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Fun wigs show support

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St Joseph Schoolpupils were at school

yesterday with coloured hair, funky hair

styles, hats and wigstoraise money and

awareness for childcancer.

Itwas national Wig Wednesday

organised to support theChild Cancer

Foundation.

The pupils, teachers and school

support staff wore wigsofall colours in

styleslong and short, straight and curly.

Some pupils alsocoloured

their hair,smothered

it in hair product

or jazzeditup

with glitter, bows, ribbons or headbands.

St Joseph School deputy principal

Claire Corbett said it was afun way to

raise money, and awareness,for child

cancer.

Over the years the school had families

whose children were diagnosed with

cancer, including acurrent family whose

child hasleukaemia. The school had

supported the cause for the past few years.

Wig Wednesday was organised by the

school’s Young Vinnies group,made up of

pupils fromYear 5toYear 8and, as it was

pupilled, most of the 260 pupils took part

in some way whether it was witha

hair style or through

donatingmoney.

In New Zealand every weekthree

families get devastating newstheirchild

hascancer.

The chemotherapy treatment means

some of these kids will have to face the

world with no hair.

Wig Wednesday was set uptohelp

those children as thousandsofordinary

Kiwis, including those at St Joseph

School, wear awig, shave their heads or

style afunky hairdo to raise money.

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From left, St Joseph School's Miracle Milo, Henry Oldham,Claire Corbett,EmmaJayne Crawford and George McMillan supporting

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Dr Chris Ryan has officially hung up

his stethoscope andleft his

Ashburton medical practice.

Dr Ryan,65, is planning to ‘‘sit in

thesun’’ at Lincoln in his retirement.

He spentthe past 31 years as GP at

Moore StreetMedicalCentre.

He moved to Ashburtonwith his

wife, Mairead andtwo young

childreninthe late1980s after

finding life in Wellington not to his

liking.

‘‘When you haveayoung family

your priorities changealot. City life

doesn’t have thesame attraction as it

usedtohave and you’rethinking

more of schools and space,and flat

land to kick aball around,’’ he said.

‘‘Ashburton’s aprosperoustown,

although it was going through avery

hard time then, schooling was good,

housing was very reasonable.

‘‘Itseemedavery goodpackage and

Ifound it wasbetterthan Iexpected.

Ifound it very pleasant.’’

There have been somehighs and

lows with many changesinthe

community in the past30years.

‘‘WhenIcame it wasprobably the

whitest place in the country butnow

it’s very cosmopolitan and I’ve found

that quite interesting and enjoyable

really.’’

‘‘It’s very much like Wellington

with people mixing together more.I

think that’s veryexcitingand

stimulating.’’

However recruiting younger GPs to

thearea was anongoingissue as well

as getting accesstospecialist medical

care.

It wasgetting harder to get patients

in need access to see specialists, or in

for surgery, especially those in real

need, he said.

While oncall commitments had

Dr Chris Ryan

eased there was still feweryoung

doctors wantingtocommit to a

community practice,with many not

ready to set down roots.

He said the loss of specialist

medical care in thedistrict and the

downgrading of Ashburton Hospital

was aconcern.

‘‘We lost quite abit when we lost

our specialists. You’re gettingletters

back from bureaucracysaying

(patients) don’t meet criteria ... and

someofthem are pretty well crippled

or in agony.There justisn’tthe

attempt to getthem in.’’

He said there was often no clear

way to go forward with acase.

‘‘Once upon atime you could senda

letter to aseniorcolleague andit

wouldbeconsidered and they had an

obligation to reply to you. The public

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health service haslargely shrugged

its shouldersonthat really.

‘‘The district healthboard is now

blaming having to getthings done in

the privatesector with specialists.

‘‘Toalarge extent(those specialists

have) felt disenfranchised with alack

of medicalleadership and so they

have decided you can’t do the job

withoutussoyou’ll have to do it on

our terms, with the patient being lost

in the middle really.’’

Dr Ryansaid it was importantMid

Cantabrians kept awatch on what

washappening with the Canterbury

District HealthBoard.

‘‘There has been lots of money

overspent but not much of it in

Ashburton. It’s very much akneejerk

reaction in the city too, as Ifound

from myone term on the hospital

board, to cutoff theperiphery from

the facilities. Ithink if peoplevalue

whatthey are getting now they should

watch it carefully.’’

He believed there was alot of staff

employed over the years but theyhad

not been used efficiently.

‘‘There have been alot of contracts

signed in Christchurch but withnot

with agreat deal of patient benefit.’’

Thedebtincurred at the district

health board was not all to do with

earthquake recovery,hesaid.

‘‘I’ve been very lucky to work in the

timeIhave, and there has stillbeen a

sense of doctor/patient relationship

going ... I’ve had somemarvellous

patients which has made mylife very

satisfying.

‘‘You hear nowmedical centres

seeminglywant to stop patients from

seeingthe doctor.’’

There was lessdoctorcontinuity

which resulted in aloss of personal

service.

‘‘I’ve often thought Iwas the last

family grocer and the supermarkets

are taking over,’’hesaid.

CBD work plan changed to help retailers

Ashburton retailers arepleased

contractors revampingthe CBDhave

alteredtheirwork scheduletomakeit

easier for Christmas shoppers.

Retailers were worried timing of

thework on Tancred Street would

affect trading andbusiness owners

Chris Redmond,Richard Wilson and

BobMcDonald met with Ashburton

District Council seniorstaff to find a

compromise.

The work on TancredStreetwas to

have startedatCass Street and

worked towardsEast Street.Now

contractors have agreed to alter their

scheduletostartatEastStreet early

next monthand work towards Cass

Street.

That section ofTancred Street,at

least to the pedestrian crossing, will

be completebyDecember.

Mr McDonald saiditwas agood

outcome forretailers andshoppers.

Customers would be able to enjoya

new Tancred Street, with East Street

and BurnettStreet largely untouched.

Theshoppingprecinctwouldbea

more welcoming place leadingupto

Christmasand while thechanges

would notsuiteveryone,they would

benefit themajority, he said.

‘‘While it makes more sense for

them to work from theCassStreet

end,weappreciate themchanging

their scheduletoaccommodate CBD

businesses.’’

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Neighbours

rebuff rural

tourism plan

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Festiveforest to spreadcheer

Aforest of Christmas trees will

spring up in the Ashburton

Trust Event Centre at the start

of December.

The artificial trees are part of

asparkly plan by theAshburton

County LionsClub to start the

festiveseasonwith some

community cheer and members

are hoping people will join

them.

The club is encouraging

schools, groups,businesses and

individualstopay $10 for a

space to erect their own treeat

the event centreand decorate

it; the trees will be judged and

Left: Mark your calendars for

the Ashburton County Lions

Club’s festive forest event say

members (from left) Marie

McAnulty, Sue Green, Margaret

Kerr and Lynette Lovett.

Ashburton’s

prizes awarded.

Thefestive forest willthen be

open to thepublic to enjoy.

Club spokesperson Marie

McAnulty said each tree had a

space about 1.5m square and

only artificialtrees were

allowed.Decorationscould

follow any theme within the

Christmas vibe.

Thetrees will be set up on the

stage at the eventcentre. ‘‘We

also hopetohavesome stalls

with Christmas goods for sale in

the foyer.’’ Entry to see the

treesafterjudging will cost $2.

There will be rafflesand food

and drink for sale too.

Thetrees will be at the event

centre on December 3, 4and5.

Setup will be on the morning of

December 3, with judging

between 12pmand 1pm;public

viewing will follow.There are

plans for alaser light showon

the eveningofDecember4.

Marie said the project was

notafundraising event though

anyprofit would go to theclub’s

charities in the community. The

Ashburton men’s Lions Clubis

alsohelping.

She said the club wasgetting

the word out aboutthe event

early so peoplehad plentyof

timetoenter andorganise

decorations.Retailers for the

stall space were also being

sought.

Marie said the club just

wantedtogenerate some

feelings of wellbeing as the

district recoveredfrom

lockdown and ongoingcovid

pressures.

She hopedschools andresthomeresidentswould

amongthose to visitthe display.

specialists

Farmers Corner and neighbourson

Longbeach Roadairedcontrasting views at a

hearing this week over aproposeddistrict

plan change thatcould pavethe wayfor the

tourist retail centre to expand.

Onesaid it would be like building afood

processingplantindowntownAshburton.

Independentplanning commissioner

PatriciaHartehas adjournedthe hearingof

an application by Farmers Cornerfor the

AshburtonDistrict Counciltochangethe

tourist spot’s landdesignationfromruralBto

ruraltourism. MsHartewill send her

recommendationtocouncil after weighing up

all sides.

Agreen light from her would allow

Farmers Corner to thenseek consent to build

accommodationand afunction hub on 21ha

at Longbeach Road,alongside its existing

retail complex.

OwnerPeterHuang wants to provide more

thanashopandgo facility and in the future

would like to build silo accommodation and

offerruralexperiencesthere and via other

MidCanterbury tourismoperators.

Neighbours objected to the plan change,

citing lossofviews, trafficdanger,

wastewaterand noise concerns.

They say abiggercomplex would be out of

kilter in the ruralBenvironment.

DairyfarmerDavidGeddes wasagainst the

planchange,saying the accommodation

would be better in Ashburtontown, where

there were the roads andservicestodeal

increased traffic and people.

He saidallowingthe plan change would be

like allowingafoodprocessing plant to be

built in downtown Tancred Street.

Farmers Cornerstarted life in town, butthe

business grew and visiting tourist buses

cloggedthe streets around Baring Square.It

moved to Longbeach Road.

Thelawyer for the company, Pru Steven,

said the districtplan did not protect views

but the applicants were willingtolimitthe

height of buildings in the identified

viewshafts of neighboursto5m.

Ted Wood saidhecouldnot seehow the

Farmers Corner plan change would

contribute to the district’s economyas

claimed. Taiwanese visitors arrived by bus

and shopped on siteand most of whatthey

bought was not locallymade.

The most affected neighbours areSteve

and KarenClements, who built theirhouse to

takeinviewsofMtPeel and theSouthern

Alps. They are also concernedabouttheir

drinkingwaterbeingcontaminated by

increasedwastewater from amore populated

Farmers Corner.

Any wastewater systemwouldneed consent

from EnvironmentCanterbury.

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MCB, parade

changes ahead

Construction and upgrading work in

Ashburton’s CBD meanschangesfor this

year’sSanta Parade andnext year’s Multi

CulturalBite.

Ashburton District Councilstaff have met

with organisersofthe MultiCulturalBite to

find an alternative venue for 2021 and 2022 as

BaringSquare East is out of actionbecauseof

constructionofcouncil’s new library and civic

building. The Santa parade’s usual route may

also be changebecauseofstreet workinthe

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Sallies take holistic approach

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TheSalvation Army is

taking anew holistic

approachto helping those

in need in Ashburtonand

hasbrought all of its

servicesunder one roof.

Thecommunity foodbank

hasrecently shiftedfrom

theFamilyStoreonCass

Street and into themain

SalvationArmycomplex

further down theroad.

Themoveallows the

Family Store to expand,

andbringsthe foodbank

into ahub thatincludes

socialserviceslike

counsellingand budgeting,

andalsothe driver

mentoring programme.

Thecommunity foodbank

hasbeen renamed the

Ashburton Community

Ministries People’sPantry

andinsteadofhanding out

food parcels, anew

approachwillsee clients

givenshopping credits and

thechance to choose the

items they want.

Ashburton Salvation

Army manager Major Mike

Allwrightsaid thenew hub

operated through aholistic

model thatsupported

physical, emotional,

spiritualand social

wellbeing.

It was easy to give outa

food parcel, he said, butit

took time to build

relationships andtohelp

people on anew path of

improvedwellbeing.

‘‘The SalvationArmy

wants to make adifference

andthis is along term

approachthat we know can

help.’’

Ashburton Salvation Army manager Major Mike Allwright and community ministries coordinator

Judith Beaumont have helped set up the systems for the new holistic

approach, but are now both heading for retirement.

He said letting people

choosetheir own food

itemsempowered them

and combined with advice

and support on savvy

shopping, basic menusand

budgeting, wasproven to

work.

If people kept coming

backitshowed they needed

more than just food

support.

‘‘Visitingfor thefirst or

second time shows people

needsome help, but by the

thirdvisit it is becoming

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‘‘By thefourth visit it is

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He said the holistic

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now was the righttime for

Ashburton. People also

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The new People’s Pantry

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Mr Allwrighthas clocked

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organisation, the last three

in Ashburton, and finishes

at theend of theyear.Mrs

Beaumont, whofinishes up

tomorrow after 15 years,

hasbeensynonymouswith

the foodbank.

Mr Allwrightsaidthe

pair were leaving agood

team in Ashburton andnew

peoplecoming in would

ensurethe SalvationArmy

continued to make a

positive impactonpeople’s

lives.

Russell leaves community legacy

Russell Anstiss.

Ashburton identity and

community stalwart Russell

Anstiss,afounding member

of the stationery cooperative

PaperPlusin

1983, andits first chairman,

passed away this week at

home surrounded by

family.

He was awarded the

Queen’s Service Medal in

2010 for his work in the

community whichincluded

along association with the

Ashburton Hearing

Association. He was its

president for many years

and alife member.

He was also instrumental

in convincing the branchto

partner with other

community groups to build

the Senior Centre, which

opened in 2001.

Mr Anstiss wasapast

chairman of the Performing

Arts Centre Trust and

played akey role in the

fundraising effort behind

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Busy sorting for Bookarama

Thesorting effort hasbegun,

andall going well, this year’s

Bookaramawillbeasbig and

busier as ever.

Organisers, Ashburton

Rotary Club, are preparing and

planning to manage the event

under the currentlevel2

restrictions, butare hoping for

areturn to level1by the

opening day on September 28.

Eventconvener David Mead

said it was full steamahead

with sortingbooks andother

items.

Rotary memberswere

steadily working their way

through 1200 banana boxes of

donated books.

Mr Mead said the opening

day and finalmorningof

Bookaramawere usually the

busiesttimes,and numbers

wereoftenupwards of 100.

‘‘Under thecurrent

restrictions we willhaveto

count andmanage numbers

through thedoor.’’

Mr Meadsaid thequalityof

books andotherdonations

seemed to improve every year.

The event was theclub’s

biggest fundraiser and

something the community

looked forwardto.

Bookarama hadraised well

over$1millionoverthe years

andprofitswentbacktothe

community, he said.

Sortedbooks, CD’s, puzzles,

records,magazinesand other

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HospiceMid Canterburyhas taken a

big leapoffaith and bought the

former Sealy Street MedicalCentre

rooms.

The medical centre movedtoanew

building in the Eastfieldprecinct in

July and Hospice Mid Canterbury

Trust saw an opportunity to raise its

profile andprovide aspecial, private

placefor those needing its services.

The trust has boughtthe former

medical rooms on the cornerofSealy

and HavelockStreets,subject to

raisingthe required funds.Itwill

apply for grants and rely on the work

of its fabulousfundraising team to

reach the target required.

Trustee JaneWright said hospice

wasfortunate the vendors had

generously agreed to an extended

settlement period to allow the funds

to be raised. The trust would lease

thebuilding in the interim andaims

to move there in the next two months.

“This is avery excitingstep for us.

Owning the property will enable us to

establish awelcoming, homely, fitforpurpose

environment for our

clients andvisitors, andtodevelop a

wider range of supports and

activities. It will enable us to involve

thewider community in avariety of

ways and will be awonderful

communityowned asset.’’

Hospice general managerDebbie

Mackle said the 1920s bungalowwas

ideal,asithad threeroad frontages,

wheelchair access andoffstreet

parking. It wasprivateand would

provideplenty of office space, as well

as rooms for exercise, therapy and

Hospice Mid Canterbury general manager Debbie Mackle (left) and volunteer

services manager Belinda Brand can’t wait to be in the new hospice

headquarters, the former Sealy Street Medical Centre.

counselling; its gardens were

therapeutic too.

She saiditwas also invitingasa

dropin spot for people or families on

their books.

Somehospice services and

programmesare on hold because of

Alert Level 2restrictions, but hospice

patients andtheir familiescan still

access help.

Debbie said thevilla’s warm,

family feelingwas the ideal fitfor

hospice,where people were dealing

with lifelimitingand terminal

illnesses.

Thehospice trust has also recently

welcomed AnneMarie Allenasa

trustee.

AnneMarie is an active member of

the community, is aJustice of the

Peace and farmswith her husband,

Chris.

Take atour, make aconnection

AshburtonDistrict Councilis

partnering with Mid Canterbury

NewcomersNetwork for Welcoming

Week, acollaboration aimed at

helping newcomers feel more at

homeinMid Canterbury.

Welcoming Weekwill featurea

series of minitours of the district's

culturalfacilitiesand runs from

September1419.

Theguided tours will include Base

Youth Centre, AshburtonPublic

Library,Ashburton Museum,EA

Networks Centre, Sport Canterbury,

AshburtonDomainand Hakatere

Marae.

As part of the tours, locals will be

Scouts’ bright sales pitch

Tinwald ScoutGroup has

beensellinghigh quality lily

bulbsand lanternsat

AshburtonFarmers’ Market

to raisefunds for new LED

lights in the scoutden.

Scouts andcubs have been

manning the morningonly

stall for the past coupleof

weeks and the last of the

bulbswill be sold this

Saturday.

Funds raised will be used

to refit thedimlylit scout

den with newLED lights and

with other ongoing scout

costs.

Theexport qualitylily

bulbscost $2.50 each and

have been beengenerously

donated by BakkerBulbs.

The practical lanterns have

also been donated and cost

$5.

Tinwald Scout Group

chairman James Storey said

the scouts had missed out on

two opportunitiesto

fundraise because of the

cancellation of Wheels Week

and had neededtolook at

encouragedtomeetand welcome

newcomers.

AshburtonDistrict MayorNeil

Brown says the district hasbeen

working hard to help newcomers feel

moreacceptedand celebratedin

theirnew community, and

Welcoming Week will be another

great opportunity to do so.

‘‘Newcomers are important

members of our community, often

bringing new perspectivesand skills

thatenrichusall.

‘‘Wewant to make surethat those

whoare new here get achance to see

and experience therangeofcultural

and sporting facilitiesthat are

Selling bulbs and lanterns at Saturday’s market were Kinsey

Storey, Lachlan Storey, Jack Tate and Lucy Tate.

alternative options.

The bulb sellinghad gone

very well and lantern selling

would continuefor awhile

longer.

Unfortunately two scout

camps had alreadybeen

cancelled this year because

availablesothat theycan enjoythem,

get involved and perhapsmake new

connections too.’’

Newcomers and locals areinvited

to joininthe Welcoming Week

activities at the official opening at

10am on September14atBase Youth

Centre on Burnett Street.

Attendees will be welcomed with a

powhiri and morning tea before

beingtakenonatour of the CBD

hostedbythe Mid Canterbury

Newcomers Network.

Peopleare encouragedtoregister

for the freeevents whichcan be

foundonthe council website

(ashburtondc.govt.nz.).

of covid and it was hoped that

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Family Notices

NEWS

8 Ashburton Courier, September 10, 2020

BIRTHS DEATHS DEATHS DEATHS

BRAMLEY: Lance and

Hannah are pleased to

announce the safe arrival of

Charlotte Hannah Jane, 9lb

1oz, on 1July 2020. Alittle

sisterfor Graceand Rose.

Abig thank you tomidwives;

Hannah Bowden, Tess

Clark and Carine Reimink

and all the wonderful staff

at Christchurch Women’s

Hospital and Ashburton

Maternity.

DEATHS

ANSTISS, William RUSSELL

- QSM: Peacefully at home

surrounded by family on

Sunday, September 6th, 2020.

Loved husband and best

friend of Olive. Dearly loved

father and father-in-law of

Suzanne and George Malouf

(NSW), Tracey and StuartNeill

(Culverden), and Philip and

Tracy (Auckland). Adored

Grandad of Caitlin, and Jonty;

Erica and Tom, Sinead and

Tom, Danielle and Logan;

Hayley,and Daniel.

Respected friend of Rebecca,

and Sara Farr and their

families. Loved brother and

uncle of the late Graeme,

Maureen, and Marilyn and

their families.

Messages to: The Anstiss

family, c/- P.O Box 6035,

Ashburton7742.

Funeral details to be advised.

0800 2MEMORY

027 637 1229

FLEMING, Thelma Doreen

(neé Thomas): Peacefully

at McKenzie Healthcare,

Geraldine on September 5,

2020 in her 86th year.

Loved wife of the late

Noel Fleming, and the late

Lester Couper. Dearly loved

mother and mother-in-law

of Alwyn and James Friend

(Temuka), Michele McMullen

(deceased), and Andrew

Couper (Oamaru). A loved

grandmother of her 10

grandchildren and 10 greatgrandchildren.

Messages to: 454 Factory

Road,RD26, Temuka7986.

Aprivate cremation has been

held.

0800 2MEMORY

027 637 1229

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

COLLINS, Marjorie Joan:

Bob and family would

sincerely like to thank all

those who sent messages

and cards and attended the

funeral of Marjorie, aloved

wife, mother, grandmother

and great-grandmother.

Special thanks to the staff at

MethvenHouse fortheir care

of Marjorie during her stay. As

manyaddresses areunknown

please accept this as a

personal acknowledgement.

Supporting the

community

96 Tancred Street,Ashburton.

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MCRE

HEWSON, Patricia

Georgenia Margaret (Pat):

at home in Christchurch on

September 5, 2020. Much

loved mother and motherin-law

ofIan and Kim Hamill,

Jason and Teresa Hamill,

Adrian Hewson, Edred

Hewson, and Anthony and

Sarah Hewson. Loved by

all her grandchildren and

extended family. Messages

to: PO Box 57, Ashburton

7740.

Patwill by lying in rest at 105

Princes St, Ashburton from

Wednesday9am.

Please feel free to visit and

spend some time with Pat.

If youhaveafavouritephoto

of you and Pat please bring

it along to add to the photo

board.

The funeral service will be

held at 105 Princes Street,

Ashburton on Friday, 11

September at 1.00pm

followed byinterment atthe

AshburtonCemetery.

0800 2MEMORY

027 637 1229

McCABE, Margaret Teresa

(nee Gaffaney). 17.11.1932

- 3.9.2020. Passed away

peacefully at Highfield

Lifecare. Wife of the late

Patrick Michael. Mother of

the late Maryanne Wood.

Mother in law ofEric. Nana

of Nicola and James. Greatnana

of Liam and Brooklyn. A

servicefor Margaret washeld

on Tuesday 8th September

2020 at Betts Funeral

Services, 33 North Street,

Timaru, at 11:00am. In lieu

of flowers, donations to the

Stroke Foundation would be

appreciated.

WELCH Shirley, on

September 6, 2020.

Passed away peacefully, at

Ashburton. Dearly loved wife

of John. Much loved mother

and mother-in-law ofDavid

and Karina (Nelson), Sue and

the late Ant Newton, and

the late Karen, and Warwick

McCarthy. Loved Nana of

Bevan, Robert, andKatie; and

Brooke. Loved great-Nana

of Izzy, Aston, and Xander.

Messages to the Welch family,

c/- POBox 472, Ashburton.

Shirley’s wish was for a

privatecremation.

Paterson’s

Ashburton

FDANZ

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IN MEMORIAM

OAKLEY,BeverleyEleanor:

23-12-1934 –11-09-2017

Passed away three years ago.

Loving memories of you

todayand always.

Foreverinour hearts,Always

in our thoughts.

Your loving family; husband

Murray, sons Allan, Warren,

David and Peter, their wives,

partners and families.

ROYSTON, Pauline Mary:

Passed away 20 years ago on

7September 2000.

Always remembered and

fondly loved by Francis,

Michael,Amy,John,Christine,

her eight grand-children and

all her friends.

Anna, Sonia and Sandi were all smiles as they prepared to board the

plane under the control of pilot Robin Corbett.

Magic day formums

Nine women, all mothers of

children withspecialneeds,

enjoyed aday of experiencesand

pampering organised by the

members of theAltrusa Clubof

Ashburton.

Plans for theMagic Mums day,

which hasbeen held on aregular

basis by theAltrusa Clubover

more than 20 years, were allin

place for Marchbut covid

lockdownrequired postponement

until asafer time.

Unfortunately thismeant that

the original 12 mums who had

been chosen were not all able to

participate on theday butluckily

didn’t miss out on the lavish gift

baskets presented at the end of

the day.

Mums weretreated to flights

overthe Ashburtondistrict,

pilotedbyRobin,the husband of

one of theAltrusans.Phones were

excitedly producedandcalls

made to families to alertthem

that their mumswould shortly be

flying over their houses.

After amorningspent

participating in variousactivities

and relaxing awayfrom their

normal responsibilities,the

mums were taken to Bellissimo

foranafternoon of pampering

beforebeingdriven around

Ashburton by the local HotRod

Clubwho enjoyed being able to

show off their special vehicles to

their admiring passengers.

Dinner at theLake House

included entertainment by Peter

Livingstone,whichcaused much

hilarity for themums andAltrusa

members.

Perhaps more importantly, not

only did the mums go home with

thememoriesofthe new

experiences they had enjoyed

they also had new connections

andfriendshipsand the support

of peoplewho know intimately

what each other is facingintheir

daytodaylives.

TheAltrusa members love

putting on thisMagic Mums day

andeach year are overwhelmed

by thegratitude shown by these

special women for this respite

from their normal busy lives, and

in turn theythank those

businesses and individualswho

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That created queuing issues

at some skifields and on busy

days.

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be fully loaded, said Mt Hutt

skifield manager James

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new toilet block wasset alight recently.

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NEWS

10 Ashburton Courier, September 10, 2020

Unspent funds questioned

Charli McBride and daughter Millie, eight months, with National

leader Judith Collins.

AshburtonDistrict Council

has agreed to carry over

millions of unspent funds

from the 2019/20 yearinto the

2020/21 Annual Plan, but

questionshave been raised

about why so manyprojects

requirecarry over budgets.

Mayor Neil Brownasked

whatsystems wereinplace to

ensure there wasless carry

overneeded in thefuture.

Councillor Stuart Wilson

suggested councilcould be

moreflexible withits roading

funds and insteaduse them to

do other work in the current

yearratherthan carry

everythingover.

Carryover relates to

committed projects that are

under contract or partway

through, and alsorequired

projectswhereno

commitment exists,and there

issome discretion allowed.

Council chief executive

HamishRiachsaid theyear

had beendifficult for council

and ‘‘notanormalyearfor

getting stuff done’’.

Council had operated at

capacityand hadstruggled to

deliver aquantityofwork. It

had doneits best to get as far

through the works

programme as possible, but

was ‘‘notpreparedtowaste

money in order to just tick

boxes’’.

The yearahead was alsoset

to be challenging and now

included the Three Waters

projects. Covid19 hadplayed

its part in delaying some

projects, including the CBD

renewal project thatnow had

asizeable carry overbudget,

but therewere ahost of other

complications.

Council was overoptimistic

withcapital projects,but

budgets were set early and

carry overs areality, he said.

Mums, babies give

feedback to Collins

LINDA.CLARKE

@ashburtoncourier.co.nz

Methven woman Lydia Broadbelt

saysbecoming anew mum last

year was atough job.

Daughter Sophie has just

turned one but she criedalot in

the early months because of

undiagnosed reflux.Now that is

under control, she andLydia are

much happier.

Ms Broadbelt was one of the

half adozen Mid Canterbury

mumswho met with National

leader Judith Collinslastweek

when the party announced its

first 1000 days policy aimed at

helping parents and babies.

Mrs Collinssaid partofthe

policy was a$3000 payment to

newmumsthat they could spend

on servicesand support they

might need in those criticalfirst

1000daysofdevelopment.

Ms Broadbelt, wholivesona

farmwith partner AndrewHart,

said she wouldhave used sucha

payment to access aspecialist to

help findthe cause of Sophie’s

crying earlier.

She saidthe friendship and

adviceofother mothers at The

Stork Network, where National’s

policy was revealed on aflying

visit to Ashburton, had also

helpedher deal with post natal

depression.

‘‘WhenSophie wassix weeks

old Istarted coming here.Itwas

abreath of fresh air. (Founder)

Zalie (Doyle) was incredible.’’

Charli McBridewas another

mum whochattedwith Mrs

Collins.She said herthird child

Millie, noweightmonths old, was

bornprematurelyand the family

would also haveput the $3000

entitlement to gooduse.

Smiling Millie became astar

forthe cameras when she

grabbed Mrs Collins’ finger and

putininher mouth.The party

leader,who spent aboutanhour

at TheStork Network’s Allenton

rooms, said shewell

remembered teething.

Parents at The Stork Network

wereamong those to give

feedback to National MP Louise

Upstonayear agowhen shewas

promotingamembers billto

ensure birthing mothers

received three days in hospital

after the birth of their baby. That

is also part of National’spolicy.

Mrs Collinssaid the$3000

entitlement would give mums

anddadsthe ability to pay for

servicesand supportthey might

need in those critical first 1000

days of development. Those

servicesmight include things

like specialist breastfeeding

advice,postnatal stays or

sleepingclinicassistance.

Thefirst 1000dayspolicyisa

sevenpart $226millionplan,

callingfor greater and more

targeted spendingtocreate

better human and economic

returns in the longrun.

“Studieshaveshown that

countries thatfailtoinvest in the

wellbeing of women and children

during this crucialtime will

sufferworse economic results in

thefuture.’’

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NEWS

Ashburton Courier, September 10, 2020

Annie runs her race

despite cancellation

MICK.JENSEN

@ashburtoncourier

MEAT

Ashburton social worker and

yoga instructor Annie Hunt

trained hard for six months for

the Great Naseby Water Race,

but when the event was canned

three weeks ago because of covid

19, she decided thatshe still had

to run it.

Shetook to the start line alone

on Friday at 8am and some 28

hours 51 minutes later crossed

the finish line to complete the 100

mile (160km) ultra marathon

distance.

Anniecompleted the 80km

Naseby race last year andwas

determined to enjoy the

splendour of the mountains and

foresttracks again.

Unlike last year’s race, her

recovery this year has been

nothingshort of miraculous and

she was back was giving yoga

classesinAshburton on Monday.

‘‘Ican’t explain howgood my

body feels I’m just astounded by

my recovery.

‘‘Last year Iwas hobbling

around like mostrunners after

the race, but not this year.’’

Anniesays she was not

prepared to not run the gruelling

Naseby challenge.

Shehad put in countless hours

of day and night running and had

aloyal support crew who

encouraged her.

Great Naseby Water Race race

organiser Jamie Sinclair had

marked out the course forher

and acouple of other runners and

he had come to support and run

part of theracewith her, which

wasamazing.

Shesaidthe endurance

running community were special

people, as was the Naseby

community.

Annie, who is 58 and a

grandmother of seven, only

discovered she could runfour

years ago.

Shehas completed anumber of

half marathons, marathons and

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Shesaysthe key forher with

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to stepuptothe start line.

‘‘I’m lazy by nature andI’m far

frombeing asuperwoman.

‘‘Idon’t like pain andIgo slow

and soulful andthe speed just

happens.’’

Annie’straining took in both

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Annie completed circuits of the

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Ashburton College

Individual Excellence in aSupportive Learning Environment

News

Issue 25

10 Septembr 2020

Message From ThePrincipal

AkoInterviews

Today weare hosting our second Ako interviews

for the year. This involves interviews with the

learner, their Akoteacher and their whānau.

The focus isonbuilding relationships between

the three, monitoring both academic and pastoral

progress andsettingfuture career goals.

Iwould like to thank all those whānau who made

appointments to attend,asthese interviewshaveproventheir worthon

previous occasions and today’smeetings shouldreinforcethe benefits.

SubjectTeacher Interviews forSenior Students –Now Cancelled

Please notethatthese have, regretfully,had to be cancelled due to

remaining at COVIDLevel 2. Tuesday15September will be anormal

school day.

If you have concerns please contact your child’s Ako orsubject teacher

in thefirst instance, by email is best as afirst contact.

Winter SportsCodes –AorakiSportsAwards

Ourwintersports codes have been busy with local competitions which

are now drawing to aconclusion. Unlike previous years, there isno

representativesportavailableinmost codes.

With this in mind, the Aoraki Sports Awards, which are normally a

highlight for our secondary school sporting codes, will not be taking

placebecause athletes have not had the opportunitytocompeteatthe

toplevel. This is areal shame forthose individuals and teams who have

achieved highly this year.

However, students who have gained New Zealand Honours will be

recognised,and College has students in this category.

Ateam Iwould like to acknowledge the feats ofisour Smallbore

Rifle Shooting team. For the last two years they have been national

champions and are highly placed to repeat their top ranking this year.

We have been blessed to have shooters of the calibreofShania Harrison-

Lee who is currently the top-ranked New Zealand female secondary

school shooter. This isateam which has competed outstandingly well

over anumber of years.

Once again, I have got around many of our sports teams and I am always

impressed with the demeanour and efforts of our competitors. Iwould

like to thank all those parents and supporters who have been involved

with our winter teams throughout this season. We can only offer the

huge number of teams across multiple codes because of the level of

communitysupportweenjoy.

Iwould also like to acknowledge our Sports Director, Darion Gray,for her

calm and efficientorganisation thatenables all our sports activities and,

especially this year,for managing the multiple changes.

College PropertyUpgrade

In termsofour new build,the MinistryofEducation has acknowledged

thatthis will occur in twostages. The first stage will be planning for1350

students and the second stage forapeak roll of 1600.

As part ofthe first stage build, key areas such as the Staffroom and the

Library will be built to accommodate the maximum number. Once the

positioning of the classroom blocks has been finalised we will sharethis

with our community.

Ross Preece

Principal •Tumuaki

Information

Parent-Teacher-StudentInterviews for

Year 11-13 Students: Tuesday15September

Pleasenote: this daywill onlyoperate if weare at COVID Level1.

On Tuesday 15 September parent-teacher-student interviews are

scheduled at theHotel Ashburton, from 2:30pm-8:00pm.

This is an opportunity to meet with individual subject teachers and itis

especially recommended that you catch upinany subjects which your

child maybefinding moredifficult.

College will closeat1:20pmon thisday (no Period5classes).

CANCELLED -DUE TO COVID LEVEL 2

Normal classtimetable forall students

Transition Department–EventsUpdate

TertiaryStudy Information

We are atthe time ofyear where students going to tertiary study in 2021

are gathering information, making decisions, and completing application

processes,asfollows:

Universityand PolytechHalls of Residence Applications

Halls ofResidence applications are open online, and should have been

completed by now to allowtimefor areferenceto be completed, as partof

the application process.

Course Planning for 2021

University liaison staff are visiting College this term to help students plan

theircourseofstudyfor 2021.

The Remaining Date is:

Otago University – 16September

Remaining2020UniversityOpenDays

The current COVID conditions have resulted in amendments to Open Day

information previously publicised.

Please go to the websites forthe latest updates:

•CanterburyUniversity

www.canterbury.ac.nz

•Auckland University

www.auckland.ac.nz

•MasseyUniversity

www.massey.ac.nz

•AUT University

www.aut.ac.nz

Information

Please notethatall events aresubjecttoany COVID restrictions which

mayberelevant atthe time.These implications areadvisedassoonas

is possible.

Studylink TertiaryEvening:

Information on StudentLoans and Allowances

Monday14September 2020, 7:00pm College Staffroom

This is an eveningfor Year 13 students and their parents/caregivers to hear

information about student loans and allowances for tertiary study next

year,accommodation costs and various deadlines.

We are very fortunate to have staff from Studylink attend and be able to

answer your questions first-hand.

RSVP required:

Information forms have been emailed,orare available from the

TransitionOfficeorthe College Office.

Please return aform so thatweknownumbers attending.

These should have been returned by yesterday,

Wednesday09September.

Year 9AcademicScholarships

Criteria and application forms arenow available from your child’s school.

TheClosing Date forapplications is

Friday06November 2020, 3:30pm.

Theacademicexaminations willbeheldatAshburton College

on Monday16Novemberfrom9:00am–11:15am.

Enquiriesand applicationstobemade to SheenaTyrrell,

ManagementAdministrator,

Email: ts@ashcoll.school.nz

Phone:308 4193, extension 812; 027 247 8003.

Please notethattheseScholarships are

Academic ExcellenceScholarships.

Annual College Music Evening

Setaside this nighttoenjoyour annual festival of music,which always

showcases amazing student talent.

Ashburton College Music Evening 2020

Thursday24September,7:00pm,

AshburtonCollege Auditorium,

Tickets $8.00 –doorsales only (eftpos available)

This year the House Fest component has had to be taken out of the

programmebut,intrue House spirit,students who audition will gain House

points. Naturally,aswith all events,this issubject to the COVID restrictions

as they areonthatnight.

Congratulations

The Triple SCompetition is an annual New Zealand Secondary Schools’

Shooting Championship. Itisapostal shoot competition and, atthe time

of writing this newsletter, three of four rounds had been completed, with

competition forthe topspotshotting up. Round 4had to be completed by

last Sunday, 06 September.

With some information provided by Shania Harrison-Lee

MovementintoFirst Place

Ashburton College had wonderful Round Three results which put the

Ateam into first place by2points, with atotal of 392.19 points, placing

us just ahead of Palmerston North Girls' High School who we have been

battling forthe topspotduring the prior tworounds.

College Team 1 Members are – Shania Harrison-Lee (Master Grade

Shooter), Emma Smith (A Grade Shooter), Charlotte McKenzie (B Grade

Shooter), Jack Jones (C Grade Shooter), Jack McIntosh (C Grade Shooter).

Oursecond team is alsoholding their owninthe middleofthe pack of the

thirteen teams at place seven, which is awesome to see as it is filled with first

and second-year shooters who arestill being shown the ropes of secondary

school competitions.

College Team 2Membersare –

Bronston Cudmore, Bree Greer,Tane Moore,

Sama Sooialo,Madi Tourle

(all DGrade Shooters).

Individual Entry-Claudia Cudmore

(D Grade Shooter).

Honourable Mentions

Other honourable mentions are

CharlotteMcKenzie (pictured right) who,

afterRound Three, is sitting at the topofBGrade

with a292.13, just 1.02 above the next person,

Nathan Allison from Cambridge High School.

Acknowledgement

StudentLibrarians and LibraryVolunteers

The Ashburton College Library, Te Whare Pukapuka Matauranga, has a

marvellous team of studentlibrariansand volunteers.

Anne Williams, Teacher Librarian and eDean, said that every year

approximately twenty five students volunteer to become student librarians

at Ashburton College. The students apply for the positions and train for a

term, before being assessed and

earning their ‘Librarian’ badge.

Their role involves working

at intervals or lunchtimes to

help the Librarians with tasks

such as issuing and returning

items, helping other students,

answering library-based queries,

shelving books and items and

helping with displays.

(Pictured right): HenryGoodes

shelving books.

Alongside this team our Library

staff is also fortunate to be

supportedbysixteen Year 13

volunteers.Thesestudents give

up oneoftheir study times each

week to run the libraryfront desk.

This is agreat experienceand

away to give back to the College

communitytheyhavebeen partof

forfour years.

OurStudentLibrarians and

Volunteersareaninvaluablepart

of the libraryteam.

(Pictured left): StudentLibrarian

Hannah Kuipers at the Issue

Desk organising apile of books

to return.

(Pictured below, leftand right):

LaurraineAperocho and

Yvangeline Radan, Year 13

Volunteers,shelving books on the

Returns Trolley.

Those involved in 2020 are:

Student Librarians: Emily Annear, Ethan Annear, Irish Bernarte,

Rachel Clement, Rebekah Clement, Miar Diab, Jessalene Eclipse, Ines

Forster Lobato de Faria, Olivia Fox, Emily Greer, Hannah Kuipers, Hayley

Luxton, Rona Malabuyoc, Iela Mangubat, Harrison McKee, Lara Shierlaw,

ElianeVinculado,Shasha Watagedara, Paige Williams.

Library Volunteers: Laurraine Aperocho, Anna Bennett, Irish Bernarte,

Chloe Blake, Crystal Brown, Nadine Cabanatan,Joshua Cameron-Neighbour,

Hayley Dickson, Klara Harrison, Lily Lyu, Rona Malabuyoc, Lottie Norton,

Yvangeline Radan,Zoila Suyat, Winonalei Tupa, AmyZhen.

TightCompetition within NewZealandTriple STargetShooting2020 Competition

Anything can happen with the final

double card(20 shot card as opposed

to a10shot cardinthe firstthree

rounds) to be shot beforeSunday06

September,asall grades areclose at

the topand thereare three school

teams all with achanceoftaking out

the 2020 title.

Shania Harrison-Lee (pictured right)

is in atight tussle also,with only

three points separating the topthree

individual shooters –Stephanie

McNair from Palmerston North Girls’

High School and Abby Pierce from

Cambridge High School.

Madi Tourle (pictured left), who is aYear

9student, is sitting second in her grade

(D), with ascore of 288.13, only 1point

behind the first placed shooter.

As can be seen there are tight scores

all over the Leaderboard, from team

results to graded individuals, so the

final results will be very interesting to

see in just over aweek.

Ashburton College

Individual Excellence in aSupportive Learning Environment

News

Issue 25

10 September 2020

Congratulations

MidCanterburyCombined Boys’First XV Rugby-Four NewCaps following Home Game

Final Home Game

College’s final home game of the UC Competition season was played last

Saturday, 05 September,onthe College grounds in superbweather.

Coach Shane Enrightreportedthattherewas agood hakaand alarge crowd

gathered along Belt Road to support the home team against the strong

St Bede’s College side. StBede’s started strongly, scoring within afew

minutes to lead 5-0, followedbyarepeattopush out to a10-0lead.

Afterthis,Collegeentered the game and from agood scrum allowedroom

to attack on the blindside with stand-out Captain Michael Hennings

setting up Isi Ula for atry, with new half-back for the rest of the season,

Charlie Brown, making the conversion to bring the scoreto7-15.

Aspell of ‘ball-watching’cost the team however, allowing St Bede’s simple

tries from kick-offs to push away in the last fifteen minutes of the first half.

Also in the first half, the team lost hard-running and hard-hitting second

five-eight Mark Gabriel to aknee injury. Shane said ‘this wasareal shame’

as Mark had come into good form late in the season. George Penjueli also

collected a‘good smack’onthe left eye, having toleave the field toget it

attended to,but returning to finish off well.

Some good rugby was played inthe second half and an outstanding try

of the day, using the draw and pass, byMichael Hennings. Michael also

just missed asecond tryafter abreakaway 40 metre run, but wascut down

about 5metres out.

Richie Fuluasou, who had returned from injuryonly acouple of weeks ago,

collected ahuge hit and was knocked out, and given the Blue Card from

referee, bringing his season to the end. Welook forward tohim coming

back next season to work to be areal leader of the 2021 forwardpack.

Year 11 Fononga Lisala, also returning from aknee injury, hit abrilliantgap

from agreat pass and headed over the tryline.

The team worked hard for the last eight minutes trying to score the Bonus

Tryfor aBonus Pointwhich would have allowedthe team to draw level with

Roncalli Collegeonthe points table.However,despitecrossing the line,the

ball had been knocked on and the trywas notallowed.

Three tries and nineteen points against aTop 4Team in the competition,

contained much thatwas positive, despiteStBede’s scoreof62points.

Theinjured players from this weekend have to nowjoin the team’s walking

wounded list of SamRee,AlexRoderick,AlexBarnabyand BenMiddleton.

Playerofthe DayAward

This award was earned byIsi Ula, on Saturday.

CollegeAthletics and Swimming Champions ReceiveCertificates

As we all know, this has been the year of delays. College was fortunate to

have been able to hold the Athletics Finals and Swimming Championships

at their scheduled times on 27 Februaryand 11 March.

Thesubsequentlockdown precluded the presentation of certificates, as has

thelimited number of assemblies able to be held sincethen.

However, at House Assemblies just over amonth ago Grade Champions

were able to be presentedtheir awards.

AthleticsChampions were –

Last week of theseason

The team now heads into the last week of the season this week, with two

training runs Tuesday and Thursday, and then on the road early Friday

morning to Blenheim to play Marlborough Boys’High School for the final

game of this season.

It is planned to fill the bench with some of the Under 16 players again

for next weekend and many thanks were given to Millar Newlands,

Devon Flannery and Pedro Collins for their great attitudes and for helping

outthis past weekend.

Appreciation

Abig thank is also given toMOTUS Physiotherapy, Abi and Bridget, for

their work over the season in keeping the boys on the paddock where

possible,and also forgetting them back onto the field.

Mid CanterburyCombinedSchools’Rugby -Four NewCaps

Thecriteriafor gaining acap requires players to have playedatleasttwelve

games in one season, or at least fifteen over twoseasons,for the UC 1st XV

side.

(Pictured above, left toright): Josh Dunlea (Maverick), Thomas Patterson

(Charlie), Charlie Brown(Spongebob) from Mt HuttCollege and Toetu Touli

(Ghost).

Mid CanterburyConnections with UC Competition andStBede’sCollege

It was interesting to note awrite-up by St Bede’s in which their Mid

Canterbury rugby connections were outlined. This reads like a‘did-youknow’:

St Bede’s has had four students who went onto become Bishop of the

Christchurch Diocese,two of whom came from Ashburtontobeboarders at

the College: Bishop Basil Meeking and Bishop John Cunneen.

Swimming Champions were –

St Bede’s rugby has also been the beneficiary through families such as the

Hanhams, Connells, Hanrahans, McCloys, Gormans, McCraes, O’Sullivans,

Richards,Kilworths and Catherwoods,toname but afew.

Of the two schools it was, however, Ashburton College that first had

astudent selected into the New Zealand Schools’ Rugby team, being

Ken Rogers in 1979. St Bede’s had to wait foranother twoyears beforeittoo

could claim the same honour, and that was due to aboy from Ashburton.

Dean Kilworth was aboarder at St Bede’s when selected into the New

Zealand Schools’team in 1981. Dean wasdescribed as astrong left-winger

with adevastating side step, and capable of outstanding individual tries

while also being agoalkicker. Dean went on to score28tries in twoseasons

in the St Bede’s 1st XV.

Dean’s younger brother, Scott, was also a notable athlete and midfielder

who was selected into the New Zealand Under 17 team in 1982 and was a

key partofthe champion StBede’s 1st XVs of thatera.

Andyet athirdKilworthbrother,Jason, was to follow and playhis wayinto

national age grade rugbyteamswhilst at St Bede’s.In1985 Jason wasone of

three St Bede’s students who made the South Island Under 16 team to play

the North Island Under 16 team in the annual fixture, and was then one of

the two‘Bedeans’tobeselected inthe New Zealand Under 16 squad that

year.The following year (1986) Jason alone made the New Zealand Under

17 team thattoured Australia.

St Bede’s said thatthey remain very proud of its MidCanterburyBedeans.

AshburtonCollege’sHistoryinthe UC RugbyCompetition

Founded in 1965, Ashburton College competed in the first Press Cup

competition (as it wasthen known) playing through until 2001, when poor

results and high costs forced their withdrawal from this competition. The

team re-entered the competition in 2011.

TopYear

In 2013 theywon eightgames on course to ahistory-breaking season,

including the South Island Co-ed school title and third place at the

Co-edNational Championship.

2020

Also notable isthat, in 2020, the strong St Bede’s and Mid Canterbury

connection has been maintained via the presenceofSt Bede’s Head Coach

Dwayne Prendergast (ex-Ashburton), with his playing and coaching record

there.

Coming Events

Alterations due toCOVID changes will be advised directly toeach group as

relevant.

September

11 CanterburySchools’Golf Matchplay, Christchurch

Year 11 Outdoor Education hike,MtThomas,Oxford

South Canterbury Winter Basketball Competition,

SouthernTrustEventsCentre, Timaru

Boys’1st XI Hockey,Christchurch

(Pictured above,back row,lefttoright): Matthew Pearce

(Under 16 Boys’JointChampion), Regan Lilley (Under 14

Boys), Matthew Hopkins (Under 16 Boys’JointChampion),

Kyle Cabangun (Under 19 Boys’JointChampion),

Flynn Mackenzie (Under 19 Boys’JointChampion).

(Front row,lefttoright): Lusungu Mbambo (Under 16 Girls),

Angel Spooner (Under 14 Girls), PoppyKilworth (Under 19

Girls), LauraWinchester(Under 15 Girls).

(Insertright): Chris Angus (Under 16 Boys).

Term Dates2020–TermsTwo,Three and start of Term Four

Term Three Monday20July -Friday25September

Term Four Monday12October -Thursday05November (Year 13)

-Tuesday10November (Years11and 12)

-Thursday03December (Year 10)

-Friday04December (Year 9)

Term Dates2021 –Pleasenotethese areupdated.

Term One Thursday04February(Years 9and 13)

Friday 05 February (Years10and 12)

Tuesday09February (Year 11 - Friday16April

Term Two Monday03May - Friday09July

Term Three Monday26July - Friday01October

Term Four Monday18October - Thursday 28 October (Year 13)

- Tuesday 02 November (Years 11/12)

- Thursday 09 December (Year 10)

- Friday10December (Year 9)

(Pictured above,back row,lefttoright):

Hannah Joyce(Year 9Girls’Champion),

IzaccCarr(Year 9Boys),

Blake Farr (Year 12/13 Boys),

Victoria Binnie

(Year 12/13 Girls’JointChampion).

(Front row,leftand right):

Hannah King (Year 10 Girls),

Caendal Harris(Year 11 Girls).

(Inserts,right, toptobottom):

PoppyKilworth

(Year 12/13 Girls’JointChampion),

Cody Robin (Year 11 Boys’Champion),

Logan Scammell (Year 10 Boys).

Information

LipSync 2020–Under Changed Format

Previously scheduled for Tuesday 18August, the changing COVID

requirements createdpostponement.

However, Lip Sync will still go ahead but in video format.

Entries closed at 6:00pmlast Sunday, 06 September,placed through House

Executives,thus keeping the House points system flourishing.

We will update regarding results oncethese come to hand.

The ever-competitive Staff vs Student Executive challenge has, regretfully,

had to be taken out of the programme this year.

12 Rugby–UC Round 12 Marlborough Boys’College v

MidCanterburyCombined (Marlborough)

15 Thomson/Whelan Basketball Trophy, AshburtonorChristchurch

16 AGS1TractorsDay2,Year12ACADGroup 1, AshburtonShowgrounds

Y10 Smart$ presentation, Auditorium

Otago UniversityCourse Planning

Year 9SMASHED presentation, Auditorium

SuperNet semi-finals,Christchurch

Girls’1st XI Hockey,Christchurch

16-18 12 Outdoor Education Bike trip,West Coast

17 Aoraki Girls’FootballvOpihi, Opihi

18 Year 12 Sciencetrip, Antarctic Centre

Boys’1st XI Hockey,Christchurch

South Canterbury Winter Basketball Competition, Southern Trust

Events Centre, Timaru

19 SISS Skiand SnowboardChampionships,Cardrona

19-20 National Cross-Country, Taranaki

20 Aoraki SecondarySchoolsMountainBike Competition,

HerbertForest

21 Level1Day tramp,Peel Forest

21-25 TopArt Road Show

22 11PED Hike,Peel Forest

9Y Innovation class trip,AshburtonRiver Track

ACAD1 Animal Handling Day2,Yr12 ACAD Group 1,

AshburtonShowgrounds

Thomson/Whelan Basketball Trophy, AshburtonorChristchurch

23 ACAD2 Animal Handling Day2,Y12 ACAD Group 1,

AshburtonShowgrounds

SuperNet finals,Christchurch

Girls’1st XI Hockey,Christchurch

24 Music Evening,Auditorium, 7:00pm

Some KeyForthcoming Dates

November

05 Year 13 Graduation Ceremony,

AshburtonTrustEvent Centre,7:00pm

10 Years 11 and 12 Prize-givings,EANetworksCentre, 7:00pm

16-09 Dec NCEA Exams

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Roses should be pruned by now or you risk late and disappointingblooms.

Fine spring days ahead

Vegetables

Take advantage of fine spring days

to sow vegetables.

Frequent hoeing and loosening of

surface soil helps all crops, letting air

and warmth into the upper layers of

the soil.

Use spring cabbages soon, or they

will run to seed. Cut the largest heads

first. Once ahead has been cut, the

plant should be removed and

composted, or it will continue to

draw nutrients from the soil.

Sow lettuce regularly from now on,

afew at atime, to keep aregular

supply. The best lettuce plants are

those sown where they are to mature.

Thin the seedlings so those left to

mature will produce ahighly

developed root system. Liquid

manure helps give good leaves.

Rhubarb will be starting to sprout,

but leave the early stalks to mature

and water the bed well in dry

weather.

Watch any early potatoes pushing

through the surface in areas where

frosts might still occur. Cover with

pea straw or hoe up soil over them

and, when they become strong,

mound them up. Maincrop potatoes

can be sown in districts that usually

experience dry summers.

Thin autumnsown onions and

weed the bed when soil conditions

allow.

Flowers

Plant pansies and violas. Regularly

remove faded flowers and seed pods

to prolong the flowering displays, a

practice also invaluable with other

annuals and perennials, such as

dahlias, sweet peas, asters, roses and

calendulas.

Dahlias left in the soil during

winter can be lifted and divided for

replanting. Lift clumps of tubers with

afork and, with asharp knife, remove

individual tubers, ensuring each has

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Sow lettuceregularly from now on, afew at atime, to ensure aregularsupply.

alarge piece of stem with asturdy

growth bud attached. Before

replanting, add plenty of compost or

wellrotted stable manure. Add lime,

at the rate of 100g per sq m, and

replant tubers with the bud about

5cm below the surface.

Plants suitable for damp spots in

the garden include astilbe, globe

flower (Trollius), Himalayan blue

poppy (Meconopsis), perennial

phlox, primulas, japonica, leopard’s

bane (Doronicum), Anemone

japonica, lily of the valley, Solomon’s

seal, hellebores and penstemons.

Roses should have been pruned by

now. If not, this should be done as

soon as possible or flowering will be

late and blooms disappointing.

When bulbs grown in pots for

indoor or patio displays have

finished their flowering, plant them

in acorner of the garden to

recuperate.

It will probably take ayear or two

before they will flower properly

again.

Fruit

The season for planting tomatoes

under glass is almost here. Unless

you have aheated glasshouse or a

sunny conservatory that stays warm

overnight, do not be in ahurry to put

in tomatoes. They are asubtropical

plant from lowland South America,

cultivated for at least 1500 years.

Modern tomatoes come in two

types: bush (determinate) and

indeterminate. Determinate

varieties are bred to grow to a

compact height, usually about 1.5m.

They stop growing when fruit sets on

the terminal or top bud, ripen all

their crop at or near the same time,

then die.

Indeterminate tomatoes are vines

that continue growing throughout the

season and include many of the

smallfruited varieties.

If buying plants, look for sturdy

specimens about as tall as they are

broad and with mid to darkgreen

leaves.

If tomatoes are grown in the

ground, fresh soil or tomato mix is

needed every year, so growing them

in pots or heavy black plastic bags is

more economical. Set plants about

1m apart and water sparingly until

they are wellestablished.

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Bee ahero during bee aware month

New Zealand’s beekeepers are

calling on Kiwis to ‘Bee a

Hero’ during September, as

the country celebrates Bee

Aware Month.

Bee Aware Month is an

annual educational campaign

organised by Apiculture New

Zealand and supported by bee

lovers across New Zealand.

Apiculture New Zealand chief

executive officer Karin Kos

said there are two key goals of

the campaign.

“We want to lift awareness of

the critical importance of bees

to New Zealand’s

environment, food chain and

economy, and teach Kiwis

some simple actions that

everyone can take to improve

bee health.”

Ms Kos says greenfingered

Kiwis can help bees by

growing beefriendly plants in

their gardens, while nongardeners

can also do their bit.

“Mowing your lawns less

often is one really simple

thing that can make a

difference for bees. Weeds

like clover and dandelions are great food for bees.”

Ms Kos also encouraged Kiwis to support everyday

bee heroes: the nations beekeepers.

“Since the advent of varroa, beekeepers’ have

become essential to the survival of honey bees. Our

beekeepers work hard to care for and protect our bees.

Buying local honey, especially some of our beautiful

native varieties like rewarewa or kamahi, or other bee

Avoid garden sprays, select beefriendly products or follow spray safe rules.

products is agreat way to back our beekeepers and

their bees,” she said. Another important thing

everyone can do is to take care with garden sprays. She

recommended avoiding garden sprays, selecting beefriendly

products or following the spray safe rules.

“Spray only in the early morning and evening when

bees are less active; never spray when flowers are in

bloom and always read instructions carefully before

Ancient matai tree stumps found

Treestumps predating human arrivalin

New Zealand have been unearthedin

Halswell, providing newinsights on the

area’shistory.

The matai treestumps were discovered by

Ecan councillor Craig PaulingonQuaifes Rd

in Christchurch during stormwaterbasin

excavation works andwere partofa

subfossil matai forest underneath the

ground.

Radiocarbon dating results showed them

to be between 900 and 1200yearsold.

They were initially thought to be just afew

hundredyears old.

Mowing lawns less often is asimple way to help bees.

spraying,” she said.

The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) is a

key supporter of Bee Aware Month. EPA sets the rules

around when, how and where insecticides can be used.

EPA Hazardous Substances and New Organisms

Group actinggeneral manager Clark Ehlers said

insecticides play an important role in food production,

but some are harmful to pollinators, such as moths,

birds and bees. ‘‘Bee Aware Month is agreat time for

people to ensure they’re following label instructions

when using chemicals, or using alternative pest

control methods, to keep our pollinators safe.’’

Throughout Bee Aware Month, Apiculture New

Zealand and its supporters and sponsors will be

sharing bee facts, running competitions and, where

possible, organising community events.

New Zealanders can find out more by visiting www.

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Frances expands helping role

TONI.WILLIAMS

@ashburtoncourier.co.nz

Mayfield dairy farmer Frances

Beeston has beenappointed

thenew Rural SupportTrust

(RST)Mid Canterbury coordinator.

The RSTuses local, rural

people familiarwith issuesto

help othersinall kinds of

situations get through their

current challenges.

She has beensettlinginto

therole, which has been

revamped sincethe

resignation of formerRST Mid

CanterburymanagerJudy

Skevington.

Ms Beeston,who is RST Mid

CanterburyMycoplasmabovis

(Mbovis) response coordinator,

will take over

manning the trust’s free phone

alongwith fellowMbovis

responseteam members

Wendy Hewitt, Marie

McAnulty and Sophie Shearer.

They willworkonaroster

system,whichwill ensure the

position is sustainable and

available for thedistrict’s

ruralcommunity into the

future. The 0800 telephone

number(0800 787254)is

manned 24/7.

Everyone has things going on

in their livessohavingateam

on board to man thephones as

neededisvitaltoits success

and the health of those

manning it, Ms Beeston said.

The team has already been

trained as Ministry for Primary

Industries (MPI) facilitators

through their Mbovisrole, Ms

Beeston said.

Next year MPI was looking at

Mbovis in the district being

more managed rather than in

needofresponse.While there

hadbeenafew hits in bulk

milk testing, most of thetesting

Rural Support Trust (RST) Mid Canterbury coordinator Frances Beeston.

was picking up cases in the

North Island.

“It’s quietened down heaps,

which is really good,”she said.

Ms Beeston grew up with

dairy farming; her parents are

Annette and Bryan Beeston.

Even they admit farming

today had changed since they

were involvedwith more

compliance needed, more

recording and more

paperwork, Ms Beeston said.

Her farm, CamelotDairy

Farm,spans 260 hectares on

Anama StationRoad.

It supplies Fonterra Milk

Company, milking 750 cows, a

mixof Blumoon Holsteins and

BrownSwiss through a60bail

rotary.

And runsasplit calving,

which happenstwice ayear.

“I have an awesome farm

manager (Erin McLaren),”Ms

Beeston said, whoalong witha

team of five workthe farm.

Thefarm team gave Ms

Beeston confidence to carry

out offfarmdutiesinher roles

for RST and MPI, as well as

caring for sonDeclan, now one

year old.

Ms Beeston said thenewly

formed RSTteam will take

over the rolealreadyfully

trained and ableto“carry on

the good work done by Judy

duringthe past threeyears”,

she said.

They are also lookingtouse

ruralprofessionals to identify

issues and areas of need and

are planningGoodYarn

workshops and events to

benefit rural communitiesin

specific need.

It would give RST extra eyes

andearsonthe ground.

RST Mid Canterbury are

booked to attend the

Ashburton A& PShow on

October 30 and 31. They will be

in the safetyvillage marquee

running competitions as well

as be available for achat.

International motivational

speaker Tony Christiansen,

wholost his legs aged nine in a

horrific train accident,will

speakatthe Hinds Hall on

November 16 andthere are

alsoplans for aGoodYarn

trainingworkshop before the

endof theyear and acomedy

eveninginthe rural areas.

Canty farmers seek water word with Parker

MidCanterbury’sDavid Clark

is amongCanterbury

Federated Farmerspresidents

whosaynew National

EnvironmentStandard(NES)

forFreshwaterrules could

derail progress already made

on improvingwater qualityin

thedistrict.

It’sanissue they aretaking

directly to environment

ministerDavid Parker.

FederatedFarmersNorth

Canterbury president Cam

Henderson, speaking on behalf

of Mr Clark,Jason Grant (South

Canterbury) and JaredRoss

(North Otago),saidthe rules

came in overrules

Environment Canterbury

already have in place.

Theyinclude limits on land

use intensification,set controls

on intensive winter grazing,

and limitsthe useofsynthetic

nitrogen fertiliser.

Federated Farmershas been

consistently raising issues with

theworkability of the

regulations.

Theorganisation’sSouthland

province went as far as calling

foraboycottonconsents

relatedtowinter grazing.

‘‘Weagree thatanumberof

thenew rules arenot workable.

Butmore than that, in

Canterburythe NES is simply

notneeded. Not because we

don’t haveintensive farming

butbecause our current

regionalplan already deals

with improvingwater quality in

amuch more targeted and

effective way.’’

TheCanterbury Federated

Farmers presidents planto

write to MrParker.

IN BRIEF

DAIRYNZ DIRECTORS

Three candidates have been

nominated for two positions on the

DairyNZ board ofdirectors andfrom

September 21, levypaying dairy

farmers canvote for their preferred

candidates.

DairyNZ’s board consists of five

farmer-elected directors and three

board-appointeddirectors. This

year,farmer-elected directors Colin

Glassand Jim van derPoel are both

retiring by rotation. Both menare

seeking re-electionwhile Cole

Groves,ofAshburton, is also

seeking election.

The successful candidates willbe

announced at DairyNZ’s annual

meeting in AshburtononOctober

21.

OVERSEER UPDATES

Farmerscan now assesspotential

impact and investment of plantain,

usingOverseerFM. It haspositive

effects on milk production and

reducingnitrate leaching.

Since the comprehensive

research programmeForagesfor

Reduced Nitrate Leaching(FRNL),

plantain has been includedin

OverseerFMasapasture type on

pastoral and cut andcarry blocks.

“For thefirst time,farmers

considering sowing plantain can

compareestimates of their farm’s

nitrogen lossesbeforeinvesting

time andmoney,” saysDrCaroline

Read, chief executiveofOverseer.

RED MEAT EXPORTS

Australia,the US, the UK andKorea

were thebrightlights for New

Zealand’s red meatexports in July,

according to an analysis by the

MeatIndustry Association. Overall

exports to Australia leapt by 58 per

cent compared to the same period

last year.

The overall value of exportstothe

United Statesroseby56 per cent

alongside a39per cent increase to

Koreaand a35per centjump tothe

UK. Chinaremained the largest

market, accountingfor 31 percent

of exports during July, withavalue

of $209.7 million.

FOODAND FIBRE

Anew Foodand Fibre Centre of

Vocational Excellence (CoVE) will

provide an industry-led approachto

practical education for the primary

sector.

The consortium is acollaboration

involving54organisationsacross

the entire food and fibresectorand

chair Jeremy Baker saidthe CoVE

was expectedtobuild skills in the

industry for asustainable future.

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Rangitata

Electorate

Offices

Continuing to support locals

alongside caretaker MP

MattDoocey.

139 Stafford Street, Timaru

03 683 1386

81 Harrison Street, Ashburton

03 308 7510

rangitatamp@parliament.govt.nz

Authorised by Matt Doocey MP

for Waimakariri, Level 1,Conway

Lane, Rangiora.

Bar raised for college award

Under new criteriaYear

11 andYear12students at

AshburtonCollegewill

need to reach the required

levelinfive outofsix

subjectsinorderto

receive an Application

andEffortAward from the

school.

Thecriteria comesinto

affect this year andisseen

as away of raising the bar

and also alogistical stepto

shorten prizegiving

ceremonies,says college

principal Ross Preece.

Mr Preecesaid

previously students

neededtoachieve in three

outofsix subjects to

receive theaward.

The thinking now was

that wastoo easyto

achieve.

Under the old criteria

somestudentshad

received anApplication

andEffortAward,but had

gone on to fail NCEA Level

1, said Mr Preece.

Another changeatthe

schoolisanew combined

prize givingceremony for

Year 11 and Year 12

pupils.

‘‘Previouslyeach

separate ceremonywent

on for90minutes andnow

we are aiming to combine

both into atwo hour

event,’’saidMrPreece.

He saidthe new criteria

would seefewer students

recognisedatthe

ceremony.

Theschool estimateda

reduction of around 15 per

centcompared withlast

year.

Thechanges had been

decided by the senior

leadership team and

wouldstill acknowledge

student achievement, he

said.

Thecombined awards

ceremony will be held at

7pm on November 10 at EA

NetworksCentre.

Thereare maximum

numbersallowedof900.

Theschool estimates

therecould be 350pupils

attending, from total Year

11/12numbers ofaround

450, plusfamily members.

Ross Preece

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Pauline’s book on

grief tribute to son

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Lake Hood resident Pauline

Roberts has penned her first

published book. It’s atributeto

her late son andaguide to help

others find joy in their life aftera

loss.

Called Whole Hearted Grief,

the book is acandid reflection of

her own journey and painful loss,

but also offers advice and helpful

practices to come outthe other

side.

Theauthor, who has a

background as agrief and loss

counsellor, is now acoach and

mentor, and has always enjoyed

writing.

‘‘Writing andpaintingare my

happy places.

‘‘I write poetry,fiction and

keep journalsand I’ve always

wanted to have abook

published.’’

Shewas encouraged on the

book journey by fellow Ashburton

Writers Groupmember Stacey

Broadbent andthe inspiration for

her book is herson’s tragic death

three years ago.

Thebook was written full time

in just threemonths and hasbeen

aform of therapy for Pauline.

Thewhite heron on thefront

cover is from one of her own

paintings and asymbol she

believes bringsher closer to the

spirit world.

‘‘Thereisnoroad map to grief,

but grief will walk beside you

while you follow yourself home,

in your own time and in your own

way,’’ saidPauline.

Herlateson Adam was

diagnosed with Huntington’s

disease at aged 14, but had been

full of the joys of life andliving

happily in Christchurch when he

died in ahorrific burn accident in

2017.

He was just 29 and his death

left abig void in Pauline’s life,

andinthe lives of otherswho

knew him.

‘‘Everyone suffers grief in their

life andgetting through it canbe

very tough.

‘‘I didn’t want to just tell

another tragic story. My aim with

thebook is to share my

experiences and emotions in a

way that reminds peoplethat

there is joy still to come in life

after loss.’’

Feedback from those who have

read thebook has been very

positive andthe first print run

has sold out.

Pauline said hermother and

sister had both lost sons, one had

been 18 and theother 24.

‘‘Mum told told me that if she

had the read the book 40 years

agoitwouldhavehelped her deal

betterwiththe lossofher son.’’

Grief was unstoppable and

moving through it took time and

effort.

Heradvice to others is take one

small step at atime ‘‘in the

direction of reclaiming joy’’.

Wholehearted Grief by Pauline

Roberts is available throughthe

author’sFacebook page.

SPORT

18 Ashburton Courier, September 10, 2020

Mid Canterbury striker Millar McLauchlan (centre) scored twice in the 32 defeat.

PHOTO: DOUG BOVETT.

Millar scorestwoin defeat

MidCanterbury United’s

seniorteam lost aclose game

32 against WaimakUtd at

AshburtonDomainon

Saturday.

The home team scored first

after 10 minutesfollowing a

nice through pass and cool

finishfrom young attacker

Millar McLauchlan.

An equaliser followed a

few minutes later, before

McLauchlan bagged his

secondwith abrave header,

nippinginjustahead of the

advancinggoalkeeper.

Waimak were thestronger

side in thesecondhalf and

scoredtwo goals to take all

three points.

Mid Canterbury United

will playStAlbans Shirley

FC at St Albans Park on

Saturday.

Netballers retain shield

Mid Canterbury Netball’s

senior rep team retained the

Hanan Shield at the weekend

after winsover South

Canterbury and NorthOtago

at the EA NetworksCentre in

Ashburton.

Alice Eddington was in

devastating form against

South Canterbury in the first

game, shooting 59 from 60

attempts in Mid Canterbury’s

7342 win.

SouthCanterbury then beat

North Otago 62.45, settingup

what the hosts likely thought

would be an easy win over

North Otago.

But theywere mistaken and

at one stage in the second

quarter trailed by 12 goals. It

wasn’t until the final quarter

Mid Canterbury found its

earlierrhythm and finished

with a5952 win, retaining the

shield they won last year.

Covid restrictionsmeant no

spectators wereallowed at

the games, which were

livestreamed.

SPORTS DRAWS

RUGBY

The draw for September 12:

Buller v Agstaff Mid Canterbury,

Away, KFaalogo.

1st XV UC Championship, NZ King

Salmon MBC v MC Combined, Marlborough

Boys College, 12pm.

Under 18 Combined final: Prebbleton

vMCRU Alps, Prebbleton, 1pm.

Under 14 MCRUfinal(Wednesday 9th

September): MCRU Plains v MCRU

ALPS, Celtic 3, 5:45pm J Robinson, S

Bennett, AMcGirr.

Under 16 Finals MCRU (Wednesday

9th September): MCRU PLAINS vMCRU

ALPS, Celtic 1, 7:30pm H Grant, J

O’Connor, NForbes.

Under 13 (Friday 11th September):

Allenton Smallbones v Celtic, Celtic1,

6:00pm.Methven vCollegiate Ross Leadley

Building, Methven, 6:30pm. Bye

Southern/Tinwald Howden Ag.

Under 11.5: Celtic Green vMethven

Black, Celtic1A, 1:15pm. Celtic White v

Methven White, Celtic1B, 1:15pm. Collegiate

Cates Grain & Seed v Rakaia,

Collegiate1A, 1pm. Hampstead vSouthern

Coleman Ag, Hampstead1A,

12:30pm.

Under 10: Allenton Trembath Construction

v Methven Black, Allenton2,

1:00pm. Celtic Green v Methven Red,

Celtic1A, 12:00pm. Celtic White vMethven

White, Celtic1B, 12:00pm. Hampstead

vSouthern Four SeasonsTreecare,

Hampstead1B, 12:30pm. Tinwald Ace

Automotive vRakaia, Tinwald3, 1:15pm.

Under 9: Celtic vMethven, Celtic2A,

1:15pm. Collegiate/Hampstead Regent

Cinema v Southern Hayden McKenzie

Contracting, Collegiate2, 12pm. Tinwald

Moore Mechanical v Rakaia, Tinwald4,

1:15pm. Allenton Engineering Solutions v

Southern Busch Joinery Under 8, Allenton3,

12pm.

Under 8: Allenton Alpine View v

Tinwald Gluyas Nissan, Allenton3, 1pm.

Celtic Green v Methven, Celtic3A,

1:15pm. Celtic White v Methven/Mt

Somers, Celtic3B, 1:15pm. Collegiate/

Hampstead v Rakaia, Collegiate1A,

12:00pm.Southern BuschJoinery vAllenton

Engineering Solutions Under 9, Allenton3,

12:00pm.

Under 7: Allenton Gold Young Electrical

vSouthern White Riverlea Ag, Allenton2,

12:00pm. Allenton Auto Maroon v

Southern Blue James Doyle Contracting,

Allenton1A, 12:00pm.Celtic vMethven/Mt

Somers, Celtic2A, 12:00pm. Tinwald

Black NZ Livestock’s v Rakaia, Tinwald1A,1:00pm.

Tinwald Orange Skip 2it

Flooring v Collegiate Ashburton Crane

Hire, Tinwald1B, 1:00pm. Bye Methven.

Under 6: Allenton Gold Ashburton

Plumbing Services vRakaia, Allenton1A,

1:00pm. Allenton Maroon Sparrow Family

vSouthern White Agspread, Allenton1B,

12:00pm. Celtic Green v Hampstead,

Celtic3A, 12:00pm. Celtic White vMethven

Black, Celtic3B, 12:00pm. Collegiate

CranfieldGlass vSouthernRed Harcourts

Ashburton, Collegiate3, 12:00pm. Tinwald

Alluvial Black v Mt Somers, Tinwald3,

12:00pm. Tinwald Cranfield Glass

Blue v Southern Blue Matt Wakelin

Contracting, Tinwald1A, 12:00pm. Tinwald

Canvas Orange vMethven White,

Tinwald1B, 12:00pm

HOCKEY

Mid Canterbury Hockey Association

draw September 11to 16

Mid Canterbury Hockey NBS Turf is

currently operating under Level 2Covid-

19 restrictions - please ensure you are

familiar with &comply with the guidelines

as currently advertisedonthe Mid Canterbury

Hockey website: www.mchockey.co.

nz/Covid-19

Small Sticks duty club: Methven

Friday 11September Kiwi Sticks (Yr

5) 3.45 pm Rakaia Yr 5vAllenton Yr 5

(Turf a) S Greeson, H Kidd Methven v

WakanuiBlue (Turfb)GMuir,RKidd4.30

pm Wakanui Black v Tinwald Foothills

(Turf b) SGreeson, MMarshall Tinwald

(BYE) Kiwi Sticks (Yr 6) 4.30 pm Tinwald

vWakanui (Turf a)GMuir -LMarshall, H

Kidd 5.15 pm Collegians D&EvMethven

White (Turf a) MMarshall, LLansdown

Rakaia Yr 6vMethven Black (Turf b)J

Ellis, LMarshall 6.00 pmAllenton Yr 6v

Tinwald Foothills (Turf a) J Ellis, L

Lansdown

1st Grade Women 6.50 pmA1vA4

(Hampstead, Hampstead Blue) 8.00 pm

A3 vA2(Methven, Wakanui)

Just Hockey SSL Div 1Boys Marist

Park@St Bedes7.10 pm Cashmere High

School 1st XI vAshburton College 1st XI

(Umpires supplied)

Small Sticks duty :Methven

Saturday 12 September Mini Sticks

10.15 amMethven Yr 3vWakanui Black

(Turf a) Coaches Hampstead vTinwald

(Turf b)Coaches Wakanui Blue vMethven

Yr 4 (Turf c) Coaches Tinwald

Foothills vAllenton (Turf d) Coaches Fun

Sticks 11.00 amDraws made on the day

Coaches

Senior Women Wakanui (BYE)

Senior Men Wakanui (BYE)

Sunday 13 September 2nd Grade

Girls Tim TA 12.50 pm Tinwald vRoncalli

1st XI (Umpires supplied) Tim TA 2.40 pm

CambridgevWakanui (Umpiressupplied)

1st Grade Men 4.00 pm Hampstead/

Wakanui vHampstead Lowcliffe (Tinwald

Orange, Wakanui) 5.25 pm Tinwald Black

vAllenton (Hampstead/Wakanui, Hampstead

Lowcliffe)

6.50 pmTinwald Orange vWakanui

(Tinwald Black, Allenton)

Monday 14 September 2nd Grade

Boys Draw unknown

Tuesday 15 Sept Kwik Sticks (Yrs 7&

8) 4.00 pm Wakanui Blue/Collegians v

Wakanui Black (L Ellis, BGreer) 5.15 pm

Tinwald Foothills vAllenton (M Wilson, G

Oates) 6.30 pm Tinwald Orange vMethven

(A Mitchell, MAmos).

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Methven bowlers at nationals

Methvenbowlers Jeff Nowell

and Rob Fensomwon the world

pairs qualifying match in the

Professional Bowls Association

(PBA) finals dayatDunedin

Bowls Stadium.

ThePBA has six centres

nationwide, in Dunedin,

Invercargill,Hamilton, Hastings,

New Plymouth and Wellington.

TheMidCanterbury duotook

on Ray Webster and Russell

Dawe, bothofDunedin, on

August23and wonbothsets to

claim the victoryinfront of

thousands of online spectators.

‘‘Itwas ahigh quality game

with all players playing great

bowls, but we managed to come

out on top 94, 65,’’ Fensom said.

Covid restrictions may have

limited the numbersofphysical

spectators to 100 but the final

was livestreamed by Bowls

Dunedin and had more than 2000

views from spectators

nationwide, as well as from

Australia,Papua NewGuinea,

England and South Africa.

It is still availableonline for

peoplewanting to watch the

game.

Nowell and Fensomhave

played doubles intermittently

together for thepast eight years.

Theyplayed competition to get

to the PBA playoffs and wontheir

firstthree section play games a

few weeks ago, where they beat

top ranking Dunedin team of

current Blackjack Andrew Kelly,

teamed up withAndrew McLean

in atightly contested 76, 66

semifinal.

Methven bowlers Jeff Nowell (left) and Rob Fensom are heading to

Auckland next month to play in the Professional Bowls Association

national finals.

PHOTO SUPPLIED

The Methven duo were

understandably ‘‘very happyto

have won’’ and it meantthey

returned to Dunedin for finals

play, Fensom said.

Nowelland Fensom will head

to Auckland next month to play

in the national final, expected to

take place on October 9and 10.

‘‘By winningwehave now

qualified to head up to Auckland

on October 9and 10 to play

against last seasons open pairs

champions, RayMartin and

CalebHope (of Wellington),’’

Fensom said.

He believed they would be

their toughest competition but

was lookingforward to the

challenge.

Oneloss andyou areout, but

three wins and they will qualifier

to representNew Zealand at the

world final in England,

scheduled for early 2021, he said.

‘‘The event is knock out so we

willneed to win three games to

take thetitle withthe endprize

being atriptoPotters in

England to play in the World

Pairs Finalsnextyear.

‘‘It would be ahuge

achievement if we could get

there, butweare both really

lookingforward to the

challenge,and in the short set

format thatweplay,anything is

possible.’’

SPORT

Ashburton Courier, September 10, 2020

SPORTS RESULTS

ASHBURTON 9 HOLE

GOLF

We set out to do better than the pro

Matt Davis recently, playing an Irish

stableford, and we did it! The winners

were Maryanne Urquhart 47, Jenny Matthews

43, Hughie Murchie 42, Tonee

Hurley 41, Janice Dunlop 40 and Sam

Prince 40. Chris Anderson, Laurence

Hanrahan snr and Antony White all

scored 39. Laurence Hanrahan snr also

scored atwo.

Last week, we played a stableford

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