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Local doctors 

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Covid-19 dashes more plans, P2-4 

Medical practices and health 

professionals in Mid Canterbury 

have joined forces in the fight to 

prevent the community spread of 

Covid19. 

Since the outbreak began, they 

have swabbed at least 10 people for 

the coronavirus, none were positive, 

and consulted many more concerned 

they might have the disease. 

People needed to practise social 

distancing and remain vigilant, said 

Three RiversGPSarah Clarke. ‘‘No 

positives does not meanwehave no 

cases.’’ 

She said people neededto be kind, 

watch out for the vulnerable and 

elderly, and follow trusted 

information sources, like the 

Ministry of Health. 

Medical centre staff were wearing 

personal protective equipment and 

conducting assessments in carparks if 

people were showing Covid19 

symptoms, which includefever, adry 

cough and shortness of breath. 

Ajoint press releasefrom the 

Ashburton Covid19 team advises 

people to stayuptodate with local 

information, and phone ahead 

before going to any medical centre. 

‘‘If you arrive without an 

appointment thenyou will likely be 

asked to go to your carand to phone 

in, as we needtotriageevery person 

so we can offer the best treatment 

without exposing people 

unnecessarily to one another in our 

clinics and waiting rooms. 

‘‘You will speakwith ahealthcare 

worker who can discuss your concern 

and arrange the best management.’’ 

People with Covid19 questions 

needed to ring the dedicatedhealth 

line 0800 358 5453 and be prepared 

to wait. Those feeling very ill could 

ring their usual GP. The campaign 

against Covid19 emphasises social 

distancing and keeping yourself safe. 

Prescriptions can be faxed to 

pharmacies and and in some 

circumstances may be delivered, 

people feelingunwell should stay at 

home and physical contact with nonhousehold 

membersshould be 

minimised. ‘‘Don’t shake hands and 

wash your hands for at least20 

seconds or use sterilising hand gel as 

often as you can and then definitely 

if you touch something you are 

worried about.’’ 

Flu vaccinations will be earlythis 

year for vulnerable people and GPs 

will contact those eligible directly. 

Others will be vaccinated after the 

vulnerable. Don’t phone in to ask 

about the flu vaccine, lines are busy 

dealing with Covid19 inquiries. 

Dr Clarke said frontline staff were 

meeting regularly, collaborating and 

behaving like abig healthcare family. 

Panic buying was notnecessary. 

‘‘Supply lines are intact and you only 

need what you would for two weeks 

in case you have to isolate. Groceries 

can be delivered.’’ 

Hinds School pupils Kezia Fox (holding Scottish Thistle), Matisse Eccelstone (kale) and Fabian Tipacti 

(fodderbeet) with school parent and dairy farmer Todd Halliday (ryegrass) talk pasture and grass 

types for the AgriKids competition, which was moved from the cancelled Methven A&P Show to an 

online quiz. 

A&P show feeling the love 

The Methven A&P Show may 

suffer a financial blow with the 

cancellation of this weekend’s show 

but community support has been 

humbling, says president Adam 

Glass. 

Organisers pulled the pin on the 

show, just days out from their 106th 

annual event. 

“Obviously we are gutted.” 

There had been alot of work and 

effort by alot of people to get ready 

for the show, he said. 

But he was particularly thankful 

to the trades and sponsors who had 

opted to leave entry money in, as a 

way to support the association and 

keep it afloat. 

‘‘It’s really quite humbling,” he 

said. 

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Motor racingfan in isolation 

Ashburtongraphic designer 

Murray Thompson will spend the 

nexttwo weeks in selfisolation 

after travelling to Melbourne for 

the abandoned Grand Prix motor 

racing event. 

His familyisstaying at least2m 

awayand his workmates are now 

managing his unexpected 

absence. 

It’sascene that willhave 

played out in thousands of family 

homes and workplacesafterNew 

Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda 

Ardern announcedall people 

entering the country will have to 

selfisolate,inanattempt to 

prevent the spread of the 

coronavirus, COVID19. 

Murray planstofollow the 

rules set out by the Ministry of 

Health and says others who find 

themselvesinthe same situation 

needtodothe same. He is 

disappointed the holiday he 

planned ayear ago with his son 

Daniel did not pan out as 

expected, but says preventing 

community spread of the disease 

is moreimportant. 

Murray,abig motor racing fan, 

had been lookingforwardtothe 

trip. He woke up Friday morning 

in Melbourne to the news one of 

the McLaren team membershad 

tested positive for the virus; the 

event was cannedlater that day. 

He was amonghundreds of 

thousands of motor racing fans 

Murray Thompson’s empty plane returns to Christchurch. 

that had headed to Melbourne 

for the opening eventofthe 

Grand Prix. The border controls 

for selfisolation came as ashock. 

He headed onlinetofind out 

more information and 

investigated changing his flightto 

make it back before the new 

restrictions kickedin. He and 

Danieldecided eventually to 

returnontheir booked flightson 

Tuesday night. 

The pair took ariver cruise on 

the Yarraand visited the 

Melbourne Museum; other 

motor racing fans stayed in the 

city and alsotried to fill in their 

days. 

But by Monday, tourist 

attractionswere closingdown. 

Victoria declared astate of 

emergency later that day. 

Murray saidmany people wore 

masks as theymoved around the 

city. 

He carried handsanitiser and 

used it after touching door 

handlesand other public 

surfaces. ‘‘I was touching the 

escalator buttons with my jacket 

and being abit paranoid, but life 

had to carryon.’’ 

He was pleased to be home. 

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selfisolation. He is well and has 

no symptoms of the virus. 

New Zealanddirectorgeneral 

of healthDrAshley Bloomfield 

said selfisolation was a‘‘high 

trustarrangement’’ but he had 

greatconfidence Kiwiswould act 

collectively for the public good. 

Selfisolation was aprovenand 

effectiveway to keep 

communitieshealthyand safe 

and stop the spread of COVID 

19, he said. 

‘‘It means taking simple, 

commonsense steps to avoid 

closecontact with other people as 

much as possible. You can go 

outside, but you need to limit 

your contact withothers.’’ 

Closecontactisconsidered 

facetoface contact closer than 

two metresfor more than 15 

minutes. 

He saidpeoplecould go for a 

bike,orawalk or arun, but on 

theirown, and avoid close contact 

with anyone. 

‘‘Youcan livewith others 

during your 14 days, but you need 

to avoid close contact with them.’’ 

People who developed 

symptoms, including fever,a 

coughorshortnessofbreath, 

should contacttheir GP and 

follow instructions. 

The COVID19Healthline 

number is 0800 358 5453. 

Boost lost as bike champs canned 

By Mick Jensen 

There will be no South Island 

Schools’ MTB Championships at 

the Mt Hutt Bike Park next week 

and no big financial boost for the 

Methven economy after the cancellation 

of the event due to the 

threat of coronavirus. 

The 2020 championships was 

set to be the biggest New Zealand 

schools’ mountain bike 

event to date, with record numbers 

entered into enduro, downhill 

and cross country competitions 

. 

Last year’s very successful 

event at Mt Hutt brought inan 

estimated $500,000 into the 

Methven economy and more 

was anticipated this year. 

Bike Methven has been 

working onthe event management 

side of the championships 

for a number of months and 

spokesperson Clare Harden 

said the need to cancel had 

been confirmed earlier this 

week. 

‘‘Sadly it’s has been out of 

our control. 

‘‘We’ve been following the 

Government health advice and 

the event is ultimately 

regulated bythat. 

‘‘We are definitely disappointed. 

Our aim for this event 

was to bring economic benefit 

to Methven, it now looks like it 

willbeaveryhardtime over the 

next few months for this town.’’ 

Mrs Harden said Bike Methven 

was still working through 

the logistics with suppliers, but 

it looked like there would be a 

financial hit. 

She said it was hoped to 

reschedule the event, but the 

ability todothat was restricted 

by the upcoming ski season on 

Mt Hutt. 

March next year was earmarked 

as apossibility, she said. 

This year’s event had maximum 

confirmed entries of 320 

in the enduro, 275 in the 

downhill and 300 in the cross 

country. 

Some 30 volunteers were 

lined up to carry out driving, 

marshalling, registration, timing 

and parking duties, and 

more were being asked to lend 

ahand. 

Therewas to be free entryfor 

spectators, food and music on 

offer and some big jumps 

expected from talent young 

riders. 

Hours of work had also gone 

into track preparation and 

other logistics. 

Bike Methven used last 

year’s event profits for a new 

shuttle trailer and track maintenance. 

This year’s profits 

were earmarked for more track 

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Local news at www.starnews.co.nz Ashburton's The Courier, Thursday March 19, 2020, Page 3 

College halts 

mass events 

Ashburton College,with 

1200 students and 150 

staff,has suspended 

assemblies and events in 

itsauditorium after 

Government announced 

new rules aboutmass 

gatherings in the fight 

against community spread 

of the coronavirus, Covid 

19. 

Studentathletes have 

also been told theywill 

not be going to national 

secondary school sports 

events likerowing’s 

Maadi Cup at Lake 

Ruataniwha, softball’s 

tournament at Nelson and 

basketball’s 3x3 

tournamentinAuckland. 

Principal Ross Preece 

said it wasdisappointing 

for the students after 

months of trainingbut the 

sporting competitions had 

been suspended following 

government advice 

against holdingevents 

that would bringmore 

than 500 people together. 

SchoolSport New 

Zealand will review the 

situation on April 6. 

Mr Preece said the 

college would not be 

holding campus events 

that involved large 

numbers of students and 

staff in an enclosed space. 

That meant the 

cancellation of AshDance 

in the auditorium, 

involving 250 students, 

and house assemblies, 

which involved around 

300 people. 

The move was good 

practiceand in line with 

MinistryofEducation 

advicetoavoid an 

outbreak of Covid19, he 

said. 

Staff havealso been 

gauging the ability of 

students to work 

remotely,ifrequired. 

‘‘We have32familieswho 

do not have the internet.’’ 

Mr Preece and other 

Canterbury secondary 

school principals will 

meetonFridayfor ahui 

devotedentirely to 

dealingwith the disease. 

Theywould be guided by 

the ministry. 

He said the school was 

taking practical, 

commonsense measures 

and encouraging 

handwashing.Students 

who wereill were being 

askedtostay at home. 

It wasimportant to 

keep the virus in 

perspective and notpanic, 

he said. 

‘‘Wehave made sure 

soap is available in our 

toilets and put up signsto 

remindpeople aboutthe 

importance of 

handwashing.’’ 

It wastoo early to make 

decisions on other 

international trips by 

studentslater in the year, 

he said. 

Science students were 

due to headtoIndonesia 

in July and the school’s 

FirstXIcricket team was 

planningapreseason 

tour to Australia aheadof 

Term4. 

Events postponed 

Ashburton Aviation 

Museum members have 

postponed their popular 

school science programme 

due to Covid19 

concerns. 

They are among some 

of the many district’s 

older community members 

who are taking 

notice of the Government’s 

announcement 

and limiting potential 

exposure around Covid 

19. 

The programme offers 

pupils a chance to visit 

the airportbased 

museum and learn how 

science and flight combine 

from museumvolunteers 

learning about the 

mysteries of flight including 

cold fronts, air flow, 

drag, navigation and 

flight checks. 

The Mid Canterbury 

Choir’s performance of 

the Messiah on April 5is 

also postponed. Choir 

manager Carol Gunn said 

it would be rescheduled 

to November, orinApril 

2021. 

Rowers disappointed over Maadi 

Rowing's Maadi Cup has been 

cancelled as aresult of the 

coronavirus outbreak. 

One of the biggest school 

events in the southern 

hemisphere and due to be held 

on Lake Ruataniwha, Twizel, 

later this month, the huge 

regatta attracts over 2000 

secondary school rowers and 

many more supporters. 

Sixteen rowers from 

Ashburton College have been 

training and racing for the past 

six months in preparation for 

the seasonending premier 

event. 

At last week’s South Island 

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rowers were told that Maadi was 

at risk of being cancelled 

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Ag show online for kids 

Hinds School pupils wereamong 

the hundreds of childrenregionwide 

to be affected by the 

cancellation of the Methven 

A&P show. 

The showwas due to hostthe 

Aorangi regionalfinal for the 

Young Farmer of the Year, 

which also includes the AgriKids 

and Junior Young Farmers 

competitionsfrom around the 

district. 

Adozen schools fromthe 

Aorangi region, including eight 

from Mid Canterbury and 

Geraldine,each had multiple 

teams participating in the 

AgriKids event. Therewere 

multiple teams in the Junior 

Young Farmers. 

They were notifiedmid 

Tuesday morning of achangein 

formattoanonlinequiz and 

some were scrambling to 

complete theirentries by the cutoff 

today. 

Hinds School had an 

impressive 30 children entered 

across10teams. 

Watched by teacher Sonya 

Hurst,the Hinds pupils –in 

teams of three –completedthe 

quiz under timepressure. They 

Hinds School pupils (from left) Kate Sheppard, Alison Harbutt 

and Morgan Harbutt take the AgriKids online quiz hoping to 

make it to the Face-Off regional final online. 

had eight minutesbefore 

incurring pointpenalites. The 

pupilshave had training time 

with parents giving up their time 

to help them get up to speed with 

aspects of farming coveredin 

past events.They included 

drenching knowledge, animal 

husbandry, crops and pasture 

types. 

At least half the pupils were 

involved in AgriKids last year so 

were building on their 

knowledge. 

The bestteam from each 

school, with an additional two 

teams region wide with best 

overall rankings, will go on to 

take part in an online FaceOff 

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From Page 1 

The Methven A&P Association runs 

other events during the year to help pay 

some bills but also to raise the profile of 

farming, or to raise money for community 

groups and individuals. They include 

an onfarm heifer competition, the 

annual wheat growing competition and a 

gift lamb auction, with lambs donated 

from farmer’s around the district. 

Money from the auction,which will go 

ahead albeit in another form, also 

supports local services, organisations 

and tertiary education scholarships. 

Mr Glass said the popular primary 

school Spud in aBucket competitionwill 

also go ahead as usual, which was good 

news for the hundreds of pupils at local 

area schools. 

The undisturbed buckets were due to 

be collected as usual and judged Friday 

morning. The results will be up at the 

A&P association pavilion at the showgrounds 

on Friday afternoon. 

As in past years any unclaimed 

potatoes would be donated to agedcare 

facility Methven House. 

Mr Glasssaid people who had entered 

the home industries competitions can 

also collect their submitted entries, such 

as art, photographs or paintings as well 

as any entry cost refunds, from organisers 

at the pavilion tomorrow. It will be 

open between 2pm and 5pm. 

The Aorangi and Tasman FMG 

Young Farmer of the Year regional 

finals, also to have been held at the 

Methven show, have been postponed 

until further notice. 

NZ Young Farmers chief executive 

officer Lynda Coppersmith said the new 

date would be confirmed later. 

“It is for the safety of our competitors, 

staff and spectators and imperative that 

we don’t put anyone at risk and help 

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Bernard Egan fetched top price at the St 

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Bernard’s dessert pie sold for $31 at 

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Truckdriving Trevor parks up 

By Linda Clarke 

Trevor Begg reckons he’s driven 

about 4.5 million kilometres in the 

course of his truck driving life. 

The Ashburton man retired from 

the big rigs this month after 48 years 

with Rural Transport (previously 

Burnetts Motors). 

Trevor has carted hay, stock, 

buildings, machinery and once a 

large concrete elephant, destined for 

life in aMid Canterbury garden. The 

elephant generated afew odd looks 

on the highway. 

The 68yearold has been 

reflecting this week on aworking 

lifetime spent largely on the roads of 

the South Island. He was encouraged 

to join Burnetts by his fatherinlaw 

and spent 18 months working as an 

offsider to Bruce Scott, who was a 

good teacher. 

His first truck was alittle twoaxle 

Commer truck, painted green in 

Burnetts colours, and equipped with 

ahiab for lifting heavy things. 

He treated it well and it was the 

first 10 trucks (three brand new) he 

would go on to drive, hiab on the 

back. 

Trevor has huge respect for the 

trucks he has driven, in the early days 

the maximum weights were around 

30 tonne but some units now weigh 

60 tonne. It is ahuge responsibility 

sharing the road with other users and 

he says the secret is keeping acool 

Trevor Begg has parked up his big truck and hiab for the last time. 

head when others on the road 

around him are making risky 

decisions. 

He favours afourlane highway 

between Ashburton and 

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especially those who pass at the end 

of the passing lanes. 

Trevor has been in acouple of 

crashes, neither his fault, and has 

been first on the scene of some 

serious accidents, two involving 

trains. He helps and tries to forget 

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what he has seen. 

An unusual incident on the 

Killmog hills north of Dunedin sticks 

in his mind. He was driving atruck 

laden with heavy containers of meat 

back to Ashburton and going slowly 

down one of the final hills when he 

was passed by an elderly man on a 

bicycle the cyclist was trying to 

brake and had broken the chain of 

his bike. 

Trevor eventually found him intact 

on the side of the road, white as a 

sheet, after the road flattened out. 

He put the bike on the back of his 

truck and gave him aride to Cherry 

Farm. 

Trevor’s love of trucks and 

vehicles is seen in his private life too. 

He is the president of the 

Ashburton Vintage Car Club and 

also amember of the Mid 

Canterbury Vintage Machinery 

Club. 

He drives amodern red Holden 

Commodore, but he also has a1937 

Chev and a1958 Morris Minor that 

he also drives as often as possible. 

The Chev once belonged to his 

grandmother and was sold out of the 

family to be afarm hack. Trevor 

bought it back, loved it and made it 

mechanically sound. 

The Morris Minor is still going 

strong too, thanks to regular 

servicing and grease and oil changes. 

Keeping up the maintenance is key 

for along, happy, motoring life. 

Tiger Moths gather at Ashburton Airport 

Eight Tiger Moths, aGypsy Moth, 

three Chipmunks and one Auster 

were among some of the classic 

aircraft to touch down at the Ashburton 

Airport last weekend. 

The planes were flown by members 

of the Tiger Moth Club of New 

Zealand and among them was Jan 

Chisum, of Hawkes Bay, who owns a 

1929 Gypsy Moth. 

The Gypsy was predecessor to the 

Tiger Moth aircraft. 

Jan was in the Gypsy’s pilot seat, 

while husband Jerry was flying one 

of the Tiger Moths, owned by friend, 

Des Strong, of Palmerston. 

The couple have owned the 

rebuilt Gypsy for eight years, but 

more than 85 years ago it was owned 

by Jan’s father, Stan White. 

Jan took up flying after her father. 

He was apilot prior to enlisting in 

the Royal Air Force and owned the 

Gypsy back in the early 1930s. 

The Gypsy has a120 horsepower 

engine and flies up to 85 miles per 

hour; it was flown from London to 

Sydney by Jan’s father in 1934. It was 

then shipped across to New Zealand. 

While her dad eventually sold it, 

Jan kept an eye on it and finally 

convinced the owner to sell. 

She says flying gives a huge 

amount of pleasure and has become 

apassion. 

She took it up at age 23, back in 

1987, because it seemed like fun, 

and was achange from horses she 

was used to being around. One of 

Jan’s favourite competition events is 

the noninstrument circuit flying; 

she often competes against her 

husband. 

She concedes to being a bit 

bonkers when it comes to owning an 

older aircraft. 

“We are all nutters to be involved 

with old aeroplanes,” she said. 

Although they can do some basic 

maintenance, specialist maintenance 

is also needed on the aircraft. 

Jan was due to leave her Gypsy in 

storage at the Ashburton Airport for 

Pilot Jan Chisum and her 1929 Gypsy Moth in Ashburton. 

next month’s Warbirds over Wanaka, 

but with the event cancelled 

due to COVID19, she has flown it 

home. 

The Tiger Moth Club members 

get together twice ayear, including 

for their annual general meeting. 

They like to hold their AGMs in a 

different location each year and had 

the added bonus of the Ashburton 

Aviation Museum members catering 

their Saturday evening meal. 

During the weekend they also 

took part in air races, flying challenges 

and events to showcase their 

vintage aircraft. 

Resident 

survey 

continues 

Letters have been sent to 200 

people inviting them to take 

part in the Ashburton District 

Council’s annualresidents’ 

survey; council is canvassing 

800 people this year, in four 

waves of 200. 

Spreading the survey gives a 

more accurate description of 

people’s feelings about council 

services and facilities, instead 

of one issue topical at the time 

of survey dominating the 

outcome. 

The number of residents to 

be surveyed in the new wave 

system has risen from 400, with 

the second wave of 200 letters 

sent at the start of March. 

Residents are given asurvey 

identification numberand told 

they have been randomly 

selected to take part in the 

resident survey. Everyone who 

completes the survey goes into 

adraw to win one of two $50 

Prezzy cards. 

The online survey takes 

1520 minutes to complete and 

people needtodothat by 

March 27. 

The survey invitation letter 

says council wants to hear if it is 

spending hardearned 

ratepayer money in the right 

places and on the right things. 

‘‘By sharing your thoughts 

about council’s services and 

facilities, you can help shape 

our community and make 

Ashburton abetter place to 

live.’’ 

Council’s business covers 

roads, footpaths, drinking 

water, wastewater, recycling, 

street lighting, community 

recreation facilities, animal 

control, building consents, 

policy development and town 

planning. Electedmayor and 

councillors allocate resources 

and monitor maintenance and 

delivery of facilities and 

services. 

The survey is conducted by 

independent research company 

Key Research on council’s 

behalf. 

Council CEO Hamish Riach 

said the new survey system 

better reflected how residents 

felt about council services 

throughout the year. Eachwave 

was selected to represent ‘‘a 

sensible crosssection of the 

community.’’ 

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Badge for 50 years of service 

Elaine Vallender was just 16years 

old when she became aGirlGuiding 

Brownie leader with Shirley 

Brownies, in Christchurch. It was 

1968. 

Since then she’s had alifelong 

association with the youth organisation, 

aiming to empower girls as 

they explore their world. 

It’s seen her make some great 

friends and travel the world. 

And it’s now earned her a 

GirlGuiding 50 Years Service 

Badge. 

‘‘Through GirlGuiding I have 

had opportunities I would never 

have had and I’ve made some 

amazingly good friends…people 

you keep in contact with who have 

similar values, such as being loyal, 

supporting each otherand respect.” 

They are the same values she 

tries to install in her charges. 

‘‘You see it coming out with the 

girls’ development.’’ 

And she has been fortunate to 

‘‘watch girls develop into leaders of 

the future’’. 

But it’s been a twoway street 

Elaine Vallender has earned a50 

years service badge. 

with GirlGuiding giving her personal 

development and a raft of 

experiences. 

She has taken on roles such as 

national board member, national 

membership committee chair, been 

anational youth adviser, regional 

coordinator and trainer, and been 

on two national Rangers event 

committees. 

She has also represented New 

Zealand at an Asia Pacific 

Regional Conference and travelled 

to India, Fiji and Hong Kong. 

Elaine came from aGirlGuiding 

family. Her older sister was a 

Brownie so it was no surprise when 

Elaine and her twin sister joined at 

age eight. 

Elaine worked her way up 

through the ranks and was in 

Rangers while studying atuniversity. 

She moved to Ashburton in 1975 

to take up her first teaching role at 

Ashburton College; as music 

teacher. She eventually went on to 

be head of music department, then 

arts coordinator. She started work 

at St John Ashburton around six 

years ago. 

But the move toMid Canterbury 

saw her continue asaGirlGuiding 

leader, learning the ropes working 

alongside Muriel Lay and the late 

Helen Bell at Allenton Brownies. 

She then became Rangers leader 

at Ashburton Rangers, with girls 

aged 12 to 17 years old. 

It’s where she has stayed. She has 

been their long enough to see the 

secondgeneration of Rangerscoming 

through the organisation. 

GirlGuiding may have changed 

in the past few years and become 

more corporate, but Elaine puts 

that down to more competition for 

youth attention now than ever 

before. There are also morewomen 

working, with lesstime to volunteer 

than before. 

Elaine does plan to retire this 

year –her and husband, Glenn are 

planning amove closer to Christchurch 

–but she will not step down 

until the end of the year. And it’s a 

good time, the Ashburton Ranger’s 

have new leaders being nurtured to 

pave the way for the future. 

She will also finish in her paid 

role at St John, but continue 

volunteering with St John, as a 

health shuttle team leader and 

promoting the St John of Jerusalem 

Eye Hospital. 

Glenn sharing passion for geology 


Glenn Vallender taught science and 

biology to teenagers at Ashburton 

College for 38 years, but for the last 

five years he’s been sharing his 

knowledge and passion for the 

subject of geology with amuch older 

crowd. 

He is amember of the Ashburton 

University of Third Age (U3A) 

group and regularly hosts talks for 

members. 

U3A is a learning community 

organised by and for the people in 

retirement or semi retirement. 

Mr Vallender has been educating 

seniors locally on all aspects of 

geology through a special interest 

group he set up in 2015. 

His knowledge has also been 

shared with Geraldine and Ellesmere 

U3A groups and he will soon 

speak to members of anew Temuka 

U3A group. 

Mr Vallender said U3A was set 

up to ‘‘expand the horizons’’ of 

older people. 

His subject of geology was about 

‘‘digging deep beneath your feet’’ 

Passionate about geology: Glenn Vallender logs on to access up to 

the minute seismology data from the seismograph held at 

Ashburton Museum. 

and often appealed to people who 

enjoyed the outdoors or ‘‘had a 

curiosity about the natural world’’. 

Mr Vallender talks focus on areas 

such as urban geology, New Zealand 

seismology, fossils and geo heritage 

issues. 

His series concludes with afield 

trip that could take in avisit to a 

riverbed, the beach or afavourite 

spot like Mt Somers. 

‘‘I present the material, but there 

is a‘show and tell’ element to things 

as well,’’ said Mr Vallender. 

Seismology has been one area of 

growing interest for people in recent 

years. 

Mr Vallender, who has adoctorate 

in geo science education, is able 

to show people the seismograph that 

belongs to Auckland University and 

kept at Ashburton Museum. 

He can access data from it 

remotely and then drill down to 

demonstrate what is happening 

around the country. 

He likes to put alocal angle on his 

material whenever possible and is 

keen to see new members join 

Ashburton U3A and his interest 

group. 

Anew geology series starting on 

April 22 will focus on urban geology. 

Other talks will be held in June, 

September and November and a 

field trip to either Onawe peninsula, 

Kaitorete Spit or the Geosciences 

Department at University of Canterbury 

will run in December. 

For more information on the 

geology special interest group contact 

Glenn Vallender on 308 8373. 


Remedial 

work set 

to begin 

The southern exteriorwallofthe 

AshburtonArt Galleryand 

HeritageCentrewill be painted 

and sealed first as the Ashburton 

District Council begins remedial 

work on the facility. 

Council discovered intermittent 

waterleaks in the building during 

extreme weather afterthe building 

became fully occupied.Council 

alsofound the air conditioning 

system was notworking to its 

expectations. 

Internaland externalworks over 

coming weeksand months will 

occur, as council beginsa 

programme to address the issues 

identifiedthroughanindependent 

assessment. 

Thefirstwork to be undertaken 

will be painting and sealing the 

southernexterior wallofthe 

building as this wasidentified as in 

most need for treatment, with 

other walls being painted and 

sealed wherenecessary. The three 

upstairsbay windows facing State 

Highway1will also be 

weatherproofed (and ventilatedif 

required). 

Other works includeinspecting 

and repairing the roof membrane, 

installingnew heating and 

ventilation equipment,including 

the installationofbuffer tanks. 

Chief ExecutiveHamishRiach 

sayscouncil is pleased to beginthe 

work,which hasbeenbudgeted for 

in the 2019/20 Annual Plan. 

‘‘Our first priority is completing 

the paintingand roof membrane 

work beforewinter,then moving 

on to the work needed inside the 

building. 

‘‘It's importantthat we get this 

required workunder way sooner 

ratherthan later, as we know the 

Art Gallery andHeritageCentre is 

an important facility to our 

community.’’ 

Council has takenadditional 

steps to ensure the protectionof 

the art gallery and museum assets 

whilework has been waiting to 

begin. This has included regular 

monitoring of temperatures and 

moisturelevels and installing a 

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Charlie returns to gardening roots 

Gardening influencer Charlie 

McCormick likes to plan trips down 

under to coincide with the Mayfield 

A&P Show. 

It’s his old stomping ground and 

where he grew up. 

And last weekend, nearing the end 

of atwoweek holiday, he got to be 

guest judge in the children’s cut 

flower section at the annual event. 

Charlie, who lives in Dorset, 

England, was once listed in the top 

30 gardening influencers and had his 

garden mentioned in last year's top 

10 of most popular United 

Kingdom's gardens. He has 98,200 

followers on Instagram; the Mayfield 

A&P Show home industries entries 

and the Ashburton Dahlia Show 

made it to his page. 

He has shown at the Dorset 

Country Show and enters around 17 

shows aseason, showing cut flowers 

and vegetables, with some baking. 

He moved to England on an 

overseas adventure, found his future 

love, got married and now lives there. 

As agardening author he writes 

for the Times, The Sunday Times, 

House and Garden, and Pleasure 

Garden Magazine. He has also 

appeared on BBC Gardeners’ 

World. 

The 30yearold got to see many 

familiar faces at the show, including 

those of his gardening mentor Jackie 

Ryan, his aunty Catherine from 

Ashburton, and sister Annabel who 

was visiting from Christchurch. 

And he got to see all the floral 

entries in the home industries 

pavilion. 

Charlie McCormick checks out the cut flowers at the Mayfield A&P Show. Photo Toni Williams 

“They are very well judged,” he 

said. 

He still tries to be aregular to the 

Mayfield show, which most of his 

family have adeeprooted 

association with, including Mayfield 

stalwart, and one of the gardening 

influences in his life, his grandfather 

Hamish McCormick. 

Charlie was encouraged to have 

entries in the A&P show from an 

early age and was keen to encourage 

the next generation to pick up the 

tradition of entering shows and 

keeping shows alive. 

At this year’s show, the 

McCormick clan had awide range of 

entries from those of 96yearold 

Hamish in the cut flower section, to 

those of youngest family member 

Charlotte McCormick, aged 18 

months, with an entry in the painting 

section and afirst place in the 

floating flower section. 

Surprise service badge brings Jude to tears 

Women’s Institute stalwart Jude 

Vaughan was the unsuspecting 

recipient of aWIGood Service 

Badge recently. 

Mrs Vaughan was surprised when 

the award was presented at the Mid 

Canterbury Federation of WI’s 

annual general meeting after asecret 

nomination by her peers at Lowcliffe 

WI. 

“It just blows you away, it’s not for 

me, it’s for the organisation. The 

acknowledgement from your peers, 

that means so much,” she said. 

Lowcliffe members say she is a 

proactive and inspirational colleague 

that they are lucky to have. 

Mrs Vaughan has been amember 

of Lowcliffe WI for 10 years but 

before immigrating to New Zealand 

she had been amember of the 

United Kingdom WI for 32 years. 

In New Zealand, she has served on 

the National Executive Committee 

and, in the past two years, has been 

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vicepresident, remits convener and 

handcraft and communications 

committees. 

And for the past seven years has 

been on the Mid Canterbury 

Federation holding positions of 

president, minute secretary and 

federation secretary. 

She was also on the Canterbury 

Belles organising committee for the 

2017 National AGM. 

As the final speaker at that AGM, 

her insights and aspirations for the 

organisation touched so many WI 

members attending, she got a 

standing ovation. 

Her badge was presented by friend 

and fellow national executive 

committee member Kathryn 

Hopkinson, of North Canterbury 

WI; it brought afew tears. 

“The recognition by your peers is 

the biggest honour,” she said. 

Awoman with many interests, 

including arts and crafts, quilting and 

textiles, Mrs Vaughan’s handcraft is 

described as outstanding and earned 

her national recognition. 

Mrs Vaughan is on the Lowcliffe 

WI committee and helps with Meals 

on Wheels, catering, organising 

annual Bay and Tray competition 

entries and enters federation 

competitions. 

She has also represented WI at 

Civil Defence and Rural Support 

Trust meetings. 

Harvest party 

Popular Christchurch band 

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event, at the Ashburton 

Racecourse, has aBlack Tie 

Opshop theme and is R18 to 

celebrate the annual harvest 

season. More than 350 people 

turned out last year andorganisers 

are hoping that asimilar number 

will turnuptoenjoy the event 

again. Tickets are available 

through the Pendarves Young 

FarmersFacebook page. 

Old consents 

Ashburton District Council staff 

are workingtheirway through 

thousands of old consents for 

building work thatstill has no code 

of compliance certificate. The 

issue came to lightin2017, when 

changes to the Building Act 

imposed atwoyear limit. The 

backlog has gone from around 

5000 to 3389, with council staff 

contacting owners as they worked 

through old files when they had 

time. 

Bovis boss off 

Mycoplasma bovis programme 

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announced he is leaving the 

programme. Mr Gwyn has spent 

almost three years leading the 

response and effort to eradicate 

Mycoplasma bovis from New 

Zealand. It is understood Mr 

Gwynhas beenseconded to 

another position with no plans to 

return at the end of the 

secondment. There is atransition 

plan in placefor Mr Gwyn’s 

replacement (yet to be 

announced), whowill be on board 

before his departure on April 3. 

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Mayor suggests red paint 

warnings at intersections 

Ashburton mayor Neil Brown has suggested 

painting red warnings on the road 

at problem intersections in the district. 

He said large red warnings squares 

had been painted on State Highway 1on 

either side of the Chertsey rail crossing 

and they did a good job alerting 

motorists a change in the road was 

ahead. 

The same warnings could be painted 

on roads at intersections what are 

known crash spots. 

According to crash analysis data, 39 

per cent of intersection crashes on local 

roads in the past five years were caused 

by drivers failing to give way or stop. 

Sixtythree per cent of drivers who 

caused crashes were male and almost 

half of those 34 years or younger. Thirtyone 

per cent of women who crashed 

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Mr Brown said council had been 

looking at ways ofreducing intersection 

crashes using rumble strips and stop 

signs, but red warnings painted on the 

road could also help attract adriver’s 

attention. 

‘‘It’s avery effective way of lettingyou 

know there is apotential hazard coming 

up.’’ 

Mr Brown’s suggestion came at council’s 

infrastructure committee meeting 

last week, where minutes of a recent 

road safety meeting were discussed. 

Cr LynetteLovett said the road safety 

committeewas awaiting areport on how 

effective that, and other measures, had 

been on changing driver behaviour. 

‘‘If it works, we should be looking at 

it,’’ Mr Brown said. 

Kids duathlon lined up 

Argyle Park will host the third Figure 

Fitness Ashburton kids duathlon on 

April 5. 

The event will be run in three age 

group sections, each starting at a 

different time, and the first beginning at 

10am. 

Three to eight year olds will tackle a 

800m bike ride and 600m run, those 

aged eight to 10 years have a1.7km bike 

ride followed by 800m run, and a3.4km 

pedal and 1.7km run is lined up for those 

over 10. 

The laid back event is held to 

encourage participation and fun. 

Entry costs $10 and proceeds will be 

donated to the Australian Bush Fires 

appeal. 

More information on the Figures 

Fitness Ashburton Facebook page. 


Rakaia Gorge trust set up 


The Fantail Trust has been set up 

with the aim of making an area of 

the Rakaia Gorge predatorfree 

by 2050. 

The trust has been set up by 

local residents Christine and 

Robert Koller who are keen to 

establish anative bird and plant 

sanctuary on the true left side of 

the Rakaia River in order to 

encourage repopulation and the 

protection of native birds, animals 

and plants. 

The couple, who run 

Quickenberry Guesthouse at 

Terrace Downs, have already laid 

four traps on private farm land 

near the popular Rakaia Gorge 

Walkway. 

Arecent email drop to friends 

and guests has also received a 

positive response and yielded five 

more traps. 

Mr Koller said the traps were 

welldesigned and efficient, and 

targeted possums, stoats and rats. 

‘‘We use GoodNature traps, 

Timm’s traps and the DOC traps 

for stoats and rats. 

‘‘We try not to use poison such 

as cyanide, fluoroacetate or 

brodifacoum.’’ 

He said the project would take a 

number of years, and would keep 

The Fantail Trust has been established to help make the area 

alongside the Rakaia Gorge Walkway predator-free by 2050. 

the couple busy in retirement, but 

it needed community input and 

support as well. 

‘‘It is an exciting project and 

hopefully some day in the future 

we have birds like the bellbird, tui 

and kereru thriving again in the 

gorge. 

‘‘The walkway area is an 

amazing place with ahuge variety 

of native plants still growing, but it 

needs our help to become alittle 

paradise on our doorstep.’’ 

With more bird life, more 

planting was also needed to feed 

the birds, he said. 

‘‘Neighbours at Washpen Falls 

have run asimilar conservation 

project for anumber of years, and 

the sound of bird song there can 

be heard as soon as you get out of 

the car.’’ 

The public can become 

members of the Fantail Trust by 

giving asmall donation of $10, or 

can sponsor aGoodNature trap 

for $185. 

The first 200 donations will go 

into adraw with aprize of dinner, 

bed and breakfast at 

Quickenberry. 

The Fantail Trust bank account 

is 02 0868 0110730 025 and more 

information can be obtained by 

emailing to quickenberry@xtra. 

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Book pays homage to wool 


Ruapuna author Val Taylor’s latest 

book is ahomage to the natural 

fibre of wool and abook to 

encourage more people to knit. 

Called Perfect Companions, the 

book is dedicated to sheep farmers 

around the world, and also to past, 

present and future knitters. 

The front cover shows apicture 

of wool, aspinning wheel and 

knitting wool and needles, 

Mrs Taylor, who grew up on a 

sheep and crop farm, is akeen 

knitter and her book features 

patterns and advice, short stories, 

and also baking recipes and 

homecraft snippets. 

Square knits are aparticular 

favourite for the author who has 

been aknitter for seven decades. 

‘‘I’m tired of seeing all the 

synthetic clothing out there. 

‘‘We need to promote wool and 

wool products more as far as I’m 

concerned.’’ 

The 80yearold said the variety 

Ruapuna author Val Taylor with 

her latest book Perfect 

Companions. 

and snippets in Perfect 

Companions was based on the girls’ 

annuals she used to read when 

growing up. 

She said the book was an easy 

read and the ‘‘perfect book to 

browse and relax with’’. 

The book offers abrief history of 

the Early’s of Witney, England, a 

business that started making fine 

wool blankets in 1669 and later saw 

family members move across the 

world to New Zealand. 

Another chapter outlines local 

success story, Ashford Handicrafts, 

and its spinning wheel. 

The 123 page book is Mrs 

Taylor’s 32nd. 

Previous books have focused on 

selfhelp stories, Christian 

testimonies, abook penned with 

local rugby legend John ‘‘Bigsy’’ 

McLay, and homecraft. 

Mrs Taylor was diagnosed with 

Parkinson’s late last year, but is 

already part way through another 

knitting book. 

She intends presenting Perfect 

Companions to anumber of 

resthomes for seniors to enjoy and 

also to use for square knit patterns.

More focus on biodiversity 

There will be abigger focus on indigenous 

biodiversity in the Ashburton District, 

from both local and central government. 

New national policy coming from 

Government will mean the Ashburton 

District Council must protect areas of 

significant indigenous vegetation. The 

Ashburton Biodiversity Advisory Group 

also wants council to consider abusiness 

case for abiodiversity officer. 

The advisory group includes farmers, 

conservationists and landcare groups, all 

concerned about the loss of native plants 

and animals in the district, which has 

been highly modified over the past 

century. Little original vegetation 

remains. 

The group has recommended to 

council that a business case for a 

biodiversity officer be prepared and 

considered for council’s longterm plan 

in 2021. 

Council currently does not have afulltime 

person in the role. 

Abiodiversity officer with specialised 

knowledge to look after indigenous 

plants was going to become imperative, 

the advisory group said. 

Cr Lynette Lovett, who chairs the 

Ashburton Biodiversity Advisory 

Group chair Caption Lynette Lovett. 

group, said the business case should 

include areport about other groups and 

agencies working in the same space in 

Mid Canterbury. 

The request is likely to be overtaken 

by new national policy around biodiversity 

expected soon. 

Council chief executive Hamish Riach 

said council would be legally obliged 

under the new policy to devote resources 

to biodiversity 

Bev clocks up 50 years 

Bev Jackson has been a 

member of the Netherby 

Women’s Institute 

(WI) for just on 50 

years. 

She joined in 1969 

after being encouraged 

by her neighbour Iris 

Taylor, who was also a 

member at the time. 

It was an intimate 

group with less than 30 

members. 

At the time Bev was 

mother to three young 

children, a daughter 

aged seven, and twin 

boys aged three, so it 

was agreat way to learn 

skills. They held 

demonstration events, 

learned about floral 

decorations, cooking 

and sewing. 

The meetings were 

originally held in agiant 

shed, with a big fireplace, 

along Bridge 

Street, near Mill Creek, 

and Bev vividly remembers 

being surprised by 

acow which lived in the 

paddock next door. 

Even now decades 

later it still makes her 

chuckle. 

The WI then moved 

to the Savage Hall 

before meetings moved 

Bev Jackson has been with the Netherby 

Women's Institute (WI) for 50 years. 

to the Senior Centre. 

Bev, 83, says joining 

the WI was one of the 

best things she ever did, 

that and marrying husband, 

Earle. 

The couple celebrated 

their Diamond 

wedding anniversary on 

February 6. 

‘‘It did me good to 

(join), Iwas aquiet wee 

thing,’’ she said. 

The branch this 

month has been around 

for 56 years and 21 of 

the Netherby WI got 

together to celebrate 

over lunch at the 

Speight’s Ale House 

before holding their 

regular meeting at the 

rear of the premises. 

Some of them added 

atouch of green to their 

clothing orhair asa 

tribute to the upcoming 

St Paddy’s Day. 

President Adrienne 

Hodson said the Netherby 

WI hosted interesting 

speakers, enjoyed 

music, housie, craft and 

floral competitions but 

was looking to include 

more trips on their itinerary 

to pique members 

interest. 

Helicopter trial ending 

The trial ofthe police helicopter Eagle 

in Canterbury endsonFridayand police 

say it has been a valuable asset in 

response toorganised crime. 

Nine gang members were arrested 

and charged following abusy fortnight 

for Eagle; firearms, drugs and ammunition 

were seized. 

The helicopter has been based in 

Christchurch but available to assist 

police inAshburton if needed. 

Superintendent John Price said technology 

on board the helicopter could 

provide police with intelligence on gang 

movements and activities. 

In the most recent incident, Eagle 

observed amember of alocal gang exit 

a vehicle holding what looked like a 

pistol. 

Eagle provided information on the 

person and his movements to ground 

staff who then coordinated aresponse. 

When the offender fled in his vehicle, 

Eagle tracked it from the air, providing 

real time location information until 

police stopped the vehicle and arrested 

him. 

Eagle was earlier used at Lincoln 

when eight patched gang members were 

seen surrounding aresidential property; 

theywere stopped. Cannabis andmoney 

was also recovered from cars, linked to 

gang, reported for bad driving. 

Superintendent Price said Eagle had 

ensured the safety of police staff and 

enabled them to be more effective and 

efficient and remain safe, without the 

requirement to use other tactical 

options. 

‘‘I cannot stressenough howgood it is 

to see these gang members dealt with 

safely and swiftly.’’ 

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DEATHS 

DRUMMOND,Jean Frances: 

On March 17, 2020 passed 

away peacefully, atTerrace 

View Retirement Village, 

Ashburton. Aged 93 years. 

Dearly loved wife of Ian. 

Loved mother of Ross, Keith 

and Inna, and Andrew. 

Adored grandma of Lisa 

and Natasha. Messages to 

P O Box 361, Ashburton 

7740. Special thanks to the 

wonderful staff at Terrace 

View for their loving care of 

Jean. Aservice to celebrate 

Jean’s life will be held at our 

Chapel, Cnr East and Cox 

Streets,AshburtononFriday 

March 20, commencing at 

2.00pm. Followedbyprivate 

cremation at the Ashburton 

Crematorium. 

Paterson’s 

Ashburton 

FDANZ 

03 3077433 

MacPherson, Doreen Ann 

(nee Gluyas) 

at Ashburton Hospital on 

March 17, 2020. Aged 78 

years. 

Loved wife of the late 

John W R MacPherson, 

third youngest child of 

the late Dora and Claude 

Gluyas, loved sister of Bill, 

the late Mary, the late 

Pat, Judy, Anne, and Pam. 

Doreen leaves behind 

her children John, Nicky, 

Stuart, and Teresa and her 

grandchildren and great 

grandchildren. 

Messages to: c/- The 

MacPherson family, POBox 

6035, Ashburton7742. 

A service for Doreen will 

be held at the Holy Name 

Catholic Church, 58 Sealy 

Street, Ashburton on Friday, 

March 20at11am followed 

by interment at the 

AshburtonCemetery. 

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Inquiries phone 

Jann or Leonie 

on 308 7664 

or call into 

199 Burnett Street. 

Family Notices 

DEATHS 

KENNYGaryMervyn 

9July 1945 –6March 2020 

At Wellington Hospital. As 

aresult of an accident near 

his home townofPicton. 

Loved husband of Valerie 

(nee Vincent) and father of 

Deborah, Rachel, the late 

David and Adelle and loved 

brother in law and friend 

of the Vincent family; Leslie 

and Elizabeth, Daphne and 

John Syme, Pauline and Lex 

Douglas, Shirley and Colin 

Kelson, Carol, and Martyn 

Seay and Peterand Jill. 

Gary was honoured and 

farwelled at a funeral 

service inPicton onFriday 

13th March. 

’Home is the sailor, home 

from the sea, 

And the hunter home from 

the hills.’ 

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 

DOLBEY,Wilfred Keith 

Rosy and Peter, Shirley 

and the late Tim and Don, 

Carolyn and Richard, Lenny 

and Trina, Robert and 

Merran, Emelia, Michael, 

Issy and Wayne would like 

to warmly thank the many 

friends, family members, 

neighbours and health 

professionals who have 

offered support toour Dad, 

father in law and Grandad, 

and us as a family, over 

his long, happy and full 

lifetime. 

Special thanks to the 

DistrictNursing team, Meals 

on Wheels volunteers, 

Cathy Wright and Jane 

Hurley, DrPenny Holdaway, 

Dr Charlotte Cox, Alan Dick, 

Karen Shurroch, and all the 

wonderful Cancer Society 

visitors and drivers who 

supported Keith in his later 

years. 

Thank you all for the 

flowers, cards, letters and 

emails. Your thoughts and 

kindness are very much 

appreciated. 

A very special thanks 

to Bernard Egan and Jo 

Metcalf and her team from 

Memory Funerals for their 

compassion, support and 

professionalism. 

Sadly missed but will be in 

our hearts forever. Alife well 

lived. 

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boats 

at lake 

A flotilla of classic and 

traditional boats, big and 

small, took to the waters in 

cooler weather conditions 

at Lake Hood on Sunday. 

It was the Canterbury 

Classic and Traditional 

Boat Club’s annual rally 

and included boating enthusiasts 

from around Mid 

Canterbury. 

The rally is hosted by 

members of the Ashburton 

Sailing Club and saw a 

good turnout of model 

boat crafts also grace the 

water. 

Poppy 

flight 

Knitted or crocheted poppies 

and stars for The 

Poppy Flight project, due 

in Ashburton next month 

but now postponed, are 

still being collected by 

local contact Dellwyn 

Moylan. 

The nationwide project 

was organised to support 

the work of the Returned 

and Services Association 

(RSA), Starship Foundation 

and New Zealand 

Warbirds. 

The official tour will 

now take place at alater 

date. 

On display as part of the 

tour will be alarge knitted 

star and poppy artworks 

and being added to by 

community knitters keen 

to support the event. 

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Beary nice work by WI 

It’s teddyous work, with aneed 

to be unbearably particular, but 

the end result is worth it. 

It’s perfecting the art of teddy 

bear making. 

And six members of the Mid 

Canterbury Federation of 

Women’s Institute’s (WI) have 

taken on the challenge to make a 

dressed teddy bear in two piece 

winter pyjamas, with no 

accessories, under 40cm tall for 

the WI’s Robert Young/May 

Martin Trophy in the national 

competition in Stoke, Nelson at 

the end of May. 

The ladies have attended 

sessions on the art of teddy bear 

making during the past two 

weeks, guided by AshBearton 

Teddy Bear Club’s Judy 

Skevington. 

The bears, all different shades 

of brown, are being crafted using 

sewing machines and hand 

stitching. 

Mid Canterbury Federation of Women’s Institute’s Dianne Carter (of Wakanui WI) and Joan 

Henderson (of Netherby WI) are taught the bear-necessities by tutor Judy Skevington (right). 

Photo Toni Williams 

Netball called off 

Mid Canterbury Netball 

has called off the last two 

rounds of its Fast 5competition 

following Covid 

19 advice. 

Have A Go day on 

March 21 is also off, along 

It’s detailed work and, at 

stages, appears quite macabre 

with decapitated, or pinstruck 

bears midproduction. 

Once finished, the best teddy 

bear of the six ladies will go 

forward as part of acombined 

Mid Canterbury entry into the 

competition alongside apeg halfapron 

and acrossstitched hand 

towel and facecloth set decorated 

with 5cm Aida cloth trim also 

made by members. 

with ajunior tournament 

scheduled for March 28. 

There will be no walking 

netball until at least May 

2. Holiday programmes 

will also not be going 

ahead. 

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Upgrades at salmon site 

Upgrades to the Rakaia Salmon site began thisweek, with 

the old toilets to be removed and the caravan effluent 

dump station closed until anew location can be secured. 

Council is removing the old public toilets at the park 

and will replace them with anew 10pan facility, which is 

intended to help meet demand on the facilities, 

particularly from visitors to the district. 

Council infrastructure services group manager Neil 

McCann said council was keen tobegin delivering the 

upgrades, which have been made possible through 

combined funding from the Government's Tourism 

Infrastructure Fund (TIF), Rakaia Lions and council. 

"These new public toilets will make abig difference to 

the salmon site. With many people, particularly tourist 

buses stopping to use the toilets each day, we want to 

ensure there are ample facilities available. 

‘‘A lot of work has beengoing on behind the scenesto 

secure asupplier for the toilets and with this and other 

planning work now complete, we're ready to start 

building.’’ 

Permaloohave been awarded the tendertodeliver and 

install the new toilets, which will begin on April 1. 

Portable toilets will be available atthe site until the new 

facilities are ready. The old toilets are having to be 

removed first due to parking spaceneedsand to allow for 

the new toilets to be built where the current ones are 

located. 

As part of the upgrades, the caravan effluent dump 

station is being relocated to another site, yet to be 

determined. In the meantime, the Rakaia dump station 

will be closed from Monday, but caravans and campervans 

will still be able to access the Ashburton and Methven 

dump stations. 

The historic jail will also be relocated tothe other side 

of the Bridgeman's hut and piling for this will be carried 

out as the old toilets are removed. 

Council is investing $198,000 from existing budgets to 

install new toilets and carry out arange of landscaping 

upgrades, including providing solarpowered rubbish bins, 

additional seating, concrete footpaths, Rakaia history 

signage and additional playground equipment. 

A$740,000 grantfrom the TIF and $20,000 generously 

donated by the Rakaia Lions is alsohelping to deliver the 

upgrades. 

More information about the location ofthe Rakaia 

caravan effluent dump station will be provided when a 

new site issecured. 

Art exhibition in Geraldine 

The rolling hills and valleys of the 

Geraldine district, the softness of the 

evening skies and the ties that bind us 

provided the combined inspiration for 

Philippa Wilson's upcoming exhibition 

Into The Great Wide Open. 

Opening in Geraldine's McAtamney 

Gallery this Saturday, the exhibition 

features 12 painted works and one 

sculpture reflecting the artist's interest 

in connectivity, the human condition 

and our transitioning. 

The cyclical nature of life and nature 

is explored, putting down roots, 

spreading our branches and the germination 

of new ideas and beginnings, 

before they burst forth. 

Philippa Wilson is also asculptor. In 

2006 she made a piece called Bud 

which features the poem Time Out by 

Hone Tuwhare. 

Included in this exhibition is a 

marquette, amodel of alarge sculpture 

the Tree of Life she has made. 

“The seed that spreads throughout 

the land,” says Philippa. 

“We don't stand alone, we are 

interconnected, and the most important 

thing is people, and we all have a 

story to tell.” 

Her story and association with the 

South Canterbury skyscapes that feature 

in these works, began when her 

(now) husband, fellow sculptor Bryn 

Jones and she would visit his family in 

Geraldine. 

Philippa was struck by the huge soft 

The Tree of Life is one of the 

sculptures in this weekend’s 

exhibition by Philippa Wilson. 

skies, the “great wide open” and the 

evening light. 

Into the Great Wide Open opens at 

10.30am on March 21 at the McAtamney 

Gallery in Geraldine, with artist 

Philippa Wilson, giving afloor talk at 

2pm. 

Resilience speaker offers advice 

Lance Burdett 

Everyone feels fearful, overwhelmed 

or anxious at times, says 

resilience speaker and crisis negotiator 

Lance Burdett. 

But with a default setting of 

anger, hesaid people need to“just 

breathe” giant slow breaths, in 

through the nose out through the 

mouth and again. 

It calms the body and slows the 

brain which, given the pace of life 

today, isdefinitely needed. 

Mr Burdett, the founder of 

WARN International, was guest 

speaker of Rural Support Trust 

Mid Canterbury speaking to 180 

peopleatanopen community event 

at the Hotel Ashburton. 

It is the second time the trust 

have brought Mr Burdett to Mid 

Canterbury, hoping togive people 

insight into how their brain works 

and the skills toswitch off and stop 

negative thoughts. 

He also spoke at multiple events 

to students at Ashburton and 

Mount Hutt colleges. 

“Our brain is working five to 

eight times faster than before, it’s 

in continual fight or flight mode. 

“It’s way too much information 

going in, way too fast. Urban or 

rural it doesn’t matter everything 

we do today has become so complicated.” 

“Life has got too busy … our 

default setting isanger, that’s how 

we survive.” 

It has led to overthinking with 

increased negative thoughts, sleep 

problems and much worse. 

There are 2.8million apps and 

counting, he says waving his phone. 

He said as aresult of life’s fast 

pace, there was more internal 

narrative going on in our own 

heads. 

It needed to stop, or be directed 

into more positive thought. 

“Sleep’s not important, it’s critical,” 

he said, as away to combat 

mind fatigue. 

In explaining ‘‘the science 

behind our brains” he offered tips 

to handle different situations and 

also encouraged people to deep 

sigh, so as to release pressure in the 

body and create oxygen flow. 

Mr Burdett said times had 

changed since the days of our 

prehistoric brains; we did not talk 

to others like we used to, there was 

too much information being processed 

by our brains, and we had 

higher expectations on ourselves, 

wantingmore for less while looking 

after the environment. 

He encouragedpeople to “run to 

the fire. Do something about whatever 

you’re worrying about,’’ rather 

than letting the small things fester. 

His suggested writing down a 

problem or issue,then listing‘‘what 

could happen’’, followed by ‘‘what’s 

likely to happen’’, with a list of 

‘‘what can be done’’ about it. 

He also said speaking to others 

used to be the first thing we did 

when we needed aproblem sorted, 

but now we internalised them. 

“We are just not talking with 

each other the way we did before.” 

With our brains overloaded with 

everyday life choices, it was on 

heightened alert and on the lookout 

for signs of danger another 

hark back toour prehistoric brain. 

‘‘We have relaxed. We don’t 

have to think anymore. We have 

technology. We’ve lost control.’’ 

He said itwas natural for people 

to talk to themselves but ‘‘we all 

have anegative bias’’ and most of 

that talk is going to become negative 

selftalk. 

Any negative emotion caused a 

state of alertness with the default 

position being anger but positive 

emotion was calming. 

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Ashburton College 

Individual Excellence in aSupportive Learning Environment 

News 

Issue 7 

19 March 2020 

Message From ThePrincipal 

SmartLookCampaign 

This week we have started a campaign to 

reinforce our expectations around correct 

uniform. 

Our community and staff have made it clear that 

students wearing acorrect and tidy uniformisan 

importantpartofour Ashburton Collegeidentity, 

and it also acts as asocial leveler. 

Thereare four aspects thatare receiving particular attention. 

Theseare: 

•having correctouter garments(i.e.school jersey or plain navy blue or 

blackjacket/coats); 

•hoodies (not allowedatall); 

•correct footwear (totally blackorbrown, and abletobepolished); 

•only aplain navy blue or whitet-shirtunderthe Collegeshirt. 

While these are areas to be smartened first, all items of uniform will be 

checked. Additionally - 

•facialpiercingsare not allowed,and will needtoberemovedor 

replacedwith aclear,discreet retainer. 

•boys aretobeclean-shaven. 

Thereissupport available forfamilies regarding uniformitems, 

if required. 

We appreciateand value parental supportwith this campaign. 

WorldVision Conference 

At the time ofwriting this report, our Student Executive Committee 

members were scheduled to attend the World Vision Conference in 

Christchurch. Our Student Executive has along history insupporting 

various good causes,with WorldVision and the40HourFamineamongst 

them. We arealways inundatedwith good causes thatour students are 

asked tosupport, and they choose at least one charity per term.These 

choices are made by the Student Exec themselves and, unfortunately, 

we arenot abletosupport everycharitythatapproachesus. 

College AshDance 

Regretfully, this popular cultural event, scheduled for tonight, was 

cancelled due to Covid-19 precautions and avoiding 200-300 people 

together in acombined space, at the Auditorium. 

Rebuild Master Plan 

The Architects appointed toconstruct our Master Plan for our new 

build have had aseries of huis with key stakeholders to ensure that 

they understand the needs ofour College staff and students. Part of 

this planning is to ensure that our campus is future-proofed. Weare 

delighted with the level of community support and interest in our new 

build. 

AshburtonCollege as aHub School 

We were approached recently to ascertain our willingness to be 

involved as a‘Hub’school to prepare for the future NCEA changes that 

will begin next year. Ten schools have been chosen from throughout 

New Zealand and theyrepresentavarietyofdeciles and locations. The 

Ministry ofEducation is keen to explore possible changes before they 

areimplemented, by actually talking with the staffinvolved. 

As aHub Schoolwewill be asounding-boardfor possible changes. The 

MinistryofEducation would also like to talk to aselectionofparents or 

whānau about some of the proposed changes. Ifyou are approached, 

please consider making yourselfavailable. 

Kind regards. 

Information 

NewStaff –Welcome 

RossPreece 

Principal .Tumuaki 

SarahCavill 

Learning SupportAssistant, 

CommunityEntry Programme 

Transition DepartmentNews 

Liaison Visits 

Various tertiary institutions and community groups visit the College 

during our Year 13 Ako time (Wednesdays, Period 4) to share 

information with students about courses and programmes theyoffer. 

Year 12 students are welcome to attend also, but need to register their 

names at the Transition Office beforethe visit. 

BoardofTrustees News ... 

The Ashburton College Board ofTrustees has 

endorsed AshburtonCollege’s Annual Plan for 

the 2020 academic year. 

Some of the key headlines that our College 

Senior Leadership Team, Teaching and 

SupportStaffare focussedoninclude: 

Rebuild focus –and working with the Ministry 

of Education and Architects to complete the 

design ofthe new school to meet the needs 

and expectations of the next generations of learners. 

Maintenance ofour school -wehave a$400,000 budget available to 

tidy-up the College to ensure the best possible spaces are available 

to teach and learn inover the next five years, preceding use of new 

buildings. 

Recognition, and meeting the challenges and opportunities of a 

culturally diverse college and community. We anticipate welcoming 

anumber of new students in July as part ofNew Zealand’s and Mid 

Canterbury’srole in accepting refugees. 

Continuing to build on the success to date for innovative learning for 

Year 9and 10 students, extensions of this, and catering for different 

learning styles and suiting the individual needs of all our students. 

Continuedfocus on the 'AshColl Way', encompassing Pride,Qualityand 

Respect, and ensuring AshburtonCollege is aschool our communityis 

proud of. 

Ongoing support ofstudents in arapidly evolving space, including 

resourcing, and engagement with key providers and supporters in our 

region. 

Student achievement –ongoing academic tracking and support of 

students, including communication with parents and caregivers on 

their child’s progress. 

Aspecial mention is giventoour Pasifikacommunity. In 2019 the NCEA 

Pasifika student Level One pass rate sat atavery good 92.3%, above 

average forour College.Team-work between the community, teachers, 

parents providing homework study nights, ESOL (English for Speakers 

of Other Languages), and hardworkfromthe students has all combined 

to achieveagreatresult. 

JeremySavage 

Chairperson 

Information 

COVID-19: IMPACTS ON ACTIVITIES 

As at Tuesday 17 March the following 

additionalinformation wastohand. 

SuspensionofEvents 

School Sport NewZealand has suspended all events on its 

national calendar,includingrowing’sMaadi Cup. 

This decision cameafter the Government advised against holding events 

thatwould bring more than 500 peopletogether. 

School Sport NZ’sdecision will be reviewedon06April. 

This willnaturally have an impact on many sporting events 

College studentswerescheduled to be involved in. 

Theholdingofcultural events will also be reviewed on adaily basis. 

Anumber of Regional Events arelikely to followthis process. 

Continuing Events: On aCase-by-Case Basis 

At College weare committed to continuing toprovide as rich and varied 

curriculumdeliveryasispossible. 

Thereare somescheduledeventswhich cancontinue. 

Wherenon-continuation is decided on, this is relatedtothe ‘how’students 

will be transported, the nature of the event and the ability tomaintain 

logical personal distances, the number of peopleinvolved. 

For instance Senior Management has decided to stop the use of the 

Auditorium for large groups –this meant the regretful cancellation of 

AshDance, andcurrently we arenot holdingYear LevelorHouse Assemblies, 

because they involve large numbers of students and staff in one enclosed 

space. 

Future Information 

Obviously this situation is evolving daily. The College will continue to 

adheretothe MinistryofHealth and MinistryofEducation information and 

advice, and advise families and students accordingly. 

Currently the Ministry ofEducation is instructing schools to explore the 

feasibilityofproviding distancelearning should this be required. 

The following visits remain scheduledfor Term Oneand into Term Two: 

25 March Ara Institute 

01 April Otago University 

08 April CanterburyUniversity 

24 April(Term 2) Lincoln University 

06 May VictoriaUniversity 

13 May Auckland University 

Events 

StudentExecutiveMembers Help at County 

Swimming Sports 

College StudentExecutivemembers (pictured above,lefttoright): 

Lucy Moore, Jonty Small and PoppyKilworthassisted as timekeepers at this 

year’s Mid Canterbury Primary Schools’County Swimming Sports held on 

Tuesday03March,atthe EA NetworksCentre. Competitors came from the 

majorityofthe MidCanterburyDistrict’sschools. 

Jonty said they all thoroughly enjoyedsupporting the best swimmers from 

around the district, and helping out with the 2½ hour programme. 

(Pictured below): Theteam recording afinisher. 

(Pictured left, 

leftand right): 

Lucy and Poppy 

recording the 

times. 

Year 13 GeographyClass to HakatereRiver 

Mouth 

On Tuesday03March College's Year 13 Geographyclass took atripdownto 

the mouth of the Hakatere River. Teacher Annie Lees said that, currently in 

Geography, students arestudying Coastal Processes and looking at coastal 

features like spits,and also the process of Long ShoreDrift (LSD). 

(Pictured right, back 

row,lefttoright): 

Estēe Aiolupotea, 

Josh Ackerley, 

Ryan Gosling. 

(Middle row,leftto 

right):Ronan Kenny, 

Jestena Raj, 

Harriet Leverton, 

Paddy Dekker. 

(Front row, lefttoright): 

Lachlan Kingan, 

Isaac Bazley, 

Henrik Tawatao. 

Themouth of 

the Hakatere 

(pictured left) 

shows well how 

Long ShoreDrift 

and the Hakatere 

Rivermoves 

sedimentalong 

the coastline. 

This visit wascompared against photos taken on 21 July last year when the 

riverwas in full flood,and theriverbed looked very different.


Ashburton College 

Individual Excellence in aSupportive Learning Environment 

News 

Issue 7 

19 March 2020 

Events 

Fundraising for Laptops 

Currently at College,with the supportofLiz Carrick,AssistantHead of Senior 

School, wehave anumber of students undertaking supervised baking onsiteafter 

school as aprojecttoraisemoney to purchase their owndevice. 

The baking is then available to stafffor purchasing,with supplies replenished 

asaprevious batchissold. This is proving to be averysuccessful venturefor 

all,although staff waistlines maytell adifferentstory of course! 

Given Ashburton College encourages 

students to ‘Bring Their Own Device’ 

it is heartening to see this group of 

students showing such initiative and 

giving their own time to achieve an 

outcome. Additionally, the students 

will ‘bake to order’. 

(Pictured above,leftand right): With an 

appetising caramel sliceready forthe 

oven, areMariz Bravoand 

NauparaStrickland. 

(Pictured right, leftand right): 

TiffanyAgacer and Julianna Apoldo 

with abrownie,marshmallowand 

m&ms mixture. 

LanceBurdett –Safety, Wellness and 

ResilienceExpert 

Ashburton College was very fortunate to be able to have Lance Burdett 

(pictured right) speak to both Year 12 and Year 13 students on Monday 09 

Marchand to all staff afterschool on the same day. 

This opportunity was made available to College through the generosity 

of the Mid CanterburyRural SupportTrust who had brought LancetoMid 

Canterburytospeak at acommunityevening. 

Across the sessions Lance talked about his employment and health 

background, and his current neurological studies of the brain and 

how itinfluences our human responses to situations, particularly to a 

negative bias. Included in the ‘how to manage’toolkit were anumber of 

mindfulness and relaxation strategies, plus reminders of the benefits 

of talking and socialising with others and seeking support. High on 

the importance list were sleep challenges, tips on how to ensure a 

good night’s sleep and how toavoid the ‘wake-up/worry time’ around 

3:00am! Managing the ‘internal voice narrative’ and recognising the 

signs of people under stress added to the value of the presentation. 

He advised thatour primitivebrains arebeing asked to operate eighttimes 

more quickly than previously, highlighting the challenges of information 

overload. 

Congratulations 

AshColl Swimming Sports 

This annual event, inclusiveofthe fine traditionofHouseCompetition, 

was held on Wednesday 11March at the EANetworks Centre, with 

eighty swimmers competing. There was great encouragement and 

House spirit, alongwith somefine performances across the age groups. 

Agood number of entries in the Year 9age groups led to some great 

competition. Hannah Joyce was dominant inthe Year 9Girls’ events, 

winning allfive of her races and claimingthree newrecords in the process. 

Izacc Carr had agreat battle with Thomas Robertson to take the Year 9 

Boys’Championship out with Thomas as the runner-up. 

Year 10 student, Hannah King, repeated her strong performance from last 

year and again wonfive events to take outthe Year 10 Girls’Championship 

claiming five new records along the way. Meagan Binnie also claimed 

new records in the 50m and 100m backstroke to finish as the runnerup. 

For the Year 10 Boys, Logan Scammell won five events to win the 

championship,followedbyDanielThompson as runner-up. 

Low numbers of swimmers in the Year 11 age group meant that many 

events were not contested. Cody Robin emerged as the Boys’Champion 

and Caendal Harris won five events to convincingly win the Girls’ 

Championship. 

Blake Farr was dominant inthe Year 12 and 13 Boys’events to win the 

overall championship. However, the Senior Girls’ Championship was 

hotly contested with PoppyKilworth and Victoria Binnie finishingtied on 

points. 

Perhaps the most hotly contested races ofthe day were found in the races 

forswimmers with disabilities.Itwas greattosee our students from the SLSU 

(StudentLearning SupportUnit) fully involved in this fine House competition 

alongside their peers,and producing some excellentperformances. 


Raglan Patrick set a new record in the 25m Freestyle event after a tight 

tussle with Cody Robin. Not to be outdone, Cody Robin then broke the 

records in both the 25m backstroke and 25m breaststroke, edging out 

Raglan in both races. Every record available was broken in the events for 

swimmers with disabilities (SWD). 

Overall bragging rights on the 

daybelonged to Blue House who 

were the 2020 Swimming Sports 

winners by just 11 points from 

Green House,with Orange House 

in third place, and Red House in 

fourth. 

(Pictured left): Cody Robin on the 

starting block,prior to an event. 

(Far left) Is organiser Carolyn Clough. 

(Pictured below): 

Raglan Patrick in the 25m Freestyle. 

Appreciation 

Abig thank youisgiven to staff members Darion Gray (SportsCo-ordinator), 

Sue Johnstone, Ron Carlson (Head of Sport); Staff House Leaders Sarah 

Lassen, Pete Lee, James List and StaceyMonk, and all of the other helpers. 

Overall Results and NewRecords were – 

Year 9Girls Champion: Hannah Joyce Runner-up: Leah Reid 

Newrecordsset by Hannah Joyce were: 50m Freestyle (32.63); 

50m Backstroke (38.24); 50m Butterfly (37.94). 

Year 9Boys Champion: IzaccCarr Runner-up: Thomas Robertson 

Year 10 Girls Champion: Hannah King Runner-up: Meagan Binnie 

Newrecords set by Hannah King were: 100m Freestyle (1:07.41); 

50m Backstroke (38.16); 100m Backstroke (1:21.21); 

50m Breaststroke (40.46); 100m Breaststroke (1:27.38); 

50m Butterfly (34.65); 100m Individual Medley (1:15.64). 

Year 10 Boys Champion: Logan Scammell Runner-up: Daniel Thompson 

Year 11 Girls Champion: Caendal Harris Runner-up: Chinatsu Hunt 

Year 11 Boys Champion: Cody Robin Runner-up: Chris Angus 

Newrecords set by Cody Robin were: 25m Freestyle (19.44); 

25m Backstroke (24.72); 25m Breaststroke (29.01). 

Year 12/13 Girls JointChampions: PoppyKilworth, Victoria Binnie 

Runner-up: Marlese Schoonderbeek 

Year 12/13 Boys Champion: Blake Farr Runner-up: Kalen Tait 

Relay Events /ResultsSummary 

No new records were set in the relay events this year, and the House 

Championship 8x25m Freestyle Relaywas wonbyGreen House. 

Relayeventswere100m Medley and 100m Freestyle distances with winning 

results interestingly going to the same House at each level in each event. 

Junior Girls-Green House; Junior Boys - Blue House; 

Senior Girls-Orange House; Senior Boys - Green House. 

Championship 8x25m Freestyle -Green House (as above) 

From these competitors,asmall team will nowcontest the Aoraki Secondary 

Schools’Swimming Championships on Wednesday25March. 

(Pictured aboveleft): Year 11 Girls’Champion Caendal Harrisinaction. 

(Pictured aboveright): Blue House Co-captain, LiamSullivan. 

CanterburySecondarySchools’Golf 

Championships 

Played at the Waitikiri Golf Course in Christchurch on Monday 09March, 

forty five golfers contested the individual competition, of which 

Josh Ackerley and Hiromune Kakada were from Ashburton College,along 

with teacher Liz CaboutasCoach/Manager. 

Liz said thatboth students playedwell, with Hiromune shootingone under 

his handicap. However the winning gross score was 68 by aplayer from 

St Andrew’sCollege.Both Josh’s and Hiromune’sgross and nett results were 

in the middle of the field, with Joshua (pictured belowleft) scoring 83 for a 

nett of 76; and Hiromune (pictured below right) 79 for anett of71togain 

College’s best gross and nett individual. 

SpecialOlympics Athletics Day 

This eventwas held in Timaru with schools from Oamaru,Timaru,Geraldine 

and Ashburton participating. Teacher-in-Charge Cheryl Hardy said that, 

once again, it was apleasure totake the SLSU (Student Learning Support 

Unit) students to the event and that all staff who attended were extremely 

proud of the students’behaviour,attitude and achievements. Theycertainly 

personified all that’s good about an all-encompassing, inclusive sports 

event. 

Each student excelled in the way that they did their very best and supported 

each other. Itwas adayfull of fun and sporting ‘highs’. 

Theevent is completedinheats only andresults for Ashburton 

College were as follows: 

Chelssea Cheesman 2 nd 50m Walk,4 th Girls’Standing Long Jump, 

4 th 100m Walk. 

Stacey Cooper 3 rd Girls’Standing Long Jump, 

4 th Girls’Softball Throw, 4 th 50m Walk. 

DannyGlanville 2 nd 100m Run, 3 rd Boys’Long Jump,5 th Boys’Shot Put. 

Jonathan Hardy 6 th 50m Walk,6 th Boys’Shot Put. 

Hayden Miller 1 st 50m Wheelchair Race,3 rd Boys’Softball Throw. 

JacobOlsen 1 st 50m Walk,4 th 50m Run, 5 th Boys’Softball Throw. 

Raglan Patrick 1 st 100m Run, 1 st 200m Run, 2 nd Boys’Shot Put. 

TomRoberts Forbes 2 nd 50m Wheelchair Race,4 th Boys’Softball Throw. 

Cody Robin 1 st Boys’Softball Throw, 1 st Boys’Standing Long Jump. 

Delta Taeauga 1 st Boys’Shot Put, 2 nd Boys’Long Jump,2 nd 100m Run. 

Harrison Thorpe 3 rd 50m walk,5 th 100m walk,6 th Boys’Softball Throw. 

Dominic Wayman 2 nd 50m Walk,2 nd 100m Walk,3 rd Boys’Softball Throw. 

Rebecca Wilson 2 nd 50m Walk,3 rd 100m Walk,5 th Girls’Softball Throw. 

4x100m AshColl Avengers RelayWinners –Sixth ConsecutiveYear 

Forthe sixth year in arow,the 4x100m Relayteam, AshColl Avengers,won 

the event. 

This year therewerenew members in the 

team, made up of - Delta Taeauga, 

Cody Robin, DannyGlanville and 

Raglan Patrick. Well done boys,you did 

us all proud! 

(Pictured right): Delta Taeauga poised 

as first runner in the relay. 

Coming Events 

(Pictured left): 

Dominic Wayman 

in the Softball 

Throw. 

(Pictured right, 

front and back): 

Chelssea Cheesman 

at the Standing 

Long Jump, 

watched by 

Stacey Cooper. 

March 

19-20 Year 11 Outdoor Education, Woolshed Creek 

20 CanterburySecondary Schools’Triathlon, Sumner 

24-25 ForwardFoundation Girls’Cricket,Christchurch 

Year 12 Outdoor Education trip 

25 Aoraki SecondarySchools’Swimming Championships,Timaru 

CanterburySecondary Schools’ Dressage competition, Christchurch 

Year 13 Ara Instituteliaison visit,Auditorium 

Mountain biking –Singletrack series week 4, Halswell Quarry Park, 

Christchurch 

26 Aoraki Volleyball Championships,Timaru 

Year 11AGS Group 1Animal Handling,Lake Heron Station 

Year 11AHA visit to Salmon Smolt NZ, Kaiapoi 

Postponementday:Year 11 Geographytrip, Mt Hutt 

27 Year 13 ChemistrytripRavensdown, Christchurch and Lincoln 

Universityfarm 

27-29 SISS Mountain Bike Championships,MtHutt 

28-30 SISS Touch Championships,Christchurch 

Please note: at the time of publication, these events were taking place. 

This maychange. 

Term Dates2020 

Term One - Thursday09April 

Term Two Tuesday 28 April - Friday03July 

Term Three Monday20July - Friday25September 

Term Four Monday12October - Thursday29October (Year 13) 

- Tuesday03November 

(Years11and 12) 

- Thursday03December (Year 10) 

- Friday04December (Year 9)



Fun day out at the Mayfield show 

The Mayfield A&P Show drew a 

large crowd who enjoyedagreat 

community day out with events and 

activitiestosuityoungand old. 

The sun was shining and people 

fromthe community and beyond 

weredrawntothe 95thannual 

event last Saturday, which 

organisers are hailing as a‘‘huge 

success’’. 

The show continuedwith their 

point of difference fromother 

shows with noveltyevents such as 

wobbly bike riding, pig racing, 

tractor tyreflipping, tug of war 

competitionand people againsta 

teamofClydesdale horses. 

But it also had all the core 

aspectsofanA&P show, with 

animal judging,alargehome 

industriespavilionwith baking, 

floral,art, vegetables among some 

of the competition entriesand 

carnival entertainment. 

Other crowd pleasers included 

popular equestrianevents, dog 

trials run by the Mayfield Collie 

Clubaswell as atwo day tractor 

pullcompetition. 

Maisey Dunlea, 2, Tilly Taylor, 8, and Maggie Taylor, 4, watch the 

action in the main ring. 

There was plenty to keep the kids busy at the show. 

The Mackenzie Highland Pipe Band in action. 

There were attractions for young and old on the day. 

Darryl Sutton puts his all into afun tractor tyre flipping event at the show. 

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comedy festival evening 

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Well known 

ComediansBen Hurley, 

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Rowers in the medals 

Mid Canterbury's Sarah Wilson shows her form during the Mid Canterbury 

versus South Canterbury cricket match at Ashburton Domain on Sunday. 

Girls win on domain wicket 

The Mid Canterbury girls cricket team 

convincingly won their match against 

South Canterbury at the Flying Fox 

pitch at the Ashburton Domain on 

Sunday. 

Under the guidance of coach Kathryn 

Clark, the players, with arange of 

experience from Year 7toYear 12, 

worked well together during the 30over 

game. 

Mid Canterbury took to the crease 

first and scored 134 runs for 8out; 

Emma Begg top scored with 41 not out. 

South Canterbury were all out 

without making 100. 

It is the second time the young side 

has effortlessly beaten their South 

Canterbury opposition. They played in 

Timaru on February 23 and kept South 

Canterbury limited to just 55 runs. 

Mid Canterbury won the game 

without the loss of awicket. Top scorer 

for that match was Sasha Arnold with 41 

not out. 

AshburtonCollegerowers have 

won silver and bronze at the 

SouthIsland SecondarySchools 

Rowing Championships. 

Senior rower Ged Wall won 

silver in the boys U17single 

sculls event on Saturday, 

finishing less thanthree 

seconds behind Otago Boys 

High School rower Reuben 

Cook who recorded atime of 

7m:41.53s. 

Wall was also fourth in the 

U18 single sculls finalraced on 

Sunday. 

Also in the medals was the 

boys U18 novice coxed quad 

sculls boat of Matthew Pearce, 

Mitchell Taylor, Henry Wallis, 

RileyHarris and cox Jed Amos. 

The Year11students 

finished in afast timeof 

7m:12.33s, coming in behind 

Timaru Boys and John 

McGlashanCollege boats. 

The Ashburton College boys 

U18 novice coxedfour made 

Sunday’s Afinal, finishing fifth 

in atime of 7m:30.14.Inthe 

boat were Zane Cameron, 

Parker Bradford, Henry Wallis, 

Charles Savage and cox Jed 

Amos. 

Ashburton College rower Ged 

Wall (right) with his silver 

medal from the boys U17 

single sculls event and 

(below) on the podium, and all 

smiles are Ashburton College 

rowers bronze medal winners 

Matthew Pearce, Jed Amos 

(cox) Mitchell Taylor, Henry 

Wallis and Riley Harris with 

assistant coach Fran 

Connelly-Whyte. 

Rangitata MP Andrew Falloon 

Cost of Covid19will be felt bycommunities for years 

So much can change in so shorta 

time. In recentweeks our district has 

beengearing up for big eventslike 

the MethvenA&P Show, aterrific 

showcase of our ruraland 

agriculturalcommunity. 

Withthe escalation 

internationally of Covid19, and the 

risks that presents to people in New 

Zealand,particularly the elderly and 

those especially vulnerableto 

viruses, the decision was made by 

the Governmenttocancel all events 

involving more than500 people. 

The effectsofthe virus, and the 

response to it, go further. With the 

decision to enforce 14 days selfisolation 

on all peopleenteringNew 

Zealand fromSundaynight, our 

tourism industry has understandably 

been hit hard. I’ve spokentoa 

number of tourism operatorsand 

accommodation providers who’ve 

seen their forward bookings by 

international tourists shrink nearly 

to zero. 

For some the recovery will be 

hard. Placeslike Methvenrely 

heavily on the ski season to survive. 

One local business owner I’ve heard 

from in recent days stands to lose 

$317,000. Another earns 80 per cent 

of their revenue during the winter 

months. They’re now staring down 

the barrelofthe equivalent of three 

consecutive summers, enough to 

drive themout of business without 

assistance. 

To their credit, the Government 

have stepped in to offer some 

support. On Tuesday they 

announced a$12 billion package, 

capped at $150,000per business. 

Akey part of the package is a 

wage subsidy,akin to someofthe 

work the previous Governmentdid 

after the Canterbury earthquakes 

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ACL staff behind WorkWell 

ACL human resources and compliance manager Jane Jolly, ACL WorkWell leader, 

Health and Safety administrator Emma Prichard, and WorkWell adviser, Community 

Public Health health promoter Carly McDowell progressing through the 

accreditation process in the WorkWell programme. 

Weight loss, healthy eating and a few wellplaced 

‘carrots’ were among the benefits for 

Ashburton Contracting Ltd (ACL) staff getting 

behind the company’s continual involvement in 

the national WorkWell programme. 

The company has just passed its silver 

accreditation, the second step in the four level 

programme. The gold level isfollowed bya 

maintenance level. 

Working toward their silver accreditation 

staff chose to focus on a healthy eating 

challenge, to continue with mental health and 

wellbeing, and physical activities. It tied in with 

employee assistance programmes already in 

place such asinjury focus and better manual 

handling, discounted gym memberships and 

physio prevention rehabilitation, which has 

been in place for quite some time. 

Fifteen people took part in the company’s 

Lose to Win Challenge losing an impressive 

total combined weight of93.6kg. 

But it was ACL’s RussellWarlowwho lost an 

impressive18.4kg on the individual challenge 

and it earned him, and his wife, afully paid 

Hanmer Springs getaway weekend. 

The incentivewas one of many the company 

offeredtostaffaspart of theirinvolvement, but 

WorkWell adviser, Community Public Health 

health promoter Carly McDowell says incentives 

do not have to cost anything. 

They are generally setbythe companyand its 

employees. 

Benefits have also included a change in 

eatingculture among staffand, around the type 

of foodprovided for morningtea shouts. In the 

past there may have been just savouries and 

sandwiches but now offerings will ahealthier 

option such as fruit, cheese and crackers or 

meats. 

ACL, which was the first Ashburtonbusiness 

to sign up for the free WorkWell workplace 

wellbeing programme, wanted to create a 

happier, healthier and more productive workplace. 

Theprogramme’s needs fit in around the 

existing health and safety committee. 

Other companies have since followed. 

The newly gained silver level will see staff at 

the contracting company complete anew staff 

survey in the coming months tofind priority 

areas, but they will work toward adrug and 

alcohol awareness. 

ACL WorkWell leader, Health and Safety 

administrator Emma Prichard said the understanding 

of the programme had become easier 

as staffwere more aware of the process. But the 

accreditations were definitely earned because as 

the levels advanced there was more work tobe 

done. 

She said the support offered though the 

programme had been vital, as was the backing 

of staff. 

It was the staff who gave direction on the 

accreditation level focus through aconfidential 

survey,which allowed them to voice opinions on 

priority wellbeing areas they felt needed to be 

covered. 

ACL has around 135 employeesand it’s up to 

them whether they take the information on 

board or not, but working through the 

programme has helped make workplace discussion 

more open. 

‘‘WorkWell’’ is afree, workplace wellbeing 

initiative with step by step support and 

mentoring, easy to use resources, workshops 

and networking opportunities. 

Airport has new 

fuel supplier 

More aircraft could be 

filling up at the Ashburton 

Airport when 

the Ashburton District 

Council grants 

resource consent for 

RD Petroleum to 

install a refuelling 

depot there. 

BP currently have 

underground tanks 

which supply one type 

of fuel, but the tanks 

have reached the end 

of their uesful life and 

the company wants to 

remove them, relinquish 

their lease and 

discontinue supplying 

fuel. 

RD Petroleum have 

agreed to supply and 

install a 20,000litre 

AV gas tank (current 

fuel) and a20,000litre 

Jet A1 tank. 

The airport is owned 

by council,whose planning 

department will 

consider the resource 

consent application. 

The company plans 

to lease land near an 

existing children’s 

playground atthe airport, 

though rent will 

be minimal to recognise 

the cost of the 

installation. 

Council commercial 

manager Colin Windleborn, 

in areport to 

the Ashburton Airport 

Authority subcommittee, 

said the installation 

of both fuels 

would mean an 

increase in refuelling 

activity at the airport. 

Existing users, plus 

helicopters and gas 

turbine aircraft, would 

be able to fill up due to 

the availability of both 

fuels. 

Council would 

receive additional 

landing feesasaresult; 

its only cost would be 

to install asmall concrete 

apron in front of 

the refuelling depot 

for a hard stand for 

aircraft. 

He said the proposed 

refuelling depot 

location was the best 

spot for users and for 

the tankers that would 

refill the aboveground 

storage tanks. The 

tanks will be bunded 

and protected. 

Mr Windleborn said 

a new playground 

could be installed as 

the airport was further 

developed. 

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Burn research work ateam effort 

Controlled burn research up the 

Rakaia Gorge is aproject that has 

taken scientists and fire and emergency 

crews working alongside staff 

from Department of Conservation 

and Environment Canterbury more 

than ayear to prepare. 

And once the wind conditions 

were just right and each of the fires 

were set the tinderdry metrehigh 

gorseland along Double Hill Run 

Road went up in flames in minutes. 

It’s an impressive sight, marred 

only by thick black and grey smoke 

billowing off into the atmosphere. 

The project, led by Crown research 

institute Scion, who specialize in 

research, science and technology 

development for the forestry, wood 

product, wooddrived materials and 

other biomaterial sectors, has 

included agroup of researchers from 

the US Forest Services, Missoula 

Fire Sciences Laboratory, San Jose 

State University and University of 

Canterbury geography department. 

There have also been Fire and 

Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) 

crews from Mid Canterbury, Canterbury, 

West Coast and Otago getting 

invaluable ontheground operational 

training experience, and a 

chance to network with other fire 

crews during a coordinated 

response. 

But the hundreds of man hours to 

get permits and approvals, to prepare 

the 80 hectare site with burnoff grids 

across six burn plots, complete with 

10metre wide firebreaks and buffer 

zone, as well as the ground work 

done on burn days by fire crews were 

worth it. 

There was valuable insight in to 

how “freerunning fires” behave in 

gorse scrub fuels to add to existing 

knowledge from other experimental 

burns done around New Zealand. 

Scion Rural Fire Research Group 

fire scientist Grant Pearce said the 

focus was on the ‘fine scale dynamics 

happening right in the flame zone” 

and, among other things, to investigate 

a US Forest Service theory 

about how heat was transferred from 

flames to unburned fuels ahead. 

He said it meant the movement of 

heated air (convection) was “much 

more important than previously 

thought” and it was hoped the burns 

would prove it. 

Using a series of instruments 

within the burn sites, including 

30metre towers, video recordings 

and drones to capture the fire 

spread, measurements were being 

taken on everything from flame 

temperatures, to the turbulence happening 

within the flame zone, right 

out to the turbulence above the fires 

and in the atmosphere. 

Lidar was also being used to track 

particles in the smoke produced. 

The information will help improve 

models for predicting how fires will 

spread and how hot they will burn. 

Information that can be used by 

firefighters. 

“The research collaboration with 

these international and local partners 

allows us to tap in to all that 

expertise and really add to the 

experiments in New Zealand,” he 

said. 

The fires only took place under 

specified weather conditions, had a 

helicopter on standby, and with the 

final approval of Fire and Emergency 

New Zealand. Water was collected 

for fire trucks and water storage 

tanks from an onsite stream. Prior to 

the burns it was used to douse the dry 

spots neighbouring the fire zone to 

prevent fire spread. 

It was also used to mop up the fire, 

and prevent flare ups, once the burnoff 

had burnt through. 

On the morning of burn days, fire 

crews signed in at the operations site 

and gathered for meetings which 

All personnel at the site sign in as part of the co-ordinated incident management system. 

included burn plot information, 

weather updates and on site conditions. 

They were supplied apacked 

lunch and bottles of water, which 

along with the portable toilets on 

site, were able to sustain them for the 

day. 

The location of everyone on site 

was identified using acoordinated 

incident management system and 

placed on card on acentral management 

board. The cards were removed 

as each person cleared the site. 

The effects of wild fires and bush 

fires can be devastating and every 

year New Zealand has around 3000 

wildfires which burn around 6000 

hectares of rural lands. It’s an annual 

cost to New Zealand of $100m, which 

includes firefighting response and 

readiness costs, and immediate 

damages to property. It does not 

include indirect losses such as damage 

to rural lands or conservation 

resources, personal property or lives. 

“As our climate changes and 

extreme fire conditions become 

more common, our research findings 

will hopefully help prevent loss of 

life, property and our native vegetation 

and wildlife.” 

The fire burns will help fire 

managers predict where fires are 

likely to occur, how severe they will 

be, how they are likely to behave 

based on vegetation type and other 

conditions, and what resources are 

needed to control them and put them 

out. 

Information such as fuel loadings, 

fire spread rates and smoke behaviour 

for gorse vegetation, a highly 

fireprone fueltype common across 

the country, will aid understanding 

of fire behaviour to improve training 

information and prediction tools for 

firefighters and rural land managers. 

The Rakaia Gorge burn follows 

earlier experimental burns done in 

crop stubble fields and would look at 

standing wild pine fires in the future. 

Mature gorse was considered particularly 

interesting as it can contribute 

aheavy fuel load to fire and 

burn intensely. 

“The economic, social and 

environmental costs of wildfire are 

growing, and will continue to grow as 

communities increasingly spread into 

rural and forested areas, and as the 

changing climate results in hotter, 

drier conditions and an increasing 

number of extreme firerisk days.” 

Scion’s rural fire research is done 

Instruments in the burn site measure fire activity (above), using drip line ignition (below). 

to provide FENZ and other rural fire 

and emergency response agencies 

with the knowledge and tools to 

prevent fires from occurring and to 

put wildfires that do occur, out more 

quickly and safely. The team as 

completed over 140 similar burn 

experiments in different vegetation 

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McKenzie HealthCare 

BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE 

Expansion will lift care levels 

Anew extensionatMcKenzie 

HealthCarewill increase bed 

numbers at the Geraldine facility 

by nearly50%. 

Buildingofthe extension began 

in December2018,and it is 

expectedtoofficially open next 

month. 

It includes24new beds, 

including twoextra-large palliative 

carerooms, afamily/whanauroom 

withakitchen to enablefamily 

memberstosleep over,anew 

administrationarea, asmall cafe 

thatwill be opentovisitors, staff 

and residents,ahairdressing 

room, newdining andlounge area. 

General managerKim Entwistle 

saysthe extensionisawelcome 

addition,allowing an opportunityto 

increasedementia-levelbeds, and 

improved palliativecarefacilities. 

The currentaged care facility 

has 49 beds, including six 

dedicated D3 levelrest-home 

dementiabeds and dual-purpose 

hospitalorrest-home beds,and a 

dedicated respite carebed. 

Every newroom has aprivate 

ensuite,and is largerthana 

standardroom, at 19sq m, 

including theensuite. 

Rooms comefullyfurnished, but 

residents areencouraged to bring 

their own furniture if theywish, and 

all haveasmarttelevision and 

individuallycontrolledcentral 

heating. 

Seventeen of therooms have 

overheadhoisting systems, 

makingiteasier forthe resident 

and staff. 

Withalight, bright colour 

schemeand furnishings,the 

rooms have atranquil feel,and will 

allow each resident to puttheir 

own markontheirroom and make 

it theirspace. 

The extension also provides for 

the developmentofoutdoorareas 

and safe internalcourtyard areas 

as well. 

CurrentresidentsofMcKenzie 

HealthCare have the first option of 

rooms in the new wing, and several 

are looking forward to moving in. 

The extension has beenaboost 

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HealthCare in Geraldine is nearly completed, and will increase bed 

numbers by 50% at the facility. 

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Staff numbers will increase with 

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McKenzie HealthCare’s positionas 

amajoremployer in the town. 

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and casual, and including nursing 

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19 March2020 | ISSUE 144 

DISTRICT 

DIARY 

AshburtonDomain 

Demolition well underway 

Rakaia Salmon site upgrades 

kicking off 

Upgrades to the Rakaia Salmon 

sitehavestarted this week,with 

the old toilets being removed 

from Monday 16 March and the 

caravan effluent dump station 

closing until anew location can 

be secured. 

TheCouncil is removing the oldpublic 

toilets at the park and is replacing them 

with anew 10-pan facility, which is 

intendedtohelp meetdemand on the 

facilities,particularly from visitors to the 

district. 

Council Infrastructure Services Group 

Manager, Neil McCann says the 

Council iskeen to deliver the upgrades, 

which have been made possible 

through combined funding from the 

Government's Tourism Infrastructure 

Fund (TIF), Rakaia Lions and the 

Council. 

"These new public toilets will make a 

big difference tothe salmon site. With 

many people, particularly tourist buses 

stopping to use the toilets, we want 

to ensure there are ample facilities 

available. 

"A lot of work hasbeengoing on behind 

the scenes to secure asupplier for the 

toilets and with thisand otherplanning 

work now complete, we're ready to 

start building." 

Permaloo hasbeen awarded the tender 

to deliver and install the new toilets, 

which will begin on 1April. Portable 

toilets will be available at the site until 

the new facilities are ready. The old 

toilets are having toberemoved first 

dueto parkingspace needsandto allow 

forthe newtoilets to be built wherethe 

current onesare located. 

As part of the upgrades, the caravan 

effluent dumpstation is being relocated 

to another site, yettobedetermined.In 

the meantime, the Rakaia dump station 

is closed from 16 March, but caravans 

and campervans are still be able to 

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access the Ashburton and Methven 

dump stations. 

The historic jail is also being relocated 

to the other side of the Bridgeman's 

hut,and piling forthis will be carried out 

as the oldtoilets areremoved. 

The Council is investing$198,000 from 

existing budgets toinstall new toilets 

and carry out arange of landscaping 

upgrades, including providing solarpowered 

rubbish bins, additional 

seating, concrete footpaths, Rakaia 

history signage and additional 

playground equipment. 

A $740,000 grant from the TIF and 

$20,000 generously donated by the 

Rakaia Lions is also helping to deliver 

the upgrades. 

More information about the location 

of the Rakaia caravan effluent dump 

stationwillbeprovidedwhen anew site 

is secured. 

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FROMTHE MAYOR: HAVE YOUR SAYONPLANS FORTHE ASHBURTONDOMAIN /COUNCILLOR COMMENT -CAROLYN CAMERON 

From the Mayor: Have your sayonplansfor 

the Ashburton Domain 

AshburtonDistrictMayor,Neil Brown 

The Ashburton Domain is 

undoubtedly one of our most 

important local facilities. 

Looking back over the years, it's 

provided many great memories 

like Christmas events, sporting 

tournamentsanddaysspentwith 

the familyintheplayground,but 

now weare turning our eyes to 

the future and looking ahead to 

what the Domain could be over 

the next 30 years. 

The Council has adopted a draft 

Ashburton Domain Development Plan 

that seeks to future-proof the Domain 

for our community for many years to 

come, and we need your help to ensure 

we'reonthe right track. 

Thechanges proposed addressalmost 

every activity, facility and attraction 

at the Domain. There are proposals 

for sports clubs, the playground 

and paddling pool, gardens, lawns, 

waterwaysand even theway people get 

in and out of theDomain. 

For instance, there are proposals to 

move the paddling pool closer to 

the playground; build heritage and 

botanicaltrails;upgradetheplayground 

equipment;buildaCentralHubnearthe 

playgroundthatcouldaccommodatea 

café and outdoordining area;construct 

an entranceway from Walnut Avenue; 

andimprove connectivity to Ashburton 

town with better access across State 

Highway1. 

With these various proposals in mind, 

I'm sure there are ideas that would 

be of interest to every person inour 

district,whetheryou take thekids to the 

Domain on weekends,enjoy abarbecue 

or picniconthe lawns,gotoevents,or 

playsportatone of thefields or facilities 

throughout the year. 

It's crucial that residents take alook at 

the draft proposalsand tell us whatthey 

think beforeafinal DevelopmentPlanis 

adopted. 

We need to know ifwe're making the 

rightdecisionsfortheDomain,including 

when the work for each individual 

project would begin and which items 

should be prioritised. 

Youcan have your say bycompleting 

a feedback form on the Council 

websiteuntil 5pmonSunday5Aprilat 

ashburtondc.govt.nz/haveyoursay 

Ifyouchoose,you'llalsohavetheoption 

to speaktoyour submissionatahearing 

that will take place after consultation 

closes. This is agreat chance tovoice 

your opinion directlytoCouncillorsand 

forthemtoask youquestionsfor more 

clarity. 

This is your Domain, so please playyour 

part and have asay on its future. 

AshburtonDomain 

Development Plan 

Our Place:OurDomain 

Haveyour 

Say! 

We aredeveloping a30-yearplan forour Domain to 

ensureitisfuture-proofedfor theyears to come.We 

want to knowwhat youthink of our ideas -thisis 

your chance to shapewhatthe Domainwill look like. 

Full maps andinformation on theproposed 

plans, alongwithaform to provideyour 

feedback canbe foundat 

ashburtondc.govt.nz/haveyoursay 

We areaccepting feedback until 5pm, Sunday 5April 2020. 

DISTRICTDIARY 

Councillor Comment-Carolyn Cameron 

Over the past few months, 

Ihaveenjoyedviewing apart 

of the Ashburton District from 

aby-gone era. Ihave been 

visitingsome of the hallsand 

reserve boards in ourdistrict, 

of which there are 19under 

theCouncil’sadministration. 

I’ve experienced awonderful sense 

ofnostalgiaduringthesevisits.These 

carefully maintained buildings offer 

aview ofwhat our world was like 

over acentury ago: one hall, which 

was formally Greenstreet School 

was opened in 1876 and isnow a 

sizeable combined districthall. 

Avisit reminds us of the sacrifices 

many people made in the Great 

War and the Second World War as 

we take in the names listed on old 

boards hanginginsolemn reminder 

of past sacrifices. 

The halls ofour district are often 

generally adorned with well-used 

stages and beautiful wooden 

floors, lovingly maintained and 

restored by volunteers putting 

hours into cleaning, painting 

and tending these remnants of a 

previous era. These are the people 

our district depends on to preserve 

an important part of our heritage. 

To paraphrase Isaac Newton, 

we progress by “standing onthe 

shoulders of giants”. 

Iurge everyone to visit our Museum 

and look at the photographs and 

exhibits of an earlier Ashburton 

and imagine the lives our great 

grandparents enjoyed. Follow this 

experience upwith adrive around 

the district and view these old 

halls, reserves, playgrounds and 

tennis courts and appreciate an 

earlier time in our districts history. 

Appreciating and understanding 

the past is important and we need 

to constantly remindourselvesthat 

what we enjoyisherebecauseofthe 

efforts of thosewho went beforeus. 

Our new Civic Centre, housing the 

Council and Library, will be agreat 

monument forthe future butlet us 

ensure we retain aportion of the 

past andacknowledgethese earlier 

achievements.Ibelieve it would be 

appropriate to incorporate some 

sort offormal recognition of those 

thathavehelped to makeAshburton 

and its surrounding areas the 

thriving region that we enjoytoday. 

This could, for example, involve 

installation of significant pictures 

of our past into the pavements 

or gardens of this new building. I 

would welcome ideas from others 

interested in this issue. 

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DISTRICTDIARY 

MEETASHBURTON'SNEW YOUTH COUNCIL /ABOVE GROUND UPGRADES STARTING IN ASHBURTONCBD /COUNCIL TO BEGINMAINTENANCE ON ARTGALLERY&HERITAGECENTRE 

MeetAshburton's 

newYouth Council 

Above ground upgrades 

startinginAshburton CBD 

KlaraHarrison 

Youth Councillor 

MaddiePage 

Submission Coordinator 

I’m a17year 

old student 

currently 

studying 

Year 13 at 


College.Iam 

someone 

who enjoys 

various 

sports, 

travel, volunteer work with children 

andspending time with friendsand 

family.Ialso haveapart time job as 

alifeguardand swim tutoratthe EA 

Networks Centre. 2020 is going to be a 

big year forme, having been selected 

formyschool’sGreen House Executive, 

and being offeredaposition on the 

Ashburton Youth Council. 

As this is most likely my lastyearliving 

in thedistrict beforeIgo to university to 

pursue acareerinmedicine, this is my 

year to makeachangeinAshburton. 

Ibelieve Ihavemany things to offer 

theAshburton Community this year, 

especially astrong advocate voicefor 

mental health,and whatbetterway 

to do that thantobethe youth voice 

communicating ideas straighttothe 

Council! 

My nameis 

Maddie Page 

and Iamthe 

Submission 

Coordinator 

on the 


Youth 

Council. I 

am 12years 

old andam 

aYear8student at Ashburton Borough 

School. Ilove readingand creative 

writing, Ialso enjoyplaying Hockey. I 

really care aboutthe environment.I 

am very excitedtobeonthe Ashburton 

YouthCouncil becauseitshows me that 

Ihaveavoiceand it showsother young 

people in the districtthattheir voice 

canbeheard too. 

Progress on the Ashburton CBD 

streetscape revitalisation is 

moving ahead on track, with 

above ground upgrades on Cass 

Street nowunderway. 

The new underground infrastructure, 

including water pipes are almost 

finishedbeinginstalledalong bothsides 

of Cass Street (between Havelock and 

MooreStreets) and atemporary coat of 

chip seal has been applied to the road. 

The contractors, TruLine Civil began 

constructing rain gardensand newkerb 

this week (16March)and onceall above 

ground upgrades are completed, the 

permanent road surfacewill be applied. 

The roundabout at the Cass Street/ 

Havelock Street intersection has been 

removed. Atemporary roundabout has 

been installed, but this will become a 

give-wayintersection in comingweeks, 

with priority given to Havelock Street 

traffic. 

Some driver confusion continues in 

the area, particularly at the Burnett 

Street intersection. It's understood 

that the traffic flow issues are being 

compounded by the rebuild working 

happening at the Ashburton Club & 

MSA. Due tothe ongoing work inthis 

area,residents arebeing remindedthat 

stop/go regulations will be in place at 

times and to be mindful of the roadwork 

signage. 

Learn more about the Ashburton 

CBD Streetscape Revewal project at 

ashburtondc.govt.nz/CBD 

Council to begin maintenance on Art Gallery 

&HeritageCentre 

The Ashburton Art Gallery & 

Heritage Centre will be the 

focus of internal and external 

repairs over coming weeks and 

months, as the Council begins a 

programme to remedy building 

defects identified through an 

independentassessment. 

The Council discovered intermittent 

waterleakissues in the building during 

extreme weather conditions after the 

building became fully occupied. The 

Councilalso foundthe air conditioning 

system was not working to its 

expectations. 

The first work tobeundertaken will 

be painting and sealing the southern 

exterior wall of the building as this was 

identifiedasinmostneedfortreatment, 

with other walls being painted and 

sealed where necessary. The three 

upstairs bay windows facing State 

Highway1will also be waterproofed. 

Other repairs include inspecting 

and repairing the roof membrane, 

installing new heating and ventilation 

equipment,includingthe installationof 

buffer tanks. 

Chief Executive Hamish Riach said the 

Council ispleased to begin the repair 

work, which has been budgeted for in 

the2019/20 Annual Plan. 

"Our first priority is completing the 

painting and roof membrane repairs 

before winter, then moving onto the 

work needed insidethe building. 

"It'simportant that we getthisrequired 

work underway sooner rather than 

later, asweknow the Art Gallery & 

HeritageCentreisanimportant facility 

to ourcommunity." 

The Council has taken additional 

steps to ensure the protection ofthe 

Art Gallery and Museum assets while 

work has been waiting tobegin. This 

has included regular monitoring of 

temperatures and moisture levels and 

installing a temporary dehumidifier 

system where needed to maintain 

appropriatelevels of climate control. 

Themaintenance work is not expected 

to affect the centre'sopening hours. 

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MAINTENANCE WORK UNCOVERSTIME CAPSULES IN ASHBURTON CENOTAPH /ANZAC DAYSERVICES 2020 /FROMTHE CEO:HEEDING ADVICE, BESTPROTECTION 


DISTRICTDIARY 

Maintenance work 

uncovers timecapsules in 

Ashburtoncenotaph 

A thorough deep-clean of 

the Ashburton war memorial 

in Baring Square West has 

uncovered two time capsules, 

oneofwhichhaslaidundisturbed 

in the cenotaph for almost 100 

years. 

Behind one of the tiles that have been 

carefully removed and cleaned by 

hand, the team from Stoneface Ltd 

came across twoairtightcopperboxes 

encasedinthe memorial. 

The first time capsulewas laid whenthe 

memorial wasunveiled in June 1928.It 

is reportedtoinclude the namesofthe 

97,335 members ofthe New Zealand 

Expeditionary Force who served 

overseasduring World WarI. 

It is also said toinclude acopy ofthe 

proclamation of peace issued byKing 

George V and several local books, 

newspapers and items from the time. 

Jubilee booklets and catalogues from 

the Ashburton A&P Association and 

Ashburton County are inside, asisa 

history ofAshburton compiled by the 

Ashburton AAand aMāori souvenir of 

NewZealand booklet. 

Schools and churches contributed 

with magazinesand souvenir booklets. 

Samplesofwheatandwoollenproducts 

produced in the district arealsoinside. 

Thesecondtime capsule is understood 

tocontainthenamesofthe104,988New 

Zealand soldierswho fought overseasin 

World WarII. 

Both copper boxes have remnants of 

pitch coating them. 

The capsules were entrusted to the 

care of the Ashburton Museum who 

have been looking after them until 

they are reinstated after cleaning 

and maintenance on the cenotaph is 

finished. Neither of the capsules have 

been opened. 

ANZACDay services 2020 

Please note, these services may 

be subjecttochange. 

Thefollowingservices havebeen 

arrangedfor the AshburtonDistrict,and 

allresidents arewelcome to attend. 

ASHBURTON: 

Dawn Service 

When: 6.30am 

Where: Ashburton cenotaph, Baring 

Square West,Ashburton 

Speaker: MP Andrew Falloon 

Service conducted by Brigadier Mike 

Allwright of the Salvation Army 

CEMETERYSERVICE 

When:9.00am 

Where: Services Plot, Ashburton 

Cemetery 

Speaker: MP Jo Luxton 

R.S.Amembers assembleatnorth end 

of ServicePersonnel plot at 8.45am 

CIVIC SERVICE &WREATH LAYING 

When:11.00am 

Where: Ashburtoncenotaph, Baring 

Square West,Ashburton 

Speaker: Ashburton DistrictMayor Neil 

Brown 

Limitedseatingavailable forelderly 

citizens. 150seats reserved forreturned 

andservicepersonnel. Ex-service 

personnel andother groups(Scouts, 

Guides etc.) assembleatthe cornerof 

Havelock and Park Streetsby10.45am. 

MAYFIELD ANDDISTRICTS 

When: 9.30am, assemble at Panther 

Rock Cafécar park. 

When:9.45am, parade leaves 

When: 10.00am, service 

Where: Mayfield Memorial Hall 

Collection foracharity and morning 

Teatofollow, aplate appreciated. 

12.00 noon. Golf match at Mayfield 

GolfClub 

METHVEN: 

When:9.15am, assemble at the 

Memorial Arch on McDonaldStreet 

When: 9.30am, march 

When: 10.00am, service 

Where: Mt HuttMemorial Hall, 160Main 

Street,Methven 

Morning Teainthe supperroom of the 

Memorial Hall. 

HINDS: 

When: 10am 

Where: Hinds Hall 

Ex servicepersonnel andScout & 

Guides assemble at Scout Den at 

9.45am. 

RAKAIA: 

When: 10.00 

Where: Rakaia Community Centre, 

Mackie Street, Rakaia. 

From the CEO: Heeding advice, bestprotection 

ChiefExecutiveHamish Riach 

As the impacts ofcoronavirus 

CONVID-19 continue to unfold 

each day, we are all assessing 

our ownsituationsand thinking 

about what we need to do to best 

prepare and protect ourselves 

andthe wider community. 

You'll have seen that there are now 

bright postersatthe entrances of the EA 

Networks Centre,Museum, Libraryand 

Council buildingaskinganyone who is 

feeling unwell to please return home 

and to contact their GP or Healthline for 

advice. 

We have introduced these and other 

sensible precautions based on the 

advicecoming from NewZealand'slead 

agency onthe COVID-19 response, the 

Ministry of Health (MoH). As notonlya 

public serviceand facility provider,but 

also alocal employer, the Councilhas a 

responsibility to do allwecan to protect 

the welfare ofour residents and staff. 

It is aresponsibly other organisations 

and businesses are actively assessing 

as well. 

We havereinforced sanitiser messages 

to our staff to regularly wash or clean 

their hands, are advising our teams 

to reduce hand-to-hand contact with 

others and to stay at home ifthey are 

feelingunwell.Wehavealso increased 

our cleaningand sanitisingactivities at 

all our facilities. 

Advice from the MoH experts is that 

washing our hands thoroughly, 

avoiding touching our faces, sneezing 

and coughing into tissues or our 

elbow, and staying athome ifweare 

experiencingpossiblesymptoms areall 

practicaland effective measures to help 

protect ourselves and our community. 

These are measures we should all 

adopt in our efforts toberesponsible 

and reduce thespreadofthe virus. 

From a Council perspective, we are 

refreshing our Business Continuity 

Plans toensure wecan keep critical 

Councilservicesopen and cansupport 

stafftoworkfromhomewherepossible, 

and have set up an internal Pandemic 

PlanningGroup whichismeeting daily 

to keep abreast of developments and 

respond accordingly. Additionally, 

we are working with industry leaders 

whoare working on behalf of allLocal 

Authorities to coordinate advice ona 

vastarrayofissuesconfrontingCouncils 

and their services forcommunities. 

The MoH remains the single source of 

truth on coronavirus COVID-19, and 

I urge everyone in our community 

to check their website (health.govt. 

nz/COVID-19) for information. The 

MoH stresses anyone who has been 

overseaswithinthe last14days andhas 

developed afever, cough or shortness 

of breath should phone Healthline’s 

dedicated COVID-19 number 0800 358 

5453 or contacttheirGP. 


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DISTRICTDIARY 

ROLL UP YOUR SLEEVES FORWORKING BEE ACTIVITIESTHIS NEIGHBOURS DAY /COUNCIL RECEIVES AA+ CREDIT RATING 

Roll up your sleevesfor working bee activities 

this NeighboursDay 

"WorkingBee in Your Neighbourhoodis 

awonderful opportunity tomake new 

friends and beinvolved in something 

that will benefit our local facilities," 

Ashburton District Mayor Neil Brown 

says. 

"Sign uptoday to play your part and 

help makeapositivedifferenceinyour 

neighbourhood." 

and Hakatere Multicultural Council's 

NewcomersNetwork. 

Working bee locations will nominate 

someone from their group or 

organisation that will coordinate 

the event, incollaboration with the 

Neighbours Day Committee. Some 

clubs may incorporate a‘have ago’ 

elementtotheir event as well. 

Neighbours Day 2020 is set to 

spark the district's community 

spiritrightacrossMidCanterbury 

on Saturday 28 March thanks 

to anew Working Bee in Your 

Neighbourhood initiative. 

The Mid Canterbury Neighbours 

Day Committee, comprised of the 

AshburtonDistrict Council's Welcoming 

Communities Programme, Hakatere 

Multicultural Council, Neighbourhood 

Support and Mid Canterbury TimeBank 

are promoting Working Bee in Your 

Neighbourhood to foster connections, 

build community morale and raise 

awarenessoflocal community groups. 

Schools, groups and clubs who 

participateinthe district-wide initiative 

will not only be giving back totheir 

community but willgointothe draw to 

win aDominos Pizza delivery for their 

event. Photosoftheir eventwill also get 

themintothe draw. 

Five working bee projects are already 

proposed at Community House, 

Hinds School, Our Lady of the Snows 

Methven, Netherby School andAllenton 

School. Projects are set to include 

gardenplantings, sandingand painting, 

weeding and general tidying and repair 

work. 

The NeighboursDay Committee willbe 

encouraging their members, staff and 

stakeholders to roll up their sleeves 

and take part in theworking bees. This 

includesbusinesses who featured in the 

AshburtonDistrictCouncil's'Welcoming 

Workplaces' video series; ACL, Subway 

Ashburton, ANZCO,Talley'sand Rakaia 

Island Dairies; as well as Council staff, 

TimeBankers,Neighbourhood Support 

To learn more about the working bees 

in various neighbourhoods, people 

areencouraged to visitthe Welcoming 

Communities - Ashburton District 

Facebook page overthe comingweeks. 

Lists of registered organisations will be 

promoted on the Facebook page. 

To register a school, club or group 

with the Mid Canterbury Neighbours 

Day Committee, contact any of the 

coordinators, e-mail Janice.McKay@ 

adc.govt.nz or visit tinyurl.com/ 

MidCanterburyNeighbours2020 

Neighbours Day 2020 will take place 

on Saturday 28 March. Learn more 

about Neighbours Day at www. 

neighboursday.org.nz 

Council receives AA+ 

credit rating 

The Ashburton District could 

save hundreds of thousands of 

dollars in interest repayments 

over the coming years after it 

wasrevealed this month that the 

Ashburton District Council has 

received an AA+ credit rating. 

Independent credit rating company, 

FitchRatingsServiceshaveassessedthe 

Council's ability to service debt against 

arange of criteria anddeterminedthat 

the Council and district are inastrong 

financial position that should provide 

positiveassurancetolenders. 

The rating will assist the Council to 

secure lower interest rates when 

borrowing from lenders, which will 

help offset the financial burden on 

ratepayers. 

Council Chief Executive, Hamish Riach 

says the AA+ credit rating means the 

Council can now access lower interest 

rates from the Local Government 

Funding Agencyofupto20points. 

"Fitch Ratings'assessment is apositive 

testamenttotheCouncil'sfiscalposition 

and the effortsofcurrentand previous 

elected Councils to operateresponsibly 

and efficiently forour community. 

"We are very pleased to receive this 

rating. It will certainly have good 

outcomes forratepayers, and residents 

should be proud of theirdistrict'sgood 

standing." 

In the last financial year, the Council 

achieved its Financial Strategy targets 

to not exceed rate and external debt 

limits. 

Its goals for the next 10 years are to 

ensure the Council remains financially 

stable; spend money prudently to 

deliver services, cater for growth and 

manage assets soundly; ensure rates 

and fees arekept to areasonable level; 

and provide clear financial parameters 

forwork programmes. 

Information on the Council's financial 

performance inthe last financial year 

are available in the 2018/19 Annual 

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FIVECOUNCILSSEEK FUNDING TO INVESTIGATEFUTURE WATERSERVICES /ROMANIAN GIFT FINDS HOMEINASHBURTON 


DISTRICTDIARY 

Councils seek funding to investigatefuture 

water services 

Five CentralSouth Island district 

councils haveapplied forfunding 

to investigate changes to water 

services as part of a major 

Government review. 

TheCentral South WaterCollaboration 

(CSW), which comprises of staff 

from Ashburton, Mackenzie, Timaru, 

Waimate and Waitaki district councils, 

is investigating whether acollaborative 

approach to three waters services 

delivery could benefit their councils 

and communities, leading to improved 

public health and environmental 

outcomes. 

Three waters encompasses drinking 

watercollectiontreatmentanddelivery, 

sewage transport, treatment disposal 

and stormwater management. 

TheGovernment setupaThreeWaters 

Review team in parallel with the inquiry 

into the drinking water contamination 

incidentinHavelock North. It has been 

considering solutions to the wider 

affordability and capability challenges 

facing local councils, and has mooted 

that there islikely to be significant 

change to how these services are 

provided. 

CSW has applied for $120,000 from 

aGovernment fund set aside tohelp 

investigate regional, multi-regional or 

sub-regional service delivery models. 

The five councils will split the other 

$120,000 cost of the work on aper 

rateable unitbasis. 

The five councils collectively serve 

around 115,000 people. The districts 

are like-minded and share similar 

sector and populationprofiles, as well 

as common issues and opportunities 

regarding three waters. 

Ashburton District Council 

Infrastructure Services Group Manager, 

Neil McCann said, "The Government 

has made itclear that the delivery of 

three waters across the country will 

change, and wethink it’s important 

to collectively take the opportunity to 

investigate and propose options using 

our local knowledge and experience, 

ratherthanhavealess tailoredsolution 

imposedonus. 

“This project will build on work 

already begun byCSW to understand 

key principles and objectives for 

collaborative water services, identify 

options for collaborative service 

delivery, and understand costs and 

widerimpacts to ensureservices across 

the sub-region are delivered to ahigh 

quality and in an affordable manner.” 

Councils in the Mid and South 

Canterbury area havealonghistory of 

collaboration on major cross boundary 

infrastructure, most recently the Aoraki 

Roading Collaboration which helped 

standardiseand bringbenefits of scale 

to roading serviceprocurement. 

Details of whichprojects will be granted 

the funding from the Department of 

Internal Affairs are predicted to be 

announced in early April. 

Romanian giftfinds 

home in Ashburton 

A family trip to Romania in 

June last year has established 

an unexpected relationship 

between Ashburton and the 

ancientcity of Constanta,thanks 

to local school girl, Alexandra 

Cojocaru. 

Alexandra (10) who attends Hampstead 

School, and her father Leonard visited 

the family's home country in June 

and July last year, and whilst visiting 

relatives was introduced to the Deputy 

Mayor of Constanta. Upon hearing of 

the vast distancethe family'snew home 

wasonthe othersideofthe world, the 

Deputy Mayor asked if Alexandrawould 

deliver aletterand bookabout the city 

to the mayor of herhome in Ashburton 

District. 

Last month, Alexandra presented the 

gifts to Mayor Neil Brown, who was 

delighted at the show ofinternational 

friendship and diplomacy. 

"It was Children's Day in the city, and 

her grandfather knew some local 

politicians," Leonard said. "When they 

heardshe wasaKiwi, shewas asked if 

she would meetthe Deputy Mayor." 

Constanta is the oldest continually 

inhabited city in Romania, and was 

foundedinaround600BCE.Itwashome 

to one of the greatest poets in Roman 

history, Ovid. 

The Romanian book now resides 

proudly at the Ashburton District 

Council. 

Pictured:Alexandrapresentingthe book 

to Ashburton Mayor Neil Brown. 


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RURALROADS GET FINAL PROTECTIVELAYER /ASHBURTONLIBRARY&CIVIC CENTRE PROJECTPROGRESSING ON TRACK 

Rural roads getfinal 

protectivelayer 

Several rural intersections in the 

Ashburton District are receiving 

afinal layer of protectiontokeep 

theroadsurfaceingood order for 

drivers. 

Anewlayerofasphaltisbeingappliedto 

the roads, makingthe surface resistant 

to flushing, the name giventodescribe 

bitumen rising to the road surface and 

resulting in asmooth pavement. This 

smoothness can beslippery inwinter 

and soft inextreme heat. 

The finallayer of asphalt is applied after 

a'milling' treatment, where the road 

surfaceisdug back to allowfor the new 

and old asphalt layers to seamlessly 

blend with no overlap. 

The intersectionsofMaronan, Cracroft, 

Lismore Mayfield and McDougalls 

Roads, as well as Melcombe, Moranan 

and Hendersons Road, and asection 

along Melcombe Street have been the 

siteofthemillingandasphalttreatment. 

Milling depth starts at 50 millimetres 

andthisreducestozerooverfive-to-10 

metres,creating agradualblend. 

The final layer of asphaltisthenapplied 

andprovides extrastrengthtothe road 

surface. 

Some of the programmed works 

were completed in February, with the 

reminderto takeplaceover thenext two 

months. 

AshburtonLibrary & 

CivicCentre project 

progressing on track 

Progress on Ashburton's 

new Library & Civic Centre is 

developing on track, with the 

projectoncourseforconstruction 

to beginatthe endofthe year. 

The Council and its project manager, 

Logic Group are now inthe developed 

stage ofthe design process, which is 

expected to wrap up in April before 

detailed designs arecraftedand putout 

fortender. 

Council Chief Executive, Hamish Riach 

says whileresidents will not have seen 

much happening since the site for the 

newcentrewas clearedlastyear, there 

has been alot of work goingonbehind 

the scenes. 

"The design process and timeline 

was established atthe very start of 

this project in 2018, and we are still 

operating on track.The work completed 

to-date, including the site preparation, 

has allowed for further technical 

investigation to inform the detailed 

design phase. This comprised of geotechnical 

and contaminationsurveys." 

The Council approved concept 

designs for the building in August 

2019, which included progressing with 

environmentally sustainable features, 

such asanartesian well and chilled 

beam cooling/heating system, and 

usingtimberasakeystructuralelement. 

Pioneer Hall, aheritagebuilding on the 

site will also be incorporated into the 

newbuild. 

Mr Riach continued that with concept 

plans established, the work is now 

focusingonhowtotranslate thoseideas 

intomoreconcrete designs. 

"It's all about how we make each 

of the components work to deliver 

Ashburton's new Library and Civic 

Centre." 

Ashburton District Mayor, Neil Brown 

is encouraging residents to stay up-todate 

with the project by signing up to 

theCouncil's free e-newsletter. 

"This is an exciting project for our 

community, and the end result will 

be quite anupgrade from what we 

currently have. Make sure you're 

hearing the latest about this project 

and other Council news with the 

help of our e-newsletter by visiting 

ashburtondc.govt.nz/stayinformed." 

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COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD 


DISTRICTDIARY 

Community Noticeboard 

SUBJECTTOCHANGE DUETOPOSSIBLEEVENT CHANGES 

ROAD CLOSUREPROPOSAL 

Pursuant to the Transport (Vehicular Traffic RoadClosure) Regulations 

1965, noticeisherebygiven that the following roads will be closed to 

ordinaryvehicular traffic to allowthe following: 

Flying Kiwi Motorcycles Ltd, forthe purpose of attempting the Land 

Speed Record Attempt event,proposestoclosethe followingroadto 

ordinaryvehicular traffic forthe period indicated hereunder. 

Roadproposed to be closed: 

• McCRORYS ROAD betweenAwaroaSchool Road &Kyle Road 

intersections 

Period of Closure: 

• 8.00am and 4.30pm on Friday, 03 April 2020 

• 8.00am and 4.30pm on Saturday, 04 April 2020 

• 8.00am and 4.30pm on Sunday, 05 April 2020 (Extraday in case 

of rain on either day above) 

Any person objecting to the proposal is called upon to lodgenoticeof 

their objection and grounds thereofinwriting or email to Council by 

4.00pm on 20 March 2020. 

Neil McCann 

ServiceDeliveryGroup Manager 

CLOSUREOFROADS 

Pursuant to the Transport (Vehicular Traffic RoadClosure) Regulations 

1965, noticeisherebygiven that the following roads will be closed to 

ordinaryvehicular traffic to allowthe following: 

AshburtonReturnedand Services’Association to hold ANZACDay 

services,proposes to close the followingroads to ordinaryvehicular 

traffic forthe period indicated hereunder. 

Road to be closed 

• HAVELOCK STREET,fromPark StreettoEast Street 

• BARING SQUARE WEST,fromHavelock StreettoCameron Street 

• SH 1(WESTSTREET),fromHavelock StreettoCameron Street 

• CAMERON STREET, from West StreettoParkStreet 

Period of Closure: 

• From 6.00am to 8.30pm and 10.00am to 12.30pm on Saturday, 

25 April 2020 


their objection and grounds thereof in writing or email to Council by 

4.00 pm, Friday 27 March 2020. 

NEIL McCANN 

Group Manager ServiceDelivery 

PeterConnors 

Manager –System Management 

Up &Coming 

Council Meetings 

Meetings arenow held in the new 

CouncilChambers, 137Havelock Street, 

Ashburton unless stated otherwise. 

UPCOMING COUNCILMEETINGS 

APRIL 2020 

Council meeting 

Thursday 9April, 10.30am 

Environmental Services Committee, 

Thursday 23 April, 10.30am 

Community ServicesCommittee, 

Thursday 23 April, (tofollow 

Environmental Services) 

InfrastructureServicesCommittee, 

Thursday 23 April, (tofollow 

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Community Services) 

Audit,Riskand Finance Committee, 

Thursday 30 April, 9.30am 

Bylaw and PolicyCommittee, 

Thursday30April (tofollowAudit,Risk 

&Finance) 

Methven Community Boardmeeting 

Monday 6April, 10.30am 

Mt Hutt MemorialHall,Methven 

All meetings areopen to thepublicunless 

otherwise stated. Meeting start times 

may be subject to changeand will be 

notifiedonCouncil’swebsite. Council and 

Committeemeetings, and Hearings now 

livestreamedonYouTube and Facebook. 

Carol Johns of behalf of the Ashburton Wheels Week Committee to 

hold the Wheels Week StreetParade,proposes to close the following 

roads to ordinaryvehicular traffic forthe period indicated hereunder. 

Roadstobeclosed: 

• KERMODESTREET from East StreettoMona Square, including all 

of Mona Square 

• EASTSTREET from SH1 at the southern end to Cameron Street 

• MOORE STREET from SH1 to East Street 

• CAMERON STREET from East StreettoVictoria Street 

• BARING SQUARE EAST from Cameron StreettoHavelock Street 

• HAVELOCK STREET from Baring SquareEASTtoSH1 

Period of closure: From 9.30 am until 12.00 noon on Sunday, 

17 May 2020. 


their objection and grounds thereof to Council by 4.00 pm on Thursday, 

30 April 2020. 

Neil McCann 

ServiceDeliveryGroup Manager 

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community—from babies to the 

district’s elderly residents. 

Now the aged-care facility 

McKenzie Healthcare, with a 

neighbouring retirement village, the 

facility had its beginnings as a 

maternity hospital for the South 

Canterbury town. 

The site, originally knownasThe 

Pines, was purchased in 1946 for a 

planned 20-bed general hospital, at a 

cost of £2575. 

In 1955, plans for ageneral hospital 

werewithdrawn and substituted with 

plansfor an eight-bed maternity 

hospital on the site, to replace the 

16-bed Rawhiti House in the township. 

At acost of £57,000, the Geraldine 

MaternityHospital was completed in 

1960, andRawhiti House ceased 

operating as amaternity hospital and 

became ageriatric home. 

For 26 years, this was the Geraldine 

MaternityHospital, run under the 

leadership of Sister MaryOram. Sister 

Oramretired in 1986 and was 

succeededbySister Shirley Garnett. 

But Geraldine’s reputationgrewas 

that of aretirement town, and in March 

1988, those at apublic meeting asked 

the hospitalboard to investigate the 

provision of beds for the terminally ill, 

and holiday relief for the elderly. 

The hospital board agreed it made 

economic senseand in July 1988, the 

maternityhospital ceased as abirthing 

unit.The hospital and redundant 

nurses’ accommodationwere turned 

into a24-bed geriatric hospitalknown 

as The Pines. 

In the late1980s, Anne Whittaker 

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Rural&Lifestyle 

Freshwater find off Canty coast 

Scientists have discovered an extensive 

body of freshwater off the 

Canterbury coast between Timaru 

and Ashburton. 

NIWA marine geologist Dr Joshu 

Mountjoy says the discovery is one 

of the few times a significant 

offshore aquifer has been located 

around the world and may lead to a 

new freshwater resource for the 

region. 

The aquifer lies just 20 metres 

below the seafloor, making the find 

one of the shallowest in the world. It 

extends up to 60 kilometres from 

the coastline and may contain as 

much as 2000 cubic kilometres of 

water which is equivalent to half the 

volume of groundwater across Canterbury. 

Derived from rainfall, the aquifer 

is partly being replenished by 

groundwater flow from the coastline 

between Timaru and Ashburton. 

However, most of the freshwater 

became trapped offshore during the 

last three Ice Ages, when sea level 

was more than 100 metres lower 

than it is today. 

First indications that the offshore 

groundwater was there was achance 

find that arose when a scientific 

drilling project in 2012 found brackish 

water –orsalt and freshwater 

mixed together –50km off the coast 

and about 50m below the seafloor. 

Dr Mountjoy says that discovery 

led to a2017 voyage aboard NIWA 

research vessel Tangaroa to carry 

out further investigation in which 

scientists collected electromagnetic 

data. An electrical source was towed 

behind the ship and behind that was 

a line of receivers which record 

different signals depending on the 

electrical resistivity of the ground. 

Resistivity is strongly influenced by 

the amount of salt in the water 

locked up in sediments beneath the 

seafloor. This was then integrated 

with seismic reflection profiling and 

numerical modelling to determine 

Massey Uni to do Mbovis research 

The Mycoplasma bovis Programme has 

appointed Massey University to do research 

into the direct impacts of the cattle disease as 

part of efforts to help accelerate its eradication. 

The Programme is a collective of the 

Ministry for Primary Industries, DairyNZ and 

Beef +Lamb New Zealand. 

MPI chief science adviser and chair of the 

M.bovis Strategic Science Advisory Group 

(SSAG) Dr John Roche said the university 

researchers will investigate the impact of 

Mbovis on individual animals and herds 

within farms know to be infected with the 

disease. 

They will measure how M.bovis affects 

infected animals and herds, including any 

physical signs, effects on milk yield and 

composition, and the duration of these 

effects. 

Dr Roche said this will help accelerate 

eradication of the disease from New Zealand 

farms and minimise the negative impacts. 

‘‘The results of this project will contribute 

evidence to help in the detection of M.bovis, 

improve our surveillance tools, and increase 

our understanding of how the disease spreads 

under different New Zealand farming systems, 

which is key in terms of eradication. It 

will also help us to quantify the impacts, which 

supports some of the recommendationsmade 

in a recent Technical Advisory Group 

report.’’ 

The study is expected to take one to two 

years. 

Only properties already known to be 

Dairyshed yard work including topand backing gates 

Rotaryboom irrigatorrepairs and service, including 

wirerope &splicing 

Mainline installation and repairs 

Anyother general engineering/fabrication requirements 

Bale feeder –calf feeders Standardorcustom-made 

the amount of freshwater beneath 

the seabed. 

The findings have been published 

this week in leading scientific journal 

Nature Communications. 

“One of the most important 

aspects of this study is the improved 

understanding it offers to water 

management,” Dr Mountjoy says. 

“If you’re going to manage the 

groundwater on shore and near the 

positive for M.bovis will be used. 

No cattle will be intentionally infected, and 

properties will only be studied up until agreed 

dates for depopulation. 

New Zealand is the first country in the 

world to attempt to eradicate M.bovis, a 

bacterial disease that can cause animal 

welfareand productivityissues, particularly in 

dairy cattle, including mastitis that doesn’t 

respond totreatment, severe lameness, and 

lateterm abortions. 

Dr Rochesaid the direct impacts study was 

identified as apriority in the M.bovis science 

plan, developed by the SSAG to help 

accelerate eradication of the disease in New 

Zealand. The M.bovis Programme has allocated 

up to $30 million for M. bovis research 

projects, guided by the science plan. 

Synlait expanding Dunsandel facility 

Synlait Milk Limited (Synlait) is expanding 

its process to acquire farmland adjacent 

to its Dunsandel facility for $25.7 

million. 

Collectively, the farmland forms a 

582hectare unit. 

The land enables Synlait to pursue 

several strategic supply chain and sustainability 

initiatives that support. 

These include greater control over 

Overseer review 

Eight independent 

experts have been 

appointed tolead atechnical 

review of the Overseer 

environmental 

modelling software. 

It’s an effort, announced 

by the Ministries for 

the Environment and 

Primary Industries, to 

improve decisionmaking 

tools for use onfarm. 

The panel members, 

led by chairman Dr Ian 

Johnson, were selected 

based on their depth of 

knowledge and their collective 

range of skills and 

perspectives. 

MOE deputy secretary 

water and climate change 

Cheryl Barnes said the 

eight independent and 

internationallyrecognised 

environmental 

specialists will look 

‘under the bonnet’ of 

Overseer to critically 

assess its modelling capability 

and explore potential 

improvements for its 

use. 

water rights, developing a rail sliding 

adjoining Dry Store 4and opportunities to 

evaluate and trial sustainable farming 

practices and carry out onfarm research. 

This supports Synlait’s 10year sustainability 

targets, which include a commitment 

to evolve best practice farming in 

New Zealand through the company’s Lead 

With Pride programme. 

Synlait CEO Leon Clement said “the 

land provides a unique opportunity to 

pursue onfarm sustainability initiatives 

and reduce our environmental footprint 

whilst creating further supply chain efficiencies 

in our business. 

He said it fit with the company purpose 

of doing milk differently for a healthier 

world. 

Synlait required Overseas Investment 

Office consent for the acquisition. 

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coast, you need to understand what 

the downstream limits are.” 

The structure of the aquifer has 

been mapped in 3D and reveals 

complex variations in shape and 

salinity, according to paper leadauthor 

Aaron Micallef of the University 

of Malta who also says the 

approach to characterising this 

aquifer could potentially be used to 

revise estimations of their number 

and volume globally. 

Dr Mountjoy says while there are 

other places where offshore groundwater 

is known about, this is only 

the second time such intensive 

surveying has been carried out to 

define the extent of the water body. 

Dr Mountjoy says there are 

several places around New Zealand 

facing significant issues with their 

groundwater, such as Christchurch 

and Hawke’s Bay which are feeling 

the pressure of increasing populations 

and regular prolonged dry 

periods. 

“We need to set the groundwork 

in place for the future. Our primary 

goal is to help people manage their 

onshore resources.’’ 

Biodiversity 

workshop on 

More than 20 people have 

signed up for aBalancing 

Biodiversity workshop at 

Dorie tomorrow but more 

are welcome. The free 

workshop, organised by 

Kanuka Trust and open to 

anyone with abiodiversity 

interest or looking to 

understand more about 

biodiversity, will focus on 

native plants and beneficial 

bugs. 

Kanuka Trust connector 

Angela Cushnie 

said the Mid Canterbury 

rural community, and 

businesses with a vested 

interest in protecting ecosystems 

for their industry, 

were already aware ofthe 

benefits of planting for 

purpose and were well 

ahead of most of the 

country. 

This workshop would 

give them information to 

extend their knowledge. 

Arable farmers Kai 

Tegel and John Evans, of 

Tregynon Farm, will 

share their experiences 

and show the benefits of 

balanced biodiversity in 

action on their farm during 

avisit to the property. 

The on farm trip will 

follow after speakers who 

include native planting 

specialist Stephen Brailsford, 

Plant and Food 

Research’s Brad Howlett 

and Foundation for 

Arable Research’s Abie 

Horrocks. The 2pm workshop 

is in the Dorie Hall. 

Monday, March 23 

• Temuka 

Tuesday, March 24 

• Canterbury Park All 

Stock excl. Store Cattle 

Thursday, March 26 

• Temuka Store Cattle 

Monday, March 30 

• MtArrowsmith Weaner 

Deer, Ashburton Gorge 

• Temuka 

Tuesday, March 31 

• Canterbury Park All 

Stock 

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Bold, new look for Toyota’s CHR 

By Ross Kiddie 

An acquaintance asked 

me recently did I like 

Toyota’s CHR, she was 

thinking of buying one. 

I said it is a funky, 

trendy car that will never 

let her down, I also 

presented her with a 

couple ofother options, 

but the Toyota won out 

and she is now ahappy 

CHR owner. 

The CHR (coupe 

highrider) landed here 

around three years ago 

and it immediately stood 

out for its edgy styling 

and bold presence, it is a 

small sport utility vehicle 

that punches above its 

weight interms of looks, 

it appeals to those who 

want fashion in theirnew 

car purchase and want to 

make astatement. 

The CHRhas just had 

afacelift for 2020; itgets 

some new kit, while 

boldercosmeticdetailing 

gives it more of an 

extreme look. 

Importantly, it has 

also had a major 

mechanical enhancement, 

the CHR is now 

available with hybrid 

power –asanoption. 

Thereare five variants 

in the CHR lineup, this 

evaluation doesn’t 

encompass the hybrid, 

I’m due to drive that 

model soon, however, 

the base model vehicleis 

agood starting point in 

the series and after driving 

it for a week I 

certainly feel it is a 

worthy consideration at 

$32,990. 

That price is competitive, 

and if you take into 

account that the range 

spans to $37,990, then 

there isaCHR for all 

budgets. 

Of course the CHR 

won’t befor everyone, at 

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Under the bonnet of 

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element of surprise –a 

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thinking that would be a 

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there is aturbocharger to 

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It is rated by Toyota at 

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Drive thereafter is 

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add $4500 to the price. 

Nevertheless, the base 

model is the quintessential 

urbanjungle challenger. 

Performance is satisfactory. 

The power and 

torque figures are delivered 

low in the rev band 

(5200 and 

15004000rpm), the 

engine has no hesitation 

of hauling quickly 

through tothe red line if 

needed. Against the 

clock the nonhybrid 

model will reach 100kmh 

from astandstill in 9.8sec 

and will make 120km/h 

from 80km/h in6.4sec. 

On the subject of 

figures, you’d also expect 

the CHR to be economical 

and you’d be quite 

right. Toyota claims a 

6.4litre per 100km 

combined cycle fuel 

usage average. The 

evaluation car’s trip 

computer was constantly 

reading around 

7.6l/100km during my 

time with it, that helped 

by an economical 

4.8l/100km figure sitting 

at 100km/h on the open 

road, the engine turning 

over at a leisurely 

1750rpm. 

Even though Icarried 

out my normal highway 

open road run, the CHR 

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was mostly used in an 

aroundthecity environment, 

a busy new year 

period necessitated alot 

of short runs which are 

never good for fuel 

economy soIwas pleasantly 

surprised by the 

returns. 

The CHR is also 

pretty sharp when presented 

with afew quick 

corners. It rides and 

handles with much dignity, 

the ride isn’t severe, 

bumps and ruts are well 

absorbed throughawonderful 

fourcorner independent 

suspension 

thanks to the engineering 

that is needed for its 

fourwheeldrive stablemate. 

That is something I 

pay alot of attention to, 

the chassis dynamics are 

well engineered. 

Providing the grip isa 

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Michelin rubber. At 

225/50 x18in, there is a 

good surface cover, and 

that helps promote a 

strong steering feel and 

positive corner turn in. 

Gravitational movement 

is well contained, 

at 1440kg in total there 

isn’t alot of stress over 

the suspension, the 

CHR feels like asports 

car, it’s not of course,but 

that’s something Toyota 

does well, there is a 

dynamic within the setup 

that the driver feels 

comfortable and at ease 

with. 

With the changes for 

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There are afew 

extras such as a multimedia 

8in touch screen 

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which are new inclusions. 

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In keeping with the 

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bright colours, the combination 

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and the entire package 

reeks of desire. 

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Plan well for big day 

Rings symbols of love 

Planning awedding can be fun, it may 

involve abit of work and organizing, but 

if it’s planned well the day will always be 

special. 

It’s also important to note that even 

the best weddings have the odd hiccup 

along the way just like the marriage you 

are entering but deal with it as best you 

can. 

Remember the people you invite are 

there to support your future happiness 

as amarried couple. 

They don’t mind if the bridesmaid’s 

have different shoes under their long 

dresses! Or if there are more 

bridesmaids than groomsmen! 

Or if the wedding breakfast is afancy 

barbecue and the wedding reception is in 

the backyard of Aunty Barb’s she has a 

great garden! 

PLANNING 

There are alot of tasks both big and 

small that can sometimes be overlooked. 

Start with the big things that are the 

most important to you, then move on to 

the next important. 

If it all seems too daunting, consider a 

wedding coordinator, or aclose friend, 

to ease the workload. 

If you do decide to plan your own 

wedding, here’s ahelpful checklist to 

follow. 

Six months prior: Discuss your budget 

and type of wedding. Choose venues for 

ceremony and reception. Set time and 

date and then book time off work! 

Compile the guest list, including those in 

the wedding party. Book or plan your 

catering, florists, entertainment, 

photographers, transport etc 

Three months prior: Decide on the 

choice of wedding dress. Choose attire 

for the rest of the wedding party. Choose 

wedding theme and colours. Select 

stationary: Invitations, envelopes, place 

names etc. Send out save the date cards. 

Decide on and order wedding cake. Plan 

honeymoon and make reservations. 

Book accommodation for wedding night 

and work out whether guests will need 

accommodation. Choose and purchase 

wedding rings. 

Two months prior: Decide on order of 

service and assign responsibilities for 

speech making, reading etc. Write the 

vows. Send out invitations. Confirm 

flowers with florist, menu with caterer or 

venue, and accommodation for yourself 

and guests. 

One month prior: Apply for marriage 

licence. Discuss ceremony with minister 

or celebrant and plan rehearsal date. 

Confirm and finalise guest numbers. 

Organise seating arrangements. 

Purchase wedding favours and assemble. 

Final dress fittings. Trial run of bridal 

hair and makeup. 

Two weeks prior: Confirm bookings 

and numbers for caterers, florists, 

entertainment, photographers, transport 

etc. 

One week prior: Final dress fitting. 

Wedding rehearsal. Pick up hire items 

such as groom’s suit. Final check on 

arrangements and plan for the day itself. 

On the day: Relax, enjoy the day as it 

comes. The day will be over all too soon, 

but you will continue to be apart of 

something new amarried couple. 

As wedding and engagement rings are asymbolof 

everlasting love, it is important to dedicateabit of 

time to finding the perfect ones. 

There is alot to consider colour,stones, cuts 

and don’t forgettaking careofitonce it is on your 

finger. 

Diamonds come in avariety of colours, although 

white are the mostpopular and common. Aperfect 

white diamondshouldbecrystal clear. The clearer 

it is the more valuable. Atotally colourless 

diamond allows light to pass throughiteasily, 

resultinginthe light being dispersed as the colour 

of the rainbow. 

The clarity of adiamond is determined by the 

amountand location of flaws, or blemishes in the 

diamond. 

Nearlyall diamonds containflaws which 

diminish their brillianceand value. They are rated 

from flawless to imperfect. 

Adiamond’s weight and massismeasured in 

carats. As the caratweight of adiamond increases, 

so does its rarity and therefore its price. A 

diamond’s cut is its most importantfeature. Every 

diamond gets its brilliance by cutting and polishing 

the diamond facets to allow the maximumamount 

of lighttobereflected and dispersed.Apoorly cut 

diamond will allow light to escapeout of the back. 

Insureyour rings againsttheft, loss or damage 

and take careofthem. 

Never wear your rings when doing rough work or 

going to the gym. Even thoughadiamond is 

durable, it can be chippedbyahard blow. 

Don’t store your diamond jewellery next to other 

jewellery pieces as this can causescratches. A 

fabriclined jewel casewith separate compartments 

is ideal. 

Regularly inspect your diamondjewelleryto 

make sure the setting is secure.Dosee your 

jewelleratleast once ayear and have him check 

yourring and otherprecious piecesfor loose 

prongs and wear of mountings. He’ll usually give 

themaprofessional clean,too. 

Every day exposure to creams, skin oils, 

hairspray,household chemicals and other 

substances can causebuildup that willdull your 

diamond’s brillianceand sparkle. 

Use asolution of warm water mixed with afew 

drops of ammonia in which to soakyour diamond 

jeweller. Gentle scrubbing with an old,softbristled 

toothbrush is usefulfor more extensivecleaning. 

Rinse and dry with aclean soft cloth. 

Don’t let your diamond come in contact with a 

chlorine bleach when you’re doing household 

chores. It can damage and discolour the mounting. 

Don’t leave your ring on the rim of asink when 

you removeittowash your hands. 

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Pass on the good news 

Everyone loves it when couples decide 

to get engaged and these days news 

carries fast. 

Apriority for couples when announcing 

the news is to tell the parents. Visit 

them if they are close, or phone or Skype 

them if they live at adistance. 

Children from previous marriages 

should also be one of the very first to 

know, having been prepared for this 

possibility. 

In following an ageold tradition, 

some men still enjoy asking the prospective 

fatherinlaw for his daughter’s hand 

in marriage before proposing; the dad 

gets akick out of it too. 

It’s important the couple is there to 

share the news with both sets of parents. 

Then come the siblings, the grandparents 

and other close relatives. 

Phone calls to close friends generate 

equal excitement and emotion. 

Today the good news can be transmitted 

across the world in seconds, by 

email, text message and social media 

contacts. Couples can also set up their 

own website. 

This canbeused in an informal way to 

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announce the engagement, after letting 

friends and family know the address, and 

to keep the wedding guests updated on 

wedding plans. 

An engagement announcement in the 

local newspaper also remains as effective 

and popular as it did acentury ago. 

And then plans for the wedding begin, 

starting with the engagement party. 

Often couples, parents or both 

arrange aparty to either announce or 

celebrate the engagement with friends 

and family. 

In turn, the engaged couple may 

throw aparty to introduce their various 

friends. 

Remember, this is ahappy time and 

many people like toshare in the joy. 

Even though less emphasis isput on 

the concept ofengagement gifts today, 

many people still enjoy sending acard 

and athoughtful gift. 

They will always be appreciated. 

Even ifthe big day is ayear ormore 

away, there aredetails thatneed addressing 

almost immediately especially if the 

wedding istobeheld in peak wedding 

season between January and April. 

Finding the right celebrant 

If you want to be married by amarriage 

celebrant, finding the right person is a 

crucial part of planning a wedding, 

whether you’re exchanging vows in a 

simple garden setting or having agrand 

traditional ceremony in achurch. 

But demand for wedding celebrants is 

high so avoid disappointment and book 

early. As with most things, the good ones 

can be booked out ayear in advance due 

to limited weekends during ‘‘wedding 

season’’. 

To perform weddings and civil unions, 

a celebrant must apply to and be 

registered with the Department of 

Internal Affairs, Births Deaths and 

Marriages. 

Celebrants are appointed by the 

registrargeneral and need to be aNew 

Zealand citizen or show that there are 

exceptional reasons why they should be 

acelebrant. 

Celebrants officiate at about half the 

20,000 marriages and civil unions held in 

New Zealand each year. About another 

quarter of marriage ceremonies are held 

at registry offices and the rest are held in 

churches or conducted by celebrants of 

approved organisations.There are two 

ways to get married or have acivil union 

in New Zealand. 

If you chose a registered marriage 

celebrant, which includes ministers, rabbis, 

pastors, priests and independent 

marriage celebrants, you can choose 

when and where you’ll get married and 

to write your own vows. Registry office 

wedding and civil union ceremonies are 

only held during normal office hours, 

usually Monday to Friday, 9am to 4pm, 

take about 10 minutes and use standard 

vows. 

You can’t customise the ceremony. 

Some registry offices in New Zealand, 

such as in Ashburton, are in the same 

building as the local court. How many 

guests you can invite to the ceremony 

depends on the office you’re getting 

married in, but you need to bring at least 

two witnesses. 

You need amarriage licence to get 

married or have acivil union in New 

Zealand. It must be arranged at least 

three working days before you want to 

get married. It costs $150 if using a 

celebrant and $240 if getting married at 

aregistry office. 

If you are being married by a 

celebrant, you will need their name and 

the location and approximate date of the 

wedding when you apply. 

You can only get married inthe place 

you have put on the marriage licence 

form, so includeabackup venue in case 

of wet weather or if something else goes 

wrong. 

Amarriage licence will take at least 

three days to be issued. 

Looking foracompleteHeritage 

Venue to hold your event? 

Book your venue early 

Once you’ve decided on 

that all important date, 

choosing and booking a 

venue is one of the first 

steps to organising awedding. 

While there are plenty 

of venues to choose from, 

the more popular will 

need to be bookedwell in 

advance, especially if 

you’re planning to marry 

on aSaturday during the 

popular wedding season. 

Of course, the type of 

wedding planned will 

usually dictate the styleof 

reception venue. 

Ask yourself, will the 

wedding be a lavish, 

seated affair with set 

courses and traditional 

seating arrangements, or 

will it be amix and mingle 

cocktailstyle celebration? 

While a small, classy 

restaurant or boutique 

hotel is perfect for an 

intimate soiree with close 

friends and family, larger 

weddings are easy when 

held in a venue, which 

specialises in wedding 

functions. 

They can provide 

everything from achoice 

of menus and drinks to 

tableware and staff. 

As many of these 

venues are set in beautiful 

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couples may also decide 

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This arrangement also 

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Alternatively, bridal 

couples could always hire 

acommunity hallorclubrooms 

or ‘‘borrow’’ a 

friend’s gorgeous home 

or garden. These options 

will mean organising a 

catering firm totake care 

of food and drink. 

There are catering 

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with extensive menus 

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what you want, and how 

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If you plan to marry in 

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Glassware, a chiller trailer and other 

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achurch, consider hiring 

areception venue that’s 

reasonably close by. 

If it’s alittle way out, 

consider hiring mini vans 

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Vineyards have 

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The spacious dimensions 

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But do remember if 

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case of rain. 

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Watch for road changes 

Motorists are being urged to be 

alert for single lane restrictions and 

stop/go measures as work 

continues on the Ashburton CBD 

streetscape renewal project. 

Work is progressing to schedule 

on Cass Street and traffic is moving 

around atemporary roundabout at 

the intersection of Havelock and 

Cass streets. In coming weeks, the 

intersection will become agive way 

intersection, with priority to 

Havelock Street traffic. 

Council and the contractors say 

they are aware that there is some 

traffic confusion and congestion at 

times in the Cass Street area, 

particularly around Burnett Street, 

compounded by the Ashburton 

Club and MSA rebuild. 

Spraymarks are responsible for 

the traffic management for both 

the MSA and CBD projects, and 

are working hard to ensure that 

there is as little disruption to local 

businesses as possible. There will 

be times where single lanes with 

stop/go regulations will be in place, 

Club news 

as well as roads being closed for the 

installation of the new MSA 

building. 

The initial CBD work started 

with the installation of new 

underground infrastructure 

including new water pipes along 

both sides of Cass Street. The water 

pipeline was also extended down 

Burnett Street to William Street. 

Cass Street has received a 

temporary coat of chip seal to 

protect the road surface until the 

permanent surface is laid. This will 

be done once all of the kerb and 

channel, footpath and garden bed 

work has been completed. 

Contractors will soon begin 

constructing rain gardens and 

kerbs. 


Methven reservoir funds 

Ashburton council has 

allocated additional 

funds of $221,700 forthe 

upgrade ofthe Methven 

reservoir. 

The reservoirprovides 

an essential buffer for 

Methven’s treated water, 

and without it, the 

scheme would not be 

able tosupply water at 

times of peak demand. 

Supplywouldalso be lost 

if the treatment process 

needed to shut down for 

any reason. 

Following recommendations 

by council staff, 

the additional funds will 

ensure the upgrade project 

can be completed 

and objectives such as 

the provision of an adequate 

andreliablesource 

of water met. 

The 810m3 concrete 

reservoir is the only 

Locals win environment awards 

Mt Somers farmers Mike and Nicky Salvesen, of 

Wakare, and Richard and Chrissie Wright, of 

Tamara Farm have won awards at the Canterbury 

Ballance Farm Environment Awards. 

Mike and Nicky Salvensen won the Environment 

Canterbury Water Quality Award and the 

Beef + Lamb New Zealand Livestock Farm 

Award. 

And Richard and Chrissie Wright won the 

Norwood AgriBusiness Management Award. 

The Ballance Farm Environment Awards 

champion sustainable farming and growing 

through their awards programme which sees one 

Regional Supreme Winner selected from each of 

the 11 regions involved. That title went to Tony 

Coltman and Dana Carver of Canlac Holdings at 

Dunsandel. 

They also won the Bayleys People in Primary 

Sector Award, DairyNZ Sustainability and 

Stewardship Award, Synlait Climate Stewardship 

Award and the WaterForce Wise with 

Water Award. 

The couple and their farm will be profiled at 

the Awards’ National Sustainability Showcase in 

Wellington on June 4, and go up against other 

regional finalists for the Gordon Stephenson 

Trophy. 

In deciding the competition, judges said the 

Salvensen’s progressive vision for the future was 

guiding their Canterbury beef and deer farm, 

allowing it to adapt to changing conditions and 

reduce its environmental footprint. 

Their main block runs calving cows and 

Mike and Nicky Salvesen. 

breeding bulls for dairy herds, deer for venison 

production and around 1,000 lambs. Genetic 

measurements are tracked as the business strives 

to continually improve the quality of the animals. 

Asecond block runs dairy grazers and Wagyu 

beef, providing capital protection and forming 

part of the succession planning. 

Numerous improvements have been made to 

the property in terms of both production and 

protecting the environment including a significant 

treeplanting programme. 

All activities were guided by an acute 

awareness of how it could affect the local and 

wider environment. 

On the Wright’s farm, judges said scale was no 

barrier and attention to detail paramount in a 

property which had grown considerably since 

Richard and Chrissie Wright. 

purchased in 2002. 

The farm was selfcontained in terms of stock 

replacements and grazing, ensuring aprofitable 

and productive business with very healthy 

animals. The handson managers passionate 

about farming and proud of their team members 

actively advancing them into farming. 

A significant number of trees had been 

planted on the property, including shelter belts, 

ornamental and native plantings. The farm has 

responsible grazing practices and crop rotation, 

afocus on energy efficiency and technology, and 

excellent management of nutrients. 

The business is an inspiring example of a 

family committed to advancing good people into 

farming and providing options for family succession. 

water storage for the 

Methven supply and has 

been assessed as aseismic 

risk. The top water 

level has now been 

reduced to around 

700m3 because of that 

risk. 

There are also anumberofsignificantleaksin 

the reservoir and the 

state of its interior is 

unknown. 

To do a thorough 

investigation it is necessary 

to drain the reservoir, 

which is not a 

practical option without 

abackup. 

Ashburton council has 

decided toinstall and a 

commission a new 

500m3 seismically resilient 

tank. 

Work will then be 

carried out on condition 

assessments and repairs 

to the existing main concrete 

water reservoir. 

The additional tank 

will bring the total water 

storage volume up to 

1200m3. 

So far around $8,000 

had been spent on the 

options study and related 

work, before the request 

for additional funds, said 

Ashburton District 

Council group manager 

service delivery Neil 

McCann. 

The estimate toconstruct 

the new reservoir 

was approximately 

$720,000 and the repair 

of the existing tank was 

around $270,000. 

The total of $990,000 

was $220,000 more than 

the original budget, 

hence the request for 

additionalfunds, saidMr 

McCann. 

Land speed 

plans going 

smoothly 

Plans are on schedule for motorcyclist 

Phil Garret and his team in an attempt 

on the national land speed record in 

Mid Canterbury next month. 

Two turbo bikes, one ridden by 

Garrett, and another by former Ashburton 

man Rob Small will attempt to 

clock 320kmh on a rural road near 

Pendarves in two weeks time. 

Other teams will also aim to break 

class records and Garrett himself will 

ride ahomebuilt electric motorbike that 

he hopes to take to over 160kmh. 

Arecent meeting at the Pendarves 

Hall with local landowners and afew 

others to explain the record attempt 

had gone well, said Mr Garrett. 

‘‘We’re 100 per cent on schedule and 

we’ve got all the people we need. 

‘‘We’ll set up and test on the Friday 

and plan to go for it on Saturday and 

Sunday.’’ 

In 2005 Garrett and Flying Kiwi team 

mate Glenn Hayward broke the world 

and New Zealand land speed record for 

1000cc sidecars over aflying kilometre. 

Aspeed of 272 kmh was recorded on 

another section of road near Pendarves. 

Ashburton Combined Friendship 

Club 

The March 17bus trip toKaiapoi 

to cruise on the River Queen 

already has 42 people paid up. 

The AGM was held where President 

Alister reported onthe activities 

of the 2019–2020 year. The 

financialreport showedthe club was 

in ahealthy financial position. 

The new officers are: President: 

Andrew Brown. vicepresident: Joe 

Butchard. Secretary: Alister Brown. 

Treasurer: Linda Osborne. Life 

Member Ron Wootton nominated 

the current Secretary Joe Butchard 

for Life Membership of the Club. 

Our guest speaker was Mayor 

Neil Brown who was asked to tell us 

how he got to where he is today 

before touching on council business. 

Neil was one of the younger 

children in alarge family who grew 

up on a small farm near Rakaia. 

Primary schooling was in Rakaia 

then Ashburton College to the sixth 

form. 

He worked onasheep farm then 

on one of the earliest Mid Canterbury 

dairy conversions before attending 

Lincoln. He was keen to go 

farming but knew he had to do it by 

his own efforts. 

Lincoln farm budgets showed 

dairy offered the best prospects. He 

sharemilked for several years 

before buying aDorie crop farm to 

convert. This was successful and as 

time progressed, he was able tobuy 

more neighbouring land. 

Sharemilking helped Neil get 

started so these days he employs 

sharemilkers to give anew generation 

opportunity. 

He was asked to stand for the 

council in 2004 when one of the 

ward representatives retired. The 

moreexperienced councillorswere a 

big help in his first term. He served 

for five terms and considered retiring 

at the 2019 election. 

When other challengers to the 

mayor emerged, he agreed to accept 

nomination for the mayoralty. He 

prefers to delegate where possible 

and the smaller council makes decisions 

more quickly and with more 

cohesion. 

Most of the cost of the CBD 

development is undergroundreplacing 

old pipes and services while the 

new sewage pipe under the river is 

another major project which will 

serve the town for the next 100 

years. 

The new library and administration 

building are necessary because 

seismic strengthening the library is 

too expensive and the administration 

building, while sound, is too 

small for today’s needs. 

Meetings second Tuesday of 

month, Senior’s Centre 206 Cameron 

St, 9.30 am. Visitors welcome. 

Phone Andrew 3085972, ashcomboclub@gmail.com. 

Ashburton Golf Club 

It was acloudy start to last week’s 

ninehole competition, but the 

weather soon warmed upand it was 

alovely day to be out on the course. 

Thirtytwo players enjoyed the 

conditions with several good scores 

for stroke and putting. 

The winner of Round 2,Marion 

Marshall Trophy (Stroke) is Dorothy 

Knight with a score of 31. 

Runner upisColin Fleming with a 

score of 33. Well done, Dorothy, 

who has just returned after many 

months away! 

The winner of Round 2, Jean 

Drummond Trophy (Putting) isVal 

Ferrier with a score of 14. Three 

players had scores of 15 putts, 

necessitating acountback, resulting 

in Kevin Walker being the runner 

up. 

Dorothy and Val won Sega Golf 

voucherssponsored by Accountannz 

Ltd and Runners Up won Club 

vouchers. 

On Thursday 19th March the 

Ashburton Golf Course will be 

closed for maintenance, so we will 

play at Lake Hood. Arrive by 9:15 

for 9:30 teeoff. Therewill be aBBQ 

lunch afterwards. 

Ashburton MSA Petanque Club 

Saturday we hosted the Ashburton 

Doubles and included visiting 

players from Alexandra, Dunedin, 

Christchurch, and Papanui. What 

was really pleasing was that half the 

players were fromAshburton.Great 

to see. The event was won by two 

Christchurch players and Neville 

Bensdorp was in the partnership 

that were runners up. 

Richard Browne, Johnny Wright, 

Peter Marriott, Nicky Foden and 

Jonathan Crum all finished inthe 

top 8. 

The previous weekend wehas 4 

players take part in the National 

Triples at Herne Bay. Jan Guilford 

was in the team that came third in 

the Women’s Triples consolation, 

and Karen Bensdorp in the team 

that came third in the Plate in the 

same event. 

The National Triples was atwoday 

event and Neville Bensdorp was 

in the team that finished in the top 

8. Karen Bensdorp's team and also 

Richard Browne's team finished in 

the top 16. 

Richard Browne finished second 

in the National Shooting competition. 

We will be holding our Club 

Men’s and Club Women’s doubles at 

the end of the month. An event that 

is always popular.


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Members of Methven Golf Club’s winning Coleridge Cup team. (Photo 

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GrahamGunn finishing 

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13 clubs at Rakaia tourney 

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Men Gross Mike Markillie (Methven) 

46, best nett Gordon Clinton 

(Ashburton) 31, r/u nett Donald Neutze 

(Charteris Bay) 33, putting Alister 

Goodwin (Methven) 15, r/u putting John 

Barwell (Methven) 16 by lot from Paul 

Baird (Ashburton), closest to the pin #8 

Paul Baird. 

Ladies grade 1Gross Tonee Hurley 

(Ashburton) 49, best nett Barbara May 

(Greendale) 35, r/u nett Gill Taylor 

(Ellesmere) 38 by lot from Jill Ludemann 

(Mayfield), putting Sue Lamb 

(Ashburton) 15 r/u putting Jill Ludemann 

16, closest to the pin #8 Maaike 

Kikstra (Greendale). 

Ladies grade 2 Gross Val Bell 

(Rakaia) 52, best nett Adrienne 

Goodwin (Methven) 32, r/u nett Lillian 

O’Hanlon (Rakaia) 36, 3rd nett Angela 

Williams (Tai Tapu) 37 by lot from Ann 

Fleming (Ashburton), putting Sharon 

Golfers on the Rakaia Golf Course. 

Smith (Timaru) 14, r/u putting Alycen 

Cournane (Pleasant Point) by lot from 

Jan Chisholm (Geraldine) and Avis 

Sutherland (Greendale), 2nd shot to the 

pin #6 Adrienne Goodwin. 

Ladies grade 3 Gross Judith 

McDonald (Tai Tapu) 56, best nett 

Susan Johnstone (Tai Tapu) 35, r/u nett 

Beverley McHugh (Tai Tapu) 35, putting 

Nancy Costin (Tinwald) 14, 2nd 

shot to the pin #6 Diane Gebbie (Tai 

Tapu). 

Zonta art winners chosen 

A brightly coloured, glazed porcelain 

piece called Totter has been 

chosen as the winning artwork of 

the 2020 Zonta Ashburton Female 

Art Award. 

The piece was created by 

Christchurchbased Janna van Hasselt. 

Judges Sarah McClintock, 

Cheryl Lucas and Lydia Baxendell 

noted the “honesty, energy, tension, 

joy and the immense skill” 

that the artwork displayed, saying 

“it was incredibly memorable” for 

each of them. 

Along with a cash prize of 

$3,500, van Hasselt has also won 

the invaluable opportunity to create 

asolo exhibition at Ashburton 

Art Gallery in 2021. 

Her winning work was one of 41 

created by artists for the annual 

awards exhibition. 

The Young Generation Award 

this year went to Catherine Anderson 

for her photographic entry 

Power over Forest. 

The Zonta Ashburton Female 

Art Awards exhibition will be on 

display until April 12. Visitors to 

the gallery are encouraged to 

choose their favourite artwork for 

the People’s Choice award. 

Zonta Ashburton Female Art Award winner (from left) Janna van 

Hasselt, Zonta Ashburton president Judith Early and Young 

Generation Award winner Catherine Anderson. (Photo: Emmily 

Harmer/Ashburton Art Gallery) 

Students try out the new school playground at Longbeach School. 

New playgroundat 

Longbeach School 

An impressive new playground has 

been added atLongbeach School, but 

it’s been three years in the funding. 

The new playground islocated near 

the school tennis courts and has been 

funded through proceeds from the 

Longbeach Challenge, which the 

schoolhelps run,and from aLotteries 

Commission grant of $24,000. 

School principal Neil Simons said 

the new playground had cost around 

$51,000. 

Part of the school’s proceeds from 

the LongbeachChallenge over the last 

three years had been put aside and 

used topart fund the project. 

Installation had been relatively 

quick and some 75m3 of bark chip had 

been put down. 

Over the years, proceeds from the 

Longbeach Challenge had enabled 

the school to purchase audiovisual 

equipment and ahitting wall, and had 

also helped with staffing costs, pool 

maintenance and IT equipment. 

The new school playground is 

aimed at students aged eightyears and 

older. 

Swimmers at Sunday’s open water swim event. 

Open water swimmers mix 

Ashburton Master Swimmers group has hosted 

another successful open water swim event. 

Held in apond on Coldstream Road, Hinds, the 

gathering featured 18 swimmers, with locals joined 

by a good contingent from the Christchurch QE 

Masters group. 

Ashburton Master Swimmers group secretary 

Helen Argyle said the water was flat and not too 

cold. 

Swimmers had enjoyed the eventand the area and 

were keen to return. 

Swim distances ranged from 1km to 3km and 

featured anumber of age group categories. 

The fastest 1km swim was 14m:25s, while EA 

Networks Centre manager Steve Prescott powered 

home in atime of 42m:30s in the 3km race.

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EDUCATIONAL 

HEALTH &BEAUTY 

URGENT CARE CLINIC 

WEEKEND DUTYDOCTORS 

IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCYPHONE 111 

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03 308 7332 or 027 277 

1062. 

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PUBLIC NOTICE 

PUBLIC NOTICE 

RESTRICTED FIRE 

SEASON 

REVOKED FOR 

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Noticeisgiven that Fire and Emergency 

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No permits arerequired forburning, 

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Youcommit an offenceifyouknowingly 

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To apply forapermit online or check the 

season status in an area please visit 

www.checkitsalright.nz 

or call 0800 658 628. 

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Peter Blacklow 

Call in atalk to the people who know 

. . . 

PETE’S PICK 

O F T H E W E E K 

Blacklows TradeZone Ashburton your locally 

owned &operated family business for 67 years 

Full range of engineering supplies and accessories forall your repairs 

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

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

ASHBURTON 

South Street, Ashburton PHONE (03) 308-3147 

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

Take up the challenge! 

BERWICK OUTDOOR 

EXPERIENCE 

FREE 8Day Adventure, Outdoor& 

Physical Pursuits Course 

May8th -16th 2020 

The Lions Club of Ashburton isagain sponsoring 

6local people toparticipate inthis proven course 

designed to teach self-reliance, motivation and 

leadershipskills. 

If youare aged 18 years and over with areasonable 

standardoffitness,here’syour opportunitytopush 

the boundaries, test limits and achieve personal 

andprofessional goals. 

But be quick ...applications close 27 March 2020 

To find out moreabout this free course,check out 

www.berwickoutdoorexperience.co.nz or contact 

BarryVesseyon027 353 7185or308 6247 

Alternatively,pickupyour application form from 

Neil at Riverside Food Bar, Robinson Street. 

Due togovernment 

announcement, the 

106th Methven A&P 

Show that was to be 

held this Saturday 

has been 

CANCELLED 

HospiceMid Canterbury 

Dealing 

with alife 

limiting 

illness? 

We can help with: 

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•Sittingand companionship 

•Counselling and bereavement 

support 

•Biographywriting 

•Massage,reiki and reflexology 

•Activityand support 

programmes 

Phone 307 8387 or 027 227 8387 

email manager@hospicemc.nz www.hospicemc.nz 

Allservices 

arefree 

HONDA POWERED 

WATERBLASTER 

2700psi. 11.33 litre. 

6.5HpHonda engine. 

BAR2565C-H 

$1521.74+GST 

(formerly SPCA) 

BONUS 

SURFACE 

CLEANER 

Plenty of tabby 

kittens ready now. 

2year old tabby 

ready fornew home. 

Free barncats. 

Allanimals microchipped 

Kindl sponsore b 

Adrienne Patterson 

Ph308 4432 

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. 

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SCVCC Annual Swap Meet 

Winchester Domain SH1, April 4th, 

gates open 7.30am 

All makes car display 

Something for everyone 

Sites –Michelle Munro Ph 03 6864824 

Or Email scvccswapmeet@hotmail.com 

No dogs allowed 

AshburtonBorough School 

OSCAR PROGRAMME 

Bookings areopen forthe next 

School Holiday Programme 

14th to 24th April 

Forthe plan and bookingsgoto: 

https://ashborough.aimyplus.com 

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Thur 19th &Fri 20th 

10.00 

10.00 

11.45 

12.10 

1.30 

2.20 

4.00 

4.30 

5.50 

6.25 

8.00 

8.20 

Sat21st 

10.00 Sonic 

PG 

10.00 Dolittle 

PG 

11.50 Call of the Wild PG 

11.50 ThePeanut Butter Falcon M 

1.40 LesMiserablestheStagedConcert PG 

1.50 Sonic 

PG 

3.40 Chal Mera Putt 2 G 

4.35 Guns Akimbo R16 

6.00 TheInvisibleMan R16 

6.20 Bombshell 

M 

8.15 Bloodshot 

M 

8.15 DarkWaters M 

Sun 22nd 

10.00 Sonic 

PG 

10.00 Dolittle 

PG 

11.50 Emma 

PG 

11.50 Call of the Wild PG 

1.40 Chal Mera Putt 2 G 

2.10 Sonic 

PG 

4.00 TheInvisible Man R16 

4.00 Dark Waters M 

6.15 Guns Akimbo R16 

6.30 LesMiserablestheStagedConcert PG 


M 

10.00 

10.00 

12.00 

12.10 

1.45 

2.20 

4.00 

4.00 

5.50 

6.00 

8.00 

8.15 

Wed25th 

ThePeanut Butter Falcon 

Emma 

Call of the Wild 

DarkWaters 

LesMiserablestheStagedConcert 

Guns Akimbo 

Sonic 

Bloodshot 

TheInvisible Man 

Bombshell 

DarkWaters 

Bloodshot 

Mon23rd&Tues 24th 

ThePeanut Butter Falcon 

Emma 

Call of the Wild 

DarkWaters 

TheInvisibleMan 

Guns Akimbo 

Bloodshot 

Sonic 

TheInvisibleMan 

DarkWaters 

Bombshell 

Bloodshot 

10.00 ThePeanut Butter Falcon 

10.00 LesMiserablestheStagedConcert 

11.45 Call of the Wild 


3.00 DarkWaters 

3.30 Emma 

5.45 Bombshell 


8.00 TheInvisibleMan 

8.00 DarkWaters 

NO COMPS 

Bloodshot 

M 

PG 

PG 

M 

PG 

R16 

PG 

M 

R16 

M 

M 

M 

M 

PG 

PG 

M 

R16 

R16 

M 

PG 

R16 

M 

M 

M 

M 

PG 

PG 

M 

M 

PG 

MM 

R16 

M 

ACUPRESSURE 

CLINIC 

Enhances your 

body’s own natural 

self-healing 

Pain relief/Speeds recovery 

from illness, injury and surgery. 

•Noneedles/safe for all ages 

•Good-Health Maintenance 

•Affordable/flexible hours 

•Home visits on request 

Janet Hayes 

Ph 308 6951 

registered practitioner 

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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. 

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. 

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.



QUALITY 

USED VEHICLES 

@ 

AFFORDABLE 

PRICES 

 

WARRANTIES AA APPRAISED FINANCE BIGGEST YARD BEST SELECTION TRADE-INS 

2014 NISSAN LATIOB 

AUTO,IDLINGSTOP, 

31,000KMS,TWIN AIR 

BAGS,ABS,4DOOR 

SEDAN 

2006 TOYOTA RUSH 

AUTO,HIGH SEATS,TWIN AIR 

BAGS,ABS,59,000KMS 

2005 SUBARULEGACY OUTBACK 

3000CC,STATIONWAGON, 

4X4,CRUISECONTROL, 

TOWBAR, TWIN SUN ROOFS, 

6AIR BAGS,LEATHER 

INTERIOR 

$9,995 $10,995 $6,995 

3 

DAIHATSU 

1999 DAIHATSUTERIOS SUV, manual,petrol,4x4, 5door,central locking, 

rear spoiler,1300cc, 159,788 kms........................................................ $3,995 

FORD 

2001 FORDFALCONXR6,4100 cc,Auto, rear spoiler,tidy,high kms$3,995 

HONDA 

2009 HONDA CR-V X, auto, 5door,air con, ABS, alloys,twin air bags, 

86,000 kms, 2400cc.....................................................................................SOLD 

2013 HONDA CR-V 24G, auto5door,ABS, cruise control, alloys,tow bar, 

66,000 kms, 2400cc................................................................................$22,995 

2004 HONDA CR-V ZX, auto, petrol,5door,SUV,ABS, rear spoiler,78,100 

kms, 2400cc................................................................................................. $9,995 

2007 HONDA ELYSION PRESTAGESZ, auto, petrol,8seater, 5door,ABS, 

foglights,105,000 kms, 3500cc................... ARRIVING SOON $11,995 

2007 HONDA STEPWAGONG,5door,8seater, ABS, air con, rear spoiler, 

95,000 kms, 2000cc..............................................ARRIVING SOON $7,995 

MAZDA 

2008 MAZDAAXELA 15C, ABS, body kit, spoiler,air con, 34,600 kmx, 

1500cc.......................................................................ARRIVING SOON $8,995 

2008 MAZDAAXELA 20C, 5door,air con, ABS, rear spoiler,48,500 kms, 

1990 cc.............................................................................................................SOLD 

2008 MAZDADEMIO SPORT, 5door,ABS, climate control, air con, body 

kit, 19,800 kms, 1500cc.................................. . ARRIVING SOON $11,495 

MITSUBISHI 

2010 MITSUBISHIGALLANTFORTIS SPORT,5door,ABS, air con, CD 

changer,climate control,97,400 kms, 1800cc................................ $9,995 

NISSAN 

2006 NISSANBLUEBIRDSYLPHY20S, 4door,ABS, air con, climate 

control, 11,800 kms, 2000cc.................................................................. $9,995 

2006 NISSANCUBE 15M, 5door,petrol,air con, ABS, CD changer,42,300 

kms, 1500cc................................................................................................. $7,495 

2008 NISSANNOTE15X, auto, 5door,air con, climate control, petrol, 

14,800 kms, 1500cc, ready to go.......................................................... $8,995 

2012 NISSANSYLPHY, 4door,auto, petrol,ABS, air con, 29,200 kms, 

1800cc.................................................................... ARRIVING SOON $11,995 

2005 NISSANTIIDA18G, 5door,petrol,ABS, air con, rear spoiler,60,500 

kms, 1800cc.............................................................ARRIVING SOON $8,995 

2014 NISSANLATIO B, auto, idling stop,twin air bags,ABS, 4door,petrol, 

air con, 31,100kms.................................................................................... $9,995 

2006 NISSAN BLUEBIRD, 2L, sedan, wine red, twin air bags, 

ABS ............................................................................ARRIVING SOON $9,995 

2005 SUBARUFORESTER 2.0X, 5door,4x4, ABS, air con, petrol,82,500 

kms, 2000cc.............................................................ARRIVING SOON $8,995 

2001 NISSANCUBE, 1300 cc,5door,auto, 136,000 kms..................... $3,495 

2007 NISSANSKYLINE350 GT,3500 cc,auto, paddle shift, 18in alloys, 

76,000 kms.................................................................................................$11,995 

SUBARU 

2008 SUBARUIMPREZA15S, 5door,petrol,ABS, air con, rear spoiler, ...... 

78,200 kms, 1500cc.................................................................................. $8,995 

2005 SUBARULEGACY OUTBACK, petrol,6air bags,ABS, air con, cruise 

control, foglights,rear spoiler,3000 cc............................................. $6,995 

2007 SUZUKI SWIFT 1.5 XS, 5door,6air bags,ABS, air con, body kit, rear 

spoiler,49,500 kms, 1500cc................................................................... $9,995 

SUZUKI 

2007 SUZUKI SX4XG, 5door,petrol,ABS, air con, climate control, rear 

spoiler,roof rails,alloys,97,200 kms, 1500 cc ................................. $8,495 

2007 SUZUKI SWIFT 1.5XS,1500 cc,white,auto, body kit, air con, 68,000 

kms.............................................................................ARRIVING SOON $9,995 

TOYOTA 

2007 TOYOTA BLADEG,5door,ABS, air con, body kit, rear spoiler,push 

button start, 70,500 kms, 2400cc................. ARRIVING SOON $10,995 

2006 TOYOTA COROLLARUNX S, 5door,petrol,ABS, air con, body kit, 

rear spoiler,43,850 kms, 1800cc.............................................................SOLD 

2009 TOYOTA ESTIMAHYBRID X4WD, 5door,8seater, Abs, air con, auto, 

rear spoiler,cruise control, 133,450 kms, 

2400cc.................................................................... ARRIVING SOON $14,995 

2013 TOYOTA PRIUSL,5door,ABS, air con, petrol,parking sensors,rear 

spoiler,auto, 71,810 kms, 1800cc......................................................$16,995 

2012 TOYOTA RACTIS G, 5door,petrol,ABS, air con, rear spoiler,cruise 

control, 45,400 kms, 1500cc................................................................$11,995 

1999 TOYOTA RAV4,3door,petrol,ABS, air con, rear spoiler, 

1800cc........................................................................................................... $7,995 

2006 TOYOTA RUSH G, 5door,petrol,ABS, air con, climate control, rear 

spoiler,59,500 kms, 1500cc.................................................................$11,995 

2008 TOYOTA WISH XLIMITED, 5door,petrol,ABS, air con, auto, climate 

control, 72,500 kms, 1800cc.................................................................. $9,995 

2004 TOYOTA FUNCARGO,1300cc, auto, air con, rear spoiler, 

148,000 kms................................................................................................ $4,495 

1994 TOYOTA HILUX, petrol,alloydeck,ute,2000cc..............................SOLD 

2006 TOYOTA RACTIS, twin air bags,ABS, cruise control, air con, 

84,000kms,1500cc......................................................................................SOLD 

2007 SUZUKI SX4 

AUTO,ALLOYS, 2 

BAGS,ABS,ROOF 

RAILS,98,000KMS 

2008 SUBARUIMPREZA15S 

5DOOR,PETROL,ABS, 

AIRCON,REARSPOILER, 

78,200KMS,1500CC 

2008 NISSAN NOTE 

1500CC,AUTO, TWIN 

AIR BAGS,ABS,EASY 

ACCESS,14,000KM, 

READY TO GO 

$8,495 $8,995 

$8,995 

AUTOSLTD &RENTALS 

Ph: 308 1396 

Sellingnicecarstonicepeople! 

470 West Street, 


A/H Keith Drummond 

0274 367 646 

ENQUIRE NOW 

-about our range of rental vehicles 

Family,Sports,School or Social Trips 

We have 8, 10 &12seaterminivansavailable. 

Cars and 3trucks forsmall orbig loads also available. 

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Ashburton Courier: March 19, 2020

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