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Dairy farmer Chris Ford checks on some montholdcalves in the calf shed.
PHOTO: TONIWILLIAMS
Staying strong for calving
Hundreds of dairy farmersaroundthe
district are putting in somelong,
physicallydemanding hours as more than
400 herdskickstart another milking
season by calving.
It’s atraditionally abusy time on dairy
farms and involves alot of farmer
preparation to help ensure asmooth and
stressfree calving season. Dairying is big
business in Mid Canterbury, accounting
for 15 per cent of the district’s GDP and
providing nearly 2000jobs.
The district is home to about 360,000
dairy cows, with the average herdabout
800 cows.
Federated FarmersMid Canterbury
provincial dairy chair Chris Ford is
among those on calving duty and says mild
weather has been ahelp so far.
Ashburton farmers, who own and
manage some of the most productive
herds in the country, know that calving
brings physical and mental pressure, so
good nutritional food is better than sugary
snacks and energy drinks.
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Michelle and Peter Rumping have spent the past 40plus years working side by side.
Pair bond over perfect teeth
TONI.WILLIAMS
@ashburtoncourier.co.nz
Retired dentist Peter Rumping met
the love of his life not longafter
graduatingfromdental school.
Itwas the late 1970s and, as
23yearold,hewas filling asixmonthlocum
positioninGreymouth
when he met dental assistant
Michelle, nee Hodgkinson, then aged
18.
Within ayear theywereengaged
and living in Wellington; he a
practisingdentist and she apractice
dentalassistant. They marriedin
Greymouth in 1981.
The Rumpings’ successfulworking
relationship continued when they
openedtheir own private dental
practice on BurnettStreet, in
Ashburtonmanyyears later.
Along the way Peter and Michelle
alsobecame parents to children;
Claire (now living in Christchurch)
andMichael(amusic teacher at
AshburtonCollege).
By the time Peter sold the business
in 2017, duetohealth issues and
increased insurancecosts, he had
owned it for 34 years.
Notquite readyfor retirement at
the time, he workedparttime at a
practice in Christchurch before
finally putting down hisdrill and
bowing out of general dentistry
practice.
Now, morethan 42 yearslater,
Peter, 64, and Michelle, 59, are
happily working together withPeter
fulfilling aquiet ambitiontospend a
long semiretirement making and
repairingdentures.
Thecouple know theindustry,
know their productand work well
together, andinsemiretirement they
havemore freedom.
They do nothave the financial
burden of running ageneral dentistry
practice, or thepressure of
government regulations. Their work
life is now at agentler pace.
“It’s busy, but good busy,” Michelle
said.
Peter said dental practices faced
big challengesthatshould be helped
by governmentunder their duty of
care. The stateofpeople’steeth
nationwideare not the fault of
dentists, he said.
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Captain Charles Hazlitt Upham is the only combat soldier ever
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Themystery of how a reserved, modest, slightly built farm
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There are highcosts for dental
practices to operate including
providingmedicalgradesterile
environments, with emergency
equipmentsuch as defibrillators on
site and the latest highend
technology,most of whichwas
imported.
He thought somedentalpractices
nationwidewould find it difficult to
continue,especially underthe added
impactofCovid19.
Overtimethere had beenmajor
advances in treatmenttechniques.
Aset of denturescan take up to 12
hourswork,including laboratory
time.
The coupleenjoy meeting their
clients and have more timetotalk to
them‘‘without the pressure of
runningapractice’’.
Obviously working and living
together theyspend alot of time
together, buteach has their own
hobbies and interests. Peterbikes
regularly with fellow retired friends
and Michelle walks, does thecryptic
crosswords, cooks and preserves.
Theyare also active within the
Holy Name parish.
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Students snap up tablets
FairtonSchool pupils
wasted no time making
good use of 29 Samsung
tabletsdonatedbyEA
Networks recently.
Thetablets were used
by EA Networksstaff but
became superfluous
after asystemsupgrade.
CEORoger Sutton,who
bikes past theschool in
his lunch break,said it
was great to be able to
findthem agoodhome.
Theelectricity lines
company supplies fibre
to supportinternet
connections to all schools
in the district.
Fairton has 36 pupils
and hadafew tablets
already in usesothe
arrivalof29more was a
huge boost, said
principalMikeHill, who
couldn’t quite believe his
good fortunewhen he
received an email asking
if the school could use
some extra tablets.He
was quicktosay,yes
please.
He hasdownloadeda
user manual but it is
likely hisdigitalsavvy
pupils won’t need it.
He said pupils used
educational apps
installed on the tabletsto
supporttheir learningin
the classroom.
‘‘Weare looking
forwardto playingwith
them.’’
EA Networks CEO Roger Sutton (right) with Fairton School principal Mike Hill and pupils (front, from
left) Addison, Harrison, William and Hannah, Lachlan W, Mackenzie, Kate (standing) and Abby.
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Ashburton retailers and
business owners are sendinga
delegation to see Ashburton
District councillors over
parking and Christmas
shoppingconcerns.
Agroup met this week to
unite over issues likecommon
shoppinghours and how best to
promote the CBD while it is
transforming.
They are hoping that
contractorsworkingonthe
beautification of the CBD might
be willingtowork more nights
and nonshopping hours,and
on streets with fewer shops, in
the traditionally busy leadup
to Christmas.
Theysay stopping the work
willonly delay therevamp
project,but they hope council
will be sympathetic to some of
their other requests, like free
parking for customers in some
areas.
The business owners are also
planning a‘‘shop Ashburton’’
marketing campaign.The
campaign willinclude social
media promotions, with the
possibility of giving away CBD
experiences,like coffee or a
meal.Proposed shoppinghours,
with late nights and weekends,
are being circulated for
feedback.
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alongside caretaker MP
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International
Beer Month
Info centre heads to airport
TheMid CanterburyAero Club has
been given thegreen lighttorelocate
Ashburton’s formerinformation
centretothe airport.
The building on East Street was
hometothe iSITE, which closedin
2017. Owners, the Ashburton District
Council, put it up for purchase and
removaland the aeroclub learned
this week it was the successful
tenderer.
Council also considered an offer
from Trott’s Community Garden
Charitable Trust.
Aero club presidentIan Begbie
said thepurchaseprice was low,but
thebiggercost would be relocating
and renovatingthe former
informationcentre at its new home.
Council expects the building to be
removedfrom East Street by theend
of December.
Mr Begbie said theremovalwould
be timed to work in with contractors
beautifying the CBD. Atree may also
have to be removed to allowthe
building to be transported away.
The club’s old clubrooms, built in
the1950s, willbedemolished,and the
new building putinits place on anew
foundation.
Mr Begbie said theold clubrooms
hadlots of character,but it was built
of untreated timber and full of borer.
‘‘Ithas served its purpose. We are
pleased to see it replaced.’’
The timing has not been ideal for
theclub financially though. It had
New date for candidates’ night
Ashburton’s meet thecandidates
nighthas been postponed to
September30.
Thenightisbeingorganised by the
Rotary ClubofAshburton and
presidentRodgerLetham said it was
hoped all the candidates standingin
the Rangitataelectorate would be at
the meeting.
It willbeheld in AshburtonTrust
Event Centre and the clubishoping
covid restrictionswill have easedto
Alert Level 1bythen.
Theeightstandingsofar for the
Rangitata seat areLabour’s Jo
Luxton (currentlyaservinglistMP),
National’s MeganHands (who
replacedAndrew Falloon as the
party’s candidate),ACT’s Hamish
Hutton,New Conservatives’ Lachie
Ashton, Green Party’sGerrie
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Favel, the Outdoors Party’s Grant
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The old aero club rooms, which will be demolished.
justcompleted anew hangarwhen
the information centre came on the
radar.‘‘The clubrooms wasgoing to
be afew yearsdown the track, but
that has been accelerated.’’
Mr Begbiesaid club members were
working through the financial details
withcouncil. ‘‘Weare working on a
deal withcouncil as funding is short
andhoping to repay themover afew
years.’’
The club has 130 members,
including its new Young Eagles
group.The airfield was apopular
landing stripand on busy days up to
12 planes stopped to fuel up.
Nominationsfor party candidates
close on September 18, so it is
possible therewill be more.
Thecandidates meetingwas to
havebeenonAugust26, butcovid
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havelimitedaudience numbers.
Auckland hasbeen in AlertLevel 3
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planstoreview the restrictions in the
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Theformat for the candidates night
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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardernhas
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While theclub has plenty of keen
volunteers, the removal and
renovation job will be one for
contractors.The information centre
buildingneeds to be braced for the
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decorated.
Council chief executiveHamish
Riach said council was pleasedthe
buildingwouldhavecontinued
community use,and both proposals
had considerable merit.‘‘We're
pleased that rather than beinglost,
the building will have anew life for
our community.’’
campaigning. Gatherings over 100 are
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Mr Letham saidhehad never
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Neighbourlyspirit’s new path
TONI.WILLIAMS
@ashburtoncourier.co.nz
Christine Richards may have
taken off her official
Neighbourhood Support coordinator
hat, but she is still
actively involved in her hood.
She volunteers with many
community groups, as an
Ashburton Mackenzie Group
volunteer and board member,
is on the Ashburton White
Ribbon Committee and is the
Neighbourhood Support street
contact on her street arole
she will continue.
She retired from the
Neighbourhood Support coordinator
role two weeks ago.
It was aplanned move
initiated by fourmonth world
holiday with husband, Paul.
The holiday did not happen
(due to Covid19) but Christine
has taken early retirement
after five and ahalf years in
the role.
She was grateful for the
support shown by people in the
community, and those in other
organisations, who had helped
make her job much easier.
“There are so many great
communityminded people
there are out there. You don’t
really realise how special they
are,” she said.
“Some of them don’t even
know how special they are.
“Ashburton is agreat
community, we all pull
together.”
It was especially evident
with the Civil Defence welfare
group which was brought
together to help people in need
Christine Richardsmay have left Neighbourhood Supportbut is
still active in the community.
in the community during the
Covid19 lockdown, she said.
And at age 63 she will not be
idle for long.
She is already planning to
increase her voluntary roles
next year. One close to her
heart is the school BOOST
literacy programme.
She considers being
involved in the community as a
way of paying it forward.
“It’s my town, Ilove my
town,” she said.
Since retiring Christine has
enjoyed more time walking,
done more baking and is
planning to get back to regular
swimming sessions and to tend
her garden.
She also wants to delve into
the family tree on her father’s
side.
There are also
grandchildren to spoil; three
in Canterbury and six overseas
(Australia and Norway).
The position for
Neighbourhood Support is
currently being advertised –it
closes on August 28 and
Christine will return to pass on
her expertise to the successful
applicant.
She said in an ideal world
there would be
Neighbourhood Support on
every street with one person as
astreet contact.
“It’s not ahuge job,” she
said. “It would suit someone
who would like to make their
street community abit safer, a
bit friendlier and watching out
for each other.”
It may mean keeping in
touch with people in person or
by email, phone or text.
The paperwork is all
supplied as well as resources
and stickers, she said.
“Some groups are more
connected than others,” she
said.
They host gettogethers and
are proactive in keeping
people on their streets in
touch with each other.
However, Christine said in
an emergency she would like
to think all neighbours would
still be there for each other, if
needed, regardless if they
were in Neighbourhood
Support or not.
Kari not afan of fluoridated water
He’s been in Methvenfor six
monthsand loves the small
town feel, but Kari Mohoao is
not so keen on the fluoride in
his water.
The former Timaru mayoral
candidate works as an holistic
life coach andpersonal
development coach andisan
antifluoride advocate.
‘‘I’m afollower of the
science andfor me the
fluorideargument does not
stack up.’’
Mr Mohoao said he was
disappointed that therewas no
alternative fluoridefree water
optionavailable in Methven.
He said fluoridationwas an
emotional and controversial
issue andhebelievedthe
science had advanced and the
facts were clearer since
Methven voted to retain
fluoride in 2008.
He saidresidents armed
with more scientific
informationtoday might think
twice before voting for it again.
The Methven watersupply
has been fluoridatedfor
around 50 years andinthe
2008 referendum 627 voted for
it and 203 against.
Mr Mohoao said people had
the righttomake up their own
mind andMethven was a
‘‘solid’’ community that could
not be forced to change
quickly.
‘‘Being anewcomer to town I
am keentoencouragepeople
to readmoreabout fluoride
and to look at the studies and
evidence that suggests it can
have negativehealth affects.
‘‘I think when the Ministry of
Health and healthboards don’t
want to discuss asubjectlike
fluoridation, it raises
questions and concerns.’’
Mr Mohoao brings his own
water intoMethven.
Other thanits water,he
describesthe townshipas
‘‘country pure’’ and good place
to live.
Kari Mohoao
IN BRIEF
PO BOXES
NZ Post hasconfirmed its PO box
lobbywill move to Tancred Street
from September 21.
Thecompanysaid at thestartof
the yearthat it waslooking at anew
location duetolease renewals and
that any changeswould be
communicateddirectly to
customers. It said thenitwas
committedtocontinuingtoprovide
postal andPObox servicestothe
community in easy-to-access
locations.
The PO box lobby will move to
125 TancredStreet.
SHOWOFF
The Ashburton Vintage CarClub
has cancelledits daffodilshow and
shineevent this Sunday(August23)
because of covid restrictions.
The event was to have been a
fundraiser for the Ashburton Cancer
Society, withentrantsshowing their
cars at the club’s MaronanRoad
grounds. The show mayrun at a
laterdate.
CHARITY GOLF
The LionsClub of Ashburton is
hoping to haveSir Richard Hadlee
in attendance at its annual golf
tournament on October 8. Save the
dateifyou’re akeen golfer-more
detailswill be released nextmonth.
HUBER DIES
Mt Hutt skifield’s founding father
Willi Huber hasdied.MrHuber, 97,
livedinGeraldine andcametoNew
Zealandinthe 1950s. He wasa
mountain guide and climbedAoraki
Mt Cook manytimes. Forhis work at
Mt Hutt, askifield hotloft was
named afterhim as well as aski run.
BEAUTIFULTOWNS
Cambridge and Hastings are in the
runningfor the title of New
Zealand’s mostbeautiful largetown.
Waiheke Island and Arrowtownare
shortlistedfor the mostbeautiful
small townand Whanganuiand
Hamilton for the most beautifulcity.
Finalists mustdemonstrate
sustainable and environmentallyconsciousbehaviours
in litter
preventionand waste minimisation,
community beautification, recycling
projects and sustainable tourism.
PLANES OFF
Due to Covid-19 Level 2
restrictions,the visitofthe Full
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AvroAnson to Ashburton Airfield
todayhas beenpostponed.
Anew date for the visitofthe
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Local covid testing continues
LINDA.CLARKE
@ashburtoncourier.co.nz
Ashburton’s covid testing
station at Ashburton Hospital
will continuetoopenfor free
testing of peoplewith covid
symptoms.
The drivein stationtested
atotal of 248 people between
last Thursday and Tuesday,
and will be open today,
Friday and Saturday. From
nextweek awalkin testing
facility willoperatethree
days aweek.
Around the country,record
numbers of peoplehave been
tested for Covid19 as health
authorities track and trace
more than 1000 contacts of
positive cases connected to
one Auckland cluster.
AshburtonGPSarah
Clarke said local GPswould
betestingtoo. ‘‘I think New
Zealandwill need to keep up
goodrates of testingand this
episodehasbeenareminder
to us all that if we get
symptoms consistent with
Covid19, we should get a
test.’’
AucklandisinAlert Level3
while the rest of thecountry
is in AlertLevel 2. People in
Mid Canterbury are being
remindedtopractise social
distancingand good hand
hygiene;gatherings of more
than 100indefined spaces
are banned.
Ashburton’s communitybased
testingstation tested
72 people on Thursday, 78 on
Friday and 39 on Saturday.
On Monday, 42 people were
tested and on Tuesday17
were tested.
While there were delayson
DOCKS areoffering a
varietyoffresh fish
and seafood dishes
Aspecial lunch offer is available to the Gold
Card holders on Fridays,Saturdays and
Sundays 12 pm –2pm.
(Menu depends on fresh daily catch).
Awalkin testing station will operate next week.
the firstday, with traffic
backedupand 90minute
waits for some, waittimeon
Friday was down to aminute
for mostand on Saturday
people were seenassoon as
they arrived.
There wasnosign of the
bad behaviour and verbal
abuse reported at other
testingstations.
Dr Clarke said peoplewere
polite andwanted to do the
right thing by being tested to
ruleout anychancethe virus
had not spread from the
Auckland clusterand was in
MidCanterbury.
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“We are also hoping the
cluster is contained of course
andthe quickest way we can
findthis outistotest lotsof
peoplewith symptoms.”
Symptoms (with or without
fever) include acough, sore
throat, head cold(runny
nose/sneezing), shortness of
breath,loss of smell or taste.
Testing forthe rest of this
week will be from from10am
until 2pmeachday.Access is
fromhospitalgate 4which
can be entered via Elizabeth
Street from Oak Grove end;
peopleshould stay in their
car. the walkin facility is
2304826
also accessed at gate 4.
Those with symptomsbut
who can’t attend the testing
stationshould call their GP
or Healthlinefor advice.
Health minister Chris
Hipkins has told businesses
to downloadthe QR poster
and Kiwisshoulduse theNZ
covid tracer apptokeep
track of their movements.
About 1.5 million peopleare
already registered users and
posterscans are increasing
daily.
Businesses notdisplaying
QR posters prominently risk
penalty.
Terrace Downs
to be auctioned
Terrace Downs Golf Resort is to be auctioned
following thedeathofits owner in Japan from
Covid19.
The golfresort, undershadowof the Southern
Alpsonthe banks of the Rakaia River,was bought
by Japaneseinvestor HiroshiHasegawa in 2012
after he wasgiven the goahead bythe Overseas
Investment Office.
Hasegawa, who hadturned the resort into a
globally recognised luxurygolf and adventure
destination, died aged 59 in April after becoming
ill with Covid19. His estate is now selling the
resort.
Tim Rookes, managing directorofCBRE
Christchurch, and WarrenHutt, senior director of
capitalmarkets, CBRE Auckland, aremarketing
the property on behalf ofHasegawa'sestate, with
the auction set to take place on September 17in
Christchurch. In addition to the course, the resort
also features alargeclub house.
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CBD
buildings
in focus
MBIE has cancelled its visittoMid
Canterbury this weektolookat
earthquake prone buildingsin
Ashburton’s CBD.
The Ministry of Business,
Innovation and Employment willnow
link up with Ashburton District
Councilbuildingand planning staff
via Zoom.
MBIE is monitoringcouncil’s
progress on identifyingpotentially
earthquake prone buildings and a
team hadalso planned to takealook
at the CBD to get abetter
understanding of the local
environment.
TheCBD is in astate of makeover.
Councilisnearly halfway through a
twoyear beautification project
involving new roads andfootpaths;
someold buildingsare also being
demolished and newones are being
build or under construction.
Twoyears agocouncil had 130
buildingsonits booksthat needed
remedial work to moveoff the
earthquakepronebuildings register.
Placardswere sentfor building
owners to display; those not
displaying the placards face$1000
fines.
Council strategy and compliance
managerJaneDonaldson said most of
the buildingowners had plansand
about 55 buildingswere leftrequiring
strengtheningwork.
An audit earlierthisyear identified
13 buildings with no visibleplacards.
New placardswere sent, followedby
anothersite visit. Five buildingsare
stillnot displaying placards and those
building owners face infringement
notices and fines.
Underearthquakeprone building
rules, building ownershave 25 years
from the day of assessment to
strengthen their buildings.Thosewho
do nothing could end up in court.
The buildingsare not considered
any moredangerous than theywere
before beingidentified, but the
processisabout shoring themuptobe
as safe as possibleduringfuture
earthquakes.
Cr Leen Braamaskedatacouncil
meetingrecently if therewas
anythingcouncil could do to
encouragelandlordsorproperty
ownerstodeal with buildingsthat
needed attention.
Buildingservicesmanager Michael
Wong saidbuildingswith earthquake
prone notices had adeadline and if
ownersdid notmeetthe deadline
council, by law, hadtotakethem to
court to decide what to do, be it
demolition, strengtheningor
boardingthe place over.
He saidhehad questionsfor MBIE,
like what if buildingownershad plans
drawn but could now not get money
from the bank to strengthen the
building.
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Turning the first sod are (from left) church project committee member Judith Crozier, project
manager Hayley Groves, churchproject committeemember Brian Reesby and Mike McHaffie
from McIntosh Builders.
Methodist church handed
over for $3m renovation
The Methodistchurchsite on Baring Square
has beenblessed and the firstsod
symbolically turned ahead of a12month
renovation and extension projectset to start
soon.
ReverendHeather Kennedytold asmall
gathering on Sunday that the longawaited
building project would start at the end of the
month.
Once completed, the church would again
be aplace of worship andservices andalso
for the community.
In aceremonial gesture Reverend
Kennedyhanded over the keystothe church
to building projectsite manager Mike
McHaffie fromMcIntosh Builders.
CouncillorRodger Letham, who
represented the Ashburton District Council
at the blessing,said thechurch had afond
placeinhis heart.
He had been marriedinit, his fatherinlaw
hadonce been its minister and he had
enjoyed singinginit.
It hadgreatacousticsand oncehad its own
40member choir,MrLetham said.
The 12month projectwill see the church
strengthened, repairscarried outon
damaged areas and the additionofanew
extension on the south side.
The project is expected to cost $3 million.
Councilisbuilding its$51.6m newcivicand
librarybuilding alongside the church.
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Solid waste service
not wanted by all
Rakaia resident Philip Brown is
not in favour of Ashburton
council’s proposal to extendits
solidwasteservice to his property
andothers.
SpeakingatTuesday’s revenue
andfinance policy hearings, Mr
Brown said he simply didn’t want
or needthe service.
He could recycle himself,and
did,and he generatedlittle
rubbish.
Residents should be giventhe
option to opt in, or opt out, he said.
He objected to the cost of joining
the service and just didn’t wantit.
Ian and Judith Neumann were
of the sameopinion,whilea
numberofresidents stated they
werealreadyable to recycle at
Longbeach School.
Some10ofthe 30 submitters
stated theywereinfavour of the
service extension.
The proposal will add 162
propertiestothe service fromJuly
2021and will cost an estimated
$230 per household.
House prices down
More homes havebeen sold,but at
lowervalues in Ashburton district
in Julycompared with the
previous month.
Themedian price forhouses
sold in the districtinJulywas
$330,000,compared with $370,000
in Juneand $330,000 in July 2019.
The volumeofhouses sold in
thoserespective periods were 49,
44 and54.
Ashburton District Council staff
notedthe increase in sales
recently,sayingthe numberof
land information memorandums
(LIMs) soughthad beensteadily
increasingmonth by month.
In April there were 14 LIMs
issuedbycouncil,inMaythere
were 51 andinJune 61; inJuly the
figure was in the 80s.
There was evidenceof
properties sittingjustdaysonthe
marketwith multipleoffers being
received.
Timaru’s medianpriceinJuly
was $370,00, down from$387,000
in June.
In Canterbury, the medianprice
increased6.7 percent yearonyearto$476,000.
Thefigures from the Real
Estate Institute of NewZealand
(REINZ) showsCanterbury had its
highestJuly sales count(987)
since 2007.
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Farmers market
set for new season
The AshburtonDistrict Farmers’
Market is aimingtorestart their new
seasonnext month if everything goes
to plan.
The market has operated on the
West Street sitesince 2007 andhas a
licencetooccupy agreement with the
AshburtonDistrict Council.
Sellers at themarket are required to
register their operation with council
and the accompanyingfeesare
reflective of foodrelated risk.
Council group managerstrategyand
compliance JaneDonaldson said the
licencetooccupy was not ablanket
registration fortraders.
There has been some confusionover
its conditions and councilhad decided
to relax additionalregistration for this
year.
Traders needed to ensurethey were
correctly registered for 2021/22
onwards, Ms Donaldsonsaid.
Council staff recently attended a
farmers’ market meetingtoexplain
the requirements.
AshburtonDistrict Farmers’Market
secretary Judith Crozier said council
had beenvery supportive of the
marketsince its inception.
It was located on agreat, high profile
site and stallholders werelooking
forward to the new season start on
September 26.Among the stallholders
was anew succulentseller.
Mrs Croziersaid organisers were
keen to promoteashared community
stall at the Saturday morning market.
Anyone keen to find out more about
becoming astallholder can contact
Mrs Crozier for moredetails on 308
5678.
www.ashburtoncourier.co.nz
Ashburton District Farmers’ Market president and potato seller Andrew Brown on a
market day last year.
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Midwife’s skills help
reduce deaths overseas
MICK.JENSEN
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Ashburton Hospital
maternity unit manager Julie
Dockrill has set up the
framework that has helped
reducemorbidity and
mortality rates in Mongolian
women and children.
Amidwifefor over 20 years
and involved in healthcare
for over 30 years, she has
travelled to the remote
country three times since
2013 to setupa
comprehensive childbirth
education programme.
Maternal deaths during
childbirthinthe country are
now down 5055per cent and
neo natal deaths down60per
cent.
MrsDockrill was the guest
speakeratthe recent Mid
Canterbury Provincial Rural
Women annual meeting and
sharedher journey with
delegates.
She told the gathering that
there had been ‘‘humps and
bumpsand laughs and tears’’
along the way.
Her last trip to Mongolia
had beenin2018 and now the
focus hadshiftedto Nepal,
anothercountry that was
well behindwhen it came to
childbirtheducation.
Ascoping triptoNepal in
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Julie Dockrill in ahospital in Mongolia.
childbirth education.
It used atrainthe trainer
approach and bestpractice.
‘‘The aim of theproject is
to savelives, savemoney and
making women, children and
families stronger.’’
Mrs Dockrill said
education was apowerful
tool, but you neededto
engage both those at the top
and those at the bottom to get
results.
Alettertothe Mongolian
presidentexplainingthe
project in its early phase had
received apositive reply and
later newpregnancy benefit
legislation had been passed
that now encouraged
childbirth education.
The childbirth manual
developed has been
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endorsed andadopted as the
nationwide standardized
trainingcurriculum for
maternal and infantcare in
Mongolia.
Mrs Dockrillhas been part
of ateam of medical
professionals travellingto
Mongolia through the
Maternal Child Health
Project, which has received
support from Rotary.
Some15resource
education packs, each
costing $2500, andcontaining
resources used to help
deliverchildbirth education,
have been distributed.
Mrs Dockrillhas arural
background and has worked
in thematernity unit at
AshburtonHospitalfor the
last three years.
Burn-off plans
Highcountry
farmersare being
asked to talkwith
Fireand Emergency
New Zealand as they
start making burnoff
plans.
Principal rural
fireofficer Bruce
Janes said FENZ
hadthe expertise
andexperience to
help pick theright
days to burn as well
as planning where
and how theyburn
on their land.‘‘We
canhelp ensurethe
burnoff is managed
effectively andsafely
whichreducesthe
risk of it getting out
of control.’’
Fireisakey tool
for high country
farmers with burns
often happening in
autumn andspring.
NEWS
Ashburton Courier, August 20, 2020
Council signs
electric vehicle
site easements
Ashburton District Council has
formalised its arrangementwith
EA Networks withregard to
electric vehicle(EV) stations on
council land.
Right to conveyelectricity
easementshave beengrantedfor
EV sites at Ashburtonand
Methven, while alicence to
occupy agreementhas been
agreed for Rakaia because of the
location of the chargingstation’s
infrastructure.
There has previously been no
legaldocumentation in place for
EA Networks to occupy the sites,
the first of which was set up near
SalmonTalesinRakaia in 2017.
TheMethvensite is located on
the grounds of Mt Hutt Memorial
Hall, while the Ashburtonsite is
at thesouthern end ofthe West
Street carpark.
Thenew agreementsinclude
an annualfee of $150 plusgst at
eachsite,afee thatisrenewable
every 10 years.
EA Networks has obtaineda
legalsurvey of theproposed
easement in Methven and is
working on agetting another for
the Ashburtonsite.
Speaking at last week’s
council meeting,CrJohn
Falloon said he believed
charging $150ayear touse
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Rakaia township’s electric car
rapid charging station was the
first in the district to be put in by
EA Networks.
councillandwas ‘‘toolittle’’.
Cr Carolyn Cameronsaid the
easements wouldmeanthe loss
of flexibility over the areas.
Council’s commercial
manager Colin Windelbornsaid
to datecouncil had supported
the developmentand at the
moment they werenot moneymaking
forEANetworks.
Council staffwill speak to EA
Networksabout thecommercial
nature of its EV stations andalso
of its intentions for the future.
Areport will be presented to
thecouncil.
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Railway parking
and trade trailers
If you were to look closely at the
photo you may see the traffic
lights on red and the stop lights
on the trailer also red and so
the ute and trailer are stopped
–the trailer right on the railway
lines and the ute on the
diagonal yellow lines.
My mouth fell open, as it
would, then Igrabbed my phone
out of my fluro bike jacket and
snapped the pic from right
behind the trailer.
Ialso have to say, but have no
photo yet to back up the
statement, that there are a
number of tradespeople who
from timetotime tow trailers
with longish loads overhanging
out the back and sometimes no
appropriate flag.
Someone not paying attention
on abike, motorbike or even a
car, required to stop sharply,
could easily ram themselves on
to the timber/pipes.
The law is for the safety of the
unwary.
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better, including weekend
handymen, and use acool flag!
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Family Notices
NEWS
10 Ashburton Courier, August 20, 2020
DEATHS DEATHS DEATHS
BURGESS,Mary, 23 August
1933 – 14 August 2020:
Died peacefully at home,
surrounded by family, in
Rothes,Scotland.
Beloved Mam and motherin-law
of Lanie and John
Tull.
Adored Granny Bob of Kylie
and Shaun Fitzgerald, Jake,
Justine and Dan.
Extra special great-Granny
BobofRiley and Eloise.
Rest your een mam, you’ve
earned your rest X
de JONG, Marijnus Pieter
Adrianus (Martin): On
August 16, 2020, suddenly
at home Ashburton, aged
88 years. Loved husband
and best friend of Jan
and the late Netty. Much
loved father and fatherin-law
ofPat and the late
Elly Baker, Sue and the late
Johann de Jong, Annette,
Martin and Jill. Loved
Opa of Jonathan, Carolyn
and Stephanie; David and
Martin; Craig and Pamela;
and Jamie. Loved great
Opa of Daniel, Makayla,
Samuel, Harrison, Bella and
Jesse; Chad and Mitchell;
and Cameron.
Messages
to the deJong family, c/-
PO Box 472, Ashburton
7740. In Lieu of flowers
donations to St John would
be appreciated and may be
leftatthe service. Aservice
to celebrate Martin’s life
will be held at the Church
of the Holy Name, Sealy
Street, Ashburton on Friday
August 21, commencing at
1.30pm followed byprivate
cremation at the Ashburton
Crematorium.
Paterson’s
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FDANZ
03 3077433
Family
Notices
Enquiries phone
Mary or Karen
on 308 7664
or call into
199 Burnett Street.
HATHAWAY, Graeme David:
On August 16, 2020, at his
home following a short
illness, aged 73 years.
Dearly loved husband of
Maureen. Loved dad of
Shilo and Steve, and Jo.
Adored Poppie of Paris,
Maddi and BJ, Piper; and
Ardan, and great Poppie of
Te Mananui. Loved brother
and brother-in-lawofRayna
and David,Wendy and Keith.
In lieu of flowers donations
to St John, Ashburtonwould
be gratefully received and
may beleft atthe service.
Messages to the Hathaway
Family, c/- PO Box 472,
Ashburton 7740. Aservice
to celebrate Graeme’s life
will be held at our chapel,
cnr East and Cox Street,
Ashburton on Friday 21
August, commencing at
10.30am.
Foranyone wishing to watch
the livestream of the service,
please go to our website
www.patersonsfunerals.
co.nz, go to funeral notices,
click on Graeme Hathaway’s
noticefor the link.
Paterson’s
Ashburton
FDANZ
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HOLLEY, Kenneth George
(Ken): On Sunday 16
August 2020 at Ashburton
Hospital, aged 79 years.
Dearly loved husband of
the late Kath.
Loved father and father in
lawofCraig (Rotorua), Brent
and Grace (Rarotonga),
Caroland BrentMcDowell.
Loved grandad of Kiana,
Marshall, Emray, Kowen,
Mason, and Aiden.
Stepfather of Maria Crone,
Joe, Tim, Sean, Lisa, Maria,
Paul,Anthony, and Eugene.
Step grandfather of Jessica,
Danielle,Indya, Kane,Bailey,
George Luke, Catlyn, Liam,
Monique,Anthony, and Joe.
The family would like to
give abig thank you to all
the staff in Ward 1atthe
AshburtonHospital fortheir
careofKenneth.
Messages to the Holley
Family,53Johnstone Street,
Ashburton7770
In accordance with
Kenneth’s wishes aprivate
cremation has been held.
Paterson’s
Ashburton
FDANZ
03 3077433
Supporting the
community
96 Tancred Street,Ashburton.
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MCRE
HUNT, David Neil (Honey):
On August 15, 2020 at
Ashburton Hospital after
a short illness, aged 63
years. Dearly loved son of
the late Henry and Ngaire.
Cherished brother and
brother-in-law of Robin
and Iain Tuanui, Gavin and
Annette, Julie MacKenzie
and John Roseveor, Lynda
and Simon Hadfield, Colin
and Chiyo, and Peter.
Loved and respected byall
his nieces and nephews.
Many thanks to Dr Penny
Holdaway, Cancer Society,
staff at Ward 1 Ashburton
Hospital and his Hakatere
family. Messages to the
HuntFamily,C/- PO Box472,
Ashburton 7740. Aservice
to celebrate Dave’s life
will be held in Our Chapel,
cnr East and Cox Street,
Ashburton, on Thursday
August 20 commencing at
2pm, followed byinterment
at theAshburton New Lawn
Cemetery.
Due toLevel 2restrictions,
attendance at the service
is limited to 100 people,
please keep this in mind if
youwish to attend.
Paterson’s
Ashburton
FDANZ
03 3077433
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
MERRIN, Bruce: Ken, Lee,
Jill and families would like
to sincerely thank the many
expressions of sympathy
and support shown after
thepassing of Bruce.
The kindness shown with
phone calls, cards, flowers
and food were so much
appreciated.
Thank you once again to
all the staff at Rosebank for
showing such kindness and
support toBruce while he
wasinyour care.
Thank youalsotoPaterson’s
for their sympathetic and
professional guidance
during this sad time.
Please accept this as a
personal acknowledgement
as some addresses are
unknown.
IN MEMORIAM
DOODY, Michael: A year
has slipped away since we
had to say goodbye. Our
lives have not been the
same without you init, we
treasure the wonderful
memories we were lucky
enough to have with you.
You are thought of and
missedsomuch each day.
~Love Bonnie, Bub and
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Musterersclashpostponed
The Rakaia Gorge Musterers vs
Methven Bcharity rugbymatch
thisweekend in Methven, has
been postponed due to Covid
19.
The annual event which has
been runfor the past 63 years,
althoughnot consecutively,
has traditionally been played
at the end of the autumn
muster there whenwere heaps
of musterers still floating
around.
It is the longestrunning
charity matchinthe southern
hemisphere.
Musterers team manager
PaulEnsor, of DoubleHill Run
Road, said the game, initially
scheduled for this Saturday
and organised to raise money
for St John ambulance,needed
asupportivecrowd to raise as
much money as possible.
As wellasacollection bucket
being passed around, there
will also acharity auction
offering acoupleofBand B
accommodation packages and
farm supplies.
Mr Ensor saidorganisers
would waitfor AlertLevel 1to
make it worthwhile, but it
would havetobeplayed within
the next month, or it was likely
to be cancelled.
Army band coming here
The popular and entertaining New Zealand Army Band will
perform in Ashburton next month.
The New Zealand ArmyBand
is touring and will play a
concert at the Ashburton
Trust EventCentre on
September 18.
The liveshows follow a
recent soldout concert in the
ChristchurchTown Hall.
During the lockdown, the
ArmyBand kept busy by
producing many online
“bubbleband” recordings,
includinganhourlong Anzac
Day concert. Theweekly
recordings werewatched by
more than twomillionviewers
from all aroundthe world.
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Half of the profits from the
7.30pm Ashburtonconcert
willbe donated to Ashburton
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Ashburton Courier, August 20, 2020
11
New life for Greenstreet site
TONI.WILLIAMS
@ashburtoncourier.co.nz
Aplannedvintagemachinery
museum on the groundsofthe
Greenstreet community hall
has already been offered its
first piece, avintage swamp
plough.
It’s the first of many historic
items, mostlyfrom thearea,
expected to grace thetwo
tennis courts next to the
popularhallonAshburton
Staveley Road.
Thedeteriorated, and
unused, tennis courtswill be
spruceduptohouse an open
machinerymuseum.
Greenstreet/Ashburton
Forks ReserveBoard chair Ian
Hodge said board members
had considered many options
for the site, including
resurfacing and laying grass
but the cost andongoing
maintenance would prove too
much.
After much discussion
Greenstreet resident and
fellow board member Rob
Marriott came up with the idea
of avintage machinery
museum,hesaid.
It wasunanimouslyagreed
by theothermembers of the
board: Peter Elder, SueScott,
Alison Aschen, Bubbles Hastie
and Jonathan Ward.
‘‘Wethink there will be lot of
vintagemachinery sitting in
people’s sheds they maywant
to donate,’’ Mr Hodge said.
Thesite hadalready been
assessedbyGreg Donaldson
Contractors and some funding
secured through the
Ashburton District Council.
Plansincluded covering the
site with weedmatting, then
white pebbles or stone and
walkwaysbeing linedwith
wooden borders.
Greenstreet/Ashburton Forks Reserve Board chair Ian Hodge on the grounds of the popular
Greenstreet hall.
Mr Hodge said there had
beenalot of support from
members of thecommunity.It
was expectedthe work would
be done within ayear as one of
the conditionsofcouncil
funding.
The community was amazing
and is oftenquick to offer help
or services thathelp reduce
the costtothe committee, Mr
Hodge said.
But therewas some
additional funding available if
it wasneeded, raised through
hall hireand regular
Greenstreet community
events.
Themostrecent was the
annual Greenstreet/Ashburton
Forks quiz nightheld last
month.
Thesocial event drew alarge
crowd with some great prizes
up for grabs, Mr Hodge said.
Theboard also hosts an
annual Guy Fawkes event and
atraditionalKiwi Christmas
barbecue complete with sack
races andavisit byFather
Christmas whoarrivesby
motorcycle with giftsfor the
children.
Thehall and playground
area on the site have seen
many improvements in recent
years including painting as
well as roof/flooring repairs
and upgrades.
There arealso plansto
update thehall’s kitchen
facilities.
“It’s in agoodstate of
repair,” Mr Hodge said, ofthe
hall.
He said in the coming weeks
the board wouldbecallingfor
vintage machinery pieces but
anyone with items for
consideration could contact
board members.
Wellbeing group to apply for charitable status
Wellbeing Opuke is working on
astrategic plan and will apply
for charitabletrust statusas it
moves forward with its support
of community safety and
wellbeing.
The volunteer groupcovers
the rural area fromDorie to
Methvenand thefoothills to Mt
Somersand wasstarted by a
group of individualswith
connectionsto different
organisations,schools,
medicalpractices and
agencies in thearea.
Group coordinator Jess
Wilson said 57 people and 11
facilitators had attended a
recent strategy workshop.
Feedback had beengreat
and anumberofwellbeing
themeshad emerged.
She said concernshad been
raised aboutthe lackofa
central information hub and
list of services, andalso alack
of support fornewcomers.
Othershad voiced concerns
about theelderly, youth, and
the general anxiety currently
in the community.
Ms Wilson said Wellbeing
Opuke would now move
forward with developing a
strategic plan that addressed
those concerns and issues and
the community would once
again be askedfor its input.
Becomingacharitabletrust
was also agoal in the near
future and wouldallow more
options for the group.
Ms Wilson said her role was
that of aconnector and she
worked with organisations and
other groups to see what they
needed and directed them to
training or upskilling.
METHVEN BRIEFS
TOILET DELAY
The Methvenpublic toiletupgrade
project is aroundamonth behind
schedule.Plannedtobecompleted
this month, the upgrade has been
put backbecause of adelay witha
waterproofing productcoming from
Australia.The $76,000toilet
refurbishment projectalsoincludes
an upgrade of the nearby water
drinking fountain.
TREES PLANTED
Extra treeshavebeenplantedfor
screeningatthe CamroseEstate
playground. Lightingbollardsand
seating has been ordered andwill
be installed oncethe electrical
supply is installed.
OLD SKATE RAMP
With Methven’s newskatepark on
the corner of Bankand McMillan
streets now officially open, the old
skaterampatChalmersPark has
becomesurplus to requirements. It
willbedismantledand takenaway
in the coming weeks. Thepurposebuilt
new skatepark is proving
popularwith localsand opened on
July 11. It featuresride walls,skate
bowls and otherchallenges and has
been aprojectdriven by Kidz
Methvenand 13 years in the
making.
YOUNG DRIVERS
Adistrict drivingsupport initiative is
aiming to get amobile AA unit to
Methven to supportstudent drivers.
The unit wouldmake it easier for
students to completepaperwork
and to progress withtheir learner’s
licences.Ashburtoncouncil has
employedayouth driver licence coordinator
on afixed term contract to
support young people locally.
CONSENTSGRANTED
Some14consentshave been
issued for Methven in the the first six
months of this year. Theyhave a
totalvalue of $1,497,800, down
almost$400,000 on the same
period last year. Theconsents do
not include the OpukeHot Pools
($6,500,000) or Thyme Stream
subdivision ($1,264,000), which are
both located outside of the Methven
townshipboundary.
FUNDINGRECEIVED
Mt Hutt MemorialHallhas received
$8205 from Ashburtoncouncil for
new chairs andcarpet. Methven
Reserve Board received $8000 for a
new lawnmower and landscaping
workfor playground edging.
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criteria be for
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Ashburton College
Individual ExcellenceinaSupportiveLearning Environment
News
Issue 22
20 August 2020
DeputyPrincipal Message
Uncertainty
What adifference aweek makes. On11August,
New Zealand had been free of COVID-19 for
over 100 days. On 12 August, community
transmission had been announced, Auckland
had movedtoAlertLevel 3and the remainderof
the countrytoAlertLevel 2.
Uncertainty is part ofthe world that welive in.
While it can be unsettling,itisimportant thatwe
focus on whatwecan controland do our partto
help the team of fivemillion.
Above all, bekind and look after the well-being of yourself and those
close to you.
Course Selection
Term 3iswell and truly underway. It is always aninteresting term, as
students and staff are focused on the current task of learning and
achievementwhile also having one eyeon2021.
It is at this time that students make their course choices for the year
ahead.When considering whatsubjects to study in 2021, it is important
thatstudents consider whatthey areinterested in, whatthey enjoy, and
the pathwaythey hope to followwhen they leave school.
Wherestudents areunsurewhatsubjects aregoing to be rightfor them,
thereishelp and supportavailable through Akoteachers, Deans,Heads
of School, our Careers Co-ordinator and, ofcourse, discussion with
parents and caregivers.
For senior students, there are also opportunities to visit tertiary
institutionssuch as Universities and Polytechnics and get an insightinto
whatthey have on offer.
College Exams
School exams are fast approaching, inWeek 7ofthis term (starting
31 August), and internal assessments are ongoing. Inthe midst of the
busy day-to-day happenings,itisanimportant time forsenior students
to have aclear focus on their goals for 2020 and keeping track of their
progress towardsthem. Writing down goals is an importantpartofthis
process as it helps us remember and remind us what weare trying to
achieve.
To track progress,log in to the KAMARportal to monitor credits achieved.
AshColl Way
TheCollege has three Values thatguide the waywedothings.These are
knownasthe AshColl Way:
Te atapai –Quality; Manawa whakahīhī –Pride; and Whakaute–Respect.
These Values underpin the way that weencourage all members of our
school communitytogoabout their time at College.Iencourage youto
take amomenttoreflectonwhatthese Values mean to you.
Whāiaekoe te iti kahurangikitetūohu koe,mehemaungateitei
This whakataukichallenges us to pursue our dreams/our goals.
It asks us to perseverethroughadversityand only bowour heads
if the obstacle is truly great.
Information
Jono Hay
DeputyPrincipal •TumuakiTuarua
Transition Department–EventsUpdate
TertiaryStudy Information
We are atthe time of year where students going to tertiary study in 2021
are gathering information, making decisions, and beginning application
processes,asfollows:
Universityand PolytechHalls of ResidenceApplications
HallsofResidenceapplications arenow open online.
Course Planning for 2021
Universityliaison staff areinthe process of booking to visit AshColl this term
to help students plan their course of study for2021.
Datesknown so farare:
UniversityofCanterbury – 12 August
Victoria UniversityofWellington – 09 September
Auckland University – 09 September
LincolnUniversity – 09September
Otago University – 16September
2020 UniversityOpenDays–
Further Information is Available on their Websites
•VictoriaUniversity
–On-campus: tomorrow,
Friday21August
•CanterburyUniversity
–On-campus: Thursday 27 August
•Auckland University
–On-campus: Saturday29August
•Massey University
–Virtual (online) Open Days
04 and 05 September
Andalso:
WellingtonCampus
–TasterDay:tomorrow,21August
ManawatuCampus
–TasterDay:11September
Auckland Campus
– Taster Day: 12 September
•Waikato University
–Virtual (online) Open Days:
13 and 14 August
•AUT University
– On-campus: Saturday29August
BoardofTrustees News ...
College PropertyUpgrade
Work on the Master Plan and layout of our
College campus upgrade continues with good
momentum.
We have viewed the first draft and worked
with the Project Team to make the most
of our natural assets, trees, grounds and
the community park; while ensuring the
pedestrian, traffic entrances and bus
movements aresafefor our studentsand staff.
In-College staff through Faculties, Departments and various additional
groups will be engaged and consulted with over the next twomonths to
ensurethatthe teaching spaces and layout will meet their needs.
We are tracking towards afinal plan for approval mid-2021, to start the
quoting and pricing process.
The question has been asked as to whether wecan accelerate the build
as a‘shovel-ready’ project within the COVID-19 recovery. Both the
Ministry ofEducation and our College Management Team have insisted
that wekeep to the timeframes and planned process, and not rush the
project. The over-riding priority is to make sure wehave ahigh quality,
future-proofed school thatmeets our needs forthe long-term.
The new build aspects will be undertaken in three-four phases, onthe
current footprintofthe school. Withsome clarityinthe lifeexpectancyof
parts of our school, we have been able to access money from the Ministry
of Education to maintain and re-carpet anumber of classrooms. This has
been well-received by staff and students. Some parts of the College
will be remaining for the medium term, which will have infrastructure
upgraded to meet our health and safetyexpectations.
AshColl Values
We do need to take pride and respect inour school, and ensure we
are meeting our AshColl Values. This is acombined effort from our
maintenance, teaching and support staff and, most importantly, our
students. A tidy, rubbish-free, graffiti-free school isapleasure for all to
learnin, and forour communitytovisit and take pride in.
JeremySavage
Chairperson
Information
StudentPre-Exam Study Nights DuetoStart
These eveningshavebeen runsuccessfully foranumberofyears,where
rostered teaching staffare in theCollege Librarytoassist students with
studyand to answer anyquestions theymay have.
Study Nights will takeplaceinthe College Library,
between 7:00pm and 9:00pm on –
Monday24August Tuesday25August Wednesday26August
Thursday 27 August Monday31August Tuesday01September
Wednesday02September
Students can check, inthe Library, the list of staff and subjects for each
night.
We thankstaff fortheir time given. Traditionally many students take up this
additional support.
Events
Students SupportAnnual Ashburton
Blood Drive
Information provided by Seluvaia Ratoul
(Head of CommunityServices Student Committee)
The Ashburton College Student Executive Community Services
Committee organised for twenty Ashburton College students to take
partinthe annual AshburtonBlood Drive, on Wednesday12August.
This wasaverysuccessful daywith manystudents participating,maxing out
all the slots that were available tous. We are very proud of all the senior
students who took part, coming face-to-facewith their fear of needles!
Under the nation's trying circumstances it was amazing tosee AshColl
students donating morethan ever to those who need blood.
A big thank you to Atawhai TeHau, the New Zealand Blood Service
Co-ordinator who helped make this event possible. Asacommittee, we
hope this becomes an annual eventwhich AshburtonCollege continues to
be apartof.
(Pictured right): Joseph Collins,Red
House Captain, donating blood.
(Pictured above,lefttoright):
Brendan Fleming,WillowDiedricks
(BoardofTrustees Student
Representative) and
SapphireKururangi
(Green House Co-Captain).
Events
‘Fabulous Las VegasNevada’: College Ball
As outlined in our last newsletter we now include some additional
photos from thisnightwith, again, aspecial thankyou to Helen Shore-
Taylor and the College Student Executive Ball Committee as pictured
below.
(Pictured above, back row, left to right): Helen Shore-Taylor,
Deputy Principal and Ball Committee oversight; Emily Wilson,
Victoria Binnie,Annabel Dolan, Megan Harrison, Lucy Moore(Co-LeaderBall
Committee), Shasha Wategedara, Emily King.
(Front row, left and right): Jacob Gray (Co-Leader Ball Committee) and
Blake Farr. (Absent from photo): BuddhikaEkanayake.
Student Executive Members (pictured above, back row, left to right):
Lucy Moore, Seluvaia Ratoul, Jestena Raj, Penny Stilgoe, Willow Diedricks,
MariaCostas,PoppyKilworth.
(Front row, left to right): Jacob Gray, Kotiti Patea, Ngakau Howell,
HenryChapman, Ian Teves, Kyle Cabangun, Jonty Small.
(Front): Abbey Bruce Head of Senior School being kept in place bythe
Executive.
Princess,Prince; Queen, King; andBest DressedStudents:
Chosen, by staff, towards the end of the evening were the traditional
Princess,Prince; Queen and King; and Best Dressed students. Wenow have
photos of this year’s winners:
(Pictured below,lefttoright): Princess: Mahina Pongia; Prince: Blake Farr;
Queen: WillowDiedricks; King: Kyle Cabangun
(Pictured below, leftand right): Best DressedYear 12 student: AnnyaRawlings;
Best Dressed Year 13 student: Daniel Lockington Teokotai.
Ashburton College
Individual ExcellenceinaSupportiveLearning Environment
News
Issue 22
20 August 2020
Events
Dunedin TertiaryOpenDay
Information providedbyYear 13 student Maria Costas
On Monday 10August agroup of Year 13 students hopped on abus at
5:00am to head down to Dunedin to explore the University ofOtago and
Otago Polytech Campuses and Residential Halls, returning at 8:00pm on the
same day.
During this daywehad from 9:00am-3:00pmtoindividually investigate the
very widerange of degreecourses available and the Halls.
Therewas also theopportunitytoattend presentations and lectures,and be
part ofvarious tours. Overall it was avery useful and informative day, that
helpedmanystudents decide on their future endeavours.
Congratulations
(Pictured left, leftand right):
WillowDiedricksand
Seluvaia Ratoul walking roundthe
wonderful university precincts.
(Pictured below): Inside the Unipol
Recreation Services wherestudents
can access asignificant range of
recreational ea
al activities.
itie
ies.
TopTen HighlyCommended Awardfor
StudentMoMeehan in Weta Workshop
Rising StarsAward
Last week we reported that Year 10
studentMoMeehan wasselectedasone
of the Top20finalists forthe Rising Stars
Award, in the Earth Guardians Character
DesignCompetition.
Organisers of this competition were
searching for Aotearoa’s best young
concept designers and students were
given the brief of designing a character
to defend the earth using nature and the
elements toinspiretheir designs.
The twenty finalists were selected by
Weta Workshop Team Members,fromover300 entries. From this number,
determined by popular vote, ten were selected asfinalists onTuesday
04 August. Mosaid she was‘pretty excited and shocked to be announced in
the TopTen’. She said,while watching the voting numbers thather placings
had movedupand down abit,to11and 12. However, at the final count, she
wasranked sixth equal within theTopTen with her graphic Konohanasakuya,
her wind/fireguardian.
TheTop Tenfinalists receivesome funding towardstraveltoattend the Weta
Workshop experience, over one-two days in theSeptember/October school
holidayperiod.
Mo has visited Weta Workshops once, as a‘tourist’ but is really looking
forwardtothis morein-depth opportunity.
Further National Title Success forDiego
Quispe-Kim at Kiwi Indoor Championships
In last week’s newsletter we outlined that
DiegoQuispe-Kim was, at that time,competing in
the 2020 Kiwi Indoor Championships at Wilding
Park,Christchurch.
Played over three days from 07-09 August, Diego
dropped only six games over his four matches. In
the final,Diego said thathis opponentwas unable
to finish the match, in the second set. However,
Diego had already won the first set 6-1, sowas
well-poised at that point for awin over the best
of three sets.
(Pictured above,right): Diego with his Kiwi Trophy
this year. Diego said thatlast year’s Kiwi Trophywas abrown kiwi!
The tournament involves New Zealand’s top sixteen players and, this year,
Diego was playing in the Under 16 age group, having turned fourteen in
December 2019. Hisrelativeyouth within this age group is aclear indicator
of his tennis strength.
This year’s success was arepeat of 2019 when Diego won the Under 14
Singles and Doubles titles at the Kiwi Indoor Tennis Championships.
COVID-19 constraints have meantthatplans to competeinITF (International
Tennis Federation)Competitions in New ZealandinOctober areessentially
on hold. Asahigh-performing Under 18 year old, Diego iseligible to
compete inthe junior levels of the ITF circuit. Currently his entry level
would be J5, the firstlevel, and wheremost14and 15 year oldplayers would
compete. Points gained at each level determine movements up through
the grades. Within theNew ZealandITF competitions most competitors are
from Australia, and other Oceania countries. Diego said last year therewere
twocompetitors from Switzerland.
Congratulations
CanterburySecondarySchools’One Day
Horse Trials
Held at the National Equestrian Centre, McLean’s Island, onSunday
09 August, teacher Karen McKenzie said that twenty-two teams from
sixteen schools competed.
All competitors completed aDressage test, Cross-country Jumping and a
Show Jumping course, with the goal being tofinish with the least amount
of penalties.
The AshColl Four Member Team and7th Placing Results were:
RubyThomas on Chico Dressage: 35.7; Cross-country: clear;
ShowJumping: clearinthe 95cm section; foranoverall total of 35.7 points.
Sami Mead on NightBeetle Dressage: 37.6; Cross-country: clear;
ShowJumping: clearinthe 95cm section; foranoverall total of 37.6 points.
Taylah Ward on Micha Dressage 35.3, 20 penalties;
Cross-country: clear; ShowJumping: in the80cmsection;for an overall total
of 55.3 points.
SarahMattson on Windward Legacy Dressage: 36.3; Cross-country: clear,
4penalties; Show Jumping: in the 80cm section; foranoverall total of 40.7
points.
The top three combined scores make upeach team’s final score and
placing, which for Ashburton College was avery commendable 114
total points,for 7th placing.
Karen said they were very pleased with their final result, especially given
the team is young. Sami Mead and Taylah Ward are both Year 9students,
RubyThomas Year 10 and SarahMattson Year 11. Their competition results
auger well forfuturesuccesses.
(Pictured left): TaylahWardand
Micha in the Dressage Arena.
(Pictured below): Sami Mead
and Night Beetle making a
good job of their clear Crosscountryround.
Best Presented Team Awardfor the Second ConsecutiveYear
The AshColl team did themselves proud also in the presentation aspect
being awarded the above title. Togain this outcome ajudge, who was
different tolast year’s, inspects the ponies which have to be clean and
plaited; and the riders tidy and wearing matching uniformitems.
(Picturedabove,lefttoright): Best-presentedteam members Taylah Ward on
Micha; Sami Mead and Night Beetle; RubyThomas and Chico; SarahMattson
on WindwardLegacy.
Appreciation
Our appreciation goes to the accompanying parents, who were all given
tasks on the daytoassist in helpingtorun the event. AOne DayEvent needs
over 100 volunteersfor it to be run.
Tucker TrophySki Competition –
Error Correction
In our newsletter of 06 August we
wrongly attributed third placing in
the female ski results – the third
placed skier should have read as
Year 9student Izzy Harris (pictured
right). We do apologise forthis error.
Senior Girls’ Basketball Team TakesOut
Championship
The AshColl Senior Girls’ Basketball took out the inaugural Aoraki Senior
Championship on Sunday 09August, inTimaru. Due to season COVID
restrictions and no WinterTournamentweek, this one-day tournamentwas
setuptoenable additional competition play.
Four teamscontested the Championship rounds –Timaru Girls’High School
Aand 10A teams, Waitaki Girls’ High School and Ashburton College. A
Festival section was also run alongside, featuring Mackenzie College,
Mountainview High School, Timaru Girls’ High School 9A and St Kevin’s
College.
Results
Coach Mark Douglas said that AshColl was dominant throughout the day
with the closest game being the title decider, which the team won by
fourteen points over Timaru Girls’High School.
Round Robin wins over Waitaki Girls’High School (37-10),Timaru Girls’High
School A(25-10) and Timaru Girls’High School 10A (37-13) bysignificant
margins allowed all the team to experience good court time and allowed
Coach Mark Douglasopportunitiestoplaydifferentrotations.
This was described as arewarding day out for the team, who played well
throughout the dayand deservedthe winner’s medalsaspresented.
(Pictured above, back row, left to right): Mark Douglas (Coach),
Claudia Thomas, Cat Anderson, Sophie Adams, Hayley Tallentire,
MichelleAdams(Manager).
(Front row, left to right): TC Trusler-Clark, Roi Makutu, Mae Patterson,
PoppyKilworth.
Coming Events
Anyalterations due to the currentCOVID-19 situation will be advised
directly to those involved
August
20-23 NZSS Swimming Championships,Hamilton
21 Boys’1st XI Hockey,Christchurch
South Canterbury WinterBasketball Competition,
SouthernTrustEventsCentre, Timaru
MuftiDay –Money towards ‘Spirit of Gold’, supporting the
New Zealand Paralympic Team to Tokyo2021.
22 Rugby–UCround 10 MC Combined vShirley Boys High School
(home)
24 Postponementday -AorakiSecondarySchools’SnowSports,
Mt Dobson
25 AGS1 Farmbikes Day2,Year 12 ACAD Group 1,
AshburtonShowgrounds
Thomson/Whelan Basketball Trophy, AshburtonorChristchurch
26 AGS2 Farmbikes Day2,Year 12 ACAD Group 1,
AshburtonShowgrounds
Girls’1st XI Hockey,Christchurch
Girls’1st XV Rugby–Semi-Finals,Timaru
Supernet –AshburtonCollege vStMargaret’s, Christchurch
(Round 6)
27 Level2Hospitalitytrip, Hotel Ashburton
Girls’1st XI Hockey,Christchurch
28 Boys’1st XI Hockey,Christchurch
South CanterburyWinterBasketball Competition,
SouthernTrustEventsCentre, Timaru
Some KeyForthcoming Dates
August
31-04 Sept Year 11, 12, 13 College Exams
November
05 Year 13 Awards Ceremony, AshburtonTrust EventCentre, 7:00pm
10 Years 11 and 12 Prize-givings,EANetworksCentre, 7:00pm
16-09 Dec NCEA Exams
Term Dates2020 –Terms Two, Threeand startofTerm Four
Term Three Monday20July -Friday25September
Term Four Monday12October -Thursday05November (Year 13)
-Tuesday10November (Years 11 and 12)
-Thursday03December (Year 10)
-Friday04December (Year 9)
Term Dates2021 –
Term One Year level datestba -Friday09April
Term Two Tuesday 27 April - Friday02July
Term Three Monday19July -Friday24September
Term Four Monday11October -Friday10December –year levels tbc
14 Ashburton Courier, August 20, 2020
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Above: Dromore
dairy farmers Jodi
and Chris Ford
complement each
other working side by
side on farm. They
are busy calving, like
most other dairy
farmers in the
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Dromore dairyfarmersChris
and Jodi Ford are midway
through calving.
It’s atestingtime; longdays
with physically demanding
work fit in aroundthedaily
running of the farm.
But they are making their
way through, tryingtobe
organised by the end of the
weektoget somemuch
neededtime offduring the
weekend.
The couple, who have
daughters Tayla, 22 and
Leah, 17,and son Alex, 15,
are in a50:50 equity
partnership farming at
Kokura Farm on the
Dromore MethvenRoad, in
Mid Canterbury.
Along with Chris, 43, and
Jodi, 45, there are an
additionalthreefulltime,
and one parttime, staff
working on farm.
Chris’parents, Donald and
Cheryl also live on farm, and
Donaldoftenhelps out.
The Fords supply Synlait,
milking 930crossbred cows,
from217 hectares (effective)
using whatChris describes as
the oldest 50 bail rotaryin
the district.
It mayhavebeenbuilt in
1978 but has had technology
added and is now afully
automated shed able to be
manned by one person.They
milk twice aday. There is
also a75hectarerunoff
block usedfor young stock
and wintering young cows.
On farm they also have
chooks, sheep, pigs and a
goat.
They started as 50:50
sharemilkers around 2013
but two years later tookthe
chancetogointo an equity
partnership.
It was an “awesome
opportunity”,Chris said, and
they made it work for both
partiesinvolved.
“You’ve gottolookoutside
the square and take
opportunitieswhenthey
comeup.”
It’s amantra he livesby
when his name was putinthe
hat for Federated Farmers
early in his dairy farming
career.
Chris grewupinReporoa,
halfway between Rotorua
and Taupo.
His firstdairy farm job was
on akiwifruit andavocado
farminTePuke, milking350
cows.
He met Jodi, aqualified
chef andtownie, on anight
out more than 20 years ago.
They were both out with
friends, hit it off and the rest,
as they say, is history.
Jodi left her joband took
up farming with Chris before
they movedtoaproperty as
lower order sharemilkers at
Whakatane.
“I loveit. Iwould never go
back to the city,” she said.
Chris andJodi complement
each other on the farm
working astaggered work day
that startsat5am. Shealso
runsthe officeand he
manages thepeople, which
includes takingonWilling
Workers on Organic Farms
(WWOOF)toexperience
different cultures andopen
Chris Ford
their home, and dairy farm,
to others.
They rarely argue andlike
to unwindtogether watching
recorded episodes of Hawaii
FiveO.
Chris enjoysjetboating,
playing squash and has a
fascination with growinghot
chillies withnames like
ghost, yellow devil, kraken
andCarolinareaper.
Dairy farming forJodi
allowsher to workoutside,
with animals and she likes
the flexibilityitoffers to
raise afamily.They areable
to be there for the children
beforeand after school, and
get time away when needed.
It was while farmingat
Whakatane that they entered
the NewZealandDairy
Industry Awardsand came
away withacoupleof
awards, including the
leadership award. It saw
Christapped on the shoulder
to take on the Federated
Farmers Bay of Plenty
sharemilkers chair role.
He did it for four years
beforethey moved to the
South Island,and afarm at
Hinds around2007.
“We were very luckyto
work forsomegreat mentors
especially in theNorth
Island whenwewere growing
our business,” he said.
It spurredhim on to
becoming amentortohis
staff andothers in the
community.
Chris’s only regret wasthey
hadn’t movedtothe South
Island sooner,“when land
prices were cheaper”.
In his role as Federated
Farmers MidCanterbury
dairy sector chair, which he
has donefor the past three
years,Chris enjoys helping
people and havinginfluence
overpolicy work with
government.
“Mentor roles, that’s my
passion. That’s my buzz to
really help peopleand
mentor them,” he said.
Chrisand Jodi have been
working withMinistry of
SocialDevelopment and
offering asnapshotof
dairyingtopeople whohad
losttheir jobs due to Covid
19.Itwas an idea Chris had
dealing with theCovid19
community welfare response
group during lockdown.
“I just thought that’s
something we can do,” he
said.
They have hadthree on
farm taster courses, hosting
between six to 15 people fora
farm tour and milking
session.
“It’s showing them what
farm life is like in anutshell.
Atwohour snapshot,” Chris
said.
He thoughtgetting Kiwis
into farming wasone positive
to come out of the pandemic.
It is on holdduringcalving,
but he is hopeful it will
continue after calving
finishesaround October 5.
He says it is importantfor
urban people to see farming
in action.
“Farmers are really trying
to bridgethegap between the
urban and rural divide.
“There are just aselect few
running down farmers, which
are most vocal,” he said.
“Urban (people)ingeneral
are supportive and
understandwhat we do.”
He saiddairy farmers were
facing afew issues including
thefreshwater accord –an82
page document which may
dampen MidCanterbury’s
economy“because we just
don’tknowwhere it’s going to
end up”.
It was hard to planafuture
whenmore and more
regulations were hitting
farmers, he said.
There was also aneed for
more awareness around
mental wellbeing,
Mycoplasma bovis continued
to affect MidCanterbury
farmers and there was likely
to be ashortage of
immigration workers due to
covid to work on farms. It was
all causingconsiderable
financialpressure and at
huge personalcost, Chris
said.
On apositive feed has held
up. ‘‘Alot of farmers thought
we’d be short of crop feed,
but dry matter yields were
up, so it hasbeenavailable.
It’s been areally kind
winter.”
Herding cows to rejoin the milking herd on the main farm
block.
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RURAL/LIFESTYLE
Ashburton Courier, August 20, 2020
15
Blackgrassfoundinlocal seed
TONI.WILLIAMS
@ashburtoncourier.co.nz
Blackgrass pest weed has
been found again in Mid
Canterbury.
It was found in ryegrass seed
grown in the Ashburton
district, and being tested at a
seed processingplant for
purity and germinationas part
of routine preexport
certification.
It was not part of aspill that
occurred between Tinwald
and Methvenin2013.
Biosecurity New Zealand
principal response manager
David Yard said the farm was
one of anumberofproperties
under routine surveillance for
blackgrass after planting
contaminated seed back in
2007. It was imported.
“Biosecurity New Zealand is
still investigating but we
believethe discovery is
connected to the importation
of contaminated seed in 2007.
‘‘Blackgrass was detectedina
2016 ryegrass harvestand we
commencedaresponse with
the seed sector, Federated
Farmers and local authorities
to eliminate blackgrass.
Mid Canterbury farmers need
to keep an eye out for the
blackgrass weed which has
been foundinthe area again.
“Initially, threeblackgrass
(Alopecurus myosuroides)
seeds were found in a100g
sample of ryegrass seed.
Subsequent testing of the
remainderofthe harvest
(approximately 14 tonnes)
foundfurther lowlevel
contamination with blackgrass
seeds,” he said.
Blackgrass seed was known
to survive in the ground for
many years and it was likely
this incursion had come from
the sowingofcontaminated
seed in 2007/2008.
“This detection, while
disappointing, was not
unexpected given the ability of
blackgrass seed to persistin
the environment for many
years. This is why Biosecurity
New Zealand and the seed
growingindustry had been
carryingout ongoing
surveillancefor this weed,” he
said.
“Blackgrass has been found
on only three properties, so we
do not believethe pest is
widespread.”
Blackgrass was aserious
pest weed in Europe and the
United Kingdom, especially as
it was resistanttomany
herbicides making it difficult
to control.
However, it was not
expectedtotake hold in New
Zealand with Biosecurity New
Zealand,farmersand the seed
industrytaking any incursion
seriously from the outset.
Mr Yardsaid since the
discovery BiosecurityNew
Zealand has had all affected
ryegrass seed held securely at
the seed facility.
“We are workingtohave the
seed approved for shipment to
another country which already
has blackgrass and has no
restrictions on these imports.
This seed cannot be sold in
New Zealand.
“We have also directed seed
offal (waste material from the
seed processing) to be
destroyed securely by deep
burial.”
Avisit to the farm concerned
noted the farmer had very
good biosecurity practices in
place and the processing
company did exactly the right
thing notifying Biosecurity
New Zealandofthe detection
and securingstock on the
premises,hesaid.
Mr Yard said Canterbury
farmers should continue to
keep alookout for blackgrass.
If they believe they have
foundit, they shouldnot
disturb the seedhead, but take
aphoto and call the Pest and
Disease Hotline on 0800 80 99
66 and report the suspected
find.
IN BRIEF
DAIRYNZ BOARD
DairyNZ is seeking farmers with an
interest in shaping the futureofthe
New Zealanddairy sectortojoin
theirboard.
They arehave two directorroles
to fill withdirector and chair Jim van
der Poeland directorColin Glass
retiring by rotationafter three years;
both willstand for re-election.
Details canbefoundatwww.
dairynz.co.nz/agm
DairyNZ board memberPeter
Schuytsaid it was an important time
forthe dairy sector, and theboard
will playakey role in settingstrategy
in arapidlychanging environment.
DairyNZ was in aunique position
to advocate forfarmerstoinfluence
future policy and support farmers
with solutions to adapt their farming
systems, he said.
LEVYFARMERS
DairyNZisseeking applications
from farmers to fill oneposition on
the Directors’ Remuneration
Committee whichindependently
sets boardfees.
The role is open to current levy
paying dairyfarmers but must be
nominatedbytwo currentlevy
payers. More information on the
rolescan be foundwww.dairynz.co.
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received by noon,onSeptember 3.
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NEWS
New JPs sworn in
at court ceremony
Ashburton Justices of the
Peace have welcomed new
JPs Kevin Clifford and James
Anderson to their ranks.
Mr Clifford, general
manager for Safer Mid
Canterbury,and Mr
Anderson, afarmer at
Lyndhurst,were sworninto
theirnew rolesbyAshburton
District Court Judge Quentin
Hix.
JPsare called on to witness
signatures andadminister
official documents.
Mr Clifford has spentthe
past 15 years at the helm of
Safer MidCanterbury and
worked before that in the
nonprofitsector. He grew
up on afarm at Mitcham
before leaving for school
and travel; he completed
degrees in philosophy and
political sciencewhen he
returnedhome for
university.
He spentanumber of
years with the Red Cross,
recruiting andtraining
volunteers in emergency
rescue and alsoanumberof
years with Search and
Rescue,the Westportfire
brigade and as an outdoor
instructor with the
Mountain Safety Council.
He has alsospent many
years on awide range of nonprofit
governance boards
and currentlyholds five
trusteeships locally.
Outside work, he is an avid
outdoor enthusiast and
enjoys time with the family
camping, tramping and
exploring. He enjoys
hunting and is acompetitive
clay target shooter and a
member of the Mead Te
Pirita ClayTarget Club.
Mr Andersonand his wife
Jan farm an intensive mixed
cropping property at
New Justices of the Peace Kevin Clifford (left) and James
Anderson sweartheir oath of allegiance and office on the
Bible.
PHOTOSUPPLIED
Lyndhurst where
generations of the Anderson
familyhave lived for the past
century.Their sonAngus
hopestobethe next.
Mr Anderson completed a
bachelor of commerce at
Lincoln and workedfor
Brophy Knight before
leavingaccountancy in 2001
to farm fulltime. He has had
leadership roles in the
YoungFarmers and
MethvenA&P Association
and has beeninvolvedwith
Methvensporting groups.
Another community
project, which he shared
with his late father Doug, is
the development of the
Lyndhurst Reserve. The
reserve was established
when the local community
banded together to buy and
develop the former
Lyndhurst school site.The
reserve operates today as a
community facility with
heated pool, playgroundand
tennis courts. It is also home
to the Lyndhurstwater
scheme, whichsupplies
domestic and stockwater to
the surrounding community.
What areyou hopingfor?
BY REV HEATHER KENNEDY
Ashburton Methodist Parish
CHRISTIAN COMMENT
Many of us have hopes and
desires that go unfulfilled.
Some of us hope the
Crusaders will win Super
Rugby every year, some of us
hope to win millions on
Lotto, some of us hope to be
cured from aterminal illness
and some of us hope to live
forever.
Some of us however, are a
bit more realistic; we hope to
stay well, if possible, we hope
to have loved ones around us
who care for us, we hope to
enjoy each and every day and
share time with friends.
Currently though, many of
us are probably hoping for a
return to normality, that we
now have as adim memory;
of times prior to Covid19
restrictions.
We hope to get back to the
sports, clubs and activities
we enjoyed beforethis
pandemic reared its ugly
head. We hope that one day
we will be able to travel
overseas again, we hope that
loved ones overseas will be
able to travel to New Zealand
again and we hope that noone
else will die slowly and
painfully from this disease,
or others like it.
We hope the government
has got it right, in the
measures been taken. We
hope that all the things we
are doing, like contact
tracing, hand sanitising and
social distancing are worth
all the effort. We hope that
the team of five million will
work together and achieve
the outcome we all hope for.
Is that what you are hoping
for?
When theearthquakes
struck in September 2010, the
Methodist Church buildingin
Baring Square was damaged
and could not be used for
church services or
community events.
Members of the parish
hoped the repairs would be
done quicklyand activities
could return to normal.
However, that was not the
case.
So, when the Ashburton
Methodist Parish,
ceremonially handed over
the church keys, to the
contractors on Sunday
August 16 and the first sod
was turned, the hopes and
dreams of the parish
members, are about to be
fulfilled. Through their faith
and love for each other, their
hopedfor strengthening,
restoring and addition to
their home church building,
sees all their planning being
rewarded.
Some of our hopes are
unrealistic, some are
genuine, some through faith
and love can be achieved. We
hope the Ashburton
community and Baring
Square will benefit from the
endeavours of the Methodist
church, for along time into
the future.
The Apostle Paul, wrote
these encouraging words to
the people of the early
church in Corinth these
three things remain: faith,
hope and love; and the
greatest of these is love (1
Corinthians 13: 13).
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Display promotes hall’s usage
The Mt Hutt Memorial Hall
venue is being promoting as a
great place for conferences
and functions and has an eyecatching
display in the iHub
area.Itfeatures tables
‘‘dressed’’ foracelebration or
party.
Mt Hutt Memorial Hall
functionand conference
manager Sue Stewart said
there was arange of options for
businessmeetings, partiesand
other gatherings in thehall
complex.
Centrally located, thevenue
had abig room thatcould hold
400 for acocktail party or 200
for aweddingreception.
Flexible meeting rooms
could hold up to 100 people.
Thevenue offered avariety
of choicesforcatering and had
aseminarroomwith giant
screen.
Mrs Stewart said the hall was
regularly used for farming
workshops andbirthday
parties.
Bookingscan be made at
methvenheritagecentre.co.nz
Christchurch hospital shuttle moves
The Christchurch District
Health Board’s popular
hospital shuttle will move from
Lichfield Street car park to the
new, improved Deans Avenue
car park.
The change takes effect from
Monday (August 24).
The free shuttle, which has
carried more than one and a
quarter million passengers
since it was set up in late
October 2014, will return to an
upgraded new Deans Ave car
park.
It now has 200 patient and
visitor car parks and up to 150
new staff car parks.
Mt Hutt Memorial Hall function and conference manager Sue Stewart with the dressed tables.
It will provide clean, sealed,
lit and secure car parking plus
acovered stop for those
waiting for the shuttle.
Canterbury DHB chief
executive David Meates said
the move offered adedicated
patient, visitor and staff
parking for Christchurch
Hospital.
“We’re aware that it’s not
always easy for our patients
and visitors to get apark in the
Lichfield Street car park.
‘‘With the Deans Avenue car
park there will be ample
parking spaces for patients
and visitors with reliable and
regular transport for them to
and from the hospital with our
shuttle service,” he said.
The shuttle runs every 15
minutes, from 7.15am –8.30pm
Monday to Friday and 11.00am
–8.00pm weekends, with a
lunch break on weekends for
the driver from 2.30 pm to
3.15pm when no shuttle will
operate.
Anew and sophisticated
ticketing system will be
installed at the car park
facility, similar to the one
already used at Lichfield
Street with slightly lower rates
than those currently charged.
“We are returning to a
location that is already
familiar –although much
improved –and the Deans
Avenue location means
patients and visitors can avoid
the city centre when travelling
to their appointments.
The car park will be
available 24 hours aday, 7days
aweek and will be well lit and
secure.
“The journey time on the
shuttle should be the same as
from Lichfield Street or
slightly quicker, as there are
fewer traffic lights for the
shuttles to negotiate,” he said.
NEWS
Ashburton Courier, August 20, 2020
Masks a
must at
hospital
17
Peoplevisiting patients in
Ashburton Hospital during
Alert Level2willbeasked to
wear amask or face covering.
Visitorsare also being
encouraged to download the NZ
covid tracer appand check in at
the front doorwhenentering.
The changesare amongafew
visitorrestrictions announced
by Canterbury District Health
Board chief medical officer Dr
Sue Nightingale for level 2.
Christchurch Hospital
visiting hours havechanged to
3pm8pm with one visitor per
patient; Burwood is allowing
two visitors at atime, with
visiting hours remaining 11am
7pm.
Dr Nightingale said all
visitors werebeing asked to
wear amask if they can.Itcan
be afabricmaskorscarf but
must cover yournose and
mouth.
Thereisnovisiting at any
Aged Residential Care
Facilities operatedby
Canterbury DHB.
It includesTuarangi Home in
Ashburton.
‘‘As always, pleasedon’t visit
if you’re unwell and remember
the usual publichealth
precautionssuch as hand
hygiene andphysical
distancing wherever possible
stay two metres away from
peopleyou don’t know, and one
metre awayfrom people you do
know.’’
Peoplewithcovid symptoms
(any acute respiratoryinfection
with at least oneofthe following
symptoms: new orworsening
cough, sorethroat, shortness of
breath,stuffy or runny nose,lost
sense of smell –with or without
afever)should contact their
general practice teamorcall
Healthlineon08003585453.
Ashburton
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worth of sales.
We use these funds to support many worthwhile local community projects.
Please phone any of the following members, if you would like donated books etc.
collected.
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Lindsay Holland 308 3201 or 027 452 3107
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Mike Smith 308 9201 or 020 444 8899
Book Drop off /
collection points
• Allenton Auto Centre
• Caltex Ashburton
• Community House
• Mobil Service Station
• Frame Co Netherby
• Z Energy Tinwald
• New World
• Cafe Time, Tinwald
• RuralCo Ashburton
• Evolution Vets (was ShopCanterbury)
• Methven RuralCo
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18 Ashburton Courier, August 20, 2020
Cass Street trees gone
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School speed signs in
Arborists have been working this
week to remove 11 juvenile Pin
Oaks from Cass Street. The trees
will be replaced as part of the
Ashburton District Council’s
major CBD upgrade. Some of the
oaks were to have remained but
arborist inspections found they
would be potentially dangerous if
left to grow to their full height.
Council infrastructure services
manager Neil McCann said the
CBD streetscape project was a
major overhaul and while the Pin
Oaks were going, more trees and
greenery would be planted.
AshburtonDistrictCouncil
has formally adopted a
numberofspeed limit
changes around thedistrict,
including newspeed limits
outsideschools.
The speed limit changes
will go to Land Information
NewZealandtobe gazetted
and made legal,and new
signs will be erected in the
coming months.
There was someconfusion
at last week’s full council
meetingtoadopt the
changes,with council
roading managerBrian
Fauth saying he believedthe
recommendation did not
include changes to school
zone speed limitsatthis
stage.
Mr Fauth said the
Government had indicated
the speed limit outside of
urban schools was likely to
be reduced to 30kmh, rather
than the40kmh limit that
council was now proposing.
He said thespeed limit
outsideofruralschools
remained unchanged from
the new proposed limit of
60kmh.
He suggested another
report on the school speed
limit changes to council at a
later date.
The council supported new
speed limit changes on some
roads and outsideofschools
atits InfrastructureServices
Committee meeting last
monthand after community
consultation andhearings.
Longbeach School pupils Taylor Lamont, Freya Jemmett and
Yasmin Larry, all 12, were among Mid Canterbury students to
campaign for areduced road speed outside their school.
Cr DianeRawlinsonsaid
the council had already
agreed thenew school speed
limit changes.
They should be included in
the recommendation to full
council and the project
startedassoon as possible.
Cr Stewart Wilson agreed,
saying: ‘‘Ifyou waited for the
Government to make
changes, you could be
waitingalongtime’’.
‘‘Get the speed changes
gazetted and getthe signs
in,’’ he said.
Cr Carolyn Cameron said
signs wereneeded now,not
later, because the safety of
children in this district was
at stake.
Ashburtoncouncil will
nowspeakwith schools
about the placementofsigns
and the types of signs
required.
Signage will include more
expensive active variable
signs controlled by schools at
peak times, and static signs.
Covid sees rates penalty waived
Ashburton district
ratepayers experiencing
financialhardship and who
are late on their rates
instalmentsthis financial
yearcanapply for late
penalty fees to be written off,
evenifthey have already
receivedassistance in the
last two years.
Ashburton District Council
hasadopted changes to the
Rates Remission Policy,
which hadpreviously limited
how often late penalty fees
could be writtenoff to only
onceevery 24 months.
Councilagreed to waive
this limit in April ahead of
the last rates instalment for
the 2019/20 year, however
this was on aonceoff basis
and did not apply to the
2020/21financialyear.
After consulting on the
proposed changeswith the
community, councillors have
now formally adopted them
ahead of thisyear’s first rates
instalment which is due now.
Ashburton mayor Neil
Brown says theamendment
recognises the financial
difficultiesmanyfamilies
may be in as aconsequence
ofCovid19.
‘‘New Zealand's closed
bordersand various
restrictions have left many
veryuncertain of their
financialsecurity.
‘‘As it stands, the
Government's wage subsidy
extensionschemes will
finish up by Decemberand
we arelikely to see people in
our communityfacing
hardship.
‘‘The council understands
this is avery difficult time for
alot of people andwantto
make sure that those who are
struggling or whomay
strugglein the months ahead
are not faced with additional
fees because they were
unable to paytheir rateson
time.’’
The new changesonly
applytothe 2020/21 year.
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Ashburton Courier, August 20, 2020
19
Mt Guy grunty climb with views
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@ashburtoncourier.co.nz
It’s agrunty climb, but the views
from the top are stunning on a
good day.
Unlike popular walks like the
Mt Somers Walkway, Little Mt
Peel and Peak Hill, the track up
Mt Guy does not see ahuge
amount of foot traffic.
It’s known by diehard
trampers and, of course, by hut
holders at the nearby settlement
at Lake Clearwater.
Access to the start of the Mt
Guy track is from the settlement.
You follow the marked track
around the outlet end of Lake
Clearwater for 30minutes and
the bulk of Mt Guy is right in
front of you.
Asign at the junction suggests
around one hour to the top,
which is not too far off the mark
for most people.
Awell marked trail takes you
up and on adirect, nononsense
route to the 1319m peak.
The views change with the
ascent and the lake and huts
become ever smaller dots in the
impressive high country
landscape.
Near the top the steep section
flattens out and there is a
The view from the top of Mt Guy is well worth the effort of the climb.
steadier climb across to arock
cairn and the highest point.
There are 360 degree
panoramic views and the
opportunity to linger in the
majesty of the hills and also to
get your breathe back.
Most return the same way they
came, but the more adventurous
can opt to head west and down.
There is no marked track, but
as long as you stay well to the
left and keep descending you
can’t go too wrong.
Below you will start to see the
Te Araroa trail coming in from
the right.
The descent takes you down to
atarn (mountain lake) and the
track junction.
While one track heads further
west and off to Mystery Lake, the
other takes you back to Lake
Clearwater.
The return section takes
around one hour and
immediately crisscrosses a
section of track built for
mountain bikers.
Lake Clearwater is on the
Hakatere Potts Road, about
33km west of Mount Somers.
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Residents’ survey
results amixed bag
Residentssatisfactionwith
AshburtonDistrict Council’s
overall performance has
declined from 77%in2018/19
to 69% in 2019/20, buta
number of areas have been
givenabig thumbs up in the
latest Annual Residents’
Survey.
Roadinghas beenamain
area of dissatisfaction, with
the standard andsafety of
roads within the district
evaluated lesspositively in
2019/20.
Just over athird of
residents (34%)were
satisfied with sealed roads,
downfourper cent on the
previous year,and more
than half (51%) were
satisfied with unsealed
roads,down from 58 %in
2018/19.
The latest surveywas
completed by Key Research
and includesnew
methodology.
Itwas completed over four
timepoints and through an
onlinesurveyof950
residents.
The previoussurvey was
completed over thephone
and had feedback from 400
residents.
The feedbackonthe
performanceofthe mayor
and councillors is very
similartolast year andisat
78%,while satisfaction with
council staff hasimproved
from 84% ayear agoto87%.
In termsoflocal
infrastructure, satisfaction
with the quality of drinking
water supply and overall
rubbish and recycling
services remains high, with
more than eightin10
residents satisfied with
Ashburton Domain and other green spaces around the
district received ahigh satisfaction level in the survey.
those services.
Residents arealso highly
satisfied withopportunities
for grants andfunding (95%),
community events (93%)and
social services (95%).
The role playedby council
in lobbyingcentral
government on issues
affecting the district has
seenasatisfaction jump
from 77% ayear agoto82% .
Economicdevelopment
received asatisfaction level
of 89%, whiletourism
promotion did not fare quite
so wellwithsatisfactionat
68%.
Traditional high scorers
continued to be recognised
throughthe surveyincluding
the library (97%), public
toilets(94%), EA Networks
Centre (88%) and museum
(94%).
Emergency management
(96%),parksand open
spaces (92%) and cemeteries
(97%) all scored highly.
Some 91%think that living
in the Ashburton District is
aboutthe same or better
compared to three years ago.
Michael Hooker fromKey
Research told councillors
his companyworked with24
councils in NewZealand.
Dissatisfaction with
roading wasacommon
themeacross all councils
and Ashburton council’s
overall performancewas
alsoonpar withother
councils.
Concern over unwanted
stockwater race fees
Anumber of residentsalong
Smithfield Road have been
among those frontingto
oppose proposedchangesto
stockwater management
charges.
SpeakingatAshburton
District Council’srevenue
and finance policy hearings
on Tuesday, Trevor and
Annette Scott told
councillors theyhad sought
clarificationonwhetherthe
race runningthrough their
propertywas astormwater
drain or stockwaterrace.
They had heard nothing
from council, butfirmly
believeditwas amaindrain
conveyance and an outlet for
urban stormwater .
MrsScottsaid therace
was of no use to the couple
and they wanted it closed.
They certainly did not
wanttopay thefixedcharge
of $600that council was
proposing.
FellowSmithfield Road
resident GrantSmith said he
did not wantthe raceand
did not use it for stockwater.
‘‘I have tolegally fence my
swimmingpool, yet your
water raceisapermanent
hazardtoyoung children at
ourberryfarm andI’ve had
to fence it as well.’’
Mr Smithsaid he couldn’t
do anything with asizeable
portionofhis landbecause
of the race andrulesaround
it.
When the raceflooded,
which it did on occasion,
rubbish and someraw
sewagefromAshburton
town camedownitand
needed cleaning out.
Mr Smithsuggested
councilneeded to put in
pipinginhis areaifit
wantedtouse the raceasa
stormwaterdrain, or else
thewhole thingshould be
closed over.
Maurice and Shirley
Millar, also fromSmithfield
Road,toldcouncillors the
race wasofnouse to them on
their 3ha block.
Theyweredisappointed
with the proposed charges
and diligently worked to
keepthe race clean and tidy,
both on the insideand
outside.
The$600 charge proposed
was prohibitive and would
addaquartertotheir rates
bill.
Another SmithfieldRoad
resident, Chris Morrison,
told councillorshehad no
use for the MillCreekrace
that ran through his
property.
He paidurbanrates and
was now faced with the
possibilityofincreased
charges forsomething he
didn’t need.
He said he could livewith
the current charge of $90,
but objectedto$600.
Ashburtoncouncil’s
preferredproposal
recommends applying a
fixedcharge of around $600
per property to help share
the cost of providing
stockwater andalso aper
metre costofaround$0.1665
per metre over1000 metres.
The rational behindthe
proposalisthatitwould
encourage userstoexplore
alternative watersources,
which could leadtomore
race closures,and the
charges would betterreflect
thosewho benefit.
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29
New
SUV is
lively
sibling
BY BOB NETTLETON
The CHR urban SUV was
one of the first massproduced
Toyotas to
showcase amore
adventurous look to help the
company reel in younger
buyers, who demand greater
styling flairand individuality
in the look of their vehicles,
and this one has it in spades.
However, the companystill
produces wellmade
conservative looking cars
that have been the
cornerstone of its success
and still account for alarge
chunk of theirrevenue
especially on the Japanese
domestic market.
In 2017 Toyota’s European
design team createdthe
radically different CHR.Its
almostinstantsuccess
motivated Toyota to produce
more models that genuinely
push the styling envelope
and go beyondbland and
safe.
Recent examples include
the latestRAV4 and soontobereleased
Yaris.
For 2020 the CHRhas
undergone amodest
cosmetic refresh with a
revisedfrontend with deep,
curvy character lines. At the
rear, it sports new LED tail
lights.
The nonhybrid CHR
range comprises abase front
wheel drive versionpriced at
$33,490, with a$2k price
bump to the top spec
Limited.
Rating out of 10
Performance 6
Handling 7
Build Quality7
Comfortand space 6
Styling7
Fuel Economy:Rightcar website: petrol
6.5L/100km, onroadtest: 7.6L/100km
Value for money6
Safety: five star ANCAP crash rating
Overall points outof10: 7
This can be had with either
two or four wheeldrive and
retails for $36,490and
$37,990 respectively.The
$1500 premium for the AWD
option is amodest ask and
one well worth considering
with our demanding roads,
weatherand terrain.
This is one of afew models
in Toyota’s passenger car
range with aturbo charged
engine and it’s lively enough
with a1.2 litre turbo making
85kw and offering purposeful
low speed pulling power.
This is generatedbythe
185nm of torque that’s
primed and ready to between
1500 to 4000rpm. You get the
best of both motoring worlds
with this motor–low fuel
consumption and willing
enough performance.
This is one of the more
enjoyable small urban SUVs
Ihave driven.Throttle
responseis crispalthough
not exactly in the
scintillating category, with
performancedragged down a
touch by the vehicle’s weight.
On the plus side of the
ledger, the motor is largely
free of turbo lag, althoughthe
test car was at timeshesitant
from standing starts. Engine
and roadnoise are well
suppressed and pegged at
levels that are barely audible
in the passenger
compartment, earning the
motor abig tick for
refinement.
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provides seven simulated
manual gears. The AWD
system is able channel up to
50 per cent of the engine’s
torque to the rear wheels.It
features eco, normaland
sport drivemodes that vary
throttle sensitivity, steering
weight and transmission
performance.This all seems
to work cohesively.
There are regular
reminders that this is aCVT,
such as the aimless hard
revving of the motor, and
whirring and slurring sounds
associatedwith these
transmissions.
Passenger space is
surprisinglygood with a
decent sized cargo hatch that
can be extended with the
60:40 split foldingrear seats.
The CHRcomesequipped
with the Toyota Safety Sense
package whichfeatures afull
suite of driverassistance and
active safety features
includingallspeed dynamic
radar cruise control, aprecrash
safety system with
autonomous emergency
braking,lane departure alert
with steering assist and
automatic high beam
headlights.
Handling is agile and has a
fluent natural feel about the
way it navigates, demanding
undulating terrain,an
attribute you do not typically
find in some small urban
SUVs.
Ride comfort is hard to
fault.
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Fun plus in Hyundai’s Velostar
BY ROSS KIDDIE
Iknow life often means
disappointments but it will take
me abit of time to get over
missing out on adrive of
Hyundai’s new i30 Nfastback –
ahighperformance car based
around its hothatch
stablemate.
See, the turbocharged 2litre
manual was acasualty of the
coronavirus Level 4lockdown, I
was due to have it within that
period but it has since been
seconded to duties in other
parts of the country.
That aside, the other
Hyundai models Iwas
scheduled into have arrived,
and aweek with the latest
generation Hyundai Veloster
almost made up for not
stepping into the i30 N.
The Veloster has been
around since 2012, and has just
undergone amajor
transformation. Saying that, the
one element that makes the
Veloster stand out from the
crowd hasn’t been changed.
What appears to be a
traditional twodoor coupe is
actually athreedoor. Yes,
there are two doors on the
passenger side and just one on
the driver’s side.
The concept was first
introduced with safety in mind,
the rationale being that when
children are seated in the rear
they can only exit from the
footpath side of the vehicle,
egress to the road is denied.
Bear in mind, too, that the
Veloster is only afourseater.
Some might say the design of
the Veloster is outlandish, I’d
say it is bold yet trendy, it is
fresh and with an aggressive
body and with vivid colours to
choose from, the Veloster
certainly makes astatement.
The evaluation car was finished
in amatte gun metal grey, it
drew alot of attention during
the time it was in my care.
The Veloster arrives with two
engine options –a2litre
naturally aspirated unit that
develops 110kW. Or else there
is a1.6litre turbocharged
option –the 150kW engine that
powers several other Hyundai
and Kia models.
The evaluation car was the
latter, and it is an engine I’m
quite familiar with, it is no
outright powerhouse like the
engine in the i30 N, but it is a
feisty little unit and stands out
for its honesty and fussfree
behaviour. Although it must be
said there is genuine exhaust
The Hyundai Veloster is abeautifullymade car and one which is both fun and exciting.
sound, there’s aconstant throb
under load and an enticing
crackle between gears.
When the Veloster first
appeared, it was Hyundai’s first
fullproduction vehicle with a
dual clutch gearbox; that type
of transmission is still used,
although it now gets seven
gears that can be manipulated
through steering wheelmounted
paddle shifters. In
terms of driving, DCT units can
be treated much like anormal
automatic transmission, the big
difference is that in itself it
works like amanual but
without amanual clutch and, of
course, there’s no powerrobbing
characteristics of
traditional torque converter
system.
The result is aquick shifting
unit that doesn’t load the
engine, power is clean, and
with astrong torque figure
(265Nm) and available low, and
all of the way between 1500 to
4500rpm, the Veloster turbo is a
quickreacting car which is no
slouch against the stopwatch.
It will lunge to 100km/h in
7.5sec, which will satisfy those
who are happy with moderate
performance, but for me the big
surprise is the midspeed
performance, it will scorch
through ahighway overtake
(80120km/h) in 4.2sec, made
possible through solid turbo
boost and quickshifting ratios
which are ideal for the wide
crosssection of our driving
styles and journeys.
On the subject of figures, the
Veloster turbo is rated by
Hyundai with a7.1litre per
100km combined cycle fuel
usage average. At 100km/h I
recorded an instantaneous
readout of 5l/100km with the
engine working over freely at
2000rpm.
Iguess if you explore the
turbo boost frequently it will be
hard to match Hyundai’s claim,
and with just a50litre fuel tank
you need to be mindful fillups
may come around quicker than
expected.
Nevertheless, Ienjoyed the
power and strength of that wee
engine, it is delightful and
provides the fun factor when
you feel the need for aquick
burst, taking into account that
several drive modes allow the
driver to choose how the car
behaves, from economical to
sport.
In terms of handling, the
Veloster feels sharp up front
with definite turnin. Sport
specification Michelin tyres
(225/40 x18in) have highgrip
properties and combined with a
fully independent suspension
the car feels well attached to
the road.
The Veloster turbo is only
available in one fullyspecced
level –Limited. It is loaded with
goodies such as full leather,
heated and cooled seats, heated
steering wheel, headup
display, satellite navigation,
keyless entry and ignition, and
all the other bells and whistles
that make up Hyundai’s top
level trim spec. It also gets afull
safety suite of technologies.
Hyundai has had along
history of producing twodoor
coupes, even though you could
argue the Veloster is
essentially athreedoor. When
Ifirst started writing about cars
in 1988, one of the first Idrove
was the Scoupe, Hyundai’s first
sporty car, that transformed
into what Hyundai called
simply Coupe around 1996, the
Tiburon followed, then in 2012
the Veloster first landed in New
Zealand.
That history has served
Hyundai well, the Veloster is a
beautifullymade car and one
which is both fun and exciting.
It dares to be different with its
styling, but that is part of its
appeal, at $52,990 ($45,990 nonturbo),
it’s an affordable way to
make astatement.
Rating
Price –Hyundai Veloster,
$52,990
Dimensions –Length,
4250mm; width,
1800mm; height,
1409mm
Configuration –Fourcylinder,frontwheeldrive,1591cc,
150kW,
265Nm, sevenspeed dual
clutchautomatic
Performance –0100km/
h, 7.5sec
Fuel usage–7.1l/100km
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EA Networks overcharge
EA Networks overcharged its
customers $52,905 inthe financial
yeartoMarch 31, 2020and is
implementing new checking
mechanisms to make sure it
doesn’t happen again.
The overcharge equates to $1.20
for an average residential
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New citizens sworn
in, but no handshakes
There were no formal
congratulatory hand shakes
because of covid protocol,
but newcitizenshavebeen
warmly welcomedinto the
district by Ashburtonmayor
Neil Brown.
Nine newcitizens
attended the ceremony and
swore allegiancetoNew
Zealand.
They hail from the
Philippines, England, Hong
Kong and Argentina.
Akapahaka group from
HampsteadSchool
performed arousing
welcome at thestartofthe
ceremony.
MayorBrown told thenew
citizensthat their journey to
becomeNew Zealanders
wasnow complete.
He said culture and
traditions of this country
were woven into the fabric
of NewZealanders and they,
as new citizens, nowshared
that common bond.
He said the new citizens
brought all of the history
andtraditions of their
homeland,which enriched
this country.
Afurther24migrants
from the district have
became New Zealanders
during lockdownand since
thelast formal ceremony
here on February 20.
All new citizens have
received certificates by post
andwerenot required to
attend the usual final step of
theimmigration process
because of the current
Covid19 situation.
Those attendinglast
week’s acknowledgement
ceremonychose to do so.
Clayton on bike for Mayo
Ashburtonman Clayton
Howard is jumping on his
bike to support afundraiser
that will benefitBurwood
Hospitaland the Westpac
Helicopter.
The72yearold is joining
other bikersand former
primary industry colleagues
on the Tour to Mayo.
The400km South Island
route beginsinPicton and
passesthrough Ward and
Kaikoura, before heading
inland to Hurunui.
The expected 15 riders
willbejoined by an
extended peloton of 50 more
bikers for the final leg from
HurunuitoBurwood
Hospital.
Asmaller group is starting
thetour in Palmerston
Northand crossingto
Pictonfrom Wellington.
Mr Howard saidthe tour
was named after aformer
Farmlands colleague Elton
Mayo, who was akeen biker
but hadbeeninvolved in a
bad accident in early March
which had left him
paralysed.
Thefundraiser would
help support the superb
team in Burwood’s spinal
unit andthe helicopter
service.
Mr Howard saidhehad
neededtouse the Westpac
in the pastafter ahealth
Tomas Muller from Argentina swears by oath at the
citizenship ceremony.
Shane Fraser from England swears an affirmation in front of
Mayor Neil Brown at the citizenship ceremony.
Ashburton man Clayton Howard and his trusty mountain
bike.
issue and his fatherinlaw
had received great care at
Burwood in the past.
Cyclists will sleep in
campervans during the
Tour to Mayo and are keen
to get thefundraising word
out.
Mr Howard said he had
switched to slicker tyres on
his mountain bike and was
lookingforward to trip.
‘‘The furthest I’ve gone in
aday is 70km and that will
be the shortest day on this
trip.
‘‘It will be achallenge, but
it’snot acompetitive ride.’’
People can go to Tour to
Mayo on theGivealittle page
to support the cycling efforts
of Mr Howard andothers.
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33
Geraldine’s turf project ‘shovelready’
Geraldine’sDomain
redevelopment project, which
includes installationofamultipurpose
allweather turf, is
shovel ready and actively
seeking funding, says
Geraldine CombinedSports
Association (GCS)Chairman,
Aaron McCullough.
Mr McCulloughsaysit’s been
nearly four yearssincethe GCS
board first saw an opportunity
to contribute to aregionwide
review of sport and recreation
facilities, which then morphed
into aGeraldinespecific
projecttoreview and identify
keysporting and recreational
needs to take Geraldine
successfully into the future.
Amultipurpose allweather
turf and acommunity hubwere
the two main infrastructure
recommendations that came
from the subsequent report,
which wasproduced by Global
Leisure Group.
“The turf,storage facilities,
cricketnets, new path, blade
signs, lighting and car park
upgradewerethe obvious first
choices to progress which will
create acentral location to play
sport, meet newpeople easily,
and engage in ourcommunity,’’
Mr McCullough said.
‘‘Geraldine Hockey Club,
which hasseen fast growth in
recent years, doesn’t have any
facilities inGeraldine so
players of all ages currently
An artist’s impression of the turf project.
must travel out of town for
practicesand games. Thelack
of an allweathersurface
impacts on other sporting codes
like netball and tennis as well.”
GCS coboard member and
Geraldine.nz coordinator,
JaneneAdams, said that at
times the projecthad felt like a
long road.
‘‘But there has been agreat
bunch of people who have
contributed their time and
skills to workconsistently on all
aspects of this projectandit
feels great to finally get there.”
She said many people had put
in ahugeeffort and the project
had the support of the Timaru
District Council, Sport
Canterbury andthe small group
of localdonors who sponsored
theinitial feasibility report.
Community meetings,
consultations, business
sponsorship to commission a
professionalfeasibility study,
more consultation, meetings
and finally aconcept plan,
designand resource consent
are just some of the steps and
actions GCS has completed
over this period.
The turf will be overlaid on
the existing courts located in
the Geraldine Domain and
complemented by lighting and a
digital booking system, as well
as rollon rolloff equipmentto
protectthe high tech surface,
which is suitablefor arange of
sporting users, who have all
contributed to the process thus
far.
Mr McCulloughsaid sporting
groups had collaborated and
key stakeholders signed a
memorandum of
understanding.
The next step for theGCS is to
seek fundingtocomplete the
project, estimatedtocost$1.15
million.
“The project will be staged so
we can ensure development
starts ASAP. We are gratefulto
ourbusiness sponsors who
donated the surplusfrom the
feasibility studyprocess and to
theThomas HobsonTrust who
supported us generously in
2019. Thesecontributions have
given us agood base fromwhich
to seek larger funding support.”
An application is being
submitted to the Timaru
District CouncilStimulus
Fund.
GeraldineCommunity Board
chair Wayne O’Donnell said the
community projectwas agood
fitfor thestimulusfund, which
was acouncil initiativeto
support thedistrict to move
from survive to thrive modein
the covid environment.
“A grantfrom thefund at this
timewould set this project in
motion.”
With the fundraising phase
now active, the board of GSC
invitesand encourages the
communitytoget behind the
project in any waypossible with
donations or offersofpractical
help.
To donateorsupportthe
projectplease contactthe
Geraldine CombinedSports
Association at
geraldinecombinedsports@gmail.com.
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34 Ashburton Courier, August 20, 2020
SPORTS RESULTS
Basketball played, but no crowd
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CYCLING
Mid Canterbury Social Wheelers training ride
No 8:
First home Mark Summerfield 24m 59s, 2nd
Sam Barltrop 25m 50s, 3rd Nick Grijns 25m 01s,
4th Ross Templeton 25m 51s, 5th Monique Brake
27m 22s, 6th Hayden Whiting 27m 22s, 7th Don
Morrison25m 53s, 8th Matt Marshall 25m 04s, 9th
Emma Hudson 25m 59s, 10th Kyle Gray 25m 10s,
11th Paul Brake 27m 36s, 12th Michelle Knight
26m 19s, 13th Steven Hands 23m 03s F/T, 14th
Kevin Opele 23m04s 2f/t, 15th Brad Hudson 23m
04s 3f/t, 16th Kristine Marriott 23m 50s 4f/t, 17th
Gerrard Morrison 23m 53s 5f/t, 18th Larry Neal
23m 53s 6f/t, 19th Paul Sinclair 24m 06s, 20th
Zoe Nicholls 31m 31s, 21st Kerry Clough 31m
32s, 22nd Anton Nicholls 31m 33s, 23rd Oli
Nicholls 30m 01s, 24th Lucy Kirwan 30m 50s,
25th Brent Hudson 30m 52s, 26th Mike Hansen
27m 16s, 27th Casey Brake 45m 22s, 28th Ross
Proctor 45m 23s.
Tinwald Cycling U17 development, uphill and
downhill time trial:
6km -AGrade 1st Oli Nicholls 11m 44s, 2nd
Amwolf Artz 12m 16s, 3rd Ryan Gallagher 12m
29s. BGrade 1st Konrad Artz 13m 08s, 2nd Zoe
Nicholls 13m 57s. CGrade 1st Tineke Artz 13m
30s, 2nd Logan McKnight 14m 33s, 3rd Charlotte
Neal 14m 52s.
4km -AGrade 1st Oli Nicholls 8m 06s, 2nd
Ryan Gallagher 8m 21s, 3rd Amwolf Artz 8m 25s.
B Grade 1st Konrad Artz 9m 10s, 2nd Zoe
Nicholls9m32s. CGrade 1st Tineke Artz 9m 23s,
2nd Logan McKnight 9m 50s, 3rd Charlotte Neal
10m 44s.
Combined Placings AGrade 1st Oli Nicholls
19m 50s, 2nd Amwolf Artz 20m 41s, 3rd Ryan
Gallagher 20m 50s. BGrade 1st Konrad Artz 22m
10s, 2nd Zoe Nicholls 23m 29s. CGrade Tineke
Artz 22m 53s, 2nd Logan McKnight 24m 13s, 3rd
Charlotte Neal 25m 36s. Well done to all the
youngsters.
GOLF
Ashburton Golf Club 9-holers
Last Thursday we played round five of the
Marion Marshall Trophy, sponsored by Sega Golf.
The winner was Chris Anderson (32) on countback
from Antony White also on 32 followed by
Peter Stechman (33) and Helen Argyle (34).
Agroup of members played in the Aorangi
Tournament on August 14 in Geraldine and came
home with some impressive results. Men's nett
trophy winner Murray Lister and women's nett
trophy winner Chris Anderson were joined by
Peter Woods, runner up men's nett and Tonee
Hurley and Robynne Nicholl who won prizes for
their nett scores.
On Thursday August 20, play will be sponsored
by Netherby Pharmacy (best nett and best
putting). On August 27 the first round of the Club
9Hole Championships is taking place, while those
of us not playing in the championships will play a
stroke round sponsored by Accountantz.
League players needed
ChertseyRugby League Clubison
the look out for players to join its
seniorteam to compete in the
AorakicompetitioninSeptember.
ContactDeon Biggson027 294
9261for moredetails.
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RUGBY
Note that games times have been
adjustedtoallow bubbles to be separated.
There will be bubbles of 100 max at each
game. Teams should not arrive more than
30 minutes before kick-off to assist in the
management of the bubbles - just a
reminder one spectator per player.
Under 13 will be playing night games.
August 22:
Heartland Trial Game or Camp TBC.
Combined Colts –Playoffs, August 15
matches played on August 22: Methven/
Rakaia vChristchurch, Rakaia1, 2:00pm
KFaalogo. High School Old Boys vCeltic/
Southern EuroAgri/NPD, 2:30pm.
1st XV UC Championship: MC
Combined vShirley Boys’ High, Ashburton
College, 12:00pm HGrant, AMcGirr,
CMarshall.
Under 18 Combined: MCRU Alps v
Prebbleton, Tinwald1, 1:30pm JO’Connor.
Under 16 Combined matches not
played on August 15 moved to August 22:
MCRU Plains vWest Melton, Collegiate1,
1:30pm. MCRU Alps vSaracens, Hinds2,
1:00pm.
Under 14.5 Combined –Matches not
played on August 15 to August 22: MCRU
Plains v Prebbleton, Collegiate1,
12:00pm. MCRU Alps v West Melton,
Hinds5, 12:30pm.
Under 13 Friday 21 August: Celtic v
Methven, Celtic1, 6:00pm. Southern/Tinwald
Howden AG v Collegiate Ross
Leadley Building, Hinds2, 6:00pm. Bye
Allenton Smallbones.
Under 11.5: Celtic Green vCollegiate
Cates Grain &Seed, Celtic1A, 1:30pm.
MethvenBlack vHampstead, Methven1A,
1:15pm. Methven White vSouthern Coleman
Ag, Methven1B, 1:15pm. Rakaia v
Celtic White, Rakaia4, 12:00pm.
Under 10: Allenton Trembath Construction
v Celtic White, Allenton2,
1:15pm. Hampstead v Rakaia, Hampstead1A,
1:15pm. Methven Red vMethven
Black, Methven5, 12:15pm. Methven
White vSouthern Four Seasons Treecare,
Methven4, 12:15pm. Tinwald ACE Automotive
v Celtic Green, Tinwald3,
12:00pm. Under 9: Collegiate/Hampstead
Regent Cinema v Allenton Engineering
Solutions, Hampstead1B, 1:15pm. Rakaia
v Celtic, Rakaia2B, 1:15pm. Tinwald
Moore Mechanical v Southern Hayden
McKenzie Contracting, Tinwald4,
12:00pm. Bye Methven.
Under 8: Allenton Alpine View v
Southern Busch Joinery, Allenton3,
1:15pm. Celtic Green v Methven/Mt
Somers, Celtic2A, 12:00pm. Rakaia v
Methven, Rakaia2A, 1:15pm. Tinwald
Gluyas Nissan v Collegiate/Hampstead,
Tinwald3, 1:15pm. Bye Celtic White.
Under 7: Collegiate Ashburton Crane
Hire vCeltic, Celtic2B, 12:00pm. Methven
v Allenton Auto Maroon, Methven1A,
12:00pm. Methven/Mt Somers vAllenton
Gold Young Electrical, Mt Somers1A,
1:00pm. Rakaia vSouthern Blue James
Doyle Contracting, Rakaia2B, 12:00pm.
Tinwald Black NZ Livestock’s vTinwald
Orange Skip 2 it Flooring, Tinwald4,
1:15pm. Bye Southern White Riverlea Ag.
Under 6: Allenton Gold Ashburton
Plumbing Services Gold v Collegiate,
Allenton2, 12:00pm. Allenton Maroon
Sparrow Family vMethven Black, Allenton3,
12:00pm. Hampstead v Southern
Red, Hampstead 1A, 12:00pm. Methven
White v Southern White, Methven1B,
12:00pm. Mt Somers vCeltic Green, Mt
Somers1B, 1:00pm. Rakaia v Southern
Blue, Rakaia2A, 12:00pm. Tinwald Alluvial
Black vTinwald Cranfield Glass Blue,
Tinwald1A, 12:00pm. Tinwald Canvas
Orange v Celtic White, Tinwald1B,
12:00pm.
HOCKEY
The Mid Canterbury hockey draw for
August 21-26:
Mid Canterbury Hockey NBS Turf is
currently operating under Level 2Covid-
19 restrictions – please ensure you
comply with the guidelines as currently
advertised on Mid Canterbury Hockey
website: www.mchockey.co.nz/Covid19
Small sticks duty club: Wakanui.
Friday 21 August Kiwi Sticks (Yr 5),
3.45 pm Tinwald Foothills vAllenton Yr 5
(Turf a) GMuir, HKidd. Wakanui Blue v
Tinwald (Turf b) SGreeson, HKidd. 4.30
pm Rakaia Yr 5vMethven (Turf a) GMuir,
HKidd. Wakanui Black (bye).
Kiwi Sticks (Yr 6), 4.30 pm Wakanui v
Methven White (Turf b) S Greeson, H
Kidd. 5.15 pm Collegians D&EvRakaia
Yr 6 (Turf a) L Lansdown, M Marshall.
Methven Black vAllenton Yr 6(Turf b) J
Ellis, LMarshall. 6.00 pm Tinwald Foothills
vTinwald (Turf a) LLansdown, JEllis.
1st Grade Women, 6.50 pm Methven
v Wakanui (Hampstead, Hampstead
Blue). 8.00 pm Hampstead vHampstead
Blue (Methven, Wakanui).
Just Hockey SSL Div 1Boys Marist
Park @StBedes, 7.10 pm Christchurch
Boys High School 2nd XI v Ashburton
College 1st XI (Umpires supplied).
Small sticks duty club: Methven.
Methven Saturday 22 August, Mini Sticks
10.15 am Methven Yr 3vTinwald Foothills
(Turf a) Coaches. Allenton v Wakanui
Blue (Turf b) Coaches. Methven Yr 4v
Hampstead (Turf c) Coaches. Tinwald v
Wakanui Black (Turf d) Coaches.
Fun Sticks 11.00 am, draws made on
the day (Coaches).
Senior Women Tim 4.50 pm TGHS v
Wakanui (Umpires supplied).
Senior Men Tim 2.55 pm Northern
Hearts vWakanui (Umpires supplied).
Sunday 23 August 2nd Grade Girls
Draw unknown at time of publication.
1st Grade Men 4.00 pm Wakanui v
Hampstead/Wakanui (Allenton, Tinwald
Orange). 5.25 pm Tinwald Black vHampstead
Lowcliffe (Wakanui, Hampstead/
Wakanui). 6.50 pm Allenton v Tinwald
Orange (Tinwald Black, Hampstead Lowcliffe).
Monday 24 August 2nd Grade Boys
Tim AE 5.40 pm TBHS Colts vWakanui
(Umpires supplied). Ash NBS 6.15 pm
Allenton vMackenzie (S Moore, JGray).
Tuesday 25 August Kwik Sticks (Yrs 7
&8)4.00 pm Wakanui Blue/Collegians v
Allenton (L Ellis, B Greer). 5.15 pm
Methven vTinwald Foothills (M Wilson, G
Oates). 6.30 pm Wakanui Black vTinwald
Orange (A Mitchell, MAmos).
Wednesday 26August Just Hockey
SSL Div 2Girls Nunweek Park 26.10 pm
Avonside Girls High School vAshburton
College 1st XI (Umpires supplied).
Connetics SSP Boys Ash NBS 6.45
pm Timaru Boys High School 1st XI vSt
Andrew's College 1st XI (Umpires supplied).
Draw for Town vCountry, Year 3-5 on
Sunday, August 23:
9am, Year 3 Girls Town White vs
Country Black 1 ⁄4 turf (15 mins each way)
6 aside (Turf 2), Year 3/4 Boys Town
White vs Country Black 1 ⁄4 turf (15 mins
each way) 6aside (Turf 4).
9:40am, Year 3/4 Boys Town Gold vs
Country Silver 1 ⁄4 turf (15 mins each way)
6aside (Turf 2), Year 4Girls Town White
vs Country Black 1 ⁄2 turf (15mins each
way) 6aside (Turf 4).
10:30am, Year 5Girls Town White vs
Country Black 1 ⁄2 turf (20 mins each way)
7aside (Turf 1), Year 5Boys Town White
vs Country Black 1 ⁄2 turf (20 mins each
way) 7aside (Turf 2).
11:20am, Year 5Boys Town Gold vs
Country Silver 1 ⁄2 turf (20 mins each way)
7aside (Turf 1), Year5GirlsTownGold vs
Country Silver 1 ⁄2 turf (20 mins each way)
7aside (Turf 2).
Town teams to wear WHITE. Country
teams to wear BLACK.
Please arrive 15 mins before your
game. For the Year 3 and 4 games
coaches will umpire, Year5game umpires
will be provided.
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NEWS
Ashburton Courier, August 20, 2020
35
Latetry lossfor pluckySpartans
Supporters of the Mid
CanterburyCombinedfirst XV
had plenty to cheer about last
weekend,even if they weren’t
allowed to be at therugby
ground.
TheSpartansled
competition leadersSt
Andrew’s College2414at
halftime and lost 3035 after a
STAC try againstthe run of
play in thefinal minutes.
Coach Shane Enright said
theaim of the game had been to
have fun and stunthe
competition.
Unbeaten STAC ended up
leaving with five points, but
they had to work for it.
Theclose loss alsogave the
Spartans apoint and lifts them
up the table aboveRoncalli
andLincoln combined.
Thematch was playedunder
covid restrictions, with
spectators bannedfrom the
grounds at Ashburton College.
Many watchedthe game
through the fence,keeping
sociallydistant, but they were
loud when it mattered.
The Spartans drew first
bloodwith apenalty kickedby
Charlie Brown, butSTAC came
back with two easy converted
tries.
But then theMid Canterbury
forwardsbegan to man up
around the ruckand the
Spartanswent on attack. Lock
Pasi Hala hit agreat ball on the
angle to run through at least
three STACdefendersand
scoreunder the posts to make
thegame 1014 with 14 minutes
to go in the firsthalf.
The Spartans kept the
pressureonand goodkick
downthe blind side bounced
nicely forTaurangi Daniel,
whohad chasedthe ball and
then scored under the posts.
Mid Canterburyled 1714.
With afew minutes to go
before the break,slippery
Tommy Patterson stepped left
then rightfor atry, whichwas
converted by Brown to give Mid
Canterburya2414 lead.
Thecompetition leaders
stepped it up in thesecond
half, scoringearly to trail 2124
and then again to lead 2827.
Brownbanged over another
penalty to give the hosts a
3028 leadwithabout five
minutes to go.
STAC’s bigcentre came to
the party, runningthrough
some tackles to go 70 metres
for atry and conversion to give
them a3530 lead.
The Spartans wereback on
attack when the finalwhistle
sounded.
BJ Fakataha was the player
of theday, withhonourable
mentionstoSam Ree, Isi Ula,
George Penjueli, Ghost Toueli
and captain Michael
Hennings.
Enright also praised the
work at scrumtimeand said
the whole squad putinagreat
effort overall.
Spartans play ShirleyBoys
atAshburton Collegeon
Saturday.
Spartans player Charlie Brown
lines up this penalty to claim
the first points in the STAC
game.
Rep team selected for Hanan Shield
Mid Canterbury Netball senior
rep coach Claire Tappin has
named a10playersideplus
three reserves to defend the
Hanan Shield in Ashburton on
September 6.
The sidewas selected after
trials at theEA Networks
Centre last weekendand will
train this Sunday andAugust
30, ahead of theshield games
against South Canterbury and
North Otago. It will be managed
by Caroline Polson.
It includes AliceEddington,
Kelsey Bewley, Meg Ashworth
(Hampstead); LeanneClemens,
Anita Watson(Methven);
Hayley Tallentire, Poppy
Kilworth (Ashburton College);
Charlotte Samson, AbiLunn
(United); AliceBreading
(Celtic). Reserves areCaitlin
Adlam and SophieWorsfold
(Celtic)and Loumaile
Manumua (United).
Netball is able to proceed
this week with premier, social
and senior competitions under
Alert Level 2, buthas stopped
netballfor Year16 players,
though teamscan train as long
as covid guidelines are
followed.
Administratorshave been
working hard behind the scenes
to ensure top levelgamescan
go ahead, and clubs and schools
havebeen advisedofprotocols
they are expected to follow.
Under Alert Level2,
gatherings of more than 100are
banned.
No spectators will be allowed
in the EA Networks stadium for
any Mid CanterburyNetball
competition games,teamswill
warm up outdoors, andexit the
stadiumimmediately after
games.There is no shaking
hands at the endofgames.
Teams arebeingadvised to
keep an eye on the netball
website fornew drawsand
information.
In premier one tonight,
Hampstead plays Ashburton
College at 6.05pm,Methven
plays Celtic Bat7.10pm and
Celtic Aplays United at 8.15pm.
Trials for the Mid Canterbury Netball senior rep team were held at the weekend.
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ASHBURTON
ALTRUSA CLUB
Ourmonthly business
meeting focused on finance,
budgeting and planningfor
thecomingAltrusa year.
We hadanother
successful Days for Girls
project where wemade230
machinesewn packs for
feminine products. Thisis
part of aNew Zealandwide
venture,sowemust adhere
to strict instructions
regarding accuracy of the
packs.
The national supervisor
tellsuswehavesurpassed
our record for the number
made, and with topquality
adhered to. Asatisfying day.
An Orientationmorning
teawas heldforour latest
member.There are 12
‘Magic Mums’ for our
special day for them on
September 5.
Our accent, from the
International Committee,
reminded us about
‘‘compassion forothers’'.
Theannual Canterbury
IFF Day(Information, Fun
andFellowship) was due to
run on August 15.
ALLENTON WINTER
BOWLS
Anothertwoweeks of lovely
sunny weatherhas seen the
all weather green in full
use. Pairs being played on
WednesdayAugust8with14
teams competing.
There were three teams
with three wins, only points
separating them:1st G
Bishop andMAnderson,
2nd HGoodall andJRyk,
3rdMQuinnandRDavies.
Twobowltriplesplayed
on Saturdayafternoon also
had 14 teams. This was the
second last tournament of
thisdisciplineforthe
winterseason. RTonks,P
Whinham and BOsborne
were the winners, second
was LMuir, SCalder andR
Kane andthird wasM
Quinn, SHoldom and JMay.
Friday triples on August
14 werecancelled owing to
the restrictions of Alert
Level 2.
On Saturday, 24 players
were to the go to the Timaru
Bowling Club for our annual
winter challenge, but it was
decided it was prudent to
cancel this,inlight of the
uncertaintyofcovid
requirements.
Owing tothis, theusual
Saturday games are to be
transferred to the next day.
It has been averydifficult
season for those organizing
these tournaments and we
allappreciatethe waythe
players have cooperated
withthem.
On theAugust30the Mid
Canterbury sub centre is
holding afundraising
tournament at the Allenton
green, single entries from
allclubs arewelcome. All
clubs have been notifiedof
help required.
LIONSCLUBOF
ASHBURTON
TheAugust meeting of the
LionsClub of Ashburton
washeld at Hotel
AshburtononAugust 5, with
Club President Roger
Paterson onceagain at the
helm.
Themeeting targeted and
evaluatedthe coverage of
clubprojects. President
Roger requested the club’s
subcommittee groups
consider doing more hands
on projects in thefuture
and not expect afinancial
return. Roger also
requested members
consider how to celebrate
the club’s 60th yearinthree
years’ time.
Visitors to the meeting
included David Robertson
and Simon Schubert.
Health and welfare of
members was discussed
withsomepertinentand
interesting points made. A
tribute waspaidtoformer
clubmember BruceFlett
who passed away as aresult
of aboating accident in July
of this year. Clubmembers
were urged to considerthe
hearingimpaired when
speakingatmeetings as this
factorcan be apossible
deterrenttosomefolk
attending meetings. Best
wishes were extended to
Richard Giller who has
adopted aretiredlion
status. Theclubwishes
Richardand Joyceallthe
best fortheir retirement.
Lance Schubert received
the International
President’s Award for
holdingthe president office
during the Lions 100th year
of service throughout the
world. Andy McKee gave a
lighthearted and
interesting threeminute
speech.
Unanimous support was
given to club member Garth
Bateup’s nominationfor
2ndViceDistrict Governor.
Garth stated his motivation
fortaking this step was to
make adifferenceto
people’s livesinMid
Canterbury. Max Cawte has
agreed to accept the
position of 2nd Vice
President for the Club and
this too was warmly
received.
The Bill Doak Cup, for
Mid Canterbury Lions
Clubs’ fundraising efforts
and results,was awarded to
our club.
The annual golf
tournamentistobeheld on
ThursdayOctober 8, 11am
start. Hopefully Sir Richard
Hadlee willbein
attendance. More details to
follow in September so
watch thisspace.
The Lions Clubof
Ashburtonwill holdits
September meeting at the
HotelAshburtonon
Wednesday September 2at
6.30pm. Thiswillbesubject
to Covid19conditions. The
guestspeakerswill be the
welltravelled Donand
Alison Shearer, whowill
talk abouttheir walksinthe
Lake CountryofEngland.
This meeting isapartners
nightsowelook forwardto
agood attendance and a
great night.
ASHBURTONMSA
PETANQUE CLUB
Clubdayturnoutshave
beengood whilethe
weatherhas been kind to
us. While we are in Alert
Level 2we have putoff our
clubdays, andhave
postponed the Triples
weekend.
Ashametohavetodo this
afterallthework and
planning that has gone into
this,but social distancing
would have beentrickyand
wemustplay safe.Look
what happens whensome
onedoesn't think of
consequences.
Our Canterbury Doubles
and Singles went off well
with aChristchurch team
winning the Trophy and
Karen Bensdorp and
Richard Browncoming
second. In facteight of our
playersfinished in thetop
eight.
The singles was alsowon
byaChristchurchplayer
and Richard Browne was
runnerup.Wehad three
playersfinish in thetop
eight. It is good to see our
players taking part in these
tournaments and to seehow
well they are doingagainst
thebig guns.
Weplayedour club
women’s and men’s singles
on the same day with the
women’s being won by
Shelagh Field, runner up
Nicky Foden and Karen
Bensdorp third.
The men’s was won by
Garry Kilgour, runner up
Neville Bensdorp, and Mick
Little was third.
We have only one more
club event forthisyearand
four tournaments to fit in
and we will.
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Ashburton Courier, August 20, 2020
37
Female golfers gather
With aheavy frost, butthe promise
of asunny day, 83keengolfers
from19different clubs gathered at
Ashburton GolfClub on Monday to
take part in in the annualwomen’s
Tavendale Open Tournament.
Covid19 Alert Level 2required
that socialdistancing be
maintained along withother
measurestomaintainthe health of
ourvisitors, hencethe field played
with flagpoles permanentlyin
upturned cups and no bunker
rakes. It didn’tseem to affect play.
As the sun shonesome verygood
scores eventuatedinall three
divisions.Best gross overall went
to Christine Ross of Mayfield, with
80.
Results:
Division one bestnett Adrienne
Shadbolt, TaiTapu, 70 on cb;
runnerupnett Carolyn Brown,
Omakau, 70; second runnerup
Teresa Booker,Rakaia, 71 on cb.
Best stableford MaryLouWatson,
Ashburton,37oncb; runnerup
Catherine Trott, Ashburton37;
second runnerup Lynn Brand,
Harewood, 36 on cb.
Division two Best nett Sally
Lane, Tinwald, 67; runnerup nett
JanClucas,Mayfield, 68 on cb;
second runnerup Helen Rapsey,
Mayfield, 68. Best stableford,
Jenny Lawson,Geraldine, 40;
runnerup Christine McDermott,
Weedons, 39 on cb; second runnerup
DaphneMcDonnell, Ashburton
39.
Division three Bestnett
HeatherMiddleton, Methven62;
runnerup Anne Siave, Taitapu,
62;second runnerup Barbara
Cochrane,Tinwald, 68. Best
Best gross winner Christine Ross
(right) with Kay Fox, of sponsor
Tavendale's.
stableford, Jenny Williams,
Ashburton39; runnerupMarion
Wederall, Rakaia,38; second
runnerup Barbara Williams,
Ashburton, 37.
Nearesttothe pin: Vicki Ward,
Weedons; Jan Clucas, Mayfield;
SueSimpson,Ashburton.
Longestdrive: Erin Mulholland,
Hawarden; Pam Niles, Gleniti;
Emily Wilson, Tinwald.
Twos: JennyLawson,Geraldine;
SueSimpson,Ashburton;Carolyn
Brown, Omakau.
ASHBURTON
New Listing
U3A host health series
U3A Ashburton willrun a
mini series of healthtalks,
starting with apresentation
on ethics and health
professionals on August 25.
ThepresenterisDr
Jeanine Doherty, ahearing
specialists.
Thefollowing week social
researcherProfessor
Joseph Bodenwill speak on
the legalisingcannabis
debate.
Thefinalpresentation in
the health serieswill be
given by SirDavidSkeggs on
September 22. His focus will
be on healthissues in
general.
In previousyears U3A
Ashburton has held mini
series talks on space, salt
and sugar.
The talks will be held at
the new venue of the
Bradford Room,Ashburton
Trust Event Centre.
All talksstartat10amand
there willbenomorning tea
served, as is usually the
case,because of current
Covid19restrictions.
Talks arefreefor U3A
membersorcost $5 for nonmembers.
U3AAshburton has 130
membersand wasformed in
2014.
More information on the
groupcan be obtained by
emailingtou3a.
ashburton@gmail.com.
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Students and the directing team at Mid Canterbury Children’s Theatre are enjoying weekly workshops.
PHOTO SUPPLIED
Young performers enjoying workshops
There’s no big annual
production this year because of
the covid situation, but
performers associated with Mid
Canterbury Children’s Theatre
(MCCT) are learning and having
fun off stage.
Some 40 students, aged from
seven to 18,are enjoying
coming together and learning at
weekly performance
workshops.
The workshops are being run
by the directing team who
would have beeninvolved in
thisyear’s postponed
production of The Little
Mermaid.
Director Cherie Livingstone,
musical director Jo Castelow
andchoreographer have been
passing on advice to students
who have splitinto three
groups.
Each group hastaken asong
and using it to learn the
intricacies of performance and
stage craft.
MCCT committee member
Stacey Howdensaid rehearsals
were all set to start forThe
LittleMermaid in Marchwhen
the covid lockdown struck.
Around 70 studentshad
indicatedakeen interest in
joining theproductionand a
number hadbeenvery
disappointed when the decision
hadbeenmade to postponeit
for12months.
Some performers had been
part of theMCCTfamily for 10
years and this year wouldhave
been their finalchance to
perform.
‘‘Asacommitteewedecided
later thatitwould be great for
the kidstohang outand to direct
thatenthusiasm into practising
their performance skills.’’
MCCT hasbeenusingthe
Tinwald School Hall for the
weekly twohour workshops.
It hasbeen part of the
communityfor 36 years.
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39
Stay safe warning after spate of fires
Mid Canterbury people are
being urged to stay fire safe
after fires around the country
in the past weekthat caused
extensive damage to three
homes and acaravan.
Aheater too close to
flammable materials started a
fire in aChristchurch caravan
used as asleepout.Ahouse in
Manawatu suffered damage
from fire that started in the
chimney. Two instances where
cookingwas left unattended on
the stove in Otago, oneina
homeand oneinan
accommodation lodge, resulted
in afire startingand ahouse
fire in Whanganui also started
after apan was leftonthe stove
and the oil caught fire.
‘‘It was lucky in these
instances everyone managed to
get to safety, especially the
Christchurch caravan which
did not have aworking smoke
alarm,’’ saidFireand
Emergency national manager
community readiness and
recovery SteveTurek.
‘‘However, they all resulted
in severe property damage and
are examples of why youshould
not underestimatehow quickly
fire can spreadand the need for
working smoke alarms andan
escapeplan.
‘‘A fire can be deadly within
just three minutes which is why
it’s so importanttoget that
early warningoffirefrom your
smoke alarms.Make sure you
have them in all bedrooms,
hallways andliving areas
including caravans and sleep
outs.Check they areworking by
pressingthe buttoneach
month.’’
He said fire was notjust fast,
it was alsodisorienting.
‘‘The smokemakes it difficult
for youto see, hear and think.
That’s why your household
should alsohaveanescape
plan,and practice it, so youcan
get out quickly and safely.’’
People can make an escape
plan at www.escapemyhouse.
co.nz.
‘‘Check on elderly family and
neighbours who mayneeditto
makesure they have an escape
plan andworkingsmokealarms
too.
‘‘Taking the timenow to do
thesesimple things and make
sure you’re prepared could
save youand your loved ones’
lives.’’
Firesafety tips
Makesure you have working
smoke alarms in all bedrooms,
hallways andliving areas even
for caravansand sleep outs.
Makesure you have, and
practise, an escape plan. Make
one at escapemyhouse.co.nz.
Never leavecooking
unattended. If youneed to
leavethe stove,nomatterhow
brief, make sure you switch it
off.
Keep anythingthatcould
catch fire at least one meter
from your heat source.
Makesureyourchimney is
swept beforeyou useitfor the
firsttime of the season.
Afirefighter in action at atraining burn exercise held at Rakaia last year.
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027 410 6216
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027 437 6755
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027 697 6948
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3bedroom
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3bedroomhouse
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3bedroomhouse
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2bedroom
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Tinwald/
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–4bedroomhouse
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permanent
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179WEST STREET
027310 6521
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2291084
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Phone Quentin andPhil on
027 282 8908 or 027 2828909
Interior and Exterior Painting
Interior Plastering
Wallpapering
2291026
Lubes WOF
Allmechanical repairs
TRIANGLE
GARAGE LTD
Victoria Street,
TheTriangle,Ashburton
Phone: (03) 308 6772
2291183
GODSELL
BRICKLAYING
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Chris Godsell
027 274 2533
AH 308 7117
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2291204
2289510
2266285
JukeBox Hire
Weddings,21st,
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Phone DJ Dave
03 308 5106
027 251 0015
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2305407
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2299882
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SPECIAL
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027 312 5756 l 99 Archibald Street,Tinwald
2293215
Diamond Painters and
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Qualityinterior and exterior
painting and decorating
• Wall papering • Airless spraying
• Waterblasting • Residential and small commercial
• Roof painting • Freenoobligation quotes
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Phone Duncan 027 370 2453 l Jeanette 027 318 5055
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2290907
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ALTERATIONS. Sewing,
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curtain alterations
and curtain making. Call
Michelle on 027 352 7248.
BUILDER - specialising in
home renovations and
repair work. We also do
decks, fences and retaining,
plastering and painting,
gardening, landscaping
and tree removal. Call
Gavin 021 267 1979
BUILDING and property
solutions. For your complete
alteration or renovation.
We project manage
the whole process. Home
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Qualified tradesmen.
Phone Kiwi Building &
Maintenance Ltd. Ph Cawte
027 418 7955 or Gary 308
4798, 027 207 1478.
CARPET cleaning. Powerful
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Upholstery, mats and rugs.
Experienced owner/operator.
Phone John Cameron
at Supersucker. 027 435
1042 or 308 1677.
CARR’S Chimney Cleaning,
servicing Ashburton and
surrounding districts, $60
per chimney. Phone
Rodney on 03 324 2999
and leave amessage.
COMPUTER repairs, sales,
training, set up -wireless -
networks, spyware clean
up. On-site day or evening.
Great rates. Call Robin
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CONCRETE pavers direct to
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- Paveco, 13 Robinson
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CONCRETE Services -
Driveways, paths, patios,
mowing edging. Decorative
concrete specialist, 30
years servicing Canterbury.
Free quotes. No job too big
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152 1966
DEMOLITION Commercial,
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country wide farm buildings
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farmers. Phone 027 4052
391
DENTURES; Dr Peter
Rumping repairs existing
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new dentures. Phone 027
220 9997
ENGINEERING repairs, fabrication,
farm equipment
service and maintenance,
WOF repairs, machining
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Can collect. Phone
Malcolm 0274 754 241
FLY control and spider
proofing. For all domestic
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needs phone AJ Kerr at
Ashburton Pest Control on
03 308 8147 or 027 432
5447.
LAWN Mowing. No job too
small. Call Les Smith, From
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840 0201 or 03 308 1500
FURNITURE Removals. For
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call Nudges Furniture
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0609
GUTTER cleaning. Book in a
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may have trees around.
Call Allan 027 209 5026
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Business owners
GARDENING, mowing,
pruning, fertilising, projects
or general spruce ups? Call
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to get the job done right.
027 765 2899 or 03 307 1693.
sprucegardens@xtra.co.nz
LEGAL work -Phone Peter
Ragg (Ashburton Law) for
house sales, purchases
and refinances. Will call at
home evenings for wills,
enduring powers of
attorney. Phone 308 0327.
LOCKSMITH/Door repairs.
Keys/locks, sliding and bifold
door roller repairs.
Mobile service. Call Doors
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MENTORING for emotional
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goal setting, resilience.
Professional supervision.
Call Pete Young, 307
7582/027 280 0889; email
plyoung@xtra.co.nz; web:
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Existing kitchens, doors,
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03 307 8870 2291357
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Phone Pete 03 308 1672 or
027 200 1619.
PAINTING wallpapering,
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GARDEN SUPPLIES
PETS
Mobile
groomer now
servicing
Ashburton
Call nowtobooka
pamper foryour pooch
Ph 0800454 654
2300289
POULTRY
PULLETS for sale. Brown
Shavers. Phone WT
Copland 03 302 2826
LIVESTOCK
FRIESIAN
BULL CALVES
FOR SALE
Well cared for, strong
calves,one week old.
Good markings.
Please phone
027 507 7030 or
03-3037315
2306303
HIRE
SCISSORLIFTS for hire.
4WD and slab lifts available
for daily or weekly hire.
Pickup or delivery. Phone
North End Engineering 308
8155 for abooking.
FRUIT &PRODUCE
POTATOES Nadine and
Agria. $1.00 per kilo, 10kg
bag $10.00. Seed potatoes
$2.50 per kilo. Phone 308
3195 or 027 531 9103. 81
Elizabeth Street.
MUSHROOM COMPOST
Nowisthe time to dig in our topqualitymushroom
compost to your vegetable garden. Ideal to replenish nutrients
used by previous crops and improvethe soil structure.
It also adds beneficial micro-organisms to thetired soil.
$50 per cubic metreor$10 bag.
Freedelivery within town boundary.
Open 6daysaweek at our Tinwald yard,
208 Maronan Road. Phone 021 129 8936 or 03 308 3331
Mania-O-Roto SCOUTS
Annual Fertiliser Drive
Look out fororder forms
in your letterboxnow
–or–
email: morfertiliser@gmail.com
or phone 308 2729 fordetails.
Orders close August 20.
DeliveryAugust 29.
GARDENERS specials.
Sheep manure $5 bag. Pea
straw $5 bale. Medium
square Linseed Straw $35
bale. Call Alan 027 496
7136 or Ian 027 286 3697
with your order. A Hinds
Lion’s project.
2299919
2301891
BRIDGE Street Nursery has
moved. Now trading as
Paul’s Garden Nursery at
101 Harrison Street,
Allenton, Ashburton.
Entrance on Clark Street.
13 varieties of seed
potatoes and fresh free
range eggs available.
Phone Paul 0272 781 354.
Open 7days.
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classified
SITUATIONS VACANT
Loveour store? Join our team!
We arelookingfor aparttimesales assistanttojoin
our team at the AshfordCraft shop in Ashburton.
We arelooking forsomeone passionate about
all things wool craftand exceptional customer
service.
Youwill need to have excellentcommunication
skills,agood level of computer literacy, be flexible
and self-motivated.
Retail and wool craftexperiencepreferred,but all
training will be provided.
10 -15hours per week including aweekend day.
Please submit your CV to:
Nicola Bota
AshfordCraft Shop
427 West Street
Ashburton
sales@ashfordcraftshop.co.nz
Customer Serviceroles
Building Supplies
TwoPositions
2306868
Mitre 10MEGA have vacancies for two people
in customer serviceroles fortheir busy Building
Supplies department serving both Trade and
DIYcustomers.
This position would ideally suit someone with
apassion for DIY or looking for acareer in the
building supplies arena and enjoys working
with people. These positions arefull time:
• 41.5hours per week Tuesday–
Saturdayroster
• 32.5hours per week Sunday–
Wednesdayroster
If youhave the following attributes,wewould
liketohear from you:
• Strong Interest in DIYorTrade Experience
• Bephysically fit
• Reliable
• Great customer serviceskills
• Enjoyworking in ateam environment
Please email your C.V.and acovering letter
to:HR.Ashburton@mitre10.co.nz or post to
Human ResourcesManager,Mitre10 MEGA,
P.O. Box35, Ashburton7740.
Applications close on Tuesday 25th August 2020
Housewaresdepartment
Team Member –Parttime
Mitre 10MEGA Ashburton has avacancy for
salesperson in our Housewares department.
This position is Part-time Sunday8.30am –5pm
(8 Hours) and Monday8am –5pm (8 Hours)
Total of 16 hours per week.
This position would suit someone with the
following:
• Interestinhomewares,giftware, baking etc.
• Must be able to work unsupervised
• Must be reliable
• Physically fit and able to lift
• Great customer serviceskills
If you think you are the person we are looking
for, please email your c.v. andcoveringletter to
HR.Ashburton@mitre10.co.nz
Applications close on Wednesday 26 August 2020
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General house work.
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QUICK PUZZLE NO. 8580
ACROSS
6. Reptile (11)
7. Singer (4)
8. Veracious (8)
9. Hound (6)
10. Surpass (6)
12. Brook (6)
15. Force (6)
17. Danger (8)
19. Repast(4)
20. Pasta (11)
DOWN
1. Throttle (8)
2. Cheerful (6)
3. Shrewd (6)
4. Reckless (4)
5. Reprove (6)
6. Lift (5)
11. Plant (8)
13. Pact (6)
14. Gruesome (6)
15. Wolf (6)
16. Dodge (5)
18. Attendant (4)
CRYPTIC PUZZLE NO. 8580
ACROSS
6. It givesabang that makesone taketoone’sheels (8,3).
7. Appointed when forced to (4). 8. Sticks it inside for
speed (8). 9. To putweight on, doctorssay,isbad for one
(6). 10. Their job is absorbing (6). 12. He splits with an
employee of the bank (6). 15. Theair is noxious, smothering
everybody (6). 17. On the daythe chars are off, they’re
in charge (8). 19. Almost beginning to see the light (4).
20. Locked up Ted, Inote, for getting drunk in the pub
(2,9).
DOWN
1. I’m leaving foodand water (8). 2. The fire-lighters one
puts in any old how (6). 3. Little gun thatidentifiesone as
an official? (6). 4. Russian who forms part of abig organisation(4).
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toxic (6). 14. Quote again when you say your piece
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SUDOKU
MEDIUM No. 5231
9 2 3 6
1 2 7
4 5
2 4
5 7 8 1
4 7
1 7
3 9 5
2 9 1 6
Solution to previous Sudoku
Howto
solve
Sudoku!
Fill the grid
so thatevery
rowand every
3x3 square
contains the
digitals 1to9
2 1 6 9 4 7 3 5 8
5 3 9 6 1 8 4 7 2
7 8 4 2 5 3 9 6 1
8 6 1 3 2 4 5 9 7
4 9 5 8 7 1 2 3 6
3 2 7 5 6 9 8 1 4
6 4 2 1 3 5 7 8 9
1 5 8 7 9 2 6 4 3
9 7 3 4 8 6 1 2 5
Solution to previous crossword
QUICK PUZZLE NO. 8579 -SOLUTIONS
Across -6,Importance. 8, Vary. 9,Fair. 10, Prime. 11,
Lamp. 12, Brigadier. 16, Frequents. 20, Beer. 22, Alpha.
23, Find. 24, Grip. 25, Instructor.
Down -1,Impair.2,Courage.3,Stupid. 4, Entire. 5, Level.
7, Grime. 13, Ire. 14, Perfect. 15, Weary.17, Repose. 18,
Quarry.19, Tendon. 21, Rapid.
CRYPTIC PUZZLE NO. 8579 -SOLUTIONS
Across -6,Maincourse. 8, E-yes. 9, Part. 10, Rid-er.11,
Sack. 12, Garnished. 16, Discharge. 20, Alec (anag.). 22,
L-up-in. 23, Took. 24, Nola (anag.). 25, Master-mind.
Down -1,Malaga (anag.). 2, Instant. 3, Courts. 4, Bridle.
5, Peers. 7, Peach(Melba). 13, Has. 14, Rag-Tim-e. 15,
Sloop (rev.). 17, I-mpose. 18, Can’t-er. 19, Ground. 21,
C-lamp.
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ENTERTAINMENT
STORAGE and space leasing
for vehicles, motorbikes,
bicycles, boats,
motorhomes, caravans,
tractors, trucks, trailers and
containers. Indoor, outdoor
or under cover. Call Peter
027 333 3626.
STORAGE available, Ashburton.
Self storage, variety
of sizes. Phone Rainbow
Storage 03 307 0401
STORAGE:Secure self storage
units available, long or
short term. Ashburton Storage
Facilities. Contact us
on 0274 362 636 or www.
ashburtonstoragefacilities.
co.nz
HOME SERVICES
ROOF COATINGS: All roof
types, specializing in
Decramastic and Long Run
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Spraymaster 027-433-7780.
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FIREWOOD
DRYPINE
FOR SALE
$300per cord
delivered
within the town
boundaryand
Mayfield/MtSomers
Phone Sue
021 162 4102
2292868
WANTED TO RENT
HOUSE to Rent in country,
for two professional people.
Within 20kms of town.
Everything considered.
Phone Gary on 027 224
4902
DRY old man pine. 6 m 3
$575. Delivered to most of
Mid Canterbury. WINZ
accredited. Phone Rob 027
297 7563
2305693
TREES wanted for logging/
firewood. 20 tonne digger
for clean-up. Phone Shane
James 027 611 3334
FIREWOOD
SCREENED SLAB
FIREWOOD
FIREWOOD
SLABWOOD
3cordgreen
$330
1cordgreen
$110
1cordscreened
$140 cord
OFFCUTS
$140 cord
C.O.D.intown
Adams Sawmill
Malcolm McDowell Rd
Phone
308-3595
MOTORCYCLES
SELL
LPG
REFILLS
Small LPG cylinders
Off Street Parking
Available
Arthur Cates Ltd
26 McNally Street
Ph 308 5397
Riverside Industrial Estate
2302580
ORNSBY Motorcycle Training.
CBTA licensing and
training (Ashburton). Ride
Forever courses in Ashburton
and Geraldine. Call
0508ORNSBY(0508 676
729) for more info or visit
motorcycletraining.co.nz
CARAVANS &TRAILERS
CARAVAN Wanted. NZ
made, family size. Anything
considered. Also Musical;
drumset and snare drum.
Please phone 308 5193 or
027 204 9709
WANTED TO BUY
METAL, heavy etc. Free
light-grade metal in-yard
dumping 9am-5pm weekdays
&9.30-11.30am Saturdays.
Ashburton Scrap
Metal Recyclers, 117 Alford
Forest Rd, (behind
PlaceMakers). Phone 03
308 8033 or 027 249 6625.
WANTED, older style NZ
built caravan 2-4 berth. In
tidy condition. Ph 03 308
9406
CARPORT-Single, for
removal. Professionally
built, easy shift. $1,000.
ono. Phone David 03 307
0272
LPG REFILLS
9kg cylinders
$27.50
Askaboutour
deliveryservice
Anysizecylinder filled
17 Grey St,Ashburton
Phone 307 2707
2300187
2300293
RIDE-ON Mower. USA made
Kawasaki Z242F 21.5hp
FR651V, 112hrs, approx
2yrs old. Fabricated deck,
HDbearings. Owner
downsizing. Offers over
$5,000. Ph David 021 279
4794
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Ashburton Courier, August 20, 2020
HEALTH &BEAUTY
45
URGENT CARE CLINIC
WEEKEND DUTYDOCTORS
IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCYPHONE 111
Forall othermedicalassistance outside of normal
hoursplease phone your generalpracticeteam,24/7,
to speak withahealth professional whowill giveyou
free health advice on what to do or wheretogoifyou
need urgentcare.
If youdon’t have aregular generalpractice, call any
GP team 24/7 forfreetelephone health advice.
All non-residents and visa holders please bring your
passporttoyour surgeryappointment.
New Zealanders’tobringsome form of ID.
TheAshburtonDutyPractice for ...
Saturday22nd August is
Eastfield Health, 135 Tancred Street.
Consultations will be by appointmentonly.
To make an appointmentcallyour regular GP 24/7.
Sunday23rdAugust is
Tinwald Medical Centre,33Archibald Street.
Consultations will be by appointmentonly.
To make an appointmentcallyour regular GP 24/7.
Methven and Rakaia: Formedical attention on the
weekend and public holidays please telephone
MethvenMedical Centre on 03 302 8105
or Rakaia Medical Centre on 03 303 5002.
Details foraccessing the afterhours services will be
on the answer phone.
PHARMACIES
Wises Pharmacy,CountdownComplex,
East Street will be open on ...
Saturday from 9.00am until 1.00pm
Sunday from 10.00am until 1.00pm
At Geraldine: TheGeraldine Pharmacywill be open
normal trading hours during the week,and on
Saturdaymorning from 9.30am to 12.30pm.
Closed Sundays and Public Holidays
Forfree24hour Telephone Health Advice
Phone the healthline on 0800 611 116
Brought
toyouby
CountdownComplex, East Street, Ashburton
Phone: 03 308 6733 Fax: 03 308 6755
FOCUS Optometry - good
honest eye care, support
local. Phone 307 8988.
www.nzfocusoptometry.co.
nz, 65 Tancred Street, Ashburton.
2279570
DebraCurtin
Chiropractor
03 308 9516
www.ashburtonchiropractic.co.nz
EDUCATIONAL
Forkliftand Dangerous GoodsCourses
NZTAApproved Course Provider,MITO&Competenz Assessor
Classes 2&4,Endorsements F&D
ForkliftF&OSH, Saturdays and other days as requested
Dangerous Goods Course,½day Mondaymornings
CommunityHouse,Ashburtonoryour work place
Forfurther information
Phone Christine 027 245 2563
2300234
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Ourclassified deadlineis
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Email: office@ashburtoncourier.co.nz
2294024
MooreStreetMedical Centre
We areaware that some newresidents of the
Ashburtondistrict arehaving difficulty
enrollinginaMedicalCentre.
Ourbooks will be open over wintertoenrol new
eligiblepatients. Ourdoctors andstaffoperate a
comprehensive family orientatedpractice forall
membersofthe community.
To enrolcontactreception ph 03 3083066
3-year-old female
tabby(spayed),
very friendly.
Barn cats available.
Food donations greatly appreciated.
Tuesday-Saturday
9:30am -noon
Phone 308 4432 or
027 332 9286
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ASHBURTON
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Email office@blacklows.co.nz FREEPHONE 0800 452 522
NewZealandArmyBand Live –UNCLASSIFIED
Friday 18th September 7-30pm
Join the New Zealand Army Band in Concert
for amemorable evening of music. This variety
concert will feature world class vocal and
instrumental soloists and include Big Band,
Classical and Brass Band music for all ages.
Adults $25 /Senior $20 /Child under 18 $10
Family 2Adults &2Children $60 (fees apply)
Rock nPop 2020 –Solid Gold
Friday 9th +Saturday 10th October 7:30pm
With acast of over 70 local artists, songs from
the 60s to the 90’s, Jo Castelow asMusical
Director, Jessie Thomson as Choreographer
and our very own Roger Farr Directing the
team this will be an outstanding show. Funds
raised will go towards an upgrade of the
technical infrastructure, which will benefit the
community in the future.
Tickets from $27.00 (fees apply)
BOOK
NOW
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ZINC IT
2085
350 G. Rust protection.
$17.70 +GST
ZINC IT
2185
1litre. Rust protection.
$64.10+GST
From Scratch
Sunday 20th September 2pm
With their DIY invented instruments including
PVC slaptubes, From Scratch guide their
audience through amagical journey. Their
performances have been described “as among
the greatest in any art form to come out of
this country”. ANew Zealand group not to be
missed.
OpenHat
For more information
www.ateventcentre.co.nz
Master Hypnotist Brian Gee
Saturday 17th October 7:30pm
Watching Master Hypnotist Brian Gee perform
his hilarious show is brilliant entertainment for
all ages. Brian has been performing his shows
for over 20 years now and each one is different
and funnier than the previous ones. Bring your
tissues, you won’t stop laughing!
Tickets $25 (fees apply)
03 307 2010 211A Wills Street, Ashburton 7700 admin@ateventcentre.co.nz *Service fees apply
Free learners licencecourse
• New to thedistrict?
• Liverurally?
• Needadriver’s licence?
We canhelp you!
TheMid Canterbury Rural Driver Licencing Scheme
arerunning another free Learner’s LicenceCourse.
This free course is open to adult newcomersinrural
MidCanterburyand willtake placeinAshburton
beginning Tuesday1st September from 11am –
1pm. We can assist with transportand child care
where needed.
On gaining alearner’s licencewewillbegin
working towardsarestrictedlicenceortoconvert
your international licence. Spaces arelimited so get
in quick.
To register,please contact
Wendy Hewitt,Rural Licencing Coordinator
Phone 03 308 1395ext 228 or 027 611 3301
HospiceMid Canterbury
Dealing withalifelimiting illness?
We can supportyou and
your family to make
everyday count.
Allservices arefree.
Phone 307 8387 or 027 227 8387 email manager@hospicemc.nz
www.hospicemc.nz facebook hospicemidcanterbury
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BURNETTSTRANSPORTCATCH UP
Calling all former Burnetts workers,
partners &clients
Remembering thedaysatthe old Burnetts yards
Saturday5September2020 –2pm onwards
Ashburton Racecourse
$5 perperson
Bank: JMNaish38-9015-0134176-09
(useyour first and last name as reference)
or paydirectly to namesbelow
Jane Naish –033082272orText0275265808
tonyjanenaish@gmail.com
Maurice Wotton –027 484 1115
BYODrinks
Kindly sponsored by Wilsons Windscreens
WILSONS
WINDSCREENS
COLLECTING NOW
Good qualitysecondhand furniture,
household,garden and workshop items.
No TVsorcomputers please.
Phone Ron 3085660, John 307 6229, Trevor 3072629
AshburtonPakeke Lions Club Charitable Trust
Serving our Community-Helping LocalCharities
CharityMarketGarage Sale Feb2021.
2302896
2306148
Thurs 20th &Fri 21st
10.00 23 Walks
10.00 This Town
11.45 TheSecret -DaretoDream
11.50 MilitaryWives
1.45 Where’dYou Go Bernadette
1.50 Radioactive
4.00 23 Walks
4.00 TheSecret -DaretoDream
6.00 Where’dYou Go Bernadette
6.00 Unhinged
7.50 MilitaryWives
8.10 This Town
Sat22nd
10.00 Trolls WorldTour
10.00 RedShoes &the 7Dwarfs
11.45 Radioactive
11.50 This Town
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1.40 Tenet
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1.50 TheSecret -DaretoDream PG
3.50
4.20
6.00
6.15
8.00
8.10
Where’dYou Go Bernadette
23 Walks
Unhinged
This Town
Tenet
MilitaryWives
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10.00 RedShoes &the 7Dwarfs G
11.45 Radioactive
11.50 This Town
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Mon24th, Tues 25th
&Wed 26th
10.00 23 Walks
10.00 This Town
11.45 TheSecret -DaretoDream
11.50 MilitaryWives
1.45 Where’dYou Go Bernadette
1.50 Radioactive
4.00 23 Walks
4.00 TheSecret -DaretoDream
6.00 Where’dYou Go Bernadette
6.00 Unhinged
7.50 MilitaryWives
8.10 This Town
NO COMPS
23 Walks,Tenet.
BradfordRoom,
EventCentre.
Tues 25th August
10 am
Dr Jeanine Doherty
(health ethics)
M
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Janet Hayes
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registered practitioner
Tues 1st Sept
10 am
Prof Joseph Boden
(marijuana referendum)
Visitors welcome -$5
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199 Burnett Street
Ashburton
2229804
2306374
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spoiler,95,000 kms, 2000cc....................................................... $8,995
2007 HONDACR-V 4WDZX, 2400 cc,ABS, air con, climate control,
sun roof,auto.............................................................................$11,995
MITSUBISHI
2016 MITSIBUSHIPAJEROSPORT VRX,2400cc, cruise control,
reverse sensors,tow bar,fully loaded ...............................$34,995
SUBARU
2011 SUBARU FORRESTER,2000 cc,4WD,ABS, twin air bags,
97,000 kms..................................................................................$11,995
2011 SUBARU LEGACY WAGON, 2.5i, 2500 cc,ABS, new cam belt,
rear spoiler ....................................................................................... SOLD
2015 SUBARU IMPREZA, 1.6i, 1600 cc,sport wagon, ABS, cam
chain, air con..............................................................................$11,995
2015 SUBARUIMPREZA, 1.6i, 1600 cc station wagon, ABS, air con,
rear spoiler,5000kms ..............................................................$12,995
2006 NISSANCUBE 15M, 5door,petrol,air con, ABS, CD changer,
42,300 kms, 1500cc....................................................................... $7,495
2014 NISSANLATIO B, auto, idlingstop, twin air bags,ABS,4door,
petrol,air con, 31,100kms.......................................................... $9,995
2001 NISSANCUBE, 1300 cc,5door,auto, 136,000 kms......... $3,495
2007 NISSANSKYLINE 350 GT,3500cc, auto, paddle shift, 18in
alloys,76,000 kms.......................................................................$11,995
2013 NISSANBLUEBIRD, twin air bags,ABS, air con, 46,000kms .....
$11,995
2013 NISSAN SYLPHYX,1800cc, air con, ABS, push start, auto,
46,000 kms .................................................................. $11,995
2006 NISSAN BLUEBIRD SYLPHY20S, 2000cc,ABS, air con, climate
control, 11,800kms ....................................................................... $9,995
TRADE-INSPECIALS
1992 FORD COURIER UTE, diesel flatdeck................................. $3,995
2004 FORD FOCUS, 5door,5spped............................................. $2,995
1995 NISSAN PULSAR, auto, hatchback..................................... $2,495
2007 TOYOTA PRIUSSTOURING, hybrid,alloys,reverse camera,
air con, rear spoiler,ABS, 1500cc, 36,000 kms................$10,995
2007 TOYOTA BLADE G, 5door,ABS, air con, bodykit,rearspoiler,
push button start, 70,500 kms, 2400cc ...............................$10,995
2009 TOYOTA ESTIMA HYBRID X4WD, 5door,8seater, ABS,air
con, auto, rear spoiler, cruise control, 133,450 kms, 2400cc,
alloys................................................................................................$14,995
2013 TOYOTA PRIUS L, 5door,ABS, air con, petrol,parking sensors,
rear spoiler, auto, 71,810 kms, 1800cc.................................$16,995
1999 TOYOTA RAV4,3door,petrol, ABS,air con, rear spoiler,
1800cc ............................................................................................... $7,995
2006 TOYOTA RUSH G, 5door,petrol,ABS, air con, climatecontrol,
rear spoiler, 59,500 kms, 1500cc............................................$11,995
2008 TOYOTA WISH XLIMITED, 5door,petrol, ABS,air con, auto,
climatecontrol, 72,500kms,1800cc...................................... $9,995
2012 TOYOTA VITZ F, 1300cc,hatchback,air con, ABS,climate
control..........................................................................................$11,995
2013 TOYOTA AQUA G, 1500cc, ABS, Aircontrol,twinair bags,
cam chain ....................................................................................$10,995
BMW
2007 BMW X5, 3000 cc,deisel,ABS,twin air bags,parking sensors,
cruise control, 4X4 ........................................................................... SOLD
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