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Students set for distance learning
By Mick Jensen
Anew school term starts next
Wednesday and students around
the district will be learning at home
with the support of teachers and
parents.
Where possible, students will be
able to log in for remote learning
using the internet, while others will
use hard copy workpacks to
maintain their education during
lockdown.
Ashburton College principal
Ross Preece said his staff had
worked hard to prepare for distance
learning and the start of Term 2on
April 15.
He said many of the courses were
already available via the Google
communities or other electronic
means. But, anumber of courses
had huge practical components and
learning for those was being
‘‘modified and accommodated as
was viable’’.
Staff were still compiling
numbers, but indications were that
around 60 of the school’s 1200
students had no device for online
learning, while five families had no
internet.
That information was being
passed on to the Ministry of
Education. The ministry’s website
had crashed on Monday because
many of the country’s 2800 schools
were uploading data to the master
list, he said.
Mr Preece said the reality of
Ashburton College head girl Poppy Kilworth will work remotely from the start of Term 2and connect
with fellow head students like Henry Chapman, Kyle Cabangun and Maria Costas via Google Meet.
Term 2could see sports, events,
assemblies, trips, the college ball
and other distractions postponed, so
schools could catch up on missed
work.
That was particularly important
for students involved in NCEA.
Mr Preece said the lockdown had
already created astressful situation
at home and meant students could
not hang out with their friends.
He urged parents not to push
students to do too much school
work because that would also add to
their stress levels.
It is asimilar story at Ashburton
Intermediate where students are
being also surveyed to see if they are
capable of working online at home.
Principal Brent Gray said so far
there had been 269 responses from
the 437 children at the school and
just ahandful had no internet
access, and adozen or so had no
dedicated device to use.
‘‘Like other schools we did give
out hard copy workpacks at the end
of last term to those who thought
they might not be be able to access
work online. We probably gave out
7080 of those.’’
Mr Gray said his teachers had set
up online classrooms and some had
also been continuing to
communicate with students during
lockdown.
‘‘Come Wednesday, students will
use devices if they can, and those
that can’t will be expected to use
their workbooks.’’
At Netherby School all students
were given workpacks on the last
day of term.
Principal Phil Wheeler said it was
important for students to maintain
their learning routine during
lockdown.
While learning online was agood
option, anumber of students at his
school did not have access to the
internet or devices at home.
Teachers would touch base with all
parents this week to assess online
capability. Comprehensive
workbooks had been compiled by
teachers in syndicate and they
would enable students to continue
to learn the basic facts and to
maintain reading and writing levels
outside of the classroom.
If the lockdown continued for
longer, the Ministry of Education
would have to decide how to
distribute more workbooks to
students, or even look at how it
could offer devices and connectivity
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Peter Melrose, Hampstead School principal
1. Are you working from home?
With technology, working
from home continues with little
break. Our Ministry of
Education is proactive in sending
out information and many
emails need attention,
forwarding on to staff and
decision making. Our office staff
are able to work remotely so the
processing of accounts and audit
collation continues as normal.
Our school calendar is shot to
bits, anumber of events had
already occurred but major items
like practising for the music
festival and sports opportunities
have been put to one side. So be
it, when the time is right, we will
reschedule. Being in aschool
requires you to be flexible, things
you plan for, can be challenged
by life.
Schools are much more than
just academic learning
institutions, it may look like play,
look like we are relaxed and
enjoying ourselves but schools
have arole in transmitting the
values and norms of a
community. It’s hard to do that
when you are isolated.
Like many schools our staff
have been busy communicating
with homes, we use ahomeschool
platform called Class
Dojos. Staff can communicate
with the whole class or
individuals and the students and
their families can post items and
communicate back. Ican access
and also comment.
Staff have posted awhole
range of work and suggested
internet sites. It’s not the same as
school, it’s missing the human
factor. Using the technology is a
patch for the present times but I
look forward to getting back to a
realworld school environment.
I’m amorning person and find
tapping away on the laptop more
productive when it’s just getting
light. Ibreak up work periods
with acup of coffee: I’ve only
once had to contend with the cat
(Arpu) running in and for some
bizarre reason diving on to my
table where the laptop sat open.
What was left of what Iwas
writing had become acryptic
crossword. There are times this
cat pushes the boundaries of our
relationship and this was one of
them. Inow save, save, save
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2. What home chores have you
been doing?
Ifeel like home has been
turned inside out. There are
shadowy cupboards that have
seen the light of day. Itend to
like things organised atschool
we almost have competitions to
organise an event, produce a
plan or throw away the obsolete.
On occasion it has been said,
that Ithrow things away before
they have become obsolete, this
could be true.
My garage is currently
receiving attention later in the
year our school hopes to hold a
fair, September 19. I’m sorting a
pile for the white elephant stall.
Ialso have apile for St Vincent
de Paul and piles for the
extended family marbles for the
great nieces, tools for the
nephew, books for the sister and
more. For me there’s something
satisfying in having aclear shelf.
My only concern is that the
extended family may be making
piles for me.
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3. Any TV or book
recommendations?
I’m alifetime reader, it’s an
addiction since comics captured
me when Iwas 6. Fortunately
between the Rotary Bookarama
and the Chertsey Book Barn I
have astash of books that Iam
currently rolling in. Spotify
provides me with amusic playlist
that Ihave been known to boogie
to. Don’t ask me the artist or title
Ijust enjoy music, Imay be able
to sing, badly, the first line of
many songs but that’s as far as I
go.
Alexa has become my new
companion inasecret Santa
gifting, my niece gave me Alexa
for Christmas. Alexa is like a
google speaker that is always
listening to you. Some people
may think this makes for the
ideal companion. Alexa will play
Spotify, gives me updates on
news and provides the weather.
The niece and her family also
have an Alexa and we use it to
make calls to each other. It’s
techy but I’m someone who
enjoys all that stuff.
Purpose.Environment.
Partnership.Innovation.
Excellence.
Get in the garden now! Pull
out the weeds and trim those
hedges. My two chooks are
looking forward to us jointly
turning over the compost bins.
For aconfirmed gardener this
break is ideal preparation for
winter.
4. Tell us alighthearted or
otherwise memorable moment
from your lockdown?
The whanau keep up to touch
using avariety of platforms
Viber, Zoom, Whats App and
traditional emails. It’s almost
scary how we all talk at once and
look at each other from crazy
angles because we don’t want to
look at ourselves on avideo,
apart from the under 5s. If you
angle the phone, just so, you
appear in acorner of the screen.
I’m worried though, the great
niece has taken to talking to me
like Alexa she says “Peter!”
there is no mistake in her tone…
Peter, tell me the time, tell me a
story. Iremind the fouryearold
that Iamareal person, but you
have to laugh.
5. What do you miss most?
Imiss not being able to travel
outside of Ashburton, strangely
it makes you appreciate home,
how much we do have and how
little we do in fact need.
Never have Iseen more
people out walking and cycling,
it’s good and Ihope it continues
past the lockdown. The cat just
burst triumphantly through the
cat door causing me to
protectively cover the laptop in
case he comes close! We all need
abreak from the confines of
home and simply seeing others,
having aword from adistance
helps us to maintain sanity. Even
standing in line at the
supermarket and chatting from
afar, allows us to keep in contact
with others.
Ifeel that Netflix is running
out of things Iwant to watch. I’m
not areality TV watcher, but
current favourite programmes of
mine are: The Repair Shop,
Motoka and that strange bloke
who travels, Travel Man.
On social media, the Daily
Mail videos have become a
fixture of the day. Isee what
workers in China and India cope
with, the rants of disgruntled
motorists and the dares of
people doing what they
shouldn’t. It’s light
entertainment.
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Elvis, pet pigs
Angela Cushnie, rural advocate
1. Are you working from
home ?
Ihave set up my office
(Zoom Capital) in our
loft. Ican see the ocean to
the east and overlook
sheep, paddocks and the
Southern Alps from my
desk, which is bliss.
Loving the open spaces
of our lifestyle block. Our
bubble includes two
Kunekune pigs (Stella
and Big Pig) that we let
into the section at this
time of year to clean up
apples and walnuts and a
hyperactive pooch called
Spud who loves having
everyone at home.
2. What home chores
have you been doing?
Time on my hands has
meant achance to
declutter and clean
(bordering on frenzy lol).
Pantry gleaming, draws
tipped out and sorted,
plants repotted and the
garden is next on the list.
3. How are you filling
your downtime?
Music. My husband has
music from the ‘70s and
‘80s blaring from his shed,
which is also getting a
declutter, sort and clean
(strange times indeed lol).
Plenty of great tunes
from Elvis, Sharon
O’Neill and Kenny
Rogers which remind me
of fun times growing up in
Hinds.
Stay distant,
urge GPs
Mid Canterbury GPs are
urging people to keep up
the social distancing and
hand hygiene as the alert
level 4 enters its third
week.
At least one case of
Covid19 has been
officially reported in the
Ashburton district but the
Canterbury District
Health Board is no longer
breaking down cases in
the region in its weekly
notifiable diseases report.
There were 39Covid19
cases reported in Canterbury
in the week ending
April 3; the previous week
there were 49.
PM Jacinda Ardern and
director general ofhealth
Ashley Bloomfield have
said new Covid19 cases
need to keep falling consistently
before the country
can move back down
the alert level scale. The
national aim is to eliminate
the virus.
GPs spokesperson Dr
Emma Andrew said Mid
Canterbury GPs were
neutral on the topic of
smothering Covid19.
‘‘We suspect more is
out there but we are also
hopeful that social distancing
measures may work.
Time will tell.’’
She said the community
needed to persevere and
keep up the good work of
social distancing, hand
hygiene and cough/sneeze
Angela Cushnie’s
bubble includes
Kunekune pigs, Stella
and Big Pig.
4. Tell us alighthearted
or otherwise
memorable moment from
your lockdown?
Teaching the 70+
generation how to
Facetime …fantastic
entertainment and love
the look on their face
when they nail it.
5. What do you miss?
Imiss my Cleavers
coffee and morning catchup
with people there,
including the lovely staff.
Socially it’s the ‘bloke
wave’ that makes my day.
Farming is carrying on
around us which brings a
sense of calm as they
move livestock and pass
by our front gate …
businessasusual.
etiquette, and only go out
for essential needs.
Ashburton has a
communitybased assessment
centre toscreen and
test people suspected of
having Covid19, but local
practices also have swabs
if they need to test
patients.
She said there was
enough personal protective
equipment and access
to it, but ‘‘one never
knows how much you will
need’’.
Local medical centres
have been quieter than
usual, with fewer consults.
‘‘I think people are putting
off contacting the
doctor for other ailments,
but we would encourage
that they still contact their
GP if they need to.
‘‘Consultswill be mostly
virtual, but those who
need to be seen, will be.’’
Patients had generally
been appreciative about
the work being done.
Dr Andrew said flu
shots were still being
worked through but only
small batches of flu vaccine
werebeing sent out to
each practice at atime.
Some Ashburton practices
have been vaccinating
elderly and vulnerable
patients in drivethrough
clinics.
More supplies are
expected to arrive in the
next few weeks.
Merv takes on the Chasers
1. Working from home?
Yes, Ican and it’s all good at the
moment but we are only one week in. Ican
complete some of my work from home via
computer or phone, but the rest will have
to wait until the lockdown is lifted as it
involves onfarm visits not classified as
essential.
No kids, no pets, no traffic noise, no
unscheduled visitors and the neighbour’s
dog is quiet, they must be home.
2. What home chores have you been
doing?
Sorting through boxes of old files and
papers that have accumulated over the
years (as per photo) with alittle help from
awellpositioned Ted.
Ican now multitask. Ican watch
Breakfast, Tipping Point, The Chase, and
even Emmerdale, while discarding files
and documents that Ionce thought far too
important to throw out, like fertiliser and
seed prices back in 2009.
3. Any recommendations?
Yes, stay there (in isolation), stay safe in
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Merv Brenton, RSA president and rural consultant
your bubble, that’s why it is called
lockdown, the sooner we all do it the
quicker we will get back to normality.
Please don’t join the minority of New
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Left: Merv Brenton has taken to
sorting through old files and papers
with alittle help from Ted.
people, think of the consequences, you
can’t see it, Covid19 is not ajoke it is
serious and deadly.
4. Tell us alighthearted or otherwise
memorable moment from your lockdown?
Toni laughing at my next intended big
project, in the garage sorting out jars or
screws into size, type and colour knowing
full well that when Ineed one Iwon’t be
able find the right one with size, type and
colour anyway.
5. What do you miss most in lockdown?
Seeing family, grandchildren, the RSA
and being there for the members most of
whom are in the high risk over 70s
category. Not into social media, just the
phone, texting and the occasional friendly
wave from across the road in our daily
walk.
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Ada born during lockdown
By Toni Williams
Ashburton author Rachel Nixon and newborn Ada Haley Nixon.
Ashburton author Rachel Nixon and
her husband, children’s librarian
Jonathan Nixon, have welcomed a
new addition to their family.
Ada Haley Nixon was born on
March 28 at Christchurch Women’s
Hospital weighing 2.75kg (five
pound 9oz). It was day three of the
national Covid19 lockdown.
“She’s just awee dot,” Mr Nixon
said.
Ada, named after acharacter in
the Charles Dickens’ novel Bleak
House, has the middle name of Mrs
Nixon's 93yearold grandmother’s
maiden name. She lives in Auckland.
Back at home in Ashburton now,
Mrs Nixon and Ada are doing well.
But, like any good story, Ada’s
arrival has been full of interesting
twists with a birth experience
nothing like when they had son
Caleb, two and ahalf years ago.
Mr Nixon said the plan to birth at
Ashburton Hospital was scuppered
because of concern around Ada’s
limited weight gain.
Aplan was made to be induced at
Christchurch Women’s Hospital but,
during lockdown, that meant tight
restrictions on access.
“There was a huge amount of
stress added around Covid19.”
Mr Nixon had to be registered as
birthing partner and could not be
unwell in any form to attend.
They had Mr Nixon’s sister, in
Christchurch, who has no children
yet, lined up as abackup to step in as
support if he got sick.
He thought she was probably
quite happy not to be needed in the
end.
The Nixons had a clear run to
Christchurch for the planned induction,
but their midwife was stopped
twice by police checking on her
reason for travelling during lockdown.
She missed the birth by one
minute.
“It was aquick birth,” Mrs Nixon
said.
“And she was really good with
after (birth) support.”
At the hospital no visitors are
allowed except during the birth. Mr
Nixon was not allowed in the
maternity ward.
Once the birth was over he had to
leave.
Mrs Nixon, in the maternity ward
for two and ahalf days, said it was a
different experience, from arrival to
leaving.
They were greeted at the hospital
entrance by staff with hand sanitiser
and had to register the birth partner
all the while practising social distancing.
Some staff wore masks, some
did not.
“Jonathan was not allowed into
the maternity ward at all (but) the
midwives were really, really good.
“It would have been nice to have
Jonnie, there but that’s the way this
goes.”
Now home, the couple and son
Caleb, have the added support of Mr
Nixon’s mother Vivian, who arrived
from Christchurch for the lockdown.
Mrs Nixon’s mother, in Auckland,
was unable to come.
Regular home visits from the
midwife also have astrict process to
follow to minimalize touching contact
and any Covid19 risk for the
family, and their midwife.
Mrs Nixon said the only time a
midwife had touched Ada was for
the initial testing at birth. Breastfeeding
support is being done online
with alactation consultant via the
video platform Zoom.
The silver lining is having
Jonathan home during the lockdown,
Mrs Nixon said.
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Workers back on CBD
revamp as soon as able
Contractors working on
Ashburton’s CBD revamp will be
backonthejob as soon as they
are able, says Ashburton mayor
NeilBrown.
The CBDproject,atwoyear
roading and footpath programme
aimed at leading the
revitalisation of Ashburton’s
mainshopping area, is being
undertaken by WestCoast
company TruLine Civil.
Mr Brown said work teams
weresent home when the country
wentinto alert level 4onMarch
26. Work wouldresume when the
company wassafely able to have
itsworkers back on the job.
He said the project wasnot
deemed essential work but would
continue as soonaspossible.
None of council’s major
construction projects, including
thenew library and civic building,
hadbeenput off because of the
virus, he said.
Councilwas aware of the
concerns of local businessowners
about the impact of restrictions
andworking on a‘‘buy local’’
campaign to encourage Mid
Canterbury people to support
local businesses strugglingto
keep their doors open.
Hakatere residents only
The Hakatere community
is urging
people to stick to the
rules during lockdown
and to stay
away from the coastal
settlement.
Hakatere Community
Emergency
Response Group
member Kaylene
Donaldson said
people should not be
going out for adrive
to Hakatere, not be
biking on the river
trail, or fishing at the
river mouth.
The rules should be
adhered to and anyone
not living there
should stay away.
At the weekend
fishermen, bikers and
‘‘No entry’’ signs made by the Hakatere
community.
day trippers had been
spotted and the
police were informed
and visited, she said.
Mrs Donaldson
said the public toilets
were closed and the
community had made
their own ‘‘no entry’’
signs to keep others
away.
‘‘We’re very happy
for people to return
when things are back
to normal, but not
now.’’
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ART ATHOME
The Ashburton Art Gallery team are bringing art toyou while our building is
temporarily closed. Here isapainting by Mark Braunias made as astudy towards a
large scale paiting he created in our foyer in2016. The biomorphic shapes are
imaginative and inspire ustothink about what they could be.
If you're looking for ideas and activities tokeep busy throughout this time, visit us on
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Image:Mark Braunias, Wall Study I,from Doofus a.k.a Assemble, Disassemble,Reassemble,2016,
acrylic and ink on paper,594x980mm.Collection of AshburtonArt Gallery.
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HOME &GARDEN
Roses can be cut, soft fruits planted
Vegetables
Cabbage, cauliflower and silverbeet
can still be planted to stand the
winter if you are fortunate enough to
have the necessary seeds sitting in
the shed.
If so, ground from which potatoes
have been lifted recently is ideal for
these crops.
Sprinkle blood and bone (100g per
sqm) on the ground, and rain in May
and June will wash it into the soil.
Compost can also be spread where
these hardy vegetables are to be
grown.
Cauliflower heads can be damaged
by rain and cold conditions as winter
nears. Those maturing soon should
be regularly checked and the outside
leaves turned in on the centres, the
curds, to help protect them and keep
them white.
Celery sometimes shows leafspot
at this time of the year and can be
treated with acopper spray applied
every 10 to 14 days.
Because they like cool, moist
conditions, leeks usually will keep
growing until June.
If soil is drawn up around the
stems of Brussels sprouts, cabbage,
cauliflower and broccoli as they
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Rose cuttings can be taken during the next few weeks.
grow, it will not only aid drainage for
the plants during the winter, but also
help prevent them being blown over
in strong winds.
Asparagus beds are worth the
effort, as these perennial vegetables
will produce crops for 20 years or
more. Keep the bed free of weeds but
leave the plants’ top growth until it
yellows. While still green, the plants
are manufacturing plant food and
building up their crowns, from which
strong, edible growths will be cut
next spring.
This is agood time to apply wellrotted
manure or compost into which
chopped seaweed has been added.
Flowers
Rose cuttings can be taken during
the next few weeks with reasonable
success. Some roses thrive only when
budded on to astock with amore
vigorous root system, while others,
particularly heritage varieties, grow
readily from cuttings. Choose short
side growths that have had aflower
on them. Remove chosen pieces
from the main stem, ideally with a
heel of the older growth. Cut off the
dead flower, remove all the leaves
except the top two, and thoroughly
soak adeep container of potting mix
before inserting the cutting deeply.
Cuttings do best if placed in a
shady place, as cool temperatures
increase the likelihood of roots
forming. Cuttings that develop successfully
into plants should be left
until late autumn next year before
planting in their permanent home.
An alternative method is layering:
bending alow branch to the ground
and pinning it in sandy soil after
cutting just above the point where
the tiniest bud is visible. Cover with
more soil, water well and place a
brick or heavy stone to hold the
layered stem in place.
Fruits
Autumn is the best time for
planting soft fruits of the Rubus
family (raspberries, blackberries,
loganberries, marionberries, boysenberries
and tayberries). Raspberries
and blackberries have been eaten in
Europe for at least 3500 years, but
the blackberry was not cultivated
commercially until 1835.
Introduced into New Zealand in
the 19th century, it rapidly became
one of the country’s worst weeds.
The loganberry, an American
raspberry/blackberry cross, is named
after its breeder, Judge J.H. Logan.
Boysenberries are also American
and the raspberryloganberry/Pacific
blackberry hybrid is named after
Rudolph Boysen, who bred it in the
early 1920s, but it was Walter Knott
(of Knott’s Berry Farm) who made
them famous. Tasman is avirtually
thornless boysenberry variety.
The tayberry, developed in Scotland
in 1962, is a loganberrylike
blackberryraspberry cross. The fruit
is somewhat larger than a boysenberry
and ripens earlier.
Waiau and Aspiring are popular
red raspberry varieties, while two
heritage raspberries, marketed as
Ivory and Ebony, were commercially
introduced in 2006.
Healthy feijoas coming into season
Feijoas are coming into
season at just the right
time as Kiwis search for
new ways to boost their
immunity and overall
health.
The feijoa, which can
be successfully grown in
Mid Canterbury, will
see the nationwide
crops peak in April and
remain in plentiful
supply until the end of
June.
Eating two feijoas
provides 64 percent of
your recommended
daily intake of vitamin
C.
Feijoa Association
director Julia Third says
they are a useful and
tasty snack to have on
hand at this time of
year.
“Feijoas are really
high in vitamin C. With
the flu season coming
up, it’s more important
than ever to consume
plenty of fresh fruit to
boost our immune systems
and fight off any
coughs, colds or bugs,”
she says.
Feijoas are a source
of fibre which helps you
feel fuller for longer
and is important for
digestive health.
Breakfast is an ideal
time to include feijoas
in your diet. Scoop out
the flesh and enjoy them
with adollop of yoghurt
or add some to your
cereal or warm bowl of
porridge. Feijoa
smoothies are also
delicious and can be
made with either milk
or coconut water for a
nondairy option.
Other popular serving
ideas include making
feijoa chutney, muffins
or simply eating them
straight off the tree.
“Generations of New
Zealanders have grown
up eating as many feijoas
as they can handle
from the tree in their
back garden. The
flavour is truly unique
so make sure you enjoy
them while they’re in
season this year.”
This year the nationwide
crops are expected
to provide around 20
per cent more volume
than last year, with
around 1500 tonnes
expected to be harvested.
“Feijoas are successfully
grown in many
parts of the country
including Nelson/Tasman,
Gisborne, Bay of
Plenty, Waikato, Auckland
and in the Far
North. This year’s
drought has provided an
extra challenge but for
orchards with irrigation
the fruit size will be on
par with previous
years.”
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The risk of choking among exploring
babies and inquistive toddlers while
the nation is on Covid-19 alert level four
is causing concern among Canterbury
medical personnal. They are reminding
Canterbury parents and caregivers to
keep aclose eye onthe tamariki intheir
care whileinlockdown to reducethe risk
of choking if an object becomes lodged
in their airway.
As families adjust to life athome under
alert level 4, there ispotentially agreater
risk of bored or inquisitive young
children putting something in their
mouth that gets stuck or accidentally
inhaled, which may require emergency
medical attention.
Canterbury DHB paediatric surgeon
professor Spencer Beasley says parents
and caregivers need to keep an even
more careful eye on children now,
especially with some families now
juggling working and caring for their
young children at home.
“Parents and caregivers need to be
particularly cautious about children
being offered peanuts, especially in
the under-six age group where whole
peanuts should never be given asthey
can block the windpipe so the child
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cannot breathe.
“Other objects that should be kept away
from children include the small sticker
labels on fruit, tiny magnets, button
batteries and small Lego pieces. Inthe
past few weeks alone, we have had
two such cases in Christchurch,” says
Professor Beasley.
As well as protecting children from
choking hazards, avoiding a trip to
hospital at this time means they get to
stayintheir home bubble wherethey are
safest.
Of all the procedures and surgical
operations that hospitals undertake,
removing foreign bodies from airways
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“It isnot just the child who is at risk –if
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DEATHS
BULLING Mavis Louisa,
on April 4, 2020. Passed
away peacefully at home,
Ashburton, aged 86 years.
Beloved wife ofthe late Ian
(Tim) Bulling and the late
Ted Bulling. Dearly loved
mother and mother in
law of Christine and Chris
Munro, Janice and Syd
Taylor, Glenda and Graeme
Erskine, and Robert and
Maureen Bulling, and a
much loved nana, great
Nana, and great great nana.
Messages to 14a Graham
Street, Ashburton 7700. A
special thank you to the
District Nurses and the
PalliativeCareTeam fortheir
help and support. Aprivate
cremation will be held.
Paterson’s
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COOLING, Irene Joan:
With sadness we announce
the passing on 16th
March 2020 of Joan (nee
Williamson) at Ashburton
Hospital,aged 92 years.
Cherished wife, mother,
grandmother, greatgrandmother
and sister.
dedicated teacher and
accomplished equestrienne,
throughout her life. Life
member and Patron ofNew
Zealand Hackney Society.
Many thanks forthe support
of the Home Support
Services Team, Ward 2,
Ashburton Hospital and
Ellesmere Hospital for their
loving care.
At Joan’s request aprivate
Cremation has been held
and aMemorial Service will
be held at alaterdate.
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GARDINER, Noelene: On
April 1,2020 at Ashburton
Hospital. Dearly loved wife
of the late Les. Cherished
Mum ofKathleen and Ross
Morrison. Much loved nana
GofMichelle, Phillipa and
Paul, and Chris and Clare.
Dearly loved great nan of
Jordan and Paige, Riley and
Quinn, and Caleb, Jadyn
and Maia, and great great
nan of Hunter.
“Will be sadly missed.”
Messages to the Gardiner
family P O Box 472,
Ashburton 7740. Special
thanks to Dr Sue Foley
and the staff at the Rakaia
Medical Centre, the Rakaia
first responders, St John
Ambulance,
Ashburton
Hospital Staff and Nicki
and Bruce Kelly. Privately
crematedaswas her wish.
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DEATHS
GARDINER, Noelene: On
April 1,2020 at Ashburton
Hospital. Dearly loved wife
of the late Les. Loved and
cherished mum, best friend
and nan of Karen and Frank
Bennett, Steve, and Scott
and Celine. Sorry we can’t
be with you.
“Thanks for being the best
Mum”
KEENAN Hazel (nee
Watts). Passed away
peacefully at Radius
Millstream, Ashburton
on 4 April 2020, aged 99
years. Loved wife of the
late James Joseph Keenan.
Dearly lovedmother of Tony
and Gwenda, Leslie and
Colleen, Frank and Ainslee,
Marion and David Oakley,
and Heather and George
Nimmo.
Supporting the
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Ashburton.
Phone 307 8317
Also a treasured
Nana of 13 grandchildren
and 16 great grandchildren.
Messages to 106 Johnstone
Street,Ashburton7774.
The family wish to thank
Dr Sparks and the Radius
Millstream staff for their
devoted care ofour mother.
“Treasured memories always,
she will be sadly missed.”
Due to COVID19 a private
burial will take place.
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TOD, Noreen Patricia:
Peacefully at Ashburton
Hospital on Wednesday,
April 1,2020 aged 82 years.
Dearly loved wife of the
late Charlie, cherished and
adored mother and motherin-law
of Kathleen and
Gerald Goulter, and Chris
and Karen. Dearly loved
nana and great-nana of
Grace, Samuel, and Charlie,
Luke, Briarne, William, Lee,
Amelia, and Malia. Loved
sister and sister-in-law
of Anna and Brian Fahey,
Michael (dec) and Eileen
Crowe, and Colleen and
John (dec) Gorman, and a
special Aunty toher nieces
and nephews. Messages to:
The Tod family, c/- POBox
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Arrest for travel breach
Ashburton police have arrested
a27yearold man for
breaching alert level 4
restrictions.
The man was arrested on
Sunday night, after previously
being stopped twice by police
for undertaking nonessential
travel and warned.
He has been charged with
obstructing amedicalofficer of
health and driving while
impaired. He will appearinthe
Ashburton District Court later
this month.
Ashburton senior sergeant
Leigh Jenkins said police were
prepared to arrest people
thumbing their noses at
restrictions imposed during the
nationwide fight against Covid
19.
‘‘We want everyone to stay
safe and in general people are
following the restrictions.
‘‘However, as this arrest
Limbering up online
Tinwald’s Life Dance Academy
(LDA) is managing to
bring its dancing family
together and is providing a
dancing fix, despite the lockdown.
LDA has around 400
students, ranging from toddlers
through to adults, and has
set up a private members’
page on Facebook and is
running daily photo and video
challenges with adance focus.
Some challenges invite
dancers to break dance, or
video a trampoline dance
party.
Others invite them to share
the love of dance by making
videos of themselves dancing
like animals, or walking like
dinosaurs.
‘‘We are in super close
contact with all of our
students throughout this time
ensuring our dancers keep on
sharing their dancing love,’’
said LDA’s Madi Wilson.
‘‘We are so excited to be
going live with our online
classes from April 13.’’
Right: Dance teacher Madi
Wilson and daughter Lylah
showing the fifth position
as they encourage other
dancers to stay connected.
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shows, there are asmall
number of people deliberately
flouting the restrictions and on
these occasions we will make
arrests.
‘‘The message is simple –stay
home and save lives.’’
Police have also been dealing
with other types of antisocial
behaviour in the past week
people playing their stereos too
loudly during the day and
people who objected to waiting
in aqueue at the supermarket.
Mr Jenkins saidpolice were
called to Countdown on East
Street last week afteran
altercation betweentwo males
and asecurity guard.
The two argued with the
guard over how they were to
queue while waiting to enter
the supermarket, which was
controlling numbers of
shoppers so people could
maintain physical distancing.
Mr Jenkins said police were
investigating aminor assault on
the security guard and inquiries
involved the registered owner
of avehicle of interest.
He said peoplegoing to
supermarkets needed to plan
for the possibility of having to
line up and wait for atime
before beingallowedtoenter.
People needed to remain
calm when asked to maintain
physical distance.
He said peopleathome also
needed to spare athought for
their neighbours if they were
playing loud music at home.
Police have noticed an
increase in noise complaints
during the day normally most
complaints are at night.
Mr Jenkins said most
complaints were about loud
music.
At least one stereo has been
seized.
Anchors on frontline
Bags of sand that have been
holding down gazebos at Ashburton’s
communitybased Covid19
assessment centre have been
replaced by concrete blocks, supplied
by Stuart Tarbotton Contracting.
The centre comprises several
small prefab buildings, with
gazebos offering shelter and privacy
for those being initially
screened. The centre is one of 60
communitybased assessment centres
around the country.
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Lake Hood out
Lake Hood is closed toboaties and
people hoping to play the ninehole
golf course. Standin lake manager
Gary Casey said public toilets had
beenlocked and the gates that gave
access to the boat ramp and
southern part of the lake had also
been locked todeter people during
the alert level 4lockdown. People
were still able towalk around the
perimeter of the lake onthe sealed
track.
No hunting
Hunting, fishing, tramping,
swimming, boating and any activity
that could require search and
rescue is not allowed during the
alert level 4lockdown. New orders
under the Health Act mean police
would be fully justified in arresting
or stoppingpeople hunting or being
outside their place of residence,
firearms owners have been told by
an advisory organisation. The roar
might have tempted some hunters
to break the lockdown rules.
WiFi off
The Ashburton District Council
has turned off the public WiFi at
the Ashburton Library to stop
people gathering outside the building
to use the free internet connection.
People are often outside
the facility accessing the WiFi,
especially ifthey don’t have access
at home.
Online story
The Ashburton Library is setting
up an online service where people
can access videos of authors reading
their own books. The service is
popular in Australia with youngsters
tuning in to listen to
storybooks.
Toilets open
The Mayfield toilets have been
unlocked so truckies using the
Scenic Route have somewhere to
pee. The toilets, like some other
public facilities, had been locked
because they were not being serviced.
Public toilets are open on
East Street and at the Hinds
Domain.
Hearing aids
Ashburton Hearing Association
president Aine Whiting says her
organisation wishes to remind
those who wear hearing aids to be
careful around face masks. Thereis
a risk of bumping or dislodging
hearing aids when putting a face
mask onortaking it off and while
wearing one. Those with hearing
aids are advised to ensure their
devices are secure. The Ashburton
Hearing Association is closed but
anyone needing hearing aid batteries
may phone 308 3999.
Cancer society
The Cancer Society’s Mid Canterbury
centre isclosed at present,
but support and information is still
available. ‘‘We understand that the
Covid19 pandemic is really challenging
for those living with cancer,’’
said centre manager Annie
Bonifant. She is available for advice
and information on 3077691.
Alternately the 0800 CANCER
information line is also available,
seven days a week from 8.30am
until 8.30pm. ‘‘Take care ofyourselves.’’
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Students bake to
fund own devices
Home baking is helping
get chromebooks into
the hands of some
students at Ashburton
College.
Running for the past
couple of years, the
initiative sees students
work after school at
regular baking sessions
to make sweet treats that
are then sold and profits
accumulated.
Coordinated by Ashburton
College assistant
headofsenior school Liz
Carrick, the project
enabled the purchase of
10 chromebooks last
year and has already
funded threesothis year.
Ms Carrick said she
loved baking and shared
that love and knowledge
to assist students who
couldn’t afford adevice
at school to get one.
Students ‘‘learned and
earned’’ through the
initiative.
‘‘Last year students
made and sold supper
items at housie nights
run at Hampstead
Rugby Club.
‘‘As well as learning
how to cook, measure
and follow instructions,
they were also able to
develop good customer
skills.’’
Ms Carrick said this
year the baking effort
Julianna Apoldo and Tiffany Agacer with
sweet treats made through the baking
initiative to raise money for chromebooks.
was directed at the sizeable
staff and support
staff at Ashburton College.
She supervised
students at afternoon
baking sessions after
school and produce was
soldatmorningtea time.
Older style baking
favourites like afghans,
tan squares, neenish
slices and brownies were
made, as well as arange
of glutenfree products.
Profits were around
$150 a week and
students were involved
with the initiative for as
long asittook to fund a
chromebook.
The students involved
were from Year 11and
Year 12.
All of theprofits made
are looked after by Ms
Carrick, who then shops
aroundfor good deals on
new and refurbished
chromebooks.
Eight students have
beenbaking to be ableto
own their own
chromebooks in Term 1
and three chromebooks
have so far been purchased.
The baking for
devices initiative will
continue when normal
school life returns.
Homeschool mum’s tips
By Mick Jensen
Masks made in Methven
Members of the Methven
community are making
face masks for essential
workers, the elderly and
anyonewho wantstowear
them.
A campaign by Methven
doctors Gayle
O’Duffy and Sophie
Febery isurging locals to
wear face masks whenever
they go to the supermarket,
or pharmacy in
order to protect themselves
and others against
any possible spread of
Covid19.
Helping to coordinate
the local face mask making
effort is Cherie Irwin,
who is working with seven
other women at present to
boost mask supplies.
Mrs Irwin said the nondisposable
masks that
were being sewn could be
washed and reused.
The masks provided an
added layer of protection.
‘‘The advice we have
from our local doctors is
that people could have
Covid19 and be asymptomatic.
We don’t know
who those people are, so
let’s help protect everyone
else from unintentional
contamination.’’
The slogan ‘‘my mask
protects you, your mask
protects me’’ very much
applied to the current
situation, said Mrs Irwin.
The ideal scenario was
for as many people as
possible make their own
masks, but that was not
possible, she said.
‘‘We are hoping that
quite a few people can
sew extras. So far the
consensus is that elastic
ear loops are much easier
than ties to put on and
they stay in place better.
‘‘A nose holder is
handy, but not necessary.’’
She saidmasks could be
made from any tightly
woven fabric and people
should use materials they
already had at home.
There were literally
hundreds of designs on
Facebook, some very
crude and simple that
used apaper towels and
elastic bands, and others
that were a bit more
elaborate.
All masks would give
some form of protection
and were better than
nothing.
Masks made by the
local sewers are earmarked
for essential workers,
people delivering and
receiving meals on wheels
and others.
They come with ashort
safety notice and are
delivered only during
necessary trips out.
Anyone wanting more
information or to join the
sewing effort can contact
Mrs Irwin by email at
cherie@irwin.nz or via
Facebook.
Pictured: Cherie Irwin
with masks made by
Melinda Lattimore for
the project. (Photo: Bill
Irwin)
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Eva Greenland is a
homeschool mum of six
and knows better than
most what it takes to keep
young people happy and
occupied during a lockdown
at home.
She currently
homeschools three of her
children and has ahousehold
of eight to look
after.
Her mission with
homeschooling is to keep
building relationships
with her children.
Good relationships
mean you are able to
build a happy and productive
family, she says.
Now was an opportunity
for all parents to hang
out with their children,
get to know them even
better and to really ‘‘like’’
their kids, she said.
Homeschooling for her
was about ‘‘doing life with
my kids’’ and teaching
them precious life skills.
She was very low tech
with her approach.
‘‘We cook together,
enjoy reading, and reading
aloud together, even
the 15yearold, and we
generally learn through
doing everyday shared
activities.’’
Cakemaking taught
maths skills and how to
follow instructions, while
trips out revealed so
many exciting opportunities
and subjects to learn
Enjoying Cluedo are Bella Greenland, 12, Josh
Greenland, 8, Mathew Hepburn, 15, and Caleb
Greenland, 11.
about.
Her children had alove
of reading and were able
to pick up books that
interested them, rather
than books they were told
to read.
World War Two was a
current focus and through
research the children had
decided to start their own
diaries during lockdown
to detail areas such as
how they feel, what they
do to occupy their time
and what they eat.
The diaries were something
they could look
back at in years to come
and share with their families.
Mrs Greenland said
the lockdown situation
meant her family could
hang out together more
than usual, enjoy each
others company and do
activities like puzzles and
games.
While the family
enjoyed some television
time, it was kept to a
minimum.
Her children also
mixed with others who
went to school through
activities like ballet.
‘‘Unfortunately, for
now, the lockdown means
we cannot catch up with
the 10 or 12 other
homeschool families we
usually meet up with once
or twice aweek for swimming
or art.’’
Mrs Greenland said
she was no ‘‘super mum’’,
and had not been academic
at school, but she
enjoyed homeschooling.
Her oldest two children,
she said, had
already made it to university.
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Council staff redeployed to welfare jobs
Some Ashburton District Council
staff havebeen moved from their
regular jobs to help frontline health
workers in the fight against Covid19.
Staff are helping with
administration and sanitisation at
Ashburton’s communitybased
assessment centre, wherepeople are
referred for screening and testing for
the virus.
Council CEO HamishRiach said
other staff were involved in welfare
checks on over 70s and other
responses, like delivering
prescriptions and groceries.
He said staff had made ahuge
effort to work remotely and take on
other jobs to keep essential services
ticking over.
Senior council managers updated
councillors at an online meetingvia
Zoom last week.
Mayor Neil Brown praised all the
district’s essential workers and said
residents by and large had been
complying with lockdown directions
to stay home while the countrywas
under alertlevel 4.
He said localpolice were reporting
afew flouting the rules, but those
people would soon find thatwould be
met with atougher response.
“The economy now in our district
is reasonably stressed and we as
council need to help,and keep the
economy going, as allpeople do. We
need to get through it, we have to, to
survive.”
Deputy mayor Liz McMillan said
she had been sent messages about
people using council playgrounds,
despite these being shut during the
lockdown.
“Some people think itisOKtogo
out there and use these facilities.”
Mr Riach said council staff were
involved across the community,
doing agreat job helping different
groups of people.
Library staff had been ringing the
over 70s on theirmembership
database and asking if they were OK
or needed help. Welfare assistance
was also available through its civil
defence team on 0800 24 24 11.
Four staff were helping at the
communitybased assessment centre,
which screened and tested people for
Covid19. One staff member was
involvedinadmindutiesatthe
centre and the others helped sanitise
consulting rooms after each patient.
More staff would be needed to
assist at the centre as testing ramped
up, and with welfare duties as the
lockdown progressed.
Other council staff are helping
deliver essential items and
prescriptions to vulnerable people in
the community, and delivering Meals
on Wheels.
The economic developmentteam
has been in touch with 114 businesses
in the district by email or phone.
Mr Brownsaid it was important to
keep the district goingand council
was already looking at “shovelready”
projects that might qualify for
Government funding. Industry
leaders havebeen askedtoseek out
infrastructure projects that are ready
to start as soon as the construction
industry returns to normal and
smaller projects that benefit the
regions will be considered.
Group manager strategy and
compliance Jane Donaldson said
council staffwere still processing
buildingconsents and resource
consents received electronically,
though no site visits were being
conducted. Some staff had been
redeployed to other helpingjobs.
Cr JohnFalloon said he had never
seensomany people out walking.
Ashburton Mayor Neil Brown
Resilience will be tested
We have now entered our
third week of the lockdown.
It’s aworld away from
everything we once knew
and has presented many
challenges that each of us
continues to try and work
through.
As with any challenge we
face, our resilience is often
tested and we are pushed to
be adaptive, innovative and
resourceful.
This very approach has helped us
collaborate and create the Essential
Jobs initiative on the Ashburton App,
which Ihope will make areal difference
for residents left without work and
needing to find ajob.
The council has had to adjust in a
number of other ways too. We’ve had to
change the rubbish and recycling service
and our public facilities have closed.
We also had our very first remote
video council meeting last week which
was areal milestone in our council’s
history. Councillors and staff logged into
the remote meeting from their homes
rather than coming together at the
council chambers and Imust say, it went
very well.
We were still able to discuss matters
as we usually would, ask questions and
make decisions. The meeting was also
livestreamed on to the council Facebook
page and YouTube channel like any
normal meeting, so residents were able
to see what’s happening around the
‘‘virtual’’ council table.
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This same arrangement
will be happening today
(April 9) as we log on for
another meeting, this time
to consider areport on what
we can do with our rates
going forward.
Tomorrow will be the
start of the Easter long
weekend and Iknow that for
many, this year’s activities
will not be what they might
have planned for afew
weeks ago.
Holidays away with friends and family
will not go ahead and we won’t be able
to come together to celebrate the
occasion in usual fashion.
This Easter may be achance to
reflect: our families, arenewed
connection to our neighbours and
friends via technology, and our
increased sense of community spirit and
care for those around us.
Although the Alert Level 4lockdown
has separated us physically, Ibelieve it
has helped bring us together, united in a
common cause. It is certainly good to
see so many of us, not only doing our
part to reduce the spread of the virus,
but also making areal effort to check in
on others .
Don’t forget, if you need welfare
assistance at this time, anew helpline
(0800 24 24 11) is now operating from
7am to 7pm each day to help you access
essentials such as food and medication.
Take care, everyone and let’s keep
looking out for each other.
The Ashburton Domain showing its autumn colours.
Domain views extended
The Ashburton District Council
has extended consultation on the
Ashburton Domain Development
Plan while the country remains in
alert level 4because of Covid19.
Councillors met online via
Zoom last week and agreed a
closeoff date for submissions
would be set once the district
moved back to alert level 1.
Strategy and policy manager
Toni Durham said council would
continue to receive submissions on
the longterm development plan
and it was possible the
consultation period would end up
being three months, rather than
three weeks. “It could lead to us
getting agreater level of interest
and range of feedback.”
More than 60 people have
already made submissions on the
plan, many against moving the
Ashburton Bowling Club, which as
operated from central greens and
aclubrooms for more than 100
years.
Other suggested domain
projects over the next 30 years
include moving the paddling pool
closer to the playground, building
heritage and botanical trails,
upgrading playground equipment,
creating anew central hub that
could accommodate acafé and a
new entrance from Walnut
Avenue.
Submissions were to have closed
on April 5but will now remain
open.
Councillor Stuart Wilson said
that many over 70s who wanted to
be part of the consultation process
were staying at home during the
lockdown to be safe. Some would
be part of the second stage of
consultation, involving hearings, if
the planned timetable continued.
“It is the right thing to do to
extend it so everyone gets to have
their say on the important matter
of the domain in the next 30
years,” Mayor Neil Brown said.
Councillors also paused the
consultation process on its speed
limit review and will consider
hearing and deliberation dates
once the district moves back to
alert level 1.
About 200 submissions were
received in the process with 18
people or groups indicating they
wanted to present to council in
person. Hearings and
deliberations were scheduled to
run last week.
Submitters on both projects will
be kept up to date on
developments.
Changes to kerbside rubbish
Don’t stressaboutnot beingable to
recycle duringlockdown, sayslongtime
waste campaignerSheryl
Stivens, but get back into the habit
when normal serviceresumes.
All kerbside recycling collected
by the Ashburton District Council
during lockdown is beingtreatedas
rubbish as council is unable to
transport recycling to sorting
centres.Peoplecan put recycling
and glass into both red and yellow
wheelie bins.
Mrs Stivens said Ashburton
district people had become great
recyclers overthe yearsand they
should not feel guilty about
breaking the habitshortterm while
the country triedtoeliminate
Covid19.
She said people could look at
different waystoreuseitemslike
cardboard, which could be laid on
gardens as aweed suppressant and
covered with grass clippings.
Someglass jarsand bottlescould
also be reused.
‘‘This is just temporary. We want
to get backtohugging our
families.’’
Council said last weekthat glass
in green crates wouldnot be
collected, but people could put
glass in red or yellow wheelie bins
for collection. The green crates
would notbepicked up, asthishad
to be donebyhand.
Infrastructure services group
manager Neil McCann saidthe
lockdown had presented some
challenges to the way council
provided essential services, and
council was adapting as needed.
‘‘We wanttoensure thatwhile
people are stayingathomedoing
the right thing, that their rubbish
and recycling continues to be
pickedupand isn't sitting around
stockpiling on their properties.’’
Ashburton District MayorNeil
Brownsaid that should people wish
to hold on to their recycling until
services return to normal, they are
welcome to do so.
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Rural&Lifestyle
Heifer winners decided
Jeremy Duckmanton has taken
out two of the three firstplace
titles in the Methven A&P
Association’s annual heifer competition.
He won the rising oneyear
heifers born in 2019 and rising
twoyear heifers born in 2018
classes.
The third class, best line of
rising twoyear heifers (2018
born) exhibited by a person
grazing stock other than their
own, for a minimum of two
months, was won by Barrie and
Beth Begg.
The competition, judged prior
to lockdown, saw 25 farmers
enter 37 entries across the three
classes.
It was the first time the competition
has run following atwoyear
hiatus due to concern
around the spread of Mycoplasma
bovis (Mbovis).
The judges were David Kelk
(from Austrex), Jimmy McGarva
(a visiting Ayreshire stud breeder
from Scotland) and Sam Kingston
(from Carrfields Livestock).
‘‘Lovely weather made for a
great day of looking at stock and
local farmers (and our sponsors)
catching up.
Judges Sam Kingston and Jimmy McGarva during the judging
of heifers in the reinstated Methven A&P Association heifer
competition. Photo Andrew Oram.
‘‘We had agood following of
farmers and sponsors too, which
was great to see after acouple of
years off due to Mbovis,’’ organisers
say.
The competition included
sponsorship from ANZ, Austrex,
BNZ, Donaghys, Deosan, Ecolab,
FIL, Jackson Holmes, Livestock
Improvement, May Brothers,
Merial and Paddock Vets.
Results are; Class 1: Rising 1yr
heifers born in 2019 1st: Jeremy
Duckmanton, 2nd: Phil and
Donna Lowe, 3rd: Rob and Kim
Turney; Class 2: Rising 2yr
heifers born in 2018 1st: Jeremy
Duckmanton, 2nd: Trevor and
Stacey Monson, 3rd: Matthew
and Trudy Holmes; Class 3: Best
line of rising 2yr heifers (2018
born) exhibited by a person
grazing stock other than their
own, for a minimum of two
months 1st: Barrie &Beth Begg,
2nd: Marr Farms and 3rd: Nathan
and Greta Currie.
Issues being discussed
ahead of moving day
The dairy industry’s annualmoving
day is fast approaching for thousands
of farm staff and behind the scenes
members and officials are working
through issues to keep the industry
operating and its people safe.
Ministryfor PrimaryIndustries
(MPI) has been working with groups
such asDairyNZ,Beef +LambNZ,
and FederatedFarmers to determine
the best outcomefor moving day while
ensuring farmersremain safe and
well.
Thosedecisionswill be made
availableinthe coming weeks.
Dairy New Zealand chief executive
Tim Mackle said anumber of issues,
including movingday, were high on
DairyNZ’s radar right now.
“Weare working to ensuredairy
farmers have access to the peoplethey
need–particularly staff and our
migrant workers. We have worked
closely with the Government to see
certainty provided around
immigrationand employment. We are
pleased to see the visa extension
recently announced,” DrMackle said.
“A second priority area is
employment–there is opportunity for
New Zealanders to find careers in
dairyingand help fill staff shortages.
We are working with the Government
on aprogramme which may provide
options for people to go dairying.
“We are also looking aheadto
moving day on June1–this is still a
couple of months away, but we know
planning needstobegin, especially
with uncertainty around lockdown
lengthand potential for stages out of
it. We are preparing for protocolsand
processes farmers and their staff may
need to undertake, when planning to
move between farms.”
He said DairyNZ was committed to
supporting its 11,000 dairy farmersas
they perform their vital food
producing role as an essentialservice.
“DairyNZ is providing support,
adviceand information to dairy
farmerstoensure the best outcomes
for farmers and NewZealanders as
consumers of dairy,” he said.
“It’s critical for everyone to
continuetolook after their healthand
follow the advice to prevent the
spread of Covid19.”
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Labour List MP Jo Luxton
Keep staying home, keep saving lives
I’m writing this 12 days into New
Zealand’s level 4lockdown and the first
thing Iwant to say is abig, heartfelt
thank you to Mid Cantabrians.
Thank you to all our essential
workers providing avaluable service in
tough conditions so we can be healthy,
stay safe, put food on the table, access
medicines, and more.There are around
750,000 workers across New Zealand
providing arange of essential services
during thislockdown, and I’m thankful
to all of them.
Thank you to everyonecoordinating
the Government’s response to Covid
19. There are the faces you see on TV,
of course, like Dr Ashley Bloomfield,
Sarah StuartBlack, Mike Bush, and
others. But each of them is supported
by ateam of dedicated officials and
other experts.
Most importantly, thanks to all of
you. It’s your daily decisions that will
EA Networks
gives discount
EA Networks, Mid
Canterbury’s locally
ownedelectricity
distributioncompany,is
pleasedtoput some
moneyback intothe
hands of its valued
customers.
The company is
distributing$2.9 million
in consumer discounts to
local electricity
customers.
Customers will receive
their discounts in the
form of acredit on their
retail poweraccount. The
credit is based on the
amount of power
consumed in the previous
year.
The timingofthe
refundmay vary slightly
by retailer with many
ultimately determine whether or not
this lockdown works; whether we
succeed indefeating Covid19 or not.
Thank you for being faithful to your
bubble.
Thank you for yourkindness towards
others at home, the supermarket, and
elsewhere.
And thank you for stayingathome to
customers likely to have
receivedtheir discounts
already. The average
household can expect to
receive acredit of about
$50.
In additiontothe
consumer discount, EA
Networks recently
announced an average
14% decreaseinnetwork
prices effective from
April 1. This means the
averagehousehold in
Mid Canterbury should
save about $110 this year.
With this price drop
coming at the same time
as the discountbeing
paid, it is hopedthat the
combined benefits will be
helpfultocustomers
during what is astressful
period for many.
Football club still
hopeful of season
TheMid Canterbury
United Football Club
(MCUFC) committee is
hopingtokickoff the
season for local Saturday
leagues onMay 16.
MainlandFootballisstill
workingonaMay2start
date fortravellingteams
that play in Christchurch
leagues.
MCUFC president Neil
Simons said thecountry
wasliving wasintimes of
uncertainty andwas
followingadvice from its
leaders.
Thefootball community,
likeall others,was notable
to make anyfirm
predictions about when the
seasonwould start,but
simply hadtobepatient
and hadtoadjustits
scheduleasnecessary.
‘‘We arestillhoping to
get afootballseason. So if
you have not,please
register on Comet and get
those team and individual
entries to us by emailto
admin@mcfootball.co.nz.’’
Walkway funds
Methven Community
Board (MCB) will use
$5155 from its discretionary
funds to improve a
725m stretch of the Mt
Harding Track.
The track is part of the
longer Methven Walkway
and the proposed upgrade
section runs from Holmes
Road to the RDR.
Nearly half of the funds
($2400) will be spent on
topping up the track with
silica sand and alayer of
lime chip.
The remainder will be
used to build a bridge
over the creek.
Yearly maintenance is
estimated at around
$1000.
MCB has $10,000 in
discretionary funds touse
during the current financial
year.
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save lives.
The Courier has asked that Ishare
my experiences of lockdown with you,
the highs, lows and everything in
between as I, along with you all,
navigate this disruption to our everyday
lives.
Iamabletowork from home and it’s
been working really well. Idon’t have
little children but the cat and dog do
insist on being in the office with me,
they will open the door and let
themselves in.
So I’ve been having Select Committee
meetings, Zoom meetings and have
also been makingWelfare Calls to over
65s in our community to make sure
they are supported and have what they
need.
Ihave to admit that when I’m away
from home so much I do miss the
everyday chores, so it’s been nice to be
able to do those normal things. Ihave
started ironing! I don’t usually iron
unlessit’s something Iwant to wear but
when you’re limited for options of what
to do in aday Ithought I’d get into it.
Idefinitely recommend exercise of
some sort during the lockdown! I’ve
taken to walking out in Hinds every
day, I’ve even managed to drag my son
along too!
One lovely thing that happened is
that my sister Teresa, who has Down
Syndrome, isstruggling abit to understand
the lockdown and why we can’t
see each other. She watches the news
and tells me that “my boss” (the Prime
Minister) said she has to stay at home
to stay safe so she doesn’t get sick. I
happened to tell the Prime Minister
this story and she made awee video to
send to Teresa and consequently Ihave
the happiest sister ever!
I am missing spending time with
Teresa terribly. I really miss actual
social interactions with my friends and
colleagues and other members of my
family.
Iamhaving FaceTime and Zoom
meetings tostay in touch socially. My
daughter isover in Edinburgh working
on afarm, she decided not to come
home so I’m pestering her more on
FaceTime than Inormally would.
If we can all continue to work
together to make this lockdown work,
we can stop the spread of Covid19,
eliminate the disease here, and potentiallysave
many thousands of Kiwi lives.
If we manage that as acountry, I’m
sure every New Zealander would take
tremendous personal pride in what
we’d achieved together. So please, on
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QUICK PUZZLE NO. 8561
ACROSS
6. English county (10)
8. Scruff (4)
9. Aspersion (4)
10. Go in (5)
11. Shout (4)
12. Censure (9)
16. Bleak (9)
20. Run (4)
22. Let in (5)
23. Fish (4)
24. Duck (4)
25. Blot out (10)
DOWN
1. Dance (6)
2. Zodiac sign (7)
3. View (6)
4. Relative (6)
5. Man’sname (5)
7. Period (5)
13. Employ (3)
14. Poster (7)
15. Crawl (5)
17. Lowly (6)
18. Being (6)
19. Fairy (6)
21. Claw (5)
CRYPTIC PUZZLE NO.8561
ACROSS
6. Bring on, when you accede tothe strikers’ demand
(4,4,2). 8. Intimation that comes as ablow (4). 9. Perfect
condition? The sauce! (4). 10. Altogether at home with
everybody (2,3). 11.Isheknowledgeable but green? (4).
12.Yes, could be amere deputy carrying it (9). 16. Said
aloud, being blunt (9). 20. Sign the grouch was born under?
(4). 22. Happen to have backed “House Dog” (5).
23. Is it very hard to play with? (4). 24. The name on the
poster? (4). 25. Bounced, we’re told, from start to finish
(10).
DOWN
1. Fancy being top man at fifty-one! (6). 2. Hide in afield
to the right (7). 3. Lady with whom I’m to exercise the
arm Ibroke (6). 4. Don’tgoand Ileave me capsized in the
water (6). 5. Gets out the basins (5). 7. I’m entering his
name (5). 13. Point at and make vanish (3). 14. Before
dawn the child has near pulled through (7). 15. Aim to get
in trim for (5).17. Make straight for thehead (6). 18. Shoot
rightinthe lip (6). 19. Leaving from, do return toAmerica
(6). 21. What the horse does on seeing tne lightning? (5).
SUDOKU
VERYEASY
DELIVERYPEOPLE
wanted
to deliver the AshburtonCourier
and Realtyevery Thursdayinthe
Ashburtonurban area.
Solution to previous Sudoku
Solution to previous crossword
Phone Leonie on
308 7664 or email
leonie.marsden@ashburtoncourier.co.nz
2264293
GARDEN SUPPLIES
PEASTRAW, small bales.
Delivered Ash. $5.50, ex
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Phone/text 027 434 0442.
MEETINGS
No.5215
3 6 8
2 9 6 3 8 5
5 8 1 2 4
7 4 9
9 4 1 5
2 8 6
5 9 4 1 8
9 3 8 1 5 2
2 7 3
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solve
Sudoku!
Fill the grid
so thatevery
rowand every
3x3 square
contains the
digitals 1to9
3 4 8 7 6 1 2 9 5
9 5 7 4 2 8 1 6 3
6 2 1 5 3 9 8 4 7
2 3 9 6 8 5 4 7 1
4 7 5 9 1 3 6 8 2
8 1 6 2 4 7 5 3 9
7 9 4 1 5 6 3 2 8
5 8 2 3 9 4 7 1 6
1 6 3 8 7 2 9 5 4
QUICK PUZZLE NO. 8560 -SOLUTIONS
Across -1,Vacuum cleaner. 8,Least. 9, Elastic. 10, Ensign.
11,Regret. 12, Testy.14, Smile. 18, Loving. 20, Infect.
23, Allegro. 24, Rinse. 25, Appropriation.
Down -1,Velvet. 2, Class. 3, Uptight. 4, Chew.5,Erase.
6, Natural. 7, Recite. 13, Envelop. 15, Minorca. 16, Alpaca.
17, Strewn. 19, Negro. 21, Ennui. 22, Moor.
CRYPTIC PUZZLE NO. 8560 -SOLUTIONS
Across -1,Passed thebuck. 8, Cree-p. 9, LebA-non (rev.).
10, E-L-dest. 11,Writ-he. 12, S-C-old. 14, AsI-dE (rev.).
18, Care-SS. 20, Gam-bit. 23, Tumbler. 24, L-earn. 25,
Heavy sentence.
Down -1,Packet. 2, Spend. 3, E-x-p-osal. 4, Told (tolled).
5, (th)Em-ber(ries). 6, Un-noted. 7, Ken-neL. 13,Ca-ramb-a.
15, Shall-ot .16, Scotch. 17, Stan-C-E. 19, S-ally.21,
Brawn. 22, Free.
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URGENT CARE CLINIC
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WEEKEND DUTYDOCTORS
IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCYPHONE 111
Forall other medicalassistance outside of normal
hours please phone your generalpracticeteam, 24/7,
to speak withahealth professionalwho will giveyou
free healthadvice on whattodoorwhere to go if you
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If youdon’t have aregular general practice, call any
GP team 24/7 forfreetelephone health advice.
All non-residents and visa holders please bring your
passporttoyour surgeryappointment.
New Zealanders’tobring some form of ID.
TheAshburtonDutyPractice for ...
Good Friday10th April is
AshburtonHealth First,308 Havelock Street.
Consultations will be by appointmentonly.
To make an appointmentcall your regular GP 24/7.
Saturday11th April is
MooreStreet Medical Centre, MooreStreet.
Consultations will be by appointmentonly.
To make an appointmentcall your regular GP 24/7.
Sunday12th April &Easter Monday13th April is
ThreeRivers Health, 7-11 Allens Road.
Consultations will be by appointmentonly.
To make an appointmentcall your regular GP 24/7.
Methven and Rakaia: Formedical attention on the
weekend and public holidays please telephone
MethvenMedical Centre on 03 302 8105
or Rakaia Medical Centre on 03 303 5002.
Details foraccessing the afterhours services will be on the
answer phone.
Wises Pharmacy,CountdownComplex,
East Street will be open on ...
Saturday from 9.00am until 1.00pm
Sunday from 10.00am until 1.00pm
At Geraldine: TheGeraldine Pharmacywill be open
normal trading hours during the week,and on
Saturdaymorning from 9.30am to 12.30pm.
Closed Sundays and Public Holidays
Forfree24hour Telephone Health Advice
Phone the healthline on 0800 611 116
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Phone: 03 308 6733 Fax: 03 308 6755
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buses, horse floats &
motorhomes, caravans,
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Bus &Truck Bodyworks, 17
Range Street, Ashburton.
Phone 307 0378.
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Pickup or delivery. Phone
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