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Treetop<br />

test for<br />

climbers<br />

Lettuce-growers<br />

see the light<br />

PAGE 3<br />

Happy snappers<br />

out and about<br />

PAGE 4<br />

MICK.JENSEN<br />

@ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

Thirty tree climbers will show<br />

speed,skills andtechnique at<br />

aregional competitionin<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>Domain next<br />

month.<br />

It is the the firsttime the<br />

long­running competitionhas<br />

Pork Spare<br />

Ribs<br />

Competitive climbers are coming to the <strong>Ashburton</strong> Domain next month. Photo: Richard Tregoweth.<br />

been held here and the public<br />

is welcome to watch<br />

competitorsperform in the<br />

tree­tops.<br />

Five trees have been<br />

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and another will be used for<br />

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The action will take place in<br />

acompact area of thedomain<br />

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andsculpture area on<br />

September 12 and 13.<br />

South Island event coordinator<br />

BenFentiman said<br />

threeregionalfinalswere<br />

beingon the North Island and<br />

just oneonthe South Island.<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> had been chosen<br />

this year because of its central<br />

location and for the quality of<br />

treesinthe domain.<br />

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Pilot’s kit in safe keeping<br />

TONI.WILLIAMS<br />

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Warren Galletly has spent the past 42<br />

yearsbeingcustodian to hisfather<br />

Stanley’s historic WW2memorabilia<br />

and lastweek he handed someof<br />

those items to the <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Aviation Museumfor safeguarding<br />

and display.<br />

They included an airforce great<br />

coat, pilot notebook, photographs<br />

and aWW2trunk.<br />

Stanley ­orflying officerSW<br />

Galletly No. 425894 ­was asecond<br />

generation sheep farmer from Hinds<br />

Arundel Road, at Ealing, justsouth<br />

of <strong>Ashburton</strong>. He wasthe youngest<br />

child of 13 born to Harrietand John<br />

(knownasJack) Galletly.<br />

Stanley enlisted in May 1942 and<br />

learned to fly Tiger Moth planes at<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> Airfield trainingbase<br />

during WW2.<br />

He formedsolid friendships<br />

during the training time with other<br />

Mid Cantabrians alsotraining,<br />

Warren said.<br />

He waseventually deployed<br />

overseas but duringhis lifetimewas<br />

very reserved aboutsharinghis<br />

wartimestories so there arestill<br />

some gapsonhis wartime activities.<br />

Warren’s younger brother Melvin<br />

plans to researchthe entries on<br />

Stanley’s logbooksfor more insight.<br />

They do know he was apilot<br />

instructoronthe Isle of Man, midway<br />

between Ireland andEngland, and<br />

trainedother pilots to fly, including<br />

Polish airmen.<br />

Stanley wasalso acommissioned<br />

officerand kept on in theUnited<br />

Kingdomafterthewar ended.<br />

He flew an ArvoAnson,aBritish<br />

builttwin­engined,multi­role<br />

aircraft, while there.<br />

‘‘Hedidn’t talk alot about what he<br />

did in thewar ... to him it was a<br />

matter which someone had to deal<br />

withit,’’ Warrensaid.<br />

Domain challenge for top tree climbers<br />

From Page1<br />

The <strong>Ashburton</strong> Domain iswellknown<br />

in arborist circles andit<br />

featuressome magnificent trees.<br />

Cedars, oaks and elmhave been<br />

chosenfor the competition, which<br />

containedfive elements that helped<br />

simulate thework of arborists.<br />

Most of the competitors were<br />

arborists, butthere were acouple<br />

who just liked to climb.<br />

Mr Fentiman, alecturerinnatural<br />

resourcesand arboriculture at Otago<br />

Polytechnic,said the competition<br />

included an aerial rescue of a<br />

dummy, that would see competitors<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> Aviation Museum president Warren Janett (left) and Warren<br />

Galletly with his father Stanley’s WW2 trunk.<br />

Warren, who grew up in Mid<br />

Canterburybut nowlives in<br />

Christchurch, was keen for his<br />

father’s wartimehistory to be shared<br />

as time was moving on. He has more<br />

items for the museum which he will<br />

getready fordisplay, such as his<br />

father’s commission certificate<br />

signed by King George VI and his war<br />

medals.<br />

Stanleyeventually returnedtothe<br />

homefarm in 1947 and met four­yearold<br />

son Warren for the first time.<br />

He never flew again.<br />

He carried on farming, alongside<br />

wife Muriel, and died 1978. She died<br />

in 1979.<br />

‘‘His resting place is just downthe<br />

road in the <strong>Ashburton</strong>Cemetery, but<br />

Isensed that he was landing his<br />

beloved Tiger Moththere withus<br />

(today),’’ Warren said.<br />

talkthrough the rescue process, a<br />

timed and scored climb where<br />

climbers rang the bell at various<br />

stations, andabelayspeedclimb.<br />

There wasalso atimedascent up<br />

15m of ropes andachallenge where<br />

climberswould throw lines at targets.<br />

‘‘It’s exciting stuff to watch and<br />

spectators are very welcome to check<br />

out the action.’’<br />

Mr Fentiman said therewould be<br />

stricthealthand safetyprotocol in<br />

place.<br />

Each event would be taped off and<br />

only climbers andjudges were<br />

allowed in thearea.<br />

As well as ahealthand safety plan,<br />

Flying Officer Stanley Galletly.<br />

there wouldbestrict scrutiny of<br />

climbers’equipment and arisk<br />

assessment carried outonthe trees<br />

being used.<br />

He said organisers had received<br />

good supportfrom the <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

DistrictCouncil.<br />

The competition runs on<br />

September 12 from9am until<br />

around 4pm. The following day, the<br />

topplacing tree climbers will be<br />

tested in the Masters Challenge,<br />

which will decide the final winners.<br />

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New growers see light at end of tunnel-house<br />

LINDA.CLARKE<br />

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Georgie and Dave Wade are<br />

glass half­full people.<br />

Theiroptimism has comein<br />

handyinthe past 12 months.<br />

Thecouple movedfrom<br />

Temuka to <strong>Ashburton</strong> last<br />

September after buying the<br />

hydroponic lettucebusiness<br />

know as <strong>Ashburton</strong>Hydroponic<br />

Growers ­theyhave stuck with<br />

the known brand name and they<br />

arecalling their business<br />

Lettuce Bee Healthy.<br />

In November their<br />

glasshouses andoutbuildings<br />

wereseverely damaged by hail<br />

andthen in February orders for<br />

theirgourmet lettuces<br />

decreased andthen stopped as<br />

the covid pandemicstarted to<br />

takeeffect.<br />

Just as restaurant andcafe<br />

sales began to pick up after<br />

lockdown, their gateside stall<br />

wasransacked and money<br />

stolen.<br />

Georgie says they havebeen<br />

tested but are surviving; they<br />

are continuing to trial new<br />

optionsintheir hydroponic<br />

glasshouses, which once<br />

successful will be available to<br />

their customers.<br />

Sheworks for Midlands as<br />

their HR/HS adviser and<br />

husband Dave has beenthe<br />

main fixerand grower, putting<br />

his years of commercial<br />

gardeningexperiencetogood<br />

use. The businesswas started<br />

by PaulineandRoger Withell<br />

about 25 years ago and run by<br />

Paulineafter hisdeath five<br />

years ago.<br />

Georgie said she and Dave<br />

wereenjoying the lettucegrowinglifestyle,<br />

despite the<br />

hiccups.<br />

They have their lettuces<br />

grown from seeds through<br />

QuikStart Seedlings in West<br />

Melton and then grown<br />

hydroponically (in water). The<br />

different glasshouses and<br />

plastic tunnel­houses arefull of<br />

lettuces at different stagesof<br />

growth;ittakes about five<br />

weeksfor theplants to mature,<br />

when they are harvested,<br />

bagged and delivered to<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>restaurants, cafes<br />

andsupermarkets for sale.<br />

Georgiesaidlast November’s<br />

hail broke about 40 percent of<br />

glassinthe glasshouses;the<br />

damagedproduct and broken<br />

glass had to be dumped.<br />

Daveset about managing the<br />

repairsand the growing<br />

continued until about<br />

February,when international<br />

tourism began to drop offas<br />

covid spread around the world.<br />

Then NewZealand locked<br />

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The Wades’ sheepfeastedon<br />

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Left: Georgie Wade with some<br />

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grown in their commercial<br />

glasshouses.<br />

gourmet lettuce but the couple<br />

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going.<br />

‘‘There’s beenalot of<br />

unforeseen things happen,’’<br />

Georgie said.‘‘Wewere in abit<br />

of aspiral as you can’t plan but<br />

we knewwehad to carry on<br />

growing so we would continue<br />

to have aharvest available.’’<br />

After lockdown, theorders<br />

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Behind the lens at the <strong>Ashburton</strong> Domain were (back fromleft) Adam Overend, Kiki Findlay, Bolly Siaosi, RicJaLe Heke,<br />

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Paparazzi pack captures domain<br />

MICK.JENSEN<br />

@ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

Agroup of happysnappers from<br />

Hampstead School are learningand<br />

developing an eye for agood photo.<br />

The group of 18 have been learning<br />

about photography and have taken<br />

hundreds of photossince the<br />

beginning of term.<br />

Theycome together as an interest<br />

group after school and are collating<br />

photosfor aphotography competition<br />

running throughthe <strong>Ashburton</strong> A&P<br />

Show. Photos will be sorted and<br />

discussed and the best of the best<br />

selected for entry by early October.<br />

The youngphotographers are<br />

mentored by teachers Lois Eaton and<br />

Hannah Duffell.<br />

Mrs Eaton has been akeen<br />

photographer for the pastfive years<br />

and attended classes at the Methven<br />

Summer School. She said most of the<br />

students used school cameras and<br />

took between 50 and 120 photos at<br />

each weekly session.<br />

The school usually purchased two<br />

new cameras ayear and had built up<br />

good stocks.<br />

Nothing was off­limits in termsof<br />

the subjects being snapped by the<br />

childrenand they were encouraged<br />

to learn as they go.<br />

Students who had been involved<br />

last year had acquired some useful<br />

skills, not least the realisation that<br />

they neededtohold the camera<br />

steady to get agood photo.<br />

Conditionsfor agroup trip to<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> Domain on Monday were<br />

dull and overcast, and perfect for<br />

capturing the area’s natural beauty.<br />

The young photographers started<br />

their photographicjourney by taking<br />

photos at school. They have since<br />

visited afarm and haveatrip to<br />

Orana Park planned next month.<br />

Kea sighting causes skifield celebration<br />

Mt Hutt road crew member Badger with<br />

the young kea he spotted on Sunday.<br />

Photo: Mt Hutt skifield.<br />

Ajuvenile male kea, the firsttobe<br />

seenatMtHutt skifield in three<br />

years,paid avisittothe mountain<br />

on Sunday.<br />

The native alpineparrot was<br />

spotted by Mt Hutt roadcrew<br />

member Badgerwhen he was out<br />

monitoringthe roads.<br />

Mt Huttski area manager James<br />

McKenzie said watching staff react<br />

to the news was aspecialmoment.<br />

‘‘As soon as the call wentout on<br />

the radio from Badger our whole<br />

team startedcelebrating.’’<br />

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6 <strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>August</strong> <strong>27</strong>, <strong>2020</strong><br />

Dog complaints<br />

down over year<br />

Fivedangerous dogs and 58 menacing dogsare<br />

among the 6891 registeredcanines in the<br />

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

Four dogs were classified as dangerouson<br />

the basis of sworn evidence and one by the<br />

admissionofits owner. The 58 menacing dogs<br />

included36 by their behaviour and therest by<br />

breed.<br />

Council staff prepare an annual dogreport,<br />

which is beforethe environmental services<br />

committee this week.<br />

Staff received 684 complaintsabout dogs in<br />

the past year, downfrom 830 the yearbefore.<br />

There were 32 reports of attacks (down from<br />

44), 88 for wandering (downfrom 106) and362<br />

for wandering dogs (down from 399).<br />

Environmentalmonitoring manager Rick<br />

Catchpowle, whowrote thedog report,said<br />

there werealso 142 dogsimpounded in the<br />

12­month period. Six were euthanised and 12<br />

re­homed.<br />

The most commoninfringementbyowners<br />

was failing to keeptheir dog controlled or<br />

confined­37 $200fines were issued lastyear.<br />

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Have you ever wondered how you<br />

vote when you can’tsee aballot<br />

paper?<br />

It’s aproblem for <strong>Ashburton</strong>’s<br />

Marilyn Galletlyatelection timebut<br />

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advantage of advance votingtomake<br />

theprocess easier and he assistsher<br />

in the polling booth.<br />

Marilyn,75, listens to the radio and<br />

television to keepupwithpolitical<br />

newsthat helpsinform herdecision<br />

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attend the <strong>Ashburton</strong> meet­thecandidates<br />

meeting on September 30.<br />

Marilyn was born with arare eye<br />

disorder that affectedher retina. She<br />

is legally blind and needs Ron’s<br />

guiding hand to walk around their<br />

GlassworksRoad lifestyle property.<br />

‘‘Ithas got worseover the years.’’<br />

She wore glasses from theage of<br />

twobut abandonedthem in 1987.But<br />

poor vision didn’t stop her trainingas<br />

apsychopedic nurse whenshe lived<br />

in Nelson nor votingingeneral<br />

elections over the years.<br />

Marilyn and Ron, aMid Canterbury<br />

farm boy, married in 1968 and moved<br />

to <strong>Ashburton</strong> in 1991, wherethey<br />

farmed until retiringtotown.<br />

She is acommitteemember of the<br />

local BlindLow Vision NZ group<br />

(formerly theBlind Foundation) and<br />

goes to monthly meetings. The group<br />

hasabout 80 members witheye<br />

conditions like macular<br />

degenerationand glaucoma that stop<br />

them from seeingwell.<br />

The <strong>2020</strong> election had plenty of<br />

drama, enhanced by Covid­19, but<br />

being blind was no excusefor not<br />

keeping informed or voting,she said.<br />

Marilyn Galletly at her <strong>Ashburton</strong> home.<br />

‘‘If you don’tvote, you can’t complain<br />

aboutwho you get.’’<br />

The Electoral Commission has<br />

audio and largeprint information<br />

available for visually­impaired<br />

voters,who will be askedtopick an<br />

MP in their electorate, castaparty<br />

vote, and voteinreferendums on<br />

cannabis and end­of­life choices.<br />

Blind Low Visionmembers canalso<br />

access informationabout the election<br />

and referendums from its telephone<br />

informationservice.<br />

Members canalso registertovote<br />

by telephone.<br />

Blind Low Visionaccess and<br />

awareness advisorChris Orr, who is<br />

blind,says telephonevoting is the<br />

only way asecret vote canbecast by<br />

peoplewho can’t see.<br />

“I have voted since 1975 and<br />

someone used tohavetocomeinto<br />

the polling boothwith me. Youwould<br />

have to place alot of trust into that<br />

person that they were followingyour<br />

wishes.<br />

“It wasquite uplifting when the<br />

telephone voting came in.”<br />

People who areblind, deafblind or<br />

havelow vision have to register to<br />

vote by telephone, then they are given<br />

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forthe person’s name, but instead<br />

gets theperson to answerasecret<br />

question they selectedwhen they<br />

registered. They then read out the<br />

selectiontomake the vote.<br />

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Night-time closure for domain?<br />

The <strong>Ashburton</strong> Domain will be closed<br />

to vehicles at nightif<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

District Councillors agreeitisaway<br />

to stopvandalism in the park.<br />

Council’scommunity services<br />

committee willdiscuss a<br />

recommendation thatthe domain’s<br />

WestStreet entrancebeclosed to<br />

vehiclesfrom11pmto6am year<br />

round.<br />

Therehas been ongoingvandalism<br />

in the domain andrestrictingvehicle<br />

access willreduce crimeand other<br />

unwanted activity there, says acting<br />

openspace managerPaulWilson in a<br />

report for councillors.<br />

Hisreport recommends night<br />

closureand if councillorsagreeat<br />

theirThursday meeting, it will go to<br />

full council later in the yearfor<br />

approval.<br />

WestStreet is the main vehicle<br />

entrance tothe domain and is<br />

currently open24hours aday,but at<br />

night vandalism and otheranti­social<br />

behaviour is known to occurinthe<br />

carpark.<br />

Policehave beenconsulted,<br />

support theclosureofthe domain to<br />

vehiclesafter darkand believeitwill<br />

reduce offending.<br />

Night­time closure would mean the<br />

West Street entrance is closed off by<br />

chainand removable bollards; this<br />

wouldbedonebycouncil’s security<br />

service, who would check the<br />

carparksfor vehicles, escortany out<br />

and lockthe gate.<br />

Signs wouldbeput up advisingof<br />

the night­timeclosure and who to call<br />

to releaseunattended vehicles.<br />

Council cleaning staff would open the<br />

gate at 6am.<br />

Thecost of the extra security<br />

services has not yet been determined<br />

but should be covered by the<br />

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Mill House Kitchen staff member Richard Willan (left) and co­owner Mark Milmine.<br />

Mill House Kitchen open<br />

Taking over the cafe operation<br />

at Ashford Craft Villagewas too<br />

goodanopportunitytomiss,<br />

saysnew tenantMark Milmine.<br />

The newly renamed Mill<br />

House Kitchen opened at the<br />

endoflastweekand is the<br />

secondeatery in town for Mr<br />

Milmine andwife Nicky,who<br />

own andoperate theSomerset<br />

Grocer, abusiness they bought<br />

from <strong>Ashburton</strong>Trust in 2016.<br />

Mr Milmine said he and his<br />

wifewereexcited by the<br />

opportunity and were up for the<br />

challenge.<br />

They had beeninvolved in<br />

hospitality for over 30 yearsand<br />

believed the new venue was a<br />

‘‘hidden treasure’’.<br />

He said the couple looked<br />

forwardtoputting their mark<br />

on it andgrowing it further.<br />

Mill House Kitchen is open<br />

sevendaysaweekandoffers<br />

breakfast andlunch menus, as<br />

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It is licensed andevening<br />

functionsare afuture option<br />

for the new owners.<br />

‘‘It’s in such agreat location<br />

and it was the outdoor area that<br />

really sold it to us,’’ said Mr<br />

Milmine.<br />

He said there was already a<br />

loyal localfollowing andplenty<br />

of passingtraffic on nearby<br />

SH1.<br />

Anew kitchen had been fitted<br />

after recent restrengthening<br />

work andthedecorwas amix of<br />

modern andtraditional.<br />

Menu offerings include<br />

mushroom gnocchi, risotto,<br />

steamed bao buns, aruben<br />

sandwich and Frenchtoast.<br />

Mr Milmine said Mill House<br />

Kitchen was finding its feet in<br />

terms of systems and recruiting<br />

for another chef and other staff.<br />

NEWS<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>August</strong> <strong>27</strong>, <strong>2020</strong><br />

Hadlee here as<br />

guest speaker<br />

Cricket legend Sir Richard<br />

Hadleeisproviding abig<br />

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Club on its annualcharitygolf<br />

day.<br />

Sir Richard, regarded as<br />

one of the greatest fast<br />

bowlers in cricketing history,<br />

will be the guest speaker at a<br />

special breakfastonOctober<br />

8then tee off in the golf<br />

tournament later in the day.<br />

Organiser John Richards<br />

said the breakfastand the golf<br />

tournament were two<br />

separate fundraising events,<br />

and tickets would be<br />

available soon.<br />

At the catered breakfast at<br />

the <strong>Ashburton</strong> Golf Club, Sir<br />

Richard will speak and show<br />

some cricketingmemorabilia;<br />

he will takepartinaquestion<br />

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radio interview with<br />

Hokonui’s Phill Hooper.<br />

The former NewZealand<br />

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Sir Richard is also alongtime<br />

golfer and will take part<br />

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The Lions club is raising<br />

funds for the Chris Ruth<br />

Centre Trust and the<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> River cycle track;<br />

the trust helpsadults with<br />

Richard Hadlee.<br />

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The golf tournamentlast<br />

year raised about$15,000.<br />

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friendSir Richard to be part<br />

of the occasion.The pair met<br />

whenthecricketer was a<br />

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restaurantatHanmer<br />

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He described himasatop<br />

bloke,who had kindly<br />

donated his time.<br />

Tickets to thebreakfastare<br />

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8 <strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>August</strong> <strong>27</strong>, <strong>2020</strong><br />

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Survey to gauge youth health<br />

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BASEYouth Centre andHype<br />

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The surveyisseeking<br />

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BASE co­ordinator Jenny<br />

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Having fun at the playgroup session on Monday were (from left) Kal Smitheram,<br />

Elsie Kenure­Blacker, Stanley Kenure­Blacker, Felicity Varlow, Lyra Martin and<br />

Reya­June Neil.<br />

Support for parents, babies<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>Parents Centre is now in its<br />

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playgroup sessions.<br />

Therewere 14 under­fives at<br />

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session that runsfrom10amuntilnoon<br />

and is free to everyone,including nonmembers.<br />

Parents centre committeemember<br />

Claire Smitheramsaid parents could<br />

enjoy ashared morningtea andchat<br />

andalso find outmore about what the<br />

centre was allabout.<br />

The children enjoyed the run of the<br />

place and everyone waswelcome, she<br />

said.<br />

The centre runsfreechildbirth<br />

education classes andthe longrunning<br />

and popular music and<br />

movementclasses.<br />

Anew Babyand You course, aimed<br />

at new parents with babies fromzero<br />

to three months, starts today, andthe<br />

next ante­natal class begins on<br />

November 4.<br />

For moreinformation, visit the<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> Parents Centre Facebook<br />

page.<br />

Scarecrow hunt on again<br />

Methven’s Scarecrow Trail is set to<br />

spring up again in the township in the<br />

schoolholidays.<br />

The annual fundraiser will runfrom<br />

September 26 until October 11.<br />

It was originallyset down forApril,<br />

but postponed because of Covid­19<br />

lockdown.<br />

The school holiday event is fun for<br />

all thefamily andawaytodiscover<br />

Methven.<br />

Scarecrow huntersofall agesneed<br />

to pick up atrailmap,whichdoubles<br />

as an entry form, fromthe Methven<br />

information hubinthe Mt Hutt<br />

Memorial Hall. Maps cost $10.<br />

Proceeds go to Methven Primary<br />

School.<br />

IN BRIEF<br />

GIRLS GO OUT<br />

Proceeds from aGirl’s Nite Out<br />

event nextmonthin<strong>Ashburton</strong> will<br />

go to Life Educationtohelp fund<br />

educational programmesaround<br />

the district.<br />

TheSeptember 17 eventstartsat<br />

6.45pm and will be held at Todd’sof<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>. It will feature afashion<br />

show, nibblesand spot prizes.<br />

Eight of the 10 models involved<br />

are localteachers and mostwill<br />

maketheircatwalk debut.<br />

Tickets cost $20and can be<br />

ordered through Moyra Whiting<br />

(0<strong>27</strong> 203 5991).<br />

FAIRYLIGHTS<br />

The fairy lights in the treesonEast<br />

Street could be lit for twoweeksin<br />

July to celebrate Matarikiand from<br />

November to mid-January for the<br />

Christmas holidays.<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

peopleare lovingthe lights, which<br />

wereturned on in earlyJuly to boost<br />

spirits following lockdown.<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>Districtcouncillors will<br />

makeadecision about whentoturn<br />

them on in the future, with options<br />

forChristmas and Matariki, or a<br />

year-roundtrial.<br />

CHOIR POSTPONED<br />

An openevening for those keen to<br />

find outmore about the Mid<br />

Canterbury Choirhas been<br />

postponed due to Covid-19 Level 2<br />

restrictions.<br />

Anew date will be advisedwhen<br />

the Alert Levelreturns to level 1.<br />

ART SHOW ON<br />

Entries are now openfor the<br />

rescheduled<strong>Ashburton</strong> Societyof<br />

Arts Annual Exhibition.<br />

EntriescloseonSeptember 13<br />

andthe art receiving day at<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> Art Gallery is October10.<br />

The openingnightisset for<br />

October 19 and theexhibition runs<br />

untilNovember 13.<br />

Tickets for the opening night will<br />

be available in October.<br />

BURNETTSREUNION<br />

Organisersofthe Burnetts<br />

Transport reunionhavepushed<br />

backtheir eventuntil January<br />

because of covid restrictions. They<br />

are still keentohearfrom people<br />

with workstoriesand will advisethe<br />

new date as soon as possible.<br />

MUSEUM SCENE<br />

The <strong>Ashburton</strong>Museum and<br />

HistoricalSocietyhas cancelledits<br />

bi-monthlymeetingonSunday<br />

because of covid restrictions. The<br />

societyhad hoped to have alook<br />

‘‘behind the scenes’’ withmuseum<br />

staff.The next meetingisits AGM<br />

on October 11.The museum’s<br />

winter exhibition is atributeto<br />

architect Billy Thomas, who<br />

designed many <strong>Ashburton</strong>houses -<br />

somestill standing. It willrun until<br />

mid-September.<br />

171ALFORD FOREST ROAD,ASHBURTON<br />

0800 86 22 44<br />

Chippers Generators Compactors Excavators Access Gear MotorVehicles<br />

Trailers Forklifts PortableBuildings Toilets Mowers&More<br />

2286696

NEWS<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>August</strong> <strong>27</strong>, <strong>2020</strong><br />

9<br />

Volunteer services manager for Hospice Mid Canterbury Belinda Brand.<br />

Belindafindsnew<br />

hospice calling<br />

Hospice Mid Canterbury’snew<br />

volunteerservices manager<br />

Belinda Brand believes in the<br />

powerofsayingthank you.<br />

She saysthe organisation has<br />

over100 volunteers on its books,<br />

all inspired by wanting to help<br />

those with life­limiting illnesses<br />

or terminal illness,like cancer.<br />

Those vitalvolunteers didnot<br />

seekreward so was pickingupthe<br />

phone to say thanksinpersonwas<br />

important, Belinda said.<br />

She is two weeks into her new<br />

role, after 10 years in asimilar<br />

position with IHC. Shesays<br />

matchingvolunteers to people or<br />

caregivers needing hospice<br />

services waspart of herjob.<br />

Hospice volunteerssit with<br />

clientstogive caregivers abreak,<br />

write biographies, help with<br />

transport or shopping and work in<br />

the Hospice MidCanterbury shop.<br />

They areall vetted,trained and<br />

supported.<br />

Hospice servicesinclude<br />

massage, reiki, relaxation<br />

therapy,reflexologyand<br />

counselling.<br />

Belinda said shewas getting to<br />

know the different groups and<br />

volunteers, andworkingwith the<br />

hospice assessmentteams to<br />

match volunteers withclients.<br />

Volunteers were mostly older<br />

people, withtime, butthey do<br />

range across the ages andshe is<br />

hoping to recruit somemore<br />

younger people.<br />

Duringcovid AlertLevel 2<br />

restrictions, HospiceMid<br />

Canterbury hasnot been able to<br />

holdregulargroup exercise<br />

sessions or its armchair travel<br />

chats.Hospice rooms areopen<br />

though for people who wantto<br />

drop in for achatoradvice.<br />

Volunteers andcounsellors had<br />

been keeping in touch with client<br />

familiesvia thephone and looked<br />

forward to restrictions easing.<br />

Braces check-ups from new space<br />

Mount HuttCollegestudent Josh<br />

McKenzie (in the chair) withBig<br />

Grin Orthodontists crew(from left)<br />

Dr Joseph Petelo, RachaelGregg,<br />

Hannah Cox and Abbey Hall at<br />

their new <strong>Ashburton</strong> premises on<br />

the corner of Harrison Street and<br />

Belt Road.<br />

It opened last weekto its<br />

orthodontic clients.<br />

Josh, 14, has been under<br />

othodontic care of Big Grin for two<br />

months although Dr Petelo, and<br />

his team, have beentravelling<br />

fromChristchurch to rental space<br />

in <strong>Ashburton</strong> since2011.<br />

The new dedicated premises<br />

will see the teamcontinue to offer<br />

orthodontic checkups.<br />

They also have along­term plan<br />

to extend intohigh schooldental<br />

therapy and capture under 18s not<br />

being seen by other dentists in<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>,orthrough the<br />

communitydentalvan, which does<br />

notvisit high schools.

Family<br />

Notices<br />

Enquiries<br />

phone<br />

Mary,Jann or<br />

Karen<br />

on 308 7664<br />

or call into<br />

199 Burnett St.<br />

Family Notices<br />

DEATHS DEATHS DEATHS DEATHS DEATHS<br />

CUTTLE, John Ross: On<br />

<strong>August</strong> 20, <strong>2020</strong>. Peacefully<br />

at home, inNelson. Aged<br />

88 years. Loving husband<br />

of the late Pamelene and<br />

father of Andrea and Glenn<br />

Clarke (Whitsundays, QLD)<br />

Martin and Janet (Methven)<br />

and Nick and Ethel (Sydney).<br />

Loved grandad of Ashleigh,<br />

Kirby, and Mitchell; Heidi,<br />

and Sam; John, Jacob, and<br />

Tom. Loved brother-in-law<br />

of Joy and Murray Isaacs,<br />

Jean and Graham Richards,<br />

the late Robert, and Ann<br />

Woodham and a loved<br />

Uncle of all his nieces and<br />

nephews. Messages to the<br />

Cuttle family c/- MCuttle,<br />

Mt Hutt RD12, Rakaia 7782.<br />

A service to celebrate<br />

John’s life will be held at<br />

our chapel, Cnr East and<br />

Cox Streets, <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

on Monday <strong>August</strong> 31,<br />

commencing at 11.00am.<br />

Followed by interment at<br />

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

Cemetery.<br />

Paterson’s<br />

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

FDANZ<br />

03 307 7433<br />

GARNETT, Shirley Avis<br />

(RN, RM): Unexpectedly<br />

but peacefully at Timaru<br />

Hospital on Saturday,<br />

<strong>August</strong> 22, <strong>2020</strong>, in her 85th<br />

year.<br />

Dearly loved mother and<br />

mother-in-law ofPaul and<br />

Jill,Anne andMike Greaney,<br />

and Allan and Caroline,and<br />

adored Grandma Shirley<br />

to Sam, and Skylar, and a<br />

friendtomany.<br />

Will be sadly missed.<br />

Messages to: The Garnett<br />

Family, c/- PO Box 6035,<br />

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

A private cremation will<br />

be held and a memorial<br />

service for Shirley will take<br />

place when Covid-19 Level<br />

1resumes.<br />

0800 2MEMORY<br />

0<strong>27</strong> 637 1229<br />

LYNN, Vicki Ann; On 22<br />

<strong>August</strong>, <strong>2020</strong>. Passed away<br />

peacefully at <strong>Ashburton</strong>,<br />

aged 62 years. Much loved<br />

wife ofGrant. Dearly loved<br />

Mum ofStacey and John,<br />

Katrina and Cory,and Jonny.<br />

Loved sister of Bryan, and<br />

treasured Nana of all her<br />

grandchildren. Messages<br />

to the Lynn Family, C/- PO<br />

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

At Vicki’s request aprivate<br />

cremation has been held.<br />

Paterson’s<br />

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

FDANZ<br />

03 3077433<br />

PITHIE, Laurence James<br />

(Laurie): On <strong>August</strong><br />

23, <strong>2020</strong>, peacefully at<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> Hospital, in his<br />

89th year. Dearly loved<br />

husband and best friend<br />

of Kathie. Much loved<br />

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

grandad of Pam and Tim<br />

Eaden, Ashleigh and Darcy,<br />

and Brad; Leanne and<br />

Dennis Mably, Ben and<br />

Tania, and Mark and Ashley;<br />

Raewyn and Stu Gray,<br />

Todd, Cameron and Bailey;<br />

Kelvyn and Rachel, Hannah<br />

and Sam. He will be dearly<br />

missed. Thank you to Dr<br />

Sparks and the staff of AAU<br />

and Ward 1 of <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Hospital for their loving<br />

care ofLaurie.<br />

Messages<br />

to the Pithie Family, C/- PO<br />

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

At Laurie’s request aprivate<br />

servicehas been held.<br />

Paterson’s<br />

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

FDANZ<br />

03 307 7433<br />

Supporting the community<br />

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

RANSON, Lois Margaret,<br />

on <strong>August</strong> 21st <strong>2020</strong>.<br />

Peacefully after a short<br />

illness, aged 79 years.<br />

Dearly loved mother and<br />

mother-in-law of David,<br />

Angela, Michael, Carl, and<br />

Nigel and Wendy, and<br />

much loved grandmother<br />

of all her grandchildren<br />

and great grandchildren.<br />

Messages to the Ranson<br />

Family, c/- P O Box 472,<br />

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

to celebrateLois’ lifewill be<br />

held at our chapel, cnr East<br />

& Cox Streets, <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

on Thursday <strong>August</strong> <strong>27</strong>,<br />

commencing at 2.00pm.<br />

Followed by interment<br />

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

Lawn Cemetery. To view<br />

Lois’ service go to www.<br />

patersonsfunerals.co.nz,<br />

go to Funeral Notices, then<br />

click on Lois Ranson for the<br />

link.<br />

Paterson’s<br />

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

FDANZ<br />

03 307 7433<br />

Birth notices listed by parents will continue to<br />

be free in the Family Notices column.<br />

Theinitial death noticelodged by afuneral<br />

director will be listed without charge.Therewill<br />

be asmall charge of $15 forsubsequent notices<br />

relatedtothe same death, up to amaximum of<br />

35 wordsand on aper-linebasis afterthat.<br />

Thesame lowcharges apply to other<br />

family notices,suchasengagements,<br />

acknowledgments,inmemoriam notices and<br />

anniversaries.<br />

LREA2008<br />

MCRE<br />

SLOPER, Simon Patrick:<br />

Passed away tragically<br />

on Monday 17th <strong>August</strong><br />

<strong>2020</strong>, aged 34 years. Loved<br />

son of Glenis and the late<br />

David Sloper. Loved father<br />

of Jack. Youngest brother<br />

and brother-in-law toSean<br />

and Sharlene, Andrea and<br />

Mark, Michelle and Russell,<br />

Roxanne and Jonny. Much<br />

loved Uncle of Charnae<br />

and Jesse, Tayler, Daniel<br />

and Casey, Charlie, Oscar<br />

and Harry. Messages to the<br />

Sloper Family c/- POBox<br />

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

servicehas beenheld.<br />

Paterson’s<br />

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

FDANZ<br />

03 307 7433<br />

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT<br />

McBRIDE, Irene Elizabeth<br />

(Betty): Julie, Liz and Paul<br />

and families would like<br />

to thank all those who<br />

offered support, flowers,<br />

cards and food after the<br />

sad loss of our dearly loved<br />

mum, gran and greatgran.<br />

Your thoughtfulness<br />

was much appreciated.<br />

As we cannot thank you<br />

all individually, please<br />

accept this as a personal<br />

acknowledgement.<br />

IN MEMORIAM<br />

DEANS, Shane:<br />

May the winds of heaven<br />

blow softly and whisper in<br />

your ear, how much we love<br />

and miss you and wish that<br />

youwerehere.<br />

~ Love Mum, Dad, Daniel<br />

and Aaron<br />

NEWS<br />

10 <strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>August</strong> <strong>27</strong>, <strong>2020</strong><br />

Taxis ready<br />

for masks<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>Taxis aregearing up for newrules<br />

mandating people to wearmasks on public<br />

transport.<br />

Therules, whichwill include taxis,<br />

rideshare services such as Uber, busesand<br />

aircraft, areexpected to come intoeffect<br />

nextweekalthoughexact details are still<br />

beingworked through.<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>Taxis’ GraemeBentley said<br />

drivers werealreadyequipped with asupply<br />

of masksfor their use andalso had sanitiser<br />

on board to wipedownsurfaces.<br />

Thecompany, which operates 24/7, hasa<br />

fleetofthree mobility vansand fivecars,<br />

althoughnot all are on the roadatthe same<br />

time.<br />

Mr Bentleysaid the national taxi<br />

federationhad sought clarificationonwhat<br />

the newrules meant for taxioperations. He<br />

was expectingtoknow more today.<br />

PrimeMinister Jacinda Ardernannounced<br />

this week that wearing masks would become<br />

mandatory on public transport at AlertLevel<br />

2and above as part of the ongoingplan to<br />

stampout Covid­19.<br />

Testing of people with covid symptomsalso<br />

continuesin<strong>Ashburton</strong>, withatestingfacility<br />

on the grounds of <strong>Ashburton</strong> Hospital<br />

running Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays<br />

from 10amuntil2pm.<br />

The station tested 54 peoplelast weekand<br />

willremain open as government continues to<br />

call for more communitytestingaroundthe<br />

countrytoensure the Auckland clusterhas<br />

not spread.<br />

Ms Ardern said children will notbe<br />

required to wearmasksonpublictransport,<br />

but an exact age is beingworked on. Taxis<br />

and rideshare serviceslikeUber are<br />

included in the rule.<br />

‘‘Wecontinue to ask everyone on public<br />

transportorplanes to wearamask. They<br />

limit thechance for Covid­19, whenitisoften<br />

hardertodistanceyourself and trace<br />

people.’’<br />

People were encouraged peopletoexplore<br />

buying alternatives to single­usemasksif<br />

theycan affordto, or to fashionamask or<br />

facecovering fromthings found at home.<br />

She saidthe type of maskused wasnot<br />

being policed. Advice on differenttypesof<br />

facecoverings are available online.<br />

Complete<br />

Local Care<br />

Since 1982<br />

River consents progress<br />

Just 18 of 88 consents have<br />

been decided by<br />

Environment Canterbury in a<br />

big review of water­takes<br />

from the <strong>Ashburton</strong> River.<br />

The review was announced<br />

in July last year and farmers<br />

were told their irrigation<br />

consents would be<br />

reconsidered as part of a<br />

long­term aim to improve<br />

flows in the river.<br />

Many farmers asked for an<br />

extension until September<br />

this year to explore<br />

alternative water sources,<br />

like groundwater.<br />

Aprogress report on the<br />

consent review prepared for<br />

the <strong>Ashburton</strong> Water Zone<br />

Committee said 18 consents<br />

had been decided. Another<br />

28 were likely to reach<br />

decision, 29 were more<br />

significantly affected and<br />

still investigating<br />

Family owned,<br />

locally owned<br />

22 MooreStreet,<br />

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

0800 2636679<br />

alternatives, and for 10 the<br />

way forward was unclear.<br />

These 10 had chosen not to<br />

engage in the review process.<br />

Three consents were likely<br />

to be withdrawn, for various<br />

reasons including possible<br />

lack of connection to surface<br />

water.<br />

The report said six consent<br />

reviews had been granted<br />

further extensions until<br />

March 2021 and more<br />

2289133<br />

requests for extensions were<br />

expected as some had<br />

experienced delays drilling<br />

new bores and others needed<br />

more time to evaluate<br />

options.<br />

Further extensions were<br />

being granted to consent<br />

holders who were actively<br />

working on plans to assess<br />

the impact of the proposed<br />

new minimum flow.<br />

The review team said<br />

Covid­19 and mycoplasma<br />

bovis had also affected the<br />

wellbeing of some consent<br />

holders and they were<br />

monitoring the situation and<br />

could provide assistance.<br />

Some farmers face big<br />

water delivery and<br />

infrastructure upgrade costs<br />

as aresult of the review and<br />

some are worried areduction<br />

in water­take will affect the<br />

viability of their business.<br />

Bonus bonds go<br />

ANZwill no longer accept new money into its<br />

Dunedin­basedBonus Bonds scheme andwill<br />

winditup by the end of October.<br />

Ben Kelleher, managing directorretail and<br />

business banking at the ANZ, said low interest<br />

rates hadreducedthe investment returnsof<br />

the scheme affectingthe sizeof its prizepool.<br />

Money will be returnedtobondholders.

Hurunui Garden Festival<br />

29th October<br />

to<br />

1stNovember<br />

A bounty of gardens to admire and inspire, will<br />

be on showinthe Hurunuidistrict thisSpring.<br />

The Hurunui Garden Fesval has 17 gardens<br />

on offer, two self-driven tours offthe beaten<br />

track and garden-basedeventstoeducateand<br />

entertain.<br />

It runs from Thursday, October 29 toSunday,<br />

November 1. Visitors wanng to aend have<br />

unl September 6totake advantage of early<br />

bird specials.<br />

Launched in 2018 by agroup of keen local<br />

garden owners tohelp the Hurunui district<br />

recover from the impact ofthe devastang<br />

earthquake ofNovember 2016, the fesval<br />

has become apopular event. Many visitors<br />

makeitalong weekendsotheycan enjoythe<br />

manyaraconsthe district has on offer.<br />

Hurunui Garden FesvalIncorporated (HGF),is<br />

commied to invesng back in itscommunity.<br />

The commiee will give astudent,graduang<br />

fromaHurunuisecondaryschool,ascholarship<br />

to the value of $2000 towards study in<br />

horculture at their choice of University or<br />

Instute ofTechnology, on the occasion of<br />

HGF making areasonable profit.<br />

Seventeen gardens, five of them new to<br />

the event, feature on this year’s fesval<br />

programme. They are in six clusters and<br />

garden owners willbeready to greetyou and<br />

share their stories ofhow they have created<br />

their gardens.<br />

Anew tour, Mysteries of the Waipara Gorge,<br />

complete with iron sculptures, concreons<br />

and moa bones, has been introduced, while<br />

the Hidden Gems from the Lowry Hills tothe<br />

Sea,makes its return.<br />

If youwouldyou like to donate to the Hurunui<br />

Garden Fesval scholarship fund you can do<br />

via atransfertoour bankaccountlistedbelow<br />

- Account name: Hurunui Garden Fesval<br />

Incorporated.<br />

Accountnumber:02-1<strong>27</strong>8-0028459-00.<br />

Bank name:BNZ.<br />

Entryis$10 per garden,children under18free.<br />

Tickets for the tours are $95 per person and<br />

includes morning tea, lunch and aernoon<br />

tea.<br />

Tickets available now from<br />

hurunuigardenfesval.com

12 <strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>August</strong> <strong>27</strong>, <strong>2020</strong><br />

RURAL/LIFESTYLE<br />

www.ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

IN BRIEF<br />

PIG WELFARE<br />

An free online programme to enhanceinteractions<br />

between pigs and stockpeople, and minimise<br />

handling-related stressinpigs is being adopted in<br />

New Zealand’s pork sector.<br />

The ProHand Pigs Stockperson training course,<br />

developed by the Animal Welfare Science Centre at<br />

the University of Melbourne, recognisesthe vital role<br />

stockpeople play in thewelfare of pigs.<br />

NZPork and Australian Pork Ltdhave madethe<br />

ProHand course available to pig farm andprocessing<br />

plantstaff in New Zealand. More than180<br />

stockpersons on 17 New Zealand pig farms have<br />

completed the programmesofar.<br />

WILDING PINE REMOVAL<br />

Environment Canterbury will oversee the removal of<br />

invasive wilding pine infestations on the Benmore<br />

Peninsula. They areconsidered aserious pestthreat<br />

and the work was the first step toward returning the<br />

ecosystem to its natural state.<br />

The work is funded by the National Wilding Conifer<br />

Control Programme and will be done by PF Olsen on<br />

behalf of MeridianEnergyand Land Information New<br />

Zealandwho own and manage adjoining areas of<br />

land on the peninsula.<br />

Workwill begin in late <strong>August</strong> <strong>2020</strong> and is<br />

expectedtofinishinFebruary 2021.<br />

MBOVIS BULK MILK<br />

Ministry for Primary Industries say nationwideBulk<br />

Tank Milk screening in <strong>August</strong> returned 28 detect<br />

results.Itmeans increasedmovementrestrictions<br />

(NODs) will be issues as on-farm investigations are<br />

carried out to determine theinfection status for these<br />

dairies.<br />

Bulk tank milk screening helpsfind infection<br />

outside the tracing network.<br />

Farmswith detect results will be contactedby<br />

programme staff to workthrough next steps.<br />

Whileit’s difficult to say how manynew infected<br />

dairieswill be identified through spring <strong>2020</strong> bulk<br />

tank milk screening, lastyear around two percent<br />

were foundtobe infected.<br />

WATER REGULATIONS<br />

Federated Farmers is pleased to hearthe<br />

Government is making astart on fixing new water<br />

regulations.<br />

The regulations have already seen Southland<br />

farmers threatentoignore the new requirement to<br />

get resource consents for winter grazing.<br />

‘‘This was going to be entirely unworkable for<br />

Southland farmers, and many others around the<br />

country during cold, wet winters,’’ said Feds water<br />

spokespersonChris Allen.<br />

Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor said on<br />

Tuesday that changeswill be made on thisissue and<br />

otherrules.<br />

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Donation to cysticfibrosis<br />

Aclean healthand safety<br />

record at the<br />

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of <strong>Ashburton</strong> has benefited<br />

Canterbury Cystic Fibrosis<br />

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$500.<br />

The plant runs asafety<br />

cross board that identifies<br />

anymonthly health and<br />

Helping the natural world<br />

BY MARY RALSTON<br />

Nature conservation is not<br />

something that just<br />

happens in national parks.<br />

You don’t have to be a<br />

rangerinagreen shirt to<br />

make adifference.<br />

Conservation Week is an<br />

opportunity to think about<br />

what youcandoinyour<br />

localarea.It’s about<br />

increasingawareness of<br />

ourspecial biodiversity,<br />

celebrating ourspecial<br />

plants, animals and<br />

natural places, andgiving<br />

nature ahandwherever<br />

youlive.<br />

Theidea of a<br />

Conservation Week was<br />

started by the New<br />

ZealandScout Association<br />

in 1969,with thegoal of<br />

promotinggreater interest<br />

in the environment andto<br />

encourage people to take<br />

practical actionstolook<br />

after it. This year<br />

Conservation Week was<br />

heldfromthe <strong>August</strong> 15­23.<br />

What can you do for<br />

Conservation Week? Even<br />

if youmissedthe proper<br />

week,it’s neverabad time<br />

to help our natural world.<br />

Lotsofpeople are<br />

plantingnativesintheir<br />

gardens to attract native<br />

birds,participatingin<br />

plantingdaysand may<br />

even have atrap in the<br />

back yard to help protect<br />

their nativebirds and<br />

lizards from introduced<br />

predators.<br />

Nature really needsa<br />

hand in New Zealand.<br />

Over 40,000speciesof<br />

safety breaches.<br />

When they have aclear<br />

three monthsofno<br />

incidents being recorded,<br />

the companymakes a<br />

donation to achosen<br />

charity.<br />

Staff chooseacharity of<br />

their choice.<br />

Cystic Fibrosis had<br />

NATURE MATTERS<br />

Conservation Week: celebrate the natural world<br />

native plants,birds,fish,<br />

lizards andother species<br />

arethreatened or at riskof<br />

extinction.These range<br />

from theiconic to the<br />

unknown–thevisible<br />

kiwi, Maui dolphin and<br />

black­billed gull to the<br />

obscure Canterbury<br />

knobbled weevil which<br />

was thought to be extinct<br />

since 1924.<br />

Rediscoveredin2004<br />

amongst speargrassat<br />

Burkes Pass, in the<br />

Mackenzie country, this<br />

criticallyendangered<br />

insect was once<br />

widespread in the<br />

special meaning for<br />

SealesWinslowoperations<br />

supportKathryn Barr and<br />

regional manager Tyler<br />

Stuthridge.<br />

‘‘My son Ryan Hamilton<br />

passed away nearlyeight<br />

years ago fromthisillness<br />

at the age of 21.<br />

‘‘Ryan was also Tyler’s<br />

Canterbury region, but is<br />

nowrestricted to one<br />

smallarea witha<br />

population of less than 100<br />

adults.<br />

Does theweevil matter?<br />

Doesthe speargrass<br />

matter? Yes –they’reparts<br />

of the whole andthe whole<br />

is much stronger andmore<br />

resilientifall the bits are<br />

there. Takeour local<br />

“poster bird” theblackbilledgull:<br />

it is<br />

endangered partly<br />

because of predators,<br />

partly because itshabitat<br />

hasbeenchipped away. If<br />

we restored the rivertoits<br />

best mategrowing up and<br />

since kindergarten,’’ said<br />

Ms Barr.<br />

Cystic Fibrosis is an<br />

inherited life­threatening<br />

disorder that damages the<br />

lungs and digestive system.<br />

Treatments may ease<br />

symptoms and reduce<br />

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natural state, without<br />

weeds and withanatural<br />

flow, the gull wouldbreed<br />

more successfully.<br />

Trapping, planting, bird<br />

counts, removingwilding<br />

pines aregreatactivities<br />

to help nature.And just<br />

gettingoutsidebyyourself<br />

or with friends or family<br />

helpsbuild awareness of<br />

howwonderfulthe natural<br />

world is: visit aforest, lake<br />

or tussockgrassland,take<br />

binoculars to the river<br />

mouthtosee thebirds or<br />

go trampingalong one of<br />

the great trackswehave in<br />

our area.

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<strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>August</strong> <strong>27</strong>, <strong>2020</strong><br />

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“Why the traditional<br />

agronomic model is broken”<br />

Harry makes aginger splash<br />

Lambing is under way on farmsbig and small in Mid Canterbury, with the weather mostly<br />

playingball. On alifestyle block near <strong>Ashburton</strong>, this ginger­colouredlamb called Harry was<br />

makingastatement alongside his non­identical twin.<br />

Wholesale Seeds is setting a new<br />

benchmarkfor the industrythrough<br />

its fixed price agronomy model for<br />

fodder beet –SureYield.<br />

Wholesale Seeds CEO, Patrick Davis,<br />

says thetraditionalagronomyservice<br />

deliverymodel lacks accountability.<br />

“We wanted torecreate the model<br />

and offer a solution that delivers<br />

the best possible results for both<br />

parties.”<br />

With Sure Yield, farmers simply<br />

supply the land and set yield targets,<br />

then Wholesale Seeds takes care of<br />

the rest.<br />

“We become the farmer essentially,<br />

and the customer to all of the<br />

external contractors involved in the<br />

process.”<br />

He says the one area in crop<br />

management which significantly<br />

inhibits yield is delaying inputs<br />

because of contention over the cost<br />

of thatinput.<br />

“Byhavingcompleteautonomyover<br />

the process, weare able to optimise<br />

the timing of inputs and input<br />

selection, which is vitally important.”<br />

Sure Yield customer, Rhys Roberts<br />

- Align Farms Group Operations<br />

Manager –isanavid supporter of<br />

the model, having well and truly<br />

achieved target yields in his first<br />

season as partofSureYield.<br />

“Traditionally we held all the risk,and<br />

if acrop didn’t perform we would<br />

have to absorb the cost of that and<br />

make up for it in other areas.”<br />

“We have now offloaded that risk -<br />

entrusting Wholesale Seeds as the<br />

experts who are best positioned to<br />

make the decisions in their specialist<br />

field.”<br />

Patrick says he delivers the results<br />

or he pays, which gives the farmers<br />

real confidence Wholesale Seeds is<br />

committed to delivering the best<br />

result they can.<br />

“Our team of expert agronomists<br />

understand the diverse array<br />

of factors that contribute to a<br />

successful yield, and are well versed<br />

at managing this process seamlessly<br />

forour customers.”<br />

He says if customers can entrust<br />

them with complete control over<br />

their crop,the Wholesale Seeds team<br />

will guarantee the highest level of<br />

attention to detail and acommitted<br />

agronomist in the paddock,who will<br />

ensure the process is optimised for<br />

best results.<br />

“We acknowledge we are accepting<br />

an increased level of risk with a<br />

model like this but thatdoesn’t deter<br />

us.<br />

~Advt<br />

We’recalling time<br />

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Saygoodbye to poor yields usingfixed<br />

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We’reputting ourmoney whereour mouthis,<br />

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Areyou with us?<br />

Andrew Carr<br />

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Give us acalltoday on 03 3079260<br />

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Colourful craft shop re­opens<br />

An array of colouredNew<br />

Zealandwool catches the eye<br />

whenyou enter therefitted<br />

AshfordCraft Shop.<br />

The one­stop shop for<br />

textilesupplies relocated<br />

backtoMillHouse on <strong>August</strong><br />

15 afterextensiverestrengthening<br />

workinthe<br />

building.<br />

Shopretailteamleader<br />

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operated from anearby<br />

buildingsince Level 2<br />

restrictionsand had been very<br />

well supported.<br />

‘‘It’sgreat to backinMill<br />

Housewherethereismore<br />

space to display our wool,<br />

textiles andproducts.’’<br />

Mrs Botasaiddisplayswere<br />

clearer and the space brighter<br />

because of new decoration.<br />

She saidthe craftshopwas a<br />

destinationfor handicraft<br />

enthusiastsand showcased<br />

local and NewZealand made<br />

products.<br />

Displays included awide<br />

range of home­dyed, high<br />

qualityand affordableyarns,<br />

as wellasspinningwheels,<br />

possum and merinoproducts,<br />

books,patterns and<br />

accessories.<br />

There was aweaving studio<br />

at thebackofthe shopwhere<br />

enthusiastswereinvited to sit<br />

and knit.<br />

Feedback fromcustomers<br />

had been verypositive andthe<br />

shop’s residentknitting group<br />

called Sip and Yarn were<br />

looking forwardtoreturning<br />

for amonthly evening<br />

gathering, saidMrs Bota.<br />

Ashford Craft Shop retail team leader Nicola Bota (left) and shop assistant Kate Williams in front<br />

of the wool display.<br />

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intersection<br />

made safer<br />

Drivers are being warned that a<br />

new speed zone on State<br />

Highway 1atRangitata will<br />

come into force on September<br />

9.<br />

Waka Kotahi NZ Transport<br />

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The speed zone technology<br />

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or out of SH79 and will<br />

temporarily reduce the speed<br />

limit on SH1 from 100 km/h to<br />

60km/h.<br />

“When you see the signs in<br />

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limit shown,” said Jim Harland,<br />

Waka Kotahi Director Regional<br />

Relationships.<br />

“This will reduce the risks<br />

around this intersection,<br />

preventing crashes and saving<br />

lives.’’<br />

He said intersection speed<br />

zones had been proven to work<br />

in New Zealand and overseas<br />

and the Rangitata zone was part<br />

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Barrier arms, lights and bells<br />

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Cadets get hands on ExTop Squadtrophy<br />

15<br />

Eight members of the <strong>Ashburton</strong> Cadet Unit teamed up to show their skills, versatility and<br />

organisational prowess at the recent Ex Top Squad event held at Staveley. The contingent<br />

beat nine other teams of army, air and sea cadets at the challenge and activity weekend.<br />

Pictured (from left) with the Ex Top Squad trophy are LCPL Markus White, LCPL Elizabeth<br />

Hastie, CDT Dylan Smith, VDT Ethan Lewis, LCPL May Penjueli, LCPL Brodyn Gabites (team<br />

leader), CDT Sebastian Van Rooyen and LCPL Eli Orena.<br />

PHOTO SUPPLIED.<br />

Range of ideas raised<br />

at start­up workshops<br />

Amobile pizzaoven<br />

business, bespokehealth<br />

and safety planning and<br />

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

historic grain store building<br />

into alocal entrepreneurial<br />

hub were some of the ideas<br />

raisedatAra Institute of<br />

Canterbury start­up<br />

workshops.<br />

Ara, in partnership with<br />

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

Council, Te Ohakaand the<br />

Ministry of Awesome held a<br />

seriesofstart­up workshops<br />

earlier this month for Mid<br />

Cantabrians.<br />

The day­longevent in<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> saw arange of<br />

visionary individuals<br />

discuss theirbusiness ideas<br />

with Ministry of Awesome’s<br />

resident entrepreneurial<br />

expertJacob Varghese,<br />

Chamber of Commerce’s<br />

Jason MacRae, Ara Timaru’s<br />

Charlie Auty and <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

District Council staff for the<br />

first of the <strong>August</strong>Southern<br />

Start­up Workshops @Ara<br />

series. Afollow­up event in<br />

Timaru will be held at a<br />

laterdate.<br />

During event two<br />

financial consultants,who<br />

explored their ideaof<br />

developing the town’s<br />

historic grain store building<br />

into alocal entrepreneurial<br />

hub, received advice to<br />

develop one­to­one events,<br />

talksand meet­upstogauge<br />

interestand develop the<br />

community even before<br />

looking intoaphysical<br />

location.<br />

“Thesetwo were capable<br />

financial professionals who<br />

wanted to give back to their<br />

town and region. In coming<br />

here,they were looking for a<br />

bit of validation, some<br />

confirmation that they were<br />

on to something.This is<br />

what Irefer to as ‘getting<br />

over the chasmwhere ideas<br />

come to die’ ­sometimes all<br />

people need is alittle bit of<br />

direction,and then they’re<br />

enabled to go on to the next<br />

stage” Mr Varghese said.<br />

ATemuka farmer, able to<br />

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

session, alsosoughtadvice<br />

on developing abusiness to<br />

helpfarmers with effective<br />

modern stock management.<br />

Especially as there was a<br />

range of technology and<br />

software solutions available<br />

to customise informationfor<br />

users.<br />

Mr Varghesewas<br />

enthusiastic aboutthe value<br />

of the workshopevents.<br />

“In the uncertain<br />

economic climate that many<br />

employees existintoday,<br />

and duringatimeof<br />

definitivegovernment<br />

support for technological<br />

and business­process<br />

innovation, now is abetter<br />

timethan ever for<br />

entrepreneurial individuals<br />

to explore theirideas and<br />

bring them to life.”<br />

EA Networks ticks off good year<br />

Community­owned cooperative<br />

EA Networks has<br />

had another successful year,<br />

recording anet profitafter<br />

tax of $8.995m, on revenue of<br />

$58.068m.<br />

The electricity lines<br />

company hadassets valued<br />

at $302m at the end of the<br />

March <strong>2020</strong>, up from $284m<br />

on the previous year,and net<br />

assets of $200.931m, up<br />

$7.534m.<br />

Some $2.9mwas given in<br />

consumer discounts,<br />

equating to around$50 per<br />

household.<br />

Maximum network<br />

demandwas 177MW and<br />

607GWh oftotal energy was<br />

consumed.<br />

EA Networks has 19,672<br />

consumer connections and<br />

the total Capex spendinthe<br />

year was $19.6m.<br />

EA Networks will hold its<br />

annual general meeting at<br />

TheGallery,Hotel<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>at5.30pm on<br />

September 23.

75 yearswithNeumanns Tyres<br />

Brothers Alan and Ian Neumann will<br />

put an asterisk beside <strong>2020</strong> in their<br />

business records to mark the year<br />

their 75-year-old family tyre business<br />

endured Covid-19.<br />

Neumanns Tyres sells and repairs<br />

tyres from 11 stores all over the<br />

South Island and was trucking along<br />

normally until the pandemic hit in<br />

March. Business fell by 60 percent<br />

in the month the country was locked<br />

down but determined to survive,<br />

changes were made and now things<br />

are improving.<br />

Neumanns was an essential service<br />

at Alert Levels 3and 4, allowed to<br />

keep operating so that the farmers and<br />

transport operators distributing goods<br />

to supermarkets around the country<br />

could continue rolling.<br />

Of the 38 staff inthe <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

branch, four were rostered on at a<br />

time in the workshop in case of an<br />

internal Covid-19 outbreak so they<br />

could continue repairing tyres and<br />

selling new ones.<br />

Pandemic or not, the company’s<br />

stellar reputation for great customer<br />

service never waivered.<br />

Alan and Ian said it was essential<br />

milk tankers, agricultural contractors<br />

and transport companies kept moving<br />

goods around the South Island.<br />

Farmers too needed to keep their<br />

tractors and trucks moving.<br />

Now,nearly six months from<br />

lockdown, the brothers are daring to<br />

rethink some planned improvements<br />

to their purpose-built tyre depot and<br />

admin centre.<br />

The building on Wills Street is<br />

10 years old and designed to<br />

accommodate tyre servicing for all<br />

types of vehicles, including two stateof-the-art<br />

wheel alignment machines.<br />

They are looking to the future with<br />

athird generation of Neumanns<br />

stepping up -Alan’sson Vinnie (eight<br />

years with the business) and Ian’s<br />

daughter Emma (11 years) already<br />

having an input into the business<br />

started by their grandfather Len<br />

Neumann in 1945.<br />

Alan says he’ssemi-retired and Ian<br />

would like time to do more fishing,<br />

both brothers are proud of how the<br />

family business has been an good<br />

employer and strong supporters of the<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> District for 75 years.<br />

The business’ origins were on<br />

Havelock Street, where vehicles were<br />

serviced on the footpath and tyres<br />

were repaired upstairs.<br />

Len’sfirst employee, Don Hayes,<br />

carried tyres up the spiral staircase<br />

where liners were stripped off them<br />

to make sleeves while others were<br />

vulcanised. After the war,tyres were<br />

scarce so repair was the main option<br />

for most people!<br />

Len collaborated with local engineer<br />

Cliff Horrell to make tyre-changing<br />

equipment and Neumanns was the<br />

“trial” tyre shop for New Zealand.<br />

These machines, once perfected, were<br />

exported all around the world.<br />

Brothers Ian and Alan Neumann<br />

In 1959, Len bought asection on<br />

Wills Street to relocate and expand<br />

the business, with sales and repairs<br />

extending to the wider business<br />

community and rural areas.<br />

As well as sales and repairs, Len<br />

would always offer friendly advice<br />

and unbeatable after-sales service.<br />

These were the foundation on which<br />

the Wills Street business today is still<br />

based.<br />

Neumanns modern-day callout trucks<br />

are busy,even attending ajob in the<br />

middle of the Rakaia bridge; they find<br />

punctures that have been caused by<br />

all manner of sharp objects, mostly<br />

nails and bolts but sometimes things<br />

such as scissors and screwdrivers.<br />

Under Alan and Ian, the enterprise<br />

has flourished and expanded<br />

exponentially to include Tyre<br />

General Motueka, Nelson, Blenheim,<br />

Amberley,Rangiora, Christchurch,<br />

Temuka, Washdyke and Oamaru.<br />

Good old-fashioned customer service<br />

stands the test of time.<br />

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Baring Square up for refresh<br />

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Baring Square East will be<br />

rejuvenated while the<br />

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

new $51.6 millioncivic centre<br />

and library is built across the<br />

road.<br />

Council is looking for<br />

feedbackonits plans for the<br />

square, which it hopes will be<br />

used more.The plans include a<br />

civic plaza that will leadtothe<br />

new building.<br />

It is proposed that the road<br />

out front will become 30km/h<br />

and be one­way, while the<br />

squarewill feature newpaving<br />

and planting, while keeping<br />

the water feature, the whale<br />

bones,the memorial statues<br />

and, of course, thetownclock.<br />

Theclockwas originally<br />

housed in the tower of theold<br />

Post Office, erected in 1901,<br />

and restored in the 1970s by<br />

the <strong>Ashburton</strong>Lions Clubas<br />

part of theclocktower builtto<br />

mark the county centennial in<br />

1976.<br />

Thesquareitself is named<br />

after William Baring,a<br />

memberofthe first New<br />

Zealand LandAssociation.<br />

One of the memorial statues<br />

celebratesfarmingpioneer<br />

John Grigg, of Longbeach.<br />

Theplanout now for<br />

feedbackisabout keeping<br />

someof theold while looking<br />

to the future. It has been<br />

developedbyAthfield<br />

Architecture.<br />

Communityfeedbackwill<br />

inform thefinal designbut<br />

council is callingfor written<br />

submissions only, and there<br />

will be no publichearings.<br />

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

New <strong>Ashburton</strong> council group<br />

manager, community services<br />

Steve Fabish.<br />

Baring Square East will be revamped.<br />

Neil Brown says various<br />

features in the square paid<br />

homage to thedistrict's past<br />

and council was proposingto<br />

build on this legacy withaneye<br />

for the future.<br />

‘‘BaringSquare East is areal<br />

focal point for <strong>Ashburton</strong>. The<br />

clock tower, John Grigg statue,<br />

Boer War memorialand<br />

concrete arbors, whatwe<br />

informally call the<br />

whalebones, all celebrate<br />

parts of our heritage. In recent<br />

times,it's also been used for<br />

events.<br />

‘‘With an important<br />

community facility going up<br />

next door, we wanttomake<br />

sure that the squareis<br />

appropriately integrated into<br />

thedevelopmentinaway that<br />

celebrates our past with some<br />

contemporary elements.’’<br />

People can look at the plans<br />

onlineatcouncil’s website or<br />

front counter and make a<br />

submissionbySeptember16.<br />

Preliminary work on the<br />

civic centre andlibrary site<br />

has begun.Tendersfor the job<br />

are expectedtobereleased<br />

next month.<br />

Council advisedthatBaring<br />

SquareEast Road,between<br />

Havelockand CameronStreet,<br />

will be closedfromMonday for<br />

about two years, while the<br />

projectisunder way.<br />

New manager at council<br />

Anew senior manager has<br />

joined the executive team at<br />

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

and willleadthe community<br />

facilities and activities area.<br />

Steve Fabish is the group<br />

manager for community<br />

services, arole that<br />

encompasses EA Networks<br />

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

Library, <strong>Ashburton</strong> Art Gallery<br />

andHeritage Centre, customer<br />

services, parks and open<br />

spaces, economic<br />

development, and liaison with<br />

district halls and reserves.<br />

Council chief executive<br />

Hamish Riach says Mr<br />

Fabish’s appointment<br />

completesthe council's<br />

restructuring processwith a<br />

focus on the delivery of<br />

community services.<br />

‘‘We are verypleased to<br />

welcome Steve to the council<br />

andour community. He brings<br />

withhim awealth of local<br />

government and community<br />

servicesexperience, and I'm<br />

sure he will make agreat<br />

contributiontothe<br />

management of ourimportant<br />

front­facingservices and<br />

facilities.’’<br />

Mr Fabish said he looked<br />

forward to working within a<br />

progressive district with<br />

community facilities that were<br />

not often seen in communities<br />

the size of <strong>Ashburton</strong>District.<br />

Mr Fabish was previously<br />

Hauraki District Council's<br />

group manager ­community<br />

services&development,and<br />

has also worked for Matamata­<br />

Piako DistrictCouncil as their<br />

community facilities manager<br />

and communityfacilities parks<br />

officer. Prior to that, he<br />

operated his own landscaping<br />

company for13years.<br />

Mayor Neil Brown.<br />

Awards<br />

recognise<br />

top effort<br />

Nominations are open for the<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>Community Honours<br />

Awards.<br />

The awards aredesigned to<br />

acknowledge contributions to<br />

the district and serveasan<br />

inspirationtoothers.<br />

Theyrecognise individuals<br />

andorganisations.<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>Mayor Neil Brown<br />

saysit's importantthat those<br />

who selflessly contribute their<br />

timeand efforts should be<br />

recognised, and that theawards<br />

are the perfectopportunity to<br />

do so.<br />

‘‘Thereare many incredible<br />

people from avariety of diverse<br />

backgrounds in our community<br />

who work selflessly donating<br />

their time for the benefit of<br />

others. Without their<br />

contributions, many of the<br />

activities and services we enjoy<br />

wouldnot happen.’’<br />

The awards areinfour<br />

categories: Mayor's Award for<br />

Public Service, <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Medal,Civic Awardsand<br />

Honorary Citizens.<br />

Mr Brown, deputymayor Liz<br />

McMillanand councillors Leen<br />

Braam, AngusMcKay and<br />

Stuart Wilson willassess the<br />

nominations and select the<br />

successful recipients.<br />

Volunteers of any age can be<br />

nominated and theycan be<br />

involvedinorganisationssuch<br />

as school boards, managing or<br />

coaching sporting teams,<br />

assisting with church activities;<br />

conservation projects, helping<br />

in the health,elderly or social<br />

servicesector, being aleader or<br />

helper with ayouth<br />

organisation,orgivingtimein<br />

the area of art, cultureor<br />

heritage.<br />

We’re proud to introduce our new<br />

local Maintenance Partner<br />

With over 65,000 Kiwi homes to look after, our Maintenance Partners are a valued part of<br />

the Kāinga Ora whānau. You can trust them to help keep your home in tip-top condition.<br />

Proud to be partnering with:<br />

For any maintenance queries, contact us on 0800 801 601 Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm<br />

and 24/7 for any urgent calls.<br />

Interested in working with a Maintenance Partner?<br />

Contact Dunedin Housing Maintenance Contractors Ltd<br />

on 03 488 <strong>27</strong>01.<br />

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DAFFODIL DAY<br />

18 <strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>August</strong> <strong>27</strong>, <strong>2020</strong><br />

www.ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

Maureen on track after breast cancer<br />

TONI.WILLIAMS<br />

@ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

Maureen Bishop is counting<br />

herblessings.<br />

Shewentonajourney which<br />

sawbreast cancer found,<br />

removed and treated.<br />

It may have knocked her<br />

immunity forasix,but she is<br />

still here andenjoying life.<br />

‘‘I’mluckyI’m still here,<br />

luckyIfound it, lucky theywere<br />

abletoget to it right away,’’ she<br />

said.<br />

Maureen’s children both live<br />

overseas but she had the<br />

supportofaclosefriend<br />

throughout herdiagnosis and<br />

treatment. Others have offered<br />

to getgroceries or help out<br />

where needed.<br />

‘‘Everyonehas beenso<br />

supportive,’’ shesaid.<br />

Maureen first noticed alump<br />

on her left breastinlate2018<br />

after banging into atree while<br />

gardening.<br />

Abruiseand lumpcame up,<br />

andwhilethe bruiseeventually<br />

went away, the lump didnot.<br />

Havingencouraged afriend<br />

in the pasttohave abreast<br />

lumpchecked out, Maureen<br />

tookher ownadvice andwentto<br />

the GP.<br />

Shewas sent for a<br />

mammogram, ultrasoundand<br />

biopsies.<br />

It was grade three infiltrating<br />

ductal breastcancer and within<br />

amonth she wasinfor surgery<br />

with breastsurgeon Dr Josie<br />

Todd.<br />

Thecancerwas not in the<br />

nodes under her arms.<br />

Prior to her cancer diagnosis<br />

Maureen had regular<br />

mammogramseverysecond<br />

year with the last one when she<br />

was aged 69. Mammograms are<br />

free for peopleuptoage 70.<br />

Maureen was72when<br />

diagnosed.<br />

Sheisnot sureifitwould<br />

have been found,orwould have<br />

even happened without the<br />

gardeningmishap butwas<br />

grateful it was found and<br />

treated.<br />

Shetalks about it freely to<br />

encourage others to gettheir<br />

own lumps checked.<br />

Maureen wasgenerally well<br />

before breast cancer butsince<br />

chemotherapy treatment she<br />

had afew blows, mostly from<br />

treatment andhaving low<br />

immunity.<br />

Shedevelopedpneumonia<br />

while recovering from surgery,<br />

had alung bloodclot and then a<br />

viral infection. At times she was<br />

back in hospital for treatment.<br />

‘‘I reckon I’ve beenin10<br />

different departmentsin<br />

ChristchurchHospital and<br />

none of them are attractive,’’<br />

she said.<br />

It was lousy going through<br />

chemotherapy treatment but<br />

Maureen focused on the end<br />

and returningtonormal.<br />

Shelost her hair and opted to<br />

shave it early.<br />

She nearly chose avibrant<br />

red wigasareplacement hair<br />

piece to using ascarf and<br />

bandanna, but thought it might<br />

be too much andopted for a<br />

traditional style to match her<br />

existing colour.<br />

Her hair hassincegrown<br />

back curlier.<br />

The former journalist who<br />

oncewrote about the virtuesof<br />

Left: Maureen Bishop with<br />

pieces from the necklace,<br />

bracelet and earring set she<br />

made during aCanBead<br />

workshop set up through the<br />

Cancer Society.<br />

the Cancer Societywas full of<br />

praise for them after<br />

experiencing their supportfirst<br />

hand.<br />

She got avolunteer driverfor<br />

three outoffive daily visitsfor<br />

treatmentinChristchurch,and<br />

received petrol vouchersto<br />

help with the other two.<br />

‘‘I’m very gratefulfor that,<br />

verygrateful,’’ she said.<br />

Support also included<br />

freezermealsand baking, and<br />

making connections with others<br />

at workshops.They have<br />

includedaCanBead session, a<br />

Look Good FeelBetter class<br />

and asix­weekyoga relaxation<br />

course, which sheisreally<br />

enjoying.<br />

The CancerSociety had been<br />

wonderful, she said. Evennow<br />

manager Annie Bonifant still<br />

rings regularly to check in on<br />

how she is doing.<br />

And because of their ongoing<br />

support, andtohelp others<br />

throughthe work they do,<br />

Maureen has already puther<br />

hand up to help the Cancer<br />

Society’s annual DaffodilDay<br />

appeal.<br />

She will be collecting on site<br />

at SomersetGrocer on Friday.<br />

TheCancer Society thanks the following<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>businesses forsupporting this page<br />

TRIANGLE<br />

GARAGE LTD<br />

Victoria Street,<br />

The Triangle,<br />

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

Phone:<br />

(03) 308 6772<br />

Proprietors<br />

Michael &Judith Johnston<br />

2303136<br />

19 J.B. Cullen Drive,<br />

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

Phone 307 8353<br />

info@mainlandcoachwork.co.nz<br />

www.mainlandcoachwork.co.nz<br />

2305986<br />

96 Tancred Street,<strong>Ashburton</strong> 03 307 8317<br />

Main Road, Tinwald 03 307 8317<br />

36 McMillan Street, Methven 03 303 3032<br />

rwashburton.co.nz<br />

2305985<br />

24 hour service<br />

7daysaweek<br />

Phone 307 7433<br />

2306493<br />

16 Cass Street,<br />

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

03 3080387<br />

johnsons.panelpaint@gmail.com<br />

2304630<br />

115 Main South Road<br />

Tinwald,<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

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

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

www.tinwaldcanvas.co.nz<br />

2305916<br />

Creek Road, <strong>Ashburton</strong>.<br />

Ph 308 3398<br />

2303153<br />

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

Main South Road,<br />

Tinwald,<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Ph:03307 9028<br />

www.smallbone.co.nz<br />

Join us on facebook<br />

@smallboneashburton.co.nz<br />

34 Robinson St,<br />

Riverside<br />

Industrial Park,<br />

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

2305918 Phone 308 6509<br />

2305634<br />

86 Tancred Street,<br />

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

Phone (03) 308 6722<br />

2305624<br />

Main South Rd,<br />

Tinwald.<br />

Phone 308 5774<br />

2305920<br />

2305577<br />

HONDA COUNTRY<br />

740 East St, <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

03 308 2030<br />

www.hondacountry.co.nz<br />

m MACROCRAFT<br />

furniture EST 1992<br />

Phone 308 0417<br />

103 South Street,<br />

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

2305713<br />

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

Club &MSA<br />

266 Havelock St,<br />

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

Phone308 7149<br />

www.ashburtonclub.co.nz<br />

2305628<br />

TheArcade,<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Phone 308 1815<br />

2305629<br />

ARTHUR CATES<br />

Ltd.<br />

26 McNally Street,<br />

Riverside Industrial Park,<br />

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

Phone<br />

3085397<br />

www.arthurcates.co.nz<br />

2303650<br />

www.ateventcentre.co.nz<br />

03 307 2010<br />

admin@ateventcentre.co.nz<br />

211A Wills Street,<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> 7700<br />

2305912<br />

Allenton<br />

PHARMACY<br />

67 Harrison Street<br />

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

Phone 308 6030<br />

2304109<br />

<br />

34 Robinson Street,<br />

Riverside<br />

Industrial Park,<br />

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

Phone 308 6415<br />

2305630<br />

The Arcade,<br />

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

03 307 7340<br />

www.totstoteens.nz<br />

2303643<br />

3081396<br />

470 West Street,<br />

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

www.atob.co.nz<br />

2303141<br />

91 Archibald Street,<br />

Tinwald,<br />

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

Phone 307 2415<br />

2305923<br />

211D Alford Forest Rd<br />

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

Phone 308 7182<br />

2303143<br />

RakaiaHighway<br />

Weekdays 7am-4.30pm<br />

Saturday 7am -3pm<br />

2303156<br />

ILSON’S<br />

INDSCREENS<br />

wREPAIR OR REPLACE<br />

152 Wills St,<br />

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

Phone 308 8485<br />

2308498<br />

Flowers &Balloons<br />

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

190 East Street,<br />

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

Phone 308 8945<br />

www.flowersandballoons.co.nz<br />

2303138<br />

163 Tancred Street<br />

Phone 307 6663<br />

2303160<br />

Phone 03 307 8980<br />

455 West Street,<br />

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

2303133

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<strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>August</strong> <strong>27</strong>, <strong>2020</strong><br />

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Gary and Mandy Casey erect agiant daffodil on West Street, to mark Daffodil Day.<br />

Giant daffodils catch rays<br />

The daffodils on the West<br />

Streetgreen have been<br />

standing outmore than usual<br />

this week after20giant yellow<br />

bloomswere planted by the<br />

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

Mandy Casey and her husband<br />

Gary.<br />

The metre­tall blooms have<br />

been raising awareness of the<br />

society’s Daffodil Day<br />

fundraisers this week.<br />

Bunches of freshdaffodils<br />

were delivered to businesses<br />

on Monday; these are usually<br />

delivered by members of the<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>Vintage Car Club<br />

butcovid restrictions have<br />

stopped that this year.<br />

Thesame restrictions meant<br />

theANZ bankmovedits<br />

annual quiz to an online<br />

format, andorganisers were<br />

encouraging teamstoeat out<br />

that night to support local<br />

restaurantsand take part in<br />

thequizbywifi.<br />

Mandy said schools and<br />

other groupshad community<br />

fundraisers planned and the<br />

society was grateful fortheir<br />

support.<br />

It is the 30thanniversary of<br />

Daffodil Day.<br />

The giant daffodils on West<br />

Street are made of donated<br />

goods: Placemakers provided<br />

yellow and green paint and<br />

woodenstakes, Mitre 10 and<br />

Property Brokers gavethe<br />

specialwaterproofcardboard<br />

that waspaintedyellow for<br />

the petals. Theinnercup is a<br />

yellow plastic bucket.<br />

Mandy said the <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

District Council had given<br />

permissionfor the bloomsto<br />

be on the grass reserve.<br />

Agri-firm takes<br />

one day at atime<br />

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

Ruralco is taking nothing for<br />

granted as experts point to<br />

farming and food exports to<br />

hold up the district’s economy<br />

as it recovers fromcovid.<br />

CEORobert Sharkiesaid<br />

Ruralco was fortunate to be in<br />

agriculture,where food supply<br />

remained essential forthe New<br />

Zealandeconomy. Other<br />

businesses had not been so<br />

lucky.<br />

He saidthe co­operative had<br />

an interdependent relationship<br />

with its farmer members, with<br />

both first to feel the pain and<br />

the gain of cycles in<br />

agriculture.<br />

‘‘Allfarmersare facing<br />

challenges to acertain degree<br />

due to Covid­19, however most<br />

still need to keep operating and<br />

we supply the products and<br />

services they needtokeep their<br />

farmsgoing.’’<br />

He saidsupply of someitems<br />

from overseas could be an issue<br />

the longer covid disruption<br />

continued, butRuralco was<br />

working withsupplierswhere<br />

alternatives might be needed.<br />

‘‘Thereisadefinite shift<br />

towardsbuying localand thatis<br />

greatnewsand something we<br />

havealways encouragedwhere<br />

possible.<br />

‘‘We justneed to takeitday by<br />

day, as noneofusknowwhat<br />

the futurewill bring.’’<br />

Mr Sharkie said Ruralco<br />

appreciated its positionand<br />

would keep supporting its<br />

communities.<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>’s agri­sector was a<br />

highlight in Infometrics’<br />

quarterly economic report for<br />

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

Infometricspredicted astrong<br />

dairy pay­outwould bring and<br />

additional $145 milliontothe<br />

districtand that foodexports<br />

would be apillar of strengthin<br />

the yearstocome.<br />

The district’s economy<br />

contracted slightly in the year<br />

to the endofJune,with GDP<br />

declining 0.7 per cent,<br />

compared to Canterbury’s ­2.3<br />

percent and the national­2.1<br />

percent.<br />

Although most economic<br />

indicators weredownfor Mid<br />

Canterbury,non­residential<br />

consentswere up 15.3 per cent,<br />

house priceswere up 7.5 per<br />

centand house saleswere up<br />

0.2 percent in the year to June.<br />

Consumer spendingfell 4.3<br />

percent in the yeartoJune,<br />

compared to a2.8 per cent fall<br />

nationally.<br />

The economic data is<br />

available on council’s website.

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

Individual Excellence in aSupportive Learning Environment<br />

News<br />

Issue 23<br />

<strong>27</strong> <strong>August</strong> <strong>2020</strong><br />

Message From ThePrincipal<br />

COVID-19 Level2<br />

As newsletter information is written close to a<br />

week in advance ofitappearing in print, this<br />

column is therefore not the vehicle to give you<br />

the latest COVIDclassification.<br />

However, we are coping very well at Level 2and<br />

we have reinforced the need for good hygiene<br />

practices and the importanceoftracking.<br />

Our student attendance is pleasing, even despite the usual colds and<br />

tummy bugs doing the rounds.<br />

ImportanceofCollege Exam Week<br />

Next week is avital week for our senior students, with our in-College<br />

exams scheduled.<br />

This year exam results areespecially importantinthe eventstudents are<br />

unable to sit the NCEA exams in November-December (due toareturn<br />

of COVID Level3or4,orunforeseenpersonal circumstances preventing<br />

studentssitting the exams). In this casea‘compassionate consideration’<br />

application would require College assessment and exam results to be<br />

usedtoinformaderivedgrade outcome. This situation would have the<br />

most impact on the subjects which have agreater proportion oftheir<br />

credits available via external exams.<br />

We wishall our students the bestfor these College exams.<br />

Ourvalue of encouraging our studentstobethe best they can be applies<br />

in the followingsituation. If astudentwith learning challengeshas only<br />

one external paper,there can be twokey factors: the first beingthatour<br />

staff have supported the student to turn upfor the exam.This is areal<br />

challenge for students in this situation.The second is for them to pass.<br />

It is important toremember that the student with learning challenges,<br />

who gains an achieved in an external exam, has sometimes worked<br />

harder forthis than the learner who gains multiple Excellence credits.<br />

Parent/Caregiver Information Events<br />

There are two scheduled parent/caregiver information events<br />

planned forlaterthisterm.<br />

AkoInterviews –10September<br />

The first of these is our second round of Ako interviews. These are a<br />

follow-up to themeetings heldinTermOne.<br />

Your meeting will cover: progress during the year,arevisitofcareer or<br />

academic goals, and achance tocatch upasateam (parents/caregiver<br />

+child +Ako teacher).<br />

This event is set for Thursday 10 September from 10:00am to 8:00pm<br />

hereatCollege.Please notenormalclasses willnot operateonthis day.<br />

Parent-Teacher-Student Interviews for Years11-13Students:<br />

15 September<br />

Aweek later onTuesday 15September we have the more traditional<br />

parentteacher interviewsscheduled at the Hotel <strong>Ashburton</strong> from 2:30-<br />

8:00pm. Please note that Collegewillcloseat1:20pm on thatday.<br />

This is an opportunity to meet with individual subjectteachers andit is<br />

recommended that you especially catch upwith teachers where your<br />

child maybehavingsubjectdifficulties or concerns.<br />

Further details will be pending and bookings for both interviews<br />

will be available on SchoolPoint. Please note that, due totimeframe<br />

contractions from COVID implications, wehave reduced this to one<br />

eveningonly and forsenior students only.<br />

In the Event of Distance-Learning<br />

If New Zealand isrequired toreturn togreater restrictions we feel<br />

confident atCollege that our provisions for distance-learning will meet<br />

the needsofour learners, andparticularly those in Years 11-13who are<br />

working towardsNCEA.<br />

Our Heads of Faculty advise that we can continue with internal<br />

assessment and also preparation for the external exams via distancelearning.<br />

However, weare all hoping that nofurther restrictions will be<br />

necessary.<br />

Ross Preece<br />

Principal •Tumuaki<br />

Remaining StudentPre-Exam Study Nights<br />

These evenings have been run successfully for anumber of years,<br />

where rostered staff are inthe College Library to assist students<br />

with studyand to answerany questionstheymay have.<br />

Remaining Study Nights to takeplaceinthe College Library,<br />

between 7:00pm and 9:00pmare –<br />

Tonight, Thursday <strong>27</strong> <strong>August</strong> Monday31<strong>August</strong><br />

Tuesday01September<br />

Wednesday02September<br />

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

night.<br />

We thank stafffor their timegiven. Traditionallymanystudentstake up<br />

this additionalsupport.<br />

AshColl Way<br />

Information<br />

Transition Department–EventsUpdate<br />

TertiaryStudy Information<br />

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

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

processes,asfollows:<br />

Universityand PolytechHalls of Residence Applications<br />

HallsofResidenceapplications areopenonline.<br />

Course Planning for 2021<br />

University liaison staff are visiting College this term to help students plan<br />

theircourseofstudyfor 2021.<br />

Remainingdates are:<br />

Victoria UniversityofWellington – 09 September<br />

Auckland University – 09September<br />

Lincoln University – 09September<br />

Otago Polytech – 09September<br />

Otago University – 16September<br />

Remaining<strong>2020</strong> UniversityOpenDays<br />

The current COVID conditions have resulted in amendments to Open Day<br />

information previously publicised.<br />

Please go to the websites forthe latest updates:<br />

•CanterburyUniversity<br />

www.canterbury.ac.nz<br />

•AucklandUniversity<br />

www.auckland.ac.nz<br />

•MasseyUniversity<br />

www.massey.ac.nz<br />

•AUT University<br />

www.aut.ac.nz<br />

Events<br />

Students Judge FairtonSchool Speech<br />

Competitions<br />

FairtonSchool visit information provided by JontySmall,<br />

Ambassador Committee Leader<br />

The goals this committee set at the beginning of the year, inayear which<br />

proved vastly different towhat any of us expected, were to strengthen<br />

the relationships between <strong>Ashburton</strong> College and our feeder schools<br />

throughout the district.<br />

Suggestions brought tothe table included judging speech competitions,<br />

helping at athletics days and undertaking reading programmes at the<br />

various schools.<br />

Visit to FairtonSchool<br />

On Thursday 13 <strong>August</strong> Jonty, accompanied by Head Students<br />

Poppy Kilworth and Henry Chapman, went along to Fairton Primary<br />

School to judge their speech<br />

competition.<br />

Henry mentioned that ‘it was<br />

good to go back to the place<br />

where Iwent toschool, and to<br />

listen to some of the competent<br />

speakers’. The competition was<br />

judged on multiple delivery and<br />

content aspects.<br />

(Pictured right): Henry Chapman<br />

and Poppy Kilworth with<br />

Fairton School speech-makers.<br />

Congratulations were giventoall<br />

the winners.<br />

All-in-all our College students said this was agreat day, that also involved<br />

reading to Room One (pictured below) and playing afew games.<br />

Appreciation<br />

Additional to theworkofJonty,Henryand Poppy, FairtonSchool’s Principal<br />

Mike Hill advised College that thestudents did awonderful job and were a<br />

real credit to College as fine role models. Hesaid they were impressive by<br />

their manner,character, enthusiasm and positivefeedback to thestudents.<br />

Appreciation wasalso extendedtoJonty fororganising thevisit.<br />

Congratulations<br />

Merit Certificatefor Luke HayfromUniversity<br />

of Otago Junior Mathematics Competition<br />

Earlier this year ten <strong>Ashburton</strong> College students entered the University of<br />

Otago Junior Mathematics Competition.<br />

Mathematics teacher Liz Cabout said thatthis is adifficult,writtenproblemsolving<br />

competition.<br />

The pre-set date of the competition was during lockdown, so students<br />

completed the one-hour examination at home, with their work then<br />

scanned and sentaway to be marked.<br />

Events<br />

Year 13 GeographyField Trip to Kaikōura<br />

The annual Year 13 Geography Field Trip to Kaikōura took place from<br />

Wednesday 12-Friday 14<strong>August</strong>, accompanied by teaching staff members<br />

Annie Lees and Jemma Hurst. Annie said that this is atrip usually made in<br />

late autumn, so the group sawthe peninsulainadifferentseason.<br />

Theclass wasbased at the CanterburyUnderwaterClub LodgeonTorquay<br />

Street,whichisnot quite the working environmentgroups used to have at<br />

the UC lab on the Esplanade, butadequate just the same.<br />

Having studied, in the classroom, interacting natural coastal processes for<br />

ten weeks (back inTerm One before lockdown), itwas time to see if these<br />

really did occur in the‘field’. The group was fortunate to have reasonable<br />

weather conditions whenwalking aroundthe peninsula.<br />

Activitiesatthis time included avoiding seals(!), surveyingslopes, avoiding<br />

seals, not falling over onwet rocks, avoiding seals, field sketches and<br />

observing and analysing thelandscape. Did Annie mention avoidingseals?<br />

She noted that some students were really not very keen on this smelly,<br />

snorting and yawning mammal!<br />

At the South Bay<br />

Reserve (pictured right,<br />

front row,lefttoright):<br />

Hayley Dickson,<br />

Henrik Tawatao,<br />

Jestena Raj,<br />

Isaac Bazley.<br />

(Back row,lefttoright):<br />

Lachlan Kingan,<br />

Ryan Geeson,<br />

Ronan Kenny, Teacher<br />

Annie Lees,<br />

Estēe Aiolupotea,<br />

Harriet Leverton.<br />

(Pictured left): Theseals<br />

at Whalers Bay, where<br />

students undertook<br />

Beach Profile work.<br />

(Pictured above, left toright): At Jimmy Armer’s Beach ready to start the<br />

Beach Profiles exercise: Harriet Leverton, Henrik Tawatao, Hayley Dickson,<br />

Estēe Aiolupotea, Jestena Raj, Ronan Kenny, Annie Lees, Ryan Geeson,<br />

Lachlan Kingan. (Front): Isaac Bazley.<br />

Thegroup travelled<br />

back to <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

on Fridayafternoon,<br />

having successfully<br />

completed<br />

collecting data for<br />

use in an Internal<br />

Research topic,<br />

and moreable to<br />

make connections<br />

between the theory<br />

of coastal processes<br />

and their operation<br />

in the Kaikoura<br />

environment. (Pictured above): From South BaylookingtoAtia Point.<br />

Results<br />

1944 of the best Mathematics students<br />

in New Zealand enteredthe competition,<br />

and several <strong>Ashburton</strong> College students<br />

scored very well, but the stand-out was<br />

Year 9studentLuke Hay.<br />

Luke achieved agrade of 73 which placed<br />

him in the top 10% of New Zealand<br />

Year 9students and earned him aMerit<br />

Certificate, which was an outstanding<br />

result.

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

Individual Excellence in aSupportive Learning Environment<br />

Congratulations<br />

AdditionalSmokefree Rockquest Successes<br />

forCollege Students<br />

<strong>2020</strong> was overall avery successful year for <strong>Ashburton</strong> College students in the<br />

Smokefree Rockquest competition, music teacher Michael Petrus advised.<br />

Reflecting this year’s COVID-19 alert level restrictions this year’s competitions<br />

were arranged to be online, with musicians recording and submitting their<br />

music via video submission. These were viewed and assessed against all entries<br />

within each region.<br />

Michael said thatthe Year 13 group Empoly8 enteredthe Smokefree Rockquest<br />

competition last year with aslightly different line-up and that, this year, they<br />

added Revival Tuvale on vocals, Zac Woolf on keyboard and Jay Jung on lead<br />

guitar.<br />

The group has been working to craft the songs for the <strong>2020</strong> competition since<br />

the beginning of this year, and are very pleased with the recognition they have<br />

received in both the Smokefree Tangata Beats and Smokefree Rockquest<br />

competitions.<br />

The Year 11 BeforeFour band enteredthe Smokefree Rockquest forthe first time<br />

thisyear and were thrilled to gain the three awards list below.<br />

Previously we reported onImogen Felton’s first placing in the Solo-Duo<br />

categoryofthe Smokefree Rockquest/Tangata BeatsCompetition saying,at<br />

thattime, thatthe Band Categoryresults were due in <strong>August</strong>.<br />

TheImpressiveList of Band Category Awards from the<br />

TimaruRegional Finals were-<br />

Empoly8 Band:<br />

•Winner: Smokefree Tangata Beats;<br />

•2nd placed Smokefree Rockquest.<br />

•SmokefreeBest Vocals Award –Ocean Waitokia, Revival Tuvale,Joseph Collins.<br />

Band Members: (Pictured below, left toright): Revival Tuvale, Joseph Collins,<br />

Zac Woolf (keyboard), Ocean Waitokia, Scott Thomson (drums), Jay Jung,<br />

Spencer Ifopo.<br />

Before Four Band:<br />

•3rd placed in Smokefree Rockquest.<br />

•Musicianship Award – Aaliyah Power<br />

•ZMBest Song Award<br />

Band Members: (Pictured below, left to right): Aaliyah Power, Bailey Hill (drums),<br />

Marc Calzada, Daemyn Frost.<br />

Coming Events<br />

Alterations due to COVIDchanges will be adviseddirectly to each group as relevant.<br />

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

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

Aoraki Girls’Football vRoncalli College,<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

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

South Canterbury Winter Basketball Competition,<br />

SouthernTrustEventsCentre, Timaru<br />

29 Rugby–UCRound 11 Christchurch Boys’High School v<br />

MidCanterburyCombined,Christchurch<br />

31-04 Sept Year 11-13 Exam Week<br />

September<br />

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

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

04 South CanterburyWinterBasketball Competition, SouthernTrust Events<br />

Centre, Timaru<br />

Boys’1st XI Hockey,Christchurch<br />

05 Rugby–UCRound 12 MidCanterburyCombined vStBede’s College,<br />

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

06 NZSS Shooting Championships (Triple S) Round 4<br />

07 Year 10 Hike<br />

08 Year 12/Year 13 In-Zone Careers Bus visit<br />

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

Junior Skiing,MtHutt<br />

Year 10 Hike<br />

AGS3 Farmbikes Day, Yr12 ACAD Group 1, <strong>Ashburton</strong>Showgrounds<br />

News<br />

QualityPerformancebyAshHutt Girls’<br />

1st XV RugbyTeam<br />

TheAshHutt Girls1st XV RugbyTeamplayedtheir final round-robin game,<br />

on Wednesday 19 <strong>August</strong>, againstRoncalli College.<br />

CoachVaughanWardsaid thataCOVID-19 interruptionsaw the cancellation of<br />

the Wednesday12<strong>August</strong> game against Geraldine High School. Due to this,all<br />

teams received twopoints.Unfortunately this wasagame AshHutt washoping<br />

to take full points from but, following the cancellation, AshHutt was placed in<br />

5th position afterthe fourth round.<br />

Therefore, thatRoncalli game wascrucial to both teams,with the winner taking<br />

a3v4play-off spot.<br />

The match was held at the Hampstead Rugby grounds, whose committee was<br />

thanked for offering to host the match. Unusually warm and dry conditions<br />

added to the already dry grounds, but did allow for some exciting rugby for<br />

those watching from their cars!<br />

Kick-offproveddifficult looking directly into the sun, but AshHutt wasfortunate<br />

enough to come away with alineout which opened the opportunity tostart a<br />

long period of possession, with three excellent tries being scored early, to<br />

MargretEli, Megan Hurleyand TC Trusler-Clark.<br />

Unfortunately, this proved to be the end of the game for Megan Hurley, asshe<br />

suffered aseriousknee injury. Megan is wished all the best foraspeedy recovery.<br />

Roncalli took time to settle into the game but scored twice late in the first half,<br />

and were denied athird due to some determined cover defence brilliance by<br />

Roi Makutu, to forceaknock on one metrefromour line.<br />

AshHutt wasthen able to againcommand possession, and were unluckytohave<br />

not scored again beforehalf-timeshowing abit of ‘whiteline fever’.<br />

AshHutt led 17-12 at half-time.<br />

Further possession and territory from the pumped AshHutt squad kept Roncalli<br />

in their own half for the first fifteen minutes of the second half. This provided<br />

scoring opportunities forsisters Roi and RangiMakutu in mid-field.<br />

Fatigue from some sparked yet another strong comeback from Roncalli, when<br />

holes appeared in our defencelinearound the breakdown. Clever re-startkicks<br />

from Roi Makutu forced errors from Roncalli and again AshHutt was able to<br />

score points from errors, with anawesome piece ofindividual work from everreliable<br />

TC Trusler-Clark to scoremid-way through the second half.<br />

With the score at34-22 to AshHutt, and less than ten minutes to go, another<br />

defensivebreach in our own22saw Roncalli break through and seem certain to<br />

score again, other than for the excellent cover defence from both Roi Makutu<br />

and Naumai Terekia, to force another handling errorfromRoncalli.<br />

Late possession from AshHutt,great handling,and relentless phase playallowed<br />

TC Trusler-Clark to cross the line forher thirdtry of thenight.<br />

Roncalli, however, was determined to finish well and crossed the line again<br />

in the same fashion to close out the scoring for afinal score toAshHutt 39-<br />

Roncalli 29.<br />

Notable mentions from thegamewent to –<br />

Catlin Roberts for her reliable distribution from half back, toLauren Taylor<br />

on her return from concussion, and who offered direction at #10, and to<br />

NaumaiTerekia forher input from fullback,and accurate and dominate defence.<br />

Grace Bleach gave of her continuous hard work and leadership, and newcomer<br />

Gemma Tapurau madeagreat contribution on the leftwing.<br />

3rdv4th Play-Off<br />

At the time of writing this newsletter the team was poised for this important<br />

game,being held at the Alpine Energy Stadium yesterday, against the Waitaki/St<br />

Kevin’s team. We will be able to reportonthis matchinnextweek’s newsletter.<br />

Vaughan said they will be looking to finish well, and that they were pleased to<br />

securethis win.<br />

Unfortunately, due to COVID<br />

Level 2 restrictions only the<br />

1 v 2 playoff will take place,<br />

without spectators.<br />

(Pictured right): Gemma Taylor for<br />

AshHutt trying to stop Roncalli’s<br />

forward momentum, as the ball<br />

rolls loose.<br />

Some KeyForthcoming Dates<br />

November<br />

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

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

16-09 Dec NCEA Exams<br />

Term Dates<strong>2020</strong> –Terms Two, Threeand startofTerm Four<br />

Term Three Monday20July -Friday25September<br />

Term Four Monday12October -Thursday 05 November (Year 13)<br />

-Tuesday 10 November (Years11and 12)<br />

-Thursday 03 December (Year 10)<br />

-Friday04December(Year 9)<br />

Term Dates2021 –<br />

Term One Year level datestba -Friday09April<br />

Term Two Tuesday <strong>27</strong> April - Friday02July<br />

Term Three Monday19July - Friday24September<br />

Term Four Monday11October -Friday10December –year levels tbc<br />

NEWS<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>August</strong> <strong>27</strong>, <strong>2020</strong><br />

New dates<br />

for shows<br />

21<br />

New dates havebeen<br />

announced for some<br />

postponed shows at<br />

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

Event Centreand<br />

tickets boughtfor the<br />

original show dates<br />

have been<br />

transferred.<br />

The TinaTurner<br />

tribute show Tina–<br />

Simply theBestisnow<br />

confirmed for<br />

November4,the Glow<br />

Showwillhappen on<br />

November 6and The<br />

Ten Tenorsis Roger Farr<br />

rescheduled forApril<br />

17 next year.<br />

Other shows datesconfirmed for2021<br />

include The WorldofMusicals(May6), It’s<br />

onlyRocknRoll Baby(multiple shows in May)<br />

and Herman’s Hermit (September7).<br />

Becauseofthe current uncertainty around<br />

Covid­19,the eventcentre hasset up a<br />

separate ticketsalesrevenue accountto<br />

providesecurity andreassurance forpeople<br />

buyingtickets andtospeed up refunds if they<br />

are needed.<br />

All bookings forthe next couple of weeks<br />

needtomade through the boxoffice, either in<br />

personoronthe phone.<br />

Ticketscan’t be bookedthrough online<br />

partnerTicket Rocket at present because of<br />

online regulations, butthat option willreturn<br />

soon.<br />

Eventcentre manager Roger Farrsaid the<br />

pastfew months had been arollercoasterfor<br />

the industry andconfidence was ‘‘shot’’.<br />

Anumber of future bookings were still on<br />

holdand the event centreand other venuesup<br />

and downthe country were heavily reliant on<br />

areturn to Alert Level 1restrictions as soonas<br />

possible.<br />

Mr Farr urged the publictonot hold off on<br />

booking ticketsfor confirmed shows because if<br />

theydid,those shows couldbecancelled as a<br />

result.<br />

He said <strong>August</strong>atthe event centrewas very<br />

quiet,but September was looking better.<br />

‘‘Likeother businesses, we havetoaccept<br />

whatishappening and manage ourway<br />

through it.<br />

‘‘Ourisanumbers gameand we rely on<br />

people throughthe doors.’’<br />

Golf silverware won<br />

Two <strong>Ashburton</strong> golfers took home silverware<br />

from the recent Aorangi 9Hole tournament at<br />

the Geraldine Golf Club. Afield of 64,<br />

representing 14 Aorangi and Canterbury clubs,<br />

took part.<br />

Winners included (from left): Lesley Reilly<br />

(Temuka) women’s best nett 70 and over (Uni<br />

Peg Tray) 57­20­37; Murray Lister (<strong>Ashburton</strong>)<br />

men’s best nett (Lesley Dobbs Tankard)<br />

46­16­30; Judith Tutton (Gleniti) best gross<br />

over the field 43­6­37; Chris Anderson<br />

(<strong>Ashburton</strong>) 45­9­36 and Di Surridge (Timaru)<br />

absent 55­19­36 best net (Grade 0­38.9); and<br />

Carolyn Harkness (Pleasant Point) Best Net<br />

(Grade 39­54.4) 58­26­32.

NEWS<br />

22 <strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>August</strong> <strong>27</strong>, <strong>2020</strong><br />

www.ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

Fibre group showcase works<br />

MICK.JENSEN<br />

@ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> Creative Fibre’s<br />

first ever big publicexhibition<br />

highlights everything from<br />

spinning, dyeingand weaving<br />

through to needlecraft and<br />

felting.<br />

Thegrouphas quietly<br />

operated for thepast 50 years<br />

and the exhibition at<br />

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

showcases the skills and<br />

creativity of members.<br />

Called Celebrating<br />

Fibrecrafts,itfeatures<br />

garments, blankets,fibre<br />

ornaments, samples, a<br />

crocheted bridal gown in silk<br />

and acollaborative diorama<br />

of Staveley.<br />

The52­membergroup was<br />

formerly known as <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Spinners andWeavers and<br />

members range in agefrom20<br />

through to those in their 80s.<br />

Members gathermonthly<br />

and at other times for fun,<br />

friendship and creativity, said<br />

long­time member SueAllen.<br />

They were all about using<br />

naturalfibresand working<br />

with traditionalcrafts like<br />

spinning, weaving and<br />

needlecraft.<br />

‘‘You canspin just about<br />

anything and we’ve tried afew<br />

different onesover the years.<br />

‘‘They includehair from<br />

bison, cat, hare,wolf and fibre<br />

from flaxand silk.’’<br />

MrsAllen saidwool, alpaca,<br />

mohair and angora werethe<br />

mostpopular andmore<br />

conventional materials used.<br />

Shehad been aknitter<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> Creative Fibre Group members Margaret Hawkey (left) and Sue Allen at the<br />

Celebrating Fibrecrafts exhibition.<br />

since the age of three andhad<br />

been told shespuninher<br />

sleep.<br />

Fellow fibre group member<br />

Margaret Hawkeysaidshe<br />

hadgot involvedinfibrecraft<br />

whenshe had her second<br />

child and hadenjoyed being<br />

hands­on andcreative over<br />

thepast45years.<br />

Sheenjoyed spinning,<br />

knitting and also dyeing her<br />

own wool.<br />

‘‘We do alot of talking when<br />

we gettogether, butwealso<br />

share patterns, ideasand<br />

materials andwork on<br />

projects at thesametime.’’<br />

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

Group willshare its skills and<br />

knowledgewithyoungsters at<br />

aJub Jub Club sessionatthe<br />

art gallery next month. On the<br />

final day of the the<br />

exhibition, September <strong>27</strong>,<br />

memberswillrun aspinning<br />

workshopfor adults.<br />

Big swap<br />

coming<br />

Mid Canterbury TimeBank is<br />

holding the Big Spring Swap at the<br />

Sinclair Centre on September 20.<br />

Anyonewith surplus good<br />

quality clothes,books, CDs,<br />

games,plants, toys, kitchen<br />

accessories and otheritems is<br />

encouraged to bring themtothe<br />

Big Swap.<br />

No electrical goodsorlarge<br />

items are allowed,but photos of<br />

large items can be displayed.<br />

Entry is by gold coin at the door<br />

and once you're in, no money<br />

changes hands.<br />

Tokenswill be given for your<br />

goods and can thenbeexchanged<br />

for things you want.<br />

Organiser Kate White saidthe<br />

swap followed the same<br />

principles as TimeBanking itself.<br />

‘‘You give something,receive<br />

somethingand we'reall the richer<br />

for it.’’<br />

Mrs Whitesaid registration on<br />

the day was at 2pm.<br />

Goods wouldbelaid out and<br />

peopleencouraged to lookat<br />

what was offered and then to<br />

share acup of tea and achat.<br />

From 2.30pm tokenscould be<br />

spent,said Mrs White.<br />

From 3pm tokenswould no<br />

longerberequiredand entry was<br />

open to those who don't have<br />

anything to swap.<br />

Mrs Whitesaid the idea was<br />

that people couldenjoy aclean<br />

out, grabnew items and go home<br />

happy.<br />

The event would also enable<br />

peopletofind out more aboutMid<br />

Canterbury TimeBank and what it<br />

offered.<br />

Cast rehearsing songs<br />

Some 55 performersare<br />

practising songsaheadof<br />

October’sRocknPopshow.<br />

The <strong>Ashburton</strong> TrustEvent<br />

Centre show will feature solid<br />

gold hits fromthe 1960s to 1990s<br />

and is beingdirected by centre<br />

managerRoger Farr. Jo<br />

Castelow is theshow’s musical<br />

director andJessie Thomson<br />

the choreographer.<br />

Shows will be performed on<br />

October 9and 10.<br />

Mr Farrsaid singerswere<br />

busylearning their lines and<br />

were coming together as a<br />

collective on Sunday nights for<br />

acouple of hours.<br />

Rehearsals would be ramped<br />

up frommid­September and<br />

the show wasset to be amusical<br />

trip downmemory lane,with<br />

plenty of well­knowntunes to<br />

get the audiencesinging.<br />

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Renovating can be costly<br />

and inconvenient, but can<br />

alsoincrease the value<br />

and enjoyment of your<br />

home.<br />

There are two main<br />

reasonspeople renovate:<br />

to add to the comfort, use<br />

and value of the homeand<br />

to tidy it up to sell.<br />

Renovating can be a<br />

costly and inconvenient<br />

business.<br />

Before you launch into<br />

renovations, take time to<br />

consider whether the<br />

expense and disruption is<br />

justified.<br />

If you intend stayingin<br />

the homeyou may want to<br />

add extra space to<br />

accommodatean<br />

expandingfamily,or<br />

simply to add asense of<br />

spaciousness.<br />

Youmay also want to<br />

addrooms for special<br />

purposes,such as an office<br />

orgamesroom, changethe<br />

configuration of thehouse<br />

for better flow, or update<br />

and remodel to give the<br />

house afresher, more<br />

modern look.<br />

Other home ownersmay<br />

also be looking to restore<br />

their house to its original<br />

style, or look to add value<br />

to increasetheir<br />

investment.<br />

If you are renovating to<br />

sell, it is likelythat you’ll<br />

want to give the house an<br />

inexpensive makeover to<br />

freshen it up andmakeit<br />

more attractivetobuyers.<br />

For example,repainting,<br />

repapering, or changing<br />

dated or damaged fixtures,<br />

such as acracked basin in<br />

the bathroom.<br />

You need to consider the<br />

tastes of potentialbuyers,<br />

which really means<br />

keeping everything fairly<br />

neutral to appeal to a<br />

wider rangeofpeople.<br />

Not everyone warms to<br />

bright feature walls or<br />

pink bathtubs.<br />

Renovationsthat will<br />

increase the appeal of<br />

your home mayinclude<br />

painting the kitchen and<br />

bathroom, or putting in<br />

some decking to give an<br />

indoor/outdoor flow and<br />

an increased sense of<br />

space or some<br />

landscaping.<br />

Don’t spend money that<br />

you won’tget back in the<br />

sale price.<br />

Ask areal estateagent<br />

for ideas to increase the<br />

house’s appeal, and how<br />

much you should spend<br />

without overcapitalising.<br />

Take care to renovate to<br />

the existing style of the<br />

house and neighbourhood.<br />

People search in<br />

particular<br />

neighbourhoods because<br />

they like the age and style<br />

of houses found there.<br />

Givingyour older villa<br />

stylehouse avery modern<br />

aspect, whichis<br />

inconsistentwith the other<br />

houses in the street, will<br />

lessen the range of<br />

potentialpurchasers.<br />

If you don’t intend<br />

selling, the money you<br />

spend on renovating will<br />

be an investmentinthe<br />

comfortand enjoyment of<br />

the house.<br />

Whether you increase<br />

the value of the home may<br />

not be an important factor<br />

in how much you decide to<br />

spend.<br />

If yourhouse needs a<br />

great deal of work to get it<br />

how you would like, decide<br />

whether you want to go to<br />

all the trouble and<br />

expense, or whether it<br />

would be better to sell and<br />

buy something more suited<br />

to your needs.<br />

Many New Zealanders<br />

take on renovation,<br />

redecoration and<br />

alteration projects in their<br />

homes, usually in the<br />

belief that it will save<br />

them money. How much<br />

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Youneed toconsider the<br />

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Many peopleare very<br />

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Renovating or building newdepends<br />

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Building occasionally gets bad<br />

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If you are going to build, you have<br />

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It might be that you are interested<br />

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Builders or buildingfirms<br />

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One of thebenefitsofthatisthat<br />

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Manycompanies, these days,offer<br />

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andthe prices are competitive.<br />

If these interestyou, the companies<br />

almost always haveashow home or<br />

homes.<br />

So take thetime to explore. Get a<br />

list of addresses,and spendaday,or<br />

two, exploring the options.<br />

The more homes you see, the<br />

clearerthe idea you will get of whatis<br />

available for what price.<br />

Some designs will fascinate you,<br />

Building anew home can be plain sailing.<br />

otherswill not.<br />

In any eventand even if you see<br />

nothing youlike you will be much<br />

betterinformed.<br />

Such companies havemanydesign<br />

options, so take your time.<br />

It might be thatyou want to design<br />

your own home, or at least pass on<br />

somefirm ideas to abuilder,and<br />

that’s fine. You aregoing to live<br />

there,and paythe bills.<br />

Most companies willallow<br />

flexibility, butrememberthat<br />

changing stock designs might add<br />

cost always inquire.<br />

If you have firm ideas on ideas,or<br />

none at all, you may want to employ<br />

an architect.<br />

In the end, they may save you<br />

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Hammer: Try fora16oz or<br />

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Portable drill/driver:<br />

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Handsaw: For the<br />

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What doesthe wordtrend<br />

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Inbathroom design, what<br />

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Industrial looks were very<br />

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Bigger desire to create aperfect home<br />

Despite Covid­19 economic<br />

uncertaintyinthe building<br />

industry, arecent survey<br />

commissioned by Stonewood<br />

Homes, showsNew Zealanders<br />

are stillfocusedonproperty.<br />

Many people(36 per cent)<br />

wereconsidering buildinga<br />

new homeinthe next 12<br />

months because they could not<br />

find whattheywanted in the<br />

existing real estatemarket.<br />

Stonewood Homesexecutive<br />

director Steven Zhusaid over<br />

24 per cent of peoplecould not<br />

find whattheywanted in<br />

existing homes and 22 percent<br />

believed buildingahome<br />

provided morevaluefor<br />

money.<br />

Mr Zhusaid results showed<br />

peoplewererealistic about<br />

whattheywillneedtospend in<br />

ordertoget their‘perfect’<br />

home.<br />

“Some52per centofpeople<br />

areprepared to spend between<br />

$300,000­ $500,000whichwill<br />

enablemostpeople to build a<br />

3­4 bedroom,two bathroom,<br />

openplan living andkitchen<br />

homedesign.<br />

‘‘Theyviewanewbuild as<br />

the best waytoget what they<br />

wantfor the pricetheywantto<br />

pay,and across most ofthe<br />

country thisbudgetwill afford<br />

yousomething nice.”<br />

Despite concernsofa<br />

dramatic drop in house prices,<br />

realestate.co.nzdata showsthe<br />

national average askingprice<br />

for houseswas up by 10.3per<br />

centyearonyearinMay to<br />

$724,058 and seven regions<br />

recorded all­timeaverage<br />

askingprice highs.<br />

Property prices remained<br />

stable in June,withanational<br />

average askingprice of<br />

$7<strong>27</strong>,749 –amarginalincrease<br />

of 0.5 per centcompared to<br />

May <strong>2020</strong> and10.4 percent<br />

higherthaninJune 2019.<br />

Mr Zhu saidpeople across a<br />

varietyoflifestyle stages were<br />

lookingfor value in anew<br />

homebuild, with respondents<br />

includingrenterswanting to<br />

buy their firsthome and21per<br />

centofexistinghomeowners<br />

looking to upsize or downsize<br />

respectively.<br />

“Overall, the surveyreveals<br />

NewZealanders remain<br />

optimistic about thenew home<br />

market and those results fit<br />

with the levelofinquiries<br />

we’re seeing, which are up 300<br />

percentfrom the same time<br />

lastyear,”MrZhu said.<br />

Therewas alsorenewed<br />

interestinnew construction<br />

which wasreflected in recent<br />

data from Stats NZ with the<br />

number of new homes<br />

consented nationwide in May<br />

<strong>2020</strong>increasing 64 per cent<br />

from April, thelargestmonthly<br />

change sinceFebruary1972.<br />

In May<strong>2020</strong>, thenumber of<br />

new homes consented was<br />

3,554, thehighest number since<br />

May 2019 when 3,724 were<br />

consented.<br />

Mr Zhu said researchalso<br />

highlighted what‘homebodies’<br />

Kiwis were and thatCovid­19<br />

had cemented ourdesire to<br />

create theperfect home.<br />

“Interestingly,lockdownmay<br />

only have reinforced people’s<br />

nesting attitudestowards their<br />

homes, with 43 percent<br />

describing their lifestyleas<br />

one wheretheyloved peace<br />

andquiet andstaying at home.<br />

“Only13per cent of people<br />

liked to entertainfriends and<br />

family regularly, with another<br />

13 per cent happytohave<br />

peopleover to their homes<br />

sometimes.<br />

‘‘Obviously, ourtime athome<br />

hasonlyincreased the focus on<br />

whatpeoplewantfromtheir<br />

homeand how importantitis<br />

to themtoactually achieve it.”<br />

Time at home during Covid­19 lockdown has shown people what<br />

they want in their home.<br />

Perfect house but wrong location, relocate it<br />

When youare moving ahouse,<br />

whetheritisanew or olderone,<br />

thereare many considerations.<br />

If you’re thinking of<br />

relocating ahouse, here’s what<br />

you need to know about the<br />

process.<br />

Moving an old house<br />

Thecostofbuying an old<br />

house for removalcan range<br />

from afew thousand dollars for<br />

atwo room bach to morethan<br />

$100,000 for alarge home.<br />

Thehousemoving company<br />

will generally be responsible<br />

forthe moving permits, thatis,<br />

the costs of movingthe house<br />

overpublic roads. However, the<br />

homeowner is often<br />

responsiblefor buildingand<br />

resourceconsents. Talk it over<br />

with yourmover.<br />

Thecost of placing the house<br />

on the new site, the<br />

foundations,connections to<br />

services, repairs,alterations<br />

and renovations will be alarge<br />

part of your total budget.<br />

Getting readyfor removal<br />

Talkwith the removal<br />

companyand consider the<br />

following:<br />

What is needed to get the<br />

houseoff theexisting section—<br />

trees and other structures may<br />

have to be removed.<br />

If you haven’t already done<br />

so,have the building<br />

structurally assessed beforeit<br />

is moved to ensure it can be<br />

safely transported.<br />

­Anoverdimensionpermit<br />

will be needed to move the<br />

housebyroad. Theseare issued<br />

by the New ZealandTransport<br />

Agency.The permit will<br />

normally be takencare of by the<br />

building removal company, but<br />

makesure this has been done.<br />

For more information, contact<br />

the NewZealandTransport<br />

Agency or visitits website.<br />

Some of the issues associated<br />

with olderhousesthat will<br />

come up when they aretobe<br />

transported include:<br />

­The bearers areoften<br />

undersized andinconsistentfor<br />

floor layout, usually because<br />

olderhomes havehad many<br />

alterations doneover the years<br />

without any attentiongivento<br />

the bearers.<br />

­Brick claddingswill have to<br />

be removedfor relocationand<br />

new claddingsinstalled;this is<br />

an opportunity to install<br />

insulation.<br />

­Foundations don’talways<br />

match up with what’s on the<br />

plan.<br />

­Plumbing andwiringwill<br />

oftenrequirereplacement.<br />

Consents required<br />

Whenyou relocate ahouse,<br />

thereare building consents to<br />

apply for includinguplifting<br />

and reestablishing it<br />

elsewhere.<br />

It’s important to talktoyour<br />

buildingconsentauthority<br />

beforeyou start, and ask for<br />

detailsofits application<br />

requirements. It is besttoapply<br />

forthe building and resource<br />

consents at the sametimeso<br />

that building and<br />

environmentalfactors can be<br />

considered together.<br />

If the place of origin and the<br />

newsite areindifferent local<br />

councilareas, youmay need to<br />

apply to more thanone building<br />

consentauthority.Acode<br />

compliance certificate mustbe<br />

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Helpful plants for<br />

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1: Air quality<br />

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This springchoose plants<br />

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Plantsare known to lower<br />

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Financial help available<br />

for earthquake damage<br />

Canterbury homeownersof<br />

on­sold, over­cap properties<br />

are being urgedtoapply for<br />

financialhelp to repair<br />

earthquake damage, and now<br />

they have an extra two<br />

monthstoapply.<br />

Thedeadline hasbeen<br />

extended to October 14,<strong>2020</strong><br />

for people whopurchased<br />

houses before<strong>August</strong> 14, 2019<br />

and then discovered<br />

unrepaired earthquake<br />

damage to apply for a<br />

government grant through<br />

EQC.<br />

Anyproperties purchased<br />

after<strong>August</strong> 14, 2019,when<br />

the On­Sold programme was<br />

announced, are not eligible<br />

for the payments.<br />

EQCchief executive Sid<br />

Miller saidthe extensionwas<br />

an opportunity for anyone<br />

who hadboughtahouse<br />

before <strong>August</strong> 14,2019and<br />

discovered earthquakerelateddamage<br />

toensure<br />

theycould get it repaired.<br />

Thedeadline only applies<br />

to on­sold homes, other<br />

claims such as remedial<br />

works willfollow the normal<br />

29<br />

Indoor plants like succulents can absorb toxins and replace<br />

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mental clarity.<br />

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try plants in your bedroom?<br />

Houseplants in abedroom<br />

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and purifythe air.<br />

processand more<br />

informationisavailableon<br />

the EQC website.<br />

Mr Miller said it has beena<br />

long­standing concern of<br />

Canterburyresidents that<br />

there are still somehomes<br />

withincomplete repairsor<br />

previouslyundetected<br />

damage,and people had<br />

suffered major disruptions<br />

and stress as aresult.<br />

“Weare working hard to<br />

resolve all outstanding<br />

Canterburyclaims as quickly<br />

as we can, and this extension<br />

is partofthat.<br />

‘‘Last year the Government<br />

putaside$300 millionfor the<br />

On­Soldprogramme so those<br />

homeowners can finally get<br />

on and fix their homes”.<br />

“Wehave already received<br />

more than1000 registrations<br />

forthe programme.”<br />

“This is the last chance for<br />

Canterburyhomeowners,<br />

who bought aproperty after<br />

the earthquakes, to apply for<br />

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their homes repairedaswe<br />

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applications after October14,<br />

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Filtered light: hoyas, pothos<br />

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orchids, dracena, peace lily.<br />

Low light options: ferns,<br />

zebrena, some peperomia<br />

types, ZZ plants and peace lily.<br />

<strong>2020</strong>,” Mr Miller said.<br />

“It’s easytoapply online. If<br />

you are aware of damage get<br />

yourapplicationinassoonas<br />

possible butIwould<br />

encourageall on­sold<br />

homeowners to get<br />

professional advice.<br />

‘‘Once we’ve checked your<br />

property fits the criteria,<br />

we’ll work withyou to get<br />

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fastaspossible.”<br />

Mr Millersaid the problem<br />

of on­sold properties<br />

highlights the importanceof<br />

aprofessionalpre­purchase<br />

buildinginspection.<br />

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buyers andpropertyowners<br />

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aspects of their property.<br />

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SPRING<br />

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Be aware, asbestos may be there<br />

Asbestos was used in<br />

construction materials from the<br />

1920s to the mid­1980s.<br />

Anyonedoinghome<br />

renovations maycome into<br />

contact withit throughsuch<br />

activities as removing or<br />

replacing some typesofroof<br />

tiles,wall claddings, vinyl floor<br />

covering, sprayed fire<br />

protection,decorative ceilings<br />

and roofing membranes.<br />

Anational licensing system<br />

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licenceisrequired for<br />

removing up to 10m2ofnonfriable<br />

asbestos or asbestoscontaining<br />

material over the<br />

whole course of the removal<br />

project for the site or the<br />

asbestoscontaminated dust<br />

associated with this, or any<br />

associated minor volume of<br />

contaminated dust or debris.<br />

Workingwithasbestos or<br />

asbestos­containing material<br />

can be adanger to health.<br />

Special gearshould be used,<br />

and specialcare taken.<br />

TheMinistry of Health<br />

advises usingWorkSafeNew<br />

Zealand (WSNZ) certified<br />

asbestosremovers to perform<br />

restricted work with asbestos.<br />

This is because asbestos fibres<br />

are arisk to health when<br />

inhaled. Safe removal methods<br />

are well knowntoexperienced<br />

specialist firms.<br />

Asbestos­containingmaterial<br />

maybefound in:<br />

­textured ceilings and linings<br />

­asbestos cementsheeting or<br />

cladding<br />

­asbestos­backed floor<br />

covering.<br />

Before you begin any work<br />

involving asbestos material,<br />

use the followingchecklist.<br />

There are defined processes for the removal of asbestos.<br />

Clear the area and<br />

surroundings of people and<br />

pets. Childrenand animals<br />

must be unabletoenter the<br />

area.<br />

Clear the area of any<br />

removableobjects, including<br />

furniture.<br />

Line all other surfaces (i.e.,<br />

floors, walls, fixtures) with<br />

polyethylene film fastened with<br />

strongadhesivetape.<br />

Place clear warning signs to<br />

keeppeopleaway.<br />

Fasten all windows and doors<br />

if workinginside, and seal<br />

around them with tape.<br />

Turn off electricity.<br />

Cover electricalcircuits and<br />

close air conditioning or<br />

ventilation systems.<br />

Weardisposable overalls<br />

(with hood), gloves and shoe<br />

coverings to keep dust off your<br />

clothesand skin.<br />

Protective clothing and<br />

respiratory mask should be<br />

wornatall timesuntil all work<br />

hasbeencompleted andthe<br />

area is fully cleaned up.<br />

Use aP1­P2 type dust<br />

respiratoratall times. Get<br />

expert adviceonthe correct<br />

type of respirator from afirm<br />

that sells safety equipment.<br />

Wettingthe area, usingalowpressure<br />

sprayer, lowersdust<br />

levels ­but never use ahigh<br />

pressure jet.<br />

As part of good work practice<br />

do not eat, drink or smoke while<br />

working with asbestos.<br />

Use heavy­duty polyethylene<br />

bags specially designed for<br />

asbestos waste.You canbuy<br />

these from any asbestos<br />

removal company.Donot use<br />

ordinaryrubbish bags.The bags<br />

should be marked ‘‘contains<br />

asbestos waste’’. Do not allow<br />

waste to build up in the work<br />

areas. Bags should be only half<br />

filled because of therisk of<br />

tearing.<br />

Useavacuumcleanerfitted<br />

withaHEPA (High Efficiency<br />

Particulate Air) filter.<br />

Asbestos dust is adanger to<br />

health.Toreducedust levels<br />

use hand tools ­NOT power<br />

tools or abrasive cutting discs.<br />

Do not sand the surface of<br />

asbestos­cement products<br />

whendry as thiswill release a<br />

lot of dust.<br />

Wetting the material reduces<br />

therelease of dust when<br />

sanding and cutting.Donot use<br />

high­pressure water jets.<br />

When cleaning down<br />

asbestos­cement roofing or<br />

cladding, usealowpressure<br />

watersystem andasoft brush.<br />

NEVERuse water blastingto<br />

clean an asbestos cement<br />

surface. NEVER use any<br />

abrasive methods, such as<br />

sanding.<br />

Theremoval of textured<br />

ceilings needs very careful<br />

control measures. Thedust is<br />

dangerous anditshould not<br />

enter other areas of thehouse.<br />

Using awaterspraying unit,<br />

thoroughly wet theceiling ­<br />

allowingtimefor water to soak<br />

thematerial. This willstop dust<br />

from being released.Adding<br />

detergent to the water will help<br />

saturation.<br />

Scrapethe material from the<br />

ceiling, taking carefor as little<br />

as possible to fall on you.<br />

Ensurethat the material is<br />

kept wet at alltimes.<br />

Bag the asbestoswaste as you<br />

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Back­to­back wins for Ashcoll boys<br />

Twoclose winsintwo nights<br />

had<strong>Ashburton</strong>Collegesenior<br />

boys’basketball coach Brian<br />

Kerr reaching for the heart<br />

pills.<br />

The boys survived atense last<br />

39 seconds to beat Burnside<br />

75­71 on Mondaynight then had<br />

to fend off aspirited finish by<br />

Riccarton at home on Tuesday<br />

nighttowin 82­76.<br />

Both games were played<br />

under the no spectator rules as<br />

the sport observes covid<br />

restrictions. Organisers of agegroup<br />

basketball tournaments<br />

around the country, including<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>, arehoping<br />

restrictionswill ease for those<br />

representativeevents to take<br />

place.<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> was to host a<br />

regional under 13 tournament<br />

in October.<br />

The Canterbury secondary<br />

school Thomson Trophy<br />

competition for boys andthe<br />

WhelanTrophy for girlshave<br />

continued, though South Island<br />

school winter tournaments are<br />

off.<br />

Ashcoll’ssenior boys have<br />

been good performersand the<br />

two winsthis weekput them at<br />

third in the bottomsix contest<br />

of division one. Thetop six is<br />

led by St Andrew’s, which<br />

Ashcoll nearly toppled earlier<br />

in theseason.<br />

Thewin on Mondayover<br />

Burnside showed how far the<br />

college side has comethis<br />

season. Earlierinthe year they<br />

lost 91­66 to the city side, but<br />

they got theiroffence working<br />

wellthisweek against<br />

Burnside’s zone defence and<br />

got off to agood start.<br />

Afourth quartercomebackby<br />

Burnsidehad college ahead by<br />

73­71with39secondstoplay.<br />

Missed shots by both teams,a<br />

five­second violationand a<br />

timeout added to the drama and<br />

panic,thenfinally the ball was<br />

tippedand scooped up by<br />

Thomas Patterson who sprinted<br />

away to finish with an easy layup<br />

for Collegetowin 75­71.<br />

AgainstRiccartonon<br />

Tuesdaynight, college<br />

maintained ahealthylead<br />

throughout, but afourth<br />

quartercomebackbythe<br />

visitors at Oxford stadium<br />

caused some angst at the end.<br />

For College, Kambell Stills<br />

had atop game with numerous<br />

Left: Ashcoll’s Kambell Stills<br />

shoots from the free throw line<br />

in Tuesday’s game.<br />

rebounds and 31 points.<br />

Patterson finished with 14<br />

points andpulled out some top<br />

assists along with his good<br />

defensive work.<br />

Riley Sa ended up with12<br />

points andwas strong on the<br />

drive and again hardworkingon<br />

the defensive end.<br />

Kerr saidthat apart from a<br />

couple of lulls in their<br />

defensive intensity, it was<br />

another goodoverall<br />

performance. ‘‘When the fast<br />

break was on they took it, when<br />

it wasn’t they ran their<br />

offensive structures. Theywere<br />

moreconsistent in finding the<br />

open man as well as generating<br />

more assists which is a<br />

highlightofateamstarting to<br />

sync.’’<br />

Tennis stars rewarded<br />

MidCanterbury Tennis coach<br />

JackTiller,talented young<br />

player Diego Quispe­Kim and<br />

the Country <strong>Ashburton</strong> men’s<br />

divisionone teamhaveall<br />

been recognisedatthe Tennis<br />

Canterbury Awards, in<br />

Christchurch.<br />

Tiller received the club<br />

Left: Canterbury junior male<br />

player of the year Diego<br />

Quispe­Kim at the awards<br />

evening.<br />

Photo: P.Rose<br />

coach of the year award for<br />

his work at the <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Trust Tennis Centre, where<br />

he started ayear ago. Quispe­<br />

Kim, an <strong>Ashburton</strong>College<br />

student and member of the<br />

Fairton club,was named<br />

junior maleplayer of the year.<br />

PeterLeonard accepted the<br />

award on behalf of the<br />

Country <strong>Ashburton</strong>men’s<br />

team who won the division<br />

one competition.<br />

The awards were held at<br />

Wilding Park.<br />

NOTICE OF HELICOPTER USE<br />

FOR VISUAL INSPECTION OF<br />

TRANSMISSION LINES IN YOUR AREA.<br />

The country team (in black) attack the town goal in the first of two<br />

Year 5girl’s matches played on Sunday.<br />

Town takes on country<br />

Town and country junior hockey<br />

players faced­off in games at the<br />

NBS<strong>Ashburton</strong> Hockey Turfon<br />

Sunday morning.<br />

Year 3and 4boysand girls<br />

teams played 6­a­sidegames for<br />

30 minutes on quarter turf.<br />

They were followed by Year 5<br />

teams that played7­a­side<br />

games for 40 minute on halfturf<br />

pitches.<br />

Clubs wereallocated teams to<br />

coach for the games, which are<br />

seen as fun andaway to play<br />

with players from different<br />

clubs.<br />

Because of the imbalance in<br />

numbers in some agegroups,<br />

somecountrychildren were<br />

placed in townteams.<br />

Players from Years 6, 7and 8<br />

take to the turf thisSunday for<br />

more town versus country<br />

games.<br />

LOCAL LISTENING<br />

Transpower, the owner and operator of<br />

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

routine visual maintenance inspection of<br />

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

We will be undertaking inspections of the<br />

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

line and also our Roxburgh to Islington<br />

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

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

Helicopter will be<br />

operating at low<br />

levels in around the<br />

transmission line in<br />

highlighted zone.<br />

Geraldine<br />

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1<br />

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

Our first flyover dateisplanned for<br />

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

The helicopter will fly ataconstant speed of<br />

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

take approximately 4hours per session.<br />

83<br />

8<br />

Aviemore<br />

Waitaki<br />

Livingstone<br />

Black Point<br />

8<br />

82<br />

Bells Pond<br />

Oamaru<br />

Timaru<br />

Helicopter<br />

operating area<br />

Substations<br />

Highways/Roads<br />

Other<br />

transmission lines<br />

Please note this<br />

inspection is weather<br />

dependent, and we<br />

would look to fly the<br />

next day if required.<br />

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

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

If you require further information, please call Myles Stichman 0<strong>27</strong>4 779 693 or 03 688 2689.<br />

TPAC13<strong>27</strong>820<br />

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SPORT<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>August</strong> <strong>27</strong>, <strong>2020</strong><br />

33<br />

Mid Canterbury United midfielder Jamie Smitheram leaps high for aheader in Saturday’s<br />

game. Photo: Doug Bovett.<br />

LossdropsMCUnited<br />

to sixth,Halswellnext<br />

MidCanterbury United’s<br />

senior team suffered a2­1<br />

loss toParklandsUnited at<br />

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

Saturday.<br />

Aclosefought first half<br />

saw chances for both sides,<br />

but it wasthe visitors that<br />

went into half timewith a1­0<br />

lead.<br />

The first half was marked<br />

by two lengthy stoppages for<br />

injuries.<br />

The first involved anasty<br />

head clash between two<br />

players, whichleft one<br />

playerwith ahead cut and<br />

another helped off and<br />

groggy.Neither playerwas<br />

allowed to return to the<br />

game.<br />

MidCanterbury were slow<br />

outofthe blocks in the<br />

secondhalf andstruggled<br />

againstthe more inventive<br />

away side. Parklands scored<br />

adeserved second goal after<br />

aperiod of heavysustained<br />

pressure.<br />

To their credit Mid<br />

Canterburyimproved over<br />

the last15minutes.<br />

Luke Martin smacked the<br />

ball against the bar and soon<br />

after slotted agoalfrom the<br />

edge of the box.<br />

Thewin leaps Parklands<br />

over MidCanterburyUnited<br />

and into sixth place in the<br />

CanterburyChampionship<br />

League.<br />

MidCanterburyplays an<br />

unbeaten andtable­topping<br />

HalswellsideonSaturday in<br />

Christchurch.<br />

SPORTS DRAWS<br />

RUGBY<br />

Mid Canterbury rugby draw for this<br />

week:<br />

A reminder that game times have<br />

been adjusted to allow bubbles to be<br />

separated. There will be bubbles of 100<br />

maximum at each game. Teams should<br />

not arrive more than 30 minutes before<br />

kick-offtoassist in the management of the<br />

bubbles. The critical point is that bubbles<br />

should not cross over -one spectator per<br />

player.<br />

<strong>August</strong> 29:<br />

Heartland, Camp Social Event –TBC.<br />

1st XV UC Championship: CBHS v<br />

MC Combined, Christchurch BHS1,<br />

12:00pm.<br />

Colts: Methven/Rakaia v Celtic/<br />

Southern, Rakaia1, 3:00pm, S.Bennett,<br />

M. Tuilaepa, C. Marshall.<br />

Under 18 Combined: Waihora v<br />

MCRU Alps, Rhodes Park field2,<br />

12:45pm.<br />

Under 16 Combined -Playoffs 6v7:<br />

MCRU Alps V Prebbleton, Allenton1,<br />

2:00pm, K.Faalogo. MCRU Plains Bye.<br />

Under 14.5 Combined, Semi Final 2v<br />

3: MCRU Plains v Lincoln, Celtic1,<br />

1:30pm, G. Barr. Playoff 5v8, MCRU<br />

Alps vLeeston, Allenton1, 12:00pm, A.<br />

McGirr.<br />

Under 13, Friday 28 <strong>August</strong>: Allenton<br />

vSouthern/Tinwald Howden AG, Hinds2,<br />

6:00pm, J. O’Connor. Collegiate Ross<br />

LeadleyBuildingvCeltic, Celtic1, 6:00pm,<br />

M. Tuilaepa. Bye Methven.<br />

Under 11.5: Celtic White v Celtic<br />

Green, Celtic2A, 1:00pm. Collegiate<br />

Cates Grain & Seed v Hampstead,<br />

Collegiate1, 1:00pm. Rakaia vMethven<br />

White, Rakaia1A, 1:15pm. Southern<br />

Coleman v Methven Black, Hinds2A,<br />

12:00pm.<br />

Under 10: Celtic Green v Methven<br />

White, Celtic2B, 1:00pm. Celtic White v<br />

Methven Red, Celtic1A, 12:00pm. Rakaia<br />

v Allenton Trembath Construction,<br />

Rakaia1B, 1:15pm. Southern Four<br />

Seasons Treecare v Methven Black,<br />

Hinds2A, 1:30pm. Tinwald ACE Automotive<br />

vHampstead, Tinwald3, 12:30pm.<br />

Under 9: Celtic vAllenton Engineering<br />

Solutions, Celtic1B, 12:00pm. Rakaia v<br />

Collegiate/Hampstead Regent Cinema,<br />

Rakaia2A, 1:15pm. Southern Hayden<br />

McKenzie Contracting v Methven,<br />

Hinds2B, 12:00pm. Bye Tinwald Moore<br />

Mechanical.<br />

Under 8: Allenton Alpine View v<br />

Methven/Mt Somers, Allenton2, 1:00pm.<br />

Celtic White vRakaia, Celtic3B, 12:00pm.<br />

Southern Busch Joinery v Methven,<br />

Hinds2B, 1:30pm. Tinwald Gluyas Nissan<br />

vCeltic Green, Tinwald4, 12:30pm. Bye<br />

Collegiate/Hampstead.<br />

Under 7: Celtic vAllenton Gold Young<br />

Electrical, Celtic3A, 12:00pm. Collegiate<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> Crane Hire vTinwald Black NZ<br />

Livestock’s, Collegiate2, 1:00pm. Southern<br />

Blue James Doyle Contracting v<br />

Methven, Hinds5A, 1:30pm. Southern<br />

White Rivelea Ag vMethven/Mt Somers,<br />

Hinds5B, 1:30pm. Tinwald Orange Skip 2<br />

it Flooring v Allenton Auto Maroon,<br />

Tinwald1A, 12:30pm. Bye Rakaia.<br />

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

Plumbing Services vCeltic Green, Allenton3,<br />

1:00pm.<br />

Collegiate Cranfield Glass vTinwald<br />

Orange Canvas, Collegiate3, 1:00pm.<br />

Hampstead v Tinwald Alluvial Black,<br />

Hampstead1A, 12:30pm. Rakaia vAllenton<br />

Maroon Sparrow Family, Rakaia2B,<br />

1:15pm. Southern Blue Matt Wakelin<br />

Contracting vMethven White, Hinds5A,<br />

12:00pm. Southern Red Harcourts <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

v Methven Black, Hinds4,<br />

12:00pm. Southern White Agspread vMt<br />

Somers, Hinds5B, 12:00pm. Tinwald<br />

Cranfield Glass Blue v Celtic White,<br />

Tinwald1B, 12:30pm.<br />

HOCKEY<br />

Mid Canterbury Hockey draw for<br />

<strong>August</strong> 28-September 2.<br />

Mid Canterbury Hockey NBS Turf is<br />

currently operating under Level 2Covid-<br />

19 restrictions -please ensure you are<br />

familiar with and comply with the guidelines<br />

as currently advertised on the Mid<br />

Canterbury Hockey website: www.mchockey.co.nz/Covid-19.<br />

Small sticks duty club: Allenton Friday<br />

28 <strong>August</strong> Kiwi Sticks (Yr 5), 3.45 pm<br />

Methven vAllenton Yr 5(Turf a) HKidd,<br />

S Greeson. Wakanui Black v Tinwald<br />

(Turf b) GMuir, RKidd. 4.30 pm Tinwald<br />

Foothills vWakanui Blue (Turf a) GMuir,<br />

HKidd. Tinwald Foothills vWakanui (Turf<br />

b) RKidd S, Greeson Rakaia Yr 5(Bye).<br />

Kiwi Sticks (Yr 6), 5.00 pm Methven<br />

Black v Methven White (Mt Hutt) Coaches.<br />

5.15 pm Collegians D&EvAllenton<br />

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

Rakaia Yr 6 v Tinwald (Turf b) L<br />

Lansdown, JEllis.<br />

1st Grade Women, 6.15 pm Wakanui<br />

v Hampstead Blue (Hampstead, Methven).<br />

7.30 pm Hampstead v Methven<br />

(Wakanui, Hampstead Blue).<br />

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

Puna Wai 1, 5.00 pm St Andrew's College<br />

2nd XI v <strong>Ashburton</strong> College 1st XI<br />

(Umpires supplied).<br />

Small sticks duty club: Allenton. Saturday<br />

29 <strong>August</strong>, Mini Sticks, 10.15 am<br />

Tinwald Foothills vHampstead (Turf a)<br />

Coaches. Allenton vWakanui Black (Turf<br />

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

c) Coaches. Methven Yr 3vWakanui Blue<br />

(Turf d) Coaches.<br />

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

the day (Coaches)<br />

Senior Women, No play<br />

Senior Men, No play<br />

Sunday <strong>August</strong> 30, 2nd Grade Girls,<br />

No games for top four<br />

1st Grade Men, 4.00 pm Tinwald<br />

Black v Hampstead/Wakanui (Wakanui,<br />

Allenton). 5.25 pm Hampstead Lowcliffe v<br />

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

6.50 pm Wakanui v<br />

Allenton (Tinwald Orange, Hampstead<br />

Lowcliffe).<br />

Monday 31 <strong>August</strong>, 2nd Grade Boys,<br />

Tim TA, 6.50 pm Allenton v TBHS<br />

Cowboys (Umpires supplied). Tim AE<br />

6.50 pm Wakanui v St Kevin's 1st XI<br />

(Umpires supplied).<br />

Tuesday September 1, Kwik Sticks<br />

(Yrs 7&8), 4.00 pm Methven vWakanui<br />

Black (M Wilson, B Greer). 5.15 pm<br />

Allenton v Tinwald Orange (L Ellis, G<br />

Oates).6.30 pm Wakanui Blue/Collegians<br />

vTinwald Foothills (A Mitchell, MAmos).<br />

Wednesday September 2, Just Hockey<br />

SSL Div 2Girls, Nunweek Park 3,<br />

7.15 pm <strong>Ashburton</strong> College 1st XI vSt<br />

Margaret's College Red (Umpires supplied).<br />

Connetics Secondary Schools P<br />

Boys, No play.

SATURDAY 29TH AUGUST<br />

15 Millichamp Street, <strong>Ashburton</strong> 9:45-10:15am 2 1 2 AHB2<strong>27</strong>67<br />

19 Whiteoak Grove,Tinwald 9:45-10:15am 4 2 3 AHB2<strong>27</strong>18<br />

86a Grey Street,<strong>Ashburton</strong> 10:00-10:30am 3 2 2 AHB22839<br />

115 Smithfield Rd,<strong>Ashburton</strong> 10:00-10:30am Section AHB22690<br />

147 McMurdo Street, Tinwald 10:30-11:00am 4 1 2 AHB2<strong>27</strong>66<br />

10 Princes Street,<strong>Ashburton</strong> 10:00-10:30am 3 1 1 AHB22843<br />

34 Brucefield Avenue, <strong>Ashburton</strong> 10:30-11:00am 2 1 2 AHB22858<br />

92 Walker Street, <strong>Ashburton</strong> 10:30-11:00am 3 1 2 AHB22866<br />

7McElrea Place,<strong>Ashburton</strong> 10:45-11:15am 3 1 1 AHB2<strong>27</strong>32<br />

47 Catherwood Avenue, <strong>Ashburton</strong> 11:00-11:30am 3 1 1 AHB22869<br />

794 East Street,<strong>Ashburton</strong> 11:00-11:30am 3 1 3 AHB22885<br />

4Oxford Street, Methven 11:15-11:45am 3 1 2 AHB22864<br />

119a Racecourse Road, <strong>Ashburton</strong> 11:30-12:00pm 4 2 2 AHB22588<br />

73 McMurdo Street, Tinwald 11:45-12:15pm 4 2 6 AHB2<strong>27</strong>48<br />

5PratleyCrescent, <strong>Ashburton</strong> 12:00-12:30pm 3 1 2 AHB22838<br />

55 Short Street, <strong>Ashburton</strong> 12:00-12:30pm 3 1 2 AHB22837<br />

46 Mackie Street, Rakaia 2:00-2:30pm 3 1 2 AHB22865<br />

SUNDAY 30TH AUGUST<br />

34 Brucefield Avenue, <strong>Ashburton</strong> 10:30-11:00am 2 1 2 AHB22858<br />

92 Walker Street,<strong>Ashburton</strong> 12:30-1:00pm 3 1 2 AHB22866<br />

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CLUB NEWS<br />

ASHBURTON COMBINED<br />

FRIENDSHIP CLUB<br />

Club memberRobertaGoodgerspoke of her idyllic<br />

childhood on rural Otago Peninsula, attending aone<br />

room school but later bussing to Anderson’s Bay.<br />

Nursing training was in Christchurch before<br />

marrying and raising her three children. She returned<br />

to work as a technician in the ECG department at<br />

Christchurch Hospital and eventually became its<br />

manager.<br />

Roberta had astrong interest in music, dance, and<br />

community organisations, most notably the New<br />

Brighton Pier Trust.<br />

They retired to Bannockburn where vineyards and<br />

wineries were developing. Her husband started a<br />

retirement job and progressed to managing vineyards.<br />

Roberta did community work with COGS before<br />

she and her husband retired again, moving to<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> to be close to family.<br />

Errol gave a presentation on the career of Jim<br />

Burrows, All Black, All Black coach, secondary school<br />

teacher, WW2 Army Brigadier, secondary school<br />

principal, NZ Regular Army Officer commanding<br />

K-force in Korea and Japan, Commander of the<br />

Southern Military District and, on leaving the Army,<br />

Regional Commissioner for Civil Defence.<br />

Main speaker Roger Paterson reminisced about<br />

lifein<strong>Ashburton</strong>, growing up on Beach Road, attending<br />

Hampstead kindergarten, Hampstead School, and the<br />

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

Roger remembers sheep being driven along<br />

Beach Road and Chalmers Av to Fairton,spud picking<br />

in May and wars between the kids of Beach Road and<br />

Tancred Street.<br />

His sporting memories included athletics, tennis,<br />

rugby and basketball, which became a lifelong<br />

passion. He played regularly for 48 years, was active<br />

in administration,and refereed to ahigh level including<br />

in America and Australia.<br />

He was keen to join the police straight from school<br />

but was advised to do an apprenticeship first. He<br />

served his apprenticeship with renowned cabinet<br />

maker Arthur Stevens learning to design and make<br />

furniture and restore antiques.<br />

Employment as acasket maker led him into the<br />

funeral profession, and he started his own business in<br />

the 1980s. Later he became President of the NZ<br />

Funeral Directors Association.<br />

Roger told us about the many <strong>Ashburton</strong> community<br />

organisations that he has been involved with,<br />

including the many playhouses hehas built for the<br />

Lions Club’s major raffle; tickets are easily sold to<br />

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ASHBURTON GOLF CLUB 9HOLE<br />

GOLF<br />

On <strong>August</strong> 20 some 37 players participated inthe<br />

Netherby Pharmacy Mixed Round in beautiful sunny<br />

weather. The winner, with the best nett score, was<br />

Peter Woods oncountback from Peter Greening, both<br />

on 30. Followed by Joy Nicholas (31) and André Van<br />

Rooyen, Dick Hansen and Muriel Morgan on 32.<br />

For putting, the winner with 14 putts was Helen<br />

Argyle, on countback from Tonee Hurley and André<br />

Van Rooyen, also with 14 putts. They were closely<br />

followed by eight players with 16 putts each.<br />

Congratulations to the golfers who have qualified<br />

to play in the club championships. Men: Sam Prince,<br />

Eric Weir, Antony White, Gavin Johnston, Stewart<br />

Bennett, Terry O'Reilly, Peter Woods and Murray<br />

Lister. Ladies: Tonee Hurley, Robynne Nicoll, Helen<br />

Argyle and Kate White.<br />

The men's first round will be played today (<strong>August</strong><br />

<strong>27</strong>).<br />

On the same day, the rest of us will play astroke<br />

round sponsored byAccountantz. In September, we<br />

will be starting earlier, meeting at 9:15 am for 9:30 am<br />

tee off. On September 3, we'll play astableford round<br />

sponsored by Flowers @the Gate by Tone'e.<br />

ASHBURTON HORTICULTURAL<br />

SOCIETY<br />

President Trevor welcomed 11 members, and<br />

invited guest Councillor Diane Rawlinson to our 129th<br />

Annual General meeting.<br />

Election of Officers - Patron: Graham Gunn,<br />

President: Joy Jaine, Vice President: Allan Johnstone,<br />

Secretary/Treasurer: Noella Talbot, Committee: Rex<br />

and Pat Tarbotton, Brian Glassey, Norman McDowell,<br />

Trevor and Anne Gamblin, John Hoogweg.<br />

Table Show Awards: Trophies and certificates<br />

presented by Diane Rawlinson.<br />

Lloyd Trophy -most points vegetables and fruit:<br />

Pat Tarbotton 67 points, Rosemary Case 39 points,<br />

John Hoogweg 8points.<br />

Williams Trophy – most points cut flowers: Joy<br />

Jaine 125 points, Pat Tarbotton 99 points, John<br />

Hoogweg 82 points.<br />

Chrysanthemum Trophy – overall points: Pat<br />

Tarbotton 169 points, Joy Jaine 134 points, John<br />

Hoogweg 87 points.<br />

Murdoch Trophy –Decorative: Joy Jaine 3points,<br />

Rosemary Case 2points.<br />

Premier: Joy Jaine 9 points, Surrey Lamont 4<br />

points, Pat Tarbotton and Brian Glassey 3points.<br />

Table show results: John Hoogweg: 6 firsts, 2<br />

seconds 0thirds. Joy Jaine: 5,4,3.Pat Tarbotton: 2,<br />

0, 0. Trevor Gamblin: 1, 1, 2. Anne Gamblin: 0,1,0.<br />

Premier Award: John Hoogweg – Rhodoendron<br />

Fireman Jeff.<br />

ASHBURTON<br />

New Listing<br />

4 2 1 2<br />

Deadline Sale closes Wednesday<br />

2nd September, <strong>2020</strong> at 2.00pm,<br />

(unless sold prior)<br />

View Sat 22 Aug 1.00 -1.30pm<br />

Web pb.co.nz/AU77352<br />

Kirsty Clay<br />

M 0<strong>27</strong> 308 7557<br />

Kirsty Clay<br />

M 0<strong>27</strong> 308 7557<br />

Raffle was won by Mary McCosker and Joy Jaine.<br />

Next meeting on Monday September 28 at 7:30 pm<br />

at the Sports Pavilion, Walnut Avenue. New members<br />

and visitors most welcome.<br />

CYCLING<br />

Mid Canterbury Social Wheelers <strong>2020</strong> winter<br />

series training ride No 9, 31 starters.<br />

Over the line first Michael Gallagher23m 41s, 2nd,<br />

Larry Neal 23m 42s, 3rd Rob Redmond 24m 38s, 4th<br />

Don Sutton 25m 29s, 5th Kyle Gray 24m 39s, 6th Rob<br />

Hooper 23m 45s, 7th Ross Templeton 25m 30s, 8th<br />

Michelle Knight 25m 31s, 9th Kristine Marriott 23m<br />

46s, 10th Don Morrison 25m31s, 11th Mike Hansen<br />

25m 31s, 12th Marcel Smithers 25m 32s, 13th Roger<br />

Wilson <strong>27</strong>m 42s, 14th Steven Hands 22m 19s F/T,<br />

15th Wayne Clements 22m 20s 2f/t, 16th Michael<br />

Templeton22m 21s 3f/t, 17th Tony Ward 22m 21s 4f/t,<br />

18th John Uden 25m 59s, 19th Nick Grijns 25m 56s,<br />

20th Chris Reid 25m 57s, 21st Doug Coley 25m 58s,<br />

22nd Kerry Clough 31m 39s, 23rd Debbie Skinner 31m<br />

39s, 24th Matt Marshall 26m 42s, 25th Rachel Reid<br />

29m 48s, 26th Colin Teahan 29m 49s, <strong>27</strong>th Brian Ellis<br />

29m 49s, 28th Janette Hooper 32m 09s, 29th Ron<br />

Kennedy 32m 36s, 30th Liz Wylie 31m 30s, 31st Brent<br />

Hudson 32m 21s.<br />

Tinwald CyclingU17 Development 3km Time Trial:<br />

1st Oli Nicholls 6m 20s, 2nd Amwolf Artz 6m 39s,<br />

3rd Ryan Gallagher 6m 44s, 4th Tineke Artz 7m 07s,<br />

5th Konrad Artz 7m 16s, 6th Zoe Nicholls 7m 36s, 7th<br />

Eliza McKenzie 7m 42s, 8th Charlotte Neal 7m 54s.<br />

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

Gallagher. B, Konrad Artz, Zoe Nicholls. C, Tineke<br />

Artz, Eliza McKenzie, Charlotte Neal.<br />

11km team drop one rider each round:<br />

Winning team Eliza McKenzie, Tineke Artz,<br />

Konrade Artz, Oli Nicholls, Time 13m 11s. Runner-up,<br />

Charlotte Neal, Zoe Nicholls, Ryan Gallagher, Amwolf<br />

Artz, time 14m 10s.<br />

50m around the cone time trial:<br />

1st Ryan Gallagher 10.28s, 2nd Amwolf Artz<br />

10.38s, 3rd Tineke Artz 11.13s, 4th Konrad Artz<br />

11.40s, 5th Charlotte Neal 13.01s, 6th Eliza McKenzie<br />

13.50s.<br />

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

B, Konrad Artz. C, Tineke Artz, Charlotte Neal, Eliza<br />

McKenzie.<br />

Send your club news to<br />

office@ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

Action from the Rakaia Golf Course.<br />

Foursomes<br />

busy at Rakaia<br />

Seventeen teams from Christchurchto<br />

Timaru and many placesinbetween came<br />

to the Rakaia Golf Course last Friday to<br />

playinaCanadian Foursome<br />

tournament. The weatherunfortunately<br />

wasn’tplayingits part but it didn’t<br />

dampen the spirits and it madefor avery<br />

colourfuldisplay of umbrellas.<br />

Best Gross:JoPeacock and Sue<br />

Newman (Tinwald) 88. Best nett: Teresa<br />

Booker andVal Sisson (Rakaia) 71.7.<br />

Runners­up nett:Jodie Monkand Diane<br />

Annan (Hororata) 74.8.<br />

Third nett: GlendaFrew andAnn<br />

Westgarth (Gleniti) 74.9. 4thnett:Heather<br />

McKimmie andSueWhelan(Ellesmere)<br />

75.2. 5thnett: Sally Laneand Di Bell<br />

(Tinwald) 76.3. 6th nett: Sally Smithand<br />

Sandra Quinn (Rakaia) 76.4. 7th nett:<br />

Frances Mulvey and Willie Powell<br />

(Temuka)76.7. 8th nett: Patricia Knight<br />

andSue Esler (Gleniti) 77.4. 9th nett: Val<br />

Prendergastand Maxine Whiting<br />

(Tinwald) 77.7.<br />

Closest to the pin #6:Vicki Moore<br />

(<strong>Ashburton</strong>). Closest to thepin #8 Barbara<br />

Roberts (Everglades)<br />

Closest to the pin #15 Frances Mulvey<br />

(Temuka). Closest to the pin #17 Glenda<br />

Frew (Gleniti).<br />

CLASSIFIEDS<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>August</strong> <strong>27</strong>, <strong>2020</strong><br />

BUILDER - specialising in<br />

home renovations and<br />

repair work. We also do<br />

decks, fences and retaining,<br />

plastering and painting,<br />

gardening,<br />

and tree removal. Call<br />

Gavin 021 267 1979<br />

BUILDING and property<br />

solutions. For your complete<br />

alteration or renovation.<br />

We project manage<br />

the whole process. Home<br />

and small commercial.<br />

Qualified tradesmen.<br />

Phone Kiwi Building &<br />

Maintenance Ltd. Ph Cawte<br />

0<strong>27</strong> 418 7955 or Gary 308<br />

4798, 0<strong>27</strong> 207 1478.<br />

CARPET 2You -For all your<br />

flooring needs. Supplier<br />

and installer of carpet and<br />

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

carpet cleaning. Phone<br />

Mike Gill 0<strong>27</strong>4 914 210<br />

CARPET cleaning. Powerful<br />

equipment and fast drying.<br />

Upholstery, mats and rugs.<br />

Experienced owner/operator.<br />

Phone John Cameron<br />

at Supersucker. 0<strong>27</strong> 435<br />

1042 or 308 1677.<br />

CARR’S Chimney Cleaning,<br />

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

surrounding districts, $60<br />

per chimney. Phone<br />

Rodney on 03 324 2999<br />

and leave amessage.<br />

CHIMNEY Sweep. It’s time to<br />

start thinking about it.<br />

Camera inspection carried<br />

out and full inspection<br />

checklist is left for you. Call<br />

Allan 0<strong>27</strong> 209 5026<br />

COMPUTER Problems? For<br />

prompt reliable computer<br />

servicing and laser engraving,<br />

contact Kelvin, KJB<br />

Systems Ltd, 4 Ascot<br />

Place, <strong>Ashburton</strong>. Phone<br />

308 8989. SuperGold discount<br />

card accepted.<br />

COMPUTER repairs, sales,<br />

training, set up -wireless -<br />

networks, spyware clean<br />

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

Great rates. Call Robin<br />

Johnstone, Networks<br />

Firewalls & PC’s Ltd, 308<br />

1440 or 0<strong>27</strong> 768 4058.<br />

CONCRETE pavers direct to<br />

you - Best prices, many<br />

sizes, textures and colours<br />

- Paveco, 13 Robinson<br />

Street, Industrial Estate.<br />

TRADE &SERVICES<br />

ALTERATIONS. Sewing,<br />

mending and trouser hemming,<br />

curtain alterations<br />

and curtain making. Call<br />

Michelle on 0<strong>27</strong> 352 7248.<br />

ashburtoncranes2015@gmail.com<br />

FOR: Mobile Sandblasting<br />

Painting<br />

OF: Structural Steel<br />

Trailers<br />

Farm Machinery<br />

Car Parts<br />

Shipping Containers<br />

Concrete, Brick Rendering<br />

Free quotes -Competitive rates<br />

35<br />

CONCRETE Services -<br />

Driveways, paths, patios,<br />

mowing edging. Decorative<br />

concrete specialist, 30<br />

years servicing Canterbury.<br />

Free quotes. No job too big<br />

or small. Phone Paul 021<br />

152 1966<br />

DEMOLITION Commercial,<br />

Industrial, Residential. Also<br />

country wide farm buildings<br />

landscaping and houses. No charge for<br />

farmers. Phone 0<strong>27</strong> 4052<br />

391<br />

DENTURES; Dr Peter<br />

Rumping repairs existing<br />

dentures and also provides<br />

new dentures. Phone 0<strong>27</strong><br />

220 9997<br />

ENGINEERING repairs, fabrication,<br />

farm equipment<br />

service and maintenance,<br />

WOF repairs, machining<br />

and welding. Odd jobs a<br />

speciality. Mobile workshop.<br />

Can collect. Phone<br />

Malcolm 0<strong>27</strong>4 754 241<br />

FLY control and spider<br />

proofing. For all domestic<br />

and industrial pest control<br />

needs phone AJ Kerr at<br />

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

03 308 8147 or 0<strong>27</strong> 432<br />

5447.<br />

LAWN Mowing. No job too<br />

small. Call Les Smith, From<br />

The Ground Up, for a<br />

competitve quote. Ph 0<strong>27</strong><br />

840 0201 or 03 308 1500<br />

FURNITURE Removals. For<br />

all your household removal<br />

needs - urban, rural lifestyle,<br />

office relocations -<br />

call Nudges Furniture<br />

Removals, phone 0<strong>27</strong> 224<br />

0609<br />

GARDENING, mowing,<br />

pruning, fertilising, projects<br />

or general spruce ups? Call<br />

Andrew at Spruce Gardens<br />

to get the job done right.<br />

0<strong>27</strong> 765 2899 or 03 307 1693.<br />

sprucegardens@xtra.co.nz<br />

LEGAL work -Phone Peter<br />

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

house sales, purchases<br />

and refinances. Will call at<br />

home evenings for wills,<br />

enduring powers of<br />

attorney. Phone 308 03<strong>27</strong>.<br />

LOCKSMITH/Door repairs.<br />

Keys/locks, sliding and bifold<br />

door roller repairs.<br />

Mobile service. Call Doors<br />

and More. Ph 0<strong>27</strong> 516 7104<br />

INTERIOR<br />

PLASTERING<br />

New or existing,<br />

level 4finish, full skim<br />

plaster or repairs<br />

The Finishing Company<br />

03 307 8870 2291359<br />

ASHBURTON SANDBLASTING<br />

LIMITED<br />

Phone Kurt 0<strong>27</strong> 332 4549 or Neil 0<strong>27</strong>4 362 900<br />

2288454<br />

2308119

CLASSIFIEDS<br />

36 <strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>August</strong> <strong>27</strong>, <strong>2020</strong><br />

Methven Area<br />

Caretaker<br />

An autonomous role perfect forafit person with previous gardening, cleaning<br />

and handy person skills.<br />

In this full-time position you will take responsibility for ensuring our public<br />

conveniences, reservesand gardens in the Methven and Inland Scenic Route<br />

areasare of ahighstandardfor our residents and visitors alike.<br />

To find out more about this vacancy<br />

and what the <strong>Ashburton</strong> District<br />

Council has to offer you -visit our<br />

website.<br />

Applications close<br />

Wednesday,9September <strong>2020</strong>.<br />

www.ashburtondc.govt.nz/careers<br />

SELL<br />

LPG<br />

REFILLS<br />

Small LPG cylinders<br />

Off Street Parking<br />

Available<br />

Arthur Cates Ltd<br />

26 McNally Street<br />

Ph 308 5397<br />

Riverside Industrial Estate<br />

LPG REFILLS<br />

9kg cylinders<br />

$<strong>27</strong>.50<br />

Askaboutour<br />

deliveryservice<br />

Anysizecylinder filled<br />

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

Phone 307 <strong>27</strong>07<br />

2300187<br />

2300293<br />

CAMPERVAN, 1985 L300<br />

Mitsubishi. In tidy Condition.<br />

Ph 307 2<strong>27</strong>3<br />

WANTED TO BUY<br />

METAL, heavy etc. Free<br />

light-grade metal in-yard<br />

dumping 9am-5pm weekdays<br />

&9.30-11.30am Saturdays.<br />

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

Metal Recyclers, 117 Alford<br />

Forest Rd, (behind<br />

PlaceMakers). Phone 03<br />

308 8033 or 0<strong>27</strong> 249 6625.<br />

TRADE &SERVICES<br />

Drier. Cleaner. Healthier.<br />

24/7 mobile service for<br />

all your carpetcleaning,<br />

upholstery cleaningand<br />

flood restoraon needs.<br />

Timaru 03684 6102<br />

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

SPACE available for next<br />

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

Talk to us about your advertising<br />

requirements. Phone<br />

308 7664 or call into our<br />

office at 199 Burnett Street,<br />

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

2301183<br />

SPRAY PAINTER/PREPPER<br />

Afull time position has become available in our<br />

Panel and Paintshop foraQualified Spray Painter.<br />

Theposition requires<br />

• Good work ethics<br />

• Have ahigh standardindetail and finish<br />

• Tobereliable<br />

• The abilitytoworkunsupervised<br />

• Toworkinateam and meet production deadlines<br />

• NZresidencyorvalid NZ work visa<br />

Please send resume and coverletter to<br />

TheGeneral Manager<br />

Bus and Truck Body Work Ltd<br />

PO Box51, <strong>Ashburton</strong>7740<br />

Phone Keith on 0<strong>27</strong>4 <strong>27</strong>4 007 or 307 0378<br />

Email busandtruckbodywork@xtra.co.nz<br />

PANEL BEATER/COACH BUILDER<br />

Afull time position has become available in our<br />

Panel and Paint shop for apanel beater orcoach<br />

builder.<br />

Theposition requires<br />

• Good work ethics<br />

• Have ahigh standardindetail and finish<br />

• Tobereliable<br />

• The abilitytoworkunsupervised<br />

• Toworkinateam and meet production deadlines<br />

• NZresidencyorvalid NZ work visa<br />

Please send resume and coverletter to<br />

TheGeneral Manager<br />

Bus and Truck Body Work Ltd<br />

PO Box51, <strong>Ashburton</strong>7740<br />

Phone Keith on 0<strong>27</strong>4 <strong>27</strong>4 007 or 307 0378<br />

Email busandtruckbodywork@xtra.co.nz<br />

TRADE &SERVICES<br />

PAINTER for all your painting<br />

needs. No job too small,<br />

inside or outside. Professional<br />

friendly service.<br />

Phone Pete 03 308 1672 or<br />

0<strong>27</strong> 200 1619.<br />

PAINTING wallpapering,<br />

plastering - No job too<br />

small. Interior, exterior.<br />

Professional, prompt, competitive<br />

service. Phone<br />

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

on 021 878 794 or<br />

307 7289.<br />

PLUMBER. Repair or<br />

replace; taps, shower<br />

mixers, hot water cylinders,<br />

basins, tubs, toilets, vanity<br />

units, leaking pipes. Call<br />

Pete Young, experienced<br />

plumber 0<strong>27</strong> 280 0889/307<br />

7582<br />

ARE you struggling to make<br />

ends meet? Need extra<br />

money? Why not sell your<br />

unwanted items in The<br />

<strong>Courier</strong>! Everything helps.<br />

TRADE &SERVICES<br />

SUN Control Window Tinting:<br />

Privacy, UV, glare, heat<br />

control for homes, offices<br />

and cars. Phone Craig<br />

Rogers 307 6347, member<br />

Master Tinters NZ. www.<br />

windowtinter.co.nz<br />

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

block, glare, heat control,<br />

safety, security, privacy,<br />

frosting films, solar protective<br />

window films. Free<br />

quotes, 20 years local service.<br />

Phone 0800 368 468<br />

now, Bill Breukelaar, www.<br />

tintawindow.co.nz<br />

2308869<br />

2298220<br />

SITUATIONS VACANT<br />

Customer Serviceroles<br />

Building Supplies<br />

TwoPositions<br />

Mitre 10MEGA have vacancies for two people<br />

in customer serviceroles fortheir busy Building<br />

Supplies department serving both Trade and<br />

DIYcustomers.<br />

This position would ideally suit someone with<br />

apassion for DIY or looking for acareer in the<br />

building supplies arena and enjoys working<br />

with people. These positions arefull time:<br />

• 41.5hours per week Tuesday–<br />

Saturdayroster<br />

• 32.5hours per week Sunday–<br />

Wednesdayroster<br />

If youhave the following attributes,wewould<br />

liketohear from you:<br />

• StrongInterestinDIY or TradeExperience<br />

• Bephysically fit<br />

• Reliable<br />

• Great customer serviceskills<br />

• Enjoyworking in ateam environment<br />

Please email your C.V.and acovering letter<br />

to:HR.<strong>Ashburton</strong>@mitre10.co.nz or post to<br />

Human ResourcesManager,Mitre10 MEGA,<br />

P.O. Box35, <strong>Ashburton</strong>7740.<br />

Applications close on Tuesday 1st September <strong>2020</strong><br />

CROPPING&CULTIVATION<br />

SUPERVISOR<br />

We are looking for atalented individual to join<br />

our team as aCropping and Cultivation<br />

Supervisor atthe Talley's Fairfield Farm. Talley's<br />

Farming is anew division of Talley's Limited<br />

based 10 minutes North of <strong>Ashburton</strong>, across the<br />

road from our existing <strong>Ashburton</strong> site.<br />

Reporting to the General Manager and working<br />

alongside our farming team youwill primarilybe<br />

responsiblefor the daytoday operation of the<br />

cropping and cultivation on our farm. This role will<br />

also involvereporting on new methods,<br />

growing conditions, and processes to improve<br />

production of our crops as well as ensuring all<br />

machinery and equipment is maintained to ahigh<br />

standard.<br />

The successful candidatewill have:<br />

• A can-do attitude<br />

• Attention to detail and take pride incompleting<br />

tasks toahigh standard<br />

• Tractor driving experience, including cultivation,<br />

drilling, and trailer work<br />

• Spraying, fertiliser spreading and crop harvesting<br />

experience<br />

• Knowledge of plant diseases, insects and fungi<br />

• A tertiary qualification inAgriculture,<br />

Horticulture or Agronomy (preferable but not<br />

essential)<br />

• Excellent leadership skills<br />

• Strong organisational, listening and<br />

communication skills<br />

• Initiative and the ability to operate independently<br />

• The ability tomulti-task and adapt to<br />

ever-changing priorities<br />

• Excellent problem-solving skills<br />

In return we can offer:<br />

• A challenging but rewarding work environment<br />

• Opportunity for individual growth<br />

• Competitive starting remuneration rates<br />

depending onexperience<br />

Applicants will need to be legally entitled to work<br />

permanently in New Zealand. If this sounds like<br />

the opportunity you have been looking for, please<br />

apply online now at https://www.talleys.co.nz/<br />

job-openings/cropping-cultivation-supervisor and<br />

include acover letter and acopy ofyour CV.<br />

2308896<br />

www.ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

Senior Hair Stylist, Full<br />

or Part-time<br />

We are looking toadd to our amazingly talented<br />

team. We are looking for anenergetic team player<br />

that ishighly professional, competent inall salon<br />

services and is happy to assist with all aspects of<br />

maintaining acohesive and busy salon including<br />

receptionifrequired.<br />

In return, we offer apositive environment and fun<br />

workplace, professional staff who have expansive<br />

knowledge in the industry, asupportive team and<br />

generous employmentconditions.<br />

Necessaryskills youexhibit:<br />

• Self-motivation and a‘cando’ attitude<br />

• Willingness to learn<br />

• Excellent customer serviceskills<br />

• Abilitytoworkunsupervised<br />

• Great communication skills with the ability to<br />

relate to people of all ages<br />

• Outstanding health &safetystandards<br />

• Well-presented<br />

• Availabile to work late nights and Saturdays<br />

• Flexible working hours available by negotiation<br />

Please send your CV and coverletter to<br />

hairbycapelli@gmail.com. Applicationsclose 14th<br />

and all applications will be kept confidential.<br />

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT/<br />

RECEPTIONIST<br />

We are looking for ahighly motivated Executive<br />

Assistant/Receptionist to join our team atthe<br />

Talley's Fairfield Site. Talley's Fairfield isanew<br />

site ofTalley's Limited based 10 minutes North of<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>, just down the road from our existing<br />

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

Youwill primarilyberesponsiblefor providing<br />

high leveladministrativesupport to the General<br />

Manager and looking afterreception. No two day's<br />

will be the same whileweare developing our new<br />

siteand youwill playacritical role in ensuring the<br />

most effectiveand efficient use of the<br />

General Manager's time.<br />

The successful candidatewill have:<br />

• Strong organisational, listening, and<br />

communication skills with great attention to<br />

detail<br />

• Initiative and the ability to operate independently<br />

• Proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite of<br />

Products<br />

• Excellent time management and organisational<br />

skills<br />

• The ability tomulti-task and adapt toeverchanging<br />

priorities<br />

• Proven experience supporting senior<br />

management<br />

• Excellent problem-solving skills<br />

• Absolute discretion and asense of confidentiality<br />

• Exceptional customer service skills and<br />

professional presentation<br />

• Experience in reception duties<br />

In return we can offer:<br />

• A challenging but rewarding work environment<br />

• Opportunity for individual growth<br />

• Competitive starting remuneration rates<br />

depending onexperience<br />

Applicants will need to be legally entitled to work<br />

permanently in New Zealand. If this sounds like<br />

the opportunity you have been looking for, please<br />

apply online now at https://www.talleys.co.nz/<br />

job-openings/receptionist-executive-assistant and<br />

include acover letter and acopy ofyour CV.<br />

2307803

www.ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

EDUCATIONAL<br />

CJ’S Driving School -<br />

Classes 1, 2 & 4,<br />

Endorsements F & D,<br />

Forklift, F&OSH, Dangerous<br />

Goods. NZTA<br />

approved course provider.<br />

MITO & Competenz<br />

Assessor. Locally owned.<br />

Phone Christine 0<strong>27</strong> 245<br />

2563<br />

HOME SERVICES<br />

ROOF COATINGS: All roof<br />

types, specializing in<br />

Decramastic and Long Run<br />

Iron, Coloursteel etc, steep<br />

roofs not a problem. —<br />

Spraymaster 0<strong>27</strong>-433-7780.<br />

FOR LEASE<br />

AWESOME office space for<br />

lease, rent or hire. Parklike<br />

setting. Indoor and outdoor<br />

areas. North West<br />

town boundary. Must view.<br />

Phone 0<strong>27</strong>4 754 241<br />

RENT ME!<br />

Ideal as an extra<br />

bedroomoroffice.<br />

Fully insulatedand<br />

double glazed forwarmth.<br />

Threeconvenientsizes:<br />

Standard3.6m x2.4m,<br />

Large 4.2m x2.4m<br />

Xtra-large 4.8m x2.4m.<br />

Visit our displaycabin<br />

418WestStreet or callfor a<br />

freebrochure.<br />

www.justcabins.co.nz<br />

2289121<br />

0800 58 78 22<br />

STORAGE and space leasing<br />

for vehicles, motorbikes,<br />

bicycles, boats,<br />

motorhomes, caravans,<br />

tractors, trucks, trailers and<br />

containers. Indoor, outdoor<br />

or under cover. Call Peter<br />

0<strong>27</strong> 333 3626.<br />

STORAGE available, <strong>Ashburton</strong>.<br />

Self storage, variety<br />

of sizes. Phone Rainbow<br />

Storage 03 307 0401<br />

STORAGE:Secure self storage<br />

units available, long or<br />

short term. <strong>Ashburton</strong> Storage<br />

Facilities. Contact us<br />

on 0<strong>27</strong>4 362 636 or www.<br />

ashburtonstoragefacilities.<br />

co.nz<br />

FIREWOOD<br />

SCREENED SLAB<br />

FIREWOOD<br />

FIREWOOD<br />

SLABWOOD<br />

3cordgreen<br />

$330<br />

1cordgreen<br />

$110<br />

1cordscreened<br />

$140 cord<br />

OFFCUTS<br />

$140 cord<br />

C.O.D.intown<br />

Adams Sawmill<br />

Malcolm McDowell Rd<br />

Phone<br />

308-3595<br />

2302580<br />

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MEETINGS<br />

Hakatere Multi Cultural Council<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>Newcomers Network<br />

Annual GeneralMeeting<br />

Tuesday22September <strong>2020</strong><br />

at 2-4pm<br />

Senior Centre,206 CameronStreet<br />

GuestSpeaker –<br />

Dr KathyHarrington-Watt<br />

CulturalAnthropologist<br />

RefugeeSettlementTeamLeader<br />

Everyone Welcome<br />

ASHBURTON Car Club Inc<br />

AGM. Notice is hereby<br />

given that the 64th Annual<br />

General Meeting of the<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> Car Club will be<br />

held at the Clubrooms,<br />

Wakelins Road at 7.30pm<br />

on 18 September <strong>2020</strong><br />

FIREWOOD<br />

<br />

2299149<br />

2308465<br />

Connecting<br />

MidCanterbury<br />

Charitable Trust<br />

AGM<br />

September 8th<br />

5.30pm<br />

at CommunityHouse.<br />

DRY old man pine. 6 m 3<br />

$575. Delivered to most of<br />

Mid Canterbury. WINZ<br />

accredited. Phone Rob 0<strong>27</strong><br />

297 7563<br />

HIRE<br />

DRYPINE<br />

FOR SALE<br />

$300per cord<br />

delivered<br />

within the town<br />

boundaryand<br />

Mayfield/Mt Somers<br />

Phone Sue<br />

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GARDEN SUPPLIES<br />

2305693<br />

TREES wanted for logging/<br />

firewood. 20 tonne digger<br />

for clean-up. Phone Shane<br />

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GARDENERS specials.<br />

Sheep manure $6 bag. Pea<br />

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0<strong>27</strong>4 364 541<br />

All welcome.<br />

2306338<br />

SCISSORLIFTS for hire.<br />

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for daily or weekly hire.<br />

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8155 for abooking.<br />

FRUIT &PRODUCE<br />

POTATOES Nadine and<br />

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

bag $10.00. Seed potatoes<br />

$2.50 per kilo. Phone 308<br />

3195 or 0<strong>27</strong> 531 9103. 81<br />

Elizabeth Street.<br />

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GARDEN SUPPLIES<br />

BRIDGE Street Nursery has<br />

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Entrance on Clark Street.<br />

13 varieties of seed<br />

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range eggs available.<br />

Phone Paul 0<strong>27</strong>2 781 354.<br />

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MUSHROOM COMPOST<br />

Nowisthe time to dig in our topqualitymushroom<br />

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$50 per cubic metreor$10 bag.<br />

Freedelivery within town boundary.<br />

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2299919<br />

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ACROSS<br />

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6 7 2 4<br />

8 1 7 6<br />

2<br />

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6 5<br />

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Solution to previous Sudoku<br />

Howto<br />

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Fill the grid<br />

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

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

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

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

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Solution to previous crossword<br />

QUICK PUZZLE NO. 8580 -SOLUTIONS<br />

Across -6,Rattlesnake. 7, Diva. 8, Truthful. 9, Beagle.<br />

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CRYPTIC PUZZLE NO. 8580 -SOLUTIONS<br />

Across -6,Starter’s gun. 7, Made. 8, Celer-it-y.9,Stress.<br />

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HEALTH &BEAUTY<br />

URGENT CARE CLINIC<br />

WEEKEND DUTYDOCTORS<br />

IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCYPHONE 111<br />

Forall othermedicalassistance outside of normal<br />

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

to speak withahealth professional whowill giveyou<br />

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

need urgentcare.<br />

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

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

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

passporttoyour surgeryappointment.<br />

New Zealanders’tobringsome form of ID.<br />

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

Saturday29th<strong>August</strong> is<br />

MooreStreet Medical Centre, MooreStreet.<br />

Consultations will be by appointmentonly.<br />

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

Sunday30th <strong>August</strong> is<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>Health First,308 Havelock Street.<br />

Consultations will be by appointmentonly.<br />

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

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

weekend and public holidays please telephone<br />

MethvenMedical Centre on 03 302 8105<br />

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

Details foraccessing the afterhours services will be<br />

on the answer phone.<br />

PHARMACIES<br />

Wises Pharmacy,CountdownComplex,<br />

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

Saturday from 9.00am until 1.00pm<br />

Sunday from 10.00am until 1.00pm<br />

At Geraldine: TheGeraldine Pharmacywill be open<br />

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

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

Closed Sundays and Public Holidays<br />

Forfree24hour Telephone Health Advice<br />

Phone the healthline on 0800 611 116<br />

Brought<br />

toyouby<br />

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

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

Classified Deadline<br />

Please note<br />

Ourclassified deadlineis<br />

4:30pm Tuesday<br />

prior to Thursday<br />

publication.<br />

Phone 308 7664<br />

Email: office@ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

Predator Control –<br />

Trapping Warning<br />

LOWER ASHBURTON RIVER <strong>2020</strong><br />

2294024<br />

Excell wishes to advise that ongoing predator control will be<br />

taking place to protect the endangered bird species nesting<br />

along the <strong>Ashburton</strong> Riverbed.<br />

Area: The operation will be from the <strong>Ashburton</strong> River mouth<br />

to 2kilometres inland from the State Highway 1Bridge.<br />

Operation date: Trapping will be underway from the 1st<br />

of September until the chicks are fledged and have left the<br />

river bed.<br />

Control methods used on this operation include: Kill<br />

traps placed within wooden boxes and steel live capture<br />

cage traps.<br />

The public is warned to take care inthese areas and not to<br />

remove carcasses or interfere with traps.<br />

General warning<br />

• Do not touch traps or remove carcasses.<br />

• Keep pets under supervision.<br />

• Do not leave children unattended.<br />

• Follow the advice on the warning signs.<br />

For further information (including maps of the operational<br />

area) contact the Project Supervisor, Central South Island on<br />

0508 392 355 or office@excellcorp.co.nz<br />

2308874<br />

PUBLIC NOTICE<br />

Fun<br />

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MidCanterburyBadmintonClub<br />

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AndreGrob<br />

Chiropractor<br />

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