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Booze laws<br />
in spotlight<br />
By Linda Clarke<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> police will be taking<br />
acloser look at all the district’s<br />
bars and their patrons following<br />
abrawl involving 100 people at a<br />
pub last weekend.<br />
Senior sergeant Leigh Jenkins<br />
said it was atimely look to see if<br />
the establishments were<br />
following liquor licensing laws.<br />
Police work with local<br />
authorities and bars as part of an<br />
Alcohol Accord that monitors<br />
liquor issues in the district.<br />
Mr Jenkins said police had<br />
met with them following the<br />
brawl.<br />
There would be atightening<br />
up of the accord relationship to<br />
ensure liquor licensing laws<br />
were being complied with and<br />
that patrons’ behaviour was<br />
appropriate, he said.<br />
‘‘We keep records of offences<br />
that occur and we document the<br />
place of last resort. If they spill<br />
out of abar and there is an<br />
assault or acar broken into or a<br />
person is picked up for drinkdriving,<br />
we establish where they<br />
had been drinking.<br />
‘‘That is information we<br />
collate.’’<br />
Bars that featured alot would<br />
receive avisit from police.<br />
Repeated noncompliance could<br />
see liquor licences at risk.<br />
Senior Sergeant Leigh<br />
Jenkins<br />
‘‘One hundred drunk people<br />
having afight certainly caught<br />
my eye.’’<br />
Mr Jenkins said police would<br />
also be keeping an eye on<br />
roadworks sites as the $15<br />
million central business district<br />
redevelopment progressed.<br />
Officers were being kept abreast<br />
of road closures in case of<br />
emergency situations and would<br />
be taking adim view of people<br />
unlawfully interfering with<br />
contracting vehicles and<br />
equipment.<br />
Simon Chisnall, of Peter Lynn Kites, with agiant stingray kite at Lake Hood.<br />
Kite fanatics flock to lake<br />
By Toni Williams<br />
Agroup of international kite enthusiasts<br />
travelling the country converged<br />
at the weekend on <strong>Ashburton</strong>, considered<br />
the global Mecca for kite flyers.<br />
Their common interest drew them<br />
to <strong>Ashburton</strong> company Peter Lynn<br />
Kites; started by Peter Lynn in 1973.<br />
Since then, under Peter’s guidance<br />
and of late through Craig Hansen and<br />
Simon Chisnall, the company has gone<br />
on to set trends in kite flying around<br />
the world.<br />
The weekend’s visitors were from<br />
Australia, Germany, England and the<br />
United States and were following the<br />
New Zealand Kite Tour <strong>2020</strong>.<br />
They arrived in <strong>Ashburton</strong> to tour<br />
the Peter Lynn kite factory and take<br />
part in afun fly event at Lake Hood.<br />
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Alan gives 100th blood donation<br />
By Mick Jensen<br />
Alan Huband has<br />
notched up his 100th<br />
blood donation and the<br />
New Zealand Blood Service<br />
has presented him<br />
with aframed print and<br />
certificate to mark the<br />
impressive milestone.<br />
The 70 yearold retired<br />
to <strong>Ashburton</strong> five years<br />
ago from Dunedin and<br />
first gave blood in 1978.<br />
For the past two<br />
decades he’s consistently<br />
given blood four times a<br />
year.<br />
‘‘They were calling for<br />
donors years ago, and I<br />
thought why not do my<br />
bit,’’ said Mr Huband.<br />
‘‘It isn't every day you<br />
can do something to save<br />
someone's life, but by<br />
giving blood you can.<br />
‘‘It’s quick and easy to<br />
do and it’s a priceless<br />
donation.’’<br />
Mr Huband said he<br />
encouraged everyone<br />
that was able to give<br />
blood, to do it, regardless<br />
of their blood type.<br />
‘‘I know afew people<br />
who have received blood<br />
transfusions, and it may<br />
not be my blood they’ve<br />
received, but it’s from a<br />
donor like myself.’’<br />
Mr Huband said<br />
because he was over the<br />
age of 60, each appointment<br />
to give blood<br />
started with his own<br />
blood pressure and pulse<br />
tested.<br />
Donors completed a<br />
health screen form and<br />
had achat with anurse<br />
before being allowed to<br />
roll up their sleeve to give<br />
blood, he said.<br />
Each 470ml blood<br />
donation usually takes<br />
between six to eight<br />
minutes and, in Mr<br />
Huband’s case, whole<br />
blood is taken and used<br />
to help others.<br />
Blood donors can give<br />
blood from the age of 16<br />
and until they are 76.<br />
‘‘I’ll be ‘retired out’ in<br />
six years time, but I’m<br />
keen to keep giving until<br />
then,’’ said Mr Huband.<br />
The New Zealand<br />
Blood Service needs<br />
more than <strong>30</strong>00 units of<br />
blood a week nationally<br />
to meet hospital needs.<br />
Statistics show that less<br />
than 4 per cent of all<br />
possible donors actually<br />
roll their sleeves up and<br />
give each year.<br />
Of the products collected,<br />
some 25% is used<br />
in cancer treatments,<br />
18% for accident victims,<br />
13% to help treat liver,<br />
kidney and heart disease<br />
Alan Huband completes his 100th blood donation and is presented with a<br />
framed print and certificate by New Zealand Blood Service registered nurse<br />
Lloyd Smith.<br />
and 11% is needed to<br />
treat pregnant women,<br />
children and babies.<br />
The mobile blood service<br />
returns to the <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
Club and MSA on<br />
April 16. More information<br />
on the nzblood.co.nz<br />
website.<br />
Family calls for epipen funding<br />
after ‘scary’ bee sting encounter<br />
By Linda Clarke<br />
Abee sting has turned Marie<br />
McDonald’s life upside down.<br />
Marie’s twoyearold son<br />
Marshall was stung on the leg by<br />
abee earlier this month on the<br />
dairy farm where she works near<br />
Geraldine. Marshall had an<br />
anaphylactic reaction and had<br />
to be rushed to hospital.<br />
Marie said she was moving<br />
cows in apaddock, with Marshall<br />
nearby, when the toddler<br />
started crying and indicated he<br />
had been stung. Minutes later<br />
he was coughing and struggling<br />
to breathe.<br />
Marie, who has three other<br />
children under the age of six,<br />
called her husband Michael,<br />
who drove him towards Timaru<br />
Hospital; an ambulance met<br />
them at Winchester and Marshall<br />
was taken into their care.<br />
He was later discharged from<br />
hospital and given a prescription<br />
for three epipens, which<br />
deliver the vital adrenaline<br />
needed to stop the anaphylactic<br />
reaction after abee sting.<br />
Marie said she was shocked<br />
when the pharmacist asked for<br />
nearly $350 the epipens are<br />
$149 each.<br />
The couple could afford one,<br />
but she said one also needed to<br />
be kept at Marshall’s daycare<br />
and another in the car. The<br />
family qualifies for assistance<br />
for just one pen from the<br />
FundaPen project, acollaboration<br />
between advocacy group<br />
Allergy New Zealand and Pub<br />
charity.<br />
Marie said acheaper option<br />
was available, involving her<br />
drawing down the medicine<br />
from an ampoule and injecting<br />
it with asyringe herself, but she<br />
was not confident of being able<br />
to do that with success.<br />
The autoinjector pens are<br />
not funded by Pharmac or the<br />
government as they are in Australia.<br />
Marie said Marshall’s brush<br />
with death had been stressful<br />
and the family now faced the cost<br />
of regularly buying epipens,<br />
which havea12monthshelf life.<br />
She said she and her husband<br />
worked hard and much of their<br />
income went towardsliving costs<br />
and bills like insurance.<br />
She had reached out to ACC,<br />
the Ministry of Health, the<br />
Ministry for Social Development<br />
and Work and Income for financial<br />
assistance, but come up with<br />
nothing.<br />
On alimited income, it would<br />
be a struggle to cover the<br />
additional costs, she said.<br />
In the meantime, she and the<br />
family are living to astrict rule<br />
that everywhere Marshall went,<br />
so too did the one epipen they<br />
had.<br />
‘‘If he is stung again, Ihave to<br />
stab him with it and ring the<br />
ambulance. But that will only<br />
give him minutes and they have<br />
advised metohave three or four<br />
pens as Imay have to stab him<br />
more than once.<br />
‘‘It is all so scary and new. And<br />
bees are everywhere ... it is<br />
always on my mind.’’<br />
2247774
Local news at www.starnews.co.nz <strong>Ashburton</strong>'s The <strong>Courier</strong>, Thursday <strong>30</strong> <strong>January</strong> <strong>2020</strong>, Page 3<br />
Kite fans gather<br />
From page 1<br />
Among the international<br />
visitors to take in<br />
the factory tour were former<br />
employees Ron Reimers<br />
and Karin Gurezka,<br />
both of Hamburg, Germany;<br />
Trent Baker, of<br />
Melbourne, Australia;<br />
and Allison and Nevil<br />
Carvell, of Adelaide, Australia.<br />
Mr Reimers, who lives<br />
in Hamburg, was drawn<br />
into kites as a19yearold<br />
by Peter Lynn’s invention<br />
of the modern kite buggy.<br />
Even now he still loves<br />
flitting around on the<br />
buggy and has taken to<br />
kite surfing.<br />
He runs akite surfing<br />
school and a separate<br />
wakeboard cable park in<br />
Hamburg.<br />
He is in New Zealand<br />
with his partner Kaatje<br />
van Hettinga and their<br />
son Nias, 8, who needed<br />
special dispensation to be<br />
out of school.<br />
Mr Reimers worked at<br />
Peter Lynn Kites from<br />
1999 to 2000 and he says it<br />
was a lifechanging<br />
experience.<br />
He has returned multiple<br />
times and keeps a<br />
backpack or two of kites<br />
at the factory for return<br />
visits.<br />
“I have 25yearold<br />
kites and they are still in<br />
working order,” he says,<br />
which is a sign of the<br />
quality in design and<br />
make of the Peter Lynn<br />
Kites.<br />
It is the same for Ms<br />
Gurezka, who often visits.<br />
She too has abackpack on<br />
site but it’s full of the<br />
basics for travelling on the<br />
other side of the world.<br />
She knew Peter and<br />
Elwyn Lynn through kites<br />
and took asabbatical to<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> in 2017, working<br />
in the factory and<br />
learning the craft.<br />
She got hooked on kites<br />
in Germany in the mid<br />
80s when in her early 20s.<br />
It was around the time the<br />
first International Kite<br />
Festival was held in Berlin.<br />
It’s still a hobby, she<br />
says, but one which has<br />
taken her around the<br />
world and given her a<br />
chance to meet some<br />
great people.<br />
Australian couple Allison<br />
and Nevil Carvell are<br />
members of the Adelaide<br />
Kite Flyers Association.<br />
They met through kite<br />
flying but both took it up<br />
in the early 90s.<br />
Mrs Carvell, when single<br />
and in her early 20s,<br />
was in astunt flying team<br />
competing in competitions<br />
around Australia.<br />
It was the kite buggy<br />
which also thrilled Mr<br />
Carvell. He went on to<br />
win the Australian Kite<br />
Buggy Championship title<br />
around 20 years ago.<br />
It's adifferent story for<br />
Mr Baker. He was born<br />
into the kite world; his<br />
parents, Jo and Ricky,<br />
own Kites 4Kids in Melbourne.<br />
He has grown up<br />
around people in the kite<br />
industry and has been<br />
working at the <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
factory since September,<br />
learning the craft around<br />
cutting, sewing and design<br />
work.<br />
And he’s loving it.<br />
He said it was close to<br />
home, language was not a<br />
barrier and he had been<br />
around Peter Lynn Kites<br />
his whole life.<br />
He also has known<br />
Craig Hansen and Simon<br />
Chisnall for many years.<br />
“Most designers have<br />
come from or passed<br />
through here. Had some<br />
sort of experience at Peter<br />
Lynn Kites,” he says.<br />
International visitors Nevil and Allison Carvell, of Adelaide (left) with Simon Chisnall, of Peter Lynn Kites, and Trent Baker, of<br />
Melbourne but working at the company, during an onsite tour of the kite factory.<br />
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No children’s day<br />
PROMPT INSTALLATION<br />
PROMPT INSTALLATION<br />
There will be no Children’s<br />
Day celebrations<br />
in <strong>Ashburton</strong> this year,<br />
but the event willbeback<br />
in 2021.<br />
A restructure of the<br />
committee organising the<br />
popular, longrunning<br />
event is under way and<br />
takinglongerthan anticipated.<br />
The delay in the<br />
changeover process<br />
means that there is not<br />
enough time toorganise<br />
this year’s event.<br />
The new committee is<br />
also in the process of<br />
working towards charitable<br />
trust status, which<br />
will offer a number of<br />
potential opportunities<br />
going forward.<br />
Children’s Day has<br />
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Contractors work along Cass Streetthis week.<br />
CBD job begins<br />
Contractors working on<br />
the $15 million<br />
revitalisation of<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong>’s central<br />
business district are<br />
making good progress on<br />
Cass Street, with no<br />
unexpected finds as they<br />
dig up the road and lay<br />
new water, sewerand<br />
stormwater pipes.<br />
The new pipes will be<br />
laid first, then the road<br />
reinstated with special<br />
footpath treatments.<br />
Contractor TruLine<br />
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appointment to meet orspeak with<br />
me. Ialso hold constituency clinics in<br />
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Andrew Falloon<br />
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Grand plan for school rugby<br />
By Linda Clarke<br />
Twenty young rugby players<br />
were putting in the hard yards at<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> College last weekend<br />
as an ambitious plan to rebuild<br />
secondary school rugby in the<br />
district began to unfold for <strong>2020</strong>.<br />
Under the eye of experienced<br />
coach Shane Enright, the players<br />
from <strong>Ashburton</strong> and Mt Hutt<br />
College have committed to the<br />
hours of training each week that<br />
come with playing for the Mid<br />
Canterbury Combined First XV.<br />
The side has struggled in the<br />
UC Championship secondary<br />
school competition over the past<br />
few seasons, but agroup of<br />
supporters and sponsors are<br />
investing time, resources and<br />
money in afiveyear plan to<br />
make the team competitive<br />
again.<br />
They say it is important for<br />
secondary school rugby across<br />
the district that the side stays in<br />
the Crusaders’ region first XV<br />
competition and there is areal<br />
risk that if it continued to<br />
languish at the bottom of the<br />
table it may risk losing aposition<br />
in the competition. If this was to<br />
happen the chances of ever<br />
getting back in to the<br />
competition would be very<br />
difficult.<br />
Enright is acoach who knows<br />
what it takes. He was in charge of<br />
the <strong>Ashburton</strong> College team that<br />
was the top South Island coed<br />
side in 2013 and went to Rotorua<br />
for the national coed champs.<br />
Stars from that team, Seta<br />
Koroitamana and Nete Caucau,<br />
are still playing the game at a<br />
high level for Mid Canterbury.<br />
Enright is being assisted by<br />
Methven’s James Roderick and<br />
Mid Canterbury Combined first XV players listen to coaches Shane Enright and James<br />
Roderick at arecent training.<br />
is still looking for aforwards<br />
coach and ateam manager.<br />
Others have been working<br />
hard in the background securing<br />
support for secondary school<br />
rugby and the district will also<br />
have acombined girls’ XV.<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> College is also<br />
hoping to enter an U15 boys<br />
team in aweekday competition.<br />
The 20 young men on the<br />
playing field at <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
College last weekend ran afew<br />
skills drills and agruelling<br />
Bronco fitness test to gauge how<br />
they were tracking since starting<br />
personal fitness programmes a<br />
month ago. They will need more<br />
to join their group.<br />
Enright said he was pleased at<br />
their progress. Morning gym<br />
sessions will begin soon, along<br />
with training three times aweek.<br />
“We want to get abit of pride<br />
back in the jersey and get kids to<br />
understand what first XV rugby<br />
is all about. It gives them the<br />
experience of going to Christs<br />
College or STAC and other big<br />
schools, and it also gets them<br />
ready to play senior rugby too<br />
when they leave school.”<br />
Rugby numbers for the age<br />
group were dropping off around<br />
New Zealand. “We want the<br />
clubs to understand this is agood<br />
pathway.”<br />
Enright said the players not<br />
only benefited from the rugby,<br />
but made friends and memories<br />
for life.<br />
Supporters’ spokesman Brett<br />
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delight.<br />
The backyard property may<br />
have limited garden and lawn<br />
space but what space there is<br />
Jane has lovingly taken to with<br />
hundreds of flowers and<br />
plantings of all descriptions in<br />
pots, hanging baskets or in the<br />
garden along the driveway.<br />
The flowers draw the eye from<br />
the gate and up the driveway.<br />
It’s an oasis of colour perfectly<br />
coordinated and includes<br />
lobelia, petunia, roses (climbing,<br />
miniature, carpet and standard)<br />
nicotiana, lillies, afew types of<br />
alstroemeria, carnations,<br />
azaleas, geraniums, lavender and<br />
wool flowers. The dahlia’s were<br />
late blooming and not out yet.<br />
But there is so much more.<br />
Jane says the secret to her<br />
blooming success is ACL soil<br />
and Alford Road mushroom<br />
compost.<br />
She regularly tends to the<br />
garden, helped on occasion by<br />
husband Tony, but because of<br />
the plantings with full<br />
groundcover there are limited<br />
weeds.<br />
The garden took ahit from<br />
recent hail, twice, and she admits<br />
it was the third time she had<br />
replanted some of the plants.<br />
She was determined the weather<br />
was not going to ruin her garden.<br />
‘‘Some grew back but alot<br />
were lost,’’ she says.<br />
Her favourite plant is the<br />
platycodon which she has in<br />
white, purple and pink colours.<br />
And her success is not limited<br />
to flowers.<br />
Jane also has asuccessful<br />
vertical herb garden and a<br />
vegetable garden tucked around<br />
the corner.<br />
This season it’s had impressive<br />
selection of produce including<br />
mint, basil, potatoes,<br />
cauliflowers, carrots, cabbages<br />
and strawberries.<br />
Jane attributes her greenfingers<br />
as afamily trait.<br />
Her grandfather, the late<br />
Percy Cavill, showed dahlias in<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> and some of her<br />
uncles worked for Ng King<br />
Brothers market garden. She<br />
says most of her relatives have<br />
good gardens.<br />
Hobbs said the longterm goal<br />
was for rugby to be rebuilt at the<br />
same time as <strong>Ashburton</strong> College<br />
built its new $50 million campus.<br />
“We want people to come and<br />
watchand be proud to support<br />
this team. We alsowant to see<br />
someofthe historic pride of<br />
playingfirstXVrugbybought<br />
backinto the schools andhope<br />
thismay benefit the whole<br />
communityinthe longrun. We<br />
are also playingagainst opposition<br />
thathavemindblowingbudgets<br />
and resourcessoareconstantly<br />
tryingtosee howwecan get more<br />
sponsorsonboard.’’<br />
More details of the longterm<br />
planwillbereleased laterand if<br />
anyone is keen to help theycan<br />
email Brett at brett@eml.nz.<br />
Marae<br />
event<br />
The Hakatere Marae will<br />
commemorate Waitangi Day<br />
at afamilyfriendly community<br />
event next Thursday.<br />
The marae’s trustees and<br />
komiti will welcome the wider<br />
community at 4pm, with a<br />
formal powhiri soon after.<br />
Shared kai (food) will follow<br />
and activities and games<br />
will run throughout the afternoon.<br />
The event is timed after the<br />
conclusion of the Multi Cultural<br />
Bite event in <strong>Ashburton</strong>,<br />
which runs from 11am until<br />
2pm.<br />
The first Waitangi Day celebration<br />
at Hakatere Marae<br />
was held in 1973, the year<br />
before the day was officially<br />
declared apublic holiday.<br />
Tactix tips<br />
Mid Canterbury netball players<br />
will get the opportunity to learn<br />
from Tactix players Erikana<br />
Pedersen and Jess Prosser at a<br />
special training session.<br />
The pair will be in <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
on Saturday for Train with the<br />
Tactix sessions, with players Year<br />
9 and over catered for from<br />
12.45pm1.<strong>30</strong>pm, and players<br />
Year 6 to 8 from 1.40pm until<br />
2.10pm. Cost is$5.<br />
The sessions are free to<br />
observe, playerplaces are limited.
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NZTA addresses<br />
safety concerns<br />
The NZ Transport<br />
Agency will address safety<br />
concerns about a heavy<br />
vehicle weigh station near<br />
the SH1 Rakaia River<br />
bridge and hopes tohave<br />
the facility built by the<br />
end of the year.<br />
A resource consent<br />
application for the station,<br />
on land between the<br />
Rakaia River bridge and<br />
the rail overbridge, is<br />
being processed by the<br />
Selwyn District Council.<br />
The <strong>Ashburton</strong> District<br />
Council is concerned that<br />
the spot will be dangerous,<br />
with slowmoving<br />
heavy trucks pulling into<br />
and out of the weigh<br />
station. Councillors are<br />
worried about crashes.<br />
NZTA principal project<br />
manager Graham<br />
Taylor told the <strong>Courier</strong><br />
NZTA took council’s concerns<br />
seriously and would<br />
be looking tospeak directly<br />
to them about mitigation<br />
it was proposing.<br />
He said the agency had<br />
conducted asafety audit<br />
of the design. ‘‘The safety<br />
auditors have made a<br />
number of recommendations<br />
to address safety<br />
risks and these have been<br />
adopted. We will be discussing<br />
this audit with both<br />
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Mr Taylor said other<br />
sites were considered but<br />
the Rakaia bridge site was<br />
the one that could be<br />
made safe and which<br />
would have the most<br />
benefit by ensuring heavy<br />
vehicles complied with<br />
weight and other regulations.<br />
‘‘The Weigh Right Programme<br />
is installing roadside<br />
technology and<br />
screening systems that<br />
create alevel playing field<br />
for the freight industry.<br />
With the technology we<br />
are using, compliant<br />
vehicles are able to continue<br />
their journey uninterrupted,<br />
while noncompliant<br />
vehicles will be<br />
directed to pull into the<br />
weigh station.’’<br />
NZTA has asked the<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> council for an<br />
easement of land on the<br />
southern side of the<br />
Rakaia bridge, on which<br />
to erect a sign warning<br />
drivers of heavy vehicles<br />
there is a weigh station<br />
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Tasty offerings on menu at Bite<br />
By Mick Jensen<br />
There are some tasty, traditional<br />
dishes on offer at Waitangi<br />
Day’sMulti Cultural Bite<br />
event in <strong>Ashburton</strong>.<br />
The bite size portions will<br />
feature popular snacks, mains<br />
and desserts from around the<br />
world, including from the<br />
Philippines, Singapore, Brazil,<br />
Egypt, India, Nepal, Argentina,<br />
Tonga, Netherlands and<br />
Poland.<br />
Long term Mid Canterbury<br />
resident Kasia Chapman<br />
Labecka willshowcase the dish<br />
‘bigos’, a hearty ‘‘hunter’s<br />
stew’’ from her former Polish<br />
homeland.<br />
Catering at her fifth Bite<br />
event, the trained veterinarian<br />
will beassisted by her mother<br />
and also avisiting cousin from<br />
Poland.<br />
Mrs ChapmanLabecka said<br />
Bite was achance toshare and<br />
celebrate her Polish culture.<br />
Three generations of the<br />
family, including her son,<br />
would lend ahand on the stall,<br />
Sharing their culture and food at last year’s Philippines Bite<br />
stall were (from left) Min Santiago, Luz Agacer, Acel Aguila<br />
and Wannie Salvador.<br />
she said.<br />
The slow cooked stew<br />
features a range of meats,<br />
including smoked polish sausage,<br />
cabbage, sauerkraut, tomatoes<br />
and herbs.<br />
The one pot dish was popular<br />
with men embarking on<br />
long hunting trips, hence its<br />
nickname, and is usually eaten<br />
Avid book readers rewarded<br />
Winning young readers Liam Bennett, 6(left) and<br />
Brooklyn Delanere, 9, at the <strong>Ashburton</strong> children’s<br />
library.<br />
By Linda Clarke<br />
Five young Mid Canterbury<br />
readers have been rewarded<br />
for their enthusiastic literacy<br />
habits.<br />
Brooklyn Delanere, Liam<br />
Bennett, Jan Archer<br />
Manzano, Savannah Harkers<br />
and Izzy Brook were among<br />
repeat customers of the <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
Library’s children section<br />
over the holidays and<br />
have all won $50 vouchers<br />
after their names were drawn<br />
from a lucky dip of borrowers.<br />
Brooklyn, 9, and Liam, 6,<br />
were on hand to collect their<br />
vouchers as children’s librarian<br />
Jonathan Nixon conducted<br />
the draw after afun<br />
hour of games, attended by<br />
about <strong>30</strong> children.<br />
Mr Nixon apologised for a<br />
shortage of potato chips, saying<br />
last year’s event was<br />
attended by only five children<br />
but he was stoked to see so<br />
many more young readers.<br />
The children played some<br />
oldfashioned games that<br />
included trying to melt an ice<br />
cube with bare hands, keeping<br />
two balloons in the air for<br />
as long aspossible and building<br />
a tower of Nutrigrains<br />
using chopsticks.<br />
The children competed in<br />
eight challenges and were<br />
rewarded with drinks and<br />
nibbles as the summer reading<br />
programme wound up for<br />
the holidays.<br />
Brooklyn said his favourite<br />
book over the break had been<br />
the Tractor Book while<br />
Liam’s favourite was the Lego<br />
Pirate book.<br />
‘‘I am glad you all read so<br />
much,’’ Mr Nixon told the<br />
assembled young readers.<br />
‘‘Thank you for taking part in<br />
the summer challenge and I<br />
hope to see you throughout<br />
the year.<br />
over the winter months.<br />
The Polish stall, like other<br />
stalls, will be decorated for the<br />
day in the country’s colours of<br />
red and white, and stallholders<br />
will wear traditional style<br />
costumes.<br />
Also on the Bite menu this<br />
year is food popular in the<br />
Philippines.<br />
Aroast pork dish (lechon),<br />
steam dumplings (siomai) and<br />
empanadas, both beef, and<br />
ham and cheese, would be<br />
offered, said Philippines born<br />
Acel Aguila.<br />
It was her second event as a<br />
Bite stallholder and she had<br />
enjoyed last year’s experience,<br />
she said.<br />
She, along with three<br />
friends, and assisted by family,<br />
would run the stall, and would<br />
‘‘dress ittoimpress’’.<br />
Organisers of MultiCultural<br />
Bite are encouraging the public<br />
to reuse plates, cups and<br />
cutlery where possible this<br />
year, or even to bring their<br />
own.<br />
4WD safari<br />
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Over 250 people in 85 vehicles enjoyed<br />
perfect weather conditions and some<br />
impressive scenery ata4WD fundraiser<br />
in the Mid Canterbury high country on<br />
Saturday.<br />
The vehicle convoy went up the Stour<br />
Valley to Lake Heron Station and<br />
returned via Lake Heron Road and<br />
historic Hakatere.<br />
Spokesman David Howden said feedback<br />
from the trip had been good and<br />
organisers were pleased withthe turn out.<br />
The convoy had stopped off at Manuka<br />
Hut, where Mt Somers farmer<br />
Robert Schikker had spoken about<br />
mustering, and later at Double Hut,<br />
where Marian Bellamy from the Lake<br />
Heron Conservation Trust had talked<br />
about Harrison’s Bight.<br />
He said the 4WD safari had gone<br />
without any major incidents and the<br />
Alford Forest firetrailer,which hadbeen<br />
on standby, had not been needed.<br />
Mr Howden said the views had been<br />
impressive throughout andthe trackused<br />
by the convoy was now an ideal run for<br />
mountain bikers.<br />
The 4WD safari was coordinated by<br />
the <strong>Ashburton</strong> 4WD Club and was a<br />
fundraiser for the Mt Somers Walkway<br />
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Bella, Molly rule the canine world<br />
By Linda Clarke<br />
Bella is the most popular dog’s name<br />
in the <strong>Ashburton</strong> district, closely<br />
followed by Molly.<br />
There are around 62<strong>30</strong> registered<br />
dogs in the district, though the<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> District Council believes<br />
another 600 are not registered.<br />
The top 10 most popular names<br />
last year were Bella (103), Molly<br />
(82), Max (63), Poppy (60), Jack (59),<br />
Jess (55), Charlie (55), Sam (52),<br />
Meg (52) and Ruby (51).<br />
Molly might be second on the list,<br />
but twoyearold Molly the Jack<br />
RussellBichon cross is number one<br />
in the eyes of her owner Victoria<br />
Lewthwaite. Victoria acquired Molly<br />
as apup, small enough to fit into the<br />
palm of her hand. Now the energetic<br />
canine weighs around 5kg and is fully<br />
grown.<br />
The pair are often out exercising<br />
and Victoria took her recently on an<br />
8km run. “I thought she would want<br />
to go to sleep after that, but no.”<br />
Molly is allowed inside and sleeps<br />
on her own bed, though on winter’s<br />
nights she creeps under the covers<br />
with Victoria and her partner.<br />
“He said no way she is sleeping in<br />
the bedroom, but she wiggles her way<br />
in.”<br />
She loves to chase tennis balls and<br />
shred them with her sharp teeth<br />
afterwards. Along with tennis balls,<br />
she chews other things, including one<br />
of an expensive pair of boots<br />
belonging to Victoria. She managed<br />
to catch Molly in action after she had<br />
only chewed aoff asmall decorative<br />
tag.<br />
Molly is also partial to treats and<br />
loves ice cubes and apple, preferably<br />
Royal Gala variety.<br />
It is double trouble when<br />
Victoria’s mum brings her Bichon<br />
schitzu cross Bella to visit. Bella, not<br />
yet ayear old, is used to farm life at<br />
Mt Somers and the pair run energetic<br />
circles in the front yard. With the<br />
gate carefully shut.<br />
Council’s list of most popular<br />
names almost tallies with those using<br />
local doggie day care services.<br />
At the Little Dog House, Molly<br />
was most popular followed by Bella<br />
and Belle. In the facility for bigger<br />
dogs, Ollie and Poppy were the most<br />
popular names, followed by Gus,<br />
Max, Molly and Rosie.<br />
Other popular names were Sky,<br />
Marley, Murphy, Alfie, Baxter, Coco<br />
and Cooper.<br />
Two different versions of Molly at the Dog House.<br />
PARK UP<br />
Come on down andmeetJosh from DeWalt<br />
Come and check out his brand new<br />
trailer loaded full of DeWalt demo tools<br />
Wednesday, February5–10am-2pm<br />
34 Robinson Street,Riverside<br />
Industrial Park,<strong>Ashburton</strong>. Phone <strong>30</strong>8 6415<br />
2250243<br />
Victoria Lewthwaite with canine companions Molly (right) and Bella.<br />
Dog control rises<br />
in warmer weather<br />
Dog owners in the <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
district are afairly obedient lot.<br />
In the fourweeksto<strong>January</strong>16,<br />
the <strong>Ashburton</strong> DistrictCouncil<br />
received 60 dog complaints less<br />
than one per cent of the 6231 dogs<br />
registered.<br />
Complaints usually rise during<br />
summer when dogsand owners<br />
are out more. Over the recent<br />
holiday breakperiod,council<br />
received nine complaints of<br />
barking dogs, three of dog attacks,<br />
one about welfare and 47 about<br />
wondering or lost dogs.<br />
Council environmental services<br />
groupmanager JaneDonaldson<br />
said animalcontrolor<br />
managementactivity rose in the<br />
warmer months as owners<br />
exercisedtheir dogs later in the<br />
day and more dogswere generally<br />
out and about.<br />
She said ownersneededtoknow<br />
wheretheir dogscould be off the<br />
lead and be able to stop their dog<br />
from runninguptoand jumping<br />
up at people.<br />
‘‘Whatsome see as playful but<br />
harmless behaviour,others may<br />
see as outofcontrol behaviour. If<br />
your dog jumps up at someone,<br />
somepeople might not mindbut<br />
others might get frightened. As a<br />
dog owner, you need to ensure<br />
your dog doesnot cause any<br />
distress.’’<br />
Council provides designated<br />
areas where dogs can be exercised<br />
off leashand recently openeda<br />
new dog parkatMethven. Dogs<br />
off the lead must still be under<br />
direct controloftheir owners.<br />
Council bylawrequire dogs to<br />
be on the leashinpublic places.<br />
Other common complaints were<br />
about ownersnot picking up their<br />
dog poo.<br />
Ms Donaldson said people<br />
planning on going away for a<br />
holiday also needed to ensure that<br />
their dog wouldbeproperly cared<br />
for.<br />
‘‘Dogs can suffer anxiety and<br />
stressiftheir owner is away, which<br />
results in nuisanceexcessive<br />
barking or dogsescapingthe<br />
propertyand wandering. We often<br />
find that owners areaway,<br />
thinking that sufficient carehas<br />
been met for their dogs ... quite<br />
oftenthat is notthe case.’’<br />
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New MSD office<br />
The Ministry of Social<br />
Development’s (MSD) new<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> service centre will<br />
open on February 10. Thenew<br />
building on 145Tancred Street<br />
opensat12.<strong>30</strong>pm. TheMSD say<br />
the new office willhave amuch<br />
morewelcoming feel, and people<br />
will have alot more privacy.<br />
Appointments will continue at the<br />
current officeonthe corner of<br />
Cass andHavelock Streets until<br />
February 7.<br />
Stair winners<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> firefighters were the<br />
winners of astairclimber<br />
challenge at EA NetworksCentre<br />
on Saturday and helped raise<br />
$1440inthe process. Firefighters<br />
steppedoff againstgym users as<br />
part of afundraiserfor those<br />
affected by the Australian<br />
bushfires and the gym also ran<br />
exercise classes. The firefighters<br />
recorded 10,500steps to the gym<br />
users’ 10,291.Gym manager<br />
JennySoal saidthe finalstages of<br />
the challengewere intense as the<br />
gym teamtried to chase down the<br />
firefighters,who carriedthe extra<br />
weight of an oxygencylinder.<br />
Play bridge<br />
Learntoplay bridge lessons<br />
are being offered through<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> Bridge Club. Lessons<br />
are heldfrom 7pm on Monday<br />
evenings at the clubrooms off<br />
Alford Forest Road and start on<br />
February 3. They run for at least<br />
10 weeks and cost $50, which<br />
includes the club’s firstyear<br />
subscription. Call Kay Robb on<br />
<strong>30</strong>8 6838or027 682 2091.<br />
Burns night<br />
The <strong>Ashburton</strong> County<br />
Scottish Society will host a<br />
celebration of poet Robbie Burns<br />
on Saturday February 15. The<br />
annual Burns Night event will be<br />
held at the Sinclair Centre from<br />
6pm with atraditional Burns<br />
meal. Inquiries to Iain (027444<br />
9467), or Susan (0273 167 063).<br />
Heritage list<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> District Council will<br />
beginaproject that willprovide<br />
fullerrecordsofthe district’s<br />
CategoryBlisted heritage items.<br />
There are 99 itemslisted under<br />
the category and the projectwill<br />
be completed over timeand when<br />
funding is available. They have<br />
‘‘considerable heritage value’’.<br />
NZ has<br />
overinvested<br />
in roadsand<br />
motorways<br />
fordecades.<br />
-Phil Twyford,<br />
Minister ofTransport.<br />
Tell theGovernment to fund<br />
afour lane highwayfrom<br />
Christchurch to <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
Notlong afterthe lastelection the Government cut more than<br />
$5 billion from the statehighway network to instead spend on rail<br />
and cycle projectsinAuckland. It’s left less moneyavailable for<br />
important upgradestoour local highways. Now the Government<br />
haveannounced plans to borrow $19 billion, with $6.8 billion<br />
earmarked forrail and road projects. It representsanopportunityto<br />
send amessage to the Government that the road to Christchurch,<br />
the second most dangerous stretchofhighway inNew Zealand<br />
forfatalitiesand serious crashes, needs upgrading to four lanesto<br />
makeitsafer.<br />
To sendamessage to<br />
Phil Twyfordheadto:<br />
fourlanes.co.nz<br />
Source: Phil Twyford, Transport and<br />
Infrastructure Committee, 20 June 2019.<br />
Authorised by Andrew Falloon, MP for Rangitata,<br />
Parliament Buildings,Wellington.<br />
2249939
Fourlane campaign<br />
Rangitata MP Andrew<br />
Falloon has launched a<br />
new campaign to extend<br />
the road between<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> and<br />
Christchurch to four<br />
lanes.<br />
Fourlaning the<br />
dangerous stretch was<br />
under consideration in<br />
2017 but then axed by the<br />
Government.<br />
Between 2007 and<br />
2016, 13 people died on<br />
the section between the<br />
Selwyn River and<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> alone and 49<br />
were seriously injured on<br />
the road. Road safety<br />
improvements like<br />
median barriers and<br />
rumble strips were<br />
proposed.<br />
Mr Falloon is urging<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> people who<br />
want four lanes back on<br />
the Government agenda<br />
to message Transport<br />
Minister Phil Twyford<br />
directly. He has set up a<br />
website www.fourlanes.<br />
co.nz to make it easy and<br />
within just afew days 450<br />
people had sent<br />
messages.<br />
He said after cutting<br />
more than $5 billion from<br />
the State Highway<br />
budget, the Government<br />
had since announced<br />
plans to borrow $19<br />
billion, with $6.8 billion<br />
earmarked for rail and<br />
road projects.<br />
National’s Transport spokesperson Chris Bishop<br />
(left) and Rangitata MP Andrew Falloon on State<br />
Highway 1, which they want four-laned between<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> and Christchurch.<br />
“Phil Twyford has told<br />
Parliament that New<br />
Zealand has overinvested<br />
in roads and motorways<br />
for decades, but it’s my<br />
hope with astrong<br />
message from locals we<br />
can convince him of the<br />
need to upgrade our road<br />
to modern standards,’’<br />
Mr Falloon said.<br />
“A second bridge over<br />
the Rakaia River is an<br />
important part of the<br />
project, but by itself it<br />
isn’t enough. 2010 to 2018<br />
data shows that of around<br />
40 fatal crashes between<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> and<br />
Christchurch, three have<br />
been on or near the<br />
bridge.’’<br />
Mr Falloon said fourlane<br />
highways at<br />
Tauranga and Cambridge<br />
had been successful, with<br />
zero fatalities in more<br />
than two years.‘‘Both are<br />
highly engineered roads<br />
with speed limits of 110<br />
km/h.’’<br />
He said that with<br />
construction of the<br />
Rolleston to Christchurch<br />
fourlane section drawing<br />
to aconclusion it was<br />
important there was some<br />
certainty about<br />
continuing on with the<br />
project south.<br />
The email message<br />
points out that traffic<br />
volumes between<br />
Christchurch and<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> have doubled<br />
in the last 20 years and<br />
the road is now less safe<br />
as aresult.<br />
The Kittyhawk Hangar on Seafield Road is the last surviving hangar built<br />
during World War II.<br />
Film for hangarfund<br />
The Kittyhawk Hangar<br />
Restoration Group is not<br />
waiting for funding to fall<br />
out of the sky, they are<br />
actively raising funds for<br />
their project and will host a<br />
movie fundraiser tonight.<br />
The movie, Midway,<br />
rated M, is based on the<br />
Pearl Harbor attack and<br />
the subsequent Battle of<br />
Midway during World War<br />
II. It starts at 8pm and<br />
features an ensemble cast<br />
including Ed Skrein, Nick<br />
Jonas, Mandy Moore,<br />
Dennis Quaid and Woody<br />
Harrelson.<br />
Alistair Perkins, who is a<br />
member of the hangar<br />
restoration group, being<br />
led by aviator Ian Begbie,<br />
said the movie seemed<br />
appropriate viewing for a<br />
group of historical aviation<br />
enthusiasts, and agood<br />
chance to raise funds for<br />
the project.<br />
It was the group’s first<br />
fundraising venture and<br />
had come about as they did<br />
not want to sit around<br />
waiting for funding while<br />
the building continued to<br />
deteriorate.<br />
The hangar on Seafield<br />
Road is on land owned by<br />
the <strong>Ashburton</strong> District<br />
Council.<br />
The council is working<br />
with the group on the<br />
project and gave them<br />
$7000 seed money through<br />
the Community Grants<br />
and Funding<br />
subcommittee in late 2018.<br />
It was to secure and help<br />
with the rebuild.<br />
Mr Perkins said agroup<br />
of ARA polytechnic<br />
students studying<br />
architecture had been on<br />
site and taken on the<br />
hangar restoration<br />
architectural drawings pro<br />
bono as part of their<br />
course project.<br />
‘‘It’s good to have them<br />
on board,’’ he said.<br />
Next it would be good to<br />
find abuilder who was<br />
‘‘keen to do historical<br />
construction’’.<br />
It was likely athird of<br />
the hangar could be<br />
restored with the<br />
remaining twothirds of it<br />
in need of rebuild.<br />
‘‘It’s beyond the home<br />
handyman stages,’’ he said.<br />
The group was also in<br />
the throes of gaining<br />
charitable trust status and<br />
would seek to change the<br />
heritage status from its<br />
local level to anational<br />
one.<br />
He said the hangar was<br />
one of nine built and was<br />
the last one to survive.<br />
It would remain on site<br />
at its current location as it<br />
had good foundations.<br />
Tickets, which cost $20,<br />
can be bought at the door<br />
from 7.45pm tonight<br />
(Thursday).<br />
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Local news at www.starnews.co.nz<br />
Family Notices<br />
DEATHS DEATHS DEATHS<br />
HOLMES Neville Charles,<br />
passed away peacefully at<br />
Radius Millstream, <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
on Saturday 25 <strong>January</strong><br />
<strong>2020</strong>, aged 84 years, Loved<br />
husband of Dawn for 59yrs,<br />
11mths. Loved father and<br />
father in law of Ellie Soal<br />
(<strong>Ashburton</strong>), Marg and John<br />
Atkin (Auckland), Robyn and<br />
Mark Manuel (Melbourne)<br />
and Rachel (Melbourne).<br />
Loved grandfather of Melissa<br />
Soal and fiancé Brendon,<br />
Thomas Soal, Jimmy Atkin,<br />
and Laura Atkin. Messages to<br />
the Holmes family c/- POBox<br />
472, <strong>Ashburton</strong> 7740. Special<br />
thanksforthecarefromRadius<br />
Millstream nurses and carers,<br />
also special thanks to the<br />
team at <strong>Ashburton</strong> Hospital<br />
who gave such caretoNeville<br />
in July 2019.<br />
Donations to<br />
Dementia Canterbury in<br />
memory ofNeville would be<br />
much appreciated and may<br />
be leftatthe service. Aservice<br />
to celebrate Neville’s life will<br />
be held at Our Chapel, cnr<br />
East &Cox Streets, <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
on Thursday <strong>January</strong> <strong>30</strong>,<br />
commencing at 1.<strong>30</strong>pm.<br />
Followed by interment at<br />
the <strong>Ashburton</strong> New Lawn<br />
Cemetery.<br />
Paterson’s<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
FDANZ<br />
03 <strong>30</strong>77433<br />
KELLAND, Graham Thomas:<br />
Peacefully after a brave<br />
battle with illness at<br />
Parkstone Retirement Village,<br />
Christchurch on <strong>January</strong> 25,<br />
<strong>2020</strong> in his 79th year.Graham<br />
was the beloved son of the<br />
late Jean and Clarrie Kelland,<br />
aloved brother of Merle and<br />
the late Eion Banks, Shona<br />
and Geoff Taylor and Fay,<br />
loved uncle and great uncle<br />
of his nieces and nephews.<br />
A special thank you to the<br />
Christchurch Nephrology<br />
team and Parkstone<br />
Retirement Village staff.<br />
Messages to: The Kelland<br />
Family, c/- PO Box 6035,<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> 7742. A service<br />
to celebrate Graham’s life will<br />
be held at the Doris Linton<br />
Lounge of the <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
RSA, Cox Street, <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
on Thursday, <strong>January</strong> <strong>30</strong> at<br />
1.<strong>30</strong>pm followed by private<br />
cremation.<br />
0800 2MEMORY<br />
027 637 1229<br />
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT<br />
LINTON, Les: Les’ family<br />
wish to thank family and<br />
friends for the love and<br />
supportextended to them at<br />
Les’ sudden passing. Special<br />
thanks to the Methven<br />
Police, Fire Brigade and<br />
St John Ambulance, the<br />
Methven Golf Club, April<br />
and Eric, and to all who<br />
attended his service. To<br />
Wendy Millichamp for the<br />
great service and Paterson’s<br />
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Suddenly taken from us<br />
at Seaview Lovett Farm,<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong>, aged 41 years.<br />
Dearly loved husband and<br />
best friend of Caroline. Much<br />
loved Dad of Chloe, and<br />
Dylan. Dearly loved son of<br />
Lynette and the late Rod,<br />
much loved brother and<br />
brother in law of his twin,<br />
Rachael and Ben Robinson,<br />
and Phillip and Anna. Much<br />
loved son in law of Geoff<br />
and Eunice Wells. Much<br />
loved brother in law ofErnie<br />
and Kirsty, and David Wells.<br />
(UK). Much loved uncle of<br />
Blake, and George Robinson,<br />
Angus, Flynn, Hamish, and<br />
Ella; Martha, and Dixie Wells<br />
and all the extended family<br />
in the UK. Messages to<br />
the Lovett family P O Box<br />
472, <strong>Ashburton</strong> 7740. A<br />
celebration of Tim’s life will<br />
be held at Seaview Lovett<br />
Farm, 343 Dawsons Road,<br />
RD 4 <strong>Ashburton</strong> on Friday<br />
<strong>January</strong> 31, commencing at<br />
11.00am. Followedbyprivate<br />
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Farmers staff, including store manager Grant Moffitt, handed over the proceeds of their hospice<br />
fundraiser to Nurse Maude Canterbury manager Jane Rollings and Mid Canterbury Hospice<br />
manager Christine Wilson this week.<br />
Store proceeds go to<br />
Nurse Maude, hospice<br />
Speed shear raises hundreds<br />
Pendarves Young Farmers, Farmstrong and Rakaia’s<br />
Railway Tavern raised hundreds of dollars for<br />
Farmstrong, hosting aYoung Farmers Speed Shear<br />
event atthe tavern last weekend.<br />
Farmstrong is an initiative designed to give farmers<br />
the skills and resources to live well, farm well and get<br />
the most out of life.<br />
The total figure raised is yet to be finalised but<br />
Pendarves Young Farmers president David Bell said<br />
‘‘it was aripper’’.<br />
There was an impressive figure raised bydonations<br />
on door entry alone, hesaid.<br />
Money was raised through door entry, through an on<br />
site auction, abucket collection during the night and<br />
generously from apercentage of the bar takings on the<br />
night.<br />
Mr Bell said 18 shearers got involved helping to raise<br />
money for the organisationand making it an enjoyable<br />
event for all involved.<br />
They were mostly experienced shearers who took to<br />
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Farmers <strong>Ashburton</strong> staff were proud to hand over<br />
$4047 to Nurse Maude and Mid Canterbury<br />
Hospice recently, the result of some special pre<br />
Christmas sales.<br />
Farmers stores around the country sold hospice<br />
baubles and took donations, and put memorial cards<br />
on adedicated remembrance tree, raising $739,349.<br />
The <strong>Ashburton</strong> store proceeds will be split<br />
between Nurse Maude, which provides clinical<br />
services to terminallyill patientsinthe district, and<br />
Mid Canterbury Hospice which provides other<br />
support.<br />
Mid Canterbury Hospice manager Christine<br />
Wilson said they were grateful for the support and<br />
the money would bewell used.<br />
Nurse Maude Canterbury manager Jane Rollings<br />
said the project not only raised money for<br />
hospice, but helped start conversations about<br />
hospice work.<br />
‘‘It is not only about the money but the<br />
community understanding what hospice is all<br />
about. What you have raised isincredible for a<br />
small store,’’ she told Farmers staff.<br />
She said the money raised locally would go<br />
directly to supporting patients and families.<br />
Store manager Grant Moffitt said the hospice<br />
baubles had been selling for five years and staff<br />
embraced the project annually. Many had family<br />
members who had used hospice services. ‘‘Understanding<br />
makesiteasier for us to ask for donations.<br />
We can explain what happens and demystify<br />
hospice abit.’’<br />
(clean, won by Tes Paewai; senior, won by Izaac<br />
Duckmanton; open,won by HemiPower) but acouple<br />
of firsttimers were keen togive it agoand no doubt<br />
alittle fazedbeing watched by aWorld Blade Shearing<br />
Champion at the event.<br />
The Pendarves Young Farmers were joined by all<br />
the youngfarmers clubs in the districtatthe beginning<br />
of the nighttotake part in aboot challenge. It was won<br />
by the Pendarves club.<br />
Also attending on the night were agroup from the<br />
Waimakariri Young Farmers, as well asshearers from<br />
Rangiora along with some international shearers from<br />
Wales.<br />
Farmstrong events encourage farmers to get offfarm<br />
for afew hours and have achat to people or just<br />
simply get off farm for abeer and abreak. The speed<br />
shear event ticked all those boxes.<br />
Mentalwellbeingoffarmers is becoming avery large<br />
issue in our rural communities with all of the external<br />
pressures that are being placed on them such as<br />
national policies, weather events, market prices.<br />
Arts meeting<br />
The <strong>Ashburton</strong> Society of<br />
Arts will be holding a<br />
special meeting before its<br />
monthly meeting on February<br />
10 to approve last<br />
year’s financial statements.<br />
President Kay Begg<br />
said it was a formality<br />
following the annual general<br />
meeting and normal<br />
monthly business would<br />
follow. The meeting starts<br />
Magic show<br />
Young comedy magician<br />
Brendan Dooley will bring<br />
his family friendly show to<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> on March 13.<br />
The show combines a<br />
blend of nontraditional<br />
magic, stunts, original<br />
at 5.15pm.<br />
The society is already in<br />
the early planning of its<br />
annual exhibition in July.<br />
The exhibition will be its<br />
56th annual event.<br />
‘‘For asmall town that<br />
is pretty good, running a<br />
successful exhibition for<br />
that length of time.’’<br />
The exhibition usually<br />
attracts 400 entries, from<br />
all over New Zealand.<br />
quickwitted comedy and<br />
cheeky pickpocketing<br />
capers.<br />
Tickets for the Event<br />
Centre show are available<br />
from the venue or ticketrocket.co.nz.
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Motus physiotherapist Bridget Sheed will be competing in the Coast to Coast for the first time.<br />
Physio’s epic challenge<br />
Despite spending the past four years<br />
treating Coast to Coast athletes for<br />
knee and ankle injuries,<br />
physiotherapist Bridget Sheed is<br />
lining up for the multisport herself<br />
this year.<br />
She has spent 12 months training<br />
up to 15 hours aweek running,<br />
cycling or getting to grips with the<br />
technical aspects of kayaking.<br />
‘‘I watched it last year and decided<br />
Iwas going to do it.’’ And she has<br />
given up unhealthy food, alcohol and<br />
nearly all of her free time to get<br />
there.<br />
The race includes road cycling, a<br />
<strong>30</strong>km mountain run and a70km<br />
kayak leg on the unpredictable<br />
Waimakariri River.<br />
Bridget said she knew competitors<br />
suffered lot of knee and ankle<br />
injuries so she had not shirked<br />
strength training in her preparation.<br />
Also key for the firsttimer doing<br />
the twoday event has been training<br />
with the big group of Mid Canterbury<br />
athletes taking part. Being able to tap<br />
into their collective knowledge has<br />
been helpful.<br />
Methven schoolboys Alex<br />
Roderick, Jack Miers and Adam<br />
Shears have been tapping into the<br />
experience of ninetime men’s<br />
champion Steve Gurney.<br />
The trio were the recipients last<br />
year of the Kathmandu Academy<br />
pack, which supports young people<br />
getting into the outdoors; the pack<br />
included avisit from the champion.<br />
“It was great to get some tips from<br />
him,” Adam said.<br />
“We got the chance to learn afew<br />
things about what to do and some,<br />
what not todos.’’<br />
Adam will start his team on the<br />
first bike leg from Kumara Beach to<br />
Aitkins Corner and riding his team<br />
home on the final leg from the<br />
Waimakariri Gorge to New Brighton<br />
Beach and he has been clocking up<br />
the kilometres in training.<br />
Classmate Alex is looking forward<br />
to the Goat Pass mountain run.<br />
“Training has been hard, but fun as<br />
well, seeing my improvement go up<br />
and up has been great.”<br />
Alex has been running four times a<br />
week, with runs up to 45 minutes<br />
each, along with one run around two<br />
hours long each week as well.<br />
Jack recently has been completing<br />
his grade two kayak certificate and<br />
getting to know the Rakaia River well<br />
in training.<br />
Jarrod Coutts, who runs the<br />
outdoor education department at Mt<br />
Hutt College, said he hoped the boys’<br />
efforts could motivate the next batch<br />
of multisporters at the school.<br />
Speak up on speed limits, says road safety advocate<br />
Roadsafetyadvocate John<br />
SkevingtonisurgingLake Hood’s<br />
community and others in Mid<br />
Canterburytoget cracking and let<br />
the <strong>Ashburton</strong> DistrictCouncilknow<br />
what they think of proposed speed<br />
limit changes in their communities.<br />
The proposedchanges are not set<br />
in stone,MrSkevington said.<br />
He does not agree with lowering<br />
speedlimitsto<strong>30</strong>kmh in LakeHood<br />
subdivisions, where he lives,nor with<br />
raising the speed limitfrom70kmhto<br />
80kmhatthe startofHuntingdon<br />
Avenue.<br />
He says 40kmh might be more<br />
appropriate andpractical in the<br />
subdivisions.<br />
Council is currently consulting on<br />
the speed limit changes and says a<br />
national pushtoreduce crash<br />
injuries plus growth in someMid<br />
Canterbury urbanareas has brought<br />
about the needfor change.<br />
Mr Skevington said there had been<br />
several crashes on Huntingdon<br />
Avenue andthe current70kmh was<br />
alreadytrickyfor somedrivers, given<br />
the cornersand camber of the road.<br />
He said while Lochlea, with a<br />
greater number of olderdrivers,<br />
might be suitable for a<strong>30</strong>kmh limit,<br />
other subdivisions would be better at<br />
40kmh.Heencouragedresidents in<br />
other communities to thinkabout<br />
what was rightfor them and make a<br />
submission.<br />
‘‘It doesn’t have to be aonesize<br />
fits all.’’<br />
Council last reviewed speedlimits<br />
in 2012.<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> DistrictMayor Neil<br />
Brown said since that time,the<br />
districthad seen significant growth<br />
and expansion, particularlyonthe<br />
outskirts of many urban<br />
communities.<br />
‘‘Thecouncil is constantly<br />
Multisporters click<br />
in new kayak club<br />
The biggest contingent of Mid<br />
Canterbury multisporters for some<br />
years will head to Kumara for the<br />
start of the iconic Coast to Coast this<br />
year.<br />
The 243km challenge from one<br />
side of the South Island to the other<br />
on February 7and 8will test their<br />
cycling, mountain running and<br />
kayaking skills in the most gruelling<br />
and adventurous way. The athletes<br />
choose one or twoday options, and<br />
compete as individuals or in teams.<br />
Many of the Mid Canterbury crew<br />
have been training as abig group<br />
with weekly kayak outings on Lake<br />
Hood, as well as cycle sessions and<br />
races and offroad runs.<br />
Sam ClementsStewart, who will<br />
compete in the oneday event, set up<br />
agroup page on Facebook ayear<br />
ago and has been surprised by the<br />
following it has generated the<br />
outcome has been anew kayak club.<br />
‘‘We thought we might get acouple<br />
on the lake over winter, but we had<br />
up to 10, and then we’ve had 20<strong>30</strong><br />
people at different times after<br />
daylight savings.’’<br />
He said the group had nearly 60<br />
men and women, of mixed ability,<br />
age and experience and had been a<br />
great sharing ground for people new<br />
to multisports. ‘‘It’s been good for<br />
connecting people and agood way to<br />
assessing the physicalaspects of our<br />
expansive roading network to ensure<br />
it is safe for all users.<br />
‘‘Sometimes, this means road<br />
improvementsthat help improve<br />
safety under the current speed limit,<br />
but insome instances it means<br />
lowering the speed limit to ensure<br />
thatthe roads have safetravel<br />
speeds.<br />
‘‘We want to make sure that<br />
everyone who uses ourroads gets to<br />
their destinationsafely.’’<br />
Researchshowsthat apedestrian<br />
struckbyavehicle at 40kmh has a70<br />
per centchance of survival. A<br />
find training buddies.’’<br />
The new club even held<br />
championships recently, with Eddie<br />
Hobson the overall male champ and<br />
Rachel Reid the female champ.<br />
Fastest man was Gerard Morrison<br />
and the fastest female Rachel<br />
Schmack.<br />
Sam said he was aware of 24 locals<br />
competing in this year’s Coast to<br />
Coast, including nine in the oneday<br />
event. ‘‘I doubt <strong>Ashburton</strong> has ever<br />
had close to this before.’’<br />
One of the hardest trainers has<br />
been Matt Amos, who will line up as<br />
part of the elite oneday field. Sam,<br />
who is in the oneday event, said the<br />
athletes were tapering off from big<br />
weeks of training in preparation for<br />
the event. He was hoping for fine,<br />
calm weather and aback wind on the<br />
cycle into Christchurch.<br />
It will be Sam’s third Coast to<br />
Coast and he said he got into<br />
multisport after moving from<br />
Auckland to <strong>Ashburton</strong>. He met<br />
Cameron Harcourt in apub after a<br />
game of rugby and started mountain<br />
running; that quickly led to other<br />
sports.<br />
Kayak races will continue at Lake<br />
Hood after the big race and all<br />
abilities are welcome. People start<br />
arriving from 5pm with racing<br />
starting from 5.45pm.<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> Kayak Club members have been training for the Coast to<br />
Coast at Lake Hood. Photo Megan Ellis<br />
pedestrian struck by avehicle at<br />
45kmh has a50per centchance of<br />
survival.<br />
In additiontogrowing urban<br />
areas, councilhas also received<br />
several speed limit suggestions from<br />
residents in the pasteight yearsand<br />
these ideas havehelped to formulate<br />
the proposals being put forward.<br />
Mr Brownsaid although speed<br />
changes are not proposed for all<br />
roads, residents were welcometo<br />
includetheir suggestions for any<br />
roads aroundthe district.<br />
The consultation willbeopen until<br />
March 8.<br />
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Connecting your brain to your body<br />
Going to the chiropractorisabout<br />
improving communication between the<br />
brain and the body by making surethe<br />
spine is functioning properly,says Dr Emily<br />
Neil.<br />
Sheisthe latestchiropractortojoin<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong>’sCanterburyChiropractic,on<br />
Havelock Street.<br />
The23year oldhas only been with the<br />
organisation forthe pastfour weeks but<br />
lovedthe practiceoninitial sighting.<br />
Shehas movedtoMid Canterburyfrom<br />
Auckland aftercompleting study at New<br />
Zealand College of Chiropractic.<br />
She has dealt with arange of issues<br />
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Her forayintoacareerinchiropractic<br />
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Theheadaches stopped and she found<br />
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‘‘It’s when the spine is not functioning<br />
properly, not allowing effective<br />
communication from brain to body.’’<br />
Forsome,the concept of going to a<br />
chiropractorisforeign.<br />
Shehas family in <strong>Ashburton</strong>which<br />
helped,but practiceowner,and fellow<br />
chiropractor, Nicole Elliot and the friendly<br />
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Thepractice, set up in Februarylast year,is<br />
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Depending on client’scomfort levels<br />
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By Linda Clarke<br />
Fiftyone old cars, one dating<br />
back to 1903, enjoyed aperfect<br />
day’s motoring around Mid Canterbury<br />
last weekend.<br />
Among them was the restored<br />
1938 Austin Seven Opal Roadster<br />
of John and Margaret Rickard.<br />
Named Minty, the Austin was<br />
rescued from the wrecker’s yard<br />
by John and lovingly brought<br />
back to life over <strong>30</strong> years, with the<br />
help of John’s father Fred.<br />
Saturday’s rally was the 51st<br />
annual rally of the Mid Canterbury<br />
Vintage Car Club and club<br />
captain Peter Lambie said it was<br />
fitting 51 cars took part.<br />
The drivers took part in afield<br />
test at the club’s Maronan Road<br />
rooms before embarking on a<br />
rally that ended at Awa Awa Rata<br />
reserve. Drivers were asked to<br />
nominate the time it would take<br />
them to travel the 70km, or the<br />
shorter 56km route, and the<br />
overall winner was Paul Finch, in<br />
a1924 Dodge.<br />
There was also atrophy for the<br />
people’s choice car, which went to<br />
Ron Galletly and his 1935 blue<br />
Chrysler PJ coupe.<br />
The oldest car in the rally was<br />
a 1903 Darracq, belonging to<br />
Gavin and Annette Hunt and the<br />
sole motorcycle on the rally, a<br />
Douglas, belonged to Percy Ralston.<br />
Mr Lambie said owners of<br />
some of the veteran and vintage<br />
cars opted for the shorter routes<br />
because of the age of their<br />
vehicles, but the largest category<br />
was cars from the 1960s, which<br />
afforded a little more riding<br />
comfort and style.<br />
He said members loved taking<br />
their vehicles on the road and the<br />
rally was also well supported by<br />
car enthusiasts from Timaru.<br />
‘‘Most of the people just like to<br />
bring their cars along and have a<br />
gettogether and show their<br />
cars.’’<br />
The club’s next major event is<br />
the annual swap meet on May 2<br />
that kicks off Wheels Week.<br />
Workshops offer drama taster<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> youngsters have<br />
enjoyed two free drama taster<br />
workshops from the Giant Leaps<br />
Speech Company.<br />
Last week’s theatrics workshops<br />
were aimed at primary and intermediate<br />
age children and held in<br />
the Variety Theatre <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
rooms on Wills Street.<br />
The workshops gave the youngsters<br />
the experience of speech and<br />
drama with an experienced tutor.<br />
Effective communication was a<br />
key part of the sessions, which<br />
encouraged fun and selfexpression.<br />
Giant Leaps will run regular<br />
classes of speech, drama and public<br />
speaking in <strong>Ashburton</strong> this year,<br />
both after school and in some<br />
primary schools.<br />
Photo: Giant Leaps Speech<br />
Company tutor Abigail Austin(centre<br />
back) with some of the five to 12<br />
year olds at last Thursday’s morning<br />
session.<br />
Nature Matters with Mary Ralston<br />
Cabbage trees are a distinctive<br />
feature of the New Zealand landscape.<br />
There are five species: the<br />
one in our area is cordyline australis,<br />
the most common species. It<br />
naturally occurs in sunny places<br />
throughout the North and South<br />
Islands in swamps, forest margins<br />
and along river beds up to an<br />
elevation of about 1000 metres.<br />
Some grow very big –the largest<br />
specimen with asingle trunk grows<br />
in Golden Bay. It is estimated to be<br />
400 or 500 years old, is 17 metres<br />
tall with acircumference of nine<br />
metres at the base.<br />
In our district, cabbage trees are<br />
one of the few native plants seen<br />
along roadsides.<br />
The ones near Barrhill are anice<br />
contrast to the intensively farmed<br />
land on the other side of the fences.<br />
They may have been planted by<br />
Maori to mark the way; they shoot<br />
easily from pieces of stem and are<br />
very longlived so they are ideal to<br />
use for this purpose.<br />
Acabbage tree along the<br />
Rakaia Barrhill Road.<br />
As well as markers along trails,<br />
boundaries and cemeteries, Maori<br />
used cabbage trees for food. Food<br />
from the root of young trees was<br />
known as kauru.<br />
They were dug up just before the<br />
flowering of the plant, and baked,<br />
or steamed.<br />
The tough leaves were also put to<br />
good use and woven into baskets,<br />
mats, capes and sandals. European<br />
settlers also used the cabbage tree<br />
–they ate the young leaves from<br />
the centres of the heads, hence its<br />
common name.<br />
Cabbage trees are an important<br />
part of the landscape on the plains<br />
but we cannot assume the old ones<br />
along roadsides will last forever,<br />
despite their hardy nature.<br />
They are vulnerable to cultivation,<br />
grazing and accidental<br />
death from spraying or mowing.<br />
We need to celebrate these<br />
wonderful specimens and do what<br />
we can to protect them: by fencing<br />
off existing trees, planting more<br />
along roadsides and in gardens,<br />
along fencedoff streams and in<br />
other restoration projects.<br />
Don’t drive if you<br />
plan to drink alcohol<br />
If you’re planningtodrink alcohol,<br />
thendon’t drive. That’s the only failsafeway<br />
to notbecaughtdrinkdriving,<br />
says <strong>Ashburton</strong>Community<br />
Alcohol andDrug Service manager<br />
Chris Clark.<br />
She wascommentingonresearch<br />
released lastweekthat showedone in<br />
five New Zealanders believedthey<br />
could have three or more alcoholic<br />
drinks and still drive.<br />
The research, commissionedbyDB<br />
Breweries, surveyed 500 peopleover<br />
the ageof18who drankalcohol.It<br />
found that New Zealand drivershave<br />
asignificantknowledge gap when it<br />
comes to the laws around drinking and<br />
driving.<br />
MrsClarksaid Mid Canterbury<br />
people’sknowledge of the drinkdrivingruleswould<br />
reflect the<br />
researchfindings.‘‘We still havealot<br />
of peoplegoingthroughthe courts for<br />
drinkdriving.’’<br />
The limit for drivers under 20 is<br />
zero. The blood alcohol limit is 50mg<br />
per 100ml of bloodand thebreath<br />
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litreof breath.<br />
‘‘There is not really asafe limit.<br />
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Onestandard drink contains 10mg<br />
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Mrs Clark did notsupport azero<br />
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Rothesay Deer’s Donald Greig breeds composite deer for trophy, venison and velvet markets.<br />
Diversifying deer to suit market<br />
By Toni Williams<br />
Rothesay Deer owner Donald Greig has<br />
been building up the genetics in his English<br />
and composite deer operation for more<br />
than three decades.<br />
The farm, near Methven, isspread over<br />
three sites but the home block has been in<br />
the family for two generations.<br />
The land where the stag block sits is an<br />
extension to the original farm secured by<br />
his father, Tom Greig, following World<br />
War II.<br />
That land was part of a rehabilitation<br />
block for exservicemen to use for farming<br />
after World War II.<br />
Donald says the name, Rothesay Deer, is<br />
after the town of Rothesay, which sits on<br />
the Isle ofBute, in Scotland.<br />
It is where the Greig’s descendants hail<br />
from four generations ago.<br />
Donald spent his early years working on<br />
the farm, then got involved in the helicopter<br />
industry as a deer hunter. He is also an<br />
outfitter (or ahunting guide).<br />
While his father ran the farm as a<br />
cropping and stock unit Donald, keen on<br />
the outdoors and deer shooting, developed<br />
an interest in deer farming.<br />
In around 1978 his father let him have a<br />
small corner of the farm for asmall deer<br />
herd.<br />
The deer operation eventually took over.<br />
There are no longer crop on farm, or any<br />
other stock.<br />
The stag block alone now covers 62<br />
hectares, with another 20hectares leased<br />
nearby for hinds, and the main deer herd,<br />
along with elk and fallow deer, is run on 74<br />
hectares atMt Somers.<br />
Donald is farming deer to tap into the<br />
trophy, venison and velvet markets.<br />
It’s an intensively farmed operation with<br />
acommercial focus.<br />
And it’s quite successful with reputable<br />
game safari park buyers around New<br />
Zealand keen to snap up atrophy stag with<br />
impressive tynes, or pointers, for their<br />
international and domestic clients.<br />
The trophy animals are bred for afullhard<br />
antler head and success isbased on<br />
number and length of the tynes, notably<br />
different from those bred for venison and<br />
velvet which has a focus on beam size,<br />
thickness, weight and blood components.<br />
Donald has most sizes represented on<br />
farm, and up for grabs during his annual on<br />
farm sale.<br />
His best trophy animal has an impressive<br />
700SCI (Safari Club International) score.<br />
‘‘Deer are abit of achallenge to farm,’’<br />
Donald says.<br />
‘‘You have to watch them all the time<br />
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The onfarmauction, held on <strong>January</strong> 13,<br />
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velvet and trophy operations go under the<br />
hammer, aswell as some yearling Hinds.<br />
It was followed by abarbecue gathering.<br />
Donald says it was ‘‘a good average sale’’<br />
but pleasing.<br />
His top price on the day went to atwo<br />
year old velvet or trophystag which went for<br />
$10,500.<br />
There were around <strong>30</strong> people on farm but<br />
a few unable to attend were bidding by<br />
phone.<br />
He said the industry was facing some<br />
future difficulty with few young farmers<br />
coming up through the ranks.<br />
He has three children; two adult daughters<br />
and a young son with new partner,<br />
Diana, but was unsure if any of them would<br />
take over the operation.<br />
He thought the lack of future deer<br />
farmers was not helped by tightening<br />
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It is an increasedforecast of 25<br />
cents;itwas $7.00kgMS.<br />
Synlait’s decision to increaseits<br />
forecast basemilkpricewas driven<br />
by itsview that globaldairy prices<br />
willremain around currentlevels for<br />
the remainder of themilkseason.<br />
Synlaitchiefexecutive officer<br />
LeonClementsaid the increase was<br />
on the back of higherthan expected<br />
commodityprices at the endof2019.<br />
‘‘Webelievewillhold in the<br />
Freshwater’s<br />
unfair twist<br />
Freshwater proposals will reward the highest<br />
nitrogen leaching operations and penalise farming<br />
systems with the lightest environmental touch,<br />
says Beef+LambNZ (B+LNZ) chief executive<br />
officer Sam McIvor.<br />
It’sanissuedraised by nongovernment organisations<br />
in environment, health, recreation, and water<br />
infrastructure fields during a combined ‘Healthy<br />
Water Healthy Future’ statement and echoed the<br />
perspectives ofB+LNZ sheep and beef farmers.<br />
Mr McIvor said feedback from more than 3,000<br />
sheep andbeef farmers, who had attended dozens of<br />
freshwater meetings, was similar to those in the<br />
Healthy Water Healthy Future statement.<br />
‘‘Our farmers support the intent of the government’s<br />
proposals and are working to address the<br />
sheep and beef sector’s specific issues. We support<br />
effective freshwater policies and the need for clear,<br />
sciencebased environmental bottom lines that<br />
protect human and ecological health, as well as<br />
frameworks that empowerfarmersand communities<br />
to work together toachieve these,’’ he said.<br />
‘‘The main concerns that have been raised by<br />
sheep and beef farmers are that the current<br />
proposals would reward the highest nitrogen<br />
leaching operations and penalise the farming<br />
systems with the lightest environmental touch. We<br />
are pleased that environmental groups have also<br />
raised this as an area that needs to be changed, and<br />
that they also agree that farm plans should not be<br />
used asregulatory tools.<br />
‘‘Feedback from B+LNZ’s meetings show farmersare<br />
committedtoimprovingthe healthofNew<br />
Zealand’s rivers and support the ultimate water<br />
quality goals ofthe government’s proposals, but are<br />
concerned that astraightjacket, through arange of<br />
‘‘grandparenting provisions’’, is beingplaced on lowemitters<br />
including most sheep and beef farmers <br />
to mitigate against the impacts of high emitters. He<br />
said the Government was, ineffect, placing high<br />
costs the most environmentally sustainable and low<br />
impact farming systems.<br />
The freshwater proposals may lock in existing<br />
land uses for five years, but the flow on impacts for<br />
productivity,land values, and farm succession would<br />
endure far beyond that, he said.<br />
‘‘It’s grandparenting of existing discharge rights,<br />
irrespective ofimpact, and we struggle tosee how<br />
the Government can see it otherwise, as these<br />
proposals would prevent the small changes in<br />
farming systems onlowemitting farms that would<br />
be needed tooffset the additional costs tocomply<br />
with other parts ofthe proposed regulations.’’<br />
B+LNZ hoped to work with the Government to<br />
get results that met environmentalneeds, but ‘‘more<br />
fairly reflects the impacts that various farming<br />
systems are having onNew Zealand’s freshwater<br />
quality’’.<br />
mediumterm as supply and demand<br />
continue to be evenly matched.<br />
‘‘We aregrateful forthe ongoing<br />
supportofSynlait’sfarmersuppliers<br />
andare pleased to be able to offer<br />
an improvedforecast milk pricefor<br />
thecurrentseason.”<br />
Forecasts are based on the best<br />
informationavailable to Synlait at<br />
thetime.<br />
They plan to continue to monitor<br />
movementsand keepfarmer<br />
suppliers up to date.<br />
Thenext milk price<br />
announcement will be in lateMay<br />
<strong>2020</strong>.
Local news at www.starnews.co.nz <strong>Ashburton</strong>'s The <strong>Courier</strong>, Thursday <strong>30</strong> <strong>January</strong> <strong>2020</strong>, Page 21<br />
Designed foryou in mind<br />
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He officiallytakes over on February1.<br />
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Gloves on for fight night<br />
Corporate fighters are being sought to<br />
take part in amixed discipline boxing<br />
event event in <strong>Ashburton</strong> in June.<br />
It will involve weeks of intensive<br />
training, national body registration<br />
and suit men and women of all ages.<br />
Ri Ra Events promoter Gary<br />
Manning, of Garage Box, said the idea<br />
is to get corporate and companies on<br />
board to put forward employees and<br />
support the event.<br />
He would like to see an interfirm,<br />
or professional rivalry, component in<br />
the matches which could see seed<br />
company versus seed company,<br />
builder versus builder or car sales<br />
company versus car sales company<br />
battling it out on the night.<br />
Those training will also get the<br />
chance to train with former<br />
professional boxer Shane Cameron<br />
and professional Sam Watt. The duo<br />
will also make appearances at the<br />
event; Cameron as aspecial guest and<br />
Watts in the professional boxing bout.<br />
He will fight against Clarence Tillman.<br />
The red carpet event, to be held at<br />
the <strong>Ashburton</strong> Trust Event Centre on<br />
June 13, includes one professional<br />
bout, seven corporate boxing bouts<br />
and three showcase combat sports<br />
boxing bouts.<br />
There will also be an auction, with<br />
donated goods of signed boxing gloves<br />
from Shane Cameron and Sam Watt,<br />
and Crusaders rugby product already<br />
received. However Mr Manning said<br />
any other business or individual who<br />
would like to donate items would be<br />
welcome to get in touch through the<br />
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professional boxer Shane Cameron (left) and Garage Box’s Gary<br />
Manning in preparation for Fight Night South event in <strong>Ashburton</strong> in June.<br />
Ribbon.<br />
‘‘It’s agreat night’s entertainment.’’<br />
He said no experience was<br />
necessary for novice fighters but the<br />
event would be regulated under New<br />
Zealand Professional Boxing<br />
Association corporate and<br />
professional rules.<br />
Ideally he would like 14 corporate<br />
fighters for the seven bouts but a<br />
couple of extra fighters was also likely<br />
just in case of injury ahead of the<br />
event. So far there are half adozen<br />
fighters already signed up.<br />
‘‘You have to have alternatives so<br />
2128195<br />
there is an option for two spare belts,’’<br />
he said.<br />
Fighters will train alongside<br />
experienced trainers for 12 weeks and,<br />
if up to scratch at the end, be placed<br />
into matches on Fight Night against<br />
other fighters of similar skill.<br />
Regardless of experience they all do<br />
the same training programme which<br />
followed strict safety processes.<br />
‘‘Safety is paramount,’’ Mr Manning<br />
said.<br />
Fighters keen to take part need to<br />
register before March 14 and can at<br />
fightnightsouth.co.nz<br />
Local news at www.starnews.co.nz<br />
Mt Somers Mountain Challenge back<br />
The impressive, picturesque setting of Mt Somers<br />
Station will host the long running annual mountain<br />
challenge on February 22.<br />
The Mt Somers Mountain Challenge, formerly the<br />
Mt Somers Mountain Bike Race, was started by the<br />
Mayfield Lions in 2006 and has been abig success and<br />
fundraiser.<br />
For the second consecutive year all racing will take<br />
place on the foothills station owned by the Acland<br />
family.<br />
Seven challenges are on offer this year.<br />
As well as the <strong>30</strong>km Mountain Challenge, aimed at<br />
competent and competitive mountain bike riders,<br />
bikers also have 23km and 17km race options.<br />
There is also the Foothills Duathlon, Lowland<br />
Duathlon, 12km mountain run and two hour walk.<br />
Mayfield Lion and race promoter Aubrey Aitken<br />
said last year’s Mt Somers Mountain Challenge had<br />
drawn 320 competitors.<br />
Entries had included a dozen Ebikes and also<br />
primary school bike teams.<br />
Mr Aitken said the event offered something for all<br />
ages and abilities and included ameal at the end for<br />
competitors.<br />
Softballer Kate hones<br />
skills in Hutt Valley<br />
By Linda Clarke<br />
Top Mid Canterbury softballer<br />
Kate Flanagan is plying her trade<br />
in Wellington.<br />
The <strong>Ashburton</strong> College<br />
student was encouraged to move<br />
to the city byformer White Sox<br />
captain and coach Naomi Shaw,<br />
who is connected to the Hutt<br />
Valley Saints Club.<br />
Kate, 18, had been hoping to<br />
play softball at an American<br />
college, but ankle surgery last<br />
August ruled out any chance of<br />
building arecruitment video to<br />
impress college coaches. She has<br />
opted instead for a gap year<br />
working in Wellington and<br />
playing softball under the eye of<br />
Shaw and her daughter Kiri, also<br />
aWhite Sox.<br />
Kate, apitcher, said ligament<br />
damage in herankleneeded to be<br />
fixed through surgery.<br />
‘‘SoIwas kinda stuck with what<br />
to do after Ileftschool,asIwasn’t<br />
sure what Iwanted to study.’’<br />
After consulting with the<br />
Shaws, she decided to head to<br />
Wellington and the Saints club in<br />
time for the 2019<strong>2020</strong> season,<br />
which started late October.<br />
JustacoupleofYear 13 exams<br />
stood in her way.<br />
‘‘I decided to go straight up<br />
after Ihad finishedschool but this<br />
meant Ihad to do my examsupin<br />
Wellington, so I organised to<br />
change my exams up there<br />
through the school and sat them<br />
at Wellington College.<br />
‘‘So I finished school on<br />
Kate Flanagan, left, with Hutt<br />
Valley pitching coach<br />
Shivaughn Landerous<br />
November1and wasonaflightto<br />
Wellington on November 5.’’<br />
DadRob helped hermove into<br />
aflat and buy acar, then Kate<br />
quickly found anoffice job working<br />
for Site Safe.<br />
‘‘Softball wise, it’s been absolutelyamazing.<br />
Theyhad me start<br />
in Premier2just to easemyankle<br />
into it but now Iamplaying full<br />
Premier 1, which is the highest<br />
grade.<br />
‘‘I don’t really know where I<br />
want to go from here, but Iam<br />
just happy playing out the season<br />
and soaking up Wellington life<br />
until Iknow the next step.’’<br />
Kate said her biggest achievement<br />
so far had been getting into<br />
theHuttValley under 23 side. ‘‘It<br />
was such anamazing experience<br />
being surroundedbythese incredibly<br />
talented players.’’<br />
Once again profits made would be split equally<br />
between Ronald McDonald House and local causes<br />
supported by the club, he said.<br />
Online entries on the website mtsomersmc.nz close<br />
on February 20
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<strong>Ashburton</strong> based artist Ash Shaw, with two of his Bobby Kurb works.<br />
Artist paintsfrom heart<br />
By Mick Jensen<br />
Aflashback19years ago and the sight of awoman<br />
beaten black andblue by her fatherisheavily<br />
influencing achapterofwork from <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
based artist Ash Shaw.<br />
Better known for hishigh qualitylandscapes,<br />
the artist is now also translating domesticabuse<br />
ideas on to canvasunder thepseudonym Bobby<br />
Kurb.<br />
Paintingfrom astudio abovethe <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
<strong>Courier</strong> office on BurnettStreet, theartist says his<br />
chosensubject is taboo for some, buthis<br />
interpretation of it is ‘‘about observation,not<br />
protest’’.<br />
‘‘There is alot of emotioninthe works.<br />
‘‘Art for me is about being technical in the<br />
execution,but paintingshouldcome fromthe<br />
heart.’’<br />
He said domestic abuse‘‘drove himmad’’.<br />
The memory of the battered woman had<br />
resurfaced after afew toughyears for himself<br />
personally.<br />
He hadbeen badly stunginbusiness dealings<br />
downsouthand hadsuffered further stress and<br />
trauma during the 2010and 2011earthquakes<br />
whenliving in Temuka.<br />
Afterareturn to England for sevenyears, he<br />
hadcomeback to NewZealandlastyear, butwas<br />
stillbattling somehealth issues, including chronic<br />
fatigue.<br />
‘‘Iwantpeople to interpretthe Bobby Kurb<br />
paintings in their own wayand to seethem as<br />
pieces of art.<br />
‘‘The subject matter willresonatewith peoplein<br />
different ways, Iknow that.’’<br />
AshShawwas borninAuckland,but movedto<br />
England at ayoung age.<br />
He opted to undertakeanart and sculpture<br />
apprenticeshipfor threeyearsrather thanattend<br />
artschool.<br />
He hasbeenaprofessional artistfor morethan<br />
25 years, butsincemoving to <strong>Ashburton</strong>, where his<br />
inlaws live, he hasworkedwith3Dmodelling at<br />
Bradfords.<br />
He firmly believesinusingthe best materialsfor<br />
hisartworksand is abig admirer of painting<br />
masterJMW Turner,aswellasmore<br />
contemporary artistssuchasLucien Freudand<br />
MarcoGrassi.<br />
An exhibition featuring worksunder the Bobby<br />
Kurb nameiscurrently runningatGeraldine’s<br />
McAtamney Galleryand closes on February15.<br />
Sailors back on water at Lake Hood<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> Sailing Club learn to<br />
sail programme members<br />
returned to the waters of Lake<br />
Hood on Sunday to finetune skills<br />
learned in the first half of their<br />
sailing season.<br />
The small group of five,<br />
supported by senior club<br />
members, got to take part in their<br />
first race event, practising tacking<br />
(moving the yacht to catch the<br />
wind), accurate sailing (not hitting<br />
the buoys along the route) and<br />
under speed conditions.<br />
The budding sailors using<br />
Optimist yachts and returning<br />
sailors in intermediate level<br />
Piccolo or Firebug yachts<br />
navigated aset path of three<br />
buoys, three times before heading<br />
across the finish line.<br />
Labour Party List MP Jo Luxton comments<br />
Local news at www.starnews.co.nz<br />
Transforming education<br />
It’s that time of year whenthe summer<br />
holidays are over and Kiwikids and<br />
teachers are returning to classrooms<br />
for another year. Feet have grown,<br />
lunchboxes lost and shirts have<br />
shrunk, meaning potential financial<br />
difficulties for parents andcaregivers.<br />
The cost of uniforms, school lunches<br />
and stationery addsupquicklyand can<br />
be areal strain on New Zealand<br />
families.<br />
This Government is working hard to<br />
reducethis strain, and the financial<br />
pinch shouldfeel abit less than in<br />
previous years. Our decision to<br />
increase funding for schools that don’t<br />
ask parentsfor donations takes alot of<br />
pressure off.<br />
The school donationscheme is just<br />
one of anumber of Wellbeing Budget<br />
initiatives that will makeareal<br />
difference in the coming year. We’re<br />
also rolling out afree school lunches<br />
programme that will initially benefit<br />
6000 studentsonthe pilotschemes,<br />
and will extend to 21,000 students by<br />
the end of the year.<br />
This yearparents won’tface the<br />
prospectoffees for NCEA and<br />
Scholarship exams, and new Learning<br />
Support coordinatorswill be starting<br />
in schools this year, including right<br />
here in <strong>Ashburton</strong>, providing amuchneededboost<br />
to ensure all children<br />
and young people who needabit of<br />
extra help get the support they need.<br />
Building quality learning<br />
environments is amajor priority for<br />
this Government. Making our school’s<br />
great places to learn not only benefits<br />
those working and learning in them<br />
but it alsocreates jobs up and down<br />
the country.<br />
The combination of these changes<br />
will makeahuge difference to<br />
students, their families, and local<br />
communities. It makes me proud to be<br />
part of aGovernment thatisfocused<br />
on education and easingthe burden<br />
for families.Ihave always maintained<br />
that education is the one thing that<br />
overcomes every disadvantage with<br />
which achild mightbegin life.<br />
Whether it is first, second, or third<br />
chanceeducation, it remains themost<br />
transformative influence in our lives,<br />
and that transformation benefits<br />
everybody.<br />
Iwish all of our local Mid<br />
Cantabrian students and teachers the<br />
very bestfor the yearahead and Ilook<br />
forward to visiting morelocal schools.<br />
It is one of my favouritepartsofthe<br />
job, meeting principals and teachers,<br />
being asked questions by students,<br />
and seeingthe brilliant learning and<br />
educationthat is happening here in<br />
Rangitata.<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> council CEO Hamish Riach comments<br />
Thisweek, voting for theMethven<br />
Community Boardbyelectionopened<br />
and eligible voters in Methven will have<br />
begun receiving their votingpapers in<br />
the mail.<br />
There is one vacancy to fill for the<br />
fivemember board that was not filled<br />
during the triennial elections last year<br />
and electors are now beingaskedto<br />
choose who their final representative<br />
willbe. Thereare three candidates<br />
standing for election.<br />
Justlike the triennialelections, this<br />
byelection is by postal vote so if you<br />
liveinMethven, you'll needtomake<br />
sureyou completeyour ballot papers<br />
and drop theminto the postnolater<br />
than13February so that they will reach<br />
the ElectoralOfficer for countingby<br />
12pmonTuesday,February18.<br />
To make things alittle easier for<br />
residents, there willbeaballot box and<br />
specialvoting facilitiesavailable at the<br />
Mt Hutt MemorialHall on February 14<br />
from2pm to 5pm and on February 18<br />
from9am until12noon when voting<br />
closes.You're also welcometopop into<br />
the council officeonany day during<br />
normal business hourstoconduct a<br />
specialvote or dropoff your ballot<br />
papers.<br />
Methvenisthe only communityin<br />
our district with acommunity board. It<br />
advocates for the town's interestsand<br />
allows local decisionmaking to be<br />
brought closer to residents. Make your<br />
voice heardonwho shouldrepresent<br />
youonthe board by casting your vote.<br />
Speakingofmaking your voice heard,<br />
the councilcurrentlyhas two<br />
consultationsopen for community<br />
feedback.The first is proposed<br />
biodiversity and healthand safety<br />
enhancements to Ashton Beach near<br />
the<strong>Ashburton</strong> River mouth, and the<br />
second is our speed limit review,which<br />
proposes anumberofspeedlimit<br />
changestolocal roads all across our<br />
district.<br />
Bothconsultationsare open to<br />
everyone to have theirsay, and Iurge<br />
you to ahave alook through the<br />
proposalsand tell us whatyou think.<br />
The councilwants to know if whatwe<br />
are proposing is theright decision,and<br />
if you havedifferent ideasor<br />
suggestions.<br />
The Ashton BeachEnhancement<br />
consultation is open until 5pm,<br />
February7,and our speed limit review<br />
is welcoming feedback until 5pm,<br />
March 8.<br />
Bothconsultation documentsare<br />
available on our websiteand feedback<br />
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65 Buckleys Terrace, Tinwald 10:00-10:<strong>30</strong>am 6 2 2 AHB22626<br />
9Allison Street, <strong>Ashburton</strong> 10:00-10:<strong>30</strong>am 4 2 2 AHB22661<br />
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4Trellech Place, <strong>Ashburton</strong> 11:00-11:<strong>30</strong>am 4 2 2 AHB22199<br />
25 Saunders Road,<strong>Ashburton</strong> 11:00-11:<strong>30</strong>am 3 1 2 AHB22645<br />
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131 Grove Street,Tinwald 11:00-11:<strong>30</strong>am 4 1 2 AHB22593<br />
5Cherry Lane, <strong>Ashburton</strong> 11:15-11:45am 3 1 2 AHB22657<br />
12 Jackson Street, Methven 11:<strong>30</strong>-12:00pm 3 1 1 AHB22672<br />
101 Elizabeth Avenue, Rakaia 11:<strong>30</strong>-12:00pm 3 1 1 AHB22584<br />
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ACROSS<br />
1. Ledge (4)<br />
7. Childish (9)<br />
8. Close (4)<br />
9. Smile (4)<br />
10. Hard-up (4)<br />
11. Cry (4)<br />
14. Ailment (10)<br />
16. Rival (10)<br />
19. Considerable (4)<br />
22. Dam (4)<br />
24. Twist (4)<br />
25. Festivity (4)<br />
26. Nationality (9)<br />
27. Eager (4)<br />
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2. Go (5)<br />
3. False (6)<br />
4. Bottle (6)<br />
5. Pace (4)<br />
6. Slaughter (9)<br />
12. Wrong (9)<br />
13. Support (4)<br />
15. Sour (4)<br />
17. Frustrate (6)<br />
18. Headdress (6)<br />
20. Angry (5)<br />
21. Long (5)<br />
23. Fury (4)<br />
CRYPTIC PUZZLE NO. 8552<br />
ACROSS<br />
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to the driver and the pedestrian (6,3). 8. Retirement makes<br />
no difference tohim (4). 9.“It’s acrest,” you say, “pet”<br />
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Game little creature? (4,6). 19. Rush toget tuck (4). 22.<br />
Faces the other way for the picture (4). 24. The thing that<br />
confronted one on return (4). 25. Drop when you hurry<br />
(4). 26. Jack’sright (9).27. Having arrived an hour before<br />
(4).<br />
DOWN<br />
1. Having verification of, for astart (5). 2. See the tot<br />
inside playing agame(5). 3. Cook right through,inwater<br />
(6). 4. Asoldierwith money? That’snew! (6). 5. He soaks<br />
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drink (9). 12. Might be best to restrainthe girl from being<br />
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hypothesis (6). 20. Notice the eel swimming by her (5).<br />
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Howto<br />
solve<br />
Sudoku!<br />
Fill the grid<br />
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4 2 5 6 9 8 3 7 1<br />
9 8 7 3 4 1 5 6 2<br />
8 7 9 4 6 3 1 2 5<br />
6 1 2 5 8 7 9 3 4<br />
5 3 4 9 1 2 7 8 6<br />
2 4 6 1 7 9 8 5 3<br />
1 9 3 8 5 6 2 4 7<br />
7 5 8 2 3 4 6 1 9<br />
Solution to previous crossword<br />
QUICK PUZZLE NO. 8551 -SOLUTIONS<br />
Across -7,Circumstance.8,Winter.9,Dreary.10, Strolls.<br />
12, Style. 15, Greed. 16, Verdict. 18, Crutch. 20, Revolt.<br />
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HEALTH &BEAUTY<br />
URGENT CARE CLINIC<br />
WEEKEND DUTYDOCTORS<br />
IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCYPHONE 111<br />
Forall other medicalassistanceoutsideofnormal<br />
hours please phone your generalpracticeteam, 24/7,<br />
to speak with ahealth professionalwho will giveyou<br />
free healthadviceonwhattodoorwheretogoifyou<br />
need urgentcare.<br />
If youdon’t have aregular general practice, call any<br />
GP team 24/7 forfreetelephone health advice.<br />
All non-residents and visa holders please bring your<br />
passporttoyour surgeryappointment.<br />
New Zealanders’tobring some form of ID.<br />
The<strong>Ashburton</strong>DutyPracticefor ...<br />
Saturday1st February and Sunday2nd February is<br />
ThreeRivers Health, 7-11 Allens Road.<br />
Consultations will be by appointmentonly.<br />
To make an appointmentplease phone <strong>30</strong>8 9139.<br />
Thursday6th February (WaitangiDay)is<br />
Sealy Street Medical Practice,Sealy Street.<br />
Consultations will be by appointmentonly.<br />
To make an appointmentplease phone <strong>30</strong>8 1212.<br />
Methven and Rakaia: Formedical attention on the<br />
weekend and public holidays please telephone<br />
MethvenMedical Centre on 03 <strong>30</strong>2 8105<br />
or Rakaia Medical Centre on 03 <strong>30</strong>3 5002.<br />
Details foraccessing the afterhours services will be on the<br />
answer phone.<br />
PHARMACIES<br />
Wises Pharmacy,CountdownComplex, East Street<br />
will be open on Saturday from 9.00am until 1.00pm<br />
Sunday and Waitangi Day from 10.00am until 1.00pm<br />
and from 5.00pm until 7.00pm each of the three<br />
evenings.<br />
At Geraldine: TheGeraldine Pharmacywill be open<br />
normal trading hours during the week,and on<br />
Saturdaymorning from 9.<strong>30</strong>am to 12.<strong>30</strong>pm.<br />
Closed Sundays and Public Holidays<br />
Forfree24hour Telephone Health Advice<br />
Phone the healthline on 0800 611 116<br />
Broughttoyouby<br />
CountdownComplex, East Street, <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
Phone: 03 <strong>30</strong>8 6733 Fax: 03 <strong>30</strong>8 6755<br />
TRADE &SERVICES<br />
ashburtoncranes2015@gmail.com<br />
ALTERATIONS, mending<br />
and trouser hemming, curtain<br />
alterations and curtain<br />
making. Call Michelle on<br />
027 352 7248.<br />
BUILDING and property<br />
solutions. For your complete<br />
alteration or renovation.<br />
We project manage<br />
the whole process. Home<br />
and small commercial.<br />
Qualified tradesmen.<br />
Phone Kiwi Building &<br />
Maintenance Ltd. Gary <strong>30</strong>8<br />
4798, 027 207 1478 or<br />
Cawte 027 418 7955.<br />
CARPET cleaning -Powerful<br />
equipment & fast drying.<br />
Upholstery, mats and rugs.<br />
Experienced owner/operator.<br />
Phone John Cameron<br />
at Supersucker, 027 435<br />
1042 or <strong>30</strong>8 1677.<br />
CARR’S Chimney Cleaning,<br />
servicing <strong>Ashburton</strong> and<br />
surrounding districts, $60<br />
per chimney. Phone<br />
Rodney on 03 324 2999<br />
and leave amessage.<br />
CHARLIE’S Blind Cleaning<br />
Service -same day service<br />
and repairs. Charlie can<br />
supply new blinds and<br />
tracks, will hang drapes.<br />
Phone 03 <strong>30</strong>7 1936 or 020<br />
4169 0342.<br />
ALPS<br />
2227833<br />
COMPUTER problems? For<br />
prompt reliable computer<br />
servicing and laser engraving<br />
contact Kelvin, KJB<br />
Systems Ltd, 4 Ascot<br />
Place, <strong>Ashburton</strong>. Phone<br />
<strong>30</strong>8 8989. SuperGold discount<br />
card accepted.<br />
THE <strong>Courier</strong> is the best way<br />
to advertise in Mid Canterbury.<br />
Ask anyone who<br />
regularly advertises with us<br />
and they’ll tell you, they get<br />
results.<br />
TRADE &SERVICES<br />
COMPUTER repairs, sales,<br />
training, setup -wireless -<br />
networks, spyware cleanup.<br />
On-site day or evening.<br />
LOW FEES. Call Robin<br />
Johnstone, Networks<br />
Firewalls & PC’s Ltd, <strong>30</strong>8<br />
1440 or 027 768 4058.<br />
CONCRETE pavers direct to<br />
you - Best prices, many<br />
sizes, textures and colours<br />
- Paveco, 13 Robinson<br />
Street, Industrial Estate.<br />
DENTURES; Dr Peter<br />
Rumping repairs existing<br />
dentures and also provides<br />
new dentures. Phone 027<br />
220 9997.<br />
ELECTRICIAN<br />
Experienced and qualified<br />
Electrician specialising in<br />
domestic repairs, alterations<br />
and additions —new<br />
lights, plugs, sheds, kitchens<br />
and bathrooms etc. Fast,<br />
reliable and reasonable rates.<br />
Call Simon 021-576-044.<br />
FLY control and spider<br />
proofing. For all domestic<br />
and industrial pest control<br />
needs phone AJ Kerr at<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> Pest Control on<br />
03 <strong>30</strong>8 8147 or 027 432<br />
5447.<br />
GARDENING, mowing,<br />
pruning, fertilising, projects<br />
or general spruce ups? Call<br />
Andrew at Spruce Gardens<br />
to get the job done right.<br />
027 765 2899 or 03 <strong>30</strong>7 1693.<br />
sprucegardens@xtra.co.nz<br />
HYDRAULICS; Martin<br />
Bennett -Onsite hydraulic<br />
hose repair service 24/7.<br />
Stockists of Aero Quip<br />
hoses &fittings, Commercial<br />
hydraulics, Dynacool,<br />
Spool valves etc., MP Filtri,<br />
Walvoil. Call Justin on <strong>30</strong>8<br />
9778.<br />
PLUMBING,<br />
INTERIOR<br />
PLASTERING<br />
New or existing,<br />
level 4finish, full skim<br />
plaster or repairs<br />
The Finishing Company<br />
03 <strong>30</strong>7 8870 22387914<br />
LEGAL work -Phone Peter<br />
Ragg (<strong>Ashburton</strong> Law) for<br />
house sales, purchases<br />
and refinances. Will call at<br />
home evenings for wills,<br />
enduring powers of<br />
attorney. Phone <strong>30</strong>8 0327.<br />
PAINTER for all your painting<br />
needs. No job too small,<br />
inside or outside. Professional<br />
friendly service.<br />
Phone Pete 03 <strong>30</strong>8 1672 or<br />
027 200 1619.<br />
PAINTING wallpapering,<br />
plastering - No job too<br />
small. Interior, exterior.<br />
Professional, prompt, competitive<br />
service. Phone<br />
Tony Sivier at Paint It <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
on 021 878 794 or<br />
<strong>30</strong>7 7289.<br />
ARE you looking for a<br />
flatmate, somewhere to<br />
rent or a boarder? What<br />
better place to advertise<br />
than The <strong>Courier</strong>.<br />
CONTINUOUS SPOUTING<br />
ASHBURTON COLLEGE<br />
‘IndividualExcellenceinaSupportive<br />
Learning Environment’<br />
Learning Support Assistant<br />
To supportstudents with their learning needs.<br />
This is apermanent, term-time only position for<br />
commencement assoon as is practicable<br />
(during Term 1, <strong>2020</strong>).<br />
Hours:Approximately 20 hours per week,tobe<br />
confirmed with successfulapplicant.<br />
Employmentisunderthe SupportStaff in School’s<br />
CollectiveAgreement, Grade B.<br />
Initial paymentstepcommensurate with experience.<br />
Applications close noon, Friday14February<strong>2020</strong><br />
Information package enquiriesand applications<br />
please contact<br />
Jodee Ross,Principal’s Secretary<br />
Phone (03) <strong>30</strong>84193 ext809<br />
Email: rj@ashcoll.school.nz<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong>College,POBox 204, <strong>Ashburton</strong>7740<br />
CONCRETE Services -<br />
Driveways, paths, patios,<br />
mowing edging. Decorative<br />
Concrete specialist <strong>30</strong><br />
years servicing Canterbury.<br />
Free quotes. No job too big<br />
or small. Phone Paul 021<br />
152 1966.<br />
FURNITURE removals -For<br />
all your household removal<br />
needs call Nudges Furniture<br />
Removals, phone 027<br />
224 0609.<br />
PLUMBER: Repair or<br />
replace. Taps, shower<br />
mixers, hot water cylinders,<br />
basins, tubs, toilets, vanity<br />
units, leaking pipes. Call<br />
Pete Young, experienced<br />
plumber 027 280 0889 /<br />
<strong>30</strong>7 7582.<br />
TRADE &SERVICES<br />
drainlaying,<br />
blocked drains. Phone<br />
Lindsay at Doaky’s Plumbing<br />
on 027 555 5575 or <strong>30</strong>8<br />
1248 (Master Plumbers &<br />
Drainlayers).<br />
SEWING alterations - anything<br />
considered, reasonable<br />
rates. Smoke and pet<br />
free home. Retired wedding<br />
seamstress. Phone Judith<br />
<strong>30</strong>8 <strong>30</strong>84, Allenton.<br />
WROUGHT iron gates,<br />
fences, hand-rails and<br />
ornamental products. Many<br />
designs, but can work with<br />
yours to suit. Contact <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
Metal Arts, phone<br />
022 187 2662.<br />
ROOF COATINGS All roof<br />
types, specialising in<br />
Decramastic and Long Run<br />
Iron, Coloursteel etc, steep<br />
roofs not aproblem. Member<br />
Master Painters &<br />
Roofing Association NZ<br />
Spraymaster 0274337780<br />
SUN Control Window Tinting:<br />
Privacy, UV, glare, heat<br />
control for homes -offices -<br />
and cars. Phone Craig<br />
Rogers <strong>30</strong>7 6347, member<br />
of Master Tinters NZ.<br />
ARE you struggling to make<br />
ends meet? Need extra<br />
money? Why not sell your<br />
unwanted items in The<br />
<strong>Courier</strong>! Everything helps.<br />
2252039<br />
FOR ALL YOUR<br />
•LawnMowing<br />
•Pruning<br />
•Garden Maintenance<br />
•Gutter Cleaning<br />
•Rubbish Removal<br />
Call us TODAY<br />
foraFREE quote<br />
2245223<br />
Ph 0800 4546 546<br />
(0800 4jimjim)<br />
TILING - For all your tiling<br />
requirements including kitchen<br />
splash backs, flooring<br />
etc. (full water proofing),<br />
call Kevin on 027 496 8314.<br />
TINT-A-WINDOW, fade, UV<br />
block, glare, heat control,<br />
safety, security, privacy,<br />
frosting films, solar protective<br />
window films. Free<br />
quotes, 20 years local service.<br />
Phone 0800 368 468<br />
now, Bill Breukelaar, www.<br />
tintawindow.co.nz<br />
TV Reception Specialists for<br />
all your digital freeview<br />
installations and repairs,<br />
TV wall mounting, Smart<br />
TV set-up, home theatre<br />
installation. Call John at<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> TV &Audio Ltd<br />
03 <strong>30</strong>8 7332 or 027 277<br />
1062.<br />
WINDSCREENS and house<br />
glass. Qualified flat glass<br />
glazier now in-house. Anything<br />
glass, give us acall.<br />
Your place or ours. Wilson<br />
Windscreens, 152 Wills<br />
Street, <strong>Ashburton</strong>. Phone<br />
03 <strong>30</strong>8 8485.<br />
LOOKING to earn extra<br />
money, even while you’re<br />
out walking? Delivery<br />
people required. Phone<br />
The <strong>Courier</strong> <strong>30</strong>8 7664.<br />
Having problems with your internal gutter systems?<br />
Do your drains keep blocking,causing leakage into the soffits and even your house?<br />
Areyour soffits falling out due to water rot?<br />
We canconvert your internal gutters to standard external gutters.<br />
Allworkmanship guaranteed<br />
Ben Kruger 021 808 739 or <strong>30</strong>8 4380<br />
232 BoundaryRoad,<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
www.alpscontinuousspouting.co.nz<br />
E; benkruger@xtra.co.nz<br />
SITUATIONS VACANT<br />
2227819<br />
Building Supplies<br />
Truck Driver<br />
(Full time)<br />
Mitre 10 MEGA <strong>Ashburton</strong> has avacancy<br />
for aTruck Driver. This position is full time<br />
(40 hours per week) Monday –Friday.<br />
The role will include delivering building<br />
materials/timber to site via truck with<br />
Hi-ab, operating a forklift, loading and<br />
unloading trucks, and moving stock from<br />
our Inwards Goods department to the<br />
MEGA Drive Thru.<br />
The successful applicant will need the<br />
following skills:<br />
• Class 2licence and Forklift licence<br />
• Hi-ab licence, and be confident in<br />
unloading large timber packs and poles<br />
• Basic computer skills<br />
• Reliability<br />
• Beable to work in ateam environment<br />
and take direction<br />
• Physically fit and able to lift<br />
• Able to make good decisions and<br />
adhere to all company policies and<br />
procedures<br />
If you have these skills we would like to<br />
hear from you by sending your covering<br />
letter and CV to:<br />
HR.<strong>Ashburton</strong>@mitre10.co.nz<br />
Alcohol &Other Drug Health Promoter<br />
(24 hours per week)<br />
ACADS has aHealth Promotion positon available<br />
for applicants who have a passion for reducing<br />
alcohol and drug related harm inour community.<br />
This position is responsible for providing planning,<br />
implementation and advice to enable a strong<br />
alcohol harm minimisation focus in community<br />
settings.<br />
In this role you would work aspart ofasmall team<br />
and autonomously at times.<br />
To be successful in this role:<br />
•It would be an advantage to have experience<br />
within the education sector, social work, health or<br />
settings based health promotion work.<br />
•Itisimportantthatyou have astrong commitment<br />
to health and well-being.<br />
•Beable to connect,engage and establish networks<br />
in our community.<br />
Youwill havethe abilityto:<br />
•Workwith communitygroups and organisations to<br />
co-ordinate alcohol health promotion initiatives.<br />
•Sopossessing planning &organisational skills is an<br />
advantage.<br />
Position description available from acads@xtra.co.nz<br />
Applications should be addressed to<br />
TheCEO ACADS PO Box596 <strong>Ashburton</strong>or<br />
email to acads@xtra.co.nz.<br />
Applications close 19th February <strong>2020</strong>.<br />
TRADE &SERVICES<br />
WILSONS<br />
WINDSCREENS<br />
WE WELCOME ZEK<br />
FROM WINSTONES<br />
TO JOIN OUR TEAM<br />
We areyour one stop glass shop for<br />
AUTO and HOUSE<br />
2249678<br />
Applications close on<br />
Friday, February7,<strong>2020</strong><br />
REPAIR or REPLACE 152 Wills Street,<br />
“Your placeorours” <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
Ph.<strong>30</strong>8 8485<br />
2251768<br />
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SITUATIONS VACANT<br />
DELIVERYPEOPLE<br />
wanted<br />
to deliver the <strong>Ashburton</strong><strong>Courier</strong><br />
and Realtyevery Thursdayinthe<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong>urban area.<br />
Phone Leonie on<br />
<strong>30</strong>8 7664 or email<br />
leonie.marsden@ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />
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Property<br />
Administration<br />
Officer<br />
Join the team who manage <strong>Ashburton</strong> District Council’s property portfolio.<br />
In this role, youwillassistwith leaseand licensingdocuments whilst being a<br />
confident communicator with excellent computer skills.<br />
To find out more about this vacancy<br />
and what the <strong>Ashburton</strong> District<br />
Council has to offer you -visit our<br />
website.<br />
Applications closeSunday,2February<br />
<strong>2020</strong>.<br />
www.ashburtondc.govt.nz/careers<br />
2245841<br />
2251788<br />
WANTED TO BUY<br />
CHINA real old Willow Pattern.<br />
Booths A8025. Please<br />
phone 027 390 0225.<br />
LP RECORDS and books.<br />
Phone Rodney on 03 324<br />
2999 and leave message.<br />
METAL, heavy etc. Free<br />
light-grade metal in-yard<br />
dumping 9am-5pm weekdays<br />
&9.<strong>30</strong>-11.<strong>30</strong>am Saturdays.<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> Scrap<br />
Metal Recyclers, 117 Alford<br />
Forest Road (behind<br />
Placemakers). Phone 03<br />
<strong>30</strong>8 8033 or 027 249 6625.<br />
SELL<br />
PEA STRAW Medium<br />
Square Pea Straw bales for<br />
Sale $40 a bale delivery<br />
$10 per bale. Ph<br />
02040233792<br />
LPG<br />
REFILLS<br />
Small LPG cylinders<br />
Off Street Parking<br />
Available<br />
Arthur Cates Ltd<br />
26 McNally Street<br />
Ph <strong>30</strong>8 5397<br />
Riverside Industrial Estate<br />
LPG REFILLS<br />
9kg cylinders<br />
$27.50<br />
Askabout our<br />
deliveryservice<br />
Anysizecylinder filled<br />
17 Grey St,<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
Phone <strong>30</strong>7 2707<br />
2245232<br />
2245262<br />
NEW Panasonic microwave<br />
$75.00, Morrison reel<br />
mower $135.00, F&P<br />
washing machine $65.00,<br />
table soccer game $<strong>30</strong>.00,<br />
Queen Anne oval mahogany<br />
table &5chairs (leaf)<br />
$155.00. Phone 021 160<br />
3660.<br />
HOME SERVICES<br />
ROOF COATINGS: All roof<br />
types, specializing in<br />
Decramastic and Long Run<br />
Iron, Coloursteel etc, steep<br />
roofs not a problem. —<br />
Spraymaster 027-433-7780.<br />
WANTED TO RENT<br />
LOOKING for minimum two<br />
bed house to rent for farm<br />
worker with house-trained<br />
dog. Long term. Will consider<br />
all options. Phone<br />
Lynda 027 335 2299.<br />
POULTRY<br />
CHICKENS /HYLINE PULLETSFOR SALE<br />
Taking orders nowfor the<br />
1st week of March<br />
Chickens will then be available<br />
at 18 weeks old<br />
Young laying hens also available<br />
now(Pointoflay hens)<br />
WE ALSO SELL<br />
Endoflay hens for only $5<br />
1year old laying hens for only $10<br />
*Pick-up and deliveryavailable<br />
PROPERTIES FOR SALE<br />
ONLY$24<br />
ONLY$26<br />
ContactGordon /Rosie at 03 <strong>30</strong>8 3783<br />
Youmay also email trott.family@yahoo.co.nz<br />
BACH FOR SALE<br />
WONDERFUL FAMILYBACH OR HOME<br />
Locatedat31DolphinDrive South Rakaia Huts<br />
OPEN HOME<br />
on Sunday, 2ndFebruaryat1pm –3pm<br />
Formoredetails,photos, and contactinformation:<br />
Refer to<br />
PropertyIDGPE565<br />
2251909<br />
2251855<br />
PUBLIC NOTICE<br />
HIRE<br />
SCISSORLIFTS for hire.<br />
4WD and slab lifts available<br />
for daily or weekly hire.<br />
Pickup or delivery. Phone<br />
North End Engineering <strong>30</strong>8<br />
8155 for abooking.<br />
Local news at www.starnews.co.nz<br />
EDUCATIONAL<br />
SPACE available for next<br />
weeks <strong>Courier</strong> -bequick!<br />
Talk to us about your advertising<br />
requirements. Phone<br />
<strong>30</strong>8 7664 or call into our<br />
office at 199 Burnett Street,<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong>.<br />
DRIVETECH LTD<br />
“TRAINING TOMORROW’S DRIVERSTODAY”<br />
“MERRY CHRISTMAS”<br />
Normal office hours over Christmas, closed Stat days only.<br />
Call and talk with one of our team atalocation near you.<br />
FORKLIFT ENDORSEMENT (F &OSH)<br />
•FORKLIFT (ATTACHMENTS) U/STD<br />
•FORKLIFT MOUNTED SAFETY PLATFORM U/STD<br />
CHRISTMAS VOUCHERS AVAILABLE<br />
Heavy Traffic Classes 2, 3, 4&5<br />
LICENCE ENDORSEMENTS<br />
For Wheels, Tracks &Rollers,Dangerous Goods,<br />
Vehicle Recovery &Passenger Training<br />
FREEPHONE 0508 237 483<br />
or 03 348 8481, 027 510 0684<br />
info@drivetech.co.nz |www.drivetech.co.nz<br />
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MEETINGS<br />
MAYFIELD HOME AND<br />
SCHOOL AGM<br />
Tuesday18thFebruary<strong>2020</strong>, held at the<br />
Mayfield Store/Cafeat7.<strong>30</strong>pm.<br />
Please come along and join our greatcommittee.<br />
ContactEmma on<br />
0274833110 if youhaveany questions.<br />
FOR LEASE<br />
RENT ME!<br />
Ideal as an extra<br />
bedroomoroffice.<br />
Fully insulatedand<br />
double glazed forwarmth.<br />
Threeconvenientsizes:<br />
Standard3.6m x2.4m,<br />
Large 4.2m x2.4m<br />
Xtra-large 4.8m x2.4m.<br />
Visit our displaycabin<br />
418WestStreet or callfor a<br />
freebrochure.<br />
www.justcabins.co.nz<br />
2227764<br />
0800 58 78 22<br />
STORAGE available, <strong>Ashburton</strong>.<br />
Self storage, variety<br />
of sizes. Phone Rainbow<br />
Storage 03 <strong>30</strong>7 0401.<br />
STORAGE: Secure self storage<br />
units available long or<br />
short term at <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
Storage Facilities. Contact<br />
us on 027 436 2636 or www.<br />
ashburtonstoragefacilities.co.nz<br />
GARDEN SUPPLIES<br />
PLAINS Rotary -Mushroom<br />
compost, bulk or bag.<br />
Delivery can be arranged.<br />
Contact Owen Moore 027<br />
434 4797.<br />
GARDEN plants for sale -<br />
fuchsias, daisies, mint and<br />
carnations. $3 each, 2for<br />
$5. Villa 62, 25<br />
Charlesworth Drive. Phone<br />
<strong>30</strong>8 9141.<br />
STOCK FOOD<br />
HAY for sale. New seasons<br />
hay, no rain, shed stored,<br />
$7 per bale. Phone 027 247<br />
4262.<br />
TRAVEL<br />
RAIL journey, March 14-18;<br />
Auckland, Wellington,<br />
Christchurch. D.B.B.<br />
hotels, flights, two nights<br />
Auckland, Wellington. <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
transfers. June,<br />
Norfolk Island. John &<br />
Kathleen Lawler, Rakaia.<br />
03 <strong>30</strong>2 7328.<br />
HEALTH &BEAUTY<br />
FREE Tai Chi have a go<br />
class, Wednesday 5th February,<br />
9am-10am, St John’s<br />
rooms (opposite Briscoes).<br />
All welcome, just turn up.<br />
027 498 7225.<br />
PUBLIC NOTICE<br />
Do youwantto<br />
learn to playbridge?<br />
Bridgeisanexcing<br />
card game.<br />
Join afriendly club –the<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong>BridgeClub and<br />
makenew friends.<br />
Lessons areonMonday<br />
evenings, starng Monday<br />
3rdFebruary,at7pm.<br />
Theygofor at least<br />
10 weeks. Totalcostis$50,<br />
whichincludes<br />
1styear’s subscripon.<br />
Fordetails,ring KayRobb<br />
on (03) <strong>30</strong>8 6838<br />
or 027 682 2091.<br />
2244252<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong>County<br />
Scottish Society<br />
Traditional<br />
BurnsMeal<br />
Saturday<br />
15 February<strong>2020</strong><br />
6pmatthe<br />
Sinclair Centre<br />
Tickets&enquiries:<br />
Susan: 027316 7063<br />
Iain: 027444 9467<br />
2248149<br />
AllentonNetball Club Inc.<br />
AGM<br />
Monday,3February<br />
<strong>2020</strong>, 6.<strong>30</strong>pm<br />
AllentonRugby<br />
Clubrooms,<br />
MelroseRoad.<br />
Enquiries: Leith Skelsey<br />
allentonnetballclub@gmail.com<br />
2244553<br />
FRUIT &PRODUCE<br />
NEW season potatoes.<br />
Nadine $2 per kilo. Phone<br />
<strong>30</strong>8 3195 or 027 531 9103.<br />
81 Elizabeth Street.<br />
POTATOES - Ilam Hardys<br />
freshly dug, $2 per kilo.<br />
Minimum order 3kg. Large<br />
$1.50 per kilo. Delivered<br />
Friday afternoon <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
and Tinwald. Phone <strong>30</strong>2<br />
7272.<br />
FIREWOOD<br />
TREES wanted suitable for<br />
logging/firewood. 20 ton<br />
digger for clean up. Phone<br />
Shane James 027 611<br />
3334.<br />
AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES<br />
PANELBEATING and spray<br />
painting of cars, trucks,<br />
buses, horse floats &<br />
motorhomes, caravans,<br />
trailers, farm machinery, jet<br />
boats. Light engineering<br />
and aluminium welding.<br />
Bus &Truck Bodyworks, 17<br />
Range Street, <strong>Ashburton</strong>.<br />
Phone <strong>30</strong>7 0378.<br />
CARAVANS &TRAILERS<br />
CARAVAN wanted; family<br />
size, anything considered,<br />
thanks. For sale; trailer with<br />
canopy, lockable 7’x5’, new<br />
tyres. Falcon and Holden<br />
mags and tyres. Phone 027<br />
204 9709.<br />
PUBLIC NOTICE<br />
LEARN TO<br />
LINE DANCE<br />
with<br />
THE MID CANTERBURY<br />
LINE DANCERS<br />
AFUN WAYTOEXERCISE!<br />
InstructorAnnetteFyfe<br />
BEGINNER LESSONS<br />
STARTFROM<br />
Wednesday’s February5th<br />
6.<strong>30</strong> -7.<strong>30</strong>pm<br />
LOW INTERMEDIATE<br />
7.<strong>30</strong>pm -9pm<br />
$5 per class<br />
At the Memorial Hall,<br />
Grahams Rd,Tinwald<br />
Inquiries ph Annette:<br />
A.H. 0274 813 131<br />
2248267<br />
2246849<br />
Sue Cahill<br />
Call in atalk to the people who know...<br />
SUE’S PICK<br />
O F T H E W E E K<br />
Blacklows TradeZone <strong>Ashburton</strong> your locally<br />
owned &operated family business for 67 years<br />
Full range of engineering supplies and accessories forall your repairs<br />
&maintenance. Kerrick hot &cold waterblasters &industrial vacuum cleaners.<br />
Esseti welders &accessories. Stockists and distributors of Trailer Equipment.<br />
ASHBURTON<br />
South Street, <strong>Ashburton</strong> PHONE (03) <strong>30</strong>8-3147<br />
Email office@blacklows.co.nz FREEPHONE 0800 452 522<br />
PRESEASON TRAINING <strong>2020</strong><br />
Preseason training will commence forall open<br />
grade teamsincluding Under18’sasfollows:<br />
Tuesday04th February,7pm at Hinds<br />
Tuesday11th February,7pm at Hinds<br />
Tuesday18th February,7pm at Hinds<br />
Then twiceweekly from week<br />
beginning 24th February<br />
Anyquestionscontact:<br />
Pete Lowe 027 223 3784,<br />
Dougal Reith 027 614 6872,<br />
James George 027 643 3422 or<br />
Rhys Johansen027 528 2663<br />
TheCancer Societyoffering<br />
supportfor people<br />
with acancer diagnosis<br />
and their families<br />
CANCER SOCIETY<br />
TheMackenzie Centre,<br />
122 Kermode Street,<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
ContactAnnie on 03 <strong>30</strong>7 7691<br />
Starting February 13th<br />
then every Thursday<br />
10am-12, 1-3pm, 7-9pm<br />
Beginners to advanced<br />
Unlock your creative potential<br />
with tutor: Jenny Thompson<br />
027 7170 740<br />
for information<br />
2250165<br />
2245220<br />
PARTYPEOPLE COSTUME HIRE<br />
Opening for<strong>2020</strong> on<br />
Wednesday5th February at 12pm<br />
Openinghoursfor <strong>2020</strong> are<br />
Wednesdays 12pm–2.<strong>30</strong>pm and5pm –7pm<br />
Thursdays5pm –7pm<br />
2249881<br />
2251648<br />
PUBLIC NOTICE<br />
BEARINGS,SEAL<br />
&GREASE GUNS<br />
Call in and see the team<br />
forall your grease,bearing &<br />
seal requirements.<br />
Over 60 years of maintenance<br />
and mechanical support.<br />
TOTS TO TEENS<br />
SALE<br />
Bargains in all your favourite<br />
CLOTHING &FOOTWEAR brands<br />
THE ARCADE,ASHBURTON. Phone <strong>30</strong>7 7340<br />
BIRTHRIGHT CANTERBURY–<br />
ASHBURTON OFFICE<br />
requires volunteers to become Family Visitors<br />
Birthright worksalongsidefamilies offering:<br />
Information•Support •Someone totalkto<br />
•Workshops •Accountability&Confidentiality<br />
IS THIS SOMETHINGYOU ARE<br />
INTERESTED IN DOING?<br />
•Attendour InformationEvening,<br />
7pmWednesday 19 February <strong>2020</strong>,<br />
Community House, 44 Cass Street, <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
(applicationforms willbeavailable)<br />
•Express your interest in ourinformation evening<br />
by Tuesday11February<strong>2020</strong><br />
Contact:<br />
ChristineMuff (SocialWorker) <strong>30</strong>81237 or<br />
birthrightash@gmail.com<br />
SueMcGuire(Facilitator) 0274116409 or<br />
suemcguire53@gmail.com<br />
“Supportingchildrenofone parent families<br />
inCanterbury forover50years”<br />
2250689<br />
2251413<br />
Thur <strong>30</strong>th<br />
10.00 Midway<br />
10.00 Dolittle<br />
11.45 My Spy<br />
12.<strong>30</strong> Little Women<br />
1.35 Shaun the Sheep -Farmageddon<br />
3.00 Jumanji 2<br />
3.05 PlayingWithFire<br />
4.50 Like aBoss<br />
5.45 1917<br />
6.20 TheGentlemen<br />
8.20 Bad Boys forLife<br />
Fri31st<br />
10.00 Midway<br />
10.00 Dolittle<br />
11.45 My Spy<br />
12.<strong>30</strong> Little Women<br />
1.35<br />
3.00<br />
3.05<br />
4.50<br />
5.45<br />
6.20<br />
8.00<br />
8.20<br />
Shaun the Sheep -Farmageddon<br />
Jumanji 2<br />
PlayingWithFire<br />
Like aBoss<br />
1917<br />
TheGentlemen<br />
Midway<br />
Bad Boys forLife<br />
Sat1st<br />
10.00 Frozen2<br />
10.00 Dolittle<br />
11.45 My Spy<br />
11.50 Little Women<br />
1.35<br />
2.10<br />
3.05<br />
3.40<br />
4.50<br />
5.50<br />
6.45<br />
8.00<br />
8.20<br />
Shaunthe Sheep -Farmageddon<br />
Like aBoss<br />
PlayingWithFire<br />
Jumanji 2<br />
1917<br />
TheGentlemen<br />
Like aBoss<br />
Midway<br />
Bad Boys forLife<br />
Sun 2nd<br />
10.00 Frozen2<br />
PG<br />
10.00 Dolittle<br />
PG<br />
11.50 Shaun the Sheep -Farmageddon G<br />
11.50 My Spy<br />
PG<br />
1.<strong>30</strong> Like aBoss R13<br />
1.40 1917<br />
R13<br />
3.10 Little Women G<br />
3.40 Jumanji 2<br />
PG<br />
5.<strong>30</strong> Midway<br />
M<br />
5.50 Bad Boys forLife R13<br />
Mon3rd,Tues 4th<br />
&Wed 5th<br />
10.00 Dolittle<br />
11.00 Little Women<br />
11.50 My Spy<br />
1.<strong>30</strong> 1917<br />
1.40 Like aBoss<br />
3.10 Jumanji 2<br />
3.<strong>30</strong> PlayingWith Fire<br />
5.40 1917<br />
5.45 TheGentlemen<br />
7.45 Midway<br />
8.00 Bad Boys forLife<br />
NO COMPS<br />
Like aBoss,<br />
Midway<br />
M<br />
PG<br />
PG<br />
G<br />
G<br />
PG<br />
PG<br />
R13<br />
R13<br />
R16<br />
R13<br />
M<br />
PG<br />
PG<br />
G<br />
G<br />
PG<br />
PG<br />
R13<br />
R13<br />
R16<br />
M<br />
R13<br />
PG<br />
PG<br />
PG<br />
G<br />
G<br />
R13<br />
PG<br />
PG<br />
R13<br />
R16<br />
R13<br />
M<br />
R13<br />
PG<br />
G<br />
PG<br />
R13<br />
R13<br />
PG<br />
PG<br />
R13<br />
R16<br />
M<br />
R13<br />
DEALING with alife limiting<br />
illness? Need help? Contact<br />
Hospice Mid Canterbury<br />
to see how we can<br />
support you. Phone <strong>30</strong>7<br />
8387 or 027 227 8387.
Page 32, <strong>Ashburton</strong>'s The <strong>Courier</strong>, Thursday <strong>30</strong> <strong>January</strong> <strong>2020</strong><br />
Local news at www.starnews.co.nz