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NEWS<br />

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 />

yeartoMarch 31, <strong>20</strong><strong>20</strong>and is<br />

implementing new checking<br />

mechanisms to make sure it<br />

doesn’t happen again.<br />

The overcharge equates to $1.<strong>20</strong><br />

for an average residential<br />

customer.<br />

NEXT SATURDAY<br />

TWOSHOWSINONE<br />

ELVIS<br />

DnDisaregular act on the club<br />

circuit, playing venues across the<br />

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

renowned for delivering visual shows<br />

with great costumes, choreography<br />

and professional sound and<br />

lighting production.<br />

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 />

something it took very seriously.<br />

The overcharge will be<br />

‘‘washed’’ out throughthe<br />

deferred discountand through<br />

futurepricing.<br />

LOCAL LISTENING<br />

Hoops l 6am to 10am<br />

LEVEL 1PERMITTING THIS SHOW WILL GO AHEAD<br />

BA<br />

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

at the club office and bottlestore.<br />

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

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

this outstanding showband.<br />

TICKETS DATED SATURDAY22AUGUST <strong>20</strong><strong>20</strong> ARE VALID FOR THIS SHOW.<br />

8PM SATURDAY 29 AUGUST <strong>20</strong><strong>20</strong><br />

ASHBURTON CLUB &MSA<br />

266 Havelock Street, <strong>Ashburton</strong>. Phone 03 308 7149<br />

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

BA<br />

2304063<br />

www.ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

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 />

it’snot acompetitive ride.’’<br />

People can go to Tour to<br />

Mayo on theGivealittle page<br />

to support the cycling efforts<br />

of Mr Howard andothers.

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