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Where there’s wool, there’s a 

way to use it. 

Pupils at Mt Somers 

Springburn School have been 

learning all about wooland its 

uses. 

The topic was reinforced by 

The Wool Shed(ashipping 

Mt Somers Springburn School pupils Isaac Giera (back left), Archie Rooney andMadaleine Roy, and 

Caleb Greer (front) have beenlearning about the benefits of natural, sustainable wool. 

container filled with 

information,equipment and 

activities)onsite at the school 

for two weeks and part of their 

learning about farming and the 

different economic uses of 

land. 

Woolisenjoying a 

resurgence in popularity and 

used in clothing, carpets, 

curtains and insulation. 

It is also used in recreation: 

one sheep fleece can produce 

4kg of wooland be used to 

cover 520 tennis balls. And it’s 

fire resistant. 

All of the school’s 85 pupils 

aged from Year1toYear 8 

spent time learningfrom the 

variousactivities inside the 

shed. There was awork 

booklet, videos and tools. 

Continued Page 2 

Lights in 

new year 

It’s been alongtime coming, 

buttrafficlights are set to be 

installed at the WalnutAvenue/ 

StateHighway 1intersection 

earlynext year. 

Thetender to put in the lights 

will go out later this year. 

Ashburtonmayor Neil Brown 

said he washappytherewas 

now more certainty around the 

lights project. 

Funding hadonlybeen 

confirmedafew months ago, 

but the project was well 

overdue. 

It was an important project 

for Ashburtonand alot of work 

had beendoneonit, he said. 

Twoapplications to vary 

existing road designations were 

madetothe Ashburton council 

in December 2013, one by New 

ZealandTransport Agency in 

relationtothe Walnut Avenue/ 

WestStreet intersection, and 

theother by the Ashburton 

councilinrelation to Walnut 

Avenue and East Street. 

Thework has been pushed 

out by NZTA overthe last seven 

years. 

MayorBrown said he 

understood the projectalso 

included lights at the Walnut 

Avenue/East Street 

intersections,asper the 

originaldesignplans. 

Theproposed changes were 

to improve safetyand efficiency 

of the local road and highway 

network,particularly forthe 

operation of the two 

intersections and therailway 

line. 

Funding for trafficlights at 

the intersectionofLagmhor 

Roadand Agnes Streetin 

Tinwald is alsoconfirmed, but 

any workisfurther away. 

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Good yarn spun for students 

From Page 1 

The Wool Shed is sponsored by PGG 

Wrightson and provides pupils 

handson learning, including taking 

raw wool, carding it (removing the 

knots with acomb) and spinning it 

with adrop spindle to make yarn 

(loose strands of wool twisted 

together as astronger fibre). 

Afew Mt Somers pupils also spent 

time with PGG Wrightson wool buyer 

Doug McKay who visited the school to 

talk about wool. 

Among those pupils were 

Madaleine Roy, 12, Archie Rooney, 

12, Caleb Greer, 11, and Isaac Giera, 

10. 

They learned about the different 

breeds of sheep and how their wool 

was used for different things. 

There was room for alot of crosssubject 

learning with science, social 

science, reading, mathematics and 

science technology just afew of the 

learnings. 

Romney sheep wool was often used 

to make carpet or curtains and 

Merino sheep wool was popularly 

used for clothing; it was softer on the 

skin than other rougher wools. 

Wool was also used in pillows, 

duvets and insulation and didn’t burn 

until really hot temperatures. 

It is also used in the aviation 

industry with interior trimmings and 

sound proofing, clothing such as 

socks and nightware, uniforms for 

military, fire and police personnel, 

medical care with dressings and 

bandages, and in PPE. 

Madaleine and her Year 8 

Wonderful wool ... Mt Somers Springburn School Year 4and 5pupils showthe 

different stages of wool. Photo ToniWilliams 

classmates chose to dye the wool 

using natural products such as 

beetroot, onion, walnuts, coffee and 

gorse flowers as natural white wool is 

easy to dye. 

Wool is also waterproof and full of 

lanolin which is good for cracked 

skin. 

The children also learned about 

export destinations for New Zealand 

This Farming Life 

by Tim Saunders 

Beautifully written description of the harsh realities and the joyous moments 

of farm life, from awriterwhose farmhas been in the same family forfive 

generations. 

Farmer TimSaunders manages to incorporatesome writing into his days, 

and 

herehedescribes his lifethrough the seasons: Summer,shearing, 

slaughter, crop harvest,conservation; Autumn, floods,trading stock, 

drenching,dagging; Winter,maizeharvest,lambing; and Spring,docking, 

pet sheep,weaning. 

It’satough lifeand through his powerful,poignantwriting Timtells 

of his connection to the land,why he lovesfarming,how he’s also 

conflictedbyitand whatitisthatkeeps him tethered to thatplace 

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wool. China took 49.9 per cent of the 

wool exported, followed by United 

Kingdom (eight per cent) and Italy 

(7.6 per cent). 

And how aBanks Peninsula 

farming couple had changed their 

farm practice from cross bred sheep 

to aclothing range producing merino 

wool jerseys initially for schools to 

fill aneed in the market. 

Las Vegas glitz for college ball 

AshburtonCollegestudent 

Brianna Williams is among 

hundreds of senior students 

looking forward to tomorrow 

night’s annual school ball. 

The Year13dance student will 

joinaround 400 Year 12 and 13 

students for anight of glamand 

glitz at the AshburtonTrustEvent 

Centre, complete with ared carpet 

entrance. 

It is Brianna’s secondand final 

ball while sheisastudent at the 

college, andone she is looking 

forward to attending. 

The ball, themed Fabulous Las 

Vegas, will see theschool ball 

committee madeupof10students 

led by Year 13 students Jacob Gray 

Left: Brianna Williams checks out 

donated ball gowns. 

and LucyMooredeckout theevent 

centre in red, blackand goldwith a 

stylish casinostyleset up. 

The band DoubleTalk,from 

Timaru,will provide live 

entertainment. 

The college has more than 40 ball 

gowns andanumber of suits to lend 

students,which havebeen donated by 

members of the college community; 

some ball tickets have also been 

donated by college parents. 

There have alsobeen hair 

appointments for students donated by 

Ashburton hairdressersDNA 

Hairdressing,Capelli HairDesign 

and ShearDimensions. 

Wills Street willbetemporarily 

closedfor the ball,toallow students 

to arrive in stylishvehicles of their 

choice. Members of the public will be 

cheering them on as they arrive. 

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Burnetts work stories wanted 

TONI.WILLIAMS 


Former staff of Burnetts 

transport and motor company, 

their partnersand clientsare 

beingurged to registerfor a 

Burnetts Catch Up laterthis 

year. 

Thecatch up, at the 

Ashburton Racecourse on 

September 5, is being 

organised by ahandfulof 

peoplekeen to hear, and 

share,the workers’stories. It 

is aBYO event,which costs $5, 

with afternoon tea supplied. 

Jane Naish, Maurice Wotton 

and Carol Muckle say it’s a 

reunion that has been talked 

about and neededtohappen 

while peoplewere still around 

who could remember the days 

working at the old Burnetts 

yards. 

They want to hearfrom 

peoplewho worked at the 

company, started by Bob 

Burnett in 1927, andwas one of 

Mid Canterbury’s biggest 

employers in its time; in its 

heyday nearly 300staffwere 

employed and thecompany 

had morethan100 vehicles. 

Thecompanyoffered arange 

of transport services including 

carting of goods, aworkshop 

and transport depot,petrol 

pumps, earthmoving with 

bulldozers, scrapers, loaders 

and other heavymachinery. 

In his time owner Bob 

Burnett also owned acoal 

mine andahighcountry 

Arestored International 3070 Burnetts Motors cattle truck and trailer on show at the Ashburton A&P 

Showgrounds last year. 

station. He remained a 

company director during 

severalownership changes 

until his retirementin1981, at 

age 72. 

Mrs Naish said morethan 

100 people had already 

registeredincludingAdrienne 

Francis, the daughter of Bob 

Burnett. 

However, she thought it was 

unlikely the 20orso people 

who had registered from 

Australia would be able to 

attenddue to Covid19. 

Thepandemic had already 

caused the date to be 

rescheduled from midJuly 

andorganisers were keen for it 

to go ahead as there were afew 

older crew looking forward to 

it. 

Thetrio have spent the past 

fewmonthstrying to track 

people downand collate 

photographs of the time to 

show at the catch up.They are 

also collecting stories–no 

matter how small and are 

keentohear from people 

working in any of theyardsand 

who they workedwithand 

whatthey did at the time. 

We want the workers’ 

stories, Mrs Naish said. 

Anyone wanting to register, 

or who has astory to tell, or 

photographs from any of the 

Burnetts operations in any of 

the yards,orsocialevents,that 

can be loaned for copyingorbe 

emailed can contact Mrs Naish 

via tonyjanenaish@gmail.com 

or by phone on 3082272 and 

leave amessage. 

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Ashburton Courier, August 6, 2020 

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Pushfor 

tracer app 

posters 

Ashburton businesses will be 

among thousands around the 

country tobeurged to put up 

scanandtrace posters forthe 

Government’s Covid19 tracer 

app. 

Health minister Chris 

Hipkinsiswriting to all local 

authorities, including the 

Ashburton District Council and 

mayor Neil Brown, asking them 

to makesuretheir own 

facilities haveposters.State 

services are expected to have 

the posters and business 

leaders will also be contacted. 

The uptake on Ashburton’s 

EastStreet is currently low, 

withjust threebusinesses in 

one block displayingposters 

with QR codes that people 

using theapp can scan with 

their phone. The app helps 

peoplekeep adigital record of 

their movements in the event 

contacttracing is needed. 

Mr Hipkinssaid Kiwis could 

not afford to have covid fatigue 

and constant vigilance was 

needed. 

‘‘Displaying and scanning the 

QR codes is asmall act in the 

fight againstcovid,’’ he said. 

He said councils should make 

suretheir economic 

developmentpeople were 

activelyencouragingtheir local 

businesses to have QR codes. 

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627,900registered app users. 

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 

Meat the Need 

The Ashburton St VincentdePaul Society 

wishestoexpress on behalfofall ourclients 

who receivefoodparcels, theirmost grateful 

thanksfor the meat donatedbythe Meat the 

Need charity. 

The meat received adds such great value to 

thefood parcels delivered, enabling so many 

families to produce qualitymeals for their 

families. Manyofour clients havechildrenwho 

needprotein in theirdiet to helpthemtogrow 

and learn. Weare so thankful for all the meat 

donated by ourlocalfarmers to help those in 

our districtwho are struggling at this time. 

The wonderful support from our farming 

community isgratefully appreciated.Thank 

you all so much. 

Michael Hanham,Presidentofthe 

Ashburton ConferenceofStVincentdePaul 

Society 

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International 

Beer Month 

Catching up ... Chrissy Milne, MaxineChapman, Lynette Cameron, Pam Wiltshire,Blue Thomas, Helen Hands,Maxine 

Hooper, Ali Robinson and Wendy Tobin recall stories and memoriesfrom their days working at the FlashAsh. 

FlashAsh staff toast years of experience 

BlueThomas has clocked up 40 years 

workingatthe Hotel Ashburton, 

commonly known as the FlashAsh in 

the days of old. 

Andlastweek he was joined by at 

least eight former FlashAsh crew 

who got together in the Turf Bar for a 

long overdue catch up. 

It was aluncheon filled with 

storytelling, memories and laughter, 

along with the odd tipple or two as 

$20m boost gives council options 

A$20 milliongovernment 

contributiontoAshburton’s new 

libraryand civiccentrewill give the 

AshburtonDistrict Councilachance 

to progress otherprojects,including 

future development at the EA 

Networks Centre. 

Ashburton mayorNeilBrown said 

councilhad intended to borrow the 

full amount forthe new $51.6mcivic 

centre butwas now spending$20m 

less thatmoneycouldbeused to 

further stimulate the local economy 

by bringing forwardother projects in 

its longterm plan. 

Council is also still waiting to hear 

if its second bridge project will 

attract governmentfunds as a 

stimulusproject. 

‘‘Wewere obviously borrowing the 

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they recalledother workmates, and 

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industry with manylate nights. 

Organiser HelenHands worked at 

thehotelfor 34 years and was keen 

foragroup catch up, even if it was a 

lunch at her home. 

However the plan changed as more 

people were keen toattend. 

When The Courier arrived the 

groupwas at nine with more still 

This gives us choicesand we still 

want to stimulate the economy, but 

wisely.’’ 

Oneofthe projectsinthe longterm 

plan was to developplayingfieldsat 

the EA NetworksCentre; an 

extension to the stadium is also in the 

plan. 

Mr Brown said council was thrilled 

with the Governmentmoney and 

construction of the civic building 

wouldcreate up to 500 jobs. 

“Twenty milliondollars covers 

more than athird of the project costs 

whichisasignificant saving for our 

community. We commend the 

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September.Construction at the 

Baring Square Eastsite expected to 

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Mr Brown said if construction 

progressed to plan,the newbuilding 

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Aircraft here for 

World War 2day 

AshburtonAirportwill be abuzz 

withWorldWar2 nostalgia on 

August 20 when anumber of 

aircraft from the era are 

expected to fly in. 

As well as the world’s only 

airworthyAvro Anson MK1 

bomber andaRussian fighter 

Yak, Russell Brodie’s Tiger 

Moth from Rangitata Island will 

be dropping in, as well as a 

replicaSpitfire and possiblya 

Mustang. 

AshburtonAviationMuseum 

5 

president WarrenJanettsaid 

somemembers would be 

wearing appropriateperiod 

clothing andthe impressive 

museumwould be showcased. 

Asausage sizzle willrun at 

the morningonly event, which 

gets under wayfrom 9am. 

Mr Janett said there had been 

interest from people wanting 

flights in the Yak and Avro 

Ansons and their detailshad 

been passed to flight 

organisers. 

Trying out the new equipment are Ashburton District Council open spaces team members Laetitia 

Smart (left) and Bernize Butters. 

Exercise equipment in 

Newadultexercise equipment 

has been installed in the 

AshburtonDomain. 

Eight exercise stations, 

somewith dual purpose 

workouts, have been set up in 

the main playground area. 

They replaceold,outofdate 

equipmentthat is seldom 

usedand is also scattered far 

Citizens group meeting 

The Ashburton Citizens 

Association has resumed 

regular meetings after acovidenforced 

break. 

The group held its annual 

general meeting recently, 

electing Greer Ricketts to the 

chair, and is looking for more 

members. 

Cr Diane Rawlinson, who 

was involved with the group 

prior to being elected to 

council, said it was easier to 

attract new members when 

ratepayers had something to 

challenge council about. In 

her day it was over the 

heritage centre and the 

second bridge. 

‘‘In times when council is 

annoying everyone is when a 

citizens group gets going and 

pulls together. Iamnot saying 

we are doing agood job but we 

Heritage grant 

for Mill House 

The owners of historicMillHouse at 

Ashford Village have received $30,000 

from the HeritageEQUIPprogramme for 

strengthening work. 

The building hasundergone recent 

renovations, but requires further bracing 

work to reach structuralstrength 

requirements. 

Mill House was recognised withalocal 

blueheritage plaque, unveiled lastyear, 

which marks itssignificancetothe 

community. 

Mill House is owned by Richard and 

ElizabethAshford and has beeninthe 

family for50years. 

Mrs Ashford saidshe was appreciative 

of the heritage grant. 

It would go some way towards the 

completion of structuralstrengthening 

work on the 112yearold building. 

That work would ensurethe longevity 

of the building andwould preserve it for 

otherstoenjoy for the next100 years. 

and wide in the large green 

space. 

The new sturdyequipment 

has been bolteddown on to 

concrete pads and offers a 

range of exercise disciplines. 

Thereisamuscle buster that 

will testarm strength,spin 

bike, cross trainer and 

equipment for leg raises, sit 

are not getting resistance like 

in the years when we formed 

and fought some pretty big 

battles.’’ 

Cr Rawlinson stood for 

council in 2016 after her 

involvement with the citizens 

association and the Bridge 

Action Group. She was 

secretary and then chair for 

three years. 

The citizens group invited 

Ashburton Hospital manager 

Bernie Marra to speak at the 

AGM and she said the hospital 

was planning for an exciting 

future, involving telehealth 

specialist appointments and 

more rural medicine 

education. 

The citizens association’s 

aims are to identify issues of 

significance in the district and 

encourage public discussion. 

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ups and vertical bar presses. 

The equipmentcomes in at a 

cost of $76,200 andhas been 

set up in the playground to 

enableadultstoexercise 

while also watching children 

play. 

Some of theequipment is 

suitable foruse by older 

children. 

An established supportgroup in 

Ashburtonfor men and their families 

who areliving with adiagnosis and 

treatmentfor prostate cancer. 

Partners arealso welcome to attend 

CO-ORDINATOR: Doug Collie 027 510 0556 

WHEN: 

Tuesday, 11th August at 3pm 

WHERE: Ashburton 

Mackenzie Centre,122 Kermode St,Ashburton 

Email: ashburton@prostate.org.nz 

Formoreinformation call 0800 477 678 

Organised by the Prostate Cancer Foundation of NZ 

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2301620 

Rangitata Island’s Russell Brodie and his Tiger Moth will be among 

those at the Ashburton airfield on August 20. 

Firearms owners invited to 

air concerns at gun march 

Mid Canterbury firearms 

owners are being invitedto 

march again on Saturday to 

highlight their concerns about 

the effect of newfirearms 

legislation. 

Spokesman BobMcDonald 

said the group would meet at 

the RSAat10am andwalk along 

EastStreet to Moore Street, 

before doubling backalong 

WestStreet to agrassy area 

opposite the AshburtonArt 

Galleryand HeritageCentre. 

Joining the gathering willbe 

Council of LicensedFirearms 

Owners spokespersonand now 

ACT candidatefor Rongotai 

NicoleMcKee. 

She said the ArmsLegislation 

Billpunished firearmsowners 

by changinglicencerules that 

hadworked perfectly well until 

afew years ago. ‘‘Thelicence 

rules worked, butitappears 

thatpolice didn’t apply them 

correctly to the Christchurch 

shooter. The new rules will only 

be as good as the people 

applyingthem.’’ 

Mr McDonald is asport pistol 

shooter and said lawabiding 

firearm owners were 

concerned about theimpact of 

someofthe gun laws imposed 

after Christchurch’smosque 

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Onceover for council projects 

AshburtonDistrict Councillors 

have beenspending time 

touring Ashburton, visiting 

places that have croppedupon 

their decisionmaking agendas 

recently or will do in the 

future. 

This week, they donned hiviz 

vests andwalkedaround 

the CBD with senior staff, 

checking outhow work is 

progressing on the $15 million 

inner townbeautification 

project. 

Theupgrade has atwoyear 

timeframe and startedat Cass 

Street in January,with 

contractors digginguproads 

and footpaths to lay new pipes 

for water, wastewater and 

other services.Some of those 

footpathsare now sporting 

new and permanent asphalt 

layers, with rain gardens and 

other features beingcreated 

alongside. 

Burnett and Tancred streets 

are movingtooneway traffic 

with motoristsbeing asked to 

bealert to the changes. 

In abus drivenbyCrLeen 

Braam last week,councillors 

toured theRiverside 

Industrial Estate and stopped 

off at ACL’snew headquarters. 

Other spots of interest 

includedthe EA Networks 

Centreand the Chinese garden 

settlement on Allens Road. 

At the Ashburton Domain 

they weregreeted by staff, who 

pointedout thenew adult 

fitnessequipment installed 

Ashburton District Councillors and senior staff check out future garden features on Cass Street. 

near the children’s 

playground.The domain is in 

the spotlight next week, with 

more than 100 submissions 

received on alongterm 

development plan which 

proposesmoving the 

AshburtonBowling Club to be 

heard. 

Once council adopts the 

development plan, staff will 

review some of themain 

playground equipment. The 

Runner returns to 

US to race, study 

TaongaMbambo is makinggood 

strides with his studies and running 

and has just returned to start his 

second yearat university in the USA. 

Theformer Ashburton College 

student, atalented middleand long 

distance runner, won an athleticsand 

academic scholarship to La Salle 

University in Philadelphia last year. 

His first year of studies was cut 

shortbythe coronavirus outbreak and 

he returned home in March to 

complete them online. 

Taonga’s academic performance 

and running prowess have both been 

notedby collegeofficials and he has 

returned to America with aspring in 

his stride. 

‘‘I feel goodabout going back and 

gettingintomystudies andrunning.’’ 

He said he was young, fit and 

healthy and not unduly botheredby 

the Covid19 situation. 

His sophomore(secondyear) would 

featureamix of online and inperson 

lectures, butthere would be no 

competitive runningfor afew more 

months. 

‘‘Sporting competitions will be 

reassessed in September, so I’llhave 

to see what happens then.’’ 

Taonga, 19,isstudying for afouryear 

businessmanagementdegree 

and is both atrack and cross country 

runner. 

Since returning home in March he 

has been staying fit and pounding the 

streets of Ashburtontobuild up his 

distance work. 

‘‘I’ve been running around 70 miles 

(112km) aweekand I’mfeelinggood.’’ 

Taongasaid he suffered astress 

fracturelast October,but had 

recovered well aftersomegood 

treatment andwas back running 

within six weeks. 

Parttimework in Ashburtonover 

the last few weeks has helpedfund 

somenew runningfootwear, and half 

adozen pairs were crammed into his 

suitcase ahead of his departure 

earlierthis week. 

bigthreedrawcardsfor any 

playground are slides, swings 

andseesaws. 

Some $209,000 has been 

earmarked for the playground 

equipment improvement. 

Council staff are also making 

improvements to the domain 

pond edging, withhard and 

soft edgings. 

Councillors were shown the 

site of aplannednew domain 

hub(on landcurrently 

occupied by the bowling club) 

as well as alternative sites 

closerto the playground and 

the paddling pool. 

After lunch the councillors 

inspected theart galleryand 

museum building, which is 

being repaired to stop leaks. 

They also sawfirsthandthe 

pollution from endangered 

blackbilled gulls, who have 

hunkered downover winterat 

the nearbydomain pond. 

Taonga Mbambo has returned to his studies in the 

USA. 

IN BRIEF 

ICE RINK 

Ice skatingatStaveleyislooking 

increasingly unlikely this winter with 

mild conditions beingreported by 

thoselooking afterthe Staveley Ice 

Skating and Curling Rinks. 

‘‘Wehave those warmtemps 

hanging aroundthatwedon't like 

whenitcomes to skating.Each 

seasonwerequire four inchesto 

openthe rinksfor people to enjoy. 

At this stageit's not looking goodas 

we continue to seemild conditions,’’ 

theirlatest Facebook postsays. 

They encouragepeople to keep 

any eye on theirpage forupdates. 

CANDIDATE MEETING 

The National Party’s finalcandidate 

selectionmeetingwill be in 

Ashburton on Sunday, afterthe last 

of three meet-the-nominee 

meetings in the electorate.The 

partyisfinding anew candidate for 

Rangitata afterMPAndrew 

Falloon’s shock resignation. 

DEMENTIATALK 

PrincesCourtLifecare is planning 

its nextdementia talk on August 19. 

Facility manager LorraineBryanwill 

be talkingaroundawiderangeof 

topics, includingneeds assessment 

processes, dementiacare, respite 

care and managing the transition 

from homeinto care. 

She said people couldask 

questions and chataboutthe 

challengesolder people andtheir 

family members faced whendealing 

with dementia. The dementia 

support group meets monthly at 

Princes Court.The August 19 

meetingwill begin at 2pm. 

CRASH INQUIRIES 

Ashburton policeare making 

inquiries afterseparate crashes 

about 100m apart on Saturday 

night. 

Two carscollided on Walnut 

Avenue,nearthe Derlen Storage 

building, about 10.45pm and then a 

single car crashedoff EastStreet, 

opposite the Mobil garage,about 

2.30am. 

Policesaid the occupants of the 

EastStreet vehicle fled the scene 

but inquiries were ongoing. 

CANCER BREAKFAST 

The Cancer Society is hosting a 

Daffodil Day breakfast to helpraise 

fundsfor their annual DaffodilDay 

event. 

The breakfastfundraiserwill be 

run in twosittings; at 7am and 

8.30am, at Columbus Coffee on 

Friday, August21-the week before 

Daffodil Day. 

On offer are fourbreakfast 

options; muesli servedwith berry 

compoteand yoghurt; hotcakesand 

bacon;salmon andbeetrootbagel; 

or poachedeggs on toast with 

bacon. 

Tickets cost $25each, available 

from the AshburtonCancerSociety. 

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The seatbelt is one of themost 

important safety features of a 

modern vehicle, saysdriver 

safety tutorJonny Kirkpatrick. 

But it’sonly effective if it’s 

beingused and beingworn 

correctly;sittingacross the 

shoulder/sternumand across 

the hips. 

These are the strongest 

points of the body and will help 

reduceinjuryontherestofthe 

body in an accident,especially 

ahigh speed accident, of 

which the impactis“insanely 

violent”, he said. 

Mr Kirkpatrick, of ProActive 

Driverayouth driver 

education trust was one of six 

specialist tutors taking 

AshburtonCollege Year12 

studentsthrough various 

aspects of road safety 

education duringthe Rotary 

Youth Driver Awareness 

programme at the Hotel 

Ashburton this week. 

“Make it click, just like the 

ads say.It’s hands downthe 

most important safety feature 

by alongshot,” he said. 

“You’re nothelping yourself, 

if you’re notwearing it.” 

It is also lesseffectiveifit’s 

defective(with nicks or cuts)or 

twisted when worn; both ways 

reduce its strength by up to 50 

per cent. 

It’s meant to restrain you 

againstthe seat and keep you 

in the seat. 

It won’t do thatifit’s notfull 

strength. 

Mr Kirkpatrick spoke about 

the safety features of modern 

vehiclesand the benefits of 

ANCAP safety ratings of four 

and above; thehigher number 

Station open day 

The Terrace Station CharitableTrust is 

holding thefirst of its spring open days this 

Sunday. 

The Hororatastation’s 15ha gardensare a 

mass of snowdropsand people will be able to 

stroll thegroundsand bring apicnictoenjoy 

onthe lawns of the historic homestead, home 

to Kate andRichard Foster. 

In September, therewill be violets and 

primroses forvisitors to enjoy, then in 

Octoberand Novemberdaffodils,bluebells 

and more willbeblooming. 

The gardens are openonSundayfrom 11am 

to 3pm.Entry is $5,children are free. 

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the better and meant multiple 

airbags(eight to 12) covering 

driver andpassengers. 

There was also antilock 

braking systems(ABS brakes) 

to prevent thevehicle sliding 

or slipping, crumple zonesin 

modern cars designedtotake 

the impactofacrash, and 

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braking,electronic stability 

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“Insurancewill buy anew 

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He also demonstrated using 

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He said thefunction of 

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Access resolution on Lochlea extension 

Lochlea extension developers 

andneighbours havereached 

agreement on roadaccess to the 

new gated community, but 

tensions remain overother 

aspectsofthe project. 

LesBriggs, whodeveloped 

the Lochlearetirement village 

off Charlesworth Drive,is 

buildinga39homeextension 

off nearby PrimrosePlace but 

neighbours wereunhappy 

about an increase of traffic and 

asked theAshburton District 

Counciltomake accessoff 

Allens Road. 

Both parties agreed last week 

that the mainaccess to the 

extensionwouldbeoff Allens 

Road, though there would be a 

smalleraccess off Primrose 

Place. The development will 

haveclose links with the main 

village facility. 

Neighbours remain 

concernedatthe ground level 

of the extension, which theysay 

will put the newhomes1.3m 

higher than theirs. They are 

still tryingtofind an acceptable 

resolution with Mr Briggs. 

Approvalfor the original 

staged Lochlea subdivision was 

grantedbycouncil in 2008and 

further consent to develop the 

parcel of landat146 Allens 

Road was granted in February. 

Workstarted, then stopped, 

after council staffissued the 

developeralist of 16 matters of 

concern. 

Neighbours thenraised 

concernsoftheir own about 

stormwater overland flow, the 

overall height of the 

development on boundaries 

andconstruction effects, 

especiallyrelating to pile 

driving for the proposed 

retaining walls. 

Council staff areworking 

through the issues with both 

parties. 

Errol Kingsbury, 

representingthe neighbours, 

told councillors last week that 

therewas no objection to a 

secondary entrance of 4m off 

Primrose Place. Therewill be 

signs at both gates saying 

‘‘residents only’’. 

Council then dedicated 

reserve landatthe end of 

Primrose Placeasalegal road; 

the 4m widthdoes not include 

footpaths,kerband chanelling. 

Mr Kingsbury saidthe 

neighbours werenot against 

private enterprise or progress, 

but hadbeenangry about not 

beingkeptfullyinformed about 

the development. The resource 

consent application lodged last 

year wasgranted nonnotified. 

‘‘Welearned afterwork 

started there werevery 

significant ground level 

changes, which could cause 

major floods on our sections.’’ 

He wrotetomayor Neil 

Brown and meetings with the 

developer and council staff 

followed, and many of their 

concernswerealleviated. 

Neighbours had since agreed 

thattherewouldbeminimal 

traffic through Primrose Place, 

it would be quicker for 

emergency services if theywere 

needed andthe extension 

would providefootpaths for 

walking, as there were 

currentlynoneonAllens Road. 

SurveyorChris Hopper from 

Davis Olgivie hasbeen working 

withBriggs Investments on the 

project and he said the design 

had been throughmany 

iterations,taking on board 

neighbours’comments. 

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Mardi gras 

festivity in 

September 

More than 70 stallholders will 

take partinanew mardi gras 

event in theplace of Boulevard 

Daythis year. 

BoulevardDay organisers 

decided nottogoahead with 

the annual event on September 

28because of uncertainties 

createdby covid, butAshburton 

woman Carol Johns says there 

is support forsome kind of 

gathering and has organised a 

mardi gras. 

It willtake place on East 

Street, which will be closedto 

traffic and stallholders willline 

the road. Ashburton retailers 

will keep their shop doorsopen 

and some have booked street 

space;otherstallholders 

would sell food andhandmade 

items, like bespokedog collars 

and horse gear. 

Community groupshad also 

beengiven free space. 

Carolhas beenbusy pulling 

the event together overthe past 

three weeks andsaid there was 

support for aevent that helped 

the community feellike was 

returning to normal. 

She said Bookarama was 

continuing, with its opening 

day on September 28,and 

peoplenow had two reasons to 

visitAshburton thatday. It is 

also South Canterbury 

anniversaryday. 

Carolhas tapped into some of 

the stallholders whocome to 

Ashburton forWaitangi on East, 

an event that runsalongside the 

MultiCultural Bite. 

‘‘This is just whatAshburton 

needs, aday where we can get 

backtosome sort of normal and 

bring lifeinto thetown.’’ 

He said the retirement 

villageextension wouldhave 

its main entranceoff Allens 

Roadand its physical address 

wouldbeAllens Road. The 

Primrose Placeaccessgave 

residentsaccess to Lochlea 

village and itsamenities. 

Mr Briggssaid the original 

Lochlea development wason 

15ha of landhebought11years 

ago; it was splitinto 67 private 

sections,111 retirement 

houses, 19 apartments andan 

80bedhospital. Some 39 

retirement units would be built 

in the newextension. 

He said those residents 

needed easy accessto facilities 

in the main villageand that the 

developmentwould provide 

employment andmorehousing 

for retired people at atimethat 

was notconducive to 

construction projects. 

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Still no word on 

highway barriers 

Ashburton mayor Neil Brown is 

disappointed thatthere has been 

no feedbackfrom NZTAafter 

consultationonSH1 safetywork 

between Dunsandeland 

Ashburton. 

Speaking at Tuesday's 

Ashburton District Road Safety 

CoordinatingCommittee 

meeting, Mr Brown said anumber 

of people had voiced their 

oppositiontothe proposed 

installationofmedianbarriers 

during consultation in 2018. 

NZTA neededtotake the next 

step and inform thecommunity of 

‘‘what had made the cut’’ andthe 

reasoning behind it. 

‘‘Otherwise it’s just not 

consultationasIseeit,’’ he said. 

TheDunsandel to Ashburton 

road is consideredahigh risk 

road and 13 peoplehave died and 

49 been seriously injured in 

crashes between 2007 and 2016. 

Original draft optionsto 

improve safety on the highway 

includedinstallingaflexibleroad 

safetybarrier downthe middleof 

the road, adding turnaround 

areas at regular intervals to give 

peopleplaces to move around 

safely, changing some 

intersections so there is no right 

turn in or out of roadsoff the 

highway and reviewing speed. 

Median barriers are proposed 

from Synlait to the Rakaia Bridge 

and will thenproceedagain from 

the southernsideofRakaiafor a 

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NZTAprincipaladviser 

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He hoped it would happenin 

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Looking at live marketsonthe Australian Stock Exchange are Year 12 economicsstudents 

(back row from left) Harry Trumper,Sam Holland, Emma Scammell, investmentadviser 

Michelle Parkin,Ged Wall, Ben Simons and (frontfrom left) Olivia Lill and Drew Porter. 

Students play sharemarket 

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Economics students at 

AshburtonCollege are 

learningaboutstocks, shares 

and market forces by playing 

the SharemarketGame. 

Teamsinthe Year 12 class 

will receive avirtual $50,000 

to invest over a10week 

period in companies listed 

on the AustralianStock 

Exchange. 

Thegameoffersaclose to 

reallife share trading 

experiencebecause the 

prices theybuy andsell at 

are the sameprices as they 

would get in the live market. 

Investment adviser 

MichelleParkin from 

Forsyth Barr’s Ashburton 

office is volunteering her 

time to explainthe 

intricacies of the 

stockmarket and to direct 

andencourage students as 

theyexploreit. 

Her introductory session 

lastweek covered somekey 

concepts of investing, 

including the historyofstock 

markets, how primary and 

secondary marketswork,the 

role of the stock exchange 

andconstructingaportfolio. 

The secondsession will 

focus on selectingashort list 

of companies forinvestment. 

AshburtonCollege 

economics teacher Kirsty 

Moffett said the sharemarket 

game wouldhelpstudents 

developtheirknowledge of 

stocks and shares and help 

themdiscoverthe 

importance of wise 

investment decisions. 

They would gain a 

knowledge of how supply and 

demandinfluenced share 

prices and also the roleof 

analystsand sharebrokers. 

Thestudents were looking 

forward to further sessions 

withMrs Parkin, and 

researching and finalising 

the companiestheywanted 

to investin. 

Mt Somers church hits 120 years 

St Aidan’sChurch in Mt Somers 

will celebrate its 120year 

anniversaryataservice on 

September 6. 

Theonlyoperating church in 

Mt Somers, St Aidan’s received 

an exterior spruce up in 2016. 

Much of the cost of building 

the church andnearby vicarage, 

now aprivate home, was funded 

by generous local Alfred 

Edward Peache, whoowned 

and ran MtSomers Station from 

18841905. Amemoriallychgate 

from the 1920s welcomes 

visitorsfrom one side andthe 

churchsitspartially hidden 

amongtrees that include totara, 

hawthorn andoak. 

Morning teawill be served 

after the 10am servicemarking 

120 yearsofthe church. 

The memorial lychgate at St Aidan’s Church. 

Film festival nets $2k for Bite Nite 

Music,food, sport and people 

will combine at Ashburton 

Youth Council's Bite Nite: 

Reimagined event in 

October. 

Hiphop artist Rei is the 

headline act andthe 

entertainment programme 

alsoincludesthe Kadodo 

African Drummersand 

Dancersand Wishlistt. 

Bite Nite:Reimagined will 

be an indoor and outdoor 

event thisyear and will be 

held at EA Networks Centre 

on October 2. 

Anumber of food vendors 

will be representedand the 

stadium inflatables setup. 

The evening will also 

showcase local netball, 

basketball and futsal. 

Running from 5.30pm until 

8.30pm, ticketscost $10 for 

anyone over 16, $5 for 

children and $20 for families. 

Tickets areavailable from 

Ashburton District Council 

andNelson Building Society. 

The Mountain Film 

Festival, held onAugust1, 

and afundraiser for Bite 

Nite:Reimagined, raised 

$2000. 

The festival featuredfilms 

about hiking thePacific 

Crest trail inthe USA and 

whitewaterrafting in the 

Andes. 

Youth council chair Kavan 

Faoagali said therewas a 

great turnout for thefestival 

and the community was able 

to view some unique 

experiences.

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VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH 

Tania’s agoodseed 

Volunteering Mid &South 

Canterbury and the Hotel 

Ashburton Volunteer of the 

Month, Tania King is sowing 

seeds of knowledge that will one 

day grow. 

For nearly 10 years Tania has 

volunteeredwith S.E.E.D.S 

Sharing Everyday Experiences 

and Drawing on Skills. 

These skills and experiences 

could be anything from toddler 

tantrums, children not sleeping, 

budgeting,shopping, gardening, 

cooking and all things neededto 

raise afamily. 

S.E.E.D.S volunteers work 

withfamilieswith children 

under 10 years oldon aweekly 

basis,for two to three hours, 

coveringthe needs and goals the 

familyinquestion has identified. 

Tania can have between oneto 

three families to work with over 

aweek depending on her other 

commitments. 

Tania is thefirstmember of 

her family to volunteer. 

She began volunteering in her 

earlytwenties visitingan 

elderlypersonthrough 

Presbyterian Support. 

She said it was arewarding 

experience and the learning and 

sharingwas mutual between 

Tania andthe person she 

visited. 

It’s asimilar experience with 

S.E.E.D.Ssometimesthe family 

willteach Tania something new. 

She likes to learn andthinks 

it’s importanttokeep learning. 

Tania foundher realpassion 

on her second taste of 

volunteering with young 

mother’s basedatHollyHouse, 

in Christchurch. 

Sheisquick to admit shegets 

alot out of the volunteering and 

alot of joy to be gained from 

volunteering. 

Tania gotinvolved withS.E.E. 

D.S shortly after movingto 

Ashburtonand beingnew and 

notknowinganyone 

volunteering wasagreat way to 

meetpeople, get outinto the 

community,have adult company 

Valued volunteer Tania King 

andthe role is flexiblesoallows 

hertodoother things including 

herjob. 

ForTaniaplanting the seeds 

knowing that some will quickly 

grow andothers will take a 

while butthey too willgrowis 

herrewardfor volunteering. 

“Everyone should volunteer,” 

saysTania, evenifit’s justan 

hour aweek. 

“Volunteeringisso important 

these daystokeeppeople 

connectedespecially with all 

thetechnologypeopleare using 

andsoaren’talwaysconnecting 

as we have in the past, it feels so 

good to volunteer,’’ shesaid. 

Some of the families she 

workswith are scared to take 

thefirst steporhold back 

because they don’t know where 

to startsoTania helps provide 

somemotivation andwalk the 

journey with them forawhile. 

Taniaisalso avolunteer 

member of the White Ribbon 

committee. White Ribbon 

promotesthe message that 

domesticabuse is not okay. 

Nominationformsfor 

volunteer of the monthare 

available by contacting 

Volunteering Mid&South 

Canterbury, CommunityHouse, 

44 Cass Street Ashburton, ph 

3081237 ext240 or email 

volmidcant@gmail.com or pick 

up acopy at Four Squarein 

Rakaia. 

Plunket association ended 

Mid CanterburyPlunket 

has farewelled long 

serving staff member Anna 

Radford. 

MrsRadford is endinga 

21year association with 

Plunket. 

Shestarted as a 

volunteer on aPlunket 

committee after thebirth 

of her first child and for 

thelast 13 years has beena 

paid administrator and a 

familiar, smiling face at 

reception. 

For anumber of those 13 

yearsshe also coordinatedPlunket’s 

car 

seat rental programme, 

helping families rent and 

fit car seats correctly in 

their vehicles. 

When Plunket stopped 

its car seatoperationin 

Ashburton at theendof 

2016, Mrs Radford filled 

thevoid and started her 

own service.Thatservice 

will nowstop. 

Mrs Radford said she would 

missher association with 

Plunket. 

Shewould miss seeing the 

mums and babiesand alsothe 

colleagues andvolunteers she 

had worked alongside. 

Anna Radford has finished up with Mid 

Canterbury Plunket. 

Anna Radford was farewelled 

on Friday at amorning tea. 

She will work full time at local 

businessNZBioGrains, a 

company she has worked parttimefor 

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BIRTHS 

DEATHS 

DEATHS 

IN MEMORIAM 

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 

WILSON - Riley and 

Rachel (nee Curd) are 

delightedtoannouncethe 

safe arrival of Heidi Zita 

born23rdJuly. 

DEATHS 

MERRIN, Bruce: Passed 

away peacefully at 

Rosebank on 27.7.20, 

aged 94 years. Dearly 

loved husband of the late 

Kay (Kathleen). Much 

loved and respected 

father of Ken, the late 

Roger, Lee and Jill. Loved 

father-in-law of Diane, 

Kathy and Christina. 

Loved grandfather of 

Brent, Amanda and Lisa. 

Loved great grandfather 

of Kaleb, Olivia, Trace, 

Charlotte, William, Lewis 

and Thomas. Will be 

sadly missed by his family. 

Many thanks to the girls 

at Rosebank for the love 

and care shown to Dad 

over the last 3½years. At 

Bruce’s request a private 

cremation has been held. 

Messages to the Merrin 

Family, 4 Wilkin Street, 

Ashburton7700. 

Paterson’s 

Ashburton 

FDANZ 

03 307 7433 

ORSBORN, 

Noel 

Raymond (Ozy) (Reg. No. 

42826 RNZEME): On July 

31st 2020, at Ashburton, 

aged 70 years. Dearly loved 

and treasured soulmate 

of Kim. Loved father and 

father-in-law of John 

and Rakhee (Auckland), 

David (Auckland), Joseph 

and Summer (Auckland). 

Special grandad and Pop 

of all his grandchildren. 

Lovedbrother and brotherin-law 

of Marilyn and 

Bruce Russell (Tauranga), 

Wendy and Raymond 

Suttie (Ashburton), Janice 

and Bruce Chudleigh 

(Ashburton) and very 

much loved uncle and 

greatuncle of all his nieces 

and nephews. Loved 

stepfather of Andrea and 

Sean Ellison (Queenstown), 

Robert and Tammy Maisey 

(Ashburton). Messages to 

the Orsborn Family, c/- PO 

Box 472 Ashburton 7740. 

A service to celebrate 

Noel’s life has been held. 

Paterson’s 


FDANZ 

03 3077433 

TAVENDALE, Lynley Kay; 

9 March 1946 – 31 July 

2020 

Surrounded by her much 

loved family, peacefully 

at home. Cherished and 

loved wife and confidant 

of John her husband of 53 

years. Mum and motherin-law 

ofMark and Anna 

Tavendale, Maria and 

David Harford, James and 

Zoe Tavendale, Sarah and 

Glenn Fastier. Respected 

and loved Nana of James, 

Jessica and William 

Tavendale; Matthew, 

Timothy, Henrietta 

and Benjamin Harford; 

Gretal, Lewis and Marika 

Tavendale; Frederick, 

Stella, Baxter and Heidi 

Fastier. John and the 

family wish to welcome 

you tojoin them attheir 

family home, Matamua 

Farm, 39Tavendale Road, 

Winchmore onFriday 7th 

August 2020 at 1pm to 

celebrateLynley’s life. 

Paterson’s 


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TEMPLETON, Shelagh Mary 

(nee Brereton), on August 

1st, 2020 at Coldstream 

Lifecare, Ashburton, 

aged 96 years. Dearly 

loved wife of the late 

John (2015). Much loved 

mother and mother in 

law ofJennifer and Gary 

Cook, and Bill and Wendy 

(Christchurch). Treasured 

Grannie of Rachel and 

Graham, Julie, Tim and 

Ellen, and delighted great 

Grannie of Benjamin; 

and Sarah. Loved aunty 

of all her nieces and 

nephews. Messages to the 

Templeton family c/- PO 

Box 472, Ashburton 7740. 

Aservice for Shelagh will 

be held at our chapel, 

cnr East & Cox Streets, 

Ashburton onWednesday 

5 August commencing 

at 11,00am. 

Followed by 

interment atthe Methven 

Cemetery. 

Paterson’s 


FDANZ 

03 3077433 

WAAKA, Carol Marie, on 

July 30, 2020.Passed away 

peacefully at Christchurch, 

aged 78 years. Loved wife 

of the late Charlie. Loving 

mother and mother-inlaw 

ofDavid and Sandra, 

Richard and Yvonne, the 

late Shirley, Rangi and 

Vicky, Michael and Chrissy 

and Manu. Treasured 

Nana And great nana of 

her Mokopuna. Messages 

to the Waaka family c/- 

POBox 472, Ashburton 

740. ARequiem Mass to 

celebrate Carols’ life has 

been held. 

Paterson’s 


FDANZ 

03 3077433 

WARD, Susan Francis 

(nee Christey): Passed 

away peacefully at St 

John of God Hospital in 

Perth on the 30th July 

2020, after acourageous 

battle. Beloved wife of 

Terry, aged 57 years. 

LoveddaughterofHubert 

(deceased) and Nancy 

Christey. Loved sister 

of Mary, Jane (O’Reilly), 

Helen (Hartnett), Pauline, 

Lois (Eaton) and Brigid 

(Molloy). Devoted 

Aunty of all her nieces 

and nephews and great 

nieces. Messages to the 

Ward Family, c/- PO Box 

472, Ashburton 7740. 

Funeral details to follow. 

Rest in peace. 

Paterson’s 


FDANZ 

03 3077433 

WARD, Susan Francis 

(nee Christey): Passed 

away peacefully on 30 July 

2020. Dearly loved sister 

and sister-in-law ofBrigid 

and Brendon Molloy. 

Treasured aunt of Aden, 

Casey and the late Jamie. 

Rest in peacemybeautiful 

sister. 

Hart, Elizabeth Jane (Jane) 

18.07.1936 –27.07.2013 

Hart, PenelopeJane(Penny) 

22.10.1960 –28.07.2019 

In loving memory ofour 

dear mum and sister 

Though your smiles have 

gone forever 

Andyour hands we cannot 

touch 

We havesomany 

memories 

Of the ones we lovedso 

much 

Your memoryisour 

keepsake 

With which we’llnever part 

God has youinhis keeping 

We haveyou in our hearts 

May the winds of heaven 

blowsoftly 

Andwhisper in your ear 

Howmuchwelove and 

miss you 

Andwish that youwere 

here 

Thinking of youbothdaily 

~Chris &Mary-Jean, 

Anthony&Kirsty, Michelle 

&Andrew andfamilies. 

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by parents will 

continue to be free 

in the Family Notices 

column. 

Theinitial death 

noticelodged by a 

funeral directorwill 

be listed without 

charge.Therewill 

be asmall charge of 

$15 forsubsequent 

notices relatedto 

the same death, up 

to amaximum of 35 

wordsand on aperline 

basis afterthat. 

Thesame low 

charges apply 

to other family 

notices,such as 

engagements, 

acknowledgments, 

in memoriam notices 

and anniversaries. 

Family Notices 

Enquiries phone 

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or call into 199 BurnettStreet. 

Supporting the community 

MACPHERSON, Ian 

Robert (Bob): On behalf 

of Margaret, Pauline, 

Andrew,Chris and families 

and me, I wish to say 

a sincere thank you to 

family,friends,neighbours 

and former neighbours in 

Coldstream/Hinds,Albury/ 

Fairlie and Ashburton, who 

have visited, phoned, sent 

cards and flowers, written 

letters and brought us 

food at the time of Bob’s 

sudden death after his 

shortillness. 

We wish to acknowledge 

the medical professionals 

in Oncology Ward 23 at 

Christchurch Hospital, 

Ward One Ashburton 

Hospital, District Nurses 

and our wonderful doctors 

and nurses and office staff 

at Tinwald Medical Centre 

who supported Bob and 

me. 

To Bob’s family, many 

thanks for your love and 

caring support. It is truly 

appreciated. 

To my siblings and your 

families, thank you for 

being therefor me. 

To the extended O’Reilly 

Clann, you gave Bob 

and me so much 

companionship and new 

interests over the last 15 

months. Who would have 

thought we would have 

been travelling to various 

harness race meetings and 

having so much fun with 

‘Joey’? 

Father Denis Nolan, your 

beautiful prayer service 

for Bob was ‘perfect’ for 

Bob’s farewell. Thank you 

for your ongoing spiritual 

care. 

Paterson’s Funeral 

Services, your guidance 

at this difficult time of 

restrictions was much 

appreciated. Also, thank 

you for arranging for 

Roger Scammell’s services. 

This wasawesome. 

Yours sincerely 

Rosalie Macpherson 

96 Tancred Street,Ashburton. Phone 307 8317 

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MCRE 

Community Trust chairman NathanMills. 

Huge demand 

for trust funds 

There’s been ahigh demand for fundingand 

$552,300 wasdistributed by the Community 

Trust of Midand SouthCanterburyinits latest 

funding round. 

Demand for funding outweighedthe amount 

available by 3:1. 

Some26health, communityand recreational 

groups have benefittedfrom the main roundof 

funding for applications over $10,000. 

Recipients include theCanterbury West 

Coast Air Rescue Trust ($75,000), HospiceMid 

Canterbury Trust($15,000) and CancerSociety 

CanterburyWest CoastDivision ($7500). 

YMCA South and Mid Canterburyreceives 

$30,000 towards theResiliencyToolkit 

Programme thatisrun in schoolsand Ronald 

McDonald Housegets $10,000 perannum for 

threeyears for accommodation subsidiesfor 

Mid and South Canterbury families. 

Thereis$15,000for the HakatereMulti 

CulturalCouncil Inc (formerly MidCanterbury 

NewcomersNetwork)tosupportnewcomers 

and migrants throughexisting activities, 

$16,000 for HakatereMaori Komiti to help fund 

the positionofHakatereMaraecoordinator 

and $9000for WairekaCroquet Club for the 

purchaseofalawnmower. 

CommunityTrust Mid and South Canterbury 

chairman Nathan Mills saidhis board was 

aware thataccessingfunding was one of the 

biggest challenges thatnotforprofit 

organisations faced in aCovid19 environment. 

The trusthas also suffered investment losses, 

but had reservesinplace for ‘‘rainy days’’ such 

as now. 

It wascommitted to continue funding 

communitygroups so theywere abletodeliver 

their vitalservices to the regionespeciallyin 

times of highneed,said Mr Mills. 

Thetrustwould maintain its support for notforprofit 

organisations for theupcoming 

2020/21funding year. 

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NEWS 


11 

The importance 

of mahinga kai 

Duringour June zone 

committeemeeting, 

Environment Canterbury 

tangata whenua facilitator 

Brad WaldonGibbons 

sharedapresentation on the 

CWMS mahinga kai targets 

and goals for our water zone. 

Mahinga kai can be 

difficulttoexplain in simple 

English. Ioften think of 

mahinga kai as the 

resources that Maori 

traditionallyhad accessto– 

like the fish in our lakes. 

While that’s an important 

part of the story,it’s not the 

whole picture. 

What is mahinga kai? 

Brad shared with us the 

definition of mahinga kai 

from the Environment 

Canterbury websiteand 

pointed out how much 

overlap there is with our 

understanding of 

biodiversity. 

Both definitions are 

concerned with habitats, the 

diversityofspecies within 

them and the relationships 

between species in these 

habitats. 

Mahinga kai goesalot 

further –itisaholistic 

approach to natural 

resources and their 

sustainable use to sustain 

life. 

Where is mahinga kai in 

our region? 

It’s stillarelatively new 

concepttomany nonMaori 

in Ashburton.Inthe 

neighbouring Selwyn 

Waihorazone, mahinga kai 

targetswere built into land 

use consents for farming, but 

not in our zone. 

Many sites, especially the 

rivers,their catchments 

among the hills, and the 

highcountry lakes, were all 

visitedperiodically by Maori 

to practise mahingakai – 

collecting resources and 

stayingfor short periods. 

What does it meanfor us? 

In our region, we are 

working with localrunanga 

towards severalmahinga kai 

targets. By 2025, the goal is 

to have at risk species and 

protection zones identified, 

and at leastfive sites 

restored and protected in 

recognition of theirstatus as 

wahi taonga (significant 

sites). 

That means runangawill 

have guaranteed access for 

mahinga kai and resource 

gathering. 

My family has along 

history in the Ashburton 

region, and the more Ilearn 

aboutwhat mahinga kai is, 

and how it is important to 

NgaiTahu, the more Irealise 

how similar it is to alot of 

our own beliefs about 

stewardshipofour land. 

We may not talk about 

theseconceptsinthe same 

words, but the values behind 

the words are similar. As I 

understand it, the core of 

thesevalues is to ensure that 

our children, grandchildren 

and futuregenerations can 

continuetolive off and 

prosper from this land. 

This means ensuringthat 

environmental and 

economic outcomes work 

together, not in opposition to 

each other. 

Students policing new 

rules around recycling 

MICK.JENSEN 


Seniormembers of 

Ashburton Borough School’s 

environment group,The 

Borough Greenies, are on a 

mission to make sure pupils, 

staff and schoolfamilies are 

familiar with and follow new 

recycling rules introduced in 

the district this week. 

Maddie Page and Bella 

Dawson, both Year8 

students, believe good 

recycling stems from 

education, repeat good 

practice and aclear 

understanding of the rules. 

Maddie has compiled a 

slide show that has been 

sharedwith classes at 

Borough on whatcan and 

can’t be recycled. 

It highlights the new rules 

introduced in the district 

from August 1. 

Onlyrigid hard plastics 

numbered 1, 2and 5can now 

go in the yellow bins, said 

Maddie. 

‘‘Soft plastics numbered 3, 

4, 6or7have to go in the red 

rubbish bins, alongwith 

unnumbered plasticsand 

soft plastics that your can 

easily scrunch in your hand.’’ 

All plastic lids must go out 

in the rubbish, but clean 

paper,magazines, 

cardboard,aluminiumtins 

and cans can continue to be 

recycled as they were 

previously. 

Maddie said she expected 

the volume in the red 

rubbish bins to go up 

Bella Dawson (left) and Maddie Page, both 12, withamix of 

items that canand can’t go in the yellow binsunder the new 

district recycling rules. 

because of the increase in 

softplastics. 

That was not good for the 

landfill and was abig 

concern,she said. 

Bella said she expected 

recycling changes to take a 

little bit of time to filter 

through to everyone in the 

community. 

‘‘Peopleneed to know what 

theycan recycleand then get 

into those good habits,but 

there might be abit of 

confusionatfirst. 

‘‘As individuals we all 

need to do the rightthing and 

to take responsibility.’’ 

Bella said her school’s 

large comingled yellow skip 

would be monitoredover the 

next few weeks to ensure the 

rules were understood and 

followed by students and 

parentsalike. 

Both Maddie and Bella 

believed too much plastic 

was used in society and that 

there was too much 

packaging, and the wrong 

materials often used for 

packaging. 

The BoroughGreenies 

currently number 40. 

They are led by longservingteacher 

John Hooper 

who helps and encourages 

them to extendtheir 

knowledgearound 

environment issues. 

Senior students take on 

leadership roles and help 

younger members 

understand the importance 

of recycling food scraps, 

growingfruit and vegetables 

and the slogan Reduce, 

Reuse,Recycle.


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RuralServices/Supplies 

Removal of slinkies will cost 

TONI.WILLIAMS 


Farmers have been notified 

there will be costs associated 

with removing slinkiesand calf 

carcasses from farms, 

following afall in international 

marketprices. 

The value of the carcasses, 

primarily used for pelts, was 

not covered in the collection 

and processing of them. 

Federated FarmersMid 

Canterbury provincial 

president David Clark said it 

was even unlikely there was 

going to be aserviceatall to 

collectthem. 

“There’s acost and a 

question markabout whether 

there’seven going to be 

collections this year,” he said, 

with international markets 

‘‘just fallingtopieces’’ withthe 

upheaval of covid. 

“It’s just another knockon 

effect of the disruptionand 

upheaval in the world 

currently.” 

It was likely mostfarmers 

would compost their own 

slinkies (lambs), but there 

were someorganisationsgoing 

to collect calves and send them 

to landfillorfarmers could 

compost them down with 

sawdust, he said. 

“Numbers will vary on farm, 

casualty stockobviously you 

try to keep to aminimum but it 

is areality,” he said. 

Boviseradication hascome at asignificant emotional, financial 

andpersonal impact to farmers. 

He said bobby calves also 

had very little value, but 

FederatedFarmershoped 

farmerswould take along term 

view in supportingthe bobby 

calf trade so the markets were 

kept openfor when the world 

recovered and values 

recovered. 

“This is just aone year blip,” 

he said. 

He encouraged farmers to 

follow best practice (disposing 

of any slinkies) and, where 

possible, continuetosupport 

the bobby calf market with 

Dairyshed yard work including topand backing gates 

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their surplus calves if they 

have no market for rearing 

calves into the beef industry. 

In other news, Mycoplasma 

bovis eradication was making 

good progress, on the face of 

the numbers being made 

public, he said. 

It has beenthree yearssince 

the disease was first identified 

in New Zealandand the 10 

year eradicationresponse was 

well underway. 

The latest figures from MPI 

showed 250 total confirmed 

cases; with just three active 

2300731 

(two in the North Islandand 

one in the South Island), 28 

notice of directions 

nationwide and 172 active 

surveillanceproperties. 

Mr Clark said he was 

“cautious but optimistic’’ the 

response to the disease was 

making good progress but 

mindful it had left atrail of 

destruction in its path. 

“It is anasty disease so the 

decision was made to go down 

the eradication path. 

“However that (eradication) 

has comeat significant, 

emotional, financial and 

personal cost to the farmers 

who wereimpacted. 

“And in some cases those 

costshave been unreasonably 

high.” 

There werestill cases –well 

overdue that have not had 

claims settled,including those 

in Mid Canterbury. 

“That is wholly unacceptable 

at any level, (they) should have 

beensorted out.’’ 

The impact on individual 

farmers has been far higher 

than it needed to be, he said. 

“The process of MPI to begin 

with was disgraceful. Massive 

progress was made in sorting 

thosesystems out but it has left 

atrail of destructionalong the 

way and Ifind it hard to 

celebrate the victory against 

boviswhen Iknow of people 

still going through the pain of 

the process.” 

Alliance Group visit 

Methven is one of the 

venues on Alliance 

Group’s annualroadshow 

programme starting on 

September 22. 

Some 23 meetings will 

be heldaround the South 

Island, with the Mt Hutt 

Memorial Hall hosting a 

meeting at 1.30pm on 

October1. 

The roadshow is an 

opportunity for the cooperative’s 

farmer 

shareholders and other 

farmerstohear firsthand 

from directors and senior 

managers and also to 

provide feedback. 

Those attending will 

receive an updateonthe 

cooperative’s 

performance, progress on 

strategy and details on 

futureplans. 

Allianceisowned by 

around4000 farmer 

shareholders . 

It exports lamb, beef, 

venisonand coproducts 

to customers in more than 

65 countries. 

IN BRIEF 

WOOL PETITION 

Clintonsheepand beeffarmer 

Amy Blaikie has been 

‘‘absolutelyblownaway’’by 

theresponseto herwool 

petition. Mrs Blaikie launched 

an online petition in June 

calling on theHouse of 

Representatives to ensureall 

publiclyfunded buildings and 

KiwiBuild homes were built or 

refurbished with New Zealand 

wool carpet and insulation. 

It drew 15,069 signatures and 

thisweekshe presented her 

petitiontomembers of 

Parliament in front of the 

Beehive, in Wellington. 

Mrs Blaikiewasjoined by 

her husband Victor, their 

children, and supporters to 

givethe petition to New 

Zealand First list MPand 

Lawrence farmer Mark 

Patterson; they were also 

joined by New Zealand First 

leaderWinston Peters. 

RMACHANGES 

SOUGHT 

Changestothe Resource 

Management Act (RMA) need 

to deliver reduced compliance 

costs for farmers, increase 

efficiency andimprove 

environmentaloutcomes, says 

DairyNZ. 

DairyNZ chief executive Dr 

Tim Mackle is calling on 

politicalpartiestowork 

quickly on achieving 

meaningfulreform in thenext 

term of office. 

He said acomprehensive 

reform of theRMA is long 

overdue and would be a 

positive step notonly for 

farmers,but allNew 

Zealanders. 

“TheRMAhas become too 

unpredictable andinefficient 

forapplicants. 

‘‘Farmers will be keen to see 

this reformdeliveraprocess 

which is faster, simpler and 

lesscostly,” said Dr Mackle. 

“Potentially replacing the 

RMA withtwo separate pieces 

of legislation for environment 

and planning makes alot of 

sense.’’ 

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13 

RuralServices/Supplies 

Job prospectsgood 

for new agri students 

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Agri Training has been 

running atwoweek rural 

retraining course for people 

wanting skills to workinthe 

ruralworkforce. 

It’s the firstintake of its 

kind fundedand run bythe 

Mid Canterburybased 

agricultural training 

providerand designed to 

fasttrack people into rural 

jobs with practical farmwork 

lessons to help fillsome 

of the hundreds of rural 

vacancies across the 

industry. 

And there is already alist 

of people applying for the 

next course. 

Project manager Trina 

Moore saidall the course 

trainees had one thingin 

common transferable skills 

which saw them selected 

out of the more than650 

applicants to the course. 

Most had lost their jobs as 

aresult of Covid19, many 

were looking for acomplete 

career changeand all were 

keen to get enough farm 

experience to gettheir foot 

in the door of the rural 

industry. 

“We have local businesses 

desperately needing staff 

and aprogramme that has 

attracted trainees from 

various backgrounds and 

with ages up to 60 yearsold,’’ 

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“We have aseismic oil 

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expolice officer and cafe 

owner, and these people are 

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they come fromasfar north 

as Auckland and as far south 

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“Our ultimate outcomeis 

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opportunities for our 

graduates,’’ she said. 

TutorJeff TaylorHurst, of CompliancePartners, gives 

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It included setting up 

interviews with businesses 

to working with recruitment 

specialists Agstaff and 

New ZealandDairy 

Careers. 

Hannah Bennett, 25, of 

Christchurch, is apainter 

working parttime in the 

construction industry but 

waskeen to swap city life for 

fulltime work with arural 

outlook. 

She said it had beena 

lifelong dream to work on a 

farm, especially asheep 

farm. 

She hadstarted working as 

apainter in the construction 

industry straight from school 

and saidthere had been a 

realbarrier to gaining 

employment on afarm with 

no experience behind her. 

Prior to the course the 

most common options for 

people to get ajobon afarm, 

were to grow up on afarmor 

to marry afarmer. 

She said the course had 

proved an eyeopener and 

given hersomegreat insights 

with practical skills touse 

in the industry. She was 

hopeful of ajob offer at the 

end of the course. 

Fellow trainee Nathan 

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employment opening up with 

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thought. 

“There’s so many more 

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current skills. It’s not just for 

jobs on farm, Ican lookat 

something likesales through 

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‘‘It’s like covid shut one 

door and opened another,” 

he said. 

Ms Moore said all of the 

candidates were seeking 

employment and had found 

their way to the training 

provider. 

‘‘We’d ideally like to be 

able to work with the 

MinistryofSocial 

Development to get more 

people in training andmore 

people outinto work.’’ 

She said the farming 

industrymay be even more 

reliant on locallyretrained 

people as changes to the 

currentimmigration system, 

based on skillband,will see 

an increase to the wage bills 

of farmers employing 

migrant workers. 

“Wealready have five 

trainees offered employment 

with multiple othersinvited 

for interviews,’’ she said. 

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TOP sees small partner role 

TOP leader GeoffSimmons says his 

party’spoliciesongeneediting may 

appealtoMid Canterbury farmers 

trying to reduce nitrateleaching and 

carbon emissions. 

Geneeditingoffers afast way of 

developing newplantvarieties that 

can cope with pests or climate change. 

Technology could playabig partin 

protecting the district’s drinking 

water andhave ahealthier 

environment,MrSimmons said. 

The leader wasinAshburtonaspart 

of aroadshow spreading the world 

aboutThe OpportunitiesParty (TOP). 

About30peopleheard him speak at 

the WalnutAvenue pavilion. 

Mr Simmons grew up in Northland 

and is now an economist in 

Wellington. 

He saidvoters were tired of the 

‘‘sameold,same old’’ andthe coming 

election was important.‘‘Weare about 

the splasharound cash on abig scale 

and we need to make sure we are 

doing it right. The effectswilllast the 

next two to three decades.’’ 

Pollslastweekhad Labour in a 

comfortable lead, buttheywouldneed 

partiestowork with. 

Mr Simmons said voters neededto 

look at minority partiesto partner 

with Labour and TOP wasagreat 

choice ‘‘to keep them honest’’. 

Protecting water fromnitrate 

leaching andpollution was abig issue 

aroundthe country.‘‘We have to use 

technology like geneediting to reduce 

nitrate leaching andgreenhouse gas 

emissions, andpeopleneed to know it 

is not old schooltechnology ... it is 

tweaking existinggenes. 

‘‘We need to investinhelping 

The Opportunities Party leader Geoff Simmons says this election is very 

important as the country recovers from the pandemic. 

farmers find alternative land uses that 

will helpreduce thenitrogenload.’’ 

TOP was foundedbyGarethMorgan 

in 2016 and the party polled 2.5 per 

centofvotes in the2017election. ‘‘He 

is not involved any more andnow it is 

amovement. He has handeditoverto 

the members.’’ 

The party has 20 candidates 

standing forthe 2020 election, but 

none in theRangitata electorate. 

‘‘We will have abig focus on doing 

what works and we willworkwith 

National or Labour.’’ 

Mr Simmons said he hoped this 

electionwould be the start of amore 

matureMMP model involving more 

parties working collaboratively.’’ 

TOP is also proposing aUniversal 

Basic Income of $250 per weekfor all 

adult Kiwis, no questions asked. This 

would be paid for by atax reform 

including a33per cent flat incometax. 

Other policiesare around affordable 

housing andrents andhelp for small 

businesses. 

NEWS 


15 

Tummy bug 

sparks alert 

Mid Canterbury GPsare reminding people 

about good handwashing and cleaning 

practices as ahighly contagious viral 

tummy bug sweeps through the district. 

LauristonSchool closed for two days due 

to the virus, whichcauseddiarrhoea and 

vomiting; 55 childrenwere awayonasingle 

day,morethan half the role. 

GPsspokespersonDrEmmaAndrew said 

similar tummy bugs circulated every year 

and preventive measures were important to 

avoiditspreading; good handwashing and 

cleaning practiceswere vital. 

She said people whocaughtthe bug 

should not return to work or school until 48 

hours after the last vomitordiarrhoea, as 

they may still be contagious. 

‘‘The elderly andvery youngare 

particularly vulnerable as their bodies are 

less abletocopewith the fluid and 

electrolyte loss thatcomeswith severe 

vomitingand diarrhoea.’’ 

Parents of children in swim lessons at the 

EA Networks Centre and general pool users 

wereremindedtostay outofthe water for 

48 hoursiftheyhad the bug.The Methven 

Netball Club also cancelledpractices. 

CanterburyDistrictHealth Board 

medicalofficer of health Dr Cheryl Brunton 

said the bug did not appear to be norovirus. 

‘‘We suspectthatthis was an outbreak of 

viralgastroenteritis. Norovirus is the most 

commonvirusimplicated in outbreaks like 

this.Wedonot yet have any labtest results 

confirming thatnorovirusisthe cause of 

this outbreak. 

‘‘Viralgastroenteritis is highly infectious 

and this outbreak is atimely reminder of 

why it is important for people to stay home 

from workorschoolifthey areunwell.’’ 

Dairy farmer new interim 

president of Hearing NZ 

Theona Blom 

Rakaia dairyfarmerTheona 

Blom will becomethe 

interim president of 

Hearing NewZealandafter 

the announcement by 

currentpresident Tony 

Rush that he intends to step 

downfromthe role from 

September 15 because of 

healthreasons. 

Rush has been president 

of Hearing New Zealandfor 

threeand ahalf years. 

Theona Blom wasa 

qualified accountant and 

business analyst in her 

native South Africa and 

volunteered four years ago 

to be treasurerof the 

Christchurch Hearing 

Association as ameans of 

givingback to her adopted 

community. Shortly 

afterwards shewas elected 

to theHearingNew Zealand 

board as aSouth Island 

representative. 

MrsBlom will be interim 

president until the annual 

meeting in May 2021. 

More information gathered in 

search for war medal family 

Wanganui resident Paul 

TakarangiGavaghanhas 

found out more about former 

Ashburton residentWG 

Patching,whose war medal 

heistryingtopass on to a 

Patching family member. 

Patching waskilledin 

action in the Dardanelles in 

1915. 

Since running thestory in 

Ashburton Courier last 

month Mr Takarangi 

Gavaghan hasreceived an 

email from aman whose 

aunt was aclose friendof 

Patching’s sister Winnie. 

Winnie lived for many 

years in the Patching family 

home, andher brother’s last 

registered address, at 32 

Short Street ,ahouse that 

stillstands today. 

The email saidayoungWG 

Patchingworked in his 

father's saddlery business on 

West Street, which is today 

occupied by Emmily Harmer 

Photography, butonce bore 

the Patching name. 

‘‘I have foundatreasure 

trove of references to the 

Patchingfamily online. WG 

was oneofthreebrothers 

who enlisted. 

‘‘Another,WalterJames 

wasawarded the Military 

Medal and spent some time 

at the Brokenhurst War 

Hospitalinthe UK andthe 

thirdbrother, Ibelieve,was 

Charles.’’ 

He had accessed thewill 

of Patching senior, William, 

and it showedWinnie as 

receiving ahandsome 

inheritance, including the 

righttolive in the family 

home, which shedid as a 

spinster. 

Ashburton Museum has 

also passed on Patching 

familygenealogical 

information. 

Mr TakarangiGavaghan 

said it had been awonderful 

experience searching the 

records, buthecouldstill 

not work out how the medal 

had ended in Whanganui, 

and he wasstill no closer 

getting in contact witha 

Patchingfamily member. 

Asecond email he 

received recommended the 

Medals ReunitedNew 

Zealand website run by Ian 

Martyn. 

Martyn, aretired NZ army 

captainreunites lost, found 

and stolen medalswith 

family members. 

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Ashburton College 

Individual Excellence in aSupportive Learning Environment 

News 

Issue 20 

6August 2020 

DeputyPrincipal Message 

Term ThreeManagementfor all at College 

Sometimes life islike living in apressure cooker 

and Term Threeisthatplace. 

For our senior students this is a time for 

planning,resilienceand the need to keep an eye 

on personal well-being.Weare hurtling towards 

that time of year when things can seem to 

become unmanageable forsome,and especially 

forour seniors. 

Careful planning and monitoring of progress arevital to survival.All staff 

are watching student progress towards NCEA at all levels and offering 

supportand guidancewherever thatisneeded. 

We areverymindfulthatthis canbethe timewhen some young people 

start toworry that they won’t make it. Often achat with their Ako 

teacher or subject teacher can provide the reassurance that they need. 

It is timely aswell, totake acheck on personal well-being and health 

in respect oflifestyle and diet and to make sure that, over the next few 

weeks,our young people pacethemselves accordingly. 

Procrastination is abeast that can beat the best of us, and an honest 

awareness of the dangers and if they apply to you, are often all it takes 

to make sure that itisnot our downfall. Itreally is strange how the 

educational clock seems to tick faster at this time of the year. 

OpenEvening 

We had an amazing Open Evening recently, the night when current 

Year 8students and their family and whānau visit College to see what 

is on offer.Faculties had displays of work and staff available to whet the 

appetiteofour next group of people looking to attend College. 

The turnout, especially to the first session, was amazing, with some 

families having to sit on the steps of the Auditorium. Thanks to all those 

whocame and of course ahuge thanks to all College staff who made the 

nightasuccess.This is another of those occasions thatcan only happen 

with the dedication of everyone on staff at College.Itwas agreat night 

forall. 

Enrolment Process at College 

Last week saw uscoming to the end ofthe enrolment process for new 

students.All such students and family members meet face-to-facewith 

amember of College staff to discuss their transition into secondary 

education. Thewhole process takes anumber of days and runs well into 

the evening forsome. 

The support ofthe College Office staff, with some here until 8:00pm, 

is commendable indeed and it takes them days to input all of the 

information that isgathered during that time. Certainly, the young 

people Ihave met have been stunning. Welook forward toanother 

amazing Year 9cohortnextyear. 

College Senior Students’Ball 

By the time you read this, the College Ball will only be aday away. It 

has the promise of being anight toremember for all. The hype and 

expectations run high onceagain and the senior students who have led 

this have done agreat job. 

Each year DeputyPrincipal Helen Shore-Taylor takes on the onerous task 

of overseeing this and shows enthusiasm and dedication in helping to 

make it asuccess. 

RYDA(Road Safety)Day 

Monday ofthis week saw our Year 12 students at the Hotel Ashburton 

forthe annual RYDA day. 

This is wherestudents spend the dayconsidering road safety, especially 

around driving well and responsibly. They get to participate in six 

differentworkshops thatcover all aspects of driving safely. 

It has been agreat day inthe past, ofgreat value to all students, and 

with the cost of this being shouldered by AshburtonDistrictCouncil. We 

would like to thank them onceagain fortheir support. 

In Summary 

We plan the journey at the start and negotiate the roadblocks as they 

arrive. After what wehave experienced this year, now is possibly the 

time forsome re-navigation to make surethatweare stillgoing to arrive 

at the destination on time. 

Ron Cresswell 

DeputyPrincipal •TumuakiTuarua 

Information 

Lip Sync 2020! 

Theeverpopular Lip Sync will hit the College Auditorium stage 

this year -onTuesday18August,7:00pm. 

Students will compete either 

individually or in groupsin 

Juniorand Seniorsections, 

beforethe hotly-contested 

HouseFest. 

TheStudentExecutive will 

thentake on the lip-syncing 

teachers to roundoffthe 

evening's entertainment. 

Tickets: $5:00. Available from the College Office - 

03 308 4193 or info@ashcoll.school.nz 

Information 

Class PhotoOrders–Now Available forOrder 

Ako Class photographs were taken recently, and are now available 

fororder. 

Viewing Photos 

Parents/caregivers can view photos on the Photoshots website: 

www.photoshots.co.nz 

Viewing is password protected. The password and instructions have 

been emailed to parents/caregivers, and are available to view in your 

child’s Akoclassroom, or from the College Office. 

On-line viewing is available foralimited periodonly. 

Photographs arepresentedonanA4sheet,laminated, with the photo 

at the topand the students’names belowthe photograph. 

HowtoOrder 

Payment istobemade through the Ashburton College Office, as 

follows: 

• Collect anorder envelope from the College Office, and complete the 

order section on theback of theenvelope. 

0 Enclose$14.00cash (correct change is appreciated) OR 

0 Cheque (made out to Photoshots Ltd NOT Ashburton College) 

OR 

0 Online payments toAshburton College account (mark payment 

clearlywith studentname and ‘Photos’). 

• Ifthere ismore than one student per family ordering, please put 

all orders on one envelope, clearly marked. 

• The envelope youfill in is also used to returnthe photoin, so please do 

not seal the envelope at the timeofordering. 

Please note: Orders close 9:00am, Wednesday12August 2020 

Transition Department–EventsUpdate 

TertiaryStudy Information 

We are atthe time ofyear where students going to tertiary study in 2021 

are gathering information, making decisions, and beginning application 

processes,asfollows: 

Universityand PolytechHalls of ResidenceApplications 

HallsofResidenceapplications arenowopen online. 

Course Planning for 2021 

Universityliaisonstaff areinthe processofbooking to visit AshColl thisterm 

to help students plantheir course of study for2021. 

Datesknown so farare: 

UniversityofCanterbury – 12August 

Victoria UniversityofWellington – 09 September 

Auckland University – 09September 

Lincoln University – 09September 

Otago University – 16September 

2020UniversityOpen Days – 

Further Information is AvailableontheirWebsites 

•OtagoUniversityand Otago Polytech –On-campus:Monday 10 August 

•VictoriaUniversity 

–On-campus:Friday21August 

•CanterburyUniversity 

–On-campus:Thursday 27 August 

•AucklandUniversity 

–On-campus:Saturday29August 

•MasseyUniversity 

–Virtual(online) OpenDays 

04 and05September 

Andalso: 

WellingtonCampus 

ManawatuCampus 

Auckland Campus 

•WaikatoUniversity 

•AUT University 

–TasterDay:21August 

–TasterDay:11September 

–TasterDay:12September 

–Virtual(online) OpenDays: 

13 and 14 August 

–On-campus:Saturday29August 

Care with ParkingOutside College 

When Dropping Off and Collecting Students 

We understandvehicle movements as parents and caregivers 

drop-offand collectstudentsatCollege. 

Mayweplease ask though forcarewhen this is happening – 

• Road safety is hugely important, and especially where there are alot 

road users in asmall area. 

• Please avoid parking on the yellow lines outside the Walnut Avenue 

entrance. 

• Please respectresidents’properties –avoid parking over drivewaysor 

driving into their personal driveentrances. 

• Remain aware thatthe College drivewayisnot suitable fordropping/ 

picking-up students from. This adds to congestion and compromises 

safety. 

We do ask,please,thatyou – 

• Consider whereyou park. 

• Park in alegal parking space, and have your child walk to whereyou are 

parked. 

• Park in the parallel parks across the road from the College. 

• Or -there maybespace in the shingled parking area on the west side of 

the College. 

We thank youfor your help, 

andfor your courtesy to residents, 

College students androad users. 

Events 

Jandals FiafiaNightatUniversityof 

Canterbury(UC) 

Eleven students from Ashburton College travelled to the University of 

Canterburytoattend the Jandals Fiafia eventheld on Wednesday29July. 

Attended by students from 

several schools, parents and 

university students, College 

teacher Liz Carrick said this 

was afun night. There were 

anumber of performances 

and some words ofwisdom 

from parents, UC students 

and former students who 

arenow trained teachers. 

Theexperiencegave agreat insightintowhatopportunities areavailableat 

UC forour Pasifikastudents. 

An additional bonus of the evening was meeting up with College 

former students: Uatifoti Saofai (Deputy Head Girl 2018) who is in her 

second year studying for aBachelor of Commerce; and younger sister 

Lupepe Saofai, in her first year studying for aBachelor of Arts majoring in 

History and Geography; and Hannah (Faith) Falealili Aiono in her first year 

studying English and Sociology. 

(Pictured above,back row lefttoright): RonAroni, Salatielu Iakopo,Isileli Ula 

(partly obscured),Easterlin Faamausili. 

(Middle row, left to right): Estee Aiolupotea, Revival Tuvale, 

Alex Gabriel,Luvepa Falealili, Mark Gabriel. 

(Front, left to right): Mahina Pongia, former students: Uatifoti Saofai, 

Hannah (Faith) Falealili Aiono,Lupepe Saofai. 

Connecting Real WorldExperienceto 

ScienceLearning 

ScienceteacherHeena Shah advises that theYear 12 Scienceclass is working 

towards their Education for Sustainability NCEA Standard. This standard 

requires studentstoinvestigate physical andbiological factors withinariver 

system. They are also required todiscuss the interactions between these 

physical and biological factors andthenhuman activity impact on the river 

system. 

The standard requires students to gather data aswell asresearch these 

aspects. 

Twotimeslots wereundertaken in relation to this Standard. Thefirst wason 

Friday24July at the Wakanui Stream,Argyle Park,wherestudents were able 

to action the practical water testing component. This was made available 

via the Waterwatch–Wai Kaitiaki Education programme with the students 

having an opportunitytouse scientific gear and methodstocollectrelevant 

data. 

One of the objectives of Waterwatch is to provide schools and community 

groups with the expertise andequipmenttostudytheir local waterways. 

On Monday 27July speakersfrom ECan and the Forest andBird Protection 

Society added to the learning programme. Donna Field from ECan 

explained the physical factors, braided river systems and details on river 

flow;while EdithSmith outlined the importanceofbiodiversityand habitat 

forour endangered birds. 

(Pictured above left, lefttoright): 

la Cabalse,Zedrick Agreda and 

John Miles Esponja testing waterfor 

nitrate andphosphate content. 

(Above right, clockwise from front left): 

GabbyNaylor, Teacher of Science 

Heena Shah, Chloe Guthrie 

and Tegan Boathseparating 

invertebratesfromthe watersample. 

(Right, lefttoright): Noah Clement, 

Jayden Butler and Ryan Cox 

collecting living organisms/ 

invertebratesfromthe creek water.

Ashburton College 

Individual Excellence in aSupportive Learning Environment 

News 

Issue 20 

6August 2020 

Congratulations 

CanterburyPowerlifting Championships – 

Successes and NewRecord 

College Year 13 students Ngakau Howell and Henry Chapman are inthe 

business of successfully lifting heavy weights! 

In the second week of the recent student holiday break both competed in 

the Canterbury Championships one day event. Divisions are categorised 

by both weight and age, with both Ngakau and Henry contesting the 

Under 83kg Sub-Junior category, competing in three lifts throughout the day. 

Qualification forNational Championships 

Aclear purpose of the Canterbury event was toqualify for the National 

Championships, scheduled in Christchurch over four days. The category 

Ngakau andHenry will competein, is on 07 October. 

Both achieved this goal via their following results, including Ngakau 

eclipsingthe CanterburyRecord – 

• Ngakau’s lifttotalswere: Dead Lift–235kg; Bench Press –90kg; 

• Henry’slifttotals were: 

Squat–145kg. 

Dead Lift–220 kg; Bench Press –95kg; 

Squat–155kg. 

Although both Ngakau and Henry lifted the same total weight of470kg, 

Ngakau wasweighed in at less than Henry and wasable to claimvictory. 

Ngakau’s Dead Lift total has broken the existing Canterbury record in this 

category. Ngakau said that he is awaiting confirmation that his lift against 

his registration timeframe with the organisation has him eligible for the 

record. 

To qualify for the National Championships lifters must achieve atotal 

of 400kg over the three lifts. Both Ngakau and Henry have significantly 

cleared this first requirement, and Ngakau says he has his sightsset on the 

Under 83kg Sub-Junior CategoryNational Dead Lifttotal of 240kg, 5kg more 

than his currentlift. 

Needless to say, strength training forboth is continuing–for Henry at Snap 

Fitness andfor Ngakauatthe EA NetworksCentre. 

(Pictured below): Ngakau in the 

squatlift. 

(Pictured right): 

Henrylifting in the 

squatcategory. 

(Pictured below, 

leftand right): 

Ngakau Howell and 

HenryChapman with 

their certificates. 

(Pictured below): Ngakau’s recordbreaking 

Dead Lifteffort. 

SuperNet CompetitionCommencesfor 

College ANetballTeam 

Another post-COVID competition is underway and, at the time of 

publishing this newsletter, the College A Netball team’s involvement 

in the Christchurch-based top eight secondary schools’ SuperNet 

Competition has recommenced. 

Manager Sue Dudley summarises how the first two weeks have 

gone for Coach Kaye Kennedy and team members Sophie Adams, 

Alex Bateman, Taylah Burrowes, RubyGray, Samantha Jerao,PoppyKilworth, 

Cassidy Mann, Milli Sullivan, Hayley Tallentire, Riley Tindall and 

Penina Vaaelua. 

Sue outlined this season as arebuilding year for the team, noting the 

importance ofgiving the younger players as much court time as possible 

giventhey aregoing to be the core of the team next year. 

Overall, the team is just thrilled to be back playing netball and to have the 

opportunitytoplayinthe local MidCanterburyNetball competition and in 

SuperNet in Christchurch. 

Week 1–22 JulyvChristchurchGirls’High School 

Astrong first half by AshburtonCollege broughtabout ahalf-timescore of 

16-15 to AshColl, with the girls creating ten turnovers in the first half and 

converting seven of those into goals. 

Hayley Tallentire shot superbly throughout the whole game and was 

equally supportedbyPoppyKilworth atthe defensiveend. 

Changes were made in the second half to give the new players to the team 

the experienceofplayingthis level of netball.Each playerstepped up to the 

challenge and matched the intensityonthe court. 

Thefinal scorewas 28-37 to Christchurch Girls’ High School. 

Week 2–29 JulyvSt Andrew’sCollege 

Again, the team started strongly and were only down 8-12 after the first 

quarter. HoweverStAndrew’s gotaroll-on in the second and thirdquarters 

to take the lead out to 20-40. 

It was great to see Ashburton College finish strongly, only losing the last 

quarter8-9, with the final scorebeing 28-49 to St Andrew’s College. 

Once again, all players got on court against the very slick St Andrew’s team. 

Mia Pearson (Ashburton College A team member from last year) is playing 

forStAndrew’s College so therewas abit of friendly rivalryonthe court! 

Sue said that, again, it wasgreat to seethe younger players stepping up and 

our senior players acting as such positiverole models. 

WETA Workshops RisingStars Award 

Year 10 student MoMeehan was recently selected asone of the Top 

20 finalists for the above award, in the Earth Guardians Character 

Design Competition. From this number, ten are selected asfinalists, 

determined by popular vote. 

With voting having closed at 3:00pm on Monday, Mo now awaits the 

outcome of the popular vote. 

This competition is open to New Zealand secondary school students aged 

15-19 years as at 06 July this year. The shortlist of the Top20submissions 

was made byindustry judges Paul Tobin, Art Director atWeta Workshop 

and Tanya Marriott, programme leader of Concept Design atthe Massey 

UniversityWellington School of Design. 

Mo, who loves art, worked on most of this during lockdown. She used 

markers for the colouring, gel pens for highlights, putting in thin black 

pen outlines. Deciding on the topic came from art work where she was 

practising drawing wings,which she wantedtoincludeinthis artwork. She 

said she likes drawing characters with fireand,asthe work progressed,she 

ended up with afire and wind character. 

Descriptorwith ArtWork 

Applicants were required to include adescription with their artwork, which 

Mo said took awhile as she put together the rightwords.Her artworkand 

descriptor arebelow: 

Konohanasakuya 

My wind/fire guardian is inspired by both the 

Japanese and Jewish creation stories. 

In the Jewish tradition the Creator is both loving, 

and afearsome judge. The Creator is not able to 

be seen, and is only experienced through the veil of 

smoke, wind and fire-this imageryreminds me of 

volcanoes! 

As the Creator’s name can not be spoken, I 

have blended this creation story with the Japanese deity ofvolcanoes… 

Konohanasakuya. Her work is to prevent volcanoes from erupting, but it is a 

difficult job to pacify avolcano! 

Konohanasakuyaisawind and firedruid,she guardsthe earth using the power 

of wind and fire. Oneofthe first things younoticeabout her is her smile.Isher 

smile happy, or agrimace? It is both, to reflectthe twosides of her nature. 

Thetop half of her clothing and the softness of her flowing long hair showthe 

gentleside of her nature. Her gentle wind and home fires warms the earthlings 

and the earth, inspiring the earthlings through warmth, happiness and joy, to 

care for the earth. Thered and orange reflectpassion and love. 

But note the bottom half of her clothes. Her steel mesh skirt isheld secure by 

adouble belt, flanked by thick strips of heavy leather, and weighted down by 

sharp blades.You canimagine the blades whip and slash across your face when 

she unleashes her fury with fire and wind. When Konohanasakuya unleashes 

her fury, the earthlings canfeel the destructiveforce of her nature-she literally 

erupts! The brown and grey are natural colours, reflecting the earth and rock; 

and the wind cannot be seen. 

Thefieryhalo hasnoend or beginning,reflecting her infinitenature. 

Tucker TrophySki andSnowboardCompetition 

This annual competition was held onThursday 30 July at Mt Hutt 

Skifield in windy but warm conditions. 

Teacher-in-charge Karen McKenzie said that racing got underway around 

11:30am and thatamere0.18 seconds separated the sibling rivalrybetween 

Myaand Kayne Johnston. Mya’scombined runs totalled 1.06.83 and Kayne’s 

combined runs 1.07.01! 

While Year 11 Mya had the edge over her brother in the first race, Year 9 

Kayne had the slightly better time in the second race. Between them, 

however, the Johnston’s were seven seconds clear of 3rd place-getter 

Parker Bradfordon1.14.44. 

Todd White (1.41.31) took out the snowboarding competition title from 

Mac Burdett, on1.43.13 in 2nd place with only 1.82 secs separating these 

two. 

Many thanks were given tostaff members Michael Clark, Mike Pearce, 

RonCarlsonand Helen Shore-Taylor forhelping out on the day. 

Topthreeplace-getter results were: 

Skiing 

Overall 1st MyaJohnston; 2nd Kayne Johnston; 3rdParkerBradford. 

Males 1st Kayne Johnston; 2nd Parker Bradford; 3rdFlynnMackenzie. 

Females 1st MyaJohnston; 2nd Honor Bradford; 3rdMac Burdett. 

Snowboarding 

1st Todd White; 2nd MacBurdett; 3rdJack Wood. 

Coming Events 

(Pictured above, 

leftand right): 

Kayne Johnston and 

MyaJohnston in hot pursuit of 

each other’s fastest time. 

(Pictured left): Snowboard 

Champion Todd White. 

August 

06-07 11OUE Hike,Pinnacles Hutt. 

07 College Ball,AshburtonTrustEvent Centre 

Boys’1st XI Hockey,Christchurch 

South Canterbury Winter Basketball Competition, 

SouthernTrustEventsCentre, Timaru 

08 Rugby–UC Round 8, Timaru Boys’High School v 

MidCanterburyCombined,Timaru 

09 Equestrian One DayEvent,Christchurch 

Aoraki Trap Shooting,Timaru ClayTarget Club 

Aoraki Basketball Championships,SouthernTrust Events Centre, 

Timaru 

Aoraki Squash Championships,Timaru 

10 Debating 1, St Andrew’s College,Christchurch 

Dunedin TertiaryOpen Day, Dunedin, 5:00am-9:00pm 

11 Year 13 Agriculturevisit to South Island Seeds 

Aoraki SecondarySchools Boys’Badminton, Timaru 

Thomson/Whelan Basketball Trophy, AshburtonorChristchurch 

12 CanterburyUniversityCourse Planning visit 

Senior Blood Drive 

Girls’1st XI Hockey,Christchurch 

Girls’1st XV Rugby–Geraldine vAshHutt,Geraldine (Round 4) 

Supernet –VillaMaria vAshburtonCollege,Christchurch (Round 4) 

Some KeyForthcoming Dates 

August 

07 College Senior Ball,AshburtonTrust EventCentre, 8:00pm 

31-04 Sept Year 11, 12, 13 College Exams 

November 

05 Year 13 Awards Ceremony, AshburtonTrustEvent Centre, 7:00pm 

10 Years 11 and 12 Prize-givings,EANetworksCentre, 7:00pm 

16-09 Dec NCEA Exams 

Term Dates2020 –Terms Two, Threeand startofTerm Four 

Term Three Monday 20 July -Friday25September 

Term Four Monday12October -Thursday 05 November (Year 13) 

-Tuesday 10 November (Years 11 and 12) 

-Thursday 03 December (Year 10) 

-Friday04December(Year 9) 

Term Dates2021 – 

Term One Year leveldatestba -Friday09April 

Term Two Tuesday 27 April - Friday02July 

Term Three Monday 19 July -Friday24September 

Term Four Monday11October -Friday10December –year levels tbc

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office@ashburtoncourier.co.nz. 

Photos forSeptember3to 

be received by 12 noon 

Tuesday 

September 1 

Rachel and Riley Wilson have welcomed 

the arrivalofababygirl. 

HeidiZetaWilson, weighing 2505grams, 

wasbornonJuly 23, 2020. 

We are taking enrolments 

from 4months to 6years. 

For further information 

phone 308 0380 or call in to see us at 

174-176 Chalmers Avenue, Ashburton 

2299874 

ASHBURTON 

KINDERGARTENS 

Ashburton Kindergartens are agroup of well established, not 

for profit, professional kindergartens based in the Ashburton 

community, offering pre-school education for 3&4year olds. 

OUR VISION 

•Every child has the right to participate in high quality early childhood 

education 

•Kindergartens are centres of excellence and innovation 

•Our goals can best be achieved through collaborative relationships at all 

Levels 

•Kindergarten is responsive to the cultural and language aspirations of 

families 

NZ KINDERGARTENS ARE 100% 

• about children, families and whanau 

•committed to quality early childhood education 

•qualified and registered workforce 

•community based •not-for-profit •home grown •Kiwi owned 

Asmall homely centre, 

with anature based philosophy. 

Stephanie Hansen Amanda Moore 

Centre Directors 

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phone 03 307 0420 twpreschool@gmail.com 

Play is work 

and work is fun 

Where Children Learn 

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Contact: Kindergarten 

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Garden fete to rescue St John 

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St JohnAshburtonis 

organising agarden feteinthe 

magnificentgroundsofRakaia 

Gardens later this year. 

Thefete,onOctober15, will 

see more than 50 stalls on site, 

sellingitems such as food, 

clothing jewellery, beauty 

products and household and 

giftware, plusentertainment. 

St John runanumber of 

community health initiativesalong 

with the ambulance 

service in the district and a 

number of fundraising 

projects are planned to boost 

the coffers, including thelarge 

garden fete. 

St John Ashburtonexecutive 

officer Elaine Vallendersaid 

StJohnAshburtonwas 

approached by stalwart 

supporters Sueand Ted 

Rollinson who offered the use 

of their gardensfor agarden 

walk. 

It has since developed into a 

garden fete. 

“Sue and Ted have always 

beengreat supporters of St 

John andthey wanted to once 

again help us out. 

“This garden tour has now 

growninto afete, complete 

with more than 50 stalls, 

including foodstalls, and 

entertainment, as wellasthe 

opportunity to stroll through 

St John Ashburton will host agarden fete in the grounds of Sue 

and Ted Rollinson's Rakaia Gardens. 

PHOTO SUPPLIED. 

the six acres of mature 

gardens.” 

“We are also lucky to have 

local chef and caterer, 

ChantelleQuinn, on board 

with acooking 

demonstration.” Chantelle was 

aMasterchef contestant afew 

years ago. 

The stallholders aremostly 

Full house for online banking tips 

Canterbury basedbut there 

arealso vendors travelling 

from as farsouth as 

Invercargill and as far north as 

Dannevirke. 

They cover children and 

women’s clothing and 

accessories,baby gear, garden 

supplies,furniture andgarden 

art, plants, ceramics, stained 

glass, beauty products, eco 

products, food and wine, 

flowers, household and 

giftware, jewellery and 

woodenproducts. 

“We are also thrilled to have 

the support of theRakaia 

Lions Club andthe Hotel 

Ashburton,” she said. 

Tickets, costing$15,will be 

availablefrom midAugust and 

will be available at avariety of 

outlets in Ashburton,Rakaia, 

Methven,Mayfield, Geraldine 

and Timaru,aswellasonline. 

Ticketswill be $20 per 

person on the day. 

The organisationisfacing 

significantfinancial 

challengesthis financialyear 

(July 1toJune 30, 2021) and 

any boost in financial support 

will be welcome. 

St John chief executive 

officer Peter Bradley has said 

up to $30million of cost 

savingswereneeded to offset 

an increasinglylarge deficit 

throughout the organisation, 

created in part by Covid19. 

“Our longstanding funding 

issues have been welldocumented 

and, combined 

with the financialimpact of 

Covid19, we are now forced to 

undergo asignificant 

programme of cost 

reductions,” he said. 

Opera on 

Ashburtonraised and 

internationallyacclaimed tenor 

Simon O’Neill willperform 

alongsideother top opera 

performers at aconcert at The 

Pianovenue in Christchurch on 

Saturday. 

Mr O’Neill is set to curate the 

Opera in The Cityprogramme 

and will perform alongside 

sopranoNatasha Wilson, 

baritoneEdward Laurenson and 

mezzo sopranoKristinDarragh. 

David Kelly is on piano. 

The musicalselectionincludes 

pieces from Handel, Mozart, 

Gounod, Bernstein and 

Sondheim. 

Tickets are available from the 

website nzopera.com. 

Hamish Hutton 

ACT party 

candidate 

North Canterbury based 

Hamish Huttonhas been 

confirmedastheACT Party 

candidatefor theRangitata 

electorate. 

The 46yearold has spent his 

career helping marketand 

build businesses and brandsin 

the technology andagriculture 

sectors. 

He lives in Leithfield,but 

grewuponafarm in 

Windwhistle that is still farmed 

byhis father. 

After astint in London, Mr 

Hutton was involvedin 

marketing theTaitbrand in the 

USA and later worked for 

Fonterra. 

He is stillinvolved in 

software marketing andisalso 

helping farmers getoff the grid 

with solar, and runsanonline 

retail businesswith his wife. 

‘‘I am passionate aboutthis 

great country we livein, butI 

believe there is more potential 

to make it an incredible place 

to live.’’ 

Mr Hutton said he believed 

more needed to be done to 

support small business. 

‘‘We need to makelife easier 

for small business ownersand I 

have concerns that will not 

happen under the current 

government.’’ 

Mr Hutton said he had 

followed theACT party for a 

while andafriend who had 

stood for the party in the Port 

Hills hadintroduced him to the 

many talentedpeople in it. 

He said the election would be 

a‘‘good learning experience’’. 

Every chair in the building was in use for SeniorNet’s special session on how to get to grips 

with internet banking. Organiser John Burn said 98 people came along to the Sinclair Centre 

for the event, which was aimed at helping older people think about and move to internet 

banking once cheques were no longer in use. SeniorNet meets regularly and covers arange 

of technology in commonplace use, like supermarket scanners and paywave. 

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Primary runners blast around course 

Mid Canterbury’s top crosscountry 

primary school runners 

took to the field during the 

annual cross country event at 

the Ashburton A&P 

Showgrounds. 

Up to 200 pupils were 

involved last week, running in 

overcast conditions on awet 

grass course and supported by 

family, friends and their school 

peers. 

Mid Canterbury Primary 

Schools Sports Association 

sports coordinator Natalie 

Shaw said the race lineup was 

made up of the winners from 

school heats. Mid Canterbury 

has around 22 primary/ 

intermediate level schools in 

its district. 

Pupils in Year 5and 6ran a 

shorter 2km race and Year 7 

and 8pupils ran a3km race. 

Mrs Shaw said some of the 

pupils completed the race in 

times under 15 minutes. 

‘‘It’s very competitive, this is 

the best of the best.’’ 

Both age groups had to 

navigate around acrosscountry 

course set up at in the 

showgrounds across flat, with 

hills, obstacles to jump and 

twists and turns. Each lap of the 

course was one kilometre. 

Mrs Shaw said the top three 

from each age group qualified 

to compete at primary 

championship event at 

Halswell, in Christchurch on 

August 12, although 

placegetters from Ashburton 

Intermediate School would 

enter the intermediate 

championship, in Canterbury. 

Mrs Shaw was thankful for 

the support of school 

communities as well as the 

Ashburton Harriers running 

club, especially members Joe 

Ford and John Speedy who 

spent many hours prior to the 

event setting up the track and 

then marshalling during the 

races. 

Results: 

Year 5(girls): LynMari 

Steenkamp, ACS; Annalise 

King, MPS; Addie Griffiths, 

Longbeach; (boys) Noah 

Holland, Tinwald; Campbell 

Copland, Rakaia; Conor 

McGrath, MPS. 

Year 6(girls) Sophie Lampe, 

Hinds; Jasmine Chalke, MPS; 

Sylvie Tranco, MTSS; (boys) 

Amwolf Artz, St Josephs, Josh 

Gilbert, Allenton; Elliot 

Markillie, MPS. 

Year 7(girls): Blaze France, 

MTSS; Layla Ward, AIS; Lucy 

Pearce, AIS; (boys) Ollie 

Jackways, Dorie; Kalym 

Chalmers, AIS; Harry Trott, 

AIS. 

Year 8(girls): Mikayla 

Marshall MHC; Maddy 

Marshall, AIS; Ruby Williams, 

AIS; (boys) Harrison Doak, AIS; 

Archie McKerrow, MHC; Noah 

Monson, MHC. 

Runners from Year 5to8competed in the annual primary school 

sports association crosscountry event. 

Combined girls’ XV has eyes on final’s prize 

It’s been astopstart season for 

theMid Canterburycombined 

girlsXVbut youwouldn’t know 

it from their performances on 

field. 

The side, which is a 

combination of Ashburton 

College and Mount Hutt 

College players, beat Timaru 

Girls3730atCeltic lastweek 

in the second round of the 

secondary school contest.They 

lost by just one point 4142 the 

week earliertoStKevin’s/ 

Waitaki Girls. 

CocaptainGrace Bleach, a 

Year 13 student withplans to 

become avet, said their 

competition had been reduced 

to just one round because of 

covid but the girls remained 

committed. 

Training had begun early in 

the year, butwas then 

interrupted bylockdown and 

gathering restrictions. The 

combined side will meet 

Craighead nextintheirschool 

competition. 

Grace said the girlswere 

grateful to their sponsorsand 

supporters, including Emma 

Summerfield from Plains 

Power. 

Emmasaid women’s rugby 

was increasinglypopularand 

she had enjoyedbeingpartof 

the rugbycommunity and 

helping sponsor theteam. 

MidCanterbury Rugby is 

runningaseries of Sunday 

sessionsfor under 11 and13 

girls wanting to playthe game. 

Nicole Purdom will be running 

skillsessionsonSeptember6, 

13 and 20 for those interested. 

Cocaptains Grace Bleach (left) and Roi Makutu (right) with their 

main sponsor and supporter Emma Summerfield. 

Celtic B 

earns big 

promotion 

Celticwill havetwo teams in 

Mid Canterbury Netball’s top 

competition,following 

promotionand relegation 

gamesonTuesdaynight. 

CelticBwas top of the 

premier 2grade andwent on to 

beatMtSomers4327; Celtic 

now takes Mt Somers’place in 

the premier 1competition and 

Mt Somers dropstopremier2. 

United Bwastop of premier3 

and beat College B3518 to earn 

promotion to premier2.College 

Bmoves down to premier3. 

Unbeateninthe firstfull 

round, Hampsteadstarts as 

favourite for the premier 1title. 

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SPORTS DRAWS 


21 

RUGBY 

The draw for Saturday: 

Senior B-2nd Grade Cup semi finals: 

Methven vMtSomers, Methven1,2:30pm N 

Forbes, A McGirr, CMarshall. Allenton v 

Celtic, Allenton1, 2:30pm S Bennett, G 

Jopson RGlenie. 

Senior women: HSOB v Celtic B’s 

Barber, 2:45pm, Bob Deans Field1. 

Combined Colts: Methven/Rakaia v 

Lincoln, Methven1, 12:45pm H Grant. 

Springston Rugby v Celtic/Southern 

EuroAgri/NPD, Springston 1:00pm. 

1st XV UC Championship: Timaru Boys 

vMCCombined, Timaru High, 12:00pm. 

Under 18 Combined: MCRU ALPS v 

Rolleston, Tinwald1, 2:15pm JO’Connor. 

Under 16Combined: Waihora vMCRU 

Plains, Lincoln, 12:30pm. MCRU Alps v 

Dunsandel, Tinwald1, 1:00pm CKelland. 

Under 14.5 Combined: MCRU Plains v 

Rolleston, Tinwald2, 2:00pm J Robinson. 

Leeston v MCRU Alps, Dunsandel 

Domain2, 12:30pm. 

Under 13: Methven v Allenton Smallbones, 

Methven2, 1:00pm Club. Southern/ 

Tinwald Howden AG v Celtic, Tinwald2, 

12:45pm Club. Collegiate Ross Leadley 

Building abye. 

Under 11.5: Collegiate Cates Grain & 

Seed v Methven Black, Collegiate1A, 

12:15pm. Hampstead vCeltic White, Hampstead1A, 

1:15pm. Rakaia vCeltic Green, 

Rakaia1A, 12:30pm. Southern Coleman Ag 

vMethven White, Hinds3, 12:30pm. 

Under 10: Celtic Green vCeltic White, 

Celtic1B, 1:00pm. Hampstead v Allenton, 

Hampstead1B, 1:15pm. Rakaia vMethven 

White, Rakaia1B, 12:30pm. Southern Four 

Seasons Treecare v Methven Red, 

Hinds1A, 12:30pm. Tinwald Ace Automotive 

vMethven Black, Tinwald3, 1:15pm. 

Under 9:Collegiate/Hampstead Regent 

Cinema v Celtic, Collegiate2, 1:15pm. 

Rakaia v Allenton Engineering Solutions, 

Rakaia2A, 1:00pm. Tinwald Moore 

Mechanical vMethven, Tinwald3, 12:15pm. 

Southern Hayden McKenzie Contracting a 

bye. 

Under 8:Celtic Green vAllenton Alpine 

View, Allenton 1A, 1:00pm. Collegiate/ 

Hampstead v Celtic White, Collegiate2, 

12:15pm. Rakaia vSouthern BuschJoinery, 

Rakaia2B, 1:00pm. Tinwald Gluyas Nissan 

vMethven, Tinwald4, 1:00pm. Bye Methven/Mt 

Somers. 

Under 7: Allenton Auto Maroon v 

Methven/Mt Somers, Allenton2, 1:15pm. 

Collegiate Ashburton CraneHire vSouthern 

Riverlea Agg White, Collegiate3, 1:00pm. 

Rakaia v Allenton Gold Young Electrical, 

Rakaia2A, 12:15pm. Tinwald NZ Livestocks 

Black vMethven, Tinwald4, 12:15pm. Tinwald 

Skip-2-it Flooring Xtra OrangevCeltic, 

Tinwald1A, 12:00pm. Southern Blue James 

Doyle Contracting bye. 

Under 6: Allenton Gold Ashburton Pluming 

Services vSouthern Blue Matt Wakelin 

Contr, Allenton3, 1:15pm. Allenton Maroon 

Sparrow Family vSouthern Red Harcourts 

Ashburton, Allenton3, 12:30pm. Collegiate 

Cranfield Glass vHampstead, Collegiate3, 

12:15pm. Mt Somers vMethven White, Mt 

Somers, 12:30pm. Rakaia vCeltic White, 

Rakaia2B, 12:15pm. Tinwald Alluvial Black 

vCeltic Green, Tinwald1B, 12:00pm. Tinwald 

Cranfield Glass Blue vMethven Black, 

Tinwald 2B, 12:00pm. Tinwald Canvas 

Orange v Southern Agspread White, Tinwald2A, 

12:00pm. 

HOCKEY 

The Mid Canterbury Hockey Association 

draw for August 7-12 - 

Small sticks duty club: Tinwald 

Friday 7August, Kiwi Sticks (Yr 5) 3.45 

pm Rakaia Yr 5vTinwald Foothills (Turf a) 

HKidd, GMuir. Wakanui Blue vWakanui 

Black (Turf b) RKidd, SGeeson. 4.30 pm 

Tinwald Yr 5vMethven (Turf a) HKidd, S 

Geeson. Tinwald Yr 6vAllenton (Turf b) R 

Kidd, GMuir. Allenton Yr5(BYE). 

Kiwi Sticks (Yr 6) 5.15 pm Collegians D 

&EvTinwald Foothills (Turf a) LEllis, D 

Law. Wakani vMethven Black (Turf b) J 

Elllis, J Muir. 6.00 pm Methven White v 

Rakaia Yr 6(Turf a) DLaw, JMuir. 

1st Grade Women, 6.50 pm Hampstead 

vMethven (Wakanui, Hampstead Blue). 

Just Hockey SSL Div 1 Boys, Marist 

Park @StBedes 5.50 pm St Bedes College 

2nd XI vAshburton College 1st XI (Umpires 

supplied). 

Small sticks duty club: Tinwald 

Saturday 8August, Mini Sticks, 10.15 

am Methven Yr 3vMethven Yr 4(Turf a) 

Coaches. Tinwald v Allenton (Turf b) 

Coaches. Wakanui Black vTinwald Foothills 

(Turf c) Coaches. Hampstead v Wakanui 

Blue (Turf d) Coaches. 

Fun Sticks, 11.00 am Draws made on 

the day (Coaches). 

Senior Women, Ash NBS 1.00 pm 

Wakanui vCambridge (H Young, CHastie). 

Senior Men, Ash NBS 2.40 pm Wakanui 

vCambridge (C Watson, MMarshall). 

Sunday 9August, 2nd Grade Girls, Ash 

NBS 1.40 pm Tinwald v Roncalli 2nd XI 

(Umpires tba). Tim TA 2.05 pm Geraldine v 

Wakanui (Umpires supplied) 

1st Grade Men, 4.00 pm Tinwald 

Orange v Wakanui (Hampstead/Wakanui, 

Hampstead Lowcliffe). 5.25 pm Tinwald 

Black v Allenton (Tinwald Orange, 

Wakanui). 6.50 pm Hampstead/Wakanui v 

Hampstead Lowcliffe (Tinwald Black, Allenton). 

Monday 10 August, 2nd Grade Boys, 

Tim AE 5.40 pm Allenton vStKevin's 1st XI 

(Umpires supplied). Ash NBS 6.15 pm 

Wakanui vGeraldine (S Moore, JGray) 

1st Grade Women, 7.30 pm Wakanui v 

Hampstead Blue (Hampstead, Methven). 

Tuesday 11 August, Kwik Sticks (Yrs 7 

&8) 4.00 pm Wakanui Blue/Collegians v 

Wakanui Black (L Ellis, BGreer). 5.15 pm 

Tinwald Orange vMethven (M Wilson, G 

Oates). 6.30 pm Tinwald Foothills vAllenton 

(A Mitchell, MAmos). 

Wednesday 12 August, Just Hockey 

SSL Div 2Girls Nunweek Park 26.10 pm 

Villa Maria College 3rd XI v Ashburton 

College 1st XI (Umpires supplied). 

Connetics SSP Boys 6.45 pm Timaru 

Boys High School 1st XI vChrist’s College 

1st XI (Umpires supplied). 

Info sessionfor would-benurses 

SouthCanterburyresidents considering 

acareerinnursingare invitedtoattenda 

free informationsession at Ara Institute 

of Canterbury’s Timaru campus in 

August. 

Ara teaches the Bachelor ofNursing - 

athree-year programme -inTimaru. 

The information session will give an 

overview of thequalificationand explain 

howAra’s free dailybus service between 

Oamaru, Timaru and Ashburton makes 

it possible for residents across South 

Canterbury to study at the Timaru 

campus. 

The session will also include a tour 

of Ara’s clinical practice suite which 

replicates areal health care facility and 

features amannequin with asimulated 

voice,heartbeat andbreathingsounds. 

Gail Foster, Ara’s Timaru nursing coordinator, 

says nursing isanexcellent 

career choice for many reasons. “It’s 

a highly rewarding profession with a 

multitude of areas you can work and 

specialise in. And as anurse you never 

stop learning and developing your 

practice.” 

Individuals who don’t meet the entry 

requirements forthe Bachelor of Nursing 

can learn about Ara’s six-month prehealth 

preparation course, immediately 

afterthe nursinginformation session. 

The session takes place at Ara’sTimaru 

campus on Wednesday 19 August at 

5.30pm, followed by the Pre-Health 

session at6.15pm. For further details 

andtoregister,visit ara.ac.nz. 

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ASHBURTON U3A 

Howfittingit wasto have a 

historian as the first post 

covid 19 guest speaker. 

Starting withakarakia, 

historian Friedalooser took 

us all on ajourney back to the 

so called musketwars from 

around 1800to1840and the 

massarrival of europeans. 

Frieda is awellknown 

historian whohas spoken to 

ourU3A in seminar sessions 

on thehistory of chocolate 

andsalt. 

We allgainedanew 

appreciation ofthe 

devastatingimpact that the 

arrival of Europeanmusket 

power hadonchangingthe 

faceofintertribalwarfare 

andrelationships.Nothingin 

NZ hasbeen thesameever 

since. 

Unlikethe NewZealand 

wars of the 1860s, the musket 

wars were fought across both 

Islands beginning with 

rivalry between the northern 

iwiNgapuhiand Ngati 

Whatuaand theneed to 

obtain muskets. In 1815,one 

musket apparently cost about 

150 basketsofpotatoesor 

eight pigs,which had risen to 

200 sacks and15pigs in 1820! 

Butofcourse history is never 

thissimple! 

The story of Tuahiwi was 

central to revengeful warfare 

betweenNgati Toa and Ngai 

Tahu. Just like global 

conflicts of thepast, the 

consequencesofTe 

Rauparahasraidsare still 

felttoday.Apparently, the 

first muskets were fairly 

useless. 

We learntthatthe early 

missionariesplayedan 

importantroleinchanging 

the wayconflict was resolved 

andthiswas bestexemplified 

by Te Rauparahsson 

Tamahanawhose manais 

still respectedtoday as aman 

whowalked in twocultures. 

TheKaiapoi Pa remainsa 

significant historical siteas 

the spiritualhomeofNgai 

Tahuwith Tuahiwi at its base 

for tradeand socialisation. 

This period of history is 

alsofundamental to learning 

aboutNew Zealand history 

whichisnow enshrined in 

newsocial studiesand 

history curricula in schools. 

ASHBURTON 

COMBINED 

FRIENDSHIP CLUB 

President Andrew welcomed 

agood musterofmembers to 

ourJulymeeting, thefirst for 

fourmonthsdue to covid. 

OurfirstspeakerwasSandi 

Woods, executiveofficer of 

the AdvanceAshburton 

CommunityFoundation. She 

outlined the history of 

CommunityFoundations, the 

first was setupinCleveland, 

USAbackin1914. 

Thereare 17 community 

foundations in NewZealand, 

the AdvanceAshburton 

CommunityFoundation was 

set up in 2003atthe 

instigationofthe lateNeil 

Sinclair. 

It is the second oldestin 

NZ.AdvanceAshburton 

CommunityFoundation is a 

registered trust which is set 

up to encourage and enable 

personalgivingfor the 

benefit of worthwhile 

community organisationsand 

causes. 

Advance Ashburtonhas 

threemain activities: Raising 

funds from donations and 

legacies, investingthe funds 

to retain the capital and 

generateincome,providing 

grants and scholarshipsto 

the local community from 

this income. 

AdvanceAshburton funds 

projects that can make a 

difference andeffect change. 

Decisionsaremadebylocal 

peoplewith localknowledge. 

Our second speaker was 

Craig Carr, managing 

directorofCarrfields. His 

father startedbycarting 

small bales of hay afterwork, 

thenprogressed to baling 

round bales and was oneof 

the first to introducebig 

squarebalerswhich leadto 

the establishment of a 

successful contracting 

business. 

He farmed through the 

tough 1980sand bought the 

Mayfield garage to support 

his contractingbusiness.He 

got into thefarm machinery 

business in the 1990s, which 

complementedthe 

contractingbusiness. 

In the late 1990s, Carrs 

boughtaseedcleaning 

business and suggested that 

son Craig workthere for a 

yeartobuild up fundsfor 

university. Craig nevergot to 

universitybut spent10years 

upgrading andcomputerising 

the business. 

Meanwhile the contracting 

business grew,supplying 

thousands of big bales of 

wheat strawtoMeadow 

Mushroomsand the feed 

millingbusiness through the 

old Winslow Lucerne factory 

suppliedmixes for feedlot 

cattle. 

Eventually theseed 

cleaning and feedmill 

businesses were sold.In 2014 

the Carrs gotthe opportunity 

to purchaseElders Livestock. 

Thiswas rebranded as 

Carrfieldsand is thesecond 

largestlivestock businessin 

the country.Carrfields also 

operate agrain andseed 

business and awool business. 

Theyare developing ahemp 

fibrebusinessand are setting 

up specialist plant in 

Christchurch to process 

hempfibre. 

Theyoperate the only 

independent woolspinning 

plant leftinAustralasia 

makinghighend products 

thatendsupasupholsteryin 

privatejetsand the firstclass 

sectionofplanes. 

The challenge with wool is 

to identifyend useswhich 

generate addedvalueby 

creatinghigh returns.The 

machinery business 

continueswith branches 

acrossNew Zealand. 

Craig told an inspirational 

storyofthe growth of the 

business from one manand a 

hay baler to asignificantNew 

Zealandwide agribusiness 

employing around 500 

people. 

ASHBURTON 

WOODWORKERS 

DaveStrong welcomed15 

memberstothe July meeting, 

wherehe mentionedthe 

coming A&P Show, 

encouragingmembers to 

enter in the woodturning 

sectionand thattheyplanto 

havealathe in actionduring 

the event. 

Wellknown turnerNeil 

Joynt,from Tokaroa, who has 

awealth of practicalturning 

knowledge willbetouringthe 

South Island doing workshop 

exhibitions at various clubs. 

He will visitChristchurch 

and Timaru duringAugust. 

Show andTell: 

Dave Strong: 2beech burr 

bowls. 

ChrisThompson: spalted 

mountbeechjewellery 

drawer. 

FrankLuxton: anylon soft 

shackle usedfor towingout a 

stuck vehicle. 

KevinChallis:abeech,yew 

vase. 

John Millichamp: 2large 

beechburr bowls. 

Wim Melchers: acotinus or 

smoketree bowl. 

MervPeck showed us how 

to useatexture/spiralling 

tooltogive abowl,vase an 

ornate finish.The selection 

of woodiscritical, ash, 

sycamore, beech, yewarethe 

preferred woods as they 

easiertocreate apattern on. 

Thetool alsoworks wellon 

endgrainwhencreating 

coasters. 

Dependingupon which 

wheel you useinteresting 

patternscan be created. And 

if youhave the flairthe lined 

pattern can be filled with a 

varietyof colours.Thistool 

can haveavariety of different 

usesfor an endless designed 

patterns. Thanks Merv. 

ASHBURTON MSA 

PETANQUE CLUB 

We continuetoget good turn 

outs on clubdays,and we 

have finished playing 

catchup on clubtournaments 

playingthe lastthree doubles 

competitions. 

The Mixed DrawnDoubles 

waswon by JohnnyWright 

andNeville Bensdorp 

earningthemselves22points 

and4wins.Agreateffort. 

Runners upwereBernice 

Laird andRichard Browne. 

TheUnder 70's eventwas 

wonbyChristine Carrand 

JonathanCrum, earning 

themselves 11 points and3 

wins, andRunners up were 

Adair Jones and Bernice 

Laird. 

The70and over event was 

wonbyBetty King and 

JohnnyWright earning 

themselves 27 points and3 

wins, andRunners up were 

Mavis Thompson andColin 

Jones. 

Wemustcongratulatethe 

winners andrunners up who 

did so well and were a 

mixtureofexperienced and 

newer player, oneofthe 

advantages of drawingteams. 

Awelldonetoall whotook 

part, because without then 

there wouldnot be a 

competition. 

Wehad six players take 

partinthe BastilleDay 

TournamentinChristchurch 

on July19. Jan Guilford, 

JonathanCrumand Neville 

Bensdorpall finishedinthe 

top eight. 

OnSaturdayweare hosting 

the CanterburyDoubles with 

16 verygood teams 

participating,and on Sunday 

we arehostingthe 

CanterburySingles with 22 

players takingpart. Agood 

portion of players for both 

these events arefromour 

own club which is really 

pleasing. 

There will be somegood 

games to watch if you have 

somesparetime do comeand 

joinus. 

Longterm volunteers (from left) Eleanor Weir (25 years), Betty Wilson 

(15 years) and Lynne Curd (five years). 

Blind and low vision 

groupofferssupport 

It’s been averyunusual year for 

everyone because of Covid19 and 

Blindand Low Vision New 

Zealand (BLVNZ) is no different. 

With therecentname change to 

more accurately represent the 

membership, others with low 

visionmay be eligibletobenefit 

fromBlind andLow Vision NZ’s 

guidance and equipment, together 

with local committee social 

activities and support. 

The Ashburton branch 

membership stands at 78. 

Membershaveenjoyed seven 

lunch meetings and six outings 

overthe year. 

The outings were longstanding 

afternoonsgiven for the 71st time 

by both Ashburton Rotary and 

Tinwald Red Cross. Hinds WI put 

on lunch andentertainment in 

August and in October there was a 

cuppa at theWeirs’ at Lake Hood. 

The Christmas party was held at 

The Stables and in early2020 the 

WilliamsonsatConiston hosted a 

barbecue. 

The two annual collections, Red 

PuppyAppeal in March and Blind 

Week in October, were well 

supported. 

The organisation appreciates 

support fromAdvance Ashburton, 

Ashburton Taxis, Hinds WI, 

Methven’s volunteer drivers and 

Stay fit &earn $$$ 

at the same time 

Spend a couple of hours 

every Thursday delivering the 

Ashburton Courier and Realty in 

the Ashburton urban area. 

Enjoy the fresh air, stay fit and 

reap the health benefits! 

Phone Mary todayon308 7664 

to get startedoremail 

mary.summerfield@ashburtoncourier.co.nz 

2292702 

Retiring committee member 

Judith Hughes served for 22 

years. 

Mr Colin Watson, MSAClub, 

Pakeke Lions, Rotary Club of 

Ashburton, Waireka Croquet Club, 

private donors and the Plains at 

Tinwald. 

BLVNZAshburton Community 

Committee chairman Dennis 

Swaney can be contacted on 0272 

221281 and secretary Eleanor 

Weir on 3026914.

NEWS 



Teams tested in 

science challenge 

Mid Canterbury studentshave 

combined elementsof 

engineering and science and 

havebeen testedatthe EPro8 

Challenge. 

Held in the Ashburton 

IntermediateSchool, teams 

from Years 5/6 and Year 7/8 

tackled challenges involving 

teamwork, practicalskills, 

logical thinkingand some 

mathematical calculations. 

On MondayYear5/6 teams 

chose to either crafttheir own 

miniarollercoaster, developa 

multifaceted crazyparty 

contraption, supermarket 

trolley racerorwork on a 

challenge featuring elements 

behind the legend of Maui 

capturing the sun. 

EPro8 Challengeevent 

manager KelvinThiele said 

teams hadchosenone 

challenge, workedagainst the 

clock and gained points as they 

completed stages of their 

project. 

The interschool competition 

wasdesigned to give students a 

funand rewarding 

introduction to science and 

engineering. 

Right: The Lauriston School 

team of Tom McCambridge, 

James Irwin, Toby Maw and 

Kaiah Brodie demonstrate their 

rollercoaster work in progress. 

Canal fishing ban in winter of 2021 

Jarrod Bedford releases a 

10.9kg rainbow trout caught at 

the upper Tekapo canal in June 

this year. Photo Rhys Adams 

MidCanterbury anglers who 

visit Tekapo will be banned 

from theupper half of the canal 

next winter,for thegood of the 

world famousfishery. 

TheCentralSouth Island 

Fish andGame Council will put 

aprecautionary closure on the 

canal fishery, upstreamofSH8, 

for three monthsfromJune1, 

2021. It followsanger concern 

over the sustainability of the 

trophy trout fishery. 

Council chair Dr Andrew 

Simpson said there had been a 

dramatic rise of anglers 

targeting therainbow trout 

spawning run in the Tekapo 

canal in wintertime overthe 

pastfourfishing seasons. 

‘‘The council has takena 

conservationminded approach 

towardanglers’ concern that 

there is too much pressureon 

the spawning population anda 

diminished fishing experience. 

‘‘The winter spawning season 

closure of the upper partofthe 

Tekapo canal will enable 

spawning to occur unaffected 

by fishingand allow thecouncil 

to continue to carryout 

researchinto the canal 

fishery’ssustainability andits 

value to anglers.’’ 

Fish andGameofficerRhys 

Adams said the immense 

increase in popularity of 

fishing in the spawningmonths 

had required arethinkoflongheld 

canal management 

principles. 

He said it was previously 

thought thatspawning in the 

canal wasnot amajor 

contributortotroutpopulation 

but now.‘‘In the face of 

uncertaintyand increased 

angling usage,wecan’t rule out 

that spawning within the canal 

could now makeameaningful 

contribution to trout 

recruitment in the canal.’’ 

The lower part of Tekapo 

canal andotherMackenzie 

canals are open yearround. 

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Margaret Feiss 


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2291084 

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Phone Quentin andPhil on 

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Interior and Exterior Painting 

Interior Plastering 

Wallpapering 

2291026 

Lubes WOF 

Allmechanical repairs 

GODSELL 

BRICKLAYING 

TRIANGLE 

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Victoria Street, 

TheTriangle,Ashburton 

Phone: (03) 308 6772 

2291183 

•Houses 

•Feature Walls 

•Fences 

•Blocklaying 

Chris Godsell 

027 274 2533 

AH 308 7117 

godsell@xtra.co.nz 

2291204 

2266285 

2289510 

2291175 

Forall your tyre requirements, 

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Diamond Painters and 

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• Wall papering • Airless spraying 

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• Roof painting • Freenoobligation quotes 

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2291081 

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2291139 

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2290923 

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NETWORKS FIREWALLS AND PCS LTD 

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2291109 

Restoration 

Modifications Repairs 

2287935 

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•Raised planters •Decks 

•Stonework•Brick &blockwork 

•Artificialgrass and more... 

Email –Aaron@theoutdoorspace.co.nz 

Phone0800 688 365 /021 542 402 

www.theoutdoorspace.co.nz 

2299882 

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• regular full house cleans 

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• 

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PRINT, ONLINE ANDMOBILE 24/7 

QUICK PUZZLE NO. 8578 

ACROSS 

1. Greeting (4,9) 

8. Correct (5) 

9. Prisoner (7) 

10. Vocalist(6) 

11. Live (6) 

12. Break (5) 

14. Weight (5) 

18. Oppose (6) 

20. Sour (6) 

23. Disgusting(7) 

24. Intended (5) 

25. Golf round (8,5) 

DOWN 

1. Loud (6) 

2. Musical instrument 

(5) 

3. Ingenuous(7) 

4. Nail (4) 

5. Scope (5) 

6. View (7) 

7. Spice (6) 

13. Absent (7) 

15. Victory (7) 

16. Country (6) 

17. Jars (6) 

19. Brief(5) 

21. Path (5) 

22. Bequeath (4) 

CRYPTIC PUZZLE NO. 8578 

ACROSS 

1. “Did the barber use shears to trim your hair”? (7,6). 8. 

Something really nice you prescribe for (5). 9. Well, the 

American agents init are acomplete fabrication (7). 10. 

Punishmentfor helpingacriminalonthe run? (6). 11.Tried 

to wanderonto the street (6). 12. Adifferentone round by 

the river (5). 14. The driver gets it in and out (5). 18. A 

stone upturned by the animals (6). 20. Before the snow, 

having to be quick (6). 23. In the big picture, about to 

forefeitthe trophy (5-2). 24. Ayoung thing and unimportant(5).25. 

Are theyworth more thangolden handshakes? 

(7,6). 

DOWN 

1. Like thattune that’sbugging you? (6). 2. Thetendency 

is toturn right and stop (5). 3. Batting and nervous but 

great (7). 4. Note the outfit hasn’t been paid for (4). 5. 

Backwiththe soldierwithin an hour(5). 6. Thinner, but a 

very good sound (7). 7. It’simmature, you know.Ittakes 

timeto sink in (6). 13. Lamb,too,cooked as game(7).15. 

Am in the clear,anyhow, sweetie (7).16. From springto 

amonthback,atintervals(6).17. Saves so hard it’ssilly! 

(6). 19. The firm is in the red? Quite the contrary, Ibelieve(5). 

21. Goesdownto“Kitchen Fixture” (5). 22. Ran 

from the heartless“16 Down”(4). 

SUDOKU 

MEDIUM No. 5229 

5 9 6 

7 6 

3 9 

1 7 2 

7 2 5 4 1 9 6 

5 2 1 

2 7 

3 8 

3 4 2 

Solution to previous Sudoku 

Howto 

solve 

Sudoku! 

Fill the grid 

so thatevery 

rowand every 

3x3 square 

contains the 

digitals 1to9 

4 6 8 1 9 7 2 5 3 

2 5 7 3 8 4 6 9 1 

1 3 9 5 2 6 7 4 8 

6 9 2 8 4 1 5 3 7 

3 7 4 2 5 9 8 1 6 

5 8 1 6 7 3 4 2 9 

8 1 3 4 6 5 9 7 2 

9 2 5 7 3 8 1 6 4 

7 4 6 9 1 2 3 8 5 

Solution to previous crossword 

QUICK PUZZLE NO. 8577 -SOLUTIONS 

Across -1,Shoulder. 6,Sack. 8, Aria. 9, Valuable. 10, 

Chair. 11, Gender. 13, Salmon. 15, Opiate. 17, Sprawl. 

19, Pansy.22, Proposal. 23, Idea. 24, Anon. 25, Sorcerer. 

Down -2,Harsh. 3, Uranium. 4, Dove. 5, Religion. 6, 

Spain. 7, Collect. 12, Analysis. 14, Aspirin. 16, Imagine. 

18, Aspen. 20, Sieve. 21, Slur. 

CRYPTIC PUZZLE NO. 8577 -SOLUTIONS 

Across -1,Fore-cast. 6, Come. 8, En-I-d.9,A-Dora-bly. 

10, Grown (groan). 11, En-TA-il. 13, Mur-der (rev.). 15, 

Docked. 17, Edward (anag.). 19, Sally.22, B-right-en. 23, 

T-one. 24, So-me. 25, Reserved. 

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Creative Communities 

Scheme -Committee 

Members 

TheAshburton District Council administers theCreativeCommunitiesScheme 

on behalf of Creative New Zealand and weare looking for advocates and 

committeememberstoserve forathree year term. 

The vacancies on the committee have arisen due to the end of term ofthe 

incumbentswho haveservedthe local arts community well. 

Expressions of interest arebeing sought from people whohavethe necessary 

skills to continue this valued contribution. 

For more information onwhat it takes tobeamember ofthe committee 

please contact the Councilon3077700 or to submit your letter expressing your 

interest visit our website at www.ashburtondc.govt.nz 

Postal applications canbeaddressedto: 

CreativeCommunitiesSchemeAssessment 

Committee 

C/- Ashburton District Council 

PO Box94 


Applications close on Sunday,16 

August 2020. 

SITUATIONS VACANT 

www.ashburtondc.govt.nz/careers 

Property 

MaintenanceOfficer 

If youareajack of alltrades…and canmaster morethan one,thisvaried role 

youwillsuityou perfectly. 

Whether you are performing basic property maintenance duties yourself or 

using your knowledge tooversee trades people, it is important that you can 

effectively and efficiently manageyour day. 

It’salso essential that youare able to work and communicatewith arangeof 

people as youwillbeperforming ad hoc, after hours or scheduled maintenance 

work in Council buildings including the Administration Building, Museum, 

Library and ElderlyPersons Housing. 

Withthe right attitude, basic computerabilities and generalskills in arangeof 

trades, this position could be yours. 

To find out more about these 

vacancies and what the Ashburton 

District Council has to offer you-visit 

our website. 

Applications close Friday, 21 August 

2020. 

Sunday, August 9th @2:30pm 

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Phone 308 7149 

www.ashburtonclub.co.nzw 

2299148 

Ideal as an extra 

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STORAGE and space leasing 

for vehicles, motorbikes, 

bicycles, boats, 

motorhomes, caravans, 

tractors, trucks, trailers and 

containers. Indoor, outdoor 

or under cover. Call Peter 

027 333 3626. 

STORAGE available, Ashburton. 

Self storage, variety 

of sizes. Phone Rainbow 

Storage 03 307 0401. 

STORAGE:Secure self storage 

units available, long or 

short term. Ashburton Storage 

Facilities. Contact us 

on 0274 362 636 or www. 

ashburtonstoragefacilities. 

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PARTS &ACCESSORIES 

BOOT Tray for sale. Will fit 

Ford Focus 2012 onwards. 

Ph 027 390 0225 

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GARDEN SUPPLIES 

MUSHROOM COMPOST 

Nowisthe time to dig in our topqualitymushroom 

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used by previous crops and improvethe soil structure. 

It also adds beneficial micro-organisms to thetired soil. 

$50 per cubic metreor$10 bag. 

Freedelivery within town boundary. 

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BRIDGE Street Nursery has 

moved. Now trading as 

Paul’s Garden Nursery at 

101 Harrison Street, 

Allenton, Ashburton. 

Entrance on Clark Street. 

13 varieties of seed 

potatoes and fresh free 

range eggs available. 

Phone Paul 0272 781 354. 

Open 7days. 

GARDENERS specials. 

Sheep manure $5 bag. 

Medium square Linseed 

Straw $35 bale. Call Alan 

027 496 7136 or Ian 027 

286 3697 with your order. A 

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ASHBURTON 

SITUATION VACANT 

Hunting and Fishing stores throughout the 

countryhavebeen market leaders in their field for 

many years now. Ashburton Hunting and Fishing 

is no exception. 

We have afull time position available forthe right 

candidate in our busy sports store. 

The successful applicant will have abroad base 

knowledge of our products including of course, 

hunting and fishing, camping, tramping, diving 

and clothing and be active in these outdoor 

pursuits. They will have excellent people skills 

and be able to communicate with awide variety 

of age groups. A retail background would be 

an advantage and full training will be given. A 

willingness to satisfy our customers needs is 

essential as we pride ourselves on our service. 

If you are interested in joining agreat team and 

working environment, we invite you to send your 

handwritten application outlining past experience 

and current CV to; 

TheManager 

AshburtonHunting and Fishing 

PO Box181 

Ashburton7740 

Applications close on 14 August 2020. 

Family Works–Counsellor 

32 hours -negotiable 

The Counsellor role is focused on supporting 

children and their family /whanāu who are facing 

complex challenges. The aim is to enable positive 

strategies and practical support for children and 

parents, who will benefit from strengths based 

intervention; to improve their well-being and 

contribute tolong term positive outcomes. This 

role will require collaborative and/or partnered 

responses in order to facilitate good outcomes with 

our clients; while working in the community or 

based at our Ashburtonoffice. 

We wish toappoint acaring and compassionate 

staff member who holds arelevant professional 

qualification/registration; or is working towards 

registration. At Presbyterian Supportweofferasafe 

and supportiveworking team environment. Therole 

offers stimulating, challenging, rewarding work, an 

opportunitytocontributetostrengthening families 

and the community. 

The job description and application form are 

available on the PSUSI website or confidential 

enquiries welcomed by phoning Suz Hutchinson 

at 03 2616907. Applications close on 13th Aug 

at 5pm, please email your application form, cover 

letter and CV to sarah.cawston@psusi.org.nz 

SITUATIONS VACANT 

2301230 

Loveour store? Join our team! 

We arelookingfor aparttimesales assistanttojoin 

our team at the AshfordCraft shop in Ashburton. 

We arelooking forsomeone passionate about 

all things wool craftand exceptional customer 

service. 

Youwill need to have excellentcommunication 

skills,agood level of computer literacy, be flexible 

and self-motivated. 

Retail and wool craftexperiencepreferred,but all 

training will be provided. 

10 -15hours per week including aweekend day. 

Please submit your CV to: 

Nicola Bota 

AshfordCraft Shop 

427 West Street 


sales@ashfordcraftshop.co.nz 

2301421 

2301682 

16,065 COPIES EVERYWEEK 

1278047 

CASUAL STORE PERSON 


Luisetti Seeds is asignificant provider of grain and 

seedboth nationallyandinternationally. 

Opportunityhas arisenfor aCasual StorePerson at 

our Ashburtonsite. 

Keyresponsibilitieswill include: 

• Assisting withthe intake anddispatchfunctions 

includinggeneralyardduties 

• Operating modern seed cleaning, treating and 

mixing plants 

• Opportunity to progress into a peramanent 

positionfor the rightapplicant 

You will have aproven history of: reliability and 

punctuality, efficient time management skills, 

working solo and inateam environment, being a 

self-starter, able towork toadeadline, attention 

to detail, working well under pressure and an 

enthusiastic manner. 

A willingness to work extended hours when 

required and a friendly customer focused 

personality would be desirable. Seed cleaning 

experience, knowledge of agriculture and forklift 

licencewould be an advantage butisnot essential. 

On sitetrainingwill be provided. 

Remuneration to reflect the applicants experience 

and ability. 

Applications should detail recent relevant 

experience, qualifications and references. 

Applications will be treated and viewed in 

confidence. Please apply to: 

Luisetti Seeds Ltd 

PO Box77 

Rangiora7440 

Attention: KarenVan Staden 

or admin@luisettiseeds.co.nz 

TRADE &SERVICES 

ALTERATIONS. Sewing, 

mending and trouser hemming, 

curtain alterations 

and curtain making. Call 

Michelle on 027 352 7248. 

BUILDER - specialising in 

home renovations and 

repair work. We also do 

decks, fences and retaining, 

plastering and painting, 

gardening, landscaping 

and tree removal. Call 

Gavin 021 267 1979 

BUILDING and property 

solutions. For your complete 

alteration or renovation. 

We project manage 

the whole process. Home 

and small commercial. 

Qualified tradesmen. 

Phone Kiwi Building & 

Maintenance Ltd. Ph Cawte 

027 418 7955 or Gary 308 

4798, 027 207 1478. 

CARR’S Chimney Cleaning, 

servicing Ashburton and 

surrounding districts, $60 

per chimney. Phone 

Rodney on 03 324 2999 

and leave amessage. 

COMPUTER repairs, sales, 

training, set up -wireless - 

networks, spyware clean 

up. On-site day or evening. 

Low fees. Call Robin Johnstone, 

Networks Firewalls 

& PC’s Ltd, 308 1440 or 

027 768 4058. 

CONCRETE pavers direct to 

you - Best prices, many 

sizes, textures and colours 

- Paveco, 13 Robinson 

Street, Industrial Estate. 

CONCRETE Services - 

Driveways, paths, patios, 

mowing edging. Decorative 

concrete specialist, 30 

years servicing Canterbury. 

Free quotes. No job too big 

or small. Phone Paul 021 

152 1966 

ENGINEERING repairs, fabrication, 

farm equipment 

service and maintenance, 

WOF repairs, machining 

and welding. Odd jobs a 

speciality. Mobile workshop. 

Can collect. Phone 

Malcolm 0274 754 241 

2293021 

DENTURES; Dr Peter 

Rumping repairs existing 

dentures and also provides 

new dentures. Phone 027 

220 9997. 

FLY control and spider 

proofing. For all domestic 

and industrial pest control 

needs phone AJ Kerr at 

Ashburton Pest Control on 

03 308 8147 or 027 432 

5447. 

LAWN Mowing. No job too 

small. Call Les Smith, From 

The Ground Up, for a 

competitve quote. Ph 027 

840 0201 or 03 308 1500 

FURNITURE Removals. For 

all your household removal 

needs - urban, rural lifestyle, 

office relocations - 

call Nudges Furniture 

Removals, phone 027 224 

0609 

CARPET cleaning. Powerful GARDENING, mowing, 

equipment and fast drying. pruning, fertilising, projects 

Upholstery, mats and rugs. or general spruce ups? Call 

Experienced owner/operator. 

Phone John Cameron to get the job done right. 

Andrew at Spruce Gardens 

at Supersucker. 027 435 027 765 2899 or 03 307 1693. 

1042 or 308 1677. 

sprucegardens@xtra.co.nz 

GUTTER cleaning. Book in a 

clean now and tell me when 

you want the job done. You 

may have trees around. 

Call Allan 027 209 5026 

INTERIOR 

PLASTERING 

New or existing, 

level 4finish, full skim 

plaster or repairs 

The Finishing Company 

03 307 8870 2291359 

LEGAL work -Phone Peter 

Ragg (Ashburton Law) for 

house sales, purchases 

and refinances. Will call at 

home evenings for wills, 

enduring powers of 

attorney. Phone 308 0327. 

LOCKSMITH/Door repairs. 

Keys/locks, sliding and bifold 

door roller repairs. 

Mobile service. Call Doors 

and More. Ph 027 516 7104 

MENTORING for emotional 

support, guidance, optimism, 

goal setting, resilience. 

Professional supervision. 

Call Pete Young, 307 

7582/027 280 0889; email 

plyoung@xtra.co.nz; web: 

peteyoung.co.nz 

TRADE &SERVICES 

PAINTER for all your painting 

needs. No job too small, 

inside or outside. Professional 

friendly service. 

Phone Pete 03 308 1672 or 

027 200 1619. 

PAINTING wallpapering, 

plastering - No job too 

small. Interior, exterior. 

Professional, prompt, competitive 

service. Phone 

Tony Sivier at Paint It Ashburton 

on 021 878 794 or 

307 7289. 

PLUMBER. Repair or 

replace; taps, shower 

mixers, hot water cylinders, 

basins, tubs, toilets, vanity 

units, leaking pipes. Call 

Pete Young, experienced 

plumber 027 280 0889/307 

7582 

TINT-A-WINDOW, fade, UV 

block, glare, heat control, 

safety, security, privacy, 

frosting films, solar protective 

window films. Free 

quotes, 20 years local service. 

Phone 0800 368 468 

now, Bill Breukelaar, www. 

tintawindow.co.nz 

CONSISTENT,RELIABLE 

COMMERCIAL AND DOMESTIC 

WINDOW &CARPET CLEANING 

Competitivepricing 

PensionerRates available 

Professional, friendly service, 

happycustomers 

We coverTimaru, Oamaru, 

Ashburton, Geraldine &Temuka 

“Efficient,reliable &professional” 

Ronald vanKoot 022 318 6936 

www.timarucleaners.co.nz 

Drier. Cleaner. Healthier. 

24/7 mobile service for 

all your carpetcleaning, 

upholstery cleaningand 

flood restoraon needs. 

Timaru 03 684 6102 

Ashburton 03 308 8932 

WINDSCREENS and house 

glass. Qualified flat glass 

glazier now in-house. Anything 

glass, give us acall. 

Your place or ours. Wilson 

Windscreens, 152 Wills 

Street, Ashburton. Phone 

03 308 8485. 

TRAVEL 

BUBBLE BUSTER 

HOSTED TOURS 

West Coast Tranz Alpine 5 

days ex Christchurch, Bay of 

Islands 5days Heritage Tour, 

Great Barrier Island 4days, 

Chatham Islands 8 days, 

Taranaki, Central North 

Island, ex Auckland. Ph 0800 

309 196. www.nztours.nz. 

Email: steve@nztours.nz 

BECKLEYCOACHLINES 

PROGRAMME 

Itineraries for 

STAYHERMITAGE 

MT COOK 

AKAROA TOURS 

available now. 

TRIP TO THE 

COUNTRY 

Sunday16thAugust 

depart9.30am 

Forbookings phone 

308 7646 or 

027 249 1827 

2298473 

2301183 

2302165 

AGM 

Saturday22nd 

August,3:30pm 

@the centre 

4SeafieldRoad 

Subs due $10 

All welcome. 

QualityEuropean 

Vehicle Servicing 

•Advanced 

Diagnostics 

•Experienced 

Technicians 

MEETINGS 

MID CANTERBURYLADIES FRIENDSHIP CLUB 

Advise all members thatour next meeting will be 

held in the GalleryRoom, AshburtonHotel on 

12 August at 9.45am. 

This meeting will include agood speaker 

and morning tea. 

Entranceisvia main hotel door. 

All welcome 

2302219 

ASHBURTON Horticultural 

Society AGM, Monday 24th 

August at 7.30pm Domain 

Pavilion, Walnut Avenue. 

New members welcome. 

HAKATERE Maori Komiti 

AGM will be held Monday 

10th August at 6pm at 

Hakatere Marae. All members 

and all interested are 

welcome to attend. 

SELL 

COUCH 2200cm long, 

cream/fawn fabric. Very 

comfy. Excellent condition. 

$300. Ph 03 307 4600 or 

029 772 4461 

LPG 

REFILLS 

Small LPG cylinders 

Off Street Parking 

Available 

Arthur Cates Ltd 

26 McNally Street 

Ph 308 5397 

Riverside Industrial Estate 

LPG REFILLS 

9kg cylinders 

$27.50 

Askaboutour 

deliveryservice 

Anysizecylinder filled 

17 Grey St,Ashburton 

Phone 307 2707 

2300187 

2300293 

EDUCATIONAL 

AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES 

•Collection/Delivery 

‘Free of Charge’ 

in Ashburton 

Bruce McIlroy Limited 

309MethvenHighway, Ashburton 7776 

Tel: 03 3087282 •E:bruce.mcilroy@xtra.co.nz 

MTAAPPROVED 

FIREWOOD 

SCREENED SLAB 

FIREWOOD 

FIREWOOD 

SLABWOOD 

3cordgreen 

$330 

1cordgreen 

$110 

1cordscreened 

$140 cord 

OFFCUTS 

$140 cord 

C.O.D.intown 

Adams Sawmill 

Malcolm McDowell Rd 

Phone 

308-3595 

DRYPINE 

FORSALE 

$300 per cord 

delivered 

within the town 

boundaryand 

Mayfield/MtSomers 

Phone Sue 

021 162 4102 

Call us for a 

FREE 

QUOTE 

2300979 

2302580 

2297803 

DRY old man pine. 6 m 3 

$575. Delivered to most of 

Mid Canterbury. WINZ 

accredited. Phone Rob 027 

297 7563 

FRUIT &PRODUCE 

POTATOES Nadine and 

Agria. $1.00 per kilo, 10kg 

bag $10.00. Seed potatoes 

$2.50 per kilo. Phone 308 

3195 or 027 531 9103. 81 

Elizabeth Street. 

Forkliftand Dangerous GoodsCourses 

NZTAApproved Course Provider,MITO&Competenz Assessor 

Classes 2&4,Endorsements F&D 

ForkliftF&OSH, Saturdays and other days as requested 

Dangerous Goods Course,½day Mondaymornings 

CommunityHouse,Ashburtonoryour work place 

Forfurther information 

Phone Christine 027 245 2563 

2301554 

2291237

HEALTH &BEAUTY 

URGENT CARE CLINIC 

WEEKEND DUTYDOCTORS 

IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCYPHONE 111 

Forall othermedicalassistance outside of normal 

hoursplease phone your generalpracticeteam,24/7, 

to speak withahealth professional whowill giveyou 

free health advice on what to do or where to go if you 

need urgentcare. 

If youdon’t have aregular generalpractice, call any 

GP team 24/7 forfreetelephone health advice. 

All non-residents and visa holders please bring your 

passporttoyour surgeryappointment. 

New Zealanders’tobringsome form of ID. 

TheAshburtonDutyPractice for ... 

Saturday8th August is 

Tinwald Medical Centre,33Archibald Street. 

Consultations will be by appointmentonly. 

To make an appointmentcallyour regular GP 24/7. 

Sunday9th August is 

MooreStreet Medical Centre, MooreStreet. 

Consultations will be by appointmentonly. 

To make an appointmentcallyour regular GP 24/7. 

Methven and Rakaia: Formedical attention on the 

weekend and public holidays please telephone 

MethvenMedical Centre on 03 302 8105 

or Rakaia Medical Centre on 03 303 5002. 

Details foraccessing the afterhours services will be 

on the answer phone. 

PHARMACIES 

Wises Pharmacy,CountdownComplex, 

East Street will be open on ... 

Saturday from 9.00am until 1.00pm 

Sunday from 10.00am until 1.00pm 

At Geraldine: TheGeraldine Pharmacywill be open 

normal trading hours during the week,and on 

Saturdaymorning from 9.30am to 12.30pm. 

Closed Sundays and Public Holidays 

Forfree24hour Telephone Health Advice 

Phone the healthline on 0800 611 116 

Brought 

toyouby 

CountdownComplex, East Street, Ashburton 

Phone: 03 308 6733 Fax: 03 308 6755 

Peter Blacklow 

Full range of engineeringsuppliesand accessories forall your repairs 

&maintenance. Kerrickhot &cold waterblasters &industrialvacuum cleaners. 

Essetiwelders &accessories. Stockists and distributors of TrailerEquipment. 

Free learners licencecourse 

• New to thedistrict? 

• Liverurally? 

• Needadriver’s licence? 

We canhelp you! 

TheMid Canterbury Rural Driver Licencing Scheme 

arerunning another free Learner’s LicenceCourse. 

This free course is open to adult newcomersinrural 

MidCanterburyand willtake placeinAshburton 

beginning Tuesday1st September from 11am – 

1pm. We can assist with transportand child care 

where needed. 

On gaining alearner’s licencewewillbegin 

working towardsarestrictedlicenceortoconvert 

your international licence. Spaces arelimited so get 

in quick. 

To register,please contact 

Wendy Hewitt,Rural Licencing Coordinator 

Phone 03 308 1395ext 228 or 027 611 3301 

ASHBURTON 

South Street, Ashburton PHONE (03) 308-3147 

Email office@blacklows.co.nz FREEPHONE 0800 452 522 

2299978 

PUBLIC NOTICE 

TradeZone is proud to be supporting Blue September. 

PETE’S 

PICK 

Locally owned &operated family business for 67 years 

XCEL ARC 

CHAOS AUTOMATIC 

WELDING HELMET 

Unique Kiwiana graphics. 

CHAOS 

$155.65+GST 

(formerly SPCA) 

Friendly 4year old 

black catneeding a 

new home. 

Barncatsavailable. 

Food donations arewelcome and 

greatly appreciated. 

Kindly sponsored by 

Adrienne Patterson 

Ph308 4432 

180216 

2300157 

Thurs 6th 

10.00 This Town 

10.00 MilitaryWives 

11.45 Where’dYou Go Bernadette 

12.00 TheSecret -DaretoDream 


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10.00 Trolls WorldTour 

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MilitaryWives, 

TheSecret -DaretoDream, This 

Town, Unhinged,Where’dYou Go 

Bernadette 

DebraCurtin 

Chiropractor 

03 308 9516 

www.ashburtonchiropractic.co.nz 

Feminine Health &Wellness Coach 

• Reiki 

• Massage 

• Nutritionals 

• Skin and Body Care 

• Self Hypnosis 

FOCUS Optometry - good 

honest eye care, support 

local. Phone 307 8988. 65 

Tancred Street, Ashburton. 

www.nzfocusoptometry.co. 

nz 

SPACE available for next 

weeks Courier -bequick! 

Talk to us about your advertising 

requirements. Phone 

308 7664 or call into our 

office at 199 Burnett Street, 

Ashburton. 

PETS 

Mobile 

groomer now 

servicing 


Call nowtobooka 

pamper foryour pooch 

Ph 0800454 654 

• Weight Management 

Phoneortext 027 282 1585 

2300289 

Annie 

HOME SERVICES 

2300234 

2293733 

XERO 

BOOKKEEPING , 

GST &OFFICE 

ADMINISTRATION 

Virtual and onsite administration 

services offered on a 

contract basis. Aspecialist at 

implementing new office systems 

for farmers, homebased 

businesses, or sole 

traders. Available for one-off 

or contract assignments. 

Phone Rochelle 0272011316 

www.needagirlfriday.com 

ROOF COATINGS: All roof 

types, specializing in 

Decramastic and Long Run 

Iron, Coloursteel etc, steep 

roofs not a problem. — 

Spraymaster 027-433-7780. 

GARAGE SALES 

SATURDAY 8th August. 

Outdoor furniture, desks, 

headboards, jigsaw 

puzzles, household goods. 

Country Place, 8am-11am 

2262328 

Classified Deadline 

Please note 

Ourclassified deadlineis 

4:30pm Tuesday 

prior to Thursday 

publication. 

Phone 308 7664 

Email: office@ashburtoncourier.co.nz 

HospiceMid Canterbury 

Dealing 

with alife 

limiting 

illness? 

We can help with: 

2294024 

•Sittingand companionship 

•Counselling and bereavement 

support 

•Biographywriting 

•Massage,reiki and reflexology 

•Activityand support 

programmes 

Phone 307 8387 or 027 227 8387 

email manager@hospicemc.nz www.hospicemc.nz 

Allservices 

arefree 

MooreStreetMedical Centre 

We areaware that some newresidents of the 

Ashburtondistrict arehaving difficulty 

enrollinginaMedical Centre. 

Ourbooks will be open over wintertoenrol new 

eligiblepatients. Ourdoctors andstaffoperate a 

comprehensive family orientatedpractice forall 

membersofthe community. 

To enrolcontactreception ph 03 3083066 

2298670 

Allfamilies of prospectiveNew Entrants to 

Tinwald School from 

September 2020 to June 2021 areinvited to an 

Information Meeting 

on Thursday20thAugust at 9:30 am 

in the Tinwald School hall. 

Allwelcome! 

Forcateringpurposes please RSVP 

by phone on 308 4555 

Chertsey Reserve Board 

The purposeofthe meeting is to elect up to sevenresidents 

to fillthe vacancies on theReserveBoard. 

The Boardwill meetimmediately following theTriennial 

Meeting and appoint memberstothe positionsof 

Chairman, Secretaryand Treasurer. 

Date: 12/08/2020 

Venue: ChertseyHall 

Time: 7:00pm 

ALL RESIDENTSWELCOME. 

HamishRiach 

Chief ExecutiveOfficer 

Ashburton District Council 

ashburtondc.govt.nz 

2301529 

WANTED TO BUY 

METAL, heavy etc. Free 

light-grade metal in-yard 

dumping 9am-5pm weekdays 

&9.30-11.30am Saturdays. 

Ashburton Scrap 

Metal Recyclers, 117 Alford 

Forest Rd, (behind 

PlaceMakers). Phone 03 

308 8033 or 027 249 6625. 

HIRE 

SCISSORLIFTS for hire. 

4WD and slab lifts available 

for daily or weekly hire. 

Pickup or delivery. Phone 

North End Engineering 308 

8155 for abooking.

We have everything for your home 

Dining tables 

20% 

OFF 

20% 

OFF 

20% 

OFF 

Old Elm Stockholm Cross 

Chairs 

Seddon Ranfurly Frankie Zoe 

Lounge Suites 

Ana 

Ascot 

Lounge suites custom-made to your sizeand fabric choice 

Talk to our designteam about your needs 

Amanda 

Kelli 

Lois 

Shelley 

Louis 

2294118

QUALITY USED VEHICLES 

@AFFORDABLE PRICES 

WARRANTIESAA APPRAISEDFINANCEBIGGEST YARDBEST SELECTIONTRADE-INS 

 

2014 NISSAN SYLPHY X 

Auto,1800 cc,air con, 

ABS,cam chain, 49,000 kms 

$10,995 

2012 TOYOTA VITZ F 

1300 cc,air con, ABS,climate 

control, 19,000 kms 

$11,995 

2011 SUBARUFORESTER 2.0 XS 

2000cc, air con, climate control, 

ABS, diesel,twin air bags, 

4X4, push button start, 

safetyfeatures galore 

$11,995 

2013 TOYOTA AQUA G 

Hybrid,auto, 1500 cc,ABS, air con, 

cam chain 

$10,995 

2015 SUBARUIMPREZA 1.6i 

2WD,1600cc, sport, ABS, 

air con, cam chain 26,000 kms 

$11,995 

HONDA NISSAN TOYOTA 

2006 HONDAINSPIRE AVANZARE, 3000 cc,4door,abs,air con, 

cruise control, climate control57,500kms........................ $9,995 

2013 HONDACR-V24G, auto5door,ABS, cruise control, 

alloys,tow bar, 66,000 kms, 2400cc..................................... $22,995 

2007 HONDAELYSIONPRESTAGESZ, auto, petrol,7seater, 5door, 

ABS, foglights,105,000 kms, 3500cc, alloys,cruisecontrol,news 

tyres, and loaded.............................................................................. SOLD 

2007 HONDASTEPWAGON G, 5door,8seater, ABS, air con, rear 

spoiler,95,000 kms, 2000cc....................................................... $8,995 

2007 HONDACR-V 4WDZX, 2400 cc,ABS, air con, climate control, 

sun roof,auto.............................................................................$11,995 

SUZUKI 

2007 SUZUKISX4 XG, 5door,petrol,ABS, air con, climate control, 

rear spoiler,roof rails,alloys,97,200kms,1500 cc................ SOLD 

SUBARU 

2011 SUBARUFORRESTER,2000 cc,4WD,ABS, twin air bags, 

97,000 kms..................................................................................$11,995 

2011 SUBARULEGACYWAGON, 2.5i, 2500 cc,ABS, new cam belt, 

rear spoiler ..................................................................................$10,995 

2015 SUBARUIMPREZA, 1.6i, 1600 cc,sport wagon, ABS, cam 

chain, air con..............................................................................$11,995 

2015 SUBARUIMPREZA, 1.6i, 1600 cc station wagon, ABS, air con, 

rear spoiler, 5000kms ..............................................................$12,995 

2006 NISSANCUBE 15M, 5door,petrol,air con, ABS, CD changer, 

42,300 kms, 1500cc....................................................................... $7,495 

2014 NISSANLATIO B, auto, idlingstop, twin air bags,ABS,4door, 

petrol,air con, 31,100kms.......................................................... $9,995 

2001 NISSANCUBE, 1300 cc,5door,auto, 136,000 kms......... $3,495 

2007 NISSANSKYLINE 350 GT,3500cc, auto, paddle shift, 18in 

alloys,76,000 kms.......................................................................$11,995 

2013 NISSANBLUEBIRD, twin air bags,ABS, air con, 46,000 kms ..... 

$11,995 

2013 NISSANSYLPHYX,1800cc, air con, ABS, push start, auto, 

46,000 kms .................................................................. $11,995 

2006 NISSAN BLUEBIRD SYLPHY20S, 2000cc,ABS, air con, climate 

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

BMW 

2007 BMW X5, 3000 cc,deisel,ABS, twin air bags,parking sensors, 

cruise control, 4X4 ........................................................................ $9,995 

TRADE-INSPECIALS 

1992 FORD COURIER UTE, diesel flatdeck................................. $3,995 

2004 FORD FOCUS, 5door,5spped............................................. $2,995 

1995 NISSAN PULSAR, auto, hatchback..................................... $2,495 

2007 TOYOTA PRIUSSTOURING, hybrid,alloys,reverse camera, 

air con, rear spoiler,ABS, 1500cc, 36,000kms................$10,995 

2007 TOYOTA BLADE G, 5door,ABS, air con, body kit, rear spoiler, 

push button start, 70,500 kms, 2400cc...............................$10,995 

2009 TOYOTA ESTIMAHYBRIDX4WD, 5door,8seater, ABS, air 

con, auto, rear spoiler,cruise control, 133,450 kms, 2400cc, 

alloys................................................................................................$14,995 

2013 TOYOTA PRIUSL,5door,ABS, air con, petrol,parking sensors, 

rear spoiler,auto, 71,810 kms, 1800cc.................................$16,995 

1999 TOYOTA RAV4,3door,petrol, ABS, air con, rear spoiler, 

1800cc............................................................................................... $7,995 

2006 TOYOTA RUSH G, 5door,petrol, ABS, air con, climate control, 

rear spoiler,59,500 kms, 1500cc............................................$11,995 

2008 TOYOTA WISH XLIMITED, 5door,petrol, ABS, air con, auto, 

climate control, 72,500 kms, 1800cc...................................... $9,995 

2012 TOYOTA RAV4 LTD, 2400cc, ABS,air con, body kit, 

74,000 kms.......................................................................................... SOLD 

2012 TOYOTA VITZF,1300cc, hatchback,air con, ABS, climate 

control..........................................................................................$11,995 

2013 TOYOTA AQUAG,1500cc,ABS,Air control, twin airbags, 

cam chain....................................................................................$10,995 

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2016 MITSIBUSHIPAJEROSPORT VRX,2400cc, cruise control, 

reverse sensors, tow bar, fully loaded ...............................$34,995 

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AUTOSLTD &RENTALS 

470 West Street, 


A/H Keith Drummond 

0274 367 646 

Family,Sports, School or Social Trips 

We have 8, 10 &12seaterminivansavailable. 

Cars and3trucksforsmall or bigloads alsoavailable. 

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Ashburton Courier: August 06, 2020

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