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Amanda takes pic project by horns 

Thousands of followers, and photos going around the world 

By Toni Williams 

Asnapshot of an ageing bull led rural 

photographer Amanda King to take 

apersonal project and grow it into a 

successful company reaching 

international markets. 

And she does it all from the family 

sheep and beef farm at Glenroy, near 

Windwhistle up the Rakaia Gorge, 

while juggling married life with two 

young children, aged five and three. 

The selfconfessed city girl has 

taken the move to rural Canterbury 

in her stride setting up her business 

‘‘By the Horns’’ two years ago after 

moving to Windwhistle from the 

Wairarapa. 

They have since moved ten 

minutes down the road to Glenroy 

but are still on the same farm owned 

by the family of her husband, Fraser, 

who was keen to return to work on 

the family farm. 

Mrs King’s business sees her 

photographs, featuring large shots of 

farm animals, floral prints and 

coastal and rural landscapes, sent 

around the world in largeaslife 

print form; framed, unframed or on 

canvas. 

The photographs are taken either 

on the home farm or around the 

district and beyond. 

‘‘Being surrounded by these 

beautiful creatures everyday inspired 

me. 

‘‘They have such gorgeous and 

unique personalities and that is what 

Itry to capture,’’ she said of her 

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Mrs King also takes florals, 

inspired from her large garden at 

Windwhistle, as well as coastal prints 

harking back to growing up in 

Australia where the beach was abig 

part of her life. 

‘‘I can just stare at the ocean all 

day. So Ilove taking photos of it.’’ 

Her most popular overseas market 

has been Australia but there is 

Amanda King has created an animal photography business 

growing demand from online 

customers in the United States with 

two prints aday being shipped there. 

‘‘It isn’t easy, Iwon’t lie. Itake 

everyday as Igo. Iswear everyday I 

almost miss my daughter’s school 

bus. That is my life. Constantly 

chasing my tail. My family are so 

important to me. On the days my 

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with him. As Iknow, next minute he 

will be at school. Time just goes way 

too fast. 

‘‘But Idowhat Ido, because I 

absolutely love what Ido. Iam 

passionate about my business and I 

love taking photographs.’’ 

Her advice to other women 

thinking of setting up abusiness was 

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Tonja 

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to recognise there would be good 

days and bad days and alot of 

learning. 

‘‘Running your own business, 

particularly by yourself is stressful, 

but also so rewarding and totally 

worth giving it ago.’’ 

Mrs King has always had an 

interest in photography but her 

passion was shaped after attending a 

course intended to help her teach it 

to students. 

‘‘I’m aschool teacher by trade,’’ 

she said. 

‘‘The principal put me through a 

photography course as he wanted me 

to teach it as an options class at the 

school. That is where my passion 

began. Idid further study and 

courses in my own time.’’ 

She created achildren’s/family 

photography business she was able to 

do outside of her teaching role and 

continued when the couple moved to 

Canterbury. 

It was while she was having abreak 

from teaching after the arrival of her 

first child that she sought alarge 

print for her wall. 

‘‘I decided Iwanted aprint 

(particularly of ahighland cow) on 

my wall. But Iwanted alarge one 

with agreat effect. Iwas at my 

friend’s place who happened to have 

agorgeous old and grand highland 

bull. They allowed me to take a 

photograph of him. 

‘‘I printed him up to 100cm x70cm 

and had him framed. 

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Local news at www.starnews.co.nz 

Longbeach embraces country 

Pupils at Longbeach 

School have embraced 

their rural roots and 

had plenty of fun at the 

annual Country Day on 

Monday. 

The day started will 

students making indoor 

exhibits that were later 

judged by invited 

guests from around the 

district. 

Fish &Game officer 

Hamish Stevens was on 

hand with acollection 

of live fish caught 

earlier in the day in the 

Hinds River. 

He spoke to students 

about the fish and their 

habitat. 

Students also tackled 

anumber of countryinspired 

outdoor games 

and challenges. 

Anumber of dads 

ran young farmer style 

Amanda takes photography bull by the horns 

From Page 1 

‘‘He became popular 

and Ihad requests from 

people to do some for 

them. I started taking 

photos of our own farm 

animals and created a 

facebook page of By 

The Horns. 

‘‘The facebook page 

took off. It grew from 

challenges that 

included tugowar, a 

water slide, 

wheelbarrow races, 

sponge throwing and 

gumboot throwing. 

In the afternoon 

students brought a 

selection of animals to 

school, including 

horses, lambs, dogs, 

fish, roosters, ducks, 

rabbits, guinea pigs, a 

goat and acat. 

Longbeach School 

principal Neil Simons 

said Country Day was a 

highlight of the school 

year and loved by the 

students. 

It brought the 

community together 

and received great 

support. 

Photo: Longbeach 

School pupil Liam 

Lash with his rooster. 

Scholarships for talented musicians 

Scholarships havebeen 

presented by Ashburton 

Musical Club to two 

talented young 

musicians. 

Katie Gluyasand Eva 

Bedggood each receive 

$700. 

Katie Gluyasplays 

piano and drums and is 

aYear 12 student at St 

Margaret’s College. 

She will put the 

scholarship money 

towards the fee of a 

universitymusic 

performance course 

that she is auditioning 

for in 2020 at the 

University of 

Canterbury. 

Eva Bedggood plays 

piano, trumpetand 

guitar and is working 

towardsher Grade 8 

trumpetexam. 

Next yearsshe begins 

STAR courses at the 

University of 

Canterbury and for the 

past two years has been 

amember of University 

of Canterbury 

Christchurch Youth 

Orchestra. 

Both scholarship 

recipients are regular 

performers at 

Ashburton Musical 

Club concerts. 

Photo: Scholarship 

recipients Katie Gluyas 

and Eva Bedggood. 

1000 followers 16,000 

followers very quickly. 

‘‘It is now 27K’’ she 

said. 

‘‘ Icreated awebsite 

to sell my prints and 

haven’t looked back.’’ 

The success ofBy the 

Horns has seen Mrs 

King named the NZI 

Rural Women New Zealand 

Business Awards 

2019 emerging business 

winner. It’s a competition 

she was prompted 

to enter byafriend. 

‘‘At the end of the 

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‘‘I had to read the 

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Ireally didn’t think 

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Local news at www.starnews.co.nz Ashburton’s The Courier, Thursday 24 October 2019, Page 3 

Ski club celebrates 60 great years 

By Mick Jensen 

Clearwater Aquatic Club is having a 

60th jubilee celebration over 

Christchurch show weekend and 

anyone involved with the club over 

the years is invited. 

Fittingly, the November 16 main 

event will be held in the original club 

house on the shores of Lake Camp. 

The aquatic club has been all 

about promoting and supporting 

local waterskiing over the last six 

decades and, in more recent years, 

wakeboarding as well. 

The club’s name is taken from the 

nearby lake settlement of 

Clearwater, but all the aquatic action 

has taken place on Lake Camp, 

where motorised craft are permitted. 

Long time club members like 

Ronnie Donaldson have taken 

themselves, their children and their 

grandchildren through their paces at 

the lake over many years. 

Mr Donaldson, like alot of club 

members, has abach at Clearwater 

and has spent countless hours on the 

water. 

Now approaching his 86th 

birthday, he was awaterskier for 60 

years and only stopped when he 

reached 80. 

‘‘I used to waterski on the 

Rangitata and Ican tell you the move 

to Lake Camp was far more suited to 

the sport. 

‘‘It’s agreat spot and has provided 

alot of fun and enjoyment for my 

family over the years.’’ 

Top performing waterskiers 

abound in the Donaldson family, 

including Ronnie’s grandchildren 

George, Hugh and Lana. 

Mr Donaldson said he 

remembered ajetty being put in at 

Lake Camp and the club house and 

jumps being built many years ago. 

The club had hosted some big 

events in the past, including the 

Canterbury trick competition, and 

also its own popular club day, which 

continued to be held in March every 

year. 

Another club stalwart, Jerry 

Power, said the Clearwater Aquatic 

Club had been one of the strongest in 

the country for anumber of years. 

‘‘We’ve had anumber of skiers 

performing well at national level and 

aproud history.’’ 

He said there had always been a 

good turnout at New Year’s Day 

events, both from skiers and 

spectators. 

Skiers had performed pyramid 

displays, tricks and the atmosphere 

had been really good. 

Mr Power said club members had 

also been strongly behind the 

establishment of Lake Hood and 

were advocates of adedicated waterskiing 

area at the site for many years. 

While Lake Hood was focused on 

the competitive side of waterskiing, 

Lake Camp continued to offer a 

great venue for learners and for 

social and leisure skiers, he said. 

Another with fond childhood 

memories of holidays and weekends 

spent at Lake Camp is Kellie 

Forrester. 

Mrs Forrester said her 

grandparents, parents and now her 

own family had baches at Clearwater 

and all had enjoyed countless hours 

on Lake Camp. 

‘‘There are anumber of families 

with multi generational connections 

to the aquatic club. 

‘‘I think alot of us will remember 

the sound of Ronnie Donaldson’s 

tractor firing up and knowing that he 

was preparing to put his old boat 

Richochet in the water for aday of 

waterskiing,’’ she said. 

Although the tractor was sold a 

couple of years ago, the old boat will 

be brought out to rekindle memories 

at the 60th birthday bash. 

The celebration will also feature a 

slide show, static display and 

selection of minute books, photos 

and newspaper clippings collated 

over the years. 

The Clearwater Aquatic Club has 

four current life members Gary 

Green, Brian Downes, Peter 

Etheridge and Jerry Power and 

Ronnie Donaldson has been its 

patron for more than 20 years. 

Membership remains healthy and 

astrong committee will continue to 

guide it forward. 

More information on the jubilee 

gathering can be obtained by 

emailing to 

clearwateraquaticclub@hotmail.co.nz. 

Photos: Jerry Power, Ronnie 

Donaldson and Kellie Forrester 

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memories by looking through photo 

albums and minute books, and 

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Water&Rural Issues 

Andrew Falloon MP forRangitatainvites 

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and other rural issues. 

Wednesday 30thOctober 

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She waswearing ablack one-shouldered Atelier 

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11-year-old twins Vivienne and Knox. 

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Sylvie and Iboth loved every minute ofthe 

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Compromise: easy to say, hard to find 

More than adecade ago a 

marketing expert told a 

packed Ashburton Event 

Centre that, in the end, 

the consumer had the 

final word. 

He was referring, in 

part, to perception: that if 

the shopper on the high 

streets of London and 

New York wanted meat 

(ormilk) from apristine 

environment, thenthat 

consumer would drive, 

through bulk buyers, 

market behaviour. 

The advice is as 

valuable today as it was 

then,yet now refers more 

to the environment. 

Courier comment 

The argument for a 

clean environment will 

not go away, andneither 

it should. 

Farmers are not blind 

to this, and neither are 

dairy companies. 

And agreat dealhas 

been done. 

What concerns 

farmers (andcouncils) 

now in the thrust for 

pristinewaterways is the 

heavy hand of regulation. 

There is real fear out 

there, perceived or 

otherwise, that the 

proposed reforms are 

unworkable or too 

heavyhanded. 

The consultation time 

(yes,extended by awhole 

fortnight) is woefully 

inadequate. 

The government, 

though, would be wise to 

considercarefully the 

thousandsofsubmissions 

it will get. 

You do not haveto 

look far on social media 

to detect agroundswell 

of opposition to someof 

the proposals and 

THIS WEEK’SSPECIALS 

reference to the type of 

unrest now seen in 

Europe. 

What is neededhere 

(as ever) is compromise: 

farmingknows what 

needs to be done, and is 

doing it, in some cases to 

an extraordinary degree. 

If the environmental 

protection workalready 

done is not recognised, 

or if farmers have to 

undo it to meet 

regulations, tempers may 

fray. 

Ashburton,asnew 


mayor Neil Brown says, 

is already at an 

advantage: its managed 

aquifer scheme might 

notbethe whole answer, 

but it is astep in the right 

direction. 

Freshwater reform is a 

topicfor all, as towns 

also have to comply with 

stormwater etc. 

That will come at a 

cost one you, as 

ratepayers, will bear. 

Everyone is interested 

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rivers and streams. 

What must be weighed 

now is the price. 

John Keast 

Methven Rodeo reaches 50year 

milestone, and plenty to celebrate 

Methven Rodeo, one of 

the largest inthe country 

in terms of crowd size 

and competitor numbers, 

has reached a 50year 

milestone and is on this 

Sunday. 

Rodeo in Methven 

started as an offshoot of 

the Methven A&P Show 

in 1970 and was seen as a 

way of raisingmoney and 

giving locals another 

event to enjoy. 

The rite ofpassage to 

the chairman’s role of 

the A&P show was via 

the chair of the rodeo for 

many years. 

Local cowboys who 

saw rodeo as agood fit 

for the community built 

an arena and helped to 

start the event that now 

draws over 6000 people 

each year. 

The original rodeo 

programme was similar 

to what is offered today, 

but without open team 

roping, second division 

grade and junior events. 

Sheep riding, popular 

for many years, is now off 

the programme due to 

changes in the animal 

welfare code. 

‘‘The rodeo has 

brought millions of dollars 

of outside money 

into our community with 

the influx of visitors to 

town. 

‘‘Over the years the 

club has directly donated 

well in excess of $30,000 

some years we haven’t 

made any money and 

others we have put the 

profits into building 

assets,’’ said past Methven 

Rodeo Club president 

Dave Harper 

The Methven Lions 

Club had run the gate at 

the rodeo for many years 

and its percentage of 

gate takings would be 

close to$120,000, all of 

which had stayed inthe 

community, Mr Harper 

said. 

The Will to Live 

organisation is this year’s 

event beneficiary. 

Over the last 50 years 

Methven Rodeo has 

hosted two national 

finals. 

Local bronc Black 

Betty won bareback 

horse of the year last 

year, meaning she is the 

best of the best in the 

country. 

Sunday’s rodeo action 

will once again feature 

some ofthe best bucking 

and time event stock in 

the South Island. 

Abig screen will be set 

up to show the action 

and replays of the rides. 

There will be a large 

number of localcompetitors 

entering events and 

to give itnostalgic feel, 

past announcer, Neville 

Clarke, will return tobe 

apart of the action. 

A postrodeo party 

will be held at Methven 

Resort to further celebrate 

the 50 year milestone. 

Life members will be 

honoured, event winners 

will receive trophy jackets 

or trophy buckles on 

top of the prize money 

pool on offer. 

The Methven Rodeo 

programme starts at 

8:30am with second division 

barrels leading the 

charge. Tickets can only 

be bought at the gate. 

Photo: Bareback 

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Methven Rodeo. (Photo: 

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Organisers of the Jackson 

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Run have ticked off 

another successful event, 

with numbers up in all 

categories. 

The only damper on 

the event was the cancellation 

of the kayaking 

section, due to high river 

levels. 

Organising committee 

member Mandy Hurst 

said Saturday had been a 

perfect weather day for 

the event. 

Unfortunately, the call 

to cancel the kayak section 

had been made at 

2am on race day because 

of the huge rain dump in 

the hills that had filtered 

down and left the river 

rising on Saturday morning. 

She said Plan B had 

been put in place for the 

100 athletes registered for 

multisport and they had, 

instead, tackled a new 

longer duathlon course. 

Mrs Hurst said event 

numbers were very pleasing 

and were up in all 

events, including 50 more 

in the running events. 

‘‘Our goal was 300, and 

we passed that, so we are 

really happy with the 

day.’’ 

Flavio Vianna was the 

first multisporter home 

in atime of 2h:10m:45s. 

Ben Williams won the 

half marathon in atime of 

1h:23:28s, followed by 

Kurt Engelbrecht and 

Julia Grant. 

Richard Greer was first 

home in the Long Duathlon 

(2h:3m:31s), followed 

by Phonse Carroll and 

Ashburton butcher Mike 

Hanson. 

Tayler Reed from 

Christchurch took out the 

26.5km mountainbike 

race in a time 59m:04s, 

beating his nearest rival 

by an impressive seven 

and ahalf minutes. 

Mrs Hurst said competitors 

had come from 

all corners of the South 

Island to take part this 

year. 

There had also been a 

couple from Australia 

and agood turnout from 

Ashburton and Rakaia. 

The Farmlands Challenge, 

which encouraged 

businesses to get 

involved, had also been a 

firsttime success, and 

had been well supported 

by the sponsors and the 

eventual winners, Tavendale 

and Partners. 

All events started and 

finished in the Rakaia 

Domain. 

Photo: Mountain 

bikers head off from the 

Rakaia Domain on the 

26.5km course. 

Falloon reselected for 2020 

MP for Rangitata 

Andrew Falloon has 

been reselected by the 

National Party to contest 

the 2020 General Election. 

‘‘I’m grateful for the 

support the National 

Party has shown in 

reselecting me as acandidate 

for the 2020 election. 

‘‘Since Iwas elected in 

2017 I’ve worked hard to 

ensure that Mid Canterbury 

has astrong voice in 

Parliament, and if I’m reelected 

next year I’ll continue 

to do that. 

‘‘The present Government 

are far too focused 

on listening to the wishes 

of Auckland and not 

enough on ensuring that 

districts like ours succeed. 

‘‘The water reforms 

they’ve proposed will put 

huge costs on the agricultural 

sector and regional 

communities, while letting 

the major centres off 

the hook. 

‘‘I’ll continue to fight 

for our fair share of 

infrastructure spending. 

‘‘Phil Twyford’s 

decision to cut $5 billion 

from the state highway 

network means that 

places like Ashburton are 

missing out on important 

roading upgrades and 

maintenance. 

‘‘The road between 

Ashburton and Christchurch 

is the second 

most dangerous in the 

country for fatalities and 

serious accidents. My 

first demand of a 

National Government 

after the election will be 

to extend it to four lanes 

and ask NZTA to treat a 

second bridge over the 

Ashburton River as a 

priority. 

‘‘Over the last two 

years I’ve been able to 

provide assistance to 

many hundreds of people 

through my offices here 

in Ashburton and down in 

Timaru, and at the more 

than 50 clinics I’ve held in 

towns and smaller communities 

like Methven, 

Mayfield, Hinds and Mt 

Somers. 

‘‘Helping people in our 

community is the most 

important job of being a 

local MP, and with the 

ongoing support of Mid 

Cantabrians, I’ll keep at 

it,’’ Mr Falloon says. 

Geraldine set for crank up 

Geraldine Vintage Car 

and Machinery Museum 

will hold its annual 

crankup day on Saturday 

November 2. 

This is achange to see 

vehicles from yesteryear 

in action, including a 

genuine 1913 oil tractor, 

the 17tonne engine from 

the Rangatira, which 

plied to Timaru to Chathams 

route, a Bianchi 

town car and more. 

The museum has avast 

array of vintage cars and 

trucks many rare and a 

huge assortment of tractors 

and other farm 

machinery. 

It is regarded as one of 

the best machinery 

museums in the country. 

Entry for adults is agold 

coin donation with children 

free. There will be a 

barbecue lunch available.


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Good turnout at station open day 

Aconstant flow of people turned 

out for the Fire and Emergency 

New Zealand (FENZ) open day 

at Ashburton Fire Station on 

Sunday. 

Among them were, pictured 

with firefighter Nathan Speedy, 

Taryn and Shaun McFadden and 

their sons, Tyler, 10, and Jesse, 6, 

wanting to see the workings of 

the FENZ fire crews. 

Mrs McFadden said it was an 

opportunity they had been wanting 

to take up for awhile. 

It gave the children achance 

to see the fire station up close 

and see that firefighters were 

people in the community who 

could be called to come and 

help. 

The boys, and other visitors, 

got to get up close to firefighter 

demonstrations with the jaws of 

life cutting off the doors to a 

vehicle, climb into fire trucks 

including the brand new fire 

truck at the station, see iconic 

protective clothing and equipment 

used at the fire station and, 

for those game enough, feel the 

power of the water while 

spraying water from the fire 

hose. 

There were also heaps of fire 

safe messages stickers, brochures 

and information to take 

home and a sausage sizzle to 

enjoy. 

Fire chief Alan Burgess said in 

the three hour session 19people 

expressed an interest to learn 

more about the volunteering with 

the station. 

‘‘There’s been agood flow of 

people...and an interesting mix,’’ 

he said. 

They included men and 

women, couples (able to alternate 

volunteer times) and people 

who worked in town Monday to 

Friday but lived rurally so were 

not available at night. 

Mr Burgess said the first focus 

was to fill the Monday to Friday 

roles, which were more difficult 

periods to staff, but across the 

boardtherewere around adozen 

people needed to help fill roles in 

urban, rural fire teams. 

They included operational volunteer 

firefighters, operational 

support and brigade support (the 

behind the scenes people who do 

not attend callouts). 

People visiting the station got 

to look around and talk with 

current volunteers, like Mr 

Speedy a qualified firefighter, 

Fishing club celebrates 50 years 

By JohnKeast 

MembersofAshburton’s GreyGhost 

FishingClub have had lines in the water 

around the South Island, and on Sunday 

theymark 50 years of friendship and 

fishingwith adinner at Lake Hood. 

In the mid 1960s, when salmon fishing 

was strong in the AshburtonRiver, 

anglers who worked at Ashburton 

Hospital in various roles would turn up 

the mouth of the Ashburton in the 

evening. 

In July 1969 17 likeminded men 

assembled at the Tinwald Tavern to form 

the Grey Ghost Fishing Club. 

The first president was John 

Washingtonthe Great White Hunter. 

The club’s mission statement was to ‘‘to 

promote and arrange fishing of all forms 

and for good fellowship and enjoyment’’. 

There were trips to sea from Pictonor 

Havelock and‘‘very successful’’. 

Membersthen turned their attentionto 

the Ahuriri River and three members 

bookedaroom at Omarama. 

One had heard that it was possibleto 

Loyal museum volunteer 

By John Keast 

John Carter did not runawaytojointhe 

circusbut he made acircus workfor 

the AshburtonMuseum. 

Mr Carter has tackled many jobs for 

the museum in his 21 years as a 

volunteer. 

One of the first was gettinganold 

model circus to work. 

He did. 

Now he is on to the rates. 

Not those paid now, but those in 

1902: he is copyingmaterialfrom old 

council rates books on to the computer 

system. 

It is slow but interesting work. 

Mr Carter has astronginterest in 

history, so familiar names keep 

John Carter with a1902 rates book. 

cropping up. 

The museumpresented Mr Carter 

with acake last week by way of 

celebration. 

When he first started helping out, he 

would sometimes handle incoming calls 

if director RitaWright had to leavethe 

building. 

Afavourite job in the early days was 

sortingout maps, plansand photos. 

The maps were of particularinterest 

becauseMrCarter was astock agent 

and had agood idea who lived where in 

rural Ashburton. 

In some cases he was abletoadd 

information. 

Mr Carterisatthe museum one 

afternoon aweek and loves the work. 

about the role, the type of work 

they do, and what was involved. 

Mr Speedy has been with the 

station for the past two and a 

half years and still really enjoys 

it. 

He works full time for Maslin 

Distributors as amilk delivery 

driver but is able to fit in the 

volunteer role around his work 

and home life. When the town 

siren goes, anyone available 

turns up, there is no roster. 

It does take alevel of commitment 

with callouts, training sessions 

and community events 

part in parcel with the role, but 

the rewards were worth it, he 

said. 

Volunteers apply for the role, 

have atalk with the fire chief, sit 

medical and police checks and 

as complete extensive training 

sessions includinganew recruits 

course. 

Mr Speedy said itwas good to 

be able to help the community 

and to feel like you weremaking 

adifference. 

It was also good personal 

development, he said. 

Anyone interested in learning 

more about volunteering with 

the station can check out the 

Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade 

Facebook page for details. 

debone afish by pushing it over the neck 

of abottle: it was not successful, with the 

carpet bearing the bruntof the mess. 

Members laterfished regularly at 

Twizel, and becausetrips to the Sounds 

became too expensive, attentionturned 

to Oamaru and Moeraki. 

Now many memberssuccessfully fish 

backcountry water and there have been 

trips to Kokatahi, Lake Taylor, Lakes 

Selfe and Coleridge,the Ashburton 

Lakesand the Waitaki Lakes, and even 

chasing flounder at Lake Ellesmere. 

Mission races 

Runners will be lining up 

to tackle offroad courses 

in the Mid Canterbury 

high country at the Mission 

Mt Somers event on 

November 2. 

The event features four 

race options: afull marathon, 

half marathon, 

10km run and 5km run. 

The marathon and 

10km events start and 

Name correction 

We apologise to Ashburton 

council and Ashburton 

Licensing Trust candidate 

Ash Shah for the 

misspelling of his name in 

the our election round 

finish at the Staveley 

store, the half marathon 

starts from the Woolshed 

Creek car park and 

finishes in Staveley and 

the 5km starts at Staveley 

Ice Rink and will run the 

second half of the 10km 

loop. 

The event is organised 

by Methven business 

Enduranz Events. 

New generator 

Anew backup generator 

will provideresilience 

and back up for drinking 

water in Tinwald and at 

Lake Hood. 

Ashburton District 

Council has purchased a 

generator for the Tinwald 

water treatment plant, 

ensuring that, in the 

event the pipeline to 

Ashburton is 

compromised and power 

is lost,residents will still 

have access to safe 

drinkingwater. 

Watertreatment plants 

on the northern side of 

the Ashburton bridge 

also have generators, and 

the latest purchase 

completes the set. 

story in last week’s paper. 

The system spell check 

replaced ‘‘Ash’’ with 

‘‘Ashburton’’ twice and 

this was not picked up 

before printing.

Students show 

refugee support 

By Mick Jensen 

A class at St Joseph’s 

School has written words 

of support, love and 

encouragement to future 

refugees settling in Ashburton. 

Some 31 Year 7 

students have penned 

heartfelt lettertoeditorstyle 

essays on why they 

believe refugees should be 

welcomed, helped to 

assimilate and made to 

feel part of Mid Canterbury 

life. 

The letter project follows 

on from studies 

focused on the plight of 

refugees in South Sudan 

and wider school themed 

project of Living Our Lives 

With Love. 

Teacher Steph McCallum 

said looking at the 

plight of people fleeing 

Sudan had come about 

through asuggestion from 

Catholic relief, development 

and social service 

organisation Caritas. 

Two terms of work had 

helped the childrenunderstand 

what was happening 

in thewider world andhad 

also helped them develop 

feelings of compassion, 

sympathy and empathy. 

The students had been 

asked to put themselves in 

the shoes of children in the 

African country and to 

explore their situation and 

life. 

Achapter book focusing 

on the stories of three 

refugees from different 

periods ofhistory had also 

been read and discussed, 

Mrs McCallum said. 

She said reading inthe 

local news in May that 

Ashburton district had 

been confirmed as a 

refugee settlement centre 

and could expect three to 

five refugee families from 

June next year had 

brought the situation and 

reality of the plight of 

refugees closer tohome. 

Last term, and using 

acquired and practised 

persuasive writing skills, 

the Year 7 students set 

about penning letters 

explaining why they were 

in support of refugees settling 

in Mid Canterbury. 

Using strong personalised 

narrative, students 

penned lines saying the 

welcome banner should 

definitely be extended to 

those fleeing homelands so 

far away. 

Letters said support for 

refugees needed to covera 

whole range of bases 

including accommodation, 

jobs, education, language 

support and general 

friendship. 

Student Phoebe 

McKenzie, who wrote a 

letter entitled Welcome 

Brothers and Sisters, said 

she wanted toshow empathy 

with the refugees and 

saidthey deserved to come 

here andbesupportedbya 

caring community, and to 

live in a country where 

they were safe. 

Fellow classmate Penny 

Marriott said in her letter, 

titledANewLife and New 

Home, that refugees were 

starting afresh and needed 

to be treated‘‘with respect 

and asequals’’. 

They were fleeing from 

countries that had famine, 

warand draught andsome 

had likely lost family and 

friends along the way. 

Refugees were looking 

for a second chance and 

needed support from this 

community and others in 

New Zealand to realise 

their full potential, she 

said. 

The letters have been 

posted onthe Ashburton 

Public Library Facebook 

page and also shared by 

Welcoming Communities 

Ashburton District and 

Mid Canterbury Newcomers 

Network. 

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7 class from St Joseph’s 

School with their refugee 

support letters and Living 

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BIRTHS 

RAUKETE, Olivia and John 

along with very excited big 

brother Lucas and big sister 

Mila are thrilled to announce 

the arrival ofJohnson Lennox 

Tiarepoi born 20 September 

2019 at 11:09pm weighing 

9lb 9oz. 

DEATHS 

BEBBINGTON, Murray Frank: 

On October 14, 2019, 

peacefully at Tuarangi Home, 

Ashburton. After along battle 

with Alzheimer’s. Aged 73 

years. Dearly loved husband 

of Moira and loved Dad of 

Errol and Nadine, Joe and 

Karen, Matt and Monica, 

and Aidan and Kelly. Loved 

grandad to Dylan, Charlotte, 

Lucy; and Rosalind. Messages 

to 9Greenlaw Street, Lincoln 

7608. Special thanks to the 

staff at Tuarangi Home for 

their loving care of Murray. 

At Murray’s request aprivate 

funeral servicehas been held. 

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Ashburton 

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BURGESS Rayna, on October 

19, 2019, peacefully at 

Tuarangi Home, Ashburton, 

after a long illness. Aged 

78 years. Dearly loved wife 

of Stuart. Beloved Mum of 

Kareen and Stuart Dunlop, 

Peter and Esther, Robin and 

Paula, and Chris and Darin 

Goldsack. Loving Nana of 

Adele, and Dale; and Sammy, 

and Max. Special thanks to 

the wonderful caring staff at 

Tuarangi Home for their love 

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MARSDEN, Brian David: 

19/7/38- 15/10/19 

Dearly loved husband of 

Anne, much loved father and 

father-in-law of Stephanie 

and Andrew, and Fiona and 

Phillip, adored grandfather of 

Harrietteand Anna Logan, and 

Bailey and Sophie Schulze. 

Loved brother and brother-inlaw 

ofJill and the late Gavin 

Marshall,and John and Pauline 

Marsden. Messages to the 

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RAE, Mabel Elizabeth 

(Mabs), on October 19, 

2019, peacefully at home, 

Ashburton. Aged 91 years. 

Dearly beloved wife of the 

late Ian. Cherished and much 

loved mother and mother 

in law David and Jill, Roger 

and Cheryl, Gary and Jo, and 

Andrew and Tammy. Dearest 

Gran of Adam; Natasha and 

Gavin, Dan; Benand Gabrielle, 

Charlotte, Bridget, Matthew; 

Melissa and Jared, Timothy 

and Jodie, James, Nicola and 

Jaime, and Sarah and Sam. 

Dearly loved great Gran of 

Finn; Aubree; Evelyn, and 

Cyril; Thalia, Marshall, and 

Izak; Cleo; Laylah, Maia, and 

Piper, and Mason. Messages 

to 1/25 Charlesworth Drive, 

Ashburton 7700. A service 

to celebrate Mabs life will be 

held at our Chapel, Cnr East 

and Cox Streets, Ashburton 

on Friday October 25, 

commencing at 1.30pm. A 

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(Pat) (nee Sowden): On 

October 15, 2019, at 

Christchurch Hospital, after 

ashort illness; aged 78 years. 

Dearly loved wife ofNeville, a 

much lovedmother &motherin-law 

of David and Claire, 

Wayne and the late Tania, Jo 

and Richard Arnott. Adored 

Nana of Jonathan and Jack; 

Anna and Kate. Messages 

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BUTTERICK,Gilbert Warren: 

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and Rachel, Shane and Anna, 

Aaron and Jane along with 

Jenette Storrier, and their 

families would like to give 

a massive thank you to 

everyone forall their amazing 

support to us and our very 

special Dad,Grandad,brother 

and friend. The phone calls, 

cards, flowers, food and 

company will always be 

remembered and treasured. 

To all who attended Gilby’s 

funeral he would have been 

filled with pride to see so 

many friends and family 

join together for his final 

farewell.Special thanks to the 

district nursing team for their 

unwavering commitment 

which ultimately gave Dad 

the opportunity to stay at 

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thoughts and expressions of 

sympathy following our sad 

loss ofYvonne amuch loved 

partner, mother, mother in 

law, grandmother and friend. 

Thank you tothe Sealy Street 

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Girls’ course 

rated success 

A selfesteem and 

empowermentbuilding 

programme for girls, 

developed in Ashburton, 

continues to be asuccess 

and has also courted 

interest from further 

afield. 

Called Be(you)tiful, 

the programme helps 

build selfesteem, self 

expression, confidence 

and body acceptance 

among girls aged 10 to 14 

years. 

If offers advice and 

encouragement on a 

range ofareas, as well as 

basic beauty care skills, 

and has the slogan 

‘‘sparkling onthe inside 

and out’’. 

Many of our young 

women are doubting 

themselves, comparing 

themselves to others 

instead of believing in 

themselves, so the programme’s 

focus is on 

building their own 

strengths and empowering 

each other, says cooordinator 

Jenny Rae. 

The 2019 Be(you)tiful 

programme would run 

again next term for eight 

weeks in both Ashburton 

and Methven, and places 

had filled quickly, said coordinator 

Jenny Rae. 

She said volunteers 

helped to deliver the programme 

and feedback 

from the girls who had 

been on it had been very 

positive. 

There had also been 

inquiries about the programme 

from other 

districts. 

The programme is held 

at BASE Youth Centre. 

Pilates challenge 

Pilates is going pink to 

support breast cancer. 

The Lake Hood pilates 

group is holding apilates 

class on Tuesday October 

29 from noon on Tancred 

St, betweenthe Bald Barber 

and St John. 

Starting at noon, the 

classes will run for about 

40 minutes on the hour to 

5pm. 

All those taking part 

needed were clothes 

Fun at Plains 

The Plains Railway 

Complex is open this 

weekend and and 

there’s even some Halloween 

fun planned. 

As well as steam train 

rides, there are also 

opportunities to see 

working vintage 

machinery, browse 

museum buildings, try 

on fire uniforms and 

Bands to perform 

The Ashburton Civic 

Music Council bands in 

the Park event will be 

held in the Ashburton 

Domain (West Street 

entrance) on 

(preferably pink) that were 

comfortable to move in and 

a donation to support 

breast cancer awareness in 

New Zealand. 

There will be a maximum 

of five people per 

class and the classes will 

cater for all levels. 

No experience required 

but bookings are essential. 

To book aspot, contact 

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enjoy miniature train 

rides. 

Kids can also enter the 

Scary BatHunt with every 

child’s train ticket purchased 

and there is also 

inflatable fun with Loren 

and the Popup Playground. 

The Plains is open on 

Saturday and Sunday 

from 10am until 4pm. 

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Dog owners looking to 

enjoy the district’s open 

spaces with their pets these 

warmer months are being 

encouraged to checkanew 

dog owner resource for 

places to exercise dogs and 

to find useful advice on 

being aresponsible owner. 

Ashburton council is 

reminding owners to use 

designated dog exercise 

areas and to keep their 

pets on a lead in public 

places. Afree dog owner’s 

handbook is available on 

its website. 

The handbookhas been 

designed topromote both 

animal and community 

safety, and outlines what is 

required of owners in 

regards to the Dog Control 

Bylaw and Dog Control Act 

1996. 

Council environmental 

services group manager 

Jane Donaldson says this 

time of year often sees more 

dogs and their owners out 

exercising more frequently, 

and that this usually sparks 

an increase indogs running 

off leash in areas they 

shouldn’t be. 

To download the handbook, 

visit ashburtondc.govt.nz/dogsandanimals 

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Aselection of bands is 

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Subdivision unveiled 

By John Keast 

Construction of a new 

semirural development 

at Lake Hood is under 

way, with buyer interest, 

and developers John 

Skevington and Jo 

Ruane admit they nearly 

gave up on their dream. 

The couple opened the 

Village Green subdivision 

for inspection on 

Friday and say titles are 

due before Christmas. 

Village Green has 

mountain views and is 

surrounded by farmland. 

Only 35 homes will be 

built there, it is labelled 

‘‘private and exclusive’’. 

Mr Skevington said the 

surrounding farm land 

would be maintained and 

grazed by the developers 

‘‘so you get all the space 

of alifestyle block without 

the work’’. 

The blocks are off 

Huntingdon Avenue, 

Lake Hood and range in 

size from 1428m3 to 

1917m3 and there will be 

two reserve areas. 

Work on stage one is 

under way, with streets 

formed and underground 

services in. 

Mr Skevington said the 

development was along 

time in the making. 

He had his first meeting 

with consultants in 

May, 2006 and it was 18 

months before the project 

was made public. 

The couple then spent 

the next two years seeking 

a plan change, and 

the project started in 

June this year. 

Mr Skevington praised 

the development team at 

Ashburton Contracting 

(a whollyowned council 

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got 11 out of 10. 

Builder Mitch Hammond 

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Mr Skevington said he 

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away a couple of 

times, but was proud now 

of what was being 

created. 

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final few months of the 

year, it’s safe to say that 

there are no signs of 

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Council. With the triennial 

local body elections 

now behind us, our 

attentions are once again 

firmly focused on several 

major projects that are 

about to start or are 

already well under way 

in the Ashburton District. 

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Rakaia Salmon Site 

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the proposed options for 

the area were put out for 

community feedback via 

a short survey, and we 

received 106 responses. 

We asked residents to 

have their say on arange 

of improvements, such 

as additional playground 

equipment, new plantings, 

lighting, seating, 

the location of the caravan 

dump station and of 

course, the new public 

toilets. Thank you to 

those who participated 

in the survey. We have 

been looking at how 

those ideas can be incorporated 

into the 

upgrades. 

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facility is expected to be 

completed by April next 

year, with playground 

equipment, seating and 

landscaping work continuing 

from there. 

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River Crossing 

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The new and larger 

wastewater pipe under 

the river and new pump 

station going next to the 

treatment plant outside 

Tinwald will help to 

futureproof this vital 

infrastructure for 

Ashburton’s continued 

growth, and we’re very 

pleased to begin delivering 

this upgrade. 

The project will start 

on 4November and take 

14 months to complete, 

which gives you an indication 

of the scale of this 

project. 

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Revitalisation has 

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this week, with the 

first signs of physical 

work to the streetscape 

starting on Tuesday. 

Road markings are being 

painted around the town 

centre to indicate where 

important underground 

services are located. 

Once the surveyors have 

identified these areas, 

the information will be 

used to create adetailed 

work programme for the 

street upgrades to start 

in the New Year. 

The major rehabilitation 

work on Beach 

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to progress. The 

entire length of the road 

from Chalmers Avenue 

to Trevors Road is being 

dug up and replaced with 

stronger gravels, and 

improvements and 

repairs are also being 

made. 

As always, these 

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Ashburton College 

Individual Excellence in aSupportive Learning Environment 

News 

Issue 35 

24 October 2019 

DeputyPrincipal Message 

Senior Students’Prize-Givings 

In six College days from now wesee the first 

of our prize-givings for 2019. Year 13students 

and their parents and whānau will gather atthe 

Ashburton Trust Event Centre tocelebrate the 

completion of thirteen years of education. 

For many families this will be the end of regular 

involvement with Ashburton College and their 

last prize-giving, as they see their youngest 

offspring begin the journey into the next chapter of their lives.Aschildren 

move away from home this oftenbrings with it atotal change in lifestyle 

forthose leftbehind. 

ClosingChapterofEducation 

This closing chapter of education needs to be well-managed to ensure 

that all that needs to be done at College, for assessments and external 

exams,ismanaged well. 

The analogy that Ihave used with some students is the marathon. This 

race is 26.2 miles (42.2 kilometres) long. School is like that race. Imagine 

running the marathon, seeing the finish line 200 metres away and then 

just walking off the course.Thatwouldbethe same as completing thirteen 

years of school and throwing it all away in the last couple of weeks. 

Check that the assignments are completed and submitted. Make aplan 

for revision and study for external exams and look after personal wellbeing 

at atime when it really matters.Plan the work and work the plan. 

StudentLeaders 

CanIplease acknowledge the amazing Year 13 students we have had the 

privilege of working alongside this year. Special thanks is given toall of 

those who have taken on roles of responsibility onStudent and House 

Executives and Committees and to our four Head Students.Ican honestly 

say that Ashburton College is abetter place oflearning for the efforts 

made by all of these fineyoung adults. 

Managing learning, planning for the future and making a huge 

commitmenttoCollege lifeislaudable indeed.Well done! 

Year 9and 10 Students 

For the students at College who are going to be with us until December, 

thereare exciting times ahead.Thereare manyeventsbeing planned that 

will take up much of the time at College in supportof, and in addition to, 

the continuation of learning. 

The Top-Class Competition will get underway when the seniors leave, 

and that isavery hectic time for all. A range of activities is available for 

every student toshine in as they gather points for their group, leading 

them to the coveted awardof‘TopClass of 2019’. 

We have GOTDay (Get OutThere Day) where all students and staff have 

aday where they can follow their passions and interests, ranging from 

improving cooking skills to white knuckle events such as white water 

rafting. 

This is agreat daywith ahuge range of activities thatwill suit all students. 

It is classed as aschool day and therefore attendance and inclusion into 

an activityiscompulsory. 

Phoenix Rising, our junior choir,isheading away on the biennial tour to 

the Topofthe South and they arefrantically raising funds at the moment. 

We recently received a visit from Peter O’Leary and Leen Braam from the 

MSA Men’s Choir who presented Phoenix Rising Musical Director, Angie 

Cresswell, with a substantial cheque towards the cost of tour uniforms. 

This was gratefully accepted. 

The choir also presented aconcert for the Ashburton Pakeke Lions at 

the Hotel Ashburton which was very well-received, and they were also 

presentedwith acheque to offset the cost of travel arrangements forthe 

tour. 

This is the largest tour group to date,with fortyfive singing students and 

three staff members hitting the road in early December. Once again, the 

choir has been invited to perform in Nelson Cathedral, abeautiful venue 

and acoustically amazing. Singing thereisareal privilege! 

AshColl Way 

We continue with our work on the AshColl Way, as we journey towards 

bringing positivechange to the cultureofAshburtonCollege. 

This term will see the introduction and focus on embedding our expected 

positive behaviours, which is fundamental in making any longstanding 

improvements. The acknowledgement system ofMihi Pai has become 

well-established and embraced by the large majority ofthe College 

community and prize draws in assemblies will continue through to the 

end of the year, concluding with awards in the prize-givings for the 

studentwith the most Mihi Paicollectedfor the year. 

Close of Year 

Another year is romping to aclose and the wordsofmyfather 

arefinally starting to have meaning. 

‘Doyou know,boy,the older youget the quicker the years pass!’ 

Maybe my father did know athing or twoafter all. 

Ron Cresswell 

DeputyPrincipal 

Information 

AshburtonCollege ArtExhibition –‘This Is Us’ 

AshColl is proud to present'This is Us', an ArtExhibition showcasing all 

the amazing up-and-coming talentinAshburton. 

Open NightisMonday04Novemberinthe College Staffroom, so please 

do join us forrefreshments,and of course the experienceofenjoying a 

range of studentcreativityand passion thatexplodes onto the page. 

Head of Arts Faculty Milly Brown said the students have worked hard, and 

would love to sharetheir work with you. 

If youcan't makeitonMonday 04 November,then the staffroom willbe 

open after school on Tuesday 05 November until 4:30pm, for awander 

through at leisure. 

We look forwardtoseeing youthere! 

AshburtonCollege Year 9Academic Scholarships 

Criteria and application forms arenow available 

from your child’s school. 

TheClosing Date forapplications is 

Thursday07November 2019, 3:30pm. 

Theacademic examinations will be held at AshburtonCollege 

on Monday18November from 9:00am–11:15am. 

Enquiries and applications to be made to Sheena Tyrrell, 

ManagementAdministrator, 

Email: ts@ashcoll.school.nz 

Phone: 308 4193, extension 812; 027 247 8003. 

Please notethatthese Scholarships are 

Academic ExcellenceScholarships. 

AshburtonCollege Phoenix Magazine 2019 – 

Have YouPlaced Your Order? 

This annualproduction is awonderful record of each year at College, 

and becomes amoreimportantrecordofmemories the longer 

students and staff areawayfromAshburtonCollege. 

Remember: 

This will be published at the end ofFebruary 

2020. 

Payment for Magazine -$25 percopy 

Allfamilies have now 

received an updatedaccountthatwill 

include the charge forthe Magazine. 

To secure your copy of the Phoenix 

Magazine,paymentwill be required by 

Thursday14November. 

Obtaining your Magazine Copy 

These will be delivered tostudents in-College atthe end of February. 

Forstudentswho have left –familieswill be notified thatthe Magazine can 

be collectedfromthe College Office. 

Where this isn’t possible wewill make arrangements to ensure you receive 

the copy. 

Order aChristmas Magazine Voucher 

We will also have vouchers available forpurchase. 

This would be an ideal gift forgrandparentsorother family members, 

who can then have acopydelivered onceitispublished. 

2019 End-of-Year Final Days,Prize-Givings,Events 

Parents, caregivers, family/whanau, friends and interested 

communitymembers aremost welcome at all prize-givings. 

October 

31 Year 13 final day. Students finish at 1:20pm. 

Year 13 Graduation Ceremony, Ashburton Trust Event Centre, 

7:30pm. 

November 


Year 12 Prize-Giving, College Auditorium, 7:30pm. 


Year 11 Prize-Giving, Auditorium,7:30pm.College Auditorium. 

Events 

NewZealand International Tattoo Dance 

Team Tour forLucyMoore 

Year 12 student Lucy Moore (pictured 

right) spent the student school holidays 

in Europe representing New Zealand,asa 

member of the International Tattoo Dance 

Team with dancers from New Zealand, 

Scotland, Canada and Belgium. The New 

Zealand team flew from Auckland to 

Dubai and after a24hour stop-over flew 

straight to the Netherlands. 

Here they were faced with atwelve hour 

rehearsal day asitwas their first time of 

all dancers being together and, whilst all 

had learnt the dances, they now had to 

work out spacing and practise with the 

band so thatitwas perfect beforethe first 

performance. 

The first Tattoo they danced in was the 

Netherlands Military Tattoo Festival, held 

in Rotterdam in the Netherlands. Herethey performed six shows over three 

days to crowds of over 5000 people,with apipe band from the Netherlands. 

An excitingmomentwas performing in frontofthe King of the Netherlands 

and his entourage. 

(Pictured above): Lucy dancing in the Tattoo at Rotterdam. Lucy is in the 

second row, second from the left. 

From herethe team travelled to Oostende in Belgium. This wasasmaller 

Tattoo with three shows over twodays, but crowds were still in excess of 

3000. This time the pipe band wasmade up of pipers from fivedifferent 

countries. 

Lucy was involved in two choreographed items at each venue, and was 

also part ofall finales. This was awonderful experience, with Lucy really 

enjoying meeting and performing with dancers from other countries and 

meeting groupsofperformers from all over theworld. 

(Pictured above): Dancers with the Massed Pipe Band in Rotterdam. 

Coming Events 

October 

28 Labour Day–Public Holiday 

30 BOTMeeting,Menorlue 

November 

1 Aoraki Sports Awards,SouthernTrust Events Centre, 

Morgans Road,Timaru; doors open 5:40pm, 6:00pm start. 

07- 03 Dec NCEA Exams 

12 Year 9/10 Caroline BayRelays,Timaru 

13 Aoraki Junior Volleyball Championships,Timaru 

14 Aoraki Junior Touch, Timaru 

18 Year 9(for2020) Scholarship exam 

Aoraki SecondarySchools’Junior Girls’Cricket 

19 SISS Lawn Bowls festival,Timaru 

21 Hakatere Festival 

Aoraki Junior Tennis,Timaru 

22 PostponementDay,AorakiJunior Tennis 

27 BOTMeeting,Menorlue,7:00pm 

29 Year 9CommunityServicesDay 

Performing Arts Concert, Auditorium 

December 

08 Leavers’Graduation Dinner,Hotel Ashburton, arrive at 6:30pm, 

seatedat7:00pm. 

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

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


Ashburton College 

Individual Excellence in aSupportive Learning Environment 

News 

Issue 35 

24 October 2019 

Events 

College Tour Parties 

Over the September-October holiday break period College had three 

tour parties overseas. This week we report on the first two tours to 

return. 

Japan Tour 

Twenty Ashburton College students visited Japan from 25 September- 

11 October. 

Teacher of Japanese Hiromi Horsley said that, first up, the group visited 

AshburtonCollege’s SisterSchool TokorozawaKitaHigh School (TKHS). The 

TKHS staff and students welcomed our College students warmly and held a 

function after school where the AshColl students met their host brothers/ 

sisters. 

Many TKHS students attended the function, all part ofthe strong bond 

between the twoschools and the result of the reciprocal visits. Atthis event 

the AshColl group sang three New Zealand songs (pictured below, with 

Principal Ross Preecewho accompanied the tour party). 

(Pictured right, leftand right): 

Ines Forster Lobato de Faria 

and Shasha Watagedara. 

On the way back to Kyoto 

the group also visited 

the Fushimi Inari Shrine 

(pictured below) with its 

many torii (traditional 

Japanese gates) that form 

tunnels up the hillside. 

Aftervisiting amonkey park 

in Kyoto all students went 

to Universal Studio Japan 

on their free day. 

Congratulations 

NewNational Champion –BlakeFarr 

Whilst manyofour students were enjoying arelaxing studentholidaybreak, 

many swimmers from throughout New Zealand were hard at work in the 

pool. 

TheNew Zealand ShortCourse Swimming Championships were held in 

Auckland from 01-05 Octoberand AshColl’s twoswimmers at the meet 

- BlakeFarr and Hannah King –had greatpersonal achievements. 

National Title andBronze Medal 

Blake returned with a National Title in the 100m Freestyle and a 

Bronze Medal in the 200m Freestyle. Blake also achieved personal best 

times in everyracewhich is afantastic achievement. 

Blake’sresults in the Boys’15years age group were: 

1st - 100m Freestyle; 3rd-200m Freestyle; 4th - 800m Freestyle; 

6th - 400m Freestyle; 8th - 50m and 1500m Freestyle. 

Friday was school attendance, followed bytime spent with their host 

families at the weekend. 

The TKHS students held a tea ceremony (pictured below) for AshColl’s 

students. Hiromi said that kneeling on the floor was very hard for the 

College students but they were allowedtosit in away comfortable to them. 

(Pictured above,back row): TokorozawaKita High School students. 

(Middle row,lefttoright): GeorgiaMuir, Shasha Watagedara, Madison Brown, 

Emma Scammell,Seluvaia Ratoul. 

(Front row, lefttoright): Ross Preece, ZoeKenny, EllaMcQuillan, Maisie Looij, 

ZoeDiedricks,Alisha Broker. 

From Tokorozawathe group then movedtoKyoto,oncethe capital of Japan, 

and visited iconic places including the Nijojo castle and Kinkakuji temples. 

Kyoto isfamous for its numerous classical Buddhist temples, aswell as 

gardens,imperial palaces,Shinto shrines and traditional wooden houses. 

On a day trip to Nara, the group visited a Tōdaiji Temple (with a Big Buddha), 

once one of the powerful Seven Great Temples, where they also fed many 

tame deer. 

2019 Classics Tour 

Students from Ashburton College and Hillmorton High School took 

in the sites of ancient Greece and Italy, leaving New Zealand on 

20 September and returning 10 October. 

Michael Clark, one of College’s 

twoteachers with the tour,said 

that the 2019 Classical Studies 

Tour started with a visit to 

neighbouring islands to Athens. 

Hydra (pictured right), Porosand 

Aegina proved popular with 

the students, with each island 

holding its ownappeal. 

Students were then guided 

around the famed siteofthe Acropolis with the Parthenon impressing with 

its magnitude and dominance over the capital city. From there students 

visited Nauplia, acity steeped in history due to its role as astrategic port 

thathas seen various European Empires rule overit. 

TheancientsiteofMycenae, home to King Agamemnon of Troy fame,also 

proved popular. Sparta was another highlight, before students embarked 

on ajourney to Olympia via aclimb to the hillside fortress and monastery 

of Mystra. The tour then went to Olympia, the birthplace ofthe Olympic 

Games. 

Thehillside town of Delphi, regarded as the navelorcentreofthe ancient 

world, sawthe students informed about the importantrolethe siteplayed 

in determining politics and history. The hillside monasteries of Meteora 

were next on the itinerary before students returned to Athens and the 

Acropolis Museum. 

After completing their trip around Greece, the Classics Tour group 

decamped to Naples, Italy. Naples is well known asacreative city and 

the home of the pizza, so the visit wasgreatly anticipated. Thetour group 

En route toHiroshima, the group visited Himeji Jo, the most beautiful 

castle in Japan, then another iconic view at Itsukushima Shrine (by ferry). 

Unfortunately, the gate was covered with a white curtain because of 

repainting which was disappointing, but the beautiful scenery was still 

enjoyed. 

Thevisit to the Hiroshima PeaceMemorial Museum and PeaceParkwas sad 

andmoving,but the students learned much about the atomic bomb and its 

victims. Thatnightitwas Hiroshima-yaki fordinner,asavourypancake with 

ahuge amountofcabbage. 

Lastly, the group went up to Tokyo and visited Meiji Shrine, the Sky Tree 

which is the tallest tower in Japan, and Tokyo Disneyland. Hiromi said 

the students did very well at crossing the biggest intersection in the world 

where3000 people cross at atime! 

On their free days the students were able to experience various other 

aspects of Japan, seeing very traditional as well as very modern parts, and 

learning much about Japanese cultureonthis tour. 

If youare interested in reading moreabout this tour, 

please check ‘AshburtonCollege Japan Tour 2019’ on Facebook. 

(Pictured left):inthe 

Shinkansen (Bullet Train). 

(Left, front to back): 

Shasha Watagedara, 

Ines Forster Lobato de Faria. 

(Right, front to back): 

Victoria Lovett, 

Emma Scammell, 

ZoeKenny. 

wasbased in Sorrento near Naples foracouple of nights,fromwhich they 

visited the archaeological siteand ruins of Pompei as well as the impressive 

Archaeological Museum in Naples. The site ofPompei impressed the 

travellers, both in scale as well as features, particularly with avisit to 

the famed House of Faun. The house was once home to awealthy and 

influential Pompeian family and is notable not only for its bronze statue 

of afaun, now housed in the Archaeological Museum, but also the sheer 

sizeofthe property.The Archaeological Museum contains manyartifacts, 

frescoes and mosaics from Pompei, including the renowned mosaic of 

Alexander the Greatinbattle with Darius III, dating from 100BC. 

From Naples, the group went to Rome for afew days, where pavements 

were pounded as the travellers explored the ancient sites such as the 

Colosseum (pictured below), the Roman Forum and Palatine Hill. Ofcourse, 

avisit to Rome wouldn’t 

be completewithout a 

visit to the Capitoline 

Museum. Other 

attractions included 

the Trevi Fountain, 

Trajan’s Column and the 

Pantheon. 

With The Vatican in 

Rome, naturally the tour 

group took in avisit to St Peter’s Square and the Vatican Museum, home 

to the Sistine Chapel as well as other notableexhibits such as the intricate 

and impressive Laocoon sculpture. From Rome the group departed to 

Venice, the final stop of the tour. 

AVenice highlight included atour of the Doges Palace, the historical 

home forthe oncedemocratically-electedDukewho previously governed 

the city state. The trip to Venice put into perspective how influential the 

Venetians were in global trade and culturethroughout the Mediterranean 

region, both in classicaland renaissance periods. 

Photocourtesy of PeterJenca 

(Pictured above): Blake Farr (centre) with his Gold Medal. Blake is flankedby 

second-placed Braydon Meuli (left) and third-placed Louis Fitzjohn (right), 

both North Island swimmers. 

Hannah King also had agreat meet at her first appearanceatthe National 

ShortCourse Championships. She swam personal best times in all but one 

race and wasunluckynot to come away with amedal. 

CanterburyRecord 

Hannah also achieved anew CanterburyRecordinthe Girls’13Years 1500m 

Freestyle,smashing the previous record by an impressive19seconds. 

Hannah’s top 10 results in the Girls’13YearOld Age Group were: 

4th - 200m Breaststroke and 400m Individual Medley; 5th - 800m Freestyle; 

6th - 1500m Freestyle; 7th - 100m Breaststroke and 400m Freestyle. 

Cycling NewZealand Schools’ 

2019 National Track Championships 

TheCycling New Zealand Schools 2019 National Track Championships 

was held at the SIT Zero Fees Velodrome in Invercargill on Tuesday 08 

and Wednesday09October. 

Ethan Titheridge and Maddi Lowry (pictured below, left and right) 

representedAshburtonCollege,contesting the individual events. 

Points were accumulated over 

three races -the Keirin, Scratch 

and Points Races -togive an 

overall place. 

Results 

Maddi, in the Under 16 Girls’ 

event, hadtocompleteanextra 

qualifying points race where 

she placed 5th, as only the top 

twelve out of the twenty riders 

would race forNational Titles. 

Maddi raced hard and 

competitively in all events 

finishingin10th place, overall. 

Ethan in the Under 17 Boys’ 

category raced well, was 

competitiveinall events,and finished in 11th placeoverall. 

(Pictured above): The Grand Canal in Venice, approaching the Rialto 

Bridge. 

The tour was led by Greta Hampton and Michael Clark ofAshburton 

College and Kylie Coulbeck from HillmortonHighSchool.



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Rural showcase has variety 

The primary school colouring competition 

for pupils will be one of the many features of 

the Ashburton Agricultural and Pastoral 

(A&P) Association’s 142nd show next week. 

The show, with its theme of ‘‘Seeds of Mid 

Canterbury’’, runs on Friday November 1 

and Saturday November 2. 

Ashburton A&P Association administrative 

secretary Lucille Brown said the competition 

was for years 14 and years 58 children 

and fit in with the show theme. 

Competition entries will be displayed in 

the home industries pavilion. 

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shearers and the latest farm machinery. 

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interest and entertain the thousands of 

visitors expected to flow through the gates at 

the Ashburton Showgrounds with more than 

4,000 entries in the two day event. 

Sheep of all breeds, alpacas, goats, donkeys, 

poultry and horses including an 

impressive lineup of Clydesdale horses will 

be vying to win their competition classes and 

even champion titles. 

There is no cattle section again this year, 

as a precaution to prevent the spread of 

Mycoplasma bovis. 

However, there will be stock judging 

classes for youth, which can be entered on 

the day. 

The classes are in junior, intermediate and 

senior age groups. 

The home industries pavilion will showcase 

awide variety of home and craft skills, 

including jams, homemade wines and beers, 

baking, sewing, needlecraft, teddy bears, 

embroidery, patchwork, knitting, floral art, 

cooking, photography, art and woodworking. 

There will also be arange of children’s 

classes, with flowers, craft and technology, 

art and woodwork on show. 

Mrs Brown said there was an influx of 

entries in the home industries pavilion and 

strong demand for trade sites on the 

grounds, with 106 businesses, companies, 

organisations or individuals confirmed. 

There will also be lots of variety in the 

outdoor and indoor market stalls with 35 

sites confirmed promoting product from 

sweets to community clubs to crafts and 

support groups. 

The dog trials are still popular, with scores 

of trials to get through over two days. 

Competition starts at 7.30am for dogs and 

their owners on both days, while riders and 

Machinery of all shapes and sizes, ages and stages, will be on show to wow the 

children and to showcase the latest in machinery and technology on offer in the 

market, below, the ever-popular equestrian and show-jumping events start at 8am 

on day one of the show and will run in the main ring throughout the two day event. 

their horses will start at 8am each day. 

The Ashburton Show has a large and 

varied equestrian section, with classes catering 

for show jumping through to showing 

ponies, horses and young stock, Clydesdales 

down to miniatures and Shetlands. 

There are also donkeys. The grand parade, 

where winners of the various classes will have 

their lap of honour in the ring, begins at 2pm 

on Saturday, with participants to be led by 

the Ashburton Highland Pipe Band. 

★ The showground gates will open to the 

public both days at 9am. Entry is $15 per 

person, with free entry for school children. 

On Friday, senior citizens pay just $10. 

The Ashburton Show has been entertaining 

both town and country people since 1878. 

President’s address 

Show’s theme 

recognises input 

of local farmers 

on world stage 

Ashburton A&P Association president David 

Butterick 

Ashburton A&P 

Association president 

David Butterick has chosen 

the theme for this 

year’s show drawing on 

the abundance of seeds 

sourced from the Mid 

Canterbury district. 

The theme ‘Seeds of 

Mid Canterbury’ is 

recognition of the 

district’s farmers and 

their input on the world 

stage. 

‘‘Mid Canterbury is 

one of the world’s most 

prolific seed producing 

areas. Traditionally it 

has been aherbage seed 

growing area with grasses 

and clovers being 

produced, but in the last 

20 years this has grown 

to include Asian brassicas, 

radishes, spinach, 

carrot seed and other 

seeds,’’ Mr Butterick 

says. 

‘‘There is a seed 

processing industry that 

clean, sort, bag and send 

these seeds around the 

world.’’ 

In the president’s tent, 

set up onsite at the show, 

there will be agrain and 

seed competition running 

for people to view 

the diverse range of 

seeds abundantly 

sourced right on our 

doorstep. 

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Show secretary pulling it all together 

Lucille Brown has been 

head down working 

through the thousands of 

entries received for the 

142nd Ashburton A&P 

Show. 

It’s the busy time of the 

year for the A&P show’s 

administrative secretary 

who, along with adedicated 

A&P committee 

and volunteers, including 

David Butterick in his 

second year as president, 

have collectively put in 

hundreds of hours behind 

the scenes to get the show 

up and running. 

Mrs Brown has been in 

the role for the past five 

years and has fine tuned 

the process of receiving 

entries and gearing up for 

the show. 

She has it down to an 

art form; along way from 

the first year she took on 

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This year she said 

there are more than 

4,000 entries over the 

two day event including 

equestrian events, 

alpaca, sheep, goat and 

poultry judging, dog 

trials and competitions 

in grain and seed, wool 

and home industries 

such as cooking, grain 

and seed and photography 

with official 

entries for shearing, cut 

flowers and the Tiny 

Tots baby show entries 

received on the day of 

competition. 

Mrs Brown said after a 

late surge in entries, the 

highland and national 

dancing section, acrowd 

pleaser atthe show, will 

have 170 individual performances 

by 24 dancers 

throughout the day. 

Mrs Brown deals with 

advertising, exhibitors 

and competitorsentering 

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It’s the busy time of year for Ashburton A&P 

Association administrative secretary Lucille 

Brown. 

the hundreds of classes 

offered at the show, as 

well as prizes, and ribbons. 

Then there’s the 

accounts. 

As in past year’s Mrs 

Brown’s email inbox has 

been working overtime, 

with constant stream of 

entries to competitions 

flooding in —especially 

around closing dates for 

entries; September 27 

(general entries and 

equestrian) and October 

17 (showjumping). 

Mrs Brown’s former 

secretarial skills at St 

David’s Church, Ashburton 

County Lions and 

Rural Women have been 

put to good use organising 

the show schedule, 

dealing with entries, taking 

bookings for trade 

and market sites and 

arranging the show catalogue 

— and any other 

jobs which crop up. 

There is a computer 

programme designed for 

A&P shows, which is 

used in schedules and 

catalogues, but information 

specific to the Ashburton 

Show has to be 

added. 

Mrs Brown can (and 

does) draw on the computer 

skills of daughter 

Susan in Wellington — 

who is just aphone call 

away if she runs into any 

difficulty —but it happens 

less often. 

In the early daysworking 

for the association, 

Susan set up abooklet of 

computer tips especially 

for her mother —atthe 

time it was referred toas 

‘‘like a computer guide 

for idiots’’. 

The workload might 

be huge at the moment 

in the weeks and days 

leading uptothe show, 

but once the rush is over 

and the accounts are 

paid, there is time for 

Mrs Brown to catch her 

breath. 

Then it’s the association’s 

popular Winter 

Feed Competition and 

before long, time to prepare 

for next year’s 

143rd annual show which 

is set for October 30 and 

31, 2020. 

Circus show on entertainment programme 

Among the entertainment at the Ashburton 

A&P Show next weekend is Sport Suzie’s 

Super Circus Show; ahilarious and very silly 

workout show. 

Suzie’s Show, running at 10am and 1pm, 

on the Hokonui Stage, isfull of crazy stunts, 

from yoyos flying in air, funny magic, super 

unicycling, crazy juggling, hilarious audience 

participation and possibly the smallest bike 

you’ve ever seen. 

Sport Suzie, aka Louise Kerr, has been 

entertaining audiences all over the world 

with her hilarious and wacky show, which 

includes asweet juggling routine while she 

squeezes her body through atennis racket 

and performing the best cardio workout of 

all time by skipping on asix foot Unicycle. 

She was also at the Methven A&P Show 

earlier this year. 

Her show is ahigh energy actionpacked 

40 minute show the whole family can enjoy. 

She will perform on the Saturday of the 

Ashburton A&P Show. 

The Ashburton A&P Show is on Friday 

November 1and Saturday November 2. 

Tickets cost $15 per adult on either day, 

children free (seniors pay $10 on Friday). 

Safety Village to offer advice on 

keeping you and your family safe 

A live fire demonstration, trying the ‘escape my 

house’ virtual reality experience, CPR training and a 

safety competition where afamily pass for an Akaroa 

Harbour Nature Cruise is up for grabs, are just some 

of the attractions at the Safety Village on site at the 

Ashburton A&P Show next weekend. 

The village is a collaboration between 12 Mid 

Canterbury community safety agencies who will have 

arange of information available for people to view 

covering various aspects of safety. 

Safe Communities Ashburton Districtcoordinator 

Lesley Symington said the theme in the Safety Village 

was ‘keeping ourselves and our families safe’. 

Agencies are Ashburton Community Alcohol and 

Drug Service, Ashburton Town Watch, CCS Disability 

Action, Fire and Emergency NZ, Mid Canterbury 

Provincial Rural Women, Ministry of Social Development, 

Neighbourhood Support, PILLARS, Red 

Cross, Safer Ashburton, St John and Waitaha 

Primary Health. 

‘‘We are excited to be presenting the Safety 

Village for the first time at this year’s Aand P 

Show and hope that people enjoy the safety 

activities and take away important information to 

keep themselves and their families safe,’’ she said. 

Other activities include; the evacuation challenge 

inflatable maze, finding out about ‘Ashburton 

gets ready’, seeing defibrillators demonstrated, 

looking inside an ambulance and lots 

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Trade and market sites 

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Entertainment galore 

The Ashburton A&P Show has a 

range of activitiesand entertainment 

to amaze, delight and amuse children. 

The activities start from early 

Friday morning when the trade, 

market and food sites will be 

operating, as well as Sturgeon’s 

Amusements sideshow entertainment. 

And dog trials,with dogsrounding 

up sheep, and equestrian competitions, 

with horses jumping and 

prancing, also start, continuing 

throughout the show. 

Judging in the home industries 

pavilionwill be completed on Friday 

morning, and the doors will open to 

the public in the afternoon and all 

competition entries, and winners, 

will beondisplay for viewing. 

The competitions include achildren’s 

colouring competition and 

entries in this aswell as those in the 

children’s classes in flowers, craft 

and technology, art and woodwork, 

from preschool children up, will be 

on display. 

The ITM Animal Pavilion lets 

children get close to a variety of 

animals, including sheep, goats, 

alpaca and poultry. 

Balloon man Clint Hawke will be 

making balloon animals. 

And on Saturday there will entertainment 

from Sport Suzie’s Super 

Circus Show as well asoptions to 

ride apony with Pony Parties, or ride 

a bike with Pedalmania in the 

farmyard area. 

The sideshows continue withtheir 

whole arsenal offering the promise 

of aprize, in atest of skill, or the 

thrill of afun ride. 

Popular balloon man Clint 

Hawke, will also beroaming around 

the showgrounds making balloon 

animals. 

There will also be a Hot Shots 

Photo Booth on the Hokonuistage 

and, after alate surge in entries, 

170 individual highland and 

national dancing by the ITM 

Animal Pavilion and aTiny Tots 

competition, for children up to 

four years old. 

Children can also watch the 

judging of pet lambs, poultry or 

goats, viewthe donkeys and mules, 

or be amazed by all the entries in 

the Grand Parade, which starts on 

Saturday at 2pm. 

It will be led by the Ashburton 

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Show Events Programme 

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1 

From Friday morning, the trade, 

market and food sites and sideshows 

are operating at the show. Dog trial 

and equestrian competitions also 

start, and continue throughout the 

full two days ofthe show. Following 

judging in the morning, the Home 

Industries Pavilion opens in the 

afternoon. 

7.30am Dog Trials 

8.00am Horse Events commence 

9.00am Indoor and Outdoor Markets 

9.30am Wool Judging 

10.00am Home Industries Judging, 

Grainand Seed Judging: ITM Animal 

Pavilion 

1.00pm South Island Seed Dressing 

and Storage, Home Industries 

Pavilion opens 

2.00pm Dog Trials 

For further information on the 

equestrian competitions occurring on 

Friday (and Saturday),thereisamain 

ring programme in the booklet which 

will be given topeople on arrival at 

the gate, alongwith afree hessianbag 

donated by RuralCo. 

Dog Trials 

The dog trials can be found at the 

East Street end of the showgrounds, 

by Drummond and Etheridge. At the 

dog trials, you can (over the two days 

of the show) see working dogs herd 

sheep. 

In the Home Industries Pavilion, 

you can find entries in areas such as 

cooking, flowers, photography, grain 

and seed, and children’scompetitions. 

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2 

On Saturday, the animal entries 

arrive at the show. Animals that can 

be seen atthe show include sheep, 

goats, poultry and alpacas. The animals 

can be found on the northern 

and eastern sidesofthe showgrounds. 

Judging for animals occurs at various 

timesduring the day, as set out below. 

Morning programme 

On Saturday morning, the 

Highland and National Dancing, 

shearingcompetitions commence, 

and eventsalso start on the 

entertainment stage. 

7.30am Dog Trials 

8.00am HorseEventscommence 

8.30am Donkey Judging, Alpaca 

Judging 

9.00 am South Island Seed 

Dressing and Storage, Home 

IndustriesPavilionopens, Indoor and 

Outdoor Marketopens, Sheep 

Judging, Shearing commences 

9.40am Hokonui Radio 

Entertainment starts 

10.00am Goatand Poultry Judging: 

ITM Animal Pavilion, Highland and 

NationalDancing Competition starts, 

SportSuzie’s SUPER CIRCUS 

SHOW on the Hokonui 

Entertainment Stage, Pony Parties 

and crazy bikes with Pedalmaniastart 

10.30am Shetland Pony Judging, 

Champion of Champion Lamb 

Competition 

11.00am Tiny Tots Showonthe 

Hokonui Stage 

11.30am Shetland Harness 

Afternoon programme 

On Saturday afternoon, we see the 

entertainmenthighlights of the show, 

on the entertainment stage and the 

show’sgrandparade. Presentations 

also occur of prizes in anumber of 

areas of the show,aslisted. 

Noon ChampionofChampion 

Ram &Ewe Hogget’s Presentation of 

Sheep and Awards: Sheep Pens 

Musical entertainment continues 

on the Hokonui Stage 

1.00pmSport Suzie’sSuper Circus 

Show on the Hokonui Stage 

1.50pmAddressbypresident David 

Butterick 

2.00pmGrand Parade led by the 

Ashburton Highland Pipe Band, 

Vetlife Ashburton LuckyDraw 

2.15pmFarmlands Lolly Scramble 

2.30pmDemonstration by local 

Fire and Emergency New Zealand 

crews 

3.00pmMusical entertainment on 

the Hokonui Stage, Showjumping 

continues 

3.30pmShearing Presentations 

4.00pmSouth Island SeedDressing 

and StorageHome Industries 

Pavilion: Trophy presentations. 

Poultry judging will take place in the ITM Animal Pavilion on Saturday 

from 10am, and, below, animal entries for competition will be judged. 

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Museum pays tribute to flyer 

Ashburton Aviation 

Museum has paid tribute 

to its former patron, Don 

Ivey, who died on August 

1. 

He was 97. 

Its latest newsletter, 

The Talespinner, said 

Flying Officer Don Ivey 

RNZAF, NZ41191, 

French Legion of Honour, 

was one of the very 

last veterans of World 

War Two. 

Mr Ivey was born in 

Timaru on June 6, 1922 

and educated at Anama 

and, later, at Ashburton 

Technical School. 

He later began shepherding 

at Mesopotamia 

and Ashley Gorge. 

At the outbreak of war, 

Mr Ivey enlisted in the 

RNZAF and after basic 

training in Levin began 

training at Taieri, flying 

Tiger Moths. 

He later went to 

Canada for advanced 

training. 

His first posting was to 

No.4 Service Flying 

Training School, Saskatoon, 

in 1942, flying a 

twinengine Cessna 

Mr Ivey and the medal he received. 

Crane. 

His next posting was to 

Ontario where he flew 

Harvards, Avro Ansons 

and Airspeed Oxfords. 

In 1943 Mr Ivey flew a 

de Havilland Mosquito 

after a posting to Nova 

Scotia. 

There he teamed up 

with navigator Sergeant 

Ewan Waterer. 

They went to High 

Ercall in England to 

begin a Night Intruder 

course in Mosquitoes. 

Mr Ivey was rated 

‘‘above average’’. 

He was then posted to 

Kent and flew his first 

war operation in May, 

1944 when the squadron 

bombed St Tromo aerodrome 

in Belguim. 

On DDay, June 6, 

1944 Mr Ivey’s 22nd 

birthday he flew his 

seventh combat mission, 

in France. 

In later flights he 

attacked trains and motor 

transports. 

In December 1944, Mr 

Ivey put a Mosquito 

down in France, landing 

at night with one engine 

Age Concern safety message 

‘‘Online reporting 

(through social media 

sites) is not valuable,’’ 

says Age Concern Canterbury 

staying safe 

facilitator Yvonne Palmer. 

‘‘People at this age 

need to see people,’’ she 

said. 

Mrs Palmer, during 

the Home and Personal 

Safety Course hosted by 

Age Concern Ashburton 

at the Ashburton Senior 

Centre, was talkingabout 

online message boards 

where people reported 

neighbourhood activities 

in their communities rather 

than talkingtoneighbours. 

The event, attended by 

23 people, saw avariety 

of speakers talk about 

different aspects for 

keeping safe. Speakers 

included Civil Defence’s 

James Lamb, Fire and 

Emergency New 

Zealand’s Wayne Hamilton, 

of Christchurch, 

Ashburton Police’s Fran 

Clark and Mid Canterbury 

Neighbourhood 

Support Christine Richards. 

‘‘It’s important for 

people to see people and 

check upontheir neighbours. 

Know your neighbours,’’ 

Mrs Palmer said. 

She said be aware of 

people in your area and 

keep an eye out for signs 

that everything is OK. 

Especially when it comes 

to people living alone 

and suspicious activity. 

Warning signs could 

include curtains, that 

would usually be open, 

remaining closed during 

the day, papers/mail 

stacked up at the door or 

in mailboxes, unusual 

noises/events and burglar 

alarms going off. 

If it’s apolice, fire or 

medical emergency dial 

111. 

Alternatively, dial the 

Police 105 number for 

reporting nonemergencies 

such as theft 

in a public place, theft 

from a car, intentional 

property damage, shoplifting 

and lost property. 

Constable Clark spoke 

about the role of police 

and gave some useful tips 

about deterring burglaries 

such as dogs, burglar 

alarms, having valuable 

items out of sight in 

cars and keeping in contact 

with your neighbours. 

She said being aware 

of who your neighbours 

were,who wasinthe area 

and reporting suspicious 

activity helped police 

identify criminal activity 

and track down those 

responsible. 

She also spoke about 

keeping safe when answering 

the door, and not 

giving out personal 

information over the 

phone or by email. 

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out. 

It was his 63 operational 

sortie. 

Yet, throughout his 

extensive operational flying, 

he was given neither 

a decoration or promotion 

to recognise his 

service. 

The night missions he 

flew were dangerous as 

every train attacked had 

antiaircraft guns. 

In February 1945, Mr 

Ivey and his navigator 

flew their 66th and last 

operation with adaylight 

attack in Germany. 

All but two of his 

flights were at night and 

most at low level, searching 

out enemy transport 

movements. 

After the war, Mr Ivey 

returned to New Zealand 

and began farming at 

Ruapuna, Mid Canterbury. 

He married Mary 

Branch in 1950 and they 

had two children, Basil 

and Suzanne. 

In 2015, the aviation 

museum noted that 

France was beginning to 

acknowledge the contribution 

made by New Zealanders 

to its liberation. 

The French Embassy 

was alerted to Mr Ivey’s 

service and on October 9, 

2015, museum members 

saw Mr Ivey receive the 

Medal of Knight of the 

French Legion of Honour 

from the French 

ambassador. 

Mr Ivey told The Courier 

in 2015 that on one 

mission he recalled 

‘‘streams of flame and 

glycol’’ as a companion 

plane was hit and went 

down. 

Of the 15 planes on 

that sortie, five went 

down. 

He said getting the 

medal from France was a 

great honour. 

[The Courier acknowledges 

information provided 

by the Aviation 

Museum for this story] 

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LIVING 

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Tips for wellness in your senior years 

There are a number of 

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there are sure to be 

boundless volunteer 

opportunities. Visit a 

local primary school for 

opportunities to reach 

out to the children in 

your community to help 

them to learn and succeed. 

Local government 

and nonprofit agencies 

are also often in great 

need of help. Contact 

organisations in your 

area for more ideas on 

how you can serve. 

Become an active 

player in your health 

care. Most of our health 

is not controlled by the 

health care system but by 

our own actions, our 

environment, our genes, 

and social factors. In 

addition, physicians are 

not perfect; medical 

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more patients participate 

in their own health care, 

the more satisfied they 

tend to be with the care 

they receive. Think about 

the ways your health can 

improve by changing your 

lifestyle, and make those 

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your primary care 

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physical or whenever you 

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your health, and go to 

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Bring alist of your 

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The possibilities and 

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LIVING 


LIFE 

Ageing population 

New Zealandhas an ageing population. 

NewZealandersare living longer, 

healthier and more active lives. The 

ageing of our populationisoften 

portrayed in termsof increased costs; 

includingcosts of health care, 

residentialcare andNew Zealand 

Superannuation. 

The positive contribution that is 

made by olderpeople to our public, 

families,employment,volunteeringand 

community, deserves much wider 

recognition andrespect. 

Older people work, volunteer, 

provide care and participatewidelyin 

community andfamily life. 

Manyfamilies,communitiesand 

organisations depend on olderpeople 

for their skills,knowledge and 

experience; olderpeople provide care 

andsupport to thousands of others who 

benefit from their assistance. Withone 

of thehighest ratesofover 65’s 

workforce participation, older New 

Zealanders are significant economic 

contributors through taxation, spending 

and saving. 

Olderpeople form an important, 

growing market forthe providers of 

goodsand services. 

Everyaspect of NewZealand life is 

greatlyenrichedbythe active 

involvement of thoseover 65. 

ValuingAge drawsonexisting 

research,including‘TheBusiness of 

Ageing’ and showsthe positive 

economicimpact andcontribution 

madebyolder NewZealanders.Let’s 

value ageing. 

~Office forSenior Citizens 

SuperGold Card amust have 

for all New Zealand seniors 

Loans practice investigated 

The Government’swatchdog 

of the retirement 

village industry is investigating 

the extent of loans 

made to residents and 

intending residents by village 

operators. 

Some operators may 

offer financial assistance 

to cover shortfalls in entry 

payments to those wishing 

to buy into avillage, or to 

existing residents tocover 

accrued weekly fees. 

Troy Churton, the 

National Manager of 

Retirement Villages at 

the Commission for Financial 

Capability (CFFC), 

is looking into the practice 

for his annual Monitoring 

Report for the Minister 

who oversees the sector, 

Kris Faafoi. 

Mr Churton said 

Retirement Village General 

Regulations 2006 

required operators to set 

out the nature of any 

financial assistance they 

offer and the terms on 

which residents may 

receive it. However,operators 

offering credit to 

consumers become financial 

service providers and 

also need to meet obligations 

under the Credit 

Contracts and Consumer 

Finance Act 2003. 

‘‘CFFC is aware the 

Commerce Commission 

reminded retirement village 

operators in 2016 

that they must follow 

lending requirements 

when offering credit to 

residents and that residents 

get all the information 

they need.’’ 

CFFC understands 

some operators reiterate 

the availability of loans at 

residents’ meetings for 

those experiencing financial 

difficulty. 

‘‘The issue is particularly 

relevant in the current 

environment of falling 

interest rates and 

potential pressures on 

retirees’ income from savings,’’ 

Mr Churton said. 

The areas being 

monitored include: 

The types of financial 

assistance offered, credit 

terms, interest rates and 

how loans are charged 

and recouped. 

How operators advertise, 

represent or inform 

intending residents and 

residents about the availability 

of financial assistance. 

The approximate 

number of intending residents 

and residents 

receiving forms of financial 

assistance, and for 

loan situations the range 

of loan sizes. 

The processes operators 

follow in assessing, 

offering and administeringfinancial 

assistance 

to intending residents or 

residents, including compliance 

with the Credit 

Contracts and Consumer 

Finance Act. 

Dispute resolution 

schemes operators 

belong to for the purposesofcomplyingwith 

the 

Financial Service 

Providers Act. 

How statutory supervisors 

oversee the 

lawfulness of operator 

processes when providing 

financial assistance; 

and the protection of 

residents’ financial interests. 

Mr Churton said CFFC 

also wantedtounderstand 

operator compliance 

costs, and how well residents 

understood the 

arrangements of the financial 

assistance they 

signed up for. 

His report was 

expected to be delivered 

to Minister Faafoi in 

June, 2020. 

Photo: The retirement 

village industry isinvestigating 

the practice of 

loans made to residents 

and intending residents 

by village operators. 

The SuperGold Card givesdiscounts and concessions 

to seniors and veterans, in recognition of their 

contribution toNew Zealand society. 

Cardholders can access free offpeak public 

transport through the programme, and show their 

card at participating businesses to get discounts on 

their products or services. 

There are currently more than 750,000 SuperGold 

Card holders, more than 9,300 SuperGold Card 

business partners and over 14,000 outlets around 

New Zealand where cardholders can access savings. 

In Mid Canterbury there are a multitude of 

national and local businesses and suppliers on board, 

offering a variety of products and services at a 

cheaper rate. 

You can check them out online at SuperGold.govt.nz 

or downloadthe SuperGold mobile app.The app 

was designed after consultation with seniors last year 

revealed the biggest barrier to using the SuperGold 

Card was they were unaware ofwhat discounts were 

available and where. 

The mobile app was considered auseful tool for 

accessing the information and discounts while on the 

go. 

In 2017, around 350,000 SuperGold members used 

smartphones and about half a million used the 

internet. 

The majority of seniors are very reliant onNew 

Zealand Superannuation and other government 

transfers, with 40% having less than $100 per week 

from other sources. The SuperGold Card lets their 

dollar stretch further from week to week. 

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LIVING 

LIFE 


Short film captures 

loneliness research 

University of Auckland research into loneliness 

and social isolation among older New Zealanders 

has helped create an animated short film running 

in the Show Me Shorts film festival. 

Called ‘Elder Birdsong’ it is one of eight New 

Zealand films selected for the festival and gives 

voice to original researchled by Professor Merryn 

Gott from the University’s School of Nursing, 

carried out as part of aNational Science Challenge 

grant. 

The filmmakers, Associate Professors Shuchi 

Kothari and Sarina Pearson in the University’s 

Faculty of Arts, based the short film on research 

interviews by Professor Gott’steam with culturally 

diverse older people about their experience of 

loneliness and social isolation. 

They had the idea of representing peoplewith 

birds: an older Korean couple are godwits, a 

Paheka woman is an owl,and the tui is aMaori 

kuia played by actor Rima Te Wiata. 

Ms Te Wiata describesthe five minute film as 

gentle storytelling. 

‘‘There is amagical elementthat’s very 

engaging. Gentle, animated, elderly creatures 

confiding the difficulties they experience appeals 

to the child in us all, and openshearts.’’ 

Professor Gott says they wanted to present the 

poignancy, sadness and isolation thatcan come 

with ageing withalittle humour. They also wanted 

to highlight systemic problems. 

‘‘A lot of the issues the people we interviewed 

were experiencing werestructural, not personal: 

issues of transportation, community space, living 

distant from their families. Peopleofall ages need 

agency in their lives,’’ she says. 

Sings the owl: ‘‘It’s truly tough getting older, 

nothing is like it used to be, my husband is dead, 

my friends are all gone, my kidsall live overseas, 

trust me Idon’t need your pity,Ilike my 

independence, time keepsmarching on and on, so 

Idon’t regret what Ilack, we’re not invisible, we’re 

not senile, all we’d like is avisit once in awhile’’. 

Professor Gottsays we all need to be more aware 

of the high prevalence of loneliness and social 

isolation amongolder people in New Zealand. 

‘‘I believe the film will really help soften hearts, 

rather than place an accusatory responsibility on 

viewers. 

‘‘We hope it will encourage discussion about the 

responsibility we all have to promote social 

connection within our communities.’’ 

The film also demonstrates how research results 

can be extended beyond academicaudiences, and 

how faculties within the university can collaborate 

to produce innovative research outcomes, she 

adds. 

Elder Birdsong will be released for use by 

schools, healthcare professionalsand 

organisations such as Age Concern apartnerin 

the originalresearch touse as ateaching tool and 

to raise awareness nationally aboutloneliness and 

isolation. 

Valuing the economic 

contribution of seniors 

There are some 

implications but plenty 

of opportunities for 

businesses who adapt to 

needs of the nations 

growing older population. 

There is an increase 

in demand for smaller, 

more accessible homes 

for older people 

Anincrease in home 

support or aged residential 

care facilities, 

mainly for those aged 80 

plus 

More demand for 

nonenglish services 

and information for 

older people who do not 

have English as afirst 

language 

Businesses will need 

to plan for an ageing 

workforce if they want 

to avoid skill shortages 

Businesses using 

multiple channels, 

including online, to 

reach older people 

New modes of agefriendly 

planning, e.g. in 

transport, housing and 

urban development 

Need for new financial 

products and ways 

to manage wealth 

Some examples of 

how businesses have 

responded to an ageing 

population included 

specialist services targeting 

the needs of 

those people. 

Such as companion 

driving services, tourism 

activities for older 

groups, home and community 

health services, 

housing opportunities 

and workforce planning 

and management 

advice. 

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Rural&Lifestyle 

Extra $250,000 to help with Mbovis support 

Mid Canterbury farmers 

continuetheirbattle 

against Mycoplasma 

Bovis (Mbovis),and in 

someinstancesstill face 

ongoingbattles to get 

compensation claims 

paid. 

An extrafunding 

boost of $250,000,set 

aside to help farming 

familiesnationwide 

facingchallenges 

dealingwith Mbovis, will 

helpbut is astop gap 

measure. 

Rural SupportTrusts 

(RST) willadminister 

thefunding. 

Mbovis Programme 

North South Island 

regional managerLydia 

Pomeroy said the 

number of legacyclaims 

(openfor longer than 60 

days)inthe Ashburton 

district was at 13, as of 

this week. 

Therewere four 

activeconfirmedcases 

of the disease still in the 

Ashburton district. 

‘‘Nine of these 

(legacy)claims have just 

reached the 60day 

status,’’ shesaid. 

‘‘We are working hard 

to assess theseclaims.’’ 

‘‘Nationally, just over 

$100 million has been 

paid out in 

compensation, withthe 

majority of claimstaking 

an average of 23 working 

days to complete.’’ 

‘‘A total of 30 farms 

(in the district)have 

been infected,and 26 

are now free of the 

diseaseallowing them 

to startgetting back to 

business.’’ 

Ruralcommunities 

and agriculture minister 

Dairyshed yard work including topand backing gates 

Rotaryboom irrigatorrepairs and service, including 

wirerope &splicing 

Mainline installation andrepairs 

Anyother general engineering/fabrication requirements 

Bale feeder –calffeeders Standardorcustom-made 

Phone 308 5903 weekdays l Email: agserve@xtra.co.nz 

On call 7days:Doug: 027 282 2245, Matt (Tomo): 021 518 538 

15 MalcolmMcDowell Avenue, Ashburton 

2213755 

DamienO’Connor said 

the fundingwillallow 

RST’s to help farming 

families. 

‘‘I know thatrural 

families are worried 

about someofthe 

challengesfacingthem, 

including theongoing 

uncertainty createdby 

the Mycoplasma bovis 

outbreak. 

‘‘Those concerns sit 

alongsideongoing 

worries aboutbankdebt 

and howbesttomeet the 

challengesofimproving 

our waterwaysand meet 

New Zealand’s climate 

Lydia Pomeroy 

change commitments. 

‘‘To thatend, I’ve 

spoken to theRural 

Support Trusts and, 

alongside our 

Mycoplasma bovis 

Programmepartners, 

Beef +Lamb New 

Zealand and DairyNZ, 

we’veset asideanextra 

$250,000 to help with 

theirwork talkingto 

farmersonthe ground. 

‘‘The trustwill 

developaplanfor using 

themoney, in addition 

to the other farmer 

supportmechanisms 

providedbythe Mbovis 

programme, andthe 

DairyNZ and Beef + 

Lamb New Zealand 

Compensation 

Assistance Teams 

(DBCAT). 

‘‘TheRuralSupport 

Trusts do afantastic job 

andare wellplacedto 

deliveradditional help. 

They’re experiencedand 

practicalpeople who can 

coachfarmers through 

difficult times.’’ 

Mr O’Connor saysthe 

newfundingwas on top 

of previous increases. 

‘‘TheGovernmenthas 

already boosted funding 

forthe Rural Support 

Trusts from $386,500 a 

year to $626,000 for 

theirdaily work. Outside 

of that,the trust is 

budgetedtoreceive 

more than$1m in the 

next year for Mbovis 

related work. 

Mr O’Connor has met 

with all the major banks 

andRST’s andasked 

financial institutions to 

make surethey were 

working alongside 

RST’sand others,to 

help farmerswhere 

required. 

‘‘I’mextremelyproud 

of theongoinghigh 

performanceofour 

primarysector.We’re 

gettingrecord prices for 

our food andfibre. 

‘‘Inthe Budgetweset 

aside $229 million to 

spend on things like 

boostingadvisory and 

extension services. 

‘‘A Farm Debt 

Mediation schemewill 

be asafety netfor 

farmersand 

improvements to NAIT 

willhelp prevent some 

of thetracingissues 

we’ve experienced with 

Mbovis.Soonwewill 

releaseanindustrybackedplantoensure 

the sector getsthe 

skilled workers it needs. 

‘‘The Budgethad $1.9 

billionfor mentalhealth 

to improvefrontline 

services,rural 

communitiesincluded.’’ 

Ms Pomeroy said the 

Ashburton Regional 

AdvisoryGroupled 

by the local council 

continuedtobevaluable 

to both farmersand 

those withinthe Mbovis 

Programme. 

‘‘Theseare roundtable 

meetings of 

farmers, industry, and 

programmepartners. 

‘‘It’sagreatplacefor 

all of us to stay uptodateand 

share 

information.’’ 

Deer farmers reminded 

of submissions deadline 

• DairyNZ accredited 

Effluent Pond Design 

andConstruction 

• Pond Constructionand 

Irrigation Development 

• Hedgeand Stump 

Removal 

• Farm Conversions 

• DairyTracks– 

Lime or Gravel 

• PumpHire 

• Wellsand Galleries 

• Bulk Earthworks 

• Subdivisions 

• SiteWorks 

• Tree Shear 

• Transportation 

2116939 

With just one week to go,DeerIndustry NZ 

(DINZ) and theNZDeerFarmersAssociation 

are reminding farmers who are concerned about 

aspects of theGovernment’s proposedfresh 

water reforms to make asubmission. 

The deadline for submissionsisOctober 31 at 

5pm. 

DINZchiefexecutive InnesMoffat said it was 

abusy time of the year for deer farmers, but 

submissionswritteninasubmitter’s own words 

can be influential. 

‘‘You don’t have to comment on allaspects of 

the proposals, just those that are of concern to 

you.Remember that clean waterissomething we 

all support. How that is to be achieved is the 

issue. For farmers, the changes need to be 

practical, costeffective, resultin better water 

quality and notpenalise those whoare doing the 

right thing.’’ 

NZDFA chair John Somerville said the 

proposals underminedregionalcouncil plans and 

wereunduly prescriptive. 

He said each farm, and eachregion, had 

different water quality issues that needed to be 

addressed regionally, notbyapplying blanket 

rules across the country. 

‘‘Areasofconcern include an undueemphasis 

on resource consents and the fencing of 

waterways. Deer fencing is expensive andon 

many extensivefarms thereare targeted actions 

farmers can takethatwill markedly improve 

water quality at much less costthan fencing,’’ he 

said. 

‘‘Iurgeall deer farmers to thoroughlyreadthe 

proposal and submit on howthe proposedrules 

would actually effect them. Explainhow 

proactiveyou have been, whatyou have achieved 

and what this has involved in terms of timeand 

money.’’ 

DINZ environmental stewardship manager 

Lindsay Fung says the Beef +LambNew 

Zealand (B+LNZ) website hadagood summary 

of issues of concerns andatemplate for 

submissions.Itcan be found at 

www.beeflambnz.com/freshwaterconsultation 

DINZ shared B+LNZ’s concerns and 

supportedthe position stated in thetemplate,he 

said. 

There are three areas that DINZconsiders 

deerfarming to be quite distinct from sheep and 

beeffarming thatare useful to highlight: 

Wintergrazing management practices (deer 

are typicallynot confined to anarrowfeeding 

break so the risk of mud and pugging is less than 

for heaviercattleordairy cow stock). 

Excludingstock from wetlandsinhilland high 

country ‘fawning’blocks willbevery costlyand 

impractical. These blocks arenot used for most 

of the yearand when in usetheyare stocked at 

low ratestoallow hinds to spreadout. 

The use of wintering barns fordeer 

(particularly mixedagedstags) has averylow risk 

to the environment. They are quite different 

frombeef feedlotsorother stock holding areas 

but could be captured under the currentwording 

for duration of housing or requirements forbase 

permeabilitystandards. 

‘‘Ifyou don’t want to comment on all of the 

questions in the discussiondocument or issues 

described in thetemplate,westill encourage 

shorter submissionsthat focus in on oneortwo 

areas of concern. Examples could be winter 

grazing management or stock exclusionfromhill 

or high countrywetlands,’’MrFungsaid.


Rural&Lifestyle 

Roads board building given heritage listing 

PeterIreland has spent 

alot of time in the tiny 

Methven Roads Board 

buildinginMethven. 

And he was 

instrumental in 

ensuring its protection. 

The modest timber 

Methven Roads Board 

building, builtin1879, 

one of the firstbuildings 

in Methven,has been 

put on the New Zealand 

Heritage List as a 

Category2historic 

place. 

Mr Ireland, aformer 

member of the Methven 

Caledonian Pipe Band, 

and past presidentof 

the Ashburton branch 

of the Historic Places 

Trust, completed the 

paperwork to have the 

buildinglisted and he 

had beguntothink it 

wouldnot happen. 

But it has, and he is 

thrilled. 

‘‘This is the final site, 

and I’m very pleased to 

have it official. I’d 

almost began to think it 

wouldn’t happen.’’ 

Mr Ireland, wife 

Glenda, Angela Grieve, 

president of the 

Methven Historical 

Society, Dan 

McLaughlin, of the 

Methven Community 

Board, Marian Martin, 

secretaryofHistoric 

Places Mid Canterbury, 

SoniaMcAlpine, of the 

communityboard, and 

KellyBissett, 

Ashburtoncouncil 

propertyadviser,visited 

the buildingtomark the 

listing. 

Mr Ireland said he 

read years ago that the 

building was to be 

moved‘‘and Ididn’t like 

the soundofit’’. 

He saidhewrote to a 

dailypaper to express 

his concern and began 

filling out the forms to 

see if the building could 

get heritage protection. 

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From left, Gwenda and Peter Ireland, Marian Martin, Angela Grieve, Sonia 

McAlpine, Dan McLaughlin and Kelly Bissett outside the Methven Roads 

Board building, now used as atoy library. 

The buildingwas 

moved safely and 

without damage from 

its originalsite, and Mr 

Ireland was there to see 

it. 

It wasshiftedin2000 

to give the playcentre 

play space. 

Mr Irelandsaid the 

full pipe band practised 

in the buildingand said 

the tiny entranceway 

was referred to as the 

‘‘drummers’lounge’’. 

It is listed as a 

relativelyrare purposebuilt 

standalone road 

building building witha 

long historyof 

community use. 

The buildingisat59 

Main Street, Methven, 

or State Highway 77. 

It has historicaland 

cultural significance, in 

reflecting the story of 

New Zealand’s 

emphasis on building 

roads sincecolonial 

times,and for its varied 

publicuse for 

meetings, worship, 

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music and recreation. 

The building also has 

aesthetic, architectural, 

archaeological and 

social value. 

Mount Hutt Road 

Board was set up in 

1879and tenders were 

called for an office, 

cottageand stables in 

Methven. 

The contractor was a 

Mr Coutts, who 

completed the officein 

time for the boardto 

hold its first meetingat 

theend of 1879. 

It is asinglestorey 

woodenbuilding with a 

gabledcorrugated iron 

roof. 

It comprisesamain 

hall, just over 10m long 

and 5m wide, witha 

leanto lobby on its 

north side. 

Inside there is dado 

panelling over lath and 

plaster,and on the 

south wall is atimber 

fire surround with 

MHRB markings. 

By the timefor road 

Rural 

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board was formed, 

muchofthe roading 

network was 

established, so abig 

partofthe work was 

maintenance and 

gathering rates. 

It also servedasa 

pollingplace, 

assessment court and 

generalmeeting venue. 

The Caledonian band 

practisedthere and a 

local rockgroup,My 

Dad’s Tractor, alsoused 

it. 

Red Cross Parcels for 

soldiersinWorld War 

Two were prepared 

there, and the Methven 

CitizenCommittee met 

there. 

It also acted as the 

Domain Board from 

1885to1922. 

After the road board 

was disestablished in 

1939, the building 

continued to be usedby 

the community, 

includingbymusical 

groups. 

Road boards were 

2180558 

some of the first 

examples of local bodies 

in New Zealand, butnot 

all boards had their own 

offices. 

Of those built,few 

survive. 

As at May,2019, the 

only known purposebuiltroad 

board 

WIN WITH NEUMANNS 

Read this storytoget the questions answered 

When founder, Len Neumann set up a 

tyre business in Ashburton in 1945, the 

work was diverse in the extreme. 

He would find himself repairing 

gumboots and then he would be inserting 

liners in the tyres of Bob Burnett’strucks 

to keep them roadworthy.With post-war 

fuel rationing discouraging people from 

driving, Len’s customer service never 

waned. He could often be seen cycling 

around town to collect tyres in need of 

repair. 

Not interested in sales alone, he would 

offer friendly advice, good honest 

product and on-site after-sales service. 

The business today is based on these 

foundations. 

Later, with his sons Alan and Ian at the 

helm, the enterprise flourished and has 

expanded to include 9 Tyre General 

branches, Methven Tyre & Hire and 

various other business links and service 

agents around the South Island. The 

beauty of the South Island wide network 

is that jobs may be charged back to the 

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by Neumanns Tyres? 

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building on the New 

Zealand Heritage List 

was theMount Cook 

Road Board building at 

BurkesPass. 

The former 

Coldstream Road 

Board officehas been 

relocatedtwice and is 

now at the Plains 

Ashburton account of the client. Stocks 

of tyres are held in the Ashburton store 

or may be sourced from Tyre Retreaders 

factory in Christchurch. Neumanns 

Tyres have apreference to sell superior 

quality tyres, which guarantees the 

client, get the best possible mileage 

and not changing on afrequent basis. 

Some of the brands stocked are 

Continental, GT Radial, Michelin, 

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Maxxis, Cooper, Maxam, Hankook, 

Hi-Fly, Advance, Alliance, Vipal, 

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annual wheel alignment ensures any 

irregular wear on tyres is picked up and 

corrected at the time which extends the 

life on the tyres. Neumanns Tyres may 

be found at197 Wills Street (next to 

the Event Centre) and our service team 

is always available when you phone 

03 3086737. 

a$50 Voucher 

Hunting &Fishing 

Museum at Tinwald. 

The Heritage New 

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supporting the listing 

notes alargecupboard 

withinthe buildingasa 

chattel. 

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Riach takes Kanuka role 


Jane Riach has taken 

over the helm on the 

board of Kanuka Mid 

Canterbury Regeneration 

Trust helping to 

balance biodiversity, 

predator control and 

planting for purpose in 

the district. 

Mrs Riach, who was 

approached to take on 

the chairwoman role, is 

equipped with organisational 

skills to help keep 

trust members on track 

and moving in the right 

direction. 

She says the trust team 

was full of people already 

passionate about the 

work they were doing and 

had an abundance of 

energy and enthusiasm. 

She, and husband 

Hamish, who is chief 

executive officer at Ashburton 

District Council, 

have been in town for just 

over a year, and Mrs 

Riach is already an active 

member in the Ashburton 

community. 

She volunteers with the 

Friends of Ashburton 

Hospital and SEEDS 

(Sharing Everyday 

Experiences and Drawing 

on Skills). 

The role at the trust 

will provide an additional 

challenge which she can 

sink her teeth into. 

Trust community connector 

Angela Cushnie 

said Mrs Riach ‘‘brings a 

positive, energetic and 

holistic approach to our 

board and we are 

delighted to have her on 

board.’’ 

The trust, formed three 

years ago, has in the past 

few months seen all the 

groundwork of its early 

years come to fruition as 

more people have 

become aware of its value 

to the community. 

Mrs Cushnie said more 

people with ideas had 

been making contact 

searching for ways to get 

their ideas off the 

ground. 

The trust, which had a 

base of around 30 people 

actively involved with different 

experience and 

backgrounds, were 

always on the look out for 

groups and project 

opportunities to help get 

up and running. 

They worked on the 

basis that ‘‘everything is 

connected’’ and assessed 

each project on its merit 

and benefit working 

within strategic goals 

from education to action. 

Mrs Cushnie said it was 

about using the knowledge 

and contacts of the 

people within the trust to 

help people in any area of 

the community initiate 

projects, and groups, 

which will benefit Mid 

Canterbury environments 

and ultimately the communities 

of people who 

live in them. 

Key areas for projects 

included balancing biodiversity, 

predator control, 

planting for purpose and 

exploring our footprint 

with education with youth 

in schools and encouraging 

sustainable thinking. 

‘‘It’s about empowering 

other to get their 

projects up and running, 

giving them the tools,’’ 

she said. 

The trust started with 

seed funding from Mid 

Canterbury’s Murney 

Trust and recent projects 

have included the Champions 

of Change pilot 

programme at Ashburton 

College, work with Hinds 

School Mudfish Minions, 

helping the Hinds Lions 

Hinds Plains Biodiversity 

Group (focusing on the 

Hinds catchment) and 

Riparian Planting on the 

Northern Drain. 

Photo (supplied): 

Murney Trust representatives 

Tara Newton 

and Jayne McLaren with 

new Kanuka Mid Canterbury 

Regeneration Trust 

board chairwoman Jane 

Riach. 


St John staff 

on hand to 

pass on skills 

Staff from St John 

Ashburton were at 

Countdown South 

supermarket last week 

giving members of the 

community achance to 

do CPR on atraining 

dummy and learn how to 

use an automated 

external defibrillator 

(AUD), which are in 

businesses and venues 

around Ashburton 

township, including 

Countdown South. 

It was part of Restart 

AHeart Day, an 

Australasianwide event 

to promote knowledge 

and good technique of 

the life saving action. 

St John Ashburton 

station manager 

Heather Keele, who, 

along with aFire and 

Emergency New 

Zealand duo, was briefly 

on site to support the 

twoman crew, said afew 

people had been keen to 

test their skills on the 

training dummy’s 

including some young 

children who got stickers 

and pens for their 

courage. 

Mayor Neil Brown 

was also on site. 

Mr Brown amember 

of the Pendarves Fire 

and Emergency New 

Zealand volunteer, had 

done the CPR and AED 

training, but had never 

needed to use it. 

However, he was 

grateful for the chance 

to refresh his skills. 

Photo: Mayor Neil 

Brown fine tunes his 

CPR technique with St 

John Ashburton Cody 

Murdoch during the 

Restart aHeart 

promotion at 

Countdown South 

complex.


Water submission countdown is on 


The countdown is on. 

The Government is proposing 

changes to improve water quality 

nationwide and to protect productive 

land but deadlines on public submissions 

close next week (October 31). 

The Government’s Essential Freshwater 

proposal includes some plans 

which will affect not just the rural 

community, but also those living in 

town and cities. 

The primary industries meeting in 

Ashburton last month, which saw 

around 350 farmers, rural industry 

members attended, was achance for 

staff from Ministry for the Environment 

and Ministry ofPrimary Industries 

to front up, talk about the issues 

and hear questions and concernsfrom 

concerned members of the public, 

many from the farming community. 

That information was recorded as 

feedback to form part of the ministry’s 

consultation consideration. 

Submissions on the proposal close 

on October 31 at 5pm; which is an 

extension from the earlier date of 

October 17 after push back from the 

rural industry concerned about the 

short turn around and the volume of 

information to consider. 

At the meeting Ministry for the 

Environment deputy secretary 

Amanda Moran said getting the right 

balance between the environment 

and the economy was important, 

signalled by the large turnout to the 

meeting. 

She acknowledged the work and 

innovation already done in the rural 

sector but said there was more 

neededinsome areas,and otherswho 

needed support to do better. 

‘‘Getting these things right now is 

crucial. The decisions we make today 

impactongenerationstocome just as 

the decisions that have been already 

made by others before us are having 

an impact on us now,’’ she said. 

‘‘We want to make sure that the 

work we are doing is made onrobust 

science and ahealthy understanding 

of what the impacts are in the 

community.’’ 

She said the Environment Aotearoa 

report,released in April this year, 

outlined environmental challenges 

nationwide and believed it was 

unlikely anyone disagreed with the 

need look after the environment, but 

the ‘‘questions were how, and how 

fast’’. 

She said discussions were also 

being had on Hazardous substances, 

urban development and work in the 

‘waste space’ was also under review. 

Water has been put at the centreof 

decisionmaking by the Government 

goal to see amaterialimprovement in 

water quality infive years and healthier 

waterways in ageneration. 

MFE director of water Martin 

Workman said ‘‘water is important 

our wellbeing as people, for our 

economy and our environment.’’ 

‘‘We needtobeputting water at the 

front of all our decisions that we’re 

making around how we are managing 

our land and our water resources.’’ 

There were anumber of proposals 

including changes tonational policy 

statement, national environmental 

statement, proposals targeted on 

urban water issues such as wastewater 

management, storm water and protection 

of drinking water sources. 

This is was looking at urban water 

issues aswell as rural issues. 

‘‘We’ve heard loud and clear that 

it’s not justabout rural,and community, 

and blaming farmers. This is not 

about giving farmers a kick in the 

guts. 

‘‘It’s looking for all New Zealanders 

to be doing their bit to 

achievewater quality that we aspire to 

as acountry. 

Nationwide, Mr Workman said 

there were anumber ofwaste water 

schemes which were not adequate 

such as in Auckland,and would likely 

cost millions, or billions, of dollars to 

improve. 

‘‘Urban’s got its problems, urban 

water ways are the most polluted in 

this country and we need tobefixing 

them up.’’ 

He said 16 freshwater scientists, 

and afreshwater leaders group,stated 

ideal waterways would include less 

sediment, reducing ecoli and harmful 

pathogens and lower levels of nitrogen 

in waterways to abottom line of 

one milligram ofdissolving inorganic 

nitrogen, to ensure fish, insects and 

bugs in waterways remain healthy to 

survive and reproduce. 

It was aboutgetting aplan in place, 

with objectives which were expected 

to take decades to achieve. 

‘‘The nitrogen bottom line, are 

expected to take decades to achieve. 

It isn’t something that is going to be 

achievement overnight or by 2025, in 

many places its going to take alot 

longer.’’ 

In some places there is going tobe 

a big change and it could include 

technology over decades to come up 

with solutions, he said. 

For farmers and growers in the 

short term, it meant farm plans were 

needed by 2025 to understand and 

mange environmental risks, limits on 

intensification of land use (such as 

converting to dairy), excluding stock 

from waterways above ametre wide, 

and plans to exclude stock from 

smaller waterways. 

But there are also proposals that 

apply to specific locations and activities, 

such as; restrictions on draining 

wetlands and infilling streams, meeting 

aminimum standard for winter 

grazing, getting aresourceconsent for 

feedlots, stock holding areas, reporting 

of large water use (like irrigation) 

using telemetry and in high nitrate/ 

nitrogen catchments, with noexisting 

rules, reducing excessive levels. 

MPI director of land, water and 

climate, Charlotte Denny, said there 

was aneed to protectproductive land 

nationwide. 

‘‘Around 14 percent of New 

Zealand’s farm land is categorised as 

highly productive, which means it 

contains the best soil for growing a 

range of fruits, vegetables or fibre or 

pasture for livestock,’’ she said. 

Councils across the country had a 

variety ofways to protect these lands 

but there was no clarity ofhow to 

protect them within the Resource 

Management Act framework. 

There was ‘‘a duty to cherish and 

protect itfor future generations’’ not 

only for its significant economic 

benefits including employment for 

their surrounding communities, but 

for its value to New Zealand’s 

primary sector, she said. 

Nationwide between 1990 and 

2008, 29 percent of new urban areas 

had infringed on land considered 

highly productive for primary production. 

And in 2011 already 10percent of 

highly productive land had been 

fragmented for set up for rural 

lifestyle developments. 

Compensation is unlikely to help 

farmers with changes needed for the 

proposals, but there will be support 

available. 

It will come in the form of the 

Governments $229m to support farmers 

to make the changes in sustainable 

land use needed. 

Photo: Farmers atthe Ashburton 

meeting. 

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Borough children hit sports field 

Action 

at the 

Oval 

Pupils at Ashburton 

Borough School took to 

the track and field of the 

Ashburton Domain Oval 

last week, kicking off the 

annual Mid Canterbury 

primary schools athletics 

events aroundthe 

district. 

Photos, clockwise 

from left, Ashburton 

Borough School pupil 

Quynn Geddes, 8, gives 

her all during the Year 3 

long jump event; 

Ashburton Borough 

School Year7pupil 

Charlotte Lennon, 12, 

pushes herself past the 

jump height of 105cm to 

qualify for high jump in 

the Ashburton County 

Athletic Sports in the 

coming weeks; 

Ashburton Borough 

School Year4girls put 

their all into the 80m 

long sprint; Year 4boys 

race for the line in the 

80m long sprint.


Labour MP Jo Luxton comments 

Time to recognise older 

people in our society 

October 1marked avery 

special day; International 

Day of Older Persons. A 

time to recognise the 

importanceofolder people 

in our society, and the 

valuable contribution that 

you make every day. It is a 

chance for everyone to 

celebrate the amazing 

older people in our lives 

and to say thank you. 

Throughout Mid Canterbury, 

and all over New 

Zealand, there are many 

older people doing incredible 

things. Like the 2018 

New Zealander of the 

Year,Kirstine Bartlett who 

changed the lives of thousands 

of New Zealand 

women and lowerpaid 

workers by successfully 

securing equal pay legislation 

for caregivers in the 

agedcare sector. And Dr 

Bill Glass, ‘‘godfather’’ of 

occupational health whose 

60 years of experience and 

work has resulted in better 

healthcare for countless 

workers, the 2019 Senior 

New Zealander of the 

Year. 

Older people make a 

hugely positive contribution 

to our economy. In 

the future we will need to 

increasingly rely on that 

contribution if New Zealand 

istogrow. 

Currently there are 

around 725,000 people 

agedover 65. By 2028 there 

will be 1 million people, 

nearly a quarter of the 

population. 

Our ageingpopulation is 

one of our greatest achievements. 

Agrowing number 

of older people are healthier, 

more educated, more 

skilled and are living 

longer. These are all things 

to celebrate. 

In order to keep our 

people healthier, and care 

for them better when they 

are unwell, we need a 

modern, efficient health 

system. 

Budget 2019 made significant 

investments infixing 

up more ofour ailing 

hospitals, and empowering 

our DHBs to deliver more 

affordable healthcare in 

our communities, with better 

health outcomes for all. 

We are also committed 

to better cancer care. We 

all deserve worldclass support 

from prevention and 

early diagnosis to treatment 

and palliative care. 

That’s why we recently 

announced the Cancer 

Action Plan soeveryone 

battling cancer in NZ can 

get the best possibly care, 

no matter where they live. 

It shouldn’t matter if you 

live here in Ashburton, 

Auckland or Invercargill, 

we all deserve the absolute 

bestcare in order to giveus 

the best chance ofsurvival. 

Seniors are not immune 

to suffering from mental 

health issues. Weall know 

someone with a mental 

health story, and our 

record $1.9b investment 

will have big benefits for 

seniors. 

Iamsopleased Three 

Rivers Health Ashburton 

will receive funding as they 

continue to provide crucial 

mental health and addiction 

support. They work 

incredibly hard inour neck 

of the woods. 

NZ house prices up to record high 

Median house prices 

across New Zealand 

increased by 6.6% in 

September to arecord 

high of $597,000, up 

from $560,000 in 

September 2018. 

Median price 

increases excluding 

Club news 

Mid Canterbury Ladies 

Friendship Club 

President Avis Kingsland 

welcomed members to the 

October meeting of the 

Mid Canterbury Ladies 

Friendship Club. The 

National Anthem was sung, 

birthdays and anniversaries 

were celebrated. New 

member Judith Grigg was 

welcomed and inducted by 

the President and advised 

that the Club was for 

Friendship, Fellowship and 

Fun. Almoner Ann McKay 

told member of the forthcoming 

Christmas bus trip 

to Sheffield in December. 

Also Senior members 

(89+) are to meet for 

afternoon tea on 29 

November. Alunch is planned 

for 30 October, it is 

hoped that these will be 

held on months which have 

five Wednesdays. Cleaning 

products for Ronald 

Auckland increased 

by 6.8% tonew record 

high of $500,000,up 

from $468,000in 

September last year. 


District’s median 

price in September 

was $336,500, down 

McDonald House were collected 

at this meeting. The 

mini speaker was Karen 

McIntyre who spoke of one 

of her hobbies, which is 

icing cakes. She started in 

1956 by icing the golden 

anniversary cake for her 

grandparents. Photosof her 

many creationswere shown, 

one wedding cake took 35 

hours to complete. Her 

second love is dressmaking, 

making many bridal gowns, 

330 pearls were sown on 

one gown. 

After morning tea Derek 

and Emma from Kiwibank 

told of four common scams 

which members should be 

aware of. These included 

phishing, computerhacking 

scams, computer “service” 

calls and emergency scams. 

They are usually trying to 

steal money, so members 

were advised to keep their 

wits about them. Members 

from $345,000 the 

previous month and 

slightly up on the 

price ayear ago 

($333,000). Some48 

houses sold herein 

September. 

Timaru District’s 

median price in 

were also told that from 28 

February 2020 Kiwibank 

would not be issuing or 

dealing with cheques. Other 

options were suggested. If 

in doubt about this to call in 

and talk to the bank staff. 

Ashburton Dahlia Circle 

Another month has 

flown by and the dahlia 

circle are now preparing for 

their Annual Tuber and 

Plant Stall at the Farmers 

Market on West St this 

Saturday, 26 October. 

Members have been busy 

lifting and dividing their 

dahlia tubers for the sales 

table. Iknow there isgoing 

to be agreat collection to 

choose from with most 

having pictures available to 

get ideas of what to plant. 

Labour Weekend is the 

perfect time for planting 

and members will be on 

hand to answer question 

and offer advice. Other 

September was 

$346,500, while the 

Canterbury median was 

$450,000. 

In Canterbury, the 

days to sell of 40 days is 

higher than the 10year 

average for September 

which is 34 days. 

plants will be also for sale. 

The last meeting held on 

the 15 October was well 

attended and discussion 

took place re the Rose 

show in November inconjunction 

with our group 

Christmas meal. My how 

the yearhas flown when we 

are talking Christmas 

already. 

The highlight of the night 

was the fun in choosing a 

dahlia to take home and 

add to the members collection. 

In fact two dahlias 

each, something for everyone. 

We look forward to 

meeting members of the 

public at the Tuber Stall, on 

Saturday. 

Love to have new members, 

so just talk to Alison 

Donald (our Secretary) 

who will be on site. She is a 

breath of fresh air and can 

help make your choices.



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View our listings online at: rwashashburton.co.nz 

15 Orchard Grove, Ashburton 

-3 Double bedrooms with tidy wardrobe fit outs 

-Stylish well appointed entertainers kitchen &scullery 

-Open plan kitchen, living with separate lounge 

-Gas fire (in lounge) &Heat pump (in living) 

-2bathrooms (under tile heated) 

-Separate laundry leading to double garage lovers 

deck 

ForSale 

$580,000 

View 

Saturday10:45 -11:15am 

3 2 2 

Kim Miller 

027 236 8627 

rwashburton.co.nz/AHB22369 

Mid Canterbury Real Estate Limited LICENSED (REAA 2008) 

122 Elizabeth Street,Rakaia 

2 1 2 

58 Cross Street,Ashburton 

3 1 1 

Lovingly presented &such awell-kept modern family 

home. Features agreat compliant log burner with aheat 

transfer system. Big spacious kitchen with wall oven & 

ample cupboard space. Separate dining &lounge areas. 

Double garage, carport on afully fenced 1011m2 

section with planted gardens and avarietyoffruit tree’s. 



ForSale 

$359,000 

View 

by appointment 

Mike Grant ncre 

021 272 0202 

-3bedrooms plus lounge that could be afourth bedroom 

-High ceilings, original doors and high moulded skirtings 

-Compliant log fire (one winter), new wiring, newroof 

-Exterior repainted in2018, new ceiling insulation 

-Close to Allenton shops, hospital and schools 



ForSale 

$319,000 

View 


BruceMcPherson 

027 438 4250 

Denise McPherson 

027 242 7677 

4 

50 Eton Street, Ashburton 

3 1 2 

7Orr Street, Ashburton 

3 2 2 

If you’re afirst home buyer then here’syour chance to 

enterthe market with asolid roughcast clad homewith 

aluminium windowjoinery, compliant log fire, modern 

heat pump and recently re batted inthe ceiling to keep 

it cosy and warm during these winterdays. 

ForSale 

$269,000 

View 


Armand vander Eik 

021 597 527 

The house sits on the back half of the section and there 

is room out the front which can be subdivided.Twodouble 

bedrooms (one with an ensuite) and asingle bedroom. 

The bathroom has abath, separate showerand handbasin. 

The front section isablank canvas. Keep it or subdivide. 

ForSale 

Offers over $345,000 

View 


Dulcie Ellis 

027 629 3260 


Mid Canterbury Real Estate Limited LICENSED (REAA2008) 



Jill Quaid 

Manager 

027 437 6755 

Mark Totty 

Sales Consultant 

027 454 4745 

Kim Miller 


027 236 8627 

ChrissyMilne 


027 290 6606 

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021 751 009 

ShirleyFitzgerald 


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Denise McPherson 


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021 597 527 

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021 272 0202 

Dulcie Ellis 


027 629 3260 

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027 438 4250 

Justin Waddell 


027 437 1111 

Jarrod Ross 


027 259 4644 

RogerBurdett 

SalesConsultant 

021 224 4214 

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Drysdale named 

games chieftain 

Peri Drysdale MBE is 

chieftain for the ninth 

annual Hororata Highland 

Games. 

“Having grown up on a 

farm inWindwhistle (20 

minutes from Hororata) 

Perihas deepconnections 

to our community, andwe 

are honouredthat she will 

be our 2019 chieftain,” 

said Hororata Community 

Trust chair, Richard 

Lang. 

An entrepreneur and 

business owner, Peri 

founded fashion company 

Untouched World which 

produces ecologically 

sustainable clothing, and 

founded the Untouched 

World Foundation which 

runs groundbreaking 

Leadership for Sustainable 

Future programmes. 

Both the Untouched 

World Company and 

foundation are recognised 

by theUNasglobal 

exemplars in the sustainability 

space. 

“Scotland is close to my 

heart as my husband, 

Alex, was born in Balmahar 

near Loch Lomond 

before emigrating to New 

Zealand with hisfamilyas 

achild, and now our son 

Tim lives inEdinburgh,” 

said Peri. “I havewatched 

the Hororata Highland 

Games grow over the last 

nine years with interest. 

The Highland Spin competition 

intrigues me, the 

concept of taking wool 

from araw product and 

turning into agarment in 

just 6.5 hours sounds like 

a challenge. I am also 

looking forward to judging 

the best dressed lad 

and lassie competition 

where Iamsure we will 

see some creative use of 

tartan.” 

The best dressed lad 

and lassies competition is 

a new event for 2019 

which will celebrate tartan 

and showcase 

innovative design. Held 

on the main stage straight 

after the welcoming ceremony, 

this will beafun 

fashion show for participants 

and spectators. 

Anyone can enter on the 

day, with different age 

categories. 

“Tartanisthe themeof 

this year’s event, wewant 

to enhance and celebrate 

our Scottishness,” said 

Richard. “We have our 

own Hororata Tartan 

whichwas designed in Scotland 

and gifted to the trust 

in 2012.Itisregistered with 

the Scottish Tartan authority, 

and its vibrant colours 

represent our community.” 

The Hororata Tartan fabric 

is 100% wool and is 

woven in Scotland. People 

can purchase a range of 

hats and cushions made 

from the tartan. 

“With the Hororata 

Highland Games being 

New Zealand’s biggest 

Scottish festival, we 

encourage visitors to join in 

the fun and dress intheir 

Scottish regalia, whether it 

be traditional or contemporary 

or maybe even a 

little Braveheart,” said 

Richard. 

Gates open 9am 9th 

November, Hororata 

Domain, the event 

concludes with a heartpounding 

massed bands 

march at 4.30pm. 

Competitions entries are 

open until 28th October. 

Early bird tickets are on 

sale, for details visit 

www.hororatahighlandgames.org.nz 

Players finish on ahigh 

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ENTERTAINMENT 

SUDOKU 


EASY No. 5192 

4 7 8 1 

9 3 4 

6 

2 6 9 

1 7 8 5 

6 2 3 

2 

3 5 4 

4 3 6 8 

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Howto 

solve 

Sudoku! 

Fill the grid 

so thatevery 

rowand every 

3x3 square 

containsthe 

digitals 1to9 

7 1 9 6 5 4 8 3 2 

5 2 6 8 7 3 9 4 1 

3 8 4 9 2 1 5 7 6 

1 4 2 7 3 5 6 9 8 

8 9 3 1 4 6 7 2 5 

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QUICK PUZZLE NO. 8539 -SOLUTIONS 

Across -7,Vin ordinaire. 8, Safari. 9, Needle. 10, Eternal. 

12, Least. 15, Fresh. 16, Worship. 18, Claret. 20, Putrid. 

22, Sweet-william. 

Down -1,Disaster.2,Rota. 3, Admiral. 4, Inane. 5, Tireless. 

6, Reel. 11,Reserved. 13, Scimitar.14, Dolphin. 17, 

State. 19, Lash. 21, Toll. 

CRYPTIC PUZZLE NO. 8539 -SOLUTIONS 

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2207834 

The Mid Canterbury 13th 

grade football team has 

finished the season on a 

high with a win at a 

tournament in Queenstown 

during the school 

holidays. 

Up against teams from 

bigger centres, the Mid 

Canterbury lads did the 

district proud to win the 

bowl cup, coming back 

from a20 first half deficit 

to beat Central Otago 32 

in the final. 

Kingsley Olawale took 

home the team’s Most 

Valuable Player award and 

the team was managed by 

Richard and Alison Ward. 

The win caps off a great 

season for the team, which 

also won its division over the 

regular season. 

Photo: The 13th grade 

football team with coach 

Richard Ward. 

Busy month for chopper 

Canterbury’s Westpac 

Rescue Helicopter service 

responded to 40 

emergency medical service 

callouts during September, 

including four to 

the Mt Hutt Skifield and 

four hospital transfers 

from Ashburton to 

Christchurch. 

There were 12 callouts 

for leisure activity related 

accidents, including eight 

ski field missions, two 

rugby accidents, a 

motocross accident and a 

mountain biking accident 

at Christchurch Adventure 

Park. 

The rescue helicopter 

crew was tasked on a 

Rescue coordination 

Centre NZ beacon search 

in the Woolshed Hut area 

on September 17, when a 

patient with a serious 

lower leg fracture was 

flown to Christchurch 

Hospital. 

Two separate motor 

vehicle accidents resulted 

in three patients requiring 

rapid intervention by 

the rescue chopper crew. 

Other accident callouts 

during the month 

included responding to a 

patient with burnstotheir 

arms and legs following a 

machinery explosion, a 

mower accident in South 

Canterbury, an overdose, 

and a fall in the home 

resulting in asevere spinal 

injury. 

2218021 

StAC Attack2019StAndrews Pipe Band 

Sun 3rd November 4pm 

Celebrate the Pipe Bands Centenary 1919 to 

2019 and it is with pride that they bring you an 

action-packed show with bagpipes, drums and 

highland dancing supported by Julie Hawke 

School of Dance. St Andrew’s College Pipe 

Band are the current NZ Champion Band in 

Juvenile for 13 years in arow. 

Adult $39.99* /Senior orStudent $24.99* / 

Child up to 16 years $19.99* /Family of x2 

Adults and x2 Children $99.00* 

TheMerryLittle Christmas Market 

Sun 1st December 11.30am until 4pm 

With an array of stalls join us for our yearly 

Christmas Market, with stalls showcased 

throughout the building you need to mark this 

date in your calendar. We do have alimited 

amount of stalls left so if you wish to be part of 

this event email casey@ateventcentre.co.nz 

EntryisaGold Coin Donation 

BOOK 

NOW 

For more information 

www.ateventcentre.co.nz 

Twelfth Night–BigLittle TheatreCompanyInc 

November 22nd and 23rd 7pm and 24th 2pm 

Did not make it to the Pop-Up Globe this 

year? –fear not! Fresh from the other side 

of the world we bring our gift to you in the 

shape of the charming comedy that is “Twelfth 

Night”. Come be shipwrecked with us in an 

enchanted, song and dance filled land of Celtic 

charm. 

Adults $27* /Seated child $18* / 

Groundling (Standing) $10* 

Cabarnet 

Fri 6th &Sat 7th December 7:30pm 

Full Bodied. Well Rounded and that is just the 

lads. Afun filled night to raise funds for Variety 

Theatre Ashburton featuring the talented Tainui 

Kuru, Chris Woods, Heath Walters, Tony Kelly, 

Daniel Wilson and Luke Glendining perform 

songs from the Bee Gees, Coldplay, Queen 

and many, many more. 

Tables of 6$60* each 

(includes aplatter and drinks) /Theatre Seating $30* 

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TheNor’Westers Muso’s Club presents 

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SCISSORLIFTS for hire. 

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Pickup or delivery. Phone 

North End Engineering 308 

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ASHBURTON Dahlia Circle. 

Dahlia tuber and plants 

stall, Saturday 26th October, 

Farmer’s Market, West 

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12.30pm. 

GARDENERS: Sheep 

manure $5 bag. Medsquare 

linseed straw $35 

bale. Contact Alan 027 496 

7136 with your order. A 

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STOCK FOOD 

HAY suitable for horses. $7 

per bale. Shed stored. 

Phone 027 247 4262. 

FRUIT &PRODUCE 

POTATOES; Nadine &Agria 

5kg bags $5. This weekend 

only, ’special’ 10kg Nadine 

& Agria $7.50 per bag. 

Nadine seed potatoes 

$2.50kg. 81 Elizabeth 

Street, phone 027 531 

9103 or 03 308 3195. 

WANTED TO BUY 

METAL, heavy etc. Free 

light-grade metal in-yard 

dumping 9am-5pm weekdays 

&9.30-11.30am Saturdays. 

Ashburton Scrap 

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Placemakers). Phone 03 

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EDITOR –AshburtonCourier 

Allied Press Ltdisseeking an experienced journalist ready 

to takethe nextcareer step in their career, 

as Editor forThe AshburtonCourier. 

TheAshburtonCourier is aweekly 

communitynewspaper delivered to more 

than 16,000 homes across MidCanterbury 

and the surrounding rural areas. 

TheAshburtonCourier is the largest 

circulating and best read newspaper within 

the MidCanterburyarea. 

This is an exciting opportunityand provides 

the successful applicant the abilitytohelp 

shape and connectthe communitywe 

serve. 

Youwill be responsible forour newspaper 

layout, leading the news team, writing 

stories and co-ordinating news-gathering for 

TheAshburtonCourier. 

Thesuccessful applicant will be selfmotivated,tenacious 

and have apassion for 

news and building relationships within our 

local community. 

Abilitytofind local stories,juggle tasks,meet 

deadlines and writeengaging,accurate 

copyisessential.You will have an eyefor 

photography. Video and websiteskills are 

desirable. 

It is essential that youhaveafull driver’s 

licence.Given the natureofthe role 

occasional evenings and weekend work may 

be required. 

If this sounds likeanexciting opportunity 

foryou,please send your CV with acovering 

letter to steve@starmedia.kiwi 

All applications will be treated in the strictest 

of confidence. 

Our well respectedlocal title is owned 

by Allied Press,the largest independent 

publisher in NewZealand. 

Please notethat youmust have the right to 

liveand work in NewZealand to apply for 

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If this sounds likeanexciting opportunity 

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Doors open 7:30pm 

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Nightfill 

Team member 

17 Grey St,Ashburton 

Phone 307 2707 

Mitre 10MEGA Ashburton has avacancy for a 

Nightfill team member. This position is for 15 

hours per week Monday –Friday6pm –9pm. 

The successful applicant will require these 

attributes: 

• Must be physically fit and as lifting is involved 

• Able to work unsupervised 

• Good computer skills 

If you think this position is suitable to you, 

please send your covering letter with your C.V. 

to: 

HR.Ashburton@mitre10.co.nz or post to 

Human Resources, P.O. Box35, 

Ashburton7740. 

Applications close on Friday 1st November 2019. 

2180822 

MY Boutique. Real specials 

this week! Ladies blouses, 

sizes 20, 22, 24 and 26. 

Triangle Shopping Centre. 

Hours 10am to 4pm. 

LPG 

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Small LPG cylinders 

Off Street Parking 

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Arthur Cates Ltd 

26 McNally Street 

Ph 308 5397 

Riverside Industrial Estate 

2210093 

2220546 

Duetogrowth, we have twopositions available 

TraineeDrycleaning GarmentTechnician / 

CustomerServicePerson 

Full-timeposition 

This position involves learning all aspects 

of drycleaning, operating garment finishing 

equipment and interacting with our customers in 

our retail area. 

Ideally you will have an interest in fashion and 

fabrics, aneye for detail and ahigh standard of 

personal presentation. 

Youwill also be involved in other areas of our busy 

laundry. 

Customer Service/Delivery Person 

Fixedterm1/12/2019 –30/6/2020 

to cover extended leave 

This role involves delivery and collection of 

laundry. 

You need to be able tokeep to aschedule and 

have the abilitytoretain information well.This role 

involves repetitive lifting of laundry bags, soyou 

need to be physically fit and strong. Inthis role 

you are the face ofour business, soyou must be 

customer focussed. 

Afull clean class 1driver’slicenceand the abilityto 

drivearange of vehicles competently with agood 

local knowledge. 

At Wrights ApparelMaster we have agreat team. 

To join our team you will possess and be able to 

demonstrate the following: 

Acan do attitude, ability tofind solutions rather 

than problems, understand the importance of 

customers and respectother team members in the 

workplace. 

We are alocally owned growing business, with 

greatsystems to ensureclear workflow. 

To apply foreitherofthese positions,please email 

acovering letter and your CV to: 

admin@wrightsdrycleaners.co.nz 

2220286 

Tinwald 

just whatyou need 

We currently have twopositions available. 

1) ButcheryKnifehand and Stockfill 

2) Stockfill, Checkout&Lotto. 

Butchery Knifehand and Stockfill, Sunday-Thursday, 

16 hours per week. This position is to help our 

current Butcher with processing, traying and 

wrapping of Chicken and Smallgoods. There is 

some knifehand work withbeef and bandsawwork 

will be available to the right person. This position 

includes sole charge hours on Sunday. Hours forthis 

position could be increased with doing stockfill in 

other departments around the store, or reduced to 

aSundayButcheryPosition. 

Stockfill, Checkout & Lotto, 24 hours per week, 

Tuesday-Saturday. This position involves stockfill 

in all store departments including Grocery, Liquor, 

Dairy, Freezers, with some time required on 

Checkout and Lotto. There issome flexibility with 

the hours, but the successful applicant must be 

available forSaturdaywork. 

While experience is helpful, full training will be 

provided forthe rightapplicants. 

An application form and job description can 

be picked up from Tinwald SuperValue, 

113 Archibald Street,Tinwald. 

Applications close: Thursday 31st October. 

We requireaRetail Manager 

for PartyPeople Costume Hire. 

This appointmentisaparttimeposition. 

Please email enquires and/or applications to 

ashoperatic@xtra.co.nz 

Applications close 8th November. 

2219878 

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GymInstructor - 

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Areyou passionateabout health and fitness and enjoy helping others to reach 

their goals? 

We’re looking for apart time Gym Instructor tobeonthe floor providing 

exceptional customer service and encouragement to our clients. To ensure 

our customers get the best,you’llneedtoholdarelevant qualificationorhave 

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per week. 

To find out more about this vacancy 

and what the Ashburton District 

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Applications close 

Monday,28October 2019. 

www.ashburtondc.govt.nz/careers 

TINWALD MEDICALCENTRE 

Receptionist/Administrator 

We areseeking applications from someone special 

to join our staff. 

Ideally,wewouldlike to hear from youifyou 

enjoyworking as partofafriendly busy team 

environmentand; 

• Have previous experiencewhich would be an 

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• Are versatile,and have asense of loyaltyand 

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humour. 

Allapplicants must be legally entitled to work in 

New Zealand. Please send your CV with acovering 

letter in your ownhandwriting to: 

TheManager 

Tinwald Medical Centre, 

33 Archibald Street Ashburton 

manager@tinwaldmed.co.nz 

Applications close Noon Tuesday29October 2019 

2219168 

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HOME SERVICES 

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PAINTER & 

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Forall your painng 

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requirements, 

including 

waterblasng. 

45 years experience 

Phone 

027 936 2452 

ALTERATIONS, mending 

and trouser hemming, curtain 

alterations and curtain 

making. Call Michelle on 

027 352 7248. 

BUILDING and property 

solutions. For your complete 

alteration or renovation. 

We project manage 

the whole process. Home 

and small commercial. 

Qualified tradesmen. 

Phone Kiwi Building & 

Maintenance Ltd. Gary 308 

4798, 027 207 1478 or 

Cawte 027 418 7955. 

CARPET 2You -For all your 

flooring needs. Supplier 

and installer of carpet and 

tiles, re-stretch &repair and 

carpet cleaning. Phone 

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CARPET cleaning -Powerful 

equipment & fast drying. 

Upholstery, mats and rugs. 

Experienced owner/operator. 

Phone John Cameron 

at Supersucker, 027 435 

1042 or 308 1677. 

CARR’S Chimney Cleaning, 

servicing Ashburton and 

surrounding districts, $60 

per chimney. Phone 

Rodney on 03 324 2999 

and leave amessage. 

CHARLIE’S Blind Cleaning 

Service -same day service 

and repairs. Charlie can 

supply new blinds and 

tracks, will hang drapes. 

Phone 03 307 1936 or 020 

4169 0342. 

COMPUTER problems? For 

prompt reliable computer 

servicing and laser engraving 

contact Kelvin, KJB 

Systems Ltd, 4 Ascot 

Place, Ashburton. Phone 

308 8989. SuperGold discount 

card accepted. 

COMPUTER repairs, sales, 

training, setup -wireless - 

networks, spyware cleanup. 

On-site day or evening. 

LOW FEES. Call Robin 

Johnstone, Networks 

Firewalls & PC’s Ltd, 308 

1440 or 027 768 4058. 

CONCRETE pavers direct to 

you - Best prices, many 

sizes, textures and colours 

- Paveco, 13 Robinson 

Street, Industrial Estate. 

REPAIR or REPLACE 152 Wills Street, 

“Your placeorours” Ashburton 

Ph.308 8485 

2216300 

FORALL YOUR 

•LawnMowing 

•Pruning 

•Garden Maintenance 

•Gutter Cleaning 

•Rubbish Removal 

Call us TODAY 

foraFREE quote 

2210075 

Ph 0800 4546 546 

(0800 4jimjim) 

INTERIOR 

PLASTERING 

New orexisting, 

level 4finish, full skim 

plaster or repairs 

The Finishing Company 

03 307 8870 2131559 

CONCRETE Services - 

Driveways, paths, patios, 

mowing edging. Decorative 

Concrete specialist 30 

years servicing Canterbury. 

Free quotes. No job too big 

or small. Phone Paul 021 

152 1966. 

DENTURES; Dr Peter 

Rumping repairs existing 

dentures and also provides 

new dentures. Phone 027 

220 9997. 

ENGRAVERS - Local Ashburton 

business for all your 

engraving and new trophy 

requirements. Fast, friendly 

and professional service. 

Call/text Trudy at 311 

Engravers, 022 600 7144, 

Facebook. 

FLY control and spider 

proofing. For all domestic 

and industrial pest control 

needs phone AJ Kerr at 

Ashburton Pest Control on 

03 308 8147 or 027 432 

5447. 

FURNITURE removals -For 

all your household removal 

needs call Nudges Furniture 

Removals, phone 027 

224 0609. 

GUTTER and downpipe 

cleaning and repairs. Chimney 

sweeping. Fly treatment. 

Phone 03 394 6166 

or 027 209 5026, ask for 

Allan. AA Performance 

Services. 

HYDRAULICS; Martin 

Bennett -Onsite hydraulic 

hose repair service 24/7. 

Stockists of Aero Quip 

hoses &fittings, Commercial 

hydraulics, Dynacool, 

Spool valves etc., MP Filtri, 

Walvoil. Call Justin on 308 

9778. 

LEGAL work -Phone Peter 

Ragg (Ashburton Law) for 

house sales, purchases 

and refinances. Will call at 

home evenings for wills, 

enduring powers of 

attorney. Phone 308 0327. 

PAINTER for all your painting 

needs. No job too small, 

inside or outside. Professional 

friendly service. 

Phone Pete 03 308 1672 or 

027 200 1619. 

PAINTING wallpapering, 

plastering - No job too 

small. Interior, exterior. 

Professional, prompt, competitive 

service. Phone 

Tony Sivier at Paint It Ashburton 

on 021 878 794 or 

307 7289. 

PLUMBER: Repair or 

replace. Taps, shower 

mixers, hot water cylinders, 

basins, tubs, toilets, vanity 

units, leaking pipes. Call 

Pete Young, experienced 

plumber 027 280 0889 / 

307 7582. 

PLUMBING, drainlaying, 

blocked drains. Phone 

Lindsay at Doaky’s Plumbing 

on 027 555 5575 or 308 

1248 (Master Plumbers & 

Drainlayers). 

ROOF Painting - Spring 

special - Free quote - 

Phone Chris on 0800 677 

246 - Registered Master 

Painters. 

SEWING alterations - anything 

considered, reasonable 

rates. Smoke and pet 

free home. Retired wedding 

seamstress. Phone Judith 

308 3084, Allenton. 

ROOF COATINGS All roof 

types, specialising in 

Decramastic and Long Run 

Iron, Coloursteel etc, steep 

roofs not aproblem. Member 

Master Painters & 

Roofing Association NZ 

Spraymaster 0274337780 

SUN Control Window Tinting: 

Privacy, UV, glare, heat 

control for homes -offices - 

and cars. Phone Craig 

Rogers 307 6347, member 

of Master Tinters NZ. 

TILING - For all your tiling 

requirements including kitchen 

splash backs, flooring 

etc. (full water proofing), 

call Kevin on 027 496 8314. 

TINT-A-WINDOW, fade, UV 

block, glare, heat control, 

safety, security, privacy, 

frosting films, solar protective 

window films. Free 

quotes, 20 years local service. 

Phone 0800 368 468 

now, Bill Breukelaar, 

www.tintawindow.co.nz 

WINDSCREENS and house 

glass. Qualified flat glass 

glazier now in-house. Anything 

glass, give us acall. 

Your place or ours. Wilson 

Windscreens, 152 Wills 

Street, Ashburton. Phone 

03 308 8485. 

2178739 

TV Reception Specialists for 

all your digital freeview 

installations and repairs, 

TV wall mounting, Smart 

TV set-up, home theatre 

installation. Call John at 

Ashburton TV &Audio Ltd 

03 308 7332 or 027 277 

1062. 

THE Courier is the best way 

to advertise in Mid Canterbury. 

Ask anyone who 

regularly advertises with us 

and they’ll tell you, they get 

results. 

TALK to us today about ways 

you can improve your business. 

Professional, reliable 

service with a smile. The 

Courier 308 7664. 

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STORAGE available, Ashburton. 

Self storage, variety 

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STORAGE: Secure self storage 

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LOCALLY owned. CJ’S Driving 

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School bus driver training. 

Phone Christine Jones 027 

245 2563 

Onlyhalf staffed? 

Mayfield 

Collie Club 

AGM 

Tuesday5th 

November at 7:30pm 

Mt Somers Tavern 

All welcome 

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WANTED TO LEASE 

YOUNG family looking for a 

house and land to lease, up 

to 15 hectares. Any area. 

Please phone 027 673 

3991. 

LOST &FOUND 

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Email: office@ashburtoncourier.co.nz 

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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 

WEDNESDAY 27 NOVEMBER 2019 

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BUSINESS: •Adoption of Annual Report 

•Adoption of Financial Report 

•Election of Officers •General Business 

Expression of Interest formsfor 2020 Coaching 

Positions available from undersigned 

P. Paterson, Secretary021 745 749 

CARAVANS &TRAILERS 

COVERED TRAILER 

FOR SALE 

2218402 

WHITE Herons, December 

6-8; Rick Stirling’s Clarence 

River, Rainbow Safari, 

December 15-17; D.B.B. 

accomodation. Two great 

tours. Book now! John & 

Kathleen Lawler, Rakaia 03 

302 7328. 

AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES 

PANELBEATING and spray 

painting of cars, trucks, 

buses, horse floats & 

motorhomes, caravans, 

trailers, farm machinery, jet 

boats. Light engineering 

and aluminium welding. 

Bus &Truck Bodyworks, 17 

Range Street, Ashburton. 

Phone 307 0378. 

2005 Home made wooden trailer in 

tidy condition, 8ftx4ft 

Previously used formarkets. 

Built on ex caravanchassis 

Heavydutycover over the canopy 

opening at the front, side and rear, 

zip opening 

Displaystand inside trailer,display 

stand carpeted and floor of 

trailer carpeted. 

Included are3trestle tables 

2m long,3mx3mmarket gazebo. 

Newwheel bearings 18 months ago. 

Registered and warranted. 

Phone 03 3081228 

2219746 

Sue Cahill 

SEE YOUATTHE A&P SHOW... ONLYWHILE STOCKSLAST! 

SUE’S PICK 

O F T H E W E E K 

Blacklows TradeZone Ashburton your locally 

owned &operated family business for 66 years 

Full range of engineering supplies and accessories forall your repairs 

&maintenance. Kerrick hot &cold waterblasters &industrial vacuum cleaners. 

Esseti welders &accessories. Stockists and distributors of Trailer Equipment. 

ASHBURTON 

South Street, Ashburton PHONE (03) 308-3147 

Email office@blacklows.co.nz FREEPHONE 0800 452 522 

HEALTH &BEAUTY 

URGENT CARE CLINIC 

WEEKEND DUTYDOCTORS 

IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCYPHONE 111 

Forall othermedical assistanceoutside of normal 

hours pleasephoneyour generalpracticeteam, 24/7, 

to speak withahealth professional whowill giveyou 

free healthadvice on whattodoorwheretogoifyou 

need urgentcare. 

If youdon’t have aregulargeneral practice, call any 

GP team 24/7 forfreetelephone health advice. 

All non-residents and visa holders please bring your 

passporttoyour surgeryappointment. 

New Zealanders’tobring some form of ID. 

TheAshburtonDutyPracticefor 

Saturday26th October is Sealy Street Medical Practice, 

Sealy Street. 

Consultations will be by appointmentonly.Tomake an 

appointmentplease phone 308 1212. 

Sunday27th October is MooreStreetMedical Centre, 

MooreStreet. 

Consultations will be by appointmentonly. 

To make an appointmentplease phone 308 3066. 

Monday28th October is ThreeRivers Health, 

7-11 Allens Road. 

Consultations will be by appointmentonly.Tomake an 

appointmentplease phone 308 9139. 

Methven and Rakaia: Formedical attention on the 

weekend and public holidays please telephone 

MethvenMedical Centre on 03 302 8105 

or Rakaia Medical Centre on 03 303 5002. 

Details foraccessing the afterhours services will be on 

the answer phone. 

PHARMACIES 

Wises Pharmacy, CountdownComplex, 

East Street will be open on 

Saturdaymorning from 9.00am until 1.00pm 

Sundaymorning from 10.00am until1.00pm 

and from 5.00pm until 7.00pm evenings. 

At Geraldine: TheGeraldine Pharmacywill be open 

normal trading hours during the week and on Saturday 

morning from 9.30am to 12.30pm. 

Closed Public Holidays 

Forfree24hour Telephone Health Advice 

Phone the healthline on 0800 611 116 

Broughttoyouby 

Countdown Complex, EastStreet, Ashburton 

Phone: 03 308 6733 Fax: 03 308 6755 

CARS WANTED 

CARS 

CARS 

WANTED! 

WANTED! 

DEADOR 

ALIVE! 

getcash now! 

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Damaged, Mechanical, Deregistered, 

Crashed, No WOF–NO PROBLEM 

Minimum of $100for most cars, 

$500 formost vans, utes, trucks,4WDs* 

*Conditionsapply. 

Call 0800 225508 or text 027540 9813 

PUBLIC NOTICE 

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RAZORARC ARC 180 

WELDER 

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180 Amp,230 Volt, 4m Arcset. 

Safecase. 

$520.87+GST 

PIPE TUTOR 

REQUIRED 

TimaruScottish Society 

Pipe Band 

Forany interest,please contact: 

Pauline on 

03 614 7458 or 0276 000 826 

or Terry 

on 03 684 3104 

2214460 

LILYFIELDS GARDEN &NURSERY 

10am-4:30pmdaily 

*Lilybulbs *Potted Tulips *Muscari 

*Perennials *Trees *Shrubs 

...andmore! 

Eftposavailable. 

Davidand WendyMillichamp 

50 HoodsRoad, Mt Somers Village 

www.lilyfields.co.nz 

TheCancer Societyoffering 

supportfor people 

with acancer diagnosis 

and their families 

CANCER SOCIETY 

TheMackenzie Centre, 

122 Kermode Street,Ashburton 

ContactAnnie on 03 307 7691 

HakaterePresbyterian Parish 

Gospel Service 

Sunday3rd November,7pm 

Senior Centre,206 Cameron Street 

Gospel style music and guest speaker 

All welcome 

ARE you struggling to make 

ends meet? Need extra 

money? Why not sell your 

unwanted items in The 

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Mobile 0274 577998 

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We put you first 

SBW DevelopmentsLtd 

Licensed AgentREAA 2008 

2217204 

BERTIE Holmes Art Exhibition, 

Methven Heritage 

Events Centre, on now! 

Weekdays 9am - 5pm, 

weekends 10.30am - 

2.30pm. Exhibition closes 

8th November. 

DEALING with alife limiting 

illness? Need help? Contact 

Hospice Mid Canterbury 

to see how we can 

support you. Phone 307 

8387 or 027 227 8387. 

DINING - Got a special 

occasion coming up? Let 

the Hotel Ashburton take 

care of you. Phone 03 307 

8887 and talk to our experienced 

team. 

IMMIGRATION consultation, 

visa applications. Phone 

Maria Jimenez, Licenced 

Immigration Advisor 027 532 5575. 

Mariajimenez.lia@gmail.com 

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