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Checking out the stair climbers are Ashburton volunteer firefighters Warren Maslin (left) and Nathan Speedy, with EA
Networks Centre gym staff member Amy Ferguson (left) and gym and fitness manager Jenny Soal.
Game on for firefighters
Abattle to be king of the stair­climber at
the EA Networks Centre’s gym will help
raise money for Australian bushfire
victims on Saturday. Gym staff are taking
on Ashburton firefighters for the fitness
title and the gloves are off.
All gym users and supporters are
invited to get along on Saturday from
10am to show their support. There will
also be aspecial Les Mills Mashup activity
programme running in the stadium
between 10am and noon, with participants
asked to give adonation to the bushfire
appeal.
The programme includes 20­minute
sessions each of toning, cardio,
Bodyattack, CX Worx, Bodycombat and
Bodybalance.
The two stair­climbers from the gym
will be moved into the stadium for the
special Gym versus Firefighters challenge.
By Linda Clarke
Former Ashburton District
Councillor Russell Ellis
says he is, as the song says,
off to ‘‘get ahaircut and get
areal job’’. Sadly, it won’t
be in Mid Canterbury.
Mr Ellis has sold his
kitchen joinery business
and is moving to Upper
Hutt to join his wife Jackie,
who has been working
there for the past three
years.
The popular councillor
was ousted from last year’s
local body elections
because of atechnical error
on his nomination paper.
He said he had mixed
emotions about leaving the
district but was looking
forward to being with
family and catching up a
long list of jobs on the
couple’s lifestyle block.
The couple have twin
sons ­Cameron is studying
psychology at the
University of Otago and
David is studying law in
Wellington. The twins
recently celebrated their
20th birthday.
Mr Ellis said the couple
had made ahuge decision
three years ago for him to
stay in Ashburton and run
for council. They had
Russell Ellis
revisited that decision
recently and now he was
choosing anew challenge in
Wellington.
‘‘Having to write aCV
for myself for the first time
in my life, at the age of
50­odd, is scary when you
have been self­employed.’’
But he has many skills.
Mr Ellis set up Kitchen
Express in Ashburton 11
years ago, having moved to
the district from Nelson
four years previously. The
kitchen business has been
sold to Adrian Bruhns and
the family bach at Rakaia
Huts is also up for sale.
Mr Ellis was chairman of
the council finance
committee and held in high
esteem.
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Helping hand for new drivers
By Mick Jensen
Volunteer driver mentors are
needed to support anew
programme that will help young
Ashburton adult drivers get their
restricted and full licences.
The Community Driver
Mentor Programme (CDMP) is
being delivered by the Salvation
Army and will provide
opportunities for supervised
driving experience and licence
support.
The Ashburton programme
will begin operating from March
and aims to help 90 drivers each
year ­70moving from learners to
restricted licences and 20 from
restricted to full licences.
CDMP driver programme coordinator
Struan Cain said the
programme was an exciting
opportunity for young drivers
and others in Ashburton.
Some 760 drivers have
successfully advanced through
the CDMP programme since the
Salvation Army implemented
the New Zealand Transport
Agency initiative in 2014.
The current funding was
provided through the Provincial
Growth Fund and was for three
years, he said.
Ashburton Community Driver Mentor Programme coordinator
Heather Daly is encouraging volunteer driver
mentors to come forward to help young drivers.
It would also be rolled out in
Timaru, Waimakariri, Westland,
Grey and Buller.
Supporting young people to
drive improved their chances of
employment and the programme
aimed to have 50 per cent of
drivers in employment after six
months.
Those taking part should have
basic driving skills already, and
Fire risk ramps up
Another week of hot, dry weather has
elevated fire risk in the Ashburton
district.
New fire restrictions will come into
force today, meaning all open fires to
burn rubbish or vegetation will need
permits; open fires are already banned
in town, except for barbecues and other
cooking fires.
Fire Emergency New Zealand Mid
South Canterbury deputy principal
rural fire officer Don Geddes said the
district would move from an open fire
season to arestricted one. ‘‘The risk is
elevated and we need to have a
measure of control. Anybody doing any
outdoor burning will need apermit.’’
Mr Geddes said fire permit applications
would be scrutinised carefully
because of the drying conditions.
Those granted permits needed to
read the conditions and comply fully,
especially around ensuring adequate
fire breaks, forecast weather conditions
and having water resources available
should the fire escape.
He said 14 permitted fires escaped
last summer, requiring firefighters’
help, and investigations showed most
could have been avoided.
The best resource for people seeking
fire permits or establish if they need
one is www.checkitsalright.nz.
Mr Geddes said a combination of
factors affected fire risk.
‘‘High temperatures, lower relative
humidity and wind speed are major
factors for fire behaviour, and the
longer we go without rain, the drier
everything gets.’’
Ashburton fire chief Alan Burgess
said fires spread quickly if there was
drymatter to burn.
Firefighters were called to the Ashburton
Business Estate north of town
last week where grass near Company
Road had caught alight and 300 square
metres quickly burned. ‘‘If we get a
combination of wind, heat and drymatter,
then it is not agreat mix.’’
needed to meet certain entry
criteria, Mr Cain said.
Likely participants would be
unemployed, aged anywhere
between 16 and 60, and with no
access to avehicle or someone
who could train them.
CDMP was about ‘‘filling the
gaps for disadvantaged young
people’’ and not taking business
away from other providers.
He said 25 volunteer driver
mentors were needed in
Ashburton to support the drivers
and they would be trained to be
coaches.
Drivers would go out twice a
week in supplied automatic cars
and would usually take their test
in the same car.
The Ashburton programme
will be co­ordinated by Heather
Daly, who formerly ran the
Salvation Army’s employment
and education centre in
Ashburton.
Mrs Daly will assess
completed application forms,
hold an initial workshop to
explain how things work, and will
then liaise with the Ministry of
Social Development,
employment agencies and
businesses to look for possible
employment opportunities for
graduating drivers.
Drivers are expected to take
anywhere between five and 15
weeks to complete the
programme.
Prospective drivers and driver
mentors can contact Heather
Daly on 021 927 370 or at
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People using the SH1 Rakaia River bridge are
being warned about night repairs on the bridge
this weekend.
The Rakaia bridge is the longest road bridge
in New Zealand at 1.7km long but is in need of
repairs.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency crews
will be working on the bridge this Saturday,
Sunday and Monday nights, from 8pm until
around 6am.
“As well as fixing damage to the side panels
from crashes, other repairs to the bridge will be
completed before the summer peak traffic
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in Canterbury.
The repairs will be to an expansion joint,
which can only occur in the warmer months and
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Two plans for donga
The Ashburton District Council plans to
fence all or part of adonga or steep­sided
gully, used by recreational motorbike
riders, at Ashton Beach.
Council is asking residents to have their
say on two proposed plans for the area
south of the Ashburton River mouth and
say the work is about health and safety and
improving biodiversity. Council owns the
land.
People can see the consultation document
at council or provide feedback
online until February 7.
Motorbike riders have been longstanding
users of the Ashton Beach area
and council says it doesn’t want to stop the
activity but ground conditions, especially
close to the edges of the donga, were a
serious concern. The area also had
important biodiversity values, including
indigenous vegetation and birdlife.
Council is now proposing to fence either
parts of, or the whole donga area it owns
at the end of Ocean View Road. It is
worried about dangers posed to motorbike
riders who use the donga, as well as
protecting significant indigenous vegetation
and endangered bird species the area
supports.
Service delivery group manager Neil
McCann said council was welcoming
feedback from everyone, particularly
people who use or are interested in the
donga area.
‘‘Recent ground assessments at Ashton
Beach have highlighted some serious
health and safety concerns, and as the
owners, we are obligated to mitigate these
risks. The area also has important biodiversity
values that we want to protect and
enhance, particularly the native vegetation
and its close proximity to the Ashburton
River mouth where there is an abundance
of birdlife.’’
Acommunity walkaround in the area is
planned for February 1, at 1pm.
Checking for loose rocks at this crossing are volunteers Alan Ayers and Ian Lattimore, with
Peter Howden behind the wheel.
Safari route mapped
Afamily­friendly 4WD event in the Mid
Canterbury foothills is all set to roll this Saturday.
The impressive back country safari is a
fundraiser for the Mt Somers Walkway Society,
which maintains anetwork of popular walking
tracks in the foothills, and will also use funds
raised to assess the feasibility of re­establishing a
track to the scenic Sharplin Falls waterfall.
Safari spokesman David Howden said society
members had cleared rocks from river crossings
and trimmed matagouri on Monday, ahead of the
4WD safari.
There was growth in the vegetation despite the
dry conditions, and there was strictly no smoking
on the day. The safari is being co­ordinated by
the Ashburton 4WD Club and is open to vehicles
with ahigh clearance only.
The event is being run with the co­operation of
the Department of Conservation, Castleridge
Station and Lake Heron Station. Entry is $80 per
vehicle and the safari is limited to 80 vehicles.
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Community wins big from rugby spectacle
By Linda Clarke
Rugby fans in short sleeves and
wearing sunblock in the 24 degree
heat enjoyed some festival rugby
when the Crusaders came to town
last weekend.
The champion Super Rugby side
beat the Hurricanes 40­19inapreseason
game that featured Methven
lad Dallas McLeod, who delighted
the crowd of nearly 4000 by scoring a
try early in the first half.
The game was also afundraiser for
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and raised $7300.
The Crusaders’ All Blacks were
rested for the game but were still part
of the big contingent thattravelled
south to Mid Canterbury Hammers
country. Fans youngand old asked
for selfies.
It was abig day of rugby and the
Ashburton Showgrounds were
buzzing.
Both SuperRugby sides bought
two teams, that effectively played 40
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The first points in the game came
nineminutes in, when Hurricanes
flanker Du’Plessis Kirifi scored in the
corner, then acouple of minutes
laterVince Aso pickedanintercept
pass and ran half the field to score
again, the Hurricanesleading 12­0.
The Crusaders, practising new
moves and player combinations, then
kicked into gear. Braydon Ennor
found agap and crossed for atry,
converted by Brett Cameron, then
the home crowd was cheering when
McLeod –one of seven new
Crusaders in 2020 –crossed the line
after Will Jordan made abreak and
handed it on for McLeod to beat one
and dot down.
Coach Scott Robertson said after
the game he waspleasedwith
McLeod’s performance.
The Crusaders went on to win
40­19, scoring six triesinafabulous
summer afternoon’souting in front
of some passionate Mid Canterbury
Pup tickled pink with support
rugby fans. Their Super Rugby
campaign kicks off against the
Waratahs in Nelson on February 1.
Mayor NeilBrown said it had been
athrill hosting the rugby game in
Ashburton and thanked the
Crusaders for joining with the
Ashburton District Council in the
mental health fundraiser. Both
organisations pledged to give $1 for
every ticket sold to the game and at
half­time acheque for $7300 was
handed over.
Kids wait before racing on the field to get autographs from their rugby heroes. Photo Ashburton
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By Toni Williams
Money raised from the preseason
Crusaders versus Hurricanes
rugby match at Ashburton
Showgrounds will help mental
health and wellbeing services
across Mid Canterbury.
The $7300 will go towards
Lives Worth Living programmes
such as WAVES (a post suicide
programme to start in February)
and to the development and
implementation of a bestpractice
prevention programme
(due to start in March).
Lives Worth Living coordinator
Pup Chamberlain was
‘‘tickled pink’’with the publicity
and funding offered through the
Super Rugby pre­season rugby
game in Ashburton on Saturday.
‘‘About 99.9 per cent of
people were overwhelmingly
positive,’’ he said, after giving
out brochures on the service to
people through the gates on the
day.
He said while those who
received brochures may not need
assistance, it was likely they or
someone in their circle of family
or friends would know of someone
in the community who
might.
‘‘We are all going to be, at
some stage, up and down and
need some help,’’ he said.
‘‘Some will need expert help
but others need help from others
around them.’’
He said rugby was a great
connector for people in the
community and the game drew
about 4000 people, which was a
credit to the Crusaders, Ashburton
District Council and Mid
Canterbury Rugby Union.
The programmes run through
Lives Worth Living, a part of
Safer Mid Canterbury, aimed to
be preventive rather than reactive
to people’s mental wellbeing
trying to help them at the top of
the cliff, rather than at the
bottom.
Mr Chamberlain was well
aware of some of the desperate
situations people could be in; he
is aformer police officer and a
current wellbeing promoter with
Canterbury District Health
Board (CDHB).
He is co­ordinating Lives
Worth Living alongside Connie
Quigley, who has aclinical background
in mental health to
facilitate the programme.
The duo have hit the ground
running since the programme
was announced in September
last year, talking to groups and
looking into model of care plans
to come up with the best practice
to use in suicide prevention and
suicide ‘‘post­vention’’.
Mr Chamberlain said getting
the best practice prevention plan
meant it could be adapted to all
situations and groups whether it
was farmers, students or elderly
people.
It was important the prevention
programme was robust,
included resilience and amethod
already proven; it needed to be
beneficial Mid Canterbury wide.
He likened it to being the
mental wellness equivalent that
first aid training gave for physical
needs.
‘‘There are alot of people out
there doing good work,’’ Mr
Chamberlain said, of existing
mental health services in the
district.
‘‘This would be enhancing
what they are doing ... for
existing services it’s more tools
for their tool belt.’’
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New owner for Mt Somers tavern
By Mick Jensen
There’s been achange behind the bar
at the Mt Somers Tavern, with
publican Max Smith departing for
retirement and Bryan Carter coming
in as the new owner.
While Mr Smith and his wife
Sandy shift back to the Wairarapa
after an eight­year stint at the helm,
Mr Carter is returning to the district
that he grew up in and apub he
frequented as ayoung fellow.
Born in Southbridge, he
completed his school education in
Methven.
‘‘I remember being able to get
served in the Mt Somers Tavern as a
teenager, but Icouldn’t get adrink in
Methven because my face was too
well known.’’
The drinking age back then had
been 21, said Mr Carter, who worked
in earthmoving and transport jobs
after leaving school.
He managed the Amberley Lime
Company for awhile and also
worked for Burnett Transport in his
early years.
The new tavern owner is well
travelled these days and has worked
and run businesses in anumber of
countries over the past 40 years.
‘‘I ran an art gallery and gardens
with awife in Hawaii for awhile and
later afish and chip shop on the
mainland in Sequim, Washington
State.
‘‘I had astint running atransport
company in Australia and worked in
heavy machinery, transport and
hospitality in Papua New Guinea.’’
Mr Carter said he was single these
days, but had been married three
times and was on the look out for
staff to help him run the tavern.
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He said he was very keen to
improve signage advertising the
location of the Mt Somers Tavern,
which he saw as afriendly country
pub that offered great hospitality,
good food, and both on and offlicence
drinks.
‘‘There’s absolutely no signs
pointing people here off the scenic
highway and nothing even in the
township telling people where the
pub is.’’
Tavern clientele was typically loyal
locals, travelling New Zealanders
and international travellers, he said.
Mr Carter said he was also looking
at afuture AirBnB option at the
tavern, which could provide overflow
accommodation in the township or
complement what was already being
offered.
Renovations and aspruce­up were
also on the cards in the future, he
said.
Playful piece rules art roost
Wellington­based sculptor
and artist Regan Gentry has
installed anew artwork at the
Ashburton Art Gallery to add
to his ongoing project called
Foot in the Door.
The project was started in
2004 and is aplayful take on
the cliché and involves the
artist installing one foot of
ruler or tape measure into the
front door of galleries he
visits around New Zealand,
Australia and further afield.
Other venues already
involved in the project
include Te Papa Tongarewa,
Dunedin Public Art Gallery,
Aigantighe Art Gallery and
Eastern Southland Gallery.
Gentry created Flour
Power, a13m tall streetlight
installation which resembles a
sheaf of wheat, on Colombo
Street in Christchurch.
Nearby on Tuam and High
streets, he has anewer
sculpture called Woods from
the Trees, which depicts three
Left -Artist Regan Gentry
recently installed
measuring tape for his
Foot In The Door artwork
at Ashburton Art Gallery.
8m tall rimu trees crafted
from reclaimed timber from
homes demolished after the
Christchurch earthquakes.
The former Ashburton Art
Gallery on Baring Square
also had aFoot in the Door
artwork. It was installed
inside the post slot of the
main doors and escaped the
attention of most visitors.
The art gallery approached
Gentry after the demolition
of the old art gallery and he
has now made his mark in the
new gallery building.
Van Gogh film reveals
artist’s envy of Japan
The Ashburton Art Gallery
committee is organising aspecial
screening of thedocumentary Van
Goghand Japan on February 14.
VanGogh wrote to his brother
Theothatheenvied the Japanese,
despite never visiting their country.
Featuringvan Gogh’s personal
letters andwritten accountsby
friends and contemporaries, the
moving Van Gogh and Japan film
reveals the story of the artist’slittleknown
deepconnection to
Japanese art,and the role it has in
understanding hismost iconic
works.
The Dutchpost­impressionist
painter is among art’smost famous
andinfluential figures.
Tickets for the7pm screeningat
theRegentCinemacost$25 each
andinclude acomplimentaryglass
of bubbles.Ticket holderswill also
be entitledtoadiscounted dessert
at Ashburton restaurant Formosa
after the film.
Tickets can be purchased from
theart gallery receptionorfrom
gallery committee members.
Proceeds from the fundraiser
will supportthe programmes and
activities at the gallery.
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Briefs
Consents
The value of building consentsin
the Methven area for the 2019
year was $4,322,040, down on the
2018 figure of $8,046,237. Some
38 consents were issued in 2019,
compared with 50 the previous
year. Nearly aquarter
($1,116,380) of the 2019 consent
total was recorded in January and
there were no consentsissuedat
all in October.
Water supply
Upgrades to Methven’s water
supply and wastewater will be the
subject of afuture workshopof
Ashburton council’s
InfrastructureServices
Committee. Water storage and
supply options will be abig focus
of the workshop, which could
include the input and attendance
from members of the Methven
Community Board (MCB).
Cemetery
Aclean up of trees at the
Methven Cemetery is earmarked
for mid February. The clean up
will thin out the pinus radiata.
Council’s open spaces manager
David Askin said anumber of
cemeteries around the district
featured plantations on their sites.
Those plantations had been, and
continued to be, tidied up by his
team. Mr Askin said therewas no
work scheduled yet to clean up
some of the larger trees along the
Methven Walkway.
Candidates
There will be an informal
meeting in Methven on January
28 for the community to meetthe
three candidates standing for the
fifth placeonMethven
Community Board. The 7.30pm
gathering will be held in the Mt
Hutt Memorial Hall. Voting in
the by­election opens on January
27 and closes on February 18 and
is by postal vote. The by­election
is expected to cost in the region of
$15,000.
Caretaker
Mike McKenzie is the recently
appointed Methven area
caretaker and started his dutieson
January 13. The caretaker is
responsible for general
maintenance work in the Methven
area, including the Inland Scenic
Route, and undertakes mowing
duties, general maintenance of
the reserve areas, litter removal
and maintenance of the public
conveniences. Mr McKenzie
worked for council and with the
district forester in the early 1990s.
New yard
Contractors involved in the
CBD revitalisation project will be
storing their machinery and
equipment in anewly­created
yard on Havelock Street, on
vacant land next to Pioneer Hall.
Wooden fences painted white
have been erected this week. Tru­
Line Civil will begin the $15
million CBD upgrade on Monday.
Work is expected totake two
years and the area will become
more pedestrian and cycle
friendly.

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Tick for advocacy service’s first year
By Mick Jensen
It’s been a good first year for
advocacy services provided by Anglican
Advocacy in Ashburton, with
many of the 50 referrals resulting in
positive outcomes.
The service runs under the
umbrella of the Social Service Council
of the Diocese of Christchurch
and asimilar service has run successfully
in Timaru for the past five years.
Ashburton co­ordinator Annie
Bately said agrowing need for the
service in the district had been
identified ayear ago.
The service was available to anyone
who needed support and advocacy
and was about improving the
rights of individuals and making sure
they were treated fairly.
Client issues covered avery broad
spectrum, she said.
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‘‘I’m proud with what the service
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many of our referrals have resulted
in positive outcomes,’’ Mrs Bately
said.
The aim of advocacy was to create
that win­win situation for both parties.
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Mrs Bately and Warren James
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since the start of the service here,
and were joined by Christine Sanderson
in April last year.
Mrs Sanderson, who has abackground
in elderly care and had a
radio slot on Plains FM, said she had
read an article in the Ashburton
Courier about the launch of Anglican
Advocacy and had been keen to offer
her time and experience to support
it.
‘‘As advocates we are not there to
solve problems, we’re there to point
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Annual pipe band festival in domain
The sound of bagpipes will swirl around the
Ashburton Domain on Sunday when the
Ashburton Pipe Band hosts its annual
festival.
Seven bands, from Rangiora, Christchurch,
Timaru and Ashburton will take
part in the festival, which begins with a
street march at 12.30pm.
Band festival spokesman Derrick Cullimore
said the Ashburton band reformed
several years ago and had gone from
strength to strength with 16 pipers, including
several learners.
‘‘We had nothing and all of asudden we
have got a good lot of pipers and seven
drummers. It is all going very well.’’
The band’s drum major is Ian Wills and
its pipe major Peter Doak.
Mr Cullimore, aformer drum major, said
the street march was a feature of the
festival, though bands were only judged on
their musical performance.
The march takes about 30 minutes, with
bands starting from Elizabeth Street and
ending on Philip Street. They then head into
the nearby domain picnic area to play sets
and medleys.
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Mr Cullimore said all seven bands were
grade 4bands and would be competing for
atrophy.
The Ashburton band practises at its hall
on Creek Road on Mondays and Thursdays.
Schools get funds for property
upgrade, renovation projects
Twenty Mid Canterbury schools are set to benefit from
renovations and upgrades costing more than $3 million
through the School Investment Package.
The funding package, announced last month, provides
most state schools with one­off funding to help themwith
property projects. It needs to be spent in the next two
years.
Among the district’s schools currently getting work
done is Chertsey School.
It is in the middle of a$100,000 facelift with work
under way to modernise and upgrade classrooms,
bathrooms, the school’s dental clinic and the library. A
roof replacement has also recently been completed.
Ministry of Education acting head of education
infrastructure service Rob Campbell said the work at
Chertsey was part of the the school’s 10year property
plan, which sets out the priorities for maintenance and
upgrade of their facilities.
Long term plans are done byall schools, and the
approved work is funded through the Ministry of
Education.
‘‘The estimated total cost ofthese works is in the
region of$100k and they will help ensure the school has
modern, fit­for­purpose facilities to support teaching and
learning.’’
He said schools across Mid Canterbury were either
planning or delivering capital investment in their facilities
in line with their plans.
‘‘Twenty schools in the area will also benefit from a
total of over $3m in extra property funding provided
through the Government’sSchool Investment Package to
upgrade and renew their facilities. This funding needsto
be spent in the next 24 months.’’
Mr Campbell said in addition to business­as­usual
work, funding had been approved for significant
redevelopment projects at Ashburton College (around
$60m) and Ashburton Intermediate (around $5m).
‘‘At Allenton School, the redevelopment (around
$5m) will include the provision of aroll growth teaching
space. These projects are now in the planning stage.’’
Garden party
Gunyah Country Estate
at Windwhistleisopen
for aposhgarden party
on February 2.
As wellasthe lavish
gardens and timeless
beauty, the event will
include tastings, garden
games, live music and
hightea.
Tickets include entry,
gin and wine tasting,
high tea and asouvenir
glass.
Gunyah is located at
721 Sleemans Roadand
the garden partyruns
from 1pm until 6pm.
The fundraising event
will benefit theHororata
Community Trust.
Limited tickets are
available from
eventfinda.co.nz.

Birthday celebration
for toy library’s 25th
Ashburton Toy Library is
25 years old and abirthday
celebration is being
planned for February 1.
The toy library will
hold abirthday party during
the usual Saturday
session (9:30am until
12:30pm) at its Victoria
Street base.
At 11am there will be
the cutting of the birthday
cake and the launch of a
new development for the
toy library.
As well as members,
past toy library committee
members and past
librarians are warmly
invited to come and celebrate
the morning tea
event.
‘‘If families haven’t
been to the toy library for
awhile, or have yet to go
there and see what we
have to offer, the birthday
party day will be agreat
day to head along to,’’
said Ashburton Toy Library
president Anthea
Moore.
All members, including
those who join at the
birthday party event,
Ashburton Toy Library president Anthea Moore
received acheque for $1000 recently from
Ashburton Masonic Lodge master Max Cawte.
would be able to hire
three toys for free (up to
the value of $12) on
February 1, and members
hiring toys anytime during
the month of February
would go into the
draw to win aconcession
card value at $22 for toy
hire, she said.
The Ashburton Toy
Library Inc is anon­profit
community organisation,
with its main focus on
promoting family interaction
through play and
the encouragement of
free thinking and
imagination.
The library collaborates
with other community
groups such as the
MenzShed, and at events,
such as Children’s Day,
and relies heavily on
grant funding and donations.
Akey supporter is
Advance Ashburton.
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DEATHS
DAY, Elizabeth Ada: (nee
White): Died peacefully
on January 18th 2020
at Rosebank Resthome
Ashburton, aged 94
years. Dearly loved and
cherished wife ofthe late
Dudley (Terry) Day. Much
loved mother and motherin-law
ofTerry and Kathy
(Brisbane), Richardand Jan
(Perth), Stephanie and Joe
Butchard and Liz and Nick
Courtney (Christchurch).
Adored and treasured
Tammy of Maleisha and
Natalie; Aaron, Rachel and
Chantel; James, Michael,
Anna, Catherine, Chris and
Peter; Justin, Simon, Fleur,
Sophie and Olivia. Great
Tammy of her 23 great
grandchildren. Daughter
of the late Oswald John
White and Ada Maud
(nee Wright). Loving
youngest sister of Cyril
White, Doris King-Turner
and Alice Clayton. (All
deceased). Messages to
the DayFamily PO Box472
Ashburton 7740. Many
thanks to Sue Prowse and
her Rosebank staff, the
Sealy St doctors, home
carers and priests. You
all treated mum with
dignity and respect and
appreciated mum’s sense
of humour. A service
celebrating Elizabeth’s life
hasbeen held.
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GRIFFITHS, Janett Isobel:
On January 21, 2020,
peacefully at Rosebank
Rest Home, Ashburton.
Aged 83 years. Dearly
loved wife of the late
John. Much loved mum
of David and Gail, Mike
and Michelle, Anne and
Hoss Yeatman, Richard
and Megan, and Jan and
Quinny Ross. Loving Nana
of all her grandchildren
and great grandchildren.
Loved sister and sister in
law of the late Margaret
and Neil Harrison and
sister in law of Mervyn
and the late Judith
Richardson. Messages
to the Griffiths family PO
Box 472, Ashburton 7740.
A graveside service for
Janett will be held at the
Ashburton New Lawn
Cemetery on Friday 24
January, commencing at
3.30pm.
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Family Notices
DEATHS
SIM, Dorothy Margaret
on January 19, 2020.
Passed away peacefully
at home, Ashburton, in
the care of her loving
family, aged 96 years.
Dearly loved wife of the
late Derek. Much loved
mother and mother in
law of Margaret, Bruce
and Heather, James and
Sandy, David and Sue, and
very special Grandma and
great Grandma to Michael;
Carrie and the late Nick,
Genevieve, and Katrina,
Steven and Sally, Jack,
and Josie, Mitchell and
Steph, Tessa, and Sadie;
Andrew, Richard and
Mariana, Gabriella, and
Aurelia, and Mark; Kate
and Michael, and Lauren,
and Alice. Messages to the
Simfamily c/-POBox 472,
Ashburton7740. Aservice
to celebrate Dorothy’s life
will be held at St Stephen’s
Anglican Church, Park
Street, Ashburton on
Friday January 24,
commencing at 1.30pm.
Followed byinterment in
the Returned Servicemen’s
Section, at the Ashburton
New Lawn Cemetery.
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Small prints pack visual punch
Ashburton artist and art gallery volunteer Barbara Jaine
checks out some of the small print works.
Water level low
Residents in Mt Somers
have been urged to restrict
their water use to only
essential needs, as the
Ashburton District Council
has introduced alevel
five restriction for the
scheme.
Council is investigating
low water levels in the
catchment and upgraded
the water restriction to
help stop the supply running
out of water for
residents.
People on the Mt
Somers supply are advised
to only use water for
cooking, cleaning, drinking
and hygiene purposes.
‘‘We are urging residents
to conserve water as
much as possible to avoid a
loss of service to the whole
community. We are working
hard to investigate the
situation, are regularly
monitoring water levels,
and will continue to reassess
the supply with a
view to easing the restrictions
as soon as possible,’’
council chief executive
Hamish Riach said.
A new travelling exhibition at
Ashburton Art Gallery aims to
raise the profile of and promote
fine art printmaking.
The Small Print exhibition
opened at the weekend and is
presented by the Print Council of
Aotearoa New Zealand, amember
run, non­profit organisation.
On display are close to 100
prints, none larger than A4 size.
The works demonstrate printing
methods such as woodcut,
monoprint, aquatint, etching,
drypoint and collagraph made by
artists from around New Zealand,
and also Europe and the
Pacific.
All works are available to
purchase for $145.
Ashburton Art Gallery communications
and exhibitions
assistant Nicole Bourke said
some of the prints were very
limited editions and even some
one­offs.
The annual touring exhibition
was in Ashburton for the first
time and gave people the opportunity
to start collecting art at an
affordable price.
She said the items displayed
featured awide range of subjects
including birds, flora and fauna,
Pasifika influences and also
abstract works.
Running in conjunction with
the exhibition, the art gallery will
be hosting an adult workshop in
printmaking on February 2.
Making prints with gelatin
plates, participants will enjoy the
quick and playful process, and
the session is well suited to
complete beginners to printmaking.
The session will be run
by art gallery staff member
Simone Barnsdale.
All materials and equipment
will be provided and those taking
part can also bring textured
materials to use, including lace,
doilies or leaves.
Bookings for the hands­on
activity can be made at the
gallery reception.
The Small Print exhibition
runs until February 23.
Hayden Ridgen, 9, and his gran Betty King creating arural-themed
scene for their 3D moving puppet television set during an Ashburton
Museum holiday programme.
Museum holidayfun
Holiday fun continued at the
Ashburton Museum this week with
children, their parents or
grandparents, building their own
creative 3D moving puppet television
sets.
Under the direction of Ashburton
Museum’s Max Reeves, the children
with help from their elders, took to
making atelevision shaped puppet
stage complete with rotating scenes
using craft supplies such as cardboard
cylinders, felt fabric, people shapes
and sticks.
Among those in the session was
nine year old Hayden Ridgen, of
Greendale, near Dunsandel, with his
gran, Betty King. Hayden was in
Ashburton staying with his gran for a
few days during the school holidays.
Being from afarming background,
Hayden had chosen arural theme for
his rotating scene but it was awork in
progress.
The children did not get aplan to
work from but were shown afinished
product that they could dissect and
copy.
Mr Reeves said the idea, which was
initially going to involve race cars on
arotating platform, morphed into the
3D moving puppet television sets in
keeping with the current Topp Twins
Exhibition on show at the museum.
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Weather inspires abstract artwork
By Mick Jensen
Weather events and weather
extremesare fuelling the emotions
of artist Jennifer Harrison.
Thoseemotionsare translating
on to canvasand into some
impressive, colourful and
evocative artworks.
Jennifer worksfrom alight, airy
studio above the Ashburton
Courier office on Burnett Street,
but usually livesonhigh country
farm Lochaber Station,30minutes
from Fairlie.
‘‘I’m aruralgirl and weather
plays such an important in farming
lifeand in life in general,’’ she said.
‘‘We’ve had some wild weather
events in recent times and that
looks set to continue,’’
Jennifer said she painted first
and foremost for herself, but sold
her works if someone wanted to
buy them.
‘‘Art for me is about the
emotions. My emotions come from
deepinmy heart and are very
personal.’’
Her previousart focus had been
the refugeecrisisaround the world
and that too had stirred some deep
and amix of feelings.
‘‘I think I’ll be focused on
weather for awhile, because I
don’tthink weatherextremes are
goingtodisappear for awhile.’’
She describes her completed
weather­influenced abstractworks
of storms and blizzards as
‘‘intense’’ paintings thataim to
reflect moodand atmosphere.
She also paints on annual trips
backtoher former homeland of
England.
The Lancashire lass has five
children and 14 grandchildren, all
livinginNew Zealand, and her
paintings hang in her own home
and in the homes of family
members.
Jennifer Harrison will host a
solo exhibition at Ashburton Art
Gallerysome time in 2021.
Above -Jennifer Harrison with
two of her recent weatherinfluenced
abstract artworks.
The New Zealand Kite Tour 2020 will
be at Lake Hood on Sunday.
Kite show
Kites of every colour will grace the shoresof
LakeHoodthis weekend as part of the New
Zealand Kite Tour.
The tour, which started on January 17 at
the Nelson Kite Festival, will visit Lake
Hood Sunday before heading tothe North
Island. Organisers said on Facebook that
the Lake Hood leg of the tour will bethe
Ashburton Fun Fly. It runs from 1pm to
5pm.People are encouraged to come out to
the lake, bring their own kites and join the
fun.
‘‘There will beall different types ofkites
from hand painted kites through togiant
inflatable whales, dragons, mermaids.’’
Whether it’s traditional kites, inflatable
kites of teddy bears, penguins or movie
characters of all shapes and sizes, there is
bound to be something in the sky to
entertain all ages of people.
‘‘Grab your own kite and join in, or just
come down for alook.’’
Moving for health and Delilah
Maisie Player, 8, Piper Smith, 11, and Mya Player, 10, sell home baking
in downtown Ashburton to raise funds for people and wildlife affected
by the Australian bushfires.
Cousinsunite forcause
Participants in afun run at the
Ashburton Domain this weekwere
moving for agood cause.
Run and Walk Ashburton’s
weekly eventdonated the gold coin
entry fee for this week’s run to
Ronald Mcdonald Houseand $367
was raised.
The club’s summerseries runs
everyTuesday and organisers
wanted to support thefundraising
efforts of youngster and regular
runner Delilah Simpson.
Delilah was motivated to support
Ronald McDonaldHousethrough
her studiesatMindPlus. Last year
her class studied caring thinking
and Delilah decided to raisemoney
for Ronald McDonald House
because she has known achild who
stayedatthe house whilereceiving
treatment.
TheChristchurch charity house
helps patients and families who
have to travel from outoftown for
medical treatment.
About 100 people of all ages and
abilityturned up to Run and Walk
Ashburton’s first eventlast week
but 150turned up this weekto
support Delilah’s cause.
Group spokeswoman Alison
Conway said the popular summer
series had grown hugely over the
past few years, withlots of new
faces turninguptothe Ashburton
Domain on aTuesday nightto
walk, run and chatwithothers.
The seriesruns everyTuesday
until March 31, with participants
meetingatthe Walnut Avenue
pavilionbefore gettingunder way
at 6pm.Adults pay $2 and children
under 18 are free;people can
choosetheir distance of 1km,3km
or 5kmsand can walk, run or do a
combination of both.
Mrs Conwaysaid participants
included social and serious
runners, with all keentoimprove
their times overthe course of the
series; organisershopesome might
join their group, but theyare just
pleasedtosee people being active.
After two days of baking for acause,
Piper Smith, of Ashburton, and her
visiting cousins, Mya and Maisie
Player, from Beechworth, Northern
Victoria, in Australia, took to the
streets of downtown Ashburton to
sell their wares.
They were joined by siblings
Hayley and Toby Smith, and Matilda
Player, who all had ahand in selling
the home­made baked goods to raise
more than $1000 last week for
people and wildlife affected by the
Australian bushfires.
It was acause close to their hearts.
During some of the hottest
weather recorded, and at the peak of
the bushfires in Australia, the fire
got to within 10km of the Players’
family home.
Karly Smith, mother of Hayley,
Piper and Toby, said the group of
children, all cousins, had come up
with the idea to do abake sale to
raise money for those affected by the
fires. ‘‘They were so enthusiastic.’’
Each child took charge of different
aspects of the baking, using
treasured family recipes and some
from the Edmonds Cookbook, and
marketed the sale, with signage and
flyers distributed to businesses in
town and posts on Facebook.
Among those baked goods were
vanilla and chocolate cupcakes,
Anzac and chocolate chip biscuits,
apricot and chocolate truffles,
lamingtons and Gluten Free cupcakes.
They also had alolly cake and a
date loaf, which were donated in
support of the cause.
The Player girls, along with their
mother Melissa, nee Burrowes (who
is Mrs Smith’s sister) were visiting
family in Ashburton as part of the
Christmas school holidays; it was
planned before the fires broke out.
Their dad Alex opted to stay at home
in Australia, just to keep an eye on
things.
The girls thanked those who
supported them, including New
World who donated bags and cupcake
holders.
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Support for our Pasifika people
Overcoming barriers to health care and
connecting those in need with services that can
make adifference are all in aday’s work for
Pasifika Navigator Malu Tulia.
Covering an area that stretches from Cheviot
to Hinds, the Waitaha Primary Health (WPH)
role provides valuable support to agrowing
Pasifika population, often faced with housing,
health and rural challenges. Malu responds to
requests from WPH General Practices seeking
additional support for Pasifika people and their
families. Still in her first year on the job, she
estimates she’s reached up to 80 per cent of the
local Pasifika population in the Ashburton
District.
“I’m really, really happy but Iknow there are
families out there who still need help, so I’m
trying to reach those people, too,” Malu says.
“In my first year, Ihave spent time observing
and it has given me ideas for new ways of
working with people, so that they can better
look after their own health. Ispent 10 years
working in the city where wraparound services
are available and everything is closer together,
but in rural areas it’s harder, especially when
English isn’t your first language.”
When Malu visits families in their own
homes, she works with them to create aplan so
that they can access services, establish
connections and build the general health and
wellbeing of their whole whanau. One of the
biggest problems she faces is people who are
hesitant to visit adoctor because they fear
being considered aburden.
“They don’t want to waste adoctor’s time,”
Malu said. “In the islands, we don’t have family
doctors, you just go to the hospital when you’re
really, really sick. We’re trying to change that
behaviour here. We encourage people to see a
doctor when they’re well, so that we can
prevent major health issues developing.”
Cost can be abarrier but she says it should
never stop someone seeing adoctor or nurse
because there are always options available.
“Another thing is language. People may not
Malu Tulia is helping Pasifika people in the Ashburton District.
understand why they’ve been given their
medication or what it does. And some people
are working two jobs so there’s no time to go to
the doctor. Ieducate people that if you’re sick,
go to the doctor, and have arest. Your body is
telling you to look after yourself. Iknow the
money is important but you have to look after
yourself before you can earn money.”
To overcome some of the barriers to
accessing health advice and support, Malu
encourages those she works with to take a
support person to appointments, or ask at the
medical centre for translation assistance.
“Doctors and nurses know there is an
interpreter service,” she says. “It’s better for
them to use the service and then apatient goes
out the door understanding what they have or
what they need to take, instead of letting them
go with no idea. “
“It’s amatter of educating people that
there’s help available, and if you’re not happy
with the service, there is acomplaint process.
The outcome of that will help you and them to
improve services. Don’t come home and say,
‘I’ll never see adoctor again’. If you don’t tell
them, they don’t know and can’t change
anything.”
During home visits, Malu takes time to
include the whole family in discussions ­
especially older children –totalk about
everything from food, to smoking cessation and
understanding medication.
“We provide aplan so people can take care
of themselves, but at the end of the day, it’s
your health. If you want to make achange,
that’s your goal to do, it’s up to you, but we are
here to help, support and to walk beside you to
achieve those goals.”
Malu is also setting up health support groups
around issues such as diabetes and asthma in
Pasifika churches; encouraging employers of
migrant workers to make health insurance part
of their employment packages; and helping to
educate people who are new to New Zealand
about how to take care of their health and
access health services. Creating strong
community support is also important and Malu
encourages people to get to know their
neighbours.
“It’s exactly the same as in the islands. You
ask your next­door neighbour for help. They
might be in the same situation some time, so
reach out. In rural areas, it’s especially
important to have neighbourhoods and build
relationships.”
For Malu, the biggest reward is seeing
people taking control of their health and
developing awellbeing plan for their whanau.
“It makes me feel so happy. Iwas brought up
in the Islands, so Iknow it’s very daunting to
come and live in another country. Sometimes
it’s quite scary, so my job is just to be there for
them, help and support them, whatever
aspirations they have and guide people to lead
ahappy life.
“I always tell people, you only get one life,
you have to look after your health, live happy
and spend as much time as you can with your
family.”
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CAR MADNESS NO 30
Thirty yearsisaremarkable achievement
forany event,eveninamarriagethese
days it would be averygood result.
Trillo metals Muscle Car Madness
has turned intoacar culture eventand
part of the reasonisthat the Rangiora
showgrounds has become the perfect spot
forit. Asupportive small town basically
“bang smack”inthe middle of the Southh
Island gives easy access to all. In just afew
short yearsthe showbecame the largest
carshowinthe South Island and ranks in
the topthree of NewZealand.
Events have come andgone trying to
better this showbut each year moreand
morepeople come from all overthe world.
The furthest entrant this year comes from
Arkansas. Entrants just love staying on site
and enjoytheir late-night fun. This year
nearly 1,000 cars areentered forthe event
with at least 800 morecarsturning up as
day visitors. Due to high demand the show
will open from 9.00 a.m till 4.30 pm. The
arena will fill up quickly and will be only
Sean Williams is driving his topshowroadster
down all the wayfromAuckland,featuredin
the current N.Z.Hot Rodmagazine.
Ian Neary’sViper V10 poweredGTX “Eruption”
is said to be valued at over $700,000 and will
be display on the Mothers polishes stand. It is
aworld class showcar.
available to twenty year and older cars.
All othersand overflowofshowcarsenter
gate 2. Free parking at gate 3.
An anniversarycruisewilldo2laps of
Rangiora’smain streetthen down Lineside
road and through Kaiapoi on Thursday
night.Itwillhit Rangiora’sHigh Street
just before7pm and Kaiapoi about 7.20
p.m. The Rockabilly pageant takesplace
Saturday at 12 noon, and burnouts will
start abit later at 1.30 pm. Sunday sees
the burnout finals.
Topcarswillbeinabundanceincluding
Ian Naery’sGTX ‘Eruption’ poweredby
aViper V10engine and rumoured to be
worth nearly 3/4 million dollars. As usual
thereisagreat arrayofretro clothing,
event tshirts, market stalls, kids rides
and tenlivebands including the return
of Hillbilly Hellcats from Colorado,and
Flyin’ SaucersfromMelbourne. cost is $20
each, kids under 16 free and 2-day pass for
public hoursonly,available at the gate on
Saturday.Come and haveagreat day out,
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Rural&Lifestyle
Field day at high performing farm
Willsden Farm’s management
team opened their farm
gates to local farmers to
showcase their environmental
management and the
benefits of adifferent milking
frequency.
The farm, ahigh performing
dairy farm in the Selwyn
District, is part of the
Camden group.
It is a 305 hectare, fully
irrigated farm near Te Pirita,
on the northern side of the
Rakaia River, which at peak
milked 1075 Kiwi cross cows
last season.
The field day, attended by
about 70 farmers, was led by
Camden general manager
Leo Donkers, Willsden Farm
manager Robin Hornblow
and operations manager
Terry Kilday who all shared
the journey they have taken
over the past few years to
become amore efficient and
sustainable farm.
Mr Donkers said every
effort had been made to
create afarm which provides
agood working environment
for their six staff, and is
profitable and sustainable.
“If we’re profitable it gives
us lots of options to manage
our environment well and
also provide agreat place to
work.”
As the farm is in Selwyn, it
needs to reduce its nitrogen
(N) losses by 30 percent by
2022 to meet Environment
Canterbury requirements.
It’s one of a number of
farms who have joined a
DairyNZ project supporting
farmers in Selwyn and Hinds
to trial options to reduce
their environmental footprint
while continuing to maintain
profit levels.
The farm is already making
progress and reduced its N
losses by 17 percent from its
baseline, mainly by reducing
fertiliser use.
“I’ve learnt from being
part of the community of
Camden general manager Leo Donkers speaks to visiting farmers at Willsden Farm
in Selwyn about the farm's environmental management and the benefits of adifferent
milking frequency.
farmers in the Selwyn Hinds
project that it’s not about
how much nitrogen you
apply, but when you use it. If
you apply it at the right times
you can get good grass
growth, even if you apply less
overall,” Mr Kilday said.
The farm has shifted to
applying no fertiliser in May
(when it has alow response
and ahigher risk of leaching)
and reducing fertiliser applications
in December and
January when there is plenty
of pasture.
Milk production increased
slightly on the farm following
these changes. There has also
been asmall decrease of four
percent in greenhouse gas
emissions, largely due to less
N fertiliser being applied
which reduces nitrous oxide.
One of the other big
changes introduced in the
past three years was ashift to
milking three times over two
days – starting in January
onwards, they now milk at
4.30am, 4.30pm and 10.30am.
They have found three in
two milking was an excellent
option for cows in the heat
and as aresult have seen a
significant improvement in
the condition of their cows in
autumn. However, close
monitoring of feed was
neededtoachievegood body
condition.
“We have found that you
need to have good pasture
quality and quantity when
shifting to three in two milkings
to avoid adrop in milk
production,” Mr Kilday said.
He is involved with
DairyNZ’s three in two milking
project and was waiting
to see results of the project
trials before deciding
whether to start the three in
two milking in December.
Mr Donkers said the farm
focused on cost control and
irrigation water, supplied by
Central Plains Water, was
one of the farm’s significant
fixed expenses.
He saw the decision to
invest inthe scheme as being
highly beneficial over the
long term because the cost
reduces as capital is repaid.
“We like to operate a
simple system, Mr Kilday
said.
‘‘Pasture provides most of
our cows’ diets. After looking
at our options we’ve
found that feeding grass is
the best approach and have
been improving our pastures
over time.”
The team re­grassed 80
percent of the farm from
2012 to 2016 and as part of
their re­pasturing programme
used tetraploid
grasses as 50 percent oftheir
pasture seed mix.
“This has given us more
growth in the cool season,
and in shoulder periods of
the year, which has increased
our productivity and has
used the available soil N
which may otherwise have
been leached,” MrDonkers
Willsden Farm operations manager Terry Kilday, left,
and farm manager Robin Hornblow opened their farm
gates and shared their journey to becoming amore
efficient and sustainable farm.
said.
Camden group owns four
dairy farms and two dairy
support blocks. Each farm
operates as aseparate entity
with the support blocks
charging any grazing and
feed back tothe dairy farms.
Willsden is currently inthe
top 20 percent of Canterbury
farms for profitability.
Looking forward, the farm
has some important decisions
to make about how it
will achieve the additional
reductions needed in nitrogen
losses.
They use centre pivot,
rotorainer and K­line irrigation
systems but anumber
of options were being considered
to replace the
rotorainers and K­lines with
pivotsand fixed grid systems.
The farm also uses soil
moisture monitoring and
modelling this in Overseer
will also reduce Nleaching
as it means that less water is
applied.
Upgrading their irrigation
will allow the farm to reduce
its water use and reduce its
nitrogen losses by around 40
percent, however changes
would be expensive tomake.
The Willsden team are
planning to work with their
farm systems and environment
consultant and
DairyNZ to look at their
options.
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Day off for Synlait
staff to plant natives
Synlait staff will get one paid day ayear
to plant natives asaway of supporting
farmers and communities in restoring
land inCanterbury.
The Synlait native tree programme,
Whakapuawai, launched by Prime Minister
Jacinda Ardern, is an environmental
programme connecting their people,
their farmers and thecommunitythrough
plantings.
It includes an industrial sized nursery
spanning 15 hectares at Synlait Dunsandel
site.
Thenurserywill be capable of growing
more than one million native trees and
shrubs annually. The goal is to plantfour
million native trees on farms and community
land by 2028.
Synlait chief executive officer Leon
Clement said Whakapuawai would help
to connect milk suppliers and the
community inahealthier world.
“Wecan’tsolve environmental challenges
onour own, but through Whakapuawai
we can lead by example and help
connect our milk suppliers and communitygroups
to make arealdifference. New
Zealanders arepassionate aboutcreating
asustainable future for our country, and
at Synlait, we are inanideal position to
shape the changeneeded in our industry.
It’sour purpose to do milk differentlyfor
a healthier world, and Whakapuawai
brings this tolife.
“Our customers, and their consumers,
haverapidly­shifting expectations when it
comes to how wecare for our planet,
people and animals, and Synlait is
responding to thesedemands to ensure a
healthier world for all.’’

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Ruapuna
1st and 2nd
February 2020
Celebrating 30 yearsracing
2020 Skope Classic -Car Racing like no other!
After 30 years ofuninterrupted classic race meeting,
the Canterbury Car Club along with the long-time
sponsorand supporter, SkopeIndustries, will celebrate
the iconic two-day birthday event this weekend with
some fanfare.
Originally under the name ofthe BP Alfa Classic,
PDLIndustries took over namingrightsin1995 before
Skope became involved in2003. The enthusiasm from
competitors and the public has never waned, and the
meeting remains the biggest in both entry and crowd
numbersonthe club’s calendar.
Ahandful of cars from the inaugural 1991 event
remain andwhile thevalue of thesecarshas increased,
thecurrent owners stillbelieve that as racing cars,their
rightplace is on thetrack.
Over the years the event has invariably carried a
theme. This year itwill celebrate 50 years of the Open
Saloon CarAssociation (OSCA). StrictlyaSouthIsland
affair these days, OSCA was formed byalocal group
who deemed that the costs of racing inthe national
championship for “all-comers” type cars had become
tooexpensive.
In theearly years, thefront runningcarswerealways
V8 powered. This has changed with time, with turbo
androtary-powered cars also becomingfront-runners.
ForOSCA’s birthday at theSkope it is anticipatedthat
some 30 cars will line up.Someofthesehavenot raced
for years. This includes the winning MK1 Ford Escort
Turbo ofMichael Johnston, acar restored and driven
by newowner,NickDonaldson.
Also in the field will bea1977 5-litre Alfa Romeo
Alfetta, acar that has not raced inOSCA but against
them in the1980s. It is competingbyinvitationand will
be drivenbyformerBNTV8 champion,Angus Fogg.
Other saloon cars ofnote that will compete in other
classesinclude threeformerAustralianSupercars,a2004
Ford Falcon, a2006 Ford Falcon and a2007 Holden
Commodore, along with aselection of New Zealand
muscle cars andthe HistoricTouring Carcategory.
Acrowd-pleaser for many years has been the Formula
5000 revival series cars. Thecategory fits nicely into the
themeofclassic cars.Atatime when the“soundofsilence”
vehicles are becoming more common on the road, it is
generallyacceptedthatthe soundofthese cars alongwith
theV8salooncarsare an addedcrowd attraction.
In the driver line, will be the well-known Richards
family -fatherJim,aseven-timewinner at Bathurst,his
son Steven, afive-time winner of this classic event and
hisson,Clay, whonow drivesFormula Ford in Australia.
While the major attraction is awonderful array of
cars, the meeting isalso designed tocater for families.
Pit entry comes atnoextra charge and spectators are
welcome to mingle with drivers and their cars. For
younger family members, there will be anumber of
activities. We’ve got one huge children’sactivity area
this year.
There have onlybeen 4outstanding
driverswho have taken part in all 30
Classic Car events, nowknown as Skope.
Dennis Champan, Debbie Chapman,
Keith Cowan &Brian Dixon.
Brian Dixon, VanDiemen RF84
Keith Cowan, Johnston Formula Ford
With over 200 competitors across 44 races our 30th Skope
Classic is going to be an outstanding weekend of racing
Kids under 16yrs are free to attend Skope
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Harper sings Bacharach
New Zealand performer Ali Harper will
celebrate the songs of songwriter and
composer Burt Bacharach when she
performs in Ashburton in March.
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River protection work
continues on Rangitata
By ChrisTobin
The Rangitata River protection
works remain in a vulnerable
state after last month’s devastating
flood and there are concerns
heavy rain could result in more
flooding.
The mid­December floods caused
wide­spread damage.
Environment Canterbury
(ECan) river engineering manager
Leigh Griffiths said the council
had communicated any potential
risk to nearby landowners and
the public.
“It’s important that people in
and around the Rangitata River
are aware that the river is vulnerable
to outbreaks should river
levels rise again.”
ECan has identified three key
sites needing strengthening in the
wake of the flood which cut off
State Highway 1 and flooded
roads and farmland.
For 10 hours the river reached
peak flows of more than 2000
cumecs due to heavy rainfall at
the headwaters.
“The key sites are at Arundel
above the bridge, at the south
branch breakout point and just
above the KiwiRail bridge,” Mr
Griffiths said.
“Once this work is completed
we will have more confidence that
the river could cope with a
moderate flood event.”
At the peak of the emergency
recovery work, 11 machines from
five companies were operating.
This was now down to six.
Mr Griffiths said the first
priority in the recovery work was
to stop the outflow of floodwaters
from the river on to the
floodplain and over roads.
“This has now been completed
thanks to amassive effort from
machinery operators, contractors
and key staff from several organisations
including ECan, Timaru
District Council and the NZ
Transport Agency.”
Mr Griffiths said the next stage
of in­channel work and diversions
should be finished by the end of
The flooding of the Rangitata River was aone in 20 year flood
which has caused extensive damage.
this week.
“The last stage is reinstating
banks and the vegetated berms
which are crucial in erosion
reduction and in providing some
limited protection against
overflows.
“Hundreds, if not thousands, of
established trees were lost and
this is something that will take
years to recover.”
The repair cost was expected to
run into millions of dollars with
important in­river work already
completed costing about
$700,000.
“Beyond this a longer­term
plan will be created for possible
future work, its time frames and
how it will be funded,” Mr
Griffiths said.
“This will require further
discussions with the community
and the Rangitata River rating
district will be consulted on this.”
The Timaru and Ashburton
district councils would be
approached to discuss funding,
along with NZTA, KiwiRail and
communication companies.
The causes:
Environment Canterbury said
different flow patterns and major
breakouts from the river caused
most of the damage and disruption.
Rangitata south branch:
Before the river peaked the main
branch of the river broke into the
usually dry south branch about
4.5km above SH1. For atime the
south branch water flow was
greater than in the main branch.
It remained large until December
14 when flows were diverted into
the main channel.
South branch breakouts:
Floodwaters overtopped the
south branch 2km upstream of
SH1 and caused flooding on
SH79, SH1 and in Rangitata
village.
Railway line, SH1 flooding
from main branch: Waters broke
out of the main river just
upstream of the railway line,
crossed SH1 and flowed into the
Rangitata Island area. This
stopped traffic. Other breakouts
from the main and south branch
exacerbated flooding of farmland.
Arundel breakout: A large
breakout 2km upstream of Arundel
flooded the township and
Geraldine­Arundel Rd.
Rangitata MP Andrew Falloon comments
The changing face of education
Over the past couple of decades
there’s been ahuge technological
shift in education. It wasn’t until my
last year or two at Allenton that we
had computers at school, and at
Intermediate we were lucky to have
one in every classroom.
Stepping inside classrooms now
is awhole new world. Many kids
have the use of tablets and some
schools are investing in equipment
like 3D printers.
How education changes around
technology is something I’ve been
giving alot of thought over the past
six months as the National caucus
worked on our education discussion
document, but it wasn’t
until an Advance Ashburton event
late last year at the Ashburton
Trust Event Centre that Iheard the
best and simplest example.
Ashburton College principal
Ross Preece was presenting and
asked the audience what just afew
years ago might have been a
difficult question to answer: how
much for a membership at the
Ashburton Golf Club? Within 15
seconds the correct answer was
called from the audience.
The point he was demonstrating
is how much human knowledge is
now held in our pocket and
instantly discoverable at the swipe
of afinger. Our education system
has adapted well to that change, in
a way that others now envy. I
accompanied Ross on a visit to
China in 2018 and visited schools
that are teaching the equivalent of
rote learning, cramming information
into the minds of students by
memorisation.
It gives them an excellent
grounding of what is current today,
but over time that knowledge
becomesless and less relevant in an
ever­changing world. By contrast
where our students excel is in
critical thought. Digesting arange
of information from multiple
sources, and making decisions
based on the quality of that
information, rather than merely
memorising it.
It’s an incredibly important skill
to have. When one thinks about the
way our world has changed in even
the last 10 years, young people
growing up today need to be armed
not only with the best available
information of today, but be ready
for the technology and discoveries
of future decades.
It’s an exciting and scary proposition,
preparing young minds for a
world tomorrow that we today
cannot even imagine. All the very
best toour local teachers, principals,
support staff and students
heading into anew school year.

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FAR Researcher of the Year title
goes to dedicated crop researcher
Foundation for Arable Research
(FAR) has named their own Cropping
Systems Research manager,
Diana Mathers, as the 2019 FAR
Researcher of the Year.
Ms Mathers, who joined FAR in
2010, has worked to support cropping
farmers in the areas of
economic and environmental sustainability.
She is actively involved in a
number of national and regional
research projects ensuring high
quality information is made available
to farmers in aformat which is
easy to understand and apply and
has led anumber of environmental
and biodiversity projects such as the
Good Management Practices for
Winter Dairy Grazing on Arable
Cropping Land, the Building Better
Biodiversity on Arable Farms and
the Trees for Bees projects.
FAR chief executive officer
Alison Stewart said being named
researcher of the year award recognised
the significant impact Ms
Mathers had made in the areas of
economic and environmental sustainability.
It included her current focus
working with growers around the
adoption of new technologies.
She has helped to test and
calibrate DIY Quick Ntesting kits
as part of the Ministry for Primary
Industries Sustainable Farming
Fund Nitrogen ­ Measure it and
Manage it project.
‘‘The results of this project have
confirmed that Quick N testing
strips are an efficient and inexpensive
tool to help growers understand
exactly how much nitrogen is available
to their crops at any giventime,
and therefore, how much they need
to apply to reach target yields.’’
Ms Mathers was instrumental in
Responsible
dairying award
If you know of a dairy
farmer leading the way in
performance, leadership
and for the environment,
nominatethemforthe Fonterra
Responsible Dairying
Award.
The award, introduced
by the New Zealand Dairy
Industry Awards, recognises
dairy farmers who
demonstrate leadership in
their approach to sustainable
dairying and are
ambassadors for the
industry.
It wasset up to recognise
dairy farmers who are
respected by their farming
peers and their community
for their attitude and role in
sustainable dairying.
New Zealand Dairy
Industry Awards general
manager Robin Congdon
said it was important to
showcase the good work
Diana Mathers demonstrating the Quick Ntest at Foundation for Arable Research's ARIA event at Chertsey, in December 2019.
developing a Farm Environment
Plan template for cropping farms
which was released in 2015 and had
been extremely well received by
growers and Regional Councils. Its
success comes from Diana's determination
that it should able to be
completed easily by the landowner
and form a valuable information
base for the farm business.
The Farm Environment Plan is
beingdelivered tofarmers through
an ongoing series of workshops
and will become an increasingly
farmers were doing within
the industry, which did not
always get the exposure it
deserved. “We have excellent,
experienced dairy farmers
creating and working
on wonderful projects that
haveapositive effect on the
environment.”
“We want to hear about
the people who arefarming
responsibly, both environmentally
and socially, and
showcasing excellence ona
daily basis. This is achance
for people to nominate
their neighbour, their
employer or someone in
their community.”
“This award gives us the
opportunity to recognise
farmers that have progressed
to ownership,
demonstrate leadership in
their farming practices and
are arole model for our
younger farmers.’’
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moreimportant toolfor growers as
the government increases its
environmental compliance
requirements.
Diana has also had significant
involvement in benchmarking
Overseer for crop farms and
delivering information on nutrient
management on crop farms to
arable and vegetable crop farmers
through aseries of nutrient management
workshops across New
Zealand. Diana has also been
involved in regional projects such
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as those assessing crop options for
the Ruataniwha, and the Matrix
for Good Management in Canterbury.
In all these projects she has
focused on using data collected on
farm and farmers' own records to
inform improved on­farm decision
making.
Her citation says ‘‘Diana
provides valuable input toanumber
of regional council groups
throughout New Zealand where
she helps to ensure policy is
practically aligned with farm practices,
particularly in relation to
nutrient management. She is a
strong advocate for the implementation
of good farm management
practices and works closely with
growers to support their adoption
and uptake.
‘‘Thisaward is fittingrecognition
of Diana’s empathy with growers
and her determination to help
them understand and negotiate the
increasingly complicated issues
associated with on­farm environmental
management.’’
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Seasonal Farm Supplies & Services
Farm succession help
Mid Canterbury farmers are
beingencouraged to seek advice
aboutfarm succession planning
at upcoming workshops to be
held in Methven.
Farm successionisone of the
pressing issuesfacing sheep and
beef farmers withmore than50
percent of sheep and beef farms
expected to change handsover
the nextdecade.
The Red Meat Profit
Partnership(RMPP) workshop
series on farm businesstransition
and succession starts on March3.
The three workshops in the
series, which aim to help farmers
navigatewhat can be adifficult
process, are limited to eight farm
businesses, withfour peoplefrom
each business.
RMPP chairMalcolm Bailey
said the workshops were an
opportunitytohelpfarmerswork
through issuesand plan for
positive outcomes.
“Manyfarmers havesaid they
find it hard to know where to
startthe conversation because of
the emotionalattachment they
have to their farms and the
tensions of handlingsignificant
assets, often with competing
family interests,hesaid.
“A key goalfor RMPPisto
help farmers through this process
by providing information
regardingsuccession options and
ownershipstructures and sharing
examples of successful
outcomes.”
Farmers willbeprovidedwith
resourcesand advice to help
them explore the rangeofoptions
available as they look at
transitionand succession of farm
business ownership.
Mr Bailey said there was also a
possibilityofconnecting people
who are wanting to progress in
the red meatsector with those
who are wanting to exit.
Synlait seek go­ahead
Synlait’s proposed development
at Pokeno, in the Waikato,
is heading to The
Supreme Court.
The date to hear the case has
been set for April 29 and 30.
The case stems from Synlait’s
Pokeno land, which had historic
covenants reinstated by the
Court of Appeal inMay 2019,
which had earlier been removed
by the High Court.
The land is the site where
Synlait sought to set up a
second nutritional powder
manufacturing site.
Synlait isthe appellant in the
case as it now owns the land,
stepping into the place of previous
land owner, Stonehill
Trustee Limited.
Synlait chief executive officer
Leon Clement said Synlait was
looking forward to moving on
with the next stage ofthe legal
process and obtaining some
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‘‘While we’re pleased the
legal case can move forward, we
still remain committed to working
constructively with all parties
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grandchildren who might. They
wanttoretire but want to keep
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‘‘We’re also committed to
Pokeno. The site is now operational,
and we are working to
ensure an outcomewhich serves
the best interests of our milk
suppliers, shareholders and
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In February 2018, Synlait
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Synlait then took title of
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Feds challenge
teaching resource
Introducing school children to the
science underpinning climate change
is positive and worthwhile but care is
needed around balance, Federated
Farmers says.
A section of a teaching resource
titled ‘‘Prepare today, live well
tomorrow’’, put out by Ministry of
Education and aimed a young
students, has hit a nerve with the
industry body.
Federated Farmers climate change
spokesman Andrew Hoggard said
some of the information was onesided
and misleading read at face
value. ‘‘Teachers need to present and
explain the pros and cons of various
courses of action in response to global
warming, and in particular guard
against the lessons fostering feelings
of panic or hopelessness.
‘‘While much of the material in the
Prepare today, live well tomorrow
teacher resource is instructive and
compelling, some of it is misleading
unless the nuances of the topic are
explored,’’ he said.
‘‘For example, there’s asection that
urges people to buy local food and
products as they haven’t had to travel
so far in avehicle which uses fossil
fuels.’’
The resource states: “You are also
helping our economy.”
Mr Hoggard said that was very
simplistic.
‘‘It ignores the environmental footprint
of the producers and is counter
to the interests of New Zealand as a
major exporter of food. Per kilogram
of protein, produce from NZ farmers
can reach consumers in most parts of
the world with alower greenhouse
gas/environmental footprint than is
achieved by many local producers.”
The resource also implies eating
red meat is wrong and environmentally
damaging.
“Again, that’s amisleading generalisation
here unless other factors are
explained, including nutritional
needs, that New Zealand doesn’t
have the industrial livestock feedlots
common in some other parts of the
world, and that we have a role in
another pressing challenge facing
humankind – hunger in a growing
world population.”
In order to give abalanced picture
of climate change, Federated Farmers
would also like to see some
coverage of the world­leading
research going on in New Zealand on
agricultural greenhouse gas mitigation
and the continuing efforts
farmers up and down the country are
making to lighten their environmental
footprint.
“Schools could invite farmers to
come in and talk to students or even
better they could get on board with
the Open Farm programme and kids
could visit farms to see for themselves
what happens there,” Mr Hoggard
said.
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Farmers facing dry conditions, plan ahead
Withmanyregions experiencing
increasinglydry weather,DairyNZ
has put togethersometips for
farmersonmanaging challenging
conditions.
CurrentNIWA soilmoisture
deficit maps showsoil moisture
levels aresignificantly below
historical averagesacross theupper
North Island, parts of the Waikato,
Taranaki, Manawatu the North
Island’s East Coast,Marlborough,
Canterbury and Otago.
DairyNZ’sstrategyand
investmentleader Dr Bruce
Thorrold said ongoing dryweather
can be stressful for farmers.
“Planning ahead for how to
respondifthe dry conditions
continue willallowfarmersto
consider their optionsand provide
confidence about havingaplan in
place.”
“Theuse of supplementsneeds
carefulconsideration,taking into
accountthe costs and benefits,
including to cow health.”
Farmers lookingatusing
supplementary feedtofill afeed
deficitshould consideranumber of
issues to ensure it is usedprofitably:
calculatethe maximum
supplementprice that is affordable
(including additional costs
associated with supplementuse),
while stillachieving performance
goals
manage the amountof
supplementary feedusedtoachieve
post­grazingresidualsofseven
clicks(1500kgofdrymatter per
hectare) or lessonthe risingplate
meter, to ensureminimal
substitutionofpasture
reduce feed demand by
Heat stress impacts on cows and affects milk production.
reviewingstocking ratesand
movingunwanted stockoff­farm.
“Heat stress hasareal impact on
cowsand it is oneofthe key factors
affectingmilkproduction, but
farmerscan take stepstomanage
this,” Dr Thorrold said.
Whentemperaturesare over21
degreesand humidity is over 70
percent, Friesians and crossbreeds
begin to feedless and milk
production reduces. In Jerseys,
production losses onlyoccur when
temperaturesrise to 25 degrees or
more.
To help keepcows comfortablein
warmweather,farmerscan:
­ensure ample water is available
to cows both day and night by
checking flowratestowater
troughs arehigh.Lactating cows
need100 litresper cowper day
­provideshade. Manyfarmers
alsouse sprinklers and fans in dairy
sheds to cool cows
­avoid givinghigh fibrefeed to
cowsduringthe daytime,asit
increasesheat load
­changemilking times to avoid
the heatoftheday.
Movingtoonce­a­daymilking or
three milkings overtwo daysis
worth considering as an option.
“Farming throughdry conditions
doescreate uncertainty which can
be stressfulfor everyone on a
farm,”saysDrThorrold.“Take
careofyourself andyourteam by
planning for everyone to have
regular timeoff to helpyou farm
throughadifficulttime.”
Additionally, as part of forward
planning it is helpful for farmers to
assess body condition scoresand
decide in advancewhich stock will
be dried offifweatherconditions
remaindry.
Moreinformation is available at
dairynz.co.nz/summer.DairyNZ
consultingofficers arealso
available to offeradvice, phone
0800 4324 7969.
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Wetlands maps update
Landowners with wetlands identified on
their properties need to check their
Environment Canterbury (Ecan) wetlands
map layer has been applied
correctly.
There is a chance information has
been omitted or is no longer correct so
Ecan staff want people to make contact
if wetland area information is no longer
up­to­date.
Ecan chief operating officer Nadeine
Dormmisse, writing to update the Ashburton
Water Zone Committee, said
there were fewer people than expected,
since September 18, who had made
contact around the wetland map layer
available for viewing on the Ecan
website.
‘‘We have received just 22 requests for
areview of(or deletion from) the layer.
Despite this relatively small number, we
are committed to ensuring that information
about the layer is as clear and
transparent as possible.’’
She said changes had been made to
map layers to show the difference
between wetlands aerially identified and
ground surveyed, and those changes
were visible regardless of which platform/device
you access the information.
Ecan had also created a web page
which included several new frequently
asked questions such as funding assistance,
interaction with a confirmed
wetland and farm environment plans.
As well as factsheets on mapping,
wetland mapping reviews, and how a
wetland presence can impact on the
consenting process.
‘‘The factsheets are designed to provide
clear information onthe wetlands
layer and the way in which landowners
can query the presence of apotential
wetland, and if confirmed, what implications
it might then have,’’ Ms Dommisse
said.
‘‘Our overarching aim is to continue
working with stakeholder organisations
to ensure our message is appropriate
and reaches the widest range of people
possible and (for) individual landowners
concerned about the possible presence
of a wetland on their land to gain
clarification and guidance.’’
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Funding will help improve the health and wellbeing of the national dairy herd.
$25m funding boost to
improve national stock
The dairy industry will benefit
from a$25.68 million innovation
programme to improve the health
and wellbeing of the national
dairy herd and change sustainable
milk production.
The seven­year programme,
called Resilient Dairy: Innovative
Breeding for a Sustainable
Future, will see investment in new
disease management technologies
and advancements in genomic
science to improve cow
productivity, and produce better
cows with improved health, wellbeing
and environmental resilience.
Officially launched by minister
of agriculture Damien O’Connor,
the programme is being led by
farmer­owned herd improvement
co­operative Livestock Improvement
Corporation (LIC), with
investment and support from the
Ministry for Primary Industries
(MPI) and DairyNZ. LIC is
investing $11.2m, MPI $10.3m
and DairyNZ $4.2m.
MPI director investment programmes
Steve Penno said at the
heart of the new programme is
innovation that aims to deliver
long­term economic, environmental
and animal health benefits
for New Zealand. ‘‘For New
Zealand to maintain its reputation
as aworld­leading producer
of premium products, we need to
further increase the value of our
products in away that improves
sustainability,’’ Mr Penno said.
‘‘MPI is investing in this new
programme as it aims to deliver
long­term gains in anumber of
areas, including sustainable production,
milk quality, and animal
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Dr Bruce Thorrold
wellbeing, while importantly
reducing impacts on the environment.’’
LIC, the largest supplier of
artificial breeding services to New
Zealand’s dairy farms, will leverage
its existing capabilities in
genomic science and diagnostics
to develop innovative breeding
tools and tests that support more
sustainable milk production.
LIC chief scientist Richard
Spelman said ‘‘We’re committed
to providing farmers with the
tools they need to improve their
prosperity and productivity in a
sustainable way, with animal
health, wellbeing and the
environment at the forefront.’’
‘‘This programme will strengthen
our existing research and
development work to keep our
farmers and New Zealand leading
the global pastoral dairy
system,’’ he said.
Investment from industry­good
body DairyNZ will go into rebuilding
its national evaluation
system for dairy cattle to incorporate
genomic information to
facilitate faster rates of genetic
gain.
DairyNZ strategic investment
leader Dr Bruce Thorrold said
‘‘Resilient Dairy is our opportunity
to get back in front of the
world with genetic gain. With new
discoveries in genomic methods
and data collection we are now in
the position to jump ahead and
incorporate genomic data into
our animal evaluation system
enabling the whole sector to
maximise genetic gain,’’ he said.
Mr Spelman said the programme
would address calls for
resilience and sustainability on
dairy farms, now and into the
future.
‘‘Through the new Resilient
Dairy: Innovative Breeding for a
Sustainable Future programme,
we’re investing now, to help
future­proof our dairy industry
and deliver long­term benefits for
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Fencing volunteers lend
hand with flood repairs
Experienced fencing volunteers
took to Mid Canterbury’s back
country last week to help repair
floodgates and fences damaged
during heavy rains last month
which lead to flooding along the
Rangitata River.
Rural Support Trust (RST)
Mid Canterbury response coordinators
Allan Baird and Don
Geddes took small teams of
fencers into the back country to
help with work at two high
country stations.
They put in some long days.
Mr Baird said thankfully there
was no shortage of experienced
volunteers lined up to help.
‘‘I’m always impressed with the
response we get, no matter what
the response we always find
people to do it,’’ he said.
‘‘There was alot of rain in the
back country.’’
Many of those able to help out
were retired farmers, or fencers,
with practical fencing experience
and had gear to get the job done.
There were also volunteers from
the rural fire services, search and
rescue and Young Farmers.
RST approached Glenfalloch
and Erewhon Stations following
Teams of Rural Support Trust Mid Canterbury volunteers help
with re-fencing and floodgate damaged areas at Erewhon
Station in Mid Canterbury’s back country. Photo supplied
the heavy rains which caused mud
slides in the back country and
flooding of the Rangitata River in
mid­December.
The stations had damaged
fence lines and floodgates and
RST offered assistance to ‘‘help
break the back’’ on repairs
needed.
Feds applaud Wairarapa
water storage investment
The government’srecentdecision to back the next phase
of a sustainable water supply for the Wairarapa is
outstanding news for the region, and awelcome signal of
intent for the rest of New Zealand, Federated Farmers
says.
The announcement will mean a$7million investment
in Wairarapa Water Ltd for pre­construction development
of water storage and distribution infrastructure at
Wakamoekau, and $110,000 for development of a
Wairarapa water resilience strategy will come from the
Provincial Growth Fund.
FederatedFarmers national board member and water
spokesperson Chris Allen, of Mid Canterbury, said the
prosperity of drier regions of New Zealand will
increasingly hinge on water security as the impacts of
climate change accelerated.
“I take this as asign we’re getting beyond the thinking
that water storage is code for irrigation for dairying
alone,’’ Mr Allen said.
‘‘Watersecurity is aboutfuture proofing the prosperity
of all sectors ofour regions.”
Cattle up
Beef cattle numbers
increased strongly in
2019, rising for the third
year in a row, while the
number of dairy cattle
dipped slightly, Stats NZ
says.
Provisional figures
from the 2019 agricultural
production survey
showed beef cattle numbersrose
5per cent, to 3.9
million inJune 2019.
Dairy cattle numbers
were almost unchanged
this year, down about
31,000 to 6.4 million.
Mr Baird said teams headed up
across four days; three days at
Erewhon and aday at Glenfalloch
to get as much done as
possible.
‘‘We are able to swing in to
action when needed, we are not in
it for the publicity, we just like
helping farmers,’’ he said.
Wairarapa Federated Farmers president William
Beetham said it was about water security and growth
enhancement for the entire community, not just
agriculture and horticulture.
“It’s sprung from arealisation that if we don’t have
improved water supply, some of our biggest companies
and employers are under threat going forward.
“Water storage and security is also crucial as back­up
when domestic supply in our towns is under strainduring
dry seasons. It’s also important for our environment –
with good storage we can lessen the need to take water
from our rivers in the summer low flow periods.”
Mr Beetham, who is on the governance group for the
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worked together on the project, including rural water
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“There is no rural/urban divide in thiscase.And credit
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Farmers’ forums on soon
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The events, being held in February and
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Football trials lined up,
exciting season ahead
Darren Cavill
By Mick Jensen
Mid Canterbury’s top
football team will play at
its highest ever level this
season, and some high
quality games are
expected to be played in
Ashburton Domain.
The senior men’s
team won the Division 1
title in 2019, backing up
the previous season’s
success in Division 2.
This season they will
play in the Canterbury
Championship League,
the second highest tier
of regional amateur
football, with games
kicking­off from late
March.
Last year’s successful
team was a mix of
experience and some
young players, but Mid
Canterbury Football
development officer
Darren Cavill is keen to
see more young talent
stepping on to the pitch.
He said he’d love to
see six to eight players
under the age of 22 out
there and given a
chance, as opposed to
the two or three who
played regularly last
season.
‘‘You can’t underestimate
experience, but in
terms of youth development,
the senior team is
the level to aspire to.’’
He said although the
team had won the Division
1title, Mid Canterbury
Football had still
needed to apply and
then meet criteria to
make the step up the
footballing ladder.
The criteria included
having aclear path for
youth development,
supplying areferee and
two linesmen at home
games and anumber of
other requirements.
The senior team
could expect a tough
first up campaign, he
said, with the pace, skill
level and fitness of the
opposition a sizeable
step up.
This season senior
player and striker Luke
Martin will take on
player/coach duties,
with Cavill confirmed as
both the senior reserve
team and women’s rep
team coach.
The reserve team will
primarily feature
players under the age of
20, alongside some
older players and will
play in its own league on
Saturdays at 12.30pm,
ahead of senior team
matches which kick off
at 2.30pm.
Footballtrials for prospective
senior, senior
reserve and also Division
4 team players will be
held at Argyle Park on
January 30 at 6.30pm.
Anyone over the age
of 16 is welcome to the
trial and registration will
be followed bymatches.
Cavill says he hopes to
see 45 or more players
turn out for what is
shaping up to be an
exciting new season and
‘‘hopefully the best ever
for Mid Canterbury
football.’’
His full time football
development role also
sees him promote and
support the game in
schools and through the
Fun Kicks and First
Kicks tournaments,
which will once again
kick off in Term 2.
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contacted on (020) 4106
8955 or darrencavillfootball@gmail.com.
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Skills sharpened
at netball camp
When the 2020 netball
season rolls around, four
young Mid Canterbury
players could have afew
new tricks up their sleeves
thanks to three massive
days spent learning from
some of the best.
The Christchurch Netball
Centre ran its annual
Summer Camp at the Lincoln
University campus at
the weekend. It’saimed at
players aged between
Year10to12 and thisyear
Mid Canterbury had four
players in attendance –
Ashlein Lyttle, Jasmin Strawbridge,
Hayley Tallentire
and Taylor Shaw –
along with a couple of
coaches, Claire Tappin
and Natalie Shaw.
Lyttle and Shaw are
bothheading into Year 10
this year, while Strawbridge
and Tallentire were
part ofthe College Aside
which won last year’s Mid
Canterbury Netball premierone
title, and all four
made the most of the
opportunity, soaking up
everything that was on
offer.
The camp covered both
the physical and mental
side of the game, and
delved into other important
areas like wellness,
recovery and loading, and
ran from Friday through
until Sunday.
Mid Canterbury netballers (from left) Ashlein
Lyttle, Jasmin Strawbridge, Hayley Tallentire and
Taylor Shaw attended the summer camp at the
weekend.
Anumber ofbig names
were on hand to pass on
their knowledge. Specialist
guest coach Kerrianne
Farrelly originates from
Christchurch but has
spent anumber of years
coaching in Queensland,
including coaching the
Australian state’s under­
19 team and the USC
Thunder, and she is
regarded as one of
Queensland’s best coaches.
Last year’s Mainland
Beko national netball
leaguecoach Ronelle Van
Dongen, and her former
assistant who has now
taken over coaching the
side ­Ashburton’s Andrea
Cousins ­were also there
along with current Mainland
Tactix head coach
Marianne Delaney­
Hoshek, and former Tactix
coach Helen Mahon­
Stroud.
A couple of nonnetballers
were also
brought in, including current
Black Caps cricket
coach Gary Stead and
former Black Stick and
Olympian Shane Collins.
Players also had the
opportunity to have a
question and answer session
with current Tactix
players Jess Prosser and
Ellie Bird.
Reminder of drone rules
People operating drones in the
Ashburton District arebeingreminded
to observeCivil Aviation Authority
rules whentheytake to the skies, after
reportsofdrones flying too close to the
Ashburton Airport.
Civil AviationAuthority rules state
that drones must stay 4km awayfrom
all designated airports and helipads
unless the person has the required
CAAauthorisation andclearance from
theaerodrome operator.
Council chiefexecutive Hamish
Riachsaysdrones are agreat way to
capture aerialfootage and explore the
district,however they comewithsome
importantresponsibilities to ensure
people’s safety and privacy.
‘‘Wedon't wanttodiscourage
people fromusing thesetools,but we
justask that usersbeawareofwhere
they are and aren't allowedtofly their
drone. Airportsare obviously busy airspace
areas anditcan be very
dangerous to have dronesflying where
planes and other aircraftare
operating.’’
The AshburtonAirportislocated
just over5km outsideAshburton on
SeafieldRoadand is ownedbythe
council. People seeking to flywithin
theairport's 4km radius mustcontact
thecouncil for permission.
Droneusers are also encouragedto
check the council's OpenSpaces Bylaw
forrules around flying overparks and
reserves.Placesdrones are prohibited
include over cemeteries, camping
grounds,sports fields beingusedby
others andwithin50metres of any
playground or paddlingpool.
For more information on drone use
see theAshburton District Council
OpenSpaces Bylaw.

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Call David Jones 03 307 6381
e: david.j@nbs.co.nz
Jill Quaid
027 437 6755
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027 2368627
rwashburton.co.nz/AHB21480
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Lubes WOF
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TRIANGLE
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Victoria Street,
TheTriangle,Ashburton
Phone: (03) 308 6772
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AMTax SolutionsLtd.
accounting •for small business
• Annual Accounts
• Tax Returns
• GST Returns
• CertifiedXeroAdvisor
Andrea Matthews
027415 9880
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FROM
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$
150
PLUS
GST
P 03 308 7298
E mark@dpi.co.nz
dpi embroidme ashburton
2242118
Interior and Exterior Painting
FREE LEGAL HELP
Help in person by appointment
Thursday9.15am -1.45pm
Ph 0508 CANLAW
(0508 226 529) to makean
appointment.
Help by phone Infoline
03 371 3819 or 0508 226 529
215 Tancred Street,Ashburton
Need storage?
we CAN STORE it!
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Phone 307 0213
•185 Alford Forest Road •behind
2228977
2228967
JukeBox Hire
Weddings,21st,
PrivateFunctions
Sound Systems &Lighting Hire
Phone DJ Dave
03 308 5106
027 251 0015
www.soundmanagement.co.nz
2244002 2228976
PROFESSIONAL
PORTRAIT AND
COMMERCIAL
PHOTOGRAPHER
PICTURE FRAMING
GALLERY &STUDIO NOW OPEN
179WEST STREET
027310 6521
emmily@emmilyharmer.co.nz
www.emmilyharmer.co.nz
2228982
RESIDENTIAL &
COMMERCIAL SPECIALISTS
Phone Quentin andPhil on
027282 8908 or 027282 8909
FOR ALL YOUR ADVERTISING
REQUIREMENTS, GIVE
Jann, Roselle or Karen acallon
308 7664
Interior Plastering
Wallpapering
We offer the following:
• Gutter and DownpipeCleaning • Weed Spraying
• Moss,Mould andLichen Spraying • Spider Proofing
• Gorse and BroomSpraying • FenceLineSpraying
• Chimney/Flue Cleaning $75 • Heat Pump Service$90
MENTION THIS AD WHEN BOOKING FOR A10% DISCOUNT
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Call Allan on 027 209 5026 an let us know howwecan help
2228969
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Astute Maintenance
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Handyman Services
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Rubbish Clearing
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Pergolas
PlanterBoxes
Raised Vege Gardens
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Call Vaughan 021 242 6419
Email: sales@astutemaintenance.co.nz
2241869
2247559
Solar powerwhenyou need it most
We are experts at installing solar
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• SOLAR PANELS • BATTERIES • DC MANAGEMENT
• CAMERAS • TV SATELLITE • PUMPS • REFRIGERATION
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aasolarsouthisland.co.nz
2247562
GREAT
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PC Repairs, Set-up and Tutoring
Icome to youday or evening!
NewPCs
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forsale
•PCRepairs/Sales •Networks/Servers
•Firewalls/Security •Spyware Clean-up •Training
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NETWORKS FIREWALLS AND PCS LTD
Robin Johnstone 67 Aitken Street, Ashburton
P: 03 308 1440 C: 027 768 4058
robinbj@xtra.co.nz
2247572
4WD Diesel &ElectricScissorlifts
Rough terrain and electric lifts available
On site collection or deliveryavailable
Nowat6Range 403 West Street St,Riverside
PO Box 60, Ashburton 7740
Phone: 03 308 8155
Mobile: 0273 529909
Email:sales@nee.kiwi.nz
ALL THINGS CANVAS &PVC
*Awnings/Shadesails/Dropblinds*Auto seat covers &repairs
*Hay &bin covers *PVC covers &repairs
*Ute tonneau covers *Furnitureupholsteryrepairs
*Commercial
PHONE TRAVIS HOWDEN 027 922 4544
2229015
2228991
NOWEXCLUSIVEMID CANTERBURYSUPPLIERSOF
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19 J.B. Cullen Drive, Ashburton •Phone 307 8353
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Jann, Roselle or Karen acallon
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2244651
WILSONS
WINDSCREENS
WE WELCOME ZEK
FROM WINSTONES
TO JOIN OUR TEAM
We areyour one stop glass shop for
AUTO and HOUSE
REPAIR or REPLACE 152 Wills Street,
“Your placeorours”
2247569
Ashburton
Ph.308 8485
Professional quality cleaning
with apersonaltouch
• Commercial cleans
• Farmhouse cleans
• Carpetcleaning
• Builderscleans
• Windows
• Smallgardeningand maintenance jobs
• Wetravelwithin 1hourofAshburton
• 5% discount if paymentmade on dayofclean
Phone Jan-MareeorRichardParker
308 2405 or 027 341 7038 l www.happy-hoovers.co.nz
2228995
Ashburton, Rolleston &Christchurch
•Paving •Irrigation•Lawns
•Planting •Fences
•Pergolas•Waterfeatures
•Outdoor fires
•Raised planters
•Decks •Stonework
•Brick &blockwork
•Artificial grass andmore...
Email –Aaron@theoutdoorspace.co.nz
Phone 0800 688365 /021 542402
www.theoutdoorspace.co.nz
2229004
ashburtoncranes2015@gmail.com
Diamond Painters and
Decorators Ltd
Qualityinterior and exterior
painting and decorating
• Wall papering • Airlessspraying
• Water blasting • Residential and small commercial
• Roof painting • Freenoobligation quotes
Gutterguardinstallation and gutter cleaning
2229026
2228964
Phone Duncan 027 370 2453 l Jeanette 027 318 5055
email: diamondpaintersdecorators@gmail.com
2228980
FOR ALL YOUR T-SHIRT PRINTING
NEEDS, phone Gasolo!
Clothing Brands Design
T-ShirtPrinting
Andmore...
9Hugh Street,Ashburton7700
027 953 5099
gasolos122007@gmail.com
LIV E
T O
PRINTED
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BY
HAND
IN
HEAT PRESS &
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O T H E R S
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FOR ALL YOUR ADVERTISING
REQUIREMENTS, GIVE
Jann, Roselle or Karen acallon
308 7664
“we clean to a
standard,
not aprice”
UNDER NEWAshburton
OWNERSHIP
Same exceptional CleaningServices
level of service
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• regular full house cleans
• one off spring cleans
• farm houses
• builders cleans
•
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03 307 2656
www.ashburtoncleaning.co.nz
2228962
VISIT OUR STORE AND GET A
TREATFOR YOUR PET
Always in stock:
• Birdaccessories,food &treats
• Rabbitand guinea pig food,bedding &treats
• Cat accessories,collars &treats
• Dog collars,leads,toys, accessories &treats
• Aquarian accessories &food
• Dog crates &cat crates
• Raw,fresh &frozenpet food
• All sorts of dried products
EVERYDAY
SPECIAL
Dog
Rolls
HAVE CASH
FOR PETFOOD
COWS AND
UNWANTED
STOCK
2for
$
12
(3kgeach)
“Come andsee our friendlystaffin-store today”
Phone (03) 307 8996
027 312 5756 l 99 Archibald Street,Tinwald
2247571
Forall your tyre requirements,
see the localexperts
•Wheel alignments
•Wheel balancing
197 Wills Street,Ashburton l www.neumannstyres.co.nz
Phone 03 308 6737 (24 hrs –after hours call out applies)
We service and repair all makes and models
of sewing machines and overlockers
Your local Bernina
service team
John Robbie Rachel
OPEN 7DAYS9.30am -4.30pm
Main South Road, Tinwald Ashburton | Phone 307 6277
www.anniesquilts.co.nz
2228988
2243993
PETER TAYLOR
B
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UILDER
LTD
FOR ALL YOUR BUILDING REQUIREMENTS
• New homes • Alterations • Light commercial • Farm buildings
• General maintenance • Paths • Tiling
Fully qualified licensed building practitioner
No job toosmall! Phone Peteron:
308 7133 or 027 220 8257
taylorbuilt@xtra.co.nz
FOR ALL YOUR ADVERTISING
REQUIREMENTS, GIVE
Jann, Roselle or Karen acallon
308 7664
2237870
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$27.50
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Afamily of Crusader fans at Saturday’s game. (Photos:
ashburtononline)
Crusaders coach Scott Robertson at the Ashburton Showgrounds.
AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES
PANELBEATING and spray
painting of cars, trucks,
buses, horse floats &
motorhomes, caravans,
trailers, farm machinery, jet
boats. Light engineering
and aluminium welding.
Bus &Truck Bodyworks, 17
Range Street, Ashburton.
Phone 307 0378.
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SELL
PEA STRAW Medium
Square Pea Straw bales for
Sale $40 a bale delivery
$10 per bale. Ph
02040233792
QUEEN Anne style table &
chairs $150, fridge $95,
microwave $75, single bed
complete $80, soccer table
game $30, reel mower $80.
Phone 021 160 3660.
SURPLUS vehicles for sale.
Nissan Navara 4WD ute.
Make great farm truck. New
wof. $3,000 ono. Camper
van, queen bed, awning,
storage $2,000. Phone
3072701.
LPG
REFILLS
Small LPG cylinders
Off Street Parking
Available
Arthur Cates Ltd
26 McNally Street
Ph 308 5397
Riverside Industrial Estate
2245232
2245262
PERSONAL
QUIET 55 year old male
looking for friendship with
female of similar age, must
be down to earth and open
minded, must be working.
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3334.
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SATURDAY 25th, 121
George Street, Tinwald
8am to 2pm. Household
furniture, kitchen equipment,
garden tools, heaps
more. Everything must go.
acakefor your
special person with
Main South Rd, Tinwald. Phone 308 5774
Birthdays this week
Jhon Ruel Fuaso,24th January, aged 33
Keziah Harris, 26th January, aged 11
Karina Webb,28th January, aged 35
Congratulations to last weeks winner!
Seth Hosken
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
2247529
CROSSWORD
QUICK PUZZLE NO. 8551
ACROSS
7. Event (12)
8. Season (6)
9. Gloomy (6)
10. Ambles (7)
12. Fashion (5)
15. Avarice(5)
16. Judgment (7)
18. Support (6)
20. Uprising (6)
22. Presume (4,1,7)
DOWN
1. Clergyman (8)
2. Tail (4)
3. Gem (7)
4. Room(5)
5. Upside-down (8)
6. Costly (4)
11. Pass (8)
13. Area (8)
14. Ground (7)
17. Cereal (5)
19. Ceremony (4)
21. Opinion(4)
CRYPTIC PUZZLE NO. 8551
ACROSS
7. Ashot to ease the suffering! (4,2,3,3). 8. Makes the
time three,about, when you tie up (6). 9. The tool, afile,
telephone about (6). 10. Do be inclined to fight (7). 12.
Threepence aquarter from the butcher’s?(5). 15. The viewpoint
of those who fish? (5). 16. If you cutyourself in the
kitchen, will itgive first aid? (7). 18. Quickly, before the
sun gets to it! (6). 20. Shoot, you fool! (6). 22. In which
the prisonerspoke throughthe grille? (7,5).
DOWN
1. Be dictated to anddismantle (4,4). 2. Curve, in the main
(4). 3. Not taken a-b-back by the slight! (7). 4. Obviously
frightened we will containthe strike (5). 5. Putoff the day
in France Dan’s worried about (8). 6. So standing he’s
huge (4). 11. It’s lucky Stalin ordered the mother to be
incarcerated (8). 13. Being there before the scene-shifter
(8). 14. Forecast again in various pages (7). 17. He’sgetting
anil return on his business (5). 19. Again silver is in
fashion (4). 21. Cut and harvest (4).
SUDOKU
VERYEASY No. 5203
6 7 4 9
4 5 8 1
9 8 3 2
9 6 2
6 2 5 7 9 4
3 1 7
2 9 5 3
1 8 2 7
5 8 4 1
Solution to previous Sudoku
Howto
solve
Sudoku!
Fill the grid
so thatevery
rowand every
3x3 square
contains the
digitals 1to9
3 7 6 8 9 5 2 1 4
4 9 1 3 2 6 5 7 8
2 8 5 7 4 1 9 6 3
7 1 9 6 3 8 4 5 2
5 2 3 4 1 9 7 8 6
8 6 4 2 5 7 1 3 9
6 4 2 5 7 3 8 9 1
1 3 7 9 8 2 6 4 5
9 5 8 1 6 4 3 2 7
Solution to previous crossword
QUICK PUZZLE NO. 8550 -SOLUTIONS
Across -6,Drunkenness. 7, Plug. 8, Wrestler. 9,Feeler.
10, Desist. 12, Flower.15, Frugal.17, Anaconda. 19, Erin.
20, Inclination.
Down -1,Bungalow. 2,Skewer. 3,Intend. 4, Beat. 5,
Assess. 6, Delve. 11,Souvenir.13, Lentil. 14, Rancid. 15,
Fracas. 16, Alien. 18, Cock.
CRYPTIC PUZZLE NO. 8550 -SOLUTIONS
Across -6,Might as well. 7, Tr-ot. 8, T-rain-ees. 9, Slates.
10, L-imp-et. 12, Madder.15, Scream. 17, Be-arable. 19,
Spin (rev.). 20, Saving grace.
Down -1,Agitated. 2, St-ates. 3, Assail (a sale). 4, Lean.
5, Fleece. 6, M-or-al. 11, Marks-man. 13, Aver-S-E. 14,
R-OB-ing.15, S-ledge. 16, A-L-I-ce. 18, Rave.
ContactJann Thompson 03 308 7664 jann.thompson@ashburtoncourier.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*
BOOK
NOW
Tutus On Tour
For more information
www.ateventcentre.co.nz
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.
Adult from $27.00* /Child 17 and under $12.00*
Seniors or groups of 6plus from $24.30* each
Menopause-TheMusical
Wed 18th April 7.30pm
The original New York and
Las Vegas hit Menopause The
Musical® returns to NZ! Four
Women at alingerie sale that
have nothing in common but a
black lace bra, memory loss,
night sweats, hot flushes and
more. Ahilarious show that will have you in fits of laughter.
All tickets $69.90*
03 307 2010 211A Wills Street, Ashburton 7700 admin@ateventcentre.co.nz *Service fees apply
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HEALTH &BEAUTY
URGENT CARE CLINIC
WEEKEND DUTYDOCTORS
IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCYPHONE 111
Forall other medicalassistanceoutsideofnormal
hours please phone your generalpracticeteam, 24/7,
to speak with ahealth professionalwho will giveyou
free healthadviceonwhattodoorwheretogoifyou
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 ...
Saturday25th January is MooreStreet Medical Centre,
MooreStreet.
Consultations will be by appointmentonly.
To make an appointmentplease phone 308 3066.
Sunday26th January is Sealy Street Medical Practice,
Sealy Street.
Consultations will be by appointmentonly.
To make an appointmentplease phone 308 1212.
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
CountdownComplex, East Street, Ashburton
Phone: 03 308 6733 Fax: 03 308 6755
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
FREE Tai Chi have a go
class, Monday 27th January,
9.00am -10.15am. St
John’s rooms opposite
Briscoes. All welcome, just
turn up. 027 498 7225.
BOARD &RESIDENCE
CHRISTCHURCH accommodation
available. Casual;
Mon-Fri preferred. $50
night, $160 for four nights.
Private double room with
ensuite. Own entrance. Offstreet
parking. Tea/coffee
facilities with fridge. Share
kitchen if required. On bus
route to Ara and hospital.
Phone 027 232 7571 or
email nelle.cas@gmail.com
SITUATIONS VACANT
ExportManufacturing
Opportunity
Ashford Handicrafts is the world leading
manufacturer of textile craftequipment.
Over the last 85 years we have sold in excess of
850,000 spinning wheels &weaving looms to over
40 countries.
Our reputation is based on delivering high quality,
dependable and innovativeproducts.
We operate in a continuous improvement
environment, use the latest woodworking
technology including aCNC 4-sider,lathe,optimiser
and 7routers and have ateam of 35 friendly and
committed staff.
If you enjoy working with machines or assembling
products and want to be part ofahigh performing
team, this is the job foryou.
Youwill need to have excellent attention todetail,
be quality-conscious, dexterous, flexible, motivated
and hardworking.
We are offering a permanent full time position
with competitive wages and are currently working
overtime.
Manufacturing and CNC experiencepreferred but all
training provided.
Applicants forthisposition shouldhave NZ residency
or avalid NZ work visa.
Please submit your CV with references to:
KerrinForster
AshfordHandicraftsLtd
PO Box474
Ashburton
accounts@ashford.co.nz
Applicationsclose Friday 31st January at 5.00pm
Office Administrator Position
Up to 10 hours per week
We are looking for a skilled person to carry
out clerical duties including: minute taking,
responding to inquiries from members, production
of newsletters, and annual reports, etc.
Theperson will have the followingattributes:
• strong computer skills
• ahighstandardofwritten andoral
communication
• confidenttoworkindependently
• respect forconfidentiality
• integrity
Foradetailed list of duties andrequirements,
please email hakaterepresbyterian@xtra.co.nz
Applications close: 5pm Monday,February3.
Hakatere PresbyterianParish, Ashburton
2247904
2249521
SITUATIONS VACANT
Selwynand Ashburton
DistrictLicensing
Commissioner
Selwyn District Council and Ashburton District Council share a District
Licensing Committee list todeal with alcohol licensing matters within both
districts.Anadditional Commissioner is currently being sought.
The Sale and Supply ofAlcohol Act requires Committee members tohave
experiencerelevant to alcohol licensing mattersbut excludes those who have
an actual or perceived connection with the alcohol industryand certainother
nominated occupations.
Commissioners are employed onapart time basis and remunerated in
accordancewiththe Act.
To find out more information or to
apply online visit the Ashburton or
Selwyn District Councilwebsites.
Applications close Sunday,26January
2020.
www.ashburtondc.govt.nz/careers
DELIVERYPEOPLE
wanted
to deliver the AshburtonCourier
and Realtyevery Thursdayinthe
Ashburtonurban area.
Phone Leonie on
308 7664 or email
leonie.marsden@ashburtoncourier.co.nz
2245841
2227764
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
WANTED TO RENT
LOOKING for minimum two
bed house to rent for farm
worker with house-trained
dog. Long term. Will consider
all options. Phone
Lynda 027 335 2299.
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.
Property
Administration
Officer
Join the team who manage Ashburton District Council’s property portfolio.
In this role, youwillassist with lease and licensing documentswhilstbeing a
confident communicator with excellent computer skills.
To find out more about this vacancy
and what the Ashburton District
Council has to offer you -visit our
website.
Applications closeSunday,2February
2020.
www.ashburtondc.govt.nz/careers
Nosh Café is centered in the heart of Ashford Village, built in 1915 the place
has an eccentric yet relaxed atmosphere. At Nosh we strive on providing fabulous
food with exceptional service 7 days a week.
We currently have two positions available within our busy cafe -
Barrista–Casual/PartTime Mustbequalified and willing to be involved in all areas
of the Cafewhen required.
Bar Manager/Café Extraordinaire –Full Time. Must have acurrent Bar
Manager’s Certificate and experience in all aspects of hospitality. You will be passionate
about working in aclean, tidy and pleasant atmosphere and will take pride in ensuring
the Café is running its best atall times, while ensuring our customers have an amazing
experience. Youmustbeconfident in dealing with customersand staff, be able to prioritise
day today cafe operations and assign employees to specific duties, maintain cafe safety
standardsand health regulations while maintaining apleasant and politeattitude.
If you are passionate about food and service, energetic, experienced and keen to
be a part of a small team, then we would like to hear from you.
Remuneration for both positions is by hourly rate that will be experienced based
and to be negotiated at interview stage.
All applications will be strictly confidential and can be forward to info@noshcafe.co.nz
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Nightfill
Team member
Mitre 10MEGA Ashburton has avacancy for a
Night fill team member. This position is for 15
hours per week Monday–Friday6pm –9pm.
The successful applicant will require these
attributes:
• Must be physically fit and as lifting is involved
• Able to work unsupervised
• Good computer skills
If you think this position is suitable to you,
please send your covering letter with your
C.V.to:
HR.Ashburton@mitre10.co.nz or post to
Human Resources, P.O. Box35,
Ashburton7740.
Applications close on Tuesday 28th January 2020.
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 28th January 2020.
Building Supplies
Truck Driver
(Full time)
Mitre 10 MEGA Ashburton has avacancy
for aTruck Driver. This position is full time
(40 hours per week) Monday –Friday.
The role will include delivering building
materials/timber to site via truck with
Hi-ab, operating a forklift, loading and
unloading trucks, and moving stock from
our Inwards Goods department to the
MEGA Drive Thru.
The successful applicant will need the
following skills:
• Class 2licence and Forklift licence
• Hi-ab licence, and be confident in
unloading large timber packs and poles
• Basic computer skills
• Reliability
• Beable towork in ateam environment
and take direction
• Physically fit and able to lift
• Able to make good decisions and
adhere to all company policies and
procedures
If you have these skills we would like to
hear from you by sending your covering
letter and CV to:
HR.Ashburton@mitre10.co.nz
Applications close on
Monday, January 27, 2020.
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SITUATIONS VACANT
Field Rep
Talley's Ashburton is seeking an Agronomist to plan, manageand execute crop
production activities in the mid-Canterbury region. Talley's Ashburton processes
potatoes, peas and sweetcorn from its Fairton sitejust outside Ashburton.
Reporting to the FieldManager and supported by the wider fieldteam, youwill
provide technical and agronomic support to our diverse grower base. This advice
includes the application of fertiliser,agrochemicals and general husbandry of the
contracted crops. This role is responsiblefor providing timelyinformation on crop
estimates and harvest co-ordination to ensureonlythe best quality fresh produce is
delivered to the business for processing.
We areinterested in speaking with peoplewho have:
• 3+years’agronomyexperience preferred
• Anappropriatedegree, diploma or technical qualification preferred
• Excellent recordkeeping and organisational abilities
• Customerservice and relationship management skills as wellasexcellent
interpersonalskillsallowing youtocommunicateeffectivelywithall growersand staff
• Agoodunderstanding of health and safety responsibilities and the abilitytoassist in
creating high awareness andcompliance with safe operating procedures is essential
We will offer youacompetitivesalary,including avehicle andanopportunity to
developyour career within aleading NZ company.
Applicants must be eligibletowork in New Zealand.
Applications with CV and references shouldbeemailed to:
Ashburton.Hr@talleys.co.nz or to applyinperson at our Guardhouse -
125 FairfieldRoad, RD2,Ashburton 7772.
Executive
Assistanttothe
Chief Executive
This opportunity will be perfect for acareer focused Executive Assistant who
thrivesinbusyenvironments and enjoys task diversity butwants to work foran
organisationwho putsthecommunity first.
To find outmoreaboutthisvacancyand
what the Ashburton District Council has
to offer you,gotoour website.
Applications close
Wednesday,29January 2020.
www.ashburtondc.govt.nz/careers
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027 352 7248.
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4798, 027 207 1478 or
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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.
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152 1966.
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220 9997.
ELECTRICIAN
Experienced and qualified
Electrician specialising in
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and additions —new
lights, plugs, sheds, kitchens
and bathrooms etc. Fast,
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Call Simon 021-576-044.
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
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Specialising in
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Ashburton
Phone 307 0378 l 0274 274 007
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Existing kitchens, doors,
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The Finishing Company
03 307 8870 2238805
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.
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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,
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networks, spyware cleanup.
On-site day or evening.
LOW FEES. Call Robin
Johnstone, Networks
Firewalls & PC’s Ltd, 308
1440 or 027 768 4058.
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HYDRAULICS; Martin
Bennett -Onsite hydraulic
hose repair service 24/7.
Stockists of Aero Quip
hoses &fittings, Commercial
hydraulics, Dynacool,
Spool valves etc., MP Filtri,
Walvoil. Call Justin on 308
9778.
LEGAL work -Phone Peter
Ragg (Ashburton Law) for
house sales, purchases
and refinances. Will call at
home evenings for wills,
enduring powers of
attorney. Phone 308 0327.
PAINTER for all your painting
needs. No job too small,
inside or outside. Professional
friendly service.
Phone Pete 03 308 1672 or
027 200 1619.
PAINTING wallpapering,
plastering - No job too
small. Interior, exterior.
Professional, prompt, competitive
service. Phone
Tony Sivier at Paint It Ashburton
on 021 878 794 or
307 7289.
PLUMBER: Repair or
replace. Taps, shower
mixers, hot water cylinders,
basins, tubs, toilets, vanity
units, leaking pipes. Call
Pete Young, experienced
plumber 027 280 0889 /
307 7582.
PLUMBING, drainlaying,
blocked drains. Phone
Lindsay at Doaky’s Plumbing
on 027 555 5575 or 308
1248 (Master Plumbers &
Drainlayers).
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
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.
WROUGHT iron gates,
fences, hand-rails and
ornamental products. Many
designs, but can work with
yours to suit. Contact Ashburton
Metal Arts, phone
022 187 2662.

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Pickup or delivery. Phone
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POTATOES - Ilam Hardys
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Minimum order 3kg. Large
$1.50 per kilo. Delivered
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7272.
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