WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2020
Connecting Your Community
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• By Louis Day
FORMER ALL Blacks coach Steve
Hansen’s multi-million dollar
house in Prebbleton has been sold.
Ray White Real Estate agent
Brendan (Big Red) Shefford said
Hansen’s 520 sq m, five-bedroom
Local people
get New Year
Honours
Fitzsimon
jumps to
World Cup win
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Hansen’s property sold
EXPANSIVE: Steve Hansen’s Prebbleton property includes a swimming pool, spa, media room,
extensive outdoor living areas and a large five-bay shed with a room which can be used as a gym or
hobby room.
PHOTO: RAY WHITE
house which sits on 2.87ha of land
on Hamptons Rd was bought by a
retired farming couple just before
Christmas, above its rateable value
of $2.65 million.
It was passed in at an auction at
the start of November and had been
on the market for 10 weeks.
The property has a swimming
pool, spa, media room, extensive outdoor
living areas and a large five-bay
shed with a room which can be used
as a gym or hobby room.
It also has 32 solar panels that
power the underfloor heating.
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ignoring
stop
signs
• By Devon Bolger
SELWYN DRIVERS appear to be
the main offenders when it comes
to not stopping at intersections.
A police campaign has been
under way in the district for three
weeks targeting motorists who
fail to stop.
Overall statistics are not yet
available, but in the early stages of
the campaign it was local drivers
who were flouting the law, Senior
Sergeant Dean Harker said.
“I think there has been a bit of
complacency as a number of those
we have caught not stopping are
Selwyn locals,” he said.
“It is concerning because some
people who are turning left at the
stop sign are just rolling through
the corner and others are just going
straight through.
“Within an hour of monitoring
some intersections, we are getting
up to about 15-20 people who
aren’t stopping.”
Motorists have been receiving
$150 fines and 20 demerit points.
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SOME WELL deserved gongs for Selwyn
residents in the New Year Honours List
(see page 6).
Leeston’s Roger Gilbert, Bruce Russell
(West Melton) and Stuart Jones (Kirwee)
all received Queen’s Service Medals for
their service to the community.
Roger has been a bit of a sporting and agriculture icon in the
Leeston area for decades, both as a participant and historian.
Bruce has been involved in many community groups. He
has been part of the West Melton Residents Association and
the West Melton Reserve Committee for the past 20 years, and
played a big part in the development of the new community and
recreation centre between 2015 and 2019.
Stuart has been the Kirwee Volunteer Fire Brigade chief fire
officer since 2000.
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Fewer fires said
to be a result of restrictions
• By Devon Bolger
VOLUNTEER firefighters
are attributing a quieter
Christmas and New Year season
to residents following fire
restrictions.
Principal rural fire officer
Bruce Janes said it has been less
busy than this time last year.
“We were
more alert, we
had aircraft on
standby, a lot
of personnel
on standby.
I would say
Bruce Janes
we were more
attentive and
expecting some
drama but nothing really eventuated,”
he said.
Mr Janes said the weather
conditions are not as bad as last
year.
“The grass is not as brownedoff
as it was and we are expecting
some rain this week which
would be good.
“We are in better shape than
we were last year that’s for sure.”
Since fire restrictions came
into place last month, people
have been responding very well,
Mr Janes said.
“People are being fire savvy
and getting their permits. It is
pleasing to see.”
But at 12.19am on Friday a fire
spread through 80m of hedge
at Irwell. Leeston volunteer
firefighters took two hours to
extinguish the blaze.
Rolleston chief fire officer
Cam Kenyon said there had
been a low number of fires over
Christmas and New Year in
their area.
“Normally at this time of year
we would get quite a few scrub
fires and we haven’t really.
“I just think the message is
finally getting through to people
and it has just been quite quiet
out here,” he said.
Lincoln deputy chief fire officer
Roger McLenaghen said they have
been reasonably quiet as well.
“There has been nothing major
really over this holiday period.
People seem to be doing everything
correctly and following the
rules which is great,” he said.
Southbridge chief fire officer
Donald McMillan also said it
has been quieter in the area than
most previous years.
POSITIVE: Fire
chiefs in the
district say
it has been
a quieter
holiday
season
without major
flare-ups due
to people
adhering to
restrictions.
“I do think the reason we
haven’t been as busy is because
of the way the local authorities
are making people get permits,
follow restrictions and that sort
of thing,” he said.
Rakaia chief fire officer Tyrone
Burrows said it has been a quiet
fire season for them.
“The season started a lot earlier
last year I would say and we
have had fewer grass fires and
things like that,” he said.
Fire restrictions were put in
place in the district at midnight
on December 13.
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Pair face
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after
fleeing police
• By Devon Bolger
TWO PEOPLE have been arrested
after a car being sought for petrol
drive-offs and fleeing police was
found in Leeston.
A man has been charged with
dishonesty offences, failing to
stop, and drugs charges.
A woman has been charged
with unlawfully getting into a
motor vehicle.
Senior Sergeant Dean Harker
said 25 charges have been laid
after the pair were found in
a vehicle that was sought for
multiple incidents.
THe suspects are not from
Selwyn, he said.
It follows the discovery of the
vehicle in Leeston at 9.25am on
Friday.
A police officer spotted the
vehicle behind a skatepark on
Holley St.
Other units were then called
in for support and the pair were
taken into custody.
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Hansen sells up
• From page 1
The house received
the 2016 Master Builder
of the Year gold award
for excellence in
workmanship, creativity
and innovation for a new
home over $2 million.
The kitchen also won
the 2016 Master Builder
of the Year heart of the
home kitchen award.
Hansen, who became a
Knight in the New Year
Honours list, stepped
down as All Blacks coach
when his contract expired
following the team’s elimination
from the Rugby
World Cup in Japan. He
will take over as coach for
Japanese Top League club
Toyota Verblitz.
Hansen and his wife
SOLD: Steve
Hansen’s 520
sq m, fivebedroom
house
which sits on
2.87ha of land
on Hamptons
Rd, Prebbleton
was bought
by a retired
farming couple
just before
Christmas.
PHOTO: RAY
WHITE
Natasha have also
sold their holiday home
in Wanaka for $2.7
million, which was
$990,000 above the
rateable value.
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family living area that
opens onto a deck with
views across the lake to
the mountains spent a
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CARE NEEDED: Police will focus on intersections such as this one at Ellesmere
and Tancreds Rds where a motorist failed to stop causing a fatal crash last
month.
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Intersections focus of police campaign
• From page 1
However, two recent
serious crashes have been
caused by drivers not from
Selwyn.
The campaign started
after another fatal crash at
one of the district’s intersections
in mid-December.
A crash at the intersection
of Tancreds and Ellesmere
Rd near Lincoln on
December 14 was caused
by a motorist failing to
stop.
Jyren Estrella of
Christchurch, 13, died
after the vehicle he was a
passenger in T-boned a
southbound vehicle travelling
on Ellesmere Rd. His
Dean Harker
parents suffered critical
injuries in the crash.
On New Year’s Day, four
people who live outside
the district were in a car
that failed to stop at the
intersection of Hamptons
and Shands Rds, colliding
with another vehicle.
Said Senior Sergeant
Harker: “Over the last
few weeks, we have had a
couple of bad accidents in
Selwyn caused by people
failing to stop so it is a
timely reminder that
people actually do need to
come to a complete stop.
“People should expect an
increased police presence
and monitoring at major
intersections in the district.”
The campaign will
continue throughout
summer.
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Three Selwyn residents were recognised for their services to the community with a Queen’s Service Medal in
the New Year Honours List
Involvement in history, sport
• By Gordon Findlater
WHEN IT comes to dedication
to sport and history in Selwyn
not many can rival 81-year-old
Roger Gilbert.
The long-time Leeston resident
was recognised with a Queen’s
Service Medal in the New Year
Honours List for services to
sport and local history. Over the
years he has served extensively
in voluntary positions in the
fields of sport, local history and
agriculture for more than 40
years.
Mr Gilbert has been captain
and chairman of the Killinchy
Tennis Club. He was president
of the Ellesmere Tennis Sub-
Association and played for the
senior representative team. He
has also been president of the
Ellesmere Golf Club, president
and life member of Canterbury
Golf. He is also the patron of
the Canterbury Eagles Golfing
Society.
He has lived in Leeston his
entire life. He farmed sheep and
crop with his father Walter and
later with his son John, before
selling the family farm 20 years
ago.
“I was born in the Leeston
Hospital, moved three-and-ahalf
miles out to the farm and
moved three-and-a-half miles
back into Leeston,” said Gilbert.
In his earlier years Mr Gilbert
played interclub golf for Ellesmere.
He was also the president
of the club during their extension
from a 13-hole course to 18
holes in 1972.
“You played 12 holes and then
you played the first five holes
again, then the 18th hole came
back to the clubhouse,” said Mr
Gilbert.
“The 10th hole is the same,
that’s about the only one that
didn’t change.”
He also played interclub tennis
for Killinchy and won a premier
title as part of a Killinchy,
QUEEN’S SERVICE Medal
recipient Bruce Russell says he
could not have achieved what
he has without the support of
people around him.
The West Melton resident was
named on the New Year Honours
list for his contribution to
community organisations in
Canterbury that has spanned
more than 50 years.
The 78-year-old was the
chairman of the West Melton
Residents Association and the
West Melton Reserve committee
and is still involved with the
groups 20 years on.
Mr Russell played a big part
in the development of the new
West Melton Community and
HONOURED: Leeston’s Roger Gilbert has been awarded a
Queen’s Service Medal for services to sport and historical
research.
Doyleston, Leeston combined
team. During a break from tennis
he also won a premier senior
cricket title playing for Leeston.
Mr Gilbert also has a strong
interest in local history from a
young age. He was the foundation
president of the Ellesmere
Historical Society from 1996
until 2018 and is a life member.
“I’ve always had an interest
in history. Mum’s father lived
with us for eight or 10 years after
grandmother died, so it was
sort of from listening to him.
Dad’s mother was a great one on
history and always interesting
in the way she told it,” said Mr
Gilbert.
Recreation Centre between 2015
and 2019.
He helped to organise a
fundraising drive of more than
$430,000 towards the facility.
Mr Russell has lived in the
district for nearly his entire life,
originally living in Greendale.
“My family and I moved in
the early 1940s to our farm in
Irwell, near Leeston, which is on
the shore of Lake Ellesmere.”
He went on to move into
Christchurch when he was in
his 50s where he met his partner
Margaret Langdale-Hunt.
They eventually moved to
West Melton where they have
been for the last 26 years.
Mr Russell has been an active
member of the New Zealand
and English Freemasons for 46
PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN
He has written two books –
Ellesmere Rugby Sub-Union 1906
to 2006 and The History of the
South Island Field Days 1951 to
2011. Mr Gilbert was awarded
the A.C. Rhodes History Medal
in 2014, which recognises the
work of a non-academic Canterbury
historian who has significantly
added to local knowledge
or has advanced and popularised
history in the wider Canterbury
community.
Mr Gilbert has also had a
strong involvement in agriculture
over the years. He chaired
the Ellesmere Young Farmers
Club and the Christchurch
District Committee. In 1965
he was elected chairman of the
South Island Agricultural Field
Days. He has been vice-president
of Federated Farmers North
Canterbury and recently retired
as chair of the North Canterbury
Farmers Charitable Trust.
These days Mr Gilbert is
still actively involved with the
Canterbury Eagles Golfing
Society. However, he admits he
hasn’t played much golf over the
past 12 months due to his legs
not being as good as they used
to be.
50-year contribution to community organisations
• By Devon Bolger
TEEING UP: Roger Gilbert
hits a drive during a Eagles
Golfing Society event.
years, raising funds for various
charities, leading the Freemasons
Centre and 300th celebration
committee.
Agriculture has always been
a big part of his life and he has
held leadership positions in the
NZ Young Farmers organisation
at a local and regional level.
Said Mr Russell: “This award
is a great honour. But when you
do these jobs for your community
you don’t do it for any recognition,
well I don’t anyway.”
“I think you can’t do these
things on your own, you
have got to have people there
behind you. I have been given
the honour but really it only
happens by having other people
with you trying to build the
community everyone wants.”
LONG-SERVING: Stuart Jones of Kirwee Volunteer Fire
Brigade has been honoured for his commitment to Fire and
Emergency New Zealand since 1974.
Fighting fires and
supporting clubs
KIRWEE volunteer firefighter
Stuart Jones was awarded a
Queen’s Service Medal for his
service to Fire and Emergency
New Zealand.
Mr Jones was named on the
New Year Honours List.
He has been a member of the
brigade for more than 40 years
and is still involved today.
After the February 22, 2011,
earthquake, Mr Jones spent 12
hours with a volunteer crew
responding to an overflow of 111
calls.
He was a member of a revolving
crew stationed with the
Kirwee brigade tanker at the
Christchurch city station to assist
other crews in the surrounding
area in the weeks following
the earthquake.
Mr Jones was elected station
officer of the Kirwee brigade in
1984 and became deputy chief
fire officer in 1996.
He has held the role of Kirwee
chief fire officer since 2000.
He has been the driving force
behind fundraising events to
upgrade or replace equipment,
replace operational support vehicles,
and for the construction
of a tanker shed.
His firefighting career initially
began in 1974 when he joined
the Cust Volunteer Fire Brigade.
Mr Jones has been responsible
for mentoring and training a
number of firefighters over the
years.
A number of them have since
gone on to careers with FENZ.
On top of fighting fires,
Mr Jones’ business Challenge
Kirwee has also sponsored a
number of local sports clubs and
community groups.
He was the team manager for
the Kirwee Rugby Club division
3 team from 1988 until 1999.
Mr Jones has also been involved
in various community
projects in Kirwee.
He was a member of the
committee that successfully
rebuilt the Kirwee Community
Hall.
INVOLVEMENT: West Melton’s Bruce Russell has served the
community for more than 50 years.
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Tennyson Street roading changes
Rolleston Town Centre
Major upgrades to Tennyson Street are beginning next week.
From Monday 13 January Tennyson Street will be closed to northbound traffic from Markham Way to Moore Street.
The one-way restrictions will be in place until these upgrades are completed, which is expected to be in early May,
weather permitting. During the works, the one-way will be extended to Rolleston Drive and we’ll let you know closer
to the time when this is happening.
In addition the 820 bus stop will be moved so if you catch this bus please note the temporary location on the map below.
Thank you for your patience while we carry out these major works preparing for the new Rolleston Town Centre.
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We’ll be adding street lighting, landscaping, improved pedestrian access and installing the necessary infrastructure
services for the buildings in the new town centre.
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Brookside – the district’s best
THE SMALL picturesque
hamlet of Brookside is a historic
gem in the story of colonial
settlement in the Selwyn
District, even though few people
other than Ellesmere locals know
where it is or that it even exists.
Now no more than a small
number of old buildings dating
back to the 1860s, along with a
few farms and lifestyle blocks,
nestled among woodlots of
beautiful mature specimen trees,
Brookside is an important living
link to the district’s past and was
once a thriving community.
Located at the intersections of
Brookside-Burnham Rd, Brookside-Irwell
Rd, and Boundary
Creek Rd, the best approach to
the settlement is from Selwyn
Lake Rd.
Originally known as South
Selwyn, this name caused some
confusion with the nearby village
of Selwyn – located on the
south side of the current Selwyn
bridge on State Highway 1. In
1870 the name of the settlement
was changed to Brookside in
honour of Thomas Brooks who
had gifted land for the establishment
of the school and the
Methodist Church.
Brookside is now dominated
by fertile farmland, but
in its natural state it was heavy
swampland covered in flax and
raupo. There was also some lighter
drier land covered in tussock
in parts of the area, especially on
the north side of the Irwell Creek
that runs through the hamlet
towards Irwell and on to Lake
Ellesmere.
It is unknown whether there
was any permanent Maori settlement
in the area, but there
was evidence found of middens
and stone implement during the
colonial era that indicated some
form of earlier occupation.
The first freehold land at
Brookside was made available in
1860, which led to a number of
pioneering families taking the
opportunity to establish their
own small farms.
In 1861 Isaac Mawson was the
Historian and district council staff member Wayne
Stack continues his monthly look at Selwyn’s past.
Anyone with suggestions for future features can
phone Wayne on 021 119 9107. This month’s feature
is about the hamlet of Brookside.
‘HOLY CITY’: Brookside Methodist Church around 1900, it is
now a converted residence.
HARDY: Middlerigg homestead – built in 1884 by William Boag
and still in existence.
first to buy land in the area, followed
by William Boag in 1862
who established a substantial estate
called ‘Middlerigg’. Around
1864 the Cunningham, Moor,
Stewart, Watson and Brooks
families purchased land and
began their long association
Our Great
history
WITH WAYNE STACK
ONCE THRIVING: Brookside School in 1937 – the original 1867
classroom is the left part of the building.
with the area.
These hardy pioneers then set
about transforming the area into
productive farmland, ensuring it
eventually became a flourishing
agricultural community.
Tussock was burned and large
tracks of swamp were drained; a
mammoth task in an era when
this could only be achieved
through manual labour, horsepower
and rudimentary tools.
By 1900 the whole area had
been transformed into welldrained,
high cultivated land;
although the location was still
exposed to flooding from the
Selwyn River several kilometers
to the north of the hamlet.
Wheat became the staple crop
grown in the better drained
areas and was sown as soon as
the land was cleared. Oats, barley
and peas were also grown, with
around 3500 acres of land eventually
being cropped annually.
Initially, the ploughing of
the fields was done by a singlefurrow
implement towed by two
horses, and it was estimated that
farmers walked 10 to 12 miles in
ploughing a single acre.
In the early years, transportation
of farm produce to markets
was limited to using a horse and
dray for the eight-hour journey to
Christchurch. Things improved
from 1869 when the railhead was
extended to Selwyn, followed by
the establishment of the Southbridge
branch line in 1875.
The damper land around the
village proved extremely good
for dairying and grazing. A
number of farmers had large
flocks of sheep, which at the
time were primarily used to
produce wool. Dairying and
cheese-making also became
leading industries in the area,
with butter and cheese being
exported.
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Brookside also became noted
for breeding of stud stock, with
many of the locals gaining wide
recognition and winning prizes
at national agricultural shows.
By 1880 Brookside was a
flourishing village and district.
Amenities included a post office,
several grocery stores, a boot repair
shop and a blacksmith shop.
The early settlers placed high
value on education and religion,
which defined the community.
A public school had been
established in 1867, with the children
being taught in part of the
Presbyterian Church which had
been built the same year. Two
years later a new purpose-built
school was built on land along
Brookside Burnham Rd, near
the intersection with Boundary
Creek Rd.
At this time the school roll was
28, but by 1876 it had increased
to 161. This led to the building of
a new classroom and an increase
in teaching staff to four teachers
– the master, a school mistress
and two pupil teachers.
The school also featured stables
and a paddock for the pupil’s
horses and ponies while the children
attended class.
However, due to the gradual
population decline in the area
from the time of World War 1,
the school roll declined, reverting
to a single class with one teacher.
In 1944 when the school closed
it only had 19 pupils. From that
time the local children travelled
to school in Leeston by bus. The
school building was then used as
the Brookside Community Hall
for a number of years but is now
in a poor state of repair and used
for farm storage.
Brookside was jokingly known
locally as the ‘Holy City.’ This
was due to the three churches
that had been built within the
small village and the uncommon
feature that there was no pub in
the community. There was strong
support for the temperance
movement in the area, with 65
locals forming a chapter of the
Good Templars Lodge in 1880.
A Presbyterian Church had
LONG-SERVING: Brookside Library – established in 1874 and
recently restored by the local community. It still functions as
a library. (Below) – St Luke’s Anglican Church and graveyard –
built in 1880, it is the only church still operating in the village.
been built in 1867, followed by a
Methodist Church in 1870. An
Anglican church, St Luke’s, was
built in 1880 and is now the only
functioning church in the hamlet.
Together with the graveyard
within its grounds, St Luke’s
remains an important heritage
feature of the village. The Methodist
Church, opposite St Luke’s
on Brookside Burnham Rd, was
closed in 1972 and has since been
converted into a private dwelling.
The Presbyterian church was
demolished in 1976.
Another remaining heritage
feature of Brookside is the recently
restored library adjacent to
the old school. This was opened
in 1874 and still provides a service
to the area.
Brookside’s remaining old
buildings provide a tangible link
to the district’s pioneering past.
It’s also a great place to stop
and have a quiet walk around to
appreciate one of the beautiful
locations in Selwyn.
IRRITATING: The white-footed ant feeds on human food and
dead insects.
Tropical ant likes a
warm environment
Mike Bowie is an ecologist who specialises in
entomology (insects and other invertebrates).
Each week he introduces a new species found in
his backyard at Lincoln. His column aims to raise
public awareness of biodiversity, the variety of
living things around us. Check out the full list of
invertebrates found at http://naturewatch.org.
nz/projects/backyard-biodiversity-bugs-in-lincoln
AN IRRITATING insect more
commonly observed around
our house in recent times is the
white footed ant (Technomyrmex
jocosus).
THis is known as a tramp
species – one that has a clear
preference for tropical areas
of the world but adapts by
living inside buildings in more
temperate temperatures.
THis is why I have seen it
moving up and down the pillars
on our house, as they often set
up their nest in the roof space.
This 3-3.4mm long, dark brown
to black coloured ant was first
recorded in Nelson in 1921
and established in Auckland in
1940s.
It has was recorded as far
south as Dunedin in 1993 but
is more commonly found in the
warmer North Island.
Nests are found under logs
and stones including in forested
areas.
THe white-footed ant eats
human food, dead insects and
have been seen feeding off
honeydew produced by scales on
citrus species.
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adventure and new
experiences.
This week I’ll run you
through a couple of my
highlights of Vittoria’s
second Christmas.
On Christmas Eve I got
brave and baked biscuits
with her for the first time.
I even let her cut them into
Christmas shapes with my
new moulds, something
she took to like a duck
cutting water.
She was more than happy
to cooperate and stir or
mix when needed for the
actual biscuit part of the
task, which was one of
those amazingly affirming
parenting moments. It felt
like we were a real team.
That feeling even lasted
into the icing, only slipping
a little as she continously
dipped her finger into
the sugary mixture to eat
it while simultaniously
pouring the majority of
it onto one heart shaped
bikkie.
And it completely
disappeared later while
Laura and I prepped for
our traditional family
Christmas Eve dinner,
although Vittoria was
clearly just tired and
feeling left out. She kind of
disolved into a mix of over
excited running around
the kitchen, or crying
and wanting to be picked
up while my hands were
covered in prawn juice.
However, I think the
yuletide joy had really
clicked for Vittoria earlier
in the day, when our
amazing neighbour came
BAKING: Big smiles while mixing the biscuit
dough.
over to spoil her with the
gift of her first bicycle.
Not only was it a large
box covered in bright paper
she could tear open, but
there was something for
her inside. Something she
never knew she wanted
so much, but now she was
literally bringing me tools
and bike bits in an effort
for me to build it faster
so she could sit on it and
pretend to ride it.
While that definitely
whetted her appetite for
tearing open gifts, she
managed to contain herself
when we arrived at my
mum’s in Waikuku for
Christmas Day lunch.
She only made one
“ooooo” sound as she
passed the presents under
the tree on the way in and
VITTORIA
& Matt
didn’t try to take things
into her own hands before
the official opening time
started, once people could
move again after lunch.
With her grandad very
obediently working as
torn paper holder, Vittoria
boldly tore through
unwrapping her gifts with
100 times more interest
than she had shown on her
first Christmas.
I’m sure she’ll be
even more excited next
Christmas. Just as I’m sure
that that will be just one
of the many adventures
awaiting us this year.
•Former Star Media
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Fitzsimon holds on for World Cup win
SPORT
WEST MELTON’S Tegan
Fitzsimon has earned the right
to represent New Zealand in
Las Vegas following her FEI
New Zealand World Cup
equestrian series victory on
Sunday.
Fitzsimon and her horse
Windermere Cappuccino
notched back-to-back wins
in the World Cup Series at
the Goldengrove Stud Central
and Southern Hawke’s Bay
Showjumping Arena after
finishing second overall at the
• By Jacob Page
WEEDONS’ QUEST for
a semi-final spot in the
Canterbury Country 45-over
competition faces a tough
hurdle in competition leaders
and defending champions,
Leeston-Southbridge, on
Saturday.
Weedons sit in fifth, one
win outside the top four as
the competition resumes with
round nine after the two-week
Christmas break.
Leeston-Southbridge hold a
slender four point lead heading
into round nine of 14 with
final event over the weekend.
Fitzsimon knocked a rail
at the first but flew around
to stop the clock at 56.82 for
runner-up and secure the
series – by just two points.
In winning the series, Fitzsimon
now has the opportunity
to represent New Zealand at
the world final in Las Vegas in
April but said she would ponder
that once she gets home.
The 29-year-old was proud
of her gelding who continues
to be consistent.
“He is the horse of a lifetime,”
she said.
“He felt on form in that first
round, so I knew I just had to
keep that up. He jumped so well.
“I am incredibly proud of
Southbrook and Oxford tied in
second and Cheviot occupying
fourth a further four points
back.
Darfield and Lincoln have
some work to do if they want
to make the semi-finals on
March 7, occupying sixth and
seventh spots respectively, two
wins outside the playoffs.
Leeston-Southbridge allrounder
Tim Gruijters sits
second on the competition
run-scoring charts with 223
runs over five innings. He is
one run behind Cheviot’s Will
Hamilton.
Cheviot’s Charlie Sidey is the
him. It feels great to come out
and win the series again.”
The combination were on
the podium in four of the five
World Cup rounds this season,
including two wins.
competition’s leading wickettaker
so far with 13.
Weedons’ James Richards is
fourth on nine wickets.
In other matches this weekend:
Cheviot host Lincoln,
Oxford welcome Darfield,
Southbrook travel to Sefton
It is a busy end to the
season with the nationals,
South Island championships,
Takapoto Estate and finally
the Horse of the Year before
the summer is over.
Weedons to face defending champs
FORM: Leeston-
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Country 45-over
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PHOTO: KAREN
CASEY
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Leeston-Southbridge.
• The Canterbury Country
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get them into the zone final.
TALENT: West Melton’s Tegan
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8. Cycle the Little River Rail
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9. Check out the Power
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Coleridge village
10. Check out Washpen Falls
11. Get a photo at Devils Punchbowl
Waterfall, Arthur’s Pass
12. Walk along the beach from Rakaia
Huts to Taumutu
1. Walk through Prebbleton Nature
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2. Visit the historical Liffey Cottage in
Lincoln
3. Visit the Lincoln Wetlands
4. Visit Ellesmere Heritage Park
5. Visit Ngāti Moki Marae
6. Picnic at Chamberlains Ford
7. Visit Rakaia Huts
13. Walk through Adam’s Arboretum
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14. Visit Coton’s Cottage in Hororata
15. Go camping at Glentunnel
16. Explore Glentunnel Museum
17. Take a selfie photo with
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18. Drive from Lake
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20. Picnic at Castle Hill/Kura Tawhiti
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What’s on
in January?
Darfield, Leeston, Lincoln and Rolleston
Forts and Fairy Tales
13–17 Jan
Build a fort, dress up and listen to
treasured fairy tales.
Bot Party
14–17 Jan
Learn how to code ozobots and
design your own track.
Firefighter Storytime
15–16 Jan
Listen to stories and emergency
tips from our local firefighters.
Pirate Parties
15–17 Jan
Celebrate Margaret Mahy; build a
ship and make pirate hats.
Wild Kids Series
18–26 Jan
String making, spoon carving,
mat weaving and shelter making.
Teacup Candles
18–25 Jan
Learn how to make scented
candles in teacups.
Crane Earrings
21–22 Jan
Learn how to create lacquered
origami earrings.
Roald Dahl Storytime
22–23 Jan
Hilarious live reading of The Twits
and enjoy some colouring.
Whānau Day
25 Jan
Stories, crafts, technology
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What , s on in January?
Guided Walks
7–28 January
Experience some of our great
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Pool Parties
12, 19 and 26 Jan
Sheffield, Darfield and
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Teddy Bears’ Picnic
15 Jan
Parade, face painting,
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String making, spoon carving
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Tasty Bites
In this recipe, the use of
sumac as a seasoning really
brings out the flavour of the
lamb
SUMAC AND MAPLE-
GLAZED LEG OF LAMB
Serves 6
Ingredients
2kg leg of lamb, bone-in
sea salt, as needed
ground black pepper, as needed
2 Tbsp sumac
4 tsp olive oil
Maple glaze
500ml beef stock
125ml maple syrup
80g brown sugar
2 Tbsp grain mustard
Pickles are good to prepare
during the summer break
PICKLED CARROTS, FENNEL
AND CELERY
Ingredients
4 medium carrots, peeled, cut
into long sticks
1 bulb fennel, cut into thin
wedges
2 sticks celery, cut same size as
carrots
1 ½ cups cider or white vinegar
2 cups water
¼ cup sugar
2 garlic cloves, crushed lightly
½ tsp fennel seeds
¼ tsp celery seeds
2 Tbsp sea salt flakes
2 bay leaves
Directions
Wash the jar in hot water and
set aside. Prepare the vegetables
and set aside.
Put the vinegar, water, sugar,
garlic and aromatics in a medium
saucepan. Bring to the boil.
Add carrots and cook for two
minutes. Add the fennel and
celery and cook for a further two
minutes.
Carefully put all the vegetables
into the clean jar and pour over
the pickling solution so the vegetables
are completely submerged.
Seal the jar and allow to cool.
For best results, allow the
vegetables to pickle for at least
a week before eating. This will
keep in the fridge for a couple of
months.
Garnishing
75g pistachio nuts
1 pomegranate, peeled and seeds
separated
a handful of micro mint
a handful of edible flowers
Directions
Prepare the maple glaze. Place
the beef stock, maple syrup,
sugar and mustard in a saucepan
and bring to a boil. Let it boil for
eight to 10min, until thick and
sticky. Set aside.
Score the skin of the lamb,
then season well with salt, pepper
and sumac.
Place a large frying pan over
high heat and heat until it is
smoking. Add the olive oil,
followed by the lamb, skin-side
down. Let it cook until the skin
is caramelised and golden in
colour.
Preheat the oven to 240 deg C.
Remove the lamb and place
skin-side up in an oven dish.
Brush with the maple glaze and
roast for 30min.
Brush with the maple glaze
every 10min until a thermometer
inserted into the thickest
part of the leg reads 54 deg C for
medium rare.
Remove and place on a wire
rack. Cover with aluminium foil
and let rest for 10min.
Arrange on a serving plate
and garnish with pistachio nuts,
pomegranate seeds, micro mint
and edible flowers.
TANGY: This
recipe makes a
1-litre jar.
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Wine
Reaching for the
refreshing rieslings
• By Mark Henderson
I MUST admit to having
been caught out once again
this year, as the festive
season came rushing
headlong towards me,
though I’m certain I’m not
the only one in that boat.
It all seemed so far away,
then suddenly . . . it’s not.
What to feature? Recent
warmer weather has had
me reaching for riesling.
So be it.
2017 Pegasus Bay Bel
Canto Dry Riesling
Price: $37
Rating: Excellent
Smoke and struck match,
white flowers, mandarin
and orange, some burnt
toast with time. This is a
powerfully expressed style,
textural, viscous with spice,
dry honey and beeswax
leading, notes of lime and
tobacco also appearing. As
always, a fascinating wine
built on complexity, weight
and richness.
A wine to contemplate,
and probably best with
food.
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2016 Pegasus Bay
Riesling
Price: $30
Rating: Excellent to
outstanding
Alluring nose, a waft
of struck match, musk,
mandarin, white flowers
and toast. The palate
leads with honey, but the
acidity whips this into
shape, offering up lime and
orange citrus as the wine
flows to a musk and honey
accented, yet relatively dry
finish. Delightful texture,
richness, complexity and
real interest here with
lovely freshness on the
close.
Delicious and very
moreish.
www.pegasusbay.com
2017 Lamont Bendigo
Dry Riesling
Price: $27.99
Rating: Very good to
excellent
Complex nose of
citrus blossom, smoke,
sweat, dry honey apple
and stone. Apple and
citrus driven palate with
stony minerality and nice
fruit weight. Bone dry,
well balanced, leaving you
salivating and wanting
more. A zesty piquancy
builds with time with
good carry on the
finish.
Smoked salmon would
be a lovely foil to the
acidity.
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Trade skills help
solo dad build a
better future
Newly qualified carpenter Tim Crawford
hopes his experience of overcoming
challenges and finding a new direction in
life will inspire others to do the same.
In 2006, while he was working as a gym
instructor and personal trainer, Tim took
full custody of his two children. Becoming
a solo parent meant he had to quit his job
and go on the domestic purposes benefit.
He remained on the DPB for seven years
while raising his kids, but never lost his
motivation or desire to get back to work.
He studied business, but when that didn’t
lead to work, he got a job as a laundry
driver.
“The driving job wasn’t challenging me
or helping me reach my potential,” he says.
“So in 2015 I got a new job as a builder’s
labourer. That company saw my potential
and they offered me an apprenticeship
which I grabbed with both hands.”
As part of his apprenticeship, and in
order to become qualified in the trade,
Tim studied a National Certificate in
Carpentry at Ara Institute of Canterbury.
“It was awesome, even better than I’d
expected,” he says. “I was treated like I
was important and not just a number, and
the staff went out of their way to help me
succeed. I was supported and guided all
the way.”
Tim says the classroom environment at
Ara was interactive and fun. “It was easy to
ask questions and the course information
was clear and concise with easy-to-follow
book work and presentations.”
Tim says although he didn’t do well at
school, he’s made up for it at Ara. “I love
to learn and Ara made it easy for me to do
so. My story of getting off the benefit and
at the same time looking after my children
and running a household is something
I’m really proud of. I hope it will inspire
others who are in the same position I was,
especially as an adult apprentice. I’m a
better, happier person for it and some of
my best moments in life were spent in the
classrooms at Ara.”
2015 Misha’s Vineyard
Lyric Riesling
Price: $28
Rating: Very good to
excellent
Attractively floral nose,
red apple, lime cordial,
custard and sherbet. Richly
textured, creaminess
to the palate and lovely
flow through the mouth
popping up notes of
lemon, lime and honey.
This is ‘‘together’’ and
nicely integrated, the nose
and palate opening up
nicely, a little zestiness
enlivening the finish, and in
a great place to enjoy now.
www.mishasvineyard.
com
2017 Mt Difficulty
Packspur Lowburn
Valley Riesling
Price: $39
Rating: Outstanding
Fresh, an almost aerial
quality, hints of sea-breeze
and citrus. The palate is
richer than the nose might
suggest offering Rose’s lime
cordial, orange, honey,
pollen, beeswax and musky
botrytis hints. Power
and richness without
weight, lovely balance
and complexity, flowing
to a long and appealing
close lifted by a whisper of
aniseed, and zestiness.
Simply wonderful.
www.mtdifficulty.nz
2018 Maori Point
Single Vineyard
Central Otago Riesling
Price: $27.95
Rating: Very good
Opens to a little
funkiness with acid
drops and fruit cordial.
Lightly honeyed, fruit
sweetness with pear and
pear drops and nicely
textural front palate. Good
fruit weight and flow
through the mouth with
good balance, finishing just
off-dry.
This is a little different,
but rather interesting and
very easy drinking for
those summer evenings.
www.maoripoint.co.nz
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Facial eczema costs farmers
Dairy facial eczema (FE) can cost
farmers at least $100,000 each year in
lost milk production, a recent study has
found.
The Ministry for Primary Industries’
(MPI) Sustainable Farming Fund is
supporting the Facial Eczema Action
Group – made up of veterinarians, dairy
farmers and rural professionals – to
explore ways of raising awareness of FE
so that more farmers take preventative
action.
Many cows don’t show clinical signs of
FE. As a result, farmers often don’t know
why milk loss is happening and end up
drying off their cows early.
“It’s hitting farmers hard in the pocket.
They’re losing 0.14-0.35kg milk solids
per cow per day,” said Emma Cuttance, a
dairy veterinarian and head of Veterinary
Enterprises Group (VetEnt) Research –
which is leading the project.
“We worked out that one of the herds
in our study had lost $125,000 just in
milk production.”
She says zinc is currently the main way
of treating FE. “But many farmers don’t
administer enough to control the toxin
that causes FE.”
Trial work in 2014, examining zinc
concentrations in the blood of 1200 cattle
from over 100 farms in the North Island,
showed that about 70% of cattle did not
have enough zinc to protect against FE.
“Blood testing is the best way to
determine how badly affected the cows
are if they have FE. However, getting
farmers to do blood tests can be tricky
because of the cost and time involved,”
Cuttance said.
The project team brought in
AgResearch to examine the wellbeing
of cows affected by FE to see if there are
other ways of identifying symptoms.
Steve Penno, director of investment
programmes at MPI, said its support of
the project recognised that FE was an
issue that needed to be addressed.
“Whichever way you look at it, it’s in
farmers’ best interests to proactively
manage this disease, by improving cattle
health and wellbeing and the bottom
line.”
He says to help prevent the disease,
farmers need to monitor the spore count
on their own farm.
They are advised to start a management
programme when spore counts trend
upwards to 30,000 spores/g and continue
until spore counts are 10,000 spores/g or
below for at least three weeks.
Blood testing is advised to check the
effectiveness of zinc administration.
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Great day out at Little River
Just a short drive from Christchurch
the Little River A&P show on Saturday 18
January 2020 promises to be a great day
out for the whole family.
There will be pony rides, bouncy
castles, clowns, carnival rides
and a wide range of exhibits to
experience so pencil the date in
now.
Banks Peninsula’s strong
farming and agricultural roots
were first showcased at the
inaugural Banks Peninsula A&P
Show in 1909 and this year will be
their 108th show.
Livestock have traditionally
been the bread and butter for Banks
Peninsula residents and the Little River show reflects
this heritage in the large number of sheep exhibits, with
exhibitors coming from across Canterbury to take part.
The 2020 show will include a South Down feature show.
The wool section provides a chance for the public to
see and feel fine quality fleeces grown locally.
The yard dogs exhibition is a fun and thrilling way to
experience working dogs demonstrating their skills up
close; and our very popular ‘dog high jump’ will also be
featuring again in the main ring. The pet lamb and calf
classes are always popular for everyone in the family.
Competitive horse riding has always been a key
feature of the Little River A&P show with talented
riders from across the district competing for trophies
as well as the possibility of entry into the Horse of The
Year competition. Another feature is a fancy dress class
in the Shetland pony sections.
The Peninsula Produce and Craft marquee is a
wonderful way to explore some of the homegrown
talent this area has to offer with local artists,
herbalists, crafters and growers showing their wares.
The cakes and preserves section is also well worth a
look along with the flower section and high quality
photographs featuring beautiful locations around Banks
Peninsula.
Later in the day watch local shearers and farmers
battle in out in the team speed shearing competition
and the competitive nature
continues in the wood chopping
demonstrations.
The Little River show
promises to be a great day out
for visitors and locals
alike and the chance to
relax with family
and friends.
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Gardening
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Mulch for a successful summer garden
EVEN THOUGH the sun is
shining, January is not an easy
month for the home garden.
Lack of attention due to
holidays, high temperatures, low
rainfall and often strong winds
all make it a tough time for
plants.
Sustaining soil moisture
becomes a gardener’s greatest
challenge this month. Mulching
is the magic word and will
help reduce water loss alongside
regular, consistent watering.
Harvesting galore in the
vege garden
Vegetables going to seed or
‘bolting’ can happen easily in
summer when plants have been
stunted or stressed during the
growing period. This is usually
caused by a lack of or inconsistent
watering.
Maintain strong healthy
growth with regular, deep
watering and applications of
fresh compost around maturing
vegetables. Always increase
watering during any periods of
drought and mulch with bark or
pea straw to significantly reduce
water loss from your garden.
Veges to harvest include;
beans, carrots, eggplants, beetroot,
cucumbers, peas, radish,
sweetcorn and zucchini. Keep up
the constant supply and regularly
RIPE: Apricots should now be ready for harvest. (Right) – Mulch to keep moisture in the soil.
plant out lettuce, dwarf beans
and radish.
Blooming annuals
A stunning month for summer
flowering annuals. These plants
thrive in the hot weather and
their floral displays will be outstanding.
Keep dead-heading for
continuous blooming and water,
water water.
Strawberries
Many new varieties will continue
to crop through January
so don’t neglect the strawberry
patch yet! Maintain some netting
cover to keep birds away. Water
plants deeply two to three times
a week and mulch around plants
with pea straw or crushed bark.
Fruit trees
January is an important month
for harvesting delicious stone
fruit like apricots, cherries,
peaches and plums. Towards
the end of January, the first
apples begin to ripen. Fruit trees
planted last winter will need
regular watering and a layer of
mulch to achieve maximum
growth during the season. This is
particularly important for young
citrus trees.
Raspberries
Make the most of your raspberry
plants as January is the end
of the main cropping season. Excess
growth should be removed
and vigorous young canes tied
up for next season’s crop.
Roses
As temperatures and humidity
increase, the successful cultivation
of healthy roses becomes
increasingly difficult. The early
season flush of flowers has finished,
and now the battle with
rust and black spot commences.
Some regions have even reported
seeing these diseases starting to
take hold in December.
Spray plants every two weeks
throughout summer to treat
any disease or pests. Water
regularly and apply mulch to
keep moisture and nutrients in.
Pay special attention to potted
roses to ensure they don’t dry
out. Dead head plants once
a week to encourage repeat
flowering.
Herbs
The herb garden this month
should be bountiful in the
production of fresh herbs. Trim
plants regularly even if you aren’t
using them as it helps stimulate
young fresh growth. Replace any
herbs that have bolted to seed
with young plants.
Lawns
As with roses, it is not an easy
month for lawns. Irrigate during
the cooler hours of the day and
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Call the landscape experts for your slope
LANDSCAPING on a slope can
be a very difficult job and, if not
done accurately, it can easily be
destroyed in the first heavy rain,
which causes terrain movement.
Generally, landscaping on a
slope is done for gardens and
courtyards. Here are some tips to
make the plan a success.
• Points to consider
If you are looking for
landscaping on a slope for your
garden, the first thing you may
want to consider is drainage for
the water as this will be your
number one enemy in due
course.
Once a clear drainage path is
constructed, you will be able to
get rid of the excess water in the
terrain, which usually causes the
soil to move and destroy your
landscape.
To obtain a secure landscaping
on a slope you can also create a
rock garden, which will further
establish a strong foundation.
The rocks are heavy enough not
to be easily moved by heavy rains
or soil movement, thus ensuring
your landscaping on the slope is
safe.
CONSTRUCTION: A strong foundation is necessary when you are planning any type of garden on uneven ground. (Right) – Ensure
you have a way for water to drain away from a rock garden, otherwise the area could be undermined.
• Contact an expert
Many of us prefer to create the
small improvements in our house
by ourselves however, landscaping
on a slope is complicated
enough for you to consider taking
the advice of an expert in order
not to waste your money and
time.
There are many concerns that
specialise in landscaping and they
too consider landscaping on a
slope pretty difficult and challenging;
different tactics apply
to different types of terrain and
soil. Even experts at times cannot
guarantee a landscape on a slope,
therefore, consider taking professional
advice before investing in
any work by yourself.
• Other helpful tips
There are books, magazines and
websites that will guide you step
by step in constructing your own
landscape should you choose
to do it yourself.
If you decide you are not
going to have help with your
landscaping on the slope, try and
obtain as such data as possible
before you start the job.
You may also want to check
what others did wrong and how
you can avoid doing the same as
well.
Online is a great place to find
reviews and comments from
others who have been in the
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Castle Hill on Tuesday, 10am-
4pm
Hiking for the adventurous
with the Department of Conservation
ranger guidance. Breathtaking
beech forest, undulating
traverse with ridgeline clearings.
Enjoy lunch with 360 degree
mountain views at Picnic Rock
before descending back to the
start. Bring lunch, snacks and
lots of water.
Darfield Library
Patchwork Plus
Leeston on Monday, 10am-3pm
Go along and take any craft
you wish and have a chat. For
adults. Phone Diane Spencer 027
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Leeston Library
Forts and Fairytales
Darfield on Monday, 11amnoon
Go along and dress up as your
favourite fairy tale character to
help celebrate the treasured collection
of fairytales. These hour
long sessions begin with working
together to build a colourful
fort, before you settle in for some
exciting stories. Colour in with
the beautiful range of themed
pictures while you listen to the
top three favourite fairytales,
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Bot Party
Lincoln on Tuesday, 11amnoon,
Leeston on Tuesday 2-3pm.
Ever wanted to have your own
robot? Head along to a showcase
of the libraries’ fun tech with
our beebots, ozobots, sphero and
code-a-pillar. Learn how to code
and direct your bots before designing
your own tracks to race
them. Recommended for 5+.
Lincoln and Leeston Libraries
JP Clinics
Rolleston on Monday, noon-
1pm, Lincoln on Tuesday, 10am-
1pm, Darfield on Wednesday,
11.30am-12.30pm
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to witness signatures and
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affidavits or affirmations, as well
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Lincoln on Wednesday-
Thursday, 11.30am-2.30pm
and Friday-Sunday, 10am-4pm
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the gallery’s artist members. The
gallery will also operate as an art
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Down by the Liffey Gallery
Brick Attack
Leeston on Monday, 3.30-
4.30pm, Rolleston on Tuesday,
3.30-4.30pm, Lincoln on Wednesday,
3.30-4.30pm, Darfield on
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Head along and play with the
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by an adult. Free, no
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Wednesday January 8 2020 25
High comfort levels in Mitsubishi ASX
Motoring
Ross Kiddie
YOU SURE know you’re hurting
when you’ve got a painful back.
Mine has been bugging me
for a few weeks now, and it’s
brought to my attention how
difficult it is getting in and out
of some cars, yet highlights how
easy it is to do the same in a sport
utility vehicle.
I’ve just driven two Mitsubishi
SUVs, one after the other,
an Outlander and ASX. I felt
comfortable in both and the seat
height made for easy entry and
egress.
On top of that, the ride the
modern SUV provides doesn’t
tax the body, there is plenty of
suspension movement, and there
is an element of suppleness within
the spring and damper rates that
easily cushions the hits from road
ripples, bumps and ruts.
This evaluation focuses on
the ASX, a Lancer-based midsize
SUV that has been with
Mitsubishi since 2011. Meaning
active smart crossover, the
ASX has undergone a raft of
changes throughout its lifecycle
and I’m pleased to report that
the upgrades and refinements
over the years easily make it a
tempting proposition in today’s
market.
For 2020 the ASX had a fairly
hefty makeover; well, in that
context it has had a strong refresh
up front, the frontal area now
has a bold, edgy design which
sure captures attention, it is a
departure from the soft, curvy
lines of its predecessor.
The test car was painted a nice
new colour – sunshine orange –
which also aroused favourable
comment. The upgrade doesn’t
finish there either, there are
cosmetic changes inside, notably
the inclusion of a larger screen
which makes navigating the
vehicle’s functions just that much
easier.
In terms of mechanical
changes, the ASX has changed
direction slightly. No longer is
there a four-wheel-drive model,
all variants are front-drive only
and all are powered by a petrol
engine – gone is the diesel option.
Mitsubishi also state that for
buyers who want an SUV with
four-wheel-drive, its Eclipse
Cross captures that part of the
market.
The ASX range starts at
$29,990, and ends at $41,090 for
the 2.4-litre VRX as evaluated. It’s
important to note that there are
two entry-level models and both
are 2-litre powered.
However, the 2360cc unit
develops 123kW and 222Nm,
and is paired to a six-step
MITSUBISHI ASX: Facelift for 2020.
continuously variable automatic.
These power and torque outputs
are traditional, they arrive tall
in the rev band at 6000rpm
and 4100rpm respectively;
nevertheless, when you have the
benefit of CVT there is a constant
point of gearing which instantly
meets throttle request.
The ASX feels lively and will
cut out a standstill to 100km/h
time in 9.2sec, it’s also quite smart
on a highway overtake, 5.5sec to
make 120km/h from 80km/h is
about the norm for a vehicle such
as this.
I took the test car inland
following the course of the
Waimakariri River and home
through Darfield and Burnham.
It cruises quietly at highway speed
and affords a smooth ride.
Benefitting from the original
four-wheel-drive chassis
engineering, the ASX is sprung
on a fully independent front
strut/rear multiple link system.
While the rear end doesn’t carry
driveshafts any more, the set-up is
compliant and as I’ve alluded to it
is dampened only moderately so
that the occupants benefit from a
smooth, controlled ride.
I pointed the test car at a
couple of tricky corners along
my test route, it turns nicely and
feeds positive information to the
steering wheel as to how the tyres
react under pressure.
Even without four-wheel-drive
there is still the feel that grip
levels are elevated, while balance
is fully retained. I like the way
the ASX drives, it’s no sports car
but it does have performance and
handling ability which is far in
excess of its purpose.
In terms of fuel use, Mitsubishi
has done well to lean out the
engine. As I remarked previously,
it has been around for some time,
but it is a fuel miser and carries
• Price – Mitsubishi ASX
VRX, $40,090
• Dimensions – Length,
4365mm; width, 1810mm;
height, 1640mm
• Configuration – Fourcylinder,
front-wheeldrive,
2360cc, 123kW,
222Nm, continuously
variable automatic.
• Performance –
0-100km/h, 9.2sec
• Fuel usage – 7.9l/100km
a 7.9-litre per 100km (36mpg)
combined cycle claim.
The fuel usage readout was
constantly listing at around
8.4l/100km (33mpg) during
my time with the test car, and I
can report a 5l/100km (56mpg)
instantaneous figure sitting at a
steady 100km/h. At that speed the
engine is working over at a lazy
1750rpm in the tallest part of the
gearing.
In VRX specification, the
ASX gets a healthy level of
specification including full leather
trim with heated front seats and
keyless entry and ignition. There
are also many additions for safety
and infotainment.
I was a little disappointed
when I took the ASX back,
I’m convinced it helped in the
recovery of my back muscles.
Now it’s back to battling the low
seat position in the Kiddie-family
Toyota, I’m hoping my back will
last out until the scheduled drive
I have in the new year for the
upgraded Outlander Sport.
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