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NEWS 4 Ashburton Courier, August 20, 2020 www.ashburtoncourier.co.nz Rangitata Electorate Offices Continuing to support locals alongside caretaker MP MattDoocey. 139 Stafford Street, Timaru 03 683 1386 81 Harrison Street, Ashburton 03 308 7510 rangitatamp@parliament.govt.nz Authorised by Matt Doocey MP for Waimakariri, Level 1,Conway Lane, Rangiora. 23 Walks Reviewed byRowena Hart Dogs can be many things but here they bring two people together ...it’s magic. If youare looking foranew friend take your dog on awalk andyou never know whatmay happen. But remember this ...you must walk the same routeat exactly the same time everyday. Herewehave Fern and Dave holding the leashes of their respective best friends. She is 60-something, freshly divorcedand really not interested in starting anew with anyone just yet. He is Dave, apparently awidower, and seemingly the loveliest bloke you could ever run into on ablustery day inanorth London park. Gradually they get to know each other and become good friends and,well,you can guess the rest. The two actors Dave Johns (Daniel Blake) and Alison Steadman who has starred inmany many movies,but my favouriteofhers is Little Voice. They were borntodothis movie together! Areal treat, very real and very romantic! bookings ph 307 1230 www.regentcinema.co.nz Delivered to over 16,065 homes everyweek Phone 308 7664 l office@ashburtoncourier.co.nz 199 Burnett Street,Ashburton 2300355 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 Ligtenberg,SocialCredit’s Brannon Favel, the Outdoors Party’s Grant Kelynack and James RaeofNot A Party. THIS WEEK’SSPECIALS SPECIALS ESTRELLADAMM 330mlBots 12s &HAAGEN 330ml Bots 15s $ 21 99 ea BUDWEISER 330ml Bots 12pk OR BECKS 330ml Bots 12pk $ 20 99 ea HEINEKEN 330ml Bots 15s $ 29 99 ea 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 restrictions at Alert Level 2would havelimitedaudience numbers. Auckland hasbeen in AlertLevel 3 afteranew outbreak; government planstoreview the restrictions in the coming days. Theformat for the candidates night has been set and each of the eight will haveseven minutesspeaking time, plusseveral minutes to take questions. Thespeakingorder willbe drawn on stage on the night. Therewill be at least 30 minutes at the end for morequestionsfromthe audience. Organisersare hopingto fill the event centre. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardernhas postponed the general electionto October17afterthe new cases forced the suspensionof political ASAHI SUPER DRY &PERONIMASTRO AZZURRO 330ml Bots 12pk $ 23 99 ea KINGFISHER STRONG 500ml 3 FOR $ 10 CARLSBERG 330ml Bots 24s $ 39 99 ea SOI &TIGER CRYSTAL 330mlBots 12s $ 22 99 ea 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 move and onceinplace the interior needs to be stripped, regibbed and 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 banned in level 2. Mr Letham saidhehad never experienced an election buildup like thisyear’swherethe countrywas in the midst of asignificant unforeseenevent, like the pandemic. TheElectoralCommission is now in the processofconfirming voting placesand making surethe 25,000 people needed to work at election time arestill available. Thecommissionhad always planned to runthe election, originallyonSeptember 18, as if New Zealand wasatAlert Level2with contract tracing,hand sanitiser and physical distancinginvotingplaces. Advance voting willbegin on October 3. Preliminary results on electionday willbereleased progressivelyfrom 7pm. Preliminary results of the endof life andcannabis referendumswill be released on October 30. SMIRNOFF 1L $ 34 99 ea STEINLAGER CLASSIC 330ml Bots 18s $ 30 99 ea BOMBAY SAPPHIRE 1L $ 45 99 ea LION RED,WAIKATO SPEIGHTS 330ml Bots 15s $ 23 99 ea MALFY GN GIN RANGE 700ml $ 51 99 ea SEAGERS & IVANOV 1L $ 32 99 ea CRUISER 5% 275ml Bots & 7% 250ml Cans 12pk $ 21 99 ea SMIRNOFF GUARANA 7% 250ml Cans 12pk $ 25 99 ea CODYSORKGB 7% 250ml Cans 18pk $ 29 99 ea JACK DANIELS&COLA 330ml 4.8% 8pk OR SOUTHERN COMFORT 4.5% 375ml 10pk $ 18 99 ea WOODSTOCK & BLACKHEART 7% 250ml Cans 18pk $ 22 99 ea STONELEIGH WHITES, RED &LIGHTER &LGHTER RANGE 700ml $ 12 99 ea ASHBURTON MSA 266 Havelock Street,Ashburton Telephone 308 7149 www.ashburtonclub.co.nz HOURS Monday Tuesday-Thursday Friday&Saturday Sunday 10:00am -6:00pm 10:00am -8:00pm 10:00am -9:00pm 10:00am -6:00pm SPECIALS AVAILABLE from August 20 to August 27 2305100
www.ashburtoncourier.co.nz NEWS Ashburton Courier, August 20, 2020 5 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 Noise Yak3 Russianfighter and AvroAnson to Ashburton Airfield todayhas beenpostponed. Anew date for the visitofthe World War 2planes is stilltobe confirmed. SAVE $2,000 Powered Headre drests &Recl ecline SALE 28-32 MooreSt, Ashburton l Phone 03 550 7000 UNITED TWIN POWER RECLINING 3SEATER RRP $5,999 NOW $3,999 * (Selected Leathers) 2305131
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