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Corey Ross underthe bonnet and readytohelpdriver Josh Mitchell winatthe<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> CarClub’s Shayne AdamsMemorial Street Sprints.<br />

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Racing car driver and mechanic Corey<br />

Ross is pit crewing for street sprints<br />

contender and mate Josh Mitchell this<br />

weekend.<br />

Josh is driving aSubaru WRX ­which<br />

Corey helped build ­and has atrack<br />

record of beingthe one to beat at many<br />

street sprintevents.<br />

Corey, 28, is the grandsonofManny and<br />

Pam Sim and the son of Carmenand Glenn<br />

Ross, of Sim’sBakery ­asponsor of the<br />

event. He has lived in <strong>Ashburton</strong> but now<br />

lives in Christchurch.<br />

By day he is amechanic and a<br />

shareholderatCroweSport, and most<br />

weekends is aPre65 Racing racing demon,<br />

driving his grandfather’s much­loved<br />

Mustang. He also has arear­wheeldrive<br />

Subaru Impreza he uses in club sport<br />

events and drifting,and aToyota Altezza<br />

for gravel events.<br />

Corey ­and Josh ­work alongside racing<br />

veteran Trevor Crowewho also had ahand<br />

in helping with the development of the<br />

Subaru in use this weekend.<br />

They made agreat team, Corey said.<br />

Corey has helped pit crew for Josh over<br />

the past five or six years and enjoyed<br />

Josh’s competitive nature.<br />

He was always wantinghis car to go<br />

faster, Corey said.<br />

That’s something Corey knows alot<br />

about. He has been amotorhead for most<br />

of his life having taken up racing because<br />

of his grandfather.<br />

“My granddad Mannyhas been racing<br />

since1993, the year Iwas born, so racingis<br />

in the family and Igrew up watching him<br />

race,” he said.<br />

“I had ahuge passionfor racingwhen I<br />

was akid and loved watchinggranddad<br />

race.<br />

“I got into go­kartingat12years old.”<br />

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Supporting Pacific health<br />

MICK.JENSEN<br />

@ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

Malu Tulia is passionate about her<br />

role as ahealth support worker and<br />

educator and is helping the district’s<br />

Pacificpopulation take control of<br />

their health and wellbeing.<br />

Maluworks for Waitaha Primary<br />

Health in the role of Pasifika<br />

Navigator and covers the area from<br />

CheviottoHinds.<br />

Because of the demand for her<br />

services, she spendsthree daysa<br />

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

GPs from TinwaldMedical Centre,<br />

Three Rivers, Health First and<br />

Moore Street referclients to her and<br />

she provides in­homesupport and<br />

advice on issues suchashousing,<br />

health and rural challenges.<br />

Malu, who has Samoanheritage,<br />

works with families to create aplan<br />

to access servicesand establish<br />

connections.<br />

She says education is the key to<br />

her work.<br />

‘‘There are alot of services on<br />

offer to Pacific people if they know<br />

about them and are preparedtogo<br />

along.’’<br />

Somewere hesitant to visit a<br />

doctor because they didn’t wantto<br />

be aburden, and cost and language<br />

were otherbarriers thataffected<br />

some decisions,she said.<br />

‘‘Health is everything,’’ she says.<br />

Malualso hostsmonthlyeducation<br />

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

The sessions, usually held on the<br />

Crewing for street sprints mate<br />

From Page 1<br />

It’s been a16­year thrill ride which<br />

has seenhim competitive in most<br />

race events and win many titles.<br />

Corey wasespecially fond of the<br />

street sprintsheld in his home town.<br />

“The <strong>Ashburton</strong>street sprint is an<br />

honour to be partofand one of the<br />

most highly sought after to get aspot<br />

in. Out of all the street sprints we go<br />

to it is one of the better courses to<br />

race on with wide streets and long<br />

straightsand very well run by the<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> Car Club, they do agreat<br />

job,” he said.<br />

He has lots of good memories<br />

duringhis timeracing with family<br />

and friends including Josh’s win of<br />

the Waimate 50 in 2019.<br />

But was particularly proudof<br />

himself winning the Pre65<br />

Championship two years in arow and<br />

being apast winner of the<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

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Malu Tulia with<strong>Ashburton</strong>Samoan community spokesman Robert Tito.<br />

last Saturday of the monthat<br />

Balmoral Hall, run from 10.30am<br />

until 1pm, and have been held since<br />

August last year.<br />

They havecoveredeverything<br />

fromdiabetes and cardio vascular<br />

disease throughtoasthma, cancer<br />

and bowelproblems. Topics are<br />

chosen by the community and<br />

advised to Malu by localSamoan<br />

MotorkhanaNightAutocrossevent.<br />

He has nowbeenamember of Pre<br />

65 Racing forthe past seven years.<br />

He entered the street sprints in<br />

2013 and2014 driving his Datsun<br />

1200 andthen again 2019 in the<br />

Subaru.<br />

“Two years ago Iwas tenth on the<br />

reservelist, luckily there were some<br />

212 East Street,<strong>Ashburton</strong>. Phone 308 8309<br />

community spokesman Robert Tito,<br />

who facilitates the monthly talks.<br />

Malu said she would love to see<br />

more health resourcesfor the<br />

Pacific community here.<br />

‘‘There is ahuge need for it ­I’ve<br />

seen that need in my role over the<br />

last year or so.’’<br />

New Pasifikahealth clinic, P6<br />

Left: Corey Ross (left) discusses a<br />

plan of attack with support crew and<br />

driver Josh Mitchell (far right).<br />

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withdrawals andIgot to compete<br />

alongside Josh and Trevor,” Corey<br />

said.<br />

However he really preferredthe<br />

night autocross racing event, but it is<br />

not happening this year. Insteadhe<br />

will be in the pits alongside mate<br />

Josh and his dedicated support crew.<br />

“IhavebeenhelpingJoshfor about<br />

fourorfive years at all of the South<br />

Islandstreet sprints andmakingthe<br />

trip to Leadfoot(Festival) 2020.<br />

“I enjoy helping with the<br />

development of the car. Ialso pit<br />

crewformypartnerDanielle<br />

(Hurst).”<br />

Danielle has been racing in Open<br />

Saloon Car Association (OSCA) for<br />

the past six years.<br />

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Safety audit for Havelock/Cass corner<br />

LINDA.CLARKE<br />

@ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

Two crashes in six days at the<br />

intersection of Cass and Havelock<br />

Streets have prompted asafety audit<br />

and improvements at the site, which was<br />

once aroundabout but now requires<br />

Cass Street traffic to give way.<br />

The intersection has been changed<br />

and is now paved as part of major<br />

streetscape improvements to<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>’s central business district.<br />

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

manager Brian Fauth said some<br />

motorists were still treating the<br />

intersection as aroundabout but bigger<br />

give way signs were planned and road<br />

markings would be changed to make<br />

sure drivers knew Havelock Street had<br />

the right of way.<br />

Following the recent crashes, signs<br />

advising the intersection was the start of<br />

a30km/h area had been moved to give<br />

motorists more warning.<br />

Police said both recent crashes<br />

involved elderly women, north­bound<br />

on Cass Street who had failed to give<br />

way.<br />

Mr Fauth said agive way sign had<br />

already been moved from behind atree<br />

to make the new layout clearer. But<br />

more was obviously needed.<br />

The issue was highlighted at an<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> District Council road safety<br />

committee meeting this week. Highway<br />

patrol sergeant Steve Burgerhout said<br />

he cycled through the intersection on<br />

his way to work and traffic had three<br />

close calls himself.<br />

Mr Fauth said the changes there and<br />

in the whole of the CBD would take time<br />

to embed. Traffic was still travelling too<br />

fast on Cass Street, which was now a<br />

30km/h zone.<br />

Parts of the one­way streets, Tancred<br />

and Burnett, would be 10km/h and<br />

motorists would have to comply.<br />

Council will be reinforcing the<br />

changed speed limits when the CBD<br />

revitalisation work is complete at the<br />

end of this year.<br />

Speed changes around the rest of the<br />

district have been progressively being<br />

advised with achange of signs. Police<br />

are stopping drivers in some areas and<br />

“giving them atalk”.<br />

One of the new changes is a40km/h<br />

limit on Charlesworth Drive, which sees<br />

alot of older drivers.<br />

From July to February this year,<br />

highway patrol officers in the district<br />

have issued some 5000 tickets for<br />

speeding offences, plus <strong>Ashburton</strong> staff<br />

have issued another 600.<br />

Officers also issued 510 notices for<br />

graduated driver licence offences in the<br />

district in that period, and processed<br />

119 suspected drunk or impaired<br />

drivers.<br />

Some 483 infringement notices had<br />

been issued for intersection offences.<br />

NZTA has held another meeting with a<br />

community stakeholder group as<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>’s case for asecond urban<br />

bridge works through stage two of a<br />

three­stage process. Chalmers Avenue<br />

and duplicate bridge options scored<br />

highest of assessment options.<br />

Pedestrian<br />

island plans<br />

Apedestriansafety island is to be createdon<br />

Moore Street(State Highway 77)near New<br />

World.<br />

Theisland,orrefuge,will makeiteasier<br />

for people to cross the wideand busy road,<br />

which has entrancestoMcDonalds,Mitre10<br />

and the supermarket all in close proximity.<br />

Theprojectwas announcedthis week by<br />

New ZealandTransport Agencystaff to the<br />

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

Thecommittee, and council,ispushing for<br />

morepedestrianislands on NZTAhighways<br />

throughthe town andMethven. Theyare<br />

needed on SH1near the <strong>Ashburton</strong>Art<br />

Galleryand HeritageCentre, at Tinwald and<br />

at Rakaia.<br />

Aflush medianstripwill also be painted on<br />

Moore Streetfor traffic turningright into<br />

McDonaldsand NewWorld.<br />

Thework should be completebythe end of<br />

June.<br />

NZTA is also expectedtoreleaseafinal<br />

design soon of its Tinwald traffic lightsat<br />

Lagmhor Road and Agnes Street.The project<br />

has beenout forconsultationinthe<br />

community.<br />

Construction of traffic signals at Walnut<br />

Avenue is expected to startinJune. Safe<br />

Networkprojectsstill being scoped out<br />

include aroundabout at South TownBelt<br />

intersection at Rakaia, aroundaboutatOld<br />

North Road intersectionnearSynlait and a<br />

wireropemedian barrieronSH1.<br />

Big days ahead<br />

to hear feedback<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> District Councillors arereading<br />

their way through about 430 submissions to<br />

their long­term plan (LTP).<br />

<strong>May</strong>orNeil Brown said it was oneofthe<br />

biggest responses to a10­year plan in his<br />

political career. The bulk of the submissions<br />

wereabout council’splans for water meters<br />

on all drinking water connections and the<br />

location of the second bridge in <strong>Ashburton</strong>.<br />

About 70 of thesubmitters will present<br />

their views in personor online via zoomon<br />

abig day of hearings on <strong>May</strong> 11. Thefirst<br />

submitter is expectedtobegin at 10am and<br />

the last will happen around 8.30pm.<br />

MrBrown and councillors willthen spend<br />

the following day making decisions about the<br />

plan, withtwo back­up days also planned.<br />

‘‘It’s good. We askedpeople to submitand<br />

theyhave,’’ he said.<br />

While he and electedcouncillors willread<br />

their way through all submissions, council<br />

staffare also preparing asummary.<br />

Councillors’ decisions willbeincluded in a<br />

re­write of theLTP,which should be<br />

approved byAudit New Zealand and<br />

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Fun offroading action foragood<br />

cause will see thrillseekers take to<br />

the <strong>Ashburton</strong> riverbed this Sunday<br />

in the inaugural <strong>Ashburton</strong> Can­Am<br />

river run.<br />

The event,organised by <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Can­Am, is on the Wheels Week<br />

programme andwillboost the coffers<br />

of St John <strong>Ashburton</strong>.<br />

Manager James Bradford said it<br />

had attracted abit of interest and<br />

wouldtake in sectionsofthe<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> River terrain. It was open<br />

to anybody in an offroad vehiclesuch<br />

as autility terrainvehicle (or sideby­side),quad<br />

bike or fourwheel<br />

drive vehicle. It costs $40 per<br />

vehicle.<br />

“I’mhopingfor agood turnout to<br />

supportStJohnand have abit of<br />

fun,” he said.<br />

The event,which coincided with<br />

Mother’s Day, wouldhead in convoy<br />

up thesouth branch of the<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

River, starting from Melrose Road<br />

river access. It would return via the<br />

north branch.<br />

It would take in atrail of the<br />

Isobars turn<br />

into glass<br />

Glass artist Dominic Burrell’s firstsolo<br />

exhibition in <strong>Ashburton</strong>showcases his<br />

fascination with colour,form and pattern.<br />

The exhibition is the firstofits kindat<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> ArtGallery and openedon<br />

Wednesday.<br />

It features 24 artworks, all intricately made<br />

by the artist, whohas been working withglass<br />

for 18 years.<br />

Someofthe worksfeature glass stacksfused<br />

together, anotheratall, tiered candlestick.<br />

Burrell said his works exploredlandforms,<br />

isobaricweathermaps and shifts in<br />

perception.<br />

His other interest of meteorology influenced<br />

his ideas andworks.<br />

Working with glass followed awell­defined<br />

process that started with the raw material of<br />

silica sand,limestoneand sodium carbonate.<br />

The raw material came in different<br />

consistencies and colours.<br />

Glass was heated up to 1160 degreescelsius<br />

and ablowing iron usedtocreate abubble.<br />

Burrell, who lives in Whanganui, said he<br />

enjoyed the cold working process of glass<br />

sculpture.<br />

Works typically took him three to seven days<br />

to complete and multiple pieceswereworked<br />

on at the sametime.<br />

riverbed butalso asmallsection on<br />

the road betweenMtSomersand the<br />

river branches so vehicles neededto<br />

be roadworthy too, James said.<br />

He had carried out a<br />

reconnaissance trip in the past few<br />

weeks with an experienced river<br />

userand planned to have an<br />

experienced offroader guidingon<br />

the day.<br />

James is aregular offroaderwho<br />

has beenabletomix business and<br />

pleasurewithhis role at Can­Am. He<br />

is amember of the South IslandUTV<br />

Club and will be driving aMaverick<br />

X3, XRS; a<strong>2021</strong> modelcapable of<br />

travelling 150km/h, which is also<br />

registeredandwarranted for road<br />

use.<br />

While the timing of the event best<br />

fit the Wheels Week programme, but<br />

maybenot some peoplebecauseof<br />

Mother’s Day,heencouraged people<br />

to bring their mums along for an<br />

outingwith adifference. Theconvoy,<br />

which leaves Melrose Roadat<br />

10.30am, would arrive in Mt Somers<br />

in time for lunch before heading<br />

back down the river.<br />

People could bring their own<br />

picnic or head into the Mt Somers<br />

Tavernand purchase lunch.<br />

James said St John offeredagreat<br />

servicetopeoplefrom all walks of<br />

life anditwas still, surprisingly, not<br />

government funded.<br />

He had called them on anumber of<br />

times in the past and was keento<br />

support them. The most memorable<br />

emergencycall was for an offroading<br />

accident north of Kaikoura involving<br />

his younger brother,who eventually<br />

had to be airlifted out of the remote<br />

area.<br />

James said he was truly gratefulto<br />

medical help on hand that day.<br />

People can registertheir interest<br />

for theriver run ­and if theycan take<br />

apassenger ­onthe <strong>Ashburton</strong>Can­<br />

Am Facebookpage or turn up at the<br />

river on theday, via the Melrose<br />

Road river access.<br />

Each vehiclecosts $40.All<br />

proceedsweregoing directly to St<br />

John. Event registrationisfrom<br />

10am.<br />

Glass artist Dominic Burrell with his work called Isobar Tower Mid<br />

Canterbury.

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NEWS<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>May</strong> 6, <strong>2021</strong><br />

5<br />

Graduation at last for Angela<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>early childhood<br />

teacher Angela Law’s<br />

graduationceremony has been<br />

along time coming, thanksto<br />

covid.<br />

The headteacher at Jigsaw<br />

Preschool graduatedfrom the<br />

Open Polytechnic last yearbut<br />

covid meant there was no<br />

chancetowearher graduation<br />

gown and officially receive her<br />

well­earned qualifications.<br />

Thisyear the polytech,<br />

which specialises in online<br />

and distance learning, is<br />

recognising 2020and <strong>2021</strong><br />

graduates and Angela, with<br />

her Bachelor of Teaching<br />

(EarlyChildhoodEducation),<br />

was oneoftwo students chosen<br />

to speak at agraduation event<br />

in Christchurch on<br />

Wednesday.<br />

Manywould have<br />

experienced awhirlwindof<br />

emotions when the<br />

opportunity to graduate last<br />

year wastaken awaybythe<br />

pandemic, shesaid.<br />

Graduating yesterdaywas the<br />

last pieceofthe puzzle.<br />

‘‘My whole journey feels<br />

complete.”<br />

She started as ateacherin<br />

trainingatJigsaw five years<br />

ago and has spent agood<br />

chunk of the time since in a<br />

disciplined cycle of work,<br />

study and sleep.<br />

Timemanagement was<br />

critical and being able to apply<br />

whatshe waslearning was also<br />

valuable.<br />

During her speech at the<br />

graduationceremony,Angela<br />

said that working with<br />

childrenhad always been a<br />

Jigsaw head teacher Angela Law, agraduate of the Open Polytechnic, with some of the preschoolers<br />

in her care.<br />

passion.<br />

“I knew Icould positively<br />

impact many lives if Ibecame<br />

an early childhood teacher.’’<br />

She is now aregistered<br />

teacher and head teacherat<br />

JigsawPreschool for the past<br />

year and ahalf. Hercareer is<br />

flourishing.<br />

“This is suchanamazing<br />

opportunity as not only do Iget<br />

the chancetosupport children<br />

in their ownlearningjourney,<br />

Ihave ateamofkaiako<br />

(teachers) who arepassionate<br />

for alearning environment<br />

that fosters childrenasthey<br />

grow into competent and<br />

confidentlearners.’’<br />

Angelasaid studying by<br />

onlineand distance and<br />

havingthe flexibility to work<br />

andstudy full­time had its<br />

benefits along with its<br />

challenges, butperseverance<br />

paid off.<br />

Open Polytechnic chief<br />

executive Dr CarolineSeelig<br />

said the flexibility of distance<br />

study meantthe organisation’s<br />

mainlyadult graduateswere<br />

able to complete their studies<br />

while continuing to move<br />

forwardintheir careers.<br />

“Studying onlinewith Open<br />

Polytechnic, andfitting<br />

learning around existing work<br />

andfamily commitments,<br />

enables our students to apply<br />

their learning directlyinto the<br />

workplace. This flexibility<br />

meansemployers andthe<br />

wider community are<br />

benefiting immediately from<br />

ourlearners’ commitment.”<br />

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6 <strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>May</strong> 6, <strong>2021</strong><br />

Invitation to<br />

refugee talk<br />

Afree seminarwillrun in <strong>Ashburton</strong>on<strong>May</strong> 11<br />

for people to find out more about theAfghan<br />

culture and how they canhelprefugees settle<br />

into lifehere.<br />

Theseminar will be presented by <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Settlement Support Services teamleader<br />

Kathy Harrington­Watt andculturalnavigator<br />

Navid Bashir to provideinsight intothe<br />

refugeeexperience.<br />

It willconclude with information about<br />

Hazara Afghan cultureand willtouch on some<br />

basic language greetings.<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>isexpectingits first intake of<br />

Afghan refugeesatthe end of <strong>May</strong>.<br />

Theseminar is organised by Mid Canterbury<br />

LearningExchange andwill be held at<br />

CommunityHouseMid Canterbury.<br />

It runsfrom 7pm until 9pm.<br />

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Flowers at the Gate<br />

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Kai for Kids CharitableTrust has<br />

expanded its healthy lunch service<br />

into Hampstead School, and from<br />

next Monday will also supply meals<br />

to Chertsey School.<br />

The optional lunch has been a<br />

successatNetherby Schoolsince it<br />

was introduced as apilot last July<br />

and nearly 9000 luncheswere given<br />

out last term.<br />

The expansionofthe service<br />

means an extra 350 lunches each day<br />

for HampsteadSchool pupilsand 30<br />

for Chertsey School students.<br />

Three trial days were held at<br />

Hampstead last term ahead of the<br />

formalstart of the service on<br />

Monday.<br />

Initial funding for Kaifor Kids was<br />

given through the Advance<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> Community Foundation<br />

2380240<br />

and supported by ateam of<br />

volunteers who helpedprepare and<br />

cook the lunches before they were<br />

handed out through aroster of<br />

parents.<br />

Kai for Kids founder Jo Taylorsaid<br />

the projecthad been able to access<br />

funding from the Ministry of<br />

Education’s healthy school lunches<br />

programme (Ka Ora, Ka Ako).<br />

Funding enabledmore meals to be<br />

providedand also meant the need to<br />

employ people in part­time and<br />

casual roles to help produce and<br />

deliver meals.<br />

She had been overwhelmedwith<br />

people applying for roles,which<br />

were ideal for parents because the<br />

work was duringschooltime.<br />

Mrs Taylorsaid Kai for Kids had<br />

been grateful for the use of the<br />

kitchen at the <strong>Ashburton</strong> Trust Event<br />

Centre, but had now secured the use<br />

of the bigger kitchen and space at<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> Racecourse, which would<br />

be operational in afew weeks.<br />

Each meal provided through Kai<br />

for Kids contains abalance of<br />

vegetables, meat and grains along<br />

with fruit and yoghurt.<br />

Main lunch offerings over the last<br />

threeterms at NetherbySchool have<br />

included butter chicken, cottagepie,<br />

pizza, lasagne, vegetable soup and<br />

sandwiches.<br />

All mealsare madefrom scratch<br />

usingasmuch locally grown produce<br />

as possible and specialmeals are<br />

madefor gluten­free and dairy­free<br />

children.<br />

Compostable containers are used<br />

and Wastebusters <strong>Ashburton</strong> is on<br />

board and disposing of them.<br />

Donatedmince for the programme<br />

has comefrom the Meat the Need<br />

project that Mid Canterbury farmers<br />

havedonated through Silver Fern<br />

Farms.<br />

Pasifika clinics reach out<br />

Newsatellitehealth clinics<br />

will be set up in <strong>Ashburton</strong> to<br />

supportthe growing number<br />

of Pasifika families living in<br />

MidCanterbury.<br />

Over thelast 12 months Etu<br />

Pasifika has run community<br />

vaccination outreach<br />

sessions that has seenteams<br />

of vaccinators, nurses,<br />

doctors and navigators<br />

deliver arangeof<br />

vaccinations, andalso<br />

engage in informal<br />

conversationswithfamilies<br />

abouttheir general health<br />

andwell­being.<br />

Canterbury DHB Maori<br />

andPacific Health executive<br />

directorHector Matthews<br />

said those outreach sessions<br />

would now be extended to<br />

include other social<br />

outcomes that impacted the<br />

health of Pasifika<br />

communities suchas<br />

employment and economic<br />

factors.<br />

The programmeofwork<br />

would berampedupover the<br />

next 12 months andregular<br />

Hector Matthews<br />

satellite clinicswouldbe<br />

held.<br />

An integrated team would<br />

be in <strong>Ashburton</strong> up to twicea<br />

week to catch up andprovide<br />

support to Pasifikafamilies.<br />

PasifikaFuture’s primary<br />

mental health care<br />

programme known as ‘Ngalu<br />

Fanifo’ would also be<br />

available to families as part<br />

of the rollout.<br />

Theprogrammehad a<br />

strong focus on the mental<br />

wellbeing of families,<br />

including pregnantmothers,<br />

mothers with very young<br />

babies,addictions, young<br />

people’shealth, elderly<br />

wellbeing and the health of<br />

school­aged children.<br />

Mr Matthews said the<br />

Canterbury DHB looked<br />

forward to bringing more<br />

health servicestothe<br />

Pasifikapopulation in<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>over time,asit<br />

continues to implement the<br />

PacificHealth Strategy.<br />

Canterbury’s Pacific<br />

population has increasedby<br />

31 percent overfive years<br />

and at the 2018 census was<br />

18,927.<br />

The largestethnicity is<br />

Samoan(10,092), followedby<br />

Tongan (3,192).<br />

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

Pacificpopulation<br />

numbered 1716 at the 2018<br />

census, up from 1017 in 2013.

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8 <strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>May</strong> 6, <strong>2021</strong><br />

www.ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

Students’ baton run<br />

Present­day <strong>Ashburton</strong> College students have<br />

been called on today to take partinasymbolic<br />

baton runahead of this weekend’s reunion for<br />

students who went to the college in the<br />

decade after it opened in 1965.<br />

Twenty­four juniorstudents will simulate a<br />

baton run held exactly 50 years ago.<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> High Schooland the Hakatere<br />

Technical College combinedtobecome<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> College andabatonrelay run was<br />

held in 1965, starting at the technical college<br />

and ending at the newWalnut Avenue<br />

campus.<br />

WilliamCarnell, 11, is looking forward to competing in the national TT age group championships at Leeston in October.<br />

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WilliamCarnell likes testing his<br />

motorcross skillsagainst othersinTT<br />

racing.<br />

The11­year­old speedster is a<br />

member of the <strong>Ashburton</strong>Motorcycle<br />

Club andthe Canterbury Mini<br />

MotorcrossClub.<br />

In every race he is competitive and<br />

focused, using the start timeto plan<br />

his race and which linehe will take to<br />

win.<br />

He has three yearsof racing under<br />

his belt ­one of which was nonexistent<br />

due to covid restrictions ­<br />

and already afew trophies to his<br />

credit.<br />

The latestwin was at the <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

MotorcycleClub’s Wheels Week TT<br />

racing, atRakaia Barrhill Methven<br />

Roadlast Sunday.<br />

It was afive­race event.<br />

There is alsoasecond place from<br />

the King of theBowl five­race series<br />

held in Darfield earlier this year.<br />

He ridesaSuzuki DRZ125, fourstroke<br />

trail bike,infull protective<br />

gear, andhas justcompleted his final<br />

Wheels Week TT racingevent in the 7<br />

­11trail class; he turns12inmid­<br />

October and will face new challenges<br />

with racing in the next agegroup.<br />

He is looking forward to it, but until<br />

then he has the Canterbury<br />

Championships in early Augustand<br />

has already qualified for the national<br />

championships in Leeston in early<br />

October, by winning six qualifying<br />

races during the season.<br />

He likes the thrill of ridingand<br />

competing against others andis<br />

always seeking ways to learn more<br />

skills to helphis racing.<br />

William wasintroducedto<br />

motorcross by afriend in 2018 and is<br />

now racing most weekends.<br />

With mostof2020 wiped out by<br />

covid restrictions, this season has<br />

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Variety of feedback<br />

received on plan<br />

The future direction for council<br />

and the projects it will<br />

undertake over the next 10 years<br />

naturally impact you, the people<br />

we serve, and last month it was<br />

pleasing to see so many residents<br />

have their say on what those<br />

plans should be.<br />

Through our six­week<br />

consultation process on our draft<br />

Long­Term Plan, council heard<br />

from people all across the<br />

district on matters ranging from<br />

water, roading and bridges,<br />

economic development, housing<br />

and waste recovery, right<br />

through to community halls and<br />

green spaces.<br />

In fact, Ican report that when<br />

consultation closed on April 19,<br />

we’d received 430 submissions<br />

from individuals, groups and<br />

organisations.<br />

Of those, 70 have indicated that<br />

they wish to speak to their<br />

submission at ahearing which is<br />

scheduled for <strong>May</strong> 11.<br />

Although the feedback we<br />

received touched on avariety of<br />

topics, three issues seemed to be<br />

top of mind for many submitters.<br />

The first topic that draw a<br />

great deal of feedback was water<br />

meters and the proposal to<br />

install them on every ordinary<br />

residential property connected<br />

to acouncil water supply in<br />

order to detect leaks.<br />

Across these submissions,<br />

there has been both support and<br />

opposition, with some people<br />

even suggesting other ideas for<br />

detecting leaks.<br />

Residents were also asked if<br />

they agreed with aproposed plan<br />

to make our Elderly Persons<br />

Housing units self­sustaining,<br />

and this too generated agreat<br />

deal of feedback.<br />

9<br />

While many people were in<br />

agreement of council being able<br />

fund required upgrades and<br />

maintenance to the homes, there<br />

was amixture of responses as to<br />

how long it should take for the<br />

homes to become self­sustaining<br />

to support these refurbishments.<br />

Although we had emphasised<br />

water meters and Elderly<br />

Persons Housing in the<br />

consultation, anumber of<br />

residents also expressed further<br />

interest in the second <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

urban bridge, particularly<br />

around its location, and this was<br />

another big theme we have found<br />

across the submissions.<br />

No matter whether the<br />

feedback was in support of or<br />

against particular issues, all<br />

feedback is hugely beneficial to<br />

council.<br />

Consultation allows us to<br />

better understand the breadth of<br />

perspectives held across the<br />

district, and it can also provide<br />

greater insights to help inform<br />

decisions.<br />

Thank you to everyone who<br />

took the time to give their<br />

feedback on our draft 10­year<br />

plan.<br />

Once hearings are carried out,<br />

council will deliberate on the<br />

submissions before forming their<br />

final decisions for the plan,<br />

ready for it to be adopted at the<br />

end of June.<br />

Helpers wanted to<br />

weed pines from lakes<br />

Forest andBird <strong>Ashburton</strong> has a<br />

wilding pine weeding day<br />

planned at <strong>Ashburton</strong>Lakes this<br />

Sunday and extra helpers are<br />

invitedtolend ahand.<br />

Volunteers will meet at the<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>Courthouse at 9am,<br />

arrive at the Mt SomersDomain<br />

at 9.30am andaim to be at the<br />

Hakatere Heron Road car park<br />

at Lake Heron for ateam talk<br />

and safety briefing at 10.15am.<br />

Those lending ahandare<br />

asked to bring loppers, small<br />

saws and gloves, as wellasfood<br />

and drinks to get themthrough<br />

the day.Other tools will be<br />

available to use.<br />

Edith Smith fromForest and<br />

Bird<strong>Ashburton</strong> said because of<br />

covid there wasnowildingday<br />

last year and, as aresult,there<br />

were alarge number of wildings<br />

to be removed overawide area<br />

this year.<br />

‘‘We arehopeful there will be a<br />

goodturn out of helpers this year<br />

to deal withthe extra workload.’’<br />

Mrs Smith said Forest and<br />

Birdhad acommunity<br />

agreement with the Department<br />

of Conservationtocarry out<br />

weedcontrol in the <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Lakes area andhad been<br />

removing wildings there for<br />

about 15 years.<br />

‘‘Our wilding sites are the red<br />

tussockwetland between<br />

Freezing Point andthe Mt<br />

Barrosatramping trackand the<br />

SpiderLakes area from the<br />

Hakatere ClearwaterRoad,<br />

Robert Mann and Jennie Read<br />

checking out the wildings prior<br />

to the wilding day this Sunday.<br />

across the tussockglacial<br />

landscape to the <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

River.<br />

‘‘Both these areas are kept<br />

quite free of wildings because of<br />

our regular wildingdays.’’<br />

Athird siteinthe agreement<br />

lay in the areasouth of Lake<br />

Heronincluding LakeHill, the<br />

kettleholes and the tussock<br />

downlands comprising about<br />

1000 ha.<br />

Dealing with the wildingswas<br />

satisfying work carried out in a<br />

beautiful setting andthere was a<br />

feelingofsatisfaction seeing the<br />

areas cleared,she said.<br />

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Family Notices<br />

Deaths Deaths Deaths Deaths Deaths Deaths Deaths<br />

ARMITAGE, Pamela Joy<br />

(Pam), on 26 April <strong>2021</strong> at<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> Hospital, aged<br />

88 years, surrounded by<br />

her family. Dearly loved<br />

wife ofthe late Arnold, and<br />

adearly loved mother and<br />

mother-in-law of Sue and<br />

David McBrearty (ChCh), Jill<br />

MacGregor (Sydney), Paul<br />

and Jill (ChCh) and Jan-<br />

Maree and Barry Baughan<br />

(Auckland). Loved Nannie<br />

Pam ofHamish, Benn, Kate<br />

and Phil; Annabelle, and<br />

Alex;Samuel,Libbyand Tom<br />

and the late Thomas and<br />

the late Joshua; Nicholas<br />

and Chloe and her four<br />

great-grandchildren Joseph,<br />

Charlie and Toby; and<br />

Frankie. Flowers respectfully<br />

declined. Messages to<br />

the family of the late Pam<br />

Armitage, c/- P O Box<br />

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

accordance with Pam’s<br />

wishes a private family<br />

farewell has taken place.<br />

Paterson’s<br />

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

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notices related to the same death, up<br />

BINNIE, Marjorie Frances:<br />

Peacefully at Rosebank<br />

Rest Home, <strong>Ashburton</strong> on<br />

Wednesday, <strong>May</strong> 5, <strong>2021</strong>.<br />

Dearly loved mother and<br />

mother-in-law ofJamie and<br />

Liz, Grant, and Paul and<br />

Hannah. Much loved Nana<br />

of BJ,Ashleigh, Allannah, and<br />

Layla. Messages to: c/- The<br />

Binnie Family, POBox 6035,<br />

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

servicetocelebrateMarjorie’s<br />

life will be held at the Doris<br />

Linton Lounge, <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

RSA, 12 CoxStreet, <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

on FRIDAY,<strong>May</strong> 7, at 1.30pm.<br />

0800 2MEMORY<br />

027 637 1229<br />

CHAPMAN, Joan Lesley<br />

– on <strong>May</strong> 1, <strong>2021</strong>. Passed<br />

away peacefully at<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>, aged 81 years.<br />

Dearly loved wife of the<br />

late Maurice. Much loved<br />

mother of Joanne. Loved<br />

aunty of all her nieces and<br />

nephews. Messages to<br />

the Chapman Family, c/-<br />

87 Factory Road, Temuka<br />

7920. Donations to the<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> Cancer Society<br />

would be appreciated and<br />

may beleft atthe service. A<br />

service to remember Joan<br />

will be held in our Chapel,<br />

corner East & Cox Streets,<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> onSaturday <strong>May</strong><br />

8, commencing at 11.00am.<br />

Followed by a private<br />

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

Crematorium.<br />

Paterson’s<br />

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

FDANZ<br />

03 3077433<br />

CHAPMAN, Joan Lesley –<br />

on <strong>May</strong> 1,<strong>2021</strong>. Much loved<br />

aunty of Christine and Steve<br />

Kumar (Temuka), Paul and<br />

Tanya Milne (Temuka) and<br />

loved great aunty of Tony,<br />

and Zoe-Lee Milne. “Will be<br />

sadly missed”.<br />

to amaximum of 35 words and on a<br />

per-line basis afterthat.<br />

The same low charges apply to other<br />

family notices, such as engagements,<br />

acknowledgements, in memoriam<br />

notices and anniversaries.<br />

CRAMPTON, Frank<br />

Anderson –18<strong>May</strong> 1953 –1<br />

<strong>May</strong><strong>2021</strong>. Suddenly at home,<br />

Rakaia. Taken too early.<br />

Much loved, adored and<br />

best friend of Jenny. Dearly<br />

loved and much missed son<br />

of Colin and the late Alison.<br />

“Loved and respected by<br />

many, gone but forever in<br />

our hearts”. Messages to the<br />

Crampton Family, c/- PO<br />

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

Acelebration of Frank’s Life<br />

will be held at the Hotel<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>, Racecourse<br />

Road, <strong>Ashburton</strong> on Friday<br />

<strong>May</strong> 7commencing at 11.00<br />

am. Followed by a private<br />

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

crematorium.<br />

Paterson’s<br />

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

FDANZ<br />

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CRAMPTON, Frank<br />

Anderson – On Saturday<br />

<strong>May</strong> 1,<strong>2021</strong>. Loved nephew<br />

of the late Beverley and<br />

Alan Wilson, John and<br />

Val Fleming, the late Neil<br />

Fleming, Colin and Anne<br />

Fleming, and Allison and<br />

the late David Fleming. And<br />

lovedbyhis manycousins.<br />

BEGG, Iris Elaine - On<br />

<strong>May</strong> 1,<strong>2021</strong>. Peacefully at<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> Hospital, aged 90<br />

years. Dearly loved wife of<br />

Kevyn for69years.Cherished<br />

mother and mother-in-law<br />

of Dean and the late Elaine<br />

Keown, Gavin and Jan, and<br />

Julie and Reuben. Adored<br />

Nana of Tony,Jody,and Scott;<br />

Sophie, and Emily; Katie, and<br />

Jesse and great-Nana of Milly,<br />

Eve, Kaden, Devin, Caleb,and<br />

Harlow, Addison, Cassidy,<br />

and Luna. Messages to the<br />

Begg family c/- POBox 472,<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> 7740. A service<br />

to celebrate Iris’s life will be<br />

held at the Salvation Army,<br />

Cass Street <strong>Ashburton</strong>, on<br />

Friday <strong>May</strong> 7, commencing<br />

at 1.30pm. Followed by<br />

interment atthe <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

New Lawn Cemetery.<br />

Paterson’s<br />

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

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FINCH, Donald (Don),<br />

23.5.1938. Died peacefully,<br />

in <strong>Ashburton</strong>; in his 83rd<br />

year. Loved husband of<br />

Janice Finch (nee Ayson) for<br />

59 years, loved father and<br />

father-in-law ofDesma and<br />

Danny Reedy, Suzanne and<br />

Ronnie Wall, and Donald<br />

Lawrence Finch and Nicole,<br />

loved Granddad of Kate<br />

and Simon Webb (Seddon),<br />

Scott Lynch, Carys, Aston<br />

and Sophie, loved great-<br />

Granddad of Mila Webb. A<br />

private service has been<br />

held. Messages to 34A<br />

Wakanui Road, Hampstead,<br />

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

GRIEVE, Lawrence Wallace<br />

(Wally) – peacefully at<br />

Rosebank Lifecare on April<br />

29, <strong>2021</strong>, aged 94. Dearly<br />

loved husband of the<br />

late Agnes, and treasured<br />

partner of the late Dorothy<br />

(Dot) McPherson. Loving<br />

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

Alan and Kathy, Paul and<br />

Katie (Melbourne), Janice<br />

and the late Ray Milner,<br />

the late Rosemary, Michael<br />

and Jenny. Admired friend<br />

of Dot’s family Garry and<br />

Mandy (Whangarei), Murray<br />

and Marg, Glenda and<br />

George Janiec (Perth), Bruce<br />

and Denise. A wonderful<br />

and proud Grandad and<br />

great-Grandad. “Gone but<br />

will be in our hearts forever”.<br />

Special thanks to the staff<br />

at Rosebank for their loving<br />

care of Wally. Messages to<br />

the Grieve Family, c/- PO<br />

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

service to celebrate Wally’s<br />

life was held on Wednesday<br />

<strong>May</strong>5.<br />

Paterson’s<br />

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

FDANZ<br />

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Family<br />

Notices<br />

Enquiries phone<br />

Mary,Jann or<br />

Karenon<br />

308 7664 or<br />

call into<br />

199 Burnett Street<br />

RODGERS, Melva Evelyn,<br />

on <strong>May</strong> 1, <strong>2021</strong>. Passed<br />

away peacefully at Tuarangi<br />

Home, <strong>Ashburton</strong>, aged 76<br />

years. Dearly loved wife of<br />

Bob. Much loved mother<br />

and mother-in-law ofLynley<br />

and Andrew Mackenzie.<br />

Treasured Nanny of Olivia,<br />

and William. Loved sister<br />

and sister-in-law of Alwyn<br />

and Allan Carmichael,<br />

Alister and Margaret and<br />

the late Margaret McLean.<br />

Loved by all her nieces<br />

and nephews. Messages to<br />

the Rodgers family c/- PO<br />

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

A special heartfelt thank<br />

you tothe staff atTuarangi<br />

for their loving care and<br />

support ofMelva. Aservice<br />

to remember Melva will be<br />

held at our chapel, cnr East<br />

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

today, Thursday <strong>May</strong> 6,<br />

commencing at 1.30pm.<br />

Followedbyintermentatthe<br />

Mt Somers Cemetery.<br />

Paterson’s<br />

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

FDANZ<br />

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Acknowledgement<br />

HUTCHINSON, Terry: The<br />

family of the late Terry, wish<br />

to acknowledge and thank<br />

everyone for their kind<br />

thoughts, cards, baking, and<br />

flowers. Special thanks to<br />

all the staff at Tuarangi Rest<br />

Home, and all the people<br />

who helped Terry along his<br />

journey. Your support and<br />

comfort has been much<br />

appreciated.<br />

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Farmers market<br />

On behalf of the <strong>Ashburton</strong>District<br />

Farmers Market Committee and<br />

stallholders, Iwould liketothankour local<br />

peoplefor supportingthe <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Farmers Marketover our spring/summer/<br />

autumn season,the 14th season for us.<br />

Wehavenoticed agrowth in customersas<br />

the seasonprogressed,whether it be locals<br />

or tourists and all stallholdersare happy<br />

withsalesand thegreat atmosphere.<br />

We appreciate having thecraft<br />

stallholders at thesouthend of thecar<br />

park, givingcustomersagoodchoice for<br />

shopping.<br />

Some of ourstallholders are planning to<br />

remain in the usualspotover the winter<br />

monthsand look forward to yourcontinued<br />

support. Thesamehours apply.<br />

Ifyou are interested in having astall<br />

selling food or produce, we would welcome<br />

the chance to chat aboutyour plans.<br />

JudithCrozier<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> District FarmersMarket<br />

Family owned,<br />

locally owned<br />

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Wheels on show<br />

There was an impressive selection of<br />

American,hot rods, classic and vintage<br />

vehiclesonshow at the Americar Rod and<br />

CustomClub rooms on Maronan Road on<br />

Saturday.<br />

Dozensofcars lined up for astatic display<br />

and they included a1973 DodgeChallenger,<br />

1961 Ford Zodiac, 1931 Ford Model A,<br />

Shelby GT and anumberofcustomised<br />

vehicles. Visitors were entertainedbya<br />

four­piece jazz band.<br />

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11<br />

Take time<br />

with<br />

Mum this<br />

Mother’s<br />

Day<br />

Speaking at Monday’s community board meeting in Methven are (from left) Maddie Webb,<br />

Estella Lister, Layla Manning and Sienna McGinity.<br />

PHOTO MICK JENSEN<br />

Studentshaveplans<br />

forMethvenDogPark<br />

$<br />

219 $<br />

189<br />

$<br />

219<br />

86 Tancred St, <strong>Ashburton</strong>. Ph (03) 308 6722<br />

2380471<br />

Four students from Mount<br />

Hutt Collegeare working on<br />

aproject to enhance the<br />

Methven Dog Park and plan<br />

on providing some<br />

entertainment for the<br />

visiting canines.<br />

Year 9studentEstella<br />

Listerand Year 10 students<br />

Layla Manning,Maddie<br />

Webb and Sienna McGinity<br />

will build a‘‘toy box’’ for<br />

sticks, aramp, obstaclesand<br />

will set up weavingpoles as<br />

extra attractionsatthe dog<br />

park.<br />

The students will use their<br />

Opuke Time at school to work<br />

on theproject for the<br />

community andhavegauged<br />

feedbackfrom dog walkers,<br />

searched online to look at<br />

similarprojects in Rolleston<br />

and Leeston and have come<br />

up with designs.<br />

Speaking at the Methven<br />

Community Board (MCB)<br />

meeting on Monday, Layla<br />

Manningsaidthe dog park<br />

wascurrently littlemore<br />

than an empty field and it<br />

neededtobeenhanced and<br />

made more appealing.<br />

Feedback throughasurvey<br />

had shown dog owners were<br />

in favour of some of theideas<br />

suggested, suchasjumps and<br />

obstacles.<br />

She said the new<br />

equipment wouldbepainted<br />

in blue andyellow,colours<br />

that colour­blind dogs could<br />

recognise.<br />

EstellaLister said the<br />

group had begun<br />

accumulating wood, paint,<br />

tyres andother items and<br />

wouldwork on the projectin<br />

an area at the Methven<br />

TruckingCompany.<br />

Permission hadbeen<br />

soughtand obtainedfrom dog<br />

park owner, <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

DistrictCouncil, and staff<br />

there had praised the<br />

initiative andoffered future<br />

input.<br />

Initial designs would now<br />

be tweaked and work would<br />

get under way soon, she said.<br />

The fourcollegestudents<br />

willtalk about their project<br />

at aschool functionlater in<br />

the year, explaining the<br />

concept and process from<br />

starttofinish.<br />

Thedog park is on a<br />

triangular section of land<br />

betweenDolma Streetand<br />

LineRoadand wasopenedin<br />

August2019.<br />

MCBmemberKelvin<br />

Holmessaidthe dog park was<br />

bare andneededtrees and he<br />

praised the students for their<br />

initiativewith thenew<br />

project.<br />

Similar sentimentswere<br />

echoedbyfellowboard<br />

members Ron Smith and<br />

Richie Owen.<br />

Not time for ‘aspirational’ rules<br />

FederatedFarmers Mid<br />

Canterbury has come out<br />

swinging at Environment<br />

Canterbury’sproposed rate<br />

rise.<br />

Provincial president David<br />

Clark andfellowMid<br />

Canterbury farmer and<br />

national board member Chris<br />

Allen, have asked Ecan to<br />

demonstrate financial<br />

discipline andstick with<br />

current water plans<br />

developed with the<br />

community, rather than cave<br />

inandstarta$25million<br />

exercise re­writingthem.<br />

The men, addressingthe<br />

Ecan’s Long­Term Plan<br />

hearing this week,said<br />

FederatedFarmers 3000<br />

Canterbury members were<br />

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More than40employers,<br />

educatorsand community groups<br />

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gave students in Year 9and above<br />

from <strong>Ashburton</strong> College,<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>ChristianSchool and<br />

Mt HuttCollege, arange of<br />

informationabout future career<br />

choices.<br />

It was also opentothe publicin<br />

the afternoon and includedguest<br />

speaker, clinical psychologist and<br />

author NigelLatta speaking about<br />

parenting teens in <strong>2021</strong>atan<br />

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as healthcareproviders such as<br />

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and St Johnand ahost of other<br />

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paid career opportunities.<br />

There wasquite abit of interest<br />

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virtualrealityheadsets and<br />

hands­on games and activities.<br />

Amongthem was atruckdriving<br />

simulator set up by Quigley<br />

Contracting, withhelp from<br />

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computer gaming simulator set up<br />

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automatic mode, while towing a<br />

harvester.<br />

Quigley’s operations manager<br />

Rob Raisbeck saidthey were keen<br />

to hear from anyone with<br />

experience or looking to learn.<br />

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Zealand’s Nicky Hodges said that<br />

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industry. It was aperfect timefor<br />

students thinking aboutaflying<br />

career to consider it as acareer<br />

path.<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> College’s Thomas Walker (driving), with mates<br />

SamuelKeeley(left) and Leighton Watson, on atrucksimulator<br />

at the careers exchange.<br />

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Above: <strong>Ashburton</strong> College’s Neiv Sol, of Year 12, speaks with<br />

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

Individual Excellence in aSupportive Learning Environment<br />

News<br />

Issue 12<br />

6<strong>May</strong> <strong>2021</strong><br />

Acting Principal Message<br />

Purpose of School<br />

What is the purpose of school? This age-old<br />

question elicits arange of answers based on<br />

a person’s age, life journey and schooling<br />

experience. From my perspective, the purpose<br />

of school is simple –to prepare students to be<br />

successfulintheir lives beyond school.<br />

What this means and encompasses is not simple.<br />

It is complex, nuanced and dependent on a<br />

varietyofexternal factors.Itincludes supporting<br />

students to develop the skills,knowledge,dispositions, behaviours and<br />

competencies to undertake further learning, beeffective employees<br />

and innovators, and contribute toour democracy. What ‘success’looks<br />

like varies dependentonastudent’sinterests and aspirations along with<br />

those of their whānau.<br />

For some students, the end goal of school is to get NCEA Level 2and<br />

move into an apprenticeship.For others,toget afull-time job.For some,<br />

it is to gain University Entrance inthe subjects required to undertake<br />

their chosen course of study.All of these arevalid,and it is our role as a<br />

school to facilitate avarietyofpathways.<br />

The one piece ofadvice for students would be this –achieve tothe<br />

highest level that you are able, togive learning your best effort. You<br />

do not know what the future will bring and having high expectations<br />

of yourself will stand youingood stead forafuturethatnoneofuscan<br />

predict.<br />

Pathways<br />

To help students understand the options available to them beyond<br />

school, <strong>Ashburton</strong> College partnered with the <strong>Ashburton</strong> District<br />

Council, Mid Canterbury Youth and Careers Exchange, MyNext Move<br />

MidCanterbury, YMCA,MtHutt College and <strong>Ashburton</strong>Christian School<br />

to run apathwaysevent on Tuesdayofthis week.<br />

The pathways event aimed to support youth in Mid Canterbury in<br />

identifying their pathway, and to prepare them with the attributes<br />

essential to successfully entering the workforce and community.<br />

Pathways was designed to expose youth, parents and caregivers to the<br />

careers,recreational activities and supportavailable to young people in<br />

MidCanterbury.<br />

This was afantastic event and valuable for the attendees.Thank you to<br />

all those involved in the running of this event.<br />

Home-School Partnership<br />

On 20 and 25 <strong>May</strong>, parent-student-subject teacher interviews are<br />

scheduled. Iencourage all parents/caregivers to book in and speak<br />

with the teachers of their young people.The home-school partnership<br />

is powerful in supporting the learning, achievement and pathways for<br />

our students.<br />

ANZAC Service<br />

Although it is nowclosetotwo weeks ago,the ANZACService is always<br />

atime for reflection and remembrance. Thank you toour stunning<br />

Head Students Milli Sullivan and Thomas Patterson forrepresenting the<br />

College at the annual 11:00am Cenotaph Service. Lest We Forget.<br />

Tē tōia, tē haumatia<br />

This whakatuakispeaks to theimportanceofhaving aplan<br />

andawayofdoing things<br />

Jono Hay<br />

ActingPrincipal •Tumuaki<br />

Staff –Welcome<br />

We areverypleasedtowelcome twonew staff to our College,fromthe<br />

startofthisterm.<br />

Julie Ainsworth<br />

Teacher of English,3IC.<br />

Marg Jones<br />

HeadofFaculty, Science.<br />

Staff -Internal Appointments<br />

Consequential to Ross Preece’s Sabbatical Leave from 10<strong>May</strong> to 01<br />

Augustweare very pleased to announcetwo keyappointments forthis<br />

time.<br />

Jono Hay<br />

Acting Principal<br />

Angela Mitchell<br />

Acting DeputyPrincipal<br />

BoardofTrustees News ...<br />

Introduction<br />

My name is Jen Muir and Ihavebeen electedas<br />

Board Chair this year, taking over from Jeremy<br />

Savage. Asabrief introduction, Ihave three<br />

children currently at <strong>Ashburton</strong> College, with<br />

my eldestatuniversity.<br />

Ihave been on the <strong>Ashburton</strong> College Board<br />

for two years, however Ihave been on school<br />

boards forthe lasteightyears.<br />

Iamalso involved in anumberofothervolunteer capacities,mostly with<br />

sports clubs and supporting my children in their sports. I can often be<br />

found atthe hockey turf atthis time ofyear (or at arugby ground on<br />

Saturdays!).<br />

Appreciation -toJeremySavage<br />

Iwould like to take this time to thank Jeremy for the last three years at<br />

the helm of the AshColl Board ofTrustees. Itisasignificant role and<br />

we appreciate the time and leadership he was able toprovide. Jeremy<br />

has been a College Board Member since December 2015, Deputy<br />

Chairperson from February2017and Chairperson2018-2020 inclusive.<br />

NZSTAAnnual Conference<br />

Ihave recentlybeen fortunate to attend the NZSTA(New Zealand School<br />

Trustees Association) Annual Conference on behalf of AshColl, along<br />

with twoofour other BoardMembers, Mark Aguila andNina Bradford.<br />

This conferenceisvaluable in termsoftraining forour Boardand keeping<br />

up with the latest requirements andideas. Our visionfor AshColl is that<br />

our learners will be engaged in learning for life and our Board believes<br />

that this is not just for our students but it is important itincludes our<br />

Staff andBoardaswell. This ensuresweare all working towardsabetter<br />

futurefor our students.<br />

StudentExecutive<br />

As part ofour second Board Meeting of the year we had the College’s<br />

Student Executive members come and introduce themselves to us and<br />

outline their goals for the year. Asalways, itis apleasure tomeet with<br />

suchanenthusiasticgroup of students who arealways looking forways<br />

to improve the life oftheir fellow students atAshColl. Wewish them<br />

well forthis year and hope thatthe students get behind them and their<br />

initiatives. Welookforward to theirupdate laterinthe year.<br />

NCEA Achievement<br />

At our last Board Meeting wewere given the NCEA achievement data<br />

for AshColl for 2020. It was very pleasing to see that the number of<br />

our students who achieved NCEA (Level 1, 2or3)was consistent with<br />

our expectations. Given the challenges that 2020 presented Iwould<br />

like tocommend everyone who worked hard toensure this happened,<br />

including students,teachers and parents/caregivers. Welook forwardto<br />

amore‘ordinary’<strong>2021</strong>!<br />

Jen Muir<br />

Chairperson •Heamana<br />

Information<br />

College Closed Next Thursday, 13 <strong>May</strong><br />

forthe purpose of an ACCORD Teacher Only Day<br />

Please notethatthe College willalso be closed fornormal instruction<br />

on this day, in order to undertakeanACCORD Teacher Only Day.<br />

These Teacher Only Days were allocatedinthe Accord<br />

between the MinistryofEducation,<br />

NZEI Te RiuRoa, and PPTATeWehengarua,<br />

and arebeing held throughout New Zealand on set days forregions.<br />

Thedaysare set aside to supportthe implementation of changes to NCEA,<br />

and wider strengthening of curriculum,<br />

progress and achievementpractice.<br />

We do ask thatyou makealternativearrangements foryour<br />

sons/daughters on this dayand thank youfor your support.<br />

OurVision<br />

Staff –Farewells<br />

Christina Don<br />

Christina has been part ofour CleaningTeam since July 2013, but finishes<br />

with College tomorrow. Christina isvalued for her reliable, effective and<br />

conscientious work, which we will miss. Wewill also miss her personally,<br />

especially in the staffroom, resource and adjacent areas where she<br />

principally worked. Wethank her very much forher hard work and wish her<br />

well forher relocation from <strong>Ashburton</strong>.<br />

Staff –Change of Role<br />

PennyBayley<br />

Penny remains with College in aCounsellor role, but has relinquished her<br />

English teaching position due to gaining apart-time position with ACADS<br />

(<strong>Ashburton</strong> Alcohol and Drug Services). We are very pleased toretain her<br />

contributionswithin our Counselling Department.<br />

Information<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>College Performing in<br />

ShowQuest Canterbury<strong>2021</strong><br />

ShowQuest (the new name forStageChallenge) is anew performingarts<br />

competition forschools and students,fromYears 1–13.<br />

The event is part of a nationwide series of events produced by<br />

Rockquest Promotions, with the supportofthe Ministry of Education.<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>College is performing on Tuesday18<strong>May</strong>,<br />

at the Christchurch Town Hall.<br />

Theevening starts at 7:00pm,doors open from 6:30pm.<br />

Thenightpromises to be an amazing celebration of creativestudents,<br />

with ShowQueststageperformancesfollowedbythe<br />

ToiWearable ArtShowcase.<br />

Tickets canbepurchased from Ticketek -<br />

https://premier.ticketek.co.nz/shows/show.aspx?sh=SHOWQUES21<br />

Door sales will be available on the night, butticketsmaysell out,so<br />

whānau and friends arestronglyencouraged<br />

to buy tickets onlineinadvance.<br />

TheFacebook eventislive, with more eventinformation,onhttps://www.facebook.com/events/283134966625486/<br />

Click "Going" on the Facebook eventtostaytunedforany updates.<br />

GermanLanguage andCultureCamp<br />

forStudents<br />

Thirteen AshColl students travelled to Mosgiel to takepartinthis camp,on<br />

Monday 12April and returning Tuesday 13April, with the camp running<br />

from around 1:30pm and concluding 2:00pm the following day.<br />

Held at the Tirohanga Presbyterian Camp, other attending students were<br />

from the Dunedin schools of Columba and John McGlashen Colleges,Otago<br />

Boys’and Bayfield High Schools. Activitieswereheld in the main hall,with<br />

students accommodatedincabins.<br />

The expansive 36.5 hectare Tirohanga Campsite is situated onthe Taieri<br />

Plains,surrounded by nativebush and stunning birdlife.<br />

Teacher of German, TomKitchen, said that the purpose of the camp was<br />

to be immersed in German language and culture (which included aLOT of<br />

food!).<br />

Students involved were: AllTom's senior German class –Year 11 students<br />

Kaimana Acidera, Jasper Wharehinga, Paulina Cuadrado, Angela Ciora,<br />

Mao Nishioka, Chrissea Cheesman, Archie Glanville, Daniel Wells,<br />

Riley Campbell, Harmony Shea; Year 12 -Ron Naui, Jade Jung; and Year 13<br />

Coty Cuadrado.<br />

Appreciation is giventoparenthelper Carlos Cuadrado.<br />

Programme<br />

The English version of the programme outlines ‘Get To Know You’ games;<br />

poster-making activity/competition, party games, Jerusalema Dance<br />

practise on day one; with Jerusalema dance practise, cake-making<br />

competition, quiz, and film Jerusalema dancevideoonday two.<br />

(Pictured left):<br />

Appetising<br />

products of the<br />

cake-making<br />

competition.<br />

(Pictured below):<br />

Videoing the<br />

Jerusalema<br />

dance.<br />

Thecamp wasrun by agroup of teachers who arepartofthe Otago NZALT<br />

(New Zealand Association of Language Teachers) Region. As <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

College doesn’t have this group in their region, we are invited annually to<br />

join with the Otago group.<br />

It is important tobeaware that the camp is German language immersion,<br />

with events taking placeusing German language forcommunication.<br />

The students all enjoyed themselves, with some winning various activities<br />

and receivingprizesfromthe National German Advisor -AlexandraTöniges.<br />

A key highlight of the camp was learning the ‘Jerusalema’ dancechallenge<br />

dance, and then having motivational speaker and international<br />

choreographer Kelechi Onyele on aZoom meeting with the students, and<br />

imparting some wise wordsafterwards.

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

Individual Excellence in aSupportive Learning Environment<br />

News<br />

Issue 12<br />

6<strong>May</strong> <strong>2021</strong><br />

Events<br />

OutdoorEducation Programmes<br />

Continuing are our reports onOutdoor Education activities and, this<br />

week, we look at the Year 11 Historytrip to the West Coast.<br />

Inaugural West Coast Year 11 HistoryField Trip<br />

Over the two days preceding the Easter break, students from two Year 11<br />

History classes travelled to the West Coast inpreparation for aninternal<br />

assessment standard. This assessment deals with significant events and<br />

disasters thathaveoccurredthroughoutNew Zealand’shistory.<br />

Organising teacher Patrick Sandrey said thatthe purpose of this trip wasfor<br />

students to gain insightand historical empathyrelating to events that have<br />

occurredonthe coast.These events included the KowhitirangiIncident, the<br />

Brunner Mine disaster, the Pike River Mine disaster and the 1908 Blackball<br />

Miners’strike.<br />

To better understand the events andWestCoast historywevisited memorials<br />

andmuseumsthroughoutour journey to gain some first-handknowledge.<br />

On our first daywepacked up and headed,via Arthurs Pass,toKowhitirangi,<br />

just outsideHokitika. Herelies amemorialtopolicemen, home guardsmen<br />

and civilians who were killed during Stanley Graham’s reign ofterror in<br />

1941. This site commemorates those who risked their lives to halt askilled<br />

and ruthless killer. After taking photos and discussion wetravelled to the<br />

HokitikaGorge foraleisurely walk beforesetting up at our accommodation<br />

in Greymouth.<br />

(Pictured above): Students hardatworkatthe KowhitirangiMemorial.<br />

The following day we ventured up the Grey Valley to the Pike River Mine<br />

Memorial (pictured below). This was a very poignant and humbling<br />

experience as students viewed the memorials established for the miners<br />

who areyet to be returned to their families.<br />

Congratulations<br />

Festival of the Spoken Word <strong>2021</strong><br />

Festival of the Spoken Word made awelcome return to close out the<br />

end of Term One ofthe College Cultural Calendar, where ithas sat<br />

for over aquarter ofacentury with only 2020 being atroublesome<br />

companion.<br />

As forother years,<strong>2021</strong>saw Festival of the Spoken Word showcase avariety<br />

of acts to make up the programme forthe evening.The evening wasnotable<br />

forthe number of original pieces by students,aswellasthe commendable<br />

number of senior students who performed.<br />

Results<br />

Junior Serious Monologue<br />

Year 9student Maddie Page (pictured right)<br />

took out this category with her original piece<br />

entitled ‘MyWar Poem’, while Year 10 student<br />

Genevieve Felton’s original ‘Red and Pink<br />

Carnations’ earned her second place.<br />

Senior Serious Group Performance<br />

First placed was LauraMihailescu-Bogdan,<br />

ZoeRitchie and Hannah White fortheir extract<br />

fromWilliam Shakespeare’s ‘Twelfth Night’.<br />

Second placed was Hannah O’Reilly,<br />

Penina Vaaelua, Olivia Lill and<br />

Gemma Tapurau with ‘BeaLady’ written by Hannah O’Reilly.<br />

Senior Serious Monologue<br />

Two original pieces took out the honours in this<br />

section with (pictured left) Jorja Roulston’s tonguein-cheek<br />

‘2020, Let’s Chat’ placing her first, and<br />

Lauren Taylor’s ‘No matter the years’ placing her<br />

second.<br />

Senior Humorous Monologue<br />

The above tongue-in-cheek theme continued in<br />

this categorywith TiaMCallum’s Senior Humorous<br />

Monologue winning piece entitled ‘I Love Sports’;<br />

and Imogene Felton placing second with<br />

‘Seagull the Sequel’. Both were original pieces.<br />

Senior Humorous Group<br />

The laughs continued in this final section of the main programme with<br />

Molly McKenna and Kasey Higson taking top honours for their<br />

interpretation of Catherine Tate’s ‘Detention Lauren’.<br />

Second place delivered an entertaining lightsaber fightinthe guise of two<br />

young lads role-playing an adapted ‘Star Wars’ presentation. Forthe record,<br />

Malachi Drye is not Dennis Nguyen’s father!<br />

In thethird-placed group,anotable nod is giventoBenMiddleton’s news<br />

weather presentation (pictured below) as part ofaYear 13 group original<br />

sketch called ‘The News’. Joining Ben inthis group were Parker Bradford,<br />

Samantha Jerao,Harmyn McLean and SamReilly-Sigel.<br />

Appreciation<br />

A special thank you goes to Kylie Backhouse-Smith, Milly Brown,<br />

Jayne Cornelius and CamillaKnights fortheir judging forthe evening.<br />

Thank youalso to FrontofHouseJoanne Wakelin; and to Marg Macpherson<br />

and SarahLassen in their respectiveroles supporting the evening.<br />

Athank you goes also to the respective Teacher House Leaders: Julia Bell<br />

(Green House); GeorgiaKeenan (Red House), PeterLee (Orange House), and<br />

Stacey Monk (Blue House) fortheir supportinmaking the evening asuccess.<br />

Thank you too, toour wonderful Head Students who not only performed<br />

in pieces but also MC’d the evening; Tommy Patterson, Milli Sullivan,<br />

Easterlin Faamausili, and Alex Rielly.<br />

College also acknowledges the time, effort and encouragement organiser<br />

Michael Clarkcontributes to this evening.<br />

AshDance<strong>2021</strong><br />

AshDance <strong>2021</strong> hit the stage on the evening of Thursday 08April,<br />

playing to an enthusiastic audiencewho were impressed by the quality<br />

and varietyofthe dancers.<br />

Organiser Claire Bubb said the programme was rich and varied, beginning<br />

with an energetic performance from theYear 12/13 Danceclass performing<br />

MyShot from the musical Hamilton, and culminating in aguest performance<br />

by AshColl’s Polyfest group,while the judges deliberated.<br />

Also adding to the programme was the Life Dance Academy’s two<br />

performances (Judoand Hall of Fame), MaxNichol and Emma-Paige Dickson<br />

(False Confidence) and Jessalene Eclipse (Skin).<br />

The programmewas ably linked together by our Head Students in their MC<br />

role –MilliSullivan, Thomas Patterson, Easterlin Faamausili and Alex Rielly.<br />

The competition itself washardfoughtand comprised of anumber of dance<br />

genres from hip-hop to lyrical and contemporary.<br />

Results<br />

Judges Kylie Backhouse-Smith and Justine Hanrahan had atough<br />

decision process,but settled on:<br />

1st place, Solo Dance CharlotteLivingstone,performing<br />

We On Top.<br />

1stPlace, Group Dance VIBE –comprised of Ian Jerao,<br />

John Magyaya, HershalRanayand<br />

Tielu Iakopo.<br />

Top Performer of the Evening John Magyaya.<br />

(Pictured left, leftand right): Charlotte<br />

Livingstone;<br />

VIBE (lefttoright): John Magyaya,<br />

Tielu Iakopo,Hershal Ranay, Ian Jerao.<br />

Following this we visited Blackball, which is home to the Museum of<br />

Working-Class History. This museum has awealth of primary information<br />

thatstudents can use fortheir upcoming assignment.<br />

Our final stop was the Brunner Mine disaster memorial walk which offers<br />

valuable information about the affect and heartbreak that the mining<br />

disaster had on the Brunnertoncommunity125 years ago.<br />

All-in-all it seemed asuccessful maiden voyage forthe Year 11 HistoryWest<br />

Coast Field Trip.Hopefully the students sharethatsame sentimentand have<br />

an elevatedunderstanding of the West Coast and its history.<br />

Many thanks and appreciation to Ross Preece, Angela Mitchell,<br />

Greta Hampton and Craig from Pearsons Coachlines fortheir assistanceand<br />

fine companyonthe journey.<br />

Coming Events<br />

<strong>May</strong><br />

05-07 Year 13 Geographytrip, Kaikoura<br />

07 MidCanterburySports Awards,Hotel <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Hockey 1st XI Boys -Christchurch<br />

08 Crusaders Region 1st XV MidCanterburyCombined v<br />

Marlborough Boys’High School (home game,College field)<br />

11 Champions of Change,T18, AshColl<br />

CanterburySecondary Schools’Road Race,<br />

CanterburyA&P Showgrounds,Christchurch<br />

13 ACCORD Teacher Only Day(College closed forinstruction)<br />

Drama trip “The Boy”,CourtTheatre,Christchurch<br />

14 WorldVision Youth Conference, ThePiano: Centre forMusic and<br />

Arts,Christchurch<br />

Hockey 1st XI Boys -Christchurch<br />

House Fest Results<br />

While the judges of the main programme deliberated, the first of the<br />

Inter-House cultural events of the year took to the stage in the House<br />

Fest componentofthe evening.<br />

Blue House opened the House Fest section with ‘TherapyEnglish’.<br />

Tophonours forthe House Fest went to Orange House’s ode to ‘Channel<br />

Surfing’, with Red House’s ‘Six Little Pigs’ coming in second.<br />

Green House also ‘tippedtheir hoods’tothe other Houses with their actof<br />

‘Little Green Riding Hood’.<br />

Concluding the evening was the <strong>2021</strong> Student Executive with their<br />

entertaining piece.<br />

Performer of<br />

the Evening<br />

Went to TiaMcCallum<br />

(pictured left) who<br />

delivered commanding<br />

performances across<br />

differentcategories.<br />

(Pictured right,<br />

leftand right):<br />

LDADancers,<br />

Year 9College<br />

student<br />

RubyGraham and<br />

Year 10 College<br />

student<br />

RubyRobinson.<br />

(Picturedbelow,lefttoright): Fauea Sione,Suliasi Halaufia, Toetu Touli of the<br />

Polyfest Group.<br />

Appreciation<br />

Thanks go to -our outstanding<br />

technical crew of Jared Munn<br />

(lighting) and Kahu Ross (sound),<br />

with AbeCoulter and supported<br />

by RonCresswell; to the Judges<br />

Kylie Backhouse-Smith and<br />

Justine Hanrahan fortheir astute<br />

work; and to Jo and<br />

Hannah Wakelin and<br />

Gianne Butler forFront of House.<br />

ClaireBubb as Organiser and<br />

Design; Stage Managers<br />

ClaireBubband Kath Watkins;<br />

and Kath Watkins forprogramme.

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16 <strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>May</strong> 6, <strong>2021</strong><br />

Petition pushes for skills park<br />

MICK.JENSEN<br />

@ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

Early childhoodteacherSue<br />

Yearburyhas set up anonline<br />

petition calling for support for<br />

adedicated bike park in<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>, specifically for<br />

children to learn road skills<br />

andplay outdoors safely.<br />

Thepetition (chng.it/<br />

zzr28nTRsN) went up on April<br />

29 andreceivedover 100<br />

supporters inthe first few<br />

hours.<br />

By yesterday morning there<br />

weremore than 400 signatures,<br />

andclimbing.<br />

Those signing have left a<br />

number of supportive<br />

comments.<br />

Oneperson said it was<br />

important for kids to learn<br />

aboutroad rules in asafe but<br />

realistic environment and<br />

another thought theidea<br />

would help pass on valuable<br />

road, stoppingand waiting<br />

messages.<br />

Another respondentsaid<br />

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

to grow andsupportactivities<br />

forchildren that promoted<br />

physicalactivity, developed<br />

motor skills andinteraction<br />

withother children.<br />

Mrs Yearburysaid she<br />

wanted the petitionto<br />

demonstrate support for a<br />

learntocycle space, which had<br />

beensuggested forthe<br />

community.<br />

Thepetition would be<br />

presented to <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

District Council and she hoped<br />

it wouldcontinue the<br />

momentumof theproject.<br />

‘‘I believe this town will<br />

really benefit from abike park<br />

where children canlearn those<br />

useful road skills and play.’’<br />

There were excellent<br />

examples of bike parks in both<br />

Timaru andChristchurchthat<br />

featured ‘‘mini roads’’, stop/go<br />

signsand road markings, so<br />

whynot one in <strong>Ashburton</strong>,she<br />

said.<br />

Mrs Yearbury said apossible<br />

space for the bike park was<br />

alongside the asphaltscooter<br />

track in <strong>Ashburton</strong> Domain.<br />

‘‘If we do it, we needtodoit<br />

on abigger scale.<strong>May</strong>be we<br />

can getsponsorson board to<br />

support it as well.’’<br />

In council’s updated walking<br />

and cyclingstrategy thereisan<br />

action‘‘to investigate alearnto­ride<br />

cycling space on<br />

council property’’.<br />

Council infrastructure<br />

services groupmanagerNeil<br />

McCann said the actionis<br />

listed as ahigh priority project<br />

for council in the shortterm.<br />

Council’s roading team had<br />

beenimpressed with abike<br />

parkthey had seen in Timaru<br />

and saw real merit in doing<br />

somethingsimilarherein<br />

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

Right: Sue Yearbury and son<br />

Ben, 9, at the scooter track in<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> Domain, which she<br />

believes can be expanded to<br />

include anew bike track.<br />

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Forestry<br />

field day<br />

shares tips<br />

The <strong>Ashburton</strong> Farm Forestry<br />

Associationisholding afield<br />

day at Montalto on <strong>May</strong> 16 and<br />

is inviting members of the<br />

publictojoin them.<br />

Environment Canterbury<br />

forestry resource management<br />

officerSarahHelleur is guest<br />

speaker; she specialises in<br />

forestry, shelter and issues<br />

relating to carbon.<br />

Association president Tom<br />

Corbett said thegathering<br />

would provide agreat<br />

opportunity to share<br />

experiencesand ideas and<br />

Sarah waskeen to engage and<br />

share her knowledge.<br />

The field day is being hosted<br />

by Fraser Mckenzieonhis<br />

propertyat86 Woodvale Road,<br />

Montalto, andbegins at 1pm.<br />

The farm features significant<br />

wetlandareas and native<br />

plantings and the field day will<br />

include atour.<br />

There willbeopportunities<br />

for questions andanswers<br />

beforethe day concludes with<br />

afternoon tea.<br />

Thoseattending are asked to<br />

bring their own refreshments,<br />

thoughhot waterwill be<br />

available.<br />

Unless there aresevere<br />

weather conditionsthe field<br />

day willbeheld wet or fine.<br />

Contactthe FarmForestry<br />

Associationfor more info via<br />

email to geegeeber@gmail.com<br />

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17<br />

Dietitian mum shares food tips<br />

LINDA.CLARKE<br />

@ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>dietitianand newmother Katie<br />

Charlton knows too well the stresses,<br />

strains andcheeky smiles of raising a<br />

toddler.<br />

She moved to <strong>Ashburton</strong> from the<br />

UnitedKingdominSeptember 2019 and<br />

baby Maxwas born in Januarylast year.<br />

Two monthson, the country was in covid<br />

lockdown.<br />

Katie said sleep deprivation and<br />

comfort eatingtook their toll in aformof<br />

post­natal anxiety but she called on her<br />

years of professionaltraining andprivate<br />

practicetoget herself back on track to a<br />

healthy lifestyle.<br />

Now shewants to help other mums.<br />

Katie grew up in Dunedin and<br />

graduated from Otago Universitywitha<br />

degreein nutrition.At21, shewentto the<br />

UKand later trained as adietitian.<br />

When she was pregnant, she packed up<br />

her house andlife and returned to New<br />

Zealand. Hermum was living in<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>, so she came here and Katie is<br />

so pleased she did.<br />

“<strong>Ashburton</strong>isthe perfect place to raise<br />

children, I’ve felt so supported here.”<br />

Now sheisbuilding alifewith<br />

15­month­old Max and has started ahealth<br />

coaching businesscalled Maximise<br />

Health Coaching.<br />

Katie said she coachesclientsonline via<br />

zoom and is now startingaface­to­face<br />

group for mums in <strong>Ashburton</strong> who want to<br />

feel healthierand lose weight whilethey<br />

raise their children and beyond.<br />

“It’s groupcoaching. Iwanttocreatea<br />

supportive community to help mums<br />

become who they want to be. Having a<br />

healthy relationship with foodand losing<br />

weightwithout dieting andlookingafter<br />

Health coach Katie Charlton and Max are enjoying life in <strong>Ashburton</strong>.<br />

yourhealth is so important,’’ she said.<br />

‘‘That’s being ahealthy weight and eating<br />

healthy without going on areally super<br />

calorie­restricteddiet.’’<br />

Katie, likemany others, found herself<br />

comfort eating duringlockdown while she<br />

was also adapting to life as amother.<br />

‘‘I understandthe journey mums go<br />

through, with low energy, and lack of sleep<br />

andI’ve now got to aplace where Iam<br />

happywith my weight withoutdietingand<br />

feel empowered to support other mums.’’<br />

She also wantstomodel good eating<br />

habitsfor Max.<br />

The first meeting of her HealthyMums<br />

WeightLoss CoachingGroupisinthe<br />

Rakaia room at Community House at 10am<br />

on Wednesday June 2. Spaces arelimited.<br />

Thefirst meeting is freeand future<br />

follow­on meetings each monthwill cost<br />

$30.<br />

‘‘This is for women who want to take<br />

care of themselves in aholistic sense. You<br />

canbeafar bettermum withgood mental<br />

health andbetterenergy. Weight loss<br />

happens as aby­product of taking care of<br />

your health. IthinkMumsdeservetogive<br />

backtothemselves like this.’’<br />

To book your place for the first free<br />

meeting on June 2–phone Katie on 0204<br />

0137988 or email<br />

info@maximisehealthcoaching.com<br />

Cost of illegal dumping adds up for council<br />

Cleaning up after illegal<br />

dumpers costs the <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

District Council up to $20,000 a<br />

year.<br />

Illegaldumping, termed flytipping,<br />

happensconsistently<br />

in the district thoughitspiked<br />

in the months following<br />

lockdown last year.<br />

Infrastructure services<br />

manager NeilMcCann said<br />

council staff normally dealt<br />

with one incidentaweek.<br />

He said staff tried to contact<br />

the offenders, if they could be<br />

identified through their<br />

rubbish, and ask them to clean<br />

up their discarded items.<br />

‘‘If it’s not removed, the<br />

council will chargethemfor<br />

the clean­up.’’<br />

Rubbish dumped at Melrose<br />

Road last week.<br />

That could be up to $300 for<br />

40kg of rubbish dumped.<br />

‘‘Cleaningupillegal<br />

dumping howeverdoes add up,<br />

costingthe councilbetween<br />

$15,000 and $20,000 each year.‘‘<br />

If dumpingisparticularly<br />

bad or arepeat offender,<br />

council will issuean<br />

infringement notice under the<br />

LitterAct. The maximum<br />

infringement fineis$300; a<br />

conviction through the courts<br />

carriesamaximum fine of<br />

$5000.<br />

Adistrict council in the<br />

NorthIsland is so fedupwith<br />

fly­tippers it is lobbying for<br />

changes to the Litter Act that<br />

would increase fines and tools<br />

available to them to deal with<br />

offenders.<br />

Mr McCann said local<br />

authorities would benefit from<br />

having the act reviewed and<br />

more tools madeavailableto<br />

help persuade illegaldumpers<br />

to usethe disposal facilities<br />

available, rather than dumping<br />

refuse into the environment.<br />

Council was alerted to an<br />

illegaldumping by the<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>River at Melrose<br />

Roadlast week.<br />

They cleaned up the area,<br />

ahead of apublic mountain<br />

bike raceinthe vicinity on<br />

Sunday.<br />

The discarded items were<br />

under 40kg and could have<br />

beentaken to the<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

ResourceRecovery Park at a<br />

cost of $6.60.<br />

Gisborne <strong>May</strong>or Rehette<br />

Stoltzwill take aremit for<br />

changes to theLittle Actto<br />

other councils before it can<br />

progress to Local Government<br />

NewZealand.<br />

IN BRIEF<br />

FISHING HAUL<br />

Fisherman Dave Lawsonand his<br />

sonsJake and Max, from<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>, baggedanimpressive<br />

haulinthe recent Moeraki Power<br />

Boat/Yacht Club fishingcompetition<br />

taking out sometop prizes.<br />

Davewon the bestskipper’s<br />

catchearning the Toby Thomas<br />

Trophy for themostfishweighedin;<br />

morethan 20 fish.And sons Jake<br />

and Max wonfirst andsecond<br />

prizesrespectively for heaviestfish<br />

in the 15 years and under age<br />

group. Jakecaughta2.31kgBlue<br />

Cod and Max a1.98kg Blue Cod.<br />

Thefamily scored some<br />

awesomeprizes for their efforts<br />

including fishinggearand vouchers,<br />

as well as two nights<br />

accommodation in Queenstown.<br />

AG MATES<br />

MattChisholm andCraig Wiggins<br />

are among the guestspeakers to<br />

talk at amatesinagriculturesession<br />

to startatwo-wayconversation<br />

around what is happening on farm.<br />

The session, at <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Racecourseon<strong>May</strong> 25 from 10am,<br />

is organisedbyFarming Families<br />

and RuralSupport Trust for anyone<br />

servicing the ruralservice industry<br />

who,through their work or on farm<br />

dealings, are connecting with<br />

farmers at the coalface.Itisopento<br />

farmers as well, andaimstogive<br />

people toolsand strategies to help<br />

people in agriculture, if there was<br />

ever aneed.The session costs$10<br />

for lunch,and includesother guest<br />

speakers, including primary health<br />

providers,counsellors,staff<br />

recruitment agencies, andmental<br />

and physical health practitioners.<br />

Anyone keentoattend canregister<br />

at farmingfamilies4U@gmail.com<br />

EMISSIONS REDUCED<br />

Synlait Milk Limited hasreset its<br />

emissionsreduction targets.The<br />

targets, coveringgreenhousegas<br />

emissionsfrom Synlait’soperations<br />

(scope 1and 2), are an upgradeof<br />

the company’s inaugural<br />

sustainability targets launched in<br />

2018. Thereset targets, approved<br />

by the Science Based Targets<br />

initiativeand align with<br />

government’s commitment to keep<br />

warmingto1.5°C.<br />

CLARIFICATION<br />

Avolleyball storyinthe paper on<br />

April 22 incorrectly stated Leon<br />

Horsleywas an Olympian.<br />

MrHorsleyhas been coached by<br />

former Olympians and is currently<br />

helping to grow the <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

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Rugby boss aids local JAB<br />

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

<strong>May</strong>12, 13, 14,<br />

17,18, 19<br />

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Rugby fans willhave theopportunity<br />

to mix with oneofthe game’stop<br />

administrators when Steve Tew<br />

comes to town forafundraising<br />

dinner on <strong>May</strong> 26.<br />

Theevent is being organised by<br />

Mid Canterbury Rugbytoraise funds<br />

to cover the costs of participation for<br />

its junior rugby players, in an effort<br />

to keep them on thefield.<br />

Covidimpactedjunior and<br />

teenagegames last yearand the Mid<br />

Canterbury union is doing<br />

everything it cantosupportthe JAB<br />

grades this year. Its annualcharity<br />

dinner is amajor fundraiser.<br />

Mr Tew was CEO of New Zealand<br />

Rugby from 2008 to 2019 and has<br />

served on the World RugbyCouncil<br />

since2007. He was previously the<br />

chief executiveofCanterbury Rugby<br />

and the Crusaders.<br />

He hasbeenachampionfor<br />

women’s rugby andled diversity and<br />

inclusion in the sport. Underhis<br />

tenure, the All Blacks and the Black<br />

Ferns both won two World Cups and<br />

NZ Rugby became the firstNew<br />

Zealand organisation to receive<br />

Rainbow Tick Certification.<br />

In 2020, he was appointedan<br />

officerofthe New Zealand Order of<br />

Merit for his servicestorugby and<br />

sports administration.<br />

The MidCanterburyRugby Union<br />

is encouraging rugby fans to support<br />

the charity dinner, which includes a<br />

chancetochatwith MrTew and take<br />

photos, as wellasathree­course<br />

meal. JAB rugbyrepresents players<br />

from 5to20and is the grassrootsof<br />

the national game.<br />

Tickets can be boughtseparately<br />

or in table lots,for $99 aperson.The<br />

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Animal oddities on display<br />

The latest exhibition at <strong>Ashburton</strong> Museum<br />

is called Critters, Creatures &Curiosities<br />

and takes an old­school “curiocabinet”<br />

approach to displays.<br />

Theexhibition has animals, animalrelated<br />

items, fossilsand birds scattered<br />

around the museum and in the research<br />

room.<br />

Thevaried animal oddities include stag<br />

heads, apenguin skin said to have come from<br />

Scott's Antarctic expedition in 1914, ferret,<br />

fox and badger furs, clothing items made<br />

from silk, leather and feathers, as well as a<br />

stuffed ferret,weasel, penguin and pukeko.<br />

There’s even abig nest of amagpie that<br />

was blown from atree in 1975, awhalebone<br />

and variety of common birds that includea<br />

tui, bittern, pheasant, shag and spotless<br />

crake.<br />

Theexhibition is abit quirky andfeatures<br />

animal­related itemsthathave beendusted<br />

off and pulled out from the museum’s<br />

collection, says museummanagerMaryann<br />

Cowan.<br />

It hadopened in time for theschool<br />

holidays and was proving popular with<br />

young visitors.<br />

Childrencould explore it with atrail map<br />

and could track downthe ‘‘panther’’,she<br />

said.<br />

Theywere also encouraged to check out<br />

the fun, activity area in the Murney Family<br />

Room.<br />

Theroomfeatured animal­related craft<br />

activities including headbandand butterfly<br />

making stations.<br />

Mrs Cowan said Critters, Creatures &<br />

Curiosities helped to tellastory about what<br />

we owe to animals, how they can inspire us,<br />

and how they help us.<br />

Allenton School pupil Sophia Kingan, 10,<br />

checks out the Critters, Creatures &<br />

Curiosities display with her trail book.<br />

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<strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>May</strong> 6, <strong>2021</strong><br />

19<br />

Making friends over free lunch<br />

Hotsoupand aroll is the order<br />

of the day at the <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Baptist Church’s freeweekly<br />

lunch.<br />

Thelunch, held at the<br />

church’s modern cafe every<br />

Monday, also comes withahot<br />

brew andcake, andplenty of<br />

time to catch up withothers in<br />

warmcomfortable<br />

surroundings.<br />

Numbersatthe lunch have<br />

almost halved since covid<br />

restrictions came into force<br />

last year, dropping from<br />

around36regularweekly<br />

dinerstobetween 18 to 20<br />

people.<br />

Some of the regulars enjoy<br />

bible studyinthe Oasis Room<br />

and others just enjoy havinga<br />

chance to connect with friends<br />

in the cafe, says new kitchen<br />

guru WayneHillgrove.<br />

He,along with wifeDiand<br />

daughter Nicki, have taken<br />

over the cooking duties from<br />

former cook GeorgeRendall<br />

who has stepped backfrom the<br />

role after five and ahalf years<br />

in the church’s community<br />

kitchen.<br />

TheHillgroves, who are<br />

parishioners at thechurch,do<br />

not have abackgroundin<br />

catering ­except in their own<br />

kitchens­but were keen to see<br />

thepopular lunchtime<br />

gatheringcontinue albeit in a<br />

slightly pared back form,<br />

Wayne said.<br />

“Mostpeople comefor the<br />

socialcatchup, thefood is a<br />

(welcome) incidental,” he said.<br />

Preparing garlic rolls for lunch are Nicki Hillgrove (left) and her parents Wayne and Di Hillgrove who<br />

have taken on the cooking duties for the free lunch at the <strong>Ashburton</strong> Baptist Church.<br />

They have also managed to<br />

secure afew of George’s<br />

recipes, including onefor his<br />

popular vegetable soup, and<br />

last week made 104­litres of it<br />

to use and freeze.<br />

Wayne said an ongoing<br />

generous donationofburger<br />

buns from NewWorld<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>,and vegetables<br />

from agarden benefactor<br />

growing for the weeklymeal<br />

would help keep the budget on<br />

track to continue the<br />

MSA men’s choir tunes up for coming concerts<br />

lunchtime event.<br />

The lunch is held every<br />

Monday with doors open from<br />

11am,anyone is welcome to<br />

attend; it is<br />

non­denominational. Lunch is<br />

served at 12pm.<br />

The MSA Men’s Choiris practising hard under the<br />

watchful eye of musical director Angie Cresswell<br />

ahead of concerts over the next few months.<br />

The choir willcombine withthe <strong>Ashburton</strong> College<br />

choirs and the Mid Canterbury Choir for aconcert in<br />

the college auditorium on <strong>May</strong> 21.<br />

The men’s choir, which has 27 active members, will<br />

be aguest of the Phoenix Chorus and the concert will<br />

help raise funds for atour later in theyear.<br />

There will bedoorsales andtickets can also be<br />

obtained through alink on the MSA Men’s Choir<br />

Facebook page.<br />

On October 2the men’s choir will perform with the<br />

New Zealand Male Choir as it reaches the end of its<br />

South Island Tour.<br />

The men’s choir meetsevery Thursdayat7.30pm<br />

during the school term at the <strong>Ashburton</strong> Club &MSA.<br />

Prospective new members are welcome to come<br />

along andtolisten, or to sit in and sing.<br />

Left:Angie Cresswell puts singers through theirpaces.<br />

OUT AND ABOUT<br />

MAY7­8<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>Collegeishaving a<br />

reunionfor students and staff who<br />

attended from 1965-75,plusformer<br />

students and staff of <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

HighSchool and Hakatere College.<br />

Contactshirleyfalloon@xtra.co.nz<br />

or 0274 58 220.<br />

MAY 9<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> SkateJam,12pm-3pm at<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>’s skatepark on West<br />

Street<br />

MAY 14<br />

Winchmore RuralWomen quizat<br />

the Winchmore Hall, 7.30pm start.<br />

$30 per team up to 6people. Great<br />

prizes andsupper. Registrations to<br />

Stephanie at jabutchard@xtra.co.<br />

nz<br />

MAY 16<br />

Pink Ribbonbreakfast atEA<br />

Networks Centre’s Eat Cafe.<br />

Tickets $30-that includesguest<br />

speaker, breakfast and$10<br />

donationtoBreast Cancer<br />

Foundation of NewZealand.<br />

ContactAlison027 274 6690<br />

MAY 16<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> nurses reunion,<br />

commencing with aserviceinthe<br />

hospitalchapel at 11amand lunch<br />

at theHotel <strong>Ashburton</strong> at12.30pm.<br />

Opentoall nursesornursing<br />

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Carolynattismecarolyn@gmail.<br />

com.Registrations close<strong>May</strong> 7.<br />

MAY 21­29<br />

Variety Theatre <strong>Ashburton</strong>presents<br />

It’s Only RocknRoll Baby, at the<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> Trust EventCentre.<br />

Fabulous songs anddance.<br />

MAY 29<br />

Bubbles and Bling, afundraiserfor<br />

Hospice Mid Canterburyfocusing<br />

on food,wine andfragrance at<br />

Trott’s Community Garden,from<br />

1.30pm-4pm.Tickets are $95 each,<br />

available from hospice on<br />

weekdays from9am-1pm.<br />

JULY 5<br />

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Week of 03 March <strong>2021</strong> | ISSUE 27<br />

Thousands to beinvested in Mid Canterburyevents<br />

Nine new and existing Mid Canterbury<br />

events that aim to bring domestic<br />

tourists to the area have been given<br />

the green light formorethan $50,000 of<br />

funding.<br />

The Mid Canterbury Regional Events<br />

Funding panel has today announced the<br />

successful applicants for the first round<br />

of the newgrant,which wasdeveloped by<br />

the Ministry for Business, Innovation and<br />

Employment earlier this year.<br />

The funding will support four<br />

entertainment-based events, a<br />

conference, three sporting competitions<br />

and an awards night.<br />

Chair of the Regional Events Funding<br />

panel, Deputy <strong>May</strong>or Liz McMillan said<br />

it was fantastic to see such avariety of<br />

exciting and quality events put forwardfor<br />

consideration.<br />

“These events reflect our community’s<br />

diverse interests and attractions, and we<br />

aresopleasedtobegetting behind them<br />

with such asignificant financial boost.<br />

“The Regional Event Funding isall about<br />

helping our community to bring visitors<br />

from outside of our districttosupport our<br />

localeconomy,andwearereallyexcited to<br />

assist them in showcasingthe <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

District.”<br />

The South Island Secondary Schools<br />

Mountain Bike Tournament hosted at<br />

Mt Hutt was awarded $3,764; the Rakaia<br />

Salmon Run has received $4,000; while<br />

$4,500 will go towards New Zealand’s<br />

largest premier dairy conference, the<br />

South IslandDairyEvent (<strong>Ashburton</strong>).<br />

Afurther $5,000 each has been awarded<br />

to aclassic and vintage car event, The<br />

Exhibition (Methven);the Mid Canterbury<br />

Business of the Year Awards; Boulevard<br />

Day (<strong>Ashburton</strong> Domain); and the nation’s<br />

premier pickleball tournament, the Mid<br />

CanterburyWinter Classic (<strong>Ashburton</strong>).<br />

Meanwhile, Bite Nite Culture Fest<br />

(<strong>Ashburton</strong>) will have$8,000 to go towards<br />

its annual youth-focussed food, music,<br />

and dance celebrations, while $10,000<br />

will be used tokickstart anew Winter<br />

Whiteout event that will featuremusic and<br />

entertainment showcasing the Methven<br />

region.<br />

Each event could applyfor up to $10,000<br />

of funding, with the events to take place<br />

between1July <strong>2021</strong> and 30 June 2022.<br />

ThenextroundofMidCanterburyRegional<br />

Event Funding will open inSeptember<br />

<strong>2021</strong> for events taking place between 1<br />

February2022 and 30 June 2022.<br />

The grant is available overfour years.<br />

About the Mid Canterbury Regional<br />

Events Funding<br />

The Ministry ofBusiness, Innovation and<br />

Education's(MBIE) newgrant is designed<br />

to help the regions bring domestic tourists<br />

to their door as mostinternational borders<br />

remain closed.<br />

ChristchurchNZ, Mid Canterbury'stourism<br />

promotion provider has secured more<br />

than $230,000 of the fundingtodistribute<br />

in the district over the next four years.<br />

The Mid Canterburygrant selection panel<br />

consists of Deputy <strong>May</strong>or, Liz McMillian;<br />

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

EconomicDevelopment Manager,Richard<br />

Fitzgerald;ChristchurchNZMidCanterbury<br />

Marketing Director, Bruce Moffett; Sport<br />

Canterbury Regional Manager, Jan<br />

Cochrane; Economic Advisory Panel,<br />

Andrea Lee; Tourism Advisory Panel,<br />

Jennifer Parks; and <strong>Ashburton</strong> Trust Event<br />

CentreGeneral Manager, RogerFarr.<br />

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Week of 03 March <strong>2021</strong> |ISSUE 27

Childrenlearn and create<br />

environmentally safefood storage<br />

alternative at Public Library<br />

Arecent holiday programme session at<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> Public Library had children<br />

learningabout an environmentallysafe<br />

alternative to plastic food wrap, while<br />

also creating their own beeswax food<br />

wraps.<br />

The fantastic turnout of children enjoyed<br />

choosing their own fabrics and dusting<br />

them with beeswax, pine resin, and<br />

coconut oil before having the mixture of<br />

ingredients melted into the fabric. This<br />

concoction is food safeand allows food to<br />

be wrapped and stored in lunchboxesorin<br />

afridge and is an excellent alternative to<br />

using plastic food wrap.<br />

The beeswax food wraps lastformonthsof<br />

repeated use and onlyrequiregentle hand<br />

washing to keep clean. While the waxcan<br />

get flaky,alittlecoconut oil and remelting<br />

the wax inthe wrap under aniron can<br />

revitalise the wrap forextended use.<br />

Over60childrenand30adultsparticipated<br />

in this educational event as part of<br />

the <strong>Ashburton</strong> Public Library Holiday<br />

Programme.<br />

Stay informed on similar programme<br />

offerings by following the <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Public Library Facebook Page.<br />

COMMUNITY<br />

NOTICEBOARD<br />

Long Term Plan 2022-32<br />

Submission Hearings &<br />

Deliberations<br />

The hearings anddeliberations will<br />

be heldinthe Council Chamber, 137<br />

Havelock Street.<br />

Tuesday 11 <strong>May</strong>,10am–8.20pm<br />

Wednesday 12 <strong>May</strong>,10.15am –5pm<br />

All meetings arelive-streamed.<br />

We arehiring<br />

Four exciting employment<br />

opportunities arecurrently available<br />

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

Applications arenow openfor:<br />

• EANC Office Admin<br />

(closes 9<strong>May</strong> <strong>2021</strong>)<br />

• Swim School Manager<br />

(closes17<strong>May</strong> <strong>2021</strong>)<br />

Read theposition descriptions<br />

and submityourapplication at<br />

ashburtondc.govt.nz/careers<br />

Rural roads get major<br />

upgrades &repairs<br />

WebsiteNews&<br />

Information sectiongets<br />

an impressivemakeover<br />

Pictured: <strong>Ashburton</strong> District Councillor, Stuart Wilson and HEB Construction Ltd Contract<br />

Manager,Conrad Mclean.<br />

Drivers will be pleased to learn<br />

that Council’s roading contractors,<br />

have recently completed major<br />

reconstruction works of ruralroads near<br />

Hinds,Methven and Fairton.<br />

HEB Construction worked to repair 800<br />

metres of poor ground conditions on<br />

Isleworth Road near Hinds, with more<br />

than half of the stretch of road needing<br />

to be dug out and replaced. The newly<br />

laid fabric and geotextile base will help<br />

strengthen the road and ensure longevity.<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> District Councillor, Stuart<br />

Wilsonwas on-siteinspecting the finished<br />

road and wasquitepleased with results.<br />

"This road has been on our radar forsome<br />

time and I’m gladtosee it has now been<br />

completed.”<br />

“The potholes are gone; the pavement<br />

failures have been fixed; this road now<br />

provides asafer,smootherroadand route<br />

forpeopletotravel on,”hesaid.<br />

On the other end of the district, Fulton<br />

Hogan have rehabilitated a2.1 kilometre<br />

sectionofPuddingHillRoadnearMethven,<br />

connecting two previously completed<br />

projects for atotal of4.9 kilometres of<br />

completedroadworks in recent years.<br />

Meanwhile, Fairfield Road – the main<br />

throughway from State Highway 1and<br />

Talley’s –has seen upgrade investments<br />

overthepastfouryearsduetoheavytraffic<br />

use. The final section of this two-kilometre<br />

stretch has also been completed, that<br />

repaired damage and poor conditions of<br />

the road. Minor works, including works<br />

to the shouldersand the access ways are<br />

expected tobecompleted inthe next<br />

couple weeks as well.<br />

Road improvement projects are part of<br />

the Council’s planned Road and Footpath<br />

Programme.<br />

The Council's website News &<br />

Information page has received an<br />

impressive makeover that presents<br />

stories, features, advisories, project<br />

updates, road closures, and more-all in<br />

one beautifully designed page.<br />

Designed tolook like anews page you'd<br />

expect from popular news sites, the new<br />

format allows current and relevant news<br />

to remain easily accessible for alonger<br />

period than the previous layout.Features<br />

are also categorised by topics, so visitors<br />

canfind all related news items organised<br />

in one placebased on interest.<br />

Prior to the enhancements, news items<br />

would simply be listed in one long blogroll<br />

which resulted in stories quickly<br />

disappearing from the first page view; this<br />

is no longer the case.<br />

The newlayout provides agreat overview<br />

of whatCouncil is currently working on, or<br />

the topics that are of significant interest<br />

to residents ofthe district. New sharing<br />

buttons,available on each individual news<br />

storypage, also makes it easy forreaders<br />

to share the content on popular social<br />

media platforms.<br />

Council currently posts around 31 news<br />

stories* per month so there's plenty to<br />

catchuponfor those interested in learning<br />

more about the business of Council,<br />

events, and activities.<br />

Visit the new and improved News &<br />

Information at ashburtondc.govt.nz.<br />

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NEWS<br />

22 <strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>May</strong> 6, <strong>2021</strong><br />

Donation<br />

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Methven Vintage Club<br />

member Peter Lynn hands<br />

over acheque of $1000 to<br />

Mount Hutt College student<br />

Penny Nell.<br />

College students<br />

provided the club with<br />

administrative and other<br />

support for their recent<br />

wheels and motors auction.<br />

Year 13 student Penny<br />

led the college helpers.<br />

Artist Viv Kepes with two of her three works featured in the<br />

collaborative exhibition AStone to Strike and ARock to Stumble<br />

Over.<br />

Diverse works from<br />

artist network group<br />

The main gallery space at<br />

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

showcases an eclectic and<br />

calmingassortment of artfrom<br />

The Associates, 15 artists who<br />

live in andaround wider<br />

Christchurch.<br />

Called AStone to Strikeand A<br />

Rock to Stumble Over,the<br />

exhibition runs until June18.<br />

Exhibition contributor Viv<br />

Kepes said artists had been<br />

coming togetherover the last<br />

five or so years andthis was<br />

their second exhibition.<br />

She had contributed three<br />

large oil on canvas pieces that<br />

had beeninspiredbyan<br />

endemic dwarfbroom plant rediscovered<br />

at Banks Peninsula.<br />

She paintedfrom macro<br />

photographs taken of the broom.<br />

Ms Kepes said The Associates<br />

were asupport network for a<br />

community of artists.<br />

Somewere formallytrained at<br />

art school,others selftaught,<br />

and they rangedinaged from<br />

someintheir 20’s through to<br />

othersintheir mid 70s.<br />

‘‘We have astrong<br />

international flavour andthe<br />

work we do is all quite<br />

different.’’<br />

Works featured in the<br />

exhibition include acluster<br />

series of acrylic on aluminium<br />

pieces from Susanne van<br />

Tuinen, whichfromadistance<br />

seem rectangular in form but<br />

close up are more triangular in<br />

shape.<br />

Another piece by Janneth Gil<br />

features apoemengraved on<br />

matai wood andmuslinand<br />

stainedwith flower ink.<br />

Other exhibits include<br />

ceramics from Sarah Harper, a<br />

twisted and wovenflax work by<br />

Mikyung Jang, works by<br />

printmaker GabyReade<br />

reflecting her fascination with<br />

plantsand animals, watercolour<br />

and pencil works from Sarah<br />

Andersonand paintings from<br />

Dutch born Akkyvan der Velde<br />

which document large scale<br />

dairy farming.<br />

AStonetoStrikeand ARock<br />

to StumbleOverhas been<br />

curated by DrWarren Feeney<br />

and someofthe artists will<br />

attend atalk at thegallery at<br />

2pm on <strong>May</strong> 16.<br />

Wai: We care<br />

"For waterissues in our district,it’s‘bridges’ we need.<br />

We have thepotential to leavealegacy of plentiful,<br />

clean, healthywateralongside ahealthy economy.<br />

We owe it to ourselves to see the bigpicture."<br />

Genevieve de Spa –<br />

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

Water Zone<br />

Committee member<br />

Nine of Canterbury’s tenwater zone committees arelooking for new<br />

community members. If youare interested in joining your local committee,<br />

visit ecan.govt.nz/waiwecare before10<strong>May</strong> and letusknow waiyou care.<br />

Canterbury’s water zone committees recommend actions and tactics to councils while working with<br />

the community.They deliver sustainable benefits from our water resource and enhance natural values.<br />

Environment Canterbury

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Maria loves NZ dairy lifestyle<br />

TONI.WILLIAMS<br />

@ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

Maria Alvarez is breathing a<br />

sigh of relief after havingthe<br />

NewZealand Dairy Industry<br />

Awardsnational judgingpanel<br />

on farm earlier this week.<br />

She is anational finalist in<br />

theDairy Manager of the Year<br />

awards, after winning the<br />

Canterbury/NorthOtago<br />

regional title. National<br />

winners will be announced in<br />

Hamilton on <strong>May</strong>15.<br />

Maria wasdrawn to New<br />

Zealandbyphotographs of a<br />

friend’sworking holiday.<br />

Those photographs started<br />

her on ajourney across the<br />

world to work in the dairy<br />

industry.<br />

She arrivedin NewZealand<br />

in 2013and initially worked in<br />

an apple orchard in Hawkes<br />

Bay.But she was raised on a<br />

medium sized 580­hectare beef<br />

farm in Argentinaand was<br />

keentoget back to animal<br />

farming.<br />

It led her to dairying and an<br />

entry levelrole with Scott and<br />

HelenSearle at Rakaia.<br />

Scott was afarm supervisor<br />

withDairy Holdings at the<br />

time and Maria quickly moved<br />

up the ranks from farm<br />

assistantto 2IC then manager.<br />

Over afourand ahalf year<br />

period she alsoworked on a<br />

dairyfarm in Australia,<br />

returned to Argentina fora<br />

Maria Alvarez, with 10­month­old Joe, enjoys working outside<br />

and with animals.<br />

PHOTO TONI WILLIAMS<br />

short stint and cameback to<br />

NewZealandtoworkat<br />

<strong>May</strong>field, alongside the<br />

Searles on their family­owned<br />

farm. By the timecovid<br />

lockdownhit she wassettled<br />

working as afarm manager for<br />

Dairy Holdings’Vervet<br />

Holdings farm, near<br />

Coldstream.<br />

It’s a180ha property milking<br />

660 cows in a40­baleinternal<br />

rotary with automatic cup<br />

removers.<br />

Untilcovid hit in early2020<br />

shehad regular visitsoffamily<br />

from Argentina each year.<br />

Herolder brother Juan, who<br />

was holidaying in New<br />

Zealand at the time, got stuck<br />

on thefarm for three months<br />

with Maria,whichshe loved.<br />

And he was abletowork<br />

online; hisemployer in<br />

Argentina arranged for a<br />

computer to be senttohim<br />

from Auckland.<br />

Maria has astrong<br />

connectionwith theLatina<br />

community in Mid Canterbury<br />

who have regular gatherings<br />

andsocial events. Sheis a<br />

member of the Dairy Women’s<br />

Network,whichruns industry<br />

eventsand conferences to<br />

encourage and support women<br />

in the industry.<br />

Maria has an agricultural<br />

engineering degree from<br />

Argentina butisplanning on<br />

completingaDiplomain<br />

Agribusiness once her New<br />

Zealand residency application<br />

is accepted.<br />

It’s beenabit of awaiting<br />

game. She appliedin<br />

September 2019 and is still on<br />

awork visa,sponsored by<br />

Dairy Holdings.<br />

In her timeatthe helmshe<br />

has improvedon last year’s<br />

reproductionperformance.<br />

She wouldalsoliketobecome<br />

acontract milker andhaveher<br />

own herd.<br />

“I love farming because<br />

every day is different,and I<br />

reallyenjoyworking outside<br />

andwith animals.”<br />

Maria credits her team with<br />

helping get through last year’s<br />

busy calvingseason.She has<br />

three full­timestaff and a<br />

supportive supervisor at Dairy<br />

Holdings.<br />

“One of my biggest successes<br />

is being able to go to work<br />

every morning withasmile on<br />

my facebecause Ilovewhat I<br />

do. I’vegot an awesome team.”<br />

Farmers optimistic over water plan<br />

Mid Canterburyfarming leaders say high<br />

leveldiscussions havebeenheld to<br />

incorporateexisting landand water rules<br />

for the Hinds plainscatchment intothe<br />

National Policy Statement for Freshwater<br />

Management.<br />

Farming,civic and business leaders<br />

havebeen lobbying Environment Minister<br />

David Parkerfor timetomeetnew<br />

freshwater managementtargetsimposed<br />

last year.Theysay farmers arealready on<br />

astep­change path to improvement, as<br />

dictated by Plan Change 2inEnvironment<br />

Canterbury’s land and waterplan.<br />

Hinds farmer Peter Lowe was partofthe<br />

communitygroupthat metMrParker over<br />

reforms considered unachievableinsome<br />

parts of his district.<br />

Mr Lowe said the ministerwas well<br />

aware of the district’s historical water<br />

quality issuesand whatfarmers were<br />

doingtorectify the problemofnitrates<br />

leachingintogroundwater. But the onesize­fits­all<br />

national targets wereunlikely<br />

to change.<br />

The ministry has, however, provided<br />

guidance to Ecanabout the<br />

implementationofthe freshwater<br />

regulations in its patch.<br />

Mr Lowe said Ecanwas committed to<br />

workingwith farmers, recognised the<br />

6.9mg/l nitrate in PC2 wasambitious and<br />

aware of needingtocontinue to engage<br />

withfarmers and keepthe momentum<br />

going.<br />

At ahigh level,they wanted to include<br />

PC2 intothe national freshwater<br />

regulations, he said.<br />

Farmers in the HindsPlainsareahave<br />

beenchanging farm practices,reducing<br />

nitrogen fertiliser use and implementing<br />

farm environment plans to reduce nitrate<br />

leaching.<br />

They are also been partofamanaged<br />

aquifer recharge network thattakes<br />

stockwater sourced from the Rangitata<br />

River andallowed to filter downinto<br />

undergroundaquifers through ‘‘leaky’’<br />

ponds.<br />

Mr Lowe saidEcanhad led the country<br />

with water rules but had beentold the<br />

regional council would notbeamong the<br />

first to do aplan under the newfreshwater<br />

management policy.<br />

‘‘I congratulatethem for that. Ithink it is<br />

timefor themtostepback and see how it<br />

is going to playout.’’<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>mayorNeilBrown waspart<br />

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

making submissions to Ecanthis week on<br />

its long­term plan.Council does not<br />

support Ecan’s proposedbig rate rise, in<br />

which millions will be spentrewriting<br />

landand water planstogiveeffect to the<br />

new freshwaterpolicy, which has a<br />

blanket nitrate in freshwatertarget of 2.4.<br />

RURAL<br />

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Spending<br />

family time<br />

off farm<br />

Evening quiz nights and arural<br />

community ball have been<br />

organised by Farming Families<br />

to encouragerural families in<br />

Mid Canterbury to spend some<br />

quality time off farm.<br />

The Farming Families group<br />

is made up of farmersand rural<br />

professionals.<br />

Members Craig Wiggins,<br />

Bruce Taylor, Frances Beeston,<br />

George Lumsden, Jayne<br />

Openshaw and RebeccaMiller<br />

are keen to see the rural<br />

community get together for<br />

some fun, family friendly<br />

events.<br />

They wanttounite and<br />

support people in their rural<br />

community with events that will<br />

uplift and createstronger<br />

relationships.<br />

They had also set up a<br />

Farming Families Facebook<br />

pagetokeeppeople up to date<br />

withtheir events.<br />

Mr Taylor said the rural<br />

community was facing afew<br />

issues at themoment andthe<br />

upcoming events were achance<br />

for those dealing with those<br />

issues to spend timeaway from<br />

day­to­day operations with<br />

others.<br />

Eachquiz has its own theme<br />

and is for teams offour to six<br />

people.<br />

Entrycosts $10 perperson.<br />

The firstquiz, at Methven<br />

Racecourselast week, hada<br />

duckshooting theme, and the<br />

second,atSouthern Rugby Club<br />

in Hinds on <strong>May</strong> 7, asports<br />

theme.<br />

Numbersfor both quiz nights<br />

were limited to 120people and<br />

there weresomegreat prizes up<br />

for grabs, Mr Taylor said.<br />

The MidCanterbury Rural<br />

Community Ball, touted as a<br />

glamorous affair,isbeing held<br />

at the Hotel<strong>Ashburton</strong>onJune<br />

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withrural addresses and,<br />

dependingonnumbers, would<br />

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This is agood timetolookat<br />

starting aherb patch or rejuvenating<br />

an existing one. Thymeiseasily<br />

propagated from seed or by dividing<br />

mature plants. Plants are best<br />

broken up and replanted every two<br />

to three years. Mintshould be<br />

plantedinasunkentin or bucket to<br />

prevent it spreading.<br />

Cutold plants back to encourage<br />

freshgrowth.<br />

Parsley is easily grown from seed<br />

sown in spring or in February.Fresh<br />

seed is important for agood strike.<br />

Encourage plantswith asprinkling<br />

of blood and bone if growth is slow.<br />

Plantcabbage and cauliflower now<br />

forearly summer harvest. Choosea<br />

warm,well­sheltered place and<br />

plant on raised ridges if the drainage<br />

is poor.<br />

Earthupceleryand leeks. Celery<br />

plantswill have nearlyfinished<br />

growing, but leeks will continue<br />

until thefirst hard frost. Both plants<br />

willmake furthergrowthinspring<br />

before going to seed. If celery does<br />

show signsofformingseedheads<br />

(bolting), dig up theplants, washand<br />

drystems, cut into 2cm pieces and<br />

freeze.<br />

Carrots, parsnips,beetroot and<br />

turnips can be lifted now andthe<br />

ground dug over to gain thebenefits<br />

of weathering. Store the vegetables<br />

in aheapin awell­drained partof<br />

thegarden under loose soil, or in<br />

dampsand in acellar or shed.<br />

Parsnips freeze very well —peel and<br />

cut into chunksbefore freezing on a<br />

tray,thenbag up when frozen.In<br />

districts where severe frosts are<br />

uncommon,rootvegetables may be<br />

left in the soil until early spring,<br />

whensignsofregrowth willsignal<br />

thetime to lift anduse the tail end of<br />

thecrop.<br />

Flowers<br />

Rose bushes, if they areshowing<br />

signs of old age, should be dug up<br />

and their roots trimmedbefore<br />

Cabbage is one of the plants that can<br />

still be planted now to stand the<br />

winter.<br />

replanting in freshsoil on anew site<br />

or in the samepositionwith plenty of<br />

compost, garden lime and bone dust<br />

added.<br />

Protect the small fibrous feeding<br />

roots while outofthe ground by<br />

sitting the bush in water and do not<br />

waste time getting the rose back into<br />

the ground. The shift is bestmade<br />

when the soilisfairly dry, to prevent<br />

muddysoilcakingtothe roots when<br />

replanting.<br />

Sometop growth on rose bushes<br />

can be removed now but wait until<br />

August before more severe pruning.<br />

Flowerbedsand borders should<br />

be cleared of dead leaves and<br />

foliage, while changes to perennial<br />

bedsmay still be made, as long as the<br />

soil is not too wet.<br />

Crocuses, snowdrops, tulips,<br />

hyacinthsand almost all other<br />

spring­flowering bulbs should all be<br />

in by nowbut alast­ditch effort can<br />

be madewith anemones and<br />

ranunculus, unless the soil is heavy<br />

andsunshine limited. Ranunculus<br />

gives excellent results whenwellrotted<br />

cow manure is dug into abed<br />

in awell­drained area.<br />

Any bulbs left in theground from<br />

lastseason will be actively growing<br />

and soonshowing through the soil.<br />

Place no fresh manure near theroots<br />

of any bulbs, andbesparingwith<br />

lime.<br />

Fruit<br />

Apple, pear, plum and cherrytrees<br />

can be planted now, buthave thesoil<br />

in good order first. Dig it deeply and<br />

removeall perennial weeds,suchas<br />

docks,dandelions and couch grass.<br />

Dressings of rich manure are<br />

unnecessary but fruitcannot be<br />

expected from treesplanted in illnourished,barren<br />

soil. Stable<br />

manurecan be stacked on heavy<br />

soils as amulch around the young<br />

trees in early summer, when it will<br />

help retain moisture andbeinbetter<br />

condition to apply to delicate root<br />

systems.<br />

Dig acircular space for each tree,<br />

about 1.5m across, and60cmto70cm<br />

deep. Puttopsoiltoone sidethen<br />

mix some lime and bonedust into the<br />

subsoil, along with alittle garden<br />

compost or old, rottedturf. Firm,<br />

then cover withhalfthe topsoil,<br />

leaving aholedeep enoughtoplant<br />

the tree. Have the hole slightly<br />

higher in thecentre to help drain<br />

heavy rain awayfrom thestem.<br />

Stakingis often necessary so put one<br />

in now, to avoiddamaging theroots<br />

once thetreeisin.<br />

Root­pruning can be asolutionif<br />

vigoroustree growthhas not been<br />

matched by spring­blossomquantity.<br />

Trees younger than eight to 10 years<br />

can be dug up completely andhave<br />

vigorousroots cutinhalfand<br />

taprootsremoved.<br />

Replacetree, firm soil and provide<br />

support againststrongwinds.<br />

Older trees canberoot­prunedby<br />

taking out atrench halfway round<br />

the tree, 1m to 1.5mfrom the trunk.<br />

Cutthe thick roots that have been<br />

uncovered, then try to burrow below<br />

the tree to sever any taprootthat may<br />

have formed.Avoid damaging fine,<br />

matted feeding roots, which help<br />

form and feedfruit buds.<br />

Young painters inspired by art exhibition<br />

Young painters<br />

Hayden Duffell (left)<br />

and Arlo Kerr receive<br />

advice and guidance<br />

from Christchurch<br />

artist Karen<br />

Greenslade at aschool<br />

holiday workshop<br />

held at <strong>Ashburton</strong> Art<br />

Gallery. Mrs<br />

Greenslade and fellow<br />

artist Susanne van<br />

Tuinen have works<br />

featured in the current<br />

gallery exhibition A<br />

Stone To Strike and<br />

Rock to Stumble Over<br />

and explained their<br />

ideas and techniques<br />

to eight young artists<br />

at the afternoon<br />

painting session.<br />

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HOME &GARDEN<br />

Gardens to host hospice<br />

Trott’s Community Garden will<br />

be transformed for an<br />

afternoonoffragrance and<br />

wineon<strong>May</strong> 29,toraise funds<br />

for Hospice Mid Canterbury.<br />

Theevent will boost funds for<br />

the hospice,whichdoesnot<br />

receivegovernment funding. Its<br />

services for those withalifelimiting<br />

illness are free andthe<br />

grouphas recently bought a<br />

new forever home.<br />

Organisersofthe Bubbles<br />

and Blingevent at Trott’s sayit<br />

willbeanafternoon of funand<br />

entertainment, withguest<br />

speakers Benny Castles talking<br />

about the world of fragrance<br />

and Virgenie Le Brun about<br />

wine.<br />

They are encouraging people<br />

to come alongand enjoy aglass<br />

of bubbles on arrival, a<br />

sumptuous afternoontea and<br />

an introduction into the history<br />

and magic of perfume and<br />

champagne manufacture.<br />

Hospice Awareness Week<br />

alsobegins on <strong>May</strong> 17 andthere<br />

will be an open day at the<br />

hospice home on Havelock<br />

Right: Hospice Mid Canterbury fundraising committee members<br />

(from left) Angela Farr, Christine Todd, Kate Murney, Pam<br />

McCormick, Barbara Redmond and Anne Marie Leech go over<br />

details for their Bubbles and Bling function later this month.<br />

Butterflies rule at Hampstead School<br />

Street on <strong>May</strong>18.<br />

Bubbles and Bling will be<br />

held from 1.30pm­4pm.Tickets<br />

are $95 and are available<br />

Hospice Mid Canterbury, 70<br />

Havelock Street, or email<br />

belinda@hospicemc.nz, or<br />

phone3078387.All tickets go in<br />

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diamond valued at $3500.<br />

All proceeds staylocal, going<br />

towards servicesand therapies<br />

at Hospice Mid Canterbury.<br />

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HampsteadSchool pupils have<br />

brushed up on their butterfly<br />

knowledge and delved into the<br />

lifecycle of the Monarch.<br />

Duringarecent visit to the school<br />

by educator Butterfly Musketeers,<br />

pupils heardabout how acaterpillar<br />

transforms into abeautiful Monarch<br />

butterfly.<br />

Theprocess begins in mid­summer<br />

andfourstages take the Monarch<br />

from the egg,tothe larvae<br />

(caterpillar), to the pupa (chrysalis),<br />

andintoanadult butterfly within the<br />

space of around amonth.<br />

Thebutterfly has alifespanof60–70<br />

Pupils at Hampstead School with their impressive butterfly masks.<br />

days during the summer, but this<br />

extends to six or seven months if it<br />

pupates in autumn.<br />

Butterfly Musketeers visit schools<br />

all around thecountry to share<br />

knowledgethrough an interactive<br />

talks andresources.<br />

Advice is also offered on how to<br />

create butterfly and bee gardens.<br />

Hampstead Schooljuniorshad got<br />

upclosetochrysali, butterflies and<br />

the types of plants the insects like,<br />

schoolprincipal PeterMelrose said.<br />

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DRAWS<br />

Nathan Hawke sweeps down and under the <strong>Ashburton</strong> River rail<br />

bridge on his way to completing 14 laps in the solo category.<br />

Bikersclockup9586km<br />

Some 227 riders completed<br />

1042lapsand adistance of<br />

9586km at Sunday’s six­hour<br />

mountainbikeracein<br />

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

Run by Mountain Bike<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>and heldonthe loop<br />

track between Melrose Road<br />

andthe State Highway One<br />

bridge, the epic bike challenge<br />

featured 22 solo ridersand 60<br />

teams.<br />

Timaru teenager James Corry<br />

was thewinner of thesolo event<br />

andalso claimed the second<br />

fastestoverall time. He<br />

completed16lapsofthe near<br />

10km circuit in the allocated<br />

time.<br />

Aboys’ team from <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Collegewon the Years 9­13<br />

category and was thefourth<br />

fastest overall and ateam from<br />

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

the winner of theYears7­8<br />

category.<br />

Event co­ordinator Tab<br />

Armoursaid feedback on the<br />

race had been positive.<br />

Thetrack, including anew<br />

section,had stood up well to all<br />

the action.<br />

‘‘Weweredownabit in the<br />

schools andfamily categories<br />

this year, but overall we were<br />

very happywithentries.’’<br />

Shesaid half the entries had<br />

featuredriders from the<br />

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

Profits made from the event<br />

willonce again be used by the<br />

club fortrack enhancements.<br />

HOCKEY<br />

Mid Canterbury Hockey draw for <strong>May</strong><br />

10-16 -<br />

Div 1Women Monday 10 <strong>May</strong>: 6.00 pm<br />

Wakanui vTinwald (K McIntyre, MMarshall).<br />

7.30 pm Hampstead vMethven (C Hastie,<br />

Skip Muir).<br />

Div 1 Men Tuesday 11 <strong>May</strong>: 6.00 pm<br />

Tinwald vAllenton (C Watson, tbc). 7.30 pm<br />

Wakanui White vWakanui Black (C Watson,<br />

tbc).<br />

Kwik Sticks Wednesday 12 <strong>May</strong>: 3.45 pm<br />

Wakanui Blue v Allenton (B Greer, tbc).<br />

4.55pm Methven White vWakanui Black (G<br />

Oates, tbc). 6.05 pm Tinwald Bonnington<br />

Painting vMethven Black (L Ellis, Wakanui<br />

Div 1Women). 7.15 pm Tinwald Engineering<br />

Solutions v Collegians/Rakaia (Hampstead<br />

Div 1Women, Tinwald Div 1Women).<br />

SSL Girls Grading Pool 1: Nga Puna Wai<br />

25.00 pm <strong>Ashburton</strong> College 1st XI vKaiapoi<br />

High School 1st XI (Umpires supplied).<br />

Small sticks duty club: Methven<br />

Kiwi Sticks (Yr 5) Friday 14 <strong>May</strong>: 3.45 pm<br />

Tinwald Foothills vTinwald The Tool Shed<br />

(Turf A) HKidd, TEllis &RKidd. Methven v<br />

Allenton/Hampstead (Turf B) JEllis, JMuir.<br />

Wakanui (Bye) Kiwi Sticks (Yr 6): 4.30 pm<br />

Rakaia Blue vAllenton (Turf A) KMcDonnell,<br />

J Ellis. Tinwald Foothills v Wakanui Black<br />

(Turf B) HKidd, SGreeson. 5.15 pm Wakanui<br />

Blue vMethven (Turf A) JMuir, SGreeson.<br />

Tinwald Smith &Sons vCollegians/Rakaia<br />

(Turf B) KMcDonnell, DLaw.<br />

Div 2Women: 6.15 pm Wakanui Purple v<br />

Wakanui Black (E Shapland, tbc). 7.30 pm<br />

Hampstead/Tinwald vMethven (tbc, tbc).<br />

SSL Boys Div 1Friendly: Draw unknown<br />

(Umpires supplied).<br />

Small sticks duty club: Methven<br />

Saturday 15 <strong>May</strong>: Mini Sticks 10.00 am<br />

Methven Black v Wakanui Black (Turf A)<br />

Coaches.<br />

Allenton Golds vMethven White (Turf B)<br />

Coaches. Tinwald Foothills vTinwald Skip-<br />

2-It (Turf C) Coaches. Allenton Mini Magic v<br />

Wakanui Blue (Turf D) Coaches.<br />

Fun Sticks: 11.00 am Draws made on the<br />

day (Coaches).<br />

Snr Men (Canterbury Div 1 Men<br />

Champs): Nga Puna Wai 2 2.45 pm Mid<br />

Canterbury vMarist Mulisha (Umpires supplied).<br />

Div 2 Men Sunday 16 <strong>May</strong>: 5.00 pm<br />

Tinwald v Wakanui (tbc, tbc) 6.30 pm<br />

Hampstead Lowcliffe v Allenton (tbc, tbc).<br />

Friday 7th <strong>May</strong> <strong>2021</strong><br />

RUGBY<br />

The Mid Canterbury Rugby draw for the<br />

coming week:<br />

Friday <strong>May</strong> 7: Under 13, Methven v<br />

Celtic, Methven, 7 pm, Jeremy Robinson.<br />

Under 11.5, Methven WvAllenton, Methven,<br />

5.45pm. Geoff Barr.<br />

Saturday <strong>May</strong> 8:<br />

Seniors – Combined Competition Division<br />

1 - Pool A: Hampstead v Darfield,<br />

Hamp1. 2:45 pm Sam O'Reilly -AR1 Nathan<br />

Forbes -AR2 Jim Henderson.<br />

Rakaia vSouthbridge, Rakaia 1, 2:45 pm<br />

Carl Johnson -AR1 Gary Clement –AR2 Liz<br />

Bell<br />

Pool B: Southern v Prebbleton, <strong>May</strong>field1,<br />

2:45pm Glenn Peddle -AR1 Simon<br />

Bennett –AR2 Simon Kennedy.<br />

MethvenvCeltic, Methv1, 2:15 pm Kalilfa<br />

Faaglogo -AR1 Ant McGirr –AR2 Geoff Barr<br />

Senior B: Methven v Celtic, Methv1,<br />

12:30 pm Ant McGirr. Mt Somers vAllenton,<br />

MtSom1, 2:30pm Greg Jopson. Southern v<br />

Collegiate Comb, <strong>May</strong>field1, 1:00pm Simon<br />

Kennedy.<br />

Senior Women: Kaiapoi vCeltic, Kaiapoi1,<br />

2:45pm.<br />

Colts Combined:Methven Comb vCeltic,<br />

Methven2, 12:30pm Geoff Barr. Hampstead/<br />

Southern v Darfield, <strong>May</strong>field2,1:00pm<br />

Simon Bennett.<br />

1st XV UC Championship: Mid Canterbury<br />

Combined v MBC, <strong>Ashburton</strong> Coll1,<br />

12:00 pm Nathan Forbes -AR1 Mike Southby<br />

-AR2 Paul Arnold.<br />

Under 18 Combined: Hurunui vMCRU<br />

Alps, Culverden2, 1:00pm.<br />

Under 16 Combined: MC Alps v MC<br />

Plains, Metvh3, 1:15 pm, Jeremy Robinson.<br />

Under 14.5 Combined: Methven vDarfield<br />

High School, Methven3, 12pm Brenton<br />

Connell. MC Alps vMCPlains, <strong>May</strong>field3,<br />

1:30 pm Moon Tuilaepa (TBC).<br />

Under 13 –Each game is 30 minutes:<br />

Rakaia Combined? vHampstead/Southern/<br />

Tinwald, Rakaia 1, 12:45pm, Liz Bell. Hampstead/Southern/Tinwald<br />

vCollegiate, 1:20pm<br />

Rakaia1 (Club Referee). Rakaia Combined v<br />

Collegiate 1:55pm Rakaia 1Liz Bell.<br />

Under 11.5: Collegiate/Rakaia vTinwald,<br />

Rakaia 2A, 1.15pm (Club Referee). Methven<br />

BvCeltic W, Methven 2A, 11.15am (Club<br />

Referee).Methven RvCeltic G, Methven 2B,<br />

11.15am (Club Referee). Southern vHampstead,<br />

<strong>May</strong>field 3A,12.30pm. (Club Referee).<br />

Under 10: Hampstead vAllenton, Hampstead<br />

1A, 1.30pm. Methven vCeltic, Methven<br />

4, 1.30pm. Rakaia v Tinwald, Rakaia 4,<br />

1.15pm. Southern vCollegiate, <strong>May</strong>field 4,<br />

12.30pm.<br />

Under 9: Methven vCeltic G, Methven 4,<br />

12.30pm. Methven/Mt Somers v Celtic W,<br />

Methven 5, 12.30pm. Rakaia v Tinwald,<br />

Rakaia 4, 12.15pm. Southern v Allenton,<br />

<strong>May</strong>field 4, 1.30pm. Hampstead vCeltic W,<br />

Hamp1B, 1:30pm.<br />

Under 8: Methven vCeltic, Methven 5,<br />

1.30pm. Methven/Mt Somers vAllenton G,<br />

Methven 5, 11.30am. Rakaia v Tinwald,<br />

Rakaia 2B, 1.15pm. Southern BvCollegiate,<br />

<strong>May</strong>field 4, 11.30am. Southern WvAllenton<br />

M, <strong>May</strong>field 3A, 12.30pm.<br />

Under 7: Methven vCeltic W, Methven4,<br />

11.30am. Mt Somers vAllenton, Mt Somers<br />

2, 1.30pm. Rakaia vTinwald B, Rakaia 1A,<br />

12.00pm. Southern BvHampstead, <strong>May</strong>field<br />

1A, 12pm. Southern RvCollegiate, <strong>May</strong>field<br />

1B, 12pm. Southern WvTinwald O, <strong>May</strong>field<br />

2A, 12pm. Bye Celtic G.<br />

Under 6: Methven BvCeltic G, Methven<br />

3A, 11.15am. Methven W v Celtic W,<br />

Methven 3B, 11.15am. Mt Somers vAllenton<br />

G, Mt Somers 2, 12.30pm. Rakaia B v<br />

Tinwald B, Rakaia 2A, 12.30pm. Rakaia Wv<br />

Tinwald O, Rakaia 2B, 12.30pm. Southern B<br />

v Tinwald Black, <strong>May</strong>field 3A, 11.30am.<br />

Southern R v Collegiate, <strong>May</strong>field 3B,<br />

11.30am. Southern SvAllenton M, <strong>May</strong>field<br />

1B, 11.15pm. Southern W v Hampstead,<br />

<strong>May</strong>field 1A, 11.15am.<br />

GOLF<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> Golf Club<br />

Saturday 8<strong>May</strong><br />

The first round of the Watson Cup<br />

matchplay will take place with an earlier start<br />

time (draw below). For those not in the<br />

matchplay an alternative game will be played.<br />

Starting Times: Morning Reportat<br />

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

Tayla Davidsonis<br />

continuing to impress on the<br />

karate mat andhas come<br />

away with three medals from<br />

the recent Karate New<br />

Zealand Open.<br />

Tayla won gold in kumite<br />

(fighting) and silverinkata<br />

(techniques )inthe 14/15<br />

years girls’ premier division<br />

and also silver in team<br />

kumite in the 14/17years<br />

event.<br />

Thetournament was her<br />

first sincelockdownand<br />

afterwards she attended a<br />

two­daynationaltraining<br />

camp in Christchurch.<br />

The14­year­old trains out<br />

of KofukanKarate,<br />

Christchurch, and was a<br />

blackbelt by the age of 12.<br />

Tayla’s dad Greg said she<br />

had hersights on the<br />

Oceanias in New Caledonia<br />

later this year, but that event<br />

was verymuch in doubt<br />

because of thecovid<br />

situation.<br />

Anumberofotherevents<br />

were scheduled aroundNew<br />

Zealand over the coming<br />

months, including in<br />

Auckland, Christchurch and<br />

Dunedin.<br />

Looking further ahead, his<br />

daughter was hopingto<br />

attend the Junior World Cup<br />

in Turkey in 2022.<br />

‘‘She’s stayed passionate<br />

about thesportthroughout<br />

all thecovid stuff.<br />

‘‘Shedid two or three<br />

months of Zoom training,<br />

which was abit different,<br />

andincludedlinking up with<br />

agroup inIreland, of all<br />

places.’’<br />

Tayla,who livesatRakaia,<br />

travels up to Christchurch<br />

for trainingtwice aweekand<br />

up to five times when sheis<br />

nearing abigger event.<br />

She startedthe sport of<br />

karateassix­year­old and<br />

represented New Zealand at<br />

the World Karate<br />

Federation youth training<br />

campinCroatia in 2019,<br />

where shefinished fifth<br />

equal in kata.<br />

In the same yearshe won<br />

national kumitetitles in the<br />

12/13 years age group at the<br />

NewZealandOpenand<br />

national tournaments and<br />

finished sixth at the GKR<br />

Karate World<br />

Championships in the UK.<br />

Right: Tayla Davidson with<br />

medals from the recent<br />

Karate New Zealand Open.<br />

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27<br />

Pickleball<br />

forges ahead<br />

Mid Canterbury pickleball players are<br />

testingtheir skills in afive­week<br />

autumntournament.<br />

The tournament is being run on<br />

Tuesdaynightswith 16 of the top<br />

playerscompeting in amixed<br />

competition as teams. It started on<br />

April 20.<br />

Pickleball <strong>Ashburton</strong>organiser<br />

Ruben Garciasaid it wasafriendly and<br />

social crowd thatenjoyed playing the<br />

sport, though they were highly<br />

competitive.<br />

“Pickleball in Mid Canterbury has<br />

grown dramatically over thepast two<br />

years,and playersare looking for more<br />

competitive opportunities.<br />

“Introducing seasonal five­week<br />

tournamentevents will meet this<br />

demand and help further develop our<br />

players and teams that canrepresent<br />

Mid Canterbury at national tournament<br />

competitions.”<br />

The Autumn MixedTournament<br />

winds upthe same week of anational<br />

tournamentinAuckland, where14<br />

playersfrom <strong>Ashburton</strong> are scheduled<br />

to compete.<br />

In June, Pickleball <strong>Ashburton</strong> will<br />

also hostadoubles five­week<br />

competition,scheduled to wind up<br />

right beforethe Mid CanterburyWinter<br />

Classic, anational pickleball<br />

tournament that attracts the top<br />

pickleball players from allover New<br />

Zealand.<br />

“These mini local tournament events<br />

are intended to prepareour players<br />

and teamsfor bigger national events<br />

where MidCanterburycan be very well<br />

represented,” he said.<br />

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Thetest,commonly knownasthe ‘heel<br />

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prevention Deborah Woodley said<br />

each year more than 99 percent of<br />

all babies born inNew Zealand were<br />

screened.<br />

‘‘That’s about 64,000 babies, ofwhich,<br />

on average approximately 50 are<br />

identified as needing treatment,” she<br />

said.<br />

“In 2018, 67 New Zealand-born babies<br />

benefited from metabolic screening.<br />

The impact of this is far-reaching as it<br />

affects the quality of life and future<br />

health of each child diagnosed with a<br />

condition, and also the quality of life of<br />

their family, whanau and their ability<br />

to contributetosocietyovertime.”<br />

“The impact the programme has had<br />

in improving the lives of thousands<br />

of children and their families over<br />

the last 50 years is substantial, and so<br />

importanttoacknowledge,” she said.<br />

The programme has evolved<br />

considerably over time with more<br />

conditions being screened for<br />

and long-term research studies<br />

are improving treatment of those<br />

conditions.<br />

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29<br />

Countryside rally for motoring beauties<br />

Theycame in all shapes and<br />

sizes, some pampered and<br />

ageing gracefully, some<br />

borrowed and itching to burn<br />

gas ... but all the cars in Plains<br />

RotaryClub’s classic car rally<br />

had astory.<br />

Judges at theend of therally<br />

were left wishing they had more<br />

prizes becausethe cars on show<br />

at theTinwald Plainswereall<br />

beauties that sparked<br />

memories of timespast.<br />

All the vehicles left the<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>showgrounds at<br />

10.15am on Sunday and<br />

motored aroundthe district for<br />

acouple of hours, passing spots<br />

of historical interest and the<br />

odd one missingaturnoff.<br />

Eventually they all found their<br />

way to the Plainsmuseum<br />

precinct wherethe sun shone<br />

off their gleaming paintwork<br />

and the judges Bernard Egan<br />

andRoger Hart went to work.<br />

After alot of debate and a<br />

luckydraw,they settled on a<br />

1934 Riley Lynx as themost<br />

outstanding car on the<br />

This 1969 Austin 1300 was bought new on February 7, 1969 by<br />

James Keane, of Methven. It remains in the family.<br />

concourse.<br />

The pair havebeenjudging<br />

rally participants forthe past<br />

15 years and Bernard said it<br />

was always apleasuretosee<br />

peoplepassionate abouttheir<br />

vehicles.<br />

From Morris Minors to Minis<br />

and afew seriously old Model T<br />

Fords, the carswere all<br />

AMini, in racing red, was among the touring cars.<br />

beauties, he said.<br />

‘‘We are delighted to see<br />

people’s interest is maintained<br />

and each yearwesee people<br />

whoreturn or new cars we have<br />

notseenbefore.’’<br />

They also singled outother<br />

cars forrecognition, including<br />

aBacktothe FutureDeLorean<br />

as the mostunusual. It was<br />

beingdriven on the dayby Tony<br />

Alexander.<br />

Swap meet draws<br />

engine tinkerers<br />

Therewere record stall<br />

numbers and record visitor<br />

numbers at Saturday’s<br />

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

swap meet in Tinwald.<br />

Close to 400stallholders and<br />

anestimated 5000 visitors<br />

attended the long­running<br />

event.<br />

Eventconvener Noel Batty<br />

said people werequeuingtoget<br />

in at 6.10am.<br />

‘‘This has been arecord event<br />

for us and we couldn’t have<br />

asked forabetterday for it.’’<br />

He saidthe vintage car club<br />

had markedout sites on<br />

Thursday andFriday andhad<br />

been forcedtouse the adjacent<br />

field at theTinwald RugbyClub<br />

this year for some sites and<br />

parking.<br />

Siteholdershad come from<br />

as far awayasNorth<br />

Canterbury andNorth Otago<br />

and most hadalreadybookedin<br />

againfor next year.<br />

Theswap meetwas the club’s<br />

only realfundraiser and funds<br />

raised had helped with<br />

building, electrical and<br />

infrastructure upgrades at the<br />

club premises over the years.<br />

‘‘It’s been running for30<br />

years or moreand just seems to<br />

get bigger andbigger.’’<br />

Supportcame from the likes<br />

of Fulton Hogan,whichfunded<br />

the traffic management plan,<br />

and <strong>Ashburton</strong>Lions which<br />

helped on the gateanddid a<br />

flourishing trade in food sales.<br />

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

president PeterJacobsaid<br />

there had been something for<br />

everyone at the swap meet.<br />

‘‘There were acoupleof<br />

vehicles that sold early in the<br />

Swap meet customers search<br />

for bargains.<br />

day, including aModel Tand an<br />

Austin, andjust aboutanything<br />

elseyou could imagine.’’<br />

He had seen people happily<br />

carrying off radiators, stuffed<br />

animals, garden implements<br />

andasteering wheel.<br />

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<strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>May</strong> 6, <strong>2021</strong><br />

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<strong>Ashburton</strong> Golf Club<br />

Abig field took to the course<br />

on Saturday, playing in the<br />

Murray Webb trophy and vying<br />

for places in the Watson Cup.<br />

Top pair of the day were Shane<br />

Beaven and Greg Fleming with<br />

asuperb net 61 just pipping<br />

Vince Carr and Jaeyong Jong.<br />

Both those pairs, however,<br />

are unavailable for all the<br />

Watson Cup rounds so they<br />

stood down from the matchplay,<br />

which left Paul Greer and Brian<br />

Fauth as top seeds. These boys<br />

will take on Dylan Stoddart and<br />

Jordy Bird who snuck in as 16th<br />

qualifiers.<br />

There is, as always, some<br />

great pairings in the draw.<br />

Lefty and Ken are going for<br />

their 25th year of<br />

disappointment, well done<br />

boys. Terry Kand Jase Overend<br />

look strong, Ross and Robbie<br />

will take some beating, but my<br />

pick is Hamish Niles and Tom<br />

Blacklow.<br />

Agreat mix of steady golf,<br />

wonderful flare, superb<br />

composure and stunning good<br />

looks. Not sure what Tom<br />

brings to the team, maybe he<br />

supplies sandwiches! Good<br />

luck to everyone involved, the<br />

draw is on the website, and we<br />

have normal golf for those not<br />

in the knockout games.<br />

Last Sunday we had pennants<br />

across the district. The results<br />

are not yet posted, but Idid pick<br />

up afew rumours. In the top<br />

grade we had two teams playing<br />

adouble header down at<br />

Levels, Ibelieve that Iheard<br />

both teams had awin and aloss.<br />

Terry and the Redpath boys<br />

had anarrow loss. Ihave not<br />

heard from Shane about the<br />

Alex grade, but I’m sure it will<br />

have been abig win. In the<br />

Patterson grade both Tom’s<br />

Pups and Paddy’s old dogs<br />

slipped to 11:6 losses.<br />

Captain Paddy was hoping for<br />

abit of sympathy from the<br />

Fairlie skipper, what, with him<br />

being crook and in abuggy. The<br />

opposition though were not in a<br />

giving mood and handed down a<br />

damn good thrashing. The only<br />

saving grace the big lad had, is<br />

that it wasn’t as big athrashing<br />

as Old Spuds.<br />

Eight jolly boys are heading<br />

over the ditch to the Gold Coast<br />

on Saturday for aweek full of<br />

golf and (fun).<br />

Tinwald legend David Rush<br />

is leading the group, so<br />

hopefully he will bring atouch<br />

of sensibility to the<br />

proceedings, but trying to<br />

control Davo, Bruce, Gaby and<br />

all the gang is like herding cats.<br />

Have fun boys, wish Iwas<br />

tagging along!<br />

Until next time, good golfing.<br />

Plains Ladies Friendship<br />

Club<br />

The April 19 meeting at the<br />

Hotel <strong>Ashburton</strong> found<br />

members well. Birthdays to<br />

Jeanette Storrier and Margaret<br />

Reddicliffe.<br />

General business ­Jeanette<br />

Storrier is our vice­president<br />

just as afill in.<br />

Reminder of coffee mornings<br />

­the next one <strong>May</strong> 10 at EA<br />

Networks Centre, we would like<br />

more to come.<br />

Jeanette Crutch gave areport<br />

on the Mid Canterbury Ladies<br />

Bus Trip to Sumner, it was very<br />

good and they were give an<br />

extra stop at Hornby Mall on<br />

way home.<br />

Mini speaker was Denise<br />

O'Rorke, with 20 questions: Her<br />

mother was one of 14 children.<br />

Denise was born in<br />

Invercargill, moved to Dunedin<br />

now lives in <strong>Ashburton</strong>.<br />

She went to Southland Girls’<br />

High and worked in a<br />

newspaper office, as ateenager<br />

she was in top team for<br />

basketball. She has three<br />

children, all live in the South<br />

Island.<br />

Denise loves reading novels,<br />

travelling, camping at Orari<br />

Gorge, marking things off her<br />

bucket list.<br />

Main speaker was Leanne<br />

Smith of Trott’s Gardens.<br />

Leanne was born in Australia,<br />

worked in the USA and now in<br />

New Zealand at garden centres.<br />

Leanne has adegree in<br />

horticulture and has been<br />

working at Trott’s since 2017.<br />

The gardens were developed by<br />

Alan and Catherine Trott.<br />

Now the gardens are in a<br />

trust and run by management<br />

board. Leanne has got agroup<br />

of workers who tidy the gardens<br />

and now lawns. The gardens<br />

have over 50 magnolias,70<br />

maples, 100 rhododendrons<br />

and azaleas .<br />

It costs $10 per person for a<br />

garden tour. Leanne had two<br />

books that Alan Trott has<br />

produced about the gardens for<br />

us to look at.<br />

Next meeting <strong>May</strong> 24.<br />

Mid Canterbury Provincial<br />

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The past month has been a<br />

busy month for Rural Women<br />

members and Ithank those who<br />

have helped and partaken in<br />

activities. You have been truly<br />

“large in thought, in word in<br />

deed”.<br />

At our April meeting Suz<br />

Hutchinson and Kelsi<br />

Thompson from Presbyterian<br />

Support outlined the various<br />

community services provided<br />

in Mid Canterbury. They asked<br />

us to keep knitting hats for<br />

them, as they were much<br />

appreciated by the children<br />

they work with.<br />

Meals on wheels were<br />

delivered by RW Branches<br />

members after Easter.<br />

Applications for the Mid<br />

Canterbury Rural Women<br />

scholarship and grant were<br />

processed by Pauline and her<br />

team. It is with great pleasure<br />

to announce Olivia MacKenzie,<br />

asecond year Lincoln<br />

University student, studying<br />

Bachelor of Agribusiness and<br />

Food Marketing, was awarded<br />

the $1000 scholarship and Kate<br />

Donald, athird year Massey<br />

University student, studying<br />

Bachelor Animal Science<br />

(Majoring in Genetics and<br />

Breeding) was awarded the<br />

$500 Grant.<br />

Fairlie Pie orders were<br />

collated and sorted for<br />

distribution. Thanks to Elsa<br />

and Lisa for this great task and<br />

to all those who sold the pies.<br />

Under Trish and Marion’s<br />

expert organising 26 children<br />

enjoyed aday of cooking at our<br />

Annual Cook and Eat Class, in<br />

the school holidays. Members<br />

supported the children through<br />

the day of preparing and<br />

cooking scones, chicken stir­fry<br />

with couscous tabbouleh,<br />

pineapple dessert and iced<br />

cupcakes and with abook of<br />

recipes of the days cooking to<br />

take home as well as some<br />

beautiful food, the children had<br />

awonderful day.<br />

Members also catered for a<br />

member’s funeral.<br />

Branches are encouraged to<br />

organise their own “Women<br />

Walk the World” event, with<br />

funds raised for ACWW, being<br />

bought to our June meeting.<br />

Our Provincial RW movie<br />

fundraiser for the year is on<br />

<strong>May</strong> 24 at 6pm.Tickets for<br />

“Dream Horse” are now out<br />

with branches or you can<br />

contact Marg Verrall on 027 267<br />

7600.<br />

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www.ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

CLUB NEWS<br />

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

MondayEvening –April26th,<br />

Flaxmere Trophy<br />

AN/S 1stShirley Harris &Bev<br />

Blair, 2ndAmanda Watson&<br />

Dee Murdoch,3rd Pauline Scott<br />

&Ruth Logan.<br />

AE/W 1st Janine Havis &Kate<br />

White,2nd Lynette Adams&<br />

David McCormick, 3rd John F<br />

Rickard &Derek Prebble.<br />

BN/S 1st Trish Downward &<br />

Ian Doel, 2ndTrish Robertson &<br />

JohnnyWright, 3rd David<br />

Robertson &David Sewell.<br />

BE/W 1st SharonWestlake &<br />

BevOpthog,2nd Carol Efford&<br />

Louise McCrea,3rd Judy<br />

Jemmett &AmandaEvans.<br />

Tuesday Evening–April27th,<br />

Robinson Salver<br />

1st Sue Rosevear &Sonia Gill,<br />

2nd RewaKyle &Bev Turton,<br />

SPORT RESULTS<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> Golf9Holers<br />

Last week the Accountantnz<br />

Heather SmithStableford<br />

Round 3 was won by Muriel<br />

Morgan (22 stablefordpoints).<br />

Second, with 21 stableford<br />

points, was Merv Greyand three<br />

players scored20points­<br />

AnnalieHenson, Bruce Sim and<br />

David Henson. Smith&Church<br />

Gobblers:Jenny Matthewsand<br />

Muriel Morgan. Atwo:Jenny<br />

Matthews.On6th <strong>May</strong>,several<br />

playerswillbetravelling to<br />

<strong>May</strong>fieldtoplayintheir<br />

tournament while here at home,<br />

we will play theFlowers @the<br />

Gate Round 4, Marion Marshall<br />

Trophy (best nett) andthe<br />

followingweek, 13th <strong>May</strong>, Sega<br />

Golf Round4JeanDrummond<br />

Trophy (putting).<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> Golf Club<br />

Saturday 1<strong>May</strong><br />

The winners of the Murray<br />

Webb Trophyand Radius Care<br />

playersofthe day were: Shane<br />

Beavan and Greg Fleming with<br />

a4BBB nett score of 61. Other<br />

winning scoreswere: Vince<br />

Carr and Jaeyong Jong 62; Paul<br />

Greer and Brian Fauth 64,<br />

Stephen Lee and Steve McCloy<br />

64; John Ramsay and Richard<br />

McKernan 65; DavidMorrison<br />

and DennisMably, Jason<br />

Overend and Terry Kingsbury,<br />

DavidFisher and Robert<br />

Pawsey all66.<br />

Twos:Ian Rive (2),Paul <strong>May</strong><br />

(2),Ray Reitzema, IanSnowball,<br />

Peter Walker, Shane Beavan,<br />

Craig Bain and Stephen Lee.<br />

Nearest The Pins: The 3<br />

Stooges:Ian Rive; DocksBar<br />

andSeafoodGrill: Lucas<br />

McGee; Value PlusProcessing:<br />

Stewart Dunlop; South Island<br />

Seeds:Jennifer Shepherd;<br />

Ton’sThaiLongestPutt#9<br />

Grant Hastie; Alluvial<br />

Restaurant Tinwald Spot Prize:<br />

Jaeyong Jong<br />

Nine Hole Results<br />

The HarveyBakehouse Player<br />

of theDay was Sam Prince<br />

20pts. Otherwinning scores<br />

were: Muriel Morgan 20; Bill<br />

Hetrick, PeterWoods 19, Clarrie<br />

Galway 18.<br />

Cycling<br />

Mid Canterbury Social<br />

Wheelers, 30 riders, <strong>May</strong>1,<br />

16km: 1st Isabella Inglis 30m<br />

15s. 2nd LucyKirwan 31m29s.<br />

3rdGed Wall 27m 34s.4th<br />

Veronica Wall 27m 37s. 5th Nick<br />

Grijns26m 08s. 6thCharlotte<br />

Cox27m 09s.7th Roger Wilson<br />

26m 12s.8th PaulWilliams 26m<br />

20s. 9th Pam Harcourt27m 21s.<br />

10th Tony Ward 24m25s F/T.<br />

11th Mike Hansen 24m 55s2f/t.<br />

12th JackTempleton 34m04s.<br />

3rd Pat Jordan&Bill Kolkman,<br />

4th Mary Buckland&Trevor<br />

Coulter,5th David Wilkinson &<br />

AlanSim, 6th Michael Neels &<br />

JohnKelly.<br />

WednesdayAfternoon­April<br />

28th,Individual Ladder<br />

N/S 1st PatJordan &Peter<br />

Wilson,2nd SueRosevear &<br />

Maryke Blignault, 3rd John<br />

Fechney&MareeMoore.<br />

E/W1stRewaKyle &Trish<br />

Downward, 2ndKay Robb &Ian<br />

Doel, 3rd BethMcIlraith &<br />

Shirley Harris.<br />

Thursday Evening–April 29th,<br />

Smith Trophy<br />

N/S 1st Judith Edmond &<br />

Maree Moore, 2ndTrish<br />

Downward &Beth McIlraith,3rd<br />

Mary Buckland&David Sewell.<br />

E/W1stJohnFechney&Mike<br />

Holdaway.<br />

13th Richard Kirwan25m 04s<br />

3f/t.14thDoug Coley25m 04s.<br />

15th Chris Reid 25m<strong>06</strong>s.16th<br />

Ross Templeton6f/t. 17thKenny<br />

Johnston 30m 44s. 18thRon<br />

Kennedy30m 44s.19th Kerry<br />

Clough 30m 45s.20th Paul<br />

Houston 30m 45s. 21st Sarah<br />

Gould 34m 46s. 22ndIsabella<br />

Wall 36m 03s. 23rd BrianEllis<br />

36m05s.24th Brent Kircher 30m<br />

05s. 25thDon Sutton 27m 27s.<br />

26th Mark Summerfield 27m<br />

17s.27th AndySkinner 31m12s.<br />

28th Debbie Skinner 31m12s.<br />

29th Liz Wylie33m 51s. 30th<br />

Brent Hudson 35m 32s.<br />

TinwaldCyclingU17<br />

Development,<strong>May</strong> 2, Open<br />

Handicap3.9km:1st Braxton<br />

Bown 9m 22s. 2nd Thomas Reid<br />

9m 40s. 3rdAliesha Pope 9m 12s.<br />

4thEliza McKenzie 7m 44sF/T.<br />

5th Logan McKnight 8m 03s 3f/t.<br />

6th James Reid 7m 47s 2f/t.<br />

Graded results B:1st Eliza<br />

McKenzie, 2ndJamesReid.C:<br />

1stLogan McKnight.D:1st<br />

Aliesha Pope, 2nd Braxton<br />

Bown, 3rd Tomas Reid.<br />

1.6km, Time Trial Open:1st<br />

ElizaMcKenzie, 2ndJames<br />

Reid, 3rd Logan McKnight, 4th<br />

Braxton Bown, 5th Aliesha<br />

Pope, 6th Thomas Reid.<br />

Graded Results B: 1st Eliza<br />

McKenzie, 2nd James Reid. C:<br />

LoganMcNight.D:1st Braxton<br />

Bown,2ndAlieshaPope, 3rd<br />

Thomas Reid.<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> Run/Walk<br />

Handicap Cross Country<br />

Champs heldSaturday <strong>May</strong> 1at<br />

Argyle Park,<strong>Ashburton</strong>.<br />

Walkers6km:Kelvin Leach<br />

50:12 Menswinner on handicap;<br />

Lynda Bayne51:18 Womens<br />

winner on handicap;Paul<br />

Severins44:47 fastest time;<br />

Dave Strong 45:04; Judith<br />

Crozier 47:02;StaceyHooper<br />

47:30; Lori Rusbatch47:43;<br />

RobertMoffitt 48:02;Barbara<br />

Taylor52:23; Bill Hood56:47;<br />

ColinPhillips57:43; David<br />

Wilkinson 1:07:22.<br />

Runners: Women 6km:Gabby<br />

Simpson 30:26 winner on<br />

handicap andfastesttime;<br />

Toresa Hooper 33:16. Men 6km:<br />

Mike O’Callaghan 51:31. Men<br />

8km: Jeremy Hayes 36:05<br />

winner on handicap; Jason<br />

Pickard 35:48fastest time;Ian<br />

Broadbelt 38:46;Graeme Wall<br />

39:46; EamonHooper 51:08;<br />

Trevor Cox 51:52.<br />

Boys and Girls 2km: 1st Equal<br />

John Pickard and Carina<br />

Luppse 11:23;Stacey Hayes<br />

11:24; Jamie Hooper 13:33;<br />

Tadhg Simpson 16:45.Boys4km:<br />

1stPlaceFlynn Gooseman<br />

16:40; Kalym Chalmers 17:15.<br />

Boys 6km: 1st place Jack Hooper<br />

40:02.<br />

21st –29th <strong>May</strong><br />

Fri /Sat 7.30pm /Sun(23rd) 2pm /Tue–Sat 7.30pm<br />

Adults $59* /Senior /Student $49*<br />

Group 6+ $5* off per ticket. Tuesday Treat $10 off per ticket<br />

Variety Theatre <strong>Ashburton</strong> are proud to bring<br />

you ‘It’s Only Rock ‘n Roll Baby! The show has<br />

been created and is directed by well-known local<br />

performer Gavin Templeton, with his daughter<br />

Sarah as Musical Director and joining them is<br />

Choreographer Jessie Thomson.<br />

2378252<br />

ENTERTAINMENT<br />

It’s Only Rock ’n’Roll Baby<br />

Wonderland Glow Show<br />

Monday 13th September<br />

0-5 years 10am, $13.50*<br />

6-12 years 11-30am, $15.50*<br />

The Glow Show team is back with a<br />

“Kiwified” interpretation of Alice and<br />

Wonderland with Wonderland Glow Show.<br />

Let your imagination soar as you are<br />

transported into another world of giant scale<br />

glow-in-the-dark puppetry.<br />

ENTERTAINMENT ENTERTAINMENT ENTERTAINMENT<br />

BOOK<br />

NOW<br />

Friends! TheMusical Parody<br />

Friday 24th September 7-30pm<br />

Premium $89.90* /A-Reserve $79.90* /<br />

School age $69.90* /<br />

Groups AReserve 10+ $69.90*<br />

Friends is touring New Zealand for the first<br />

time. The Musical Parody takes ahilarious<br />

look and remembers the TV phenomenon<br />

that rules the 90’s. This is ahilarious<br />

good–hearted romp through our favourite<br />

moments from the hit TV<br />

For more information<br />

www.ateventcentre.co.nz<br />

An Evening With Simon O’Neill –Jackie Clarke<br />

and TimBeveridge<br />

Sunday 27th June 4pm<br />

Adult $89.90* /Senior / Group 6+ $79.90* each<br />

Student $75*<br />

Fall in love with Simon O’Neill, Jackie Clarke<br />

and Tim Beveridge with anunforgettable<br />

evening of music and entertainment. See Simon<br />

O’Neill, Jackie Clarke and Tim Beveridge in<br />

Concert, as you’ve never seen them before in<br />

this once in alifetime musical event.<br />

03 3072010 211A Wills Street, <strong>Ashburton</strong> 7700 admin@ateventcentre.co.nz *Service fees apply<br />

NEVILLE WILKINS<br />

AND<br />

Love music? Andlovedancing?<br />

Here’s your chance<br />

to have ahighly<br />

entertaining<br />

FREE evening<br />

of both!<br />

Enjoythe musical skills of acclaimedChristchurch trumpeter<br />

Neville Wilkins and his popular danceband,The Viscounts.<br />

With their hugerepertoireofall time favouritedancemusic,<br />

they’ll have your feet tapping in no time!<br />

This Saturday, 8th <strong>May</strong>–7.30pm<br />

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2375167<br />

SPRAY PAINTER/PREPPER<br />

Afull time position has become available in our<br />

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Bus and Truck Body Work Ltd<br />

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Phone Keith on 0274 274 007 or 307 0378<br />

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TRADE &SERVICES<br />

ALTERATIONS. Sewing,<br />

mending and trouser hemming,<br />

curtain alterations<br />

and curtain making. Call<br />

Michelle on 027 352 7248.<br />

BUILD work to do? Contact<br />

Kiwi Building and Maintenance<br />

Ltd. Alterations,<br />

Renovations, New builds.<br />

Qualified Tradesmen.<br />

Phone Cawte 027 418<br />

7955 or Gary 027 207<br />

1478, 03 308 4798<br />

CARPET cleaning. Powerful<br />

equipment and fast drying.<br />

Upholstery, mats and rugs.<br />

Experienced owner/operator.<br />

Phone John Cameron<br />

at Supersucker. 027 435<br />

1042 or 308 1677.<br />

CARR’S Chimney Cleaning,<br />

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surrounding districts, $60<br />

per chimney. Phone<br />

Rodney on 03 324 2999<br />

and leave amessage.<br />

CHARLIES Blind Cleaning<br />

Service -same day service<br />

and repairs. Charlie can<br />

supply new blinds and<br />

tracks and will hang<br />

drapes. Ph 03 307 1936 or<br />

020 4169 0342<br />

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Dan McKerrow Chimney<br />

Sweep and Repairs on 021<br />

118 7580<br />

COMPUTER Problems? For<br />

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contact Kelvin, KJB<br />

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COMPUTER repairs, sales,<br />

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spyware<br />

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Firewalls and PC’s Ltd, 308<br />

1440 or 027 768 4058<br />

CONCRETE Services -<br />

Driveways, paths, patios,<br />

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Concrete specialist 30<br />

years servicing Canterbury.<br />

Free quotes. No job too big<br />

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152 1966.<br />

DENTURES; Dr Peter<br />

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220 9997.<br />

DRIVEWAYS, Patios and<br />

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Concrete or Exposed<br />

Agregate Concrete.<br />

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ENGINEERING repairs, fabrication,<br />

farm equipment<br />

service and maintenance,<br />

WOF repairs, machining<br />

and welding. Odd jobs a<br />

speciality. Mobile workshop.<br />

Can collect. Phone<br />

Malcolm 0274 754 241.<br />

FLY control and spider<br />

proofing. For all your<br />

domestic and industrial<br />

pest control needs phone<br />

AJ Kerr at <strong>Ashburton</strong> Pest<br />

Control on 03 308 8147 or<br />

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FURNITURE Removals. For<br />

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needs - urban, rural lifestyle,<br />

office relocations -<br />

call Nudges Furniture<br />

Removals, phone 027 224<br />

<strong>06</strong>09.<br />

GARDENING, mowing,<br />

pruning, fertilising, projects<br />

or general spruce ups? Call<br />

Andrew at Spruce Gardens<br />

to get the job done right.<br />

027 765 2899 or 03 307<br />

1693.<br />

sprucegardens@xtra.co.nz<br />

CHIMNEY Sweeping.<br />

Includes full firebox inspection<br />

and internal flue<br />

camera inspection. An<br />

inspection report can be<br />

issued on completion. Call<br />

Allan on 027 209 5026<br />

LAWN Mowing. No job too<br />

small. Call Les Smith, From<br />

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competitve quote. Ph 027<br />

840 0201 or 03 308 1500.<br />

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<strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>May</strong> 6, <strong>2021</strong><br />

HEALTH &BEAUTY<br />

37<br />

HEALTH &BEAUTY<br />

URGENT CARE CLINIC<br />

WEEKEND DUTYDOCTORS<br />

IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCYPHONE 111<br />

Forall othermedicalassistance outside of normal<br />

hoursplease phone your generalpracticeteam,24/7,<br />

to speak withahealth professional whowill giveyou<br />

free health advice on what to do or wheretogoifyou<br />

need urgentcare.<br />

If youdon’t have aregular generalpractice, call any<br />

GP team 24/7 forfreetelephone health advice.<br />

All non-residents and visa holders please bring your<br />

passporttoyour surgeryappointment.<br />

New Zealanders’tobringsome form of ID.<br />

The<strong>Ashburton</strong>DutyPractice for ...<br />

Saturday8th <strong>May</strong> is<br />

Tinwald Medical Centre, 33 Archibald Street,<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Consultations will be by appointmentonly.<br />

To make an appointmentcall your regular GP 24/7.<br />

Sunday9th <strong>May</strong> is<br />

Eastfield Health, 135 Tancred Street,<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Consultations will be by appointmentonly.<br />

To make an appointmentcall your regular GP 24/7.<br />

Methven and Rakaia: Formedical attention on the<br />

weekend and public holidays please telephone<br />

MethvenMedical Centre on 03 302 8105<br />

or Rakaia Medical Centre on 03 303 5002.<br />

Details foraccessing the afterhours services will be<br />

on the answer phone.<br />

PHARMACIES<br />

Wises Pharmacy,CountdownComplex,<br />

East Street will be open on ...<br />

Saturday from 9.00am until 1.00pm<br />

Sunday from 10.00am until 1.00pm<br />

At Geraldine: TheGeraldine Pharmacywill be open<br />

normal trading hours during the week,and on<br />

Saturdaymorning from 9.30am to 12.30pm.<br />

Closed Sundays and Public Holidays<br />

Forfree24hour Telephone Health Advice<br />

Phone the healthline on 0800 611 116<br />

Brought<br />

toyouby<br />

CountdownComplex, East Street, <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Phone: 03 308 6733 Fax: 03 308 6755<br />

TRADE &SERVICES<br />

LOCKSMITH/Door repairs.<br />

Keys/locks, sliding and bifold<br />

door roller repairs.<br />

Mobile service. Call Nigel at<br />

Doors and More. Ph 027<br />

516 7104<br />

PAINTER for all your painting<br />

needs. No job too small,<br />

inside or outside. Professional<br />

friendly service.<br />

Phone Pete 03 308 1672 or<br />

027 200 1619.<br />

PLASTERING<br />

&COATINGS<br />

Rockcote. Waterproofing.<br />

Texture/Specialist<br />

Coatings.<br />

The Finishing Company<br />

03 307 8870 2343603<br />

SUN Control Window Tinting:<br />

Privacy, UV, glare, heat<br />

control for homes, offices<br />

and cars. Phone Craig<br />

Rogers 307 6347, member<br />

Master Tinters NZ. www.<br />

windowtinter.co.nz<br />

TINT-A-WINDOW, fade, UV<br />

block, glare, heat control,<br />

safety, security, privacy,<br />

frosting films, solar protective<br />

window films. Free<br />

quotes, 20 years local service.<br />

Phone 0800 368 468<br />

now, Bill Breukelaar, www.<br />

tintawindow.co.nz<br />

DebraCurtin<br />

Chiropractor<br />

03 308 9516<br />

www.ashburtonchiropractic.co.nz<br />

2363691<br />

YOGA - Balance your life,<br />

centre your body and mind,<br />

stretch the possibilities.<br />

Cultivate abody that moves<br />

freely, apeaceful mind and<br />

ajoyful heart. For all ages<br />

and body types. Contact<br />

Marta Ph 908 1337<br />

FIREWOOD<br />

FIREWOOD<br />

SPECIAL<br />

OFFCUTS<br />

$140 PER CORD<br />

FIREWOOD<br />

SLABWOOD<br />

3cordgreen<br />

$330<br />

1cordgreen<br />

$110<br />

C.O.D. in town<br />

Adams Sawmill<br />

Malcolm McDowell Rd<br />

Phone<br />

308-3595<br />

2366834

CLASSIFIEDS<br />

38 <strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>May</strong> 6, <strong>2021</strong><br />

www.ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

PUBLIC NOTICE<br />

PUBLIC NOTICE<br />

PUBLIC NOTICE<br />

PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE<br />

PUBLIC NOTICE<br />

Free learners licencecourse<br />

The Mid Canterbury Rural Driver Licensing Scheme<br />

arerunning another free Road Code Course.<br />

The course is open to adult newcomers who live in<br />

the rural areas of Mid Canterbury. The course runs<br />

for 9weeks beginning in June, onaTuesday from<br />

11am –1pm in <strong>Ashburton</strong>. We can help you with<br />

transportand child carewhereneeded.<br />

On gaining alearners licencewewill begin working<br />

towards a restricted licence or to convert your<br />

international licence. Spaces are limited so get in<br />

quick.<br />

Visa holders are most welcome. Sorry, the<br />

programmeisnot open to school students.<br />

To register,please contact<br />

Wendy Hewitt,Rural Licensing Coordinator<br />

Phone03308 1395 ext228 or 027 611 3301<br />

wendy.hewitt@safermidcanterbury.org.nz<br />

FOR LEASE<br />

RENT ME!<br />

Ideal as an extra<br />

bedroomoroffice.<br />

Fully insulatedand<br />

double glazed forwarmth.<br />

Threeconvenientsizes:<br />

Standard3.6m x2.4m,<br />

Large 4.2m x2.4m<br />

Xtra-large 4.8m x2.4m.<br />

Visit our displaycabin<br />

418WestStreet or callfor a<br />

freebrochure.<br />

www.justcabins.co.nz<br />

2379729<br />

SELL<br />

LPG<br />

REFILLS<br />

Small LPG cylinders<br />

Off Street Parking<br />

Available<br />

Arthur Cates Ltd<br />

26 McNally Street<br />

Ph 308 5397<br />

Riverside Industrial Estate<br />

LPG REFILLS<br />

9kg cylinders<br />

$27.50<br />

Askaboutour<br />

deliveryservice<br />

Anysizecylinder filled<br />

17 Grey St,<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Phone 307 2707<br />

0800 58 78 22<br />

2379296<br />

2379300<br />

BRIGGS and Stratton Sprint<br />

275 petrol lawn mower in<br />

good order $75.00 or near<br />

offer. Please phone<br />

Adrienne 03 308 1176<br />

STORAGE:Secure self storage<br />

units available, long or<br />

short term. <strong>Ashburton</strong> Storage<br />

Facilities. Contact us<br />

on 0274 362 636 or www.<br />

ashburtonstoragefacilities.<br />

co.nz<br />

STORAGE available, <strong>Ashburton</strong>.<br />

Self storage, variety<br />

of sizes. Phone Rainbow<br />

Storage 03 307 0401<br />

AWESOME office space for<br />

lease, rent or hire. Park like<br />

setting. Indoor and outdoor<br />

areas. North West town<br />

boundary. Must view.<br />

Phone 0274 754 241<br />

2381571<br />

Peter Blacklow<br />

KITTENS -over6months old<br />

and ready forforever homes<br />

AGM, 8th <strong>May</strong>-3pm<br />

at thecentre<br />

Food donations needed.<br />

Tuesday-Saturday<br />

9:30am -noon<br />

Phone 308 4432 or<br />

027 332 9286<br />

WIN BIG WITH ESSETI ...EVERY PURCHASE PUTS YOUINTHE DRAW<br />

PETE’S<br />

PICK<br />

Full range of engineering supplies and accessories forall your repairs<br />

&maintenance. Kerrick hot &cold waterblasters &industrial vacuumcleaners.<br />

Esseti welders &accessories. Stockists and distributors of Trailer Equipment.<br />

Locally owned &operated family business for 68 years<br />

ASHBURTON<br />

South Street, <strong>Ashburton</strong> PHONE (03) 308-3147<br />

Email office@blacklows.co.nz FREEPHONE 0800 452 522<br />

Kindly sponsored by<br />

HospiceMid Canterbury<br />

23795<strong>06</strong><br />

Dealing withalifelimiting illness?<br />

We can supportyou and<br />

your family to make<br />

everyday count.<br />

Allservices arefree.<br />

Phone 307 8387 or 027 227 8387 email manager@hospicemc.nz<br />

www.hospicemc.nz facebook hospicemidcanterbury<br />

TENDERS<br />

TENDERS<br />

TENDER REQUEST<br />

Sub-Contractors and suppliers areinvited to<br />

submit quotations forfollowing deadline:<br />

AllentonSchool<br />

(<strong>Ashburton</strong>)<br />

&<br />

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

4.00 pm –Friday<br />

14th <strong>May</strong><strong>2021</strong><br />

Please email your Tender/Quotation to:<br />

tenders@brosnan.co.nz<br />

BROSNAN CONSTRUCTION CANTERBURY<br />

LIMITED<br />

15 Phillips Street<br />

CHRISTCHURCH 8011<br />

Phone 027 205 9827<br />

2381081<br />

180216<br />

2346051<br />

BONUS HELMET<br />

HURRY ONLY WHILE<br />

STOCKS LAST<br />

XCEL-ARC<br />

NEW! VIPER SYNERGIC<br />

MIG120 XA MIG120V-SP<br />

One knob control.<br />

Easy operation forbeginners.<br />

Small,compact, portable.<br />

$312.17+GST<br />

Wanted!<br />

Donations of qualitypre-lovedclothing,household<br />

goods, bric-a-brac,books,collectables,<br />

jewelleryand furniture!<br />

This is your chancetosupport the work of St John in MidCanterbury.<br />

Drop them off in Methvenor<strong>May</strong>field<br />

Saturday<strong>May</strong> 15th<br />

between 9am and 2pm<br />

Drop off points:<br />

MethvenStJohn Station, 56 Forest Drive, Methven OR<br />

<strong>May</strong>fieldStJohn Station,1935 Arundel Rakaia Gorge<br />

Highway, <strong>May</strong>field<br />

Large items by prior arrangement–please phone the<br />

St John Op Shop on 3074221 or St John officeon3087132.<br />

<strong>2021</strong><br />

TheWheels Week <strong>2021</strong> Committee wish to thank the following<br />

sponsors fortheir generous supportofthis popular localevent.<br />

A.I.S.<br />

AllentonAutoCentre<br />

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

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

AutoSparks<br />

B.I.T.S (NZ) LtdITechnology Services<br />

Brian FM<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>Can-am<br />

DPI<br />

GDCLtd<br />

Honda Country<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Hyundai Mid&South Canterbury<br />

Jeff Marshall Motorcycles<br />

KawasakiCanterburyLtd<br />

TRAVEL<br />

COACH Outing; Wednesday<br />

<strong>May</strong> 12; Tai Tapu Sculpture<br />

Gardens: Includes coach,<br />

pickups, admissions, lunch.<br />

Book by <strong>May</strong> 9th. John and<br />

Kathleen Lawler, Rakaia 03<br />

302 7328<br />

CARS WANTED<br />

$$ CASH PAID $$ Buying<br />

cars and trucks for wrecking.<br />

Ph/txt Zac 021 1056<br />

797<br />

MOTORCYCLES<br />

ORNSBY Motorcycle Training.<br />

CBTA licensing and<br />

training (<strong>Ashburton</strong>). Ride<br />

Forever courses in <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

and Geraldine. Call<br />

0508ORNSBY(0508 676<br />

729) for more info or visit<br />

motorcycletraining.co.nz<br />

LIVESTOCK<br />

SEVEN Ewe Hoggets and<br />

two Ram Hoggets. Phone<br />

027 642 1595<br />

EDUCATIONAL<br />

Sponsors<br />

for<strong>2021</strong><br />

McKay&Donaldson EBikes<br />

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

Netherby Garage<br />

Neumanns Tyres<br />

Pearsons Coachlines<br />

Robbies Undercar Specialists<br />

RoscoAutoDismantlers<br />

Ruralco<br />

Sims Bakery<br />

SprayMarks<br />

Stocker Solutions<br />

Wilson Windscreens 2018 Ltd<br />

Wilsons Bulk TransportLtd<br />

Wrights DryCleaners &Apparelmaster<br />

EDUCATIONAL<br />

2381430<br />

SPORTING GOODS<br />

Forkliftand Dangerous GoodsCourses<br />

NZTAApproved Course Provider,MITO&Competenz Assessor<br />

Classes 2&4,Endorsements F&D<br />

ForkliftF&OSH, Saturdays and other days as requested<br />

Dangerous Goods Course,½day Mondaymornings<br />

CommunityHouse,<strong>Ashburton</strong>oryour work place<br />

Forfurther information<br />

Phone Christine 027 245 2563<br />

2380858<br />

SHOTGUNS for sale. Winchester<br />

XTR Sporter Field,<br />

Miroku 800W Trap. Phone<br />

03 303 7324 or 027 640<br />

3981<br />

2379679<br />

Thurs 6th &Fri 7th<br />

10.00 Six Minutes to Midnight<br />

10.00 TheUSvsBillie Holiday<br />

11.45 TheFather<br />

12.30 TheWrath of Man<br />

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6.15<br />

8.00<br />

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Blackbird<br />

Six Minutes to Midnight<br />

Godzilla vs Kong<br />

PeterRabbit 2<br />

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11.45 TheFather<br />

12.00 Nomadland<br />

1.50<br />

2.00<br />

3.40<br />

4.00<br />

5.30<br />

6.00<br />

8.00<br />

8.10<br />

Sun 9th<br />

10.10<br />

10.30<br />

12.00<br />

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Tom&Jerry<br />

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Six Minutes to Midnight<br />

Mortal Kombat<br />

TheUSvsBillie Holiday<br />

Nomadland<br />

TheWrathofMan<br />

Nobody<br />

Mon10th, Tues 11th<br />

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Six Minutes to Midnight<br />

TheUSvsBillie Holiday<br />

TheFather<br />

TheWrathofMan<br />

Blackbird<br />

Nomadland<br />

Six Minutes to Midnight<br />

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TheUSvsBillie Holiday<br />

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ACUPRESSURE<br />

CLINIC<br />

Enhances your<br />

body’s own natural<br />

self-healing<br />

Pain relief/Speeds recovery<br />

from illness, injury and surgery.<br />

•Noneedles/safe for all ages<br />

•Good-Health Maintenance<br />

•Affordable/flexible hours<br />

•Home visits on request<br />

Janet Hayes<br />

Ph 308 6951<br />

registered practitioner<br />

2362037<br />

ASHBURTON Society of<br />

Arts Autumn Show, Short<br />

Street Studio. Guest -<br />

Bronwyn Shimmin,<br />

together with local members.<br />

Open weekends<br />

11am-4pm and other days<br />

when signs are out.<br />

Enquiries 308 4533<br />

TIMARU NURSING Training<br />

Class, July ’71. Interested<br />

in connecting to celebrate<br />

50 years? 3rd - 4th July<br />

<strong>2021</strong>. Contact 028 405<br />

8753<br />

MEETINGS<br />

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

Netball Club<br />

A.G.M.<br />

Tuesday11th<strong>May</strong><br />

<strong>2021</strong><br />

at 7:30pm<br />

in theBNZ Boardroom<br />

(please use<br />

back entrance).<br />

Anyqueries please phone<br />

our President<br />

KarenBurrowes<br />

027 316 7194<br />

Allwelcome.<br />

2380762

We have everything for your home<br />

Louis Redmond<br />

Kelli Aldridge<br />

Hard floor and wool carpet specialists<br />

Furniture<br />

•Choiceoffabrics<br />

•DeliverybeforeChristmas<br />

was $ 4799<br />

Alex Corner Chaise NOW $ 3999<br />

Ranfurly<br />

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Seddon<br />

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Cross 7pce Dining Suite<br />

Stressless Consul<br />

Recliner<br />

Stockholm 7piece<br />

Extension Dining Suite<br />

was $ 3294<br />

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was $ 2699 was $ 4193<br />

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home<br />

decor and<br />

accessories<br />

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