Ashburton Courier: June 25, 2020

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NEWS 12 Ashburton Courier, June 25, 2020 www.ashburtoncourier.co.nz Shows, concerts get green light MICK.JENSEN @ashburtoncourier.co.nz Shows and concerts that were parked up during the Covid19 lockdown now have the green light to go and that is good news for Ashburton Trust Event Centre. Among the upcoming shows is acommunity concert that already has more than 70 locals registered to perform. The Rock nPop showwill feature solid gold hits from the 1960s to 1990s and will be directed by eventcentre manager Roger Farr. Jo Castelowwillbethe show’s musical director and Jessie Thomson the choreographer. Shows willbeperformed on October 9and 10 and profits will go to support operations at the event centre. Roger Farr said the fundraiser held every two years,was always well supported and usually sold out. He said anumber of shows andperformanceshad been confirmed in recent days, which was great to see. They included avariety of openhat nights, acomedy festival, Friends:TheMusical Parody, hypnotistBrian Gee, The Fleetwood Mac Experience, the postponed Tina Turner cover showSimply The Bestand the Abba show in December. MrFarr said he was very excited by theallstar, New Zealand collaboration The Show'sMust Go,abest of Broadwayspectacle thatwas hereonSeptember 29. The twohour touring show would be ‘‘massive’’ and featured favouritesongsfrom theworld's greatestmusicals including ThePhantomofthe Opera, Chicago, The Sound of Music, MammaMia, The Lion King, Wicked andThe Greatest Showman. He saidnewsofthe upcoming shows had been well received online and he and his team were excited to be getting backinto it. He expected there to be New Zealandonlyshows for a number of months to come. The event centre is also planning to hostalocal shoppingspectacle on July16 and17. Jock’s travel tales shared with readers MICK.JENSEN @ashburtoncourier.co.nz Christine Taylor’s second published children’s book is selling well. The picture book features her faithful canine Jock and takes the Christine Taylor reader on aroad trip from the family farm at Ruapuna to the Mackenzie district. It is called Jock Goes on Holiday and follows on from the author’s first book, Where is 102?,astory abouta mischievousheifer. Jock is is a12yearold West Highlandterrier ‘‘with the personality of ahuman, attitude plus and selective hearing’’, Mrs Taylor said. The book featuresher own photos andhas been written to pass the time for parents and grandparents travelling with young children. It encourages the reader, and those being read to, to look and appreciate places and features on the roadtrip. ‘‘Jock loveshis runsonthe farm andinthe old farm truck, but his favouriteplace is Twizel. Aroad trip taken by Christine Taylor’s dog Jock, pictured at the Church of the Good Shepherd, Lake Tekapo, is the subject of her second book. PHOTO: SUPPLIED ‘‘Helovesthe river andgoing for walks and swims in the summertime. He’s always on the lookout for rabbits and keepsthem in check on our back lawnatthe Twizel bach.’’ MrsTaylor said reading with childrenwas important for her. ❛He loves the river and going for walks and swims in the summertime.❜ —Christine Taylor ‘‘They enjoyto hearyour voice,appreciate yourtime and they love the simplicity of the words.’’ As well as reading to her own grandchildren, she had read the new book to preschoolers and primary school children and they had beenengaged and taken ownership. JockGoesonHoliday is purposely simple and the words are basicand easy for children to read and understand, she says. Alittle cartoon character figureofJock featured on every page,which was areal novelty for young people to search and find. Both of Christine Taylor’s booksare self published and printed in New Zealand. Nearly half of the print run of Jock Goeson Holiday has already soldand the book is available at bookshops, cafes and otherlocationsaround Canterbury and the Mackenzie District. IN BRIEF STARS IN YOUREYES Ashburton County Lions wouldlike to advise thepublic that Stars In YourEyes has been postponed this yeardue to Covid-19. It has been decidedtoholdthe event again in October 2021. The Lions club looks forward to the public's continuing supportfor thispopular event. DRIVER SOUGHT Police are stillseekingthe driverof avehicle who failed to stopfollowing athree-vehicle collisionatthe intersection of Walker Street and RiverTerrace in Ashburton last Friday. While two vehicles remainedat the scene, adark colouredSUVstyle vehicledid not. If you were the driver, or you have any information aboutthe collision, please call the Police on 105 and quote event numberP042620072. VEHICLE STOLEN Policehaveconfirmed thevehicle that crashed at Rakaialast Sunday morning with eight teensonboard was stolen. Twogirls were takento Christchurch Hospital with critical injuriesfollowing the crash on Rakaia’s main street; police had earlier tried to stopthe vehicle at Rolleston. Policepursued thevehicle for a short time before abandoningthe chase due to the nature of driving. Inquiries areongoingto determinethe circumstances aroundthe collision. The serious crashunit has examined the scene and otherinformation is being collected, including witness statements. PLOUGHING MATCHES The MidCanterbury Vintage Machinery Clubwill hosta qualifyingplough match at the Begg family farm on Buttericks Roadthis Saturday from 10.30am (signposted from WakanuiRoad). Organisers areexpecting some top names and agood turn-out of ploughmen vying to qualify forthe nationalfinals,among thematleast 10 conventionalsilverplough competitors andreversible champion Bob Mehrtens. Rakaiawill hostaploughing match on Sunday. ESCAPE ON YOUR SCHOOL HOLIDAY ROADIE • Unpluggedfamily fun • Livestage shows • Awesomebiketracks • Easybush &coastal walks • Rainyday activities • Affordable accommodation PLAN NOW: DISTRICT
www.ashburtoncourier.co.nz NEWS Ashburton Courier, June 25, 2020 13 Mayor fumes over quarantine bungles Ashburton mayor Neil Brown has blastedgovernment and the Ministry of Health for their handling of new arrivals in quarantine,saying the country cannot afford anotherwave of Covid19. News of people being allowed to leave quarantine without a covid test and other breaches of managed isolation rules have been emerging. Mr Brown said Mid Canterbury’s team of 34,000had done agreat job, but that was being jeopardised by the handling of new arrivals at the border, including the two UK women grantedcompassionate leave to visit adying parent. They drove fromAuckland to Wellington, but stopped and hadclose contact withan acquaintance. PM Jacinda Ardern has since suspended compassionate leave and askedthe militaryto oversee those in quarantine and managed isolation after arriving in the country. Mr Brown said people were nowlearning of one not breach, butseveral. ‘‘It is disgusting.Wecan’t do level 4again. It will cost hundredsofmillions or billions of dollars once this is over and it won’t be our children, but our grandchildren, who repay the debt.’’ He said the people of Mid Canterbury had made many social sacrifices during the fight against Covid19 and others hadlost their jobs and businesses. ‘‘Some have lost their livelihoods. There has been sacrifice and all for the greater cause.’’ Like others, he believed Covid19 had been beaten in New Zealand. While the Ministry of Health had done good work earlier, it was now letting theteam down on border control, he said. ‘‘Government needs to step up and do this job properly. Theyhave let us down just lately.’’ The mayor said Ashburton district, with its agricultural and manufacturing base,and domestic tourism, waswellplaced to survive.‘‘We earn overseas dollarsfor our economy, which is our success. We willbethe first to comeout of this as long as the politicians do what they should.’’ Mr Brown anddistrict councillors voted today to suspend theirspecial Covid19 response committee, whichhas metweekly since late March. Brownies earn badges If you enjoyedthe pavement art that appearedaroundtown during lockdown, you can thank MarionBrown and her Te Matapuna Brownies. MrsBrownset her young charges weekly challenges while people were askedtostay hometostop the spread of Covid19 –chalk drawingsand cooking wereamongthe tasksshe set for brownies whowanted to earn their junior chef and staying safe badges. TheTeMatapuna Brownies,like other pippins and girl guide groups around Mid Canterbury,have resumed their weekly meetings. The excitement was Left: Leader Marion Brown and the Te Matapuna Brownies are back. obvious whenMrs Brownand nine members of hertroopmet for the first time postcovid at ManiaORoto last week. There was alot of chatter as the brownies reconnected and then recalled what they hadbeen up to in the pastfew months. Theyplayed computergames, held movie nights,baked and helped out around home. MumJane ArgyleReed, whowas droppingoff 9yearoldHarriet (nearly off to guides), said the challenges were great during lockdown. Harriethad cooked on the barbecue, foundphotographs of her relatives (including her grandmotherinabrownie uniform) and enjoyed the challenges to be active. ‘‘Thank you all for your contributions over the last period of time in lockdown,’’ he told his fellow elected councillors. ‘‘Wehave done things we never have before, learned new stuff, zoomed, learned new computer skills.’’ Several councillors saidthe weekly Zoom meetings had been avaluable bonding experience for acouncil just a few months old when Covid19 struck. New ways of working tried in lockdown maybe incorporated into future council meetings, with agovernance review planned for late September. Hospital visiting Visitor restrictions at Ashburton Hospital and maternity have been relaxed. CanterburyDistrict Health Board chief medical officer Dr Sue Nightingale said facilities had begun to ease restrictions thathad beeninplacetohelp stop the spread of Covid19. Visiting at Ashburton Hospitalisfrom11amto7pm daily.Women staying at Ashburton maternity can have partners visit from8am to 10pm, with other visiting from 11amto10pm and3pm to 8pm. Mid Canterbury Building Removals Limited 2287642 Mid Canterbury Building Removals has been running strong for16years now, but it did not startthere for Owner/OperatorRobin (Clancy) Jessep. Clancyfirststartedinthe buildingremovalindustry50 years ago working foralocal firmback when technology wasnotas easy as it is these days. Now, with the knowledge of three generations, sons Brent and Timothy and granddaughter Stacey, the technology is alwaysincreasing withtime. 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