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Researchers light up gorge

By Toni Williams

Drones monitoring the fire spread were among instruments measuring flame temperatures and

turbulence in the flame zone.

Fire crews from Mid Canterbury,

Canterbury, West Coast and Otago

have been working alongside teams

of international scientists doing

valuable fire burn research over the

past few days in the Rakaia Gorge.

Scion is leading the international

project to look at fire behaviour in

gorse scrub.

Around 80 hectares of gorse land

alongside Double Hill Run Road,

on the south side of the Rakaia

Gorge, has been used in controlled

burns to study simulated wildfire

behaviour.

Scion Rural Fire Research Group

fire scientist Grant Pearce said the

burnoff site was full of one to two

metre high mature gorse which had

been sectioned off into grids for the

controlled burns.

‘‘It’s part of an international

collaboration with researchers from

the US Forest Services, Missoula

Fire Sciences Laboratory, San Jose

State University and also from the

University of Canterbury geography

department.’’

Staff from the Department of

Conservation and Environment

Canterbury have also been involved

during various stages of the project,

which has taken ayear of planning.

The gorge gorse burns started

early last week and will continue

until Saturday.

It is the latest phase of alongterm

research project that has

included crop stubble fuels and will

see the next phase move into

investigation of standing wilding

pines fires.

Various firefighters and

researchers have been on site at the

Rakaia Gorge intermittently during

the days of the gorse burns, which

are planned every few days to allow

researchers time to reset their

equipment, including 30metre

towers. Up to two burns are planned

on each burn day.

Mr Pearce said each of the

collaborators had supplied people

and equipment to contribute to a

number of the measurements being

made during the experiments.

He said the goal was to gather

information on how fire spreads

through different vegetation fuels to

develop and improve fire behaviour

modelsand predictiontoolsfor rural

fire managers.

The information would add to

existing knowledge from other

experimental burns in New Zealand

and was beneficial for firefighters.

The effects of rural wild fires can

be devastating, in cost and loss of

land.

Annually New Zealand has

around 3000 wildfires which burn

around 6000 hectares of land at a

cost of more than $100 million per

year.

“The best way to learn more about

fire behaviourand flamespread is to

study actual fires in conditions as

close to real life as possible.’’

The firefighters secured the

boundaries of the burn areas and

were also on hand tohelp mop up

once the fire had burned through.

‘‘Without that support from the

fire suppression crews we couldn't

conduct these experiments,’’ Mr

Pearce said.

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Sunflowers bloom as niche crop

By Toni Williams

Turley Farms Chertsey is among

agrowing number of farms

turning to sunflowers as a

rotation crop to use between

plantings.

Sunflowers are good for high

oleic sunflower oil, which is high

in oleic (monounsaturated) acid

(at least 80 per cent), and good

as afrying oil. It also has agood

shelf life and is used in infant

formula.

The farm group, which has

properties scattered throughout

Canterbury, has planted more

than 40 hectares of sunflowers at

the Chertsey site. There are

62,000 sunflower plants per

hectare.

Turley Farms’ Roger Lasham

said around Mid Canterbury

there are around 250 hectares of

sunflowers growing for the

processor Pure Oil NZ.

‘‘These are our catch crop. It’s

always good to have aniche to

fill the gap.’’

Turley Farms used the same

model as last year, planting the

sunflowers on land vacated by

peas.

They were planted on

December 11 and are about 1.4m

tall. While they are slightly

smaller than last season, the

flowers are full of seed.

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Turley Farms’ Roger Lasham inspects the sunflowers planted at the farm’s Chertsey property.

sent for processing with Pure Oil

NZ, which supplies two bottled

products to the domestic market;

rape oil and sunflower oil.

Both are good for cooking and

as dipping oils. They are

available in supermarkets

nationwide.

Bulk oil was also sent

overseas.

The Chertsey site was used as

Fog cannons help

Two fog cannons to deter

robbers have beeninstalled in

Ashburton under a special

crime prevention initiative.

Some523 fog cannons have

been installed around the

country in small businesses

like dairies, liquor stores and

petrol stations and now Government

has announcedfunding

for another 470.

Shop owners at risk of

crime are encouraged to

apply, and may pay no more

than $250.

Police Minister Stuart Nash

said 40 cannons had already

been installed inCanterbury,

with two in Ashburton.

Cannons emit a cloud of

vapour and a highpitched

noise to deter offenders and

allow workers to escape.

He said fog cannons were

having amarked impact and

commercial aggravated robberies

were at their lowest

level infive years.

‘‘Many robberies are fuelled

by a desire for a quick

buck to feed a drug habit.

Wastewater analysis indicates

that methamphetamine use

has fallen by 17 per centinthe

first full year of nationwide

testing. It’s stillearly days,but

it’s headed in the right direction.’’

Funding for expanding the

scheme will come from the

Proceeds ofCrime Fund but

not all businesses are eligible.

Owners apply to police, who

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sunflower was identified as a

potential option for growers in

2017, and aFood Products for

the Future project, funded by

Foundation for Arable Research

and Ministry for Primary

Industries Sustainable Farming

Fund.

They used the hybrid

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The sunflower hybrids were

stingy on the use of nitrogen and

only needed light watering.

They reach maturity between

90 to 120 days and are alow

input option.

Mr Lasham said the biggest

threat to the sunflowers so far

was bird damage at the final

stages.

Fish dead in stream

Several hundred fish have been

found dead and dying in a

stockwater race at Mt Somers.

Environment Canterbury is

investigating and has taken water

samples from four points along

the race, which runs along

Ashburton Gorge Road. They

have been sent for testing.

The dead fish included smelt,

trout, native kokopu, koura,

freshwater bully and tuna (eel).

Ashburton Water Zone

manager Janine Holland said two

staff investigated the situation on

Monday.

‘‘At this stage, we cannot

speculate on the cause of the

contamination. But we

encourage people in the

community who may have seen

something that could have

contributed to the contamination

of the stockwater race to contact

Environment Canterbury.’’

She said the regional council

would report back to the

community when it had more

information.

Mt Somers resident Jeremy

Hunter said he called authorities

after discovering dead fish in the

race that ran through his

property on Sunday morning.

Neighbours also found dead fish

in their pond.

He said it looked as if the fish

had been poisoned and there

were more dead fish further

upstream and almost to the

intake near Stony Creek.

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Passports show Jewish past

By Mick Jensen

Rakaia Gorge resident Butch Stern

had never laid his eyes on his

parents’ old passports until last

week.

The passports are one of his few

reminders of their lives and also a

stark reminder of their traumatic

flight from Nazioccupied Austria

in 1939.

The passports feature the Nazi

swastika, alarge letter Jfor Juden,

or Jews, and refer to the Austrian

capital of Vienna (Wien) as being in

Germany. Friedrick and Hedwig

LustigStern were among the lucky

ones to escape the Holocaust,

which took the lives of an estimated

six million Jews.

Mr Stern said apart from an aunt

who managed to flee to Hungary,

his entire family had been wiped

out by the Nazis. He had met the

aunt shortly before her death.

Mr Stern, who runs Mt Hutt

Lodge with his wife Jo and has lived

in New Zealand for 15 years, said

his parents had settled in the USA

in 1939, but the flight to freedom

took its toll on them.

‘‘My parents were lucky to get

out. My mother was an

accomplished seamstress and had a

job lined up in California. My father

was adentist in Austria, but did not

have good enough English to pass

the dental exams and ended up

working in afactory.’’

His father had died aged 49 in

1952, while his mother had been

seven years older when she died in

1965.

Mr Stern said news of the

Children’s Holocaust Memorial

exhibition at Ashburton Museum

had coincided with him getting his

hands on his parents’ old passports.

His late brother Bill, who was a

number of years older, had been the

custodian of the passports, but on

his passing, they had been sent to

him by his sisterinlaw in the USA.

‘‘I received them last week and

it’s the first time I’d ever laid my

eyes on them.’’

He had only been two when his

father died, he said.

‘‘Mum died when Iwas 16 and

she continued to have nightmares

until her death. Iwas surrounded by

adopted Jewish aunts and asupport

network growing up. The talk was

not about the atrocities of the past,

but on the emergence of the state of

Israel.’’

The 71yearold has framed his

few treasured photographs of his

parents, alongside an Immigration

Wall of Honour certificate issued to

them in the USA.

Mr Stern plans to bequeath the

two passports to the Holocaust

Centre of New Zealand in

Wellington, for their archives and

use as display material to help tell

the story of adark time in history.

Butch Stern with his father’s passport and the few-framed

reminders he has of his parents.

Seminar to help troubleshoot your hearing aids

Hearing tutor Heather Talbott.

Hearing aids can bring some joy back

to the world of thosewithhearingloss.

Butgettingtogripswiththe computerised

gadgets is not always straight

forward.

The Ashburton Hearing Association

has organised afree seminar next

week (March 18) to talkabouthearing

aids.

The association has arranged for

specialist tutor, hearing therapist

Heather Talbott, to visit and talkabout

howtoget the bestout of yourhearing

aids.

Ashburton woman KathleenVessey

hasbeen usinghearingaids since 1986

to help with a loss of hearing and

tinnitus.

Without her aids she only hears the

faintest sounds.She says the bestthing

about using hearing aids was having

some hearing and the worst not being

able towear them when she has ear

issues.

She advises people to wear their

hearingaids as much as possible when

they get them. ‘‘New wearers sometimes

find sounds too loud and keep

taking them out. Your brain has to

adjust to the new noise sothe more

you can wear them, the better.’’

Mrs Vessey advises taking care

buying aids, trial them first and keep

going back to the audiologist untilthey

are right. ‘‘Themost expensive aids are

not always the best one for the wearer

and their particular hearing loss.’’

Hearing association spokesman

BernardEgan saidsome people struggled

with hearing aids in group

situations, and many using hearing

aids needed advice about how to get

used to them and look after them.

Aids did notrestore naturalhearing,

he said.

Theseminar nextweekispart of the

Ashburton group’s activities tomark

Hearing Awareness Week.

It will be held atthe Senior Centre

on Wednesday, March 18, at 1.30pm.

Topics to be covered in the discussion,

which will be followed by a

question and answer session, include:

the onset of hearing loss, getting

hearing aids and what toexpect, how

to cope with hearing aids and how to

cope in group situations.

The session is free, but agold coin

donationisappreciated.Afternoon tea

will beprovided.

Church fair

There is somethingfor everyone

at theStAndrew’s Presbyterian

Church fair on Saturday. The

churchisholding its annualfairat

the Sinclair Centre on Park Street

from 9am.Includedthis year is a

localcelebrity piemaking

competition,with confirmed

bakers including Ashburton

Mayor Neil Brown, Bernard Egan

and Pup Chamberlain. Stalls will

sell everything fromhomebaking,

preserves, plants, books and

puzzlesthrough to fruit,

vegetables, garden items,hand

crafted greetingcardsand prelovedclothing.

Devonshire teas

will be served.

Youth hui

Mid Canterbury youth aged

1524with an interest in

leadership and theenvironment

areinvited to attend ayouth hui

next month. Organisedby

Environment Canterbury,the

threedayhui willbeheld at

Wairewa MaraeinLittle River

from April2022. Thetheme for

thehui willfocusonthe

importance of working together

for positive change,and howwe

use knowledgeofthe past,

presentand futuretosustainour

livingworld.Registrationsclose

April 9. Moreinformationatthe

website ecan.govt.nzunder the

Get Involved section.

Hypnotist here

Hypnotist BrianGee will be

performing at the Ashburton

TrustEvent Centre on June 20 to

supportthe AshburtonAviation

Museum.The master hypnotist

has been performingfor over 20

yearsand will bring his familyfriendly

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show cost$25, available from the

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School funds

Mt SomersSpringburn School

has been given funding to develop

anew library and technology

space. The purposebuilt facility

will replace the former dental

clinic. The current school library

is too smalland areplacement will

enable the school to also useitas

learning space. The first stage of

the development is to look at

other areas forfunding,asthe

contribution from theMinistry of

Education willnot be enough to

coverthe build. There will alsobe

site visits to other schools to get

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No virus impact

on Sister Cities

Organisers of the

national Sister Cities

conference in Ashburton

at the end of next month

say the event will go

ahead, despite uncertainties

caused by the

coronavirus.

President of Sister Cities

New Zealand Hiromi

Morris said the organisation

had been fielding

inquiries from members

about whether the conference

would proceed

and about 70 people are

expected to attend.

International visitors

are among the guest

speakers at the threeday

conference, which is

being held at the Ashburton

Trust Event Centre

on April 30, May1and 2.

‘‘We haven’t received

any cancellations from

overseasorganisations so

far,’’ Mrs Morris said.

‘‘Everyone is dealing

with uncertainties, which

is difficult.’’

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The New Zealand

Government has

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on people from

China (where the virus

started), Iran, northern

Italy and South Korea.

Sister Cities New Zealand

has been in touch

with the city and people

of Wuhan, and with

other New Zealand Sister

Cities in China, to

express condolences

about the difficulties the

virus has caused.

‘‘Being part of the

sister city community, it

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reach out to love them

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She said Sister Cities

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Check private wells regularly

By Linda Clarke

Ashburtonpeople who draw

theirdrinking waterfrom private

wellsshould be regularly

checkingnitrate levelsand

considering if they need to treat

theirwater,says an expert.

Seventyfive water samples

tested by the Federation for

Freshwater Anglersin

Ashburtonlast month showedsix

over the maximum allowable

health level of 11.3mg of nitratenitrogen

per litre (nitrateNmg/

l); 37 were over 5.3mg/l, the level

authorities use as ared flag.

Professor Jenny Webster

Brown, adjunct professor at the

Waterways Centre for

Freshwater Management in

Canterbury, saidprivate well

owners should also pay attention

to red flag levels. They should

havetheir water testedfour times

ayear,every five years that

would account for both seasonal

fluctuations and trends over a

longer timeperiod.

Water withnitrateN over

Ashburton

April

16, 17, 20, 21, 22 &23

Jenny Webster-Brown

11.3mg/l is an immediate

problem for pregnant women or

babiesuptothree months as it

contributestoblue baby

syndrome, where the blood is

unabletocarry oxygen around

the body.

Professor WebsterBrown said

there was also growingconcern

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Nitratelevelsinrural Canterbury

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up to 100 years ago,aswell as

currentpractices. Recent

contributions were evident in

nitratelevels that fluctuated

seasonally, she said.

‘‘This has beenanongoing

problemfor ruralpeople for a

while but it is difficulttoget

people to realisethey mightbe

vulnerable.’’

She said many privatewell

owners often did not realise it

was their responsibilityto

monitortheir own water quality

and take action.

‘‘The responsibility is for them

to find out what is in the water

and treat it. Whereas when water

is supplied by council, it is the

council’s responsibility.’’

The nitrate safelevel is set by

the World Health Organisation

and adopted in New Zealandby

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Keen interest in nitrate tests

Rakaia Huts veterinarian Peter

Trolove says 10 per cent of well

water samples tested in

Ashburton recently were above

the maximum allowable value

for nitrates.

Mr Trolove tested 75 well

water samples from 62

properties around the district as

part of monitoring conducted by

the New Zealand Federation of

Anglers.

He said people were queuing

to have their water samples read

by anitrate photometer.

Six of the wells were above

11.3mg/l nitratenitrogen, the

maximum allowable value set by

the World Health Organisation.

These wells were at Hinds,

Winslow, Willowby, Tinwald and

Fairton.

About half (37) were over

Environment Canterbury’s

aspirational limit of 5.3mg, Mr

Trolove said.

All those who brought water

for testing appreciated the

chance to test it and some left

concerned, he said.

Mr Trolove has also been

testing nitrate levels in central

Canterbury streams, including

Water testing under way at the Ashburton Racecourse.

the Hinds, since August. Hinds

River at Poplar Road was

5.84mg in August, 7.94mg and

7.15mg in September and

5.93mg in October. Anglers say

fisheries cannot thrive if nitrate

levels are above 3.5mg.

Mr Trolove says increasing

dairy cow numbers, an increase

in synthetic fertiliser use and

irrigation, all on vulnerable soils,

were contributing to high nitrate

levels.

He said proposed new

national freshwater standards

held the key to solving the

country’s water pollution.

Consultation on the new

standards was controversial

though, with farmers saying the

proposed targets were not

achievable and would spell

economic diaster for agriculture,

and the country.

Mr Trolove said Environment

Minister David Parker and

Agriculture Minister Damien

O’Connor must signal their

intent before the September

elections.

‘‘We will soon learn if they can

hold their nerve and not kick the

can down the road for future

generations.’’

Mr Trolove, president of the

anglers’ federation, said he had

longstanding links to

Ashburton, where his parents

still lived on Racecourse Road.

He worked as avet in

Ashburton in the 1980s and now

spends time researching and

trying to raise awareness of

Canterbury’s water quality and

quantity issues.

Professor WebsterBrownlives

in rural Canterbury and treats

her drinkingwaterwith a

distillation system that removes

nitrates as well as other

chemicals and bacteria. Her well

water fluctuates between911mg/

linthe summer and between 45

in the winter.

Distillation systems are

relativelylow maintenance and

costbetween $400and $4000,

depending on the volume of

water being treated and the rate

of waterproduction required.

Nitrates cannotbefiltered out of

water.

She said researchers,councils

and changing farming practices

wereall targeting this problem.

‘‘Itisabattle to which we need

to bringall the armory we have. It

is not beingignored but the more

resources we can put towards

finding solutions,the better.’’

Arecent report to the

Ashburton Water Zone Committee

said there was evidenceof

groundwater impacted before

dairy farmingexpansion.

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Circus on

its way

The Great Moscow Circus

is coming to Ashburton

later this month.

The circus, last inNew

Zealand 20 years ago, will

have 12 shows in Ashburton,

including seven evening

and five matinee performances,

between

March 26 and April 5.

The circus will set up in

the Ashburton Domain; it

is part of anationwide tour

that has been getting rave

reviews. The show features

animatronics, motorbikes

and classic trapeze all

under abig top.

Tickets can be bought

from iTicket or over the

counter at the Regent

Cinema in Ashburton.


Recipes for one or two Power savings

Arecipe book aimed at seniors cooking

for one or two people is now available

through Senior Chef.

The book, Easy Recipes for One or

Two, has been released by Pegasus

Health and is based on the recipes

offered through their Senior Chef

programme, afree eightweek cooking

course for people aged 60 years and

older.

Senior Chef is open to any senior

who is looking to improve the cooking

skills they have or wanting to gain

motivation in the kitchen.

Senior Chef’s Angela Leadley says

the programme, funded through Pegasus

Health, had proved valuable for

people who had lost a partner and

found themselves needing to do more

cooking than in the past, for people

who were not confident in the kitchen

and for those in need of socialising and

learning new skills.

It runs between 10am and 1pm and

covers healthy eating with agesavvy

foods which include high fibre breakfasts,

calcium for bones and plenty of

vegetables. It also includes budgeting,

menu planning and cooking for one or

two people.

“It’s a really cool course,” Mrs

Leadley said.

Senior Chef's Angela Leadley and the Senior Chef recipe book.

The cooking class, with up to adozen

people, is a sharing experience. It

involves cooking together, then eating

and doing the cleanup, which were all

part of the process, she said.

It is run twice ayear with the next

course in July.

The recipe book, which costs $20, is

given to graduates of the Senior Chef

programme. It includes popular meals

such as baked potato and macaroni

cheese but also offers meals in two to

four person servings and options suitable

for freezing.

A dedication on the inside page,

from Her Royal Highness The Duchess

of Cornwall, says: “As we get on in

years, it is even more important that we

continue to eat healthily, so Ihope that

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a decrease in the

return that the Commerce

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allows network companies to

earn, as well as areduction in

costs from Transpower, the

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EA Networks chief executive

Roger Sutton said the Ashburton

community will benefit from

the lower network charges from

April 1.

‘‘Simply put, there will be

more money in the back pockets

of customers across the district

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region,’’ Mr Sutton said.

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Full licence for Shonal

Fijianborn Shonal Chand

has gone from learner driver

to full driving licence holder

and is the first participant on

the district’s Rural Driver

Licensing Scheme to do so.

Mrs Chand passed her full

test on Monday and at the

first attempt.

She signed up to the

licensing support scheme in

April 2018 and completed

nine classes of driving theory.

The theory test was passed

in July 2018 and ayear later

Mrs Chand achieved her

restricted licence.

She said there had been

nerves before Monday’s full

test in Ashburton, but she

had stayed calm and driven

well.

‘‘I was really, really happy

to pass.

‘‘It now means Ihave

complete freedom to go

where Ilike and drive who I

like.’’

Mrs Chand lives and works

on adairy farm at Rakaia and

has two school age children.

She was very grateful for

the rural driving support

scheme and in particular her

driver mentor Mandy

Burrows, who was her boss’s

wife, and had been a

reassuring presence from day

one.

The licensing scheme has

been running for two years

Shonal Chand (right) passed her full test on Monday.

She is pictured with Rural Driver Licensing Scheme coordinator

Wendy Hewitt.

and is aimed at rural adult

newcomers who need to get a

learner’s licence, or convert

their international licence.

The fifth group of learners

on the programme starts on

March 17 and there are still a

couple of places left, says

Rural Driver Licensing

Scheme coordinator Wendy

Hewitt.

The focus of the

programme was to reduce

isolation for newcomers and

migrants, to build social

networks and to give people

independence by gaining

their driver’s licence.

‘‘We have had some great

successes and Shonal is a

good example. We have more

ladies sitting their licence

tests this month,’’ said Mrs

Hewitt.

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Mid Cantabrians are encouraged

to hop on board the

Breast Cancer Foundation

NZ’s Pink Caravan this

month to learn about breast

cancer and talk about breast

health.

The caravan, called Pinkie,

will be parked at Baring

Square East, in Ashburton

on Tuesday, March 31, from

10am to 3pm.

Breast cancer is the most

common cancer for New

Zealand women with nine

women a day diagnosed,

although men can get breast

cancer too; around 25 are

diagnosed each year.

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Smith and Sue Bull will be on

site to welcome visitors and

talk about breast health.

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Aflotilla of classic and traditional boats will

grace the waters of Lake Hood this weekend

when the Canterbury Classic and Traditional

Boats Club visit for their annual rally.

The rally is hosted by members of the

Ashburton Sailing Club and Canterbury club

members, who have some of the finest classic

boats around, have been including it on their

annual calendar for the past few years.

It’s one its club members look forward to

each year with lake sailing reportedly a

“different experience”.

The boats, as well as a miniflotilla of

model boat craft, will be based at the southern

end of Lake Hood on Sunday, from 11am.

They are planning anovelty race at 1pm

and afull regatta parade at 2pm.

The Ashburton Sailing Club is manning the

rescue boats and running ashoreside sausage

sizzle to raise club funds.

Anyone wanting to check out the boats,

either in action on the water or on shore, is

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Medical Centre owner

The Rakaia Medical Centre has been sold to one of

the doctors who works there and the community

trust that previously ran it will be wound up.

Dr Sue Fowlie and her husband Colin Steven

have bought the business, which has over 2500

patients and will double its footprint when its

premises are expanded in the next year.

Dr Fowlie, clinical director and practising GP at

the centre, has worked there since 2016. She is also

known outside the centre as the doctor who travels

to rural events in aspecial orange caravan to do free

rural health checks for farmers.

Trust chairperson Nicki Webster said the centre

was moving into wonderful hands. ‘‘It is the best

outcome for the bright future of the centre.’’

The medical centre celebrates 20 years in June

and has two permanent GPs and aregular locum, a

newlygraduated nurse practitioner, three nurses

and an administration team behind the clinical

team.

Dr Fowlie said she was grateful to be part of a

team that worked toward giving the best care to

patients.

The centre would expand to include an onsite

pharmacy and more health professionals.

‘‘We want to be able to provide the best care for

our evergrowing community into the future,’’ Dr

Fowlie said. ‘‘Providing services that allow patients

to access them without having to travel far matters,

people’s health and wellness matters.’’

Trustees and the medical centre’s team are

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Rakaia Medical Centre Trust chairperson Nicki

Webster (left) is happy to have Rakaia doctor

Sue Fowlie as the new medical centre owner.

Practice manager Emma JailletGodin said

improving the quality of service and maintaining

health, independence and wellness in the community

was important.

She said Dr Fowlie was a passionate and

dedicated GP.

Dr Fowlie is part of the Ashburton service level

alliance and sits on the Canterbury Clinical Network

Alliance leadership team.

The governing trust will be wound up and money

from the sale of the practice transferred to the

Advance Ashburton Charitable Foundation, to be

invested and be of benefit to the people of Rakaia

for the generations to come.

Interest shown at domain open day

Over180 people camealongtoan

openday on Saturday to check out

proposed longterm development

plans for Ashburton Domain.

The publicchecked outdisplays

and concept drawings andspoke

withcouncil staffand Ashburton

councillors about their own

thoughts and ideas.

Ashburton District Council

group manager servicedelivery

NeilMcCann said it was great to

see howpositive the community

was aboutthe draft plan and the

range of ideas thepublic shared

was exciting.

Anumber of peoplehad been

interested in the future accessto

the domainnow thatNZTA had

confirmed lightswere going in at

the Walnut Avenue roundabout.

The lightswould meannew

accesswas needed intothe

domainfurther along Walnut

Avenue andalso alikely ‘‘left in,

leftout’’access way off West

Street.

There was good interest in the

domain open day on Saturday.

Mr McCann saidthe 24 projects

identified in the development

planfor the next30years had

attracted alot of interest,and

appeared popularwithanumber

of residents spoken to.

He said the Ashburton Domain

was rightly consideredatreasured

communityasset and peoplewere

keentosee safepedestrian access

and green spaces.

The publicwas alsoaskedto

write downits suggestionsand a

numberofcommentswere left

withcouncil.

Somewantedanupgrade of the

domainpavilion, decks addedand

waterways enhanced, and

improvementstothe fitnesstrail.

Others wanted asoundshellfor

publicevents, an education centre

in thedomain for schoolsand

other groups, afoodtruck area,

and tearooms.

One person saidthey werekeen

to see the council’sworks depot

relocated backtoSouth Street, or

at least to seethe depot’s

footprint in thedomain vastly

reduced.

Feedback on the domain

redevelopment closesonApril 5,

withhearingsset for April29.

Council is expected to signoff on

plans by themiddle of the year.

Support for bowling club

There was plenty of public support

offered to the Ashburton Bowling Club

at an open day on Saturday, as it bids to

secure its longterm future at its current

site in the Ashburton Domain.

The club leases land from Ashburton

District Council and that lease is up for

renewal in 2028.

Ashburton Bowling Club president Jo

Ryk said dozens of people through the

door on Saturday backed the call for the

club to stay where it is.

He said all the local bowling clubs and

the wider bowls fraternity were of the

same opinion.

Having 96 bowlers out on the greens

for Friday triples in the season, and with

the domain as a backdrop, was an

impressive sight that bowlers did not

want to see disappear.

The bowling club was wellused and a

real community asset, he said.

‘‘We’ve got alot of history here and

we want to create more history by

staying put for the long term.’’

Mr Ryk said he was optimistic the club

would not be moved on.

There was no budget for any relocation

at this stage and, for the club, it

could be acase of ‘‘stay put, or fold’’, he

said.

Newcomers to the game of bowls

enjoyed the opportunity for aroll up at

the open day, with help and advice given

by club members.

Ashburton Bowling Club has around

90 members and the club is 125 years

old.

Mudslide popular

These youngsters tackle the slide set up at the

scout park.

Emma Wheeler on the mudslide.

Even alight dusting of

rain could not dampen

the high spirits of those

participating in the

national mudslide day

at ManiaORoto

Scout Park inAshburton

onSunday.

It just added to the

mix ofmud glorious

mud and it was everywhere.

Scores of people,

young and old, slipped

and rolled inthe stuff

at the annual event

hosted by the Mania

ORoto Zone Group.

ManiaORoto Zone

Kea leader Nicci

Glanville said it was

already a nationwide

event for scouting

groups of Keas, Cubs,

Scouts, Venturers and

Roversbut was open to

the public at the scout

park tointroduce them

to scouting.

Among the activities

were ground slides,

mat slides, athrowing

target, aplatform slide

and adunking chair.

It also showcased

two pioneering projects

made byAllenton

and Methven scouting

groups; respectively a

two to three metre high

platform mudslide

spanning around

10metres long and the

dunking chair.

‘‘It’s an open community

event for everyone

tohave agoand

have some fun,’’ she

said.

There was a mix of

mud and water activities

for people totake

part in, asausage sizzle

to warm the insides

and lots of squeals of

laughter.

It was the second

time the scouts had

opened the event to

the public and the

second time it had

been held atthe scout

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River near the Tinwald Bridge are

thinning out.

Last week members of Ashburton

Forest &Bird counted around 1200 nests

in three main nesting sites and estimate

that around 900 chicks were born this

season.

Forest & Bird member Edith Smith

said itwas likely half the nests had been

home tosingle chicks.

An estimated 500 birds remained on

the site during the count, but they were

expected to be gone in the next two weeks.

Nest counters also found 30 dead

chicks, and afew birds that were injured,

said Mrs Smith.

She said inmidNovember bird numbers

at the nestingsiteswerearound 4000.

December’s flood in the Ashburton

River had seen it visibly rise toreach 240

cumecs, but despite that, the birds had

recovered well and had returned to

nesting.

Mrs Smith said floods impacted the

birds, but so did human activity inthe

riverbed and also predators.

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FamilyNotices

DEATHS DEATHS DEATHS DEATHS DEATHS

BESTER, Maria Elizabeth

(Rita), passed away at home in

Ashburton, on March 3,2020,

in her 81st year. Dearly loved

mother of Dawid and Salome.

Much loved daughter ofthe

late Emmie Freysen. Twin

sister of Giel Freysen, and sister

of Betta Valentine. Rita was

akind and caring soul, who

alwayssaw the good in others

and was ready to help those

in need. Tosupport Dementia

research, donations to the

Neurological Foundation will

be appreciated. A private

cremation has been held.

0800 2MEMORY

027 637 1229

DEAKER, William Graham:

(Graham): On March 6,

2020 at Radius Millstream,

Ashburton. Dearly loved

husband of Shona, for 60

years. Loved father and father

in law ofKelvin and Meghan,

Blair and Jo; and much loved

grandad of Jess and partner

Henry, and Matt; Lana and

Emma. Messages to 46/25

Charlesworth Drive, Ashburton

7700. Special thanks to

the caring staff at Radius

Millstream for their care of

Graham. Aservice celebrating

Graham’s lifehas been held.

Paterson’s

Ashburton

FDANZ

03 307 7433

DOODY, Bernard James:

(Maverick)

18.7.1948 –8.3.2020

Suddenly at Ashburton

Hospital, after ashort illness.

Dearly loved husband of

Jeanette and much loved dad

of Leanne and awesome g

randad of Ryan. Loved son of

the late Bernie and Monica,

and stepson of the late Joe

Johnston. Loved son in law

of Eric and the late June

Gardiner. Brother and brother

in law ofthe late Denis, the

late Denise, the late Michael,

and Pauline, Gavin and Diane,

John and Caroline, Kathy and

Jon, Alan and Sally, Stephen

and Nikki, Carol and Russell

and Liz and Warren. Brother

in law of Colleen and the

late Donald Dunlea. Loved

uncle of all his nieces and

nephews. Messages to 110

Elizabeth Avenue, Rakaia

7710. Agraveside service for

Maverick will be held at the

Rakaia Cemetery, Baker Road,

Rakaia on Saturday March 14,

commencing at 11.00am.

Paterson’s

Ashburton

FDANZ

03 3077433

Family

Notices

Inquiries

phone

Jann or Leonie

on 308 7664

or call into 199 Burnett St.

GRIMES, Gladys Jean: (Jean,

nee Finlayson):

19.6.1919 –8.3.2020

At Terrace View Retirement

Village, Ashburton. Dearly

loved wife of the late Ron

Grimes. Loved special aunt

and friend of Margaret Lovett,

Alison Armstrong, Raeline

Savage, and Peter Allan and

their families. Loved by all her

other nephews and nieces.

Loved sister ofVerna Adam,

and the late Alex Finlayson,

Clarice Lovett, May Cloughley,

Ken Finlayson, and Alma

Allan. Messages to the Grimes

family,POBox 472, Ashburton

7740. A service celebrating

Jean’s lifehas been held.

Paterson’s

Ashburton

FDANZ

03 307 7433

YOUNG, William Edward

(Bill): Sadly passed away

Rosebank Rest Home,

Ashburton onSunday, March

8, 2020. Loved byhis children

-Brent &Deryl, Rindy &Frank,

Daz and Lynda, and the late

Nathan, and his grandchildren

and great grandchildren.

Many thanks to Dr Ryan, Access

Carers, St John Ambulance,

Ashburton Hospital, and Sue

and Staff at Rosebank.

Messages to: Rindy Kell, 133

Shakespeare Road, Bluff Hill,

Napier 4110. At Bill’s request,

aprivate cremation has been

held.

0800 2MEMORY

027 637 1229

Supporting the community

96 Tancred Street,Ashburton. Phone 307 8317

STUART, Fiona Jane: (nee

Tonks): At AshburtonHospital

on 5March 2020, in the arms

of her loving husband, friend

and soul mate Doug. After an

extremely brave4½year battle

with cancer. Aged 55 years.

Dearly loved step Mum and

step grandmother of Andrew,

Becky and Ben (Rangiora),

Phillip, Nasrina, William and

Isla (Zanzibar), and Michael,

Amy, Lizzie and Jimmy

(Christchurch). Much loved

daughter ofKeith and the late

Joan Tonks and younger sister

and sister in lawofRobertand

Sharyn,Alistair and Madeleine,

and much loved sister in

law ofMurray Stuart, Alistair

and Linda Stuart, Elizabeth

and John Parsons, the late

Mary, and Murray Campbell

and Cynthia and Eric Reay.

Messages to the Stuart family,

POBox 472, Ashburton 7740.

Special thanks to Dr Penny

Holdaway and the District

Nurses for their love and care

of Fiona. A celebration of

Fiona’s life will be held at the

Hotel Ashburton, Racecourse

Road on Wednesday March

11, commencing at 2.00pm.

Followed by interment at

the Ashburton New Lawn

Cemetery.

Paterson’s

Ashburton

FDANZ

03 307 7433

WILLIAMSON, Lee Aaron:

On March 4,2020 at Timaru.

Passed away peacefully

with family and friends with

him. Aged 48 years. Much

loved and devoted partner

of Melanie. Very special Dad

of Ashley, and Jacob. Dearly

lovedson of Lesley and Dave.

“Taken toosoon”

Messages to the Williamson

family POBox472, Ashburton

7740. In lieu of flowers

donations to the South

Canterbury Hospice would be

appreciated and may be left

at the service. Acelebration

of Lee’ slife will be held at

our Chapel, Cnr East and Cox

Streets,AshburtononTuesday

March 10 commencing at

11.00am. Followed byprivate

cremation at the Ashburton

Crematorium.

Paterson’s

Ashburton

FDANZ

03 307 7433

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

GIBSON, Judith Anne; (Jude):

Peter, Andrew and Carlyle,Mel

and Dean, Hamish and Jo and

their families, acknowledge

with gratitude, the kindness

and support given to them

at the celebration of Jude’s

life. For your visits, beautiful

floral tributes, messages of

sympathy, cards, baking,

groceries, meals for the family

and donations to the local

Cancer Society, we thank you

most sincerely. Itisacomfort

to know that so many paid

tributetoJude and thoughtof

us in our sorrow.

LREA2008

MCRE

Ashburton Dahlia Circle member Jackie Ryan with

her favourite vase, asmall cactus dahlia called

Embrace, shown by Jeanette and John

Cuthbertson, of Hinds.

Dahlia delights

Colourful dahlias of many

sizes, colours and form

were on display at the

Tinwald Hall last weekend

for the annual Ashburton

and Canterbury

Dahlia Circles’ show.

Top grower Joyce Read

said the flowering season

had been atricky one as

some plants were hit by

last year’s hail and there

was a slow start to the

growing season because

of cooler temperatures.

But the blooms that

filled the Tinwald Hall on

Sunday were spectacular

and there were plenty of

admirers.

Mrs Read won the

champion open bloom

with aTrengrove Millennium,

was also the champion

of champion. The

champion open vase went

to the Cuthbertsons, with

three Minx blooms.

The champion intermediate

bloom was aDiamond

Monarch shown by

Brian Glassey and the

champion intermediate

vase of Westerton and

Folly Rycroft by John

Hoogweg.

Councils join

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Central South Island district

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changes towater services

as part ofamajor Government

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The Central South

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which comprises Ashburton,

Mackenzie, Timaru,

Waimate and Waitaki

district councils, is investigating

whether a collaborative

approach to

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their councils and communities

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week to offer students a

fun and interactive

science experience,that

was both atheatre show

and science lesson.

TheWonderful World

of Bubbles programme

was presented to junior

students,helping them

explore, identify, classify

and investigate materials.

Students were shown

that liquids could be

mixed, separated and

combined to create a

reaction. Washing up

liquid and water was

combined in abubble pot

and blownthrough aring,

trumpetand bubblestick.

Other experiments

combined cooking oil,

water and bluefood

colouring, and vinegar

and baking soda.

Show presenters

explained the scientific

process of predicting,

testingand observing.

Seniors focused on solids,

liquids and gases, and the

periodic table.


National champ, three medals

Ashburtoncyclist Maddi

Lowry has won anational title

and claimedthree medals at

the Age Group Track National

Championships in Invercargill.

The 15yearold Ashburton

College student, racinginthe

under 17 age group, won gold

in the 7.5km points race.

She won silver in the 3km

team pursuit with Canterbury

team mates Samantha Walker,

AmeliaSykesand Amye

Kellow, withthe quartetjust

two seconds behind the

Auckland team that claimed a

new national record.

Maddi also earned abronze

with teammate Samantha

Walkerinthe 7.5km girls

madison.

Taupo ironmen

Ashburton triathlete

JohnHenry MacDonald

took out seventh place in

his age group category at

the Taupo Ironman.

The47yearold clocked

an impressive 10h:17m:05s

in the gruelling event to

finish 97th overall from

the 1166 starters.

Training mate Mike

Hanson was 43 minutes

behind himand finished in

atime of11h:17m:05s. He

was 22nd in the same

4549 age group category.

AshburtoncyclistMaddi

Lowry with her threemedal

haul from the track nationals

(right) and in action on the

track in Invercargill. (Photos

supplied)

Mid Canterbury Hockey coaching and development officer Laura

Kingsmill and some of her young players at the turf on Sunday.

Hockey players prepare

Mid Canterbury Hockey’s artificial turf

was abuzz of activity last Sunday when

more than 100 players started preparing

for the season ahead.

The organisation has started ahockey

academy, run by coaching and

development officer Laura Kingsmill,

for juniors through to adult players

over five Sundays; they planned for 50

players and have been overwhelmed by

nearly 120.

The players are divided into age and

ability groups and spend time on and

off the turf learning how to improve

their game. Each week they will focus

on developing adifferent skill.

There is amuster day at the hockey

turf this Saturday between 10am and

11am for prospective new players to

the game.

The season gets under way at the

start of Term 2.

Rugby warmup games

The MidCanterbury CombinedFirst

XV has organised four warmup games

andapreseason camp ahead of their

secondaryschools competition.

The sidewillplayaSouthbridge U18

side on April 4inSouthbridge,St

Andrew’sCollege at Celtic on April 10

and St Kevin’satOamaru on April 15.

Agame againstaMid Canterburyclub

selection on April 22 or 23 is to be

confirmed.

Thesquad has been working hardon

fitness,skills and drills as the season

approaches.

Ball boys, girls

needed for games

Mid Canterbury Football

is on the look out for ball

boys and ball girls to

support the district’s top

seniorteam.

The youngsters are

neededfor home games

played in the Ashburton

Domain.

The seniorteamwill

play in the Canterbury

Championship League,

the second highesttier of

regionalamateur

football, with the season

set to kickoff later in the

month.

Any interested

youngsters aged 10, 11 or

12 years should email

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Help for families of inmates


Rules for

drones

By Linda Clarke

When Bronnie McKenna’s 20yearold

son went to jail, all the oxygen

was sucked out of her world.

The Ashburton woman said no

parent planned or prepared for that

moment. She did not know where to

turn for advice.

It would be eight days before she

could speak to her son by phone

and eight weeks before she saw him

in person.

Bronnie says they were dark

times for her family and there was

little information available in Mid

Canterbury. She now wants to help

other families who have aparent,

child or sibling in jail.

With $8000 funding from the

Advance Ashburton Charitable

Foundation, Bronnie has set up

PALS, aMid Canterbury support

group for families with inmates.

She says up to 50 families in the

district are dealing with afamily

member behind bars and could

benefit from the group.

It has the backing of the national

organisation Pillars, set up by

Oamaru woman Verna McFelin

whose husband was jailed in 1984

for his part in the abduction for

ransom of ateenage girl.

Verna said the organisation she

established was based on the

experience gained raising four

children whose father was in jail.

‘‘It was hard, we knew nothing

about prison.’’

Ashburton woman Bronnie McKenna (left) and Verna McFelin are

helping families who have aparent, children or siblings in jail.

There are around 23,000 children

of inmates in New Zealand, she was

to learn, and they are 10 times more

likely to end up in prison

themselves.

Verna was in Ashburton last

week to support Bronnie as she

launched the Mid Canterbury

support group, which will meet

every two weeks in the Base youth

centre, on Burnett Street.

It will be aplace to chat, share

experiences and advice.

Bronnie says it is just over 1000

days since her son was arrested and

charged with murder; he admitted

stabbing another young man and

was sentenced to life in prison.

‘‘A muchloved son, brother and

grandson was put in prison and not

until December 13, 2029 is he

eligible for parole. We became a

minority, we were the family of a

lifer.’’

Bronnie, who works in restorative

justice, said finding help and advice

had been hard, even with the

support of her parents and husband.

‘‘It was an isolating, unforgiving

and frustrating experience.’’

In a‘‘sink or swim’’ moment, she

decided she wanted to make life

better for other families who might

find themselves in the same spot.

The oxygen came back.

She started aFacebook page

Supporting and Educating Families

of Prisoners NZ for families

nationwide and approached Pillars

about the possibility of starting a

support group in Ashburton to

reach other families on their own

journeys in the corrections system.

Pillars helps families with

members in jail, or on home or

community detention.

Verna said families carried alot

of shame when aloved one went to

jail and children wore scars that

could last alifetime. Pillars has

toolkits for families, lawyers and

teachers with good advice and

information for helping improve

outcomes for children caught up in

acustodial sentence.

There is also amentoring

programme for children and

resources that are available for

inmates.

The first meeting of the Mid

Canterbury support group in

Ashburton will be on Monday,

March 16. Bronnie said it would be

aforum that was respectful of

victims, the corrections system and

inmates.

‘‘It is not for slagging off the

system, it is there to support, guide

and back each other. It is to help

each other find answers.’’

Bronnie is also available to talk to

groups like social workers and

teachers who are dealing with

vulnerable children.

Drone operators in Ashburton

taking photos for real estate agents

are among those affected by strict

flying exclusion zones around the

Ashburton Airport.

The exclusionzone is a4km radius

around the Ashburton District

Councilowned airport on Seafield

Road.

Civil Aviation Authority and

council rules apply and drones must

stay 4km away from the airport

unless the operator has the required

authorisation and clearance.

Amap of the exclusion zone was

tabled for councillors on the

Ashburton Airport Authority

subcommittee recently. The zone

includes most of the Ashburton

Domain and the town.

Council’s commercial manager

Colin Windleborn said the zone was

on the AirShare websiteand drone

operators should be aware of it.

It would be even greater when a

4km radius was also put around the

helicopter landing pad at the

Ashburton Domain, he said.

Cr and real estate agent Rodger

Letham said he had no objection to

the exclusion zone though it

restricted some aerialphotography

of properties. It was better to be safe

though, he added.

People seeking to fly within the

airport's 4km radius must contact

council for permission. Drone users

should check council's Open Spaces

Bylaw for rules. Drones are

prohibited over cemeteries, camping

grounds, sports fields in use.


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Fun family entertainment

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Saturday, 21 March2020

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There’s something for all the family, including:

•Boru Band

•FacePainter

•BalloonTwister

•GiftLamb Auction

•Wine&Food Festival

•Wood Chopping

•Dog Trials

•Sheaf Tossing

•Equestrian Events

“Eaten today? Thank afarmer”

•School TopTeam

Competition

•Sheep Colouring-In

Competition

•MachineryDisplays

•Everpopular Animal Shed

•Tug-of-WarCompetition

•Sideshows

•FMGYoung Farmer of theYear, AorangiRegionalFinal

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Show president Adam Glass

The Methven A&P Show is offering

a day full of fun, family

entertainment and top farming

action at its bumper show on

Saturday, March 21.

It’s theme, loosely based on

‘Eaten today? Thank a farmer’,

underlines the work done by farmers

to get farm produce from the

farm paddock or field and on to the

plates of everyday Kiwis.

Methven A&P show president

Adam Glass, a beef and dairy

farmer, said often people forgot

where their food came and the

work undertaken to produce it,

whether it was meat or plantbased,

and the show was agood chance to

remind them.

The show features the FMG

Young Farmer of the Year competitions

running in three areas

around the grounds throughout the

day.

These competitions will give the

wider community the chance to see

some of the work farmers do in

action, as competitors in the

Aorangi 2020 regional final of

FMG Young Farmer of the Year,

Junior Young Farmer of the Year

and AgriKids competitions complete

practical, common onfarm

tasks, under pressure.

The practical aspect of the competitions

start on the grounds from

8am and continue in stages

throughout the day.

While the AgriKids and Junior

Young Farmer of the Year awards

ceremony will be on the grounds at

2.45pm, the Young Farmer of the

Year regional final continues at an

evening event at the Mt Hutt

Memorial Hall, in Methven.

Aorangi Young Farmer finalists

Adam Judd, Campbell Somerville,

George Smith, George Webster,

Scott Middleton, Jesse Wilde,

James Hurst and Hamish Holland

are vying for achance to represent

the region in the national grand

final in Christchurch in July.

Mr Glass said the ethos of the

young farmer competition was abig

part of any A&P show’s core

business.

“It’s really good.”

Around the grounds the show

layout has changed from past years

to include each of the three age

group competitions.

Most notably for the public, the

car park has moved from the south

side of the grounds to the north

side.

But inside there are still the same

exciting opportunities to thrill

young and old alike.

Activities include shearing,

sheep dog trials, wood chopping,

equestrian, and the Methven Vintage

Club has static machinery and

moving displays.

Around 100 trade sites with

machinery in all shapes and sizes,

art and craft stalls and tents, wine

and food stalls will be showcasing

and selling their wares.

And competitions will be fiercely

contested in equestrian events

(from at 8am), sheep dog trials

(from 8.30am), and judging gets

under way with sheep and wool

(9.30am), children’s pets, dancing,

dairy goats, poultry, farm produce,

and home industries (from 10am)

and sheep – champion of champions

(12pm). The shearing and

wood chopping competitions get

under way from 10.30am.

In the home industries pavilion

there will be baking, knitting,

photography, art, vegetables and

floral delights, while members of

the Methven A&P committee have

entered the three Cheese Scones

section in their annual committee

challenge.

The annual gift lamb auction,

with lambs donated by local farmers,

gets under way at 1.30pm,

Celtic band Boru will play in the

wine and food area (from 11.30am)

and there will be free face painting

and balloon twisting between 10am

and 2pm in the sideshow area.

Always guaranteed to delight is

the popular sheep colouring competition

(1.30pm), where kids get in

asheep pen to colour in asheep, or

a visit to the animal shed where

children can get up close to a

variety of animals.

There are also sideshow amusements

and in the main ring official

speeches will begin at 1.50pm with

the Grand Parade (2pm) featuring

the AshburtonPipe Band followed

by alolly scramble. The Dog Trial

RunOff final (3pm), will be held

at the bottom end of the main ring

and will be followed by atug of war

competition (at 4pm).

It will be followed by aSustainable

Water Sheaf Tossing

(4.30pm) and the wood chopping

prize giving (5pm) to wrap upthe

show.

There will be heaps of activities to entertain young and old.

Dairy goats, pets, poultry and sheep will be judged and on show.

Vehicles and machinery of all shapes and sizes will be on display.


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Rural&Lifestyle

Collie club helps dog handling skills

By Toni Williams

Ray Kane has had an association

with the Mayfield Collie Club for

more than 50 years.

Being amember of the club, which

celebrates its 100th anniversary this

month, has given Ray opportunity to

learn skills of the craft from some of

the best of their time.

He remembers people like Hughie

and Ted Weir, Cyril Johnson and

Methven Collie Club’s Hughie King

and Colin McKay.

When Ray first joined the Mayfield

Collie Club, he was a16yearold

school leaver working with dogs

and sheep doing high country

mustering around the district.

He worked at Ben McLeod Station,

up the Rangitata and Ashburton

gorges and later did aspell in the

North Island.

He joined the club to gain more

dog handling experience.

‘‘I was working with dogs and

wanted to get better at it.’’

He ‘‘just rocked up’’ with ayoung

heading bitch in tow looking to learn

from club members, although some

of the older club members ‘‘weren’t

as forthcoming’’ back then.

While now the club runs clinics

and training days to help people with

their stockmanship, back then there

were afew members who didn’t want

to pass on their secrets least of all to

ayoung fella.

Ray’s parents, Jack and Jean,

owned asheep and beef property at

Prices Road, in Mt Somers.

They bought it when Ray was 12,

and at its peak ran 5200 breeding

ewes and 1300 hoggets.

As achild Ray always had adog

around on the farm; the most

memorable was Scruff, a mixed

breed handy dog which Ray got as a

puppy from afarmer down the road.

Scruff was adog that got better

with age and was always learning.

‘‘Right through his life he developed

as he got older ... as Iexpected

more, he gave more.’’

When Ray eventually went

mustering he had agood sized team

of five dogs; three huntaways, a

heading dog and ahandy dog.

He believes there have been vast

improvements in the huntaway breed

since his younger days.

Then it was rare to see adog at

trial face up on to sheep. It was

special.

‘‘(Now) the young ones are getting

out there headon, and skilled, which

Mayfield Collie Club member Ray Kane with his trusty canines (from

left) Rusty, Glen and Gus.

is largely bred into them, but they

have improved.’’

‘‘It’s a sport where age means

nothing when you get out there and

start running the dogs.

‘‘You can win one day and blow

out the next. There is no guarantee

for success.

‘‘There are three sheep, you, and

the dog and everything has to go

right.’’

Ray, 68, has since taken over the

property but has diversified into

deer. It’s an option he ran with in

1989.

‘‘I wanted to keep running it as a

sheep and beef farm, but it wasn’t

viable,’’ he said.

‘‘It got to the point we needed to

sort something out and make

money.’’

The decision had to be made, the

value on sheep was low and farmers

were getting one good year in five;

of those five, three years would be

average and one disastrous.

He now has 1200 velveting stags,

500 hinds and 600 weaner deer.

Ray still keeps 80sheep onthe

property but just to keep down the

ragwort weed.

And he still has dogs; Rusty, Glen

and Gus help to keep those sheep in

line, but Ray doesn’t use them for

trialling, they’re not up to scratch.

He will not be competing in the

club’s centennial trial at the Hakatere

grounds on Potts Road this

month but he will be on hand to

help.

Of the four courses; zig zag hunt,

straight hunt, the uphill long pull

and short pull yard, Ray will be

looking after the straight hunt.

He expects there will be 40 to 50

competitors onsite doing around 60

to 70 heading runs and hunts each.

Although given it’s a centennial

run, there may be more.

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Ashburton College

Individual Excellence in aSupportive Learning Environment

News

Issue 6

12 March 2020

DeputyPrincipal Message

Working Together to Grow Fine

Young Adults

As Iput thoughts down on paper for the first

time in 2020, Iamaware that the honeymoon

period for AshColl 2020 isover for afew of our

students. We, here, are inthe quest of growing

fine young adults and accept that the rate of

development isdifferent for all. Inthe last few

days we have had some incidents of concern

aroundbehaviour and attitude. Letmebereally

clear herethough,Iamtalking minority!

What Do YouBelieve?

Iguess one of the conundrumsthatfaces some young people is knowing

who to believeand who to ignore–and thatwould go foradults at times

too. Thereallyimportantmessagethatweare working hardtopromote

at AshColl (and this goes back to the misty days when Iwas aboy too)

is to make sure that what your friend told you, was really true. Chinese

whispersisadangerous gamethatwreaks havocifunchecked.

All too often our Pastoral Deans and Counsellors work hard tosupport

our staffand students as theymanage challenging situations thatevolve

as aresult of‘he said –she said’ syndrome. I have dealt with acouple

of incidents that got out of control because of this, and this isoften

aggravated byso- called ‘friends’ delivering messages toboth parties

thatonly fuel the unrest.

Triple Filter Test

Socrates, the greatGreek philosopher,had atest that hasstood the test

of time, and we encourage our young people to follow his ‘Triple Filter

Test’, beforeacting on whataperson tells you.

It’s simple andeasilyapplied:

Test 1 ‘Is it true?’ If the answer is yes, then-

Test 2 ‘Is it good?’ Another yes, and -

Test 3 ‘Is it useful?’.

If the answer to any ofthe tests is not adefinite yes, then rethink your

next action.Getting it wrong could be adisaster.

This aligns well with the AshColl WayValues of Pride,Qualityand Respect

whichwecontinuallypromote.

ExpectedBehaviours Campaign

We are just in the process of launching our ‘Expected Behaviours’

campaign. This is made upoftwo elements, the first one being ‘All

Settings’.This outlines some of the behaviours that are expected tobe

observed in all areas of astudent’s life.

It would greatly help if youwereable to supportour work by reinforcing

thesebasic values in your homeaswell.

Remember! When in doubt about what you hear, apply the Socrates

‘Triple Test Filter’.

AllSettings

Pride • Wear uniformcorrectly –look good

• Keep all spaces presentable and clean

• Celebrate the success of others

Quality

Respect

NewStaff –Welcome

• Be in the rightplaceatthe righttime

• Giveand receivesupportand help

• Always tryyour best

• Be collaborativeand open-minded

• Come prepared and willing to participate

• Use polite and appropriate language and

volume

• Follow instructions from AshColl staff and

studentleaders

• Useequipmentappropriately

• Be considerateand non-judgemental

• Address people by their name

Ron Cresswell,DeputyPrincipal •TumuakiTuarua

Jorjia Colton

Learning SupportAssistant

Internal Appointment

Pete Lee –Teacher of Scienceand Chemistry, has been

appointedtoAssistantHead of Faculty, Science.

AshburtonCollege Netball Three

Additional Coaches and Managers Required

Duetopleasingly highnumbers of College students choosingtoplayfor

the College Clubwe have players forten teams.

We arenow looking forCoachesand Managers

forthree of the Year 9and 10 teams.

Coaches andManagers arewell-supported within the Club

and thereare coaching programmesavailable forCoaches,and for

Managers, throughMid Canterbury Netball.

If youcan help,please contact

Karen Burrowes – karen_burrowes@bnz.co.nz

Information

Mufti Day–Monday16March

Being organised at College by the

StudentExecutiveColour Your Day

is beingheld to commemoratethe

anniversaryofthe

15 MarchChristchurchtragedy.

This dayprovides an opportunityfor

youngpeople to paytheir respects and

sharetheir love.

Allproceeds aredonatedtothe St John

First Responders,

Students are askedtobring

agold coin donation.

Congratulations

AshDance2020

AshColl’s DanceShowcase

•All styles of Dance –fromBallettoHip Hop

•Class groups,Culturalgroups, Solo performances

Performancenight: Next Thursday19March, 7:00pm,

College Auditorium.

Tickets: $3.00

Availablefromthe College Office.

South Island SecondarySchools’

Tennis Championships

The ‘best of the best’ hit the courts in Timaru for the annual South Island

Secondary Schools’ Tennis Championships over the last weekend of

February. Coach/Manager Michael Clark said that College entered a boys’

and agirls’ team, both of whom came up against some stiff opposition.

In their first match ofthe tournament, the boys' team went down against

Christ’s College before succumbing to St Bede’s College later that day.

However, they followed that loss up with avictory against Timaru Boys’

High School on the Sundayand then anarrowloss against John McGlashan

College,with the result decided on acountback of games.

The girls’team fared similarly with St Margaret’s College and Rangi Ruru

Girls’ High School proving dominant. The matches, however, were more

evenly matched against St Hilda’s College but their Dunedin opponents

proved tobetoo strong in the end. Ashburton had more success in their

match against Columba College but, with both Ashburton College teams

sporting young players, the experience ofsuch high calibre opposition,

including playing New Zealand representatives, will serve them well in

tournaments to come.

Team members (pictured left, back row lefttoright): Angel Spooner,

Matthew Hopkins,Ollie Bubb,Holly-Jane Feutze, Tyler Leonard, RubyGray.

(Front row,holding rackets,leftand right): Henrik Tawatao,Ila Cabalse.

Year 12 AkoClasses –‘Matesand Dates’

College is excited to be introducing the ‘Mates and Dates’ programme into

Year 12 Ako time this year, with the first three classes having started the

programmeonWednesday04March.

Head ofSenior School Abbey Bruce said that this programme isaimed at

teaching young people healthy relationship skills and behaviours. The

programme istaught over five lessons by specialist facilitators (two per

class) with teachers present. Akoclasseswill undertake theprogramme on

astaggered basis throughoutthe year.

Matesand Datesisdesigned to notonlyincrease knowledge and awareness

of sexual and dating violence but also to help change attitudes and

behaviours.

Allparents/caregivers of Year 12 studentshavebeen sent an email

withmoredetail,and youcan go to www.matesanddates.co.nz.

Events

Students to CanterburyJapanDay 2020

40 Japanese language Senior and Year 10 students (pictured below)

attendedThe Canterbury Japan DayinRiccarton EventParkonSunday

01 March.

Hiromi Horsley,

teacher of

Japanese,said that

the Canterbury

Japan Dayisan

eventorganised

annually by The

Japanese Society

of Canterburywith

the aim of sharing

authentic Japanese

culture with

Cantabrians.The themefor the daywas 'WinterinJapan'.

The inaugural Canterbury Japan Day was held on 11 March 2012 to

celebrate the 20th anniversary ofthe Japanese Society ofCanterbury and

the 60th anniversary ofdiplomatic relations between New Zealand and

Japan. It alsomarked the anniversaryofthe 2011 East Japan earthquake and

tsunami. The day proved very popular and has become an annual event,

attracting up to 20,000 visitors.

Included in the day was a Kimono display, Origami, Calligraphy, Tea

Ceremonyand agiftshop in the Cultural Hall,Bonsai,Flowerarrangement,

Japanese Artdisplayinthe EventHall,and Cosplayand Anime in the Anime

Hall. Additionally, there were over thirty Japanese food and drink stalls

outdoors.

(Pictured above,lefttoright):

Sama Sooialo, JanelleGalos, Lani Fifita,Orpah Sildo.

(Pictured left,

lefttoright):

Molly Meehan,

CharlotteMcKenzie,

CharlotteClifford,

Amelia Harris.

Students enjoyed various foods such as sushi, ramen, takoyaki, mochi rice

cake, candy floss, and similar. At the outdoor play area, there were martial

art, games,music,dancing,and Japanese Drums Takumi performances.

Ashburton College students enjoyed the day and tried lots of Japanese

culture and food. For the Year 10 students this was their first Japanese

cultureexperience, and they said the eventwas fantastic!

Hiromi said the students’behaviour wasabsolutely great, andthatthe event

wasverycrowded but thatitwas good practicefor some students who are

traveling to Japan nextyear.Now they areready to visit the Japan Day2021!


Ashburton College

Individual Excellence in aSupportive Learning Environment

News

Issue 6

12 March 2020

Congratulations

TopSuccess at sPACIFICally PACIFIC

Supreme AcademicAwards

This prestigious eventwas hostedbyAvonsideGirls’and ShirleyBoys’

High Schools on Tuesday03March.

TheChristchurchsPACIFICally PACIFIC Supreme Awards has been organised

to bring together the education community and Pasifika community to

inspireand celebrate Pasifikaidentity, language,cultureand achievement.

Each Canterbury secondary school had the opportunity tonominate their

top two Pasifika Academic achievers, from their 2019 Level 2(or higher)

results.The overall topacademic male and female students areawarded the

Amosa Fa’afoiPasifikaAcademicHigh AchieverCups.

sPACPACaims aretosow the seedsofPasifikasuccess in ordertoREAP the

rewards of the future by focussing on:

• Reconnecting ourEducationcommunitywith

our PasifikaCommunity;

• Educational aspirations, collaborations

and success;

• Accelerating achievementusing our Pasifika

identities,languagesand cultures;

• Pathways that leadtotertiaryeducation,

careers and business ownership.

Success forCollege StudentEstēe Aiolupotea

Joseph Collins and Estēe Aiolupotea, as Year 12 students, were eligible

for nomination for these Supreme Academic Awards. Inaddition, College

student Easterlin Faamausili was part ofthe contingent supporting the

students. As aYear 11 student Easterlin, although high-achieving, was not

eligible fornomination. All three studentsare of Samoan ethnicity.

Being nominatedaloneindicatesahigh level of achievement, as the criteria

requires aminimum of aMerit EndorsementinNCEA Level2.

(Pictured right,

lefttoright):

TheCollege students

at the event–

Easterlin Faamausili,

Joseph Collins and

Estēe Aiolupotea.

Coming Events

Estēe (pictured left) was the female top

scholar of the evening with an impressive

69 ExcellenceCredits atNCEALevel 2.

Estēe hassaid she plans to studylaw in the

future.

It is notable that this is the second time

in four years that anAshburton College

student has captured this title, thattimeby

Deputy HeadGirlUatiSaofai.

Joseph indicatedthatitwas a‘prettygood night’,agreat experiencefor him,

and the first time of receiving such amajor award infront of acrowd. All

Year 12 nominees were finalists,each receiving apresentation certificate.

Estēe said she was‘really nervous’throughout the whole ceremony, and that

she was pleased to have the two other College students and her parents

therewith her.

She said she wasjust happytorepresentour school at such abig ceremony.

When announced as the female winner of the Amosa Fa’afoi Pasifika

Academic High Achiever Cup she was‘really shocked‘ and stayed‘glued to

her seat’not believing it washer.

Estēe said she wasverythankfultoreceivethe awardand appreciatedbeing

nominated. She also noted that being outside of Christchurch and still

able to achieve the award was significant. Estēe’s subjects last year were

English, Law, History and Classics combined, Geography, Business Studies

and Tourism.

Theevening wasalso live-streamed,reaching an even bigger audiencethan

the capacityaudiencepresentonthe night.

March

13 Aoraki SecondarySchoolBowls Championships,Oamaru

13-15 South Island SecondarySchools’ Rowing Championships,

Lake Ruataniwha

14 CanterburyPolyfest 2020, Christchurch RedZone

14-27 Nichidai Buzan Girls’School (Japan) visit –now CANCELLED

15 Aoraki SecondarySchools’ Futsal,Timaru

18 Year 13 Otago Polytech liaison visit,Auditorium

Mountain Biking –Singletrack series week 3, Halswell QuarryPark,

Christchurch

Aoraki SecondarySchools’ Athletics,Timaru

WorldVisionConference, Christchurch

19 Year 12/13 HistorytriptoAkaroa

Year 11 GeographytriptoMtHutt

Postponementday:AorakiSecondarySchools’ Athletics,Timaru

19-20 Year 11 Outdoor Education, Woolshed Creek

TwoCollege Rowers at Rocket Food

NewZealand Rowing Nationals

Held at Lake Karapiro from 18-22 February the brother and sister duo of

Ged Wall and Isabel Wall were College students competing as part ofthe

AshburtonRowing Clubcontingent.

Isabel said this was her first para event and that she had alot of fun and

enjoyed it. She will also be competing at the upcoming South Island

Championships in Twizel.

Their training regime, with other rowers, isstringent. It covers training on

the rowing machines Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings from

6:15am-7:30am, while the afternoon sessions areonthe wateronthe same

dayfrom5:30pm-7:45pm. Both days of theweekends,ifnot at regattas,see

rowers training from 6:00am-9:00am. Thereare no weekend lie-ins forthese

athletes. Weights also form partofthe fitnessprogramme.

Results:

Both performed well, with Isabel and her rowing double sculls partner

Anthony Spiikerman from Rotorua gaining a Gold Medal in the Para

Double Sculls event. This was raced with the Singles Scullers also, with

Isabel and Anthony coming in in second place, but gaining the Doubles

Gold.

Ged also had commendable

success over the weekend. Inthe

Double Sculls with Jed McArthur

they finished a close 4th placing,

although the satisfaction at this

was tempered alittle by having

entered the A Finals as top

qualifier.

Ged (pictured right) gained a

second place inthe BFinal in the

Singles Scull and the same place

in the Quadruple Sculls rowing

with Michael Wall, Jed McArthur

and Nicolas Cestarr.

CanterburySecondary Schools’

Rogaine Championships

Year 12 students Ellie Lawn and Emma Scammell competed in this event,

at CharterisBay,onSunday01March.

Rogaine is acompetitive event where runners find their way across open

countrybymeans of amap and compass.

Fifty-one teams contested the four-hour event, and eight inthe secondary

school teams’section. The day was reported asareal fun day, with some

steep hill-climbs and creek-crossing en route toasmany checkpoints as

possible within the four-hour time limit. The College pairing came eighth in

the secondaryschool eventbut gained good experience.

(Pictured right):

Emma deciding

whether this is the

rightrouteornot.

(Pictured left):

Isabel (thirdfrom

left) and rowing

partner

Anthony

Spiikerman

(second from

left) on the dias

having received

their Gold Medal.

(Pictured left, leftand

right): Ellie and Emma in

the map study phase.

CanterburyJunior Rowing Regatta

Information provided by Harriet Leverton, Cox

This event was held at Lake Hood over the weekend of 29 February-

01 March.

Harriet said the rowers were fortunate to have thisregatta at LakeHood,as

not having to travelmeantthey were able to have asleep-in, and be at the

lake for6:30am! (This timing still maynot constitutea‘sleep-in’for many!).

Considering Lake Hood’s windy conditions,Harriet noted they were able to

get through the whole regatta schedule,which wasa‘miracle’.

Notable is the developmentofaboys’eightcrew, being afirst forAshburton

College.

(Pictured above, front to back): Harriet Leverton (Cox), Matthew Pearce,

Parker Bradford, Mitchell Taylor, Henry Wallis, Tim Connelly-Whyte,

Charles Savage,Zane Cameron. Riley Harris.

Photoby: SteveMcArthur -Rowing Celebration

Results

College had eleven crewsinthe finals, with fiveearning placings.

AFinalsPlacings were:

1st Placings

Boys’Under 17 Single Sculls

GedWall (pictured below)

Photoby: SteveMcArthur -RowingCelebration

2nd Placings

Boys’Under 18 Single Sculls GedWall

Boys’Under 18 NoviceCoxedFour Matthew Pearce,Mitchell Taylor,

HenryWallis,Parker Bradford, Jed Amos (Cox).

3rdPlacings

Boys’Under 18 NoviceCoxedEight Matthew Pearce,Parker Bradford,

Mitchell Taylor,HenryWallis,Tim Connelly-Whyte,Charles Savage,

Zane Cameron, Riley Harris, Harriet Leverton (Cox).

Boys’Under 18 CoxedQuad

(Pictured right, lefttoright):

Charles Savage, Matthew Pearce,

Zane Cameron, Riley Harris,

Harriet Leverton wasCox,but is

absentfromthis photo.

4th Placings

Boys’Under 18 NoviceDouble Sculls

Mitchell Taylor,Zane Cameron.

Boys’Under 18 NoviceCoxedFour

TimConnelly-Whyte,Riley Harris,

Zane Cameron, Charles Savage, Claudia Thomas (Cox).

Boys’NoviceCoxedQuad

TimConnelly-Whyte,HenryWallis, MitchellTaylor,Parker Bradford,

Jed Amos (Cox).

5th Placing

Boys’NoviceUnder 18 Double Sculls Matthew Pearce,HenryWallis.

7thPlacings

Girls’NoviceUnder 18 Double Sculls Meagan Binnie,RubyLeverton.

Girls’NoviceUnder 19 CoxedQuad Isabel Wall,RubyLeverton,

LauraJensen, Meagan Binnie,Harriet Leverton (Cox)

Heats:

5th Placing

Girls’Under 15 CoxedQuad Isabel Wall,Mia Chambers

RubyLeverton, Meagan Binnie,Harriet Leverton (Cox).

Boys’NoviceUnder 18 Double Sculls TimConnelly-Whyte,Riley Harris.

7th Placing

Girls’NoviceUnder 18 Double Sculls Claudia Thomas,LauraJensen.

8th Placing

Boys’NoviceUnder 18 Double Sculls Parker Bradford, Charles Savage.

Girls’NoviceUnder 18 Double Sculls Isabel Wall,Mia Chambers.

Therowers arenow preparing forthe South Island SecondarySchools’

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Expo keeps seniors connected

Services, activities and agencies available for

ageing people in the district were on show at

the Positive Ageing Expo at the Hotel

Ashburton last week.

The event, organised by Age Concern

Ashburton, saw nearly 80 stalls take part

offering anything from gardening and bridge

clubs, to welfare organisations, religious

groups, gyms, musical societies, travel companies,

health services and aged care

facilities. There were also live kitchen fire

displays from Fire and Emergency New

Zealand and the AshVegas Alive hiphop

dance crew performed.

Age Concern Ashburton president Trish

Small was delighted with the turnout of

people and the number of stallholders keen

to show people ways to lead full and active

lives.

“There’s been aconstant flow of people,”

she said, during the event.

Among the stallholders were Karen

Young and Almond Royds, of the Tinwald

Gardening Club. The club has around 45

members who meet regularly to appreciate

gardens and the art of floral decoration. The

women had some impressive bouquets and

floral arrangements on their stall which

shimmered in the light.

The secret to the shimmer was hairspray,

which when sprayed on afinished arrangement

gives asilvery shine to the petals and

leaves.

Ashburton Bridge Club members Mary

Buckland, Johnny Wright, Trish Downward

and Rona Brownlie played agame of bridge

to showcase their club. The quartet was

seated around asquare table playing agame

or two of bridge and answering questions

from curious passersby.

The bridge club has astrong membership

Manning the Age Concern Ashburton's

stall are Margaret Cullimore (left) and

Jan McClelland.

of around 140 people and had just started its

beginner training classes for people wanting

to get into the game.

But they were also keen to hear from

people who may have been away from the

game and were keen for some refresher

training.

Also on site were Fire and Emergency

New Zealand fire risk management officers

Bevan Findlay and Craig Chambers who

highlighted some of the most common

causes of fire around the home, such as

overloaded multiboards, overheating computers,

clogged chimneys and clothes being

dried too close to heat sources.

The biennial expo was a way to keep

people connected and make sure they stay

healthy and active in their golden years.

Ashburton Bridge Club members Mary

Buckland (facing camera) and Johnny

Wright play bridge at the expo.

Fire and Emergency New Zealand fire

risk management officers Bevan

Findlay (front) and Craig Chambers

explain the risks of unattended cooking.

Club news

U3A Ashburton

U3A’s February speaker was Emeritus Professor

Dave Craw from Otago University. Dave is well

known for his research into gold and environmental

issues surrounding gold mining and he is the

author of many papers onthis subject.

Recipient of the University’s Distinguished

Research Medal, Dave’s fascinating and lively

presentation –particularly addressing Biogeochemical

Pathways, i.e. the role that bacteria play in

gold crystallization and nugget growth left many

members wanting to hear more onthe subject.

He aptly explained why Otago and Southland

provinces have prolific gold measures in comparison

to Mid Canterbury, however he did lay to rest

any doubt about the conjecture that gold can be

found in the Rakaia River. Indeed it can!

Altrusa International of Ashburton

This month we had avisit at our regularbusiness

meeting from the Altrusa District Fifteen (New

Zealand) Governor Maria MacKay and the

District Fifteen Foundation chairman Jeanette

Halcrow. We were informed we are the largest club

in New Zealand, with 44 members currently, and

one Emeritus member. These numbers are also

growing.

Preparations for our MagicMums day at the end

of this month are progressing well, with anumber

of donations from local businesses wanting be

involved greatly appreciated.

The Stillborn Memorial in the Ashburton

Cemetery has been given awelcome facelift, with

help from members, husbands and expert assistance

from Dell Philips. This is afine focalpoint for

parents wishing to remember their loved and lost

babies.

In conjunction with our Ashburton Library,

Altrusadelivers books to people who are no longer

able to visit the library. Books are chosen by the

librarians, and are picked up and delivered by an

Altrusan on a fortnightly basis. The number of

books varies,depending on the recipient's needs. If

you are interested in this freeservice, do phonethe

Ashburton Library (308 7192) to be added to the

list.



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Contact: Kindergarten

Association Manager

Ph: 308 3779

Email: association@ashkindy.co.nz

www.ashburtonkindergarten.org.nz

2265182

AshburtonMontessoriPreschool

Montessori isbecoming awell known

name worldwide, and we love that we

can provide this service inAshburton.

Montessori isamethod of education

that isbased on self directed activities,

hands on learning and collaborative

play allowing the children to discover

and explore the world and to develop

their maximum potential.

At Ashburton Montessori wehave 3

classrooms caring for and educating

children from 4 months to 6 years.

Bambino Piccolo is our nursery for babies and toddlers

aged 4months to 2years. Our teachers in here bring a

vast knowledge of best practice aswell as avariety of

qualifications that allow them to provide the best care

and education for infants and toddlers. The teachers

ensurethathigh qualitycareisatop priority, our teachers

recognise each child’ unique strengths,

interests and needs.

We havetwoclassroomsforourolderchildren,

Persistenza and Scoperta. Teachers dedicate

their time to helping the children gain

independence, concentration and respectfor

themselves, others and their environment.

Children are given opportunities to freely

exploreactivities in all areas of the Montessori

curriculum and they develop astrong love of

learning and discovery.

OwnersTessa Skevington and Lauren Barltrop

ensure that they spend time teaching so they can build

and maintain relationships with children and families

while also ensuring that Montessori runs smoothly and

adheres to the MinistryRegulations.

Please call in to meet us or contact us for further

information.

We are taking enrolments

from 4months to 6years.

For further information

phone 308 0380 or call in to see us at

174-176 Chalmers Avenue, Ashburton

If youare looking forafriendly,

familyfocusedPreschool foryour

child please get in touch

Enquire todaytodiscuss

available spacesfor your

childfrom0-6years.

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MAKING ADIFFERENCE TO

The bold caption above is the mission statement of the newest gym in town, E3 Training,

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over four years. From launching outdoor 8week boot camps in September 2019, E3

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Cilla has battled with her weight her whole life but was still very competitive in team sports

and had her fair share of injuries including three ACL reconstructions tothe left knee. Not

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Coming up at the AshburtonTrust Event Centre

RantsInThe Dark –The Play

AFundraiser forthe AshburtonTrust EventCentre

Tuesday20th October

7:30pm

Book ababysitterbecause tickets to the most hilariously unfiltered theatre

show about parenthood are onsale now. Based on the book by Emily

Writes who shot to fame afterher rant received1millionhitsovernight.

When Emily’s blog went viral people across the world connected tothe

wordsevery parent thinks afterthe thirdwake-up of the night. Parenting

is hard, its awesome, it’s the best thing ever, it’s sohard, it’s amess of

contradictionsand it’s hardhowever thishilarious,honest and laugh out

loud funny play offering comfort and connection to other exhausted

parents all over the world.

Join us in the foyer preand post showfor grazing platters,

drinks and more. (Includedinthe ticket price)

TICKETS:

Adult $45 /Group 5+ $39 each

(fees included)

03 307 2010 211A Wills Street, Ashburton 7700

admin@ateventcentre.co.nz

2264365


What’s coming up at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre

Friday3rd July 10am &11-30am

Tickets $12.50(fees apply)

Agiantscale puppet showfor 2-10 year olds with magical glow-in-the-dark

characters from Māori myth and legend. This innovative, cutting edge concept

features 40+ glow-in-the-dark puppets under UV lights in ablack boxtheatre

environment.

Rich in Te ReoMāori it’s an upbeatshowthathas the audiencebuzzing from the

onset and there’saQ&A session at the conclusion of the show.

Agreat showfor preschools and Primaryschools or agreat treatfor the

Grandchildren.

Book online at Ticket Rocket or at the AshburtonTrust EventCentre-inquiries

phone 307-2010.

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2264362



Ashburton mayor Neil Brown

An honour investinginour district'sfuture

Sitting around the

council table is an

immense privilege and

one that brings agreat

deal of responsibility –

not only for our

district as it is now but

also for generations to

come.

The Ashburton

District is very

fortunate to have a

number of crucial

projects under way

that will help set us up

for the future and I'm

honoured to be apart of the

decisionmaking team that helps

brings those projects to life.

Mayor Neil Brown

Idon't need to

explain how

important road safety

is to our community,

and our Speed Limit

Review which closed

for consultation last

Sunday has been an

opportunity to make

positive outcomes for

our people.

More than 150

people and

organisations have

had their say on

proposed changes to

our road speeds, which is really

pleasing to see. The council is now

processing these submissions and will

hold ahearing on April 2for those

who want to speak to their

submission, before afinal decision

on our speeds is made on May 21.

The future of the commercial

heart of our district is also

developing before our eyes, with

Cass Street undergoing the first leg

of upgrades as part of the CBD

Streetscape Revitalisation project.

Until now, progress has largely

remained underground with new

drinking water, storm and sewer

pipes, but this week will see the first

of the above ground upgrades getting

under way.

Across the way in Baring Square

East, the new Ashburton Library and

Civic Centre is also offering exciting

and muchneeded upgrades for our

district.

Amodern library with room for

performance areas, achildren's

discovery centre and recording

studio, as well as Importance Level 4

construction standards to house our

local Civil Defence Emergency

Operations Centre, and

environmentally sustainable design

features are all included in the new

build.

Draft development plans for the

Ashburton Domain are now also out

for consultation, and it was great to

see lots of people popping over to

speak to staff and councillors at the

open day in the domain on the

weekend.

This 30year plan really is all about

the future and ensuring we're making

enhancements that will support our

community down the track.

Remember to have your say on the

draft proposals by April 5.

Of course, not all of our projects

are confined to Ashburton: the

Rakaia Salmon Site upgrades are

coming along, with work on the

toilets starting this month.

This project will be abig upgrade

for this important facility, especially

given its prominence for tourists as

they enter into our district across the

Rakaia bridge.

There are many projects taking

our district forward, ensuring we can

meet future demands.

Labour List MP Jo Luxton

Making sure everychild living in New Zealandcan thrive

When Ivisit schools here in Mid

Canterbury, Isee so many children

full of energy. Ilike to think that’s

because each of them has the

essentials –enough to eat, warm

clothes and sturdy shoes, and aplace

to call home. They have what they

need to thrive.

But sadly that’s not true for every

child.

Around 150,000 New Zealand

children (13 per cent of them) live in

material hardship. That means

having to go without six or more

things most people consider

essential.

Not far off half of those 150,000

children live in severe material

hardship, which is worse. They’re

forced to get by without nine or more

of the basics.

Child poverty in New Zealand is

completely unacceptable. We know

we won’t eliminate it overnight, but

we’ve laid the foundations for

change, and we’re starting to turn

things around.

Last week, Statistics New Zealand

released the latest figures on child

poverty in New Zealand. These

showed that over the past year we’ve

lifted 18,400 children out of poverty.

And in that time seven out of nine

child poverty measures have shown

improvement, where before seven

out of nine had worsened.

Iknow we still have along way to

go. But it’s good to see we’re taking

positive steps as acountry.

Thousands of children, just like the

ones Ivisit here in Ashburton, now

have more energy to learn and play at

school, because their parents are

finding it alittle easier to get by –

thanks to our government’s policies.

That makes me pretty grateful.

In future years we’re likely to see

more improvement, too. Since we

came into office we’ve introduced

our Families Package, we’re steadily

lifting the minimum wage, and very

soon we’ll index main benefits to

wage growth.

The Families Package alone is

forecast to lift up to 74,000 children

out of poverty over the next few

years. Minimum wage increases help

tens of thousands of kids and their

parents across the country.

And the Children’s Commissioner

has said indexing benefits like we are

is the single best thing the

Government can do to combat child

poverty.

When more families feel

financially secure, fewer children go

without. That’s why we’ll keep doing

everything we can to lift incomes and

reduce the cost of living for Kiwi

families.

Every child has huge potential. But

they can’t fulfil it without the basics.

That’s why this government’s work to

lift children out of poverty is so

important.


Rosebank RetirementVillage

Acommunity builtaroundpeople

Established in 1992, Rosebank offersaplace of tranquillitywhere youand your lovedonescan feel safe,secure

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Rosebank Villagewill provide thebestofbothworldsfor youand

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Acentrallylocated community centreprovides ahub forthe

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To arrange aviewing or formoreinformation call theVillageManager SueProwsetoday

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$365,000

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46A Eton Street

(E662)

• Generous open plan living

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4AndrewStreet

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NO OPEN HOMESTODAY

109 WalnutAvenue, Ashburton

From the solid Kauri weatherboard exterior, tothe

picturesque swimming pool and grass tennis court

which adorn this property,viewing will definitely

not disappoint.With 6bedrooms, 2bathrooms and 2

living areas all retaining the original character of the

home, your high expectations will be comfortably

metwith quality yet subtle upgrades including double

glazing throughout, ducted heat pump system and

modern kitchen.There isample private offstreet

parking foryour campervan or boat, along with triple

car garaging and workshop space.

rwashburton.co.nz/AHB22659

Mid Canterbury Real Estate Limited LICENSED (REAA 2008)

SetDateofSale

closing 21 March 2020, at

3:00pm(unless sold prior)

View

Saturday12:00 -12:30pm

6 2 3

Armand vander Eik

021 597 527

Open Home

119ARacecourse Road, Ashburton

Welcoming entrance leading to aSunny large open plan

Kitchen/Dining/Living. Three double bedrooms and a

spacious office orfourth single bedroom. Master ensuite,

main bathroom has aspa bath, vanity and tiled shower. Separate

formal Loungewith featured vaulted ceiling.



ForSale

$820,000

View

Saturday11:30- 12:00pm

4 2 2

ChrissyMilne

027 290 6606

4

Open Home

48/1236 RiverRoad, Ashburton

2 1 1

12 Charles Street, Ashburton

4 1 1

*Two ample Bedrooms

*Fabulous family friendly open plan kitchen, dining,

living area

*Recently painted inside and out

*Homely and warm with afree standing log fire

ForSale

POA

View

by appointment

Kim Miller

027 236 8627

-Large open plan kitchen dining lounge area plus conservatory

-Functional bathroom with separate laundry and toilet

-Separate single garagewith several out buildings

-House well positioned forapotential subdivision

ForSale

Price bynegotiation

View

Saturday1:00 -1:30pm

Mark Totty

021 664 113





Jill Quaid

Manager

027 437 6755

Mark Totty

Sales Consultant

021 664 113

Kim Miller

Sales Consultant

027 236 8627

ChrissyMilne

Sales Consultant

027 290 6606

Margaret Feiss

Sales Consultant

021 751 009

ShirleyFitzgerald

Sales Consultant

027 220 1528

Denise McPherson

Sales Consultant

027 242 7677

Cheryl Fowler

Sales Consultant

027 461 2614

Armand vander Eik

Sales Consultant

021 597 527

Lynne Bridge

Sales Consultant

027 410 6216

Mike Grant ncre

Sales Consultant

021 272 0202

Dulcie Ellis

Sales Consultant

027 629 3260

BruceMcPherson

Sales Consultant

027 438 4250

Justin Waddell

Sales Consultant

027 437 1111

Jarrod Ross

Sales Consultant

027 259 4644

RogerBurdett

Sales Consultant

021 224 4214

96 TancredStreet, Ashburton 03 307 8317 Main Road,Tinwald 03 307 8317

rwashburton.co.nz

36 McMillan Street,Methven 03 303 3032



Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Until Sold


109 Walnut Avenue,Ashburton

6

2

3

Finally available

It’s been 30 years sincethis masterpiecewas last sold and NOW it’s time again to findnew owners.In

this most enviable location you’ll be amazed at whats on offer here, having been designed and built

forSir William Nosworthyinthe 1920s.Fromthe solid Kauriweatherboardexterior,tothe picturesque

swimming pool and grass tennis courtwhich adornthis property,viewing will definitely not disappoint.

With 6bedrooms,2bathrooms and 2living areas all retaining the original characterofthe home,your high

expectations will be comfortably met with qualityyet subtle upgrades including double glazing throughout,

ductedheatpump system and modernkitchen.

Thereisample privateoffstreet parking foryour campervanorboat, along with triple car garaging and

workshop space. Sitting on one of Ashburton’slargest centraltownsections at 2476sqm and overlooking

the iconic AshburtonDomain whilst featuring its ownmagnificenttrees,gardens and lawn. This sortof

opportunityisincredibly rare indeed to purchase and occupysuch amagnificentproperty,which will

undoubtedly be atrue delightfor the new owner.

Deadline Sale concluding

21 March2020 at 3pm

unless sold prior

Open Home

Saturday14March 12 -12:30pm

ArmandVan DerEik

021 597 527

armand.vandereik@raywhite.co.nz

This property is offered to the market as aDeadline SetSale concluding on the

21st March2020 at 3pm unless sold prior.

Iamextremely proud to bring this stunning property to the market and would love to arrange aprivate

viewing foryou.Please contactArmand van-der-Eik on 021 597 527 or armand.vandereik@raywhite.com

RayWhiteAshburton 03 3078317 96TancredSt, PO Box443,Ashburton7700, NewZealand rwashburton.co.nz

MidCanterburyReal Estate Limited Licensed REAA (2008)


2262982



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URGENT CARE CLINIC

WEEKEND DUTYDOCTORS

IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCYPHONE 111

Forall other medicalassistanceoutsideofnormal

hours please phone your generalpracticeteam, 24/7,

to speak with ahealth professionalwho will giveyou

free healthadviceonwhattodoorwheretogoifyou

need urgentcare.

If youdon’t have aregular general practice, call any

GP team 24/7 forfreetelephone health advice.

All non-residents and visa holders please bring your

passporttoyour surgeryappointment.

New Zealanders’tobring some form of ID.

TheAshburtonDutyPracticefor ...

Saturday14th March is

Tinwald Medical Centre, 33 Archibald Street.

They will hold surgeries from 10.00am until 12.00pm and

from 6.00m until 7.00pm.

No appointmentnecessary. Surgeryphone 308 6565.

Sunday15th March is

Sealy Street Medical Practice,Sealy Street.

Consultations will be by appointmentonly.

To make an appointmentplease phone 308 1212.

Methven and Rakaia: Formedical attention on the

weekend and public holidays please telephone

MethvenMedical Centre on 03 302 8105

or Rakaia Medical Centre on 03 303 5002.

Details foraccessing the afterhours services will be on the

answer phone.

PHARMACIES

Wises Pharmacy,CountdownComplex,

East Street will be open on ...

Saturday from 9.00am until 1.00pm

Sunday from 10.00am until 1.00pm

At Geraldine: TheGeraldine Pharmacywill be open

normal trading hours during the week,and on

Saturdaymorning from 9.30am to 12.30pm.

Closed Sundays and Public Holidays

Forfree24hour Telephone Health Advice

Phone the healthline on 0800 611 116

Broughttoyouby

CountdownComplex, East Street, Ashburton

Phone: 03 308 6733 Fax: 03 308 6755

DebraCurtin

Chiropractor

Mon, Wed, Fri8:30am-5pm

Tues9:30am-5pm

Fri8am -2pm;Sat appt only

03 308 9516

www.ashburtonchiropractic.co.nz

PEASTRAW, clean medium

bales $50 delivered Ashburton

area. Fundraiser for

school trip. Phone/text 027

222 5364.

RELIGIOUS NOTICES

SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING

TheRakaia Anglican vestrycalls aspecial meeting

to discuss the future of the leasedproperty at the

address 21 SycamoreAvenueBarrhill.

To be held 31 March2020, 7.30 pm

St.Johns Anglican Church Barrhill

Allinterested parties welcome.

Treasurer Rakaia AnglicanParish, Bruce Johnston

GARDEN SUPPLIES

Ashburton

Plains Rotary

DELIVERED

$

6.00

per bale

PEASTRAW

and LINSEED STRAW

Small bales

Phone or txt Alisdair 027 410 6882

Ian 027 432 0438; Murray 307 0353

2261029

2254835

2266383

PEASTRAW, small bales.

Delivered Ash. $5.50, ex

paddock $4.50 each.

Phone/text 027 434 0442.

FOR LEASE

RENT ME!

Ideal as an extra

bedroomoroffice.

Fully insulatedand

double glazed forwarmth.

Threeconvenientsizes:

Standard3.6m x2.4m,

Large 4.2m x2.4m

Xtra-large 4.8m x2.4m.

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418WestStreet or callfor a

freebrochure.

www.justcabins.co.nz

2227764

0800 58 78 22

AWESOME office space for

lease, rent or hire. Park like

setting. Indoor and outdoor

areas. North-west town

boundary. Must view.

Phone 027 475 4241.

STORAGE available, Ashburton.

Self storage, variety

of sizes. Phone Rainbow

Storage 03 307 0401.

STORAGE: Secure self storage

units available long or

short term at Ashburton

Storage Facilities. Contact

us on 027 436 2636 or www.

ashburtonstoragefacilities.co.nz

HIRE

SCISSORLIFTS for hire.

4WD and slab lifts available

for daily or weekly hire.

Pickup or delivery. Phone

North End Engineering 308

8155 for abooking.

SELL

PEA STRAW Conventional

Bales $6 per bale Medium

Square Pea Straw bales for

Sale $40 a bale delivery

$10 per bale. Ph

02040233792

BACON slicer $175, wooden

extension ladder (good

condition) $50, several half

and full size preserving jars

$10. Phone 021 170 6568.

FREEZER room 2.4m x

2.4m, single phase, shelving,

1m wide door, $3,750 +

GST. Phone 027 434 0442.

HAIER medium size fridge/

freezer. New condition, just

3months old, $400. Phone

022 170 7653.

LPG

REFILLS

Small LPG cylinders

Off Street Parking

Available

Arthur Cates Ltd

26 McNally Street

Ph 308 5397

Riverside Industrial Estate

LPG REFILLS

9kg cylinders

$27.50

Askabout our

deliveryservice

Anysizecylinderfilled

17 Grey St,Ashburton

Phone 307 2707

2245232

2245262

WANTED TO BUY

METAL, heavy etc. Free

light-grade metal in-yard

dumping 9am-5pm weekdays.

Ashburton Scrap

Metal Recyclers, 117 Alford

Forest Road (behind

Placemakers). Phone 03

308 8033 or 027 249 6625.

2265890

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15th to 23rd May :Fri/Sat 7:30pm,

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them is Jessie Thompson

as Choreographer who is a

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family and Sister Act to

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you will be dancing in the aisles.

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TRADE &SERVICES

ALTERATIONS, mending

and trouser hemming, curtain

alterations and curtain

making. Call Michelle on

027 352 7248.

BUILDING and property

solutions. For your complete

alteration or renovation.

We project manage

the whole process. Home

and small commercial.

Qualified tradesmen.

Phone Kiwi Building &

Maintenance Ltd. Gary 308

4798, 027 207 1478 or

Cawte 027 418 7955.

CARPET cleaning -Powerful

equipment & fast drying.

Upholstery, mats and rugs.

Experienced owner/operator.

Phone John Cameron

at Supersucker, 027 435

1042 or 308 1677.

CARR’S Chimney Cleaning,

servicing Ashburton and

surrounding districts, $60

per chimney. Phone

Rodney on 03 324 2999

and leave amessage.

CHARLIE’S Blind Cleaning

Service -same day service

and repairs. Charlie can

supply new blinds and

tracks, will hang drapes.

Phone 03 307 1936 or 020

4169 0342.

CHIMNEY sweep - For a

professional service call

Dan McKerrow Chimney

Sweep and Repairs on 021

118 7580.

CHIMNEY sweep. It’s time to

start thinking about it.

Camera inspection carried

out and full inspection

checklist is left for you. Call

Allan 027 209 5026.a

COMPUTER problems? For

prompt reliable computer

servicing and laser engraving

contact Kelvin, KJB

Systems Ltd, 4 Ascot

Place, Ashburton. Phone

308 8989. SuperGold discount

card accepted.

ENTERTAINMENT

INTERIOR

PLASTERING

New or existing,

level 4finish, full skim

plaster or repairs

The Finishing Company

03 307 8870 2238793

CONCRETE pavers direct to

you - Best prices, many

sizes, textures and colours

- Paveco, 13 Robinson

Street, Industrial Estate.

CONCRETE Services -

Driveways, paths, patios,

mowing edging. Decorative

Concrete specialist 30

years servicing Canterbury.

Free quotes. No job too big

or small. Phone Paul 021

152 1966.

DENTURES; Dr Peter

Rumping repairs existing

dentures and also provides

new dentures. Phone 027

220 9997.

ENGINEERING repairs, fabrication,

farm equipment

service and maintenance,

W.O.F. repairs, machining

and welding. Odd jobs a

speciality. Mobile workshop.

Can collect. Phone

Malcolm 027 475 4241.

FLY control and spider

proofing. For all domestic

and industrial pest control

needs phone AJ Kerr at

Ashburton Pest Control on

03 308 8147 or 027 432

5447.

FURNITURE removals -For

all your household removal

needs call Nudges Furniture

Removals, phone 027

224 0609.

GARDENING, mowing,

pruning, fertilising, projects

or general spruce ups? Call

Andrew at Spruce Gardens

to get the job done right.

027 765 2899 or 03 307 1693.

sprucegardens@xtra.co.nz

HYDRAULICS; Martin

COMPUTER repairs, sales,

training, setup -wireless -

Bennett -Onsite hydraulic

hose repair service 24/7.

networks, spyware cleanup.

Stockists of Aero Quip

On-site day or evening. hoses &fittings, Commer-

LOW FEES. Call Robin cial hydraulics, Dynacool,

Johnstone, Networks Spool valves etc., MP Filtri,

Firewalls & PC’s Ltd, 308

1440 or 027 768 4058.

Walvoil. Call Justin on 308

9778.

ALPS

CONTINUOUS SPOUTING

TRADE &SERVICES

Having problems with your internal gutter systems?

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

Areyour soffits falling out due to water rot?

We canconvert your internal gutters to standard external gutters.

Need help with BOOKKEEPINGor

ADMINISTRATIONSUPPORT?

Youdidn’tgointobusiness to do the

books, butwedid!

Let’shaveachatovercoffeeand seehow Ican help

Silvia Haddock 027 2169478

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FOR ALL YOUR

•LawnMowing

•Pruning

•Garden Maintenance

•Gutter Cleaning

•Rubbish Removal

Call us TODAY

foraFREE quote

2245223

Ph 0800 4546 546

(0800 4jimjim)

LEGAL work -Phone Peter

Ragg (Ashburton Law) for

house sales, purchases

and refinances. Will call at

home evenings for wills,

enduring powers of

attorney. Phone 308 0327.

PAINTER for all your painting

needs. No job too small,

inside or outside. Professional

friendly service.

Phone Pete 03 308 1672 or

027 200 1619.

PAINTING wallpapering,

plastering - No job too

small. Interior, exterior.

Professional, prompt, competitive

service. Phone

Tony Sivier at Paint It Ashburton

on 021 878 794 or

307 7289.

PLUMBING, drainlaying,

blocked drains. Phone

Lindsay at Doaky’s Plumbing

on 027 555 5575 or 308

1248 (Master Plumbers &

Drainlayers).

SUN Control Window Tinting:

Privacy, UV, glare, heat

control for homes -offices -

and cars. Phone Craig

Rogers 307 6347, member

of Master Tinters NZ.

TILING - For all your tiling

requirements including kitchen

splash backs, flooring

etc. (full water proofing),

call Kevin on 027 496 8314.

2264830

2227833

TINT-A-WINDOW, fade, UV

block, glare, heat control,

safety, security, privacy,

frosting films, solar protective

window films. Free

quotes, 20 years local service.

Phone 0800 368 468

now, Bill Breukelaar, www.

tintawindow.co.nz

TV Reception Specialists for

all your digital freeview

installations and repairs,

TV wall mounting, Smart

TV set-up, home theatre

installation. Call John at

Ashburton TV &Audio Ltd

03 308 7332 or 027 277

1062.

WINDSCREENS and house

glass. Qualified flat glass

glazier now in-house. Anything

glass, give us acall.

Your place or ours. Wilson

Windscreens, 152 Wills

Street, Ashburton. Phone

03 308 8485.

HOME SERVICES

ROOF COATINGS: All roof

types, specializing in

Decramastic and Long Run

Iron, Coloursteel etc, steep

roofs not a problem. —

Spraymaster 027-433-7780.

CARS FOR SALE

FORD Fairmont 1993, shed

stored. Reg. on hold,

384,000kms, small motor

repair needed. As is, where

is. Phone 027 434 0442.

AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES

PANELBEATING and spray

painting of cars, trucks,

buses, horse floats &

motorhomes, caravans,

trailers, farm machinery, jet

boats. Light engineering

and aluminium welding.

Bus &Truck Bodyworks, 17

Range Street, Ashburton.

Phone 307 0378.

CARAVANS &TRAILERS

CARAVAN wanted - NZ

made, family size, anything

considered. Trailer for sale,

with lockable canopy, 7x5.

Wanted drum set, snare

drum, accessories. Phone

027 204 9709.

Allworkmanship guaranteed

Ben Kruger 021 808 739 or 308 4380

232 BoundaryRoad,Ashburton

www.alpscontinuousspouting.co.nz

E; benkruger@xtra.co.nz

SITUATIONS VACANT

LIFT OUT SIDE TIPPER

TRUCK DRIVER

An opportunity has arisen in our team for aLift

Out Side Driver based at our Mayfield Depot.

This position involves the cartage of bulk products and

general flat deck work as well as livestock cartage atpeak

times during seasonal demands. The role requires aClass 5

Licence and previous experience inthe bulk, general &

livestock industries would be adefinite advantage.

Apply in writing or email you application to:

Jim Crouchley

PO Box 151

GERALDINE 7956

027 3078907

jim@mtrans.nz

Volunteer

Driver

Mentors

The Salvation Army is seeking volunteers to assist

with our Driver Mentor Programme, which aims

to assist alearner driver prepare for the restricted

licencetest while using our cars.

Mentors need to be available 2.5 hrs per week.

Have aclean, full drivers licence.

Actasacoach and supervisor forarange of practical

driving experiences.

Have the support of aqualified instructor and will

be giventhe tools to assist the learner driver.

Apply heather.daly@salvationarmy.org.nz

or 021927370


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MEETINGS

Grey PowerAshburton

Monthly Meeting

Monday, March 16 th

2pm

at the Seniors Centre

Speakers:

Zhiyan Bashrati

and Miles Jackson

All welcome

2265876

142ndAnnual

General Meeting

30th March2020

at 7.30pminthe

upstairs lounge

A&PShowgrounds

ANNUAL

GENERAL

MEETING

Wednesday,

8th April2020

at 7pm

Tinwald School staffroom

Allwelcome.

Enquiries to:

mcctsecretary@gmail.com

2266158

EDUCATIONAL

CJ’S Driving School -

Classes 2 & 5,

endorsements F & D,

forklift F&OSH, dangerous

goods. NZTA approved

course provider. MITO &

Competenz assessor.

Locally owned. Phone

Christine 027 245 2563.

FRUIT &PRODUCE

NEW season potatoes.

Nadine &Agria $2 per kilo.

Phone 308 3195 or 027 531

9103. 81 Elizabeth Street.

SITUATIONS VACANT

DELIVERYPEOPLE

wanted

to deliver the AshburtonCourier

and Realtyevery Thursdayinthe

Ashburtonurban area.

2266035

Phone Leonie on

308 7664 or email


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BURNETTS TRANSPORTCATCH UP

Calling all former Burnetts workers,

partners &clients

Remembering the days at the old Burnetts yards

Saturday18July 2020–2pm onwards

Ashburton Racecourse

Racecourse Road,

Ashburton

$5 registration feeper person

to be paid by 31 March2020

Bank: JMNaish 38-9015-0134176-09

(use your first and last name as reference)

or paydirectlytonames below

Jane Naish –033082272 or Text 0275265808

tonyjanenaish@gmail.com

MauriceWotton –027 484 1115

maurice.wotton@ashcon.co.nz

CarolMuckle –youandi@xtra.co.nz

BYODrinks

Anyold photos,please email or lend

forustocopyand return

MID CANTERBURYPROVINCIAL

SCHOLARSHIP

Mid Canterbury Rural Women NZ is calling

for applications for their 2020 Scholarship. The

scholarship is open to both male andfemaleapplicants

whohaveahome base in MidCanterbury.

The $2,500 scholarship will beallocated through two

grants to thevalue of $1,000 andaResearch Grantof

$500.

Applicants forthe scholarship closeon1st April 2020

with previous applicants welcome toapply again. A

committee will consider the applications with the

recipients beingannounced in April.

Scholarship applicationforms andfurther details may

be obtained bycontacting RuralWomen branches, or

Scholarship Co-ordinator

PaulineHewson.

Phone03303 6397

Email hopelands407@gmail.com

Growing Dynamic Communities

RANCHSLIDER, WINDOW&

DOORREPAIRS

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Ranchslider -wheels replaced- tracks repaired

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Window -catches,hinges and securitystays

Magnetic insectscreens,securityand

insectdoors

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to avoid missing us

Phone Gavin or Sue 0220445015

SPACE available for next

weeks Courier -bequick!

Talk to us about your advertising

requirements. Phone

308 7664 or call into our

office at 199 Burnett Street,

Ashburton.

ADVERTISEMENT makeover!

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with The Courier, 308 7664.

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THE Courier is the best way

to advertise in Mid Canterbury.

Ask anyone who

regularly advertises with us

and they’ll tell you, they get

results.

ADVERTISING space available

in the next issue of The

Courier Newspaper. Call us

today 308 7664.

Sue Cahill

PUBLIC NOTICE

Call in atalk to the people who know ...

SUE’S PICK

OF THE WEEK

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owned &operated family business for 67 years

Full range of engineering supplies and accessories forall your repairs

&maintenance. Kerrick hot &cold waterblasters &industrial vacuum cleaners.

Esseti welders &accessories. Stockists and distributors of Trailer Equipment.

ASHBURTON

South Street, Ashburton PHONE (03) 308-3147

Email office@blacklows.co.nz FREEPHONE 0800 452 522

A SINGLE TICKET TO

“It’sOnly Rock ‘n’ RollBaby”– VarietyTheatreAshburton

Father and daughter team are this year’s

director and musical director. Joining them

is Jessie Thompson as Choreographer

who is apro having choreographed the

likes of Oliver,Adams family and Sister

Act to name afew. This exciting show has

some new and exciting faces alongside

some of your favourite familiar faces. With

songs like ‘Love Shack’ and ‘This is me’

you will be dancing in the aisles.

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Simply fillinyour details and drop into the

AshburtonCourier,199 Burnett Street

Entries close Friday 4pm, March20, 2020

One entryper person

TUES-SUN 15th to 23rd

MAY2020

XCEL-ARC

NEW! VIPER SYNERGIC

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One knob control.

Easy operation forbeginners.

Small,compact, portable.

$312.17+GST

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BONUS HELMET

HURRY ONLY WHILE

STOCKS LAST

CLUB DAY

Sunday 15 th

March 2020, 2pm

@AshburtonClub &MSA

All welcome -Nocovercharge

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RANGITATA

LABOUR ELECTORATE

COMMITTEE

NOTICE

OF AGM

Tuesday 24 March

2020, 7.30 pm

St John Temuka

meeting room,

47 King Street,

Temuka

HOSPICE Mid Canterbury -

Here when you need us. If

you, or someone you care

about has a life limiting

illness, phone 307 8387 or

027 227 8387.

ARE you looking for a

flatmate, somewhere to

rent or a boarder? What

better place to advertise

than The Courier.

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11.45 Military Wives

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3.50 Bloodshot

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BUY ahome in Mid Canterbury

and receive The Courier

newspaper every week

to your letterbox. Local

news for local people.

Being in

business and not

advertising is

likewaving in the

dark....

....you know you’re there

but no-one else does!

Don’t be leftinthe dark,

TheCourier Newspaper

has the key to your event,

productorbusiness

advertising.

Phone Jann, Roselle or Karen

on (03) 3087664

Email: office@ashburtoncourier.co.nz

ASHBURTON Society of

Arts ’Summer show’, Short

Street Studio. Opening

Sunday 23rd February

11am - 4pm. Guest:

Christine Lang, plus 15

local members. Saturdays

& Sundays, Monday &

Wednesday when sign out,

until 22nd March. Enquiries

308 4533 or 027 313 5178.

TheTrustees of the RMC

and Dr Sue Fowlie

would like to invitethe communitytocelebrateour success:

•Whatwehaveachieved

•The newdirection forthe future

•Learn moreabout

AdvanceAshburtonCommunityFoundation

We look forwardtoseeing youat

Salmon Tales Café:

Thursday26th March2020

5:30pm

Light refreshments available

Ashburton Fanciers

Society

POULTRY AUCTION

April 19th 2020

Entries close April 4th

Write for selling schedule to:

B.Glassey

RD4, Ashburton 7774

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POST OFFICE BOXCLOSURE

Please note: As at 31stMarch 2020,

our PO Boxwill be closed.

Futureposted creditor invoices should be

mailed c/- Allied Press,POBox 517,

Dunedin 9054.

Allother mail can be posted to

AshburtonCourier Newspaper,

199 Burnett Street,Ashburton7700.

Thank you.

TheCancer Societyoffering

supportfor people

with acancer diagnosis

and their families

CANCER SOCIETY

TheMackenzie Centre,

122 Kermode Street,Ashburton

ContactAnnie on 03 307 7691

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