free environment. You’ll be required to undergo preemployment<br />

and random drug screening. Only applicants with the right to work in<br />

NZ need apply.<br />

SELL<br />

LPG REFILLS<br />

9kg cylinders<br />

$27.50<br />

Askabout our<br />

deliveryservice<br />

Anysizecylinder filled<br />

17 Grey St,<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Phone 307 2707<br />

2180822<br />

MY Boutique, with MY<br />

Menswear. Triangle shopping<br />

centre. Clearance<br />

clothing store. All CCC<br />

garments $20.00<br />

trackpants, hoodies, tees.<br />

Limited stock.<br />

LPG<br />

REFILLS<br />

Small LPG cylinders<br />

Off Street Parking<br />

Available<br />

Arthur Cates Ltd<br />

26 McNally Street<br />

Ph 308 5397<br />

Riverside Industrial Estate<br />

2210093<br />

FRUIT &PRODUCE<br />

POTATOES; Nadine &Agria<br />

5kg bags $5. This weekend<br />

only, ’special’ 10kg Nadine<br />

& Agria $7.50 per bag.<br />

Nadine seed potatoes<br />

$2.50kg. 81 Elizabeth<br />

Street, phone 027 531<br />

91<strong>03</strong> or <strong>03</strong> 308 3195.<br />

PHOTOGRAPHS<br />

FOR SALE<br />

COLDSTORE SUPERVISOR<br />

Email your CV and references to:<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>.Hr@talleys.co.nz or completeanapplication form onsite at our<br />

Guardhouse:125 FairfieldRoad, Fairton. Please specify the role youare applying for.<br />

Have youhad your photo<br />

taken by our reporters?<br />

Order aPhotoToday!<br />

¼Page*<br />

$5<br />

*approx 6x4<br />

A5<br />

$7.50<br />

A4<br />

$15<br />

We have arare opening for aColdStore Supervisor toassist our Manager inthe<br />

day-to-day running of our ColdStores, Container Yard and Dispatch teams, at<br />

our Fairton site 10minutes from <strong>Ashburton</strong>.<br />

2069759<br />

Ph: 308 7664<br />

199 Burnett St, <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

2172890<br />

We are seeking an individual who thrives oneveryday being different from the one<br />

previous.<br />

Health and safety, and product quality are two big factors within this role, and so<br />

is leading adiverse team.<br />

Youwill have:<br />

• 2+years’ experience (preferred) in asimilar role within the food industry<br />

• strong understanding of cold chain logistics and operations<br />

• the ability tofollow through with instructions, but also be able togive them out<br />

in return<br />

• experience with inventory management and DIFOTIS<br />

• success leadingteams, including management of their performance<br />

Applicants must beeligible towork in New Zealand.<br />

Youwill need to be highly organised, ensuring the products arereceived and dispatched<br />

within correct time frames, as well as being involved in companystrategies.<br />

Talleys operate adrug free environment. All candidates will berequired toundergo<br />

pre-employment and random drug screening.<br />

CV and references should beemailed to:<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>.HR@talleys.co.nz or apply in person at our Guardhouse -<br />

125 Fairfield Road, RD2 <strong>Ashburton</strong>.<br />

MID CANTERBURY<br />

Realty<br />

Look out for<br />

your copy<br />

every week!<br />

2172784<br />

Medical Receptionist<br />

We are apatient-centred and innovative general<br />

practiceinthe township of <strong>Ashburton</strong>looking fora<br />

receptionist to join our friendly professional team.<br />

As the first pointofcontactfor our patients youwill<br />

need to have the following attributes:<br />

• professionalism and discretion<br />

• highstandardofpresentation<br />

• excellentcommunication skills<br />

• abilitytocope well under pressure<br />

• abilitytomulti-task<br />

• good sense of humour<br />

Youwill also be proficientwith acomputer and have<br />

good knowledge of Microsoft Office programmes.<br />

Training on our practice management system,<br />

MedTech 32, will be provided.<br />

The position is part-time and will also involve<br />

being included on aroster forweekend and public<br />

holidayclinics.<br />

Please email your CV andcovering letter by Monday<br />

14 <strong>October</strong> to Kaye Kennedy,<br />

PracticeManager: kaye@sealyst.co.nz<br />

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Delivered to over 16,065 homes everyweek<br />

Phone 308 7664 l office@ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

199 Burnett Street,<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

SPORTING FIXTURES<br />

ARE CALLING FOR APPLICATIONS TO FILL THE<br />

FOLLOWING COACHING &<br />

MANAGEMENT POSITIONS<br />

FOR THE 2020 SEASON:<br />

U18<br />

COLTSU21<br />

SENIOR B<br />

SENIOR<br />

PLAYER ENQUIRIES ALSO WELCOME<br />

We have agood core group of players in each grade<br />

and averysupportiveand well-resourcedClub and<br />

Committee behind you.<br />

We can help youwith finding work and/or<br />

accommodation if required.<br />

ContactClub Captain<br />

DarrylOldham027 202 5896<br />

Email southernrfc@gmail.com<br />

Agreat waytomeet newpeople at your local,<br />

thriving countryclub<br />

www.southernrugby.co.nz<br />

2172792<br />

2212850


For Sale<br />

PROPERTIES FOR SALE<br />

TRAVEL<br />

NELSON, Picton; November<br />

22-26, D.B.B. hotels; Farewell<br />

Spit, catamaran sailing,<br />

Queen Charlotte<br />

Sound mail boat, Omaka<br />

Aviation collection. For<br />

details, John & Kathleen<br />

Lawler, Rakaia, <strong>03</strong> 302<br />

7328.<br />

PUBLIC NOTICE<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> | 94 Thews Road<br />

8.8 Hectares<br />

Anthos Gardens. Twostorey, four-five bedroom family home .After nurturing this property for the last 30 years the Vendors are sadly<br />

on the move. Along with ahandy to town location they have lovingly established abusiness growing flowers to supply direct into the<br />

Christchurch wholesale auction market for florists. Purchasers do not have to take up this option, but it has been agreat additional<br />

income earner, allowing aflexible lifestyle and family home that could be yours now. Purchasing now you will be able to reap the<br />

benefits of the <strong>2019</strong>/2020 flower season. $880,000 includes Land, Buildings, Flowers, Stock, Plant, Business and Goodwill. GST (if<br />

any) may be applicable on these items.| Property ID RX1835927<br />

Price $880,000<br />

Contact Rob Harnett 027 432 3562<br />

Licensed under REAA 2008<br />

FOR LEASE<br />

RENT ME!<br />

Ideal as an extra<br />

bedroomoroffice.<br />

Fully insulatedand<br />

double glazed forwarmth.<br />

Threeconvenientsizes:<br />

Standard3.6m x2.4m,<br />

Large 4.2m x2.4m<br />

Xtra-large 4.8m x2.4m.<br />

Visit our displaycabin<br />

418WestStreet or call fora<br />

free brochure.<br />

www.justcabins.co.nz<br />

2186028<br />

0800 58 78 22<br />

SECURE waterproof storage<br />

available. Capacity from<br />

8m 3 to 65m 3 . Prices from<br />

$25 per week. Inspection<br />

invited. <strong>Ashburton</strong> Safe<br />

Storage <strong>03</strong> 308 3086.<br />

STORAGE available, <strong>Ashburton</strong>.<br />

Self storage, variety<br />

of sizes. Phone Rainbow<br />

Storage <strong>03</strong> 307 0401.<br />

STORAGE: Secure self storage<br />

units available long or<br />

short term at <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Storage Facilities. Contact<br />

us on 0274 36 26 36 or<br />

www.ashburtonstoragefacilities.co.nz<br />

TO LET<br />

FARM cottage to rent 10<br />

minutes from <strong>Ashburton</strong>.<br />

Tidy, two bedroom, log fire,<br />

large section. No smokers,<br />

no dogs, refererences<br />

required. Phone 027 440<br />

1388.<br />

WANTED TO RENT<br />

WANTED cottage to rent<br />

between Rangitata and<br />

Rakaia rivers, west of <strong>Ashburton</strong>.<br />

Willing to care for<br />

animals on property, dogs<br />

and chooks etc. Ring 021<br />

224 4434 anytime.<br />

Advertising<br />

that works!<br />

Talk to Jann, Roselle<br />

or Karentodayabout<br />

ways youcan reach<br />

potential customers<br />

or advertising with<br />

thatspecial difference<br />

-professional service<br />

with asmile.<br />

Phone: 308 7664<br />

199 Burnett St,<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

2172883<br />

BOATS &ACCESSORIES<br />

BOAT FOR SALE<br />

Stejcraft18ft, 350 Chev V8 motor,Tandem Trailer.<br />

Phone R. Donaldson 308 4953<br />

HOME SERVICES<br />

ROOF COATINGS: All roof<br />

types, specializing in<br />

Decramastic and Long Run<br />

Iron, Coloursteel etc, steep<br />

roofs not a problem. —<br />

Spraymaster 027-433-7780.<br />

2212114<br />

CARAVANS &TRAILERS<br />

CARAVANS: Family sellout.<br />

NZ Oxford 21’ tandem,<br />

2 doors. 18’ tandem. 15’<br />

trailer home. Trailer. Ford/<br />

Holden mags/tyres. Caravan<br />

electric leads. <strong>03</strong> 308<br />

5193, 027 204 9709.<br />

EDUCATIONAL<br />

2020 Health Studies Bursary<br />

Altrusa International of <strong>Ashburton</strong> Inc.<br />

invites applications for this bursary<br />

valued $1,000.<br />

For full criteria and an<br />

application form please email<br />

president.ashburton@altrusa.org.nz<br />

Applications close 25-11-19<br />

Forklift and Dangerous GoodsCourses<br />

NZTA Approved CourseProvider,MITO&Competenz Assessor<br />

Classes 2&4,endorsements F&DG<br />

ForkliftF&OSH, Saturdays and other days as requested<br />

Dangerous Goods Course,½day Mondaymornings<br />

CommunityHouse or your worksite<br />

Forfurther information<br />

Phone Christine027 245 2563<br />

DRIVETECH LTD<br />

“TRAININGTOMORROW’S DRIVERS TODAY”<br />

FORKLIFT ENDORSEMENT<br />

(F &OSH)<br />

•FORKLIFT (ATTACHMENTS) U/STD<br />

•FORKLIFT MOUNTED SAFETY<br />

PLATFORM U/STD<br />

NEED ALICENCE?<br />

Heavy Traffic Classes 2, 3, 4&5<br />

LICENCE ENDORSEMENTS<br />

For Wheels, Tracks &Rollers,Dangerous Goods,<br />

Vehicle Recovery & Passenger Training<br />

FREEPHONE0508237 483<br />

or <strong>03</strong> 348 8481, 027 510 0684<br />

info@drivetech.co.nz |www.drivetech.co.nz<br />

2207393<br />

2211335<br />

2204413<br />

SPACE available for next<br />

weeks <strong>Courier</strong> -bequick!<br />

Talk to us about your advertising<br />

requirements. Phone<br />

308 7664 or call into our<br />

office at 199 Burnett Street,<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>.<br />

CARS WANTED<br />

CARS<br />

CARS<br />

WANTED!<br />

WANTED!<br />

HEALTH &BEAUTY<br />

URGENT CARE CLINIC<br />

WEEKEND DUTYDOCTORS<br />

IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCYPHONE 111<br />

Forall othermedical assistanceoutside of normal<br />

hours pleasephoneyourgeneralpracticeteam, 24/7,<br />

to speak withahealthprofessionalwho will giveyou<br />

free healthadviceonwhattodoorwheretogoifyou<br />

need urgentcare.<br />

If youdon’t have aregulargeneral practice, call any<br />

GP team 24/7 forfreetelephone health advice.<br />

All non-residents and visa holders please bring your<br />

passporttoyour surgeryappointment.<br />

New Zealanders’tobring some form of ID.<br />

The<strong>Ashburton</strong>DutyPracticefor<br />

Saturday5th <strong>October</strong> is ThreeRivers Health,<br />

7-11 Allens Road.<br />

Consultations will be by appointmentonly.<br />

To make an appointmentplease phone 308 9139.<br />

Sunday6th <strong>October</strong> is ThreeRivers Health,<br />

7-11 Allens Road.<br />

Consultations will be by appointmentonly.<br />

To make an appointmentplease phone 308 9139.<br />

Methven and Rakaia: Formedical attention on the<br />

weekend and public holidays please telephone<br />

MethvenMedical Centre on <strong>03</strong> 302 8105<br />

or Rakaia Medical Centre on <strong>03</strong> 3<strong>03</strong> 5002.<br />

Details foraccessing the afterhours services will be on<br />

the answer phone.<br />

PHARMACIES<br />

Wises Pharmacy, CountdownComplex,<br />

East Street will be open on<br />

Saturdaymorning from 9.00am until 1.00pm<br />

Sundaymorning from 10.00am until1.00pm<br />

and from 5.00pm until 7.00pm evenings.<br />

At Geraldine: TheGeraldine Pharmacywill be open<br />

normal trading hours during the week and on Saturday<br />

morning from 9.30am to 12.30pm.<br />

Closed Public Holidays<br />

Forfree24hour Telephone Health Advice<br />

Phone the healthline on 0800 611 116<br />

Broughttoyouby<br />

AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES<br />

PANELBEATING and spray<br />

painting of cars, trucks,<br />

buses, horse floats &<br />

motorhomes, caravans,<br />

trailers, farm machinery, jet<br />

boats. Light engineering<br />

and aluminium welding.<br />

Bus &Truck Bodyworks, 17<br />

Range Street, <strong>Ashburton</strong>.<br />

Phone 307 <strong>03</strong>78.<br />

WINDSCREENS -N.Z. Auto<br />

Glass, any car, anytime,<br />

anywhere. 24 hour emergency<br />

service. Phone Wilson’s<br />

Windscreens <strong>03</strong> 308<br />

8485 (24 hours), 152 Wills<br />

Street, <strong>Ashburton</strong>.<br />

WANTED TO BUY<br />

METAL, heavy etc. Free<br />

light-grade metal in-yard<br />

dumping 9am-5pm weekdays<br />

&9.30-11.30am Saturdays.<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> Scrap<br />

Metal Recyclers, 117 Alford<br />

Forest Road (behind<br />

Placemakers). Phone <strong>03</strong><br />

308 8<strong>03</strong>3 or 027 249 6625.<br />

DEADOR<br />

ALIVE!<br />

getcash now!<br />

getcashnow!<br />

Damaged, Mechanical, Deregistered,<br />

Crashed, NoWOF – NO PROBLEM<br />

Minimum of $100for most cars,<br />

$500 formost vans, utes, trucks,4WDs*<br />

*Conditionsapply.<br />

Call 0800 225508 or text 027540 9813<br />

Countdown Complex, EastStreet, <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Phone: <strong>03</strong> 308 6733 Fax: <strong>03</strong> 308 6755<br />

HospiceMid Canterbury<br />

We can supportyou and<br />

your family to make<br />

everyday count.<br />

Allservices arefree.<br />

RAFFLE RESULTS<br />

ASHBURTON County Lions<br />

Camp Quality raffle. 1st:<br />

Gleasons; 2nd: Alison.<br />

Winners have been notified.<br />

ASHBURTON Embroiderers<br />

Guild Xmas tree raffle. 1st:<br />

Jenny Jenkins; 2nd: T&H<br />

Eccleston. Thank you for<br />

your support.<br />

HINDS Lions Boulevard day<br />

wood raffle results. Winners<br />

were GFB and Carmen<br />

Christie. Wood has<br />

been delivered.<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> Fanciers<br />

Society<br />

POULTRY AUCTION<br />

Sunday <strong>October</strong> 13,<br />

Sports Hall<br />

Tancred Street West<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Viewing 11am<br />

Start 12.30pm<br />

Poultry, Bantams,<br />

Ducks,Cavies<br />

2197618<br />

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<strong>Ashburton</strong> AnglicanParish<br />

PETBLESSING<br />

SERVICE<br />

Invitation to join in our All AgePet Blessing Service<br />

At St Stephen’s Church, Park St.<br />

Sunday 6th<strong>October</strong><strong>2019</strong> at 10am<br />

Children &adultsdocome and join us<br />

and bring your pets<br />

(nothing larger than adog and suitably restrained)<br />

Enquiries to the Parish Office 308 5438<br />

2209051<br />

2212482<br />

Bertie Holmes<br />

ArtExhibition Methven HeritageEvents Centre<br />

Opening Sunday6th <strong>October</strong><br />

1pm<br />

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and aroundthe bed and banks of unnamed watercourselocatedat21Swamp Road,<br />

Hinds, <strong>Ashburton</strong>, withalegal description of Part Lot7DP1479.<br />

Applicant: Mr GRand MrsRCWilson<br />

Addressfor service: Adam Environmental Ltd,73a Cliff Road,Torbay, Auckland 0630<br />

Attn:David Hendrikz.Email: farm.drain.hinds@gmail.com<br />

CRC193934: WaterPermit to permanentlydivertsurface waterfrom an unnamed<br />

watercoursetoflow into anew channel andpond. Thediversion is locatedatmap<br />

referenceNZTM2000:1485416mE.5128931mN.Aconsent duration of 35 yearsissought.<br />

CRC193935: Discharge Permit to dischargesurface watertoapond locatedatmap<br />

referenceNZTM2000:1485306 mE.5128595mN as aresultofthe diversionofan<br />

unnamedwatercourse. Aconsentduration of 35 yearsissought.<br />

CRC195104: Land Use consent to modify and disturbthe bed of an unnamed<br />

watercourseassociated withworkstomaintainthe banksand bed of an unnamed<br />

watercourse, maintain thepond and maintenance worksrelatedtothe diversion<br />

structure. Themaintenance worksare locatedbetween mapreference<br />

NZTM 2000:1485416mE.5128931mN and NZTM 2000:1485306mE.5128595mN as aresult<br />

of theconstruction of anew channel.Aconsent duration of 35 yearsissought.<br />

SUBMISSIONS<br />

Full detailsofthe applicationand to make asubmissionvisit theEnvironment<br />

Canterbury website: https://ecan.govt.nz/do-it-online/resource-consents/<br />

notifications-and-submissions/notified-consents/.and/orviewed at Environment<br />

Canterbury officesat200 Tuam Street, Christchurch;and 75 ChurchStreet, Timaru.<br />

Anypersonmay make awritten submission on anyofthe above applications.<br />

Allsubmissions should be sent to EnvironmentCanterbury,POBox 345 Christchurch<br />

8140;oremailed to hearings@ecan.govt.nz;or made onlineattheabove link.Acopy<br />

of thesubmission must also be sent to theApplicantatthe address forservice stated<br />

above.<br />

Foradvice on theEnvironmentCanterbury applications please phone <strong>03</strong> 3539007or<br />

0800ECINFO(080<strong>03</strong>24 636).<br />

Submissions must be receivedbyEnvironmentCanterbury no laterthan 5p.m.onFriday<br />

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20<strong>03</strong> FORDFOCUS, 5door, 5speed, 1600cc.......................................................................SOLD<br />

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