Ashburton Courier: December 12, 2019

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Page 20, Ashburton’s The Courier, Thursday 12 December 2019 Local news at www.starnews.co.nz New Conservatives keen for local spot TheNew ConservativePartyislooking to putupacandidate in the Rangitata electorate for the 2020 General Election. Party leader Leighton Baker was in town last week sharing hisviews across arange ofsubjects, from cannabis to euthanasia, atapublic meeting attended byabout 25 people. He was introduced to the gathering by Lachie Ashton, who stood for the Conservative Party in Clutha Southland in the 2017 generalelection and now works asaland management advisor for Environment Canterbury. Mr Ashton has been living in Mid Canterbury for the past five years, at Mt Somers. Mr Baker said the party was aiming for atleast one seat inParliament by reachingthe 5per centvote threshold. He encouraged those who liked their policies to“tell 10 friends”. The party has announced four candidates so farand is processing the applicationsofanother25whowantto be candidates. “Idon’t think anyone from Ashburton has put their name forward yet.” Potential candidates are interviewed, assessed and charactervetted. Mr Baker would like to hear from anyone in Mid Canterbury keen to apply. He is also looking for billboard space nearmain roadways, so theparty can spread its message leading upto the 2020 elections. Mr Baker, abuilder, said the party believed citizeninitiated referenda should be binding on Government, given no referenda inNew Zealand’s history sofar had been enacted, even those with 90per cent support. He said broken families and absent fathers were the most common reasonsfor people ending upinprison and theparty had aplan to tacklethat. “If weare serious about reducing crimeinNew Zealand, we havetodeal with the broken relationships that cause people to get into crime. We need to invest in relationship training for our young people.” He said young people wouldn’t need gangs ifthey had good relationships within their own family and at work. The party would also introduce trade schools. The New Conservatives are against legalising cannabis. Mr Baker said many of theirpolicies had been developed by people working at the coalface, including those working with people who had smoked cannabis or abused alcohol. The party supported free university for thirdyear students but was against legalising euthanasia and liberalising abortion laws. It would also pull out ofthe Paris Accord and the Emissions Trading Scheme. MrBaker said New Zealand farmers were already some ofthe best andmost efficient food producers and current proposed reforms would cripple the economy while other polluting nations continued their ways. Good laws were needed to target specific polluters, to save both the environment and the economy. Ihelp dairy farmers drastically reduce their powerp bills. My 3-step processsaves farmersan average of$1000 amonth. Dairy sheds use around 28%moreelectricity than they should, accordingtoEECA (Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority) By reducing the consumption and costs of your power we add much needed profits to your bottom line. For more information on how I can help you call me direct on 0800 332 100 0800 332 100 | www.energyefficient.co.nz | info@energyefficient.co.nz St John Ashburton station manager Heather Keele, left, accepts a donation from Mid Canterbury Federation of Women’s Institutes members Dianne Carter, Jeanette Cuthbertson and president Mavis Wilkins. Blooming beautiful bulbs Mid Canterbury Federation of Women’s Institutes (WI) has raised $544.50 for St John Ashburton from the sale ofOriental lily bulbs and plants. The fundraising follows on from the WI’s recent donation of handmade quilts to St John for use in their new accommodation quarters. Federation president Mavis Wilkins praised the work of St John crews and said the WI were onlytoo happy to help them. The pink or white lilies, from Royal Van Zanten of Rakaia, were initially sold as bulbs back in September before being planted and then sold as plants to family and friends throughout New Zealand. The gulls perched precariously on the Ashburton River on Saturday. Photo Edith Smith Rare nesting gulls regroup The weekend flood inundated three nesting sites of blackbilled gulls on the Ashburton River. The river visibly rose to reach 240 cumecs on Saturday and the bird colony, seen clearly from the SH1 bridge, was heavily affected. Local environmentalist Edith Smith said she watched the gulls sitting on their nests alarmed by the rising water one minute, before being swept downstream the next. There was acontinual movement with the gulls being swept about 100 metres down the river and flying back totheir original position, she said. Later, once the flow dropped, the gulls settled backontoshingle islands to nest build and lay eggs again. The gulls still nest and lay eggsinto the new year and move onsix to eight weeks after that.
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