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Super Rugby comes to town 

By Linda Clarke 

Rugby fans will have the 

chance to get up close to their 

Crusader and All Black 

heroes when the Crusaders 

play the Hurricanes in aSuper 

Rugby preseason game at the 

Ashburton Showgrounds on 

Saturday. 

Children will be allowed 

onfield after the 4pm game for 

photos and autographs. 

Around 5000 people are 

expected to watch the game, 

which also aims to fundraise 

$10,000 for Mid Canterbury 

mental health agencies. 

New Crusader Dallas 

McLeod, who grew up playing 

rugby in Methven, will be 

among the new Super Rugby 

players taking the field. 

“It’s awesome to be taking a 

preseason game to Mid 

Canterbury,’’ he said after 

training on Tuesday. ‘‘It’s a 

part of the Crusaders region 

I’m proud to represent. I 

played alot of rugby down 

there growing up and Iknow 

the local community will really 

get behind us on Saturday.’’ 

McLeod was amember of 

the New Zealand U20 side 

and debuted for Canterbury’s 

provincial rugby side last 

season. ‘‘So for me, the 2020 

Super Rugby season is an 

awesome opportunity to build 

on that experience, learn as 

much as Ican from the 

coaches and players in the 

Crusaders environment and 

continue to grow my own 

game. If Ican do that, I’ll 

hopefully put myself in a 

position to take any 

opportunities that come my 

way throughout the season.” 

It was surreal joining ateam 

he had always aspired to play 

for. 

‘‘I’m fortunate to have a 

chance to work alongside 

some of the most professional 

players in the game and I’ve 

already learnt alot about my 

role in the squad.” 

McLeod said he was proud 

of his Methven roots and to be 

returning to play in front of a 

home crowd. 

‘‘It’s great if other young 

players growing up in Mid 

Canterbury can also see 

there’s apathway to Super 

Rugby if they work hard.” 

He said the team, reigning 

Super Rugby champions, was 

looking forward to coming to 

Ashburton and putting preseason 

training into practice. 

It was also agood opportunity 

to engage with communities 

and fans. 

Mid Canterbury Rugby boss 

Ian Patterson said the game 

would be agreat rugby 

occasion. 

‘‘It is great for the town to 

get agame of this level. The 

weather forecast is good and it 

should be agreat game 

between two outstanding 

teams.’’ 

He said the playing field 

had had some special 

treatment in the leadup to the 

game, thanks to the combined 

efforts of the rugby union, 

Ashburton District Council’s 

parks team and the Ashburton 

A&P Association. 

The group had six weeks to 

bring the playing surface up to 

spec after ahorse event. ‘‘It 

was cored, aerated, top 

dressed and undersown. It was 

pretty intensive work.’’ 

Spectators will be able to 

view the match from the 

grandstand, the embankment 

and hospitality tents to be set 

up around the field. 

Crusaders chief executive 

Colin Mansbridge said the 

club was thrilled to take part 

in the fundraiser for mental 

health. 

‘‘We're honoured to be able 

to dig deep for these services 

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Bumper barley yield for club 

An eighthectare holding paddock 

at the former Tinwald 

saleyards is still paying dividends 

for Mid Canterbury 

machinery fans. 

For the third yearinarow the 

Mid Canterbury Vintage 

Machinery Club has harvested a 

crop of winter barley from the 

site. And this year ithas been 

cited as the best crop ever. 

Club president John Stewart 

said that despite the crop being 

hit by hail in midNovember, 

they were able toget 7.6 tonne 

per hectare of dryland yield, 

well up on last year’s 6.5 tonne 

per hectare. The 2018 yield was 

double the volume of the first 

season’s crop. 

‘‘It’s the best yield we’ve 

had,’’ he said. 

‘‘We’re probably still using all 

that fertility from the saleyards 

... and we got some of the rains 

at the right time.’’ 

For the second year running, 

the crop was harvested by Greg 

Carr rather than by club members 

with their own machinery, 

but Mr Stewart said it was due 

to a shortage of available 

combines with many members 

still fulltime farming and the 

Mid Canterbury Vintage Machinery Club president John Stewart says the latest barley straw 

harvest from the former Tinwald saleyards holding paddock is the best in three years. 

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time involved. 

Mr Stewart was thankful to 

the many individuals and businesses 

who had ahand in the 

successful season, among them 

land owner Greg Donaldson, 

Mr Carr, and club member 

Allan Martin (in charge of the 

agronomy), Ravensdown, Cates 

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He said money raised from 

the sale ofthe crop would boost 

the club’s funds following the 

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Principal relishing comedy spot 

By Mick Jensen 

Tinwald School principal Peter 

Livingstone likes nothing better 

than putting asmile on aface, or 

hearing people laugh. Standup 

comedy is his new thing, and he’s 

the support act for wellknown 

comedian Ben Hurley at agig in 

Methven in March. 

Peter has performed at four 

previous popup comedy sessions 

in Methven in recent 

months and is enjoying the 

opportunity of delivering his 

unique style of jokes and stories. 

He was given the chance at 

standup by comedy promoter 

Bec Sandys. 

Rehearsing routines, he says, 

is not done in front of family or 

friends, but rather to the bubbling 

background of the spa pool 

at home. 

‘‘I type my ideas up on the 

laptop and many of them are, to 

be honest, rubbish. But Ioften 

go back and figure out another 

twist on them.’’ 

Peter said his day job meant 

he was well practised at delivering 

clear messages and talking to 

Tinwald School principal and 

part time comedian Peter 

Livingstone. 

large numbers. 

He had also been an MC for a 

number of events and aregular 

local stage performer over the 

years. 

‘‘What Ideliver at events and 

in shows is on behalf of someone 

else, or prepared text. 

‘‘For me, comedy has nothing 

to do with my day job and is 

outside of my previous comfort 

zones.’’ 

He had been ‘‘as nervous as 

hell’’ at his first standup gig, but 

had got through it. 

‘‘Bec Sandys videoed me on 

stage, so Iwas able to see how 

my comedy ‘hit’ the audience 

and how Idelivered it. 

‘‘The dread for all comedians 

is that they are simply not going 

to be funny, or get a positive 

reaction.’’ 

Peter has built on his first gig 

nerves, slowed down his delivery 

and learnt to pause for an 

audience reaction. 

Simply standing up and telling 

an old style joke doesn’t work 

these days, he says. 

‘‘You have to be astory teller, 

have an original angle and 

authentically connect with 

people. 

‘‘I take the mickey out of 

myself and believe in the ‘fish out 

of the water’ approach of taking 

one context and putting it into a 

totally different context.’’ 

He preferred to avoid excessive 

swearing, didn’t use husband 

and wife or Donald Trump jokes, 

and didn't take digs at the rivalry 

with Australia in his routine. 

Instead, he preferred to use 

twists on his own experiences 

and observations, and used comedy 

to sometimes highlight some 

serious underlying social issues. 

His jokes and stories use an 

array of life experiences, including 

his Christian upbringing, 

strong belief in equality for 

women, observations of what’s 

delivered by the media, and 

simply by people watching. 

Peter is abig fan of English 

comedy, including shows like 

Fawlty Towers and Dad’s Army, 

and performers such as Rowan 

Atkinson, Griff Rhys Jones and 

Mel Smith. 

He also admires the humour 

of Michael McIntyre and Ed 

Byrne. 

His slot on the Ben Hurley 

undercard at Samuel’s Bar on 

March 27 is already sold out, and 

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Singing school marks 20th year 


The Mid Canterbury Summer 

Singing School is in its 20th year 

and this year’s singing intakeis 

rehearsing hardahead of three 

public concerts, including a 

special celebratorygala 

performance on Saturday 

evening. 

Friday evening and Saturday 

afternoon concerts will follow the 

usualformat and present 

favouritemedleys from the pastas 

well as new music. 

The galashow willalso feature 

ascholarship alumni group, and 

an alumnichoir of past students, 

some of whomhave enjoyed 

successful careers in musical 

theatre. 

Past scholarship winners 

performing includeLuke 

Glendining,Julia Bell,Jack 

Hanrahan, Olivia Brown, Lucy 

Clough, Jacqueline Doherty, 

LibbyHigson, Samantha 

McArthur, EmilyJaneStockman, 

Jack Bubb,Joe Danielson and 

three2020 scholarship winners. 

The alumni choir of 40 includes 

some wellknown performers such 

as Chris Woods, Courtney 

Donaldson,Jared Corbett, Layna 

Hunt,Matt Williams, Megan 

O'Reilly, Sophie Brennan, Sarah 

Yeoman and Sarah Hart. 

Singing schooldirector Jo 

Castelow said 20 yearsofmusical 

theatre camps was quite an 

achievementand afitting 

milestonetocelebrate in style. 

‘‘In the early daysweperformed 

at Ashburton College, butlater, 

and to accommodate more 

students and greater technical 

requirements, we moved to the 

event centre.’’ 

Numbers had been wellover 

100 for many years and peaked at 

150 afew years ago.This year’s 

intakenumbered 120, she said, 

with 70 juniors and 50 seniors. 

Auditions for soughtaftersolo 

roles were held on Sunday. 

The public concerts willtake 

audiences through such shows as 

Les Miserables, Jekyll and Hyde, 

Finding Neverland, Matilda, 

Motownand manymore. 

The senior and juniorgroups 

will perform at all three concerts, 

but the alumniatthe Saturday 

evening concert only. 

Tickets for all shows are 

available from the Ashburton 

Trust Event Centre or 

ticketrocket.co.nz. 

Photo:Seniors practising at 

Mondayafternoon’s Mid 

CanterburySummer Singing 

Schoolsession. 

World champs beckon Layna for final time 


Ashburtongrown singer and actor 

Layna Hunt will represent New 

Zealand at the talent Olympics in the 

USA later this year. 

Ms Hunt, 28, will be part of the 

Kiwi contingent at the World Championships 

of Performing Arts and is 

busy fundraising for the trip. 

The championships have been 

running for 24 years and attracts 

performers from over 60 countries; 

they compete for medals, cash and 

scholarships. The event will be held 

at Disneyland in late July. 

The talented local performer 

attended the National Academy of 

Singing and Dramatic Art after 

leaving Ashburton College in 2009. 

She was part of the New Zealand 

team in 2017 and went to Long 

Beach, California, with 25 others 

ranging in age from 5to29years. She 

bought home asilver and abronze 

medal. 

‘‘This year will be the last year I 

can apply to attend as the age cuts off 

at 29,’’ she said. ‘‘Being one of the 

eldest members of the team was nice 

as Ifelt that Icould lend ahelping 

hand to the younger team members.’’ 

Ms Hunt said she loved acting and 

dancing, but singing was her main 

strength and she will only be competing 

in singing categories at the 

championships. 

After grading with aBachelor of 

Performing Arts from the national 

academy in 2012, she has performed 

in musicals in Mid Canterbury and 

worked at the Court Theatre in 

Christchurch, where she now lives. 

‘‘As well as musicals Ihave been 

singing with my partner’s Dad’s rock 

bank Odyssey, who have been 

together for over 45 years. 

‘‘We play good, old school rock 

music and perform often at the 

Wunderbar in Lyttelton.’’ 

Tapping into her creativity, Ms 

Hunt started her own photography 

business Kaleidoscope Eyes Photography; 

when she is not working 

fulltime as a receptionist at Argus 

Heating, she is out capturing special 

memoriesfor others with her camera. 

She is fundraising to attend the 

world championships and is planning 

to do sausage sizzles in both Christchurch 

and Ashburton. She has also 

started a Givealittle page where 

supporters can help her cause: https:/ 

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Ms Hunt will be back in Ashburton 

this week to take part in a special 

alumni choir at the Mid Canterbury 

Summer Singing School. The school 

will be marking 20 years. 

‘‘I have so many special memories 

of performing in Ashburton. Singing 

at Christmas in the Park, the summer 

singing school with Jo Castelow and 

Alice Sollis and Mid Canterbury 

Children’s Theatre. 

‘‘The Ashburton Operatic Society 

productions hold very dear memories 

to me. My alltime favourite memory 

was performing as Eponine in Les 

Miserables in2009. Getting to perform 

in the brand new event theatre 

was an absolute pleasure and something 

Iwill treasure for life.’’ 

Layna Hunt is off to the World Championships of Performing Arts in 

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Rugby’s $10k 

goal for health 

Ashburton District 

Council and the Crusaders 

have joined to 

raise $10,000 for local 

mental health services. 

Both organisations 

have pledged to donate 

$1 each for every ticket 

sold to the Crusaders v 

Hurricanes game in 

Ashburton; 5000 tickets 

are on offer. 

The $10,000 raised 

will promote and support 

mental health 

awareness and suicide 

prevention, through 

Safer Mid Canterbury’s 

Life's Worth Living 

project activities. 

Ashburton District 

Mayor Neil Brown says 

the fundraiser will help 

to increase awareness 

of a cause close to 

many residents' hearts. 

‘‘Like many rural 

communities, mental 

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frontline prevention 

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Council chief executive 

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the initiative is awonderful 

opportunity to 

support local people 

and the services they 

rely on in times of 

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‘‘We're very proudto 

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to make this 

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Mental health is such 

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Keep focus on longterm vision 

CassStreet businesses will 

be bracing for some 

disruption whenthe 

streetscape renewal 

project begins on January 

27. 

Businesses on the street 

will be impacted when 

underground water, sewer 

and stormwater pipes are 

installedinthe initial 

stagesofthe CassStreet 

work, which is expected to 

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workwill beginat the Cass/ 

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Businesses know there 

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longterm vision thatwill 

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It could be atough two 

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businesses in the affected 

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disrupted as little as 

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‘‘As with any major 

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He said council staff had 

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CBD to ensure owners 

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‘‘Once the physical 

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Trevor hopes for swing to green 


Gardening enthusiast Trevor 

Gamblin is hoping that 240 

special seeds he planted nearly 

12 months ago are about to bear 

fruit. 

The seeds were certificates of 

merit awarded to 240 people by 

organisers of the annual Ashburton 

Garden Competition, run by 

the town’s horticultural society. 

Judges said the 240 gardens 

had flowers, gardens and lawns 

that were attractive, uplifting 

and good for the soul. 

The garden competition was 

revamped last year and rather 

than seeking entries, judges 

viewed all the town’s gardens in 

a driveby and awarded certificates 

to the best. 

Trophies for the best floral 

display and best special feature 

were still awarded. 

Mr Gamblin said declining 

entries had forced the change 

last year and he was looking 

forward to this year’s event. He 

hopes that the 240 people 

awarded certificates of merit will 

have continued to love their 

gardens and encouraged others 

to do the same. 

‘‘Hopefully last year’s certificates 

have been talked about 

and more will make an effort to 

get their gardens up to scratch.’’ 

The certificates were wellreceived 

and seven propertyowners 

wrote to the society to 

say thank you. 

He said another noticeable 

trend over the years was the 

growing number of high front 

fences, which sometimes hid 

Trevor Gamblin with some of the 60 flower baskets he tends at his Lochlea home. 

lovely gardens. 

The competition, however, is 

simply about acknowledging 

attractive gardens and lawns and 

encouraging people’s green 

thumbs. 

It has been running for about 

60 years and also presents an 

award for the best street. 

Mr Gamblin, 85, has been 

gardening all his life. Around the 

Lochlea home he shares with 

wife Anne are some 60 baskets 

planted with fuchsias and petunias, 

and aproductive vegetable 

garden. The couple help others 

in the lifestyle resort with their 

gardens too. 

He said gardening was a 

pleasurable pastime and the 

horticultural society was always 

on the lookout for new members. 

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High interest 

in new plots 

The new extension may be 

allbut completed, but 

burialplots are still 

available in the original 

Ashburton Cemeteryon 

Seafield Road and 

residentsare being 

advised thesespaces need 

to be used firstbefore 

moving on to the new 

extension. 

The AshburtonDistrict 

Council has built anew 

cemetery alongsidethe 

originaltomeet the 

town's remembrance 

needsfor the next 40 

years. Space has been 

fillingupinthe 

Ashburton Cemeteryand 

the $1.5 million extension 

wasanecessary 

investment. 

As wordhas spread 

aboutthe new extension, 

council has beenfielding 

inquiries to purchase 

plots in the area, however 

thesewill remain 

unavailable untilthe last 

remaining plots in the 

original cemetery have 

been used. 

As well as providing 

remembrance space for a 

growing community,the 

extensionisalso designed 

to meetthe needsofan 

increasingly culturally 

diverseone. 

It includes anatural 

burial site,acremation 

and ashes scattering area, 

as wellasatraditional 

gravesite. 

Final touches are being 

tidiedup at the new 

cemetery, including 

fencing andgates, 

plantingsand signage. 


CBD revamp under way 

Ashburton District Council has 

announced that the construction 

tender for the Ashburton 

town centre streetscapes 

renewal has been awarded to 

TruLine Civil. 

The Christchurchbased civil 

engineering company will be 

responsible for replacing and 

upgrading the CBD's three 

waters infrastructure; constructing 

new road and footpath 

surfaces; and installing new 

landscape features. 

The $15 million construction 

project is expected to begin in 

the CBD later this month and 

will take about two years to 

complete. 

The project will create a 

pedestrian and cyclefriendly 

environment, introduce a 

30kmh speed limit in the area 

bordered by East, Moore, Cass 

and Havelock streets, revitalise 

the existing landscaping with 

more trees, new plantings and 

rain gardens, and install new 

lighting and street furniture. 

Concept designs were consulted 

on with the community 

in 2018. 

Chair of the Town Centre 

Subcommittee, councillor 

Carolyn Cameron said the 

council was impressed with 

TruLine Civil's expertise and 

Cass Street will be the first street to be redeveloped, with work beginning January 27. 

experience in delivering projects 

around Canterbury and 

the wider South Island. 

‘‘TruLine Civil have a 

proven track record carrying 

out a range of civil engineer 

projects, and we are very 

pleased to have them undertake 

this significant upgrade. 

‘‘We are excited asI'm sure 

many in the community are, for 

the physical works to finally 

begin in the town centre. It will 

make atremendous difference 

to the look and feel of this 

important space, with the intent 

of reinforcing a viable and 

vibrant CBD, reclaiming retail 

spend and attracting businesses 

back in the commercial 

centre.’’ 

The design scheme was completed 

in September 2019 and 

is available on the council 

website. 

The council has been liaising 

with affected stakeholders 

including property owners and 

businesses in the town centre 

and will continue to work with 

affected stakeholders to reduce 

disruption as much as possible 

throughout the project's twoyear 

duration. 

Work will begin on Cass 

Street first, followed by 

Tancred, Moore and Burnett 

Streets, before work finishes up 

on East Street and Havelock 

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Social sciences on Pat’s agenda 

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It isn’t too manyyears ago that 

PatrickSandrey wasinschool 

uniform and astudent at 

Ashburton College. 

For thestartofthenew 

school year,he’sback, thistime 

at thefront of theclassroom, 

and as ateacher. 

The 22 yearold returnstohis 

almamater to teach social 

science, in amaternity cover 

role. 

Since leaving school,Patrick 

has completedaBachelor of 

Arts at theUniversity of 

Canterbury, majoringin 

history, andalsoearned a 

Graduate Diploma in Teaching 

and Learning. 

Teaching is his chosen 

profession and he’s excitedby 

the prospectofstartinghis 

journeyathis oldschool. 

New Ashburton College 

social science teacher 

Patrick Sandrey is aformer 

college old boy. 

‘‘Before theinterviewfor the 

job, Ihadn’tactuallybeenback 

to Ashburton Collegesince 

finishingasastudent. 

‘‘Instinctively, Iprobably 

thoughtIwas goinginfor a 

detentionrather thanajob 

interview.’’ 

Patrick said there was the 

obvious senseoffamiliarity 

withthe school, but coming 

backasan educator would 

present araft of newchallenges 

and opportunities. 

‘‘It’sonly natural to havea 

few nerves mixed in as well, but 

generally I’mreally looking 

forward to seeingthe futurefocused 

direction thatthe 

school is heading in andI'm 

eager to contribute where I 

can.’’ 

Patrick saidhefondly 

remembersplayinginthe 

school football teamand 

travellingtoaway tournaments, 

eventhough the resultswere 

subpar. 

He also really enjoyed school 

house events. 

‘‘I thinkAsh Coll’shouse 

culture is secondtonone. 

Events like theprelimsand 

Festival of the Spoken Word 

werealways agreat chanceto 

represent thehousecolours 

and to show offsomeskills.’’ 

As an emergingeducator, 

Patrickwill be workingtowards 

completinghis two years 

registration. 

He follows in thefootstepsof 

former Ashburton College 

students,Tom Kitchen and 

JackHanrahan, who haveboth 

beenrecruited in recent 

months to teach German and 

drama respectively,and former 

headboy Michael Clark, who is 

now the assistant head of the 

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Century on debut 

makes rep coach smile 

Recordbreaking knocks by 

two young Mid Canterbury 

cricketers at Hawke Cup level 

have senior rep coach Garfield 

Charles smiling about 

cricket seasons to come. 

Angus Jemmett, 16, scored 

108 on debut for the team 

against Otago Country last 

weekend while Archie Redfern, 

18, scored 94. 

Charles said the impressive 

tallies helped Mid Canterbury 

post 327, but Otago Country 

scored 331 for 8inreply and 

collected the first innings 

points. 

He said the batting of 

Angus and Archie was ahuge 

highlight of the game. The pair 

are among several youngsters 

Charles is blooding into the 

side. 

‘‘If these guys stay around, 

in the next few years we will be 

aforce.’’ 

Charles said Angus’ 108 was 

asensational knock. The Ashburton 

College first XI cricketer 

opened the batting with 

Nick Gilbert, who departed in 

the fifth over. 

He said Angus gave the 

Otago Country fielders just 

one chance and played a 

classic opener’s knock, his runs coming off 

224 balls over two sessions. He was eventually 

caught at midon. 

Archie, batting at No 3, also showed his 

quality, hitting his 94 off 178 balls and always 

looking in control. 

‘‘Unfortunately he fell short of his century. 

Angus Jemmett 

They set aleg side field for 

the short delivery and he 

gloved one.’’ 

While Angus will be back 

this season, Archie had knee 

surgery this week and is 

unlikely to play again in this 

Hawke Cup campaign. 

Charles said the Christchurch 

Boys’ High School 

cricketer had abright future 

and would be aiming to make 

the Canterbury Under 19s 

again, and higher, when he 

had recovered. 

Angus and Archie created 

a new record Mid Canterbury 

partnership (176) for 

any wicket against Otago 

Country. Captain James 

Southby also scored 53 and 

starred with the ball, taking 4 

wickets. Other wickettakers 

were Shaun Stagg 260 and 

Will Graham 138 and Jay 

Houston 146. 

Two games remain in the 

Hawke Cup and Mid Canterbury 

will take on North 

Otago at Aorangi Oval in 

Timaru this weekend. 

Charles said with Redfern 

and opener Nick Gilbert 

unavailable, 15yearold 

Devon Flannery would get a 

chance to play. 

Mid Canterbury then faces Southland at 

Timaru on February 22 and 23. The side’s 

other Hawke Cup match against South 

Canterbury in early December was abandoned 

when floodwaters in the Rangitata 

River shut down road access to Timaru. 

Archie Redfern 

The Mid Canterbury Cricket primary rep team, back row, coach Kath Clark, Bailey Fletcher, 

Jack Butterick, Tyler Maher, Patrick McHugh, Hanroux Wessels, manager Rosie Robinson, 

front, Tom Mckenzie, Blake Robinson, co captains Henry King, George Fulton and Ryan 

Richan. (Absent: Ben Walker) 

Youngsters nab trophy 

AMid Canterbury cricket rep team has won the 

Neville Hoskin Plate at the South Island Primary 

Schools Tournament (SIPST) inWestport. 

The team beat Marlborough byjust one run to 

bringhome the silverwareand cap off agood week 

of competitive cricket. 

Batting first, Mid Canterbury scored 148 inthe 

plate final, before being bowled out in the 38th 

over of the 40 over match. 

Top scorers were Patrick McHugh on 39 and 

Blake Robinson with 27. George Fulton followed 

up his 21 runs withthe battotake 520 offhis eight 

overs. 

Day one of the fiveday tournament did not 

start well for Mid Canterbury, with their first T20 

game against Southland Country abandoned and 

the second game resulting in a defeat against 

Marlborough. 

On day two, they upset aDunedin team inthe 

20over encounter with three balls to spare, but 

lostasecond game to Nelson by 29 runs. Day three 

resulted in wins over Buller and Otago Country. 

Mid Canterbury finished 4th equal with five 

other teams after the grading rounds, but alower 

netrun rate put theminthe bottomdivision of the 

playoffs. 

Playing inthe semifinal ofthe Neville Hoskin 

Plate against West Coast, the Mid Canterbury 

boysscored 3855 from their 40 overs andwenton 

to comfortably win the match by ahuge 330 run 

margin. 

Blake Robinson retired on84, Tyler Maher hit 

78 offjust 36 balls, GeorgeFulton pickedupahalf 

century and Hanroux Wessels took 410 from his 

4.4 overs. 

The Mid Canterbury team was coached by 

Kathryn Clark and Rosie Robinson was the team 

manager.


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South Island’s first pickleball 

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Called the Mid Canterbury 

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Hiphopping for acause 

By Toni Williams 

Dance teacher and choreographer 

Poppy Donaldson ran a 

hiphop workshop in Ashburton 

last weekend to raise money for 

people affected by the Australian 

bushfires. 

The 26yearold, who has 

lived in Melbourne, Australia, 

for the past seven years hails 

from Ashburton. She was home 

for the holidays and wanted to 

do something to support those 

back in her newlyadopted 

country. 

“It’s something that really hits 

home for me because it’s the 

place I chose to make my 

second home and literally the 

whole country is on fire at the 

moment,” she said 

While her own home in the 

citywas untouched, she knew of 

people who had been affected. 

“There’s been alot of bushfires 

around Melbourne and it’s 

affected alot of the people I 

know and alot of families of 

people Iknow.” 

Her workshop was well 

received. Twentyfive women, 

of all ages and abilities, took up 

her offer to learn some hiphop 

moves at the Balmoral Hall in 

downtown Ashburton onSaturday. 

It was the studio she 

learned todance in more than 

20 years ago. 

Ms Donaldson, who has been 

dancing since she was three 

years old, has been choreographing 

and teaching dance 

since she was 15 years old. 

She originally trained under 

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Dance teacher Poppy Donaldson leads ahip-hop workshop for budding dancers keen to 

learn new moves and support people affected by the Australian bushfires. 

Ashburton dance teacher Charmaine 

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with musical theatre, including 

the children’s and operatic theatres 

in Ashburton, the Methven 

Theatre Company and Hagley 

Dance Company in 

Christchurch before venturing 

across the Tasman to take up a 

scholarshipstudy opportunity at 

The Edge Performers School in 

Melbourne in 2011. 

It opened up the door to 

professional work and she now 

teaches dance, including hiphop, 

jazz, tap and ballet, at two 

studios in Melbourne six days a 

week. One of those studios has 

a hiphop dance team which 

competes in the United States 

every two years. 

During the 90minute workshop, 

which included cardio 

warmup and stretches,budding 

dancers learned some grooves, 

learned about isolation body 

movements, waacking (adance 

style) and to let go and havefun. 

She encouraged people to ask 

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“It’s going to be super fun, 

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workshop. 

“It’s all about just getting out 

there and doing something fun 

for yourselves but also for the 

community.” 

She was grateful for the 

support from the Ashburton 

District Council and the dance 

studios around town who had 

shown their support. 

Money raised from the workshop 

was to be given to Salvation 

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Ian Fyfeand Paul Gray tinker with athree-horsepower Hornsbystationary engine during anopen day 

at the Plains Vintage Railway and Historical Museum. 

Showcasing engineering history 

Ian Fyfe and Paul Gray enjoy 

tinkering with engines. 

They both have an interest in 

engineering and, as members ofthe 

Plains Vintage Railway and 

Historical Museum, they get to 

explore the workings of the many 

engines on site at the Tinwald 

facility and learn about their 

history. 

They also get to showcase them 

to the public, which they were 

doing last weekendasthey worked 

with some of the stationary, or 

fixed, engines; among them a 

couple of Hornsby’s engines, an 

Anderson Foundry engine and a 

Fowler engine. 

The Hornsby (pictured front) is 

around 100 years old. It was made 

in England and converted from gas 

to petrol. 

The threehorsepower engine 

was used to pump water before 

electricity arrived. 

The Anderson engine, aquiet 

running engine, was used in Mid 

Canterbury dairy sheds. It too is 

three horsepower and runs on 

petrol. 

However the bigger Fowler, an 

eighthorsepower model, was used 

on Mid Canterbury’s irrigation 

motor pumps and runs on diesel. 

Tinkering with engines is ahobby 

both men have been able to do in 

their professional lives as truck 

drivers, although Mr Fyfe is since 

retired.

Couple tow coffin 

to Parliament 

Camilla and Julian Cox left Ashburton on Wednesday morning with their 

tandem bike and coffin on their awareness ride to Wellington. 

Dunedin husband and wife Julian and 

Camilla Cox arrived in Ashburton on 

Tuesday afternoon on atandem bicycle 

and towing a coffin with a skeleton 

named Hope seated behind them. 

The couple are part way through an 

epic 1200km ride from Dunedin to 

Wellington aimed at persuading the 

Government to increase the funding of 

Pharmac, the agencywhich decideswhich 

medicines and pharmaceutical products 

are subsidised for use in the community 

and public hospitals. 

The bike trip isapart of an awareness 

campaign and is collecting signatures for 

apetition over its 18day duration. 

The petition, organised by Patient 

Voice Aotearoa, asks Parliament to urge 

the Minister of Health to conduct 

external reform of Pharmac and to 

double Pharmac’s budget immediately, 

with aplan to triple the budgetwithintwo 

years. 

The drug funding issue is important to 

Julian and Camilla Fox because their 

19yearold daughter Rachael has cystic 

fibrosis, but cannot freely get new lifesaving 

and lifechanging medications 

here. 

‘‘We can’t access the drugs in New 

Zealand, despite these medicines being 

funded in countries like Australia and 

Britain,’’ Mr Cox said. 

‘‘Pharmac has agreed tofund at least 

one of these treatments, kalydeco, with 

low priority. This effectively means it will 

never be funded. 

‘‘People who need kalydeco, like our 

daughter, just can’t afford to wait.’’ 

New Zealanders who have never 

needed unfunded medicines don’t know 

how dire the state of funding in New 

Zealand is, says Mr Cox. 

New Zealand ranked last out of 20 

OECD countries for market access to 

modern medicines. 

‘‘We think it’s just so important that 

the petition to double Pharmac’s budget 

is successful, so we decided to do the ride 

to Wellington to generate publicity, raise 

awareness and collect more signatures.’’ 

The tandem bike being ridden bythe 

Dunedin couple was bought 28 years ago 

to tour the USA, after the pair finished a 

year teaching inJapan. 

The coffin being pulled weighs in at 

about 50kg with luggage inside it. 

The couple plan to arrive in Wellington 

on January 22 and will leave the 

coffin outside Parliament and present the 

petition. 

The petition is aiming for 250,000 

signatures and can be viewed and signed 

via the website rip.kiwi. 

Cultural showcase back on 

The Ashburton district 

will once again showcase 

its cultural diversity at the 

11th Multi Cultural Bite 

(MCB) event on February 

6. 

The community event 

invites different cultures 

from within the community 

to prepare and share 

bitesized portions of 

food which represent a 

taste of their culture. 

There is also an entertainment 

lineup with an 

international flavour that 

offers afurther glimpse of 

cultural identity. 

MCB coordinator Ida 

Casipit said the final 

details of the Waitangi 

Day event were coming 

together and it was shaping 

up to be agreat day 

out and acelebration of 

the district’s cultural 

roots. 

Countries signed up for 

the food stalls included 

the Philippines, Singapore, 

Brazil, Egypt, India, 

Nepal, Argentina, Tonga, 

Netherlands, Sri Lanka 

and Samoa. 

New countries for this 

year’s event were Nigeria, 

Poland and South Africa. 

Mrs Casipit said there 

Takumi Japanese Drumming Group 

was a huge lineup of 

performers that included 

the return of the popular 

Takumi Japanese Drumming 

Group. 

Others on stage were 

the CCC Samoa Ashburton 

Youth and Christchurch 

Zhonghua Chinese 

Society dancers. 

Local performers 

included Ocean Waitokia, 

Ashburton Silver 

Band, Tekoare Paul and 

Ashburton Pipe Band. 

‘‘The emphasis is about 

showcasing all the different 

cultures that now call 

the Ashburton district 

their home,’’ she said. 

‘‘There will be teachings 

of how to wear traditional 

clothes, henna, calligraphy 

sessions and face 

painting, as well as the 

Smile project, map pinning, 

and aphotobooth. 

‘‘Bite is not just about 

nourishing ourselves with 

different foods, but also 

about educating ourselves 

about different cultures 

as well.’’ 

The event will also feature 

acultural parade and 

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and food. MCB runs from 

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front of the clock tower 

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DOLBEY, Wilfred (Keith): 

Died peacefully on December 

29, 2019 aged 88 years, now 

back in the arms of his true 

love Ngaire to whom he was 

married for57years. 

Best ever dad, father in law 

& grandad of Rosy & Peter, 

Shirley &the late Tim &Don, 

Carolyn & Richard, Lenny & 

Trina, Robert&Merran, Emelia, 

Michael,&Issy &Wayne. 

Loved eldest son of the late 

Leonard and Florence Dolbey, 

and brother to the late 

Maureen, Daphne, &Yvonne. 

Will be sadly missed but will 

be in our hearts forever. Alife 

well lived. 

Messages to: The Dolbey 

Family, c/- PO Box 6035, 

Ashburton7742 

A service celebrating Keith’s 

lifehas already been held. 

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GRIFFITHS, John: On 

January 11, 2020, suddenly 

at Ashburton. Aged 82 years. 

Dearly lovedhusband of Janett. 

Much loved dad of David and 

Gail, Mike and Michelle, Anne 

and Hoss Yeatman, Richard 

and Megan, and Jan and 

Quinny Ross. Loving grandad 

of all his grandchildren and 

great grandchildren. Loved 

brother and brother in law of 

Mervyn and the late Judith 

Richardson. ”A valued member 

of the Ashburton community”. 

Messages to the Griffiths 

family PO Box 472, Ashburton 

7740. Agraveside service for 

John has been held. 

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HARE, James Joseph (Jim): 

On January9,2020, peacefully 

at Ashburton Hospital. Inhis 

92 year. Dearly loved husband 

and companion of the late 

Joan. Much loved dad of 

Richard and Annie, and Sue 

and Cliff. Loved grandpa of all 

his grandchildren and great 

grandchildren whom he was 

very proud. Special thanks to 

his Methven House family for 

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LILL, Donald John 

Cunningham: On January 

10, 2020, peacefully at 

Ashburton Hospital, after a 

shortillness.Belovedhusband 

and soulmate of Elizabeth, 

loved father and father-inlaw 

of Mike and Florence 

(France), Geoff and Julie, 

Felicity and Doug, Cate and 

Ben and cherished grandpa 

of Kaelan, Alexanne, George, 

Ben, Hamish, Sophie, Alex, 

Georgie, Ella, Joe, Charlie and 

loved brother of Margaret. 

Messages to Unit 80, Lochlea, 

25 Charlesworth Drive, 

Ashburton 7700. A special 

thanks tothe wonderful staff 

at Ashburton Hospital who 

helped ensure Donald’s last 

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SKILLING, Nisbet Irene 

Georgena: Passed away 

peacefully at Ashburton 

Hospital on January 13, 2020. 

Aged 95 years. Wife of the 

late Ron. Loved mother and 

mother in law of Annette 

and Les Wickstead, (Australia) 

Lyall, (Australia) Carolyn and 

Les Donaldson and loved 

grandma of Jason, and Julian 

and great grandma of Ally, 

and Jessie; and Tristan. Loved 

auntie of all her nieces and 

nephews. No flowers by 

request please but donations 

to the Blind Foundation 

would be appreciated and 

may be left at the service. 

Messages to Skilling family, 

POBox 472, Ashburton 7740. 

Special thanks to the staff 

at Rosebank Rest Home and 

Ashburton Hospital for their 

special care and attention 

they gave to Nisbet. Aservice 

to celebrate Nisbet’s life 

will be held at our Chapel 

Cnr East and Cox Streets, 

Ashburton on Thursday 

January, 16, commencing at 

2.00pm. Followed by private 

cremation at the Ashburton 

Crematorium. 

Paterson’s 


FDANZ 

03 307 7433 

SAMANTHA 

ROSE 

FLOWERS 

STAPLES, Ernest: (Ness): 

Passed away peacefully, 

after a long illness, on 

January 1,2020, at his home, 

Christchurch. Loved husband 

of Bevand father and father in 

lawofChris and Rana, Dwayne, 

Karl and Mel, Hayley and Andy 

and much loved grandad 

of Michael and Kate; Max, 

and Devon; Tamara, Mason, 

and Danielle. Messages to 

POBox 22, Methven 7745. At 

Ness’ request aprivate family 

servicehas been held. 

Paterson’s 


FDANZ 

03 307 7433 

WHYTE, Myra Dulcie: (Dulc), 

on January 9,2020, peacefully 

at Radius Millstream, 

Ashburton. Treasured wife 

of the late Jack. Dearly loved 

mum of Graeme and Michelle, 

and Barry. Loved gran of 

Nathan, Simon and Skye, Matt 

andAleysia, and Emily. Aloved 

sister, sister inlaw, and aunt. 

Messages to the Whyte family 

c/- P O Box 472, Ashburton 

7740. A service for Dulc has 

been held. 

Paterson’s 


FDANZ 

03 3077433 

Fire ribbons 

Volunteering Mid & 

South Canterbury are 

supporting the volunteers 

fighting the fires in Australia 

selling ribbons in 

the red and blue colour of 

the International firefighter 

ribbons. The colours 

represent red for fire and 

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The ribbons are available 

for agold coin donation 

at Community House 

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All money raised will 

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Restrictions used 

to manage water 

The average daily water 

consumption in Ashburton, 

Tinwald and Lake 

Hood forthe first 14 days 

of the 2020 year was 

15,244 m3, peaking on 

January 12 at 19,918 m3. 

Residents in Ashburton, 

Chertsey, Fairton, 

Hinds, Hakatere, Lake 

Hood, Mayfield and 

Rakaia are currently on 

Level 1 water restrictions, 

whileMethven and 

Mt Somers residents are 

on Level 2restrictions. 

Council used water 

restrictions asatool for 

managing demand onits 

potable water supplies, 

said Ashburton council’s 

acting group manager 

service delivery Brian 

Fauth. 

He said generally 

Level1waterrestrictions 

were largely precautionary 

and usually enacted 

in the summer period as 

areminder to customers 

to use water sensibly during 

the hottest periods of 

the year. 

In other cases more 

targeted water restrictions 

(Levels 2to5)may 

be required and could be 

applied for a range of 

reasons such as maintaining 

acceptable levels 

of service, protecting a 

water source from 

excessive depletion, 

ensuring compliance 

with resource consent 

limits and conserving 

water where a supply’s 

capacity was reduced, he 

said. 

The five levels of water 

restrictions that council 

canimplement are: Level 

1 alternative day use; 

Level 2alternate days, 

timelimited; Level 3 

hand held hosing; Level 

4hosing ban; Level 5– 

water conservation 

notice (emergency management). 

There are around 

500km of drinking water 

pipes in Ashburton. 

Council operates 12 

water supply schemes 

across the district, schemes 

that service around 

71% of the population. 

Few submitters 

on electoral areas 

Geraldine people say 

they don’t want to be 

lumped in with Queenstown, 

Wanaka and other 

towns in the Waitaki 

voting district. 

The Electoral Commission 

is seeking views 

about proposed electorate 

boundary changes 

and seven Geraldine 

submitters say they 

identify with the Rangitata 

electorate rather 

than Waitaki. 

Rangitata takes in 

Mid Canterbury and 

Timaru. 

There were no submissions 

on changes to 

the Rangitata electorate 

to include Rakaia, which 

was previously part of 

the Selwyn electorate. 

Geraldine resident 

Jan Oliver, in a submission 

to the commission, 

said she had 

been a resident of 

Geraldine for over 50 

years and never missed 

voting in ageneral election. 

She said Geraldine 

was connected to Timaru 

for its local government, 

health care and education 

and the town was 

just 30 minutes away. 

‘‘It makes no sense to 

me that Geraldine is 

lumped inwith Queenstown, 

Wanaka, Cromwell, 

Alexandra, 

Oamaru, Tekapo and 

Twizel and that our elected 

representative 

resides in Oamaru.’’ 

Other submitters said 

Geraldine identified with 

Timaru and Ashburton. 

Mike Clare said he 

accepted the rationale 

for population determining 

boundaries, but 

including Geraldine in 

the greater Waitaki was 

bizarre. 

‘‘It’s obvious whoever 

did this has no concept of 

the topography and roading. 

Please show some 

commonsense.’’ 

Alister France said 

Geraldine had been an 

orphan area of interest 

for many years. But it 

would be better for the 

town tobeinthe Rangitata 

electorate, while 

Waitaki could gather 

more areas ofits interest 

in the south. 

The commission will 

hold public hearings of 

objections and counterobjections 

next month on 

all electorate boundaries, 

with a final decision in 

April. 

Rangitata MPAndrew 

Falloon had pushed for 

Rakaia to be in the 

Rangitata electorate. 

“There’s a requirement 

for them to consider 

communities of 

interest, and that’s the 

argument Iput to them 

over areas like Rakaia, 

Chertsey, Lauriston, 

Dorie and Pendarves 

being included with Ashburton 

rather than Akaroa 

and Rolleston. 

“Geraldineisinasimilar 

position where for a 

number of years they’ve 

been part of the Timaru 

district but not in the 

same electorate as Timaru 

itself, so Ican completely 

understand their 

desire to be part of the 

Rangitata electorate. 

Unfortunately the 

requirements around 

population are very tight, 

so it’s difficult to see how 

Geraldine can be 

included without major 

changes elsewhere.”


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Enrolling your child at school 

Your child can startschoolorkura in New Zealand 

between ages fiveand six. All children must be 

enrolled at school by their sixth birthday. 

If you enrolyour child in aschool whichhas cohort 

entry,your childmay be abletostartschoolbefore 

their fifth birthday. Cohort entry is when new 

entrants start school in groupsthroughout the year, 

at the startofeachschool term. 

When yourchildhas started at schoolorkura, they 

must go to school everyday. This is achange from 

the earlier rule,where regular attendance was 

required only fromage six. 

Enrolling early helpsthe school or kurawith their 

planning. 

As soon as you’vedecidedonaschool or kura get 

in touch withthemtoenrolyour child,arrange atime 

for your child to startand arrangesomevisits to get 

yourchildused to school or kura. 

Choosing aschool 

You can not always enrolyour child at any school 

you like. 

If the schoolhas an ‘enrolmentscheme’, inother 

words,iszoned, thisgivesthem the authority to 

restrictenrolments to families living withinthe zone. 

If you want your childtoattendazoned school and 

you live outside thezoneyou willhave to apply to go 

into their ballot. 

Alternatively,yourarea may havemorethan one 

school option for you to consider. 

Contact your school of choice to discuss options. 

Changingschools 

If yourchildischanging schoolorkura for any 

reason, you need to let the school know they are 

leavingand which school they willbegoing to, and 

make sure they are enrolledintheir new school.This 

includes movingtoanewprimary school, kura, 

intermediate or secondary school. 

Once your child is enrolled at anew school, all 

theirpersonal records will be sent from theprevious 

one. 

Hinds School 

Are you looking for after school 

and holiday childcare? 

Ashburton Borough 

School 

OSCAR Programme 

(Out of School Care And Recreation) 

Monday - Friday (School terms) 

3.00pm - 5.30pm 

Monday - Friday (School holidays) 

8.30am - 5.30pm 

5 - 13 year olds 

We provide: 

Recreation and art and craft activities 

Homework supervision 

Afternoon tea 

Adult child ratio: 1:10 

Experienced and caring staff 

A safe environment 

LIMITED CASUAL AND PERMANENT 

SPACES AVAILABLE NOW 

for further information 

contact the school office 307 8529 

You do not have to be a 

Borough School student to attend 

2240438 

Hinds School is afull primary school catering for 

students Years 18. 

We have adedicated staff who work hardto 

foster alove of learning and success for all 

students, forming strong partnershipswith parents 

and students. 

Our staff focus is to cater for all students 

abilities and needs by delivering quality teaching 

and learning through our Core Beliefs 

FoundationLearning Skills (literacy and 

numeracy), Students as Powerful Learners, aRich, 

Relevant and Real Curriculum and Teachers as 

Mentors. 

These beliefs are well supported by our PRIDE 

values: Partnership, Respect, Integrity, 

Determination and Excellence. 

Within the structure of Hinds School is the 

management of the Mid CanterburyTechnology 

Centre (MCTC). It caters for 10 surrounding rural 

and Ashburtonbased schools. 

MCTCisavaluable asset to our Mid Canterbury 

region, which Year 7and 8students attend every 

week. 

Strong communication between homeand 

school is essential, this is delivered by way of class 

seesaw, email,school newsletter, Facebook and 

our school website. 

Being arural based school we are the hub of the 

community and we welcome all within our district 

to join us at school based functionsand events. 

We are very appreciative of our community’s 

support and assistance of our students. 

Together we strive for our school vision‘‘to be 

the best we can be’. 

Waihi School 

We Believe in Boys 

As specialists inboys’ education, we spend alot 

of time thinking about the unique ways in which 

boys learn and grow. 

Singlesex education programmes allow boys to 

thrive and learn at their own developmental pace 

in accordance with their unique learning and 

emotional needs. 

Boys learn better in an environment that: 

~allows them to move while learning (more 

kinaesthetic learning and less time on chairs), 

~ gives them tasks to apply knowledge, i.e. 

learning by doing handson activities, 

~recognises that boys often ‘act first and think 

later’ so teaches them to take risks responsibly, 

~encourages humour; boys make each other 

laugh, it is agreat coping strategy, 

~ accepts that boys are more comfortable 

writing about action, not feelings, 

~gives them asafe space inwhich to embrace 

performance and other creativepursuits –boys are 

extremely creative, 

~understands that boys track moving objects 

faster than girls but don’t hear as well therefore 

they need instructions to be short and clear, 

~ recognises boys have boundless physical 

energy they are often competitive, physical in 

nature and inclined toward competitive sport, ~ 

recognises that boys are essentially disorganised, 

so helps them manage themselves, 

~provides great male role models and gives 

boys an opportunity to be leaders and teaches 

them how to lead. 

If you’d like to know more or if you think your 

son would thrive in this environment, then please 

contact us for an informal chat or to arrange avisit. 

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AshburtonCollege 

Individual ExcellenceinaSupportive LearningEnvironment 

COMMENCEMENT OF COLLEGE YEAR 2020 

NewEnrolments: AllYear Levels (Students) and Adult Students. 

From Monday27January, by appointment 

If your student isnot yet enrolled at the College or, asanadult student you are not enrolled, please 

phone theCollege Office(308 4193), from Monday20January, tomakeanappointment. 

Enrolmentfor Year 9students will include testing. 

Leavers sinceend of 2019 

Any students not returning to College and who have not notified this, please make contact with the 

College Office (308 4193), from Monday27January. 

Course Confirmation Arrangements: ForselectedYear 12 and 13 Students only, 

by appointment 

Dates: Monday27, Tuesday 28 and Wednesday29January, 10:00am-5:00pm. 

Venue: College Library. 

Year 12 and 13 studentsrequired to confirmcourses, in relation to subjectclashes/courseentry pre-requisites, 

will be advised by email to parents/caregiversand students, by Tuesday21January. 

Families without email will be notified via post. 

Electronic Booking System -Please Book Your AppointmentTime 

• Anelectronic booking system is operating forthesedays. 

• ‘Howtobook’instructions will be included in the email/letter home. 

• The booking system will be open from the time youreceiveyour email/letter. 

If,due to genuine circumstances,astudentisunable to attend on the abovedates please 

email info@ashcoll.school.nz or phone 308 4193. An alternativedate/time will be arranged. 

NCEA Results Document: Allstudents -please bring print-out of NCEA Results Document. 

Year LevelInformation and Return Dates 

Reminder 

• Students, ofany year level, not yet enrolled are required todoso-refer to above information and 

please phone foranappointment. 

• Specific Year 12 and13students: Course Confirmation required -refer to aboveinformation, and please 

book on-line foranappointment. 

• NewYear10, 11, 12 and 13 students who have enrolled. Please reportdirectly to the StudentOffice. 

Year 9Students -Monday03February 

• All Year 9students attend,inuniform(College year starts). 

• Please reporttothe Auditorium at 8:50am. 

Year 13 Students -Monday03February 

• All Year 13 students attend,inuniform(College year starts) 

• All Year 13 students reporttoAuditorium at 10:00am (notelatestart). 

• New Year 13 students reportdirectly to StudentOffice. 

• Year 13 students will be released at 12.25pm unless course confirmation meeting required. 

Tuesday04February 

•Year 13 students return to College Period 3 (11:25am), unless course confirmation meeting 

required.Totimetabled classes. 

Wednesday05February 

•Year 13 students–start Period2(10:00am).ToAko groups. 

CommunityEntry Programme Students -Monday03February 

• Interviewswith families and students to prepareIndividual Learning Plans begin Monday. 

• Families and studentswill be contactedinadvancebythe Community EntryProgramme Manager to 

arrange appointmenttimes. 

• Any questions–pleasephoneDeniseon027 308 4193. 

Kōhanga Students -Monday03February 

• All Kōhanga students return, to startat8:45am. 

Year 10 Students -Tuesday04February 

• All Year 10 students attend,inuniform(College year starts). 

• All Year 10 students reporttothe Auditorium at 9:00am. 

• New Year 10 students reportdirectly to StudentOffice. 

SLSU (StudentLearning SupportUnit) Students –Tuesday04February 

• All year level students attend,inuniform(College year starts). Transportstarts today. 

Year 11 Students -Wednesday05February 

• Course confirmation not required -coursesremain as selectedatthe end of 2019or, where changes may 

be required,senior staff will meet with those students. 


• All Year 11 students reporttoUpstairs Café at 9:00am 

• New Year 11 studentsreportdirectly to StudentOffice. 

Year 12 Students -Wednesday05February 


• All Year 12 students reporttoAuditorium at 9:00am. 

• New Year 12 studentsreportdirectly to StudentOffice. 









EDUCATION 

Ashburton College 

Kia Ora and Welcome 

Thank you for considering Ashburton 

College for your child’s 

secondary education. 

As alarge college weoffer afull 

range of academic and vocational 

subjects. Likewise, we offer an 

enormous scope of sporting and 

cultural opportunities. 

If your child has an interest in an 

activity then chances are we will 

have itonoffer. Equally valued is 

our widespread community support 

which enhances what we can 

offer to students’ learning, work 

and life experiences, and activities. 

Our key goal is to provide a 

futurefocused education that will 

enable our leavers to thrive in 

Ross Preece 

their futures and to make apositive 

contribution to our society. 

As part of this futurefocus we 

have, this year, offered our Innovation 

Programme to both Year 9 

and 10 students. 

The emphasis of this programme 

istodevelop the skills of 

communication, collaboration, 

creative problemsolving and 

resilience. Our college’s values of 

‘Quality, Pride and Respect’ will 

continue to serve our students and 

our community well. 

Currently, weare in the master 

planning process for asignificant 

school rebuild, as approved by the 

Ministry of Education last year. 

Thank you for considering our 

College. 

Ross Preece 

Principal/Tumuaki 

What Do Students Bring On Their First DayToCollege? 

AllYear Levels -onday one please just bring arefill pad and pens (thereisnoneed to bring all books). 

StationeryRequirements 2020: 

• Year 8students entering Year 9: Students issued with astationerylist during new entrants’visit. 

• Year 9students entering Year 10: Astationerylist wasincluded with Year 9Reports posted at theend of 

2019. 

Forboth year levels stationerylists arealso available on the College web-site: 

www.ashburtoncollege.school.nz 

• Years 10-12 entering Years 11-13: Students will be advisedbytheir subjectteachers as to whatstationery 

they arerequired to have as they attend each subjectclass. 

This will be issued with timetables. 

Bring Your OwnDeviceRequirements 2020 -all students: 

Areminder thatweare asking all students to bring their owndevicetoschool.Specifications have beenissued 

to families.Alimited number of devices will be available forstudents not able to provide their own. 

College Uniform Clothing Shop 

• Open from Monday20January, during officehours: 8:00am-4:30pm. 

• Pleasecome to the College Office. 

Newand Returning International Students -Enrolments/Orientation: 

Wednesday29January - New International Students Only 

• Host families please deliver students to,and collect from, the College Office. 

• Day starts at 11:00am and finishes at 3:00pm. 

• Bring ownlunch. 

• Students please bring Passport, and InsuranceDocumentation if youhave this. 

• The Clothing Shop will be opened forInternational Students and Host Families. 

Thursday30January - New International Students 

• Orientation continues. 

• Day starts at 11:00am and finishes at 3:00pm. 

• Bring ownlunch. 

Friday31January - All International Students Welcome 

• Day Trip. 

• Bring ownlunch,sun screen, sun glasses,swimwear and towel. 

Monday03February - Year 9and 13 International Students start 

Tuesday04February - Year 10 International Students start 

Wednesday05February - Year 11 and 12 International Students start 

Year 12 Peer SupportStudents -Monday03February 

• Meet in Upstairs Café at 11:25am (Period 3) forbriefing. 

• Pleasewear College uniform. 

• Peer SupportofYear 9students Period 4(12:25pm). 

• 1:20pm -sausagesizzle provided forYear 9, and Year 12 Peer Supportstudents. 

• Year 12 studentsleave College at 1:50pm. 

Buses -Mid CanterburySchool TransportSystem(MCSTS) 

• AllCollege bus runs commenceMonday03February. 

These include Ashburton Intermediate School students and Primary students of schools which use the 

MCSTSService 

Enrolment-ifnot already completed,pleaseaction by Monday20January 

• Existingbus students -wedorequireMCSTStobenotified if continuing to use the bus service. 

Please advise via email (admin@mcsts.co.nz) -[anytime],orphone: 307 2420. 

• Enrolment of students newtothe bus service -please completethrough the web-site www.mcsts.co.nz. 

Note: Newbus students arerequiredtoenrol with the bus servicebefore theycan use the buses. 

• Parents/caregivers will be notified via email, orbypost where email isnot available, when enrolment is 

complete. 

Note: Bus Routes –information forall currentusers 

Bus routes continue the same as they were at the end of Term Four,2019. Thereare no changes. 

College Office Hours 

Theofficewill be open from Monday20January,8:00am-4:30pm. 

Other Dates 

• Leadership Camp (Year 13 students who areconfirmed as attending) 

-Monday27-Wednesday29January 

• Teacher Only Days -Thursday 30 Januaryand Friday31January 

• Pōwhiritowelcome new staff and students(11:30am) -Wednesday05February 

• WaitangiDay public holiday -Thursday06February 

COLLEGE CONTACTDETAILS Phone:(03)308 4193 

Email: info@ashcoll.school.nz 

Web-site: www.ashburtoncollege.school.nz 

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Methven Primary 

School 

Methven Primary School is an exciting and 

vibrant place for children to do theirlearning. 

Our teachers are committed to providing 

stimulating learning programmes both inside 

and outside of the classroom. 

Within our rich and broad curriculum 

there is abelief that being able to read, write 

and do maths successfully is at the core of a 

child’s learning needs. To do this we are 

increasingly using ‘Stellar’ (our schoolowned 

bus) to transport our children to 

learning opportunities within our local 

environment. 

Our location allows usto run an extensive 

Snow SportsprogrammeinTerm 3. Students 

take part in class trips and senior students 

can opt into aweekly programme tofurther 

develop their skiing and snowboarding skills. 

Students striving to achieve to their 

potential isexpressed in our vision “Preparing 

for our future through making pathways 

to the stars”. 

Our learners are collaborative, innovative, 

communicators who are able to selfregulate 

and manage their wellbeing. 

We have modern, attractive learning 

spaces across our school. Students are 

supported toestablish their goals and work 

towards these through accessing the curriculum 

in a variety of ways. As the only 

Microsoft Showcase Primary School inthe 

South Island, we provide arange of digital 

learning experiences to allow students to use 

and create with technologies. 

We have a great team of teachers and 

support staff, supported by aproactive BoT. 

We provide avariety ofprogrammes for 

children who need specific learning goals. 

For further information, please contact Sue 

Furndorfler at principal@methven.school.nz 

School 

term 

dates 

The Ministry of Education 

sets out school date 

guidelines each year but 

check with your school to 

find out your term times 

especially around school 

start and end of year 

information. 

Term 1(11 weeks) 

between Monday 27 

January (at the earliest); 

and Friday 7February (at 

the latest) and runs until 

Thursday April 9. 

The school holiday is 

then from Saturday April 

11 until Sunday April 26. 


runs from Tuesday April 

28 until Friday July 3. 


from Saturday July 4until 

Sunday July 19. 


runs from Monday July 

20 until Friday 25 September 

25. 


from Saturday September 

26 until Sunday 

October 11. 


runs from Monday October 

12 until no later than 

Friday December 18 

(check with your school 

for confirmed date). 


generally five or six weeks 

long (from school’s closing 

date until opening 

date of school the following 

year). 

Start ofYear Information 

New Enrolments 

Monday27January,9:00am - 12:00pm 

Ourofficewillbeopenfor newfamilies 

wishingtoenrol theirchildren 

Class Lists Available 

Tuesday 28 January, 5:00pm 

Emailedtofamiliesand placedonwebsite 

Office Opens 

Friday31January,8:30am - 3:30pm 

Students First Day 

Monday3February,includesawelcome 

morningfor students andfamilies 

from 8:30am - 9:30am 

Visit methven.school.nz for more details 

Tinwald School 

2020 Back toSchool Dates 

Office open for inquiries and enrolments 

Thursday 30 and Friday 31, 

January 2020, 9am-12pm 

Students return Monday, 3February, 

classes begin 8.55am 

Tinwald School offers excellent education 

opportunities for New Entrant 

to Year 6children. 

We welcome all enquiries and are happy for 

prospective families to visit the school and 

see learning in action. 

For further information contact the 

Principal -Peter Livingstone. 

School Wiki is the site to see 

Visit the school wiki to see our 

school in action; 

www.tinwaldschool.weebly.com 

131 Thomson Street, Tinwald, Ashburton 

03 308 4555 admin@tinwald.school.nz 

2244890 

Ashburton Learning 

Centre 

AshburtonLearningCentre, centrally 

located at 71 Park Street in Ashburton,has 

staff availabletoassist you with your 

learning needs whetherits for education, 

employment or social opportunities. 

We offersupport to peopleinneedof 

help with different levelsofliteracy, 

numeracy andcomputing skills. 

For those looking to improve on basic 

Englishliteracy (spellingand writing) and 

basicnumeracy(maths) skills. OurEnglish 

for newcomers can help peopleseeking to 

improvetheir English language skills, either 

through our English classes or by speaking 

in English, andcan openupfurther 

opportunities for higher online study. 

We offertuition in International English 

Language Testing System(IELTS) for those 

wanting to sit the IELTS exam. 

For peoplelooking to gain National 

CertificateofEducational Achievement 

(NCEA) literacy or numeracy creditslevel 

one, or apprentices wanting supporttodo 

their individual qualifications we can help. 

Ourdigital support can alsohelp people 

looking to becomemore confident 

computer users. 

TheAshburton LearningCentre also 

offersdriver licencesupport,classesinTe 

Reo Maori and foundation learning to 

support people looking for employment 

opportunities. 

Allour coursesare free to New Zealand 

residents, withasmall feefor nonresidents. 

To seewhatwecan offeryou check out 

our website at www. 

ashburtonlearningcentre.co.nz or get in 

touch withuson 03 3085322. 

Computing/Digital Classes: 

Mondays 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM & 1 PM – 3 PM 

Tuesdays 

7:00 PM – 9:00PM 

Wednesdays 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM 

Workplace Literacy/Numeracy Support 

Work Readiness classes 

Health and Safety at Work Unit Standard 497 

Apprenticeship Support 

Reader Writer Support 

Specific Learning Difficulty (SLD) Tutoring 

CV and job seekers support 

Driver’s Licence Support 

Digital Literacy 

Individual support for computers and cellphones within a group 

class setting 

At no cost to NZ residents 

PELT (Prepaid English Language Tuitition) 

Accredited PTE to deliver English tuition for Immigration NZ requirements 

ESOL (English to Speakers of Other Languages) 

One-to-one classes at times to suit and group classes available 

Small fee for non-residents 

Mondays Intermediate Level 7:00 - 8:30pm 

Tuesdays Beginning Level 7:00 - 8:30pm 

Wednesdays Advance Level/IELTS Preparation 7:00 - 8:30pm 

Fridays Intermediate Level 10:00 - 11:30am 

Forinquiries and moreinformation, please contact: 

Phone: 03 308 5322 Mobile: 027 226 9496 Email: adult.literacy@xtra.co.nz 

71 Park Street,Ashburton(CnrHavelock Street,old St Joseph’s School Bldg) 

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Schools support 

The Government 

announced last year a 

reset of Tomorrow’s 

Schools, which will put 

more support closer to 

schools to give every 

child the best chance 

to succeed. 

Tomorrow’s Schools 

is the name given to 

the reforms that dramatically 

changed the 

governance, management 

and administration 

of our schools 

nearly 30 years ago. 

While the current 

system has strengths, it 

isn’t adequately serving 

some of our 

learners, in particular 

Maori, Pacific, people 

with disabilities, 

people with learning 

needs, and those from 

disadvantaged backgrounds. 

The Government 

announced a reset of 

Tomorrow’s Schools, 

which will put more 

frontline support closer 

to schools to give 

every child the best 

chance tosucceed. 

You can read the 

Tomorrow’s Schools 

Taskforce final report 

on the Education Conversation 

website. 

SCHOOL FOOTWEAR 

for boys and girls 

• College • Intermediate • Primary 

McKinlays, Clarks,Keen, 

Julius Marlow, Skechers andmore 

Great:- •Quality•Styles •Prices 

Tots To Teens 

TheArcade, Ashburton Phone: 307 7340 

Installing Prideineverything we do.Celebrating 

and learning through the values of: 

P=Perseverance 

R=Responsibility 

I=Integrity 

D=Diligence 

E=Excellence 

Enrolments welcome to our family orientated 

school from Thursday30January2020. 

Pupils and classes resume from Monday3February. 

We areproud to be a‘PositiveBehaviour 4Learning 

and Duffy Book School’. 

Contactdetails: Phone 308 5799 

office@netherby.school.nz 

Principal: Phil Wheeler 

We provide help with your child’s learning 

needs. 

Features of our tuition system include: 

*Qualified teachers as tutors 

*FREEinitial assessmenttodetermine 

learning needs 

*Individual programmes in Numeracy 

and Literacy–includes writing,spelling, 

comprehension 

*Abalanceofbook work and computer work 

*All materials provided -nohiddencosts 

*Successful outcomes -manyhappyclients 

Call us today! 

307 6252 

Check us out on Facebook 

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Preparing your child 

Here are some ideas to helpyour 

child get ready for school: visit the 

school or kura with your child get the 

principal and teacher to meet your 

child arrange some settling in visits 

with their teacher before their first 

day have aplay at the school in the 

weekend run around, climbonthe 

playground equipment, kick aballon 

the field talk to the teacher about 

your child, include; if your child has 

any special health needs, and what to 


Kindergartens 

Ashburton Kindergartens is agroup of wellestablished, not 

for profit, professional kindergartens based in the Ashburton 

community, offering preschool education for two to five 

yearolds. 

The kindergartens Allenton, Tinwald Aubrey Mason, 

Hampstead, Netherby Merle Leask and Thomas Street 

maintain a high quality programme, which is taught by 

qualified and registered teachers in Early Childhood 

Education and supported by amanager and board. 

The teachers extend your child’s thinking and choices 

through individual programme plans and provide an 

educational environment and appropriate resources to 

support your child’s learning needs. 

The programme is based on the early childhood curriculum 

Te Whaariki, an inclusive approach to achild’s development. 

Children benefit from the wealth of educational and play 

resources, while in asafe and secure purposebuilt environment. 

We promote high self esteem and confidence for happy 

children bring happy parents and families. 

All kindergartens are accepting enrolments now and offer 

sessions of up to six hours aday, 30 hours aweek, with no fees. 

For more information, or to enrol your child, contact your 

nearest kindergarten directly, or call us on 03 308 3779. 

do, what your childlikes to do, what 

they are good at and what makes them 

happy 

Teach your child somepractical 

skills such as; todouptheir shoes 

put on and takeoff their coatsgoto 

the toilet and wash their hands blow 

their nose unpack and hang up their 

bags where they aretold recognise 

when they arethirsty and get adrink 

of water ask for things they need. 

Help them get ready to learn and 

participate in the class by:beingable 

to sit on achair at atable for ashort 

time to complete an activity are 

comfortable being away from you 

know howtotake turns, and wait for 

things know the names of colours 

know the letters of the alphabet 

know the numbers 1to9can hold a 

pencil correctly and use scissors can 

write their name are able to hold a 

picture book and turnthe pages 

carefully. 

Life 

Education 

Trust 

Inspiring children and young 

people to make positive 

choices – Life Education 

Trust. 

In our complex and changing 

society, children experience 

many challenges that 

can seriously impact their 

health and wellbeing. 

Through our Healthy 

Harold Programme we educate 

and inspire children to 

make positive choices teaching 

them tools and strategies 

to work through life’s challenges. 

Oureducators visit schools 

around the country in our 

fleet of mobile classrooms; in 

Mid/South Canterbury we 

educate around 8,000 children 

every year. 

We use arange of technology 

to engage children's 

imaginations, teaching them 

how brilliant the human body 

is, about relationships and 

communities, and about 

resilience and theiridentities. 

Our specialist educators 

are all registered teachers, 

who offer schools a shared 

planning approach to create 

tailored lessons to ensure we 

meet individual children's 

learning needs. 

As a charity we rely on 

sponsors, grants, donations, 

and volunteer Trustees to be 

able to do our work with 

schools and children in the 

community. 

To find out more about 

Life Education Trust visit: 

www.lifeeducation.org.nz or 

get it touch at haroldlifeed@orcon.net, 

or 03 687 

7369.




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Longbeach 

School 

Longbeach School offers 

Year 1to8students asafe 

learning environment where 

differences are acknowledged, 

accepted and supported. 

We strive toensure every 

student achieves to the best 

of their ability. 

Longbeach School has six 

well resourced, excellent 

learning environments, 

where thestaff take the time 

to get to know each child, 

care forthem andchallenge 

them to be the best theycan 

by reaching for the STARS. 

Our team approach 

ensures we deliver the best 

teaching and learning programmeswecan 

to meetthe 

needs of all our students. 

Over the years we have 

developed many excellent 

teaching and learning programmes 

which are obtaining 

very good achievement 

results for our students. 

We believethat establishing 

trusting and honest professional 

relationships with 

students is paramount to 

learning. This is because 

true learning requires 

students to take risks. And 

so, risktaking requires trust 

and trust is developed when 

positive relationships are 

established. 

Underpinning all that we 

do are our six Cs; Citizenship, 

Collaboration, Communication, 

Character, 

Creativity, Critical Thinking. 

We live and breathe 

these values to ensure that 

our school remains a safe 

and positive place to learn 

while developing essential 

lifelong skills in our 

learners. 

Our strong focus on a 

team approach, where teachers 

and students work 

together to implement our 

rich and exciting learning 

programmes, ensures our 

students from Year 1to 8 

become wellrounded citizens 

who are more than 

ready to moveontosecondary 

school. 

For more information 

please visit www.longbeach. 

school.nz 

Giant Leaps 

Giant Leaps Speech and 

Drama provides communication 

and performance coaching 

for children and teens. 

They are the South Island’s 

largest, and most experienced, 

speech and drama company 

and are now established in 

Ashburton, Geraldine, Timaru, 

Christchurch, Oamaru, Waitaki 

Valley and Waimate. 

Giant Leaps was founded by 

Anna Keno who is a NZ 

registered Speech Therapist 

and Speech and Drama 

teacher. The company grew in 

response to the demand for 

quality programmes and the 

realisation that it is vital for 

children to be confident, 

creative and to achieve lifelong 

communication skills. 

‘‘It is at the core of who we 

are as individuals. It is crucial to 

our ability to learn and to 

function in our everyday lives 

and relationships. Every interaction 

we have with others is 

defined by our ability to effectively 

communicate and perform. 

‘‘Giant Leaps Speech Company 

was established from that 

dream that every child and 

teenager can achieve their very 

best communication and performance 

skills to succeed in 

life. These skills are needed 

more today than ever before.’’ 

Giant Leaps has ahandpicked 

teaching team that are able 

to provide their students with 

the very best tuition. Teachers 

are highly qualified and experienced 

with backgrounds in 

performing, directing, public 

speaking, vocals, radio, theatre 

and education. 

“We are incredibly lucky to 

have ateam that is made upof 

the very best in our industry.” 

‘‘We knowthat if you want to 

succeed in a world that 

demands confidence, articulation 

and the ability to share 

your ideas clearly, then you 

need good communication 

skills. 

‘‘So that's why we offer the 

best programs you can go 

looking for.’’ 

Check out our website at 

www.giantleaps.nz to find out 

how we can every child achieve 

their communication potential. 


Gymnastics Club 

Thursdays at the AshburtonCollege Gymnasium 

Beginning Thursday13th February2020 

Threesessions running from 

3:45pm to 7:15pm, starting at $9 per week. 

Limited spaces available. 

Check out our facebookpage 

or email ashgyminfo@gmail.com 

Forkliftand Dangerous GoodsCourses 

NZTAApproved Course Provider,MITO&Competenz Assessor 

Classes 2&4,Endorsements F&D 

ForkliftF&OSH, Saturdays and other days as requested 

Dangerous Goods Course,½day Mondaymornings 

CommunityHouse,Ashburtonoryour work place 

Forfurther information 

Phone Christine 027 245 2563 

Everyone reaching for the stars 

•CITIZEN •COLLABORATION •COMMUNICATION 

•CHARACTER •CREATIVITY•CRITICAL THINKING 

StartdateMonday3rd February2020 

Ourofficeisopen from the 

27th of January9am -3pm 

office@longbeach.school.nz or ph 3026643 

Principal Neil Simons 

MayfieldSchool open forenrolments 

Wednesday, January29, 2020 

SCHOOLBEGINS 

Thursday, January30, 2020 

PHONE 303 6214 

office@mayfieldschool.co.nz 

2236858 2240879 

2232109 

2239745 

Inspiring children and young people 

to makepositivechoices 

EveryyearLifeEducation Trustteach around 

8,000 children in mid southCanterbury 

about theirbody,friendships,their 

identity, food andnutritionand 

helpful and harmfulsubstances. 

Find outmoreatwww.lifeeducation.org.nz 

or getintouch on 03 6877369|haroldlifeed@orcon.net.nz 

CarewPeel Forest School 

Caring for: 

Myself and Each Other: ManaakiTangata, 

Learning: ManaakiAko, 

the Environment: ManaakiTaiao 

EnrolmentDates: 28thand 29th January2020 

at 10am -2pm. 

School Starts: Thursday30thJanuary2020 

We welcome visitors to our school and would be 

happy toshow you around by prior arrangement. 

Please phone foranappointment. 

Anyqueries canbedirected to thePrincipal, 

contactdetailsbeloworemail: 

principal@carewpeelforest.school.nz. 

We welcomeyour visit. 

CarewPeel Forest School 

1051 Ealing MontaltoRoad, 

Carew, RD 5, Ashburton 

Phone (03) 696 3556 

Principal: Sharon Ketter 

2238846 

2237869 

WhereChildren Learn 

ALL KINDERGARTENS COMMENCE 

ON TUESDAY,JANUARY 21, 2020 

Up to 30 

hours FREE 

ECE available at 

all kindergartens 

&nofees 

Newenrolments and enquiries taken from Monday, 20 January2020 

•Allenton: 46 Allens Road.Phone 308 7896 

•Aubrey Mason (Tinwald): 136 Thomson Street.Phone 308 4379 

•Hampstead: 44 Cambridge Street.Phone 308 3954 

•Merle Leask (Netherby): 34 Davis Cresent. Phone 308 3337 

•ThomasStreet: 21 Thomas Street.Phone 308 9587 

Contact: Kindergarten Association Manager 

Phone308 3779. Emailassociation@ashkindy.co.nz 

Visit: ashburtonkindergartens.org.nz

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Back to school tips 

Ifyour child is new to school, visit the 

school grounds over the holidays to help 

them feel comfortable with their new 

surroundings 

Get your child to have their clothing 

and backpack ready the night before 

school to reduce stress in the morning 

Ifyour child/ren are anxious about 

the first day, make time to talk about 

their worries 

Pack alunchbox that will give your 

child energy to last the day try 

including a mix of fruit, vegetables, 

whole grains, dairy products and protein 

Check if your school has asecondhand 

uniform shop, or put apost online 

to see if you can buy aless expensive 

secondhand uniform 

Netsafe has great advice for parents 

on buying and using devices for school 

If you have concerns about your children’s 

progress, make atime to chat with 

their teacher 

Health experts recommend 911 

hours sleep for schoolage children, and 

810 hours per night for teens 

Parents on abenefit or low incomes 

may be eligible for assistance fromWork 

and Income for some school costs 

Ministry of Education 

Back to 

school 

2020. 

Mount Hutt College 

Principal Jack Saxon started at Mount Hutt 

College (MHC) thebeginning of Term 4, 

2019. 

In the relatively short time Jack has been at 

the helmofMHC he has made getting to 

know the students and the community his 

priority. 

He actually startedbysendingout a 

consultation survey to staff, studentsand the 

school community before he arrived. 

By the end of Term 4using information 

from the strategic plan, last EROreport, 

community surveys and wider conversations 

with students,staff, parents and the wider 

community,clear directions have been 

established for 2020 with the key priorities 

including: 

1Strengthening communication with staff, 

students, parents and community 

2StrengtheningStudent Leadership and 

Student Agency at MHC. 

3Successfullyimplementing Project Based 

Learning, Opuke Time, at Year 910. 

4StrengtheningWellbeing and Inclusion 

within andacross the school. 

5Developing new partnerships with the 

community to supportstudent success. 

With this as astarting point for 2020 Jack, 

the Board of Trustees, staff, parentsand 

students will be setting awider direction, 

Vision 2021, through arigorousprocess of 

collaboration and consultation over the first 

half of 2020. 

The starting point for 2020continues the 

ongoing developmentofMHC learning 

programmes to be futurefocused and to 

prepare all students for the world they will 

enter as they leave school in the 2020s. 

Teachers at MHC are very excited the 

introduction of Project Based Learning, or 

Opuke Time, across Year 910. 

Opuke Time willallow students to choosea 

project theyare interested in and work 

collaboratively with arange of otherstudents, 

developing keyattributes and capabilities in 

authentic ‘real world’ environments. 

Opuke Time willtake place on 

Wednesdays, periods24 with each project 

spanning two terms. 

Teaching staffhave been working 

throughout 2019 in preparation for the 

introductionofOpuke Timeand the 

excitement is high around the potential of the 

programme both for MHC Year 910 students 

in 2020 and the wider school in the future. 

Developing greater ownership of their 

learning journeyisafocusthat challenges 

studentsand provides opportunities for 

growth of their ‘soft skills’ and key 

competencies. 

MountHutt Collegeasasmaller high 

school is fortunate to be able to combine 

providing awide curriculum with an 

individual focus on studentneeds. 

WelcomED. 

Welcome to 2020 at Geraldine High School 

Mon 20th January: SchoolOfficeopens 

Tue28thJanuary: 10.30am-12.30pm -Year 12 CourseConfirmation 

Wed 29th January: 10am -3pm -Year 13 Leadership Day&Course 

Confirmation 

Thu 30thJanuary: Year 7Orientation Day. 

SchoolBusesrunning pm only 

Fri 31stJanuary: All school begins. Powhiriassembly at 8.40am. 

SchoolBusesrunning am andpmfor all students. 

93 McKenzie St, Geraldine |03693 0017 |office@geraldinehs.school.nz 

geraldinehigh 

geraldinehs.school.nz 

2148717 

Mayfield School 

Mayfield School is a decile 7 coeducational 

state fullprimary school (U2 grade) catering for 

new entrants to Year 8students. 

At the end of 2019 our roll was 80 students. 

Mayfield School is very much at the heart of 

the Mayfield community. We are surroundedby 

mountains, notably Mt Somers, Mt Hutt, Mt 

Peel and Surrey Hills. 

These form the names of our four house 

groups we run at school and give usour local 

identity. In 2020, we will be afive classroom 

school, all with low pupiltoteacher ratios. We 

have asupportive board oftrustees, who fund 

an extra teacher and run aschool farm and an 

active Home and School committee who 

organise fundraising activities and social events. 

We are proud of our recreational facilities, 

which include four adventure playgrounds, 

extensiveplayingfields andschool gardens. Our 

school has amotto, ‘Striving High’. 

This motto is what everything Mayfield 

School is about, aswestrive high ineverything 

we do and this is an expectation for our 

students, staff and school community. 

The school is wellequipped with the latest 

information and communications technology 

with25iPadsand alaptop eachfor the children 

in the senior class. 

Aspecial feature of our school is the club 

programme we run in winter for a sixweek 

block. Thisinvolves staff, parents andcommunity 

members sharing their interests and expertise 

to give the children meaningful and fun 

learning experiences. 

For more information about our wonderful 

schoolcontact principal Richard Kidd via email 

on principal@mayfieldschool.co.nz or visit our 

website: www.mayfieldschool.co.nz 

Mt Hutt College 2020 

SENIORS -YEAR 11, 12, 13 

Make an appointmentfor 

Wed29 th January 12pm -4pm 

to choose or change subjects for2020 

FIRSTAID COURSE -YEAR 12,13 

Monday27 th andTuesday28 th January 

FIRST FULLDAY -YEAR11, 12,13 

Thursday30 th January 

It’s all here! 

Contactcollege@mthutt.school.nz,302 8437 

Te Kura 

oŌpuke 

YEAR 7,8,9,10 ORIENTATION 

AND ACTIVITY FULLDAYS 

Year 7: Friday 31 st January 

Year 8(new):Friday31 st January 

Year 9,10 (new): Thursday30 th January 

SURF SAFE DAY-ALL YEAR 9 

Friday31 st January 

Whāia te iti kahurangi, ki te tuohukoe, 

me he maungatete 

Seek the treasure youvalue most dearly, if you bow your head, 

let it be to alofty mountain 

Office open from Wednesday22 rd January 

Timetable for all students starts Monday3rd February 

Formal welcome begins at 8.40am. Allparents arewelcome. 

furtherdetails: www.mounthuttcollege.co.nz




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Carew Peel Forest School 

Carew Peel Forest School is your community school 

helping children to learn and grow, to care for 

themselves, each other and the environment. 

We offer an inclusive, caring, family environment 

with an innovative curriculum staffed by four teachers 

in newly refurbished learning hubs. 

Our smaller class sizes give pupils more individual 

attention. 

We are wellresourced with technology (one device 

per student) and awellstocked library. 

The school’s latest Education Review Office report 

(March 2018) commended our ‘‘very strong, well 

established and sustained processes and practices for 

equity and excellence and accelerating children’s 

learning and progress.” 

It noted ‘‘the curriculum is highly responsive to 

children, their interests, learning and wellbeing’’ and 

‘‘links closely to children’s lives, their place in the 

school, the local environment and wider community.” 

We are assisted by asupportive and energetic Home 

and School Association who help us to make sure our 

children are at the heart of everything we do. 

And our children, who take part in many outdoor 

activities and camps, enjoy the school’s fabulous play 

areas, with spacious landscaped grounds and our very 

own 25metre swimming pool. 

We also have garden growing areas, amini farm and 

bike track where the children learn about cultivation, 

food production and can have fun. 

As a GreenGold Award Enviroschool, and our 

ability to own and operate our own school transport 

system, we are extremely proud of our special little 

school nestled in the heart of Carew. 

Please phone us on Ph 03 696 3556, or call in at 

Carew Peel Forest School, 1051 Ealing Montalto 

Road, Carew, so we can show you around. 

The Tutoring Centre 

Helping students progress at 

accelerated rates is not just a 

goal, but a reality for many 

students who attend The 

Tutoring Centre. 

Director Jill Patterson, 

along with teachers, Linda 

Bullock and Muriel Morgan, 

are ateam who are passionate 

about building into the lives of 

children. 

It’s not just about learning 

gains : for many it’s about a 

complete shift in selfbelief 

and a newfound confidence 

that is the real achievement. 

Once this change takes place, 

progress usually happens 

quickly. 

We recognise that as your 

child is unique, so are their 

learning needs and our programmes 

reflect this. The 

Tutoring Centre offers afree 

educational assessment prior 

to starting lessons. 

We are here to help make 

learning apositive experience! 

Call today for afree assessment. 

Phone 03 307 6252. 

Business administrationskillsneeded in everysector 

Up anddownthe countryandinalmost 

every sector of business, employment 

opportunities exist forpeoplewithskills 

in business administration. 

Celine Husband recognised the extent 

of those opportunities and decided to 

quit herhospitalityjob to studybusiness 

administration and technology. “It’s an 

area with such abroad range ofjobs 

available,”she says. 

Shechose a17-week certificatecourseat 

AraInstituteof Canterburyin Timaru.It 

gave herataste of all aspectsofbusiness 

and equipped her with awide range of 

skills. 

Celine says much of her learning was 

done through projects and role playing 

in realistic business environments. 

As part of the programme, she also 

undertook a work placement with 

Rooney Earthmoving in Timaru.“Itwas 

great. Igot to put everything I’d learned 

into practice.” 

Sandra Black, senior business tutor at 

Ara, says theNew Zealand Certificatein 

Business Administration &Technology 

is agreatentrylevel course that canlead 

to jobopportunities in abroad spectrum 

of industries. 

“It gives you areally solid foundation of 

skills andknowledge that canbeapplied 

in all sorts ofsectors. Youdon’tneed to 

have anyprior experience,and as well as 

gaining plenty of useful skills, thecourse 

will reallybuildyourconfidencetoo.” 

Sandra addsthatAra’s extensive industry 

connections means students get great 

work placementopportunities. 

Having completed the Level 3 

programme inbusiness administration 

and technology, Celine has decided to 

continue her studies with the Level 4 

programme. 

The next New Zealand Certificate 

in Business Administration starts in 

February 2020 at Ara’s Timaru and 

Ashburton campuses. For details visit 

ara.ac.nz. 

2244087





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CJ’s Driving 

School 

Schools database online 

There is aschool tool available at www. 

educationcounts.govt.nz/findschool 

which gives information about every 

school in New Zealand. 

Enter the name of the school you are 

looking for, or click on the map, to find 

information, like: 

their address and contact information 

type of school egprimary, intermediate, 

secondary, special school, teen 

parent unit 

the school gender coeducational, 

girls or boys school 

whether they are state, state integrated, 

private or partnership schools 

whether they offer boarding facilities 

whether they offer teaching in Maori 

medium or Pasifika medium 

links to their Education Review 

Office reports. 

If it’s got wheels preferably big wheels 

Christine Jones will drive it! 

Christine started her career in Driver 

Training at the YMCA in 1996 and has 

worked hard to gain experience and achieve 

her goal of being an Independent Course 

Provider for NZTA and ITO Industry 

Assessor. 

She is aLicenced Driving Instructor and 

Assessor, has National Qualifications in 

AdultEducation and TESOL, and the owner/ 

operator of CJ’s Driving school. 

She has spent most of her life driving all 

sorts of heavy vehicles from tractors and farm 

machinery to forklifts, trucks and buses. 

C J’s Driving School provides driver 

training and assessment locally right here in 

Ashburton. 

Christine offers NZTA Approved; Classes 

2 and 4 Licence, Dangerous Goods and 

Forklift Licence Endorsement courses. 

She also offers Competenz/Worksafe 

Approved Forklift Safe Operator’s Certificate 

Courses, as well as the approved Limited 

Credit programmefor School Bus Drivers, as 

required by the MOE. 

All training is offered WEEKLY at 

Community House, 44 Cass Street, Ashburton 

or CJ’s Driving School is able to come to 

you and train at your own location. 

Christine is excited about training the next 

generation of drivers and helping to alleviate 

New Zealand’s huge skills shortage of 

qualified and professional heavy vehicle 

operators. 

‘‘I am passionate about road safety and 

driver awareness. I like to help drivers 

appreciate that we all need to be Professional 

Drivers and feel proud of the industry we are 

working in. Without heavy vehicle operators, 

how would we get the food and fibre we New 

Zealanders need to feed and clothe ourselves 

moved around the country. This is an exciting 

career. It’s a job where you get to work 

outside and you will never get bored, every 

day is different.’’ 

She drove school buses for 20 years, which 

fitted nicely around family life and other 

commitments. Christine has also spent time 

abroad driving arange of heavy vehicles. 

She has developed a broad range of 

experience and life skills and her practical 

experience combines with awealth of classroom 

experience. CJ’s Driving School can be 

contacted on 0272452563, through their 

Facebook Page, via email: cjsdrivingschool@outlook.com 

or by visiting NZTA 

and NZIDI websites. 

OPENING 

HOURS: 

8.30am-5.30pm Monday-Thursday 

8.30am-6pm Friday 

9am-6pm Saturday 

10am-4pm Sunday 

212 East Street,Ashburton. Ph 308 8309 

2244765




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Our Lady of the Snows 

OURSIZE IS OUR 

ADVANTAGE 

Our Ladyofthe Snows is afully 

integrated Catholic Primary School 

for pupils from new entranttoYear 8. 

The school’scurriculum reflects 

our special Catholic character 

preparingour pupils educational 

needs in acaring environmentwhere 

everyoneshares and lives the values, 

teachings and traditions of the 

Catholic Church. 

The school, convenientlylocated at 

20 Main Street,inMethven,isdivided 

into two classes; new entrant to Year 

3inone room and Year 4to8in 

another. 

Wealso have amultipurpose room 

where we hold assembly,school 

prayer, meetings. It can also be used 

as an art and music room. 

All classrooms andpupils at Our 

Lady of the Snows are individually 

equipped with digital technology. 

Senior pupils have Chromebook 

laptops for classroom use, and the 

juniorpupils have access to iPads, 

whichare used in literacyand 

mathematics programmes. 

Extragroup support and teaching is 

provided by qualified teacher aides 

and all pupils haveaccess to the 

schools learning support facilities. 

At Our Ladyofthe Snows we have 

afully equipped, newly refurbished 

MercyLibrary, ateacher aide room, 

large spacious grounds with a 

playground, two tennis courts, a 

scooter area, volleyball court, full size 

soccer and rugby pitches and many 

trees and gardens. 

The school values programmeand 

religious education are deliveredin 

an integrated approachwith the rest 

of the curriculum. And we encourage 

all pupils and families to be actively 

part of our Christian community with 

daily class prayers regular prayer 

liturgies and school massheld at least 

once each term. 

The national curriculumis 

delivered with astrong emphasison 

literacy and numeracy integratedinto 

diverse learning experiencesthat 

draw on our unique community and 

environment. 

There is an extensive fitnessand 

sportsactivities programme and we 

also valuethe cultural and creative 

side of the curriculumwith Kapa 

Haka,art, music and drama an 

importantpart of learning. 

Nestled down atreelined driveway on the edge of 

the Methventownshipyou will find averyspecial 

Catholicschool, asafe&beautiful placewhere 

childrenlearn,play&grow... 

We feel positivethatthe smallersizeofour school is 

amajor factor in ourability to developthe 

self-confidence andabilityofour students. 

To arrange aschoolvisistpleasecontact: 

Pattie Ree–Principal027 531 7518 

principal@ladysnow.school.nz 

ladysnow.school.nz 

2241063 

Unique personal profiles 

Some Mid Canterbury children moving 

from early childhood education centres to 

primary schools this year will be accompanied 

by unique personal profiles telling 

their new teachers all about them. 

Around 1500 children attend early childhood 

education centres in the district and 

ahigh number of the 300 or so children 

who start primary school each year have 

attended one. 

The unique profiles are the result of a 

special research project begun last year to 

make the transition from early childhood 

to primary education aseamless one. 

Advance Ashburton funded the project, 

which was undertaken by a group of 

dedicated early childhood and new entrant 

teachers who are members of the Hakatere 

and Opuke Kahui Ako (Community of 

Learners). Children usually leave early 

childhood centres with alearning journal/ 

profile book that is part of any transition 

process. The early childhood teachers 

wanted to find out how useful these 

journals/books were, and to differentiate 

between the ‘‘nice to know’’ and the ‘‘need 

to know’’ information that would support a 

successful transition process for the child 

and family. 

Nine out of the 14 members of the 

Hakatere (Ashburton) early childhood 

centres have actively participated in the 

research project, while all eight members 

of the Opuke (Methven, Lauriston, 

Rakaia, Dorie) centres were active participants. 

The group has been led and 

supported by professional development 

consultant, Liz Depree, as well as Across 

School Teachers from Hakatere (Anne 

Porter) and Opuke Kahui Ako (Rhian 

Dyer and Bridget Grant). 

The early childhood teachers say feedback 

from trialling the first draft of the new 

profile in the last term of 2019 had been 

positive and the information pack will be 

available to all early childhood centres/ 

services in 2020. They hope to gain 

consistency across the whole region so that 

they are all on the same page moving 

towards aseamless education system, birth 

to 18 years of age, where children and their 

families experience successful transitions 

with minimal barriers. 

Currently centres vary in the length of 

time they prepare children and their 

families for transition to school, but 

common to all in this new process is an 

opportunity to begin aconversation with 

the parent, the child and the teachers as to 

The Mid Canterbury early childhood and primary education research team 

included (back row, from left) Kim Wall, Steph Hansen, Liz Depree, Anne Porter 

and (front, from left) Vincent Brierly and Amanda Moore. 

what authentic and useful written information 

needs to go with the child. One centre 

can have children moving on to nine 

different schools so the logistics are often 

tricky to manage. 

The unique profiles are not about telling 

new entrant teachers that their new student 

can recite the alphabet or count to 100, but 

about whether that student is very shy, or 

very inquisitive or maybe has specific needs 

that better help them learn. The profile 

identifies achild’s strengths, what they’re 

working on, what they love, what does and 

doesn’t work for them. The valuable 

knowledge collected by early childhood 

teachers is passed on, educator to educator, 

through aprocess that is childcentred and 

meaningful. Early childhood and primary 

teachers agree that it is arelationship of 

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Myrtle rust athreat to native trees 

As you take to the 

garden this summer, 

keep an eye out for a 

threat to New Zealand’s 

native plants thatmay be 

lurking in yourown 

garden –myrtlerust. 

Myrtle rust,adisease 

caused by the fungus 

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threateningmyrtle 

plants in New Zealand, 

includingsome festive 

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(common in the North 

Island) and kanuka 

(common in the South 

Island). 

The disease first 

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as blotches of yellow dust 

on the leavesand stems. 

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yourgarden,but nonnative,common 

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myrtles can also get 

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Nonnativemyrtles 

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monkey apples or lilly 

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them protect against 

diseaseorprevent its 

spread if the disease is 

present. 

Tips include: 

•Know myrtlerust: 

Myrtle rust forms 

blotches of tinyyellow 

spores thatlook like 

clumps of pollen. Spores 

can stick to clothes, 

shoes and fingers–so 

don’t touch it! 

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If you’renot sure 

whetheraplant with 

signs of infection is a 

myrtle,upload apicture 

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confirmation, or try the 

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•Donot prune 

myrtlesover the 

holidays: Myrtle rust 

attacksnew growth and 

is less infectious in the 

winter,sowait to prune 

to avoid growth in 

summer and autumn. 

•Water myrtles at the 

base of the plant in the 

mornings: Myrtlerust 

thrivesinhumidity. 

Water in the mornings at 

the base of the plant 

avoids wettingnew 

leaves,buds and flowers 

that are most 

susceptible. 

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cultivatedhybridssuch 

as “reddragon”)are very 

susceptible to myrtle 

rust. Chooseotherplants 

for your garden. 

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giving New Zealand’s 

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these holidays. 

NewZealand Police prevention manager senior 

sergeant Beth Purcell says whilethe holiday season may 

be on your mind, it’s not the time to relax when it comes 

to keepingyourhomeand property secure. 

Police staffhaveseenanincreaseinburglaries, thefts 

and dishonestyoffences from residential properties in a 

number of areas aroundthe country overthe summer 

months. 

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deter burglars: 

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•Record the serial numbers of expensive electronic 

items and photograph these andother valuables, email 

images to your home emailfor vault storage. 

•Keep valuables out of sight suchasjewellery, 

cameras andelectronic games. 

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•Keep gardensheds and garageslocked when not in 

use and don'tleave garden tools and mowers outside. 

•Keep hedges or plants around doors and windows 

welltrimmed, don’t give the burglar aplacetohide. 

•Keep thehouse secure when you areout in the 

garden or yard. 

•Note downregistrations, descriptions,date, time 

andplaceofany suspicious vehicles or people andgive 

us acall. 

•Don't leaveyour vehicle windows down whenit's 

sitting outside your property. 

And remember when going on holidaymake 

arrangements for yourmail and newspaper to be 

stopped or collectedbyafriend or neighbour. 

•Hide valuable items, financial documents and spare 

keys to vehicles. 

•Lock your garages and any sheds. 

•Set timer switches on lights and/or radios. 

•Don’t mention on yourvoicemail you will be away 

from home forafew days. 

•Beaware that burglars haveaccesstosocialmedia. 

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socialmedia. 

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on the property. Or get them to close curtainsinthe 

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Rural&Lifestyle 

Good farm management learnings 

By Toni Williams 

Chris and AnneMarie Allen opened their farm 

gate to around 40 Canterbury teachers and 

industry representatives recently giving them 

insight into afarm working to good management 

practice. 

The Allen’s own a 360hectare sheep and 

beef farm at AshburtonForks,near Mt Somers, 

in Mid Canterbury. 

They run 1500 breeding ewes (either cross 

breeds or half breeds). 

The half breeds are Merino and Romney 

which produces softer wool at around the 23 to 

24 micron range. 

It makes a“big difference between getting 

$2.50 per kilogram to $13 to $14 per kilogram 

for the half breed wool. And Iknow which one 

I’d rather spend all my time in the shedslooking 

after,” Chris says. 

They also finish 300 to 500 cattle in various 

classes, and have a“small amount of cropping” 

(20 hectaresofbarley);half of which is for stock 

and the rest is sold. 

The Allen’s bought the property in 1994. 

It was sold to them as 900acres, the yields 

noted in bushelsand the fertiliser requirements 

in hundredweight. And they have made afew 

changes in the past 25 years to bring it into the 

21st century. 

There is an upgraded irrigation system; they 

now have one lateral and five centre pivots. 

And it’s work made just that bit easier with 

reliable connectivity. 

They use it to control the water supply and to 

turn on and off the irrigation system all from the 

touch of abutton on amobile phone. 

They also use it to check moisture levels in 

the soil and nitratelevels in one of their on farm 

wells. 

“Stop and start pumps alter the flowrate for 

the amount of water we are putting on per 

hectare...it’s all (via) cellphones. It’s important 

to be connected.’’ 

Chris and Anne-Marie Allen address teachers visiting their property. 

The recent addition ofthe nitrate sensing 

probe into one of their wells, measures in real 

time what the nitrate level isin the well. 

“We’vegot shallow aquifers,two and ahalf to 

three metres deep, sowhat we’re doing does 

affectthe water but at least we’ll build up astory 

of what’s going on with our activities.” 

The readings will help them plan their farm 

operation; where they plant their winter feed, 

and the crops they should grow. 

“We use precision irrigation scheduling 

water,water monitoring, probes,physical assessments 

and relying on electronic systems to 

perform.” 

“It’s real time information.” 

“We’vegot 10 different soil typessowe’vegot 

some of the finest soils you can imagine in 

Canterbury tosome of the worst challenges.” 

“And they change over the length of this 

house. What’s good inone part, may not be in 

another.” 

The property isfully irrigated and has had a 

long term irrigation consent off the Ashburton 

River since the early 1980s. 

It was one of the earlier adopters of 

irrigation. And over the time it’s changed from 

borderdyking (at 30 odd feet gradient) to pivot 

irrigation. The gravity fed option was not 

efficient enough. 

Chris says just athird of the farm was covered 

by border dyking, but the water rights should 

have been enough to do all of the farm. And it 

was only 70 percent reliable. 

“We’re using the same volume of water we 

were using, over all of the farm now with as 

much reliability as we can.” 

Even with the reliable source, the property 

has its own water storage pond which spans six 

and ahalf hectares. 

It holds 150,000 cubic metres of water and is 

two and ahalf metres deep. 

“That’s enough water for 1820days over the 

whole of the property,” Chris says. 

Chris spends afair amount of time offfarm 

duetohis commitmenttothe National Board of 

FederatedFarmers and advocating for farmers, 

which he is passionate about doing. 

And he has some pretty big policy responsibilities 

with water, the environment and 

biodiversity. 

“I’m avery strong advocate of good management 

practices,” Chris says. 

“It’s anational discussion and aCanterbury 

incentive discussion about getting everyone 

doing good management practice.” 

He says aclassic example was not using the 

same level of fertiliser used by forefathers on 

the land 60 yearsago. It was unlikely to need it. 

Chris saystestingthe paddocks, and getting a 

programme for its needs, meant they were 

getting the right levels offertiliser they needed 

at optimum level. 

The other consideration was irrigation and it 

meant knowing your soil types, being aware of 

moisture deficits, and the need to use water 

such as aneed to activate ingredients in added 

chemical. 

“Make sure you’ve got aneed for turning it 

on”. 

“We just want to make sure we’re being 

efficient atwhat we do,” he says. 

Clark: Farmers cautious on spending 

Mid Canterbury farmers are taking 

acautious approach to spending, 

even though commodity prices are 

in their favour, says Mid 

Canterbury Federated Farmers 

president David Clark. 

He said prices for lamb, milk and 

crops were buoyant but farmers 

were not thinking about buying new 

tractors or building new yards 

because of uncertainly about 

pending Government legislation. 

Environmental rules being 

considered by Government over the 

summer will affect farmers. Some 

say the rules have unachieveable 

bottom lines that will spell 

economic disaster for agriculture 

and the country. 

Mr Clark said the public policy 

needed to be fair and reasonable. 

Farmers voiced their big 

concerns when the proposed rules 

were released in October. 

Hundreds of submissions have been 

received and Ministers are working 

through them before deciding the 

final form of the document. 

‘‘We are waiting to see where 

they decide to land it,’’ Mr Clark 

said. 

‘‘But farmers have stopped 

spending. Maintenance and 

development has stopped. 

‘‘They are not upgrading 

irrigation or building anew hay 

barn, or refencing or building new 

yards. 

‘‘Commodity prices are near 

record highs and this should be a 

buoyant time in the cycle. 

‘‘But if those rules come out, 

retailers in Ashburton better get 

used to empty shops.’’ 

Mr Clark said cropping farmers 

were gearing towards harvest, with 

promising yields expected for those 

not affected by last year’s hail. 

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Reducing nitrates for industry good 

Mayfield dairy farmers Grant and Jan 

Early have been involved in the 

DairyNZled programme, Forages for 

Reduced Nitrate Leaching (FRNL), 

which has won an industry award. 

The collaborative sixyear programme 

focuses on reducing nitrate 

leaching onfarm. 

It has won aSignificant Achievement 

Award through the Canterbury Section 

of the New Zealand Institute of 

Agricultural and Horticultural Science. 

The Early’s were among the more 

than 100 people and ten commercial 

farms who joined the project to learn 

more for themselves and as away to 

help the industry. 

“Nutrient management is going to 

affect everyone. The sooner we have 

some tested solutions on how we can 

mitigate nitrate leaching, while still 

farming profitably, the better it will be 

for the industry as awhole,” they said. 

At the start of theproject theirfarm, 

which sits on Ruapuna soils and has an 

annual rainfall of 800mm, was 375 ha, 

90 percent irrigated, at astocking rate 

of 3.9. 

They had a550 ha dryland support 

block providing winter grazing (Kale) 

and grain for the dairy. 

Since being involved in the FRNL 

project the couple have made afew 

changes to their operation including 

plantain in their regrassing regime, 

decreasing their stocking rate to 3.7 

cows per hectare, introducing fodder 

beet on to the milking platform 

followed by an oat catch crop and 

reduced the support block to 250ha of 

irrigated land, using a rotation of 

fodder beetbarleyshort rotation 

ryegrassfodder beet. 

This has resulted in adecrease inN 

surplus ofsix percent and estimated N 

leaching of 13 percent. 

“We now understand the surpluses 

that come from nitrogen fertiliser and 

nitrogen in supplements, and how we 

can change those to make a difference,” 

Mr Early said. 

DairyNZ senior scientist Dr Ina 

Pinxterhuis said those people and 

business were involved in the science, 

development and farm application of 

the FRNL programme identifying pasture 

and crop options farmers can use 

to reduce nitrate leaching. 

“We’re all extremely pleased to 

receive this award, and we are even 

more delighted to see that many 

Grant and Jan Early 

farmers have been following the programme 

and have already adopted 

some of the lower nitrogen pastures, 

crops and practices into their farm 

systems to improve their environmental 

management.” 

The programme drew onacrossorganisation 

team from DairyNZ, the 

Foundation for Arable Research, Lincoln 

University, AgResearch,Plant and 

Food Research,and Manaaki Whenua 

Landcare Research. Eight PhD and 

postdoctoral students have been part 

of the programme along with several 

Honours and Masters students. 

“We started in 2013 when farmers 

and the community were looking for 

better tools and farming practices that 

could help reduce nitrates in their 

systems and ultimately reduce any 

impacts on freshwater and groundwater,” 

Dr Pinxterhuis said. 

As part of the programme farmers 

trialled arange of options to reduce 

their nitrogen leaching by 20 percent. 

Options included planting lowprotein 

feed crops such as fodder beet, and 

pasture specieslike plantain and Italian 

ryegrass which result in less or diluted 

nitrogen excretion by animals and more 

nitrogen uptake from the soil. 

FRNL scientists are now working 

with Overseer so it can model the 

practices used as part of the programme. 

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Greens prepped 

for Brandon Open 

JayJay Simon, 6, Hinarere Simon, 9, Zaylah Morunga, 11, and Mikaere Morunga, 8, (above) were 

among the scores of people enjoying adip in the Tinwald Community Pool in the Tinwald Domain last 

weekend as the temperature around Mid Canterbury hit the high 20s. The children, who are regular 

users of the open air, heated pool, were enjoying their second swim in it this season. During the 

school holidays the pool is open every day from noon to 7pm. Costs vary but an average swim costs 

$4 for adults and $3 for children. 

The Ashburton Golf Club is 

expecting abig field for its annual 

Brandon Open on February 1. 

The 36hold strokeplay 

tournamentisopen to men and 

women fromany affiliated golf club 

and this year’s will be the third 

edition. The 36 holesare played on 

one day. 

Club spokesman Paddy Bradford 

said the club’s other annual fixture, 

the Brandon Bonanza, had been reinvented 

to become the Harvey 

Norman Classic so there was agap in 

the golfing calendar for atworound 

strokeplaytournament. 

‘‘In 2018, the matchcommittee 

decided to try out a36hole gamein 

one day,’’ Mr Bradford said. ‘‘The 

thought being,get it sponsored, put 

up agood prize pool, and see if it 

would take off.Localbusiness 

HydraulinkMid Canterbury jumped 

onboard, thanks to Danand Abbey 

Bruce, and over50players signed up 

for the first year.It’s really taken off 

over the three years.’’ 

The 2018 event was won by 

Cameron Grant, who shot a4under 

par 68 in the morning roundand 

followeditupwith an 11under par 

61 in the afternoon, shattering the 

courserecord and winningby15 

shots. 

Lastyear about 70 players took 

part, coming from Christchurch and 

Gore,aswell as Ashburton. Locals 

Josh Smith and Catherine Bell were 

the winners. 

Mr Bradford said entries were 

openfor the 2020 tournament and 

sponsors and prizes had been 

organised for the bestgross and nett 

scoresacross the grades on the day. 

Entries can be made via the club or 

Mr Bradford,on027 22 44 228. 

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9. Intended (5) 

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13. Smudge (4) 

14. Gratis (4) 

16. Contrary (8) 

17. Frozen (4) 

20. Lessen (5) 

21. Release from duty (7) 

22. Faithfulness (7) 

23. Conditions (5) 

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How many words of four letters or more can 

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Ford Focus hatch big seller in UK 

By Bob Nettleton 

The FordFocushatchis 

one of the UK’s biggest 

selling models but it is 

comprehensively 

outsold here by Kiwi 

favouritessuch as the 

Toyota Corolla, Mazda 

3and Hyundai i30. 

Ford is looking to 

turn around that 

situationwith its 

recentlylaunched allnew 

fourthgeneration 

Focus, one of the safest, 

most technologically 

advanced and fuel 

efficient ever. Is this 

the breakthrough 

modeltofinally put one 

of Ford’sbest sellers 

globally on the sales 

map in thiscountry? 

The original Focus 

launchedin1999 set 

new benchmarks for 

driveability and 

handling in the small 

hatchmarket.Its 

successorlaunched six 

yearslater lifted it 

againtoawhole new 

level. 

However, the third 

generation Focus 

released in 2012 really 

failed to carry those 

benchmarks onwards 

and upwards. This, and 

unimaginative styling 

and the absence of 

anything to give it areal 

pointofdifference over 

some pretty decent 

rivals, meantsaleshere 

neverreally got out of 

firstgear. 

Ford will be looking 

for amuch stronger 

showing from their 

recently released fourth 

generation Focus,acar 

whichlooks to have the 

necessary ingredients 

to rekindle buyers’ 

interest in amodel 

whosesales have in 

recent times slumped. 

So what are the big 

changesover the old 

model? Adventurous 

and aerodynamic 

styling thatmakes this 

latest Focus agenuinely 

slipperycustomer with 

adrag coefficientof 

just 0.27. There’s a 

more generouslysized 

cabin,afreshlyminted 

1.5 litrethree cylinder 

engine hitched to anew 

8speed automaticwith 

nifty steering wheel 

mounted paddle 

shifters for whenyou 

want to row your Focus 

abit harder. 

In anutshell, thiscar 

is betterright across the 

board compared to the 

one it replaces, with an 

appealing fivestrong 

model range 

comprising four 

hatchbacks and aturbo 

dieselwagon targeting 

the company fleet 

market. Prices start at 

$31,995 for the entrylevel 

Trend hatch, then 

ladder their way up to 

$41,990for the flagship 

Titanium. Between 

these two bookends in 

theFocus family is the 

wellappointed and 

priced $36,990 STLine. 

Recently I’ve test 

driven both STLine 

andTitanium withboth 

making apositive 

impression. This 

started with the 134kw 

1.5litre threepot 

EcoBoost engine. It 

certainly raises the 

performancebar and 

does it with an engine 

with one less cylinder 

than the motorit 

replaces.Aunique 

feature is acylinder 

deactivationsystem 

where one cylinder is 

shut down in low speed 

driving,improvingfuel 

consumption and 

reducing engine 

emissions. 

Boundless energy 

andenthusiasm make 

this motorengine a 

hoot to drive with its 

crispeager throttle 

response and seamless 

powerdelivery. At 

times therewas just a 

hint of turbolag andthe 

occasional hesitant 

moment underhard 

acceleration from 

standingstarts. 

This was all that 

really stood between 

what would havebeen 

an otherwise perfect 

scorecardfrom me, for 

this likeable engine that 

hasthe added bonusof 

an exhaust note witha 

delightful three 

cylinder beat. 

Ford’snew eightspeed 

automaticmixes, 

matches and dispatches 

thegearchanges with 

clockwork precision. 

This transmission 

skilfully utilisesthe 

power and torque of the 

motor and maximises 

them to provide lively 

and smooth power 

across awide rev range. 

Iwas surprised by 

justhow much this 

enginepunches above 

its weightinthe low to 

mid rev range, to create 

sucheffortless 

performance 

particularlyover hilly 

and twisty terrain. 

Amodernand 

functional cabin will 

win this car plenty of 

fans. Thereisareal 

sense of order about 

the way all the switches 

and stalk controls for 

lights, wipersand 

indicatorare organised, 

making them easy to 

findand use. 

Instead of a 

conventionalgear lever 

for the automatic, 

there’s arotary dialto 

select the gearyou 

want.This seemsa 

slightly odd 

arrangementatfirst, 

but onceyou become 

familiar withitand stop 

looking for agear lever 

like Idid, it works 

brilliantly. 

This is the most 

refined Focus yet with a 

serenelysilent cabin 

apartfrom sometyre 

rumble over coarse 

chipped bitumen. Alot 

of focus,excuse the 

pun, has gone into 

soundinsulation, with 

thicker side window 

glass, increased 

insulation in the door 

trims, and engine bay, 

all soaking up 

unwanted noise. 

Cabinand load space 

is amajor improvement 

over its predecessor. 

Unlike that model, 

there’s plenty of rear 

seat leg and headroom, 

plus a 

wellproportioned rear 

hatchthat’s up for 

carrying decentsized 

loads. 

Connectivity is a 

majorselling pointfor 

this latest Focus, 

allowing ownersto 

keep in touchatall 

times, via asystem 

called SYNC 3. You 

can operatethe car’s 

climate controls, 

entertainment system, 

navigation system and a 

linked smartphone with 

natural voice 

commands. 

Acentrally placed, 

high resolution 

touchscreen puts even 

more controlatthe 

driver’sfingertips, with 

easy menu navigation. 

Both cars are laden 

with safety kit to keep 

you out of trouble, 

includingLane Keeping 

Aid and Lane Keeping 

Alert,along with 

pedestrian and cyclist 

alert. 

Right from day one, 

the Focus has been well 

ahead of the ride and 

handling game.While 

some of the 

competition has closed 

the gap, this model 

extends it again, and by 

asizeable margin. The 

blade control 

suspension has been 

aroundfor whilenow 

and is still as goodas 

ever, and betteredby 

few in the mainstream 

small hatch class. 

Through aconstant 

programme that’s 

mixed revolution with 

evolution, it’s kept 

ahead of the advancing 

years to deliver aride 

and packagethat’s 

consistently good 

acrossthe whole gambit 

of driving conditions 

and roads. 

Of the two models 

testedhere, the STline 

is the best value for 

money.However, some 

will pay theextra $5k 

premium forthe fulllengthsunroof, 

leather 

seating and afew other 

luxury trappings on 

offer in the Titanium 

package delivers. 

Ratingout of 10: 

Performance 8, 

handling 8, build 

quality7,comfort 7, 

passenger and load 

space 7. 

Fuel Economy: 

Rightcar website rating 

not available,onroad 

test average 

consumption 

7.6L/100km 

Value formoney: 7. 

Safety: Five Star 

ANCAP crashrating. 

Overall pointsout of 

10: 7.5 

The new Ford Focus hatch will win back fans. 

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Speed 

shear 

event 

Pendarves Young 

Farmers, Farm 

Strong and Rakaia’s 

Railway Tavern are 

hosting aYoung Farmers 

Speed Shear 

event. It will be held 

at the tavern on January 

25. 

Pendarves Young 

Farmers, through 

their Facebook page 

and by word of 

mouth, are calling for 

competitors who are 

keen to take part. 

Registrations can be 

made by emailing 

pendarvesyoungfarmers@gmail.com 

The entry fee for 

people wanting to 

take part is $20 in the 

clean category, $25 

for senior category 

and $30 in the open 

category. 

There is a gold 

coin entry for spectators 

but all proceeds 

from the event 

will go to Farm 

Strong. 

Everyone is welcome 

to have ago. 

Farm Strong is an 

initiative designed to 

give farmers the skills 

and resources to live 

well, farm well and 

get the most out of 

life. Farm Strong 

events are used to 

help get farmers off 

farm for afew hours 

and have a chat to 

people or just simply 

get off farm for a 

beer and abreak. 

Registrations open 

at the Railway Tavern 

from 5.30pm on 

the day. Agumboot 

challenge will kick off 

at 6.15pm, and be 

followed by the competition 

speed shear 

from 7.30pm. 


Gardens add to drama for students 

Imaginations have been given full rein 

and Trotts Garden is being used as the 

impressive backdrop and playground 

for drama students to ‘‘explore’’ at this 

year’s Big Little Theatre Company 

(BLTC) summer school. 

The ninth theatre summer school 

started on Monday and runs through to 

the end of the week. 

A picnic and drama performance, 

using techniques and material developed 

over the week, will be presented to 

parents on Saturday. 

BLTC director Jackie Heffernan said 

drama students were using the book 

The Lost Words by Robert Macfarlane 

to help inspire them to create amap of 

their own enchanted gardens in which to 

perform their own written scripts. 

The largeformat spellbook celebrated 

the magic and wonder of the 

natural world, she said. 

Students had looked at words from 

nature that featured in the book and in 

other fictional drama that were used 

infrequently these days, or not all. 

Those words included ‘‘lark’’, ‘‘conker’’, 

‘‘bramble’’ and ‘kingfisher’’. 

Students used a‘wonder word hoard’ 

to help generate ideas for the scripts. 

The aim of the Garden Drama 

themed summer school was to bring the 

enchanted gardens to life, said Mrs 

Heffernan. 

The chapel at Trotts was used for 

some voice work and spells from Robert 

Macfarlane’s book were practised and 

performed. 

Some 15 youngsters aged between 

eight and 14 are at the summer school 

and Mrs Heffernan is being assisted by 

four of her senior drama students. 

Christchurch’s JASI swim team members and supporters at their accommodation base, the new lodge 

in the Tinwald Domain. 

City swim team returns for camp 

Some 27 swimmers from Christchurch’s 

JASI swim team have 

been enjoying eight days of training 

at asummer swim school in Ashburton. 

Alongside two coaches and two 

managers, the young swimmers 

have been training twice aday in 

the EA Networks Centre pool 

(8am10am and 4pm6pm) and also 

doing land training. 

Swimmers cycle daily from the 

Tinwald Domain lodge, where they 

are staying, to the pool, which they 

share with other swimmers. 

The swim team were among the 

very first users of the new Tinwald 

lodge during a‘soft’ opening period 

last year. Team officials mooted an 

interest at the time of returning for 

another stay and training camp. 

Big Little Theatre Company (BLTC) 

summer school students in playful 

mood at Trotts Garden on Tuesday. 

ACL wins 

water contract 

The district's drinking, 

stormwater and 

wastewater services will 

be managed by 

Ashburton Contracting 

Limited (ACL) for the 

next five years, after 

the award of the 

treatment, network 

operations and 

maintenance contract 

by AshburtonDistrict 

Council. 

The announcement 

follows acompetitive 

tender and evaluation 

process, which 

included astatutory 

costeffectiveness 

review of the service. 

Council chief 

executive Hamish 

Riach says through this 

exercise, the council 

was able to test the 

market and achievea 

competitive price for 

ratepayers. 

‘‘We're delighted to 

award the three waters 

maintenance and 

operations contract to 

ACL. They made a 

compelling bid for what 

are crucial core 

services that residents 

rely on. 

‘‘Following on from 

the review and the 

tender process,itwas 

very pleasing to achieve 

both cost savings and 

an improved level of 

service for council and 

the community.’’ 

The $9.8 million 

contract will begin on 

July 1. 

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Ashburton Mayor Neil Brown comments: 

Playball formental health 

Show your support for mental 

health at the Crusaders game. 

Last week, the council and the 

Crusaders announced we would be 

putting our support behind local 

mental health services this weekend 

at the highly anticipated Crusaders 

versus Hurricanes preseason 

match in Ashburton, and I 

urge you to get behind this worthwhile 

initiative. 

For every ticket sold to the 

Crusaders' first preseason match 

of the year, the council and Crusaders 

will donate $1 each to Safer 

Mid Canterbury's Life's Worth Living 

project, which is afantastic way 

to support our local services and 

the people who rely on them in 

times of need. Our goal is to raise 

$10,000. 

We are very proud to be working 

with the Crusaders to deliver this 

initiative. The club were eager to 

get on board and show their 

Mayor Neil Brown 

support, so that together we can 

put much needed funds into the 

services that make areal difference 

to people's lives. 

It means that come Saturday 

afternoon, not only will fans get to 

see the reigning Super Rugby 

champions in their first preseason 

game of the year (and afew new 

recruits who are tipped to make an 

appearance), but they will also play 

apart in supporting Life's Worth 

Living project activities too. 

Poor mental health doesn't discriminate. 

It can affect anyone at 

any stage in their lives. In fact, 

findings in the New Zealand 

Health Survey in recent years 

showed that one in six New Zealanders 

have had what is clinically 

referred to as a‘‘common’’ mental 

health diagnosis, such as depression, 

bipolar and anxiety. This 

figure demonstrates just how many 

lives are directly touched by mental 

health problems, and the reality is 

that many of us are in that situation 

or know someone who is. 

Do something special this weekend 

and put your support behind 

our local mental health services. 

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Fouryearold Stuart Pouniu (above) 

got abirthday treat visiting the Plains 

Vintage Railway &Historical 

Museum at the weekend. The 

preschooler, who celebrated his 

birthday on Sunday, was among the 

many people to take advantage of the 

the Plains open day taking in the 

sights, sounds and smells of the 

historic village, including the 

miniature Burrell traction engine 

owned by Methven farmer Ian Marr 

(also pictured). 

Mr Marr, amember of the 

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Ashburton Steam and Model 

Engineering Club, has owned the 

model for two years. He also owns 

two miniature steam locomotives and 

has two traction engines. 

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Burrell, modelled on asixhorse 

power steam engine, was bought in 

‘‘pretty good’’ condition although he 

had done work on its valve timing and 

altering the gear shift. 

It runs on ‘‘very little’’ Welsh 

smokeless coal and if pushed was able 

to travel up to10km per hour. 

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13. Vegetable (6) 

14. Bad (6) 

15. Uproar (6) 

16. Foreign (5) 

18. Fowl (4) 

CRYPTIC PUZZLE NO. 8550 

ACROSS 

6. No reason why one shouldn’t have beef, too (5,2,4).7. 

Run right back to, worried (4). 8. Cups full of water for 

the rookies (8). 9. Knockssome objectsfrom the roof (6). 

10. An adherent let the little blighter in (6). 12. Rose is 

less rational (6). 15. At whichtolaugh -orcry (6). 17. Not 

bad: will be capable of cultivation (8). 19. Pinches back, 

in turn (4). 20. Except for the elegance that’s redeeming 

quality (6,5). 

DOWN 

1.Worried, tried tostir people up (8). 2. Says it’s acollapsible 

seat, by the way(6). 3. Attack at an auction, verbally 

(6). 4. Bank the spare (4). 5.Take that woolly coat 

off, do! (6). 6. The lesson to be learned is it’sbad to hide 

gold (5). 11. Heshoots and scars the fellow (8). 13. Say 

“two points against” (6). 14. Dressing the old boy to go 

into the arena (6). 15. Asmall shelf onrunners (6). 16. 

She left one inside, one outside (5).18. Say it’swonderful 

and seem very touched (4). 

SUDOKU 

HARD No. 5202 

7 9 5 1 

9 3 

2 5 3 

6 3 2 

3 4 9 7 

8 5 7 

6 8 1 

2 4 

5 1 6 2 

Solution to previous Sudoku 

Howto 

solve 

Sudoku! 

Fill the grid 

so thatevery 

rowand every 

3x3 square 

contains the 

digitals 1to9 

8 4 3 1 7 2 5 6 9 

9 1 2 5 6 8 3 4 7 

6 5 7 4 9 3 8 2 1 

5 2 9 8 3 6 1 7 4 

4 3 8 7 2 1 6 9 5 

7 6 1 9 4 5 2 3 8 

2 7 5 3 1 9 4 8 6 

1 9 6 2 8 4 7 5 3 

3 8 4 6 5 7 9 1 2 

Solution to previous crossword 

QUICK PUZZLE NO. 8549 -SOLUTIONS 

Across -6,Motionless. 8,Teak. 9,Mere. 10, Whale. 11, 

Rust. 12, Unhurried. 16, Sensation. 20, Fuss. 22, Clear. 

23, Tote. 24, Alto. 25, Repository. 

Down -1,Solemn. 2, Hideous. 3, Answer. 4,Decade. 5, 

Aster. 7,False. 13, Inn. 14, Statute. 15, Build. 17, Exempt. 

18, Stress. 19, Outcry.21, Score. 

CRYPTIC PUZZLE NO. 8549 -SOLUTIONS 

Across -6,Stan-d in a-we. 8, Lark. 9, Flat. 10, Easel. 11, 

Sock. 12, Gr-land-ed. 16, Grill-room. 20, Spot. 22, Right. 

23, Va-I-n. 24, (yl)Lis-a (rev.). 25, Man of steel. 

Down -1,Ste-L-la. 2, In-stall. 3, G-I’d-eon. 4, L-ass-ie. 

5, Wells. 7, Crack. 13, DA-I (rev.). 14, Pr-I-V-ate.15,April. 

17, R-ag-ing.18, Let off. 19, O-liver.21, TrA-mp (rev.). 

ContactJann Thompson 03 308 7664 jann.thompson@ashburtoncourier.co.nz 

2231120 

Main South Rd, Tinwald. Phone 308 5774 

Birthdays this week 

Chris Clay, 17th January, aged 40 

Connor Stratford, 20th January, aged 9 

Seth Hosken, 21st January, aged 15 

Josh Jones,24th January, aged 18 

Congratulations to last weeks winner! 

Ben Leary 

If youhave aspecial friend who youwould like to see 

win acake,put their name in the BirthdayBooks at Sims 

Bakery, Tinwald or Ashburton’sThe Courier,199 Burnett St. 

N.B: Names forbirthdays next week 

must be with us by 10.00am TUESDAY 

ONLYONE ENTRYWILL BE SUBMITTED 

INTOTHE DRAW PER NOMINEE 

ARE you struggling to make 

ends meet? Need extra 

money? Why not sell your 

unwanted items in The 

Courier! Everything helps. 

ARE you looking for a 

flatmate, somewhere to 

rent or a boarder? What 

better place to advertise 

than The Courier. 

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. 

SPACE available for next 

weeks Courier -bequick! 

Talk to us about your advertising 

requirements. Phone 

308 7664 or call into our 

office at 199 Burnett Street, 

Ashburton. 

WHAT better place for a 

public notice than Ashburton’s 

The Courier! Simply 

clip the form for a run-on 

advert like this or telephone 

us on 308 7664 if you 

require adisplay advertisement. 

Sat 14th March 6:30pm 

This is atailor made programme for all ages. 

Watch the dancers of RNZB perform some of 

their favourite works inspired by the goddess of 

the hunt and of the moon. With agreat line up 

of dancers this is aballet not to be missed. 

2245257 

Celebrating 20 years – 

MidCanterburySummer Singing School 

Fri 17th January 7:30pm, Sat 18th January 

2pm and Gala Evening 7:30pm 

Celebrating 20 years of musical theatre camps 

this show has it all. With students from the past 

and present there will be 110students who will 

showcase their talents. The Gala Evening on 

Saturday night will include an alumni choir. 

Tickets are $25*. Gala tickets $40* 

Tutus On Tour 

Adult from $27.00* /Child 17 and under $12.00* 

Seniors or groups of 6plus from $24.30* each 

BOOK 

NOW 

For more information 

www.ateventcentre.co.nz 

Brendan Dooley- ComedyMagician 

Fri 13th March Mayhem! –Kids Show at 4:30pm, 

Cheeky, Quirky and Classy –Family Show at 6:30pm 

Brendan Dooley is fast becoming the World’s 

TopYoung Magician being described by the 

New Zealand Press as “A new generation of 

talent already snapping the heels of established 

acts”. Recently receiving the New Zealand Top 

Comedy Magician Award which makes him the 

youngest ever to 

receive it. 

Open Hat 

Night 

TheLookofLove–Ali Harper 

Thursday 19th March 7:30pm 

Burt Bacharach’s hit songs have asound like 

no other ...Poignant, atmospheric, beautiful. 

Spend an evening with award winning Ali 

Harper as she weaves through the Grammy 

award winner’s extensive collection –Close To 

You, Alfie, That’s What Friends Are For, Walk 

On By,Anyone Who Had AHeart and more. 

Tickets: Early Bird until 21st January $35* 

Adult $45* /Senior $39* /Child $25* 

03 307 2010 211A Wills Street, Ashburton 7700 admin@ateventcentre.co.nz *Service fees apply


Having problems with your internal gutter systems? 

ALPS 

Do your drains keep blocking,causing leakage into the soffits and even your house? 

Areyour soffits falling out due to water rot? 

We canconvert your internal gutters to standard external gutters. 

CONTINUOUS SPOUTING 

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 

Mike Gill on 027 491 4210. 

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. 

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. 

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. 

GARDENING, mowing, 

pruning, fertilising, projects 

or general spruce ups? Call 

Andrew at Spruce Gardens 

to get the job done right. 

027 765 2899 or 03 307 1693. 

sprucegardens@xtra.co.nz 

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. 

FOR ALL YOUR 

•LawnMowing 

•Pruning 

•Garden Maintenance 

•Gutter Cleaning 

•Rubbish Removal 

Call us TODAY 

foraFREE quote 

2245223 

Ph 0800 4546 546 

(0800 4jimjim) 

PLASTERING 

&COATINGS 

Rockcote. Waterproofing. 

Texture/Specialist 

Coatings. 

The Finishing Company 

03 307 8870 2238795 

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. 

PLUMBING, drainlaying, 

blocked drains. Phone 

Lindsay at Doaky’s Plumbing 

on 027 555 5575 or 308 

1248 (Master Plumbers & 

Drainlayers). 

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 

TRADE &SERVICES 

Allworkmanship guaranteed 

Ben Kruger 021 808 739 or 308 4380 

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. 

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. 

232 BoundaryRoad,Ashburton 

www.alpscontinuousspouting.co.nz 

E; benkruger@xtra.co.nz 

HEALTH &BEAUTY 

URGENT CARE CLINIC 

IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCYPHONE 111 

Forall other medicalassistance outsideofnormal 

hours please phone your generalpracticeteam, 24/7, 

to speak with ahealth professionalwho will giveyou 

free healthadviceonwhattodoorwhere to go if you 

need urgentcare. 

If youdon’t have aregular general 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 ... 

Saturday18th January is ThreeRivers Health, 

7-11 Allens Road. 

Consultations will be by appointmentonly. 

To make an appointmentplease phone 308 9139. 

Sunday19th January is ThreeRivers Health, 

7-11 Allens Road. 

Consultations will be by appointmentonly. 

To make 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 

Saturdaymorning from 9.30am to 12.30pm. 

Closed Sundays and Public Holidays 

Forfree24hour Telephone Health Advice 

Phone the healthline on 0800 611 116 

Broughttoyouby 

Introduction to 

2227819 

FRUIT &PRODUCE 

NEW season potatoes. 

Nadine $2 per kilo. Phone 

308 3195 or 027 531 9103. 

81 Elizabeth Street. 

POTATOES - Ilam Hardys 

freshly dug, $2 kg. Minimum 

order 3kg, delivered 

Friday afternoon Ashburton 

and Tinwald. Phone 302 

7272. 

OUR newspaper goes into all 

RD’s so why not advertise 

with us! The Courier, best 

read in town. 

WEEKEND DUTYDOCTORS 

CountdownComplex, East Street, Ashburton 

Phone: 03 308 6733 Fax: 03 308 6755 

REFLEXOLOGY 

COURSE 

15 rd &16 th February 

Oamaru 

www.southerntherapies.school.nz 

2020 Diplomadates–refer website 

Tutor:Cathy Searle MRNZ,NZCHP,CertAdEd 

(03) 4372366 •027 412 6170•stschool@xtra.co.nz 

2245495 

SELL 

4 DRAWER deep freeze, 

washing machine, 

refridgerator, queen slat 

bed &mattress, single slat 

bed & mattress, bedding, 

electric mower, tallboy, 

loppers, garden fork, 

spade, edger, table, crockery, 

cutlery. 021 160 3660. 

LPG 

REFILLS 

Small LPG cylinders 

Off Street Parking 

Available 

Arthur Cates Ltd 

26 McNally Street 

Ph 308 5397 

Riverside Industrial Estate 

LPG REFILLS 

9kg cylinders 

$27.50 

Askabout our 

deliveryservice 

Anysizecylinder filled 

17 Grey St,Ashburton 

Phone 307 2707 

2245232 

2245262 

SITUATIONS VACANT 

Executive 

Assistanttothe 

Chief Executive 


This opportunity will be perfect for acareer focused Executive Assistant who 

thrivesinbusyenvironments and enjoys task diversitybut wantstowork foran 

organisationwho putsthecommunity first. 

To find outmoreaboutthisvacancyand 

whatthe Ashburton District Council has 

to offer you, go toour website. 

Applications close 

Wednesday,29January2020. 

HOME SERVICES 

ROOF COATINGS: All roof 

types, specializing in 

Decramastic and Long Run 

Iron, Coloursteel etc, steep 

roofs not a problem. — 

Spraymaster 027-433-7780. 

GARAGE SALES 

SATURDAY 18th, George 

Street, Tinwald 8am to 

2pm. Household furniture, 

kitchen equipment, garden 

tools, heaps more. Everything 

must go. 

PROPERTIES FOR SALE 

FULLY FURNISHED 

Holiday Home 15 minutes 

from Timaru. Tranquil setting 

close to river. 3 

bedrooms, fully fitted kitchen, 

bathroom and laundry 

room, woodburner 

stove, detached 7m x 3m 

garage. All kitted out and 

ready to use. $140000 neg. 

to view phone 0212611517 

FIREWOOD 

TREES wanted suitable for 

logging/firewood. 20 ton 

digger for clean up. Phone 

Shane James 027 611 

3334. 

www.ashburtondc.govt.nz/careers 

FOR LEASE 

RENT ME! 

Ideal as an extra 

bedroomoroffice. 

Fully insulatedand 

double glazed forwarmth. 

Threeconvenientsizes: 

Standard3.6m x2.4m, 

Large 4.2m x2.4m 

Xtra-large 4.8m x2.4m. 

Visit our displaycabin 

418WestStreet or callfor a 

freebrochure. 

www.justcabins.co.nz 

0800 58 78 22 

STORAGE available, Ashburton. 

Self storage, variety 

of sizes. Phone Rainbow 

Storage 03 307 0401. 

STORAGE: Secure self storage 

units available long or 

short term at Ashburton 

Storage Facilities. Contact 

us on 027 436 2636 or www. 

ashburtonstoragefacilities.co.nz 

DELIVERYPEOPLE 

wanted 

to deliver the AshburtonCourier and Realty 

everyThursdaydelivering the Ashburton 

Courier and Realtyinthe Tinwald (Buckleys 

Terrace/Melcombe Street) area. 

2227764 

Phone Leonie on 

308 7664 or email 


2246178 

2245841


SITUATIONS VACANT 

Driving mentors required 

Do youhave 

• Afull NZ driver’s licence 

• Agreat sense of humour 

• Acouple of hours spareeachweek 

• Areover 25 

TheMid CanterburyRural Drivers Licensing Scheme 

is looking forvolunteer driving mentors to helpour 

migrant rural women tolearntodrive. 

This will be the best job you will have which you 

don’t get paid for(andwill be far lessstressful than 

teaching your ownkids to drive☺) 

And ...you will get to meet someone from a 

differentculture. 

And...our students provide the car! 

Interested? 

Pleasecontact 

WendyHewitt,Safer MidCanterbury, 

Phone 027 6113301. 

wendy.hewitt@safermidcanterbury.org.nz 

This project is a partnership between the Mid 

Canterbury Rural Support Trust and Safer Mid 

Canterbury. 

MID CANTERBURY 

Salesperson 

Bathroomdepartment 

(Part-time) 

Mitre10MEGAAshburtonhas avacancyfor 

aSalesperson in their Bathroom department. 

This position is Part-time Sundayand Monday 

8hours per dayand would suit someone 

looking forafew hours work and an interest in 

home renovating or DIY. 

Thesuccessful candidatewill requirethe 

following skills: 

• Retail experienceanadvantage 

• Reliable 

• Able to work in ateam environment. 

• Physically fit and able to lift 

• Passion forcustomer service 

Please send your CV and covering letter to 

HR.Ashburton@mitre10.co.nz. 

Applications close on Tuesday 21st January 2020. 

SCAFFOLDERS 

We are looking for reliable, enthusiastic and hard-working 

people for the above positions. Do you have agood level of 

physical fitness and enjoyworking with heights? We areseeking 

Scaffolders with at least 2years scaffolding experience for fulltime 

employment. Youmust be able to startat7amonMonday 

to Fridayand occasionally work weekends when required. 

Skills/Qualifications required: 

• Tobeconsidered youmust have at least 2years experienceas 

aScaffolder 

• Beable to work overtime when required 

• Due to OH&S requirements you must pass pre employment 

checks including adrug test 

• HTLicenceisanadvantage but not essential. 

The successful candidate(s) will be rewarded with agenerous 

hourly rate and further training opportunities. This is arare 

chance tojoin asmall business that takes pride in every job we 

do. 

Applicants forthis position should have NZ residencyorvalid NZ 

work visa. 

To apply or for moreinformation contact 

Mark on 021 440 364 or 

admin@elitescaffolding.net.nz 

BARBER/HAIRDRESSER 

required for gents barbershop, 

part-time/casual 

position. Please call 021 

148 8942. 

WANTED TO BUY 

LP RECORDS and books. 

Phone Rodney on 03 324 

2999 and leave message. 

METAL, heavy etc. Free 

light-grade metal in-yard 

dumping 9am-5pm weekdays 

&9.30-11.30am Saturdays. 

Ashburton Scrap 

Metal Recyclers, 117 Alford 

Forest Road (behind 

Placemakers). Phone 03 

308 8033 or 027 249 6625. 

2246933 

2246473 

2246746 

GARDEN SUPPLIES 

PLAINS Rotary -Mushroom 

compost, bulk or bag. 

Delivery can be arranged. 

Contact Owen Moore 027 

434 4797. 

HIRE 

SCISSORLIFTS for hire. 

4WD and slab lifts available 

for daily or weekly hire. 

Pickup or delivery. Phone 

North End Engineering 308 

8155 for abooking. 

Sue Cahill 

Call in atalk to the people who know ... 

SUE’S PICK 

OF THE WEEK 

Blacklows TradeZone Ashburton your locally 

owned &operated family business for 67 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 

PERSONAL 

Alone Is No Fun… 

Joinourmembersseeking 

companionship/love! 

Meetvia Personal phonecalls not 

computer matchups 

25+ yearsofmatchmaking experience. 

City/Ruralmembersof all ages (seniors 

welcome!) 

Call 0800 315 311 

to seewho is waiting to meet you! 

www.newbeginningsnetwork.co.nz 

AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES 

2202068 

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. 

ADVERTISEMENT makeover! 

From before to after. 

You’ll notice the difference 

with The Courier, 308 7664. 

ADVERTISING space available 

in the next issue of The 

Courier Newspaper. Call us 

today 308 7664. 

BUY ahome in Mid Canterbury 

and receive The Courier 

newspaper every week 

to your letterbox. Local 

news for local people. 

TALK to us today about ways 

you can improve your business. 

Professional, reliable 

service with a smile. The 

Courier 308 7664. 

16,065 COPIES EVERYWEEK 

1278047 

MEETINGS 

AllentonNetball Club Inc. 

AGM 

Monday,3February 

2020, 6.30pm 

AllentonRugby 

Clubrooms, 

MelroseRoad. 

Enquiries: Leith Skelsey 

allentonnetballclub@gmail.com 

2244554 

EDUCATIONAL 

PUBLIC NOTICE 

CRC 

THE PROFESSIONALS 

CHOICE 

Full range available in-store. 

HOSPICE Mid Canterbury - 

Here when you need us. If 

you, or someone you care 

about has a life limiting 

illness, phone 307 8387 or 

027 227 8387. 

TRAVEL 

FEBRUARY; Dunedin 

attractions. March; Auckland, 

Christchurch by rail. 

April; Milford, Doubtful 

Sounds, Earnslaw cruise. 

June; Norfolk Island. John 

&Kathleen Lawler, Rakaia. 

03 302 7328 for details. 

DRIVETECH LTD 

“TRAINING TOMORROW’SDRIVERS TODAY” 

“MERRY CHRISTMAS” 

Normal office hours over Christmas, closed Stat days only. 

Call and talk with one of our team atalocation near you. 

FORKLIFT ENDORSEMENT (F &OSH) 

•FORKLIFT (ATTACHMENTS) U/STD 

•FORKLIFT MOUNTED SAFETY PLATFORM U/STD 

CHRISTMAS VOUCHERS AVAILABLE 

Heavy Traffic Classes 2, 3, 4&5 

LICENCE ENDORSEMENTS 

For Wheels, Tracks &Rollers,Dangerous Goods, 

Vehicle Recovery & Passenger Training 

FREEPHONE 0508 237 483 

or 03 348 8481, 027 510 0684 

info@drivetech.co.nz |www.drivetech.co.nz 

2204413 

Do youwantto 

learn to playbridge? 

Bridgeisanexcing 

card game. 

Join afriendly club–the 

AshburtonBridgeClub and 

makenew friends. 

Lessons areonMonday 

evenings, starng Monday 

3rdFebruary,at7pm. 

Theygofor at least 

10 weeks. Totalcostis$50, 

which includes 

1styear’s subscripon. 

Fordetails,ring KayRobb 

on (03) 308 6838 

or 027 682 2091. 

RASPBERRIES 

Final Week 

P.Y.O& 

freshly 

picked 

Smithfield Road 

(signatgate) 

2244246 

PH 3083498 

NO EFTPOS 

2246102 

MID CANTERBURY 

Thur 16th 

10.00 My Spy 

10.00 Dolittle 

11.50 Spies in Disguise 

PG 

PG 

PG 

11.50 Shaun the Sheep -Farmageddon G 

1.20 

1.40 

PlayingWithFire 

My Spy 

PG 

PG 


3.30 

4.35 

6.00 

6.30 

8.15 

8.30 

Little Women 

Dolittle 

Jumanji 2 

1917 

Bad Boys forLife 

TheGentlemen 

G 

PG 

PG 

R13 

R16 


Fri17th 

10.00 Abominable 


11.50 Frozen2 

11.50 Shaun the Sheep -Farmageddon 

1.20 PlayingWithFire 

1.40 My Spy 


3.30 Little Women 

4.35 Dolittle 

6.00 Jumanji 2 

6.30 1917 

8.15 Bad Boys forLife 

8.30 TheGentlemen 

Sat18th &Sun 19th 

10.00 My Spy 




1.20 Dolittle 

1.40 My Spy 


3.30 Star Wars TheRise of Skywalker 

4.40 PlayingWithFire 

6.00 Jumanji 2 

6.30 1917 

8.15 Bad Boys forLife 

8.30 TheGentlemen 

Mon20th, Tues 21st 

&Wed 22nd 

G 

PG 

PG 

G 

PG 

PG 

G 

G 

PG 

PG 

R13 



G 

PG 

PG 

PG 

PG 

R13 

G 

M 

PG 

PG 

G 

R13 


10.00 My Spy 



PG 

PG 

PG 


1.20 

1.40 

PlayingWithFire 

My Spy 

PG 

PG 


3.30 

4.35 

6.00 

6.30 

8.15 

8.30 

Little Women 

Dolittle 

Jumanji 2 

1917 

Bad Boys forLife 

TheGentlemen 

G 

PG 

PG 

R13 



NO COMPS 

1917, Bad Boys forLife, 

Dolittle,MySpy, 

Playing With Fire, 

Shaun the Sheep –Farmageddon, 

Free learner’s licencecourse 

•New to the district? 

•Liverurally? 

•Need adriver’slicence? 

We canhelp you! 

TheMid CanterburyRural Driver Licensing Scheme 

arerunning another free Learner’s LicenceCourse. 

This free courseisopentonewcomers in ruralMid 

Canterburyand will take placeinAshburtonbeginning 

Tuesday 17th Marchfrom11am –1pm. 

On gainingalearner’slicence, wewill begin working 

towardsarestrictedlicenceortoconvert your 

internationallicence. 

To register, please contact 

WendyHewitt,Rural LicensingCoordinator 

Phone 03 308 1395 ext228 or 027 6113301 

wendy.hewitt@safermidcanterbury.org.nz 

TheCancer Societyoffering 

supportfor people 

with acancer diagnosis 

and their families 

CANCER SOCIETY 

TheMackenzie Centre, 

122 Kermode Street,Ashburton 

ContactAnnie on 03 307 7691 

2246936 

2245220



Student SleepMaker UltraQueenSummerLavish Bed Devotion Queen 

IMMEDIATE 

DELIVERY 

HOTPRICE 

NOWONLY 

Greatqualitystudent/ 

spareroom bed at an 

unbelievable price 

WAS$1499 

$ 

798 

WEEKLY$5.59 

• Stretchknitfabric 

enhances the overall 

comfortand appeal 

• Performafoam 

layers 

provide medium 

conforming 

comfort 

IMMEDIATE 

DELIVERY 

NOWONLY 

WAS$2299 

$ 

1485 

WEEKLY$10.80 

• Medium comfort, 

twin pocket spring 

sleep system 

• Twin pocket 

spring layers 

provide the perfect 

combination 

of comfortand 

support 

IMMEDIATE 

DELIVERY 

MEDIUM 

COMFORT 

QUEEN 

SIZE 

Bed 

NOWONLY 

½ 

PRICE 

WAS$8499 

$ 

4248 

WEEKLY$28.14 

MilfordDining 

LangfordChaise 

Webber Genesis II E310 

IMMEDIATE 

DELIVERY 

3piecedining 

setting,perfect for 

smaller outdoor 

NOWONLY 

DINE-IN 

STYLE 

OUTDOORS 

WAS$699 

$ 

498 

WEEKLY$4.88* 

Beko Stainless Steel Fridge/Freezer 

Ice&Water 

IMMEDIATE 

DELIVERY 

Ice&Water 

• 629 litres 

• Inner water dispenser 

• Turbo icemaker 

• Neofrost technology 

NOWONLY 

WAS$3299 

$ 

1897 

• Relax, sit back and put your feet up 

• WeatherresistantSynthetic Wicker 

• Chaise can be fitted either side 

• Perfect forany outdoor area 

IMMEDIATE 

DELIVERY 

NOWONLY 

WAS$1499 

$ 

1099 

WEEKLY$7.50 

Electrolux FrontLoader Washer 

IMMEDIATE 

DELIVERY 

• 8.5kg capacity 

• 

• 

Includes latest SensorWatch Technology 

UltraMix System 

• 15 programmes • Add clothes function 

• Vapour refresh • EcoInverter motor 

• 5Star energy rating •4.5 Star rating 

WEEKLY$6.90* 

• 3high performance 

burners 

• Porcelain-enamelled 

cast iron cooking grills 

• Infinityignition 

• Tuck away warming rack 

CLEARANCE 

$ 

1299 

WEEKLY$8.80* 

Westinghouse TopLoad Washer 

• 6kg capacity 

SAVE $300 

HOTPRICE! 

12 MONTHS $ 

998 

INTEREST FREE 

NOWONLY 

CLEARANCE 

PRICE 

SAVE 

$300 

IMMEDIATE 

DELIVERY 

12 MONTHS 

INTEREST FREE * 

• 11washprogrammes 

• Includes variable water level 

• 3.5 Star water rating 

NOWONLY 

$ 

633 

AIR CONDITIONING 

FROM $ 

1297 * 

*Excludes installation 

Weekly payments from $8.79 

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Ashburton Courier: January 16, 2020

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