Ashburton Courier: April 23, 2020

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Page 10, Ashburton's The Courier, Thursday April 23, 2020 DEATHS MAW, Charles Amos: With sadness we announce the peaceful passing of Charlie on Tuesday 14th April 2020 at Rosebank, Ashburton, aged 93. Dearly loved husband of Joyce for 66 years. Cherished father of Elizabeth (deceased) and John Chynoweth, Leslie and Annette, Geoffrey, Ian and Vicki. Loved grandfather of Richard and Tracey, Sara and TJ, Jacqui and Brad and Grant. Adored great grandad to Jaryn, McKenna, Andee, Freya, Xanthe, Charlie and Thomas. The family wish to send their special thanks to the caring staff at Rosebank fortheir care of Charlie over the past years. Messages to the Maw Family. 1433 Back Track, RD12Rakaia. Due to COVID19 a private burial will take place. Paterson’s Ashburton FDANZ 03 3077433 FORBES, Grace Lillian: (formerly Smart) 17/4/1937-18/4/2020 Passed away peacefully at Ashburton hospital with her belovedsonsMichael and Robert byher side. Loving wife to the late Ash Forbes, mum to Robyn (deceased). Much loved Mum to Gary and Jody (Perth) and mum in law toDebbie. Loved by her grandchildren, Angela, Vicki, Jason, Siobhorn, Logan, Dillon, Liam and Brearna. Loved great Nana, tobegreat great Nana, sister, aunty, cousin and to many a friend. Gracewill be greatly missed by us all, her humour,cooking, knitting,crafts, cardsand housie. Anymessages can be sent to mike.smart123456@ gmail.com. The boy’s respectfully request that in lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Ashburton Cancer Society. Aprivate cremation will be held for Grace but due to the current circumstances we are unable to hold a memorial however we will look at doing so at a laterdate. FamilyNotices DEATHS PAGE, Joy Leonie, on April 16, 2020. Passed away peacefully at Rosebank Resthome, Ashburton, aged 78 years. Dearly loved sister of Brian Oliver, and much loved aunty of all her nieces and nephews. Will be dearly missed by her good friend Dorothy and the Lefeber family. Messages to POBox 472, Ashburton7740. Aspecial thank you tothe staff at Rosebank Resthome for their loving care of Joy. At Joy’s request aprivate cremation has been held. Paterson’s Ashburton FDANZ 03 307 7433 WELLS, Natalie Doreen: on April 14, 2020: Passed away peacefully at Ashburton Hospital. Aged 87 years. Dearly loved wife of the late Arthur George Wells. Cherished mother and mother in law of Alison and John Menary, Graeme and Megan Wells, Jennifer and Mark Holmes, Carolyn and Jeffery Menzies, Kenneth Wells and Robert Wells. Treasured grandmother of all her grandchildren and their partners: Lisa and Ben, Carl and Victoria, and Talia and Cameron; Ashley and Emily and Clawrence; Callum and Toni, Courtney and Karl and Brittaney and Blair; Cameron and Henni, Kerris and Sabrina; Braden and Hilary; Aleisha and Mikayla and Cameron. Loved great grandmother of Ari, Freya, Isla, Tessa and Noah. Messages to the Wells Family, POBox 472, Ashburton 7740. We would like to acknowledge the wonderful care given by ward 1 Ashburton Hospital. Because of the current circumstances a private burial has taken place. It is proposed to hold a memorial service at St Stephens Anglican Church at alaterdate. Paterson’s Ashburton FDANZ 03 307 7433 Supporting the community 96 Tancred Street,Ashburton. LREA2008 Phone 307 8317 MCRE Family owned, locally owned 22 MooreStreet, Ashburton 0800 2636679 2262527 IN MEMORIAM COULTER Craig: In loving memory of a much loved husband anddad taken from us 23 April2019. Youare missed each and everyday, for youwere someone special who meant moretous than wordscan ever say Loved and remembered always Carolyn, Lucy, Holly; Lee, Sophie,Charlie; and Vinny COULTER Craig: One year ago you left us Dad. We will always remember, that special smile, that caring heart, the special hugs, youalways gaveus. Youbeing there, for Mum and us, through all times no matter what. We will always remember youDad. Love forever Lucy and Holly xx Birth notices listed by parents will continue to be free in the Family Notices column. The initial death notice lodged by a funeral director will be listed without charge. There will be asmall charge of $15 for subsequent notices related to the same death, up to amaximum of 35 words and on aperline basis after that. The same low charges apply to other family notices, such as engagements, acknowledgments, in memoriam notices and anniversaries. Aperfect venue for Functions, Funerals and Weddings. Trott’s Garden 371RacecourseRoad, Ashburton www.trotts.co.nz |Email: info@trotts.co.nz 2258775 Local news at www.starnews.co.nz Online meat sales take off By Mick Jensen Trading mighthave looked uncertain whenlockdown restrictions started, but Netherby Meats is now going great guns and an online salesplatform is keeping nine staff members in full time employment. Demand is so great that business owner MikeHanson is considering taking on more people to help with deliveries and otherjobs. ‘‘Forthe first coupleofweekswedidn’t really know what we wereallowedtodo wewere open, then closed and then open again,’’said Mr Hanson. Staffwere working five to 10 hours aweek and he was wonderingwhat the futureheld. He had applied for the Government’swage subsidy and things were not looking too great. ‘‘I found myself stuck with $20,000 worth of meat that I’d ordered before lockdown and thought I’d be allowed to sell. ‘‘I wasn’tsure what to do with it. But thenthe story was shared on television and countlessofferscame in from people wanting to buy it.’’ Thosebuying it had donated the meat to Ronald McDonald House, the Salvation Armyand othercauses, ‘‘which was quite amazing really’’. Mr Hansonsaid themeat had been snapped up in just two days. NetherbyMeatstarted offering online sales on April6, with the first delivery three days later. On day one therewere 150 orders, and 100 on day two. Saleshad continued to be brisk, said Mr Hanson, and all of his staff were busyworking full days. ‘‘Customersare happy to orderonline. ‘‘They tick the items they want, pay online and then we deliver.’’ Mr Hanson said local orders weredelivered by his staff and acourier had been usedfor orders received from Timaru, Geraldine and Christchurch. He had put the time into developingthe online sales Labour List MP Jo Luxton Thank you to ateam of five million Thiscolumn is about your unity,your sacrifice, and your success so far.You should be enormously proud of what we are achievingtogether, even though there’s plenty moretodo. We’re showing that ateamoffive million, working together, really can take ahuge step towards the goal of eliminatingCovid19from New Zealand. Now we havetofinish the job. As you will have heard, New Zealand willmove out of alert level 4after Anzac Day, on April 28. The Government wouldnot have been abletomake that decision without your efforts. Across New Zealandwe cametogetherasone team. We went hard,and early, to protect our bubbles and breakthe chain of transmission. So far, your efforts looktobepayingoff. Our infection rate (thenumber of caseseach person withthe virus passesitonto) is now 0.48 (as at Monday), lessthan half aperson each.Overseas the averageismore thanfive times as high.That progressisthanks to you. Nearly every case identified since April1isrelatedto an existing cluster or personwith the virus. Fewer than 10 cases don’thave one of thoseclear links, whichisjust 0.6 per cent of the total number of cases. Thatsmall number is thanks to you, too. In addition, we have now testedover 85,000New Zealanders for Covid19and almostall those testsare negative. Thatgives me confidence the risk of hidden communitytransmission is low. Netherby Meats owner Mike Hanson is flat out with online meat orders. platform, but it was ‘‘paying off big time’’. ‘‘I will keep it up and running postlockdown, because people are gettingusedtoitand it is aconvenient wayfor some to shop.’’ NetherbyMeats has alsobeen operating amobile abattoir, and therehas been gooddemand from local farmers. Mr Hansonwas still lookingforward to restrictions beinglifted and his shop reopening but believed under alertlevel 3the shop would remainclosed, which would be disappointingbut something he had to accept. Six projects put forward for funds The Ashburton DistrictCouncil hopes to hear by theend of the month if sixprojects, including a second Ashburton River bridge, will be part of government’s economic stimulus packagepostCovid19. The Government has tagged$800 million forshovelready infrastructure projectsthat can start in thenext six monthsorassoon as the constructionindustryreturns to normal. Councils all over the country scrambled to putforwardprojects and thefundhas beenmassively oversubscribed.Auckland councils submitted 90 projectsand Wellington councils submitted projectsworth $1.3billion. Ashburton DistrictCouncilchief executiveHamish Riach said the volumeand scale of theprojects was extraordinary butcouncil staff had workedhard overthe Easterbreak to make sure Ashburton’s projects stood thegreatestchance of being among those selected by Crown Infrastructure Partners. “It will be reallyinteresting to see how theCrown Infrastructure Partners canassess themountain of applicationsfrom across the country.” Ashburton Mayor NeilBrownis hopefulAshburtonprojectswillbe among those selected,given the South Islandmissed out on the Government’s Infrastructure Upgradepackageearlierthisyear. The council has rankedits projects across different categories, with the alreadyplanned secondbridge over the AshburtonRiverontop.Italso submitted applications forthe Ashburton Libraryand Civic Centre, the Ashburtonrelief sewer,Methven water supply upgrade, Ashburton railsiding relocationand safety improvementsonroadfreightroutes likeInland 72. The Government saiditwould consider funding projects around water, transport, clean energy and buildings, that would have apublic or regionalgood, createjobsand be abletoget under way in six months. Althoughthe Crown was seeking larger projects, over $10m,which would have an immediate stimulatory effectonthe construction industry, smaller projects are alsobeingconsideredif theydemonstrate adirect and immediate benefit to regional economies andcommunities in which theyare based. In short, our team of five millioneffortisdoing the job we set out to do. Do not underestimate whatyou have achieved so far. The situationtoday couldhave beenvery different. But rememberthis is amarathon, not asprint. As we move to alert level3,let’s not waste this chance to eliminate the virus by losing our focusordiscipline. We’re not out of the woods yet.Any complacency now can undoeveryone’shardwork. Schools will reopen on April29, but remember attendance is voluntary –parents shouldkeep children at homeifthey can.The small number of children attending willprimarily be the childrenofparents who have to return to their workplace. Winning the fight against this virus is the best way to savelives, butit’s alsothe bestthingwecan do for our economy. That’s why there are stillstrict measuresinplace at alert level 3. Our aim is to enterlockdownonce,doitright,and hopefullynever return. We all wanttomove down alert levels as soon as we safely can. That’s the best way to protect jobs and get our economy on the road to recovery, too. The discipline we have displayed at alertlevel 4must now become the hallmark of our actions in alert level 3. Kia kaha Mid Canterbury, you have shown your resilience and communityspiritduring this alert level4 lockdown, let’s finish the job.
Local news at www.starnews.co.nz Ashburton's The Courier, Thursday April 23, 2020, Page 11 Rural&Lifestyle Broccoli, lettuce crops in By Toni Williams Staff at LeaderBrandhave adapted at work to makesure they are keeping themselves, andtheir workmates, safe fromCovid19infection. Thehorticultural business has farms at Chertsey andGisborneand employs around200 permanent staff nationwide, with an additional300 people during summer harvest. At Chertsey around 40 staff have been busyharvesting broccoli and lettuce destined for the supermarket shelves.There arealsoaround six staff in Christchurch who are workingin sales and able to workfrom home. LeaderBrand chiefexecutiveofficer Richard Burke said it was abusy time but nationwidethe biggest onerouson staff was around the way they operated. ‘‘There are massivechanges, butthe teamacross the countryhave come on board. As aserviceprovider to the farming sector, we areavailable during these restrictions to ensureour farmers are able to carryonfarming – 7days aweek! As our showroom is closed during the lockdown period,all customers will need to ring or email ahead to order parts and service. We will then arrange asafe non-contactpick up foryou. We areavailable by phone or email between the hours of 8.00am –5.00pm, 7daysaweek. Phone Paul on 308 6509 or 027 431 5513, or email us on palmeragriparts@xtra.co.nz ‘‘The guys havereallytakenon board the safety side of having to continue to work each day,’’hesaid. Mr Burke saidthe Covid19 lockdown hadcreated a‘‘big challenge’’not onlyinhow harvest operationswere carried outbut also with marketdemand. ‘‘Thereisnoreal pattern to it,’’ he said,ofconsumers buyingtrends. ‘‘The market is completely different.’’ Theteamwereworking on harvesting and ‘‘so far,sogood, we’re on track,’’and even withstrictharvest and distribution rules in place, due to branding,therehad been minimal wastewithmarketsfound forproduce. Mr Burkesaidthe company would ‘‘keep pushing thoseexisting lines’’. ‘‘It’shard work,you don’t know what’s normal,’’hesaid. ‘‘We are lucky we have ateam dedicated to turn up toworkeachday whenothersare stuck at home.’’ Environment awards take new, innovative approach Organisers of the Ballance Farm Environment Award are taking an innovative approach to announcing this year’s award recipients. Due to the nationwide Covid19 response, the remaining award functions will go online and virtual regional announcementswill be made from April22. Each Wednesday at 7.30pm an announcement videowill go on YouTube and then all the latest information and video links will be available on the nzfeatrust.org.nz website. Run by the New Zealand Farm EnvironmentTrust, the annual Ballance Farm Environment Awards champion sustainable farming and growing. Generalmanager James Ryansays he’s delighted thatthis year’s award entrants and recipients are being celebrated in anew and creative way. ‘‘“It’sdifficult to predict when life will return to normal. However, what I do know is that it’s important to have events to look forwardto–where we catchupand celebratethe best of humanity. So this year –reflecting the innovation andagility of our entrants – we'retaking an innovative approach to announcing award recipients.” The East Coast andCanterbury awardrecipientshave already been announced. Regenerative agriculture Beef +LambNZ is undertaking aglobal study into regenerative agriculture. The purpose is to understand similarities and differences to New Zealand farming practices, and the opportunities itmight present for farmers. Regenerative agriculture is an approach to farming which seeks to engage conservation goals such as improving soiland water health and mitigating climate change. The B+LNZ study will look at the market potential of regenerative agriculture; what it means to experts and the wider industry as well as Government, consumer and expert perceptions of the industry. 2271877 Andrew Stephenson, wife Phillippa and children Maddy and Hunter. Giant hay bunny created The Stephenson family, of Fords Road, Willowby, spent Easter Saturday creating agiant female bunny to lurein the Easter Bunny and put asmile on the faces of people driving past. And it worked. The bunny, made of hay bales, shaped plastic from empty 200litre drums (ears) kline pods (for eyes), alkathene pipe (for whiskers) and has painted arms and features, including long eyelashes, sits in a paddock facing the road. It has had alot of interest from passing motorists, including Police, going about their essential travels and successfully lured the Easter Bunny who arrived the following day much to the delight of seven year old Maddy and two year old Hunter. But he didn’t make his Easter delivery easy; he left 12 clues around the farm which lead to the discovery of achocolate egg stash. With the help of parents Andrew and Phillippa, the children followed the clues which took three hours for the family to crack and included travelling the length and width of the 230 hectare Park Lane Dairy farm, where Mr Stephenson is farm manager. The CoBee creators Abby Henderson-Geddes, 12, and Maddy Wilson-Stephenson, 7, with two year old Hunter Stephenson. farm is aFonterra supplier, milking 650 cows during the season, and 150 cows wintermilking, on a54Rotary platform. At the other side of the farm onLongbeach Road next to some nervous looking Belgium blue calves up for sale sits agiant teddy bear, named CoBee, which is also drawing attention. CoBee is arural tribute to the nationwide windowsill movement and was made days before his neighbouring female bunny rabbit. It is the ‘brainbear' of HendersonGeddes siblings Caitlyn, 14, and Abby, 12, (who are also good at organising scavenger hunts) and neighbour Maddy WilsonStephenson. The trio may live at different houses on Park Lane Dairy farm, which has been in the Geddes family of David and Jill for the past 50 years, but researched and designed the bear together from other rural creations around the country. It is made from large hay rounds (body and head), hay bales (arms), tyres (ears) with painted features; Mr Stephenson, no stranger to making oversized novelty animals, which he did in England, did the tractor work. More nitrous oxide research needed, say Feds Arecent finding that livestockare responsible for less nitrous oxide than previouslyestimated underlines the value of indepth research and accurate data,says Federated Farmers. ‘‘Achieving netzero nitrous oxide emissions by 2050 will not be easy to do, but is nonetheless atask we are committed to,’’ said Federated Farmers climate change spokespersonAndrewHoggard. ‘‘Thedifficulty in reducing nitrous oxide is due to the emissions being mainly caused by the urineoflivestockproviding too much nitrogen for the soil to absorb. While nitrogen is good for plant growth, when there is too muchnitrogen in one spot, some will be releasedinto the air as nitrous oxide.’’ ‘‘The absurdimpracticality of measuring the emissions caused by the urine of individual livestock on farm means that totalsare estimated using models and the best scientific research on hand. ‘‘Unlike afactory,wecannotuse adevice to directly measure the emissions from animalsonfarms and must attemptto estimate complex biologicalprocess as best as we can.’’ New research undertaken by Kiwi scientistsshow that urine deposited by livestock on hilly terrain spreadsover a larger area and is therefore able to be better absorbed by the soil. ‘‘The new research resultsina1,700 kt CO2ereduction in agriculturalnitrous oxide emissions estimatedfor 2017, an almost 20% reduction,’’ said Mr Hoggard. The bulk of these reductions came from sheep and beeflivestock on steep slopes,but alack of data resulted in the assumption being made that all dairy cattle were located entirely on flat terrain. ‘‘We encourage the researchers and officials to continue to work with the agriculture industry in New Zealand in order to alsomake thisinnovative research applicable to Kiwidairyfarmers. ‘‘This research results in hill country sheep and beef nitrous oxide emissions being reduced by about twothirds and onethird respectively in the emissions inventory back to 1990. ‘‘Farmers acrossNew Zealand are committedtoimproving environmental outcomesathome, whilecontinuing to provide soughtafter and nutrition packed food across the globe. This research highlights the fundamental importance of accurate data in managing environmental outcomes, such as greenhousegas emissions.’’ New Zealand was at the cutting edge of agricultural climate change research and Federated Farmersencouraged researchers and officials to continue theirhard work towards more accuratelyunderstanding the ‘‘wicked’’problem of climate change that is facing farmers,along with all New Zealanders. 2270996
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