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Pair bond over<br />

perfect teeth<br />

PAGE 2<br />

Midwife shares<br />

expert skills<br />

PAGE 8<br />

Dairy farmer Chris Ford checks on some month­oldcalves in the calf shed.<br />

PHOTO: TONIWILLIAMS<br />

Staying strong for calving<br />

Hundreds of dairy farmersaroundthe<br />

district are putting in somelong,<br />

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400 herdskickstart another milking<br />

season by calving.<br />

It’s atraditionally abusy time on dairy<br />

farms and involves alot of farmer<br />

preparation to help ensure asmooth and<br />

stress­free calving season. Dairying is big<br />

business in Mid Canterbury, accounting<br />

for 15 per cent of the district’s GDP and<br />

providing nearly <strong>20</strong>00jobs.<br />

The district is home to about 360,000<br />

dairy cows, with the average herdabout<br />

800 cows.<br />

Federated FarmersMid Canterbury<br />

provincial dairy chair Chris Ford is<br />

among those on calving duty and says mild<br />

weather has been ahelp so far.<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> farmers, who own and<br />

manage some of the most productive<br />

herds in the country, know that calving<br />

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Michelle and Peter Rumping have spent the past 40­plus years working side by side.<br />

Pair bond over perfect teeth<br />

TONI.WILLIAMS<br />

@ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

Retired dentist Peter Rumping met<br />

the love of his life not longafter<br />

graduatingfromdental school.<br />

Itwas the late 1970s and, as<br />

23­year­old,hewas filling asixmonthlocum<br />

positioninGreymouth<br />

when he met dental assistant<br />

Michelle, nee Hodgkinson, then aged<br />

18.<br />

Within ayear theywereengaged<br />

and living in Wellington; he a<br />

practisingdentist and she apractice<br />

dentalassistant. They marriedin<br />

Greymouth in 1981.<br />

The Rumpings’ successfulworking<br />

relationship continued when they<br />

openedtheir own private dental<br />

practice on BurnettStreet, in<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>manyyears later.<br />

Along the way Peter and Michelle<br />

alsobecame parents to children;<br />

Claire (now living in Christchurch)<br />

andMichael(amusic teacher at<br />

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

By the time Peter sold the business<br />

in <strong>20</strong>17, duetohealth issues and<br />

increased insurancecosts, he had<br />

owned it for 34 years.<br />

Notquite readyfor retirement at<br />

the time, he workedpart­time at a<br />

practice in Christchurch before<br />

finally putting down hisdrill and<br />

bowing out of general dentistry<br />

practice.<br />

Now, morethan 42 yearslater,<br />

Peter, 64, and Michelle, 59, are<br />

happily working together withPeter<br />

fulfilling aquiet ambitiontospend a<br />

long semi­retirement making and<br />

repairingdentures.<br />

Thecouple know theindustry,<br />

know their productand work well<br />

together, andinsemi­retirement they<br />

havemore freedom.<br />

They do nothave the financial<br />

burden of running ageneral dentistry<br />

practice, or thepressure of<br />

government regulations. Their work<br />

life is now at agentler pace.<br />

“It’s busy, but good busy,” Michelle<br />

said.<br />

Peter said dental practices faced<br />

big challengesthatshould be helped<br />

by governmentunder their duty of<br />

care. The stateofpeople’steeth<br />

nationwideare not the fault of<br />

dentists, he said.<br />

SEARCHING FOR CHARLIE<br />

IN PURSUIT OF THE REALE CHARLESL S UPHAM VC &BAR<br />

by TOM SCOTT<br />

Captain Charles Hazlitt Upham is the only combat soldier ever<br />

to win the Victoria Cross twice. His acts of bravery in World War<br />

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212 East Street,<strong>Ashburton</strong>. Phone 308 8309<br />

There are highcosts for dental<br />

practices to operate including<br />

providingmedical­gradesterile<br />

environments, with emergency<br />

equipmentsuch as defibrillators on<br />

site and the latest high­end<br />

technology,most of whichwas<br />

imported.<br />

He thought somedentalpractices<br />

nationwidewould find it difficult to<br />

continue,especially underthe added<br />

impactofCovid­19.<br />

Overtimethere had beenmajor<br />

advances in treatmenttechniques.<br />

Aset of denturescan take up to 12<br />

hourswork,including laboratory<br />

time.<br />

The coupleenjoy meeting their<br />

clients and have more timetotalk to<br />

them‘‘without the pressure of<br />

runningapractice’’.<br />

Obviously working and living<br />

together theyspend alot of time<br />

together, buteach has their own<br />

hobbies and interests. Peterbikes<br />

regularly with fellow retired friends<br />

and Michelle walks, does thecryptic<br />

crosswords, cooks and preserves.<br />

Theyare also active within the<br />

Holy Name parish.<br />

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Students snap up tablets<br />

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good use of 29 Samsung<br />

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Networks recently.<br />

Thetablets were used<br />

by EA Networksstaff but<br />

became superfluous<br />

after asystemsupgrade.<br />

CEORoger Sutton,who<br />

bikes past theschool in<br />

his lunch break,said it<br />

was great to be able to<br />

findthem agoodhome.<br />

Theelectricity lines<br />

company supplies fibre<br />

to supportinternet<br />

connections to all schools<br />

in the district.<br />

Fairton has 36 pupils<br />

and hadafew tablets<br />

already in usesothe<br />

arrivalof29more was a<br />

huge boost, said<br />

principalMikeHill, who<br />

couldn’t quite believe his<br />

good fortunewhen he<br />

received an email asking<br />

if the school could use<br />

some extra tablets.He<br />

was quicktosay,yes<br />

please.<br />

He hasdownloadeda<br />

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likely hisdigitalsavvy<br />

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He said pupils used<br />

educational apps<br />

installed on the tabletsto<br />

supporttheir learningin<br />

the classroom.<br />

‘‘Weare looking<br />

forwardto playingwith<br />

them.’’<br />

EA Networks CEO Roger Sutton (right) with Fairton School principal Mike Hill and pupils (front, from<br />

left) Addison, Harrison, William and Hannah, Lachlan W, Mackenzie, Kate (standing) and Abby.<br />

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parking and Christmas<br />

shoppingconcerns.<br />

Agroup met this week to<br />

unite over issues likecommon<br />

shoppinghours and how best to<br />

promote the CBD while it is<br />

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They are hoping that<br />

contractorsworkingonthe<br />

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be willingtowork more nights<br />

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on streets with fewer shops, in<br />

the traditionally busy lead­up<br />

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Theysay stopping the work<br />

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project,but they hope council<br />

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their other requests, like free<br />

parking for customers in some<br />

areas.<br />

The business owners are also<br />

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International<br />

Beer Month<br />

Info centre heads to airport<br />

TheMid CanterburyAero Club has<br />

been given thegreen lighttorelocate<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>’s formerinformation<br />

centretothe airport.<br />

The building on East Street was<br />

hometothe i­SITE, which closedin<br />

<strong>20</strong>17. Owners, the <strong>Ashburton</strong> District<br />

Council, put it up for purchase and<br />

removaland the aeroclub learned<br />

this week it was the successful<br />

tenderer.<br />

Council also considered an offer<br />

from Trott’s Community Garden<br />

Charitable Trust.<br />

Aero club presidentIan Begbie<br />

said thepurchaseprice was low,but<br />

thebiggercost would be relocating<br />

and renovatingthe former<br />

informationcentre at its new home.<br />

Council expects the building to be<br />

removedfrom East Street by theend<br />

of December.<br />

Mr Begbie said theremovalwould<br />

be timed to work in with contractors<br />

beautifying the CBD. Atree may also<br />

have to be removed to allowthe<br />

building to be transported away.<br />

The club’s old clubrooms, built in<br />

the1950s, willbedemolished,and the<br />

new building putinits place on anew<br />

foundation.<br />

Mr Begbie said theold clubrooms<br />

hadlots of character,but it was built<br />

of untreated timber and full of borer.<br />

‘‘Ithas served its purpose. We are<br />

pleased to see it replaced.’’<br />

The timing has not been ideal for<br />

theclub financially though. It had<br />

New date for candidates’ night<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>’s meet thecandidates<br />

nighthas been postponed to<br />

September30.<br />

Thenightisbeingorganised by the<br />

Rotary Clubof<strong>Ashburton</strong> and<br />

presidentRodgerLetham said it was<br />

hoped all the candidates standingin<br />

the Rangitataelectorate would be at<br />

the meeting.<br />

It willbeheld in <strong>Ashburton</strong>Trust<br />

Event Centre and the clubishoping<br />

covid restrictionswill have easedto<br />

Alert Level 1bythen.<br />

Theeightstandingsofar for the<br />

Rangitata seat areLabour’s Jo<br />

Luxton (currentlyaservinglistMP),<br />

National’s MeganHands (who<br />

replacedAndrew Falloon as the<br />

party’s candidate),ACT’s Hamish<br />

Hutton,New Conservatives’ Lachie<br />

Ashton, Green Party’sGerrie<br />

Ligtenberg,SocialCredit’s Brannon<br />

Favel, the Outdoors Party’s Grant<br />

Kelynack and James RaeofNot A<br />

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The old aero club rooms, which will be demolished.<br />

justcompleted anew hangarwhen<br />

the information centre came on the<br />

radar.‘‘The clubrooms wasgoing to<br />

be afew yearsdown the track, but<br />

that has been accelerated.’’<br />

Mr Begbiesaid club members were<br />

working through the financial details<br />

withcouncil. ‘‘Weare working on a<br />

deal withcouncil as funding is short<br />

andhoping to repay themover afew<br />

years.’’<br />

The club has 130 members,<br />

including its new Young Eagles<br />

group.The airfield was apopular<br />

landing stripand on busy days up to<br />

12 planes stopped to fuel up.<br />

Nominationsfor party candidates<br />

close on September 18, so it is<br />

possible therewill be more.<br />

Thecandidates meetingwas to<br />

havebeenon<strong>August</strong>26, butcovid<br />

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havelimitedaudience numbers.<br />

Auckland hasbeen in AlertLevel 3<br />

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coming days.<br />

Theformat for the candidates night<br />

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audience. Organisersare hopingto<br />

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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardernhas<br />

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5<br />

Neighbourlyspirit’s new path<br />

TONI.WILLIAMS<br />

@ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

Christine Richards may have<br />

taken off her official<br />

Neighbourhood Support coordinator<br />

hat, but she is still<br />

actively involved in her hood.<br />

She volunteers with many<br />

community groups, as an<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> Mackenzie Group<br />

volunteer and board member,<br />

is on the <strong>Ashburton</strong> White<br />

Ribbon Committee and is the<br />

Neighbourhood Support street<br />

contact on her street ­arole<br />

she will continue.<br />

She retired from the<br />

Neighbourhood Support coordinator<br />

role two weeks ago.<br />

It was aplanned move<br />

initiated by four­month world<br />

holiday with husband, Paul.<br />

The holiday did not happen<br />

(due to Covid­19) but Christine<br />

has taken early retirement<br />

after five and ahalf years in<br />

the role.<br />

She was grateful for the<br />

support shown by people in the<br />

community, and those in other<br />

organisations, who had helped<br />

make her job much easier.<br />

“There are so many great<br />

community­minded people<br />

there are out there. You don’t<br />

really realise how special they<br />

are,” she said.<br />

“Some of them don’t even<br />

know how special they are.<br />

“<strong>Ashburton</strong> is agreat<br />

community, we all pull<br />

together.”<br />

It was especially evident<br />

with the Civil Defence welfare<br />

group which was brought<br />

together to help people in need<br />

Christine Richardsmay have left Neighbourhood Supportbut is<br />

still active in the community.<br />

in the community during the<br />

Covid­19 lockdown, she said.<br />

And at age 63 she will not be<br />

idle for long.<br />

She is already planning to<br />

increase her voluntary roles<br />

next year. One close to her<br />

heart is the school BOOST<br />

literacy programme.<br />

She considers being<br />

involved in the community as a<br />

way of paying it forward.<br />

“It’s my town, Ilove my<br />

town,” she said.<br />

Since retiring Christine has<br />

enjoyed more time walking,<br />

done more baking and is<br />

planning to get back to regular<br />

swimming sessions and to tend<br />

her garden.<br />

She also wants to delve into<br />

the family tree on her father’s<br />

side.<br />

There are also<br />

grandchildren to spoil; three<br />

in Canterbury and six overseas<br />

(Australia and Norway).<br />

The position for<br />

Neighbourhood Support is<br />

currently being advertised –it<br />

closes on <strong>August</strong> 28 ­and<br />

Christine will return to pass on<br />

her expertise to the successful<br />

applicant.<br />

She said in an ideal world<br />

there would be<br />

Neighbourhood Support on<br />

every street with one person as<br />

astreet contact.<br />

“It’s not ahuge job,” she<br />

said. “It would suit someone<br />

who would like to make their<br />

street community abit safer, a<br />

bit friendlier and watching out<br />

for each other.”<br />

It may mean keeping in<br />

touch with people in person or<br />

by email, phone or text.<br />

The paperwork is all<br />

supplied as well as resources<br />

and stickers, she said.<br />

“Some groups are more<br />

connected than others,” she<br />

said.<br />

They host get­togethers and<br />

are proactive in keeping<br />

people on their streets in<br />

touch with each other.<br />

However, Christine said in<br />

an emergency she would like<br />

to think all neighbours would<br />

still be there for each other, if<br />

needed, regardless if they<br />

were in Neighbourhood<br />

Support or not.<br />

Kari not afan of fluoridated water<br />

He’s been in Methvenfor six<br />

monthsand loves the small<br />

town feel, but Kari Mohoao is<br />

not so keen on the fluoride in<br />

his water.<br />

The former Timaru mayoral<br />

candidate works as an holistic<br />

life coach andpersonal<br />

development coach andisan<br />

anti­fluoride advocate.<br />

‘‘I’m afollower of the<br />

science andfor me the<br />

fluorideargument does not<br />

stack up.’’<br />

Mr Mohoao said he was<br />

disappointed that therewas no<br />

alternative fluoride­free water<br />

optionavailable in Methven.<br />

He said fluoridationwas an<br />

emotional and controversial<br />

issue andhebelievedthe<br />

science had advanced and the<br />

facts were clearer since<br />

Methven voted to retain<br />

fluoride in <strong>20</strong>08.<br />

He saidresidents armed<br />

with more scientific<br />

informationtoday might think<br />

twice before voting for it again.<br />

The Methven watersupply<br />

has been fluoridatedfor<br />

around 50 years andinthe<br />

<strong>20</strong>08 referendum 627 voted for<br />

it and <strong>20</strong>3 against.<br />

Mr Mohoao said people had<br />

the righttomake up their own<br />

mind andMethven was a<br />

‘‘solid’’ community that could<br />

not be forced to change<br />

quickly.<br />

‘‘Being anewcomer to town I<br />

am keentoencouragepeople<br />

to readmoreabout fluoride<br />

and to look at the studies and<br />

evidence that suggests it can<br />

have negativehealth affects.<br />

‘‘I think when the Ministry of<br />

Health and healthboards don’t<br />

want to discuss asubjectlike<br />

fluoridation, it raises<br />

questions and concerns.’’<br />

Mr Mohoao brings his own<br />

water intoMethven.<br />

Other thanits water,he<br />

describesthe townshipas<br />

‘‘country pure’’ and good place<br />

to live.<br />

Kari Mohoao<br />

IN BRIEF<br />

PO BOXES<br />

NZ Post hasconfirmed its PO box<br />

lobbywill move to Tancred Street<br />

from September 21.<br />

Thecompanysaid at thestartof<br />

the yearthat it waslooking at anew<br />

location duetolease renewals and<br />

that any changeswould be<br />

communicateddirectly to<br />

customers. It said thenitwas<br />

committedtocontinuingtoprovide<br />

postal andPObox servicestothe<br />

community in easy-to-access<br />

locations.<br />

The PO box lobby will move to<br />

125 TancredStreet.<br />

SHOWOFF<br />

The <strong>Ashburton</strong> Vintage CarClub<br />

has cancelledits daffodilshow and<br />

shineevent this Sunday(<strong>August</strong>23)<br />

because of covid restrictions.<br />

The event was to have been a<br />

fundraiser for the <strong>Ashburton</strong> Cancer<br />

Society, withentrantsshowing their<br />

cars at the club’s MaronanRoad<br />

grounds. The show mayrun at a<br />

laterdate.<br />

CHARITY GOLF<br />

The LionsClub of <strong>Ashburton</strong> is<br />

hoping to haveSir Richard Hadlee<br />

in attendance at its annual golf<br />

tournament on October 8. Save the<br />

dateifyou’re akeen golfer-more<br />

detailswill be released nextmonth.<br />

HUBER DIES<br />

Mt Hutt skifield’s founding father<br />

Willi Huber hasdied.MrHuber, 97,<br />

livedinGeraldine andcametoNew<br />

Zealandinthe 1950s. He wasa<br />

mountain guide and climbedAoraki<br />

Mt Cook manytimes. Forhis work at<br />

Mt Hutt, askifield hotloft was<br />

named afterhim as well as aski run.<br />

BEAUTIFULTOWNS<br />

Cambridge and Hastings are in the<br />

runningfor the title of New<br />

Zealand’s mostbeautiful largetown.<br />

Waiheke Island and Arrowtownare<br />

shortlistedfor the mostbeautiful<br />

small townand Whanganuiand<br />

Hamilton for the most beautifulcity.<br />

Finalists mustdemonstrate<br />

sustainable and environmentallyconsciousbehaviours<br />

in litter<br />

preventionand waste minimisation,<br />

community beautification, recycling<br />

projects and sustainable tourism.<br />

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Local covid testing continues<br />

LINDA.CLARKE<br />

@ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>’s covid testing<br />

station at <strong>Ashburton</strong> Hospital<br />

will continuetoopenfor free<br />

testing of peoplewith covid<br />

symptoms.<br />

The drive­in stationtested<br />

atotal of 248 people between<br />

last Thursday and Tuesday,<br />

and will be open today,<br />

Friday and Saturday. From<br />

nextweek awalk­in testing<br />

facility willoperatethree<br />

days aweek.<br />

Around the country,record<br />

numbers of peoplehave been<br />

tested for Covid­19 as health<br />

authorities track and trace<br />

more than 1000 contacts of<br />

positive cases connected to<br />

one Auckland cluster.<br />

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

Clarke said local GPswould<br />

betestingtoo. ‘‘I think New<br />

Zealandwill need to keep up<br />

goodrates of testingand this<br />

episodehasbeenareminder<br />

to us all that if we get<br />

symptoms consistent with<br />

Covid­19, we should get a<br />

test.’’<br />

AucklandisinAlert Level3<br />

while the rest of thecountry<br />

is in AlertLevel 2. People in<br />

Mid Canterbury are being<br />

remindedtopractise social<br />

distancingand good hand<br />

hygiene;gatherings of more<br />

than 100indefined spaces<br />

are banned.<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>’s communitybased<br />

testingstation tested<br />

72 people on Thursday, 78 on<br />

Friday and 39 on Saturday.<br />

On Monday, 42 people were<br />

tested and on Tuesday17<br />

were tested.<br />

While there were delayson<br />

DOCKS areoffering a<br />

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Aspecial lunch offer is available to the Gold<br />

Card holders on Fridays,Saturdays and<br />

Sundays 12 pm –2pm.<br />

(Menu depends on fresh daily catch).<br />

Awalk­in testing station will operate next week.<br />

the firstday, with traffic<br />

backedupand 90­minute<br />

waits for some, wait­timeon<br />

Friday was down to aminute<br />

for mostand on Saturday<br />

people were seenassoon as<br />

they arrived.<br />

There wasnosign of the<br />

bad behaviour and verbal<br />

abuse reported at other<br />

testingstations.<br />

Dr Clarke said peoplewere<br />

polite andwanted to do the<br />

right thing by being tested to<br />

ruleout anychancethe virus<br />

had not spread from the<br />

Auckland clusterand was in<br />

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“We are also hoping the<br />

cluster is contained of course<br />

andthe quickest way we can<br />

findthis outistotest lotsof<br />

peoplewith symptoms.”<br />

Symptoms (with or without<br />

fever) include acough, sore<br />

throat, head cold(runny<br />

nose/sneezing), shortness of<br />

breath,loss of smell or taste.<br />

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Those with symptomsbut<br />

who can’t attend the testing<br />

stationshould call their GP<br />

or Healthlinefor advice.<br />

Health minister Chris<br />

Hipkins has told businesses<br />

to downloadthe QR poster<br />

and Kiwisshoulduse theNZ<br />

covid tracer apptokeep<br />

track of their movements.<br />

About 1.5 million peopleare<br />

already registered users and<br />

posterscans are increasing<br />

daily.<br />

Businesses notdisplaying<br />

QR posters prominently risk<br />

penalty.<br />

Terrace Downs<br />

to be auctioned<br />

Terrace Downs Golf Resort is to be auctioned<br />

following thedeathofits owner in Japan from<br />

Covid­19.<br />

The golfresort, undershadowof the Southern<br />

Alpsonthe banks of the Rakaia River,was bought<br />

by Japaneseinvestor HiroshiHasegawa in <strong>20</strong>12<br />

after he wasgiven the go­ahead bythe Overseas<br />

Investment Office.<br />

Hasegawa, who hadturned the resort into a<br />

globally recognised luxurygolf and adventure<br />

destination, died aged 59 in April after becoming<br />

ill with Covid­19. His estate is now selling the<br />

resort.<br />

Tim Rookes, managing directorofCBRE<br />

Christchurch, and WarrenHutt, senior director of<br />

capitalmarkets, CBRE Auckland, aremarketing<br />

the property on behalf ofHasegawa'sestate, with<br />

the auction set to take place on September 17in<br />

Christchurch. In addition to the course, the resort<br />

also features alargeclub house.<br />

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CBD<br />

buildings<br />

in focus<br />

MBIE has cancelled its visittoMid<br />

Canterbury this weektolookat<br />

earthquake prone buildingsin<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>’s CBD.<br />

The Ministry of Business,<br />

Innovation and Employment willnow<br />

link up with <strong>Ashburton</strong> District<br />

Councilbuildingand planning staff<br />

via Zoom.<br />

MBIE is monitoringcouncil’s<br />

progress on identifyingpotentially<br />

earthquake prone buildings and a<br />

team hadalso planned to takealook<br />

at the CBD to get abetter<br />

understanding of the local<br />

environment.<br />

TheCBD is in astate of makeover.<br />

Councilisnearly half­way through a<br />

two­year beautification project<br />

involving new roads andfootpaths;<br />

someold buildingsare also being<br />

demolished and newones are being<br />

build or under construction.<br />

Twoyears agocouncil had 130<br />

buildingsonits booksthat needed<br />

remedial work to moveoff the<br />

earthquakepronebuildings register.<br />

Placardswere sentfor building<br />

owners to display; those not<br />

displaying the placards face$1000<br />

fines.<br />

Council strategy and compliance<br />

managerJaneDonaldson said most of<br />

the buildingowners had plansand<br />

about 55 buildingswere leftrequiring<br />

strengtheningwork.<br />

An audit earlierthisyear identified<br />

13 buildings with no visibleplacards.<br />

New placardswere sent, followedby<br />

anothersite visit. Five buildingsare<br />

stillnot displaying placards and those<br />

building owners face infringement<br />

notices and fines.<br />

Underearthquakeprone building<br />

rules, building ownershave 25 years<br />

from the day of assessment to<br />

strengthen their buildings.Thosewho<br />

do nothing could end up in court.<br />

The buildingsare not considered<br />

any moredangerous than theywere<br />

before beingidentified, but the<br />

processisabout shoring themuptobe<br />

as safe as possibleduringfuture<br />

earthquakes.<br />

Cr Leen Braamaskedatacouncil<br />

meetingrecently if therewas<br />

anythingcouncil could do to<br />

encouragelandlordsorproperty<br />

ownerstodeal with buildingsthat<br />

needed attention.<br />

Buildingservicesmanager Michael<br />

Wong saidbuildingswith earthquake<br />

prone notices had adeadline and if<br />

ownersdid notmeetthe deadline<br />

council, by law, hadtotakethem to<br />

court to decide what to do, be it<br />

demolition, strengtheningor<br />

boardingthe place over.<br />

He saidhehad questionsfor MBIE,<br />

like what if buildingownershad plans<br />

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Turning the first sod are (from left) church project committee member Judith Crozier, project<br />

manager Hayley Groves, churchproject committeemember Brian Reesby and Mike McHaffie<br />

from McIntosh Builders.<br />

Methodist church handed<br />

over for $3m renovation<br />

The Methodistchurchsite on Baring Square<br />

has beenblessed and the firstsod<br />

symbolically turned ahead of a12­month<br />

renovation and extension projectset to start<br />

soon.<br />

ReverendHeather Kennedytold asmall<br />

gathering on Sunday that the long­awaited<br />

building project would start at the end of the<br />

month.<br />

Once completed, the church would again<br />

be aplace of worship andservices andalso<br />

for the community.<br />

In aceremonial gesture Reverend<br />

Kennedyhanded over the keystothe church<br />

to building projectsite manager Mike<br />

McHaffie fromMcIntosh Builders.<br />

CouncillorRodger Letham, who<br />

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

at the blessing,said thechurch had afond<br />

placeinhis heart.<br />

He had been marriedinit, his father­inlaw<br />

hadonce been its minister and he had<br />

enjoyed singinginit.<br />

It hadgreatacousticsand oncehad its own<br />

40­member choir,MrLetham said.<br />

The 12­month projectwill see the church<br />

strengthened, repairscarried outon<br />

damaged areas and the additionofanew<br />

extension on the south side.<br />

The project is expected to cost $3 million.<br />

Councilisbuilding its$51.6m newcivicand<br />

librarybuilding alongside the church.<br />

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Solid waste service<br />

not wanted by all<br />

Rakaia resident Philip Brown is<br />

not in favour of <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

council’s proposal to extendits<br />

solidwasteservice to his property<br />

andothers.<br />

SpeakingatTuesday’s revenue<br />

andfinance policy hearings, Mr<br />

Brown said he simply didn’t want<br />

or needthe service.<br />

He could recycle himself,and<br />

did,and he generatedlittle<br />

rubbish.<br />

Residents should be giventhe<br />

option to opt in, or opt out, he said.<br />

He objected to the cost of joining<br />

the service and just didn’t wantit.<br />

Ian and Judith Neumann were<br />

of the sameopinion,whilea<br />

numberofresidents stated they<br />

werealreadyable to recycle at<br />

Longbeach School.<br />

Some10ofthe 30 submitters<br />

stated theywereinfavour of the<br />

service extension.<br />

The proposal will add 162<br />

propertiestothe service fromJuly<br />

<strong>20</strong>21and will cost an estimated<br />

$230 per household.<br />

House prices down<br />

More homes havebeen sold,but at<br />

lowervalues in <strong>Ashburton</strong> district<br />

in Julycompared with the<br />

previous month.<br />

Themedian price forhouses<br />

sold in the districtinJulywas<br />

$330,000,compared with $370,000<br />

in Juneand $330,000 in July <strong>20</strong>19.<br />

The volumeofhouses sold in<br />

thoserespective periods were 49,<br />

44 and54.<br />

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

notedthe increase in sales<br />

recently,sayingthe numberof<br />

land information memorandums<br />

(LIMs) soughthad beensteadily<br />

increasingmonth by month.<br />

In April there were 14 LIMs<br />

issuedbycouncil,inMaythere<br />

were 51 andinJune 61; inJuly the<br />

figure was in the 80s.<br />

There was evidenceof<br />

properties sittingjustdaysonthe<br />

marketwith multipleoffers being<br />

received.<br />

Timaru’s medianpriceinJuly<br />

was $370,00, down from$387,000<br />

in June.<br />

In Canterbury, the medianprice<br />

increased6.7 percent year­onyearto$476,000.<br />

Thefigures from the Real<br />

Estate Institute of NewZealand<br />

(REINZ) showsCanterbury had its<br />

highestJuly sales count(987)<br />

since <strong>20</strong>07.<br />

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Farmers market<br />

set for new season<br />

The <strong>Ashburton</strong>District Farmers’<br />

Market is aimingtorestart their new<br />

seasonnext month if everything goes<br />

to plan.<br />

The market has operated on the<br />

West Street sitesince <strong>20</strong>07 andhas a<br />

licencetooccupy agreement with the<br />

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

Sellers at themarket are required to<br />

register their operation with council<br />

and the accompanyingfeesare<br />

reflective of food­related risk.<br />

Council group managerstrategyand<br />

compliance JaneDonaldson said the<br />

licencetooccupy was not ablanket<br />

registration fortraders.<br />

There has been some confusionover<br />

its conditions and councilhad decided<br />

to relax additionalregistration for this<br />

year.<br />

Traders needed to ensurethey were<br />

correctly registered for <strong>20</strong>21/22<br />

onwards, Ms Donaldsonsaid.<br />

Council staff recently attended a<br />

farmers’ market meetingtoexplain<br />

the requirements.<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>District Farmers’Market<br />

secretary Judith Crozier said council<br />

had beenvery supportive of the<br />

marketsince its inception.<br />

It was located on agreat, high profile<br />

site and stallholders werelooking<br />

forward to the new season start on<br />

September 26.Among the stallholders<br />

was anew succulentseller.<br />

Mrs Croziersaid organisers were<br />

keen to promoteashared community<br />

stall at the Saturday morning market.<br />

Anyone keen to find out more about<br />

becoming astallholder can contact<br />

Mrs Crozier for moredetails on 308<br />

5678.<br />

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<strong>Ashburton</strong> District Farmers’ Market president and potato seller Andrew Brown on a<br />

market day last year.<br />

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maternity unit manager Julie<br />

Dockrill has set up the<br />

framework that has helped<br />

reducemorbidity and<br />

mortality rates in Mongolian<br />

women and children.<br />

Amidwifefor over <strong>20</strong> years<br />

and involved in healthcare<br />

for over 30 years, she has<br />

travelled to the remote<br />

country three times since<br />

<strong>20</strong>13 to setupa<br />

comprehensive childbirth<br />

education programme.<br />

Maternal deaths during<br />

childbirthinthe country are<br />

now down 50­55per cent and<br />

neo natal deaths down60per<br />

cent.<br />

MrsDockrill was the guest<br />

speakeratthe recent Mid<br />

Canterbury Provincial Rural<br />

Women annual meeting and<br />

sharedher journey with<br />

delegates.<br />

She told the gathering that<br />

there had been ‘‘humps and<br />

bumpsand laughs and tears’’<br />

along the way.<br />

Her last trip to Mongolia<br />

had beenin<strong>20</strong>18 and now the<br />

focus hadshiftedto Nepal,<br />

anothercountry that was<br />

well behindwhen it came to<br />

childbirtheducation.<br />

Ascoping triptoNepal in<br />

<strong>20</strong>19 had gonewelland<br />

anotherhad been planned<br />

this year, beforeCovid­19<br />

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It used atrainthe trainer<br />

approach and bestpractice.<br />

‘‘The aim of theproject is<br />

to savelives, savemoney and<br />

making women, children and<br />

families stronger.’’<br />

Mrs Dockrill said<br />

education was apowerful<br />

tool, but you neededto<br />

engage both those at the top<br />

and those at the bottom to get<br />

results.<br />

Alettertothe Mongolian<br />

presidentexplainingthe<br />

project in its early phase had<br />

received apositive reply and<br />

later newpregnancy benefit<br />

legislation had been passed<br />

that now encouraged<br />

childbirth education.<br />

The childbirth manual<br />

developed has been<br />

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Mrs Dockrillhas been part<br />

of ateam of medical<br />

professionals travellingto<br />

Mongolia through the<br />

Maternal Child Health<br />

Project, which has received<br />

support from Rotary.<br />

Some15resource<br />

education packs, each<br />

costing $2500, andcontaining<br />

resources used to help<br />

deliverchildbirth education,<br />

have been distributed.<br />

Mrs Dockrillhas arural<br />

background and has worked<br />

in thematernity unit at<br />

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

last three years.<br />

Burn-off plans<br />

High­country<br />

farmersare being<br />

asked to talkwith<br />

Fireand Emergency<br />

New Zealand as they<br />

start making burnoff<br />

plans.<br />

Principal rural<br />

fireofficer Bruce<br />

Janes said FENZ<br />

hadthe expertise<br />

andexperience to<br />

help pick theright<br />

days to burn as well<br />

as planning where<br />

and how theyburn<br />

on their land.‘‘We<br />

canhelp ensurethe<br />

burn­off is managed<br />

effectively andsafely<br />

whichreducesthe<br />

risk of it getting out<br />

of control.’’<br />

Fireisakey tool<br />

for high country<br />

farmers with burns<br />

often happening in<br />

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NEWS<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>August</strong> <strong>20</strong>, <strong>20</strong><strong>20</strong><br />

Council signs<br />

electric vehicle<br />

site easements<br />

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

formalised its arrangementwith<br />

EA Networks withregard to<br />

electric vehicle(EV) stations on<br />

council land.<br />

Right to conveyelectricity<br />

easementshave beengrantedfor<br />

EV sites at <strong>Ashburton</strong>and<br />

Methven, while alicence to<br />

occupy agreementhas been<br />

agreed for Rakaia because of the<br />

location of the chargingstation’s<br />

infrastructure.<br />

There has previously been no<br />

legaldocumentation in place for<br />

EA Networks to occupy the sites,<br />

the first of which was set up near<br />

SalmonTalesinRakaia in <strong>20</strong>17.<br />

TheMethvensite is located on<br />

the grounds of Mt Hutt Memorial<br />

Hall, while the <strong>Ashburton</strong>site is<br />

at thesouthern end ofthe West<br />

Street carpark.<br />

Thenew agreementsinclude<br />

an annualfee of $150 plusgst at<br />

eachsite,afee thatisrenewable<br />

every 10 years.<br />

EA Networks has obtaineda<br />

legalsurvey of theproposed<br />

easement in Methven and is<br />

working on agetting another for<br />

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

Speaking at last week’s<br />

council meeting,CrJohn<br />

Falloon said he believed<br />

charging $150ayear touse<br />

9<br />

Rakaia township’s electric car<br />

rapid charging station was the<br />

first in the district to be put in by<br />

EA Networks.<br />

councillandwas ‘‘toolittle’’.<br />

Cr Carolyn Cameronsaid the<br />

easements wouldmeanthe loss<br />

of flexibility over the areas.<br />

Council’s commercial<br />

manager Colin Windelbornsaid<br />

to datecouncil had supported<br />

the developmentand at the<br />

moment they werenot moneymaking<br />

forEANetworks.<br />

Council staffwill speak to EA<br />

Networksabout thecommercial<br />

nature of its EV stations andalso<br />

of its intentions for the future.<br />

Areport will be presented to<br />

thecouncil.<br />

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Ialso have to say, but have no<br />

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from time­to­time tow trailers<br />

with longish loads overhanging<br />

out the back and sometimes no<br />

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Someone not paying attention<br />

on abike, motorbike or even a<br />

car, required to stop sharply,<br />

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Family Notices<br />

NEWS<br />

10 <strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>August</strong> <strong>20</strong>, <strong>20</strong><strong>20</strong><br />

DEATHS DEATHS DEATHS<br />

BURGESS,Mary, 23 <strong>August</strong><br />

1933 – 14 <strong>August</strong> <strong>20</strong><strong>20</strong>:<br />

Died peacefully at home,<br />

surrounded by family, in<br />

Rothes,Scotland.<br />

Beloved Mam and motherin-law<br />

of Lanie and John<br />

Tull.<br />

Adored Granny Bob of Kylie<br />

and Shaun Fitzgerald, Jake,<br />

Justine and Dan.<br />

Extra special great-Granny<br />

BobofRiley and Eloise.<br />

Rest your een mam, you’ve<br />

earned your rest X<br />

de JONG, Marijnus Pieter<br />

Adrianus (Martin): On<br />

<strong>August</strong> 16, <strong>20</strong><strong>20</strong>, suddenly<br />

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

88 years. Loved husband<br />

and best friend of Jan<br />

and the late Netty. Much<br />

loved father and fatherin-law<br />

ofPat and the late<br />

Elly Baker, Sue and the late<br />

Johann de Jong, Annette,<br />

Martin and Jill. Loved<br />

Opa of Jonathan, Carolyn<br />

and Stephanie; David and<br />

Martin; Craig and Pamela;<br />

and Jamie. Loved great<br />

Opa of Daniel, Makayla,<br />

Samuel, Harrison, Bella and<br />

Jesse; Chad and Mitchell;<br />

and Cameron.<br />

Messages<br />

to the deJong family, c/-<br />

PO Box 472, <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

7740. In Lieu of flowers<br />

donations to St John would<br />

be appreciated and may be<br />

leftatthe service. Aservice<br />

to celebrate Martin’s life<br />

will be held at the Church<br />

of the Holy Name, Sealy<br />

Street, <strong>Ashburton</strong> on Friday<br />

<strong>August</strong> 21, commencing at<br />

1.30pm followed byprivate<br />

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

Crematorium.<br />

Paterson’s<br />

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

FDANZ<br />

03 3077433<br />

Family<br />

Notices<br />

Enquiries phone<br />

Mary or Karen<br />

on 308 7664<br />

or call into<br />

199 Burnett Street.<br />

HATHAWAY, Graeme David:<br />

On <strong>August</strong> 16, <strong>20</strong><strong>20</strong>, at his<br />

home following a short<br />

illness, aged 73 years.<br />

Dearly loved husband of<br />

Maureen. Loved dad of<br />

Shilo and Steve, and Jo.<br />

Adored Poppie of Paris,<br />

Maddi and BJ, Piper; and<br />

Ardan, and great Poppie of<br />

Te Mananui. Loved brother<br />

and brother-in-lawofRayna<br />

and David,Wendy and Keith.<br />

In lieu of flowers donations<br />

to St John, <strong>Ashburton</strong>would<br />

be gratefully received and<br />

may beleft atthe service.<br />

Messages to the Hathaway<br />

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

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

to celebrate Graeme’s life<br />

will be held at our chapel,<br />

cnr East and Cox Street,<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> on Friday 21<br />

<strong>August</strong>, commencing at<br />

10.30am.<br />

Foranyone wishing to watch<br />

the livestream of the service,<br />

please go to our website<br />

www.patersonsfunerals.<br />

co.nz, go to funeral notices,<br />

click on Graeme Hathaway’s<br />

noticefor the link.<br />

Paterson’s<br />

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

FDANZ<br />

03 307 7433<br />

HOLLEY, Kenneth George<br />

(Ken): On Sunday 16<br />

<strong>August</strong> <strong>20</strong><strong>20</strong> at <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Hospital, aged 79 years.<br />

Dearly loved husband of<br />

the late Kath.<br />

Loved father and father in<br />

lawofCraig (Rotorua), Brent<br />

and Grace (Rarotonga),<br />

Caroland BrentMcDowell.<br />

Loved grandad of Kiana,<br />

Marshall, Emray, Kowen,<br />

Mason, and Aiden.<br />

Stepfather of Maria Crone,<br />

Joe, Tim, Sean, Lisa, Maria,<br />

Paul,Anthony, and Eugene.<br />

Step grandfather of Jessica,<br />

Danielle,Indya, Kane,Bailey,<br />

George Luke, Catlyn, Liam,<br />

Monique,Anthony, and Joe.<br />

The family would like to<br />

give abig thank you to all<br />

the staff in Ward 1atthe<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>Hospital fortheir<br />

careofKenneth.<br />

Messages to the Holley<br />

Family,53Johnstone Street,<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>7770<br />

In accordance with<br />

Kenneth’s wishes aprivate<br />

cremation has been held.<br />

Paterson’s<br />

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

FDANZ<br />

03 3077433<br />

Supporting the<br />

community<br />

96 Tancred Street,<strong>Ashburton</strong>.<br />

LREA<strong>20</strong>08<br />

Phone 307 8317<br />

MCRE<br />

HUNT, David Neil (Honey):<br />

On <strong>August</strong> 15, <strong>20</strong><strong>20</strong> at<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> Hospital after<br />

a short illness, aged 63<br />

years. Dearly loved son of<br />

the late Henry and Ngaire.<br />

Cherished brother and<br />

brother-in-law of Robin<br />

and Iain Tuanui, Gavin and<br />

Annette, Julie MacKenzie<br />

and John Roseveor, Lynda<br />

and Simon Hadfield, Colin<br />

and Chiyo, and Peter.<br />

Loved and respected byall<br />

his nieces and nephews.<br />

Many thanks to Dr Penny<br />

Holdaway, Cancer Society,<br />

staff at Ward 1 <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Hospital and his Hakatere<br />

family. Messages to the<br />

HuntFamily,C/- PO Box472,<br />

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

to celebrate Dave’s life<br />

will be held in Our Chapel,<br />

cnr East and Cox Street,<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>, on Thursday<br />

<strong>August</strong> <strong>20</strong> commencing at<br />

2pm, followed byinterment<br />

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

Cemetery.<br />

Due toLevel 2restrictions,<br />

attendance at the service<br />

is limited to 100 people,<br />

please keep this in mind if<br />

youwish to attend.<br />

Paterson’s<br />

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

FDANZ<br />

03 3077433<br />

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT<br />

MERRIN, Bruce: Ken, Lee,<br />

Jill and families would like<br />

to sincerely thank the many<br />

expressions of sympathy<br />

and support shown after<br />

thepassing of Bruce.<br />

The kindness shown with<br />

phone calls, cards, flowers<br />

and food were so much<br />

appreciated.<br />

Thank you once again to<br />

all the staff at Rosebank for<br />

showing such kindness and<br />

support toBruce while he<br />

wasinyour care.<br />

Thank youalsotoPaterson’s<br />

for their sympathetic and<br />

professional guidance<br />

during this sad time.<br />

Please accept this as a<br />

personal acknowledgement<br />

as some addresses are<br />

unknown.<br />

IN MEMORIAM<br />

DOODY, Michael: A year<br />

has slipped away since we<br />

had to say goodbye. Our<br />

lives have not been the<br />

same without you init, we<br />

treasure the wonderful<br />

memories we were lucky<br />

enough to have with you.<br />

You are thought of and<br />

missedsomuch each day.<br />

~Love Bonnie, Bub and<br />

Court.<br />

Rakaia Gorge musterers on the job in around 1958.<br />

Family owned,<br />

locally owned<br />

22 MooreStreet,<br />

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

0800 2636679<br />

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Musterersclashpostponed<br />

The Rakaia Gorge Musterers vs<br />

Methven Bcharity rugbymatch<br />

thisweekend in Methven, has<br />

been postponed due to Covid­<br />

19.<br />

The annual event which has<br />

been runfor the past 63 years,<br />

althoughnot consecutively,<br />

has traditionally been played<br />

at the end of the autumn<br />

muster there whenwere heaps<br />

of musterers still floating<br />

around.<br />

It is the longest­running<br />

charity matchinthe southern<br />

hemisphere.<br />

Musterers team manager<br />

PaulEnsor, of DoubleHill Run<br />

Road, said the game, initially<br />

scheduled for this Saturday<br />

and organised to raise money<br />

for St John ambulance,needed<br />

asupportivecrowd to raise as<br />

much money as possible.<br />

As wellasacollection bucket<br />

being passed around, there<br />

will also acharity auction<br />

offering acoupleofBand B<br />

accommodation packages and<br />

farm supplies.<br />

Mr Ensor saidorganisers<br />

would waitfor AlertLevel 1to<br />

make it worthwhile, but it<br />

would havetobeplayed within<br />

the next month, or it was likely<br />

to be cancelled.<br />

Army band coming here<br />

The popular and entertaining New Zealand Army Band will<br />

perform in <strong>Ashburton</strong> next month.<br />

The New Zealand ArmyBand<br />

is touring and will play a<br />

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

Trust EventCentre on<br />

September 18.<br />

The liveshows follow a<br />

recent sold­out concert in the<br />

ChristchurchTown Hall.<br />

During the lockdown, the<br />

ArmyBand kept busy by<br />

producing many online<br />

“bubbleband” recordings,<br />

includinganhourlong Anzac<br />

Day concert. Theweekly<br />

recordings werewatched by<br />

more than twomillionviewers<br />

from all aroundthe world.<br />

The NewZealand Army<br />

Band Live tour will be feature<br />

big band,classicaland brass<br />

band music andsome worldclass<br />

vocal and instrumental<br />

soloists.<br />

The concerts arefamilyfriendly.<br />

Half of the profits from the<br />

7.30pm <strong>Ashburton</strong>concert<br />

willbe donated to <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Silver Band.<br />

Forums on hold<br />

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

is disappointed to<br />

announce it hasput<br />

its forumsonhold<br />

becauseofthe current<br />

Alert Level2<br />

restrictions.<br />

Aforumprogramme<br />

had beenorganised<br />

for the month of<br />

Septemberand may<br />

be fitted in at alater<br />

date and once alert<br />

levels are lowered.<br />

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TONI.WILLIAMS<br />

@ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

Aplannedvintagemachinery<br />

museum on the groundsofthe<br />

Greenstreet community hall<br />

has already been offered its<br />

first piece, avintage swamp<br />

plough.<br />

It’s the first of many historic<br />

items, mostlyfrom thearea,<br />

expected to grace thetwo<br />

tennis courts next to the<br />

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

Staveley Road.<br />

Thedeteriorated, and<br />

unused, tennis courtswill be<br />

spruceduptohouse an open<br />

machinerymuseum.<br />

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

Forks ReserveBoard chair Ian<br />

Hodge said board members<br />

had considered many options<br />

for the site, including<br />

resurfacing and laying grass<br />

but the cost andongoing<br />

maintenance would prove too<br />

much.<br />

After much discussion<br />

Greenstreet resident and<br />

fellow board member Rob<br />

Marriott came up with the idea<br />

of avintage machinery<br />

museum,hesaid.<br />

It wasunanimouslyagreed<br />

by theothermembers of the<br />

board: Peter Elder, SueScott,<br />

Alison Aschen, Bubbles Hastie<br />

and Jonathan Ward.<br />

‘‘Wethink there will be lot of<br />

vintagemachinery sitting in<br />

people’s sheds they maywant<br />

to donate,’’ Mr Hodge said.<br />

Thesite hadalready been<br />

assessedbyGreg Donaldson<br />

Contractors and some funding<br />

secured through the<br />

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

Plansincluded covering the<br />

site with weed­matting, then<br />

white pebbles or stone and<br />

walkwaysbeing linedwith<br />

wooden borders.<br />

Greenstreet/<strong>Ashburton</strong> Forks Reserve Board chair Ian Hodge on the grounds of the popular<br />

Greenstreet hall.<br />

Mr Hodge said there had<br />

beenalot of support from<br />

members of thecommunity.It<br />

was expectedthe work would<br />

be done within ayear as one of<br />

the conditionsofcouncil<br />

funding.<br />

The community was amazing<br />

and is oftenquick to offer help<br />

or services thathelp reduce<br />

the costtothe committee, Mr<br />

Hodge said.<br />

But therewas some<br />

additional funding available if<br />

it wasneeded, raised through<br />

hall hireand regular<br />

Greenstreet community<br />

events.<br />

Themostrecent was the<br />

annual Greenstreet/<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Forks quiz nightheld last<br />

month.<br />

Thesocial event drew alarge<br />

crowd with some great prizes<br />

up for grabs, Mr Hodge said.<br />

Theboard also hosts an<br />

annual Guy Fawkes event and<br />

atraditionalKiwi Christmas<br />

barbecue complete with sack<br />

races andavisit byFather<br />

Christmas whoarrivesby<br />

motorcycle with giftsfor the<br />

children.<br />

Thehall and playground<br />

area on the site have seen<br />

many improvements in recent<br />

years including painting as<br />

well as roof/flooring repairs<br />

and upgrades.<br />

There arealso plansto<br />

update thehall’s kitchen<br />

facilities.<br />

“It’s in agoodstate of<br />

repair,” Mr Hodge said, ofthe<br />

hall.<br />

He said in the coming weeks<br />

the board wouldbecallingfor<br />

vintage machinery pieces but<br />

anyone with items for<br />

consideration could contact<br />

board members.<br />

Wellbeing group to apply for charitable status<br />

Wellbeing Opuke is working on<br />

astrategic plan and will apply<br />

for charitabletrust statusas it<br />

moves forward with its support<br />

of community safety and<br />

wellbeing.<br />

The volunteer groupcovers<br />

the rural area fromDorie to<br />

Methvenand thefoothills to Mt<br />

Somersand wasstarted by a<br />

group of individualswith<br />

connectionsto different<br />

organisations,schools,<br />

medicalpractices and<br />

agencies in thearea.<br />

Group co­ordinator Jess<br />

Wilson said 57 people and 11<br />

facilitators had attended a<br />

recent strategy workshop.<br />

Feedback had beengreat<br />

and anumberofwellbeing<br />

themeshad emerged.<br />

She said concernshad been<br />

raised aboutthe lackofa<br />

central information hub and<br />

list of services, andalso alack<br />

of support fornewcomers.<br />

Othershad voiced concerns<br />

about theelderly, youth, and<br />

the general anxiety currently<br />

in the community.<br />

Ms Wilson said Wellbeing<br />

Opuke would now move<br />

forward with developing a<br />

strategic plan that addressed<br />

those concerns and issues and<br />

the community would once<br />

again be askedfor its input.<br />

Becomingacharitabletrust<br />

was also agoal in the near<br />

future and wouldallow more<br />

options for the group.<br />

Ms Wilson said her role was<br />

that of aconnector and she<br />

worked with organisations and<br />

other groups to see what they<br />

needed and directed them to<br />

training or upskilling.<br />

METHVEN BRIEFS<br />

TOILET DELAY<br />

The Methvenpublic toiletupgrade<br />

project is aroundamonth behind<br />

schedule.Plannedtobecompleted<br />

this month, the upgrade has been<br />

put backbecause of adelay witha<br />

waterproofing productcoming from<br />

Australia.The $76,000toilet<br />

refurbishment projectalsoincludes<br />

an upgrade of the nearby water<br />

drinking fountain.<br />

TREES PLANTED<br />

Extra treeshavebeenplantedfor<br />

screeningatthe CamroseEstate<br />

playground. Lightingbollardsand<br />

seating has been ordered andwill<br />

be installed oncethe electrical<br />

supply is installed.<br />

OLD SKATE RAMP<br />

With Methven’s newskatepark on<br />

the corner of Bankand McMillan<br />

streets now officially open, the old<br />

skaterampatChalmersPark has<br />

becomesurplus to requirements. It<br />

willbedismantledand takenaway<br />

in the coming weeks. Thepurposebuilt<br />

new skatepark is proving<br />

popularwith localsand opened on<br />

July 11. It featuresride walls,skate<br />

bowls and otherchallenges and has<br />

been aprojectdriven by Kidz<br />

Methvenand 13 years in the<br />

making.<br />

YOUNG DRIVERS<br />

Adistrict drivingsupport initiative is<br />

aiming to get amobile AA unit to<br />

Methven to supportstudent drivers.<br />

The unit wouldmake it easier for<br />

students to completepaperwork<br />

and to progress withtheir learner’s<br />

licences.<strong>Ashburton</strong>council has<br />

employedayouth driver licence coordinator<br />

on afixed term contract to<br />

support young people locally.<br />

CONSENTSGRANTED<br />

Some14consentshave been<br />

issued for Methven in the the first six<br />

months of this year. Theyhave a<br />

totalvalue of $1,497,800, down<br />

almost$400,000 on the same<br />

period last year. Theconsents do<br />

not include the OpukeHot Pools<br />

($6,500,000) or Thyme Stream<br />

subdivision ($1,264,000), which are<br />

both located outside of the Methven<br />

townshipboundary.<br />

FUNDINGRECEIVED<br />

Mt Hutt MemorialHallhas received<br />

$8<strong>20</strong>5 from <strong>Ashburton</strong>council for<br />

new chairs andcarpet. Methven<br />

Reserve Board received $8000 for a<br />

new lawnmower and landscaping<br />

workfor playground edging.<br />

What would the<br />

criteria be for<br />

assisted dying?<br />

Know before youvote<br />

Authorisedbythe Secretary forJustice


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

Individual ExcellenceinaSupportiveLearning Environment<br />

News<br />

Issue 22<br />

<strong>20</strong> <strong>August</strong> <strong>20</strong><strong>20</strong><br />

DeputyPrincipal Message<br />

Uncertainty<br />

What adifference aweek makes. On11<strong>August</strong>,<br />

New Zealand had been free of COVID-19 for<br />

over 100 days. On 12 <strong>August</strong>, community<br />

transmission had been announced, Auckland<br />

had movedtoAlertLevel 3and the remainderof<br />

the countrytoAlertLevel 2.<br />

Uncertainty is part ofthe world that welive in.<br />

While it can be unsettling,itisimportant thatwe<br />

focus on whatwecan controland do our partto<br />

help the team of fivemillion.<br />

Above all, bekind and look after the well-being of yourself and those<br />

close to you.<br />

Course Selection<br />

Term 3iswell and truly underway. It is always aninteresting term, as<br />

students and staff are focused on the current task of learning and<br />

achievementwhile also having one eyeon<strong>20</strong>21.<br />

It is at this time that students make their course choices for the year<br />

ahead.When considering whatsubjects to study in <strong>20</strong>21, it is important<br />

thatstudents consider whatthey areinterested in, whatthey enjoy, and<br />

the pathwaythey hope to followwhen they leave school.<br />

Wherestudents areunsurewhatsubjects aregoing to be rightfor them,<br />

thereishelp and supportavailable through Akoteachers, Deans,Heads<br />

of School, our Careers Co-ordinator and, ofcourse, discussion with<br />

parents and caregivers.<br />

For senior students, there are also opportunities to visit tertiary<br />

institutionssuch as Universities and Polytechnics and get an insightinto<br />

whatthey have on offer.<br />

College Exams<br />

School exams are fast approaching, inWeek 7ofthis term (starting<br />

31 <strong>August</strong>), and internal assessments are ongoing. Inthe midst of the<br />

busy day-to-day happenings,itisanimportant time forsenior students<br />

to have aclear focus on their goals for <strong>20</strong><strong>20</strong> and keeping track of their<br />

progress towardsthem. Writing down goals is an importantpartofthis<br />

process as it helps us remember and remind us what weare trying to<br />

achieve.<br />

To track progress,log in to the KAMARportal to monitor credits achieved.<br />

AshColl Way<br />

TheCollege has three Values thatguide the waywedothings.These are<br />

knownasthe AshColl Way:<br />

Te atapai –Quality; Manawa whakahīhī –Pride; and Whakaute–Respect.<br />

These Values underpin the way that weencourage all members of our<br />

school communitytogoabout their time at College.Iencourage youto<br />

take amomenttoreflectonwhatthese Values mean to you.<br />

Whāiaekoe te iti kahurangikitetūohu koe,mehemaungateitei<br />

This whakataukichallenges us to pursue our dreams/our goals.<br />

It asks us to perseverethroughadversityand only bowour heads<br />

if the obstacle is truly great.<br />

Information<br />

Jono Hay<br />

DeputyPrincipal •TumuakiTuarua<br />

Transition Department–EventsUpdate<br />

TertiaryStudy Information<br />

We are atthe time of year where students going to tertiary study in <strong>20</strong>21<br />

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

processes,asfollows:<br />

Universityand PolytechHalls of ResidenceApplications<br />

HallsofResidenceapplications arenow open online.<br />

Course Planning for <strong>20</strong>21<br />

Universityliaison staff areinthe process of booking to visit AshColl this term<br />

to help students plan their course of study for<strong>20</strong>21.<br />

Datesknown so farare:<br />

UniversityofCanterbury – 12 <strong>August</strong><br />

Victoria UniversityofWellington – 09 September<br />

Auckland University – 09 September<br />

LincolnUniversity – 09September<br />

Otago University – 16September<br />

<strong>20</strong><strong>20</strong> UniversityOpenDays–<br />

Further Information is Available on their Websites<br />

•VictoriaUniversity<br />

–On-campus: tomorrow,<br />

Friday21<strong>August</strong><br />

•CanterburyUniversity<br />

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

•Auckland University<br />

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

•Massey University<br />

–Virtual (online) Open Days<br />

04 and 05 September<br />

Andalso:<br />

WellingtonCampus<br />

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

ManawatuCampus<br />

–TasterDay:11September<br />

Auckland Campus<br />

– Taster Day: 12 September<br />

•Waikato University<br />

–Virtual (online) Open Days:<br />

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

•AUT University<br />

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

BoardofTrustees News ...<br />

College PropertyUpgrade<br />

Work on the Master Plan and layout of our<br />

College campus upgrade continues with good<br />

momentum.<br />

We have viewed the first draft and worked<br />

with the Project Team to make the most<br />

of our natural assets, trees, grounds and<br />

the community park; while ensuring the<br />

pedestrian, traffic entrances and bus<br />

movements aresafefor our studentsand staff.<br />

In-College staff through Faculties, Departments and various additional<br />

groups will be engaged and consulted with over the next twomonths to<br />

ensurethatthe teaching spaces and layout will meet their needs.<br />

We are tracking towards afinal plan for approval mid-<strong>20</strong>21, to start the<br />

quoting and pricing process.<br />

The question has been asked as to whether wecan accelerate the build<br />

as a‘shovel-ready’ project within the COVID-19 recovery. Both the<br />

Ministry ofEducation and our College Management Team have insisted<br />

that wekeep to the timeframes and planned process, and not rush the<br />

project. The over-riding priority is to make sure wehave ahigh quality,<br />

future-proofed school thatmeets our needs forthe long-term.<br />

The new build aspects will be undertaken in three-four phases, onthe<br />

current footprintofthe school. Withsome clarityinthe lifeexpectancyof<br />

parts of our school, we have been able to access money from the Ministry<br />

of Education to maintain and re-carpet anumber of classrooms. This has<br />

been well-received by staff and students. Some parts of the College<br />

will be remaining for the medium term, which will have infrastructure<br />

upgraded to meet our health and safetyexpectations.<br />

AshColl Values<br />

We do need to take pride and respect inour school, and ensure we<br />

are meeting our AshColl Values. This is acombined effort from our<br />

maintenance, teaching and support staff and, most importantly, our<br />

students. A tidy, rubbish-free, graffiti-free school isapleasure for all to<br />

learnin, and forour communitytovisit and take pride in.<br />

JeremySavage<br />

Chairperson<br />

Information<br />

StudentPre-Exam Study Nights DuetoStart<br />

These eveningshavebeen runsuccessfully foranumberofyears,where<br />

rostered teaching staffare in theCollege Librarytoassist students with<br />

studyand to answer anyquestions theymay have.<br />

Study Nights will takeplaceinthe College Library,<br />

between 7:00pm and 9:00pm on –<br />

Monday24<strong>August</strong> Tuesday25<strong>August</strong> Wednesday26<strong>August</strong><br />

Thursday 27 <strong>August</strong> Monday31<strong>August</strong> Tuesday01September<br />

Wednesday02September<br />

Students can check, inthe Library, the list of staff and subjects for each<br />

night.<br />

We thankstaff fortheir time given. Traditionally many students take up this<br />

additional support.<br />

Events<br />

Students SupportAnnual <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Blood Drive<br />

Information provided by Seluvaia Ratoul<br />

(Head of CommunityServices Student Committee)<br />

The <strong>Ashburton</strong> College Student Executive Community Services<br />

Committee organised for twenty <strong>Ashburton</strong> College students to take<br />

partinthe annual <strong>Ashburton</strong>Blood Drive, on Wednesday12<strong>August</strong>.<br />

This wasaverysuccessful daywith manystudents participating,maxing out<br />

all the slots that were available tous. We are very proud of all the senior<br />

students who took part, coming face-to-facewith their fear of needles!<br />

Under the nation's trying circumstances it was amazing tosee AshColl<br />

students donating morethan ever to those who need blood.<br />

A big thank you to Atawhai TeHau, the New Zealand Blood Service<br />

Co-ordinator who helped make this event possible. Asacommittee, we<br />

hope this becomes an annual eventwhich <strong>Ashburton</strong>College continues to<br />

be apartof.<br />

(Pictured right): Joseph Collins,Red<br />

House Captain, donating blood.<br />

(Pictured above,lefttoright):<br />

Brendan Fleming,WillowDiedricks<br />

(BoardofTrustees Student<br />

Representative) and<br />

SapphireKururangi<br />

(Green House Co-Captain).<br />

Events<br />

‘Fabulous Las VegasNevada’: College Ball<br />

As outlined in our last newsletter we now include some additional<br />

photos from thisnightwith, again, aspecial thankyou to Helen Shore-<br />

Taylor and the College Student Executive Ball Committee as pictured<br />

below.<br />

(Pictured above, back row, left to right): Helen Shore-Taylor,<br />

Deputy Principal and Ball Committee oversight; Emily Wilson,<br />

Victoria Binnie,Annabel Dolan, Megan Harrison, Lucy Moore(Co-LeaderBall<br />

Committee), Shasha Wategedara, Emily King.<br />

(Front row, left and right): Jacob Gray (Co-Leader Ball Committee) and<br />

Blake Farr. (Absent from photo): BuddhikaEkanayake.<br />

Student Executive Members (pictured above, back row, left to right):<br />

Lucy Moore, Seluvaia Ratoul, Jestena Raj, Penny Stilgoe, Willow Diedricks,<br />

MariaCostas,PoppyKilworth.<br />

(Front row, left to right): Jacob Gray, Kotiti Patea, Ngakau Howell,<br />

HenryChapman, Ian Teves, Kyle Cabangun, Jonty Small.<br />

(Front): Abbey Bruce Head of Senior School being kept in place bythe<br />

Executive.<br />

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

Chosen, by staff, towards the end of the evening were the traditional<br />

Princess,Prince; Queen and King; and Best Dressed students. Wenow have<br />

photos of this year’s winners:<br />

(Pictured below,lefttoright): Princess: Mahina Pongia; Prince: Blake Farr;<br />

Queen: WillowDiedricks; King: Kyle Cabangun<br />

(Pictured below, leftand right): Best DressedYear 12 student: AnnyaRawlings;<br />

Best Dressed Year 13 student: Daniel Lockington Teokotai.


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

Individual ExcellenceinaSupportiveLearning Environment<br />

News<br />

Issue 22<br />

<strong>20</strong> <strong>August</strong> <strong>20</strong><strong>20</strong><br />

Events<br />

Dunedin TertiaryOpenDay<br />

Information providedbyYear 13 student Maria Costas<br />

On Monday 10<strong>August</strong> agroup of Year 13 students hopped on abus at<br />

5:00am to head down to Dunedin to explore the University ofOtago and<br />

Otago Polytech Campuses and Residential Halls, returning at 8:00pm on the<br />

same day.<br />

During this daywehad from 9:00am-3:00pmtoindividually investigate the<br />

very widerange of degreecourses available and the Halls.<br />

Therewas also theopportunitytoattend presentations and lectures,and be<br />

part ofvarious tours. Overall it was avery useful and informative day, that<br />

helpedmanystudents decide on their future endeavours.<br />

Congratulations<br />

(Pictured left, leftand right):<br />

WillowDiedricksand<br />

Seluvaia Ratoul walking roundthe<br />

wonderful university precincts.<br />

(Pictured below): Inside the Unipol<br />

Recreation Services wherestudents<br />

can access asignificant range of<br />

recreational ea<br />

al activities.<br />

itie<br />

ies.<br />

TopTen HighlyCommended Awardfor<br />

StudentMoMeehan in Weta Workshop<br />

Rising StarsAward<br />

Last week we reported that Year 10<br />

studentMoMeehan wasselectedasone<br />

of the Top<strong>20</strong>finalists forthe Rising Stars<br />

Award, in the Earth Guardians Character<br />

DesignCompetition.<br />

Organisers of this competition were<br />

searching for Aotearoa’s best young<br />

concept designers and students were<br />

given the brief of designing a character<br />

to defend the earth using nature and the<br />

elements toinspiretheir designs.<br />

The twenty finalists were selected by<br />

Weta Workshop Team Members,fromover300 entries. From this number,<br />

determined by popular vote, ten were selected asfinalists onTuesday<br />

04 <strong>August</strong>. Mosaid she was‘pretty excited and shocked to be announced in<br />

the TopTen’. She said,while watching the voting numbers thather placings<br />

had movedupand down abit,to11and 12. However, at the final count, she<br />

wasranked sixth equal within theTopTen with her graphic Konohanasakuya,<br />

her wind/fireguardian.<br />

TheTop Tenfinalists receivesome funding towardstraveltoattend the Weta<br />

Workshop experience, over one-two days in theSeptember/October school<br />

holidayperiod.<br />

Mo has visited Weta Workshops once, as a‘tourist’ but is really looking<br />

forwardtothis morein-depth opportunity.<br />

Further National Title Success forDiego<br />

Quispe-Kim at Kiwi Indoor Championships<br />

In last week’s newsletter we outlined that<br />

DiegoQuispe-Kim was, at that time,competing in<br />

the <strong>20</strong><strong>20</strong> Kiwi Indoor Championships at Wilding<br />

Park,Christchurch.<br />

Played over three days from 07-09 <strong>August</strong>, Diego<br />

dropped only six games over his four matches. In<br />

the final,Diego said thathis opponentwas unable<br />

to finish the match, in the second set. However,<br />

Diego had already won the first set 6-1, sowas<br />

well-poised at that point for awin over the best<br />

of three sets.<br />

(Pictured above,right): Diego with his Kiwi Trophy<br />

this year. Diego said thatlast year’s Kiwi Trophywas abrown kiwi!<br />

The tournament involves New Zealand’s top sixteen players and, this year,<br />

Diego was playing in the Under 16 age group, having turned fourteen in<br />

December <strong>20</strong>19. Hisrelativeyouth within this age group is aclear indicator<br />

of his tennis strength.<br />

This year’s success was arepeat of <strong>20</strong>19 when Diego won the Under 14<br />

Singles and Doubles titles at the Kiwi Indoor Tennis Championships.<br />

COVID-19 constraints have meantthatplans to competeinITF (International<br />

Tennis Federation)Competitions in New ZealandinOctober areessentially<br />

on hold. Asahigh-performing Under 18 year old, Diego iseligible to<br />

compete inthe junior levels of the ITF circuit. Currently his entry level<br />

would be J5, the firstlevel, and wheremost14and 15 year oldplayers would<br />

compete. Points gained at each level determine movements up through<br />

the grades. Within theNew ZealandITF competitions most competitors are<br />

from Australia, and other Oceania countries. Diego said last year therewere<br />

twocompetitors from Switzerland.<br />

Congratulations<br />

CanterburySecondarySchools’One Day<br />

Horse Trials<br />

Held at the National Equestrian Centre, McLean’s Island, onSunday<br />

09 <strong>August</strong>, teacher Karen McKenzie said that twenty-two teams from<br />

sixteen schools competed.<br />

All competitors completed aDressage test, Cross-country Jumping and a<br />

Show Jumping course, with the goal being tofinish with the least amount<br />

of penalties.<br />

The AshColl Four Member Team and7th Placing Results were:<br />

RubyThomas on Chico Dressage: 35.7; Cross-country: clear;<br />

ShowJumping: clearinthe 95cm section; foranoverall total of 35.7 points.<br />

Sami Mead on NightBeetle Dressage: 37.6; Cross-country: clear;<br />

ShowJumping: clearinthe 95cm section; foranoverall total of 37.6 points.<br />

Taylah Ward on Micha Dressage 35.3, <strong>20</strong> penalties;<br />

Cross-country: clear; ShowJumping: in the80cmsection;for an overall total<br />

of 55.3 points.<br />

SarahMattson on Windward Legacy Dressage: 36.3; Cross-country: clear,<br />

4penalties; Show Jumping: in the 80cm section; foranoverall total of 40.7<br />

points.<br />

The top three combined scores make upeach team’s final score and<br />

placing, which for <strong>Ashburton</strong> College was avery commendable 114<br />

total points,for 7th placing.<br />

Karen said they were very pleased with their final result, especially given<br />

the team is young. Sami Mead and Taylah Ward are both Year 9students,<br />

RubyThomas Year 10 and SarahMattson Year 11. Their competition results<br />

auger well forfuturesuccesses.<br />

(Pictured left): TaylahWardand<br />

Micha in the Dressage Arena.<br />

(Pictured below): Sami Mead<br />

and Night Beetle making a<br />

good job of their clear Crosscountryround.<br />

Best Presented Team Awardfor the Second ConsecutiveYear<br />

The AshColl team did themselves proud also in the presentation aspect<br />

being awarded the above title. Togain this outcome ajudge, who was<br />

different tolast year’s, inspects the ponies which have to be clean and<br />

plaited; and the riders tidy and wearing matching uniformitems.<br />

(Picturedabove,lefttoright): Best-presentedteam members Taylah Ward on<br />

Micha; Sami Mead and Night Beetle; RubyThomas and Chico; SarahMattson<br />

on WindwardLegacy.<br />

Appreciation<br />

Our appreciation goes to the accompanying parents, who were all given<br />

tasks on the daytoassist in helpingtorun the event. AOne DayEvent needs<br />

over 100 volunteersfor it to be run.<br />

Tucker TrophySki Competition –<br />

Error Correction<br />

In our newsletter of 06 <strong>August</strong> we<br />

wrongly attributed third placing in<br />

the female ski results – the third<br />

placed skier should have read as<br />

Year 9student Izzy Harris (pictured<br />

right). We do apologise forthis error.<br />

Senior Girls’ Basketball Team TakesOut<br />

Championship<br />

The AshColl Senior Girls’ Basketball took out the inaugural Aoraki Senior<br />

Championship on Sunday 09<strong>August</strong>, inTimaru. Due to season COVID<br />

restrictions and no WinterTournamentweek, this one-day tournamentwas<br />

setuptoenable additional competition play.<br />

Four teamscontested the Championship rounds –Timaru Girls’High School<br />

Aand 10A teams, Waitaki Girls’ High School and <strong>Ashburton</strong> College. A<br />

Festival section was also run alongside, featuring Mackenzie College,<br />

Mountainview High School, Timaru Girls’ High School 9A and St Kevin’s<br />

College.<br />

Results<br />

Coach Mark Douglas said that AshColl was dominant throughout the day<br />

with the closest game being the title decider, which the team won by<br />

fourteen points over Timaru Girls’High School.<br />

Round Robin wins over Waitaki Girls’High School (37-10),Timaru Girls’High<br />

School A(25-10) and Timaru Girls’High School 10A (37-13) bysignificant<br />

margins allowed all the team to experience good court time and allowed<br />

Coach Mark Douglasopportunitiestoplaydifferentrotations.<br />

This was described as arewarding day out for the team, who played well<br />

throughout the dayand deservedthe winner’s medalsaspresented.<br />

(Pictured above, back row, left to right): Mark Douglas (Coach),<br />

Claudia Thomas, Cat Anderson, Sophie Adams, Hayley Tallentire,<br />

MichelleAdams(Manager).<br />

(Front row, left to right): TC Trusler-Clark, Roi Makutu, Mae Patterson,<br />

PoppyKilworth.<br />

Coming Events<br />

Anyalterations due to the currentCOVID-19 situation will be advised<br />

directly to those involved<br />

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

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

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

South Canterbury WinterBasketball Competition,<br />

SouthernTrustEventsCentre, Timaru<br />

MuftiDay –Money towards ‘Spirit of Gold’, supporting the<br />

New Zealand Paralympic Team to Tokyo<strong>20</strong>21.<br />

22 Rugby–UCround 10 MC Combined 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<br />

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

Girls’1st XV Rugby–Semi-Finals,Timaru<br />

Supernet –<strong>Ashburton</strong>College vStMargaret’s, Christchurch<br />

(Round 6)<br />

27 Level2Hospitalitytrip, Hotel <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

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

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

South CanterburyWinterBasketball Competition,<br />

SouthernTrustEventsCentre, Timaru<br />

Some KeyForthcoming Dates<br />

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

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

November<br />

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

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

16-09 Dec NCEA Exams<br />

Term Dates<strong>20</strong><strong>20</strong> –Terms Two, Threeand startofTerm Four<br />

Term Three Monday<strong>20</strong>July -Friday25September<br />

Term Four Monday12October -Thursday05November (Year 13)<br />

-Tuesday10November (Years 11 and 12)<br />

-Thursday03December (Year 10)<br />

-Friday04December (Year 9)<br />

Term Dates<strong>20</strong>21 –<br />

Term One Year level datestba -Friday09April<br />

Term Two Tuesday 27 April - Friday02July<br />

Term Three Monday19July -Friday24September<br />

Term Four Monday11October -Friday10December –year levels tbc


14 <strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>August</strong> <strong>20</strong>, <strong>20</strong><strong>20</strong><br />

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and Jodi Ford are midway<br />

through calving.<br />

It’s atestingtime; longdays<br />

with physically demanding<br />

work fit in aroundthedaily<br />

running of the farm.<br />

But they are making their<br />

way through, tryingtobe<br />

organised by the end of the<br />

weektoget somemuch<br />

neededtime offduring the<br />

weekend.<br />

The couple, who have<br />

daughters Tayla, 22 and<br />

Leah, 17,and son Alex, 15,<br />

are in a50:50 equity<br />

partnership farming at<br />

Kokura Farm on the<br />

Dromore MethvenRoad, in<br />

Mid Canterbury.<br />

Along with Chris, 43, and<br />

Jodi, 45, there are an<br />

additionalthreefull­time,<br />

and one part­time, staff<br />

working on farm.<br />

Chris’parents, Donald and<br />

Cheryl also live on farm, and<br />

Donaldoftenhelps out.<br />

The Fords supply Synlait,<br />

milking 930crossbred cows,<br />

from217 hectares (effective)<br />

using whatChris describes as<br />

the oldest 50 bail rotaryin<br />

the district.<br />

It mayhavebeenbuilt in<br />

1978 but has had technology<br />

added and is now afully<br />

automated shed able to be<br />

manned by one person.They<br />

milk twice aday. There is<br />

also a75hectarerun­off<br />

block usedfor young stock<br />

and wintering young cows.<br />

On farm they also have<br />

chooks, sheep, pigs and a<br />

goat.<br />

They started as 50:50<br />

sharemilkers around <strong>20</strong>13<br />

but two years later tookthe<br />

chancetogointo an equity<br />

partnership.<br />

It was an “awesome<br />

opportunity”,Chris said, and<br />

they made it work for both<br />

partiesinvolved.<br />

“You’ve gottolookoutside<br />

the square and take<br />

opportunitieswhenthey<br />

comeup.”<br />

It’s amantra he livesby<br />

when his name was putinthe<br />

hat for Federated Farmers<br />

early in his dairy farming<br />

career.<br />

Chris grewupinReporoa,<br />

halfway between Rotorua<br />

and Taupo.<br />

His firstdairy farm job was<br />

on akiwifruit andavocado<br />

farminTePuke, milking350<br />

cows.<br />

He met Jodi, aqualified<br />

chef andtownie, on anight<br />

out more than <strong>20</strong> years ago.<br />

They were both out with<br />

friends, hit it off and the rest,<br />

as they say, is history.<br />

Jodi left her joband took<br />

up farming with Chris before<br />

they movedtoaproperty as<br />

lower order sharemilkers at<br />

Whakatane.<br />

“I loveit. Iwould never go<br />

back to the city,” she said.<br />

Chris andJodi complement<br />

each other on the farm<br />

working astaggered work day<br />

that startsat5am. Shealso<br />

runsthe officeand he<br />

manages thepeople, which<br />

includes takingonWilling<br />

Workers on Organic Farms<br />

(WWOOF)toexperience<br />

different cultures andopen<br />

Chris Ford<br />

their home, and dairy farm,<br />

to others.<br />

They rarely argue andlike<br />

to unwindtogether watching<br />

recorded episodes of Hawaii<br />

Five­O.<br />

Chris enjoysjetboating,<br />

playing squash and has a<br />

fascination with growinghot<br />

chillies withnames like<br />

ghost, yellow devil, kraken<br />

andCarolinareaper.<br />

Dairy farming forJodi<br />

allowsher to workoutside,<br />

with animals and she likes<br />

the flexibilityitoffers to<br />

raise afamily.They areable<br />

to be there for the children<br />

beforeand after school, and<br />

get time away when needed.<br />

It was while farmingat<br />

Whakatane that they entered<br />

the NewZealandDairy<br />

Industry Awardsand came<br />

away withacoupleof<br />

awards, including the<br />

leadership award. It saw<br />

Christapped on the shoulder<br />

to take on the Federated<br />

Farmers Bay of Plenty<br />

sharemilkers chair role.<br />

He did it for four years<br />

beforethey moved to the<br />

South Island,and afarm at<br />

Hinds around<strong>20</strong>07.<br />

“We were very luckyto<br />

work forsomegreat mentors<br />

especially in theNorth<br />

Island whenwewere growing<br />

our business,” he said.<br />

It spurredhim on to<br />

becoming amentortohis<br />

staff andothers in the<br />

community.<br />

Chris’s only regret wasthey<br />

hadn’t movedtothe South<br />

Island sooner,“when land<br />

prices were cheaper”.<br />

In his role as Federated<br />

Farmers MidCanterbury<br />

dairy sector chair, which he<br />

has donefor the past three<br />

years,Chris enjoys helping<br />

people and havinginfluence<br />

overpolicy work with<br />

government.<br />

“Mentor roles, that’s my<br />

passion. That’s my buzz to<br />

really help peopleand<br />

mentor them,” he said.<br />

Chrisand Jodi have been<br />

working withMinistry of<br />

SocialDevelopment and<br />

offering asnapshotof<br />

dairyingtopeople whohad<br />

losttheir jobs due to Covid­<br />

19.Itwas an idea Chris had<br />

dealing with theCovid­19<br />

community welfare response<br />

group during lockdown.<br />

“I just thought that’s<br />

something we can do,” he<br />

said.<br />

They have hadthree on<br />

farm taster courses, hosting<br />

between six to 15 people fora<br />

farm tour and milking<br />

session.<br />

“It’s showing them what<br />

farm life is like in anutshell.<br />

Atwo­hour snapshot,” Chris<br />

said.<br />

He thoughtgetting Kiwis<br />

into farming wasone positive<br />

to come out of the pandemic.<br />

It is on holdduringcalving,<br />

but he is hopeful it will<br />

continue after calving<br />

finishesaround October 5.<br />

He says it is importantfor<br />

urban people to see farming<br />

in action.<br />

“Farmers are really trying<br />

to bridgethegap between the<br />

urban and rural divide.<br />

“There are just aselect few<br />

running down farmers, which<br />

are most vocal,” he said.<br />

“Urban (people)ingeneral<br />

are supportive and<br />

understandwhat we do.”<br />

He saiddairy farmers were<br />

facing afew issues including<br />

thefreshwater accord –an82<br />

page document ­which may<br />

dampen MidCanterbury’s<br />

economy“because we just<br />

don’tknowwhere it’s going to<br />

end up”.<br />

It was hard to planafuture<br />

whenmore and more<br />

regulations were hitting<br />

farmers, he said.<br />

There was also aneed for<br />

more awareness around<br />

mental wellbeing,<br />

Mycoplasma bovis continued<br />

to affect MidCanterbury<br />

farmers and there was likely<br />

to be ashortage of<br />

immigration workers due to<br />

covid to work on farms. It was<br />

all causingconsiderable<br />

financialpressure and at<br />

huge personalcost, Chris<br />

said.<br />

On apositive feed has held<br />

up. ‘‘Alot of farmers thought<br />

we’d be short of crop feed,<br />

but dry matter yields were<br />

up, so it hasbeenavailable.<br />

It’s been areally kind<br />

winter.”<br />

Herding cows to rejoin the milking herd on the main farm<br />

block.


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<strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>August</strong> <strong>20</strong>, <strong>20</strong><strong>20</strong><br />

15<br />

Black­grassfoundinlocal seed<br />

TONI.WILLIAMS<br />

@ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

Black­grass pest weed has<br />

been found again in Mid<br />

Canterbury.<br />

It was found in ryegrass seed<br />

grown in the <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

district, and being tested at a<br />

seed processingplant for<br />

purity and germinationas part<br />

of routine pre­export<br />

certification.<br />

It was not part of aspill that<br />

occurred between Tinwald<br />

and Methvenin<strong>20</strong>13.<br />

Biosecurity New Zealand<br />

principal response manager<br />

David Yard said the farm was<br />

one of anumberofproperties<br />

under routine surveillance for<br />

black­grass after planting<br />

contaminated seed back in<br />

<strong>20</strong>07. It was imported.<br />

“Biosecurity New Zealand is<br />

still investigating but we<br />

believethe discovery is<br />

connected to the importation<br />

of contaminated seed in <strong>20</strong>07.<br />

‘‘Black­grass was detectedina<br />

<strong>20</strong>16 ryegrass harvestand we<br />

commencedaresponse with<br />

the seed sector, Federated<br />

Farmers and local authorities<br />

to eliminate black­grass.<br />

Mid Canterbury farmers need<br />

to keep an eye out for the<br />

black­grass weed which has<br />

been foundinthe area again.<br />

“Initially, threeblack­grass<br />

(Alopecurus myosuroides)<br />

seeds were found in a100g<br />

sample of ryegrass seed.<br />

Subsequent testing of the<br />

remainderofthe harvest<br />

(approximately 14 tonnes)<br />

foundfurther low­level<br />

contamination with blackgrass<br />

seeds,” he said.<br />

Black­grass seed was known<br />

to survive in the ground for<br />

many years and it was likely<br />

this incursion had come from<br />

the sowingofcontaminated<br />

seed in <strong>20</strong>07/<strong>20</strong>08.<br />

“This detection, while<br />

disappointing, was not<br />

unexpected given the ability of<br />

black­grass seed to persistin<br />

the environment for many<br />

years. This is why Biosecurity<br />

New Zealand and the seed<br />

growingindustry had been<br />

carryingout ongoing<br />

surveillancefor this weed,” he<br />

said.<br />

“Black­grass has been found<br />

on only three properties, so we<br />

do not believethe pest is<br />

widespread.”<br />

Black­grass was aserious<br />

pest weed in Europe and the<br />

United Kingdom, especially as<br />

it was resistanttomany<br />

herbicides making it difficult<br />

to control.<br />

However, it was not<br />

expectedtotake hold in New<br />

Zealand with Biosecurity New<br />

Zealand,farmersand the seed<br />

industrytaking any incursion<br />

seriously from the outset.<br />

Mr Yardsaid since the<br />

discovery BiosecurityNew<br />

Zealand has had all affected<br />

ryegrass seed held securely at<br />

the seed facility.<br />

“We are workingtohave the<br />

seed approved for shipment to<br />

another country which already<br />

has black­grass and has no<br />

restrictions on these imports.<br />

This seed cannot be sold in<br />

New Zealand.<br />

“We have also directed seed<br />

offal (waste material from the<br />

seed processing) to be<br />

destroyed securely by deep<br />

burial.”<br />

Avisit to the farm concerned<br />

noted the farmer had very<br />

good biosecurity practices in<br />

place and the processing<br />

company did exactly the right<br />

thing notifying Biosecurity<br />

New Zealandofthe detection<br />

and securingstock on the<br />

premises,hesaid.<br />

Mr Yard said Canterbury<br />

farmers should continue to<br />

keep alookout for black­grass.<br />

If they believe they have<br />

foundit, they shouldnot<br />

disturb the seedhead, but take<br />

aphoto and call the Pest and<br />

Disease Hotline on 0800 80 99<br />

66 and report the suspected<br />

find.<br />

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der Poeland directorColin Glass<br />

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Details canbefoundatwww.<br />

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DairyNZ board memberPeter<br />

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DairyNZ was in aunique position<br />

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NEWS<br />

New JPs sworn in<br />

at court ceremony<br />

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

Peace have welcomed new<br />

JPs Kevin Clifford and James<br />

Anderson to their ranks.<br />

Mr Clifford, general<br />

manager for Safer Mid<br />

Canterbury,and Mr<br />

Anderson, afarmer at<br />

Lyndhurst,were sworninto<br />

theirnew rolesby<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

District Court Judge Quentin<br />

Hix.<br />

JPsare called on to witness<br />

signatures andadminister<br />

official documents.<br />

Mr Clifford has spentthe<br />

past 15 years at the helm of<br />

Safer MidCanterbury and<br />

worked before that in the<br />

non­profitsector. He grew<br />

up on afarm at Mitcham<br />

before leaving for school<br />

and travel; he completed<br />

degrees in philosophy and<br />

political sciencewhen he<br />

returnedhome for<br />

university.<br />

He spentanumber of<br />

years with the Red Cross,<br />

recruiting andtraining<br />

volunteers in emergency<br />

rescue and alsoanumberof<br />

years with Search and<br />

Rescue,the Westportfire<br />

brigade and as an outdoor<br />

instructor with the<br />

Mountain Safety Council.<br />

He has alsospent many<br />

years on awide range of nonprofit<br />

governance boards<br />

and currentlyholds five<br />

trusteeships locally.<br />

Outside work, he is an avid<br />

outdoor enthusiast and<br />

enjoys time with the family<br />

camping, tramping and<br />

exploring. He enjoys<br />

hunting and is acompetitive<br />

clay target shooter and a<br />

member of the Mead Te<br />

Pirita ClayTarget Club.<br />

Mr Andersonand his wife<br />

Jan farm an intensive mixed<br />

cropping property at<br />

New Justices of the Peace Kevin Clifford (left) and James<br />

Anderson sweartheir oath of allegiance and office on the<br />

Bible.<br />

PHOTOSUPPLIED<br />

Lyndhurst where<br />

generations of the Anderson<br />

familyhave lived for the past<br />

century.Their sonAngus<br />

hopestobethe next.<br />

Mr Anderson completed a<br />

bachelor of commerce at<br />

Lincoln and workedfor<br />

Brophy Knight before<br />

leavingaccountancy in <strong>20</strong>01<br />

to farm full­time. He has had<br />

leadership roles in the<br />

YoungFarmers and<br />

MethvenA&P Association<br />

and has beeninvolvedwith<br />

Methvensporting groups.<br />

Another community<br />

project, which he shared<br />

with his late father Doug, is<br />

the development of the<br />

Lyndhurst Reserve. The<br />

reserve was established<br />

when the local community<br />

banded together to buy and<br />

develop the former<br />

Lyndhurst school site.The<br />

reserve operates today as a<br />

community facility with<br />

heated pool, playgroundand<br />

tennis courts. It is also home<br />

to the Lyndhurstwater<br />

scheme, whichsupplies<br />

domestic and stockwater to<br />

the surrounding community.<br />

What areyou hopingfor?<br />

BY REV HEATHER KENNEDY<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> Methodist Parish<br />

CHRISTIAN COMMENT<br />

Many of us have hopes and<br />

desires that go unfulfilled.<br />

Some of us hope the<br />

Crusaders will win Super<br />

Rugby every year, some of us<br />

hope to win millions on<br />

Lotto, some of us hope to be<br />

cured from aterminal illness<br />

and some of us hope to live<br />

forever.<br />

Some of us however, are a<br />

bit more realistic; we hope to<br />

stay well, if possible, we hope<br />

to have loved ones around us<br />

who care for us, we hope to<br />

enjoy each and every day and<br />

share time with friends.<br />

Currently though, many of<br />

us are probably hoping for a<br />

return to normality, that we<br />

now have as adim memory;<br />

of times prior to Covid­19<br />

restrictions.<br />

We hope to get back to the<br />

sports, clubs and activities<br />

we enjoyed beforethis<br />

pandemic reared its ugly<br />

head. We hope that one day<br />

we will be able to travel<br />

overseas again, we hope that<br />

loved ones overseas will be<br />

able to travel to New Zealand<br />

again and we hope that noone<br />

else will die slowly and<br />

painfully from this disease,<br />

or others like it.<br />

We hope the government<br />

has got it right, in the<br />

measures been taken. We<br />

hope that all the things we<br />

are doing, like contact<br />

tracing, hand sanitising and<br />

social distancing are worth<br />

all the effort. We hope that<br />

the team of five million will<br />

work together and achieve<br />

the outcome we all hope for.<br />

Is that what you are hoping<br />

for?<br />

When theearthquakes<br />

struck in September <strong>20</strong>10, the<br />

Methodist Church buildingin<br />

Baring Square was damaged<br />

and could not be used for<br />

church services or<br />

community events.<br />

Members of the parish<br />

hoped the repairs would be<br />

done quicklyand activities<br />

could return to normal.<br />

However, that was not the<br />

case.<br />

So, when the <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Methodist Parish,<br />

ceremonially handed over<br />

the church keys, to the<br />

contractors on Sunday<br />

<strong>August</strong> 16 and the first sod<br />

was turned, the hopes and<br />

dreams of the parish<br />

members, are about to be<br />

fulfilled. Through their faith<br />

and love for each other, their<br />

hoped­for strengthening,<br />

restoring and addition to<br />

their home church building,<br />

sees all their planning being<br />

rewarded.<br />

Some of our hopes are<br />

unrealistic, some are<br />

genuine, some through faith<br />

and love can be achieved. We<br />

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

community and Baring<br />

Square will benefit from the<br />

endeavours of the Methodist<br />

church, for along time into<br />

the future.<br />

The Apostle Paul, wrote<br />

these encouraging words to<br />

the people of the early<br />

church in Corinth ­these<br />

three things remain: faith,<br />

hope and love; and the<br />

greatest of these is love (1<br />

Corinthians 13: 13).


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Display promotes hall’s usage<br />

The Mt Hutt Memorial Hall<br />

venue is being promoting as a<br />

great place for conferences<br />

and functions and has an eyecatching<br />

display in the i­Hub<br />

area.Itfeatures tables<br />

‘‘dressed’’ foracelebration or<br />

party.<br />

Mt Hutt Memorial Hall<br />

functionand conference<br />

manager Sue Stewart said<br />

there was arange of options for<br />

businessmeetings, partiesand<br />

other gatherings in thehall<br />

complex.<br />

Centrally located, thevenue<br />

had abig room thatcould hold<br />

400 for acocktail party or <strong>20</strong>0<br />

for aweddingreception.<br />

Flexible meeting rooms<br />

could hold up to 100 people.<br />

Thevenue offered avariety<br />

of choicesforcatering and had<br />

aseminarroomwith giant<br />

screen.<br />

Mrs Stewart said the hall was<br />

regularly used for farming<br />

workshops andbirthday<br />

parties.<br />

Bookingscan be made at<br />

methvenheritagecentre.co.nz<br />

Christchurch hospital shuttle moves<br />

The Christchurch District<br />

Health Board’s popular<br />

hospital shuttle will move from<br />

Lichfield Street car park to the<br />

new, improved Deans Avenue<br />

car park.<br />

The change takes effect from<br />

Monday (<strong>August</strong> 24).<br />

The free shuttle, which has<br />

carried more than one and a<br />

quarter million passengers<br />

since it was set up in late<br />

October <strong>20</strong>14, will return to an<br />

upgraded new Deans Ave car<br />

park.<br />

It now has <strong>20</strong>0 patient and<br />

visitor car parks and up to 150<br />

new staff car parks.<br />

Mt Hutt Memorial Hall function and conference manager Sue Stewart with the dressed tables.<br />

It will provide clean, sealed,<br />

lit and secure car parking plus<br />

acovered stop for those<br />

waiting for the shuttle.<br />

Canterbury DHB chief<br />

executive David Meates said<br />

the move offered adedicated<br />

patient, visitor and staff<br />

parking for Christchurch<br />

Hospital.<br />

“We’re aware that it’s not<br />

always easy for our patients<br />

and visitors to get apark in the<br />

Lichfield Street car park.<br />

‘‘With the Deans Avenue car<br />

park there will be ample<br />

parking spaces for patients<br />

and visitors with reliable and<br />

regular transport for them to<br />

and from the hospital with our<br />

shuttle service,” he said.<br />

The shuttle runs every 15<br />

minutes, from 7.15am –8.30pm<br />

Monday to Friday and 11.00am<br />

–8.00pm weekends, with a<br />

lunch break on weekends for<br />

the driver from 2.30 pm to<br />

3.15pm when no shuttle will<br />

operate.<br />

Anew and sophisticated<br />

ticketing system will be<br />

installed at the car park<br />

facility, similar to the one<br />

already used at Lichfield<br />

Street with slightly lower rates<br />

than those currently charged.<br />

“We are returning to a<br />

location that is already<br />

familiar –although much<br />

improved –and the Deans<br />

Avenue location means<br />

patients and visitors can avoid<br />

the city centre when travelling<br />

to their appointments.<br />

The car park will be<br />

available 24 hours aday, 7days<br />

aweek and will be well lit and<br />

secure.<br />

“The journey time on the<br />

shuttle should be the same as<br />

from Lichfield Street or<br />

slightly quicker, as there are<br />

fewer traffic lights for the<br />

shuttles to negotiate,” he said.<br />

NEWS<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>August</strong> <strong>20</strong>, <strong>20</strong><strong>20</strong><br />

Masks a<br />

must at<br />

hospital<br />

17<br />

Peoplevisiting patients in<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> Hospital during<br />

Alert Level2willbeasked to<br />

wear amask or face covering.<br />

Visitorsare also being<br />

encouraged to download the NZ<br />

covid tracer appand check in at<br />

the front doorwhenentering.<br />

The changesare amongafew<br />

visitorrestrictions announced<br />

by Canterbury District Health<br />

Board chief medical officer Dr<br />

Sue Nightingale for level 2.<br />

Christchurch Hospital<br />

visiting hours havechanged to<br />

3pm­8pm with one visitor per<br />

patient; Burwood is allowing<br />

two visitors at atime, with<br />

visiting hours remaining 11am­<br />

7pm.<br />

Dr Nightingale said all<br />

visitors werebeing asked to<br />

wear amask if they can.Itcan<br />

be afabricmaskorscarf but<br />

must cover yournose and<br />

mouth.<br />

Thereisnovisiting at any<br />

Aged Residential Care<br />

Facilities operatedby<br />

Canterbury DHB.<br />

It includesTuarangi Home in<br />

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

‘‘As always, pleasedon’t visit<br />

if you’re unwell and remember<br />

the usual publichealth<br />

precautionssuch as hand<br />

hygiene andphysical<br />

distancing ­wherever possible<br />

stay two metres away from<br />

peopleyou don’t know, and one<br />

metre awayfrom people you do<br />

know.’’<br />

Peoplewithcovid symptoms<br />

(any acute respiratoryinfection<br />

with at least oneofthe following<br />

symptoms: new orworsening<br />

cough, sorethroat, shortness of<br />

breath,stuffy or runny nose,lost<br />

sense of smell –with or without<br />

afever)should contact their<br />

general practice teamorcall<br />

Healthlineon08003585453.<br />

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

Rotary Club<br />

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BOOKARAMA project another success story. After 40 years, we are over $1 million<br />

worth of sales.<br />

We use these funds to support many worthwhile local community projects.<br />

Please phone any of the following members, if you would like donated books etc.<br />

collected.<br />

David Mead (Convenor) 308 9991 or 027 471 6661<br />

Lindsay Holland 308 3<strong>20</strong>1 or 027 452 3107<br />

Errol Stewart (Rakaia) 308 9938 or 027 427 22<strong>20</strong><br />

Mike Smith 308 9<strong>20</strong>1 or 0<strong>20</strong> 444 8899<br />

Book Drop off /<br />

collection points<br />

• Allenton Auto Centre<br />

• Caltex <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

• Community House<br />

• Mobil Service Station<br />

• Frame Co Netherby<br />

• Z Energy Tinwald<br />

• New World<br />

• Cafe Time, Tinwald<br />

• RuralCo <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

• Evolution Vets (was ShopCanterbury)<br />

• Methven RuralCo<br />

• Rakaia RuralCo<br />

• PGG Wrightson, Methven<br />

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Phone 308 9094<br />

Bookarama has been running successfully for 41 Years<br />

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NEWS<br />

18 <strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>August</strong> <strong>20</strong>, <strong>20</strong><strong>20</strong><br />

Cass Street trees gone<br />

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School speed signs in<br />

Arborists have been working this<br />

week to remove 11 juvenile Pin<br />

Oaks from Cass Street. The trees<br />

will be replaced as part of the<br />

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

major CBD upgrade. Some of the<br />

oaks were to have remained but<br />

arborist inspections found they<br />

would be potentially dangerous if<br />

left to grow to their full height.<br />

Council infrastructure services<br />

manager Neil McCann said the<br />

CBD streetscape project was a<br />

major overhaul and while the Pin<br />

Oaks were going, more trees and<br />

greenery would be planted.<br />

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

has formally adopted a<br />

numberofspeed limit<br />

changes around thedistrict,<br />

including newspeed limits<br />

outsideschools.<br />

The speed limit changes<br />

will go to Land Information<br />

NewZealandtobe gazetted<br />

and made legal,and new<br />

signs will be erected in the<br />

coming months.<br />

There was someconfusion<br />

at last week’s full council<br />

meetingtoadopt the<br />

changes,with council<br />

roading managerBrian<br />

Fauth saying he believedthe<br />

recommendation did not<br />

include changes to school<br />

zone speed limitsatthis<br />

stage.<br />

Mr Fauth said the<br />

Government had indicated<br />

the speed limit outside of<br />

urban schools was likely to<br />

be reduced to 30kmh, rather<br />

than the40kmh limit that<br />

council was now proposing.<br />

He said thespeed limit<br />

outsideofruralschools<br />

remained unchanged from<br />

the new proposed limit of<br />

60kmh.<br />

He suggested another<br />

report on the school speed<br />

limit changes to council at a<br />

later date.<br />

The council supported new<br />

speed limit changes on some<br />

roads and outsideofschools<br />

atits InfrastructureServices<br />

Committee meeting last<br />

monthand after community<br />

consultation andhearings.<br />

Longbeach School pupils Taylor Lamont, Freya Jemmett and<br />

Yasmin Larry, all 12, were among Mid Canterbury students to<br />

campaign for areduced road speed outside their school.<br />

Cr DianeRawlinsonsaid<br />

the council had already<br />

agreed thenew school speed<br />

limit changes.<br />

They should be included in<br />

the recommendation to full<br />

council and the project<br />

startedassoon as possible.<br />

Cr Stewart Wilson agreed,<br />

saying: ‘‘Ifyou waited for the<br />

Government to make<br />

changes, you could be<br />

waitingalongtime’’.<br />

‘‘Get the speed changes<br />

gazetted and getthe signs<br />

in,’’ he said.<br />

Cr Carolyn Cameron said<br />

signs wereneeded now,not<br />

later, because the safety of<br />

children in this district was<br />

at stake.<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>council will<br />

nowspeakwith schools<br />

about the placementofsigns<br />

and the types of signs<br />

required.<br />

Signage will include more<br />

expensive active variable<br />

signs controlled by schools at<br />

peak times, and static signs.<br />

Covid sees rates penalty waived<br />

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

ratepayers experiencing<br />

financialhardship and who<br />

are late on their rates<br />

instalmentsthis financial<br />

yearcanapply for late<br />

penalty fees to be written off,<br />

evenifthey have already<br />

receivedassistance in the<br />

last two years.<br />

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

hasadopted changes to the<br />

Rates Remission Policy,<br />

which hadpreviously limited<br />

how often late penalty fees<br />

could be writtenoff to only<br />

onceevery 24 months.<br />

Councilagreed to waive<br />

this limit in April ahead of<br />

the last rates instalment for<br />

the <strong>20</strong>19/<strong>20</strong> year, however<br />

this was on aonce­off basis<br />

and did not apply to the<br />

<strong>20</strong><strong>20</strong>/21financialyear.<br />

After consulting on the<br />

proposed changeswith the<br />

community, councillors have<br />

now formally adopted them<br />

ahead of thisyear’s first rates<br />

instalment which is due now.<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> mayor Neil<br />

Brown says theamendment<br />

recognises the financial<br />

difficultiesmanyfamilies<br />

may be in as aconsequence<br />

ofCovid­19.<br />

‘‘New Zealand's closed<br />

bordersand various<br />

restrictions have left many<br />

veryuncertain of their<br />

financialsecurity.<br />

‘‘As it stands, the<br />

Government's wage subsidy<br />

extensionschemes will<br />

finish up by Decemberand<br />

we arelikely to see people in<br />

our communityfacing<br />

hardship.<br />

‘‘The council understands<br />

this is avery difficult time for<br />

alot of people andwantto<br />

make sure that those who are<br />

struggling or whomay<br />

strugglein the months ahead<br />

are not faced with additional<br />

fees because they were<br />

unable to paytheir rateson<br />

time.’’<br />

The new changesonly<br />

applytothe <strong>20</strong><strong>20</strong>/21 year.<br />

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NEWS<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>August</strong> <strong>20</strong>, <strong>20</strong><strong>20</strong><br />

19<br />

Mt Guy ­grunty climb with views<br />

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@ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

It’s agrunty climb, but the views<br />

from the top are stunning on a<br />

good day.<br />

Unlike popular walks like the<br />

Mt Somers Walkway, Little Mt<br />

Peel and Peak Hill, the track up<br />

Mt Guy does not see ahuge<br />

amount of foot traffic.<br />

It’s known by die­hard<br />

trampers and, of course, by hut<br />

holders at the nearby settlement<br />

at Lake Clearwater.<br />

Access to the start of the Mt<br />

Guy track is from the settlement.<br />

You follow the marked track<br />

around the outlet end of Lake<br />

Clearwater for 30­minutes and<br />

the bulk of Mt Guy is right in<br />

front of you.<br />

Asign at the junction suggests<br />

around one hour to the top,<br />

which is not too far off the mark<br />

for most people.<br />

Awell marked trail takes you<br />

up and on adirect, no­nonsense<br />

route to the 1319m peak.<br />

The views change with the<br />

ascent and the lake and huts<br />

become ever smaller dots in the<br />

impressive high country<br />

landscape.<br />

Near the top the steep section<br />

flattens out and there is a<br />

The view from the top of Mt Guy is well worth the effort of the climb.<br />

steadier climb across to arock<br />

cairn and the highest point.<br />

There are 360 degree<br />

panoramic views and the<br />

opportunity to linger in the<br />

majesty of the hills and also to<br />

get your breathe back.<br />

Most return the same way they<br />

came, but the more adventurous<br />

can opt to head west and down.<br />

There is no marked track, but<br />

as long as you stay well to the<br />

left and keep descending you<br />

can’t go too wrong.<br />

Below you will start to see the<br />

Te Araroa trail coming in from<br />

the right.<br />

The descent takes you down to<br />

atarn (mountain lake) and the<br />

track junction.<br />

While one track heads further<br />

west and off to Mystery Lake, the<br />

other takes you back to Lake<br />

Clearwater.<br />

The return section takes<br />

around one hour and<br />

immediately criss­crosses a<br />

section of track built for<br />

mountain bikers.<br />

Lake Clearwater is on the<br />

Hakatere Potts Road, about<br />

33km west of Mount Somers.<br />

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NEWS<br />

<strong>20</strong> <strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>August</strong> <strong>20</strong>, <strong>20</strong><strong>20</strong><br />

Residents’ survey<br />

results amixed bag<br />

Residentssatisfactionwith<br />

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

overall performance has<br />

declined from 77%in<strong>20</strong>18/19<br />

to 69% in <strong>20</strong>19/<strong>20</strong>, buta<br />

number of areas have been<br />

givenabig thumbs up in the<br />

latest Annual Residents’<br />

Survey.<br />

Roadinghas beenamain<br />

area of dissatisfaction, with<br />

the standard andsafety of<br />

roads within the district<br />

evaluated lesspositively in<br />

<strong>20</strong>19/<strong>20</strong>.<br />

Just over athird of<br />

residents (34%)were<br />

satisfied with sealed roads,<br />

downfourper cent on the<br />

previous year,and more<br />

than half (51%) were<br />

satisfied with unsealed<br />

roads,down from 58 %in<br />

<strong>20</strong>18/19.<br />

The latest surveywas<br />

completed by Key Research<br />

and includesnew<br />

methodology.<br />

Itwas completed over four<br />

timepoints and through an<br />

onlinesurveyof950<br />

residents.<br />

The previoussurvey was<br />

completed over thephone<br />

and had feedback from 400<br />

residents.<br />

The feedbackonthe<br />

performanceofthe mayor<br />

and councillors is very<br />

similartolast year andisat<br />

78%,while satisfaction with<br />

council staff hasimproved<br />

from 84% ayear agoto87%.<br />

In termsoflocal<br />

infrastructure, satisfaction<br />

with the quality of drinking<br />

water supply and overall<br />

rubbish and recycling<br />

services remains high, with<br />

more than eightin10<br />

residents satisfied with<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> Domain and other green spaces around the<br />

district received ahigh satisfaction level in the survey.<br />

those services.<br />

Residents arealso highly<br />

satisfied withopportunities<br />

for grants andfunding (95%),<br />

community events (93%)and<br />

social services (95%).<br />

The role playedby council<br />

in lobbyingcentral<br />

government on issues<br />

affecting the district has<br />

seenasatisfaction jump<br />

from 77% ayear agoto82% .<br />

Economicdevelopment<br />

received asatisfaction level<br />

of 89%, whiletourism<br />

promotion did not fare quite<br />

so wellwithsatisfactionat<br />

68%.<br />

Traditional high scorers<br />

continued to be recognised<br />

throughthe surveyincluding<br />

the library (97%), public<br />

toilets(94%), EA Networks<br />

Centre (88%) and museum<br />

(94%).<br />

Emergency management<br />

(96%),parksand open<br />

spaces (92%) and cemeteries<br />

(97%) all scored highly.<br />

Some 91%think that living<br />

in the <strong>Ashburton</strong> District is<br />

aboutthe same or better<br />

compared to three years ago.<br />

Michael Hooker fromKey<br />

Research told councillors<br />

his companyworked with24<br />

councils in NewZealand.<br />

Dissatisfaction with<br />

roading wasacommon<br />

themeacross all councils<br />

and <strong>Ashburton</strong> council’s<br />

overall performancewas<br />

alsoonpar withother<br />

councils.<br />

Concern over unwanted<br />

stockwater race fees<br />

Anumber of residentsalong<br />

Smithfield Road have been<br />

among those frontingto<br />

oppose proposedchangesto<br />

stockwater management<br />

charges.<br />

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

District Council’srevenue<br />

and finance policy hearings<br />

on Tuesday, Trevor and<br />

Annette Scott told<br />

councillors theyhad sought<br />

clarificationonwhetherthe<br />

race runningthrough their<br />

propertywas astormwater<br />

drain or stockwaterrace.<br />

They had heard nothing<br />

from council, butfirmly<br />

believeditwas amaindrain<br />

conveyance and an outlet for<br />

urban stormwater .<br />

MrsScottsaid therace<br />

was of no use to the couple<br />

and they wanted it closed.<br />

They certainly did not<br />

wanttopay thefixedcharge<br />

of $600that council was<br />

proposing.<br />

FellowSmithfield Road<br />

resident GrantSmith said he<br />

did not wantthe raceand<br />

did not use it for stockwater.<br />

‘‘I have tolegally fence my<br />

swimmingpool, yet your<br />

water raceisapermanent<br />

hazardtoyoung children at<br />

ourberryfarm andI’ve had<br />

to fence it as well.’’<br />

Mr Smithsaid he couldn’t<br />

do anything with asizeable<br />

portionofhis landbecause<br />

of the race andrulesaround<br />

it.<br />

When the raceflooded,<br />

which it did on occasion,<br />

rubbish and someraw<br />

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

town camedownitand<br />

needed cleaning out.<br />

Mr Smithsuggested<br />

councilneeded to put in<br />

pipinginhis areaifit<br />

wantedtouse the raceasa<br />

stormwaterdrain, or else<br />

thewhole thingshould be<br />

closed over.<br />

Maurice and Shirley<br />

Millar, also fromSmithfield<br />

Road,toldcouncillors the<br />

race wasofnouse to them on<br />

their 3ha block.<br />

Theyweredisappointed<br />

with the proposed charges<br />

and diligently worked to<br />

keepthe race clean and tidy,<br />

both on the insideand<br />

outside.<br />

The$600 charge proposed<br />

was prohibitive and would<br />

addaquartertotheir rates<br />

bill.<br />

Another SmithfieldRoad<br />

resident, Chris Morrison,<br />

told councillorshehad no<br />

use for the MillCreekrace<br />

that ran through his<br />

property.<br />

He paidurbanrates and<br />

was now faced with the<br />

possibilityofincreased<br />

charges forsomething he<br />

didn’t need.<br />

He said he could livewith<br />

the current charge of $90,<br />

but objectedto$600.<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>council’s<br />

preferredproposal<br />

recommends applying a<br />

fixedcharge of around $600<br />

per property to help share<br />

the cost of providing<br />

stockwater andalso aper<br />

metre costofaround$0.1665<br />

per metre over1000 metres.<br />

The rational behindthe<br />

proposalisthatitwould<br />

encourage userstoexplore<br />

alternative watersources,<br />

which could leadtomore<br />

race closures,and the<br />

charges would betterreflect<br />

thosewho benefit.


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<strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>August</strong> <strong>20</strong>, <strong>20</strong><strong>20</strong><br />

29<br />

New<br />

SUV is<br />

lively<br />

sibling<br />

BY BOB NETTLETON<br />

The C­HR urban SUV was<br />

one of the first massproduced<br />

Toyotas to<br />

showcase amore<br />

adventurous look to help the<br />

company reel in younger<br />

buyers, who demand greater<br />

styling flairand individuality<br />

in the look of their vehicles,<br />

and this one has it in spades.<br />

However, the companystill<br />

produces well­made<br />

conservative looking cars<br />

that have been the<br />

cornerstone of its success<br />

and still account for alarge<br />

chunk of theirrevenue<br />

especially on the Japanese<br />

domestic market.<br />

In <strong>20</strong>17 Toyota’s European<br />

design team createdthe<br />

radically different C­HR.Its<br />

almostinstantsuccess<br />

motivated Toyota to produce<br />

more models that genuinely<br />

push the styling envelope<br />

and go beyondbland and<br />

safe.<br />

Recent examples include<br />

the latestRAV4 and soon­tobe­released<br />

Yaris.<br />

For <strong>20</strong><strong>20</strong> the C­HRhas<br />

undergone amodest<br />

cosmetic refresh with a<br />

revisedfront­end with deep,<br />

curvy character lines. At the<br />

rear, it sports new LED tail<br />

lights.<br />

The non­hybrid C­HR<br />

range comprises abase front<br />

wheel drive versionpriced at<br />

$33,490, with a$2k price<br />

bump to the top spec<br />

Limited.<br />

Rating out of 10<br />

Performance 6<br />

Handling 7<br />

Build Quality7<br />

Comfortand space 6<br />

Styling7<br />

Fuel Economy:Rightcar website: petrol<br />

6.5L/100km, on­roadtest: 7.6L/100km<br />

Value for money6<br />

Safety: five star ANCAP crash rating<br />

Overall points outof10: 7<br />

This can be had with either<br />

two or four wheeldrive and<br />

retails for $36,490and<br />

$37,990 respectively.The<br />

$1500 premium for the AWD<br />

option is amodest ask and<br />

one well worth considering<br />

with our demanding roads,<br />

weatherand terrain.<br />

This is one of afew models<br />

in Toyota’s passenger car<br />

range with aturbo charged<br />

engine and it’s lively enough<br />

with a1.2 litre turbo making<br />

85kw and offering purposeful<br />

low speed pulling power.<br />

This is generatedbythe<br />

185nm of torque that’s<br />

primed and ready to between<br />

1500 to 4000rpm. You get the<br />

best of both motoring worlds<br />

with this motor–low fuel<br />

consumption and willing<br />

enough performance.<br />

This is one of the more<br />

enjoyable small urban SUVs<br />

Ihave driven.Throttle<br />

responseis crispalthough<br />

not exactly in the<br />

scintillating category, with<br />

performancedragged down a<br />

touch by the vehicle’s weight.<br />

On the plus side of the<br />

ledger, the motor is largely<br />

free of turbo lag, althoughthe<br />

test car was at timeshesitant<br />

from standing starts. Engine<br />

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There are regular<br />

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Passenger space is<br />

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30 <strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>August</strong> <strong>20</strong>, <strong>20</strong><strong>20</strong><br />

www.ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

Fun plus in Hyundai’s Velostar<br />

BY ROSS KIDDIE<br />

Iknow life often means<br />

disappointments but it will take<br />

me abit of time to get over<br />

missing out on adrive of<br />

Hyundai’s new i30 Nfastback –<br />

ahigh­performance car based<br />

around its hot­hatch<br />

stablemate.<br />

See, the turbocharged 2­litre<br />

manual was acasualty of the<br />

coronavirus Level 4lockdown, I<br />

was due to have it within that<br />

period but it has since been<br />

seconded to duties in other<br />

parts of the country.<br />

That aside, the other<br />

Hyundai models Iwas<br />

scheduled into have arrived,<br />

and aweek with the latest<br />

generation Hyundai Veloster<br />

almost made up for not<br />

stepping into the i30 N.<br />

The Veloster has been<br />

around since <strong>20</strong>12, and has just<br />

undergone amajor<br />

transformation. Saying that, the<br />

one element that makes the<br />

Veloster stand out from the<br />

crowd hasn’t been changed.<br />

What appears to be a<br />

traditional two­door coupe is<br />

actually athree­door. Yes,<br />

there are two doors on the<br />

passenger side and just one on<br />

the driver’s side.<br />

The concept was first<br />

introduced with safety in mind,<br />

the rationale being that when<br />

children are seated in the rear<br />

they can only exit from the<br />

footpath side of the vehicle,<br />

egress to the road is denied.<br />

Bear in mind, too, that the<br />

Veloster is only afour­seater.<br />

Some might say the design of<br />

the Veloster is outlandish, I’d<br />

say it is bold yet trendy, it is<br />

fresh and with an aggressive<br />

body and with vivid colours to<br />

choose from, the Veloster<br />

certainly makes astatement.<br />

The evaluation car was finished<br />

in amatte gun metal grey, it<br />

drew alot of attention during<br />

the time it was in my care.<br />

The Veloster arrives with two<br />

engine options –a2­litre<br />

naturally aspirated unit that<br />

develops 110kW. Or else there<br />

is a1.6­litre turbocharged<br />

option –the 150kW engine that<br />

powers several other Hyundai<br />

and Kia models.<br />

The evaluation car was the<br />

latter, and it is an engine I’m<br />

quite familiar with, it is no<br />

outright powerhouse like the<br />

engine in the i30 N, but it is a<br />

feisty little unit and stands out<br />

for its honesty and fuss­free<br />

behaviour. Although it must be<br />

said there is genuine exhaust<br />

The Hyundai Veloster is abeautifully­made car and one which is both fun and exciting.<br />

sound, there’s aconstant throb<br />

under load and an enticing<br />

crackle between gears.<br />

When the Veloster first<br />

appeared, it was Hyundai’s first<br />

full­production vehicle with a<br />

dual clutch gearbox; that type<br />

of transmission is still used,<br />

although it now gets seven<br />

gears that can be manipulated<br />

through steering wheelmounted<br />

paddle shifters. In<br />

terms of driving, DCT units can<br />

be treated much like anormal<br />

automatic transmission, the big<br />

difference is that in itself it<br />

works like amanual but<br />

without amanual clutch and, of<br />

course, there’s no powerrobbing<br />

characteristics of<br />

traditional torque converter<br />

system.<br />

The result is aquick shifting<br />

unit that doesn’t load the<br />

engine, power is clean, and<br />

with astrong torque figure<br />

(265Nm) and available low, and<br />

all of the way between 1500 to<br />

4500rpm, the Veloster turbo is a<br />

quick­reacting car which is no<br />

slouch against the stopwatch.<br />

It will lunge to 100km/h in<br />

7.5sec, which will satisfy those<br />

who are happy with moderate<br />

performance, but for me the big<br />

surprise is the mid­speed<br />

performance, it will scorch<br />

through ahighway overtake<br />

(80­1<strong>20</strong>km/h) in 4.2sec, made<br />

possible through solid turbo<br />

boost and quick­shifting ratios<br />

which are ideal for the wide<br />

cross­section of our driving<br />

styles and journeys.<br />

On the subject of figures, the<br />

Veloster turbo is rated by<br />

Hyundai with a7.1­litre per<br />

100km combined cycle fuel<br />

usage average. At 100km/h I<br />

recorded an instantaneous<br />

readout of 5l/100km with the<br />

engine working over freely at<br />

<strong>20</strong>00rpm.<br />

Iguess if you explore the<br />

turbo boost frequently it will be<br />

hard to match Hyundai’s claim,<br />

and with just a50­litre fuel tank<br />

you need to be mindful fill­ups<br />

may come around quicker than<br />

expected.<br />

Nevertheless, Ienjoyed the<br />

power and strength of that wee<br />

engine, it is delightful and<br />

provides the fun factor when<br />

you feel the need for aquick<br />

burst, taking into account that<br />

several drive modes allow the<br />

driver to choose how the car<br />

behaves, from economical to<br />

sport.<br />

In terms of handling, the<br />

Veloster feels sharp up front<br />

with definite turn­in. Sport<br />

specification Michelin tyres<br />

(225/40 x18in) have high­grip<br />

properties and combined with a<br />

fully independent suspension<br />

the car feels well attached to<br />

the road.<br />

The Veloster turbo is only<br />

available in one fully­specced<br />

level –Limited. It is loaded with<br />

goodies such as full leather,<br />

heated and cooled seats, heated<br />

steering wheel, head­up<br />

display, satellite navigation,<br />

keyless entry and ignition, and<br />

all the other bells and whistles<br />

that make up Hyundai’s top<br />

level trim spec. It also gets afull<br />

safety suite of technologies.<br />

Hyundai has had along<br />

history of producing two­door<br />

coupes, even though you could<br />

argue the Veloster is<br />

essentially athree­door. When<br />

Ifirst started writing about cars<br />

in 1988, one of the first Idrove<br />

was the Scoupe, Hyundai’s first<br />

sporty car, that transformed<br />

into what Hyundai called<br />

simply Coupe around 1996, the<br />

Tiburon followed, then in <strong>20</strong>12<br />

the Veloster first landed in New<br />

Zealand.<br />

That history has served<br />

Hyundai well, the Veloster is a<br />

beautifully­made car and one<br />

which is both fun and exciting.<br />

It dares to be different with its<br />

styling, but that is part of its<br />

appeal, at $52,990 ($45,990 nonturbo),<br />

it’s an affordable way to<br />

make astatement.<br />

Rating<br />

Price –Hyundai Veloster,<br />

$52,990<br />

Dimensions –Length,<br />

4250mm; width,<br />

1800mm; height,<br />

1409mm<br />

Configuration –Fourcylinder,front­wheeldrive,1591cc,<br />

150kW,<br />

265Nm, seven­speed dual<br />

clutchautomatic<br />

Performance –0­100km/<br />

h, 7.5sec<br />

Fuel usage–7.1l/100km<br />

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32 <strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>August</strong> <strong>20</strong>, <strong>20</strong><strong>20</strong><br />

EA Networks overcharge<br />

EA Networks overcharged its<br />

customers $52,905 inthe financial<br />

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EANetworks boss Roger Sutton<br />

said that whilethe overcharge was<br />

small, it was still abreach of the<br />

company’s price cap and<br />

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New citizens sworn<br />

in, but no handshakes<br />

There were no formal<br />

congratulatory hand shakes<br />

because of covid protocol,<br />

but newcitizenshavebeen<br />

warmly welcomedinto the<br />

district by <strong>Ashburton</strong>mayor<br />

Neil Brown.<br />

Nine newcitizens<br />

attended the ceremony and<br />

swore allegiancetoNew<br />

Zealand.<br />

They hail from the<br />

Philippines, England, Hong<br />

Kong and Argentina.<br />

Akapahaka group from<br />

HampsteadSchool<br />

performed arousing<br />

welcome at thestartofthe<br />

ceremony.<br />

MayorBrown told thenew<br />

citizensthat their journey to<br />

becomeNew Zealanders<br />

wasnow complete.<br />

He said culture and<br />

traditions of this country<br />

were woven into the fabric<br />

of NewZealanders and they,<br />

as new citizens, nowshared<br />

that common bond.<br />

He said the new citizens<br />

brought all of the history<br />

andtraditions of their<br />

homeland,which enriched<br />

this country.<br />

Afurther24migrants<br />

from the district have<br />

became New Zealanders<br />

during lockdownand since<br />

thelast formal ceremony<br />

here on February <strong>20</strong>.<br />

All new citizens have<br />

received certificates by post<br />

andwerenot required to<br />

attend the usual final step of<br />

theimmigration process<br />

because of the current<br />

Covid­19 situation.<br />

Those attendinglast<br />

week’s acknowledgement<br />

ceremonychose to do so.<br />

Clayton on bike for Mayo<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>man Clayton<br />

Howard is jumping on his<br />

bike to support afundraiser<br />

that will benefitBurwood<br />

Hospitaland the Westpac<br />

Helicopter.<br />

The72­year­old is joining<br />

other bikersand former<br />

primary industry colleagues<br />

on the Tour to Mayo.<br />

The400km South Island<br />

route beginsinPicton and<br />

passesthrough Ward and<br />

Kaikoura, before heading<br />

inland to Hurunui.<br />

The expected 15 riders<br />

willbejoined by an<br />

extended peloton of 50 more<br />

bikers for the final leg from<br />

HurunuitoBurwood<br />

Hospital.<br />

Asmaller group is starting<br />

thetour in Palmerston<br />

Northand crossingto<br />

Pictonfrom Wellington.<br />

Mr Howard saidthe tour<br />

was named after aformer<br />

Farmlands colleague Elton<br />

Mayo, who was akeen biker<br />

but hadbeeninvolved in a<br />

bad accident in early March<br />

which had left him<br />

paralysed.<br />

Thefundraiser would<br />

help support the superb<br />

team in Burwood’s spinal<br />

unit andthe helicopter<br />

service.<br />

Mr Howard saidhehad<br />

neededtouse the Westpac<br />

in the pastafter ahealth<br />

Tomas Muller from Argentina swears by oath at the<br />

citizenship ceremony.<br />

Shane Fraser from England swears an affirmation in front of<br />

Mayor Neil Brown at the citizenship ceremony.<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> man Clayton Howard and his trusty mountain<br />

bike.<br />

issue and his father­in­law<br />

had received great care at<br />

Burwood in the past.<br />

Cyclists will sleep in<br />

campervans during the<br />

Tour to Mayo and are keen<br />

to get thefundraising word<br />

out.<br />

Mr Howard said he had<br />

switched to slicker tyres on<br />

his mountain bike and was<br />

lookingforward to trip.<br />

‘‘The furthest I’ve gone in<br />

aday is 70km and that will<br />

be the shortest day on this<br />

trip.<br />

‘‘It will be achallenge, but<br />

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People can go to Tour to<br />

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NEWS<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>August</strong> <strong>20</strong>, <strong>20</strong><strong>20</strong><br />

33<br />

Geraldine’s turf project ‘shovel­ready’<br />

Geraldine’sDomain<br />

redevelopment project, which<br />

includes installationofamultipurpose<br />

all­weather turf, is<br />

shovel ready and actively<br />

seeking funding, says<br />

Geraldine CombinedSports<br />

Association (GCS)Chairman,<br />

Aaron McCullough.<br />

Mr McCulloughsaysit’s been<br />

nearly four yearssincethe GCS<br />

board first saw an opportunity<br />

to contribute to aregion­wide<br />

review of sport and recreation<br />

facilities, which then morphed<br />

into aGeraldine­specific<br />

projecttoreview and identify<br />

keysporting and recreational<br />

needs to take Geraldine<br />

successfully into the future.<br />

Amulti­purpose all­weather<br />

turf and acommunity hubwere<br />

the two main infrastructure<br />

recommendations that came<br />

from the subsequent report,<br />

which wasproduced by Global<br />

Leisure Group.<br />

“The turf,storage facilities,<br />

cricketnets, new path, blade<br />

signs, lighting and car park<br />

upgradewerethe obvious first<br />

choices to progress which will<br />

create acentral location to play<br />

sport, meet newpeople easily,<br />

and engage in ourcommunity,’’<br />

Mr McCullough said.<br />

‘‘Geraldine Hockey Club,<br />

which hasseen fast growth in<br />

recent years, doesn’t have any<br />

facilities inGeraldine so<br />

players of all ages currently<br />

An artist’s impression of the turf project.<br />

must travel out of town for<br />

practicesand games. Thelack<br />

of an all­weathersurface<br />

impacts on other sporting codes<br />

like netball and tennis as well.”<br />

GCS co­board member and<br />

Geraldine.nz co­ordinator,<br />

JaneneAdams, said that at<br />

times the projecthad felt like a<br />

long road.<br />

‘‘But there has been agreat<br />

bunch of people who have<br />

contributed their time and<br />

skills to workconsistently on all<br />

aspects of this projectandit<br />

feels great to finally get there.”<br />

She said many people had put<br />

in ahugeeffort and the project<br />

had the support of the Timaru<br />

District Council, Sport<br />

Canterbury andthe small group<br />

of localdonors who sponsored<br />

theinitial feasibility report.<br />

Community meetings,<br />

consultations, business<br />

sponsorship to commission a<br />

professionalfeasibility study,<br />

more consultation, meetings<br />

and finally aconcept plan,<br />

designand resource consent<br />

are just some of the steps and<br />

actions GCS has completed<br />

over this period.<br />

The turf will be overlaid on<br />

the existing courts located in<br />

the Geraldine Domain and<br />

complemented by lighting and a<br />

digital booking system, as well<br />

as roll­on roll­off equipmentto<br />

protectthe high tech surface,<br />

which is suitablefor arange of<br />

sporting users, who have all<br />

contributed to the process thus<br />

far.<br />

Mr McCulloughsaid sporting<br />

groups had collaborated and<br />

key stakeholders signed a<br />

memorandum of<br />

understanding.<br />

The next step for theGCS is to<br />

seek fundingtocomplete the<br />

project, estimatedtocost$1.15<br />

million.<br />

“The project will be staged so<br />

we can ensure development<br />

starts ASAP. We are gratefulto<br />

ourbusiness sponsors who<br />

donated the surplusfrom the<br />

feasibility studyprocess and to<br />

theThomas HobsonTrust who<br />

supported us generously in<br />

<strong>20</strong>19. Thesecontributions have<br />

given us agood base fromwhich<br />

to seek larger funding support.”<br />

An application is being<br />

submitted to the Timaru<br />

District CouncilStimulus<br />

Fund.<br />

GeraldineCommunity Board<br />

chair Wayne O’Donnell said the<br />

community projectwas agood<br />

fitfor thestimulusfund, which<br />

was acouncil initiativeto<br />

support thedistrict to move<br />

from survive to thrive modein<br />

the covid environment.<br />

“A grantfrom thefund at this<br />

timewould set this project in<br />

motion.”<br />

With the fundraising phase<br />

now active, the board of GSC<br />

invitesand encourages the<br />

communitytoget behind the<br />

project in any waypossible with<br />

donations or offersofpractical<br />

help.<br />

To donateorsupportthe<br />

projectplease contactthe<br />

Geraldine CombinedSports<br />

Association at<br />

geraldinecombinedsports@gmail.com.


SPORT<br />

34 <strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>August</strong> <strong>20</strong>, <strong>20</strong><strong>20</strong><br />

SPORTS RESULTS<br />

Basketball played, but no crowd<br />

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CYCLING<br />

Mid Canterbury Social Wheelers training ride<br />

No 8:<br />

First home Mark Summerfield 24m 59s, 2nd<br />

Sam Barltrop 25m 50s, 3rd Nick Grijns 25m 01s,<br />

4th Ross Templeton 25m 51s, 5th Monique Brake<br />

27m 22s, 6th Hayden Whiting 27m 22s, 7th Don<br />

Morrison25m 53s, 8th Matt Marshall 25m 04s, 9th<br />

Emma Hudson 25m 59s, 10th Kyle Gray 25m 10s,<br />

11th Paul Brake 27m 36s, 12th Michelle Knight<br />

26m 19s, 13th Steven Hands 23m 03s F/T, 14th<br />

Kevin Opele 23m04s 2f/t, 15th Brad Hudson 23m<br />

04s 3f/t, 16th Kristine Marriott 23m 50s 4f/t, 17th<br />

Gerrard Morrison 23m 53s 5f/t, 18th Larry Neal<br />

23m 53s 6f/t, 19th Paul Sinclair 24m 06s, <strong>20</strong>th<br />

Zoe Nicholls 31m 31s, 21st Kerry Clough 31m<br />

32s, 22nd Anton Nicholls 31m 33s, 23rd Oli<br />

Nicholls 30m 01s, 24th Lucy Kirwan 30m 50s,<br />

25th Brent Hudson 30m 52s, 26th Mike Hansen<br />

27m 16s, 27th Casey Brake 45m 22s, 28th Ross<br />

Proctor 45m 23s.<br />

Tinwald Cycling U17 development, uphill and<br />

downhill time trial:<br />

6km -AGrade 1st Oli Nicholls 11m 44s, 2nd<br />

Amwolf Artz 12m 16s, 3rd Ryan Gallagher 12m<br />

29s. BGrade 1st Konrad Artz 13m 08s, 2nd Zoe<br />

Nicholls 13m 57s. CGrade 1st Tineke Artz 13m<br />

30s, 2nd Logan McKnight 14m 33s, 3rd Charlotte<br />

Neal 14m 52s.<br />

4km -AGrade 1st Oli Nicholls 8m 06s, 2nd<br />

Ryan Gallagher 8m 21s, 3rd Amwolf Artz 8m 25s.<br />

B Grade 1st Konrad Artz 9m 10s, 2nd Zoe<br />

Nicholls9m32s. CGrade 1st Tineke Artz 9m 23s,<br />

2nd Logan McKnight 9m 50s, 3rd Charlotte Neal<br />

10m 44s.<br />

Combined Placings AGrade 1st Oli Nicholls<br />

19m 50s, 2nd Amwolf Artz <strong>20</strong>m 41s, 3rd Ryan<br />

Gallagher <strong>20</strong>m 50s. BGrade 1st Konrad Artz 22m<br />

10s, 2nd Zoe Nicholls 23m 29s. CGrade Tineke<br />

Artz 22m 53s, 2nd Logan McKnight 24m 13s, 3rd<br />

Charlotte Neal 25m 36s. Well done to all the<br />

youngsters.<br />

GOLF<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> Golf Club 9-holers<br />

Last Thursday we played round five of the<br />

Marion Marshall Trophy, sponsored by Sega Golf.<br />

The winner was Chris Anderson (32) on countback<br />

from Antony White also on 32 followed by<br />

Peter Stechman (33) and Helen Argyle (34).<br />

Agroup of members played in the Aorangi<br />

Tournament on <strong>August</strong> 14 in Geraldine and came<br />

home with some impressive results. Men's nett<br />

trophy winner Murray Lister and women's nett<br />

trophy winner Chris Anderson were joined by<br />

Peter Woods, runner up men's nett and Tonee<br />

Hurley and Robynne Nicholl who won prizes for<br />

their nett scores.<br />

On Thursday <strong>August</strong> <strong>20</strong>, play will be sponsored<br />

by Netherby Pharmacy (best nett and best<br />

putting). On <strong>August</strong> 27 the first round of the Club<br />

9Hole Championships is taking place, while those<br />

of us not playing in the championships will play a<br />

stroke round sponsored by Accountantz.<br />

League players needed<br />

ChertseyRugby League Clubison<br />

the look out for players to join its<br />

seniorteam to compete in the<br />

AorakicompetitioninSeptember.<br />

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RUGBY<br />

Note that games times have been<br />

adjustedtoallow bubbles to be separated.<br />

There will be bubbles of 100 max at each<br />

game. Teams should not arrive more than<br />

30 minutes before kick-off to assist in the<br />

management of the bubbles - just a<br />

reminder one spectator per player.<br />

Under 13 will be playing night games.<br />

<strong>August</strong> 22:<br />

Heartland Trial Game or Camp TBC.<br />

Combined Colts –Playoffs, <strong>August</strong> 15<br />

matches played on <strong>August</strong> 22: Methven/<br />

Rakaia vChristchurch, Rakaia1, 2:00pm<br />

KFaalogo. High School Old Boys vCeltic/<br />

Southern EuroAgri/NPD, 2:30pm.<br />

1st XV UC Championship: MC<br />

Combined vShirley Boys’ High, <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

College, 12:00pm HGrant, AMcGirr,<br />

CMarshall.<br />

Under 18 Combined: MCRU Alps v<br />

Prebbleton, Tinwald1, 1:30pm JO’Connor.<br />

Under 16 Combined matches not<br />

played on <strong>August</strong> 15 moved to <strong>August</strong> 22:<br />

MCRU Plains vWest Melton, Collegiate1,<br />

1:30pm. MCRU Alps vSaracens, Hinds2,<br />

1:00pm.<br />

Under 14.5 Combined –Matches not<br />

played on <strong>August</strong> 15 to <strong>August</strong> 22: MCRU<br />

Plains v Prebbleton, Collegiate1,<br />

12:00pm. MCRU Alps v West Melton,<br />

Hinds5, 12:30pm.<br />

Under 13 Friday 21 <strong>August</strong>: Celtic v<br />

Methven, Celtic1, 6:00pm. Southern/Tinwald<br />

Howden AG v Collegiate Ross<br />

Leadley Building, Hinds2, 6:00pm. Bye<br />

Allenton Smallbones.<br />

Under 11.5: Celtic Green vCollegiate<br />

Cates Grain &Seed, Celtic1A, 1:30pm.<br />

MethvenBlack vHampstead, Methven1A,<br />

1:15pm. Methven White vSouthern Coleman<br />

Ag, Methven1B, 1:15pm. Rakaia v<br />

Celtic White, Rakaia4, 12:00pm.<br />

Under 10: Allenton Trembath Construction<br />

v Celtic White, Allenton2,<br />

1:15pm. Hampstead v Rakaia, Hampstead1A,<br />

1:15pm. Methven Red vMethven<br />

Black, Methven5, 12:15pm. Methven<br />

White vSouthern Four Seasons Treecare,<br />

Methven4, 12:15pm. Tinwald ACE Automotive<br />

v Celtic Green, Tinwald3,<br />

12:00pm. Under 9: Collegiate/Hampstead<br />

Regent Cinema v Allenton Engineering<br />

Solutions, Hampstead1B, 1:15pm. Rakaia<br />

v Celtic, Rakaia2B, 1:15pm. Tinwald<br />

Moore Mechanical v Southern Hayden<br />

McKenzie Contracting, Tinwald4,<br />

12:00pm. Bye Methven.<br />

Under 8: Allenton Alpine View v<br />

Southern Busch Joinery, Allenton3,<br />

1:15pm. Celtic Green v Methven/Mt<br />

Somers, Celtic2A, 12:00pm. Rakaia v<br />

Methven, Rakaia2A, 1:15pm. Tinwald<br />

Gluyas Nissan v Collegiate/Hampstead,<br />

Tinwald3, 1:15pm. Bye Celtic White.<br />

Under 7: Collegiate <strong>Ashburton</strong> Crane<br />

Hire vCeltic, Celtic2B, 12:00pm. Methven<br />

v Allenton Auto Maroon, Methven1A,<br />

12:00pm. Methven/Mt Somers vAllenton<br />

Gold Young Electrical, Mt Somers1A,<br />

1:00pm. Rakaia vSouthern Blue James<br />

Doyle Contracting, Rakaia2B, 12:00pm.<br />

Tinwald Black NZ Livestock’s vTinwald<br />

Orange Skip 2 it Flooring, Tinwald4,<br />

1:15pm. Bye Southern White Riverlea Ag.<br />

Under 6: Allenton Gold <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Plumbing Services Gold v Collegiate,<br />

Allenton2, 12:00pm. Allenton Maroon<br />

Sparrow Family vMethven Black, Allenton3,<br />

12:00pm. Hampstead v Southern<br />

Red, Hampstead 1A, 12:00pm. Methven<br />

White v Southern White, Methven1B,<br />

12:00pm. Mt Somers vCeltic Green, Mt<br />

Somers1B, 1:00pm. Rakaia v Southern<br />

Blue, Rakaia2A, 12:00pm. Tinwald Alluvial<br />

Black vTinwald Cranfield Glass Blue,<br />

Tinwald1A, 12:00pm. Tinwald Canvas<br />

Orange v Celtic White, Tinwald1B,<br />

12:00pm.<br />

HOCKEY<br />

The Mid Canterbury hockey draw for<br />

<strong>August</strong> 21-26:<br />

Mid Canterbury Hockey NBS Turf is<br />

currently operating under Level 2Covid-<br />

19 restrictions – please ensure you<br />

comply with the guidelines as currently<br />

advertised on Mid Canterbury Hockey<br />

website: www.mchockey.co.nz/Covid19<br />

Small sticks duty club: Wakanui.<br />

Friday 21 <strong>August</strong> Kiwi Sticks (Yr 5),<br />

3.45 pm Tinwald Foothills vAllenton Yr 5<br />

(Turf a) GMuir, HKidd. Wakanui Blue v<br />

Tinwald (Turf b) SGreeson, HKidd. 4.30<br />

pm Rakaia Yr 5vMethven (Turf a) GMuir,<br />

HKidd. Wakanui Black (bye).<br />

Kiwi Sticks (Yr 6), 4.30 pm Wakanui v<br />

Methven White (Turf b) S Greeson, H<br />

Kidd. 5.15 pm Collegians D&EvRakaia<br />

Yr 6 (Turf a) L Lansdown, M Marshall.<br />

Methven Black vAllenton Yr 6(Turf b) J<br />

Ellis, LMarshall. 6.00 pm Tinwald Foothills<br />

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

1st Grade Women, 6.50 pm Methven<br />

v Wakanui (Hampstead, Hampstead<br />

Blue). 8.00 pm Hampstead vHampstead<br />

Blue (Methven, Wakanui).<br />

Just Hockey SSL Div 1Boys Marist<br />

Park @StBedes, 7.10 pm Christchurch<br />

Boys High School 2nd XI v <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

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

Small sticks duty club: Methven.<br />

Methven Saturday 22 <strong>August</strong>, Mini Sticks<br />

10.15 am Methven Yr 3vTinwald Foothills<br />

(Turf a) Coaches. Allenton v Wakanui<br />

Blue (Turf b) Coaches. Methven Yr 4v<br />

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

Wakanui Black (Turf d) Coaches.<br />

Fun Sticks 11.00 am, draws made on<br />

the day (Coaches).<br />

Senior Women Tim 4.50 pm TGHS v<br />

Wakanui (Umpires supplied).<br />

Senior Men Tim 2.55 pm Northern<br />

Hearts vWakanui (Umpires supplied).<br />

Sunday 23 <strong>August</strong> 2nd Grade Girls<br />

Draw unknown at time of publication.<br />

1st Grade Men 4.00 pm Wakanui v<br />

Hampstead/Wakanui (Allenton, Tinwald<br />

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

Lowcliffe (Wakanui, Hampstead/<br />

Wakanui). 6.50 pm Allenton v Tinwald<br />

Orange (Tinwald Black, Hampstead Lowcliffe).<br />

Monday 24 <strong>August</strong> 2nd Grade Boys<br />

Tim AE 5.40 pm TBHS Colts vWakanui<br />

(Umpires supplied). Ash NBS 6.15 pm<br />

Allenton vMackenzie (S Moore, JGray).<br />

Tuesday 25 <strong>August</strong> Kwik Sticks (Yrs 7<br />

&8)4.00 pm Wakanui Blue/Collegians v<br />

Allenton (L Ellis, B Greer). 5.15 pm<br />

Methven vTinwald Foothills (M Wilson, G<br />

Oates). 6.30 pm Wakanui Black vTinwald<br />

Orange (A Mitchell, MAmos).<br />

Wednesday 26<strong>August</strong> Just Hockey<br />

SSL Div 2Girls Nunweek Park 26.10 pm<br />

Avonside Girls High School v<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

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

Connetics SSP Boys Ash NBS 6.45<br />

pm Timaru Boys High School 1st XI vSt<br />

Andrew's College 1st XI (Umpires supplied).<br />

Draw for Town vCountry, Year 3-5 on<br />

Sunday, <strong>August</strong> 23:<br />

9am, Year 3 Girls Town White vs<br />

Country Black 1 ⁄4 turf (15 mins each way)<br />

6 aside (Turf 2), Year 3/4 Boys Town<br />

White vs Country Black 1 ⁄4 turf (15 mins<br />

each way) 6aside (Turf 4).<br />

9:40am, Year 3/4 Boys Town Gold vs<br />

Country Silver 1 ⁄4 turf (15 mins each way)<br />

6aside (Turf 2), Year 4Girls Town White<br />

vs Country Black 1 ⁄2 turf (15mins each<br />

way) 6aside (Turf 4).<br />

10:30am, Year 5Girls Town White vs<br />

Country Black 1 ⁄2 turf (<strong>20</strong> mins each way)<br />

7aside (Turf 1), Year 5Boys Town White<br />

vs Country Black 1 ⁄2 turf (<strong>20</strong> mins each<br />

way) 7aside (Turf 2).<br />

11:<strong>20</strong>am, Year 5Boys Town Gold vs<br />

Country Silver 1 ⁄2 turf (<strong>20</strong> mins each way)<br />

7aside (Turf 1), Year5GirlsTownGold vs<br />

Country Silver 1 ⁄2 turf (<strong>20</strong> mins each way)<br />

7aside (Turf 2).<br />

Town teams to wear WHITE. Country<br />

teams to wear BLACK.<br />

Please arrive 15 mins before your<br />

game. For the Year 3 and 4 games<br />

coaches will umpire, Year5game umpires<br />

will be provided.


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NEWS<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>August</strong> <strong>20</strong>, <strong>20</strong><strong>20</strong><br />

35<br />

Latetry lossfor pluckySpartans<br />

Supporters of the Mid<br />

CanterburyCombinedfirst XV<br />

had plenty to cheer about last<br />

weekend,even if they weren’t<br />

allowed to be at therugby<br />

ground.<br />

TheSpartansled<br />

competition leadersSt<br />

Andrew’s College24­14at<br />

halftime and lost 30­35 after a<br />

STAC try againstthe run of<br />

play in thefinal minutes.<br />

Coach Shane Enright said<br />

theaim of the game had been to<br />

have fun and stunthe<br />

competition.<br />

Unbeaten STAC ended up<br />

leaving with five points, but<br />

they had to work for it.<br />

Theclose loss alsogave the<br />

Spartans apoint and lifts them<br />

up the table aboveRoncalli<br />

andLincoln combined.<br />

Thematch was playedunder<br />

covid restrictions, with<br />

spectators bannedfrom the<br />

grounds at <strong>Ashburton</strong> College.<br />

Many watchedthe game<br />

through the fence,keeping<br />

sociallydistant, but they were<br />

loud when it mattered.<br />

The Spartans drew first<br />

bloodwith apenalty kickedby<br />

Charlie Brown, butSTAC came<br />

back with two easy converted<br />

tries.<br />

But then theMid Canterbury<br />

forwardsbegan to man up<br />

around the ruckand the<br />

Spartanswent on attack. Lock<br />

Pasi Hala hit agreat ball on the<br />

angle to run through at least<br />

three STACdefendersand<br />

scoreunder the posts to make<br />

thegame 10­14 with 14 minutes<br />

to go in the firsthalf.<br />

The Spartans kept the<br />

pressureonand goodkick<br />

downthe blind side bounced<br />

nicely forTaurangi Daniel,<br />

whohad chasedthe ball and<br />

then scored under the posts.<br />

Mid Canterburyled 17­14.<br />

With afew minutes to go<br />

before the break,slippery<br />

Tommy Patterson stepped left<br />

then rightfor atry, whichwas<br />

converted by Brown to give Mid<br />

Canterburya24­14 lead.<br />

Thecompetition leaders<br />

stepped it up in thesecond<br />

half, scoringearly to trail 21­24<br />

and then again to lead 28­27.<br />

Brownbanged over another<br />

penalty to give the hosts a<br />

30­28 leadwithabout five<br />

minutes to go.<br />

STAC’s bigcentre came to<br />

the party, runningthrough<br />

some tackles to go 70 metres<br />

for atry and conversion to give<br />

them a35­30 lead.<br />

The Spartans wereback on<br />

attack when the finalwhistle<br />

sounded.<br />

BJ Fakataha was the player<br />

of theday, withhonourable<br />

mentionstoSam Ree, Isi Ula,<br />

George Penjueli, Ghost Toueli<br />

and captain Michael<br />

Hennings.<br />

Enright also praised the<br />

work at scrumtimeand said<br />

the whole squad putinagreat<br />

effort overall.<br />

Spartans play ShirleyBoys<br />

at<strong>Ashburton</strong> Collegeon<br />

Saturday.<br />

Spartans player Charlie Brown<br />

lines up this penalty to claim<br />

the first points in the STAC<br />

game.<br />

Rep team selected for Hanan Shield<br />

Mid Canterbury Netball senior<br />

rep coach Claire Tappin has<br />

named a10­playersideplus<br />

three reserves to defend the<br />

Hanan Shield in <strong>Ashburton</strong> on<br />

September 6.<br />

The sidewas selected after<br />

trials at theEA Networks<br />

Centre last weekendand will<br />

train this Sunday and<strong>August</strong><br />

30, ahead of theshield games<br />

against South Canterbury and<br />

North Otago. It will be managed<br />

by Caroline Polson.<br />

It includes AliceEddington,<br />

Kelsey Bewley, Meg Ashworth<br />

(Hampstead); LeanneClemens,<br />

Anita Watson(Methven);<br />

Hayley Tallentire, Poppy<br />

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

Charlotte Samson, AbiLunn<br />

(United); AliceBreading<br />

(Celtic). Reserves areCaitlin<br />

Adlam and SophieWorsfold<br />

(Celtic)and Loumaile<br />

Manumua (United).<br />

Netball is able to proceed<br />

this week with premier, social<br />

and senior competitions under<br />

Alert Level 2, buthas stopped<br />

netballfor Year1­6 players,<br />

though teamscan train as long<br />

as covid guidelines are<br />

followed.<br />

Administratorshave been<br />

working hard behind the scenes<br />

to ensure top levelgamescan<br />

go ahead, and clubs and schools<br />

havebeen advisedofprotocols<br />

they are expected to follow.<br />

Under Alert Level2,<br />

gatherings of more than 100are<br />

banned.<br />

No spectators will be allowed<br />

in the EA Networks stadium for<br />

any Mid CanterburyNetball<br />

competition games,teamswill<br />

warm up outdoors, andexit the<br />

stadiumimmediately after<br />

games.There is no shaking<br />

hands at the endofgames.<br />

Teams arebeingadvised to<br />

keep an eye on the netball<br />

website fornew drawsand<br />

information.<br />

In premier one tonight,<br />

Hampstead plays <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

College at 6.05pm,Methven<br />

plays Celtic Bat7.10pm and<br />

Celtic Aplays United at 8.15pm.<br />

Trials for the Mid Canterbury Netball senior rep team were held at the weekend.


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ASHBURTON<br />

ALTRUSA CLUB<br />

Ourmonthly business<br />

meeting focused on finance,<br />

budgeting and planningfor<br />

thecomingAltrusa year.<br />

We hadanother<br />

successful Days for Girls<br />

project where wemade230<br />

machine­sewn packs for<br />

feminine products. Thisis<br />

part of aNew Zealand­wide<br />

venture,sowemust adhere<br />

to strict instructions<br />

regarding accuracy of the<br />

packs.<br />

The national supervisor<br />

tellsuswehavesurpassed<br />

our record for the number<br />

made, and with topquality<br />

adhered to. Asatisfying day.<br />

An Orientationmorning<br />

teawas heldforour latest<br />

member.There are 12<br />

‘Magic Mums’ for our<br />

special day for them on<br />

September 5.<br />

Our accent, from the<br />

International Committee,<br />

reminded us about<br />

‘‘compassion forothers’'.<br />

Theannual Canterbury<br />

IFF Day(Information, Fun<br />

andFellowship) was due to<br />

run on <strong>August</strong> 15.<br />

ALLENTON WINTER<br />

BOWLS<br />

Anothertwoweeks of lovely<br />

sunny weatherhas seen the<br />

all weather green in full<br />

use. Pairs being played on<br />

Wednesday<strong>August</strong>8with14<br />

teams competing.<br />

There were three teams<br />

with three wins, only points<br />

separating them:1st G<br />

Bishop andMAnderson,<br />

2nd HGoodall andJRyk,<br />

3rdMQuinnandRDavies.<br />

Twobowltriplesplayed<br />

on Saturdayafternoon also<br />

had 14 teams. This was the<br />

second last tournament of<br />

thisdisciplineforthe<br />

winterseason. RTonks,P<br />

Whinham and BOsborne<br />

were the winners, second<br />

was LMuir, SCalder andR<br />

Kane andthird wasM<br />

Quinn, SHoldom and JMay.<br />

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

14 werecancelled owing to<br />

the restrictions of Alert<br />

Level 2.<br />

On Saturday, 24 players<br />

were to the go to the Timaru<br />

Bowling Club for our annual<br />

winter challenge, but it was<br />

decided it was prudent to<br />

cancel this,inlight of the<br />

uncertaintyofcovid<br />

requirements.<br />

Owing tothis, theusual<br />

Saturday games are to be<br />

transferred to the next day.<br />

It has been averydifficult<br />

season for those organizing<br />

these tournaments and we<br />

allappreciatethe waythe<br />

players have co­operated<br />

withthem.<br />

On the<strong>August</strong>30the Mid<br />

Canterbury sub centre is<br />

holding afundraising<br />

tournament at the Allenton<br />

green, single entries from<br />

allclubs arewelcome. All<br />

clubs have been notifiedof<br />

help required.<br />

LIONSCLUBOF<br />

ASHBURTON<br />

The<strong>August</strong> meeting of the<br />

LionsClub of <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

washeld at Hotel<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>on<strong>August</strong> 5, with<br />

Club President Roger<br />

Paterson onceagain at the<br />

helm.<br />

Themeeting targeted and<br />

evaluatedthe coverage of<br />

clubprojects. President<br />

Roger requested the club’s<br />

sub­committee groups<br />

consider doing more hands<br />

on projects in thefuture<br />

and not expect afinancial<br />

return. Roger also<br />

requested members<br />

consider how to celebrate<br />

the club’s 60th yearinthree<br />

years’ time.<br />

Visitors to the meeting<br />

included David Robertson<br />

and Simon Schubert.<br />

Health and welfare of<br />

members was discussed<br />

withsomepertinentand<br />

interesting points made. A<br />

tribute waspaidtoformer<br />

clubmember BruceFlett<br />

who passed away as aresult<br />

of aboating accident in July<br />

of this year. Clubmembers<br />

were urged to considerthe<br />

hearingimpaired when<br />

speakingatmeetings as this<br />

factorcan be apossible<br />

deterrenttosomefolk<br />

attending meetings. Best<br />

wishes were extended to<br />

Richard Giller who has<br />

adopted aretiredlion<br />

status. Theclubwishes<br />

Richardand Joyceallthe<br />

best fortheir retirement.<br />

Lance Schubert received<br />

the International<br />

President’s Award for<br />

holdingthe president office<br />

during the Lions 100th year<br />

of service throughout the<br />

world. Andy McKee gave a<br />

light­hearted and<br />

interesting three­minute<br />

speech.<br />

Unanimous support was<br />

given to club member Garth<br />

Bateup’s nominationfor<br />

2ndViceDistrict Governor.<br />

Garth stated his motivation<br />

fortaking this step was to<br />

make adifferenceto<br />

people’s livesinMid<br />

Canterbury. Max Cawte has<br />

agreed to accept the<br />

position of 2nd Vice<br />

President for the Club and<br />

this too was warmly<br />

received.<br />

The Bill Doak Cup, for<br />

Mid Canterbury Lions<br />

Clubs’ fundraising efforts<br />

and results,was awarded to<br />

our club.<br />

The annual golf<br />

tournamentistobeheld on<br />

ThursdayOctober 8, 11am<br />

start. Hopefully Sir Richard<br />

Hadlee willbein<br />

attendance. More details to<br />

follow in September so<br />

watch thisspace.<br />

The Lions Clubof<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>will holdits<br />

September meeting at the<br />

Hotel<strong>Ashburton</strong>on<br />

Wednesday September 2at<br />

6.30pm. Thiswillbesubject<br />

to Covid­19conditions. The<br />

guestspeakerswill be the<br />

well­travelled Donand<br />

Alison Shearer, whowill<br />

talk abouttheir walksinthe<br />

Lake CountryofEngland.<br />

This meeting isapartners<br />

nightsowelook forwardto<br />

agood attendance and a<br />

great night.<br />

ASHBURTONMSA<br />

PETANQUE CLUB<br />

Clubdayturnoutshave<br />

beengood whilethe<br />

weatherhas been kind to<br />

us. While we are in Alert<br />

Level 2we have putoff our<br />

clubdays, andhave<br />

postponed the Triples<br />

week­end.<br />

Ashametohavetodo this<br />

afterallthework and<br />

planning that has gone into<br />

this,but social distancing<br />

would have beentrickyand<br />

wemustplay safe.Look<br />

what happens whensome<br />

onedoesn't think of<br />

consequences.<br />

Our Canterbury Doubles<br />

and Singles went off well<br />

with aChristchurch team<br />

winning the Trophy and<br />

Karen Bensdorp and<br />

Richard Browncoming<br />

second. In facteight of our<br />

playersfinished in thetop<br />

eight.<br />

The singles was alsowon<br />

byaChristchurchplayer<br />

and Richard Browne was<br />

runnerup.Wehad three<br />

playersfinish in thetop<br />

eight. It is good to see our<br />

players taking part in these<br />

tournaments and to seehow<br />

well they are doingagainst<br />

thebig guns.<br />

Weplayedour club<br />

women’s and men’s singles<br />

on the same day with the<br />

women’s being won by<br />

Shelagh Field, runner up<br />

Nicky Foden and Karen<br />

Bensdorp third.<br />

The men’s was won by<br />

Garry Kilgour, runner up<br />

Neville Bensdorp, and Mick<br />

Little was third.<br />

We have only one more<br />

club event forthisyearand<br />

four tournaments to fit in<br />

and we will.<br />

NEWS<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>August</strong> <strong>20</strong>, <strong>20</strong><strong>20</strong><br />

37<br />

Female golfers gather<br />

With aheavy frost, butthe promise<br />

of asunny day, 83keengolfers<br />

from19different clubs gathered at<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> GolfClub on Monday to<br />

take part in in the annualwomen’s<br />

Tavendale Open Tournament.<br />

Covid­19 Alert Level 2required<br />

that socialdistancing be<br />

maintained along withother<br />

measurestomaintainthe health of<br />

ourvisitors, hencethe field played<br />

with flagpoles permanentlyin<br />

upturned cups and no bunker<br />

rakes. It didn’tseem to affect play.<br />

As the sun shonesome verygood<br />

scores eventuatedinall three<br />

divisions.Best gross overall went<br />

to Christine Ross of Mayfield, with<br />

80.<br />

Results:<br />

Division one ­bestnett Adrienne<br />

Shadbolt, TaiTapu, 70 on cb;<br />

runner­upnett Carolyn Brown,<br />

Omakau, 70; second runner­up<br />

Teresa Booker,Rakaia, 71 on cb.<br />

Best stableford Mary­LouWatson,<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>,37oncb; runner­up<br />

Catherine Trott, <strong>Ashburton</strong>37;<br />

second runner­up Lynn Brand,<br />

Harewood, 36 on cb.<br />

Division two ­Best nett Sally<br />

Lane, Tinwald, 67; runner­up nett<br />

JanClucas,Mayfield, 68 on cb;<br />

second runner­up Helen Rapsey,<br />

Mayfield, 68. Best stableford,<br />

Jenny Lawson,Geraldine, 40;<br />

runner­up Christine McDermott,<br />

Weedons, 39 on cb; second runnerup<br />

DaphneMcDonnell, <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

39.<br />

Division three ­Bestnett<br />

HeatherMiddleton, Methven62;<br />

runner­up Anne Siave, Taitapu,<br />

62;second runner­up Barbara<br />

Cochrane,Tinwald, 68. Best<br />

Best gross winner Christine Ross<br />

(right) with Kay Fox, of sponsor<br />

Tavendale's.<br />

stableford, Jenny Williams,<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>39; runner­upMarion<br />

Wederall, Rakaia,38; second<br />

runner­up Barbara Williams,<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>, 37.<br />

Nearesttothe pin: Vicki Ward,<br />

Weedons; Jan Clucas, Mayfield;<br />

SueSimpson,<strong>Ashburton</strong>.<br />

Longestdrive: Erin Mulholland,<br />

Hawarden; Pam Niles, Gleniti;<br />

Emily Wilson, Tinwald.<br />

Twos: JennyLawson,Geraldine;<br />

SueSimpson,<strong>Ashburton</strong>;Carolyn<br />

Brown, Omakau.<br />

ASHBURTON<br />

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U3A <strong>Ashburton</strong> willrun a<br />

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starting with apresentation<br />

on ethics and health<br />

professionals on <strong>August</strong> 25.<br />

ThepresenterisDr<br />

Jeanine Doherty, ahearing<br />

specialists.<br />

Thefollowing week social<br />

researcherProfessor<br />

Joseph Bodenwill speak on<br />

the legalisingcannabis<br />

debate.<br />

Thefinalpresentation in<br />

the health serieswill be<br />

given by SirDavidSkeggs on<br />

September 22. His focus will<br />

be on healthissues in<br />

general.<br />

In previousyears U3A<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> has held mini<br />

series talks on space, salt<br />

and sugar.<br />

The talks will be held at<br />

the new venue of the<br />

Bradford Room,<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Trust Event Centre.<br />

All talksstartat10amand<br />

there willbenomorning tea<br />

served, as is usually the<br />

case,because of current<br />

Covid­19restrictions.<br />

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NEWS<br />

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Students and the directing team at Mid Canterbury Children’s Theatre are enjoying weekly workshops.<br />

PHOTO SUPPLIED<br />

Young performers enjoying workshops<br />

There’s no big annual<br />

production this year because of<br />

the covid situation, but<br />

performers associated with Mid<br />

Canterbury Children’s Theatre<br />

(MCCT) are learning and having<br />

fun off stage.<br />

Some 40 students, aged from<br />

seven to 18,are enjoying<br />

coming together and learning at<br />

weekly performance<br />

workshops.<br />

The workshops are being run<br />

by the directing team who<br />

would have beeninvolved in<br />

thisyear’s postponed<br />

production of The Little<br />

Mermaid.<br />

Director Cherie Livingstone,<br />

musical director Jo Castelow<br />

andchoreographer have been<br />

passing on advice to students<br />

who have splitinto three<br />

groups.<br />

Each group hastaken asong<br />

and using it to learn the<br />

intricacies of performance and<br />

stage craft.<br />

MCCT committee member<br />

Stacey Howdensaid rehearsals<br />

were all set to start forThe<br />

LittleMermaid in Marchwhen<br />

the covid lockdown struck.<br />

Around 70 studentshad<br />

indicatedakeen interest in<br />

joining theproductionand a<br />

number hadbeenvery<br />

disappointed when the decision<br />

hadbeenmade to postponeit<br />

for12months.<br />

Some performers had been<br />

part of theMCCTfamily for 10<br />

years and this year wouldhave<br />

been their finalchance to<br />

perform.<br />

‘‘Asacommitteewedecided<br />

later thatitwould be great for<br />

the kidstohang outand to direct<br />

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MCCT hasbeenusingthe<br />

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NEWS<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>August</strong> <strong>20</strong>, <strong>20</strong><strong>20</strong><br />

39<br />

Stay safe warning after spate of fires<br />

Mid Canterbury people are<br />

being urged to stay fire safe<br />

after fires around the country<br />

in the past weekthat caused<br />

extensive damage to three<br />

homes and acaravan.<br />

Aheater too close to<br />

flammable materials started a<br />

fire in aChristchurch caravan<br />

used as asleepout.Ahouse in<br />

Manawatu suffered damage<br />

from fire that started in the<br />

chimney. Two instances where<br />

cookingwas left unattended on<br />

the stove in Otago, oneina<br />

homeand oneinan<br />

accommodation lodge, resulted<br />

in afire startingand ahouse<br />

fire in Whanganui also started<br />

after apan was leftonthe stove<br />

and the oil caught fire.<br />

‘‘It was lucky in these<br />

instances everyone managed to<br />

get to safety, especially the<br />

Christchurch caravan which<br />

did not have aworking smoke<br />

alarm,’’ saidFireand<br />

Emergency national manager<br />

community readiness and<br />

recovery SteveTurek.<br />

‘‘However, they all resulted<br />

in severe property damage and<br />

are examples of why youshould<br />

not underestimatehow quickly<br />

fire can spreadand the need for<br />

working smoke alarms andan<br />

escapeplan.<br />

‘‘A fire can be deadly within<br />

just three minutes which is why<br />

it’s so importanttoget that<br />

early warningoffirefrom your<br />

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have them in all bedrooms,<br />

hallways andliving areas ­<br />

including caravans and sleep<br />

outs.Check they areworking by<br />

pressingthe buttoneach<br />

month.’’<br />

He said fire was notjust fast,<br />

it was alsodisorienting.<br />

‘‘The smokemakes it difficult<br />

for youto see, hear and think.<br />

That’s why your household<br />

should alsohaveanescape<br />

plan,and practice it, so youcan<br />

get out quickly and safely.’’<br />

People can make an escape<br />

plan at www.escapemyhouse.<br />

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‘‘Check on elderly family and<br />

neighbours who mayneeditto<br />

makesure they have an escape<br />

plan andworkingsmokealarms<br />

too.<br />

‘‘Taking the timenow to do<br />

thesesimple things and make<br />

sure you’re prepared could<br />

save youand your loved ones’<br />

lives.’’<br />

Firesafety tips<br />

­Makesure you have working<br />

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­Never leavecooking<br />

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­Keep anythingthatcould<br />

catch fire at least one meter<br />

from your heat source.<br />

­Makesureyourchimney is<br />

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in Allenton under<br />

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2bedroom<br />

flat up to<br />

$270,000<br />

2bedroom<br />

flat up to<br />

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Tinwald/<br />

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under $400,000<br />

Tinwald/<br />

Allenton<br />

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under $400,000<br />

Allenton –4<br />

bedroommodern<br />

home up to<br />

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Allenton –4<br />

bedroommodern<br />

home up to<br />

$650,000<br />

Hampstead<br />

3–4bedroom<br />

permanent<br />

material home<br />

up to $350,000<br />

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trades &services<br />

To book your spaceinthis guide,phone KarenGane 308 7664 or email karen.gane@ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

Need storage?<br />

we CAN STORE it!<br />

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Phone 307 0213<br />

•185 Alford Forest Road •behind<br />

2291039<br />

FREE LEGAL HELP<br />

Helpinperson by appointment<br />

Thursday9.15am -1.45pm<br />

Ph 0508 CANLAW<br />

(0508 226 529) to makean<br />

appointment.<br />

Helpbyphone Infoline<br />

03 371 3819 or 0508 226 529<br />

215 Tancred Street,<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

2291052<br />

PROFESSIONAL<br />

PORTRAIT AND<br />

COMMERCIAL<br />

PHOTOGRAPHER<br />

PICTURE FRAMING<br />

GALLERY &STUDIO NOWOPEN<br />

179WEST STREET<br />

027310 6521<br />

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2291084<br />

RESIDENTIAL &<br />

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Phone Quentin andPhil on<br />

027 282 8908 or 027 2828909<br />

Interior and Exterior Painting<br />

Interior Plastering<br />

Wallpapering<br />

2291026<br />

Lubes WOF<br />

Allmechanical repairs<br />

TRIANGLE<br />

GARAGE LTD<br />

Victoria Street,<br />

TheTriangle,<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Phone: (03) 308 6772<br />

2291183<br />

GODSELL<br />

BRICKLAYING<br />

•Houses<br />

•Feature Walls<br />

•Fences<br />

•Blocklaying<br />

Chris Godsell<br />

027 274 2533<br />

AH 308 7117<br />

godsell@xtra.co.nz<br />

2291<strong>20</strong>4<br />

2289510<br />

2266285<br />

JukeBox Hire<br />

Weddings,21st,<br />

PrivateFunctions<br />

Sound Systems &Lighting Hire<br />

Phone DJ Dave<br />

03 308 5106<br />

027 251 0015<br />

www.soundmanagement.co.nz<br />

2305407<br />

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Jann or Karen<br />

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“Your placeorours”<br />

2291191<br />

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

Ph.308 8485<br />

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UNDER NEW<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

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•Artificialgrass and more...<br />

Email –Aaron@theoutdoorspace.co.nz<br />

Phone0800 688 365 /021 542 402<br />

www.theoutdoorspace.co.nz<br />

2299882<br />

VISIT OUR STORE AND GET A<br />

TREATFOR YOUR PET<br />

Always in stock:<br />

• Birdaccessories,food &treats<br />

• Rabbit and guinea pig food,bedding &treats<br />

• Cat accessories,collars&treats<br />

• Dog collars,leads,toys, accessories &treats<br />

• Aquarian accessories &food<br />

• Dog crates &cat crates<br />

• Raw,fresh &frozenpet food<br />

• All sorts of dried products<br />

SPECIAL<br />

3kg DogRolls<br />

2for $12<br />

HAVE CASH FOR PETFOOD COWS AND UNWANTED STOCK<br />

“Come andsee our friendlystaffin-store today”<br />

Phone (03) 307 8996<br />

027 312 5756 l 99 Archibald Street,Tinwald<br />

2293215<br />

Diamond Painters and<br />

Decorators Ltd<br />

Qualityinterior and exterior<br />

painting and decorating<br />

• Wall papering • Airless spraying<br />

• Waterblasting • Residential and small commercial<br />

• Roof painting • Freenoobligation quotes<br />

Gutterguardinstallation and gutter cleaning <br />

Phone Duncan 027 370 2453 l Jeanette 027 318 5055<br />

email: diamondpaintersdecorators@gmail.com<br />

FOR ALL YOUR ADVERTISING<br />

REQUIREMENTS, GIVE<br />

Jann or Karen acallon<br />

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To book your spaceinthis guide,phone KarenGane 308 7664 or email karen.gane@ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

We service and repair all makes and models<br />

of sewing machines and overlockers<br />

Your local Bernina<br />

service team<br />

John Robbie Rachel<br />

OPEN 7DAYS9.30am -4.30pm<br />

Main South Road, Tinwald <strong>Ashburton</strong> | Phone 307 6277<br />

www.anniesquilts.co.nz<br />

2293<strong>20</strong>5<br />

115 Archibald Street,Tinwald,<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Phone /Fax: (03) 307 2354<br />

Email tincanup@xtra.co.nz www.tinwaldcanvas.co.nz<br />

2293<strong>20</strong>0<br />

Restoration<br />

Modifications Repairs<br />

2287935<br />

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johnsons.panelpaint@gmail.com<br />

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• SOLAR PANELS • BATTERIES • DC MANAGEMENT<br />

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see the localexperts<br />

•Wheel alignments<br />

•Wheel balancing<br />

197 Wills Street,<strong>Ashburton</strong> l www.neumannstyres.co.nz<br />

Phone 03 308 6737 (24 hrs –after hours call out applies)<br />

2291137<br />

2297507<br />

We offer the following:<br />

• Gutter and DownpipeCleaning • Weed Spraying<br />

• Moss,Mould andLichen Spraying • Spider Proofing<br />

• Gorse and BroomSpraying • FenceLineSpraying<br />

• Chimney/Flue Cleaning $75 • Heat Pump Service$90<br />

MENTION THIS AD WHEN BOOKING FOR A10% DISCOUNT<br />

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•New builds •Renovations<br />

•All types of engineering<br />

•Small or large projects<br />

Rob021 124 4268 l Sam022 5428927<br />

email: robsue@hotmail.co.nz<br />

PC Repairs, Set-up and Tutoring<br />

Icome to youday or evening!<br />

NewPCs<br />

and Laptops<br />

forsale<br />

•PCRepairs/Sales •Networks/Servers<br />

•Firewalls/Security •Spyware Clean-up •Training<br />

<strong>20</strong> YearsExperience Microso Cerfied Professional<br />

NETWORKS FIREWALLS AND PCS LTD<br />

Robin Johnstone 67 Aitken Street, <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

P: 03 308 1440 C: 027 768 4058<br />

robinbj@xtra.co.nz<br />

2290907<br />

2291109<br />

ALL THINGS CANVAS &PVC<br />

*Awnings/Shade sails/Dropblinds*Auto seat covers &repairs<br />

*Hay &bin covers *PVC covers &repairs<br />

*Ute tonneau covers *Furnitureupholsteryrepairs<br />

*Commercial<br />

PHONE TRAVIS HOWDEN 027 922 4544<br />

NEAT GARDENS<br />

Does your garden need monthly<br />

maintenancetokeep it tidy and<br />

looking good through the seasons?<br />

Or perhaps just need aone off tidy<br />

or pruning completed?<br />

We can help!<br />

Allgarden wasteremoved<br />

ContactCAROLYN Phone: 027 2675403 or 3082333<br />

Email: cccolt@xtra.co.nz<br />

2291092<br />

2291153<br />

2291175<br />

2291098<br />

PETER TAYLOR<br />

B<br />

S<br />

UILDER<br />

LTD<br />

FOR ALL YOUR BUILDING REQUIREMENTS<br />

• New homes • Alterations • Light commercial • Farm buildings<br />

• General maintenance • Paths • Tiling<br />

Fully qualified licensed building practitioner<br />

No job toosmall! Phone Peteron:<br />

308 7133 or 027 2<strong>20</strong> 8257<br />

taylorbuilt@xtra.co.nz<br />

4WD Diesel &ElectricScissorlifts<br />

Rough terrain and electric lifts available<br />

On site collection or deliveryavailable<br />

Nowat6Range 403 West Street St,Riverside<br />

PO Box 60, <strong>Ashburton</strong> 7740<br />

Phone: 03 308 8155<br />

Mobile: 0273 529909<br />

Email:sales@nee.kiwi.nz<br />

Your Digital<br />

TV Experts<br />

• Aerial/Dish installations and repairs<br />

• Prewirefor TV/Audio and controlsystems<br />

• TV wall mounting • Cell phone aerials<br />

• Home theatreinstallation<br />

• Authorised SkyTVtechnician<br />

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

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44 <strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>August</strong> <strong>20</strong>, <strong>20</strong><strong>20</strong><br />

www.ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

ALTERATIONS. Sewing,<br />

mending and trouser hemming,<br />

curtain alterations<br />

and curtain making. Call<br />

Michelle on 027 352 7248.<br />

BUILDER - specialising in<br />

home renovations and<br />

repair work. We also do<br />

decks, fences and retaining,<br />

plastering and painting,<br />

gardening, landscaping<br />

and tree removal. Call<br />

Gavin 021 267 1979<br />

BUILDING and property<br />

solutions. For your complete<br />

alteration or renovation.<br />

We project manage<br />

the whole process. Home<br />

and small commercial.<br />

Qualified tradesmen.<br />

Phone Kiwi Building &<br />

Maintenance Ltd. Ph Cawte<br />

027 418 7955 or Gary 308<br />

4798, 027 <strong>20</strong>7 1478.<br />

CARPET cleaning. Powerful<br />

equipment and fast drying.<br />

Upholstery, mats and rugs.<br />

Experienced owner/operator.<br />

Phone John Cameron<br />

at Supersucker. 027 435<br />

1042 or 308 1677.<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 />

COMPUTER repairs, sales,<br />

training, set up -wireless -<br />

networks, spyware clean<br />

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

Great rates. Call Robin<br />

Johnstone, Networks<br />

Firewalls & PC’s Ltd, 308<br />

1440 or 027 768 4058.<br />

CONCRETE pavers direct to<br />

you - Best prices, many<br />

sizes, textures and colours<br />

- Paveco, 13 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 Commercial,<br />

Industrial, Residential. Also<br />

country wide farm buildings<br />

and houses. No charge for<br />

farmers. Phone 027 4052<br />

391<br />

DENTURES; Dr Peter<br />

Rumping repairs existing<br />

dentures and also provides<br />

new dentures. Phone 027<br />

2<strong>20</strong> 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 0<strong>20</strong>1 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 />

GUTTER cleaning. Book in a<br />

clean now and tell me when<br />

you want the job done. You<br />

may have trees around.<br />

Call Allan 027 <strong>20</strong>9 5026<br />

TRADE &SERVICES<br />

Business owners<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 />

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 />

FACTORY SPRAY LACQUER<br />

A NEW LOOK<br />

that lasts!<br />

Existing kitchens, doors,<br />

furniture &appliances<br />

The Finishing Company<br />

03 307 8870 2291357<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 <strong>20</strong>0 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 />

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Valetta<br />

Mayfield<br />

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Ruapuna<br />

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Forks<br />

Moranan Maronan<br />

Hinds<br />

Lowcliffe<br />

Methven<br />

Winchmore<br />

Willowby<br />

Lauriston<br />

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

Wakanui<br />

Chertsey<br />

Rakaia<br />

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

1<br />

1<br />

PLUMBER. Repair or<br />

replace; taps, shower<br />

mixers, hot water cylinders,<br />

basins, tubs, toilets, vanity<br />

units, leaking pipes. Call<br />

Pete Young, experienced<br />

plumber 027 280 0889/307<br />

7582<br />

SUN Control Window Tinting:<br />

Privacy, UV, glare, heat<br />

control for homes, offices<br />

and cars. Phone Craig<br />

Rogers 307 6347, member<br />

Master Tinters NZ. www.<br />

windowtinter.co.nz<br />

TINT-A-WINDOW, fade, UV<br />

block, glare, heat control,<br />

safety, security, privacy,<br />

frosting films, solar protective<br />

window films. Free<br />

quotes, <strong>20</strong> years local service.<br />

Phone 0800 368 468<br />

now, Bill Breukelaar, www.<br />

tintawindow.co.nz<br />

CONSISTENT,RELIABLE<br />

COMMERCIAL AND DOMESTIC<br />

WINDOW &CARPET CLEANING<br />

Competitivepricing<br />

PensionerRates available<br />

Professional, friendly service,<br />

happycustomers<br />

We coverTimaru, Oamaru,<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>, Geraldine &Temuka<br />

“Efficient,reliable &professional”<br />

Ronald vanKoot 022 318 6936<br />

www.timarucleaners.co.nz<br />

SPACE available for next<br />

weeks <strong>Courier</strong> -bequick!<br />

Talk to us about your advertising<br />

requirements. Phone<br />

308 7664 or call into our<br />

office at 199 Burnett Street,<br />

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

PERSONAL<br />

INDONESIAN lady, genuine<br />

and lovely nature, seeking<br />

a nice, kind Canterbury<br />

man, aged between 50-60<br />

years for friendship/<br />

relationship. Contact<br />

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GARDEN SUPPLIES<br />

PETS<br />

Mobile<br />

groomer now<br />

servicing<br />

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

Call nowtobooka<br />

pamper foryour pooch<br />

Ph 0800454 654<br />

2300289<br />

POULTRY<br />

PULLETS for sale. Brown<br />

Shavers. Phone WT<br />

Copland 03 302 2826<br />

LIVESTOCK<br />

FRIESIAN<br />

BULL CALVES<br />

FOR SALE<br />

Well cared for, strong<br />

calves,one week old.<br />

Good markings.<br />

Please phone<br />

027 507 7030 or<br />

03-3037315<br />

2306303<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 />

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 />

MUSHROOM COMPOST<br />

Nowisthe time to dig in our topqualitymushroom<br />

compost to your vegetable garden. Ideal to replenish nutrients<br />

used by previous crops and improvethe soil structure.<br />

It also adds beneficial micro-organisms to thetired soil.<br />

$50 per cubic metreor$10 bag.<br />

Freedelivery within town boundary.<br />

Open 6daysaweek at our Tinwald yard,<br />

<strong>20</strong>8 Maronan Road. Phone 021 129 8936 or 03 308 3331<br />

Mania-O-Roto SCOUTS<br />

Annual Fertiliser Drive<br />

Look out fororder forms<br />

in your letterboxnow<br />

–or–<br />

email: morfertiliser@gmail.com<br />

or phone 308 2729 fordetails.<br />

Orders close <strong>August</strong> <strong>20</strong>.<br />

Delivery<strong>August</strong> 29.<br />

GARDENERS specials.<br />

Sheep manure $5 bag. Pea<br />

straw $5 bale. Medium<br />

square Linseed Straw $35<br />

bale. Call Alan 027 496<br />

7136 or Ian 027 286 3697<br />

with your order. A Hinds<br />

Lion’s project.<br />

2299919<br />

2301891<br />

BRIDGE Street Nursery has<br />

moved. Now trading as<br />

Paul’s Garden Nursery at<br />

101 Harrison Street,<br />

Allenton, <strong>Ashburton</strong>.<br />

Entrance on Clark Street.<br />

13 varieties of seed<br />

potatoes and fresh free<br />

range eggs available.<br />

Phone Paul 0272 781 354.<br />

Open 7days.<br />

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HEALTH &BEAUTY<br />

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URGENT CARE CLINIC<br />

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

Saturday22nd <strong>August</strong> is<br />

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Consultations will be by appointmentonly.<br />

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11.50 MilitaryWives<br />

1.45 Where’dYou Go Bernadette<br />

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4.00 23 Walks<br />

4.00 TheSecret -DaretoDream<br />

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7.50 MilitaryWives<br />

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$8,995<br />

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auto, 31,000kms,twin air bags,ABS,<br />

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$9,995<br />

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<strong>20</strong>06 HONDAINSPIRE AVANZARE, 3000 cc,4door,abs,air con,<br />

cruise control, climate control57,500kms........................ $9,995<br />

<strong>20</strong>13 HONDACR-V24G, auto5door,ABS, cruise control,<br />

alloys,tow bar, 66,000 kms, 2400cc..................................... $22,995<br />

<strong>20</strong>07 HONDASTEPWAGON G, 5door,8seater, ABS, air con, rear<br />

spoiler,95,000 kms, <strong>20</strong>00cc....................................................... $8,995<br />

<strong>20</strong>07 HONDACR-V 4WDZX, 2400 cc,ABS, air con, climate control,<br />

sun roof,auto.............................................................................$11,995<br />

MITSUBISHI<br />

<strong>20</strong>16 MITSIBUSHIPAJEROSPORT VRX,2400cc, cruise control,<br />

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<strong>20</strong>11 SUBARU LEGACY WAGON, 2.5i, 2500 cc,ABS, new cam belt,<br />

rear spoiler ....................................................................................... SOLD<br />

<strong>20</strong>15 SUBARU IMPREZA, 1.6i, 1600 cc,sport wagon, ABS, cam<br />

chain, air con..............................................................................$11,995<br />

<strong>20</strong>15 SUBARUIMPREZA, 1.6i, 1600 cc station wagon, ABS, air con,<br />

rear spoiler,5000kms ..............................................................$12,995<br />

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<strong>20</strong>07 NISSANSKYLINE 350 GT,3500cc, auto, paddle shift, 18in<br />

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46,000 kms .................................................................. $11,995<br />

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1995 NISSAN PULSAR, auto, hatchback..................................... $2,495<br />

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<strong>20</strong>09 TOYOTA ESTIMA HYBRID X4WD, 5door,8seater, ABS,air<br />

con, auto, rear spoiler, cruise control, 133,450 kms, 2400cc,<br />

alloys................................................................................................$14,995<br />

<strong>20</strong>13 TOYOTA PRIUS L, 5door,ABS, air con, petrol,parking sensors,<br />

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1999 TOYOTA RAV4,3door,petrol, ABS,air con, rear spoiler,<br />

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