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Page 2, Ashburton’s The Courier, Thursday 17 October 2019 BUSINESS OWNERS Build customers, sales and profits with us ... Over 16,065 copies delivered to EVERYhome,farm, RD and lifestyle blocks in MidCanterbury news John Keast Managing Editor 027 628 7679 john.keast@ashburtoncourier.co.nz Reporters Mick Jensen mick.jensen@ashburtoncourier.co.nz Toni Williams toni.williams@alliedpress.co.nz advertising Jann Thompson Sales Manager 308 7664 027 587 6351 jann.thompson@ashburtoncourier.co.nz Roselle Fuaso Sales Account Manager 308 7664 021 197 8297 roselle@ashburtoncourier.co.nz Karen Gane Sales Account Manager 308 7664 021 510 804 karen.gane@ashburtoncourier.co.nz get in touch Editorial john.keast@ashburtoncourier.co.nz Advertising info@ashburtoncourier.co.nz Production murray.thompson@ashburtoncourier.co.nz Accounts accounts@alliedpress.co.nz Distribution/Deliveries leonie.marsden@ashburtoncourier.co.nz Office office@ashburtoncourier.co.nz 03 308 7664 199 Burnett Street,Ashburton www.ashburtoncourier.co.nz 2207985 Actively cradles the body with advanced 5zonedTorquezone system. Features Latexwith natural antibacterial properties - greatfor asthma and hayfever sufferers. 28-32 Moore Street, Ashburton Phone: 03 550 7000 bedsrus.co.nz Local news at www.starnews.co.nz Fish and chips for May’s 101st By Mick Jensen ColdstreamHouse resident May Parker celebratedher 101st birthday lastweek with her favourite fish and chip lunch. Two of her four daughters joined her at lunch, alongside youngermembers of the family. Dunedinborn, May attended Otago Girls and then trainedas anurse. She was arep netballer, although the game was referred to as basketball in those days, and played at centre for Otago. She was also one of the first to be employed as an industrial nurse at the freezer worksand enjoyedastint at Oamaru’s Pukeuriplant. ‘‘I lovedthe job and the men were all wonderful to me,’’she said. Her nursing career also included astint as adistrict nurse. May married Geoffrey at a registry office just beforehewas shippedout and joined the Royal Navy in World War 2. Key water meeting attracts 500 in Ashburton From Page 1 With acurrent GDP of 11 per cent, itwas more likely 15per cent when support industries such as the diesel mechanic who relied solely on farming machinery, and other support industries, were taken into account. ‘‘What is going to replace this income and how can we keep our The ceremony was kept secret from most of the family and was later followed by asecond communities vibrant? ‘‘It’s not fully thought through,’’ he said of the proposal. Mr Clark said facilities such as the event centre and Lake Hood exemplified the economical transformation that happened in the district as aresult of thedistricts farmers flexible land use, and their ability to react to markets, post 1990s. There was a thriving and diverse economy with full schools and low unemployment. Member of Parliament for Rangitata Andrew Falloon, who was also atthe meeting, said if farmers had been involved during the process ‘‘alarm bells ceremony in achurch after Geoffreyreturned home from war. wouldn’t beringing now, there are major flaws and unintended consequences contained in (minister David Parker’s) proposals.’’ ‘‘The impact isn’t just on our rural communities, it’s every business in townthat counts farmers as customers and the knockon effect throughout the local Husband Geoffreytrained as apharmacist and set up shopin Oamaruwhere he ran a successfulbusiness for many years.Hedied in 2006. May has always been active and played golf and badminton and was amemberofOamaru Operatic for anumber of years. ‘‘My four daughters are wonderful girls and Iput my longevity down to being a‘good girl’ as well,’’ she said. She had always liked aregular glass of white wine and could honestly say she had ‘‘enjoyed her life’’. May Parker,who looksfar younger than her years, has nine grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren and was bornon October 10 1918. She still attends someFriday gatherings at the Ashburton Cavendish Club, aclub she was also amemberofin Oamaru. Photo:May Parker is a sprightly 101. Globe atmosphere recreated The atmosphere of the famous Globe Theatre will be recreated and Big Little Theatre Company (BLTC) performers will push boundaries when they perform Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night in Ashburton next month. Three performances at Ashburton Trust Event Centre will feature an elaborate set design and aseating plan that would have been used back in the 1700s and some top notch acting. Having recently returned from an inspiring three weeks of theatre training at the Globe Theatre, London, and at other locations, BLTC actors are eager to bring the Globe experience to their home theatre. Ashburton Trust Event Centre manager Roger Farr said he had been approached by BLTC director Jackie Heffernan with ‘‘the crazy idea of recreating the Globe’’ within the venue. ‘‘Having seen first hand the fun the audience had being in the ‘groundling’ (or pit) at the Globe Theatre, and after many discussions, it was decided that we too could do something similar here.’’ Back in the day, the groundlings were generally made up of poorer audience members, who would pay one penny to stand in front of the stage. Richer patrons would sit in the covered galleries, paying much more for their seats, Mr Farr said. ‘‘Theatre etiquette was alot more boisterous back then, with interjections being common in the groundlings area, which made for an entertaining affair .’Twelfth Night is a romantic comedy and features love triangles, disguise and cross dressing. It tells the story of brother and sister twins, Viola and Sebastian, who are shipwrecked off the coast and separated. Each presumes the other dead and Viola assumes the identity of a man to earn aliving in the home of Duke Orsino, who she quickly falls in love with. Twelfth Night is traditionally performed in the festive season. BLTC shows will be performed on November 22 and 23 at 7pm and on November 24 at 2pm. economy.’’ ‘‘The lack of economic modelling released by the Government shows that they’re not interested inhaving ameaningful debate,’’ hesaid. Farmers putting in submissions on the essential freshwater proposal should use their own words and speak about their farm. 2216210
Local news at www.starnews.co.nz Ashburton’s The Courier, Thursday 17 October 2019, Page 3 District has aweapon clean water By John Keast Ashburton has apotent weapon as it, like all districts, seeks to comply with proposals for freshwater reform. Mayorelect Neil Brown, who has akeen interest in watermatters, said water wastewater, stormwater, water for irrigation was going to loom large for the Ashburton council and all others. But in its managed aquifer recharge programme aprogramme praised byEnvironment Minister David Parker Ashburton had the jump on many. The programme involves using clean consented (but unused) Ashburton council stockwater. It is percolated into the ground at various sites, diluting nitrate levels and lifting aquifer levels. Early trial results have been very promising. The water is also used to boost streams, such as behind Mayfield where consented water from the Rangitata Diversion race is run into awetland and, from there, to boost the flow to the Hinds River. The Hinds Water Enhancement Group, which runs the programme, believes the water from the RDR is helping the Mayfield bore and othersupplies. The enhancement group is seeking $950,000 from the Provincial Growth Fund to expand the trials and is expecting to hear the outcome of its application soon. Mr Brown said the obvious source ofwater for the aquifer scheme was unused council stockwater. He said if more of the district’s stockwater could be piped, less water would be needed (only around 2per cent of stockwater is drunk by stock) allowing more for the aquifer scheme not irrigation. He said the managed aquifer scheme could be the district’s saviour by improving underground water quality across the district. ‘‘Our three rivers (Rakaia, Ashburton, Rangitata) meet targets now. It’s just the shallow aquifers and streams that don’t meet targets now,’’ he said. Mr Brown, a farmer, said the big rivers were pure and the district needed an achievable level of freshwater reform that did not destroy the economic value of the district. Stormwater was another issue, and under the proposed reforms, it wouldhave to be treated. ‘‘So the town has some work to do, too and we have to do stormwater better.’’ ‘‘One good thing is that we are way ahead. We have money in our Long Term Plan for stormwater.’’ Mr Brown said his priority in the next few days would betalking to all councillors about their interests as he tried to work out who would Newlook council and new mayor at the tiller Ashburton has anewlook council and anew mayor, dairy farmer Neil Brown. There are four new councillorschemist CarolynCameron, realtor RodgerLetham whose father served in localgovernment accountant John Falloon father of Rangitata MP Andrew Falloon and former mayor and regional councillor Angus McKay. Mr McKay lost to Donna Favel who, in turn, lost to Mr Brown, who served as her deputy. Mrs Favel gathered 2384 votes (in preliminary figures) to Mr Brown’s 4418. MrsFavel,who runs the Regent Theatre with husband David, said it had been an honour and a privilege to serve. She did not stand as a councillor so has gone from council which she served as Ashburton’s first serve asdeputy and head committees. He hoped to have that done by the end of next week, or by the end of the month. Mr Brown was brought up at Rakaia and had ‘‘farming in his veins’’. He worked on sheep and dairy farms, went to Lincoln University, and bought a farm after going sharemilking and ‘‘through the ranks to ownership’’. He said he owned Salmon Tales building at Rakaia and also had some lowkey business property interests. Mr Brown and wife Judy have three children. female mayor. Second inthe mayoral race was retired retailer Tony Todd, who was second toMrBrown with 3731 votes. Thefourth mayoral candidate, landscaper Leen Braam, lost the mayoral race by a wide margin (1422 votes) but was the highest polling candidate in the hotlycontested Ashburton Ward. There, Mr Braam gathered4658votes, just ahead of firsttimer John Falloon with 4538 votes, fellow firsttimer Carolyn Cameron (3798), incumbent Diane Rawlinson (3672) and Mr McKay (3455), who missed out in the last election after the controversy over awater bottling proposal for the Ashburton Business Park. Missing out were Selwyn Price, Thelma Bell, Ashburton Shah and Rochelle CastleWilson. Mr Price can count himself unlucky after astrong council term and wasclose behind Mr McKay. Lynette Lovett (1315) and Stuart Wilson (1217) were clear winners in the Eastern Ward, well ahead of incumbent Mark Malcolm (816) who did not help his cause by first saying hewould not stand, then changing his mind andnewcomer Philip Rushton (514). Incumbent Liz McMillan, who had another strongterm, ledthe field in the Western Ward with 1444 votes ahead of Rodger Letham (1069) and Evan Chisnall (1055). There were only two vacancies in that ward, with MrChisnall missing out just. Oldhand Roger Patersonled the field forthesix vacancies onthe Ashburton Licensing Trust. He garnered 6533 votes ahead of Chantelle Quinn (5736), Kieran Breakwell (5393), Tim Silva (5255), Robert Harnett (4857) and Chris Robertson (4621). Missing out were Kerry Clough, Mark Malcolm and Ashburton Shah. 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