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BBQbossessmokin’ it<br />

TONI.WILLIAMS<br />

@ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

Executivesous­chef Ken<br />

Lindeboom and apprentice<br />

chef MattKennedy aretaking<br />

their passion for American<br />

barbecue cookingtothe next<br />

level.<br />

They are going to teach<br />

people to barbecue at home,<br />

without asmoker,during a<br />

American barbecue­aficionados Matt Kennedy (left) and Ken Lindeboom are keen to pass on their<br />

smoker­cooking knowledge.<br />

class at the Methven Summer<br />

School.<br />

“It’s away theaverageJoe<br />

can buyacheaper cut of meat<br />

and make it special,”says Ken.<br />

The duo have been working<br />

together at Lake House<br />

Restaurant,atLake Hood,<br />

since Ken andhis family<br />

arrived from South Africain<br />

April last year.<br />

Ken, 37,and Matt,18, agold<br />

medal winnerofthe Auckland<br />

NationalSecondary Schools<br />

Culinary Competitionand son<br />

of award winning sausage<br />

maker Paddy Kennedy, are<br />

partofadiverseteam at the<br />

restaurant led by executive<br />

chef David Blundell, and have<br />

been offering American style<br />

smokehouse barbecuemeats<br />

since Covid­19 lockdown<br />

ended.<br />

Continued Page 3<br />

Life at<br />

level 2<br />

returns<br />

Mount HuttCollege has<br />

postponed its annual ball on<br />

Friday night as aroundMid<br />

Canterbury people adjusttolife<br />

at alert level 2again.<br />

Socialdistancing,good<br />

handwashing and gatherings of<br />

no morethan 100 are key<br />

measuresand <strong>Ashburton</strong> mayor<br />

NeilBrownisalsoadvocating<br />

the useofmasks.<br />

Auckland city is in alert level<br />

3afterfour positivetests in one<br />

family and healthauthorities<br />

are tracking the source. The<br />

restofthe country,including<br />

Mid Canterbury,isinalertlevel<br />

2. Thealert levels will be in<br />

forceuntilatleast midnight<br />

Friday while information about<br />

the extentofcommunity<br />

transmissionisgathered.<br />

Mr Brownsaidcommunity<br />

transmissionwas boundto<br />

happenbut peopleneededto<br />

focusontheir own actions.<br />

‘‘Weneed to stayhomeifwe<br />

feelsick or have any symptoms,<br />

downloadthe tracing app on<br />

yourphone if youhaven't done<br />

so already, respect social<br />

distancing rules, and don't start<br />

panic buying.We'veshownwe<br />

can do this and we were really<br />

hopingnot to escalateupany<br />

levels, but now that the call's<br />

beenmade we just needtoget<br />

on with it.’’<br />

Council chiefexecutive<br />

Hamish Riachsaidcouncil<br />

facilities were ensuring social<br />

spacingand contracttracing<br />

arrangements,and ensuring<br />

there wouldbenomorethan<br />

100 people in adefined space.<br />

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<strong>Ashburton</strong>artistand art tutor Robin<br />

Arnst celebrated her 80th birthday in<br />

style on Sunday with amad hatter’s<br />

tea party.<br />

The afternoonparty was held at<br />

Ruth Hall’s musical farm At Violinos<br />

near Winchmoreand featured drinks,<br />

cake and amusical recital.<br />

Some 50 guests attended theparty,<br />

most wearing ahat of some<br />

description.<br />

Some hats featured elaborate<br />

Worries after home help axed<br />

LINDA.CLARKE<br />

@ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

Mid Canterbury GPsand AgeConcern<br />

are worried that the Canterbury<br />

District HealthBoardhas axed home<br />

help for manyelderlypeople and say<br />

it could resultinmore movinginto<br />

resthomes.<br />

In onecase, aperson in their 90s<br />

who hadbeenreceivinghomehelp for<br />

15 years wastold the servicewould<br />

stop.<br />

Home helpincludes changingthe<br />

sheets on beds, cleaning bathrooms<br />

and vaccuming, tasks manyelderly<br />

struggle with becauseofill health.<br />

TheDHB, via <strong>Ashburton</strong> Hospital,<br />

stoppedmost home help duringthe<br />

lockdownbecause of worries about<br />

spreading covid.Afterlockdown,<br />

elderly receivingthe service were<br />

assessedoverthe phoneabouttheir<br />

ability to carryonwithoutit.<br />

GPsspokesperson Dr Emma<br />

Andrew said GPswere concerneda<br />

lot of home help hadbeenstoppedfor<br />

We have everything for your home<br />

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OFF<br />

Wearing stylish hats on Sunday were birthday girl Robin Arnst (centre), party<br />

venue host Ruth Hall (left) and Denise Hydes.<br />

designs, including Mrs Arnst’s own<br />

hat thatwas designedbyfriend and<br />

local florist Denise Hydes.<br />

Mrs Arnst was joined at the party by<br />

family, fellow artists, friends and<br />

fellow aquaciseclass members.<br />

‘‘I thoughtthe hat idea would bring<br />

everyoneto thesamelevel and add<br />

somecolour andstyle to my birthday<br />

what appeared to be cost­saving<br />

reasons.<br />

‘‘It is probably to savemoney to<br />

fund other government expenditures<br />

however it mayend up being amore<br />

costly exercise as it mayforcemore<br />

peopleinto residentialcare to get the<br />

help theyneed.’’<br />

She said people should ask for a<br />

reassessment if they stillneeded<br />

help. ‘‘Assessmentsreally need to be<br />

done in person.Unfortunately many<br />

elderly are quite stoical,totheirown<br />

detriment,whenanswering phone<br />

calls fromastranger about their<br />

capabilities.’’<br />

Age ConcernMid Canterbury<br />

presidentJan McClelland saidthe<br />

group had heard fromat least adozen<br />

elderly people who had losttheir<br />

home help andwere anguished by it.<br />

Theorganisation, which advocates<br />

forthe elderly, had written tothe<br />

hospital and askedifthe criteria for<br />

home help hadchanged. Theyare<br />

awaiting an answer.<br />

Mrs McClelland said reducinghome<br />

Dining tables<br />

20%<br />

OFF<br />

party,’’ shesaid.<br />

MrsArnst has paintedand taught<br />

artinastudio above the former post<br />

office buildingon East Streetfor a<br />

number of years.<br />

She has shared thespacewith<br />

fellow artists Margaret Digby and<br />

Alison Ramsay, butwill shortly<br />

relocate to her home.<br />

help during thelockdown wastobe<br />

expected, but thoseelderly people<br />

would not havebeen expecting a<br />

phone callfollowup thatled to the<br />

service beingcut altogether.<br />

She saidtheyshould havebeen<br />

assessed in theirhomes, to get a<br />

better indication of how they had<br />

beencoping. ‘‘I just don’t think you<br />

can evaluate by just afew questions<br />

overthe phone.’’<br />

Someofthose wholost homehelp<br />

had beenreceivingitfor 15 years.<br />

‘‘Youcan’t tellmethatall of asudden<br />

they have turned acorner and are<br />

managing.’’<br />

Mrs McClelland saidmany would<br />

not haveknown thequestionswere<br />

aimed at reviewingtheir home help<br />

service. ‘‘Iftheyhad been warned<br />

that the servicewas going to be<br />

reviewed,theymay well havehad a<br />

support person with them.’’<br />

Homehelp for even60minutesa<br />

week gave an older person<br />

independence. ‘‘This group ofpeople<br />

have to be treated carefully.’’<br />

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Chefsdebut at summer school<br />

From Page 1<br />

They are keen to pass on some<br />

knowledge and inspire others,<br />

especially if it leads to roles in<br />

the hospitality industry, which<br />

has ashortage of chefs.<br />

Ken says prior to lockdown<br />

the restaurant was having<br />

monthly integration evenings of<br />

South African braai and New<br />

Zealand barbecue on the menu.<br />

It introduced the smoked<br />

option which proved very<br />

popular, sold out quickly and<br />

ended up being requested for<br />

wedding breakfasts and<br />

functions.<br />

“For us it was great, we<br />

couldn’t keep up with the<br />

barbecue,” Ken says.<br />

The restaurant invested in a<br />

massive smoker custom­made<br />

New group<br />

unites CBD<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>retailersand business owners are<br />

beingurgedtojoin anew group aimed at reenergising<br />

and galvanisinginnertown<br />

businesses.<br />

Health 2000 ownerBob McDonald said<br />

thosedoing businessinthe CBD neededa<br />

united front on things like business shopping<br />

hours, parking and dealing with the<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>District Council.<br />

Retailers, business and building owners<br />

are being encouraged to comealongtoa<br />

meeting at Somerset Grocer on <strong>August</strong> 18.<br />

Mr McDonald said the meeting would start<br />

at 5.45pmand go for an hour.‘‘We want to be<br />

an advocate group for aresurgenceof<br />

business in the CBD.’’<br />

Therewere several pressingissues for<br />

businesses, who are negotiating life in the<br />

covid environment and atwo­year<br />

programme of council works thatinvolves<br />

digging up andrelaying streets and footpaths.<br />

Mr McDonald said businesses were hoping<br />

councilcontractors might work at nightor<br />

easeoff some of the work beforethe<br />

traditionally busyChristmas period so<br />

customers would have easieraccesstoshops.<br />

Other things to be discussed includedasking<br />

councilfor atownsman to do small jobs in the<br />

CBD and keep it tidy,and ashop local<br />

campaign.<br />

Social distance<br />

rules back on<br />

From Page 1<br />

Masks were available for council staff with<br />

customer­facing jobs.<br />

‘‘From acommunity pointofview, we<br />

again urgeeveryone to follow the official<br />

advice and rules –there is great information<br />

on the official websitecovid19.govt.nz .Itis<br />

hugely disappointing to be here again, but<br />

we sawit off lasttime andbyworking<br />

together Ihave no doubtwecan do it again.’’<br />

Mount Hutt College said theball had to be<br />

postponed andanew date wouldbe<br />

confirmedwhenthere was greater certainty.<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> College saiditwas school as<br />

usual for students and staff, with physical<br />

distancing to be practised as perits<br />

pandemic plan.<br />

Medical centres were taking extra<br />

precautionsand all aged care facilities were<br />

backinlockdown andsupermarkets were<br />

controlling shopper numbers.<br />

Mid Canterbury Netball,with premier<br />

competition tonight, wasyesterday awaiting<br />

advice from its national body but preparing<br />

to play with a100 people limit. The<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> GolfClub advised club play would<br />

continuewith social distancing.<br />

by SmokeDogg Smokers in<br />

Kaiapoi.<br />

Weighing awhopping 1.2<br />

tonne, the double­door reverse<br />

smoker was the biggest the<br />

company had ever built.<br />

Each door weighs 50kg, with a<br />

counter lever, so is like amini<br />

workout each time it’s opened.<br />

And it’s opened alot with<br />

meat constantly being checked<br />

and the temperature kept at an<br />

even 150 degrees Celsius.<br />

The barbecue bistro, aptly<br />

named Smoke, has had rave<br />

reviews, including from afew<br />

ex­pat Americans living in Mid<br />

Canterbury.<br />

It’s atestament to the long<br />

hours the duo put into cooking<br />

cuts of meat such as brisket<br />

(breast section), Boston butt<br />

(pork shoulder), pork ribs and<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>’s<br />

DISHWASHER<br />

HALF LOAD OPTION<br />

FRIDGE FREEZER<br />

chicken; the meats need up to<br />

10 hours cooking time, using<br />

meat rubs as authentic as<br />

possible.<br />

The slow cooked meats are<br />

also used to make the<br />

restaurant’s own sausages,<br />

mince and meat patties.<br />

At full capacity the Lake<br />

House smoker could feed 100 to<br />

200 people, depending on the<br />

cuts of meat being smoked.<br />

One of the secrets to cooking<br />

American barbecue is cooking<br />

meat slowly and at alow<br />

constant temperature, and Ken<br />

says there’s areal science to it.<br />

It’s one he has perfected over<br />

time, dabbling with barbecue<br />

techniques while working in a<br />

fine dining restaurant in South<br />

Africa.<br />

The restaurant was serving<br />

FROST FREE<br />

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NOWONLY<br />

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• <strong>13</strong>placesettings,<br />

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• Delaystartoption,<br />

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1000 customers aday and<br />

pulling in $1 million rand (or<br />

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And every Friday night they<br />

would create abarbecue menu<br />

using specially cooked brisket<br />

and sweetbread meats.<br />

It was away to take cheaper<br />

cuts of meat and create a<br />

special meal, he said.<br />

There are other secrets to<br />

getting the meat perfectly<br />

tenderised and full of flavour. It<br />

can include the type of wood<br />

used in the burner; either kiln<br />

dried or naturally dried beech<br />

woods, specialty cherry and<br />

apricot woods sourced from<br />

Central Otago or manuka from<br />

the West Coast, which is used to<br />

produce different flavoured<br />

smoke.<br />

But it’s abalancing act.<br />

WASHING MACHINE<br />

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INVERTER<br />

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Enrolments are open for the<br />

2021 Methven Summer<br />

School and there’splenty of<br />

variety tochoose from.<br />

In the Arty Fartycategory<br />

there are opportunities to<br />

work with Oamaru stoneand<br />

chalk paint and to make<br />

candles, soap and paverpol<br />

sculptures. There are two<br />

photography courses,<br />

printmaking and two knitting<br />

courses,aswell aspainting,<br />

basketweaving and the<br />

opportunity to make an eyecatching<br />

garden seatand<br />

barbarysheep.<br />

There aremorecourses in<br />

the Eat, Bake, Drink<br />

category, and in the Lifestyle<br />

section. For more details,<br />

methvensummerschool.co.<br />

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specialists<br />

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$<br />

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• ‘Addwash door’items<br />

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wash<br />

• 1400 max. spin<br />

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drying time<br />

• H850 W600 D620<br />

was$2299<br />

NOWONLY<br />

$<br />

1588<br />

$10.96<br />

weekly<br />

• 458 litres,good<br />

family size<br />

• Reversible doors,<br />

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placing in kitchen<br />

• Digital inverter<br />

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Bridge case work<br />

Details of abusiness case to support funding<br />

for asecond bridge over the <strong>Ashburton</strong> River<br />

continued to be worked on.<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> District Council staff and<br />

consultants met with NZTA in mid­February to<br />

fill out anew benefits framework. Another<br />

workshop was held last week.<br />

Roading manager Brian Fauth said council<br />

had to supply evidence that the bridge was<br />

value for money and followed the lines of<br />

current government policy thinking.<br />

Part of the process was completing<br />

investment logistics mapping.<br />

‘‘As part of that ILM exercise, we had to<br />

readdress what the problems were, ask if they<br />

are still relevant and if the decision that has<br />

been made is still appropriate going forward.’’<br />

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This Town<br />

Reviewed by Rowena Hart<br />

This Town is the latest film by New Zealand<br />

writer and director David White, an absurdist<br />

mockumentary comedy set in afictional small<br />

NZ town. It has Robyn Malcolm as Pam, who<br />

grew up in <strong>Ashburton</strong> and has been in so many<br />

movies and TV series.Weare watching Robynin<br />

TheOutpost series rightnow.<br />

Pamisonanobsessed mission to provethe guilt<br />

of aman acquitted of amurder, circumstances<br />

thathad her out of ajob.Running apetting zoo<br />

of alpacas, donkeys and hamsters isn’t quite<br />

doing it forthe onetrack minded Pam, tryasshe<br />

may. Pam isabrilliant role for Robyn Malcolm,<br />

highlighting her depth on screen in her abilityto<br />

take on the oddest of characters.<br />

Another fineactress in the movie wasAliceMay<br />

Connolly from Geraldine.Her proud Dad booked<br />

out the theatre there and gave everyone an ice<br />

cream!<br />

It is pretty special to have this brand new New<br />

Zealand movie here in<strong>Ashburton</strong>, it premiered<br />

last week in Waipukurau, inHawkes Bay where<br />

it wasfilmed.<br />

Go along ...it’sareal treat!<br />

bookings ph 307 1230<br />

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Lottie helps out foodbank<br />

LINDA.CLARKE<br />

@ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

Eatyourtea,there are children<br />

starving in the world ­it’s aline<br />

trotted outbymany parents at the<br />

dinner table.<br />

Four­year­old Lottie Hurst heard<br />

that then found out there areactually<br />

childrenin her hometown that need<br />

food and has done something about it.<br />

Lottie,short for Charlotte, goes to<br />

Phoenix Pre­School, andwill go to<br />

AllentonSchoolafter sheturns five at<br />

theend of the year. Shehas been<br />

collecting food and dropped offfour<br />

big boxes to the SalvationArmy<br />

foodbank.<br />

Herfood donation projecthas<br />

captured the hearts of her ownfamily<br />

and the pre­schoolcommunity.<br />

Aunt Gayle Smith­Busch said<br />

Lottieinvestigated the dinnertable<br />

remark and thediscussionevolved to<br />

people in needinher own<br />

community.<br />

She setupand decorated a<br />

donation box at Phoenix andinvited<br />

familiestocontribute. She even<br />

advised food items best suited were<br />

non­perishables like cereal, cans of<br />

food,noodles andspaghetti.<br />

Mum Sonya Hurst spreadthe word<br />

at Hinds School, whereshe works,<br />

and dad Nathan didthe same at<br />

SmithScapes. Postsonsocialmedia<br />

helped her cause andshe was given a<br />

$100 Countdown voucher to add to<br />

thedonation.<br />

‘‘She is talking aboutitwith people<br />

Salvation Army foodbank manager Judith Beaumont and Lottie Hurst, 4, with<br />

food donations collected by the youngster.<br />

all thetime,’’ Gayle said. ‘‘She has a<br />

big heart. It’s beautiful.’’<br />

Salvation Army foodbankmanager<br />

Judith Beaumont saiddemand for<br />

foodparcelsvaried, with up to 12<br />

going out someweeks;but she is<br />

holding her breath until September<br />

when the Government’s wagesubsidy<br />

cameoff.<br />

The number of joblessisexpected<br />

to increase as some businesses shed<br />

staff they have tried to keep in jobs<br />

since March. Mortgage holidays are<br />

alsoending soon.<br />

Shesaid donations like Lottie’s<br />

were important to help thefoodbank<br />

stock up in preparation for harder<br />

times.<br />

‘‘While it is relatively quiet at the<br />

moment, it willnot staythat way. It<br />

willbeinteresting whenthe wage<br />

subsidy comes off.’’<br />

Lottie is continuing to collect food<br />

donations on behalf of the foodbank<br />

andisplanningasecond visit. People<br />

wanting to help hercause canleave<br />

non­perishable foodatPhoenix Preschool.<br />

Megan Hands is new candidate<br />

National’s new<br />

candidate for the<br />

Rangitata electorate<br />

Megan Hands moved<br />

straightinto campaign<br />

mode following her<br />

selection and has spent<br />

the past few days<br />

meeting andgreeting<br />

people in <strong>Ashburton</strong>.<br />

The environmental<br />

farm consultant lived in<br />

the electorate until<br />

moving northjust across<br />

the boundary for work but will move<br />

back if voters electher as their MP in<br />

the election on September 19.<br />

Ms Handssaid there was only a<br />

short timeuntil voting beganand she<br />

would be working hard, though she<br />

was familiar with the districtand its<br />

strong farmingbusinesses because of<br />

her work in the pastfive years. She<br />

has lived in <strong>Ashburton</strong>and Rakaia.<br />

Megan Hands<br />

“Rangitata is alarge<br />

electorateand I’ll be<br />

getting out tryingtomeet<br />

as many people as<br />

possible,’’ she said. ‘‘I<br />

care about this<br />

community andthis part<br />

of thecountry, Iwant to<br />

see it continuetogrow<br />

andthrive.’’<br />

She waschosenas<br />

National’s candidate<br />

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Rangitata Falloon’s shock<br />

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she said.<br />

“National is focused on supporting<br />

Rangitata, from backingKiwis who<br />

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Bowlers win battle to stay in domain<br />

LINDA.CLARKE<br />

@ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

The <strong>Ashburton</strong> Bowling Club<br />

has won its battle to stay in the<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> Domain.<br />

A30­year development plan<br />

had proposed moving it to make<br />

way for acentral hub for all<br />

domain users, but club<br />

members and supporters<br />

rallied in opposition. They<br />

were among 164 people to make<br />

submissions on the plan, which<br />

is aliving document regularly<br />

reviewed.<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> District<br />

councillors hearing the<br />

submissions this week were<br />

almost unanimously in favour<br />

of the bowling club staying<br />

where it is in the centre of the<br />

domain and the planned hub,<br />

which is more like acovered<br />

outdoor eating and meeting<br />

space, being created on the<br />

western side of the existing<br />

playground and anew water<br />

play area, where aBBQ now<br />

sits.<br />

Cr Leen Braam, alandscape<br />

architect, backed the architects<br />

of the development plan and<br />

said the bowling club land was<br />

anatural centre for the domain.<br />

He said the plan needed to be<br />

visionary.<br />

But other councillors<br />

disagreed and said relocating<br />

the proposed hub was the best<br />

way forward for all parties.<br />

They also said they wanted the<br />

bowling club to be part of the<br />

domain and suggested its high<br />

solid fences be replaced with<br />

‘‘see­through’’ alternatives so<br />

players and the greens could be<br />

seen.<br />

Other projects in the<br />

development plan include a<br />

new in and out access road from<br />

Walnut Avenue, likely to<br />

happen when NZTA puts in<br />

new traffic lights at the<br />

intersection of the avenue and<br />

State Highway 1(West Street).<br />

The aviary, old and tired,<br />

seems destined to go in favour<br />

of bees and butterflies.<br />

Council’s current parks depot<br />

will be reduced and anew car<br />

park created near the West<br />

Street entrance, which will be<br />

left in and left out only.<br />

Councillors spent aday<br />

working through public<br />

submissions and their<br />

preferences will now be worked<br />

into afinal draft development<br />

plan that will go to the<br />

community services committee<br />

on <strong>August</strong> 27, then to full<br />

council for approval.<br />

Balancing ratepayers’<br />

expectations for the space was<br />

abig job.<br />

Jo Ryk, abowler, said the<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> club had been there<br />

for over 120 years and the<br />

greens and facilities coveted by<br />

others. There was no money to<br />

relocate the clubrooms and<br />

develop new greens elsewhere.<br />

He asked for a10­year<br />

extension on their current<br />

lease from 2028 to 2038.<br />

The club presented apetition<br />

with over 1000 names (650<br />

online and 412 on paper) to<br />

support its stance.<br />

Former district councillor<br />

Robin Kilworth, who lived on<br />

Walnut Avenue across from the<br />

domain, said council needed to<br />

protect the park and make sure<br />

new development did not creep<br />

on to existing open space.<br />

She was against the<br />

development of too many<br />

footpaths, including one<br />

running the length of domain to<br />

be called Walnut Avenue<br />

promenade.<br />

She said it was hard planning<br />

for future uses, as even the<br />

existing tennis courts and<br />

hockey turf had not been<br />

foreseen 30 years out.<br />

The domain was planned<br />

when <strong>Ashburton</strong> town was first<br />

laid out in 1864. Seeking<br />

feedback for the current<br />

development plan, council<br />

asked for inspirational, bold<br />

and visionary ideas.<br />

Aswag of other<br />

improvements have been<br />

proposed, some aimed at better<br />

linking the CBD and the<br />

southern corner of the domain.<br />

Apedestrian crossing over SH1<br />

at Wills Street and apedestrian<br />

bridge over the highway were<br />

suggested.<br />

There were also requests<br />

from submitters to reinstate the<br />

flying fox, which was<br />

dismantled early March.<br />

Another asked for council to<br />

cull some of the pigeons, who<br />

were leaving excrement; he<br />

called them ‘‘flying rats’’.<br />

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6 <strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>August</strong> <strong>13</strong>, <strong>2020</strong><br />

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Mask mission for sock­makers<br />

LINDA.CLARKE<br />

@ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

NZ SockCoisboosting<br />

production of its merinomasks<br />

and can’t currently keepup<br />

with demand.<br />

Owner of the <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

company, Euan Sparrow, said<br />

he hadordered three maskmaking<br />

machines from Italy<br />

and had committed to meeting<br />

abigmonthly overseas orderof<br />

covid masks by theend of<br />

October.<br />

The specialist sock­maker is<br />

using itsinnovative technology<br />

to makemasks with antibacterial<br />

inners from wool, a<br />

natural fibregrown at its back<br />

door.<br />

Euan said nearly 1000 masks<br />

were ordered onlinewithin a<br />

14­hour window last week after<br />

ministerofhealthChris<br />

Hipkins said all Kiwisshould<br />

have amaskonhand in case of<br />

communitytransmission and<br />

an escalation up to Alert Level<br />

2.<br />

NZ Sock Co is known for its<br />

sock science ­socks produced<br />

at the<strong>Ashburton</strong> factory are<br />

worn by soldiers, outdoor<br />

adventurers andocean racers<br />

in extreme conditions all over<br />

the world. Its biggest customer<br />

is Kathmandu.<br />

The masks aremerinowool<br />

and the company did aspecial<br />

run of redmasks and socks for<br />

local Labour MP Jo Luxton and<br />

agriculture minister Damien<br />

O’Connorlast week.<br />

The ministerresponded by<br />

taking off hisshoes and<br />

showing that he was already a<br />

fan of the local socks.The<br />

freebies will make their way to<br />

the Beehive’s top office.<br />

NZ Sock Co owner Euan Sparrow (right) with agriculture minister Damien O’Connor, local Labour<br />

MP Jo Luxton and <strong>Ashburton</strong> mayor Neil Brown.<br />

The sock company had other<br />

messagestoo ­they wanted<br />

government to know that two of<br />

its specialist workforce were<br />

anxiousabout their work visas.<br />

Euan has had trouble finding<br />

staff forthe sock factoryin<br />

NewZealandand thetwo<br />

migrant workers areacrucial<br />

part of the team; he needs to<br />

know they willbeabletostay.<br />

He said he advertised<br />

regularly in New Zealand and<br />

currently had up to 10 casual<br />

jobs going, working anightshift<br />

to help produce andfinish the<br />

masksbeingmade.<br />

Nearly 160,000masks have<br />

beenmanufactured since<br />

lockdown, most sold around<br />

New Zealand and Australia.<br />

TheLabour MPs and visiting<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> District councillors<br />

werealso shown the<br />

company’s latest sock<br />

technology, which turns strong<br />

woolusually usedincarpet<br />

into soft wool for socks.It’s a<br />

secretprocess that Euan and<br />

hisfamily have beenworking<br />

on for three years.<br />

Woolfrom NewZealandis<br />

currently sent overseasfor<br />

processing into yarn that is<br />

sent backto<strong>Ashburton</strong>and<br />

made into socks.<br />

There is no processing<br />

facility in NewZealandthat<br />

could handle the volume<br />

needed.<br />

The sock company started40<br />

years ago withsix staff making<br />

school and rugby socks.<br />

Now it caters for the<br />

specialist outdoor market and<br />

wants to be able to trace its<br />

yarntothe sheep farmer.<br />

The ministersaid woolwas a<br />

naturaland sustainable fibre<br />

with many uses, which was<br />

goodnews for the planet.<br />

Bin checks for recycling offenders<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> District Council<br />

staff will check every yellowlidded<br />

wheelie bin to make<br />

sure people are complying<br />

with new recycling rules and<br />

offending households will be<br />

offered more ‘‘education‘‘.<br />

Since <strong>August</strong> 1, only plastics<br />

1, 2and 5can now be collected<br />

for recycling.<br />

Solid waste manager Craig<br />

Goodwin said not one truck<br />

had been accepted for<br />

recycling in Christchurch in<br />

the first three days of the new<br />

regime ­the kerbside<br />

collection had been too<br />

contaminated with nonrecyclables.<br />

The changes followed a<br />

month of advertising and<br />

communication from council<br />

to ratepayers.<br />

Mr Goodwin said members<br />

of his team would be on the<br />

street with collection trucks<br />

for the next four to six weeks,<br />

walking ahead of the truck and<br />

checking every single bin.<br />

They would do as much<br />

education as they could, he<br />

said.<br />

Information, including<br />

stickers detailing what could<br />

and couldn’t be recycled, had<br />

been sent to households in the<br />

past week.<br />

Mr Goodwin said the stickers<br />

were designed to be fixed on<br />

the lid of the wheelie bin so<br />

people would think about what<br />

they were putting in.<br />

Further work would be<br />

needed to ensure<br />

contaminations levels were<br />

kept to aminimum and there<br />

would be kerbside audits of<br />

bins in problem areas.<br />

Cr Carolyn Cameron said she<br />

had fielded alot of calls about<br />

recycling and the stickers<br />

would be useful.<br />

Soft plastics (that can be<br />

scrunched in the hand) are<br />

now going to landfill with<br />

other waste. The tonnage of<br />

rubbish being sent to Kate<br />

Valley by the <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

council has increased but that<br />

is because more recycling is<br />

being rejected because of<br />

contamination.<br />

Ratepayers were allowed to<br />

mix waste and recycling<br />

during lockdown but many<br />

have not returned to good<br />

recycling habits ­97.74 tonnes<br />

was rejected in June because<br />

of contamination, way up from<br />

21.60 tonnes in March.<br />

District councillors hearing<br />

about the recycling changes<br />

said there was abigger issue of<br />

rubbish around town, with<br />

many people discarding fast<br />

food wrappers and plastic<br />

drink containers on roadsides.<br />

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BOOK SALE<br />

Downonreading material? Pop into<br />

the <strong>Ashburton</strong> Library as they have<br />

atable sale goingon.<br />

Books that have been pruned<br />

from the library’s collection are<br />

beingdisposed of andmany are for<br />

sale or otherwise beingrecycled.<br />

LONG­DROPS OUT<br />

Twonew pre-fabricated toilets,<br />

costing $193,000, havebeen<br />

orderedtoreplace public long-drop<br />

toilets at Bowyers Stream and<br />

WakanuiBeach. These willbe<br />

installed in March.<br />

Public toilets in the <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Domain are alsogetting attention<br />

afterone of the cubicleswas set<br />

alight by vandals.One cubicle<br />

needs complete refittingand<br />

relining.<br />

AG ADVISOR<br />

Richard Fitzgerald is the<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

District Council’snew agricultural<br />

portfolio advisor; he started this<br />

week.<br />

TheMethven man hasextensive<br />

knowledge of working in andwith<br />

the agricultural sector and brings a<br />

wealth of knowledge and contacts.<br />

He will supportfarmingand agribusiness<br />

industrieswith an<br />

overarching aim of building<br />

resilience andhelpingfuture proof<br />

the Mid Canterbury economy.<br />

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Up to 30 Mid Canterbury<br />

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apprentice initiative. The<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

District Council is workingwith<br />

Timaru and North Otagocouncils on<br />

the project, whichisfacilitated<br />

through the Provincial Growth Fund.<br />

Moneyisavailable to train<br />

apprenticesand assistemployers to<br />

attractnew and retainexisting<br />

apprenticeswhile dealingwith<br />

covid; 44 potential apprentices<br />

attended ameeting in <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

recently to hear about it.<br />

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The Office of Ethnic Communities<br />

has given<strong>Ashburton</strong>$<strong>13</strong>,000to<br />

makeits annual Christmas<br />

celebrations more inviting and<br />

inclusive to newcomers in the<br />

district.<br />

Welcoming Communitiesadvisor<br />

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could be difficult this year for many<br />

with overseas family and theywould<br />

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8 <strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>August</strong> <strong>13</strong>, <strong>2020</strong><br />

www.ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

Catamaran project almost there<br />

MICK.JENSEN<br />

@ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

It’s been alabour of love and a<br />

20­year journey, but next month<br />

Mitch McIntosh will take his<br />

hand­built 40 foot (12.2m)<br />

catamaran from apaddock in<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> and into theocean at<br />

Timaru.<br />

Theimpressive craft has been<br />

named Mackatac, but the<br />

builder was seriously<br />

contemplatingcalling it<br />

‘perseverance’.<br />

Thecatamaran project was a<br />

pipe dream hatched over 30<br />

years ago, but was it expected to<br />

take five years to complete<br />

rather than two decades.<br />

It has been built from scratch<br />

in Mitch’s workshop, which has<br />

grown to accommodate it.<br />

First one hull was crafted<br />

meticulously from strip<br />

planking and thenfibreglassed.<br />

Asecondhull followed.<br />

Thetwo hulls eventually came<br />

together as one.<br />

Thesame Western Redcedar<br />

planking was usedfor theboom,<br />

forebeam and15m mast.<br />

Themast andforebeam were<br />

also carbon fibred.<br />

Mitch designed theboomso<br />

that it can collect water and the<br />

mast alone took months to build.<br />

‘‘I’ve always wanted to builda<br />

boat, it’s just taken quite abit<br />

Mitch McIntosh on his hand­built 40 foot catamaran that will soon be moved to the water.<br />

longer than Ienvisioned.<br />

‘‘I’ve fitted the project in<br />

around different work<br />

commitments overthe years and<br />

I’ve bought materials and parts<br />

as Icould afford them.’’<br />

Mitch said good progresshad<br />

been made over the last five<br />

years andhewas proud of what<br />

he had achieved.<br />

He had gone into theproject<br />

with good woodworking skills,<br />

but along the building journey<br />

had learnt many others skills,<br />

including fibreglassing and<br />

welding.<br />

Theinternet had come in<br />

handy at times, he said.<br />

Mitch, who is 71,was born and<br />

raised in Hinds andhas a<br />

farming background.<br />

He worked in Western<br />

Australia for anumber of years<br />

and is currently amilk tanker<br />

driver.<br />

After he has completed the<br />

current milk season he intends<br />

sailing offinto the sunset.<br />

His retirement plans include<br />

living on the boat full time and<br />

sailing it. First, however, he<br />

needs to learn tosail it.<br />

He hasnonautical<br />

backgroundorsailing skills, but<br />

is unfazed and can’t wait to start<br />

learning.<br />

‘‘I reckon it will takemetwo to<br />

three monthstolearn, with<br />

plentyofpractical involved.<br />

‘‘I’llhavetosit the coast<br />

guard’s maritimecourse as<br />

well.’’<br />

The sails forthe catamaran<br />

are not expected for another<br />

three months, butthe craft’s two<br />

engines will allow Mitch to<br />

cruise at between six and 10<br />

knots.<br />

The seven tonne catamaran is<br />

spaciousand totally selfcontained<br />

and will be ahome<br />

from home for its builder.<br />

It has agalley, two toilets,<br />

shower,sleeping for eightand a<br />

high tech wheel house.<br />

It features two large andsix<br />

smaller solar panels,wind<br />

generatorand amast camera to<br />

see the front of the big boat.<br />

Electrical and gas surveys<br />

have been signed offand<br />

another will follow for<br />

insurance purposes.<br />

Mitch reckons the project has<br />

cost him between $200,000 and<br />

$250,000.<br />

There are stillafew small<br />

jobs to complete before the<br />

catamaran is shifted from the<br />

paddock andtaken to its<br />

temporary mooring in Timaru.<br />

Sign writing on the side of the<br />

boat with featurethe boat’s<br />

name, aScotsman in akilt<br />

wavingasword, and afern.<br />

MEET THE<br />

CANDIDATES<br />

TheRotaryClub of <strong>Ashburton</strong>invites the<br />

public to attend a<br />

Rangitata Electorate candidatesevening<br />

Wednesday, 26 <strong>August</strong>,7pm<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>Event Centre,<br />

211A Wills Street,<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Doorsopen6.30pm<br />

Therewill be individual candidate introductions<br />

followedbyanopenquestion and answer session<br />

Allthose interested arewelcome to attend<br />

2302791<br />

Council wants feedback<br />

on priorities for district<br />

Whatdoyou think shouldbe<br />

top priorities for the<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>District Council<br />

in the nextthree years ...<br />

roading? The environment?<br />

Has covidchanged your<br />

priorities?<br />

Council is preparing to<br />

update its long­termplan and<br />

is asking residents to share<br />

the ideas andissuesthey<br />

thinkare most important.<br />

MayorNeilBrown saidthe<br />

yearhad beenchallenging<br />

andunsettling,right across<br />

the country.<br />

‘‘And we’ve feltthe effects<br />

in our community too. This<br />

survey is also achance to let<br />

the council knowhow things<br />

are goingfor you.<br />

‘‘We want to make sure we<br />

are making well­informed<br />

decisions for ourfuture that<br />

reflecthow residentsare<br />

faring.’’<br />

The 2018 It's Our Place<br />

campaign gatheredmore<br />

than2324responses from<br />

residents for the 2018­28<br />

Long TermPlan.Top<br />

prioritiesthen were roading,<br />

communitysafety,<br />

environment, towncentre<br />

development, second bridge,<br />

business development, EA<br />

Networks Centre<br />

development andnew<br />

entertainmentcentres.<br />

Now councilisstarting to<br />

prepare its2021­31long­term<br />

planand hasanonline<br />

surveyopenuntil September<br />

18,via its website.<br />

‘‘Three years ago,weasked<br />

our communitywhattheir<br />

top priorities were andthis<br />

influenced our decision<br />

making for the current longterm<br />

plan. Now, it's time to<br />

build our nextplanand we<br />

wanttoassess if thoseissues<br />

are still as important to<br />

residents, or if they think our<br />

districtshould be focused on<br />

otherpriorities.’’<br />

Allfeedback will be<br />

considered by council. The<br />

surveywill close at 5pm on<br />

September18.<br />

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9<br />

WHITEBAITERS<br />

WEEK<br />

One week old twin lambs keep within aclose distance to their mother<br />

on the micro­farm of Hipi Cheese owners Jacy and Allan Ramsay.<br />

Lambsarrive<br />

Early lambingisunderway for<br />

HipiCheese owner/operators<br />

Jacyand Allan Ramsay.<br />

The couple, who have amix of<br />

East Friesian milking ewes,<br />

Dairymead geneticswith adash<br />

of Awassi, have amicro­farm<br />

block on the edge of <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

township.<br />

Of their 24 ewes,eight have<br />

already lambed producing 17<br />

lambssince early last week. They<br />

have include two sets of triplets<br />

andsometwins, with one lamb<br />

death.<br />

While afew ewesare still to<br />

lamb, most of the mob will lamb<br />

in September.Other newborns<br />

have been spotted around the<br />

district.<br />

Paperdeliverer<br />

celebrates 90th<br />

The country’s oldest newspaper<br />

delivery‘boy’has turned 90.<br />

Derek Prebble has delivered<br />

the <strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>for the<br />

last 12 months and his run<br />

includes theCatherwood<br />

Avenue/BeltRoad/Woods Street<br />

area of Allenton.<br />

Forhim the run is ‘‘a social<br />

thing.’’<br />

He delivers156 papers in agolf<br />

cart and it takes between twoto<br />

three hours, depending how<br />

people he stops to have achat<br />

with along the way.<br />

Mr Prebble was excused his<br />

deliveryduties last Thursday<br />

because of aplannedbirthday<br />

trip to Wellingtontosee family.<br />

He donates his paperrun<br />

money to worthy causes like the<br />

Westpac Helicopter and<br />

Canterbury Charity Hospital.<br />

Mr Prebble is very active for<br />

his ageand still plays badminton<br />

and golf.<br />

He is amemberofthe Central<br />

Friendship Club,plays bridge<br />

and has beenavolunteer at Mid<br />

Derek Prebble with asweet<br />

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CanterburyCancer Society since<br />

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The former Coldstream crop<br />

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Jeanette for nearly61years.<br />

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parents will continue to be<br />

free in the Family Notices<br />

column. The initial death<br />

notice lodged by afuneral<br />

director will be listed<br />

without charge. There will<br />

be asmall charge of $15 for<br />

subsequent notices related<br />

to the same death, up to a<br />

maximum of 35 words and<br />

on aper-line basis after that.<br />

The same low charges apply<br />

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such as engagements,<br />

acknowledgements, in<br />

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Family Notices<br />

DEATHS DEATHS DEATHS<br />

DEATHS DEATHS DEATHS<br />

CRANSHAW, Thomas (Tom):<br />

Died peacefully in his sleep<br />

at home in <strong>Ashburton</strong> on<br />

<strong>August</strong> 3, <strong>2020</strong> aged 93<br />

years.<br />

Independenttothe last.<br />

Devoted husband of the<br />

late Betty, pikelet maker<br />

and loved father and<br />

father-in-law of Anne and<br />

Milton McKenzie (Kurow),<br />

Kate and Hank Murney<br />

(<strong>Ashburton</strong>), and the late<br />

Pauline. Cherished Poppa<br />

of Deborah and Poté<br />

(Cairns), Mathew and Leigh<br />

(Otaki), Jayne and Peter<br />

(<strong>Ashburton</strong>), Tara and Phil<br />

(Christchurch), and Willie<br />

and Jess (<strong>Ashburton</strong>), and a<br />

much loved and respected<br />

Poppa of his greatgrandchildren<br />

and greatgreat-grandchild.<br />

After along and very useful<br />

life.<br />

Messages to: c/- Tom’s<br />

family, PO Box 431,<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>7740.<br />

Aprivate family celebration<br />

has been held.<br />

GREEN, Dr Henry: On<br />

July 22 <strong>2020</strong> at Radius<br />

Millstream <strong>Ashburton</strong>,<br />

aged 92 years. Dearly loved<br />

husband of Joy. Loved<br />

father and father-in-law of<br />

Jane and Craig, Rachel and<br />

Prem, Simon and Nicola,<br />

Martin and Brenda. Much<br />

loved Grandad of Luke and<br />

Rohan, Omar and Imran,<br />

Mikayla and Petra, Dylan<br />

and Emma. Messages to the<br />

Green Family,c/- PO Box472<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> 7740. Aservice<br />

for Henry will beheld at St<br />

Stephens Anglican Church,<br />

Park Street, <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

on Friday 14 <strong>August</strong><br />

commencing at 1.30pm,<br />

followed by interment at<br />

the <strong>Ashburton</strong> New Lawn<br />

Cemetery.<br />

Paterson’s<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

FDANZ<br />

03 307 7433<br />

JONATHAN, Janice Merle;<br />

On <strong>August</strong> 6th <strong>2020</strong>. Passed<br />

away peacefully with her<br />

family at <strong>Ashburton</strong>, aged<br />

70 years. Loved partner of<br />

Brian Brough. Treasured<br />

mum and mother-in-law<br />

of Lisa and Matt, Nikora<br />

and Alice, Phillip and Erin,<br />

and special Nana to Jacob<br />

Bainbridge; Alex, and<br />

Miriama. Messages to the<br />

Jonathan Family,c/- PO Box<br />

472 <strong>Ashburton</strong>7740.<br />

A service to celebrate<br />

Janice’slifehas been held.<br />

Paterson’s<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

FDANZ<br />

03 307 7433<br />

McPHERSON, DorothyJean<br />

(Dot): On <strong>August</strong> 8th <strong>2020</strong>.<br />

Passed away peacefully at<br />

Christchurch Hospital.Inher<br />

89th year.Dearly lovedwife<br />

and friend of the late Jack<br />

McPherson. Companion of<br />

Wally Grieve for the past 23<br />

years. Much loved mother<br />

and mother in law ofGarry<br />

and Mandi (Whangarei),<br />

Glenda and George<br />

Janiec (Perth), Murray<br />

and Margaret, and Bruce<br />

and Denise. Loved Nana/<br />

Grandma of Candace and<br />

Jono, Trent and Isi; Michael<br />

and Mary, Simon and<br />

Rhiarn; Rhys and Lauren,<br />

Brydie and Neil; Brodie and<br />

Amber, and Scott. Loved<br />

Nana Dot of all her great<br />

grandchildren. Messages to<br />

the McPherson Family, c/-<br />

PO Box339 <strong>Ashburton</strong>7740.<br />

Donations to the Starship<br />

Children’s Hospital would<br />

be appreciated and may be<br />

leftatthe service. Aservice<br />

to celebrateDot’s lifewill be<br />

held at our chapel, cnr East<br />

and CoxStreets,<strong>Ashburton</strong>,<br />

on Thursday <strong>August</strong> <strong>13</strong>th<br />

commencing at 1.00pm,<br />

followed by interment at<br />

the <strong>Ashburton</strong> New Lawn<br />

Cemetery.<br />

Paterson’s<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

FDANZ<br />

03 3077433<br />

McPHERSON, DorothyJean<br />

(Dot): On <strong>August</strong> 8th <strong>2020</strong>.<br />

Deeply loved partner and<br />

friend for 23years of Wally<br />

Grieve. Lovedand treasured<br />

by his family Alan and Kathy,<br />

Paul and Katie (Australia)<br />

Janice and the late Ray<br />

Milner, Mike and Jenny, and<br />

all their grandchildren and<br />

great grandchildren. Dot<br />

wasaninspirational Lady to<br />

us all and we will miss her<br />

special hugs.<br />

REVELEY Mabel Ellen: On<br />

<strong>August</strong> 7th <strong>2020</strong>, peacefully<br />

at Radius Millstream,<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>, aged 95 years.<br />

Loved wife of the late<br />

William. Loved mother and<br />

mother-in-law of Pauline<br />

and Robin Jessep, Peter<br />

and Rhonda, George and<br />

Pamela, Claire and Dirk<br />

Straver, Shirley and Colin<br />

Harvey and Vince and<br />

Maree. Also loved Nana of<br />

her 16 grandchildren, 24<br />

great grandchildren and 1<br />

great great granddaughter.<br />

No flowers by request<br />

please but donations to<br />

The City Mission would<br />

be gratefully received and<br />

may beleft atthe service.<br />

Messages to the Reveley<br />

Family, c/- PO Box 472<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>7740.<br />

A Memorial Service to<br />

celebrate Mabel’s life will<br />

be held at the Mt Somers<br />

Rugby Club Rooms,<br />

Buccleugh Street, Mt<br />

Somers on Thursday <strong>13</strong><br />

<strong>August</strong> at 11am.<br />

Paterson’s<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

FDANZ<br />

03 307 7433<br />

STEVENSON, Lillian Ellen:<br />

Peacefully at home in<br />

Temuka on<strong>August</strong> 7, <strong>2020</strong><br />

aged 89 years.<br />

Loved wife of the late<br />

Tom, dearly loved mother<br />

and mother-in-law of<br />

Rachel and Michael Reddy<br />

(Dunedin). Much loved<br />

sister of Evelyn Flowers and<br />

the late Noeline Blogg.<br />

Messages to: c/- The<br />

Stevenson Family, PO Box<br />

6035, <strong>Ashburton</strong>7742.<br />

In lieu of flowers donations<br />

to St John Ambulance<br />

Temuka would be<br />

appreciated and may be<br />

made at the service.<br />

A memorial service for<br />

Lillian has been held.<br />

0800 2MEMORY<br />

027 637 1229<br />

Family Notices<br />

Enquiries phone Mary,Karen or Jann<br />

on 308 7664<br />

or call into 199 Burnett Street.<br />

WATSON, Maurice Walter<br />

(Walt):Athome inGeraldine<br />

on <strong>August</strong> 10, <strong>2020</strong> aged 78<br />

years.<br />

Dearly loved husband of<br />

Bev, lovedfather and fatherin-law<br />

of Tony and Kim,<br />

and Michelle and Aaron<br />

Cochrane. IdolizedGrandad<br />

of Kane,and Evie; Alana and<br />

Te Rau, Nicole, and Shania.<br />

And a much loved greatgrandad<br />

of Tāwhiri-Rangi.<br />

Messages to:c/- TheWatson<br />

Family, PO Box 6035,<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>7742.<br />

In lieu offlowers donations<br />

to St John Ambulance<br />

Geraldine would be<br />

appreciated and may be<br />

made at the service.<br />

A service to celebrate<br />

Walt’s life will be held at<br />

the Geraldine Primary<br />

Community Hall, Wilson<br />

Street, Geraldine on<br />

Saturday, 15 <strong>August</strong> at<br />

1.30pm. Followed by<br />

private cremation.<br />

Supporting the community<br />

96 Tancred Street,<strong>Ashburton</strong>. Phone 307 8317<br />

0800 2MEMORY<br />

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He said it had beena<br />

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withlimited input into their<br />

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‘‘The political drivers<br />

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Thefullcontent of the<br />

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‘‘No­onedisputesthe<br />

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aim to implement systems<br />

that will maintainor<br />

improve water quality,not<br />

degradeit.<br />

‘‘Weall do that on our<br />

farms, everyday.’’<br />

He said the essential<br />

freshwater package took<br />

New Zealand on astringent<br />

anddeterminedpathto<br />

improve water quality at all<br />

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‘‘And there willbecosts,’’<br />

he said,asmoneyand<br />

resources were needed to<br />

implement, monitor and<br />

enforcethe new regulations.<br />

‘‘We’ve alreadyseen Otago<br />

Regional Council estimate it<br />

will need 50more stafftodo<br />

thiswork,’’ he said.<br />

‘‘Councilsall over the<br />

country (and thereare 78 of<br />

them)are going to need to<br />

completelyreviewtheir<br />

planningprocesses, and in<br />

many cases, start over again.<br />

‘‘This is expensive,and<br />

thewhole community pays.’’<br />

Mr Parker saidthe<br />

regulationsdelivered<br />

government’scommitment<br />

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show material<br />

improvements within five<br />

years and restore the<br />

nations waterways tohealth<br />

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Jo Campbell started<br />

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Sheisbusier than she<br />

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HusbandJohn uses his<br />

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recycled rawmaterial.<br />

Whenlettering is<br />

needed, the steady hand of<br />

daughter Hayleeisused.<br />

GrandsonLuka has also<br />

added his mark with some<br />

paint design splashes.<br />

Jo,aformer office<br />

worker, had no interestin<br />

art at <strong>Ashburton</strong> College,<br />

buther daughter is creative<br />

and so is her mother and<br />

mother­in­law.<br />

‘‘I wasvisiting the<br />

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day andshe suggested Itry<br />

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‘‘The temperature and<br />

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wastingyour time.’’<br />

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‘‘People like the things I<br />

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Shesells at various<br />

marketsand also via her<br />

Facebookpage.<br />

She alsomakes custom<br />

pieces and is workingwith<br />

alocal sign writer on<br />

decalsthat can be applied<br />

to the iron.<br />

Makingironart is Jo’s<br />

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form of therapy that helps<br />

her deal with the death of<br />

her son Jamie eightyears<br />

ago.Jo’s favouritecolouris<br />

red, just likeJamie’s.<br />

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More CBD detail<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> District Council is to get in­depth<br />

reports about the CBD beautification work<br />

every three months, to highlight progress,<br />

delays andbudget variances.<br />

Water, stormwaterand wastewater pipes<br />

havebeen laid on Cass, Burnett and Tancred<br />

streets; rain gardens andother footpath work<br />

on the eastern side of Cass Street will be nearly<br />

complete at the end of <strong>August</strong>.<br />

About14per cent of the $15 million revamp<br />

budget has beenspent.<br />

Councilprojects and operations manager<br />

Shyamal Ram said laying thepipes wasslower<br />

work but progress would be quicker andmoney<br />

spent faster in the laterstages of the project.<br />

Work to connect new stormwater pipes and<br />

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Spokesperson Carly McDowell<br />

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along term option.People have<br />

to remember that anything<br />

inhaledhas the abilityto<br />

comprise lung health, she said.<br />

Vaping had caused alotof<br />

difficulties in schools and homes<br />

with many youngpeople<br />

experimenting with vaping<br />

products.<br />

She was pleased government<br />

hadlistened and putthe<br />

Smokefree Environments and<br />

Regulated Products (Vaping)<br />

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products prohibited, sale of<br />

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products to under­18sprohibited,<br />

importation and saleofproducts<br />

for oraluse prohibited,<br />

manufacturers and importers<br />

must advise the ministry of<br />

adverse reactions to vaping<br />

products.<br />

Then from May 2021 heated<br />

tobacco devices must notbeon<br />

display, schools, early childhood<br />

centres, must display‘no smoking<br />

or vaping’ notices, vaping and<br />

smokelesstobacco products must<br />

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NOTICE OF HELICOPTER USE<br />

FOR VISUAL INSPECTION OF<br />

TRANSMISSION LINES IN YOUR AREA.<br />

Transpower, the owner and operator of<br />

the national grid, will be carrying out a<br />

routine visual maintenance inspection of<br />

transmission lines in your area by helicopter.<br />

We will be undertaking inspections of the<br />

structures on the Glenavy to Waitaki 110kV<br />

line and also our Roxburgh to Islington<br />

220 kV line (as shown on the map) by alow<br />

flying helicopter over the next two months.<br />

Our first flyover date is planned for<br />

Monday 31 <strong>August</strong> <strong>2020</strong>.<br />

The helicopter will fly at aconstant speed of<br />

about 30 km/h, starting at Waitaki and will<br />

take approximately 4hours per session.<br />

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It’s important to us that you are kept informed and updated on our activities.<br />

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host arablefarmer Anthony<br />

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planning.<br />

Members fromthe club visited the<br />

plannedrally site recently to view its<br />

location and suss outwhat was<br />

neededwith centre ring, static<br />

displayarea, food area,wheat<br />

harvesting paddocks and carparking<br />

afew of the things to be considered.<br />

Mr Hampton, athird generation<br />

farmer, runsacroppingoperation<br />

with wife Julie,ontheir 570 hectare<br />

farmmidway between Lauriston and<br />

Barrhill, at thenorthern sideofMid<br />

Canterbury.<br />

Mr Hampton, whoisthe firstofhis<br />

generationonthe farm;hehas two<br />

sons and adaughter, has been<br />

involved in cropping all his life.<br />

He said before irrigation was<br />

available on the farm,healso hada<br />

crop andsheep operation, now there<br />

were more crops with up to 6500<br />

store lambs.<br />

He is planning his croprotations of<br />

wheatand grass seedontwo 30<br />

hectare paddocks to coincide with<br />

the rally on April 1to3,2022.<br />

It will also mean delayingthe<br />

planting of up to eight hectares of<br />

wheatinapatch that can be<br />

harvested duringthe rally as part of<br />

Members of the Mid Canterbury Vintage Machinery Club at the site of the<br />

Wheat and Wheels rally to be held on April 1­3, 2022.<br />

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adisplayevent.<br />

MrHampton said thesize of the<br />

wheatfield will depend on the<br />

interest from members who want to<br />

run their headersatthe rally.<br />

Therewere newer headers with<br />

bigger capacity whichwill need<br />

more to harvest, he said.<br />

Mr Hampton offered to hostthe<br />

2022rally to coincidewith 175 years<br />

of Masseyashe hasahandfuloffarm<br />

machines and acollectionof<br />

Massey’s on farm that he will showas<br />

part of the displays.<br />

His Masseycollection will be<br />

joined by othersowned by club<br />

members and ‘‘not just Massey’’ ­<br />

there will be hundreds of machinery<br />

entriesonshow.<br />

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and tracks theme, washeldin2016<br />

on the farmofPeter Butterick at<br />

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visit across twodays with more than<br />

800 machinery entries as well as<br />

steam vehicles, fire engines,military<br />

vehicles, vintageand classic cars,<br />

implements, chainsaws and logging<br />

equipment andstationaryengines.<br />

There were alsoheaders spanning<br />

the ages workinginthe wheat<br />

paddock.<br />

Mr Hampton said there was stilla<br />

lot of work to be done and overthe<br />

nextfew monthsclub members<br />

would work out the conveners of<br />

different areas of the rally.<br />

Rangitata flood protection funds<br />

Rangitata River flood recovery is<br />

one of the six projects in Canterbury<br />

to benefit from $15.5 million in<br />

central government funding for flood<br />

protection measures, keeping<br />

communities safer and boosting the<br />

region’s economy. The funding has a<br />

total combined value of $24.2 million<br />

and forms part of the $210 million for<br />

shovel­ready climate resilience and<br />

flood protection projects being<br />

delivered through $3 billion of<br />

infrastructure contingency set aside<br />

in Budget <strong>2020</strong>.<br />

Environment Canterbury river<br />

engineering manager Leigh Griffiths<br />

was delighted by the funding,<br />

expected to help stimulate regional<br />

economies and get people into work.<br />

“Improving flood protection is a<br />

critical ‘first step’ climate change<br />

adaptation action. This is agreat<br />

example of where co­investment can<br />

truly benefit local communities and<br />

provide for current inhabitants and<br />

future generations for years to<br />

come.”<br />

Funding of the projects offers a<br />

raft of benefits including the<br />

creation of jobs, leading to<br />

sustainable economic growth and<br />

recovery from the effects of Covid­<br />

19; encouragement of environmental<br />

sustainability;<br />

helping communities to build<br />

resilience against the effects of<br />

climate change by managing higher<br />

magnitude and more frequent flood<br />

events; and the protection of critical<br />

infrastructure.<br />

ECan councillor John Sunckell<br />

said the funding reflected the<br />

importance of Canterbury’s braided<br />

rivers and the need to protect them,<br />

and those who live near them.<br />

“Five of the projects are on<br />

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Other projects to receive funding:<br />

Waiau Township –stopbank repairs<br />

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<strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>August</strong> <strong>13</strong>, <strong>2020</strong><br />

<strong>13</strong><br />

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Members of the Pendarves Young Farmers Club gave Farmstrong's Guy Taylor $5400 raised during their Speed Shear event earlier<br />

this year.<br />

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Speed shear for Farmstrong<br />

The Pendarves Young<br />

Farmers speed shearevent<br />

earlierthisyear raised $5400<br />

for ruralwellbeing initiative<br />

Farmstrong.Itwas run with<br />

Farmstrong and Rakaia<br />

Railway Tavern,atthe tavern,<br />

in late January.<br />

The Pendarves Young<br />

Farmers were joined by all<br />

the youngfarmers clubs in the<br />

district, as well as agroup<br />

from the Waimakariri Young<br />

Farmers, shearers from<br />

Rangiora and some<br />

international shearers from<br />

Wales.<br />

The final tally washanded<br />

overtoFarmstrong<br />

representative Guy Taylor last<br />

weekduring the Pendarves<br />

Young Farmers meeting. Mr<br />

Taylor said the donationwas<br />

an amazing achievement and<br />

one of the biggesthehad seen.<br />

Before the presentation he<br />

spoke to the members and<br />

gave Farmstrong tips and<br />

advice for staying well and<br />

healthy on farm, especially<br />

coming in to the busylambing<br />

and calvingseasons.<br />

Members ­and others<br />

working in the rural industry ­<br />

were encouragedtocheck out<br />

the Farmstrong website for a<br />

range of ‘‘great resources’’.<br />

‘‘When you look after<br />

yourselfyou’re looking after<br />

your farm too. Farming is ajob<br />

with auniqueset of<br />

challenges –many arehardto<br />

predictorcontrol,’’itstates on<br />

thesite.<br />

‘‘These challenges and<br />

pressures aren’t going to<br />

disappear. That’s why<br />

developing habits that help<br />

you perform at your best are<br />

so important.’’<br />

Thereare arange of farmerto­farmer<br />

tipssupported and<br />

informed by wellbeing<br />

science.These will help you<br />

increase your wellbeing so<br />

youcan cope better with the<br />

ups anddowns of farming.’’<br />

Pendarves Young Farmers<br />

president David Bell said<br />

generous donations were<br />

made at thedoor entry by<br />

people at the event but there<br />

was alsoanauction, abucket<br />

collection and generously a<br />

percentageofbar takings on<br />

the night. Eighteenshearers<br />

took part ­mostofthem<br />

experienced shearers who<br />

took to the stands in one of<br />

three competition categories<br />

(clean, won by Tes Paewai;<br />

senior,won by Izaac<br />

Duckmanton;open, won by<br />

Hemi Power) but acouple of<br />

first­timers gave it ago.<br />

Pendarves Young Farmers<br />

are now looking forward to<br />

celebrating their 75th jubilee<br />

nextyear and planning to<br />

mark the occasion with aball.<br />

IN BRIEF<br />

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nominations fromarangeoflevy<br />

payers and welcomenominations.<br />

Thereisagrower vacancyand two<br />

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Interested people can sendtheir<br />

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by <strong>August</strong> 28.<br />

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New Zealand’s red meatsector<br />

exported $9.4billionofsheepmeat,<br />

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latest analysis by the MeatIndustry<br />

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Despite disruptionscaused by<br />

Covid-19 the sector saw an increaseof<br />

$639million –orseven per cent –<br />

compared to the year ending June<br />

2019. China remained the largest<br />

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New garden nursery growingstrong<br />

Paul Woodhouse has<br />

reconnected with gardening<br />

and is keen to share his<br />

knowledge with others. He<br />

operates ahome­based nursery<br />

off Harrison Street, in Allenton,<br />

selling vegetable and herb<br />

plants of all varieties, tiger<br />

worms, worm feed andfree<br />

range eggstothe public.<br />

He says it wouldn’t be<br />

possible without the support of<br />

his regulars who frequented<br />

Paul’s former business, which<br />

he ran withhis father, Kevin, on<br />

Bridge Street, in Netherby.It<br />

was agardening enterprise<br />

where the men passionately<br />

nurtured seedlings for<br />

gardeners aroundthe district<br />

until Kevin’s retirementlast<br />

year when the business was<br />

closed.<br />

“If it weren’tfor the regular<br />

customersfrom Bridge Street, I<br />

wouldn’t be doing this.”<br />

Paul was working at<br />

Wastebustersand just prior to<br />

lockdown sought achange of<br />

direction. He left that jobin<br />

February–thinking he might<br />

enjoy aholiday before working<br />

again. Then Covid­19 struck and<br />

he got alonger holiday than<br />

planned.<br />

Paul has now picked up the<br />

mantle –orinthis case a<br />

Paul Woodhouse, of Paul’s Garden Nursery, reconnecting with gardening at his Allenton home.<br />

gardening fork –and reopened<br />

his own nursery venture, with<br />

the support of partner Sandra<br />

Hall, out of their home. The<br />

entrance is via Clark Street.<br />

Paul’s Garden Nurseryisnot<br />

only offering vegetable, flower,<br />

tomato andherb plants, free<br />

range eggs and tiger worms, but<br />

there is aselection of artworkspainted<br />

by Sandra ­also<br />

available for viewingand<br />

purchase.<br />

“Lockdown forced me to do<br />

this,” he said, but he couldn’t be<br />

happier. He has restocked his<br />

backyard garden, kitting it out<br />

with sheds, agreenhouse and<br />

worked getting endless planting<br />

trays of stock to differentstages<br />

of growth. Paul says anything<br />

not grown or made on site is<br />

sourced from within Mid<br />

Canterbury, such as the free<br />

range eggs which were from<br />

reliable supplier, Charlie’s<br />

Chooks of Mayfield. His<br />

operation, which has eftpos, is<br />

open daily; from 9amto5pm<br />

Monday to Saturday,and<br />

Sunday 10am to 3pm. People<br />

visiting canpick up theirgarden<br />

and vegetable plantsand get<br />

gardening advice. And as<br />

before, Paul is keen to help<br />

make vegetable gardening<br />

affordable for peopleonlow<br />

incomes.<br />

Hotselling items are always<br />

the tomato and courgettes<br />

plants, but Mid Cantabrians also<br />

like theirleeks, which Paul will<br />

plant and sell in bundles. He<br />

always sells out of leek plants.<br />

Everything for sale is able to<br />

be planted into the ground. If<br />

it’s notonsale, it’s too earlyfor<br />

planting, he said. Paul is keen to<br />

teach people how to garden–for<br />

those new to the idea of growing<br />

their own vegetables –and he<br />

can show them what to do, what<br />

grows when andhow best to<br />

grow produce. He is an advocate<br />

of good composting and sells<br />

tiger worms, in 250gram lots, as<br />

well as sourced worm juice to<br />

help break down food scraps<br />

and fertilise the soil. He said<br />

tiger worms weredifferent from<br />

aregular garden variety, and<br />

designed to break down food<br />

scraps butnot bone, egg shells<br />

or onion skins.<br />

Vegetable planting<br />

Gardeners can be seducedby<br />

mildweatheratthis timeofyear,<br />

as the temptationistosow seeds<br />

in open ground, even though the<br />

soil is cold andwet.<br />

Those who succumbtothe lure<br />

of awarmer day or two will lose<br />

mostseeds.Main­crop carrots,<br />

parsnips,peas, beet andpotatoes<br />

can wait until the endofnext<br />

month to be sown. Patience will<br />

pay off with strong, healthy plants<br />

as the reward for delaying<br />

sowing.<br />

However, small quantitiesof<br />

spinach,stump­rooted carrots,<br />

hardierlettuce,mustard, cress<br />

and turnips can be sownnow.<br />

Peasand leekscan be sownunder<br />

cover, for planting out later.<br />

If dwarf, quick­maturing peas<br />

(Earlicrop Massey or Novella)are<br />

sownatthe same timeasmaincropvarieties,<br />

such as<br />

Greenfeast,anatural succession<br />

of cropswill occur. Althoughthey<br />

are more resistant to frostifsown<br />

in autumn, broadbeanscan be<br />

sownnow, as the seedwill<br />

germinate at low temperatures.<br />

Onions can still be sown, if soil<br />

conditions allow. Hoearound<br />

springcabbages to stir soil<br />

hardened by winter rains.<br />

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Best interior design trends<br />

Inflatable furniture, toilet<br />

seat covers andwallpaper<br />

borders are interior design<br />

trends wewouldall like to<br />

forget.<br />

But inflatable furniture<br />

andtaxidermy top the list<br />

three in an newsurvey<br />

carried out by UK based<br />

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The survey reveals the 10<br />

worstinteriordesign<br />

trends of all time and<br />

which decadewas<br />

considered the worst for<br />

interior design styles;<br />

heads up,and np real<br />

surprises, it was the 1970s.<br />

In aworld where what<br />

goes around, comes<br />

around, especially in<br />

interior designsthereare<br />

some styles best left on the<br />

shelf.<br />

Some items, once<br />

deemed the most desirable<br />

feature/style to have in<br />

your home, can be easily<br />

replacedafew months<br />

later.<br />

Furthermore, design<br />

trends can oftencome back<br />

into fashionasconsumer<br />

preferences continually<br />

change.<br />

However according to<br />

the studythere are some<br />

interiortrends we would<br />

all like to forget.<br />

The study of 2000 UK<br />

homeowners asked for<br />

their opinions on which<br />

decadeswere the best (and<br />

worst) for interior trends.<br />

Asked to rankthe<br />

following decades in<br />

preference (1 being the<br />

best)the results revealed<br />

that the 1970’s with its<br />

earthytones, dark cabinets<br />

and wooden features was<br />

Hard pruning for growth<br />

Chrysanthemums canbegrown<br />

fromcuttingstakennow or by<br />

splitting theplants nextmonth<br />

and growing therooted piecesin<br />

the opengarden.<br />

For cuttings, slice stems<br />

immediately belowaleafjoint<br />

withasharp knife.Plantinsandy<br />

soil andkeepsheltered for afew<br />

weeks. Propagation can be<br />

encouragedbydipping the stems<br />

in rooting hormone before<br />

planting.<br />

Rock gardens deserve<br />

attention before springflowering<br />

starts. Remove anydead foliage<br />

and stems,then workgrittysoil<br />

into any gaps, pressingdown<br />

plantsliftedbyfrost.<br />

Early camellias and<br />

rhododendronswill be starting<br />

to flower,awelcomesuccessor to<br />

small bulbs suchassnowdrops<br />

(Galanthus) andIris reticulata.<br />

Slugs can be amenace in<br />

spring, so check forthem under<br />

spreading plants. Drop any found<br />

in abucket ofboiling water, the<br />

most environmentally friendly<br />

way to kill them.<br />

Ground prepared in autumn<br />

for fruittreeplanting should be<br />

in perfect order for puttingin<br />

youngtrees. Theyare best<br />

planted by the end of thismonth<br />

but if thesoil is verywet, wait a<br />

weekortwo.<br />

Do notlet grassgrowuptothe<br />

stemofafruittree ­keep an area<br />

ofclear soil aroundthe base.To<br />

preventcodlingmoth (Cydia<br />

pomonella),which attacks<br />

walnuts, pears andapples, a<br />

codlingmoth pheromone trap<br />

thatluresthe male moths to its<br />

sticky padcan be used. Comfrey<br />

is sometimes grown underfruit<br />

treestoreducecodling moth.<br />

The herb is cut two or three times<br />

ayear and left on theground to<br />

Do not leave fruit tree prunings on<br />

the ground.<br />

rot.<br />

Apple and pear trees’ root<br />

action willsuffer if drainage is<br />

poor, socheck by digging a<br />

circular trench,just clear of the<br />

rootarea. If water collects in it,<br />

diganother leadingoff it from<br />

the lowestpoint. Fill thetrench<br />

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broken bricks,then cover witha<br />

thinlayerofsoil.<br />

Hardpruning willencourage<br />

fresh growth in fruit trees. Cut<br />

back the main leaders to twoyearorolder<br />

wood. Rub off any<br />

fruit buds. Reduce the spurs,<br />

especiallyifstunted,byhalf.A<br />

few can be cut backflushwiththe<br />

parentbranch. Cover every cut<br />

with pruning paste.Thisisvital<br />

to prevent disease. Do notleave<br />

prunings on theground.<br />

Amulchofwell­rotted manure<br />

spread overthe entire rootarea<br />

of thetreewill give it aboost.<br />

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1950’s with soft shades,<br />

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decade for interior style.<br />

Full list (in order best to<br />

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coloured appliances, and<br />

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beginnings of minimalism<br />

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and warm woodenaccents;<br />

2000s ­excessive useof<br />

stainless steel appliances,<br />

paired with granite<br />

counter tops;2010s ­allwhite<br />

kitchensare back,<br />

with metallic accents<br />

adding apop of colour;<br />

1960s ­antique cherry<br />

cabinets,bright colours,<br />

with entertainment at the<br />

heartofdesign; 1980scoloured<br />

cabinets, tiled<br />

counter tops and busy<br />

wallpaper; and 1970s ­<br />

earthy tones, dark cabinets<br />

and woodenworktopsto<br />

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all time inflatable<br />

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New generation at the wheel<br />

There is anew generationin<br />

charge of running<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

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Handicrafts.<br />

James Ashford and his<br />

partner David Lester have<br />

taken over ownership of the<br />

spinning, weaving andtextile<br />

craft businessfrom James’<br />

parents Richardand Elizabeth<br />

Ashford.<br />

Ashford Handicraftswas<br />

founded by Richard’s father<br />

Walterin1934and started<br />

producing spinning wheels six<br />

years later.<br />

Thecompany has sold over<br />

850,000 spinning wheels and<br />

looms over the years and uses<br />

New Zealand silver beech<br />

sourced from sustainable<br />

managed forests.<br />

Ashfords also has a1200m2<br />

woollenmill in Milton, which<br />

employs three staffand<br />

producesaround 30 tonnes of<br />

merinoand corriedale wool<br />

each year.<br />

Richard Ashford said it was<br />

the endofanera for himand<br />

his wife, but both would<br />

continueasdirectors.<br />

Homecraftand knitting had<br />

seen astrong resurgence in<br />

recent months and thefuture<br />

looked bright.<br />

Mr Ashford said he had<br />

learnt thebusiness from his<br />

father andhad been passingon<br />

that knowledgetothe new<br />

ownersfor anumber of<br />

In front of Mill House are Richard and Elizabeth Ashford and new owners James Ashford and David<br />

Lester.<br />

months.<br />

His son, asoftware engineer<br />

and his partner, an accountant,<br />

had workedinNew York, but<br />

both were enjoying the<br />

business and change of<br />

lifestyle in <strong>Ashburton</strong>.<br />

Ashfordswas abouthigh<br />

quality, affordable products<br />

and excellent service and<br />

support, he said.<br />

TheAshford factory off West<br />

Street is 3000m2 and the<br />

business employs 40 people.<br />

Thefamily also owns the<br />

adjacent Mill House andcraft<br />

village.<br />

Mill House,whichincludes a<br />

large craft shop and new cafe<br />

called Mill House Kitchen, is<br />

set to reopen soon after<br />

extensive restrengthening<br />

work. Internal and external<br />

wall bracing has been<br />

installed, new foundations laid<br />

and the space refitted.<br />

Aheritage grant from the<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>District Council<br />

($7000)and Heritage EQUIP<br />

funding ($30,000) has helped<br />

part­fund workonthe historic<br />

property that dates back to<br />

1912.<br />

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opening<br />

17<br />

Big GrinOrthodontists will<br />

openits own premisesin<br />

Harrison Streetnext week<br />

offering specialist orthodontic<br />

caretoclients. There are also<br />

plans to extendinto school<br />

dentaltherapy and offeroral<br />

hygiene services for people of<br />

all ages.<br />

Orthodontist Dr Joseph<br />

Petelo hasbeen offering followup<br />

care to clients regularly and<br />

travelling,with ateam,from<br />

Christchurch to arental space<br />

inBurnett Street.<br />

The new premises,<br />

conveniently closeto<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> College,will see the<br />

team continueto offer<br />

orthodontic checkupsbut with<br />

along term plan to extendinto<br />

school dental therapy. ‘‘This is<br />

to offer the under­18(year olds)<br />

freedental treatment for Year 9<br />

–18years (this is ourpassion<br />

project) there is anumber of<br />

childrenNZwide thatare not<br />

optimizingthe free dental<br />

check­ups.’’<br />

They want to catchunder18’s<br />

not being seen by other dentists<br />

in<strong>Ashburton</strong>, orthe community<br />

dentalvan, which did not visit<br />

high schools.<br />

The enrolment rate was63<br />

per centbut there was ‘‘no<br />

reason why <strong>Ashburton</strong> should<br />

not have 100per cent of the<br />

childrenbeingseenunder the<br />

free school dental scheme’’.<br />

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The mayorthat hired EA<br />

Networks Centre boss Steve<br />

Prescottbid him farewell last<br />

weekand thanked him for ajob<br />

well done.<br />

Angus McKaywas mayor<br />

whenthe pool and stadium<br />

complex openedfive yearsago,<br />

with Mr Prescott at the helm.<br />

He is leavingthismonth andMr<br />

McKay, now adistrict<br />

councillor,said Mr Prescott<br />

had tamed ‘‘a beast’’ by<br />

implementing goodsystems<br />

and keepingthe facilityunder<br />

financial control.<br />

Cr McKay said the facility<br />

was one of council's’s most<br />

successfulprojects and Mr<br />

Prescott’s guidance,effort and<br />

drivehadbeenvital.<br />

Thesearch for his<br />

replacement is under way and<br />

applications closed yesterday.<br />

Projectsofthe future include<br />

asoftware replacement to<br />

improve theway the centre<br />

operated,communicated and<br />

interacted withits customers,<br />

and the development of adisc<br />

golf course on land near the<br />

centre.<br />

Thestadium had been back to<br />

full operationpost lockdown<br />

and learn­to­swim classes had<br />

beenback to full capacity with<br />

793 enrolments this term.<br />

Gym andfitnessgroup<br />

numbers are about95per cent<br />

of pre­lockdown numbers. The<br />

gym is preparing to roll out a<br />

virtualcycling programmefrom<br />

Les Mills called ‘‘the trip’’;<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> will be the first<br />

location inthe South Island.<br />

Mr Prescottsaid anumber of<br />

Manager Steve Prescott leaves<br />

the EA Networks Centre this<br />

month.<br />

newstaff from an older<br />

demographic werecomingon<br />

boardinthe aquatics area after<br />

an earlier struggle to find<br />

workers.<br />

‘‘You will seeamuch more<br />

stable workforce going<br />

forward,’’ he told councillors in<br />

his final report.<br />

He said the centre was one of<br />

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Individual Excellence in aSupportive Learning Environment<br />

News<br />

Issue 21<br />

<strong>13</strong> <strong>August</strong> <strong>2020</strong><br />

Message From ThePrincipal<br />

Annual College Ball<br />

Ourannual Senior Students’ Ball took place at the<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>Trust EventCentreonFridaynightlast<br />

week. This event had originally been scheduled<br />

forTermTwo but,ofcourse,had beenpostponed<br />

duetoCOVID.<br />

This is always agreat night and is an undoubted<br />

highlightonmanyofour students’social calendar.<br />

Everyone enjoys the evening,and thechance to dress up andwalk down<br />

the RedCarpet is enjoyedbythe attendees,and the supporters who can<br />

viewthe students coming into the venue!<br />

Can Iacknowledge asignificant number of businesses, community<br />

organisations and individuals who ensurethat anystudentwho wished<br />

to go,couldattend.This generosityishugely appreciated.<br />

Increasing Cultural Diversity<br />

Our College is increasingly culturally diverse which, ofcourse, isa<br />

reflection onthe growing ethnic diversity ofour community. We have<br />

about1200students on our roll and of these 58%are European/Pakeha,<br />

while <strong>13</strong>% areMāori,11% Pasifikaand 11% Filipino.<br />

We celebratethis cultural mix and becoming increasingly multi-cultural<br />

(a trendthatwill accelerate when theAfghanistan refugees arrive). There<br />

is still confusion around the meaning of the terms multi-cultural and<br />

bi-cultural! Whilst most people seem to understand multi-culturalism<br />

(possibly because we allrecognisethis as an increasingfactorwithin our<br />

community), there seems however tobealevel of misunderstanding<br />

about whatbi-culturalismactuallymeans.<br />

The widespread misunderstanding is often that itmeans Māori and<br />

Pakeha. This is incorrect. Itactually means Māori (as tangata whenua)<br />

and other (non-Māori). Once this was explained to me, Ihad abetter<br />

understandingmyself and so IthoughtIwouldsharethis knowledge.<br />

College Sports Teams<br />

Lately Ihave been getting around many ofour College sports teams’<br />

home games. Ialways enjoy getting out to watch our numerous teams<br />

in action. If there isaspecial home game coming up, then please let<br />

me know and Iwill make the efforttoattend. CanIcongratulate all our<br />

teamsonthe waytheyplaythe game.<br />

College Exam Week<br />

Finally,can Iremindour seniors andtheir parents that‘in-College exams’<br />

arestarting in acoupleofweeks'time (weekbeginning 31 <strong>August</strong>).These<br />

have atwo-fold purpose. Firstly, they enable teachers and students to<br />

establish the level of preparedness forNCEA examsinNovember. They<br />

give students achance toattempt external exam questions and for<br />

teachers to establish just where the gapsare in students’ learning.<br />

Thesecond purpose is to provide aset of gradesifthe student is not able<br />

to sit their exams inNovember. There is always ahandful of students<br />

who are forced, through unfortunate circumstances, to apply for a<br />

‘derived grade’. In such cases they are awarded the grade they gained<br />

in the College exams.<br />

Now would be a great time to start some revision, rather than trying to<br />

‘cramitin’the nightbefore.<br />

Many thanks.<br />

Ross Preece<br />

Principal •Tumuaki<br />

Information<br />

Transition Department–EventsUpdate<br />

TertiaryStudy Information<br />

We are atthe time ofyear where students going to tertiary study in 2021<br />

are gathering information, making decisions, and beginning application<br />

processes,asfollows:<br />

Universityand PolytechHalls of Residence Applications<br />

HallsofResidenceapplications arenow open online.<br />

Course Planning for 2021<br />

Universityliaisonstaff areinthe process of booking to visit AshCollthis term<br />

to help students plantheir course of study for2021.<br />

Remainingdates are:<br />

Victoria UniversityofWellington – 09 September<br />

Auckland University – 09September<br />

Lincoln University – 09September<br />

Otago University – 16September<br />

<strong>2020</strong>University Open Days –<br />

Further Information is Available on theirWebsites<br />

•VictoriaUniversity<br />

–On-campus:Friday21<strong>August</strong><br />

•CanterburyUniversity<br />

–On-campus:Thursday 27 <strong>August</strong><br />

•AucklandUniversity<br />

–On-campus:Saturday29<strong>August</strong><br />

•MasseyUniversity<br />

–Virtual(online) Open Days<br />

04 and 05 September<br />

Andalso:<br />

Wellington Campus<br />

–TasterDay:21<strong>August</strong><br />

ManawatuCampus<br />

–TasterDay:11September<br />

Auckland Campus<br />

–TasterDay:12September<br />

•WaikatoUniversity<br />

–Virtual(online) Open Days:<br />

<strong>13</strong> and 14 <strong>August</strong><br />

•AUT University<br />

–On-campus:Saturday29<strong>August</strong><br />

Information<br />

Lip Sync <strong>2020</strong>!<br />

Theeverpopular Lip Sync will hit the College Auditorium stage<br />

this year -onTuesday18<strong>August</strong>,7:00pm.<br />

Events<br />

Students will competeeither<br />

individuallyoringroups in<br />

Junior and Senior sections,<br />

beforethe hotly-contested<br />

House Fest.<br />

TheStudentExecutivewill<br />

then take on the lip-syncing<br />

staff to round off the<br />

evening's entertainment.<br />

Tickets: $5:00. Available from the College Office -<br />

03 308 4193 or info@ashcoll.school.nz<br />

Very Successful RYDA(RotaryYouth<br />

Driver Awareness) Day<br />

Held at the Hotel <strong>Ashburton</strong> on Monday 03<strong>August</strong>, for all Year 12<br />

students, the daywas again successful and arealityreminder of the life<br />

and death importanceofdriver awareness.<br />

These workshops for schools are subsidised by Road Safety Education<br />

and Regional Partners. Assuch, College acknowledges the support ofthe<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> District Councilinenabling thisimportant training to takeplace.<br />

Students moved through the various workshops, covering and discussing<br />

many aspectsofsafety, potential hazards and howtoavoid irreversible risks.<br />

Thefacts areharrowinginreal life with students advised that, last year,353<br />

people were killed on New Zealand roads, and many times this number<br />

seriously injured. Approximately forty people are killed or injured on our<br />

roads everyday.<br />

POSTPONED (COVID LEVEL 2)<br />

(Pictured left,<br />

lefttoright):<br />

Brie Rudolph,<br />

Marlese Schoonderbeek<br />

andAngus Stewart<br />

distracting driver<br />

Jacob Swan (obscured),<br />

highlighting someof<br />

the aspects whichcan<br />

divertdriverattention.<br />

Outside, students were<br />

giveninformation across<br />

safetybelt use and wear,<br />

tyre treads, an upright<br />

driver seat (with the<br />

opposite pictured right),<br />

speed,stopping distance<br />

times, and following<br />

distances.<br />

Atorn, frayed ortwisted<br />

beltloses 50% of its effectiveness, and the differencebetween travellingat<br />

50kmand 60kmwas graphically displayed.<br />

(Pictured above): Four year old‘Jack’has run out on the road in a50kmspeed<br />

limit area. Driving at 50kmanhour, driver BobVerrall,could stop in time.<br />

(Pictured below): By travelling at 60km/h in a50km/hour zone, the extra<br />

10kmmeantthe driver wasunable to stop beforehitting the child. For the<br />

sakeof10km/h,alifewas changed, andthatoffamily and friends<br />

During the day students were required to note down intheir certificate<br />

diary anything that could lower their risks as adriver orpassenger, all<br />

aligning to the theme of:<br />

‘MyLife: My Choices –Toku Ao:Oku Kowhiringa and<br />

GPS –Goals,Plans and Strategies/Ngā whāinga, Mahre, Rautakihoki.<br />

Events<br />

‘FabulousLas Vegas Nevada’: College Ball<br />

Averysuccessful eventwas held on Fridaynight07<strong>August</strong> and,again,<br />

we thank the manysectors of the communityfor their involvementand<br />

support.Theeffectiveness and buoyancyofthisannualhighlightonthe<br />

College calendar wouldn’t be as significantasitiswithout the help and<br />

input of the community –across businesses, parents and caregivers,<br />

co-operation around the road closure and the high number of<br />

spectators who viewedthe students entering the venue.<br />

TheCollege’s appreciation<br />

goes to DeputyPrincipal<br />

Helen Shore-Taylor forher<br />

oversightofthe organisation<br />

and to the College’sBall<br />

Committee fortheir<br />

commitment, planning and<br />

hardwork.<br />

Giventhe COVID-19 year this<br />

has been, and delays to the<br />

initial June date,the event<br />

wasall themoreexciting<br />

forparticipants as earlier in the year it certainly didn’t presentasaviable<br />

option.<br />

Ball Committee Members were: Jacob Gray and Lucy Moore<br />

(Co-Leaders), and committee members Victoria Binnie, Annabel Dolan,<br />

Buddhika Ekanayake, Blake Farr, Megan Harrison, Emily King,<br />

Shasha Wategedara, Emily Wilson.<br />

We acknowledge with real appreciation -Roger, Casey, James and Travis<br />

from the <strong>Ashburton</strong>Trust EventCentre; Denise and her team from Balloons<br />

and Flowers for the decorations; the band ‘Double Talk’; the team at<br />

Somerset Grocer forthe food; photographer Tony StewartfromPhotoshots;<br />

Charlie Banks and Henry<br />

Hobbs for standing in the<br />

cold to open the doors of<br />

the vehicles as students<br />

arrived; Brent Gray for<br />

announcing the names of<br />

students as they arrived;<br />

Spray Marks <strong>Ashburton</strong> for<br />

traffic management ofthe<br />

event; Neumann’s Tyres<br />

for allowing their yard to<br />

be the right-of-way for the<br />

Ball attendees’vehicles; Rural TransportLtd formoving the tiered seating for<br />

spectators to have abetter view of the event; and the manyAshCollstaff for<br />

giving up their time to supervise the event.<br />

Princess,Prince; Queen, King;and Best DressedStudents:<br />

Towards the end of the evening the traditional Princess, Prince; Queen and<br />

King; and Best Dressed students were chosen –bystaff. This year’s winners<br />

were:<br />

Prince: Blake Farr; Princess: Mahina Pongia;<br />

King: Kyle Cabangun; Queen: Willow Diedricks;<br />

Best DressedYear12student: AnnyaRawlings.<br />

Best DressedYear<strong>13</strong>student: Daniel Lockington Teokotai.<br />

(Pictured above,clockwise):<br />

HenryChapman (Head Boy)<br />

totally into the theme,and<br />

HarmynMcLean;<br />

BobbyTomokinoand<br />

Sayime Metuatini; Liam Sullivan<br />

and CharlotteGray.<br />

Helen Shore-Taylor said the<br />

students were averyinclusive<br />

group,with allinvolving<br />

themselves in the evening’s<br />

entertainment, the music,<br />

and making good use of the<br />

photobooths,withbehaviour<br />

respectful of the flavour of the<br />

evening. Helen said thatbythe<br />

end of the evening the dance<br />

floor was‘rocking’.<br />

Next week we will look at some<br />

additional photos from the event.

<strong>Ashburton</strong> College<br />

Individual Excellence in aSupportive Learning Environment<br />

News<br />

Issue 21<br />

<strong>13</strong> <strong>August</strong> <strong>2020</strong><br />

Events<br />

Year 12 OutdoorEducation Students’<br />

Mt Somers Trip<br />

Last week the Year 12 OutdoorEducationclasses had theirsecondand<br />

final tramping trip for the year. Teacher Luke Martin said that due to<br />

everything thathas happened in recent months,the venue of thishike<br />

waschangedto athree-day trip aroundMtSomers,stayingatboth the<br />

Pinnacles and Woolshed Creek huts.<br />

Consideringitwas winter, theweatherwas great, which made the trip that<br />

much moreenjoyable,asitwas perfect tramping weather. With somesnow<br />

still around, this gave studentsthe experienceofhiking through snow.<br />

The first two days made for some challenging but reasonably short days,<br />

giving studentstime to iron out anyissues thatarose -frompoorly packed<br />

bagsand straps thatneededadjusting, to figuring outapacethateveryone<br />

could walk comfortably at and stay as agroup. Byday three they had<br />

these minor issues all sorted, which was good timing asthe last day was<br />

the ‘biggie’, being an8hour hike back tothe Sharplin Falls carpark from<br />

Woolshed Creek hut.<br />

Luke noted that staying in the huts gave everybody the chance torest up<br />

and enjoy afew card games, while the fire did its job keeping everyone<br />

warm. Healso said that itwas great to see all students improve their<br />

tramping skills over thethree days,taking on-boardadvicefromeach other<br />

as well as learning from their own<br />

mistakes.<br />

A two day mountain biking<br />

trip is the next outdoor trip, in<br />

September.<br />

(Pictured right): Students making<br />

their waydowntothe swing<br />

bridge,after leaving Woolshed<br />

Creek Hut.<br />

(Pictured left, leftto<br />

right): Gabriel Forster<br />

Lobato de Faria,<br />

William Joyce,<br />

George Goodes,<br />

JoshDunlea and<br />

LaurenceVan<br />

Zeyl-Hemarataking a<br />

well-deservedrestat<br />

the ‘bus stop’.<br />

Junior Skiers Hitthe Slopes<br />

Ski trips to Mt Hutt Skifield for Year 9and 10 students are anOutdoor<br />

Education Activitywhich students areencouraged to take partin.<br />

The first of these days took place onThursday 30July in windy but warm<br />

conditions, onthe same day asthe College Tucker Trophy Competition, as<br />

reported oninlast week’s newsletter. Asecond junior students’ski day is<br />

scheduled forTuesday08September.<br />

Teacher Karen McKenzie said that, of the group of fifty students very few<br />

were on the learner slopes,and most enjoyedthe Quad Chair and Summit 6<br />

Chair,inperfect snowconditions. All students made the most of their day,<br />

and were acredittothe College.<br />

Due tothe day being part ofCollege’s Outdoor Education programme,<br />

ski and snowboard lessons were acompulsory part ofthe package, with<br />

beginners up fora9:00am class,and other skiers at 11:00am.<br />

(Pictured, clockwise from top left): Ollie Bubb (front) and James Stocker<br />

(next inline) gearing-up for the day, with teacher Ron Carlson and other<br />

students at the back; Molly McKenna; (left toright): Lachie Jemmett,<br />

Sam Orr, Nick Kershaw; and relaxing at the table (clockwise from front left):<br />

Tom Patterson, Logan Williams, Emmett Rowlands, Sara Sheppard,<br />

Sophie Gibson, Chloe Braas,Hayley Smith.<br />

Congratulations<br />

College Girls’ 1st XI Football Season Starts<br />

Playing in the Aoraki Competition, the College team had its first<br />

competition game ofthe season onThursday 30July, playing against<br />

CraigheadDiocesan School.<br />

Coach Luke Martin said that with only acouple oftraining sessions as a<br />

team behind them,and afew girlsunavailabletoplay, theyknew they had<br />

atough game ahead.<br />

The girls battled well and played some great football in parts. Craighead<br />

managed toget agoal in each half from their pacey striker. The College<br />

team defended well and were unluckyonseveral occasions not to even the<br />

score.<br />

After being beaten 11-nil last year by Craighead, this game’s 2-0 loss was a<br />

greatresult,and apromising startfor the girls.<br />

Team members are: Sapphire Kururangi (Captain), Jessalene Eclipse,<br />

E-JElliot, Chloe Johnson, SarahMattson, Darcy McCully, LusunguMbambo,<br />

Georgie Poole, Libby Ryan, Gemma Taylor, Gabbie Tindall, Gracie Trotter;<br />

with Coach/ManagerLuke Martin.<br />

Strong Results at AorakiMath <strong>2020</strong><br />

Competition<br />

Held in Timaru on Wednesday 05 <strong>August</strong> at Timaru Boys’High School,<br />

this is aproblem-solving Maths competition whereteamsoffour work<br />

to answertwentyquestionsinthirty minutes.<br />

Year 9Competition –first place<br />

Teacher of MathematicsLiz Caboutsaid thattheYear 9competitionconsisted<br />

of twenty eight teams. This number certainly made the competition a<br />

challenge to come out nearthe top,which the Collegeteams achieved.<br />

TheAshColl Year 9C team finishedinfirst place, well clearofthe rest of<br />

the field. Team<br />

members were<br />

(pictured right, left<br />

to right, with their<br />

trophy):<br />

Steven Harris,<br />

Luke Hay,<br />

Finn Brownand<br />

NicDalgety.<br />

They achieved the<br />

ultimate outcome<br />

by answering all<br />

twenty questions<br />

correctly with just<br />

under tenminutestogo.<br />

The competition’s second placed team answered nineteen questions<br />

correctly but took almostall of the thirty minute allocation.<br />

The AshColl Year 9B team of Ella Rickard, Melissa Wilson and<br />

Hector Diamante were very narrowly beaten into fourth place with<br />

seventeen questionscorrect.<br />

Our other AshColl Year 9team of Iela Mangubat, Genevieve Felton,<br />

Sophie Kenny andLeighaFletcher, finished very creditablyinthe middle of<br />

the field.<br />

Year 10 Competition –second place<br />

TheYear 10<br />

competition<br />

consisted of<br />

twenty one<br />

teams,with<br />

the <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

College team of<br />

(pictured right, left<br />

to right)<br />

BradenLuxton,<br />

Cedrick Orena,<br />

Andreea Ciora,<br />

Angela Ciora, andfinishingin firstequal place.<br />

They were then forced into athree-way tie breaker against Timaru Boys’<br />

High School and Roncalli College, finishing in second place with Timaru<br />

Boys’High Schoolfirst and Roncalli Collegethird.<br />

(Pictured below): The teams hard atwork, with the CollegeYear 9C team at<br />

the frontcentretable.<br />

Some KeyForthcoming Dates<br />

<strong>August</strong><br />

31-04 Sept Year 11, 12, <strong>13</strong> College Exams<br />

November<br />

05 Year <strong>13</strong> Awards Ceremony, <strong>Ashburton</strong>TrustEvent Centre,7:00pm<br />

10 Years 11 and 12 Prize-givings,EANetworksCentre, 7:00pm<br />

16-09 Dec NCEA Exams<br />

CanterburyTennis Region -<br />

Junior Male Playerofthe Year<br />

Year 10 student Diego Quispe-Kim<br />

(pictured right) is a highly organised,<br />

focused and talentedyoungman.<br />

On Wednesday 05<strong>August</strong>, at Wilding Park,<br />

Diego was awarded the above trophy in<br />

recognition of his significant successes<br />

over theJuly 2019-July<strong>2020</strong> twelve-month<br />

period. Canterbury Tennis includes the<br />

surrounding Canterbury Country regions,<br />

hence Diegobeing eligible forthe award.<br />

This followed on from him winning the<br />

same trophy for the 2018-2019 awards<br />

year, with successes including, inJanuary<br />

2018, the Under 12New Zealand National<br />

Championship title.<br />

Asummary of Diego’s 2019-<strong>2020</strong> key feats during this period<br />

include,but arecertainlynot exclusiveto–<br />

· Under 14 New Zealand National Championship Singles Winner, in<br />

December 2019.<br />

· In January of this year Deigo played in Brisbane in two lead-in<br />

tournaments which preceded the Australian Open season. Both were<br />

RodLavercompetitions,with Deigotaking out the Under14 Singles title<br />

on both occasions, winning each of his sixteen consecutive matches<br />

(eight ateach tournament).<br />

· 2019 alsosaw Diegowin the Under14Singles and Doublestitlesatthe<br />

Kiwi Indoor Tennis Championships. At the time of writing this article,<br />

Deigo was playing the <strong>2020</strong> Kiwi Indoor Championships, but in the<br />

Under 16 age group.<br />

Diego and his family now live in <strong>Ashburton</strong>, having moved south<br />

from Christchurch, but with his Dad, Juan, as coach, his training isn’t<br />

disadvantaged! Diego said that Dad has been his coach for the past<br />

eleven years,soDiego hascertainlybeen playing tennisfor most of his life.<br />

Coaching is mainly <strong>Ashburton</strong>-based, although itisofftoChristchurch to<br />

train over the weekends on Friday, Saturday and Sunday atthe Yaldhurst<br />

TennisClub whereJuan also trains other players.<br />

Currently Diego said he is working on his serve and backhand, along with<br />

strength and conditioning training, plenty of exercise, and watching ‘lots‘<br />

of tennis videos. Nutrition and mental skills training, provided byPete<br />

Smith,isall partof the package-with no carbohydrates or sugar allowed on<br />

break days! Pete Smith is aLead Wellness and Master Coach with acareer<br />

background in education, sport and health with qualifications innutrition,<br />

exercise science andteaching.<br />

In apre-COVID world Diego was, at this stage, scheduled to be on an ITF<br />

(International TennisFederation) tour,but thoseopportunities nowhaveto<br />

be on hold. 2019 provided atasteofthese opportunities when he competed,<br />

as partofaNewZealandteam,inMalaysia at ateam eventinMarch and in<br />

July 2019 at asecond team eventonthe Gold Coast in Australia. Thesewere<br />

both priortothe twoRod Lavertournaments outlined above.<br />

When Diego isn’t at tennis he is very conscious of keepingup with his school<br />

work,solifeisveryfull.<br />

Coming Events<br />

<strong>August</strong><br />

12-14 Year <strong>13</strong> Geographytrip, Kaikoura<br />

<strong>13</strong> Aoraki SecondarySchoolsGirls’ Badminton, Timaru<br />

Year 12 Ag students’FarmVisit<br />

CanterburySki and SnowboardChampionships,MtHutt<br />

14 Aoraki Cross Country, Timaru<br />

Boys’1st XI Hockey,Christchurch<br />

South Canterbury Winter Basketball Competition,<br />

SouthernTrustEventsCentre, Timaru<br />

15 Rugby –UC, Round 9, Mid Canterbury Combined vStAndrew’s<br />

College (<strong>Ashburton</strong>)<br />

16 Aoraki Netball A&BTeams’Tournament, Waimate EventsCentre<br />

17 Aoraki SecondarySchoolsSnowSports,MtDobson<br />

18 Lip Sync,Auditorium<br />

Thomson/Whelan Basketball Trophy, <strong>Ashburton</strong>orChristchurch<br />

19 Girls’1st XI Hockey,Christchurch<br />

Girls’1st XV Rugby–AshHutt vRoncalli, Methven(Round 5)<br />

Supernet –<strong>Ashburton</strong>College vRangioraHigh School,Christchurch<br />

(Round 5)<br />

20 Year 10 Outdoor Education Rock Climbing trip<br />

CanterburySecondary Schools’Road Race,Christchurch<br />

Year 12 Ag Farm visit.<br />

20-23 NZSS Swimming Championships,Hamilton<br />

21 Boys’1st XI Hockey,Christchurch<br />

South CanterburyWinterBasketball Competition,<br />

SouthernTrustEventsCentre, Timaru<br />

MuftiDay<br />

22 Rugby –UCround 10MCCombined vShirley Boys High School<br />

(home)<br />

24 Postponementday -AorakiSecondarySchools’SnowSports,<br />

Mt Dobson<br />

25 AGS1 Farmbikes Day2,Year 12 ACAD Group 1,<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>Showgrounds<br />

Thomson/Whelan Basketball Trophy, <strong>Ashburton</strong>orChristchurch<br />

26 AGS2 Farmbikes Day2,Year 12 ACAD Group 1,<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>Showgrounds

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$4m water reform<br />

The <strong>Ashburton</strong> District Councilcan access $4<br />

millionaspart of aGovernment plan on water<br />

reform that will see $761 million invested<br />

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relay where teams worked out how to<br />

make an old schoolbed pack.<br />

This years’s competition was close,<br />

with justseven points the difference<br />

between the seventhplace team and<br />

the two teams tied forthird equal,<br />

said <strong>Ashburton</strong> Cadet Unitmajor<br />

Cezarne Rodgers.<br />

Ex Top Squad provided an<br />

opportunity for sergeantsand<br />

corporalstolead asection for longer<br />

thanjustafew leadership activities<br />

on aparadenightand was funfor<br />

cadets, said Major Rodgers.<br />

The VIP guests at the event<br />

included the commandantofCadet<br />

ForceLTCDR Andrew Law, whotook<br />

the opportunity to present six<br />

members of <strong>Ashburton</strong>Cadet Unit<br />

with silvercoins for their second<br />

placinginthe Ffennell<br />

Commonwealth Shooting<br />

Competitionlastyear.<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

September<br />

17, 18, 21, 22 &23<br />

2303923<br />

We’re at the<br />

heartof Care<br />

in <strong>Ashburton</strong>.<br />

Lorraine, Princes Court Lifecare<br />

(Specialised Dementia Care)<br />

If you or aloved one<br />

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Gregory O’Brien’sacrylic on canvas work Poem in the Matukituki ValleyI,2018.<br />

From felt, to wading birds<br />

Two new exhibitionshave<br />

openedat<strong>Ashburton</strong> Art<br />

Gallery, one featuring the<br />

creativetalents ofmembers<br />

of the <strong>Ashburton</strong> Creative<br />

Fibre Groupand theother<br />

showcasing worksby<br />

prominentNew Zealand<br />

artist GregoryO’Brien.<br />

Thecreativefibre groupis<br />

celebrating its golden<br />

anniversary and the<br />

exhibition is called<br />

Celebrating Fibrecrafts.<br />

The 50­membergroup was<br />

formerly known as<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>Spinners and<br />

Weavers and members are<br />

skilled in arange of fibrerelated<br />

techniqueslike<br />

spinning, dyeing, weaving,<br />

needlecraft and felting.<br />

Thegroupactively<br />

encouragesthe use of<br />

traditional skillsand the<br />

exhibition features anumber<br />

of impressive handcrafted<br />

garments andotheritems<br />

made fromnatural fibre.<br />

It offers an insight into<br />

processesand fibre<br />

preparation, as well as<br />

various fibrecraft<br />

techniques.<br />

Highlights includeahandknitted<br />

and crocheted bridal<br />

gown in silk and freshwater<br />

pearls, areplica<br />

Christchurch Cathedraland<br />

MidCanterbury diorama<br />

made byall members of the<br />

group.<br />

GregoryO’Brien’s showis<br />

calledThe Wading Birds of<br />

Drybread.<br />

In2018 the Wellingtonbased<br />

artistand writer,and<br />

his wife, poetJenny<br />

Bornholdt, livedand worked<br />

in HendersonHouse,<br />

Alexandra as artist­inresidence.<br />

Havingspent much of his<br />

life untilthen near the coast<br />

and usually within sight of<br />

the sea,the move to Central<br />

Otagoopened up anew<br />

territory for the artist,<br />

including the neighbouring<br />

CluthaRiver.<br />

Theworksinthe first part<br />

of theexhibition are an<br />

account of how the year in<br />

the region was spent. O’Brien<br />

and his wife sawthemselves<br />

as displaced‘‘wading birds’’.<br />

Thesecond part of this<br />

exhibition extends beyond<br />

the South Island to revisit<br />

RaoulIslandand the<br />

Kermadec waters.<br />

Celebrating Fibrecrafts<br />

runs until September27and<br />

The Wading Birds of<br />

Drybread untilOctober 9.<br />

Lorraine joined Princes<br />

Court Lifecare in June<br />

2019. Shewas previously<br />

aNeedsAssessor at<br />

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abackground in dementia<br />

care and mental health.<br />

“My father had dementia,<br />

so Iunderstanditfromboth<br />

sides...both as aprofessional<br />

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She really empathises with<br />

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thatmoment whenthey hit<br />

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Princes Court offers Dementia and Respite Care.<br />

Princes Court Lifecare<br />

“I havestrongrelationships<br />

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Call us on (03) 308 0302<br />

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NEWS<br />

22 <strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>August</strong> <strong>13</strong>, <strong>2020</strong><br />

www.ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

Driving scheme helps Ludy<br />

to gain her independence<br />

MICK.JENSEN<br />

@ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

Ludy Cabana never really<br />

needed to drive in her<br />

homeland of thePhilippines,<br />

nor in Dubai whereshe worked<br />

for awhile, but whenshe came<br />

to NewZealand, transport<br />

becamemore of an issue.<br />

She movedherethree years<br />

ago andsettled in Hindswith<br />

her Kiwi partner.<br />

At firstshe worked on afarm,<br />

but thenmoved into aretailjob<br />

in <strong>Ashburton</strong>.<br />

Because daily transport to<br />

and from homeand work wasa<br />

problem,she opted to stay in<br />

town duringthe week.<br />

In April 2018 Ludy signed up<br />

for the Mid Canterbury Rural<br />

Drivers Licensing Scheme and<br />

began ajourney that hasgiven<br />

here independence.<br />

The schemeisopen to<br />

newcomers in ruralMid<br />

Canterburyand supports<br />

driversasthey progress from<br />

learners, to restricted and full<br />

licences.<br />

Ludy was in the classroom<br />

and studied theroad code over<br />

nine weekstoget her learners.<br />

She passedher restricted at<br />

the first attempt and will take<br />

the test for her full licencevery<br />

soon.<br />

‘‘I’d never driven before I<br />

NEXTSATURDAY<br />

TWOSHOWSIN ONE<br />

ELVIS<br />

DnD is aregular act on the club<br />

circuit, playing venues across the<br />

country.The live five piece band is<br />

renowned for delivering visual shows<br />

with great costumes, choreography<br />

and professional sound and<br />

lighting production.<br />

came to New Zealandand was<br />

alwaysnervousabout starting.<br />

‘‘But through the rural<br />

drivingscheme I’ve built up my<br />

confidence, practised my<br />

drivingand I’m no longer<br />

reliant on other people.’’<br />

Ludy said she was very<br />

grateful to her driver mentor,<br />

ChrisAnderson, who had<br />

taught her howtodrive.<br />

She had driven her partner’s<br />

campervan to gain more<br />

practical driving experience,<br />

butnow had her own vehicle.<br />

‘‘I’m lookingforward to<br />

getting my full licence and<br />

then I’ll be able to drive<br />

friends who are non­drivers<br />

because Iknow how that feels.<br />

‘‘I have abirthday next<br />

monthand thepresent I’dlove<br />

most is news that Ihave passed<br />

my full licence.’’<br />

Ludy said thedriving<br />

support schemehad enabled<br />

herasanewcomer to make<br />

new friendships and<br />

connections in thedistrict.<br />

Another Mid Canterbury<br />

Rural Drivers Licensing<br />

Schemecourse starts on<br />

September 1. The course is<br />

free for those fillingthe<br />

criteria.Toregister contact<br />

Wendy Hewitt on 027 61<strong>13</strong>301<br />

or at wendy@saferashburton.<br />

org.nz.<br />

BA<br />

Pre-sale tickets $25 on sale now<br />

at the club office and bottlestore.<br />

Door sales $30. Doors open at 7pm.<br />

Don't miss your chance to catch<br />

this outstanding showband.<br />

8PM SATURDAY 22 AUGUST <strong>2020</strong><br />

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Presented by DnD Showband www.dndshowband.com fb/dndshowband<br />

BA<br />

Ludy Cabana (right )with Mid Canterbury Rural Drivers Licensing<br />

Scheme co­ordinator Wendy Hewitt.<br />

Hundreds of firearm licence holders took to the streets of<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> on Saturday.<br />

Hundreds gather at<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> gunrally<br />

Hundreds of firearms<br />

licenceholdersrallied in<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>lastweekend<br />

overconcernsgovernment<br />

wasn’tlisteningtothe<br />

people and was still<br />

forgingahead with<br />

registrationof individual<br />

firearms.<br />

Law­abiding licence<br />

holdersconsider it a<br />

punishment.<br />

The rally, which made<br />

national news, called on<br />

government to target<br />

criminals not licensed gun<br />

owners and was away to<br />

be “quietlyturningupthe<br />

volume, until we are<br />

properly heard”, said one<br />

organiser. Thegroup<br />

includedpeople fromthe<br />

greater Canterbury<br />

district as wellasCouncil<br />

of Licensed Firearms<br />

Ownersspokesperson and<br />

now ACTcandidate for<br />

Rongotai NicoleMcKee.<br />

Mid Canterbury<br />

spokesman Bob McDonald<br />

said newlaws,rushed into<br />

effectafterChristchurch’s<br />

mosque killings over a<br />

year ago,required all<br />

firearmstoberegistered<br />

but there waspotential for<br />

mistakes to happen when<br />

recording longand<br />

complex serial numbers of<br />

guns.<br />

It would make the<br />

tracking of firearms<br />

useless,hesaid.<br />

The group gathered in<br />

unity at the <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

RSA beforemarching<br />

along East Street chanting<br />

for fairand reasonable<br />

gun legislation.<br />

Their placardsread<br />

‘‘targetcriminals notus’’<br />

and ‘‘hunters: not<br />

criminals’’.<br />

Theythen doubledback<br />

along West Street before<br />

stopping opposite the<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>Art Gallery and<br />

HeritageCentre.<br />

IN BRIEF<br />

NEW ECANBOSS<br />

Dr StefanieRixecker has been<br />

appointed theorganisation’s new<br />

chief executive.<br />

She hasbeenthe actingchief<br />

executivesince the departure of Bill<br />

Bayfieldleftearlier this year.<br />

She has been the directorof<br />

science since 2016and hasheld<br />

more than adozengovernance<br />

roles, in education,primary<br />

industry andmore. Shealsoholds<br />

threedegrees in PhD (Public Policy<br />

&Public Administration), MA<br />

(Political Science), andBA<br />

(Political Science).<br />

Dr Rixeckerwill take overher<br />

newrole from <strong>August</strong> 17.<br />

BILLYBUSH<br />

Former AllBlack and Canterbury<br />

player BillyBush is the keynote<br />

speakeratCollegiate Rugby Club<br />

on <strong>August</strong> 28.The eventincludesa<br />

questionand answersession with<br />

thepanel including local former All<br />

BlackJockRossand Crusaders<br />

board member Grant Jarrold. A<br />

Crusaders jersey,signed by the<br />

current squad,will be auctioned off<br />

on the night.The socialevening is<br />

beingheld as part of the25-year<br />

reunionofthe Collegiate seniors<br />

Watters Cupwinningteam. Tickets<br />

costing$15 andare available from<br />

PropertyBrokers, Smith &Church,<br />

Redmonds, Style Footwear and the<br />

rugby club.<br />

PHOTOWORKSHOP<br />

MidCanterbury TimeBank is<br />

running aworkshop on Sunday to<br />

help people develop and expand<br />

their photography skills.<br />

Part of the Learning Exchange<br />

programme, thepractical session<br />

runs from1pm until3pm andwill<br />

offertipsonhowtoget the best<br />

results fromphotography.<br />

Advicewillbeoffered by<br />

experiencedphotographerSue<br />

Yearbury andafterashort<br />

introduction at <strong>Ashburton</strong> Art<br />

Gallery, participantswill headinto<br />

the<strong>Ashburton</strong>Domain to puttheory<br />

intopractice.<br />

TimeBankmemberscan pay for<br />

the course with Time Credits, while<br />

the cost to non-members is$20.<br />

Peoplecan registervia the<br />

Eventbritewebsite.<br />

INTERACTIVE MAP<br />

Wanttosee which roads and<br />

footpaths the<strong>Ashburton</strong> District<br />

Council hasplanned forreseal or<br />

repair? Or roading work<br />

completed? The informationis now<br />

available online,through council’s<br />

website.Aninteractive map<br />

createdbystaff letspeople filter<br />

what they wanttolookfor,like<br />

footpaths or road renewals,then<br />

clickonicons displayed for<br />

information. The map can be<br />

expanded to show work or road<br />

closures on national highways. The<br />

local information willbeupdated<br />

regularly.<br />

NEW DAIRY NZ<br />

LEADER<br />

Waikatofarmer and<br />

businesswoman Melissa Slattery,<br />

who farms near of Te Aroha,isthe<br />

newchairofDairyNZ’s Dairy<br />

Environment Leaders (DEL)<br />

programme.She is an associate<br />

withalocal chartered accountant<br />

firm, andisaformer regional leader<br />

for both the Canterbury/North<br />

Otago DairyIndustryAwardsand<br />

theNorth Canterbury Rural<br />

Business Network.<br />

She will joinover 300DEL<br />

leaders to foster kaitiakitanga and<br />

support farmers to implement onfarmand<br />

catchmentscale change<br />

to reduce theirenvironmental<br />

footprint.

BOARDING SCHOOL<br />

“The House” –The perfect<br />

combination of familyenvironment<br />

with educational success<br />

Timaru Girls’HighSchoolhas<br />

been supporting youngwomen to be<br />

thebestthattheycan be since 1880.<br />

Wonderful leaders, musicians,artists,<br />

lawyers, scientists, sportswomen,<br />

environmentalists, academics and<br />

so much more,haveenjoyed their<br />

secondaryschoolyears here at ourplace.<br />

We areproudofour students. We place<br />

agreat emphasis on buildingpositive<br />

relationshipsand developing asense of<br />

self-beliefand confidence.<br />

“TheHouse”isset in theparklike<br />

grounds of GirlsHighand boarding<br />

enables girlswho do notlive in thelocal<br />

area to benefit from thehigh-quality<br />

educationavailable at Timaru Girls’<br />

High School. Boarders andtheir families<br />

bringaspecial dimensionand play a<br />

very importantpartinthe lifeofthe<br />

school.<br />

“All staff maintain agood rapport with<br />

ourgirls,and balance theirindividual’s<br />

need foracaring,homelyenvironment<br />

with thesystems andprocessesneeded<br />

to manage ahomeofteenage girls.<br />

Seniors andindividual studentsalsoplay<br />

an importantroleinthe care of their<br />

peersand youngergirls”, Director of<br />

Boarding, ElleBradleysays.<br />

We provide asupportiveextended<br />

family environmentthatencourages<br />

young womentoexperience personal<br />

growth andexcellence,and we offer a<br />

uniqueopportunity to learnlifeskills<br />

andresponsibilityinastructured and<br />

caring environment.<br />

Please contactDirectorofBoarding<br />

–ElleBradley with your interest on 03<br />

6881122ext.222 or feel free to email<br />

on:ebradley@timarugirls.school.nz.<br />

www.timarugirls.school.nz<br />

Aboarding home with heart<br />

at Selwyn HouseSchool<br />

Selwyn HouseSchoolisproud<br />

to offer asafe, nurturing, familyoriented<br />

boardinghouse forgirls<br />

in Years4to 8(ages 7to<strong>13</strong>).Our<br />

BoardingHouse is conveniently<br />

locatedwithin theschool grounds,<br />

offeringahomeawayfrom home<br />

forupto29students.<br />

Ourboarderscomefrom<br />

around NewZealand, particularly<br />

ruralareas of Canterbury, and<br />

internationally, andcasualboarding<br />

arrangementsare also able to be<br />

made.Weare proud of thediversity<br />

in culturalbackgrounds that our<br />

bordersbring to this community,which<br />

promotes tolerance,trust,friendliness,<br />

understanding andrespect.<br />

We valuethe specialcharacterthat<br />

each girl brings to ourcommunity,and<br />

we support each girls’ passions and<br />

interestswithvarious activities offered<br />

both on-siteand off-site.<br />

27<br />

The girlsare supportedbyacaring<br />

andprofessionalteam, whotakehuge<br />

pride in helping each girl reachher<br />

full potential. OurBoardingHouse<br />

Managers will provide awarmwelcome<br />

foryourdaughterand overseeher<br />

wellbeingand developmentthroughout<br />

hertimeinthe BoardingHouse.Our<br />

full-timeChefwillensure that she<br />

receivesahealthy,balanceddiet, and<br />

make provisions forany dietary<br />

needs. Ateamoftutorssupportthe<br />

girls with theirhomeworkand fulfil<br />

abig sisterroletoour boarders.<br />

We believe boarding is aunique<br />

opportunityfor each girl and<br />

we prideourselvesoncreating<br />

apositive environment where<br />

thegirls areabletodevelop their<br />

academic,social andlifeskills.<br />

Please contactustofind<br />

outmore or arrangeavisit -<br />

enrolments@selhouse.school.nzor<br />

phone(03)355 7299.<br />

Limited hostel<br />

placesremaining<br />

for2021!<br />

ENROL TODAY<br />

to secure your<br />

daughter’splace<br />

to EXPERIENCE<br />

SUCCESS!<br />

SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL<br />

HERE IS WHAT OUR CURRENT<br />

BOARDERS ARE SAYING...<br />

“The Househas given me the<br />

opportunities to grow as apersonat<br />

my own pace. Theconfidence and<br />

self belief Ihavegained will stick<br />

with me through my futureyears.”<br />

Zoe Ross,Head of House<br />

“Hostel lifeallowsmetotakepart<br />

in many sportswithout worrying<br />

about the longrideinto town, and<br />

theMatrons arealways friendly and<br />

easy to chat with. Youwill makelots<br />

of friendsatthe hostel just likeI<br />

have.”Annie Shearer,Year 9Boarder<br />

Call now foraprivatetour of the<br />

hostel and school. Contact us on<br />

03 688 1122 ext 220 or<br />

principal@timarugirls.school.nz<br />

www.timarugirls.school.nz

BOARDING SCHOOL<br />

St Bede’s College<br />

Boarding School<br />

St Bede’s is aCatholic Collegefor boys<br />

foundedbythe Society of Mary in 1911<br />

anditisalsothe only Catholic boarding<br />

school forboysinthe SouthIsland.<br />

Catholic, Marist andBedean<br />

principles andvalues form thebasis of<br />

aholisticeducation at theCollege. We<br />

aimnot to make theCollegegreat butto<br />

ensure everyboy has theopportunity to<br />

be great, andweendeavourtodevelop<br />

youngmen of Catholic hearts and<br />

minds through theexperiences theboys<br />

have in their time here at theCollege.<br />

St Bede’s is aCollegefor all…a place<br />

wheregospelvaluesare practisedto<br />

helpformprincipledmen; alearning<br />

environment whereeveryoneachieves;<br />

aplace that teachers want to come<br />

to becauseofthe strength of the<br />

community;aplace also,where boys<br />

canembracespiritual,sporting, cultural<br />

andcommunity activities, whichall<br />

combined shape boys into men. That’s<br />

thepriority andthatisinour DNA.<br />

BoardingatStBede’sCollegeisa<br />

traditionthatgoesbacktothe 1920s.<br />

Ourrichhistory andtraditionprovides<br />

an excellentfoundationtoembrace<br />

thechallengesofthe modern era and<br />

prepare ourboystobeCatholic leaders<br />

wherever life takes them.<br />

Like many otherorganisations in<br />

Christchurch, ourcampushas been<br />

brokenand tested.Thedemolitionof<br />

theChapelseriously challengedus. It<br />

wasthe singlemostimportant building<br />

at St Bede’s College, andhad symbolised<br />

theheart andsoulofthe Collegeever<br />

since thethird Rector, FatherGilbert,<br />

converteditfrom thegymnasiumin<br />

1929.<br />

In thelast twoyears,the Collegehas<br />

completed a$16mbuilding project;<br />

stagetwo of theGymnasium,anew<br />

Food Technology andArt Block,a<br />

renovatedPerformingArtsCentre<br />

andsignificantly,the newChapelofSt<br />

Bede,whichhavegreatly enhanced the<br />

campus facilities.<br />

Boarders at St Bede’s Collegebenefit<br />

from theseand otherfacilities on site,<br />

andaself-development programme<br />

involvinganumber of different<br />

activities whereboysare given<br />

opportunities to learnavarietyofskills,<br />

areofferedinthe evenings as well as<br />

study.<br />

Preference andnon-preference<br />

applications areavailableand<br />

personalised toursofthe Boarding<br />

School andthe Collegecan take<br />

place on request. We look forward to<br />

introducingyou to theStBede’sCollege<br />

boarding hostel.<br />

Be part of the Nelson<br />

College boardingfamily<br />

Nelson CollegeBoardingisknown forits<br />

welcomingfamilyenvironment.This was<br />

highlighted when theCOVID Lockdown<br />

occurred.Mostofour internationalstudents<br />

chosetostay, along with staff,and form a<br />

safe bubble of 80.This includedYear<strong>13</strong>kiwi<br />

student MacHarris, whoseparents live in<br />

Japan. When thelockdownhappened, Mac<br />

thoughtabout goinghome, butdecidedit<br />

wassafer to stay.“Iwantedtostayincase<br />

things gotworse andIcouldn’t come back”<br />

Macsaid. “Beinginlockdownwithall the<br />

internationalstudentsalsomeant Igot to<br />

know everyone really well.They’repretty<br />

awesome.”<br />

Nelson Collegeisaprogressive and<br />

innovativeboys’ school. Ourlearning<br />

environmentfocuses on ‘inspiring young<br />

mentotaketheir place in theworld by<br />

fostering thevalues of manaakitanga<br />

throughquality education’.Wetakegreat<br />

pride in nurturingeachboy’s individual<br />

interestsand potential acrossall areas<br />

of academia, sport, arts, culture,and<br />

leadership.<br />

“Our Boardersare at theheart of the<br />

schooland we’reincredibly proud of<br />

them,” says Director of BoardingSamme<br />

Hippolite. “Weknowhow formative these<br />

yearsare,and we want theboystohave<br />

everyopportunity to developtheir interests.<br />

We also want them to have fun, make<br />

lifelongfriendships andcreateunforgettable<br />

memories within thecontext of aclear and<br />

safe structure.”<br />

Setalongside themaincollege campus,the<br />

college’stwo boardinghouses–Rutherford<br />

andBarnicoat–areimpressiveheritage<br />

buildingsthathaverecentlyhad major<br />

refurbishments. “Our experiencedstaffare<br />

committedtocreatingastrong andcaring<br />

communitywithin theboardingfraternity,”<br />

says Mrs Hippolite. “Weensurethatour boys<br />

aresupportedthroughouttheir educational<br />

endeavours,and we also make sure that they<br />

gettoexperienceeverythingour beautiful<br />

Nelson region offers.<br />

Talk to us about life-changing opportunities<br />

for your son<br />

NelsonCollege offers theverybestinboarding. With awelcoming<br />

family environment, ourschoolhas consistentlyhigh-levelacademic,<br />

sporting and leadership programmes.<br />

Come and seeusatAgFestWestCoast (<strong>13</strong>/14 November) and<br />

meet Headmaster Richard Dykesand Director of Boarding<br />

Samme Hippolite.<br />

Youngmen taking theirplace in the world<br />

boarding@nelsoncollege.school.nz<br />

www.nelsoncollege.school.nz

BOARDING SCHOOL<br />

Home away from home at St Margaret’s College<br />

29<br />

With itswarm, caring home-awayfrom-homeatmosphere,<br />

boarding at St<br />

Margaret’s Collegecombinesaworldclasseducation<br />

with buildingstrong<br />

relationshipsand learninglifelong<br />

values.<br />

When school finishesatthe endof<br />

each day, theboardinghousescome<br />

alivewiththe sounds of many voices<br />

andlaughterand becausethe boarding<br />

school is an integral part of theschool<br />

campus thosewho chosetocanattend<br />

extra circular andafter-schoolactivities<br />

without disruption.<br />

The boarding communityisat the<br />

heartofStMargaret’sand theculture is<br />

closelyalignedwiththe school’s vision<br />

of aholisticeducation,embracingthe<br />

spiritual andemotional wellbeingofthe<br />

girls,aswellastheir academic growth<br />

andtheir developmentinsport and<br />

thearts. St Margaret’s is aplace where<br />

girls are believedinand becomestrong<br />

womenofthe future andwhere great<br />

boardingfriendshipslast alifetime.<br />

The threeboardinghouses<br />

arearranged in year groups and<br />

structured to thespecific needsofeach<br />

developmental stage. In Julius House<br />

(Y7-10) theenvironment is structured<br />

andnurturing forthe girlstomake<br />

thetransitionintoboarding. Kilburn<br />

House(Y11-12) encouragesthe girlsto<br />

beginpersonallyintegrating theseskills.<br />

Cranmer House(Y<strong>13</strong>) allowsfor more<br />

freedom to help them developlifeskills<br />

andbecomedriven, self-managed young<br />

women, all in amonitored setting. These<br />

seniorgirls thrive as they become the<br />

leadersofthe boardingschooland the<br />

‘older sisters’ of theyoungergirls.<br />

The boarding staff takepride in having<br />

theprivilegeofwatchingthe girlsgrow<br />

into incredible youngwomen and<br />

treasure themoments they capture with<br />

them. Warm,openrelationships develop<br />

over theyears as they sharethe girls’<br />

highs andlows, encourage,celebrate and<br />

nurtureastheyall journey throughlife<br />

together.<br />

To learnmore aboutlifeatSt<br />

Margaret’s College, visit www.<br />

stmargarets.school.nz or call<br />

Admissions Manager,Susie Campbell<br />

on 03 379 2000 to arrangeapersonal<br />

tour of the College.<br />

BOARDING<br />

AT ST MARGARET’S COLLEGE<br />

“A Home Away From Home”<br />

Book your Personal Tour and Sleepover<br />

and Discover Life as Part of the<br />

St Margaret’sCollege Boarding Family<br />

Forfurther information, pleasecontact:<br />

Susie Campbell, Admissions Manager<br />

(03) 353 2563 •enrol@stmargarets.school.nz<br />

EMPOWERINGGIRLS<br />

YEARS1–<strong>13</strong><br />

www.stmargarets.school.nz

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26 <strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>August</strong> <strong>13</strong>, <strong>2020</strong><br />

www.ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

Musterers set to take on Methven B<br />

in long­running charity rugby match<br />

TONI.WILLIAMS<br />

@ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

Mighty musterers from the<br />

mountains will take on the<br />

Methven Brugby team in a<br />

decades old charity match<br />

nextweekend.<br />

The RakaiaGorge<br />

MusterersvsMethven Rugby<br />

Club match has beenrunning<br />

for thepast 63 years, although<br />

acouple of games had been<br />

cancelled due to snow.<br />

They hadtheir50th<br />

anniversary in 2007.<br />

Rakaia Gorge Musterers<br />

team managerPaul Ensor, of<br />

Double Hill RunRoad, said it<br />

was the longest running<br />

charity match in the southern<br />

hemisphere, although it had<br />

not been played<br />

consecutively.<br />

Aformerplayer himself<br />

Ensor, nowaged 43,saidthe<br />

mind was willing butthe body<br />

tended to suffer.<br />

He played 12 games in his<br />

time but said players like<br />

Chaz Todhunter, of<br />

Glenfalloch Station, would<br />

have played more games, as<br />

would legends like Jim<br />

Morris, from Manuka Point<br />

Station, (now retired and<br />

living in Tarras) who used to<br />

ride his Clydesdale horse<br />

across the Rakaia River to get<br />

in and outinthe 1980s.<br />

‘‘He was likethe<br />

Marlborough man of the<br />

valley,’’ Ensor said.<br />

The musterers team in past<br />

were from up the Rakaia<br />

Gorge butinrecent years<br />

players have been gathered<br />

from Rakaia and<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

gorges, both sides of the<br />

Rakaia River and along the<br />

Foothills to Mt Somers.<br />

‘‘We have had to spread the<br />

net out abit further these days<br />

as there are notthe number of<br />

shepherds and musterers<br />

around as there used to be.<br />

‘‘We just try andgrab<br />

anyone whohas workedup<br />

here over the past year andfit<br />

enough to pull on apairof<br />

boots ... generally they have<br />

some sort of connection (with<br />

mustering).’’<br />

He was hopeful for aheapof<br />

guys so they could have rolling<br />

subs on the day.<br />

‘‘Some of the guys are hill<br />

fit, but not necessarily rugby<br />

fit.’’<br />

Ensor said historically at<br />

the end of the autumn muster<br />

there were heaps of guys<br />

floating around and they<br />

decided to hold arugby game.<br />

‘‘One yearthe gorge forward<br />

pack weighed more than the<br />

All Black teamofthe day... it<br />

must havebeen around the<br />

1970s,’’ he said.<br />

‘‘It doesn’t mean they were<br />

better, they were just<br />

heavier.’’<br />

The match, held at the<br />

Methven Rugby Club grounds<br />

on Methven Chertsey Road, in<br />

Methven on <strong>August</strong> 22,will<br />

raise money for St John<br />

ambulance.<br />

Adonation bucket will be<br />

passed around and acharity<br />

auction, offeringacouple of B<br />

and Baccommodation<br />

packages and farm supplies,<br />

will be up for grabs.<br />

Ensor was hopeful this year<br />

would see the musterers take<br />

victory but said it was more<br />

about the camaraderie fora<br />

cause, than the final result.<br />

‘‘Unfortunately we struggle<br />

to match the Methven side. We<br />

come together at theend of<br />

the seasonbut they have been<br />

playing together allseason.<br />

We are abit of acobbled<br />

together bunch.’’<br />

Ensor said night games<br />

always suited themusterers<br />

better in the past.<br />

‘‘We were able to slip a<br />

couple of extra playersonin<br />

the shadowsand that helped<br />

us abit. We got found out one<br />

year andthe following yearwe<br />

didn’t play as (well) any<br />

more.’’<br />

The senior musterers game<br />

kicks offat2.30pm with an<br />

Under 9junior musterers<br />

curtain raiser at 2pm.<br />

Rakaia Gorge Musterers from around 1958, Rod Heard with pipe (third from right) helped get the game<br />

going. Photo supplied.<br />

Rakaia Gorge Musterers vs Methven rugby during the 25th anniversary game in 1982 saw local Peter<br />

Den Baars support the game with his Packmans Palace. Photo Supplied.<br />

LOCAL LISTENING<br />

Peter Mac l 1pm to 6pm<br />

2304059<br />

MSA OUTDOOR<br />

BOWLING CLUB<br />

With our winter bowls<br />

programme starting to wind<br />

downour convertedtrophies<br />

are being playedfor amid<br />

somefiercebut friendly<br />

competition.<br />

Firstlythe Bruce Weir<br />

Trophy wastaken out by<br />

John Moffatt, MikeSkilling<br />

and Trevor Pearce.<br />

The Kennedy Trophy,<br />

donated by the legendary<br />

late Tom Phaup, was wonby<br />

TonyInwood, Des<br />

Prendergast, and Mike<br />

Skilling.<br />

Our finaltrophy round will<br />

be heldon <strong>August</strong> 12 at<br />

1.30pm.<br />

Our return visit to<br />

Richmond has been bought<br />

forward aweek, now being<br />

Sunday <strong>August</strong> 23, which will<br />

allow members to playinthe<br />

Sub Centres fundraising<br />

tournamenton<strong>August</strong> 30.<br />

Aworkingbee to lift the<br />

matswillbeheld<strong>August</strong> 24<br />

at atime to be confirmed.<br />

Opening day for the<br />

summerseasonis set down<br />

for SaturdaySeptember12,<br />

with new members most<br />

welcome.<br />

We hostour firstSkip2It<br />

FridayTriples on<br />

September18 at 12.30pm and<br />

the Peters Cup OpenFours<br />

Tournament is set for<br />

September20 at 9am.<br />

ASHBURTON<br />

WRITERS’GROUP<br />

The annual general meeting<br />

of the <strong>Ashburton</strong>Writers’<br />

Groupwas held recently, it<br />

had beendelayed dueto<br />

Covid­19. President Julie<br />

welcomedall present. After<br />

the minutesand financial<br />

reportwere read, the<br />

presidentgave her reportfor<br />

the year 31 March <strong>2020</strong>.<br />

The electionofofficers<br />

washeldand resulted as<br />

follows–President –Julie<br />

Fechney, Vice­President–<br />

Stacey Broadbent,<br />

Secretary/Treasurer–Rae<br />

Magson. Themeeting<br />

concludedand the monthly<br />

meetingwas held.<br />

Aquotation was givenby<br />

Stacey ­“To write means<br />

more than pretty wordsona<br />

page, the act of writing is to<br />

share yoursoul with the<br />

world.”<br />

Rae readareporton the<br />

completed ShortStory<br />

Competition. Therewere 83<br />

entries, all of these were<br />

read.<br />

There wasdiscussionon<br />

the timesand dates of our<br />

meeting. As manymembers<br />

andpotential members are<br />

notable to attendinthe<br />

afternoons it wasdecidedto<br />

hold the meetingsonthe<br />

fourth Wednesdays of the<br />

month,commencingat7pm.<br />

First meeting to be on 26<br />

<strong>August</strong>.<br />

Theassignment for the<br />

meetingwas to writeastory<br />

titled “ThenMyCar Broke<br />

Down”. The instantexercise<br />

by Deirdre was achallenge<br />

being “Devil’s Advocate”.<br />

Themeeting concluded with<br />

the servingofafternoon tea.<br />

The nextmeeting<br />

assignmentis “letter to my<br />

younger self”.<br />

Visitors are welcome,<br />

contact Rae on 308 8927.

NEWS<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>August</strong> <strong>13</strong>, <strong>2020</strong><br />

27<br />

Tell us your priorities<br />

Every three years, the<br />

council decides what<br />

projects and activities it will<br />

fund and deliver over the<br />

coming 10 years. It’s called<br />

our Long Term Plan (LTP)<br />

and it’s an important piece of<br />

work that brings together<br />

local services, infrastructure<br />

and work programmes that<br />

influence our community –<br />

from rubbish and recycling<br />

right through to playgrounds,<br />

camp grounds, roads,<br />

recreation facilities and<br />

community grants.<br />

We want to hear from<br />

residents about what issues<br />

and topics you think are a<br />

priority for Mid Canterbury<br />

as we prepare our LTP for<br />

2021–31.<br />

We first asked what was<br />

important to residents in<br />

2018 in the lead up to<br />

developing our current Long<br />

Term Plan.<br />

The ideas and issues<br />

identified by residents<br />

helped to inform the<br />

direction of that plan, and it<br />

was such agreat tool that we<br />

are replicating this exercise<br />

again through ashort online<br />

survey.<br />

In 2018, the top eight<br />

priorities for the <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

District (in order) were<br />

roading, community safety,<br />

environment, town centre<br />

development, second bridge,<br />

business development, EA<br />

Networks Centre<br />

development and new<br />

entertainment centres.<br />

Now, the council wants to<br />

know if these are still as<br />

important, or if there are<br />

other issues or ideas that<br />

people would like the<br />

council to focus on.<br />

Given the uncertain and<br />

unprecedented challenges<br />

we have been facing as a<br />

nation this year, the Our<br />

Place –Our Plan survey also<br />

seeks to understand how you<br />

are getting on through the<br />

uncertainties of the Covid­19<br />

pandemic.<br />

For some, the lockdowns<br />

and our closed borders may<br />

have really impacted your<br />

business, you may have<br />

concerns about job security,<br />

or perhaps you and your<br />

family have been fairing<br />

reasonably well through this<br />

period.<br />

No matter how things have<br />

been going, the council<br />

wants to get abetter<br />

understanding of where you<br />

are at and this too will help<br />

to inform the decisions that<br />

are made about what<br />

projects will be funded over<br />

the next decade.<br />

The Our Place –Our Plan<br />

survey is now open until<br />

5pm, Friday September 18.<br />

Get your ideas into the mix<br />

before we begin drafting the<br />

LTP so that they may be<br />

considered right from the<br />

get­go.<br />

Council won’t know what<br />

you think is most important<br />

for the future of our district<br />

without your input, so it’s<br />

important you tell us through<br />

the survey.<br />

This is an opportunity that<br />

only comes around every few<br />

years. Make it count by<br />

completing the survey today<br />

at itsourplace.com.<br />

Rakaia students impress<br />

at school talent show<br />

BuddingrapperLogan<br />

Bradford won Rakaia<br />

School’sfinalof<strong>2020</strong><br />

Rakaia Got Talent talent<br />

showlastweek.<br />

In ahotlycontested<br />

event, the Year 7pupil<br />

took out the winrappingto<br />

Clint Eastwood by British<br />

virtual bandGorillaz.<br />

Secondplace went to<br />

Year 4comedianKasey<br />

Wiseman whosejokes<br />

included somecheesy<br />

numberssuch as ‘‘What’s a<br />

cats favouritecolour?;<br />

purrrrple,and ‘‘What do<br />

youcall cheese that’s not<br />

yours?; nachocheese.’’<br />

Thetalent show event<br />

wasrun by the school’s<br />

senior leaders.<br />

It was thefirsttime the<br />

pupilshad runsuch an<br />

event,instigated by school<br />

leader Melissa Mattson<br />

whowanted to organise<br />

something for the pupils.<br />

Thefinalsaw five acts<br />

take to thestagefor the<br />

finals during morning<br />

breaklast Friday.<br />

Theother finalists were<br />

dancingyoungstersfrom<br />

thenew entrant/Year1and<br />

2Ako class,sockpuppet<br />

trio Maddie, Louann and<br />

Peyton andsinger Diego<br />

VidalGomez.<br />

Thefinalistsperformed<br />

in front of theirschool<br />

peersand family/friends<br />

from theschool<br />

community.<br />

They werechosenafter a<br />

seriesofheats involving up<br />

to 50 pupils fromacross the<br />

schoolauditionedina<br />

rangeofperformances<br />

including dancing, a<br />

gymnastic display, amagic<br />

act, weight liftingand<br />

juggling.<br />

Dancing youngsters Annie Tagicakibau, Rose Parris, Charlie<br />

Hall, Jphil Credo and Izzy Smyth from Rakaia School Year 1­2<br />

Ako class in the <strong>2020</strong> Rakaia Got Talent final.<br />

Jokester Kasey Wiseman in costume during his act telling<br />

jokes in the <strong>2020</strong> Rakaia Got Talent final.

SPORT<br />

28 <strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>August</strong> <strong>13</strong>, <strong>2020</strong><br />

www.ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

Goodwin for senior footballers<br />

Mid Canterbury United’s senior<br />

team scoredits secondwin of<br />

the season with agood<br />

performanceagainst<br />

Universitiesat<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Domain on Saturday.<br />

The 3­1victory lifts theteam<br />

off the bottom and uptosixth<br />

place in the eight team<br />

Canterbury Championship<br />

League.<br />

The hometeamgot off to the<br />

best possible start on Saturday<br />

with agoalafterjust two<br />

minutes.<br />

Niall Young fired alooping<br />

shot from outside the box and<br />

over the goalkeeper.<br />

The leadwas doubled10<br />

minutes later with agoodfinish<br />

fromJamie Smitheram.<br />

Luke Martinsmacked the ball<br />

against crossbar in afrenetic<br />

first 20 minutes and then fired a<br />

powerful shot pastthe keeper<br />

to give thehomeside a<br />

deserved 3­0 first halflead.<br />

The second half was amore<br />

even affair, withboth sides<br />

having chances.<br />

The only goal came the way<br />

of Universities througha<br />

penalty.<br />

The Universities keeper<br />

producedacouple of good<br />

savesfromLukeMartin and<br />

thepostkeptout another shot.<br />

Mid Canterbury United plays<br />

fifth placedStAlbans Shirley<br />

at St AlbansParkin<br />

ChristchurchonSaturday.<br />

The CCL reserves side was<br />

beaten 4­0 by Universitiesin<br />

the 12.30pm game played on<br />

Saturdayat<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Domain.<br />

Mid Canterbury United striker Luke Martin (red and blue) bursts through the Universities defence.<br />

PHOTO: DOUG BOVETT.<br />

Newarch and young riders area at skills park<br />

Getting the new entrance arch in the ground are (from left) James<br />

Reid, Doug Smith and Jo Bucknall from AG Serve, and mountain<br />

bike club member Graham Russell.<br />

New challenges have been set<br />

for younger mountain bikers at<br />

the <strong>Ashburton</strong> Skills Park and<br />

an impressivemetal arch has<br />

beenerectedat the start of the<br />

popularloop track.<br />

Mountain Bike <strong>Ashburton</strong> has<br />

used fundingof$6500 from<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> council to setup<br />

new, low level bridges and<br />

jumps specifically aimed at<br />

thoseunder 10.<br />

Accompanying signs offer<br />

advice on how best to tackle the<br />

obstaclesand howtojump, ride<br />

and do wheelies.<br />

Thefunding has also helped<br />

with the purchaseofmulchand<br />

landscaping, andwith the<br />

commissioningofan<br />

impressive new archthat<br />

directsriderstothe start of the<br />

mountain bike loop track.<br />

Thearch is dedicated to all of<br />

the volunteers whohave<br />

supportedthe growth of the<br />

skills parkand bike tracks in<br />

recent years.<br />

It has been constructed by<br />

localbusinessAgServe and has<br />

creatively re­used someofthe<br />

old gardening tools of Mountain<br />

Bike<strong>Ashburton</strong> stalwartand<br />

landscape gardener Dell<br />

James Reid and Graham Russell from Mountain Bike <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

work on the new junior bridges.<br />

Phillips.<br />

Mountain Bike <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

presidentJames Reid, who has<br />

been hands­on with building<br />

the new bridgesand jumps,<br />

said the club was gratefulfor<br />

the council funding.<br />

The skills park was proving<br />

verypopularwith allages and<br />

to haveanareasuitable for<br />

younger riders to have fun and<br />

to test themselves was great for<br />

the future of localmountain<br />

biking.<br />

Thenew junior area featured<br />

wider, low level challenges,and<br />

there was space alongsidefor<br />

parents to assist if necessary.<br />

Stay fit &earn $$$<br />

at the same time<br />

Spend a couple of hours<br />

every Thursday delivering the<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong> and Realty in<br />

the <strong>Ashburton</strong> urban area.<br />

Enjoy the fresh air, stay fit and<br />

reap the health benefits!<br />

Phone Mary todayon308 7664<br />

to get startedoremail<br />

mary.summerfield@ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

2292702<br />

SPORTS RESULTS<br />

ASHBURTON GOLF CLUB<br />

9­HOLERS<br />

Putting was the focus of our game on<br />

<strong>August</strong> 6, play sponsored by Flowers<br />

@the Gate by Tone'e H. First place, with<br />

<strong>13</strong> putts was Stewart Bennett, followedby<br />

Gordon Clinton and Eric Weir with 14<br />

putts. There were four players who scored<br />

15 putts: Tonee Hurley, Peter Woods,<br />

Dick Hansen and Val Ferrier.<br />

Smith &Church golf balls go to Wendy<br />

Smith (for agobbler) and Tonee Hurley<br />

who scored atwo.<br />

Our sponsor this week will be Sega<br />

Golf and we will play round five of the<br />

Marion Marshall Trophy, aiming for the<br />

best nett scores. On<strong>August</strong> 20 we'll play<br />

a stroke round sponsored by Netherby<br />

Pharmacy.<br />

MID CANTERBURY<br />

SOCIAL WHEELERS<br />

Winter training ride No 7: Home first<br />

Don Morrison 26m 07s, 2nd Don Sutton<br />

26m 07s, 3rd Marsel Smithers 26m 07s,<br />

4th Shona McGrath 26m 08s, 5th Ross<br />

Templeton 26m 09s, 6th Kyle Gray 26m<br />

09s, 7th Lucy Kirwan 29m 57s, 8th Kerry<br />

Clough 30m 39s, 9th John Uden 26m 20s,<br />

10th Colin Teahan 30m 01s, 11th Steven<br />

Hands 22m 50s f/t, 12thTony Ward 22m<br />

50s 2f/t, <strong>13</strong>th Michael Gallagher 23m 27s<br />

4f/t, 14th Kevin Opele 22m 58s 3f/t, 15th,<br />

Debbie Skinner 31m 02s, 16th. Ross<br />

Proctor 31m 03s, 17th, Janette Hooper<br />

31m 03s, 18th Brian Ellis 30m 24s, 19th<br />

Rob Hooper 23m 34s 5f/t, 20th Gerrard<br />

Morrison 23m 35s 6f/t, 21st Larry Neal<br />

23m 35s, 7f/t, 22nd Nick Grijns 25m 06s,<br />

23rd Richard Kirwan 25m 16s, 24th Liz<br />

Wylie 30m 40s, 25th Marty Cuttle 25m<br />

41s, 26th Matt Marshall 26m 23s, 27th<br />

Doug Coley 26m 25s, 28th Zoe Nicholls<br />

32m 15s, 29th Anton Nicholls 32m 15s,<br />

30th Alan Johns 34m 10s, 31st Andy<br />

Skinner 37m 57s, 32nd Jelle Hendriksen<br />

mechanical.<br />

TINWALD CYCLING<br />

Tinwald Cycling U17 Development,<br />

Open Handicap, 8km: 1st Charlotte Neal<br />

17m 49s, 2nd Logan McKnight 17m 50s,<br />

3rd Amwolf Artz 14m 05s F/T, 4th Ryan<br />

Gallagher 14m 05s 2f/t, 5th Konrad Artz<br />

18m 07s, 6th Zoe Nicholls 15m 56s 4f/t,<br />

7th Oli Nicholls 14m 40s 3f/t, 8th Tineke<br />

Artz 19m 55s.<br />

Grade Placings: A, Amwolf Artz, Ryan<br />

Gallagher, Oli Nicholls. B, Konrad Artz,<br />

Zoe Nicholls. C, Charlotte Neal, Logan<br />

McKnight, Tineke Artz.<br />

Teams Relay,1.2km: Amwolf Artz,<br />

Ryan Gallagher, Tineke Artz, Logan<br />

McKnight time 9m 08s, 2nd Oli Nicholls,<br />

KonradArtz, Zoe Nicholls, Charlotte Neal,<br />

9m 12s.<br />

Teams Time Trial, 1.2km: 1st Logan<br />

McKnight, Tineke Artz, Ryan Gallagher,<br />

Amwolf Artz 2min 15sec, 2nd Charlotte<br />

Neal, Zoe Nicholls, Konrad Artz, Oli<br />

Nicholls 2min 20sec.<br />

IN BRIEF<br />

SENIOR BFINAL<br />

Methven willtake on Celtic in the<br />

finalofthe Senior Bcup this<br />

weekend.<br />

Thegamewill be hosted by<br />

Methven, who dispatchedMt<br />

Somers 36-10 in semi-finals last<br />

weekend; Celtic justheld off<br />

Allenton 28-24.<br />

SPARTANS<br />

The MidCanterbury CombinedFirst<br />

XV takes on competition leader St<br />

AndrewathomeonSaturday and is<br />

hoping forsomegoodsideline<br />

support.<br />

Theside lost 54-12 to Timaru<br />

BoysHigh School lastweekend,<br />

afterplaying with 14 men for 60<br />

minutes but coaching stafftook<br />

somepositives from the game.<br />

They have lost Ben Middletonfor<br />

the restofthe seasonafterhe<br />

sufferedabroken hand but blooded<br />

two new playerstothe squad,<br />

promoted fromthe under16team<br />

for the day.<br />

Player of the day was David<br />

Satui.

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RUGBY<br />

Saturday:<br />

Senior B-2nd Grade Cup final: Methven<br />

v Celtic, Methven1, 2:30pm J O’Connor, S<br />

Bennett, GBarr.<br />

Combined Colts – Playoffs: Methven/<br />

Rakaia vChristchurch, 12:45pm Methven 1S<br />

Bennett. High School Old Boys v Celtic/<br />

Southern EuroAgri/NPD, Bob Deans, 2:45pm<br />

1st XV UC Championship: MC Combined<br />

vStAndrews, <strong>Ashburton</strong> College, 11:00am K<br />

Faalogo, AMcGirr, CMarshall.<br />

Under 18 Combined: Lincoln v MCRU<br />

Alps, 1:00pm, Lincoln4.<br />

Under 16 Combined: MCRU PlainsvWest<br />

Melton,Collegiate1, 1:30pm NForbes. MCRU<br />

Alps vSaracens, Hinds1, 1:15pm CKelland.<br />

Under 14.5 Combined: MCRU Plains v<br />

Prebbleton, Collegiate1, 12:15pm GJopson.<br />

MCRU Alps vWest Melton, Hinds2, 1:00pm J<br />

Robinson.<br />

Under <strong>13</strong>: Allenton Smallbones vSouthern/Tinwald<br />

Howden AG, Allenton1, 12:30pm<br />

Club referee. Methven v Collegiate Ross<br />

Leadley Building, Methven2, 1:00pm GBarr.<br />

Celtic bye.<br />

Under 11.5: Celtic Green vHampstead,<br />

Celtic1A, 1:00pm. Celtic White v Methven<br />

Black, Celtic1B, 12:30pm. Methven White v<br />

Collegiate Cates Grains &Seeds, Methven3A,<br />

1:15pm. Southern Coleman Ag v Rakaia,<br />

Hinds3, 1:00pm.<br />

Under 10: Celtic White v Hampstead,<br />

Celtic2A, 12:30pm. Methven Black v Celtic<br />

Green, Methven3B, 1:15pm. Methven Red v<br />

Tinwald Ace Automotive, Methven4, 1:00pm.<br />

Methven White v Allenton, Methven4,<br />

12:00pm. Southern Four Season Treecare v<br />

Rakaia, Hinds3, 12:00pm.<br />

Under 9: Coll/Hamp Regent Cinema v<br />

Tinwald Moore Mechanical, Collegiate2,<br />

1:30pm. Methven v Allenton Engineering<br />

Solutions, Methven5, 12:00pm. Southern Hayden<br />

McKenzie Contracting vRakaia, Hinds4,<br />

1:00pm. Celtic bye.<br />

Under 8: Celtic White vTinwald Gluyas<br />

Nissan, Celtic2B, 1:00pm. Collegiate/Hampstead<br />

vCeltic Green, Collegiate2, 12:45pm.<br />

Methven vAllenton Alpine View, Methven5,<br />

1:00pm. Methven/Mt Somers vRakaia, Methven3A,<br />

12:15pm. Southern Busch Joinery<br />

bye.<br />

Under 7: Allenton Gold Young Electrical v<br />

Tinwald NZ Livestock Black, Allenton2,<br />

12:30pm. Allenton Auto Maroon vCollegiate<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> Crane Hire, Allenton3, 12:15pm.<br />

Methven vMethven/Mt Somers, Methven3B,<br />

12:15pm. Southern James Doyle Contracting<br />

Blue v Celtic, Hinds4, 12:15pm. Southern<br />

Riverlea AG White v Rakaia, Hinds1A,<br />

12:30pm. Tinwald Orange bye.<br />

Under 6: Celtic Green vTinwald Cranfield<br />

Glass Blue, Celtic4, 12:15pm. Celtic White v<br />

Tinwald Alluvial Black, Celtic4, 1:00pm. Hampstead<br />

v Tinwald Canvas Orange, Hampstead1A,<br />

12:15pm. Methven Black vAllenton<br />

Gold Plumbing Services, Methven1A,<br />

12:00pm. Methven White vAllenton Maroon<br />

Sparrow Family, Methven1B, 12:00pm.Southern<br />

Matt Wakelin Contracting Blue vCollegiate<br />

Cranfield Glass, Hinds1B, 12:30pm. Southern<br />

Harcourts <strong>Ashburton</strong> Red v Mt Somers,<br />

Hinds2A, 12:15pm. Southern White Agspread<br />

vRakaia, Hinds2B, 12:15pm.<br />

HOCKEY<br />

Small sticks duty club: Methven<br />

Friday 14 <strong>August</strong> Kiwi Sticks (Yr 5) 3.45<br />

pm Rakaia Yr 5vWakanui Black (Turf a) G<br />

Muir, HKidd. Tinwald Foothills vMethven (Mt<br />

Hutt) Tinwald Foothills, Methven. 4.30 pm<br />

Tinwald vAllenton Yr 5(Turf a) SGreeson, H<br />

Kidd. Methven White v Tinwald (Turf b) G<br />

Muir, RKidd. Wakanui Blue bye<br />

Kiwi Sticks (Yr 6) 5.15 pm Collegians D&<br />

EvMethven Black (Turf a) SGreeson LEllis.<br />

Tinwald Foothills vRakaia Yr 6(Turf b) JEllis,<br />

LLansdown. 6.00 pm Wakanui vAllenton Yr 6<br />

(Turf a) JEllis, LLansdown.<br />

1st Grade Women 6.50 pm Hampstead v<br />

Wakanui (Hampstead Blue, Methven). 8.00<br />

pm Hampstead Blue vMethven (Hampstead,<br />

Wakanui).<br />

Just Hockey SSL Div 1Boys, Nga Puna<br />

Wai 1, 7.40 pm <strong>Ashburton</strong> College 1st XI v<br />

Burnside High School 1st XI (Umpires supplied).<br />

Small sticks duty club: Methven<br />

Saturday 15<strong>August</strong> Mini Sticks10.15 am<br />

Methven Yr 3vAllenton (Turf a) Coaches.<br />

Methven Yr 4 v Tinwald Foothills (Turf b)<br />

Coaches. Tinwald v Wakanui Blue (Turf c)<br />

Coaches. Wakanui Black vHampstead (Turf<br />

d) Coaches.<br />

Fun Sticks 11.00 am Draws made on the<br />

day.<br />

Senior Women, Wakanui bye.<br />

Senior Men, Wakanui bye.<br />

Sunday 16 <strong>August</strong>, 2nd Grade Girls, Tim<br />

WD 1.05 pm Roncalli 1st XI v Tinwald<br />

(Umpires supplied). Tim WD 2.55 pm TGHS<br />

2nd XI vWakanui (Umpires supplied).<br />

1st Grade Men, 4.00 pm Allenton v<br />

Hampstead Lowcliffe (Tinwald Black,<br />

Wakanui). 5.25 pm Tinwald Orange vHampstead<br />

Wakanui (Allenton, Hampstead Lowcliffe).<br />

6.50 pm Tinwald Black v Wakanui<br />

(Tinwald Orange, Hampstead Wakanui).<br />

Monday 17 <strong>August</strong>, 2nd Grade Boys, Ash<br />

NBS 6.15 pm Wakanui vAllenton (S Moore, J<br />

Gray).<br />

Tuesday 18 <strong>August</strong>, Kwik Sticks (Yrs 7&<br />

8) 4.00 pm Tinwald Orange vTinwald Foothills<br />

(M Wilson, BGreer). 5.15 pm Wakanui Black<br />

vAllenton (L Ellis, GOates). 6.30 pm Wakanui<br />

Blue/Collegians v Methven (A Mitchell, M<br />

Amos).<br />

Wednesday 19 <strong>August</strong>, Just Hockey SSL<br />

Div 2 Girls, Nunweek Park 2, 6.10 pm<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> College 1st XI vChristchurch Girls<br />

High School 3rd XI (Umpires supplied).<br />

Connetics SSP Boys, Ash NBS 6.45 pm,<br />

Timaru Boys High School 1st XI vStBede's<br />

College 1st XI (Umpires supplied)<br />

Internationals at<br />

petanque tourney<br />

There was an international<br />

flavour at the Canterbury<br />

doublesand singles<br />

tournaments hostedbythe<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>MSA Petanque Club<br />

at the weekend.<br />

Saturday’s doubles event<br />

attracted 16 teams,while 18<br />

took partinthe singles the<br />

following day.<br />

Amongthe playing<br />

contingent were petanque<br />

players from Vanuatu,<br />

Thailand, France andItaly.<br />

Local playerRichardBrowne<br />

finished third equal in the<br />

singles and teamed up with<br />

Karen Bensdorptoclaim the<br />

runners­upspot in the doubles.<br />

Pictured with Richard Browne<br />

(front) from the <strong>Ashburton</strong>MSA<br />

Petanque Club are (back from<br />

left) Paul Tamagushiku<br />

(Vanuatu), Massimo<br />

Comazzetto (Italy), BrunoFalco<br />

(France) and Sutima Paijit<br />

(Thailand).<br />

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157 Wilkins Road, <strong>Ashburton</strong> 1:00-1:30pm 4 2 6 AHB22748<br />

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Saturday11:15 -11:45am<br />

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Price onApplication<br />

View<br />

Saturday11:30 -12:00pm<br />

Chrissy Milne<br />

027 290 6606<br />

Jill Quaid<br />

Manager<br />

027 437 6755<br />

Kim Miller<br />

Sales Consultant<br />

027 236 8627<br />

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Sales Consultant<br />

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Sales Consultant<br />

027 461 2614<br />

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Sales Consultant<br />

021 751 009<br />

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Sales Consultant<br />

027 220 1528<br />

Denise McPherson<br />

Sales Consultant<br />

027 242 7677<br />

Janene McDowell<br />

Property Manager<br />

027 287 3388<br />

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Sales Consultant<br />

021 597 527<br />

Lynne Bridge<br />

Sales Consultant<br />

027 410 6216<br />

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021 272 0202<br />

Mark Totty<br />

Sales Consultant<br />

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Sales Consultant<br />

027 438 4250<br />

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Sales Consultant<br />

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96 TancredStreet, <strong>Ashburton</strong> 03 307 8317 Main Road,Tinwald 03 307 8317<br />

rwashburton.co.nz<br />

36 McMillan Street,Methven 03 303 3032

HEALTH &BEAUTY<br />

URGENT CARE CLINIC<br />

WEEKEND DUTYDOCTORS<br />

IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCYPHONE 111<br />

Forall othermedicalassistance outside of normal<br />

hoursplease phone your generalpracticeteam, 24/7,<br />

to speak withahealth professional whowill giveyou<br />

free health advice on what to do or where to go if you<br />

need urgentcare.<br />

If youdon’t have aregular generalpractice, call any<br />

GP team 24/7 forfreetelephone health advice.<br />

All non-residents and visa holders please bring your<br />

passporttoyour surgeryappointment.<br />

New Zealanders’tobring some form of ID.<br />

The<strong>Ashburton</strong>DutyPractice for ...<br />

Saturday15th<strong>August</strong> is<br />

ThreeRivers Health, 7-11 Allens Road.<br />

Consultations will be by appointmentonly.<br />

To make an appointmentcallyour regular GP 24/7.<br />

Sunday16th <strong>August</strong> is<br />

ThreeRivers Health, 7-11 Allens Road.<br />

Consultations will be by appointmentonly.<br />

To make an appointmentcall your regular GP 24/7.<br />

Methven and Rakaia: Formedical attention on the<br />

weekend and public holidays please telephone<br />

MethvenMedical Centre on 03 302 8105<br />

or Rakaia Medical Centre on 03 303 5002.<br />

Details foraccessing the afterhours services will be<br />

on the answer phone.<br />

PHARMACIES<br />

Wises Pharmacy,CountdownComplex,<br />

East Street will be open on ...<br />

Saturday from 9.00am until 1.00pm<br />

Sunday from 10.00am until 1.00pm<br />

At Geraldine: TheGeraldine Pharmacywill be open<br />

normal trading hours during the week,and on<br />

Saturdaymorning from 9.30am to 12.30pm.<br />

Closed Sundays and Public Holidays<br />

Forfree24hour Telephone Health Advice<br />

Phone the healthline on 0800 611 116<br />

Brought<br />

toyouby<br />

CountdownComplex, East Street, <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Phone: 03 308 6733 Fax: 03 308 6755<br />

FOCUS Optometry - good<br />

honest eye care, support<br />

local. Phone 307 8988.<br />

www.nzfocusoptometry.co.<br />

nz, 65 Tancred Street, <strong>Ashburton</strong>.<br />

FEMININE Health & Wellness<br />

Coach. Relax, unwind<br />

with massage or Reiki.<br />

Empower with tools for selfhypnosis,<br />

weight management,<br />

anxiety, meditation.<br />

Phone/text 027 282 1585.<br />

CJ’S Driving School -<br />

Classes 1, 2 & 4,<br />

Endorsements F & D,<br />

Forklift, F&OSH, Dangerous<br />

Goods. NZTA<br />

approved course provider.<br />

MITO & Competenz<br />

Assessor. Locally owned.<br />

Phone Christine 027 245<br />

2563<br />

AndreGrob<br />

Chiropractor<br />

Tues 9am-5pm<br />

03 308 9516<br />

www.ashburtonchiropractic.co.nz<br />

EDUCATIONAL<br />

OPEN DAY<br />

ASHBURTON CHRISTIAN SCHOOL<br />

Year 1-<strong>13</strong><br />

MONDAY 17 AUGUST <strong>2020</strong><br />

2300235<br />

MENTORING. For emotional<br />

support, guidance, optimism,<br />

goal setting, resilience.<br />

Professional supervision,<br />

call Pete Young, 307<br />

7582/027 280 0889; email<br />

plyoung@xtra.co.nz; web:<br />

peteyoung.co.nz.<br />

WHAT better place for a<br />

public notice than <strong>Ashburton</strong>’s<br />

The <strong>Courier</strong>! Simply<br />

clip the form for a run-on<br />

advert like this or telephone<br />

us on 308 7664 if you<br />

require adisplay advertisement.<br />

•9:30am –school tour<br />

•11:30am –school tour repeated<br />

•6:30pm –PrimarySchool presentation<br />

•7:30pm –Secondary Schoolpresentation<br />

Enrolments Open. Spaces forpreference.<br />

Wait list fornon-preference.<br />

W: www.acs.school.nz<br />

P: 03 3076340<br />

E: office@acs.school.nz<br />

Phone 308 7664<br />

199 Burnett Street<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

2148717<br />

Every Home<br />

EveryWeek -that’s<br />

2279675<br />

SELL<br />

LPG REFILLS<br />

9kg cylinders<br />

$27.50<br />

Askaboutour<br />

deliveryservice<br />

Anysizecylinder filled<br />

17 Grey St,<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Phone 307 2707<br />

LPG<br />

REFILLS<br />

Small LPG cylinders<br />

Off Street Parking<br />

Available<br />

Arthur Cates Ltd<br />

26 McNally Street<br />

Ph 308 5397<br />

Riverside Industrial Estate<br />

2300293<br />

2300187<br />

CARPORT-Single, for<br />

removal. Professionally<br />

built, easy shift. $1,000.<br />

ono. Phone David 03 307<br />

0272<br />

RIDE-ON Mower. USA made<br />

Kawasaki Z242F 21.5hp<br />

FR651V, 112hrs, approx<br />

2yrs old. Fabricated deck,<br />

HDbearings. Owner<br />

downsizing. Offers over<br />

$5,000. Ph David 021 279<br />

4794<br />

HIRE<br />

SCISSORLIFTS for hire.<br />

4WD and slab lifts available<br />

for daily or weekly hire.<br />

Pickup or delivery. Phone<br />

North End Engineering 308<br />

8155 for abooking.<br />

WANTED TO BUY<br />

METAL, heavy etc. Free<br />

light-grade metal in-yard<br />

dumping 9am-5pm weekdays<br />

&9.30-11.30am Saturdays.<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> Scrap<br />

Metal Recyclers, 117 Alford<br />

Forest Rd, (behind<br />

PlaceMakers). Phone 03<br />

308 8033 or 027 249 6625.<br />

WANTED, older style NZ<br />

built caravan 2-4 berth. In<br />

tidy condition. Ph 03 308<br />

9406<br />

GARAGE SALES<br />

MELCOMBE Street, Tinwald,<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>. Saturday<br />

15 <strong>August</strong>, 9am-12pm.<br />

Signs out. Something for<br />

everyone. Everything must<br />

go.<br />

FRUIT &PRODUCE<br />

POTATOES Nadine and<br />

Agria. $1.00 per kilo, 10kg<br />

bag $10.00. Seed potatoes<br />

$2.50 per kilo. Phone 308<br />

3195 or 027 531 9103. 81<br />

Elizabeth Street.<br />

TRADE &SERVICES<br />

CARR’S Chimney Cleaning,<br />

servicing <strong>Ashburton</strong> and<br />

surrounding districts, $60<br />

per chimney. Phone<br />

Rodney on 03 324 2999<br />

and leave amessage.<br />

CHIMNEY Sweep. It’s time to<br />

start thinking about it.<br />

Camera inspection carried<br />

out and full inspection<br />

checklist is left for you. Call<br />

Allan 027 209 5026<br />

COMPUTER repairs, sales,<br />

training, set up -wireless -<br />

networks, spyware clean<br />

up. On-site day or evening.<br />

Low fees. Call Robin Johnstone,<br />

Networks Firewalls<br />

& PC’s Ltd, 308 1440 or<br />

027 768 4058.<br />

CONCRETE pavers direct to<br />

you - Best prices, many<br />

sizes, textures and colours<br />

- Paveco, <strong>13</strong> Robinson<br />

Street, Industrial Estate.<br />

CONCRETE Services -<br />

Driveways, paths, patios,<br />

mowing edging. Decorative<br />

concrete specialist, 30<br />

years servicing Canterbury.<br />

Free quotes. No job too big<br />

or small. Phone Paul 021<br />

152 1966<br />

DEMOLITION/<br />

Deconstruction. Commercial,<br />

Industrial, Residential.<br />

Also country wide. 30yrs<br />

exp. Ph 0274 052 391<br />

DENTURES; Dr Peter<br />

Rumping repairs existing<br />

dentures and also provides<br />

new dentures. Phone 027<br />

220 9997<br />

ENGINEERING repairs, fabrication,<br />

farm equipment<br />

service and maintenance,<br />

WOF repairs, machining<br />

and welding. Odd jobs a<br />

speciality. Mobile workshop.<br />

Can collect. Phone<br />

Malcolm 0274 754 241<br />

FLY control and spider<br />

proofing. For all domestic<br />

and industrial pest control<br />

needs phone AJ Kerr at<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> Pest Control on<br />

03 308 8147 or 027 432<br />

5447.<br />

LAWN Mowing. No job too<br />

small. Call Les Smith, From<br />

The Ground Up, for a<br />

competitve quote. Ph 027<br />

840 0201 or 03 308 1500<br />

FURNITURE Removals. For<br />

all your household removal<br />

needs - urban, rural lifestyle,<br />

office relocations -<br />

call Nudges Furniture<br />

Removals, phone 027 224<br />

0609<br />

GARDENING, mowing,<br />

pruning, fertilising, projects<br />

or general spruce ups? Call<br />

Andrew at Spruce Gardens<br />

to get the job done right.<br />

027 765 2899 or 03 307 1693.<br />

sprucegardens@xtra.co.nz<br />

LEGAL work -Phone Peter<br />

Ragg (<strong>Ashburton</strong> Law) for<br />

house sales, purchases<br />

and refinances. Will call at<br />

home evenings for wills,<br />

enduring powers of<br />

attorney. Phone 308 0327.<br />

LOCKSMITH/Door repairs.<br />

Keys/locks, sliding and bifold<br />

door roller repairs.<br />

Mobile service. Call Doors<br />

and More. Ph 027 516 7104<br />

PAINTER for all your painting<br />

needs. No job too small,<br />

inside or outside. Professional<br />

friendly service.<br />

Phone Pete 03 308 1672 or<br />

027 200 1619.<br />

PAINTING wallpapering,<br />

plastering - No job too<br />

small. Interior, exterior.<br />

Professional, prompt, competitive<br />

service. Phone<br />

Tony Sivier at Paint It <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

on 021 878 794 or<br />

307 7289.<br />

ALTERATIONS. Sewing,<br />

mending and trouser hemming,<br />

curtain alterations<br />

and curtain making. Call<br />

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Qualified tradesmen.<br />

Phone Kiwi Building &<br />

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027 418 7955 or Gary 308<br />

4798, 027 207 1478.<br />

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vinyl, re-stretch and repair,<br />

carpet cleaning. Phone<br />

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TRADE &SERVICES<br />

CARPET cleaning. Powerful<br />

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2298473<br />

Drier. Cleaner. Healthier.<br />

24/7 mobile service for<br />

all your carpetcleaning,<br />

upholstery cleaningand<br />

flood restoraon needs.<br />

2288454<br />

Timaru 03 684 6102<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> 03 308 8932<br />

SUN Control Window Tinting:<br />

Privacy, UV, glare, heat<br />

control for homes, offices<br />

Rockcote. Waterproofing.<br />

and cars. Phone Craig<br />

Rogers 307 6347, member<br />

Texture/Specialist<br />

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windowtinter.co.nz<br />

The Finishing Company<br />

03 307 8870 229<strong>13</strong>55<br />

PLUMBER. Repair or<br />

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mixers, hot water cylinders,<br />

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units, leaking pipes. Call<br />

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7582<br />

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Phone 0800 368 468<br />

now, Bill Breukelaar, www.<br />

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ACROSS<br />

6. Consequence (10)<br />

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7. Dirt (5)<br />

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CRYPTIC PUZZLE NO. 8579<br />

ACROSS<br />

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SUDOKU<br />

MEDIUM No. 5230<br />

2 9 4<br />

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7 8 4 2<br />

6 2 7<br />

4 5 2 6<br />

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Howto<br />

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Fill the grid<br />

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8 9 7 4 5 3 1 6 2<br />

6 2 3 1 7 8 5 4 9<br />

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3 6 5 2 8 9 4 7 1<br />

2 1 4 8 6 5 7 9 3<br />

5 3 6 7 9 2 8 1 4<br />

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Solution to previous crossword<br />

QUICK PUZZLE NO. 8578 -SOLUTIONS<br />

Across -1,Good afternoon. 8, Right. 9,Convict. 10,<br />

Singer. 11, Reside. 12, Smash. 14, Stone. 18, Resist. 20,<br />

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red-o. 21, Sinks. 22, Sp(ac)ed.<br />

ContactJann Thompson 03 308 7664 jann.thompson@ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

Friends! TheMusical Parody<br />

Friday 11th September 7:30pm<br />

The fun begins at the corner coffee shop when<br />

arunaway bride with asignature hairstyle<br />

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Tickets from $69.90 (fees apply)<br />

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Sunday 20th September 2pm<br />

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Adults $89.90<br />

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Friday 9th +Saturday 10th October 7:30pm<br />

With acast of over 70 local artists, songs from<br />

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community in the future.<br />

Tickets from $27.00 (fees apply)<br />

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4902<br />

GRAZING<br />

GRAZING wanted for small<br />

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027 342 8412<br />

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SITUATIONS VACANT<br />

CASUAL STORE PERSON<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

page<br />

Luisetti Seeds is asignificant provider of grain and<br />

seedboth nationallyand internationally.<br />

Opportunityhas arisenforaCasualStore Personat<br />

our <strong>Ashburton</strong> site.<br />

Keyresponsibilitieswill include:<br />

• Assistingwith theintake anddispatchfunctions<br />

includinggeneralyardduties<br />

• Operating modern seed cleaning, treating and<br />

mixing plants<br />

• Opportunity to progress into a peramanent<br />

positionfor the rightapplicant<br />

You will have aproven history of: reliability and<br />

punctuality, efficient time management skills,<br />

working solo and inateam environment, being a<br />

self-starter, able towork toadeadline, attention<br />

to detail, working well under pressure and an<br />

enthusiastic manner.<br />

A willingness to work extended hours when<br />

required and a friendly customer focused<br />

personality would be desirable. Seed cleaning<br />

experience, knowledge of agriculture and forklift<br />

licencewould be an advantage butisnot essential.<br />

On sitetrainingwill be provided.<br />

Remuneration to reflect the applicants experience<br />

and ability.<br />

Applications should detail recent relevant<br />

experience, qualifications and references.<br />

Applications will be treated and viewed in<br />

confidence. Please apply to:<br />

Luisetti Seeds Ltd<br />

PO Box77<br />

Rangiora7440<br />

Attention: KarenVan Staden<br />

or admin@luisettiseeds.co.nz<br />

2279685<br />

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www.ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

Neighbourhood SupportCoordinator<br />

Neighbourhood Support is acommunity initiative<br />

working to:<br />

•Createsafer more caring communities<br />

•Reduce the incidences and effects of criminal<br />

offending<br />

•Strengtheningcommunities’networks<br />

•Improvequalityoflife<br />

Duetoour current coordinatorretiring <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

District Neighbourhood Support islooking for an<br />

individual to continue to grow Neighbourhood<br />

Support across the <strong>Ashburton</strong> District. Although<br />

we currently have a good base to work from<br />

we are looking to further grow membership of<br />

Neighbourhood Support, particularlyin ruralareas<br />

of our district. Assuch we require someone with<br />

a proven track record in building relationships<br />

withindividuals from awide arrayof backgrounds<br />

and partnerships with various groups. The ideal<br />

candidate will be able to answer yes to the<br />

followingquestions:<br />

Are you passionate about community safety<br />

and wellbeing?<br />

Are you askilled communicator with excellent<br />

relationship management?<br />

Do youhave excellentorganisational andtime<br />

managementskills?<br />

Do you have the ability to work in aflexible<br />

manner?<br />

Your role would be to maintain, grow, promote<br />

and coordinate Neighbourhood Support across<br />

the <strong>Ashburton</strong> District maintaining existing<br />

partnerships and seeking new opportunities<br />

to support this work. Part ofthe role is to also<br />

maintain our “Gets Ready” database (full training<br />

given).<br />

This position is for22hours perweek.<br />

Foranapplicationpackplease visitthe careers<br />

sectionofour website<br />

www.safermidcanterbury.org.nz<br />

please followall instructions<br />

on theapplication form.<br />

Applications and inquires to<br />

mary@safermidcanterbury.org.nz 308 <strong>13</strong>95 ext225<br />

Applications close Fridaythe 28th of <strong>August</strong><br />

Caretaker<br />

Our wonderful caretaker has decided that itistime<br />

to retireand do other things.<br />

We need a new caretaker who has a range of<br />

building and maintenance skills to join our school<br />

team. The person appointed will also need to be<br />

reliable,friendly,personable and like children!<br />

The position isfor 35 hours per week (Monday to<br />

Friday) and will begin at the end of this term, or<br />

earlier if possible.On-sitetrainingwill be provided.<br />

Please email aletter of application and aCV<br />

(includingthe namesand contactdetails<br />

of three referees)to<br />

BruceTilby principal@allenton.school.nz.<br />

Applications close on<br />

Friday 21st<strong>August</strong> at 3:00pm.<br />

Farm Worker -Part-time<br />

Part-timeworkisavailableonan<br />

irrigatedarablepropertynearMethven.<br />

Must have arableexperience.<br />

Engineering, mechanical skills helpful.<br />

Wouldsuitretired farmer.<br />

Phone0272 302 188 to discuss.<br />

2303305<br />

2303525<br />

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SITUATIONS VACANT<br />

Chief Financial Officer<br />

Newlands<br />

Aboutthe company:<br />

Newlands areathird-generation familyowned business<br />

that has remained steadfast and respected in<br />

Canterbury since 1933. They specialise in all things<br />

auto electrical and have three service centres<br />

throughout CanterburyinRolleston,<strong>Ashburton</strong>and<br />

Timaru.<br />

Aboutthe role:<br />

TheCFO willprovide overall controland takeoverall<br />

responsibilityfor themanagementof, andreporting<br />

on, Newlands’ finances, intellectual property<br />

management, asset management &maintenance<br />

andITSystems maintenanceanddevelopment<br />

This role is unlike others of its type as theCFO needs<br />

to have in-depth ITknowledge and experience as<br />

well.This role is pivotal to ensurewealwaysoperate<br />

in accordance with legal requirements regarding<br />

legislation of their portfolios. We can be flexible<br />

with hoursforthis role andare mostlyinterestedin<br />

findingthe rightperson.<br />

Your responsibilitieswillbe, working closelywith<br />

theCEO andseniormanagementteam,to:<br />

• Provide strategic financial and leadership<br />

direction<br />

• Take responsibilityfor allfinancialreporting<br />

• Oversee IT and IT systems and manage all<br />

Intellectual Property forthe company<br />

• Oversee and manage the administration and<br />

officefunctions;and<br />

• Manage therelationship with key Financeand IT<br />

external parties.<br />

Skillsand experience:<br />

This position will play a key commercial and<br />

influencing role both internally and externally. It<br />

is agiven that you are technically sound with the<br />

relevantqualifications, but amongstotherqualities,<br />

youwill have:<br />

• A Chartered Accountant qualification with<br />

significant experience in commerciallyorientated<br />

finance roles and sound knowledge<br />

of the NZ taxand financial systems<br />

• Proven experiencemanaging IT systemsandIP<br />

• Proven experience presenting and analysing<br />

data in acomplex environment<br />

• Advanced financial forecasting and modelling<br />

capability<br />

• ExperienceinRisk management.<br />

To apply:<br />

If this sounds like youand youare lookingforyour<br />

nextchallenge, please apply by emailing<br />

BeccyWarwick at jobs@essentialhr.co.nz or call<br />

03 6590377 if youhaveany questions.<br />

2304862<br />

MEDICAL RECEPTIONIST<br />

We are lookingfor someone special and suitable<br />

to join our busy team:<br />

This position is for aminimum of 28 hours<br />

per week, you must be flexible with your<br />

hours of work being able to work any<br />

day of the week including an occasional<br />

weekend or evening oncall asrequired<br />

Being afriendly versatile committed team<br />

member who is efficient describes you<br />

Your data entry,numericalskills and spelling<br />

are of a very high standard. Medical<br />

terminology and Medtech knowledge will<br />

be an advantage<br />

Youpay attention to detail, are organised<br />

and learn quickly<br />

Your previous experience andmaturemind<br />

will be an asset tous<br />

We invite suitable applicants who can legally<br />

work in NZ to submit their CV and ahandwritten<br />

covering letter by mail or in person nolater than<br />

4pm on Monday 17 <strong>August</strong> <strong>2020</strong><br />

The Practice Manager<br />

33 Archibald Street<br />

Tinwald <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

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Property<br />

Maintenance Officer<br />

If youareajack of alltrades…and canmaster morethan one,thisvaried role<br />

youwillsuityou perfectly.<br />

Whether you are performing basic property maintenance duties yourself or<br />

using your knowledge tooversee trades people, it is important that you can<br />

effectivelyand efficiently manageyour day.<br />

It’salsoessentialthatyou areable to work and communicatewitharangeof<br />

peopleasyou willbeperforming ad hoc,afterhoursorscheduled maintenance<br />

work in Council buildings including the Administration Building, Museum,<br />

Library and Elderly PersonsHousing.<br />

Withthe right attitude, basic computer abilities and generalskills in arangeof<br />

trades, this position could be yours.<br />

To find out more about these<br />

vacancies and what the <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

District Council has to offer you-visit<br />

our website.<br />

Applications close Friday, 21 <strong>August</strong><br />

<strong>2020</strong>.<br />

www.ashburtondc.govt.nz/careers<br />

Casual Staff:<br />

We have anumber ofcasual positions in our further processing<br />

department available for anestimated period of 10 -12 weeks –then onan<br />

as required basis.<br />

The shift for these positions will be starting at 4pm daily Monday through<br />

Friday and finishes at 12.30am daily.<br />

These positions are varied with you needing to be flexible and work within<br />

any area ofFurther Processing:<br />

Key Tasks:<br />

Further Processing Staff Required<br />

• Examining of product requires having agood eye and strong attention<br />

to detail<br />

• Linking Socks for further finishing –similar to overlocking<br />

• Pressing ofsocks –using our steam press<br />

• Pairing and packaging of product after examining<br />

• Assisting the dispatch team with Pick/Pack when required<br />

To be asuccessful applicant in either role you will possess some or all of<br />

the following<br />

• Teamwork attitude<br />

• A quick leaner with great attention to detail<br />

• Any factory work would be considered an advantage however full<br />

training would be provided.<br />

To Apply for this position you must beanNZResident with strong English<br />

Language skills.<br />

Please apply in writing including your CV and 2references and 2referees.<br />

To:Tina Moore. Email: tina@nzsock.co.nz<br />

Applications close Monday 17th <strong>August</strong>, <strong>2020</strong><br />

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