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field demand<br />
By Mick Jensen<br />
Foodbanks in <strong>Ashburton</strong> are<br />
supporting people in need during the<br />
lockdown and demand is growing.<br />
The <strong>Ashburton</strong> Salvation Army<br />
Foodbank hasexperienced a<br />
significant increase in demand for its<br />
food parcels.<br />
Many of the people approaching<br />
the foodbank have been clients of the<br />
Salvation Army previously.<br />
While the demand for food has<br />
increased by 50 per cent, much of the<br />
work of the Salvation Army officers<br />
in <strong>Ashburton</strong> has been in reassuring<br />
people and, in someinstances,<br />
making sure vulnerable people are<br />
able to receive online or phone order<br />
deliveries from local supermarkets.<br />
Major MichaelAllwright says<br />
there are thosewho ring his office<br />
who are afraid to go out to get<br />
groceries.<br />
“Weknow of people who are not<br />
wanting to leave their house at all.<br />
Much of our work is reassurance and<br />
helping those who are unable to get<br />
out to get food,” he said.<br />
The Salvation Army is asking all<br />
people in need of food to call Winz<br />
(0800 559 009) in the first instance, to<br />
make sure they are receiving<br />
additional support at this time.<br />
St VincentdePaul <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
president Mick Hanham said afulltime<br />
staff member was making local<br />
food deliveries and the Sallies service<br />
would keep going.<br />
He said 25 meals had been<br />
delivered last week to existing and<br />
some new clients.<br />
‘‘Luckily we were given acattle<br />
beast and so we’vebeen able to pass<br />
on meat to people as well.’’<br />
Mr Hanham said althoughthe<br />
shop was closed, shop manager<br />
Donna Collins was doingasterling<br />
job with deliveries and following the<br />
strict noncontact regulations in<br />
place.<br />
National office was continually<br />
monitoring the situation and needs,<br />
and offering advice to branches<br />
around the country.<br />
Mr Hanham said he felt for all<br />
those people doingittough and<br />
urged people who needed help to call<br />
St Vincent de Paul.<br />
‘‘We are here to help people in<br />
need and we will continue to do that<br />
as long as we can, although the way<br />
we do now is different from how we<br />
used to do it,’’ he said. ‘‘If we can’t<br />
help people, we can put them on to<br />
other agencies who can.’’<br />
People needing assistance can call<br />
Vincent de Paul <strong>Ashburton</strong> on 027<br />
607 0107. Theywill be asked to leave<br />
amessage and will receive acall back<br />
and short interview to determine<br />
their needs.<br />
ACivil Defence helpline 0800<br />
242411 has also been set up to assist<br />
Mid Canterbury people access<br />
essentials like food and medication.<br />
Veronica Wall (left) with two of her Yale rowing team mates.<br />
Wall’s US season cut short<br />
By Mick Jensen<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong>raised rowing ace<br />
Veronica Wall has been forced<br />
home from university in the USA<br />
because of the coronavirus, but is<br />
close to finishing arewarding first<br />
year at Yale University.<br />
Wall, who dominated single<br />
sculls rowing at secondary school<br />
level nationally while at <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
College, was just about to start the<br />
competitive college rowing season<br />
in the eights when she was told the<br />
season was over before it had really<br />
begun.<br />
‘‘We were getting on the water in<br />
Tennessee when our coach got the<br />
call to stop everything, and told to<br />
get everyone back to Yale.<br />
‘‘It was disappointing for our<br />
rowing squad of 40 because we did<br />
not really have the opportunity to<br />
test ourselves against any<br />
opposition and to see what we’re<br />
capable of achieving.’’<br />
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Planned rate rise pruned<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> District Councillors<br />
have moved to cut aplanned<br />
rates rise to no more than 2.5 per<br />
cent because of financial<br />
hardship being caused in the<br />
district by the Covid19<br />
lockdown.<br />
Council had planned a4.88<br />
per cent rates increase but last<br />
week councillors spent more<br />
than an hour in robust debate<br />
about whether they should<br />
continue as planned for the<br />
future good of the district, or cut<br />
operating costs and borrow to<br />
keep services up with azero<br />
increase in rates.<br />
Mayor Neil Brown used his<br />
casting vote to vote against<br />
keeping the 4.88 per cent rise<br />
after councillors were locked at<br />
55 voting on amotion by<br />
Rodger Letham to stay the<br />
course.<br />
Deputy mayor Liz McMillan<br />
then moved to have the rate rise<br />
set at no more than 2.5 per cent,<br />
which she reasoned was about<br />
the same as the rate of inflation.<br />
Wall home, US season cut short<br />
From Page 1<br />
Walland the Yalerowers<br />
had beentraining12 timesa<br />
weekand wereall ready to go,<br />
but circumstances intervened.<br />
‘‘Wejust have to livewith it’’.<br />
Wall, 20,said threecrazy<br />
daysfollowed, and it was<br />
obvious thingswere onlygoing<br />
to get worse.<br />
She contacted her parents<br />
and got on aflight home.<br />
She flewbackwith her<br />
boyfriend, also astudent in the<br />
USA,and selfisolated with<br />
him for two weeks in aseparate<br />
sleepout at her parents’ house.<br />
‘‘I did manage to get a<br />
couple of rows in at Lake Hood<br />
after my selfisolation and<br />
before the lockdown started,<br />
but Idomiss not be abletoget<br />
on the water.’’<br />
Wallsaid she was staying fit<br />
Mayor Neil Brown<br />
This was passed seven votes to<br />
three, with Mr Brown and<br />
councillors Carolyn Cameron<br />
and Angus McKay wanting their<br />
against votes noted.<br />
Those three had pressed for<br />
something close to azero rate<br />
rise and said tough times were<br />
ahead.<br />
Fees and charges will rise<br />
slightly next financial year, as per<br />
Veronica Wall (in sunglasses) in the stroke seat of aYale boat.<br />
by rowing indoors and by going<br />
on runs.<br />
She was ‘‘loving lifeatYale’’<br />
and had been living on campus<br />
priortoher forced return<br />
home.<br />
Life was fullon, really busy,<br />
but fun and challenging.<br />
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budget decisions made for the<br />
<strong>2020</strong>21 financial year prior to<br />
Covid19.<br />
The smaller rate rise agreed<br />
upon will partly come from a<br />
reduction in interest costs<br />
($400,000) and contributions to<br />
Experience Mid Canterbury (the<br />
agency presented to council in<br />
private before the meeting).<br />
Chief executive Hamish Riach<br />
will decide other savings points,<br />
councillors agreed.<br />
They had received areport<br />
from council’s finance boss Paul<br />
Brake, who said money could<br />
also be pruned from operating<br />
costs by not employing aGIS<br />
officer ($80,000), not giving<br />
council staff pay rises ($735,500),<br />
cutting $50,000 from the<br />
Welcoming Communities<br />
Programme and cutting $45,000<br />
from other council agencies like<br />
the <strong>Ashburton</strong> Trust Event<br />
Centre, Safer Community,<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> Art Gallery and<br />
Sports Mid Canterbury.<br />
Councillors also voted to<br />
She wasnow studying online<br />
and hoped to complete her<br />
first year papers at the end of<br />
<strong>April</strong>.<br />
In that first year shehad<br />
studiedabroad range of<br />
subjects and was eyeing up a<br />
premedical degree.<br />
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remove penalties for late<br />
payments of rates instalment<br />
four, due in May.<br />
Areport to councillors said<br />
council was already receiving<br />
comments from ratepayers<br />
stating the difficulty they will<br />
face in being able to meet rate<br />
commitments in the coming<br />
months.<br />
Cr Letham said council’s<br />
earlier budget had been modest<br />
and fair and council already had<br />
the ability to help those<br />
struggling to pay rates. The<br />
planned increase would add<br />
between $3 and $10 amonth for<br />
property owners.<br />
‘‘I don’t believe that is too<br />
onerous and Ibelieve we can do<br />
more good for our community by<br />
having everything in place and<br />
ready to move rather than<br />
reducing rates.’’<br />
Councillors Leen Braam,<br />
Lynette Lovett, Stuart Wilson<br />
and Diane Rawlinson voted with<br />
him in the first, failed<br />
recommendation.<br />
Final siren call for brigade stalwart Mac<br />
Alan McQuarters receiving<br />
his QSM in 2018.<br />
Alan ‘‘Mac’’ McQuarters,<br />
Queen’s Service Medal recipient<br />
for servicestothe community,<br />
patron of the <strong>Ashburton</strong> Fire<br />
Museum and Variety Theatre<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong>, passedaway last<br />
week at age 90.<br />
Mr McQuartershad served<br />
the <strong>Ashburton</strong>community for<br />
morethan 60 years.<br />
He was amember of the<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong>Volunteer Fire<br />
Brigade from1954 to 1979 and<br />
assisted the fire brigadeas<br />
station keeper for 22 years, as<br />
wellashelping to maintainthe<br />
brigade’s museum.<br />
He was awarded the United<br />
Fire Brigades' Association of<br />
New Zealand GoldStar and<br />
made alife member of the<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> Brigade. He was a<br />
member of the <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
Savage Club for over65years<br />
and helped establish the Plains<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> RotaryClub.<br />
He played in the <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
Silver Band for 30 yearsand was<br />
afoundation memberofthe<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> Operatic Society<br />
(renamedVariety Theatre<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong>).<br />
Mr McQuarters was a<br />
dedicated member of asmall<br />
team instrumentalinthe<br />
building of the <strong>Ashburton</strong>Trust<br />
Event Centre.<br />
Membersofthe <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
VolunteerFire Brigadeand the<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> Fire Museumpaid<br />
tribute to Mr McQuarters in<br />
their own way; the morning<br />
following his death the station<br />
siren sounded to mark Alan’s<br />
final call,and the <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
Fire Museum posted on<br />
Facebook.<br />
Mr McQuarters’ lifewill be<br />
celebrated at amemorial service<br />
in the <strong>Ashburton</strong> Trust Event<br />
Centreatafuture date.<br />
Her second year was due to<br />
start againinSeptember and it<br />
would feature anumberof<br />
science subjects, although she<br />
was stillundecided which area<br />
of science or medicine she<br />
wanted to specifically focus on.<br />
Wallsaid she continuedto<br />
enjoy her rowing.<br />
Eights was the big focusfor<br />
Ivy League universities and a<br />
big change for her.<br />
‘‘I’m sweepingand not<br />
sculling these days,and it’s not<br />
justmeinthe boatanymore,<br />
but I’ve adapted well.’’<br />
Wallsaid there werenine<br />
international studentsinher<br />
boatsquadof12, including a<br />
rower fromWellington.<br />
The men’s teamalso<br />
featured anumber of<br />
internationals, including four<br />
Australians.<br />
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Green light for Tinwald<br />
NZTA says the Lagmhor Road/<br />
Agnes Street intersection on<br />
State Highway 1atTinwald is<br />
the best place for traffic lights<br />
and will talk to landowners in<br />
the area soon; work could be<br />
under way next year on the<br />
project.<br />
Transport agency<br />
representatives met with<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> District councillors<br />
last week and gave them more<br />
detail about the project, which<br />
was one of two Mid Canterbury<br />
road safety works tagged for<br />
funds by government earlier<br />
this year. The other project is<br />
traffic lights at Walnut Avenue<br />
and the state highway designs<br />
for this are ready to go.<br />
But traffic solutions at<br />
Tinwald have been complicated<br />
and investigations go back at<br />
least five years. Some people<br />
believe traffic controls at<br />
Grahams Road would be safer.<br />
NZTA’s Michael Blyleven<br />
said both projects centred on<br />
issues motorists, pedestrians<br />
and cyclists had getting on or<br />
across the highway safely.<br />
The agency was completing<br />
establishment reports on both<br />
projects. These would be<br />
followed by detailed project<br />
See your doctor<br />
Kiwis over 60 need to keep<br />
seeing their GP during<br />
lockdown because their<br />
longterm health depends<br />
on it. That’s the message<br />
from health authorities<br />
and doctors, who say older<br />
New Zealanders need to<br />
keep on top of health<br />
issues.<br />
Royal New Zealand<br />
College of General<br />
Practitioners College<br />
medical directorBryan<br />
Betty said Healthline had<br />
reported an upswing in<br />
chronic care issues<br />
because people were<br />
waiting too long to ask for<br />
medical help.<br />
“Delaying making an<br />
The intersection of Lagmhor Road and Agnes Street with State Highway 1atTinwald.<br />
delivery plans. Council would<br />
be consulted.<br />
Cr Stuart Wilson said it<br />
seemed completely wrong to<br />
install lights at Lagmhor Road,<br />
given there was arestaurant<br />
and service station and rail line<br />
close by.<br />
appointment with your GP<br />
is not good for anyone and<br />
delaying or ignoring minor<br />
issues can cause them to<br />
escalate and require more<br />
significant treatment,<br />
possibly in hospital.<br />
“This is not helpful for<br />
patients or the hospital<br />
during apandemic so it is<br />
paramount that patients<br />
seek advice early and a<br />
phone call to their GP is<br />
easy.”<br />
Local doctors and the<br />
Ministry of Health say it is<br />
business as usual at<br />
general practices, which<br />
are open and safe but are<br />
working differently during<br />
the lockdown. Call first.<br />
Mr Blyleven said lights there<br />
would still enable breaks in the<br />
highway traffic at peak times to<br />
allow access from side streets.<br />
It may increase traffic on other<br />
local streets, including<br />
McMurdo Street, leading to the<br />
lights.<br />
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Amore detailed design will<br />
be shown to councillors in May<br />
for their feedback.<br />
The Walnut AvenueSH1<br />
traffic lights project should also<br />
get under way next year, if<br />
discussions with KiwiRail over<br />
land progress.<br />
Hopes pinned on domestic tourism<br />
By Mick Jensen<br />
It will be 12 months or more until<br />
international visitor numbers<br />
start to pick up, but tourist<br />
operators can expect more<br />
business to come through the<br />
domestic market over the<br />
coming months, says Mid<br />
Canterbury tourism boss Bruce<br />
Moffat.<br />
Mr Moffat is encouraging<br />
Kiwis to get out and to enjoy<br />
their own backyard and the rest<br />
of the country once movement<br />
restrictions are lifted to allow it.<br />
He said tourism was worth<br />
$192 million annually to the Mid<br />
Canterbury economy, with<br />
domestic spend accounting for<br />
$128m of that.<br />
It made good sense for this<br />
district and others to work more<br />
on attracting domestic visitors,<br />
he said.<br />
The Experience Mid<br />
Canterbury general manager<br />
said he expected very strict<br />
borders restrictions to be in force<br />
for the rest of <strong>2020</strong> and possibly<br />
beyond, but hoped the country<br />
Bruce Moffat<br />
could be open to international<br />
visitors by next summer.<br />
The loss of the international<br />
market would be felt heavily<br />
nationwide, but through<br />
collaborative partnerships<br />
domestic tourism would be also<br />
be promoted heavily in the<br />
coming weeks.<br />
‘‘Tourism NZ have been given<br />
amandate by the Government to<br />
look actively at opportunities for<br />
the domestic market.<br />
‘‘That has never happened<br />
before and it sends out a<br />
powerful message to operators.’’<br />
Through acollaborative<br />
marketing approach with<br />
Christchurch Airport,<br />
Christchurch NZ, Hurunui<br />
district and other partners,<br />
Experience Mid Canterbury was<br />
aiming for ahigh end strategy to<br />
attract more visitors to this<br />
district. Marketing would start<br />
first at alocal level, which<br />
included Christchurch and<br />
Timaru.<br />
It would expand to aregional<br />
level and into areas like Nelson,<br />
Marlborough and West Coast,<br />
and then finally into the full<br />
domestic market.<br />
There would be challenges<br />
along the way, including for the<br />
likes of Air New Zealand, which<br />
was reducing its capabilities and<br />
would take one to three months<br />
to get its scheduling back in<br />
place once given the goahead.<br />
Mr Moffat said Methven iSite<br />
had its worst summer on record,<br />
partly due to online resources<br />
and also because it did not<br />
supply the retail products people<br />
wanted.<br />
He hoped revenue would pick<br />
up through the traditionally busy<br />
winter months and ski season on<br />
Mt Hutt.<br />
He said the Covid19 situation<br />
was being handled well here and<br />
the progress being made was<br />
being watched around the world.<br />
‘‘In many ways it tells the rest<br />
of the world that we are dealing<br />
with it and that this will be be a<br />
safe country to visit further down<br />
the line.’’<br />
At arecent council meeting<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> mayor Neil Brown<br />
said although the district may<br />
take ahiding from the impact of<br />
coronavirus, it had agriculture,<br />
milk, meat, arecent good<br />
harvest, seeds and<br />
manufacturing to help get<br />
through tough times.<br />
‘‘Tourism may need ahand<br />
from agriculture for awhile. I<br />
encourage people to support<br />
local businesses and to shop<br />
local, eat local and holiday<br />
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This district was in abetter<br />
position to get through the<br />
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others, Mr Brown said.<br />
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Principal praises<br />
distance learning<br />
support package<br />
Mid CanterburyPrincipals’<br />
Association spokesman Tim<br />
Kuipers is praising the<br />
Government’s support for<br />
distance learning in schools,<br />
saying it ‘‘covers alot of<br />
bases’’.<br />
He said the<br />
Government’s proactive<br />
approachaimedtoreach as<br />
many familiesaspossible<br />
and in particularthose with<br />
the least resources available<br />
to them.<br />
Education MinisterChris<br />
Hipkins hasrevealed a<br />
distance learning package<br />
that will increasethe<br />
number of students who<br />
have internet access and<br />
devices, deliver hard copy<br />
packsofmaterials for<br />
different year levels, fund<br />
two televisionchannels to<br />
broadcasteducationrelated<br />
content,provide more<br />
online resources for parents<br />
through the Learning from<br />
Home website, andalso fasttrackwaystoconnect<br />
Learning Support coordinators<br />
with families<br />
remotely.<br />
Whileitmay struggle to<br />
get resources to everyone,<br />
the approach was to be<br />
applauded, and also needed<br />
‘‘to work from bothends’’,<br />
said Mr Kuipers, who is the<br />
principal at <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
ChristianSchool.<br />
Schools alsoneeded to<br />
continuesupporting families<br />
as bestthey could.<br />
All but twofamilies at his<br />
school had the means to<br />
continuelearning from<br />
home,hesaid.<br />
He was encouraging his<br />
teachers to continue to plan<br />
two weeks ahead.<br />
Mr Kuipers said some<br />
schools in Christchurchhad<br />
facedasimilarlockdown<br />
Tim Kuipers<br />
scenario and distance<br />
learning for anumberof<br />
weeksafter the Christchurch<br />
earthquakes and had learnt<br />
from that.<br />
‘‘ThefamiliesIhave<br />
heardfrom are doing quite<br />
well on the wholeduring<br />
lockdown.<br />
‘‘And Ibelieve thereare a<br />
numberofthings we will be<br />
able to take from these<br />
unprecedented timesthat<br />
will benefit education and<br />
teaching in the longterm in<br />
this country.’’<br />
The benefits of online<br />
learning wouldbebetter<br />
understood and therewould<br />
be more flexible learning<br />
options.<br />
Technology was atool<br />
that would continue to<br />
enhanceteachingand many<br />
teachers already had the<br />
skills to be able to use it well,<br />
he said.<br />
Minister Hipkins has also<br />
indicatedthat parents need<br />
to preparetohave their<br />
children at home for longer<br />
than the fourweek<br />
lockdown period.<br />
He has indicated while at<br />
levelthree there would be<br />
more flexibility,itwill still<br />
take awhilefor most schools<br />
to reopen, and therewillbe<br />
aprogressive reopening of<br />
the school system.<br />
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Roading tender<br />
The <strong>Ashburton</strong> District<br />
Council willcall for<br />
tenders in earlyJune for a<br />
fiveyear operationsand<br />
maintenance contract for<br />
local roads around Mid<br />
Canterbury.<br />
The current contract to<br />
maintain thedistrict's<br />
local roads is set to finish<br />
at theend of November.<br />
The new tenderwillbe<br />
advertisedfor two<br />
months. Early in this<br />
period, therewillbea<br />
compulsory tenderers'<br />
meeting and network<br />
tour.<br />
Organisationswishing<br />
to applyfor thecontract<br />
will be giventhe<br />
opportunitytopresent<br />
their proposals towards<br />
theend of the tender<br />
period. It is expected to<br />
be awardedinSeptember.<br />
Local news at www.starnews.co.nz<br />
Safety plan for weigh station<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> District Councillors<br />
are still not sold on aheavy<br />
vehicle weigh station on the<br />
north bank of the Rakaia River,<br />
despite safety assurances by<br />
police and the NZTA.<br />
NZTA is proposing to drop<br />
the speed limit from the<br />
southern end of the Rakaia road<br />
bridge to the northern end of the<br />
overbridge to 80kmh.<br />
Rural intersection active<br />
warning signs, like on SH1 at<br />
Burnham, would further reduce<br />
the speed limit to 70kmh or<br />
60kmh when trucks were<br />
entering and exiting the weigh<br />
station, councillors were told last<br />
week.<br />
The weigh station is planned<br />
on land on the eastern side of the<br />
northern end of the bridge; up to<br />
eight trucks an hour are<br />
expected.<br />
Councillors are concerned<br />
that slowmoving trucks entering<br />
and exiting the weigh station will<br />
cause accidents and bottlenecks<br />
on the bridge, an important<br />
northsouth link.<br />
NZTA’s Graham Taylor said<br />
the Rakaia station would be one<br />
of 12 and aimed at catching<br />
Stay<br />
strong,<br />
stay<br />
home<br />
The proposed weigh station site near the Rakaia River bridge.<br />
overweight vehicles. Being<br />
overweight affected their ability<br />
to brake safely and was aroad<br />
safety issue.<br />
He said about 40 per cent of<br />
loaded trucks were overweight,<br />
though it varied around the<br />
country.<br />
Often offending vehicles<br />
belonged to asmall number of<br />
operators, who were then able to<br />
be visited and asked to improve<br />
compliance.<br />
Rakaia is considered ideal<br />
because no trucks can escape<br />
detection if they are crossing the<br />
Rakaia River on SH1. On other<br />
parts of the highway, there were<br />
side roads to take to avoid the<br />
station.<br />
“To enhance the safety of the<br />
site, there is apermanent speed<br />
limit reduction proposed,” Mr<br />
Taylor said. The active warning<br />
signs also raised drivers<br />
awareness that something was<br />
happening.<br />
He said the site had been<br />
visited by safety auditors and<br />
traffic assessors, who proposed<br />
lowering the speed limit. A<br />
roundabout was also suggested,<br />
but dismissed because of costs<br />
and the possibility of adding<br />
delays.<br />
Heavy trucks on the highway<br />
have their number plates<br />
scanned leading up to the site,<br />
the information is matched to<br />
online weight data and select<br />
vehicles are ordered to pull off<br />
into the site for weighing.<br />
Acceleration shoulders would<br />
help them return to the highway<br />
and rejoin traffic safely.<br />
Mr Taylor said the weigh<br />
station would have an operating<br />
plan that would take into<br />
account when highway traffic<br />
was unusually busy. It might not<br />
be practical to signal trucks to<br />
pull over during those times.<br />
Mayor Neil Brown said a<br />
weigh station in Rakaia was a<br />
safer site as councillors and local<br />
police did not like the proposed<br />
site. NZTA has asked to use land<br />
on the southern side of the<br />
bridge for aweigh station sign<br />
alerting drivers if they had to pull<br />
over for weighing.<br />
NZTA will provide council<br />
with the experts’ safety reports.<br />
Speed record attempt on hold<br />
Phil Garrett’splans to break the<br />
nationalmotorcyclelandspeed<br />
record on aroad in Mid<br />
Canterburyare on hold for12<br />
months.<br />
TheChristchurchlocal, with<br />
former <strong>Ashburton</strong> man Rob<br />
Small, were settomake the<br />
record attempt earlierthis<br />
month, before the Covid19<br />
lockdownpresented itselfasa<br />
speedbump.<br />
Thepair were ready to race<br />
twohighly modifiedturbo bikes<br />
on astretch of roadatPendarves<br />
andwereaiming to clock<br />
320kmh. The currentrecord<br />
stands at 307kmh andwas set20<br />
year sago.<br />
Phil Garrettsaidhis 19year<br />
dreamwouldhave to wait and so<br />
would thecovetedRed Hathe<br />
waschasing for ridinga<br />
motorbike at aspeedof200mph<br />
Phil Garrett will reschedule.<br />
(320kmh).<br />
He hadfirst learned that his<br />
attemptwouldnot happenwhen<br />
the <strong>Ashburton</strong> District Council<br />
cancelledhis road closure permit<br />
on March 23.<br />
Hours later the Government<br />
announced theintroduction of<br />
movement restrictionsand thena<br />
lockdown of thewhole country.<br />
‘‘For thefirst fewmoments<br />
after hearingthe news of the<br />
lockdown Iwas stunned because<br />
there hadbeen so muchwork<br />
donebysomanypeople andnow<br />
there would be nothingtoshow<br />
for it.<br />
‘‘I couldhave gotgrumpy and<br />
angry,but quickly realisedthat<br />
all that work hadn’t beenfor<br />
nothing the planning was done,<br />
the relationshipswehad forged<br />
werestill in place, the localswere<br />
still keenfor us to run and the<br />
bikes would wait wehad alot of<br />
thingstobegrateful for andalot<br />
to be proud of.’’<br />
Garrett saidheand the team<br />
weredetermined to tackle the<br />
record this time next year and<br />
were‘‘looking forward to<br />
finishingthe job’’.<br />
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interest in the daily Covid19<br />
broadcasts at 1pm. Usually fronted<br />
by the DirectorGeneral of Health<br />
Dr Ashley Bloomfield, they provide<br />
an update of confirmed and<br />
probable cases, and sadly on some<br />
occasions adeath associated with<br />
the virus.<br />
But one of the statistics Ifind<br />
most remarkable is the cluster data<br />
released each afternoon. The<br />
Ministry of Health defines a<br />
significant cluster as one that<br />
involves 10 or more cases who are<br />
linked because they have been in<br />
the same place together.<br />
Two of the better known clusters<br />
to us here in Canterbury are of two<br />
rest homes in east Christchurch,<br />
which sadly have been linked to loss<br />
of life.<br />
Three other clusters stand out: a<br />
wedding in Bluff, ahigh school in<br />
Auckland, and abar in Matamata.<br />
Incredibly just three clusters, just<br />
three events or locations, account<br />
for almost aquarter of all<br />
Andrew Falloon<br />
nationwide Covid19 cases at the<br />
time of writing.<br />
That’s significant, and should<br />
give us all cause for reflection.<br />
While on the one hand it can be<br />
seen as positive for purposes of<br />
tracing, on the other it shows just<br />
how contagious the virus is. It<br />
shows that even one individual can<br />
spread Covid19 to alarge number<br />
of people in ashort space of time.<br />
Locals here in Mid Canterbury<br />
have done an exceptional job<br />
coping with level 4measures put in<br />
place three weeks ago. The vast<br />
majority have followed advice,<br />
stayed home, and stayed<br />
connected. Food deliveries to the<br />
elderly, phone calls to isolated<br />
friends or neighbours, even a<br />
friendly teddy bear in the window,<br />
we’ve looked after one another as<br />
best we can despite major<br />
disruption to our home and work<br />
lives.<br />
As we hopefully now head into<br />
the final stages of needing to stay<br />
home, it’s critical we don’t put that<br />
hard work, those sacrifices at risk.<br />
One person carrying the virus can<br />
spread it to 50, 70, 100 people if<br />
they remain undiagnosed and not<br />
in isolation.<br />
Acough. Ahigh temperature.<br />
Shortness of breath. Asore throat.<br />
Loss of taste or smell. Sneezing or<br />
arunny nose.<br />
If you have symptoms, please call<br />
your GP or the Healthline on 0800<br />
358 5453.
Local news at www.starnews.co.nz <strong>Ashburton</strong>'s The <strong>Courier</strong>, Thursday <strong>April</strong> <strong>16</strong>, <strong>2020</strong>, Page 5<br />
The <strong>Courier</strong> has been catching up with people in our patch to see how they are spending their time in lockdown.<br />
Music drownsout budgies<br />
Paige Williams, student<br />
Are you able to work from home?<br />
Internet problems are basically<br />
nonexistent, but sometimes my<br />
favourite app, Webtoon, crashes;<br />
other than that, it's mostly fine ...<br />
apart from my family, and the noise<br />
of our two budgies testing me.<br />
What home chores have you been<br />
avoiding?<br />
I've been playing the guitar more<br />
often recently –Igot it this year and<br />
during lockdown have been learning<br />
from YouTube. I’ve actually learnt<br />
how to play ariff of White Stripes<br />
song Seven Nation Army.<br />
Any recommendations for filling<br />
in time?<br />
For music I've been tuning into a<br />
particular YouTube channel called<br />
xKito Music (it’s full of electronic<br />
dance music). You should totally<br />
check it out!<br />
Tell us alighthearted or<br />
otherwise memorable moment from<br />
your lockdown?<br />
Keeping ourselves entertained in<br />
different ways on avideo call, one of<br />
my friends, without warning, put on a<br />
purple wig, and another friend<br />
showed her new selfstyled shoulder<br />
length hair cut.<br />
For amemorable moment, the<br />
look on my Mum's face when I<br />
showed her the wooden poppy I'd<br />
built with Dad in the garage.<br />
What do you miss most in<br />
lockdown?<br />
The thing Imiss the most would be<br />
talking to my friends. Most of them<br />
I’m able to connect with through<br />
Google Hangouts, but it's not the<br />
same.<br />
Paige Williams thinking of Anzac Day when building agiant wooden<br />
poppy for the garden.<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> College<br />
Individual Excellence in aSupportive Learning Environment<br />
News<br />
Issue 10<br />
<strong>16</strong> <strong>April</strong> <strong>2020</strong><br />
Message From ThePrincipal<br />
Unusual Times<br />
This is surely the most unusual time for any<br />
school principal. As Iwrite this piece itappears<br />
that29<strong>April</strong> maybethe time thatsomeat-school<br />
learning resumes.<br />
There are many logistical challenges ahead for<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> College. The first of these will simply<br />
be beingabletotransportour students to College<br />
if the Government lifts Level 4restrictions but<br />
Level2or 3remain. In this instancemanyofour school bus drivers who<br />
areover70may be unable to drivethe buses.<br />
Another challenge is for cleaning staff, with every door handle and<br />
touchable surface needing tobewiped down plus, ofcourse, all the<br />
keyboards of our computers -and thereare over 200 of those on campus.<br />
These are just asample ofthe many challenges faced by staff before<br />
schoolopens again, and this is of course repeatedfor many schools.<br />
Staff Work During the Break<br />
During the break there has been much work by College staff toenable<br />
distance-learning to begin. Most teachers have work available via Google<br />
and other online platforms. Ofcourse this still requires the learner<br />
themselves to access the lessons and the learning material.Weare very<br />
fortunate to have many staff with the knowledge and experience of<br />
distancelearning,and aspecific team leading the output of information<br />
to the community, staff andstudents.<br />
Iwould like to acknowledge the College’s two Heads of School, Abbey<br />
Bruce and Carolyn Clough, plus our Office Manager Julie Hampton who<br />
have been instrumental in compiling alist of students/families who<br />
are not able to access learning devices while at home. Asrequested,<br />
the names and addresses ofthese families have been forwarded to the<br />
MinistryofEducation.<br />
On Physical Return to School<br />
When we do return to school, indications are that there will be<br />
restrictions on gatherings and we will certainly beasking students to<br />
retain appropriate distance.<br />
As ever,wewill be guided by the adviceofthe Ministry of Education and<br />
the MinistryofHealth.<br />
I'm sure that manyofyou will be looking forward togetting out of your<br />
bubble. Ithas been achallenging time for our community and, indeed,<br />
theentireworld.<br />
Acknowledgements<br />
Iwould like to acknowledge the wisdom of theNew ZealandGovernment<br />
in shutting schools early.MaristCollege in Auckland,with nearly seventy<br />
cases associated with the school, isaprime example of what could<br />
happen if the Government had not decided to close the schools before<br />
the pandemic really got started.<br />
Iwould also like to acknowledge the MinistryofEducation fortheirdaily<br />
updates onthe situation and recommendations that have been issued<br />
from HeadOffice.<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong>College BoardofTrustees<br />
Last week our BoardofTrustees met via Zoom Conference,working from<br />
the electronicagenda papers.<br />
This will become the‘new normal’for many school meetings, as indeedit<br />
is alreadycommon practicefor the business community.<br />
Acknowledgementofthe Stresses formanyFamilies<br />
Finally,Iwouldlike to acknowledge the stresses that areonmanyofour<br />
families as they struggle to cope with the financial and emotional fall-out<br />
from this pandemic.<br />
Please do not be afraid to reach out to our College for assistance. We<br />
are acommunity school and weknow that asignificant portion of our<br />
community will be struggling. We will dowhat wecan to support your<br />
whanau. Please feel free to contact our Heads of School or any ofour<br />
Counsellors forpossiblesupport.<br />
Many thanks.<br />
Ross Preece<br />
Principal •Tumuaki<br />
BoardofTrustees News ...<br />
Appreciation to Staff:Online Learning<br />
Aspecial mention needs tobemade of the<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong>College staff. Inthe past six weeks,<br />
plenty ofhard work and extra hours have<br />
been invested to develop emergency online<br />
learning infrastructure and methods for their<br />
students.<br />
In theory, the last two weeks have officially<br />
been the school holidays! However, in our<br />
bubble, our AshColl students have been<br />
engaging with theirteachers and class.<br />
Being giventasks has beenagreat distraction forstudents andhas given<br />
themsomethingfor themtofocus on and learn.<br />
There isstill ahigh degree ofuncertainty around how long schools<br />
will beshut down for, but the hard work, frustrations and, hopefully,<br />
triumphs experienced by teachers and students will godown asa<br />
learning experience in adversitythatwillmake all richer forit.<br />
BoardofTrustees’Operations<br />
The College Board of Trustees is still operating, utilising video<br />
conferencing technology.<br />
Last week we had ameeting with BCN Architects appointed toplan<br />
for the College’s building upgrade. Through the current lockdown, it<br />
is pleasing to note that Ministry and Architects have not put their tools<br />
(pencils) down. They are forging ahead with the planning and design<br />
process.<br />
AshColl staff have been continuing tocontribute tothe process and<br />
consultation rounds, and continue to do so remotely. Also last week, a<br />
‘remote’Zoom meeting was held between the architectural firm, Ministry<br />
of Education and the College’sbuilding Propertyteam.<br />
Master Plan<br />
We are anticipating the Master Plan to be finished ontime for June.<br />
Infrastructurebuild projects aregoingto be crucial to the reinvigoration<br />
of our economypost the Covid-19lockdown. Thepositiveengagement<br />
we hadwith theMinistryof Education and Architects,and the momentum<br />
they currently have on this projectemphasisesthis point.<br />
TheFuturefor our FinalYearStudents<br />
Covid-19 will providesomereal soul-searching forour final year students.<br />
TheBoard’sstrategy has agreat deal of focus on preparing astudentwho<br />
is future-ready forany opportunity, or challenge.<br />
Rapidly advancing technology was challenging what the future looked<br />
like,and the lens we were looking through, but the last four weeks have<br />
distortedthis futurelens even more greatly.<br />
Theopportunities,short-term prospectsand careers arelikelytobequite<br />
differenttowhatwas available whenthese students walked through the<br />
school gatesonthe first dayofTermOne,<strong>2020</strong>.<br />
As the New Zealand economy goes through areset, some careers will<br />
flourish and provide great opportunities, but others will stall while the<br />
balanceofthe worldresets–eg: travel.<br />
This will be achallenging time for our students. However, wehave no<br />
doubt thatthe diversity, resilience and ‘can do’attitudeofour community<br />
will support and growthis generation of students. JeremySavage<br />
Chairperson<br />
Information<br />
Term TwoHas NowStartedfor Schools<br />
As advertised earlier,school holidaydateswerechanged<br />
at the time of lockdown.<br />
The‘holiday’period finished on Tuesday, 14 <strong>April</strong>.<br />
This means thatdistancelearning forstudents has started<br />
from yesterday, Wednesday15<strong>April</strong>.<br />
Pleaserefer right forsome details around howdistancelearning<br />
will work for<strong>Ashburton</strong>College students.<br />
Staff Farewell<br />
Kayla Williams<br />
We have had the pleasure ofKayla being aCollege staff member on<br />
two occasions. Her first was asScience Technician and Reader-Writer<br />
Co-ordinator from 27July to December 2015, after which she returned<br />
home to the UK.<br />
However, we were very pleased to be able to reappoint her to our staff<br />
mid-March of this year as ateacher of Scienceand Agriculture, and we have<br />
appreciatedher conscientious,no-fuss contributions to students and staff.<br />
The Science Faculty has acknowledged her as awonderful addition to the<br />
team and one who broughtcreativity, positivity and greatlearning-focused<br />
relationship skills,saying they will all miss herand look forwardtohearing<br />
howthings go back home.<br />
Sadly College is farewelling her again as family and Covid-19 wrought a<br />
returntothe UK during the term‘break’time.<br />
Information<br />
Communitymessage from <strong>Ashburton</strong> College –<br />
regarding emergency remotelearning<br />
from Wednesday15<strong>April</strong><br />
In these extraordinarytimes,weare all doing our best to be supportiveand<br />
kind.<br />
Teachers, like many in our community, are managing their own whanau<br />
and other commitments while doing their best to continue their work<br />
supporting learning progress forasmanyoftheir students as possible.<br />
Remotelearning at this timeisasolution to an emergency situation and will<br />
be averysimplified versionofwhatusuallyhappens at school.<br />
Most teachers areresponsible for between 100 and 200 students. Students<br />
have five or six teachers to communicate with. We are relying heavily on our<br />
students to demonstrate our AshColl Value of Respect by being responsive,<br />
self-managing and resilient.<br />
We understand that online access to learning may not be easy, oreven<br />
possible forsome learners at some times.<br />
Please contactyour Head of School<br />
if thereare issues thathinder home learning.<br />
Collegehas compiled alist of students without devices<br />
and forwardedthese to theMinistryofEducation.<br />
Howlearning is beingsupported,<br />
as from yesterday, Wednesday15<strong>April</strong>:<br />
Communication between teachersand students and/or caregivers<br />
will be via College channels; either Kamar or Gmail.<br />
Teachers will do their best to answer emails between 9:00am and<br />
5:00pm, and a48-hour turnaround should be allowedfor.<br />
Where they are able to, teachers will contact students with<br />
subject specific information:<br />
Seniors: (Years 11, 12 and 13)<br />
1. If possible,senior students will have an online opportunityonceaweek<br />
to communicate. face-to-face with their teacher during one of their<br />
normally timetabled lesson times.<br />
2. Learning resourceswill be shared viausual channels suchasGoogle Docs<br />
and Gmail,Google Classrooms or Communities etc.<br />
3. Students will needtocheck and respond to emails from their teachers.<br />
Juniors: (Years 9and 10)<br />
1. Students will be givenweekly learning tasks.<br />
2. Tasks will be subjectbased.<br />
3. Learning resources will be shared via email and/or Google<br />
Communities and/or Classrooms.<br />
4. Students will needtocheck and respond to emails from their teachers.<br />
Be kind,becalm, be safe.<br />
Kiamanaaki, kiamārie,kia marutau.
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Local news at www.starnews.co.nz<br />
Physio misses patients, mum’s 85th birthday<br />
Are you working from home?<br />
Ihave aseparate practice at home<br />
and have worked from “home’’ for<br />
the past 15 years. I’m not seeing<br />
patients facetoface at present<br />
because of the lockdown, but Iam<br />
doing the occasional “telehealth’’<br />
consultation via phone or video<br />
hookup for people who want advice<br />
or exercise plans.<br />
What home chores have you been<br />
doing?<br />
My house has never looked so<br />
clean on the inside! Ihad abig clear<br />
out of the pantry the other day and<br />
I’ve also been gardening and doing<br />
some outdoor painting. I’ve taken on<br />
Still room for plenty of banter on Zoom<br />
Kirsty Naish in her home office.<br />
Eveline Jasper, Allenton based physiotherapist<br />
the shopping role in my house and<br />
visit the supermarket every week or<br />
so. Ienter wearing my mask and<br />
gloves and don’t hang around, but<br />
I’m told Istill spend too much.<br />
How are you filling your time?<br />
Iamtrying to exercise every day,<br />
whether it’s going for an afternoon<br />
walk, or jumping on the mini<br />
trampoline. I’m also doing jigsaw<br />
puzzles in my treatment rooms, and<br />
away from my cat Lily who likes to<br />
play with the pieces or take refuge in<br />
the box. We’ve also been playing<br />
games like Uno, Five Crowns and<br />
Kirsty Naish, <strong>Ashburton</strong> accountant<br />
How’s work going?<br />
We have been working from home<br />
since Level 2was announced. Our<br />
whole business model is cloudbased<br />
so very fortunate it’s times like this<br />
we are able to keep going. Idomiss<br />
my team and the banter, but there's<br />
been plenty of banter on Zoom.<br />
Ihave no pets, no kids (yet) so the<br />
only distraction, and I'm not<br />
complaining, is my partner has set up<br />
awee music studio in the garage so I<br />
get to listen to live music in between<br />
Zoom calls.<br />
What home chores have you been<br />
avoiding?<br />
Iwrote alist of the chores that<br />
annoy me and I've avoided, and tried<br />
to tackle them: Like cleaning the<br />
Cluedo as afamily. I’ve also been in<br />
the garden working on astone<br />
carving project –it’s an Easter Island<br />
figure that is coming along slowly,<br />
but surely.<br />
Tell us alighthearted or<br />
otherwise memorable moment from<br />
your lockdown?<br />
Amongst afew female mates we<br />
have afriendly competition to see<br />
who gains the most weight over the<br />
lockdown period –actual weights<br />
won’t be revealed at the end.<br />
Ialso posted aphoto of ateddy<br />
bear in my bedroom window online,<br />
spouting, the skirting and cutlery<br />
draw. Got way too excited on<br />
weekend one and did them all so<br />
started restoring some outdoor<br />
furniture which is taking me aday to<br />
do one chair! Fingers crossed Iget<br />
that job done.<br />
Have been thinking about asking<br />
my partner to teach me guitar but the<br />
last time Itried it wasn't so pretty and<br />
Iwas impatient, maybe I'll stick to<br />
baking and restoring furniture.<br />
Any entertainment<br />
recommendations for people?<br />
Surely I'm not alone being over<br />
watching the news. Instead Iam<br />
listening to more podcasts and<br />
watching way too much Netflix. Ilove<br />
The Minimalists Podcast and they<br />
but unfortunately it looked like the<br />
bear had hung itself. The bear has<br />
found amore relaxed position to sit<br />
and smile at passersby.<br />
What do you miss?<br />
Idomiss the oneonone contact<br />
with my patients –Iamvery much a<br />
handson physio. Iwas also due to<br />
visit family in Holland in July, but<br />
that has now been postponed. Ido<br />
catch up with my parents, who are<br />
both in the 80s, nearly every day via<br />
WhatsApp, but Iwill not be at my<br />
mum’s 85th birthday unfortunately. I<br />
also miss dinner parties with friends<br />
and just the freedom to do what I<br />
want when Iwant.<br />
have agreat doco on Netflix <br />
currently doing their 30day<br />
minimalist game.<br />
The gym team at EA Networks are<br />
posting fun workouts on Facebook<br />
and loving ‘80s and ‘90s throwbacks<br />
on Spotify.<br />
Oh, if you're new to podcasts I<br />
recommend Malcolm Gladwell's<br />
Revisionist History (listen to the one<br />
about McD's changing the fries<br />
recipe), and Megan Tan's Millennial<br />
Podcast is entertaining.<br />
Tell us alighthearted moment<br />
from your lockdown?<br />
There's some awesome wins from<br />
lockdown, like catching up with<br />
friends from afar on Zoom.<br />
My best friend and her kids had to<br />
Eveline Jasper in her treatment<br />
rooms.<br />
go to amedical appointment in<br />
Christchurch yesterday and we live<br />
on the main road so got to wave to<br />
them as they drove past. Think the<br />
most memorable is how friendly<br />
everyone is while you're out walking<br />
Itruly hope that continues post<br />
lockdown.<br />
What do you miss most?<br />
Our lockdown, like many others,<br />
started with cancelled flights; to visit<br />
family and friends in Samoa, so that's<br />
what we are missing the most.<br />
However social media keeps us<br />
connected and we know we will get<br />
over to see them eventually.<br />
Apart from family and friends, I’m<br />
missing hiking, netball, the delicious<br />
chicken sandwiches from Taste and<br />
wandering aimlessly around<br />
Bunnings house plant section.<br />
Canterbury, we are<br />
allinthistogether.<br />
We know youhavealot on your minds right now,sowewanted to<br />
letyou know that we’ll do our best to takecareofyour banking.<br />
Here arejust afew of the ways Westpac can help:<br />
•Repayment deferrals * or reductions for 6months for home loan and<br />
personal loan customerswho have sufferednegativeincome or health<br />
impacts as aresultofCovid-19.<br />
•For personal customers whoneedtobreak their Term Investment^,<br />
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See our hardship withdrawal policyonwestpac.co.nz.<br />
Formoreinformation on the ways we can help with your banking,<br />
please visit westpac.co.nz.<br />
Yoursfaithfully,<br />
Linda Edmonds<br />
Westpac Regional Manager Canterbury.<br />
Terms and conditions apply. * If repayments aredeferred, interest will continue to be chargedand will be added to the loan<br />
balance, which will increase the amount owed. ^Areduced rate of return for Term Investments will not applywhere<br />
an application is made to Westpac NZ on or before26September <strong>2020</strong>.Westpac New Zealand Limited.<br />
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Living atAlert Level 4<br />
Thursday<strong>16</strong><strong>April</strong>Update<br />
Todayisthe first dayofweekfouratAlertLevel4.<br />
We know this is atrying time, so remember to ask forhelp<br />
if youneedit. Be kind and supporteach other.<br />
CanIsee my doctor forthings that arenot<br />
relatedtoCOVID-19?<br />
Yes. It’s importantthatyou do notneglect other health issues just<br />
because they arenot related to COVID-19. Don’t hold off or wait<br />
untilyou feel worse. Our health systemisopen and running and<br />
ready to help. Healthline is free and available 24 hoursaday,<br />
7daysaweek on 0800 358 5453.<br />
Howcan Isee amedical professionaltodiscuss<br />
my health concerns?<br />
Start by calling your familydoctor.They canadvise you on next<br />
steps to take, and if aconsultation can takeplaceover thephone<br />
or if youshould visit them. If youdovisit,they will ensureyour<br />
safety while youare there.<br />
Whyisexerciseallowed?<br />
There areveryfew exceptions to staying home, but exercise is one<br />
of them. Goingfor awalk, runorbikerideisgoodfor yourphysical<br />
and mental health. Justremember to:<br />
• stayclose to home. Enjoyyourneighbourhood,but go no further<br />
• gobyyourself, or only withthose youlivewith<br />
• keepa2-metre distancefromothers.<br />
What can IdoifIexperience, or know someone<br />
whoisexperiencing,violenceathome?<br />
If you’re notsafeathome, it’s okaytoleave your bubble to ask for<br />
help.Ifyou have to leave, youcan contact afriend or neighbour.<br />
Call 111 as soon as youcan. If you aresafe, remember thatyou can<br />
keepaneye-out forfriendsand neighbours.Ifyou have concerns<br />
about ayoung person, call 0508 FAMILY (0508 326 459).<br />
Wherecan Iseek helpifI’m feeling<br />
overwhelmed?<br />
If you feel you arenot coping,itisimportant to seek help and<br />
professionalsupport.Your family doctor is agoodstarting point.<br />
Forsupportwithgrief,anxiety, distress or mental wellbeing,you<br />
canalsocall ortext the ‘Need to talk?’ service on 1737.This is free,<br />
and available24hoursaday,7days aweek. Itgives you thechance<br />
to talk with atrained counsellor.<br />
Is theresomewhereIcan access tools to help<br />
me throughfeelings of anxiety?<br />
Anew mental health campaign, ‘Getting through together’ishere<br />
to help New Zealanderscarefor their mental healthduring<br />
COVID-19. Formoreinformation go to Covid19.govt.nz.Italso<br />
includes tips forparents or caregiverswho want to discuss mental<br />
health and wellbeing with primary-school aged children.<br />
Howcan Ishowmysupportand kindness<br />
towardsothers?<br />
Be kind. If yousee someone outand about, trynot to judge them.<br />
RememberthatmostNew Zealanders aredoingtheir bit, and are<br />
probably justgetting exercise or picking up supplies. Justmake<br />
sureyou keep a2-metredistance, smile and wave but please don’t<br />
stop to chat.<br />
Whocan IcontactifIseepeoplenot<br />
followingthe rulesonself-isolation?<br />
Youcan tell thePolice by completing the online form at<br />
105.police.govt.nz.Wherepossible, trytokeep the phones<br />
free forthose thatneedthem in an emergency.<br />
Thank youparents<br />
Aspecial thank you to all parents and caregivers. Term 2started yesterday<br />
–led by youathome. We appreciate you working around the clocktocare<br />
forNew Zealand’schildren, keepingthemsafeand healthy.<br />
Gotquestions?<br />
Find the answersfaster at Covid19.govt.nz
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Local news at www.starnews.co.nz<br />
Rural&Lifestyle<br />
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Abbie (with 18-month old Leo) and Ryan Price (standing) on their giant<br />
teddy bear.<br />
Rural kids build big teddy<br />
We canassist in the following:<br />
Rotaryboom irrigators serviceand repairs<br />
Dairyshed yard work –gates, rails etc.<br />
Trailer manufacturing and repairs<br />
Full time workshop attendancefor<br />
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Over countersales and courier deliveries<br />
Chains,bearings<br />
PK trailer repairs and maintenance<br />
Wire rope supply and splicing<br />
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Mainline repair<br />
Pivotmechanical maintenance,<br />
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Phone 308 5903 weekdays l Email: agserve@xtra.co.nz<br />
On call 7days: Doug: 027 282 2245, Matt (Tomo): 021 518 538<br />
Nowat15Malcolm McDowell Drive<br />
Kale &Fodder Beet<br />
LooseLicks<br />
(Phosphorous, Calcium, Magnesium,<br />
Salt,Trace Minerals)<br />
Kale 50<br />
Magnesium, saltand mineralsfor cows<br />
being fedkalealong with silageand straw.<br />
Alsoavailable:<br />
• Premixes<br />
• Transition products<br />
• Feedpellets &Blends<br />
• Mineral pellets<br />
• Probiotics &Prebiotics<br />
• SilageInoculant<br />
Siblings Abbie and Ryan Price, inspired<br />
by the actions of their rural<br />
neighbours, have built agiant teddy<br />
bear. It’s too big to sit on any<br />
windowsill so has been strategically<br />
placed at the farm house gate, along<br />
Coldstream Road, to show support<br />
and bring some cheer to all the<br />
essential workers going past.<br />
Abbie, 11, and Ryan, 6,were helped<br />
by dad, Sheldon, who is farm manager<br />
at Rylib Group’sAkitufarm, and mum,<br />
Hayley. Mrs Price said all those within<br />
the Rylib dairy farming group were<br />
very appreciative of people still working<br />
in essential services during the<br />
Covid19 lockdown and wanted to<br />
bring asmile to theirfaces withabit of<br />
light entertainment on their travels.<br />
The bear, which looks similar to a<br />
Koala, took abit of planning –mostly<br />
from studying the design of the neighbouring<br />
Taylor/Dunlea household –<br />
and was made by using empty detergent<br />
barrels for their upcycled design.<br />
The siblings cut andshaped piecesof<br />
the plasticbarrel before drilling them in<br />
to place. Other features, such as the<br />
nose, were made with old parts found<br />
on farm.<br />
FeedAdditives NZLimited<br />
Improved nutrition Adding valuetoyour business Improved production<br />
MDCP 21% P<br />
Adirect feed product,withanacidic<br />
tastemaking it palatable. Animalswill<br />
self-regulate. Fedalongside fodder beet.<br />
A50g dose provides 10g Phosphorous<br />
(comparableto73gofDCP).<br />
Midlands celebrates 30 years<br />
Midlands Holdings is celebrating<br />
three decades ofcontinuing growth<br />
spanning across industries such as<br />
seed production, honey production,<br />
oilseed extraction, agricultural contracting<br />
and transport.<br />
The Mid Canterburybased company,<br />
established in <strong>Ashburton</strong> in<br />
1990, is a global leader in the<br />
production of high value seeds and<br />
export of highquality food ingredients.<br />
Midlands Holdings managing<br />
director Chris Green isproud ofthe<br />
company’s success during the past 30<br />
years, and resilience during the<br />
Covid19 pandemic.<br />
‘‘The success of our dynamic<br />
company can be attributed to our<br />
passionate,devoted teamofboth our<br />
grower suppliers and our dedicated<br />
staffwho work tirelessly to constantly<br />
go above and beyond innovation.<br />
‘‘Lately, it has been aperiod of<br />
challenges amid the Covid19 pandemic,<br />
however it has also been a<br />
time of continued growth for the<br />
company.<br />
‘‘We are incredibly grateful to have<br />
been part of the development of a<br />
worldleading agricultural sector right<br />
Maintain routine during lockdown<br />
Are you abletowork from<br />
home and if so, how is<br />
that going?<br />
Yes, Iam able to work<br />
from home although I<br />
would rather be at the<br />
front end! No major<br />
issues, the dog isusually<br />
beside meand my mental<br />
parrot competes vigorously<br />
with phone and<br />
Zoom calls (he may not<br />
last the lockdown period)<br />
Not being able to drive<br />
is frustrating given my<br />
normal daily travels (and<br />
hobbies)!<br />
Whathome chores have<br />
you been avoiding but are<br />
now doing?<br />
All good in this space<br />
but essential to divide<br />
work and home time for<br />
sanity reasons.<br />
Bestthing is from home<br />
to work is about 30<br />
seconds!<br />
Chris Green<br />
Autumn is an important time forcorrect feeding to setcows<br />
up fornextseasonand helping to developahealthycalf.<br />
If youwillbefeeding kale or fodder beet overthe autumn or<br />
winter,consider mineral supplements.<br />
Fodder Beet 100 &150<br />
FB100: wheresmallquantities of fodder<br />
beet,along with silage, straw,kalebeing<br />
fed.<br />
FB150: wheremediumtohigh levels of<br />
fodder beet being fed, along with silage,<br />
straw or other supplements.<br />
LivinginSouth Canterbury, servicing theCentral SouthIsland.<br />
RhysMorgan M 021 0444 853 E rhys@feedadditives.nz<br />
www.feedadditives.nz<br />
Robert Sharkie, Ruralco chief executive<br />
Robert Sharkie's<br />
parrot competes with<br />
his telephone and<br />
Zoom calls.<br />
Have alist of things I<br />
would like to get completed<br />
throughthisperiod.<br />
Any recommendations<br />
for people inlockdown, or<br />
recommendations for TV/<br />
Netflix, books, music,<br />
2272120<br />
online yoga etc?<br />
Routine, Routine, Routine<br />
here.<br />
You need to be disciplined<br />
and also appreciate<br />
everyone is in the same<br />
situation.<br />
Adecent walk every day<br />
provides a reasonable<br />
break and creates some<br />
normality and perspective<br />
on what weare all dealing<br />
with.<br />
It’s also good to see<br />
other humans!<br />
Tell us alighthearted<br />
or otherwise memorable<br />
moment from your lockdown?<br />
The greatest thing out<br />
of this is the “neighbourly”<br />
contact that been aresult<br />
of this lockdown and the<br />
concern and caring nature<br />
of family, friends, and<br />
As aserviceprovider to the farming<br />
sector, we areavailable during these<br />
restrictions to ensureour farmers are<br />
able to carryonfarming –<br />
7days aweek!<br />
As our showroom is closed during the<br />
lockdown period,all customers will<br />
need to ring or email ahead to order<br />
parts and service.<br />
We will then arrange asafe<br />
non-contactpick up foryou.<br />
We areavailable by phone or email<br />
between the hours of<br />
8.00am –5.00pm, 7daysaweek.<br />
Phone Paul on 308 6509 or 027 431 5513,<br />
or email us on palmeragriparts@xtra.co.nz<br />
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here in Mid Canterbury,” he said.<br />
In 2018 the company conceived the<br />
idea of Puriti Manuka, their own<br />
branddeveloped from theircompany<br />
Midlands Apiaries, which fosters a<br />
rich history of beekeeping dating<br />
back nearly 100 years.<br />
They wentontocreate the Mount<br />
Somers Manuka honey brand the<br />
following year and both brands went<br />
on to set new standards for New<br />
Zealand’s Manuka honey markets.<br />
“Brands such asPuriti, the world’s<br />
first Manuka honey jar with 11<br />
separate consumer security and anticounterfeit<br />
features, to New Hemisphere,<br />
New Zealandgrown hemp<br />
food free ofchemical residue, and<br />
OmegaNZ, agourmet cooking oils<br />
and health supplement company, are<br />
all under the Midlands Holdings<br />
umbrella. The key focus of Midlands<br />
Holdings is to maximise exceptional<br />
quality, which these brands provide<br />
and pass ontotheir customers,” Mr<br />
Green said.<br />
“Key sectors are seed production<br />
including plant breeding, pollination<br />
and honeyproduction and marketing,<br />
crop pollination, oilseed extraction,<br />
agricultural contracting and transport;<br />
although far reaching, everythingwedostems<br />
back to maximising<br />
the quality of our products.”<br />
He said many companies faced a<br />
challenging few months ahead of<br />
them during and following the outbreak<br />
of Covid19. But Midlands<br />
Holdings was committed to supporting<br />
customers and brands while<br />
remaining as safe and sanitary as<br />
possible.<br />
“We have taken steps toprotect<br />
our staff, customers and wider community,<br />
as well astaking measures to<br />
ensure we continue to operate at the<br />
highest level offood safety,” he said.<br />
acquaintances.<br />
Also the kindness from<br />
customers, suppliers, local<br />
businesses, and people<br />
who are partners in our<br />
organisation.<br />
What do you miss most<br />
in lockdown? How are you<br />
staying connected socially?<br />
For meitisthe people,<br />
as abusiness and myself<br />
personally we usually<br />
interact with many different<br />
individuals on adaily<br />
basis. This is particularly<br />
difficult for me!<br />
Technology is a huge<br />
advantage in staying connected<br />
and we should be<br />
grateful for that. Contact<br />
with family, grandchildren,<br />
friends and colleagues is<br />
easy butitisuptousall to<br />
do it, this simple act of<br />
makingcontact will helpus<br />
all get through.<br />
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Rural&Lifestyle<br />
Pig farmers planning worstcase scenario<br />
2270996<br />
By Toni Williams<br />
Vickiand Hamish Mee are planninga<br />
worstcase scenariofor stock at their<br />
piggery in Mid Canterbury.<br />
The Meesrun Le Mee Farms,a<br />
22hectarefreefarmpiggery on the<br />
Methven Chertsey Road.They also<br />
have acropping operation.<br />
Theirplanning follows lockdown<br />
restrictions thatstop independent<br />
butchers from opening and limit sale of<br />
pork to supermarkets, otherprocessors<br />
or retailerswhichwere open.<br />
However with importedpork still<br />
allowed into NewZealand, the Mees<br />
are preparing themselves for adifferent<br />
market postCovid19 lockdown,<br />
including ahome delivery piginabox<br />
option.<br />
‘‘Pigs do not just stopgrowing<br />
because markets have beenrestricted<br />
from us,’’ theysaid.<br />
‘‘Allfarmers are doing everythingin<br />
theirpower to find markets for all pigs<br />
–but arebloodyfrustratedbythe<br />
barriers that havebeen putinfront of<br />
our industry by the Government.’’<br />
Commercialfarmstypically supply<br />
pigs to marketonaweeklybasis anddo<br />
not have the facilities to storeextra<br />
stockonsite.<br />
During the lockdown the Mees said<br />
supermarkets nationwide had only<br />
managed to take14percentmore pork<br />
Le Mee Farms sell around 190 baconers weighing 70kg each week.<br />
than theirnormalvolumes, which<br />
illustrated how crucial butchers were to<br />
the industry.<br />
‘‘We can’t stop the pigs coming…<br />
thereisaninemonth period between<br />
inseminationand the pigs going to<br />
market.’’<br />
However, restrictions on butchers<br />
have damaged the pork industry, they<br />
say, with butchers an extremely<br />
important part of the porkindustry.<br />
‘‘We sell approximately 190 baconers<br />
each week, at 70kg dead weight.<br />
‘‘Most of our pork goes to<br />
supermarkets under their freefarmed<br />
label. However, the porkschedulepriceper<br />
kilo–is droppingdramatically<br />
due to the restrictedmarkets we are<br />
dealingwith.’’<br />
Importedporkwas flooding the<br />
current market.<br />
‘‘Unfortunately,out of all the pork<br />
consumed in NZ –62per centis<br />
imported annually, with 95 per cent of<br />
imports being illegal to raise in New<br />
Zealand as it doesnot meetour<br />
minimum animalwelfare standards.’’<br />
Whiletodate the Meeshave sold all<br />
theirpigs to markets, they realise this<br />
couldchange quickly. In the past few<br />
weekstherehave already been a<br />
number of changes.<br />
Mr Mee and their wholesaler are<br />
constantly keepinguptodate with the<br />
latestdevelopments and market<br />
movements and trying to ensure that<br />
there are markets for all the pigs.<br />
They doubt any farmerwill be able<br />
to maintainreduced pricesfor any<br />
great length of time.<br />
They do not have excess stock right<br />
now, but are preparing for it.<br />
‘‘We havehad to purchase five new<br />
tunnel houses and of course all the<br />
necessary requirements within themeg,<br />
feeders, drinkers,false roofs, extra<br />
bedding –the list and expensesgoon<br />
–these wouldbeused to accommodate<br />
weaner pigs on atemporary basis.<br />
‘‘Theproblem with holding pigs is<br />
thatthe pigscontinue to grow and<br />
therefore outgrow themarket weight<br />
requirements –creating more issues –a<br />
nowin situation!’’<br />
If there was aneed in the future to<br />
euthanise pigs,the Meesconsiderthis a<br />
job for Ministry for Primary Industries,<br />
not the farmer.<br />
‘‘Our job is to produce New Zealand<br />
porkfor Kiwis.<br />
‘‘Weare very passionateabouthow<br />
we operateour freefarmed piggery and<br />
animal welfare is the key concern for<br />
us.<br />
‘‘Wehave beenbrainstormingalot<br />
lately –and have created an idea of piginabox.<br />
We are currentlyindiscussion<br />
with our butcher regarding options and<br />
pricing.<br />
‘‘Wewant to promote NZ Porkand<br />
see this as apossible untapped market.<br />
Locally grown free farmedNZpork –<br />
sounds great to us.’’<br />
Possiblebox options include allpork,<br />
porkand bacon or pork,baconand<br />
ham.<br />
‘‘The response we are fieldingat<br />
present has been extremely positive<br />
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DEATHS<br />
BIRD, William Edward:<br />
(Ted): On <strong>April</strong> 10, <strong>2020</strong> at<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> Hospital. Aged<br />
91 years. Dearly loved and<br />
devoted husband of the<br />
late Pamela, for 58 years.<br />
Much loved Dad and father<br />
in law of Dennis, Alan<br />
and Kate, and Philip and<br />
Amanda. Loved grandad of<br />
Nicholas,Michaeland Emily,<br />
Kimberley, Jaimee, and<br />
Jayden; Cindy, Joand Jesse.<br />
Messages to the Bird family<br />
P O Box 472, <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
7740. A private burial will<br />
take place followed by a<br />
memorial service atalater<br />
date.<br />
Paterson’s<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
FDANZ<br />
03 3077433<br />
BISSET, Marguerite Mary:<br />
On Monday <strong>April</strong> 6th <strong>2020</strong>,<br />
in Northampton, UK.<br />
Dearly loved wife ofthe late<br />
Morrison (Morris) Bisset,<br />
dearly loved mother and<br />
mother-in-law ofMoyra and<br />
Rex Whiting (<strong>Ashburton</strong>),<br />
Sheena and Trevor Clarkand<br />
Paul Strachan (<strong>Ashburton</strong>),<br />
David and Patricia (UK) and<br />
Marjorie and Philip (Andy)<br />
Bisset-Entwistle (UK).<br />
Beloved granny and great<br />
granny. An amazing lady<br />
and wonderful mother.<br />
McCORMICK, Donald<br />
Murray: (Murray) (Corky):<br />
On <strong>April</strong> 9,<strong>2020</strong>. Peacefully<br />
at <strong>Ashburton</strong> Hospital,<br />
Aged 68 years. Dearly<br />
loved husband of Rita.<br />
Loved father of Dexter and<br />
Edlyn, and Richard, and<br />
loved Grandad ofWebster,<br />
Lestermea, Dexterralf,<br />
Dexterlyn, and Rixie.<br />
Messages to McCormick<br />
Family P O Box 472,<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> 7740. A private<br />
burial for Murray will take<br />
place.<br />
Paterson’s<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
FDANZ<br />
03 3077433<br />
Birth notices listed by<br />
parents will continue<br />
to be free in the Family<br />
Notices column. The<br />
initial death notice<br />
lodged by a funeral<br />
director will be listed<br />
without charge. There<br />
will be asmall charge<br />
of $15 for subsequent<br />
notices related to the<br />
same death, up to a<br />
maximum of 35 words<br />
and on aper-line basis<br />
after that. The same<br />
low charges apply to<br />
other family notices,<br />
such as engagements,<br />
acknowledgements, in<br />
memoriam notices and<br />
anniversaries.<br />
Family Notices<br />
DEATHS<br />
McQUARTERS, Alan<br />
Albert “Mac”, QSM. Passed<br />
away peacefully at Radius<br />
Millstream <strong>Ashburton</strong> on<br />
<strong>April</strong> 8th, <strong>2020</strong>, in his 91st<br />
year. A lifelong passion<br />
for the Fire Service, Music<br />
and the Performing Arts.<br />
Patron of Variety Theatre<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> and The<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> Fire Museum.<br />
Loved husband of the late<br />
Vi, and loved father and<br />
father-in-law of Peter and<br />
Larraine, Tony, and Nicola<br />
and Alan Lowe. Treasured<br />
grandad of Jase and Amy,<br />
Daniel, Adam and Stacey<br />
Lowe and Kendall and Pete<br />
Lee. Dear great grandad of<br />
Charlie, Huey, Oscar and<br />
Ted McQuarters and Brody<br />
Lowe. Messages to the<br />
McQuarters/Lowe family,<br />
106 Belt Road <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
7700. Thanks to Radius<br />
for their care ofAlan over<br />
the past two weeks, also<br />
Dr Charlotte Cox and the<br />
medical staff of <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
Hospital. Arest well-earned,<br />
will be sadly missed by all<br />
who knew and loved him. A<br />
celebration of Mac’s life will<br />
be held at alaterdate.<br />
Paterson’s<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
FDANZ<br />
03 3077433<br />
SOLE William Joseph, on<br />
<strong>April</strong> 5,<strong>2020</strong>, peacefully at<br />
Tuarangi Home, <strong>Ashburton</strong>.<br />
Aged 80 years. Husband<br />
of the late Joyce. Father<br />
of Steven and Denise,<br />
John and Lesley, Lindsay<br />
and Karen, and Glen and<br />
Mel. Grandad to all his<br />
grandchildren and great<br />
grandchildren. Messages<br />
to the Sole family c/- PO<br />
Box 472, <strong>Ashburton</strong> 7740.<br />
At Bill’s request a private<br />
cremation has been held<br />
and a service to celebrate<br />
his life will be held at alater<br />
date.<br />
Paterson’s<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
FDANZ<br />
03 307 7433<br />
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT<br />
HUMM, George Ronald:<br />
Jenny, Nathan, Kerrin and<br />
their families sincerely<br />
thank everyone for the<br />
messages, cards, flowers<br />
and kind gestures of<br />
support they received<br />
when George passed away.<br />
Also thanks to those who<br />
attended his celebration<br />
of life. We are very touched<br />
and appreciate having<br />
support through these<br />
tough times.Thank you.<br />
Supporting the<br />
community<br />
96 Tancred Street,<strong>Ashburton</strong>.<br />
LREA2008<br />
Phone 307 8317<br />
MCRE<br />
Family owned,<br />
locally owned<br />
22 MooreStreet,<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
0800 2636679<br />
2262527<br />
Autumn colours well admired<br />
Aperfect venue for<br />
Functions,<br />
Funerals<br />
and<br />
Weddings.<br />
Trott’s Garden<br />
371RacecourseRoad, <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
www.trotts.co.nz |Email: info@trotts.co.nz<br />
2258775<br />
There are splashes of colour<br />
around <strong>Ashburton</strong> Domain and<br />
plenty of admirers to enjoy them<br />
at the moment.<br />
Strolling through the community<br />
green space, walkers can<br />
admire impressive late blooms<br />
and shrubs, and also the brown,<br />
red and orange leaves that<br />
announce the onset of cooler<br />
temperatures in the colourful<br />
season of autumn.<br />
The area between the domain<br />
oval and West/Wills streets isa<br />
particular favourite place.<br />
CDHB works with rest homes<br />
The Canterbury District<br />
Health Boardwill be working<br />
withMid Canterbury’s aged<br />
residential care facilities to<br />
helpkeep Covid19 away.<br />
Rest homes already havea<br />
novisitorpolicyand staffwho<br />
are ill muststay home.<br />
DirectorGeneralofHealth<br />
Dr Ashley Bloomfield said this<br />
weekthe deaths of elderly<br />
peopleconnected to the<br />
Rosewood resthome in<br />
Testing time for event centre<br />
The curtains are down and the<br />
lights off, but <strong>Ashburton</strong> Trust<br />
Event Centre manager Roger<br />
Farr is tryinghard to stay<br />
positive in testing times.<br />
He says four upcoming shows<br />
have been cancelled (10 Tenors,<br />
Variety Theatre’s It’s Only Rock<br />
n’ Roll Baby, Caitlin Smith and<br />
Aro and 1970s revue show<br />
Yesterday Once More) and a<br />
number of others postponed for<br />
the foreseeable future.<br />
‘‘All shows are up in the air at<br />
the moment and we have to rely<br />
on the Government’s directive<br />
before we have any hope of<br />
reopening.’’<br />
If lockdown was lifted and<br />
Christchurch were asobering<br />
reminder of howCovid19<br />
affected those vulnerable<br />
communities.<br />
He said health authorities<br />
were working closelywithaged<br />
care facilities, of whichthere<br />
were 650around the country.<br />
Relatively fewfacilities had<br />
been affected by Covid19 to<br />
date, reflecting the care and<br />
prevention measuresinplace.<br />
The ministry has been<br />
gatherings were allowed of say<br />
100, that would not necessarily<br />
be appealing or economically<br />
viable for touring shows and<br />
other performances.<br />
Mr Farr said his staff were<br />
taking thingsday by day and<br />
some, like himself, were<br />
catching up on paperwork.<br />
The event centre had applied<br />
for the Government wage<br />
subsidy for its staff and was<br />
hopeful of achieving it as a<br />
charitable organisation.<br />
He said there was no income<br />
coming in, but the situation was<br />
the same for all other venues<br />
across the country and for a<br />
number of businesses.<br />
Fourlane highway<br />
could boost economy<br />
Rangitata MP Andrew Falloonsays<br />
afourlane highway between<br />
Rolleston and <strong>Ashburton</strong>shouldbe<br />
one of theshovelready projects<br />
Governmentisseeking to provide<br />
economic stimuluspost Covid19,<br />
especially withthe contribution<br />
expected by the farming sector.<br />
Mr Falloon haswritten to<br />
Transport Minister Phil Twyford,<br />
saying thefourlane project should<br />
be progressed. ‘‘With tens of<br />
thousands morepeopleout of work<br />
it’s importantwesee aclear<br />
package of economic recovery once<br />
we moveout of the immediate<br />
public health response.’’<br />
He asked Governmenttoinclude<br />
it in its next fundingpackage.<br />
advisingresthomes about how<br />
to stop the virus.<br />
‘‘We haveaskedthe DHBs<br />
to work withfacilitiesintheir<br />
regiontohave good policies<br />
andprocedures in place, and<br />
good accesstoPPE (personal<br />
protective equipment),and<br />
identifywhat othersupport<br />
they need to help ensure they<br />
keep ahigh levelofcare and<br />
preventCovid19 gettinginto<br />
their facilities.’’<br />
Mr Farr said it was not the<br />
end of the event centre, but<br />
performances were<br />
‘‘mothballed’’ for awhile.<br />
Once the venue reopened, he<br />
would target commercial<br />
business and hoped to<br />
encourage morebusinesses to<br />
hold meetings atthe venue.<br />
‘‘It will certainly take time for<br />
performances to start up again,<br />
but we’ll just have to roll with<br />
it.’’<br />
He said therewas good<br />
support within the industry and<br />
regular pushes to ensure the<br />
Government did not forget the<br />
plight of venues like the event<br />
centre.<br />
‘‘Not only will construction<br />
providemuchneeded jobs, there<br />
will be substantial ongoing<br />
economic and safety benefits. In<br />
recent years, the roadhas beenthe<br />
secondmost dangerous stretch of<br />
highwayinNew Zealand for<br />
fatalitiesand serious injuries.<br />
Traffic volumes have doubled since<br />
1997, withmore ships cominginto<br />
Timaruand growth in ourprimary<br />
sector.<br />
‘‘With amajordownturn<br />
expected in tourism and other<br />
industries, more than anytimein<br />
our recent history, NewZealand<br />
willbereplying on theeconomic<br />
contribution our farmers and<br />
primary industries make.’’<br />
Local news at www.starnews.co.nz<br />
Biodiversity case<br />
Abusiness case for abiodiversity<br />
officer will be preparedfor the<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> District Council’s<br />
longterm plan next year.<br />
Approval forthe work was<br />
granted by councillors at their<br />
Zoommeeting last week; the<br />
decision may be overridden by<br />
planned Government policy in<br />
the biodiversity area. The<br />
recommendation for a<br />
biodiversity officer came from<br />
the local biodiversity advisory<br />
group, which is made up of<br />
council, farmingand<br />
environmental groups.<br />
Water use<br />
The volume of water<br />
ratepayers on aresidential D<br />
connection can use before<br />
incurring extra costs is to be<br />
reviewed. <strong>Ashburton</strong> District<br />
councillor Stuart Wilson<br />
succeeded in getting areport<br />
actionedand says the current<br />
level of 1000 litresper day for<br />
householdsonresidential D<br />
connections before userpays<br />
watercosts kick in is unfair; he<br />
says most urban households use<br />
1700 litres aday. Council officers<br />
are also preparing areporton<br />
the costbenefitsofinstalling<br />
watermetres districtwide during<br />
the nextlongterm planning<br />
period.<br />
Hydroslide<br />
Apetition with 30 signatures<br />
calling for ahydroslide at the EA<br />
Networks Centre will be<br />
included in areport by staff to<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> District Councillors<br />
later this year. The petition was<br />
presented by 10yearold Holly<br />
EslertoMayor Neil Brown in<br />
March. He said the petition<br />
would be looked at by staff, and<br />
treated as valuable feedback<br />
from people who livedinthe<br />
district.<br />
Scam alert<br />
Canterbury Civil Defence<br />
Emergency Management is<br />
reminding people to be alert for<br />
scammers while in lockdown.<br />
Controller NevilleReilly said he<br />
was aware of atleast one<br />
incidentwhere amemberofthe<br />
public received acall froma<br />
person whoclaimed to be from<br />
CDEMseeking cash or credit<br />
card information. Anylegitimate<br />
phonecalls made on behalf of<br />
CDEMwould never request<br />
bank account, credit cardorPIN<br />
details.The scam caller offered<br />
to help get groceries, saying they<br />
would come to pick up cash or a<br />
credit card. “There are<br />
vulnerable peoplein our region<br />
who genuinely need welfare<br />
support and the last thing we<br />
wantisfor people to be worried<br />
whentheyreceive alegitimate<br />
offerofhelp.” Scammersshould<br />
be reported to police. The Civil<br />
Defence welfare helpline is 0800<br />
24 11 11.<br />
Young farmers<br />
Nominations are being sought<br />
for the two spots on the NZ<br />
Young Farmers Board. Young<br />
Farmersisgoverned by an eightmember<br />
board; four elected<br />
members, three independent<br />
directors and acontest<br />
representative.The board is<br />
wellregarded within the food<br />
and fibresector. Nominations,<br />
via the Young Farmerswebsite,<br />
closeonMay22.
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Funds given to support<br />
driving coordinator role<br />
Members of Celtic’s women’s rugby team after atrainingsession before the lockdown.<br />
Spirits, fitness kept up<br />
By Linda Clarke<br />
Celtic’s women’s rugby team is training upastorm on<br />
social media, to keep spirits and fitnesslevels up ahead<br />
of what coach Nick McKain hopes will be acracker<br />
season.<br />
With two imports from the town of Kendal, in<br />
Cumbria in the United Kingdom,the women’s side was<br />
showing promise and had been training hard ahead of<br />
aplanned season start in <strong>April</strong>.<br />
Covid19 means the start of their season, like all<br />
sports, is on hold.<br />
Nick says players were training in their own bubbles<br />
and itching toget back to contact and group sessions<br />
once restrictions were eased.<br />
He says the players had been keeping connected<br />
through social media; the posts were fun and fitnessoriented.<br />
The team had managed afew full trainings before<br />
the alert level 4restrictions kicked in.<br />
The English players were flatting separately with<br />
other members of the rugby community, he said. They<br />
Free online classes offered<br />
had been working and adjustingtoKiwi life prior to the<br />
lockdown and planned to stay two years.<br />
Nick says it was still possible to salvage arugby<br />
competition if restrictions were lifted.<br />
The Celtic side will play in aChristchurch league,<br />
with some home games, and local coaches said the side<br />
had agood spread of talent and ability.<br />
While last year was alearning curve, this year the<br />
squad had good numbers and contained athletes who<br />
had played rugby as well as those new to the sport.<br />
The team had created afamily atmosphere, where<br />
players’ children were welcomed and looked after,<br />
removing any barriers to training and gametime.<br />
‘‘I am alittle bit excited this year. The girls are alot<br />
better than people were thinking,’’ he said.<br />
‘‘We have the opportunity to be areally good squad<br />
this year.’’<br />
The women’s team is well supported by the Celtic<br />
club, which had arugby connection with Kendal for a<br />
decade.<br />
Nick says the rugby community was hoping Covid19<br />
had created only apause for the sport this season.<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> District Council will use the<br />
balance of a special fund to assist in<br />
funding a youth driver licence coordinator.<br />
The Access Trust special fund has<br />
been sitting with council for anumber of<br />
years and has abalance of $39,376.<br />
The fund relates to the former<br />
Taskforce Green transport project and<br />
council passed aresolution recently to<br />
be able to use it.<br />
Council economic development<br />
manager Bevan Rickerby said the lack of<br />
adriver’s licence had been identified as<br />
aroadblock to local youth employment.<br />
A project coordinator would help<br />
ensure young people did not slip<br />
through gaps, were ‘‘road safe’’ and that<br />
funding to drive ‘‘got to the right<br />
places’’.<br />
The role was not an immediate<br />
appointment and would run for six to<br />
eight months, before schools and other<br />
organisations took it over, he said.<br />
Mayor Neil Brown said supporting<br />
young drivers locally was ‘‘an opportunity<br />
do something for our children’’ and<br />
for older students at Mount Hutt and<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> colleges.<br />
There was no rate payer subsidy<br />
involved and employers wanted school<br />
leavers who had licences.<br />
He said council would facilitate and<br />
support the scheme, which involved<br />
several agencies already helping new<br />
drivers get their licences.<br />
Trust’s virtual meeting<br />
to discuss support options<br />
The Community Trust of Mid &South<br />
Canterbury board met virtually for the<br />
first time in its history on<strong>April</strong> 6after a<br />
scheduled meeting on March 30 was<br />
postponed as aresult ofthe Covid19<br />
lockdown.<br />
Trust chairman David Forman said<br />
trustees discussed the best way they could<br />
support the region in response to the<br />
current lockdown because “the pandemic<br />
will bring significant and unprecedented<br />
challenges throughoutour communities.’’<br />
‘‘We want to assure grantees and the<br />
wider community that we are well placed<br />
to meet whatever needs arisethrough this<br />
period of heightened risk and uncertainty.<br />
‘‘First and foremost, the annual funding<br />
available tonotforprofit organisations<br />
will be maintained for the upcoming<br />
<strong>2020</strong>/21 funding year. The application<br />
rounds advertisedonthe trust website will<br />
also remain the same."<br />
He said although trust investments<br />
have taken ahit due to the significant<br />
drop in investment markets, its portfolio<br />
was structured to weather this type of<br />
event.<br />
‘‘We have agood level of cash reserves<br />
and dividend paying investments to be<br />
able to fully support the Mid &South<br />
Canterbury regions in the coming year<br />
and beyond.”<br />
Looking forward the trust will be<br />
assessing where the greatest needs lie and<br />
where to best focus its resources.<br />
Organisations are invited to make<br />
contact to discuss any needs they have.<br />
They can call community relations manager<br />
Lorel Hallinan on 021 819 0606 or<br />
email to crm@comtrust.org.nz.<br />
Mid Canterbury TimeBank is helping<br />
the community to connect and learn<br />
during lockdown.<br />
It is offeringfree onlineclasses<br />
that are open to everyone.<br />
Teaching Tuesdayswill run from<br />
7pm until 8pmand will focus on a<br />
range of different subject eachweek,<br />
including learning more about<br />
KiwiSaver,meditation and Te Reo<br />
Maori.<br />
‘Crafternoons’ willrun on Fridays,<br />
from 2pm until 3pm, and will feature<br />
advice on areas such as sewing,<br />
knitting and scrapbookingathome.<br />
Gardening questions will be<br />
answered by experiencedgardeners<br />
at online sessions on Sundays, from<br />
4pm until 5pm.<br />
Other sessionsare also being lined<br />
up.<br />
Go to the link form.jotform.com/<br />
200928222381046 to ask for an<br />
invitation to the events.<br />
Stay fit &earn $$$<br />
at the same time<br />
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Source: WHO,CDC -CC-BY-SA<br />
For thelatest info:<br />
who.int, health.govt.nz<br />
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every Thursday delivering the<br />
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the <strong>Ashburton</strong> urban area.<br />
Enjoy the fresh air, stay fit and<br />
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closed underCOVID alert4measures.<br />
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Anyone with symptoms of COVID-19 should phone<br />
their doctor or Healthline on 0800 3585453<br />
Authorised by Andrew Falloon MP,<br />
139Stafford Street,Timaru.<br />
Andrew Falloon,<br />
MP forRangitata<br />
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Properties of the Week<br />
109 Walnut Avenue,<strong>Ashburton</strong> PBN<br />
With 6bedrooms,2bathrooms and 2living areas all retaining<br />
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19 Whiteoak Grove, Tinwald $700,000<br />
-4Bedrooms,MasterBedroom with WIR &Ensuite<br />
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-3car garaging,loft&extraparking<br />
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E: cheryl.fowler@raywhite.com<br />
94 SpaxtonStreet,Methven $660,000<br />
Attractiveseven year old,four bedroom home,tastefully<br />
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E: margaret.feiss@raywhite.com<br />
114 BowenSt, Rakaia $130,000<br />
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4BlackfordSt, Methven Offers over $960,000<br />
First home-2bedrooms,1bathroom, open plan living,separate<br />
laundry,single attached garage.<br />
Second home -5bedrooms,2.5 bathrooms,large open plan<br />
kitchen living,separate laundry, double attached garage.<br />
These homes have loads to offer.<br />
Option to purchasefurniture. E: shirley.fitzgerald@raywhite.com<br />
65 Northpark Road,<strong>Ashburton</strong> PBN<br />
•Indoor swimming pool<br />
•10car garaging plus 3bay shed<br />
•5bedrooms,3bathroomsplus office<br />
•Entertainer’s kitchen/dining/living.Separate mediaroom/lounge<br />
E: bruce.mcpheson@raywhite.com E: denise.mcpherson@raywhite.com<br />
115Smithfield Road,<strong>Ashburton</strong> $226,000<br />
4360 sqm, 5minutes from town.<br />
Powerand Fibreatboundary. Greatbuilding site.<br />
Bareland with services at the boundary. Waterisprovided by the<br />
shared well thatisalreadyinplacealong with the ADC approved<br />
septic tank plan.<br />
E: bruce.mcpheson@raywhite.com E: denise.mcpherson@raywhite.com<br />
11A Charlesworth Drive, <strong>Ashburton</strong> $218,000<br />
Aspacious privatesection of 767m2. This section is privately<br />
owned so doesn’t have restrictivecovenants attached which can<br />
be found in this location. Asealed,shared driveway leads to this<br />
fabulous sitewhich features new fencing and livetreesaround it’s<br />
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E: cheryl.fowler@raywhite.com<br />
119 William Street,<strong>Ashburton</strong> PBN<br />
Lovely warm and comfortable corner 2bedroom townhouse<br />
locatedcentrally foreaseto town, schools and social events.You<br />
will enjoycookingupastorminthis spaciousmodernkitchen<br />
thathas been updatedand opened up foropen plan living to<br />
the dining and lounge.<br />
E: lynne.bridge@raywhite.com<br />
39A CoxStreet,<strong>Ashburton</strong> Offers over $499,000<br />
Abrand new home where plenty of thoughtand consideration<br />
has been put into the designofthis stylish townhouse. From<br />
themomentyou walk in it is immediately evidentthe careand<br />
attention to detail thathas taken placehere.<br />
E: jarrod.ross@raywhite.com E: kim.miller@raywhite.com<br />
119A Racecourse Rd,<strong>Ashburton</strong> ByNegotation<br />
Threedouble bedrooms and aspacious officeorfourth single<br />
bedroom. Master ensuite, main bathroom has aspa bath, vanity<br />
and tiled shower. Separatewheelchair friendly washroom with<br />
hand basin. GasLog fireand twoheatpumps.Large Double<br />
Garage.Nestledon1983m2 section. E: chrissy.milne@raywhite.com<br />
14 Williamson Place $280,000<br />
•Two Bedrooms which featurebuilt in wardrobes<br />
•Good Sized Dining andLounge Area with aconservatoryoffthe<br />
lounge thatisanabsolutesun trap during both summer and<br />
winter.<br />
•Excellentoutside spacewith agood sized garden.<br />
•Floor MountedHeatPump<br />
E: jill.quaid@raywhite.com<br />
48/1236 RiverRoad,Hakatere $110,000<br />
•Two ample bedrooms<br />
•Fabulous family friendly open plan kitchen, dining,living area<br />
•Bathroom completewith toilet,shower, vanity, bathroom heater<br />
•Recentlypaintedinside and out<br />
•Homely and warm with afreestanding logfire<br />
E: kim.miller@raywhite.com<br />
DuetoCovid-19lockdown,<br />
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in apropertybyemailing<br />
the listing agentshown<br />
under each property<br />
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GODSELL<br />
BRICKLAYING<br />
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• Annual Accounts<br />
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Gutterguardinstallation and gutter cleaning <br />
Phone Duncan 027 370 2453 l Jeanette 027 318 5055<br />
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<strong>Ashburton</strong>, Rolleston &Christchurch<br />
•Paving •Irrigation •Lawns<br />
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•Artificial grass andmore...<br />
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Tips from wellness advocate Lance Burdett<br />
Keep moving forward<br />
Maintaining relationships with friends,<br />
family and neighbours is just as<br />
important as maintaining the oil in your<br />
vehicles.<br />
And in afew weeks we have<br />
experienced more than the usual wearandtear<br />
among our community.<br />
It’s understandable –these are<br />
unprecedented times.<br />
Wellness advocate Lance Burdett,<br />
from Warn International, who was in<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> just last month, has words of<br />
wisdom for rural folk:<br />
Stay connected<br />
“It is important more than ever that<br />
people stay connected. In times of<br />
challenges, one of the first things to<br />
disappear is connection with others and<br />
there has never been amore important<br />
time to connect than the current<br />
situation.<br />
“If you haven’t heard from your<br />
neighbour for afew days, give them a<br />
call on the phone. It might just be that<br />
they are really busy and haven’t had the<br />
time to talk.”<br />
Don’t be afraid to ask them ... twice<br />
“You will be able to gauge from the<br />
conversation as to how well they are<br />
doing and don’t be afraid to ask them,<br />
FACTORY SPRAY LACQUER<br />
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that lasts!<br />
Existing kitchens, doors,<br />
furniture &appliances<br />
twice, How are you doing? The reason<br />
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reaction is often to say I’m fine when<br />
we are struggling.<br />
“Facetoface conversations are the<br />
best because you can see the person<br />
and that’s where real socialisation takes<br />
place.<br />
Look and see how they are doing<br />
“If the person is either fidgety, not<br />
looking at you, or looking pale, those<br />
are signs they may be struggling.<br />
Keep moving forward<br />
“The worst thing we can do in<br />
situations like this is to dwell on the<br />
negative …the best thing we can do is<br />
to keep moving forward knowing that<br />
the country needs farmers more than<br />
ever.<br />
“Since the beginning of time people<br />
have been farming and you are still<br />
doing it today. Connecting with other<br />
farmers and talking about successes<br />
and challenges is the way forward.<br />
“It is not trite to say that New<br />
Zealand needs you to be at your best<br />
and to work with others to bring<br />
certainty in these uncertain times.”<br />
Concerned? Free call or text anytime<br />
to 1737, get in touch with your GP.<br />
TRADE &SERVICES<br />
DENTURES; Dr Peter<br />
Rumping repairs existing<br />
dentures and also provides<br />
new dentures. Phone 027<br />
220 9997.<br />
ENGINEERING repairs, fabrication,<br />
farm equipment<br />
service and maintenance,<br />
W.O.F. repairs, machining<br />
and welding. Odd jobs a<br />
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Can collect. Phone<br />
Malcolm 027 475 4241.<br />
The Finishing Company<br />
03 307 8870 2271511<br />
PLUMBING,<br />
BUILDING and property<br />
solutions. For your complete<br />
alteration or renovation.<br />
We project manage FLY control and spider<br />
the whole process. Home proofing. For all domestic<br />
and small commercial. and industrial pest control<br />
Qualified tradesmen. needs phone AJ Kerr at<br />
Phone Kiwi Building & <strong>Ashburton</strong> Pest Control on<br />
Maintenance Ltd. Gary 308 03 308 8147 or 027 432<br />
4798, 027 207 1478 or 5447.<br />
Cawte 027 418 7955. FURNITURE removals -For<br />
CARPET cleaning -Powerful<br />
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Upholstery, mats and rugs.<br />
all your household removal<br />
needs call Nudges Furniture<br />
Removals, phone 027<br />
Experienced owner/operator.<br />
224 0609.<br />
Phone John Cameron GARDENING, mowing,<br />
at Supersucker 027 435 pruning, fertilising, projects<br />
1042 or 308 <strong>16</strong>77.<br />
or general spruce ups? Call<br />
CHIMNEY sweep - For a Andrew at Spruce Gardens<br />
professional service call to get the job done right.<br />
Dan McKerrow Chimney 027 765 2899 or 03 307 <strong>16</strong>93.<br />
Sweep and Repairs on 021 sprucegardens@xtra.co.nz<br />
118 7580.<br />
HYDRAULICS; Martin<br />
COMPUTER problems? For Bennett -Onsite hydraulic<br />
prompt reliable computer hose repair service 24/7.<br />
servicing and laser engraving<br />
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2012 NISSANSYLPHY, 4door,auto, petrol,ABS, air con, 29,200 kms,<br />
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2012 TOYOTA RACTIS G, 5door,petrol,ABS, air con, rear spoiler,cruise<br />
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1994 TOYOTA HILUX, petrol,alloydeck,ute,2000cc................................. SOLD<br />
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$14,995<br />
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Ph: 308 1396<br />
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470 West Street,<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
A/H Keith Drummond<br />
0274 367 646<br />
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-about our range of rental vehicles<br />
Family,Sports,School or Social Trips<br />
We have 8, 10 &12seaterminivansavailable.<br />
Cars and 3trucks forsmall orbig loads also available.<br />
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