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NEWS 14 Ashburton Courier, September 17, 2020 www.ashburtoncourier.co.nz Netherby kids enjoying hot lunch option Tucking into the tasty pasta bake and abrownie and cranberry dessert are Year 3pupils (from left) Indie Martin, Dekota Woods and Ella Mead. Afreehot lunchcontinues to be wellreceivedbystudents at Netherby School. Adistrict pilotproject calledKai For Kids launched at the school in July and provides adaily lunchoption for pupils. The uptake has been high with mostofthe school’s 150 pupils opting for it. KaiFor Kids is the brainchildoflocal businesswoman Joanne Taylor and is supportedby volunteers andwith some funding. The aim of theproject is to gethealthy, nutritiousfood into the belliesoflocal children. MrsTaylor said the project wasworking well at Netherbyand she wasin discussions with other local schoolsto roll it out. Shewas also looking at funding options. The Netherby School hall wasnow used forlunch distribution and volunteers were enthusiastically lending ahand, she said. Checking out Kai For Kids during avisit to Netherby lastweek was Christchurch East MP and Ministerfor the Community andVoluntary Sector PotoWilliams and local Labour List MP Jo Luxton. The pair were welcomed by the school’s Pasifikagroup and informally discussed fundingoptionsfor theschool lunch initiative with Mrs Taylor. The lunchmenuincludes plenty of dishes with disguised vegetables. Menuitems include favouriteslike sausage and mash, macaroni cheese,chop suey and buttered chicken. Foodispreparedinthe kitchen at the AshburtonTrust Event Centre and anything left over is made into familypacks and given to theSEEDS (sharing everyday experiences and drawing on skills) programme to distribute to clients. MEET THE CANDIDATES TheRotaryClub of Ashburtoninvites the public to attend a Rangitata Electorate candidatesevening Wednesday, 30 September,7pm AshburtonEvent Centre, 211A Wills Street,Ashburton Doorsopen6.30pm Therewill be individual candidate introductions followedbyanopenquestion and answer session Allthose interested arewelcome to attend www.auricelectrical.co.nz • Domestic electrical services • New house wiring • House rewiring &maintenance SUPPLIERS AND INSTALLERS OF LEADING BRANDS 2306509 Art cards distributed for Maori Language Week Ashburton ArtGallery hasbeen celebratingMaoriLanguage Week thisweekbygiving out colourful art card packs. The cards have different colours on oneside and theMaori name for thatcolour,and on the other side the colourfeatures in an artwork fromthe gallery collection. The artworks include theLady in Yellow by Austen Deans,They are Scared of the Black Night by David Elliot andBen Lysaght’s oilon linen work namedWhy is the Forest Pink? Thereare eight cards in each pack and the gallery has printed 300 packs to give out to the community. Maori Language Week runsfromSeptember1420. • TV &Datawiring • Solar installation • HeatPumps Call todayfor an obligation free quote 0800287 423 The cards featured in the art gallery’s Maori Language Week packs. 2291188 $36m contracts HEBConstruction willestablish abasein Ashburton afterwinning a$30 million road maintenance contract in the Ashburton District. The company, which also maintains local roads in Selwyn and Christchurch,will use several Mid Canterbury businesses as subcontractors. The Ashburton DistrictCouncil also awarded a$6mtwoyear road resurfacing contracttoAshburtonContracting Ltd (ACL). Councilinfrastructure services committee chair StuartWilson said HEB had madea compelling bid for the bigger contract. DentureProblems? Come &see us at Life Dental! “Qualityisour Goal,Drive, &Motto” 2310144 • FREE Consultation •1year FREE aftercarewith newdentures 5% Discount Gold Card •5%Discount OuterDistrict (Oamaru, Waimate, Tekapo,Twizel,Ashburton) 8Woollcombe St,Timaru |P:03688 3504 |W:lifedental.co.nz Mr RafikHanna Clinical Dental Technologist PGClinDentTech (Otago), BDentTech(Otago), MBA (Otago)
Rural Business Accountants CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS Chartered Accountants and Business Advisors Rural Accountants for Rural People Ashburton accounting firm Falloons has rebranded and is starting anew era as Rural Business Accountants. Anewera... Rural Business Accountants director Aaron Allred understands farming and the challenges it presents. He has lived most of his life in Methven, in a district whose economic strength is what grows on or from the land. He is the third generation of Allreds to do business in Mid Canterbury and takes pride in getting to know his clients and building close relationships. His father Selwyn was in real estate and his grandmother once owned the Brown Pub in Methven. Aaron came to the boutique accounting firm 10 years ago, becoming apartner in the business then owned by John Falloon, in anticipation of taking it over once he bought the business. Aaron studied at the University of Canterbury and spent several years at accounting firms in Ireland and Egypt before returning home, where he’s now amember of the Methven Lions Club and still loves to ski. Wife Tracey is anurse in ward one at Ashburton Hospital, son Jackson (20) is studying engineering at Canterbury and daughter Holly (18) plans to study nursing at Otago next year. Aaron says he enjoys being part of a small firm and meeting clients on-farm or in Rural Business Accountants’ Ashburton office to help them with a wide range of accounting and financial needs, from tax returns and wages to succession planning. “Farmers are under strain at the moment because of Government regulations. They have been encouraged to grow and now they face environmental rules that are putting unfair pressure on their businesses. The amount of improvement Ihave seen on-farm has been massive but the amount of credit given to farmers for this has been minimal.” Ruralsectorspecialists Having timely and accurate business information is critical to making the right business decisions, whether you own an 800-cow dairy farm, contract milk, run stock or grow specialty seeds. Rural Business Accountants director Aaron Allred says his firm isall about analysing financial information collected during the regular course of business and helping clients make decisions that improve their lives. They crunch the numbers, make sure you are compliant, advise how to reduce tax and help with cashflow. Aaron says they can objectively assess how your business is performing and make suggestions, especially if you are looking togrow, change or borrow money. The rural sector specialists offer budget advice and analysis, sale and purchase advice, dotax returns and tax planning. “The main reason people have accountants is compliance, soyou can get your accounts into aformat to supply them to the Inland Revenue Department. We can also save you money, help structure your affairs, we can deal with things like ACC, borrowing money and know where you can improve things.” While compliance isstandard business for accountants, Aaron says an important part is building arelationship of trust and meeting clients face to face helps him understand how they are feeling about their businesses. That may bring about areview of finances, adiscussion about cutting back on drawings, or scrutinising costs. “We can also give afew ideas about how other people are succeeding and share good practice.” An area ofincreasing work is succession. Aaron says this can sometimes be a blunt conversation about money, but it is often atime for families to think about and acknowledge work done in the The whole team at Rural Business Accountants specialises in the rural sector and the core team has been together for along time. Long-serving employees including Rosemary Adlam (GST specialist) and Rebecca Hawkes (tax specialist) anchor ateam with loads of experience. Rhea Booker is aspecialist management accountant, who takes on alot of one-off jobs like profitability or systems analysis, budgeting and other bespoke projects. Accountants Tracey Milne, Charlotte Kelly, Tia Young and Carissa Morgan are also apart of the team, along with payroll specialist Kerri Preece. People calling or calling in to the Havelock Street office are likely to first encounter Philippa Hadley-Chinn at reception. She comes from five generations of Mid Canterbury farmers, and recently moved back south after nine years in Wellington. past, and hopes and ambitions for the future. “I am really enjoying getting toknow the people Ihave been doing work for and helping them.” Clients usually fall into four categories: Dairying, sheep, beef and mixed cropping; rural related business such as contractors and share milkers; and lastly Family Trusts and the children of long-time clients in various types of business. Covid-19 brought anew worry to businesses and Aaron fielded many calls in lockdown as clients tried to plan for an uncertain future. “Igot alot of calls from worried clients who had financial issues. Idecided tohelp them rather than charge them by utilising my own team who were working from home during lockdown.” Months down the track clients have been needing help with cash-flow forecasting, wage subsidy claims and compliance, and finance restructuring. Testimonials Rural Business Accountants CHARTERED A CCOUNTANTS Clockwise from frontleft: RosemaryAdlam, CarissaMorgan, CharlotteKelly, Aaron Allred,PhilippaHadley-Chinn, TiaYoung,Kerri Preeceand Rebecca Hawkes. Absent: Tracey Milne and Rhea Booker. ‘‘We have been dealing with Aaron for afew years now and we are very happy with his service,’’say R&R Spreading Ltd owners Ben, Lucy, Ron and Ally Smith. ‘‘He’s so easy to deal with and gives us guidance when we need it. ‘‘We have alot of contact with Rhea Booker. She is so much help, especially as we have switched to Xero and she’s really showing us how to get the most of this program.’’ Graham Robertson is another happy client. ‘‘After many years as aclient ofFalloon and Co and now Rural Business Accountants, the time was right to look at succession planning. Aaron and RBA produced constructive and relevant options that were discussed by us and our family. The process was clear cut and not at all stressful. We are very happy with the result.’’ “We are very happy with the ongoing services and support provided byAaron and his team at Rural Business Accountants. We have found them to be more forward planning accountants who look into the future rather than the past. We appreciate the great service and experienced business advice.” Paul and Caroline Whitbread, PMR Grain Systems. Our Products and Services We can help you with: • Farm and Business Accounting • Strategic Planning • Business Advice • Payroll Services • Taxation • GST Returns • ACC • Business Start-up We pride ourselves on our personal approach to our service. We excel in our field so you can feel secure in yours. Rural Business Accountants CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS 208 Havelock Street l PO Box103 Ashburton7740 reception@rbal.co.nz l Ph 03 308 9194 l rbal.co.nz 2312431
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