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Rates review 

back on table 

By Linda Clarke 

Ashburton District Councillors may 

prune some items from their budget 

to reduce rates for peoplestruggling 

financially with the impact of Covid 

19. 

Mayor Neil Brown said aspecial 

council meeting on April 9had been 

convened to discuss financial relief. 

The council had planned a4.9 per 

cent rate increase but some items 

previously approved would be reexamined, 

he said. 

On the chopping block could be 

funding for an extra staff member in 

the information systems department 

and new customer software for the 

EA Networks Centre. 

Some$120,000 had been set aside 

in the budget to replace thesports 

centre’s ageing softwaresystemwith 

amodern systemthat would allow 

for growth, better track performance 

and even allow selfservice for some 

users. The centre is closed during the 

lockdown. 

Around $80,000had beentagged 

for an additional geographical 

information systemofficer. 

Mr Brown said both items could 

be in the mix as councillors talked 

about rejigging the budget in what 

would be tighteconomic times as the 

district recovered from Covid19. 

Councillors needed to look at what 

they could do to relieve the financial 

burden on some,hesaid. 

‘‘Wewill have alook at everything. 

‘‘We might consider reducing rates 

overall by going back into the budget 

and taking some stuff out, stuff that 

is absolutely not necessary.’’ 

Mr Brown said council was also 

keeping an eye out for people 

needing social welfare help, through 

its civil defence team. ‘‘I understand 

there is not alot of need at the 

moment, but it could rampup.’’ 

He advised business owners to 

explore financialhelp available 

through the Government’s Covid19 

finance package. 

The mayor has spentthe past week 

on his rural block just outside 

Ashburton, with his wife Judy and 

daughter Mikayla, who is home from 

the University of Canterbury. 

He has been shifting the fences for 

amob of dairy heifers grazing on the 

property and bakingthe odd beer 

loaf. 

‘‘One good thing is that farmers 

are fairly resilient, it’s normally 

snow, winds and floods that stop 

them working. We have all the 

facilities like power, water and 

internet, so we can farm in our 

bubble.’’ 

Mr Brown has also been keeping 

in touch with localpolice about 

arising issues, and other mayors in 

Canterbury about the uncertainties 

faced. 

Netherby Four Square owner Shaun McFadden says customers are respectful of the health and safety 

measures taking place in store. 

Shoppers engaged in new normal 

Essential service providers have 

been flat out attending to the needs 

of the community during lockdown. 

Medical personnel, emergency 

services, pharmacies and essential 

food suppliers and services 

supporting the farming sector 

continue to operate. 

Among them is Netherby Four 

Square supermarket, which has 

changed its business hours to meet 

ongoing demand but to also keep 

staff protected. 

Owner Shaun McFadden said 

the new hours gave staff time to 

restock the shelves without people 

in store. 

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Mr McFadden said it had been 

very busy but as the country went 

into lockdown it had settled 

down ‘‘a bit’’. 

The new hours(from 7am to 

7pm on weekdays and 8am to 

7pm at weekends) will be 

monitoredtosee how trade goes. 

‘‘Ifpeople are out and about, 

we will fit people’s needs.” 

The supermarket has been able 

to function with its existing staff 

and supply of productwas good. 

Governmenthas reinforced 

messages that supply chains to 

supermarkets are intact. 

Mr McFadden said customers 

havebeen respectful instore of 

the new process; hand sanitiser at 

the door, arrows on the floor to 

direct inwardcustomers and 

people maintaining adistance 

fromothers instore. 

The company has installed 

Perspex screens as away to keep 

aphysical distance between 

counter staff and customers, and 

wereencouraging cashless 

payment with eftpos or payWave 

optionsasaway to prevent 

Shoppers wait to enter their supermarket in Ashburton. 

spreading the virus through 

money transactions. 

They were also continuing 

their delivery option with people 

able to email taryn. 

mcfadden@foursquaresi.co.nz 

Peoplewere obviously 

concerned about Covid19 and 

being out,but mostly everyone 

had shown agood attitudetothe 

lockdown and compliance, he 

said. 

In other shops dairies are 

Nellie Clay, with Sparkles, checks her bear Snowflake is 

visible for passing children. 

Methven helpers 

The Methven Emergency Response 

Team has been activated and is doing 

daily deliveries to vulnerable 

community members. 

The team, set up in 2016, will help 

Methven community members to 

cope with Covid19 and the 

lockdown. 

The team has been in actionthis 

week, delivering urgentprescription 

medicines from Methven Pharmacy. 

It becameapparent that some of the 

older and more isolated community 

members weren’t able to meet the 

lockdown requirements as well as 

collecting essential prescription 

medicines. 

So the response team will now do 

daily deliveries to those community 

members who are dependent on 

prescription medicines and unableto 

meetlockdown requirements. 

Methven Pharmacy’s Peter Wadea 

said that this service helps him and his 

staff to focus on dispensing rather 

than delivery. 

“It’s agreat splitofcapabilities,” he 

said. “We are able to focus 100 per 

cent on whatwedo best. If anyone in 

the communityfeels they should be 

addedtothe list for special deliveries, 

they should call me on (03) 302 8103.” 

adopting aonein, oneout policy 

and larger supermarketsare also 

limiting numbers so shopperscan 

keep at least 2m away from each 

other. 

Canterbury DistrictHealth 

Board chief executive David 

Meates is advising shoppers to 

practice lowtouch shopping. 

‘‘Do not handle things you are 

not buying, keep your distance, 

be aware of how you are touching 

things like bankcards,money, 

SUPPLIERS AND INSTALLERS OF LEADING BRANDS 

ATMs and eftposmachines. 

Wash your hands after touching 

things like this as soon as you 

can.’’ 

He saidpeopleinbusiness or 

providingaserviceshould have 

increased theircleaning routine 

in between customers. 

People neededtotry to put a 

physical distance of at least two 

metres between themselves and 

otherpeople in public spaces, 

such as supermarkets, he said. 

‘‘Be kind to others.Make it 

easy for them to keep 2m from 

you –keep a2mspace in front of 

you in asupermarket queue, and 

stay 2m back fromcountersand 

receptiondesks.’’ 

People who are unwell should 

not go to public places. 

Call Healthlineon0800 358 

5453 if you have any symptoms 

and have undertaken any 

overseas travel in the past 14 

days,orhave been in close 

contact with someoneconfirmed 

with COVID19. Please do not go 

directly to apharmacy, GP clinic, 

urgent care centre or emergency 

department. 

It’s abear hunt! 

Big bears, little bears and stuffed 

animals of all shapes and 

sizes have been popping up in 

front windows of Mid Canterbury 

households as they take 

part in a global movement to 

brighten children's days during 

the Covid19 lockdown. 

The We're Going On aBear 

Huntinspired event originated 

in London, and thousands of 

New Zealanders have already 

taken part including many in 

Mid Canterbury. 

While families take walks in 

their neighbourhoods, children 

are able to spot the teddy bears 

on windowsills from afar; as 

long as people maintain physical 

distancing rules. 

Founders of the We're Not 

Scared NZBear Hunt Facebook 

page say the hunt ‘‘is for 

your local streets, we are not 

encouraging travel across town 

to view other streets. 

‘‘We are permitted and 

encouraged to get out and enjoy 

the sunshine and fresh air (during 

lockdown) but must keep a 

twometre distance from others. 

‘‘Please don't go driving 

around for your hunt, but if you 

are on your way to essential 

services make sure you keep an 

eye out for new bears!’’ 

Amap of teddy bear locations 

in on the Facebook page. 

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Boatmaker tinkers for speedy sailing 

By ToniWilliams 

Ron Watts has designed and built 

his own powerboat model. 

It’s called aZedron Challenger 

aminiature boat, 900mm long and 

200mm wide. 

The latest is version 10. 

Amember of the Ashburton 

Sailing Club’s model boats section, 

Ron has been tinkering away with 

each version of the powerboat and 

perfecting it for his own enjoyment. 

The boat is electric, run off a 

6cell battery, and has abrushless 

motor, which is watercooled, and 

has afibreglass moulded hull. 

It has arange of 300 metres, if 

not longer, and is capable of 

reaching speeds up to 55km per 

hour. 

He would like to see more people 

get into model racing and would 

love to hear from interested people. 

During the summer season, club 

Police secure 

alternative sites 

Ashburton Police have 

taken over the Balmoral 

Hall and will use it as a 

shared resource space during 

the Covid19 lockdown. 

Police would ‘‘scrub in 

and scrub out’’ and use the 

council owned building for 

interviewing and summoning 

people to future court 

appearances, said Ashburton 

Police senior sergeant 

Leigh Jenkins. 

He said using the space 

enabled him to create 

‘‘bubbles’’across his workforce. 

There was no space to 

do that in the station and 

he had spoken to the 

mayor and been given the 

use of the hall. 

Mr Jenkins said the station 

was not being used to 

hold people and anyone 

involved with more serious 

matters was immediately 

members met at Lake Hood every 

Sunday afternoon. 

Ron has always been into radio 

control models and the powerboats 

are his retirement plan, which is 

still afew years away, he says. 

He likes creating, especially 

when combining electronics and 

assembly with remote controlled 

speed. 

Apainter and assembler by day, 

Ron used to work in electronics and 

computer security so knows his way 

around the finer details of 

electronics. 

He often builds aboat, uses it for 

around six months, sells it secondhand 

and uses those funds to build 

another, often with modifications. 

‘‘They get better and better each 

time.’’ 

Right: Ron Watts and his 

speedy, home-built Zedron 

Challenger powerboat. 

sent to Christchurch. 

He said extra space was 

also being sought in both 

Methven and Rakaia 

because both stations were 

too small for the number 

of personnel now coming 

through. 

Compliance with directions 

to stay at home had 

been good, so far, and 

teams were focusing on 

reassurance patrols and 

regular visits to indemand 

sites like supermarkets, 

pharmacies, Ashburton 

Hospital and service stations. 

A35yearold man was 

arrested onSaturday and 

is facing charges related to 

motor vehicle thefts. He 

had also been breaching 

his bail. Mr Jenkins said 

police would be taking a 

strong interest in people 

who were flouting their 

bail conditions. 

Fatberg alert 

Mid Canterbury 

residentsare on fatberg 

warning and being 

remindednot to put the 

wrongitemsdown their 

wastewater pipes. 

Thisthis hasbeen 

leading to expensive 

blockages and 

unnecessary risksfor 

maintenance teams 

duringthe Covid19 

lockdown. 

Cookingoils and 

kitchen grease,which 

should neverbepoured 

down drains, are 

increasingly likely to 

solidify in the pipes as 

conditions continue to 

cool around the district. 

Combined with other 

nonflushable products 

likewet wipes,paper 

towels, sanitaryproducts 

and foodscraps, the 

resulting fatbergs form 

giant blocks in the pipes, 

both on private property 

and in the Ashburton 

District Council's sewer 

infrastructure. 

‘‘Wastewater systems 

are only designed for a 

handful of things: 

household greywater like 

from your washing 

machine, toiletpaperand 

human waste. Nothingelse 

will disintegrate properly 

inthe pipesand those 

itemsshould always be put 

in the bin,’’ said council 

infrastructure services 

groupmanagerNeil 

McCann. 

‘‘Essential council 

workers and contractors 

have hadtoattend a 

number of blockagesand 

overflowsrecently. Aside 

from being acostly job,in 

present conditions, it's also 

an unnecessary risk to staff 

who are tryingtofollow 

the Government's rules to 

selfisolate where 

possible.’’ 

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Farming in abubble 

It’s business as ‘‘unusual’’ for 

farmers, contractors, animal 

welfare and food supply chains 

during the Covid19 lockdown. 

Federated Farmers Mid 

Canterbury provincial 

president David Clark said the 

growing number of deaths 

offshore in China, Italy and 

now Spain as aresult of Covid 

19 was not wanted in New 

Zealand. 

‘‘None of us want that to 

occur in New Zealand, so we 

understand why we have to do 

this,’’ he said. 

Farmers have been given an 

exemption as essential food 

suppliers, which means they 

can continue essential farm 

work including managing 

livestock, harvesting, planting 

crops and preparing the soil. 

He said for the tourism 

industry there had been no 

exceptions. 

He warned farmers to take 

their obligations seriously. 

“We must not flout 

restrictions put in place.’’ 

Avariety of services to 

support farm operations were 

still deemed essential to 

support food suppliers, such as 

milk processing, feed stores, 

meat works and services selling 

farm supplies. 

Mr Clark said no farmer 

could operate afarm without 

those services and farmers were 

“only as good as those that 

supply us”. 

The longer the lockdown 

continued the more Mr Clark 

could see issues arising such as 

the supply lines behind the 

David Clark finishes harvesting Hemp under moody skies on the first day lockdown. 

suppliers being affected. 

The farm’s nonessential 

farm work like fencing 

maintenance or hedge 

trimming had been parked. 

But even on farm, where he 

has four families in the work 

bubble, they had to enforce 

social distancing with 

controlled access to the 

property and good on farm 

practices to look after each 

other. 

“Farmers are not immune to 

this disease. 

“Everything has to be 

considered, it’s alot slower and 

more difficult,” he said. 

“But everyone is respectful.” 

The nation’s farmers could 

still harvest their crops, deliver 

them to seed stores or buy store 

lambs, send stock to the works, 

and they could keep milking 

their cows for milk processing. 

However, it was the 

upcoming winter grazing and 

the traditional June 1(moving 

day) movements big events on 

the dairy calendar that were of 

huge concern. 

Mr Clark was hopeful the 

alert level had reduced by then. 

Nationwide there was a 

likelihood of “economic 

carnage on the other side” but 

he urged people to look out for 

one another as they were 

dealing with high levels of 

stress. 

“It’s not like anormal issue, 

we need to pull together.” 

The longer it goes on, both 

rural and urban people will find 

it hard, he said. 


Hospice support 

Hospice Mid Canterbury 

has stopped all facetoface 

support for clients 

and families because of 

Covid19. 

Spokesman Jane 

Wright said the changes 

were temporary and 

clients and their families 

were continuing to be 

offered support via phone 

and internet, including 

counselling, recording 

biographies and companionship. 

The hospice organisation 

had closed its base 

and shop, and service 

managers are working 

from home. 

Some volunteers were 

continuing to assist with 

the collection of groceries. 

Hospice Mid Canterbury 

is currently supporting 

53 clients and their 

families and will continue 

to accept referrals. 

Thirsty Thursday update 

The lockdowndid not stop most of 

Ashburton Courier reporter Toni 

Williams family gettingonline together 

for their regular Thirsty Thursday 

session. 

She says if she can coordinate a 

session, then others can too and 

encourages others to use technology to 

stay in touch. 

‘‘It just looked different; it was done 

online, from the comfort of our own 

homes, using the app Zoom. 

It allowed us to get avisual of each 

other and talk. 

Once the children, and younger male 

adults, stopped pullingfaces at each 

other and themselves, we were able to 

find out how lockdown was in each of 

our bubbles. 

And there were some interesting 

reports. As well as entertaining, 

supporting and teaching our respective 

children, we have people still working in 

essential services (health and electrical 

supply), one volunteering his time in an 

online community,one in contact with 

medical personnel and one in education, 

whichdoesn’t stop just ‘cos the children 

were sent home from school. 

Everyone was keen to talk and there 

was humour. 

It was good to see everyone so tonight 

we are adding in the Aunty and Uncles 

who are usually part of the get together. 

It may not be the most ideal way to 

continue our socialising, but it’s the bestway 

right now and it's so good to connect 

with others.’’ 

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Rakaiamechanic is bareback champ 

By Mick Jensen 

Rakaia’s Adam Williams has been 

crowned the national open bareback 

rodeo champion. 

Williams finished top of the 

standings at the end of the regular 

season. 

He was due to fight it out against 

eight other top contenders for 

national honours at the grand finale 

at Millers Flat on March 28, before 

Covid19 restrictions forced the 

cancellation of the event. 

The 28yearold mechanic said he 

was “chuffed’’ to be crowned a 

national champion. 

He had enjoyed avery consistent 

season on the circuit and had 

competed at 16 events around the 

country. 

He had missed the last two rodeos 

of the regular season because of an 

injury, but had won six events, 

finished second at eight and took a 

“hefty’’ lead into the grand finale. 

“I started doing rodeo nine years 

ago, but Istepped up training this 

season and it’s been my best ever.’’ 

Williams said he enjoyed the 

bareback discipline because it was 

the “roughest’’ rodeo test and a“fist 

fight’’ that relied on brute strength. 

He worked out in the gym, used 

weights and also swam and biked to 

keep himself fit. 

He had attended his first rodeo as 

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Williams, who has worked at 

Rakaia Automotive for the last 10 

years, said he was grateful for the 

support of his employer. 

He had been due to fly out to 

Western Australia to drive tractors 

last week, and then on to Washington 

State, USA for six months to 

compete on the rodeo circuit there. 

“The plans are off for now, 

unfortunately, but we’ll see what 

happens in the future.’’ 

Other season ending leaders in the 

seven other open rodeo disciplines 

Firewood gift from rural firms 

More than 10 tonnes of firewood, 

three trucks and some heavy lifting 

machinery have combined for a 

good cause. 

The wood and the vehicles and 

manpowerneeded to get it to 

Ashburtonhave beenprovided 

freeofcharge; the wood is 

currently sittinginaheapatLake 

Hood and will be split and 

delivered free by members of the 

AshburtonRotary Clubtoelderly 

people in the community. 

The goodwill project is a 

combinedeffort of Harmer 

Logging, Methven Truckingand 

Stuart TarbottonContracting. 

Spokesman Ryan Dynessaid 

the companies knew some elderly 

people would be worrying about 

firewood supplies later in the year 

andwantedtomake agoodwill 

gestureatatime manywould be 

worried about the ongoing impact 

of Covid19. 

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TarbottonContracting(left) 

and Lex Monkfrom Harmer 

Logging check over wood 

beingdonatedfor firewood. 

(rope &tie, saddle bronc, barrel 

race, steer wrestling, team ropingheader, 

team topingheeler and the 

bull ride) were also declared national 

champions. 

They include cowgirl Rhondine 

Long from Oxford, who was crowned 

open barrel race national champion. 

Stockwater 

intake out 

The Cracroft stockwater intakedamaged 

by flooding on the Rangitata River last 

December may not be reinstated. 

Ashburton District Council runs the 

intake and arranged temporary supply 

from the RDR and MHV Water via a 

temporary supply from MHV’s main 

race. 

In an activity report to council 

recently, it was proposed to make the 

temporary supply arrangements 

permanent. 

This would require the construction of 

anew intake on the MHV main race, 

costing about $40,000. Ongoing supply 

costs would also need to be negotiated. 

The cost of rebuilding the Cracroft 

intake was said to be significant. ‘‘The 

highest expenditure incurred to reinstate 

this intake in its history was in the order 

of $120,000. Advice suggests the current 

works required could exceed that scale. 

Considering the potentialcosts to 

reinstate, and the fish screenliability that 

remains with this intake, officers are 

taking steps to make the temporary 

supply arrangements permanent,’’ the 

report said. 

The change in take location was 

initially approved by ECan as an 

emergency change. 

Flu vaccine 

Ashburtondoctorssay their 

phone linesare being 

overwhelmed by people calling 

about the flu vaccine. Medical 

centres around the district are 

organising their vaccination 

schedules, with priorityfor elderly 

and vulnerable people. As vaccine 

stocks are replenished, theywill 

be contactingpeople on their 

vulnerable listfirst and will 

advertise when flu vaccines are 

available for everybodyelse. 

Water levels 

All levelone and two water 

restrictions that hadbeen in place 

across the AshburtonDistrict 

have been lifted,effective 

immediately, however schemes 

on apermanent hosing ban 

remain on their restriction. 

Restrictionsare removed for for 

Ashburton, Chertsey, Fairton, 

Hakatere, Hinds, Lake Hood, 

Mayfield,Methven, Mt Somers 

and Rakaia. Cooler temperatures 

around the districtaswellas 

recent wet weather hasseen water 

consumptionlevels ease and the 

AshburtonDistrictCouncil is 

satisfied the summer restrictions 

are no longer required. Residents 

are still encouragedtoobserve 

waterwise practices to reduce 

wastesuch as watering in the 

evening or earlyinthe morning 

and ensuring sprinklers are not 

watering footpaths or roads. 

Harold helps 

Life EducationMid and South 

Canterbury is workingto 

maintain engagementwith 

primary agedchildren through its 

Facebookpage. Although the 

mobileclassroomisparked up for 

now, the Facebook pageLife 

EducationMid and South 

Canterburyisbeing regularly 

updated.Mascot Harold and the 

Harold Clubare sharing jokes, 

putting up video clips of Harold’s 

daily doings andadvisingparents 

and childrenofmanyavailable 

links thatcan be used during the 

lockdown. The mobileclassroom 

travels to 67 schools in the region 

and educatorssee over8000 

primary school agedchildren 

each year. 

Alert breaches 

If you have concerns about a 

gathering of people,anonessential 

shop or service that is 

open, anyone who is not selfisolating 

as required, or an event 

that breaches the criteria,you can 

report it to Police online at 

www.105.police.govt.nz. Do not 

ring 105.Reportswill be prioritised 

based on risk. Pricegouging can 

also be reported to aspecial email: 

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Well-known Methven 

sculptor Hannah Kidd. 

The community is being 

asked to come up with 

creative ideas for a new 

sign that will clearly state 

what Bike Methven is all 

about. 

The sign will be be 

positioned at the new car 

park at the Mt Hutt Bike 

Park and will catch the 

eye of visitors and promote 

the outstanding biking 

area maintained by 

the volunteer group. 

Bike Methven maintains 

over 30km ofcrosscountry, 

downhill and single 

track trails and is in 

the process of extending 

the intermediate level 

tracks around the lower 

part of the bike park and 

also a UCI spec BMX 

track in central Methven. 

Wellknown Methven 

sculptor Hannah Kidd is 

lending ahand to facilitate 

the design process of 

the new bike park sign 

and willapply on behalf of 

Bike Methvenfor funding 

from the Creative Communities 

Grant administered 

by Ashburton District 

Council. 

Ms Kidd said designers 

should think big, ‘‘but not 

so big we can’t afford to 

make it’’. 

‘‘Anything goes, but 

obviously think a little 

about materials, the 

environment this willsit in 

and how it willbeeffected 

by the elements like the 

wind and snow.’’ 

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‘‘Because the design 

brief does not specify 

materials, anything can 

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be beyond my area of 

expertise.’’ 

There was no time line 

for the design production, 

but the competition had 

been brought forward 

because of the current 

lockdown situation. 

The project would go 

ahead with or without the 

community grant because 

the Bike Methven community 

was determined to 

make it happen and was 

generous when it came to 

donating time, skills, gear 

and materials, said Ms 

Kidd. 

Design entries will be 

judged by the Bike Methven 

committee and close 

on April 10. 

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Challenging times, but 

respect lockdown rules 

Everybody has got to do their bit and be realistic 

about the risks of Covid19, says Justice of the Peace 

and celebrant Carol Gunn. 

Mrs Gunn said weddings should be one of the 

happiest days of acouples life, and funerals achance 

to grieve, but in the Covid19 pandemic environment 

there was alot of confusion and uncertainty. 

Prior to the lockdown more and more weddings 

Canterburywide were cancelled and funeral 

directors widening gaps between chairs for 

mourners. 

Since the lockdown even morerestrictions are in 

place. 

Mrs Gunn said all funerals, weddingsand JP 

functions were required to stop until the lockdown 

period was lifted. 

It’sbeingdone to protect people's healthand 

ensure the health systemcan look after New 

Zealanders who become sick but bereaved families 

and whanaufrom all cultures and backgrounds will 

findthis timechallenging. 

The FuneralDirectors Association of New 

Zealand (FDANZ) has just thisweek offered a 

Covid19Grief Resource information sheetto 

supportbereavedfamilies, whanau and friends who 

are extremely distressed that during the lockdown 

no funerals, tangi or farewell gatheringscan be held 

for theirloved one. 

The new process applies to all deceased persons, 

regardless of whenand wherethey died, or the 

cause of death. And includespublic gatheringsat 

burials, cremations, memorial services,funeral 

wakes, processions or receptions and social 

gatherings, both indoors and outdoors. 

The information says while funeral directorsare 

encouragedtocarry out burialsand cremations as 

quickly as possible theremay be other options 

available to family such as holdingthe funeralor 

tangihanga until after the after the Alert Level 4 

restrictions ease,live streaming or providing photos 

of the service and/or burial,cremating the deceased 

and burying the ashesatalaterdate or holding a 

memorialservicelater, when restrictions on 

gatheringsare lifted and it is safetodoso. 

Evenunder AlertLevel 2amere week and a 

halfago Mrs Gunn said those thathad continued 

Everyone has to do their bit and be realistic, 

says Justice of the Peace and celebrant Carol 

Gunn. 

with their services did so under abit of acloud with 

less guests able to attend and limitsaround 

numbers. 

Even wantingaregistry office wedding was not 

an option in Ashburton; the closestofficesare in 

Christchurch or Timaru. Some couples had 

considered getting married and having apartywith 

friends and family at alater date. 

It also meant Mrs Gunn was offering her services 

differently,either meeting people in the driveway 

for document signings, wearing gloves to handle 

documents, spending lesstime at ceremonies and 

keeping asocial distance from other people. 

She said, of late, there had been atrend for older 

people to ‘‘notwant afuss’’ withfuneral services 

and suggesttoloved onestohave afamilyonly 

ceremony as away to keepnumbersdown. 

However until the lockdown periodislifted 

people will be looking at other ways to connect as 

part of theirgrieving process for loved ones. 

Award for musical theatre stalwart 

Alice Sollis has been awarded a 

Merit of Achievement Award by 

Musical Theatre New Zealand. 

The Timaru based musical 

theatre enthusiast has directed and 

performed in more than 50 

musicals and plays spanning well 

over 25 years. 

She is well known in Canterbury 

musical theatre circles and is 

involved with the longrunning Mid 

Canterbury Summer Singing 

School alongside Jo Castelow. 

Last year she directed the Mid 

Canterbury Children’s Theatre 

show Chitty Chitty Bang Bang JR 

and has also directed Ashburton 

Operatic’s productions including 

Oliver (2016), Grease (2015) and 

Steel Magnolias (2005). 

Her career on stage began as a 

dancer in South Canterbury Drama 

League revues, before developing 

her craft to become ahighly 

respected and soughtafter director 

across the central South Island. 

Her more than 50 stage 

productions include The Soundof 

Music,Grease, The Addams 

Family, Chicago, All Shook Up, 

WizardofOz, Calendar Girls, 

Steel Magnoliasand Legally 

Blonde. 

Mrs Sollis has also assisted and 

mentored many up and coming 

directorsand choreographers. 

She writes compilation shows, 

has worked in radio,creates sound 

effects for plays, performs as a 

soloist and sings in the band The 

Drama Queensatprivate 

functions and leadsschool holiday 

drama programmes across 

Canterbury. 

Alice Sollis


Ashburton College 

Individual Excellence in aSupportive Learning Environment 

News 

Issue 9 

2April 2020 

Message From ThePrincipal 

COVID-19 

These are certainly not ordinary times, and the 

onset ofCOVID-19 has seen our Government act 

decisively and I’msurethatall schools applauded 

their decision totake the necessary steps before 

the pandemic really takes hold within New 

Zealand. 

The pace ofthe spread and the changing picture 

faced by schools has been stunning. 

Canterbury-West Coast Principals’Association 

On Friday 20March all of the Secondary Principals from Canterbury and 

the West Coast assembled in Christchurch for abriefing from Health 

and Education faculties and, yes, we adhered to the social distancing 

guidelines (pictured below). 

The Canterbury Secondary Principals also agreed, atthat stage, asa 

collective tolimit asmany face-to-face meetings as possible, and that 

staff meetings and student assemblies wouldn’t be happening. This was 

quicklyovertakenbythe Government’snation-wide requirements! 

Other events such as Open Evenings,cultural and sporting events,School 

Balls,Parent-Teacher interviews, areall postponed foratleast the duration 

of Term Two. We will look at the viability of an alternativedatelaterinthe 

year,for ourCollegeBall. 

Rapidly Changing Scene 

Icame into CollegeonSundaymorning 22 Marchtoworkonsome plans 

that were aimed at getting us through until the scheduled end of term 

(then Thursday 09April). Iremember thinking that was ambitious but, 

giventhe information we had it mightbemanageable. 

By Sunday evening it became apparent that seven buses would not be 

running the next day(drivers over 70) and by Mondayafternoon we were 

advising students not to attend College until at leastTuesday 28 April. 

MinistryofEducation Support 

Iwish to acknowledge our Ministry ofEducation who have provided 

regulardaily updatestoall New Zealand schools. 

AcknowledgementtoCollege Staff –DistanceLearning 

Iwouldlike to acknowledge ourCollege’s staffwho have worked hardto 

prepare for distance learning, after the revised holidays end on Tuesday 

14 April, and the new ‘distance learning’ term starts on Wednesday 

15 April. 

An advantage is that many of our courses are already available via google 

communities or other electronic means. Staff have also made hard copy 

work available where possible. There are, of course, a number of courses 

with huge practical components, and learning is being modified and 

accommodatedasisviable. 

KeyMessage 

My key message to parents is to look after the mental health of yourself 

and your children. This may beatime to teach your children to do new 

things such as cooking, baking, gardening, fence painting or other 

renovation projects.All of theseare real-worldlearning opportunities that 

could be fun. 

The importance offun and keeping things low-key will be essential over 

the next four weeks. 

Distance learning will also offer your student anopportunity to keep 

learning progressing, to have activity to fillthe days and contactwith their 

teachers. Additionally, students will be supported tocomplete asmuch 

work as they can, in the timethey have available and through whichever 

medium or devicethey have available. 

Remember, staff will be available tohelp and can be contacted byemail 

forquestions, from Wednesday15April,nextterm. 

NZQA has just put out information to schools re managing assessment 

and qualificationsand this will be shared with families at afuture time. 

Good Wishes 

Finally, onapersonal note can Iwish you and your ‘family bubble’well. 

These areinterestingtimes forall of us.Inmyhouse there will be six adults 

and my twograndchildren. 

In the meantime,Ilook forwardtocatching upwithour communityinfour 

weeks’time,ifthatremains as ourrestarttime. 

Best of luck. 

Ross Preece 

Principal •Tumuaki 

Events 

Year 12 and 13 HistoryTrip to 

Banks Peninsula 

On Thursday 19 March College’s Year 12 and 13 History students were 

treated toanadventure toBanks Peninsula to investigate the local history 

of the area. Teacher Greta Hampton said it was anearly start and along, 

but worthwhile, day for students and staff as they visited many places of 

historical significanceonthe Peninsula. 

Students enjoyed awalk up Ōnawe Peninsula (pictured below) to see the 

siteofthe battle between Ngāti ToachiefTeRauparaha and local NgāiTahu 

chiefTeMaiharanui. 

Changed DatestoSchool Holidays due to 

COVID-19 Shut-down 

Please note: 

Theschool holiday dateshavebeen changed 

and arenow scheduled from 

last Monday, 30 March, to Tuesday14April. 

This means thatdistance learning will startfrom 

Wednesday 15 April – 

whichwill be the beginning of Term Two. 

Events 

Innovation Trip forYear 9Y Group 

Choosing Innovation Class placement has been an option 

available at College, since the start of2019 for Year 9students 

and, this year, extending to students transitioning into Year 10 

this year.Thereisstill an option forfamiliestochooseenrolment 

in the traditional subjectmodel. 

9Y’s trip to Lake Hood wasaperfect example of cross-curricular 

learningin action 

Mary-Anne Evers, teacher ofEnglish, Year 9Dean and English 

Head ofFaculty support, describes that, at Ashburton College, 

Innovation Class teachers work to create authentic learning 

opportunitiesthatincorporateskills and knowledge from each of 

theirlearningareas. 

Off-site activities can often occur with minimal disruption to 

learning in other subjects, asthey happen during the class-time 

usually scheduled forthese subjects. 

9Y is an Innovation Class featuring the subjects of Health/Physical 

Education, Social Studies and English. The combined topic for 

thesesubjects is ‘Identity’. 

At the recent Lake Hood trip (pictured right), onTuesday 17March, Health 

and Phys Ed featured in the physical activity of walking the lake and 

exploring its sporting connectionstoour communityand wider. 

Social Studies featured in study of the role Lake Hood plays in the Mid 

Canterburyidentityasarecreational and sports area, as well as the planning 

andadministration aroundthe creation of suchanarea. 

Final College Newsletter forthe Forseeable Future 

As youcan appreciate,this will be our final newsletter 

forthe next fewweeks,given the current lockdown situation 

and no activitiestoreport on! 

We do,however, look forward to sharing our newsinthe future 

whenwewill value being outand about again 

and enjoying the freedoms we previouslytookfor granted. 

In the meantime,weacknowledge also thatthese aretoughtimes 

formanyinthe community-across the rangeofhealthconcerns, 

employment and financialinsecurities. 

These pressures arerecognised. 

English skills were puttouse in areflectiveblog postwherestudentswrote 

abouttheir experienceand includedvisual representations(photos) of their 

experiences. 

As an extra, anumber of keen students ran the whole lake, but most took 

the option to enjoyabrisk walk,followed by lunchlake-side. 

Students thoroughly enjoyed their time and are already thinking of other 

opportunitiestoapply their Innovation class learning in real life. 

Other highlights included visits to the French cemetery, local museum and 

Britomart, the site where Britain raised their flag and claimed sovereignty 

over the French in the area (pictured below). 

Therewerealso lots of laughs,diet coke and lollies during the day! 

Students will use the research they did at the site tocomplete internal 

assessments towards NCEA. 

Teaching staff accompanying the group were Greta Hampton, 

Amanda Grigg and Patrick Sandrey.



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circumstances will be verydifferent from your neighbour’s. 

Buildingcan be afun experience, especiallyifyou have 

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If you are going to build, you have tohave somewhere 

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It might be that you are interested in aland and home 

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One of the benefits of this is that not only do you get 

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new home. 

Many companies, these days, offer turnkey house and 

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If theseinterestyou, the companies almost always have 

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Driver mentors sign on 

By Mick Jensen 

Ashburton’s Community Driver 

Mentor Programme (CDMP) has 

been officially launched. 

Run through the Salvation 

Army’s South Island Regional 

Driver Hub, the programme is 

intended to help young adult drivers 

and others get their restricted and 

full licences. 

The CDMP aims to help drivers 

move from learners to restricted 

licences and then from restricted to 

full licences. 

Ashburton driver programme coordinator 

Heather Daly said eight 

mentors had already put up their 

hands to help deliver the supervised 

driving experience. 

They included alocal police 

officer, truck driver and farmer. 

Most were in the 3050 age bracket 

and one was retired. 

Mrs Daly said learners needed 

basic driving skills and should know 

the road code, and 11 had already 

signed up. 

Some had been referred by 

support agencies like the MSD, He 

Waka Tapu and the Salvation Army. 

‘‘Ideally we would like to match 

20 drivers with 20 mentors with each 

new programme.’’ 

Mrs Daly said learners and 

mentors would attend separate 

workshops at the beginning of each 

programme. 

Mentors would be upskilled and 

learners would have the programme 

Ashburton Police senior sergeant Leigh Jenkins hands over the 

keys of the Community Driver Mentor Programme car to Heather 

Daly at the recent launch ceremony. 

and its expectations explained to 

them. 

Mrs Daly will liaise with the 

Ministry of Social Development, 

employment agencies and 

businesses to look for possible 

employment opportunities for 

graduating drivers. 

‘‘This programme is about filling 

the gaps for disadvantaged people 

and not taking business away from 

other providers.’’ 

Funding for the programme is 

provided through the Provincial 

Growth Fund and is for three years. 

For more information about the 

programme, contact Heather Daly 

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Firefighters split into 

response bubbles 

It has been business almost as usual 

for Ashburton volunteer firefighters 

responding to fire, medical and 

vehicle incidents in the past week 

under lockdown. The brigade has 

split into three watches, working one 

full week at atime, in rotation, 

during the lockdown. 

Red Watch completed the first 

week under the senior station officer 

Charlie Kelland and now it is the 

turn of Green Watch, followed by 

Blue Watch in aweek’s time. 

Mr Kelland said splitting the 

volunteer group into three bubbles 

reduced chances of contracting or 

spreading Covid19 and allowed 

firefighters to respond to incidents. 

They have personal protection 

equipment that they will wear as 

required. 

‘‘We have tried to minimise 

contact between members of the 

brigade,’’ he said. 

The change to cold weather also 

brought awarning about fire safety in 

the home, especially around heaters 

and logburners. 

People needed to remember not to 

place combustible objects close to 

heaters and logburners. Electric 

blankets still needed to be checked 

before use if they had been in 

storage. Hot ashes should be put 

outside in amental container for 

several days until cold, not in 

wastebins. 

Ashburton Volunteer Fire 

Brigade’s Red Watch heads out 

on acall during the first week 

under lockdown. 

Mr Kelland said fire risks in the 

home were amplified because more 

people were at home and cooking in 

the lockdown, as restaurants and 

takeaways were closed. 

Commonsense was needed. 

‘‘Building atent with blankets is in 

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urgedtomakecontact 

with the RSA if they 

have welfare issues. 

‘‘We may not be 

open or answering the 

phone at Cox Street 

because ofthe Covid 

19 lockdown but our 

thoughts are with you 

all,’’ said president 

Merv Brenton. 

People with welfare 

issues can contact 

Merv on 027 220 5096 

or vicepresident 

Allan Johnstone 027 

436 0147. ‘‘Stay in 

your bubbles and stay 

positive.’’ 

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Rangitata MP Andrew Falloon 

Blessed essential workers 

When guidelines were first 

published last week as to who 

would be classified as an 

essential service, some surprise 

was expressed at who could and 

who could not remain open. 

It’s an incredibly difficult thing 

for any Government to 

determine, particularly in ashort 

space of time. 

It’s ahard balancing act 

between the absolute 

importance of maintaining 

public health on one hand, while 

ensuring people can still access 

the services we’ll need in our 

homes for at least the next few 

weeks. 

To the Government’s credit 

they’ve been updating the 

essential services list daily as new 

questions arise, including in 

relation to some animal welfare 

issues which had been raised 

with me by farmers locally. 

There’s still acouple of areas 

that Ihope are tidied up by the 

time this newspaper goes to 

press, which includes the ability 

for it to do so. 

The Government’s initial list 

deemed media to be an essential 

service, but this was 

MP for Rangitata Andrew 

Falloon 

subsequently changed to include 

only daily newspapers. For some 

communities that’s areal 

problem. Some towns and 

regions don’t have alocal daily, 

instead relying on aweekly or 

twice weekly publication. 

Even in areas like ours many 

don’t have apaid newspaper 

subscription. At atime when 

news and broadcasting of 

important and factual health 

information is so critical, cutting 

off access some communities 

have to news makes no sense. 

The other is butchers. For 

some people in major urban 

areas like Auckland or 

Wellington the local butcher 

might feel like aluxury, anice to 

have rather than anecessity. 

But for some communities 

they’re vital. 

Small towns where there may 

not be amajor supermarket, 

meaning the alternative is to 

travel 30 kilometres. Others, like 

here in Ashburton, supply small 

supermarkets that remain open. 

They’re an essential part of 

the supply chain. I’m continuing 

to work with the Government, to 

at least get an exemption for the 

small number of butchers who fit 

those criteria. 

It was the 1979 Monty Python 

film Life of Brian that made 

famous the line “blessed are the 

cheesemakers.” Turophiles 

(those who love cheese) will be 

pleased to know that 

cheesemaking does indeed 

qualify as an essential service. 

And they, like all other 

essential service workers, do 

deserve our praise. While Idon’t 

underestimate how 

extraordinarily difficult it is for 

many of those unable to work 

(please call my office number if 

you require assistance), the 

people going to work at the 

moment are carrying our very 

survival on their shoulders. 

Doctors, nurses, cleaners, 

administrators, lab workers, 

those working in our medical 

system are going above and 

beyond what could be expected 

of them, putting themselves at 

risk to help all of us. 

But afinal word for the 

supermarket workers. 

For at least the last couple of 

weeks they’ve under enormous 

pressure, but have turned up to 

do their job despite those 

challenges. 

In the last few days afriend, 

having done her normal weekly 

shop at the supermarket, arrived 

at the checkout only to realise 

she’d forgotten her wallet. In 

between her tears akind 

checkout operator pulled out 

their own eftpos card and paid 

for her groceries. 

Blessed are the shelf stackers, 

the trolley collectors, and our 

very kind checkout operators. 

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Top grade umpires 

Netball umpires and sisters 

Zoe and Willow 

Diedricks have alonger 

time toprepare for the 

upcoming netball season 

because ofCovid19. 

The top gradeumpires 

are busy young women 

but look forward topicking 

up the whistle each 

season as well astaking 

to the court asplayers. 

Containing the community 

spread ofCovid 

19 has meant the start of 

the netball season has 

been suspended. It will 

givethe sistersmoretime 

to polish their skills. 

Zoe, 18, left Ashburton 

College last year and 

is working until September, 

when she had 

plan to head to the 

UnitedStatestoworkfor 

Camp America. She was 

first to umpire and inspired 

younger sister Willow,16, 

to take up umpiring 

too. 

Both have been identified 

as top talent and 

umpires to be nurtured 

for the future. 

Sisters and top-level netball umpires Willow 

(left) and Zoe Diedricks. 

Zoe started playing 

netball in Year8and put 

herhandupfor umpiring 

duties in her team. 

‘‘I did one game and I 

liked it and I put my 

name forward for 

another game.’’ 

She became a lower 

grade umpire and has 

worked her way up over 

the years to umpiring 

premier one. Ahighlight 

has been umpiring at 

South Island secondary 

schools tournaments and 

being part of the Mid 

Canterbury Netball 

umpires team attending 

it; the camaraderie and 

court experiencewas fun. 

She was recognised as 

being in the top five 

umpires in 2017. 

Willow has also 

umpired at the tournament 

and last year 

received the same recognition. 

The pair say they are 

competitive but not 

rivals, as players or 

umpires. 

They brush off negative 

comments from 

spectators and say they 

are much more likely to 

have positive comments 

from players as they 

shake hands and leave 

the court. 

‘‘A call isacall and it 

stays on court.’’ 

The sisters both keep 

fit at the gym andexcelat 

music, Zoe withthe cello 

and Willow with the 

violin. They schedule 

sport, academic and 

music life carefully. 

Willow said she was 

planning to study health 

sciences at Otago University 

nextyearand hoping 

to umpire netball for 

university teams. 

Huxley Neal (foreground) opts for balloon play, while (from left) Radius 

Millstream residents Joyce Cochrane, Val Srhoy, Agnes Lister, Nola Wallace 

and Graham Tappin (with grandson Cal) get creative with playdough. 

Get togethers on hold 

It may beawhile before young and old 

come together for more fun and games 

at aged care facility Radius Millstream. 

At the last session, held acouple of 

weeks ago, and before coronavirus 

isolation rules kicked in, residents tried 

their hand at playdough and enjoyed 

balloons and bubbles with preschoolers 

and babies. 

Mid Canterbury Plunket community 

support coordinator Sueann Carr said 

the intergenerational get togethers had 

been enjoyed by everyone for anumber 

of months. 

With no Children’s Day in Ashburton 

this year, the last session had featured a 

few more toys than usual, she said. 

Fortnightly visits and play sessions at 

Radius Millstream are, for now, firmly 

on hold. 

Ashburton chiropractor Debra 

Curtin says achesand pain drive 

clients to seek out her services. 

‘‘Pain is the body’s basic 

alarm system and tells usthat 

something is not working as 

well as it could,’’she says. 

Emerging chiropractic research 

has begun to unravel the 

mysteries of joint dysfunction 

and howthe relaysystemofthe 

centralnervous system and the 

brain control muscle and joint 

interaction. 

‘‘When things go wrong and we 

experience pain, this suggests 

thatthe brain is not controlling 

the 

moving segment while in motion, causing 

problems with the brain’s awareness of what is 

going on in the bodyand the worldaround it.’’ 

Debra says growing evidence suggests 

chiropractic care helps re-establish 

communicationbetweenthebrain,thebodyand 

the environment. She says it is also suggested 

that chiropractic improves communication 

between the spine andthe brain and this affects 

how well the brain can perceive what isgoing 

on inside and outside of the body. 

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Health 

Wellbeing 

Pain is the body’salarm system 

‘‘It is abit like an electrical shortcircuit.Whenthe 

nerve transmissions do not perform correctly, 

this can lead to changes inmuscle behaviour, 

posture, and ultimately a person’s ability to 

move with ease.’’ 

Debra has taken her interest in health astep 

further and recently graduatedfromIntegrative 

Nutrition as ahealth coach, mentoring people 

who want to improvetheir lifestyle,eating habits 

and general wellness togetherwith chiropractic. 

If you want to know more, or have a free 

chiropractic screen, phone 308-9516 or book 

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In theFar Northfor agoodcause 

Mandy Hurst (left) walking with 

Jude O’Connor. 

Just a few weeks ago Rakaia 

resident Mandy Hurst and three 

friends had the freedom of Northland 

at their feet and were tackling 

an epic charity walk. 

Today the walking boots have 

been put away, and like most of the 

country, Mrs Hurst is in lockdown 

at home for the next few weeks at 

least. 

The lockdown means she has 

time to reflect on her walking 

experience and the contrast with 

the current strict outdoor restrictions 

in place. 

The trip had revealed the beauty 

of Northland in its raw, untouched 

form, but had been ahard slog, said 

Mrs Hurst. 

From the outset, the walking 

challenge had demonstrated the 

difference between tramping and 

trekking. 

‘‘Our training ground of Mt 

Somers, Little Mt Peel and other 

walks were replaced with kilometres 

of sand, huge sand dunes, 

logging truck tracks, rolling farmland 

and pine forests. 

‘‘When the tide was in, we were 

forced on to the soft deep sand and 

competed with the horses for 

untrodden space to make the 

walking easier.’’ 

Mrs Hurst walked with Jude 

O’Connor, Julie Livesey and Denise 

Davidson, all former Mid Canterbury 

residents and all with farming 

roots. 

All in their 60’s, the quartet were 

joined by other walkers, mountain 

bikers and horse riders and followed 

awell marked route on the 

sixday, 191km walk. 

The logistics of the event were 

remarkable, with volunteers setting 

up and decamping every day, and 

with 46 walkers, 150 riders and 14 

bikers, it was ahuge task, said Mrs 

Hurst. 

With the horses came the extra 

challenge of getting floats from one 

camp to the next and setting up and 

taking down temporary paddocks. 

‘‘Wesocialisedinahuge marquee 

with anextensive bar one end and a 

kitchen that fed 250 people each 

day.’’ 

Each day had its challenges, she 

said. 

Day two was the longest day, but 

was shortened from 44km to38km 

through awelcome short cut. 

‘‘The only catch was wehad to 

walk through asmelly bog uptoour 

thighs.’’ 

Mrs Hurst said the four friends 

walked at their own pace and met 

some wonderful people along the 

way. 

An auction held on day three for 

items gifted to the event had raised 

over $16,000. 

The outdoor adventure was 

organised by charitable trust Trek 

For Life Aotearoa/NZ and funds 

raisedgotofirst response and rescue 

services operating in the small communitiespassedthroughonthe 

trek. 

‘‘Only four out of the 46 walkers 

walked every kilometre. 

‘‘Jude and Iestimated we walked 

around 170km, Julie had an 

enforced day off due toblisters and 

Denise walked every day and opted 

for apart ride some days,’’ said Mrs 

Hurst. 

Many walkers were picked up 

even before they walkedtothe lunch 

stop break andotherswere boughtin 

as they tired orthe time allocated 

was up. 

Mrs Hurst said she was carrying 

two injuries going into the trek, but 

discovered the painful, but spiritual 

traditional Maori massage known as 

romiromi. 

Due todaily sessions available at 

the camp, her body felt better after 

the trek than before it. 

‘‘This trek to me is the best way 

anyone can experience the Far 

North. Iwillremember experiencing 

the small communities pulling 

together to make the fundraiser 

work,their laidback,candoattitude 

and genuine friendliness.’’ 

MrsHurstintends getting out into 

the Mid Canterbury outdoors again 

when allowed to do so and looking 

forward to more walking challenges. 

Growing natives 

Nature Matters by Mary Ralston 

Suddenly alot of people have time on 

their hands and children are home 

from school. 

Luckily it’s aperfect time of year to 

sow seeds or pot up seedlings of native 

plants. 

This is afun and interesting project 

to do and planting the young trees or 

shrubs out in the spring or summer is 

rewarding too. 

Kowhai seeds are encased in pods 

that hang down from the trees. 

Collect them on adry day and then 

remove the seeds from the pods. 

The yellow seeds have ahard coat, 

which works well to protect the seed 

from moisture and insect attack, but it 

can make germination slow. 

To speed up the process, soak the 

seeds overnight in warm water. 

Next day, fill atray or some pots with 

potting mix and carefully put the seeds 

on top of the mix, about 5cm apart, and 

then cover with another 1cm of mix. 

Water gently so the mix is moist but 

not too wet and put in ashady spot so 

that the mix stays damp. 

Germination will be slow compared 

to vegetable seeds –don’t expect much 

to happen for months! 

Leave them outside to do their thing, 

don’t be tempted to bring inside in the 

warmth. 

When the seedlings are about 10 cm 

high, they can be potted up into 

individual pots. 

Handle them carefully, as their root 

system will be small and delicate. 

Pot up and water well, and keep 

moist. 

Native shrubs with fleshy seeds like 

coprosmas and corokias will germinate 

best if the fleshy covering around the 

seed is removed. 

This is easy to do: put the berries in 

a container of water and soak overnight, 

then squash the soft berries. 

Leave for another day or night, then 

hopefully the seed will come away from 

the covering and fall to the bottom of 

the container. 

Drain off the water with the flesh 

and gather the seeds from the bottom. 

The seeds can then be planted out 

with potting mix, as outlined above for 

kowhai seeds. 

Photo: Kowhai pods and seeds 

Rural&Lifestyle 

Winners enjoying dairy industries growth opportunities 

Ashburton farmers Ralph and 

Fleur Tompsett have been named 

Share Farmer of the Year in the 

Canterbury/North Otago Dairy 

Industry Awards. 

The winners alsoinclude Stephen 

Overend, who was named the 2020 


Manager of the Year, and Lucy 

Morgan, the 2020 Canterbury/ 

North Otago Dairy Trainee of the 

Year. 

The Tompsetts, who won more 

than $10,000 in prizes plus amerit 

award, are equity partners and 50 

percent sharemilking 1130 cows for 

Craig and Susan, Karyn and Grant 

Fleming ontheir 297 hectare farm. 

Ralph (34) holds Primary ITO 

Level 4 Dairy Farming and Fleur 

(37) holds Bachelor of Law and a 

BachelorofArts and has completed 

the Governance Essentials Course 

through Institute of Directors. 

“Dairy farming has provided fantastic 

opportunities for us to grow,” 

says Ralph. 

“I love the technical side ofthe 

farm and the variety ofskills Ican 

apply tomy role.” 

“Farming allows us to live rurally 

with plenty of space and a great 

community.” 

“It’s agoal of ours tobring great 

people along with us to share and 

enjoy the growth opportunities 

which our dairy industry provides.” 

The firsttime entrants were 

encouraged to enter the awards by 

one oftheir rural professionals and 

saw the process as an opportunityto 

better understand their business 

and benchmark against the wider 

industry. 

They have learned to wear many 

different hats and to develop competence 

inawide range of subjects. 

“Beginning our sharemilking 

journey inalow payout season was 

achallenge however it taught us to 

focus onwhat we could influence 

rather than what we couldn’t.” 

Fleur and Ralph Tompsett 

They have proudly achieved alow 

staff turnover and have had core 

staff members with them for an 

average ofthree years. 

“This has enabled ustodevelop a 

family culture onthe farm, which in 

turn has helped us to drive productivity 

and herd performance.” 

Future farming goals include 

farm ownership and developing 

their current skills within the 

industry. 

“We both enjoy understanding 

and using data to drive decision 

making. This enables us to identify 

areas of improvement and track 

progress.” 

Runnersup were Tania Riddington 

and Tim Murdoch, of Culverden, 

and third place went toJason 

and Miranda Armstrong, of Darfield. 

Other categories saw Hororata 

farmer Stephen Overend win the 

2020 Canterbury/North Otago 

Dairy Manager of the Year category, 

second Hilton farm manager 

Salem Christian and Hororata farm 

manager Tess Goes, third. 

Oamaru’s Lucy Morgan was 

named the winner of the 2020 


Trainee of the Year category, 

second was Rangiora’s Prabhdeep 

Singh and third Westerfield’s Cameron 

Bennison. 

The New Zealand Dairy Industry 

Awards are supported bynational 

sponsors DeLaval, Ecolab, 

Federated Farmers, Fonterra, 

Honda, LIC, Meridian, Ravensdown, 

and Westpac along with 

industry partners DairyNZ and 

Primary ITO. 

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The closure ofsaleyards nationwide as part of the 

Covid19 response has seen New Zealand’s virtual 

saleyard, bidr®, awholly owned subsidiary of PGG 

Wrightson Ltd, become an essential tool for the 

trading of livestock. 

The site, as an online platform for the trading of 

livestock, has been acknowledged by Ministry for 

Primary Industries and the Ministry of Business, 

Innovation and Employment. 

PGG Wrightson Ltd, also offering an essential 

service, have agreed with the governing agencies to 

continue to support the accreditation of other 

livestock agencies during the Covid19 lockdown 

period to allow the essential trading of livestock. 

“bidr® is pleased to announce that Carrfields 

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QUALITY 

USED VEHICLES 

@ 

AFFORDABLE 

PRICES 

 

WARRANTIES AA APPRAISED FINANCE BIGGEST YARD BEST SELECTION TRADE-INS 

2008MAZDA AXELA15C 

1500C, ABS,BODYKIT, 

SPOILER,AIR CON, 

34,600KMS 

2007 SUZUKI SX4 

AUTO,ALLOYS, 2 

BAGS,ABS,ROOF 

RAILS,98,000KMS 

2007 NISSAN SKYLINE 350GT 

18IN ALLOYS,PADDLE 

SHIFT, AUTO,76,600KMS 

$8,995 $8,495 $11,995 

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..........................................................................................................SOLD 

HONDA 

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 

2009 MAZDADEMIO SPORT, 1500 cc, auto, alloys,ABS, air con, 

70,000 kms........................................................... ARRIVING SOON $10,995 

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

1500cc........................................................................................................... $8,995 

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 

2013 HONDACRV 24G 

2400CC,4WD,CRUISE 

CONTROL,65,000KMS, 

ABS, ALLOYS, TOW 

BAR, SUMMERREADY 

NISSAN 

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

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

2006 NISSAN CUBE 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.............................................................SOLD 

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..............................................ARRIVING SOON $8,995 

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

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

2006 NISSAN CUBE 1.5M 

1400CC,42,000KMS, 

AUTO,TWO AIR BAGS, 

ABS 

SUZUKI 

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

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

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 

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.......................... ARRIVING SOON $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...................................................................................................SOLD 

2008 TOYOTA WISH 

1800CC, 7SEATER, 

TWIN AIR BAGS,ABS, 

72,000KMS 

$22,995 $8,995 

$9,995 

AUTOSLTD &RENTALS 

Ph: 308 1396 

Sellingnicecarstonicepeople! 

470 West Street, 


A/H Keith Drummond 


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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