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Former pilot Warren Janett is thankful for <strong>Ashburton</strong> Hospital’s lifesaving treatment.<br />

PHOTO TONI WILLIAMS<br />

Aviation enthusiastWarren Janett says<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> medicalprofessionals have<br />

saved his life on more than oneoccasion.<br />

Thelatest was December 27 last year<br />

when he hadastroke.<br />

“The doctor and nursesondutythatday<br />

were just amazing. Theyprobably saved<br />

mylife more than anything.”<br />

TheDecember stroke was his fourth in<br />

20 years, but the most severe.<br />

Warrenlost sight in his righteye andthe<br />

stroke quickly affected his body.<br />

Fromfirst sensing somethingwas wrong,<br />

to arrivalat<strong>Ashburton</strong> Hospital via<br />

ambulance, he lostthe ability to speak<br />

coherently ­and thinkstraight.<br />

“It just got worse,” he said.<br />

Ablood clot was eventually found at the<br />

back of his headatthe brain stem. ACT<br />

scantaken at the hospital in <strong>Ashburton</strong>,<br />

and visible to neurologist John Fink in<br />

Christchurch,was found immediatelyand<br />

staff locallygaveclot­bustingmedicine to<br />

reversetheeffects of the stroke. But first<br />

theyhad to reverse the effectsofhis blood<br />

thinner, which slowed his heart. And that’s<br />

where it got interesting, he said.<br />

There was aflurry of activity around him<br />

before clot­buster medicinewas given.“If<br />

we didn’t have this hospitalhere, Ijust<br />

wouldn’t have made it.”<br />

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Meter trial will prove leaks<br />

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Somewater meters may be installed<br />

on atrialbasis in thenext 12 months<br />

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

gather hardevidence on water leaks<br />

in its drinking water schemes.<br />

There wasabig backlash from<br />

ratepayers when council said in its<br />

LongTermPlan it wantedtospend $5<br />

millioninstalling metersonall<br />

connections to its community<br />

schemes.<br />

It had no intention of charging for<br />

water use,but wantedtouse the<br />

meterstoidentify unusuallyhigh<br />

consumption typicallyassociated<br />

with leaks.<br />

Ratepayers’ money wouldbespent<br />

on 9000water meterstobeinstalled<br />

in <strong>Ashburton</strong>,Rakaiaand Methven<br />

‘‘ordinary’’ connections. <strong>May</strong>field<br />

and Mt Somers already have meters<br />

and Hinds,Chertsey andDromore<br />

are scheduled to have them too.<br />

Council saiditsuspectedupto50<br />

per cent of water was being lostfrom<br />

some schemesand meters would help<br />

them pinpoint wheretheleaks were.<br />

Submittersasked council where<br />

their hard data wasonthe leakage<br />

but they could only say that water<br />

Praise for life-saving treatment<br />

From Page 1<br />

The severity and swiftness of Warren<br />

Janett’s stroke in December<br />

frustrated him. Medical staff were<br />

asking questions but he could not<br />

remember, or speak coherently so<br />

they could not understand him.<br />

He was full of praise for the staff<br />

who treated him, and grateful<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> had ahospital. If he had<br />

needed to transfer to Christchurch,<br />

Warren doubted he would have made<br />

it. He would have certainly had<br />

longer­lasting side effects.<br />

Five months on he is still dealing<br />

with tiredness from the stroke.<br />

Sometimes the wrong words come<br />

out, especially when he is tired.<br />

Warren has stepped back from a<br />

few of his responsibilities in the<br />

community to give his brain time to<br />

recover. He did not seek re­election<br />

for the president’s role at the aviation<br />

museum at the recent annual general<br />

meeting. It has been taken on by new<br />

president Stephen Johnson.<br />

Warren had been the club<br />

president for the past two years, and<br />

before that was club secretary for<br />

four years.<br />

NEW<br />

<strong>May</strong>or Neil Brown<br />

meters in <strong>May</strong>field and Mt Somers<br />

had led to thediscoveryofleaks. In<br />

<strong>May</strong>field’s case,fixing those leaks<br />

had saved the village’s bore from<br />

going dry.<br />

Council had planned to install<br />

meters over three years on all urban<br />

connections but mayorNeilBrown<br />

suggested another option.Hesaid a<br />

number of water meterscould be<br />

Warren Janett<br />

He has retained his role as a<br />

trustee of Mid Canterbury Children’s<br />

Day and is on the committee of the<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> Aviation Pioneers.<br />

The day Warren had his stroke<br />

started like any other. He spent a<br />

couple of hours at the aviation<br />

museum guiding visitors, then visited<br />

aterminally­ill friend at <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Hospital and went home to wife<br />

Jenny.<br />

Within 45 minutes he was back at<br />

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areasand staff couldthenanalyse<br />

wateruse data,which would show if<br />

there were leaks or not.<br />

The trialresults would prove if the<br />

leakage was amajorproblem, or not.<br />

Council must show wisewater use<br />

as part of its water­takeconsent.<br />

Cr Liz McMillan said there was<br />

someconfusion in Methven over<br />

water meters and thecharging of<br />

water.<br />

It was bad timing that council sent<br />

out its long­term planconsultation<br />

document, withplans to meter<br />

‘‘ordinary’’ connections about the<br />

sametimeitsentout letters to<br />

Residential Dratepayers,advising<br />

them their connectionswouldbe<br />

metered as per existing council<br />

policy andthey would be charged if<br />

they usedovertheir Residential D<br />

quota.<br />

Staffsaidmeters installed at toby<br />

boxes werethe most practical wayof<br />

measuring wateruse. Other ways<br />

suggested by ratepayerswere more<br />

labour intensive and involvedthe<br />

need to go on to privateproperty.<br />

Councillors arediscussing changes<br />

to the long­term plan, following<br />

consultationwith the community. A<br />

finalversion will be adopted in June.<br />

the hospital as apatient.<br />

He had adisturbance in his right<br />

eye and started losing sight. He<br />

voiced concern to Jenny who phoned<br />

for an ambulance.<br />

“By the time the ambulance<br />

arrived, Ihardly knew my own<br />

name,” he said.<br />

After the blood clot was found,<br />

Warren was given medicine to<br />

reverse the effects of his blood<br />

thinner.<br />

Warren, 70, was aformer Mount<br />

Cook Airlines purser/pilot but had his<br />

flying career grounded in 1986 due to<br />

health concerns.<br />

He suffered his first stroke at age<br />

50 ­just five months after triple<br />

bypass surgery ­and had to learn to<br />

function again.<br />

Back then he spent seven weeks in<br />

hospital ­afar cry from the two days<br />

he needed for the December event.<br />

He instigated astroke support<br />

group in <strong>Ashburton</strong> at the time, which<br />

he believed was still needed in the<br />

district.<br />

“This time I’m much older and am<br />

very, very lucky. I’m proud we have<br />

got ahospital. Iwould be<br />

complaining if we didn’t have one.”<br />

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Challenges tackled at 4X4 park<br />

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@ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

Big ruts, tricky terrain and<br />

tight corners provided exciting<br />

challenges for drivers at a<br />

public openday at the Mid<br />

Canterbury 4X4 Park on<br />

Sunday.<br />

The off­roadparadise,<br />

locatedatthe end of<br />

Cochranes Road, has<br />

developed and expanded since<br />

opening in September 2019.<br />

Current challengesforce<br />

driverstosteer at almost<br />

impossiblesideways angles,<br />

test their traction, momentum<br />

and control on steep hill<br />

ascents and descents, and<br />

challenge them to take<br />

slippery turnsthrough deep<br />

mud.<br />

The 4x4 park is tucked away<br />

in the trees near the <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

River and on an 8ha sectionof<br />

land administered by<br />

EnvironmentCanterbury.<br />

It has been carved out and is<br />

looked after by the Mid<br />

Canterbury Four WheelDrive<br />

Club and provides ayearround<br />

trackfor four wheel<br />

drivers.<br />

It also encouragesdrivers to<br />

stay out of the <strong>Ashburton</strong> River<br />

bed during the months when<br />

protected birds are nesting.<br />

Clubpresident Steve Adam<br />

said the Mid Canterbury 4X4<br />

Park had grown over the past<br />

20 monthsorso and was<br />

shaping up to be afantastic<br />

facility.<br />

Adigger supplied by ACL<br />

had enabledvolunteers to<br />

New<br />

season<br />

home<br />

decor and<br />

accessories<br />

Adriver tackles the terrain at the Mid Canterbury 4X4 Park, which wasshowcased as part of the<br />

WheelsWeek programme on Sunday.<br />

carve out atwo kilometre track<br />

and developaskillsarea, he<br />

said.<br />

Alot of old man’s beard and<br />

blackberry had beenremoved<br />

and the park was still evolving.<br />

‘‘Next yearwehave plans to<br />

expand the skills park,but we<br />

want to tackle things in small<br />

bites.’’<br />

The club had avehicle<br />

recovery challenge lined up<br />

for the future and was working<br />

on its own environmentplan.<br />

Mr Adam said members met<br />

twicemonthly for club days<br />

and the groupwas made up of<br />

like­minded, sociable people<br />

from all backgrounds.<br />

‘‘We have day tripsand<br />

weekendtrips to Otago and the<br />

WestCoast and we get to see<br />

someamazing country that<br />

mostpeople never get to,’’ he<br />

said.<br />

The club had amembership<br />

of 46, including14new recruits<br />

in the past12months, which<br />

was veryencouraging.<br />

Mr Adam said ACL and<br />

Hireworx were key supporters.<br />

The 4X4 park is openyear<br />

round during daylight hours<br />

and is free to explore.<br />

Both the park and the Mid<br />

Canterbury Four Wheel Drive<br />

Club have Facebook pages<br />

withupdates and information<br />

for members.<br />

Report to contain bridge options<br />

The next reporton<strong>Ashburton</strong>’s second<br />

urban bridge is expected to present<br />

severaldifferent site optionsand<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>District Councillorswill be<br />

asked toconfirm theirpreference.<br />

Thereport from NewZealand Transport<br />

Agency is expected within the next four<br />

weeks andmarksthe second stage of a<br />

three­stageprocess to realise the muchneeded<br />

bridge, whichwill ease congestion<br />

on StateHighway1through Tinwald.<br />

Councillorshave heard plenty of strong<br />

opinionsaboutthe location of thesecond<br />

bridge duringtheirLongTerm Plan<br />

consultation:231 peoplewanted the<br />

bridge built now,91disagreedwith<br />

council’s preferred site, between the end<br />

of Chalmers Avenueand Tinwald, and<br />

offeredalternatives. They agreed not to<br />

discuss the site until seeing details of the<br />

agency’s second report.<br />

Roading manager Brian Fauth said if<br />

council and the agency approved the<br />

second report, it would movetothe third<br />

stage,whichinvolvedadetailed<br />

investigation of the site preferred.<br />

He saidthe report wouldgive<br />

councillorsthe choiceoftwo or three<br />

sites. They would be asked to confirm<br />

whattheywanted to do.<br />

Chiefexecutive Hamish Riachsaid<br />

council had received astrongdegree of<br />

communitycomment on the location.<br />

Cr StuartWilson said 24 potential<br />

bridge siteshad been looked at and<br />

narroweddown to afew ‘‘best’’ options.<br />

Council has budgeted to pay for 20 per<br />

centofthe second bridge cost, said to be in<br />

the ballparkof$35 million; 51 per centwill<br />

be funded by NZTAand the project is<br />

written already into theirlongtermplan.<br />

Council has allowed$5m for designnext<br />

yearinYear1,with $7.5m allowed in Year<br />

5and 6for construction.Staffare<br />

optimistic about accessing otherfunds for<br />

the 29 per centremaining.<br />

Should council decidetolocate the<br />

bridge in adifferent location thanthat<br />

recommended in the detailed business<br />

case, NZTAare unlikely to provide<br />

funding.<br />

Thoseagainst abridgeoff Chalmers<br />

Avenueinclude the district’s scout<br />

organisation, which has built anew<br />

facility at its Mania­o­Rotopark; the<br />

park’s specialgateswouldneed to be<br />

moved if the bridge went ahead there.<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> mayor Neil Brownsaid<br />

council should also be looking much<br />

longer intothe future and adding afourlanehighway<br />

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

and aring roadtocouncil’s 30­year<br />

strategic infrastructure plan.<br />

IN BRIEF<br />

AUTISM TALK<br />

Autism New Zealandwill present an<br />

informationsession in <strong>Ashburton</strong>on<br />

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

Thesession will explain what<br />

autism is,how to supportchildren<br />

with autism and whatsupportis<br />

offered by Autism NZ in this district.<br />

The sessionrunsfrom 11.30am<br />

until 1.30pm and will be held at<br />

Community House Mid Canterbury.<br />

It will be followedbymorningtea<br />

and casual discussion.<br />

WATER RACE<br />

ActonFarmers IrrigationCooperative<br />

hasbeen invited to talk<br />

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

about the possible transferofwater<br />

race assets.<br />

Currentlythe farming cooperative<br />

looksafterwater races on<br />

behalf of council that run through<br />

the Dorie,Pendarvesand Seafield<br />

areasand is paidtodoso. Council<br />

will workthrough the processbefore<br />

adecision is made.<br />

PARENTINGTALK<br />

Christchurch-based counsellor<br />

Sandy Hitchens will present a<br />

parenting seminar in <strong>Ashburton</strong>on<br />

June 3addressing the subject of<br />

aggression in children.<br />

She will speak about areassuch<br />

as the source of aggression,what is<br />

happening underneath the<br />

behaviourand strategies to work<br />

with thatbehaviour.<br />

The seminarissuitable for<br />

parents, caregivers and teachers<br />

and entry is by gold coindonation at<br />

the door. It runs from 6.30pm until<br />

8pm and will be held in the<br />

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

RUBBISH FINES<br />

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

investigatedthreeincidents of<br />

illegal dumping andissued fines of<br />

$400toeachculpritinrecent<br />

weeks.<br />

The dumping occurred at Allens<br />

Road, SmythsRoad and theFairton<br />

recyclingdepot.<br />

Evidence recovered atthe scene<br />

led to threeunchallenged<br />

infringement notices beingserved.<br />

The maximum fine forsuch cases is<br />

$400.<br />

HOUSE FIRE<br />

An <strong>Ashburton</strong> family escaped an<br />

earlymorning house fire at the<br />

weekend. Fourfire crews rushed to<br />

reports of afire at aChalmers<br />

Avenue houseat6.20am on<br />

Sunday. Thefire waswell-involved<br />

in the roof area, but the family<br />

managed to safely evacuate.There<br />

werenoinjuries,accordingtoFire<br />

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Bikers head<br />

forhighway<br />

ShaneChristie and Clint Collett with their respective 2007 and 20<strong>21</strong> Kawasaki Ninja motorcycles.<br />

PHOTO TONI WILLIAMS<br />

Members of the<strong>Ashburton</strong> Motorcycle Club were<br />

joined by motorbike enthusiasts on ascenic road<br />

trip last weekend taking in Coes Ford, Governors<br />

Bay and Lyttelton before checking out the Mike<br />

Pero Motorcycle Museum in Avonhead.<br />

OrganiserShane Christie said the annual road<br />

trip, which included stopping for lunch in<br />

Ferrymead, was on the WheelsWeek calendar<br />

and abit different from the usual TT racing<br />

members did. The road trip, which was roughly a<br />

200km distance and opentoanyone to join, was<br />

achance to have adecent ride together,Shane<br />

said.<br />

Around 40 motorcyclists took partriding a<br />

variety of machinesincluding aBuell,Harley<br />

Davidsons,anAprillia, Ducatisand Hondas.<br />

Shane was riding a2007 Kawasaki Ninja which<br />

was bought sightunseen fromWellington two<br />

years ago. Itwas a1000cc, four cylinderbike and<br />

the secondNinja that Shanehad owned overthe<br />

years.<br />

All up he had owned around 10 road bikes in<br />

the pastbefore gettingit. ‘‘It’s pretty good. But<br />

there’s alwaysroom for more.’’<br />

Fellow rider Clint Collett was on a20<strong>21</strong> model,<br />

which washis dream bike ­for now ­and one he<br />

had owned for two months. His longest tripso far<br />

was to Rotheram, in NorthCanterbury, and<br />

return. The clubhas around 70 members, aged<br />

from 20 years and older, who take part in<br />

monthly TT racesoverwinter. Anyone interested<br />

can contact themthrough their Facebook page.<br />

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Mt Somers seeks starry skies<br />

Jono Poff grewupintheRakaia<br />

Gorge, gazing up at starry skiesthat<br />

were so three­dimensional it gave<br />

him vertigo.<br />

He thinks the nightskies aboveMt<br />

Somers and the <strong>Ashburton</strong>lakes<br />

area are so special theyneedtobe<br />

protected from human light<br />

pollution andcould oneday become<br />

aDark Sky Reserve.<br />

He hasaskedthe <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

District Counciltodoadark sky<br />

qualitysurvey–simple enoughwith<br />

ameterthatcosts $US120.<br />

He is evenprepared to do the work<br />

for council.<br />

It would involve takingreadings on<br />

clear nights to setabase line for light<br />

pollution.<br />

Council could also help out with<br />

outdoor lighting policies at Mt<br />

Somers and the surrounding lakes<br />

area that would contain light<br />

pollution, similartowhat happens at<br />

Tekapo, where the nightsky is abig<br />

touristattraction.<br />

Jono said the night skies on the<br />

Mid Canterbury foothillswere<br />

special.<br />

He hadspent his life tramping and<br />

skiing in the Southern Alps, and at<br />

sea, butneverseensky likeheused<br />

to seeonthe farm has akid.<br />

“It’s notevery nightbut on a<br />

particularly clearnight it would be<br />

so three dimensional you felt vertigo<br />

looking up at it.”<br />

He hasguided people over the<br />

The Foothills skies could be aDark Sky Reserve like Tekapo, above.<br />

years who have grown up in acity<br />

andnever seen astar.<br />

Astronomers from all over<br />

Canterbury also regularlyheadto<br />

the foothills forstargazing.<br />

“At the veryminimum,itshould be<br />

on council’s radar to have a<br />

responsibility to protect theamenity<br />

there.”<br />

Adark sky surveyhas the support<br />

of Mt Somerspeople, who say their<br />

town is thegateway to the unique<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>lakes area.<br />

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stargazing withoutabig price tag.<br />

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‘‘Mt Somers is unique. Theyare the<br />

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should help them sell that.’’<br />

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5<br />

Fun show will have toes tapping<br />

LINDA.CLARKE<br />

@ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

Hats off to the talented divas,<br />

dancers and sexy beasts that<br />

turned my Tuesday night into<br />

some great musical fun.<br />

Watching the first full dress<br />

rehearsal of Variety Theatre<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>’s latest show, It’s<br />

Only Rock nRoll Baby, was a<br />

timely reminder to take a<br />

breath and smell the roses. Or<br />

in this case, feel the beat.<br />

The 38­song show directed by<br />

by Gavin Templeton touched on<br />

all the emotions, got my feet<br />

tapping and spine tingling.<br />

It was fun too ­there are<br />

places where the audience can,<br />

and indeed is expected to, sing<br />

along. for those planning to see<br />

the show, be prepared to<br />

respond to the delightful Brian<br />

Taylor who, Ifear, will not find<br />

love in this show; it isn’t for the<br />

want of trying though!<br />

The songs are grouped in<br />

themes, from country classics to<br />

one­hit wonders, Kiwi<br />

favourites and well­known<br />

numbers that we sing along to<br />

in the car or bop in the kitchen<br />

to when no­one is watching.<br />

Iloved the Neil Diamond<br />

numbers: Rocky Bull sings<br />

Sweet Caroline and Gavin<br />

Templeton sings Delilah. The<br />

latter had two cast members<br />

(funny in their own right)<br />

holding up words so the<br />

audience can sing along.<br />

Sally Eames (Beautiful),<br />

Chris Woods (Everybody Hurts)<br />

and Mel Neumann (True<br />

Colours) made astrong set in<br />

songs we cry to, then the blues<br />

The cast of Variety Theatre <strong>Ashburton</strong>’s latest show, It’s Only Rock nRoll Baby, rehearses ahead of opening night on Friday. Dayle<br />

Stoliker (above) sings I’m into Something Good, while Nicola Thomson (right) sings Country Roads.<br />

were banished by Brian Taylor<br />

in afour­song segment that<br />

featured zombies and<br />

everyone’s favourite Time<br />

Warp.<br />

Some cracker group numbers<br />

in the second half harness the<br />

full singing power of the<br />

talented troop. Chris Woods<br />

leads You’re the Voice and<br />

Sarah Templeton This is Me.<br />

There’s acolourful finale and<br />

acouple of extra fun songs with<br />

costumes that will make you<br />

giggle; Iwon’t give that away.<br />

In the first half, the crew<br />

makes no apology for putting<br />

the spotlight briefly on<br />

domestic violence. Helen<br />

Reddy’s IamWoman is a<br />

powerful conclusion to the<br />

bracket and sung superbly by<br />

Line Ferriman and Denesa<br />

Chan.<br />

But mostly, it is afun and<br />

feel­good show, with comic<br />

moments adding to super<br />

vocals. It’s the VTA’s first song<br />

and dance show in nine years.<br />

This show was originally<br />

scheduled for last year but<br />

postponed by covid. The<br />

organisers held new auditions<br />

and uncovered new voices.<br />

Choreographer Jessie<br />

Thomson has done well<br />

bringing some novice<br />

performers up to speed. The<br />

costume department also adds<br />

to the colour and I’m told the<br />

cast had individual input on<br />

their zombie costumes.<br />

Despite afew nerves, it is<br />

clear the cast members are<br />

enjoying themselves and<br />

audiences over the next week<br />

or so will too.<br />

The wraparound crew off<br />

stage makes sure the<br />

performers shine on it. Agreat<br />

job by all.<br />

It’s Only Rock nRoll Baby is<br />

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6 <strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>May</strong> 20, 20<strong>21</strong><br />

Preschoolers from BestStart Allenton with Police constable Sean Patterson learning about road safety and the importanceofwearing<br />

helmets when biking and scootering.<br />

PHOTO TONI WILLIAMS<br />

Road safety messages spread<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>’s CBDwill include 30km/h<br />

speed zones when finished and road safety<br />

promoters say it’s the most appropriate<br />

speed in places where people live, work,<br />

learnand play.<br />

Road safety charity Brake is focusing on<br />

speed duringroad safety week this week<br />

and what can be done to reduce harm from<br />

speed­related crashes. Brake director<br />

Caroline Perrysaid even asmall increase<br />

in speed couldmean the difference<br />

betweenlife and death.<br />

The forcesinvolved in crashes areakey<br />

reason why 30km/h speed limits are<br />

important, she said. Forapedestrian or<br />

cyclist hit at 50km/h, the force is<br />

equivalent to falling from the third floor of<br />

abuilding. At 30km/h adriver has amuch<br />

better chance of stopping in time and<br />

avoidingacrash,and if the worsthappens,<br />

people have afar greater chance of<br />

surviving.<br />

Preschoolers atBestStart Allenton<br />

learnedabout bikeand scooter safety with<br />

Police constable Sean Patterson, who had<br />

examples of peopleinthe district whohad<br />

fallen, or been knocked­off bikes and<br />

scooters.<br />

The severity of head injurieswas less if<br />

they were wearing ahelmet, he said.The<br />

childrenalso heard from Plunket’s Sueann<br />

Carr who gave avisual example using<br />

brain jelly moulds of whyhelmet<br />

protectionwas important.<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> district’s road safety coordinating<br />

committee has been told some<br />

motorists were not complying with the<br />

posted 30km/h speed limits on Cass Street,<br />

which wasthe firststreet reconstructed in<br />

the CBDrevitalisation project.<br />

Police superintendent Steve Greally<br />

said speedingand travelling too fast for<br />

the conditions was acontributing factor in<br />

around one­third of fatalcrashes and15<br />

per cent of all injury crashes.<br />

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IN BRIEF<br />

FUNDS REFUSED<br />

The <strong>Ashburton</strong>District Council has<br />

refused to givefunds to aNew<br />

Zealand warmemorialproject in<br />

France, though it supports those<br />

working on it.<br />

SirDon McKinnon,ofthe New<br />

Zealand WarMemorial Museum<br />

Trust had asked council for $1 for<br />

every resident in its district,around<br />

$35,000, to puttowards establishing<br />

aNew Zelandmuseum andvisitor<br />

centre in Le Quesnoy. TheFrench<br />

townwas saved by Kiwi soldiers in<br />

World War2.Councillors saidwhile<br />

theprojecthad merit,itshould be<br />

Governmentfunded.<br />

MT SOMERS<br />

Is it Mt SomersorMountSomers?<br />

It’s Mt Somers,say thepeople who<br />

live there and they wantthe<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> District Council to make<br />

sure all signs pointing to the village<br />

say the same thing.<br />

TheMtSomers District Citizens<br />

Association alsowantscouncilto<br />

investigate adding the Maori name<br />

for Mt Somers,TeKie Kie,tosigns.<br />

Councilisalsolooking longterm<br />

at turning bays thatshould make it<br />

saferfor traffic to turn off Arundel<br />

Rakaia Gorge Roadinto the village.<br />

Residentswould ideally like the<br />

speed limit on thatroad to be<br />

reducedfrom 100km to 70km when<br />

it passes through the village.<br />

PROPERTY SURVEY<br />

Commercial, industrialand farming<br />

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

District are being invited to<br />

complete abrief property<br />

informationsurveyasan<br />

independent company, Quotable<br />

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Nursing milestone marked<br />

It’s 50 years sinceJackie<br />

Girvan and fourother<br />

women startedtheirnursing<br />

careers at <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Hospital.<br />

Thefive shared plenty of<br />

life and work experiences<br />

while livinginthe nurses’<br />

home on Elizabeth Street.<br />

Allwent on to lengthy<br />

service in the health service.<br />

Jackie (nee Clifford),<br />

Heather Inch and Chris<br />

Nilsonmarkedthe 50­year<br />

milestoneat an<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Hospitalnurses reunion on<br />

Sundaybyplanting akowhai<br />

tree in thecourtyard of the<br />

hospital’s cafe.<br />

Theother two women on<br />

their small intake, Ainslie<br />

McGeorgeand Marie Turton,<br />

now live in Australia.<br />

Jackie said the student<br />

nurses spent threemonths in<br />

preliminarytraining and<br />

werethen allowedonthe<br />

wards, to continuing their<br />

learning.<br />

Back then patients spent<br />

more timerecovering in<br />

hospital andmost stayedon<br />

site, rather than being<br />

transferredto other<br />

hospitals.<br />

‘‘Wemadetheir life<br />

comfortable and caredfor<br />

them over time. Nowthey<br />

are in and out and it’shitech.’’<br />

Shesaid working at<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> Hospital also<br />

meant being exposed to a<br />

widevariety of medical<br />

Preparing to plant aminiature kowhai to mark the 50­year<br />

nursing milestone are (from left) Jackie Girvan, Chris Nilson<br />

and Heather Inch.<br />

situations and emergencies,<br />

from surgery to obstetrics.<br />

The student nurses shared<br />

manylaughs andafew tears<br />

as they learned skills that<br />

wouldlast their lifetimes.<br />

Jackiespent 13 years<br />

nursing, 13 years as ahealth<br />

promoter and 15 years<br />

working for Presbyterian<br />

Support Services.<br />

She said her time spent<br />

nursing on the wards had put<br />

her in good stead. Shestill<br />

seesformerpatientsonthe<br />

streets and knows she has<br />

beenapartoftheir lives.<br />

Ainsliesaid the dedicated<br />

nurses worked hard but<br />

there were somehumorous<br />

moments.<br />

‘‘It was atime that went too<br />

fast andholds many<br />

wonderful memories.’’<br />

Other nurses who spent<br />

time at <strong>Ashburton</strong>Hospital<br />

werepartofSunday’s wider<br />

reunion.<br />

Former nurse Marie Love<br />

(nee Turton)said the<br />

training nursesreceived had<br />

been excellentand was still<br />

valid today.<br />

The nurses’ reunion also<br />

included aservice at the<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> Hospital chapel<br />

and alunch at Hotel<br />

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

Osteoarthritis expert here for talk<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> U3A has New<br />

Zealand’s highest­ranked<br />

expert in osteoarthritis as<br />

its next guest speaker on<br />

<strong>May</strong> 25.<br />

Professor Haxby Abbott<br />

(pictured) is originally<br />

from Lowcliffe and his<br />

research programme at<br />

the University of Otago<br />

has produced world­class<br />

research including<br />

clinical trials, outcomes<br />

research and costeffectiveness<br />

modelling,<br />

and has implemented<br />

new services at Dunedin<br />

Hospital for people with<br />

hip and knee osteoarthritis.<br />

Prof Abbott was avoting<br />

member of the 2019<br />

Osteoarthritis Research<br />

Society International<br />

Clinical Practice Guidelines.<br />

In 2020 he toured New<br />

Zealand by bicycle, and went<br />

on a3000km road trip.<br />

His aim was to raise<br />

public awareness, raise<br />

policy questions and<br />

fundraise for further<br />

research into<br />

osteoarthritis.<br />

On the tour he spoke<br />

to individuals and<br />

communities at various<br />

venues on the topic of<br />

‘Sore hips and knees:<br />

what is OsteoArthritis<br />

and what can be done<br />

about it?’<br />

Prof Abbott’s talk in<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> will be at<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> Trust Event<br />

Centre.<br />

It starts at 10.15am and is<br />

free to U3A members and $10<br />

per person for casual entry.<br />

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Cars spin at indoor drifting showcase<br />

TONI.WILLIAMS<br />

@ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

There was plenty of smoke­free<br />

tyre spinning during the<br />

inaugural <strong>Ashburton</strong> RC Club<br />

drifting eventatthe Hotel<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> last weekend, and<br />

not apoliceofficerin sight.<br />

Miniatureracers, some with<br />

LED lights,and plentyofspeed,<br />

powered around an indoor<br />

trackspecially set up for<br />

drifting action and it ended<br />

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Christchurch and Dunedin<br />

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Christchurch RC drifters<br />

SteveWalshand ZachHuria<br />

took out firstand second place<br />

(respectively) andPatrickSolis,<br />

of Dunedin, third.<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>RCClub organiser<br />

SteveKyles waspleased with<br />

the event and planned to make<br />

it aregular item on the Wheels<br />

Weekprogramme.<br />

“It was very good, I’m very<br />

happy,” he said.<br />

All upthere were 20 RC drift<br />

competitors, andfive novices<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> RC Club’s Steve Kyles with his ready to run remote control car which featured during<br />

drifting competition in <strong>Ashburton</strong> at the weekend.<br />

PHOTO TONI WILLIAMS<br />

keen for arun, Steve said.<br />

They competed on atrack set<br />

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Competitors camefromasfar<br />

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Dunedin, but there was also a<br />

contingentfrom Mid<br />

Canterburyincluding topplaced<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> RC drifter<br />

StephenHurst (eighth) and an<br />

enthusiasticsix­year­old Eli<br />

Kyles,the son of Steve.<br />

Asteady stream of spectators<br />

alsoturned out during the day<br />

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RCs includedrear wheel<br />

drive trucks,utes and cars, all<br />

drift specific and cameina<br />

range of models such as Toyota<br />

Starlets, ToyotaCorolla Levins,<br />

Nissan Cefiros and Toyota<br />

Supras. Therewas even a<br />

Ferrari.<br />

Steve boughthis ready to run<br />

remote control car (aMST rmz<br />

2.0) last yearto get back into a<br />

cheaper version of motorsport<br />

he could enjoy alongsideson<br />

Eli, who now has his own<br />

remote control (a yokomoyd2s)<br />

and wasquite the seasoned<br />

operator.<br />

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in Timaru andorganised the<br />

Wheels Weekeventwith plans<br />

to make it part of theannual<br />

calendar.There areseven keen<br />

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<strong>Ashburton</strong>,with many more in<br />

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more might get interested.<br />

Theclub has aFacebook page<br />

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Council from Methven ratepayers<br />

opposed to double­digit rate rises for<br />

the tourist town in the next financial<br />

year may have paid off.<br />

Councillors deliberating on their<br />

angry feedback indicated this week<br />

that the average 14.8 per cent rise<br />

could be reduced by a$30,000<br />

injection from the district’s tourism<br />

promotion fund to put towards<br />

running the information hub that is<br />

part of Mt Hutt Memorial Hall<br />

operations.<br />

The hall will also be allowed to run<br />

at adeficit, which will further reduce<br />

targeted funds.<br />

Methven’s swimming pool will also<br />

receive $15,000 from general rates<br />

and Methven Community Board<br />

overheads will benefit from $25,000<br />

from general rates.<br />

In the end, councillors had Methven<br />

rates for a$350,000 house rising by<br />

10.9 per cent for the next financial<br />

year. Rates the following year could<br />

be around 9per cent.<br />

At the start of deliberations on longterm<br />

plan submissions, councillors<br />

agreed they would try hard to reduce<br />

Methven’s rate rise and debated a<br />

range of expenses and their<br />

consequences.<br />

Part of rate rise was the cost of<br />

moving the town into the urban<br />

wastewater group, which sees urban<br />

people in <strong>Ashburton</strong>, Rakaia and<br />

Methven paying about the same for<br />

the essential service. Councillors<br />

agreed Methven still needed to move<br />

into the group.<br />

Stormwater costs could not be<br />

reduced as they related to council’s<br />

network­wide resource consent,<br />

required by government.<br />

In the quest to reduce rates for the<br />

town, nothing has been sacred.<br />

Adiscussion on community board<br />

overheads last week even led to a<br />

question about if there was still a<br />

need for the board and its additional<br />

layer of democracy costs.<br />

Cr Stuart Wilson said other towns,<br />

like Rakaia and Mt Somers, had<br />

citizens’ associations who were run<br />

by volunteers.<br />

<strong>May</strong>or Neil Brown confirmed<br />

additional general rates would be<br />

supporting Methven ‘‘by asmall<br />

amount’’.<br />

He said the deliberations process<br />

had been robust across all<br />

submissions on the plan.<br />

Details of the Methven rate rise and<br />

other decisions made during the<br />

several days of long­term plan<br />

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9<br />

New awards to<br />

reward excellence<br />

Our local business community is<br />

aswitched on, innovative group<br />

who work hard to support our<br />

people and economy, but their<br />

efforts aren’t always given the<br />

recognition they deserve.<br />

Soon, all that will change<br />

thanks to the development of a<br />

brand new awards night.<br />

The <strong>Ashburton</strong> District<br />

Business of the Year Awards<br />

2022 are anew endeavour from<br />

the council designed to celebrate<br />

excellence and give our high<br />

achieving businesses apat on the<br />

back for their creativity and<br />

passion.<br />

Entries will open on August 1<br />

and businesses will have until<br />

November 30 to put themselves<br />

forward.<br />

Running asuccessful business<br />

isn’t always easy, in fact it’s often<br />

avery testing environment.<br />

Consumer habits evolve,<br />

legislative requirements change,<br />

competitors joust for market<br />

share, and all of that is before we<br />

even consider the monumental<br />

challenges of Covid­19.<br />

It’s atough landscape at times<br />

and you need your finger on the<br />

pulse to stay in the game, but<br />

when hard work and innovation<br />

shine through, the benefits<br />

businesses have for our economy<br />

are incredible.<br />

They provide jobs, training,<br />

expertise and services, and they<br />

make living and working in our<br />

district even more attractive.<br />

That’s why we think it’s time<br />

for our standout businesses who<br />

are excelling in their field to be<br />

acknowledged.<br />

We already know that there are<br />

some outstanding operations and<br />

businesspeople in our<br />

community. Our district is the<br />

backbone of farming, home to<br />

mass irrigation, and is<br />

continuing to grow our<br />

manufacturing and tourism<br />

sectors.<br />

The awards will acknowledge<br />

this sector diversity, with several<br />

categories on offer including<br />

Supreme Business Excellence<br />

and Future Business Leader,<br />

and nominations will be open to<br />

all businesses of any size within<br />

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

There will be no cost to enter,<br />

and those who put their name<br />

forward for consideration will<br />

enjoy an awards gala dinner<br />

early next year where the<br />

winners will be announced.<br />

Business awards allow<br />

companies to energise and<br />

motivate their teams, benchmark<br />

against their competitors and<br />

gain an outside perspective on<br />

their strengths and<br />

opportunities for improvements.<br />

Ihope our fantastic local<br />

businesses will be throwing their<br />

hat in the ring to showcase their<br />

achievements when the awards<br />

officially open on August 1.<br />

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Poor recyclers still<br />

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The latest recycling bin audit<br />

numbers from <strong>Ashburton</strong> District<br />

Councilshow that 1281<br />

propertiesare being monitored,<br />

277 properties are on their third<br />

warningand 122 properties have<br />

had theirbinsremoved.<br />

The figures for the end of April<br />

also show 34 properties havehad<br />

removedbins returned.<br />

Councilsolid waste manager<br />

Craig Goodwin told councillors<br />

atlastweek’s activity briefing<br />

thatoverallrecyclinginthe<br />

district was good.<br />

Contaminationlevels in<br />

recyclingbins at the end of<br />

March were 5.6 per cent.<br />

Mr Goodwin said bin audit staff<br />

Plans for more parking<br />

The future of the Balmoral Hall<br />

is tied into the <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

District Council’sparking<br />

strategy,but that doesn’t mean<br />

the hall willbedemolishedto<br />

make wayfor cars.<br />

About$500,000 hasbeen tagged<br />

in council’s long­term plan to<br />

upgradethe hall, which is in<br />

desperate need of attention.<br />

Aconsultant has already<br />

drawn upadraft parking plan for<br />

the site, whichcould be used for<br />

overflow parking associated with<br />

would continue the process of<br />

fitting latchestored bins to<br />

prevent them blowing openin<br />

highwinds.<br />

He said the potential fortext<br />

messaging to tellpeople which<br />

bin should should go out each<br />

week had beeninvestigatedand<br />

the service would cost in the<br />

regionof$20,000 peryear.<br />

He said there was no council<br />

budget for it and other<br />

alternatives, such as the<br />

Christchurch City app, had been<br />

tagged as apossible option.<br />

For anumber of months only<br />

plasticswith the numbers 1, 2<br />

and5have been accepted for<br />

recycling.<br />

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People already park at the hall,<br />

off CameronStreet.<br />

Theplan allowed for acar park<br />

withouttaking away thehall,<br />

strategy and compliance<br />

manager Jane Donaldson said.<br />

There are also plans for<br />

another new car park on West<br />

Street.<br />

The draft parking strategy will<br />

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more workshops.<br />

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Family Notices<br />

Deaths Deaths Deaths<br />

HENDREN, Kathleen<br />

Agnes (Kath) - On <strong>May</strong><br />

16, 20<strong>21</strong>, peacefully<br />

at Rosebank Hospital,<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>. Aged 83 years.<br />

Dearlylovedwifeofthelate<br />

James (Jim). Much loved<br />

mother and mother-inlaw<br />

ofCatherine and Craig<br />

(Cambridge), Michael and<br />

Alley (Rangiora) Wayne<br />

and the late Ann Brown,<br />

and the late Anthony.<br />

Adored gran of Shaun,<br />

Keegan, Liam, and Ryan;<br />

Jessica, and Jack; and<br />

Amanda, Rachel,Elizabeth,<br />

and Joseph and loved by<br />

all her greatgrandchildren.<br />

Rest In Peace. Messages to<br />

the Hendren family c/- P<br />

O Box 472, <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

7740. A Requiem Mass<br />

to celebrate the life of<br />

Kath will be held at the<br />

Church of the Holy Name,<br />

Sealy Street, <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

today, Thursday <strong>May</strong> 20,<br />

commencing at 1.00pm.<br />

Followed byinterment at<br />

the <strong>Ashburton</strong> Cemetery.<br />

Recitation of the Rosary<br />

was held at Paterson’s<br />

Chapel, on Wednesday<br />

<strong>May</strong>19, at 6.00pm.<br />

Birth notices listed by<br />

parents will continue<br />

to be free in the Family<br />

Notices column. The<br />

initial death notice<br />

lodged by a funeral<br />

director will be listed<br />

without charge. There<br />

will be asmall charge<br />

of $15 for subsequent<br />

notices related to the<br />

same death, up to a<br />

maximum of 35 words<br />

and on aper-line basis<br />

after that. The same<br />

low charges apply to<br />

other family notices,<br />

such as engagements,<br />

acknowledgements, in<br />

memoriam notices and<br />

anniversaries.<br />

Supporting thecommunity<br />

96 Tancred Street, <strong>Ashburton</strong>.<br />

Phone 307 8317<br />

McCARTNEY, Gabrielle<br />

Joanne – Gabes, (nee<br />

Laffey): At home in<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> on <strong>May</strong> 13th,<br />

20<strong>21</strong>. Much lovedMum of<br />

Casey, Creed, and Logan.<br />

Aloved Nanny ofLayla. A<br />

dearly loved daughter of<br />

Kaye and the late Martin<br />

Laffey. A loved sister,<br />

aunty and friend.<br />

Messages to; c/- Gabe’s<br />

Family, PO Box 6035,<br />

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

servicetocelebrate Gabe’s<br />

lifewas held at Hampstead<br />

Rugbyand AllSports Club,<br />

Bridge Street, <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

on WEDNESDAY,<strong>May</strong> 19th,<br />

at 1.30pm. Followed bya<br />

private cremation.<br />

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MURDOCH, Violet Joy<br />

– (Joy): Passed away at<br />

home in Rakaia on <strong>May</strong><br />

13th, 20<strong>21</strong>.<br />

Dearly loved Mum of<br />

Sonita and Tony Fawcett,<br />

cherished Nana of Aleisha<br />

and Nic, and Melissa and<br />

Nick. Much loved sister<br />

of Len Gibson, Lorraine<br />

Canning, and the late Kay<br />

Gibson, a much loved<br />

Aunty of Richard, Paul,<br />

and Shane, and extended<br />

family and friends.<br />

Messages to: c/- The<br />

Murdoch Family, PO Box<br />

6035, <strong>Ashburton</strong> 7742. A<br />

private family service has<br />

been held. Family and<br />

friends are invited to a<br />

celebration of Joy’s life<br />

at 2<strong>21</strong> Normanby Road,<br />

Rakaia on SATURDAY,<strong>May</strong><br />

22, from 3pm, where you<br />

would be welcome to<br />

shareamemory.<br />

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In Memoriam<br />

McDOWELL, Maureen Ruth<br />

6.9.34 –15.5.17<br />

Remembering a loving,<br />

caring,delightful lady,<br />

wifeand mother.<br />

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remembered each day,<br />

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but in our hearts to stay.<br />

Love Norman, Rodney and<br />

Alison, Brenda,<br />

grandchildren and greatgrandchildren.<br />

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10 <strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>May</strong> 20, 20<strong>21</strong><br />

Robert Harris <strong>Ashburton</strong> staff supporting the Pink Ribbon campaign.<br />

PinkRibbonsupport<br />

Robert Harriswent all out with apink ribbon<br />

breakfast campaignlastweektosupport<br />

Breast Cancer Foundation NZ.<br />

Franchise ownerSam Chapman’s Robert<br />

Harris cafeis dressed in pinkfor the entire<br />

monthof<strong>May</strong> with Pink Ribbon Breakfast<br />

donation buckets, QR codes for digital<br />

donating and merchandisefor sale.<br />

Limitededition Robert Harris Pink<br />

RibbonBreakfast Reusable Cups are also be<br />

available for $13 withall of the profit going to<br />

the Breast CancerFoundation.<br />

Last Friday, the cafe hostedanall­day<br />

pinkribbon breakfast, part of NewZealand’s<br />

biggestever all­daybreakfast, wherethe<br />

value of every coffee ordered withanitem<br />

fromthe breakfast menu was be donated to<br />

the BCFNZ. The cafe sold 47 coffees, the<br />

value of which willbedonated to the<br />

foundation.<br />

Trees out, others coming<br />

Trees in three Tinwaldstreetsand one in<br />

Allenton are being removed, but replaced, by<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>District Councilbecause theyare<br />

in astate of decline.<br />

Theremovalofdiseased or part­diseased<br />

treeshas started, or is duetostart, along<br />

Jordan Avenue, KnoxPlace, NurseryDrive<br />

and Glassey Drive.<br />

LETTER TO EDITOR<br />

Model railway weekend<br />

The model railway weekend held in our<br />

garden as part of the Wheels Week<br />

programme is done and dusted for another<br />

year, and what aweekend it was this year<br />

with just on $2000 raised for the Balamban<br />

Primary School in the Philippines.<br />

We would like to thank all the people<br />

who took the time to visit the railway, the<br />

MX5 &Convertible Club from Timaru who<br />

displayed their cars for awhile on the<br />

Sunday, the people who advertised the<br />

weekend and of course our great friends<br />

who gave up their weekend to come and<br />

help operate the railway, man the gate,<br />

supplied items for the raffle and kept us all<br />

fed and watered.<br />

Without all of the above, this event would<br />

not have been as successful as it was, so<br />

thank you all.<br />

Kerry and Crisma Paterson, Tinwald<br />

Residentsinthose streethave been<br />

notifiedbycouncil of the work.<br />

Replantingofnew trees has beendelayed<br />

because of supply issues andwill nottake<br />

place until next winter.<br />

Repairstoany damaged kerb and<br />

channeling in thestreets willbecarried out<br />

before the replanting.<br />

New look for<br />

festive piece<br />

All going well,<strong>Ashburton</strong>’s Christmas tree<br />

will be lit andlocated on anew look East<br />

Street from November 27.<br />

Aplace for the big tree,which willsit on<br />

agift wrapped shipping container, is lined<br />

uponthe west side of the street near the<br />

former i­Site building.<br />

It’sposition is still contingent onCBD<br />

revitalisationworkbeingcompleted.<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> District Councilisplanning<br />

another Night of Lights festival in the lead<br />

up to Christmas and will againliaise with<br />

local retailers to maximise shopping<br />

opportunities.<br />

As with previous years, the festival will<br />

start with the official lighting up of the<br />

Christmas tree at aLight Up theNight event<br />

and will include busker evenings, movie<br />

nights and festive tree lit walk.<br />

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The 57­year­old from <strong>Ashburton</strong> raised<br />

$850 for the Shave For aCure initiative.<br />

Her support of the charity was inspired by<br />

the husband of aclose friend who is battling<br />

leukaemia.

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<strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>May</strong> 20, 20<strong>21</strong><br />

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Kai For Kids launched at lunch<br />

MICK.JENSEN<br />

@ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

School lunch project<br />

KaiFor Kids has been<br />

officially launchedand<br />

celebratedata<br />

gathering at Netherby<br />

School.<br />

Netherbywas the<br />

pilotschool for the<br />

project last year and<br />

Hampstead and<br />

Chertsey schools have<br />

come on board this term.<br />

Speaking at the<br />

launch, Netherby<br />

Schoolprincipal Phil<br />

Wheeler said he was<br />

very happy withhis<br />

school’s involvement in<br />

theoptional lunch<br />

service.<br />

He had been<br />

impressedwiththe<br />

early enthusiasm of<br />

Fiona Ward fromthe<br />

KaiFor Kids Charitable<br />

Trustand her<br />

determinationand<br />

abilitytotoovercome<br />

funding and logistical<br />

barriers, and alsowith<br />

theleadership of her<br />

fellow trusteeJoTaylor.<br />

He said free,healthy<br />

nutritionallunches at<br />

hisschool were<br />

appreciated and the<br />

service did not impact<br />

theworkload of his staff.<br />

Guests at theKai For<br />

Kids launch included<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> mayor Neil<br />

Brown,representatives<br />

from pilot project<br />

fundersAdvance<br />

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

staff fromChertsey<br />

School, other project<br />

supporters andPacific<br />

Zumba groupthe<br />

TaroBoyz.<br />

TheTaroBoyzare a<br />

high energydance group<br />

from the NorthIsland<br />

and favourites with<br />

Netherby pupils,who,<br />

sincelockdown have<br />

used the group’s online<br />

dance videos for school<br />

fitnessand workouts.<br />

TheTaroBoyz<br />

surprised pupils withan<br />

appearance at aPacificthemed<br />

discothe<br />

eveningbeforethe<br />

officiallunch launch.<br />

The group also<br />

showedoff their moves<br />

during fitness class<br />

visits to <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Intermediate and<br />

Hampsteadschools.<br />

KaiFor Kidsis<br />

lookingtoexpand its<br />

composting focus and<br />

haswormfarms<br />

planned for Netherbyin<br />

the future. Cooking<br />

lessons are also<br />

planned.<br />

The project, which<br />

hasgovernment<br />

funding, now employs<br />

sixpeople and is<br />

supportedbyanumber<br />

of volunteers.<br />

On stage and having fun with the TaroBoyz are Netherby School pupils (from<br />

left) Alexciah Skoczek, Isobella McCully, Anya Walker and Elijah Laird.<br />

Reading ablessing ahead of ashared lunch at the launch are Chertsey School<br />

pupils (from left) Eddie Green, Harper Bright, Summer Tilson and Lacie Davis.<br />

OUT AND ABOUT<br />

MAY<strong>21</strong>­29<br />

VarietyTheatre <strong>Ashburton</strong>presents<br />

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

<strong>Ashburton</strong>TrustEvent Centre.<br />

Fabulous songs anddance, to<br />

makeyou laugh andcry.<br />

MAY 25<br />

Ruralconnection day at the<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> Racecourse, 10am-3pm.<br />

Guest speaker Matt Chisholm, learn<br />

tools to deal withmentalhealth<br />

issues.Register at<br />

farmingfamilies4u@gmail.com.<br />

The costis$10 to coverlunch.<br />

MAY 29<br />

Bubbles and Bling, afundraiser for<br />

HospiceMid Canterbury focusing<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 from 9am-1pm.<br />

JUNE19<br />

MethvenPloughing Match,to be<br />

held at Ross andAdrienne<br />

Richards, Methven. Freeentry,<br />

ploughingfrom 10amuntil 2.30pm.<br />

Entries to<br />

bruceandsandy@windowslive.com<br />

by June 12.<br />

JULY 5<br />

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

nightofits annual exhibition, at the<br />

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

Centre.<br />

Specialevent coming up?<br />

Let us know<br />

LAKEWAYNURSERY<br />

Pam’sretiring!<br />

The time is<br />

now right and<br />

I have decided<br />

after24years of<br />

being in retail<br />

at Lakeway<br />

Nursery, it is<br />

retirement time<br />

for mebut not<br />

for Rodney as<br />

the farm shelter<br />

business is continuing.<br />

Iamlooking forward toenjoying my<br />

garden, spending more time with<br />

the “grandies”, finding time to simply<br />

run away and not having to rush<br />

back from wherever, looking forward<br />

to discovering new things – maybe<br />

getting creative but most of all, Iam<br />

hoping “time will be my friend”.<br />

Iwill still be at the Nursery onthe odd<br />

occasion but in atotally different role,<br />

and will be working in the farm shelter<br />

area with Rodney when required.<br />

So to everyone, thank you for the<br />

memories ...certainly manyhavebeen<br />

made over the past 24 years.<br />

Pam<br />

GARDEN CENTRE CLEARANCE<br />

ALL RETAIL STOCK MUST GO<br />

Trees<br />

Natives<br />

Lilacs<br />

To our farm shelter customers<br />

Phone 308 9950<br />

Allshrubs<br />

25% to<br />

40% OFF<br />

Pots<br />

As from the 31st of <strong>May</strong> the area previously operating as Lakeway Garden Centre will now be<br />

dedicated to the production of Natives and Farm Shelter plantings.<br />

To organise ordersand collections,phone Rodney0274 753798<br />

LakewayNursery Farm Shelter catalogue hasnow been delivered!<br />

Grahams Road,Tinwald (1kmfrommain highway)<br />

OPEN 7DAYS<br />

9:30am-4:30pm<br />

Hydrangeas<br />

Lavenders<br />

Rhodos<br />

2382577

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NEWS<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>May</strong> 20, 20<strong>21</strong><br />

13<br />

From left, David DiamondofPleasantPoint,Peter Butterick of Wakanui, John Stewart of Rakaia and Bruce Anderson of Timaru park up in <strong>Ashburton</strong>during asocial classic<br />

truck run at the weekend.<br />

PHOTOTONI WILLIAMS<br />

Trucking mates’ convoy rolls into town<br />

Agroupofmates in big rigs ­<br />

manyofthem vintage beauties ­<br />

took to the highway last<br />

weekend for asocialclassic<br />

truck run roadie.<br />

It was aprelude eventbefore<br />

meeting to consider setting up a<br />

moreformally structured club,<br />

especially with numbers on<br />

their mailing liststeadily<br />

growing.<br />

BruceAnderson, one of the<br />

organisers, wastravelling with<br />

his wifeKim, and said the<br />

group to date hadbeen<br />

informal and got together for<br />

socialevents on an ad hoc basis.<br />

He was driving abeautifully<br />

restored 1969 International<br />

DCF400, which the Andersons<br />

hadowned for the past six<br />

months andalready taken to<br />

the recent Wheels in Wanaka<br />

event.<br />

The 1969 rig was restored by<br />

RG (Bob) Woolston.<br />

The Andersons started the<br />

run fromTimaru and by the<br />

time they had arrivedin<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>for acuppa, truck<br />

numbers had growntoaround<br />

10.<br />

They included Mid<br />

Canterbury’s Peter Butterick,<br />

of Wakanui,inhis Mount Cook<br />

Lines 1980 TM Bedford which<br />

he has owned for morethan 10<br />

years,and John Stewart, of<br />

Rakaia, in his 1982 TM Bedford<br />

withtwo stoke Detroit motor.<br />

He has owned it for eight years.<br />

Pleasant Point’s David<br />

Diamond whowas driving a<br />

1999WesternStar was also at<br />

the truck stop.<br />

Mr Anderson said by the time<br />

theyreached theirLeeston<br />

destination,heexpected<br />

around 20 trucks wouldhave<br />

joined theinformal convoy.<br />

The groupplanned atour of a<br />

private Leeston collector’s yard<br />

of old trucks, tractors and cars<br />

before heading into<br />

Christchurch for an overnight<br />

stay at the Racecourse Hotel ­<br />

the perfect place in the cityto<br />

park up their rigs­and hold a<br />

meeting looking to formalise<br />

their group.<br />

Groups want history<br />

promoted more in CBD<br />

Howshould <strong>Ashburton</strong>’s history<br />

be promotedinthenew town<br />

centre, if at all?That’s the<br />

questionbeingaskedof<br />

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

Councillors.<br />

Plaques with<br />

historical highlights<br />

were suggested in<br />

February lastyear,<br />

but covid derailed a<br />

scoping report on the<br />

project.Now council<br />

staff are asking<br />

councillors if that’s still<br />

their preferred course<br />

of action.<br />

Staff have met with<br />

Historic Places Mid<br />

Canterbury and the <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Museum and Historical Society<br />

aboutprojects they both have on<br />

the go.<br />

Historic Places is identifying<br />

andpromoting existing<br />

historicalbuildings with blue<br />

plaques while the museum and<br />

historicalsociety wants<br />

interpretive panels on sections<br />

of the East Street green.<br />

Both groups want to workwith<br />

council to furtherpromote the<br />

history of <strong>Ashburton</strong>intothe<br />

town centre.<br />

Councillors arebeing asked<br />

several options, including a<br />

working party to jointly promote<br />

the district’s history in the CBD.<br />

Historic Places Mid<br />

Canterbury’sJulie Luxtonasked<br />

council at its long­term plan<br />

hearings to update its schedule<br />

of heritagebuildings. The<br />

currentlist had 133buildings<br />

andmonuments, but at least 17<br />

had been demolished.<br />

The historic blue plaque sign at<br />

the Speight’s Ale House building<br />

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

She saidher group was<br />

involvedinpreparing the<br />

existinglistin2009. Since then<br />

there had beenearthquakes,<br />

enterprise andpressure from a<br />

growing town.<br />

There wasparticular concern<br />

aboutredevelopment in the<br />

town centre leading to the<br />

demise of older villas and<br />

bungalows.<br />

She saidHistoric Places would<br />

like to add to the schedule; only<br />

worthybuildings should be<br />

listed though.<br />

The group would alsolike to<br />

see anotification process when a<br />

building owner applied to delist<br />

changethe status of aheritage<br />

building.<br />

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

Individual Excellence in aSupportive Learning Environment<br />

News<br />

Issue 14<br />

20 <strong>May</strong> 20<strong>21</strong><br />

Acting Principal Message<br />

HakatereKāhui Ako<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> College is amember of the Hakatere<br />

Kāhui Ako. Also known as a Community of<br />

Learning, this is agroup of schools and Early<br />

Childhood Education providers that work<br />

together to share practice and strengthen<br />

learning pathways forour youngpeople.<br />

We have three main areas of focus or<br />

‘Achievement Challenges’.Theseare:<br />

• Culturally Responsiveand Relational Pedagogy<br />

• Well-being/Hauora<br />

• Coherence<br />

In the area of Achievement Challenge 1 - Culturally Responsive and<br />

Relational Pedagogy, the College has been working to ensure that our<br />

curriculum createscontexts forlearning within which:<br />

• relationships of care and connectedness are fundamental<br />

(whanaungatanga)<br />

• power is shared and learners have the right to equity and selfdetermination<br />

(mahitahi, kotahitanga)<br />

• culture counts, learners’ understandings form the basis of their<br />

identityand learning (whakapapa)<br />

• sense-making is dialogic,interactiveand ongoing (ako)<br />

• decision-making and practice is responsive to relevant evidence<br />

(wānanga)<br />

• our common vision and interdependent roles and responsibilities<br />

focus on the potential of learners – for example: Māori students<br />

achieving andenjoying educationalsuccess as Māori(kaupapa)<br />

We have done this by growing our collective understanding of what<br />

these principles look like in classroom practice.<br />

This is supported by acontinued focusoncurriculuminnovation; crosscurricular<br />

learning where students are given greater agency and there<br />

isamoreexplicit focus on the developmentof<strong>21</strong>stCenturycapabilities<br />

suchascreativity, collaboration and connectedness.<br />

This mahi is also having spin-offs for our ‘traditional’classes where all<br />

Faculties are working to ensure that the classroom practices support<br />

learning and achievementbyacknowledging the experiences students<br />

bring and giving themmoreownershipoftheir learning.Incombination<br />

with core skills including literacyand numeracy, we areworking towards<br />

theaim ofimproving learning forall our students.<br />

ForAchievementChallenge2-Wellbeing/Hauora, the College has an<br />

ongoing commitment and focus on supporting the well-being of all<br />

members of our school community. To support this, wehave increased<br />

our counselling and social worker capacity, we offer staff access to the<br />

Employee Assistance Programme and collect data onthe school as a<br />

workplace. This allows us to plan as to howto makeimprovements and<br />

respond to need.<br />

Forstudents,in20<strong>21</strong>,welook forwardtousing the NZCER (New Zealand<br />

Council for Educational Research) toolkit Wellbeing@Schools. This will<br />

allowustocollectrobustinformation and put aspotlightonareas where<br />

we can introduce/change theway we operate to supportstudents.This<br />

tool will also allow ustowork with the kāhui ako to collaborate on<br />

shared approaches.<br />

AchievementChallenge 3-Coherence is an ongoing focus forus. This is<br />

particularly around the area of transition as studentscome from avariety<br />

of contributing schools to College.Weare continuing to strengthenthe<br />

transition of students into Year 9.<br />

More intensive work is doneonaneeds-basisinaddition to the normal<br />

enrolment interview, OpenNight, andnew entrantvisits.<br />

In terms ofhaving information about the students’ learning, weare in<br />

the process of using the Progress and Consistency Tool toascertain<br />

the achievement and progress of students in reading, writing and<br />

mathematics.This information is taggedtothe student.<br />

If data is entered from previous schools, wecan see where students<br />

are atand where strengths and areas for development lie. Asaschool<br />

support network participant with the Ministry of Education we are an<br />

earlyadopter of this within the secondarysector, placing us well forthe<br />

introduction of new initiatives such asthe NCEA Literacyand Numeracy<br />

changes.<br />

In Summary<br />

In summary, <strong>Ashburton</strong> College iscommitted to the work of the kāhui<br />

ako and ensuring that, collectively, weare meeting the needs ofall<br />

our students and setting them up for success beyond school. Weare<br />

hugely thankfultoPhil Wheeler,Lead Principal on behalf of the Hakatere<br />

Kāhui Ako, and his team of Across-SchoolTeachers for their facilitation<br />

and patience inbringing us together and moving this important work<br />

forward.<br />

Nāu te rourou,nākuterourou,kaoraaiteiwi<br />

With your food basket andmyfood basket thepeople willthrive<br />

This whakataukitalks to community, to collaboration<br />

andastrengths-based approach.<br />

It acknowledges thateverybody has somethingtooffer,<br />

apieceofthe puzzle, and by working together we can all flourish.<br />

JonoHay<br />

ActingPrincipal .Tumuaki<br />

Information<br />

Concert–College Choirs’Tour Fundraiser<br />

This concert, being held in the College Auditorium tomorrow, <strong>21</strong><strong>May</strong><br />

20<strong>21</strong>, is afundraisertohelp fund CollegeChoirs when theytour.<br />

Phoenix Chorus and Phoenix Rising 20<strong>21</strong> Tour<br />

For the first time in two-three years, this year will see both the Phoenix<br />

Chorusand PhoenixRising Choirs ‘hit the road’, firstly to Dunedinand then<br />

the Topofthe South Tour at the endofthe year.<br />

Supportfromother participating choirs<br />

The other choirs involved in the concert are generously giving their time<br />

and talentsastheir contributiontosupporting the College Choirs.<br />

Evening’sProgramme<br />

The evening will showcase awide range of choral pieces, along with three<br />

combined items featuring all of the choirs, and over one hundred singers<br />

on stage.<br />

Therewill also be an auctionofinteresting items which willadd even<br />

morefun to the evening. It would be great to see youthere!<br />

Tickets areavailablefromthe CollegeOfficeand, for thefirst time,<br />

online: https://events.humanitix.com/a-concert-of-choirs<br />

Parent-Teacher-StudentInterviews<br />

TodayThursday20<strong>May</strong> with the second date being<br />

Tuesday25<strong>May</strong> 2:30pm –8:00pm, Hotel<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Theinterviews arefor all year levels<br />

(except forthe Year 9option classes which only runfor thirteenweeks)<br />

PleaseNote: early closurefor all students, at 1:20pm,<br />

on both of these days.<br />

Theclosures areBoardofTrustees approved.<br />

Thelength of interviewswill be fiveminutesper subject.<br />

It is expected that students attend withtheir parents/caregivers,<br />

in order to be partofthe three-way conversation.<br />

Online bookings forInterviewsare nowopen and can be booked through<br />

the following website: https://ashburton.schoolpoint.co.nz<br />

Your SchoolPointlogin is thesame as your Kamarlogin.<br />

Families have been advised of the booking process.<br />

If youdonot have an online facility,<br />

youcan bookbycontactingthe CollegeOfficeon3084193, Ext0.<br />

Te KāhuioHakatereTeacher Only Day–<br />

Friday04June<br />

Please notethatthe Collegewill be closed fornormal instruction on<br />

thisday,inorder to undertakeaTeacherOnly Day.<br />

This Teacher Only Dayisbeing hostedatthe Collegebut is organisedbythe<br />

Hakatere Kāhui Ako, involving teachers from all schools which are part of<br />

the Hakateregroup of schools,whichincludes Collegecontributing schools.<br />

The focus of the day isonTeacher Well-being, including Keynote speaker<br />

John Quinn, Director of Performance Well-being, and Expert in High-<br />

Performance Sportand MentalSkills.<br />

Aseries of workshops isavailable for attendees to choose over the two<br />

workshop rotations,plusaSeniorManagementWorkshop with JohnQuinn.<br />

Workshop options cover the wide range of Women’s Health, Men’s Health,<br />

Strength-Based Development, Life’s Worth Living, Physiotherapy, Trauma-<br />

Informed Schools, Anxiety in the Classroom, Time Management and<br />

Organisation, Core Nutrition, Yoga, Taiaha/Gender Neutral and Rainbow<br />

Youth Counselling.<br />

We do ask thatyou makealternativearrangements foryour sons/<br />

daughters on this dayand thankyou very much foryour support.<br />

Theday is BoardofTrusteesapproved.<br />

College Transition DepartmentNews….<br />

OutwardBound–Mind Body Soul CourseScholarships<br />

TheRotaryClub of Christchurch is offering twosecondaryschool students<br />

in their RotaryDistrict aplaceonaJRMcKenzie-funded OutwardBound<br />

Mind Body Soul course.<br />

They areseeking applicationsfromschool students<br />

agedbetween 16 and 18 years.<br />

Further information has been emailed to Year 12 and 13 students.<br />

ApplicationscloseMonday07 June 20<strong>21</strong>.<br />

Events<br />

‘First TenYears’ Reunion<br />

Averysuccessfulseries of events took placeonThursday<br />

morning 06 <strong>May</strong>, Friday evening 07 <strong>May</strong> and through<br />

Saturdaymorning, afternoonand evening.<br />

Registration numbers were very pleasing with, often,<br />

differentattendees at differentevents.<br />

A key factor of the weekend was the warmth of<br />

greetings, congenial atmosphere and delight at meeting upwith people<br />

not seen, in some cases, since school days. Memorabilia and‘old’photos<br />

provided someentertainingtalking points.<br />

Overall,itisthoseattending who make such afunction. They did this very<br />

well!<br />

Acknowledgements<br />

Acknowledgements for the organisation of such an event are always<br />

significant but we do thank former Head Boy (1967) Ian Edward for his<br />

instigation of this event, with the vision driven by the passing of former<br />

students, including during lock-downwherenumbersoffamilyand friends<br />

in excess of ten could not attend afuneral. Recognised, asaresult of that<br />

time, was the importance of this generation of former students and staff<br />

beingable to gather.<br />

Involving the <strong>Ashburton</strong> College Alumni, an organising committee of<br />

PeterGluyas(Alumni Chairperson), Shirley Falloon(Alumni Secretary), Bruce<br />

Bell,Trevor Cochrane,Ian Edward, BernardEgan,MarkKennedy,Ross Preece<br />

and Sheena Tyrrell wasformed to spearhead the event.<br />

Priortothe weekend manypeople helpedbehindthe scenes, includingonsite<br />

at College; from students and staff, toour Caretakers Richard Horrell<br />

and Warren Reid’s help acrossanumber of areas.<br />

CommemorativeWalk<br />

With the timing ofthe Reunion being aperfect date match ofthe transfer<br />

of 800-plus junior students (3rd and 4th Formers as they were known<br />

then) walking to their new school site, Melvin Galletly, Head Boy in1974,<br />

instigatedthe ideaofare-enactment.<br />

Consequently current <strong>Ashburton</strong> College Junior Council students, walked<br />

from the former <strong>Ashburton</strong> Technical School –latterly known as Hakatere<br />

College, and nowthe siteofthe <strong>Ashburton</strong>PoliceStation –along the same<br />

route tosymbolically re-enact the trek made bythose students to the<br />

Walnut Avenue site. Only junior students occupied the site for ayear and<br />

ahalf,until thesenior students were able to be accommodated at thenew<br />

sitein1972.<br />

The group was accompanied by former students Peter Gluyas and<br />

Bruce Bell, and College staff member Jenni Watson, who were part of<br />

the first contingent; Principal Ross Preece and Head of Junior School<br />

Carolyn Clough. <strong>May</strong>or, Neil Brownmetthe grouponarrivalattheCollege<br />

and all were part of signing an historical sheet which will beretained for<br />

referenceatafuture significantdate.<br />

(Pictured below, left toright): Peter Gluyas, Jenni Watson and Bruce Bell<br />

leading the studentwalkers.<br />

(Further below,leftand right): <strong>May</strong>orNeil Brownawaiting the arrivalgroup,<br />

as they walk up Walnut Avenue.

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

Individual Excellence in aSupportive Learning Environment<br />

News<br />

Issue 14<br />

20 <strong>May</strong> 20<strong>21</strong><br />

Events<br />

(Pictured left,<br />

lefttoright):<br />

Tane Evans and<br />

Dave Walker look<br />

on as<br />

Jake Parsons<br />

signs the<br />

list of those<br />

involved in the<br />

commemorative<br />

walk.<br />

Programme<br />

FridayNightatthe MSA<br />

The programme encompassed avery successful ‘Mix and Mingle’evening<br />

at the MSA on Friday night, including memorabilia viewing and aslide<br />

showput together by Trevor Cochrane and daughterCharlotteMcLachlan,<br />

depictingvarious historical events and people. This wasable to be played<br />

atvarious times throughout the weekend.<br />

The evening’s opening was very suitably provided by Matua Tiipene<br />

Philip, <strong>Ashburton</strong>College Head of DepartmentMāori andHakatere Marae,<br />

followed byvery well-received musical performances from members of<br />

the College Phoenix Chorus, (pictured below) under the experienced and<br />

capable leadership of Musical Director Angie Cresswell, Accompanist<br />

Stephen Diedricks and ChoralManager Carolyn Clough.<br />

Events<br />

ACCORD Teacher Only Day<br />

Asuccessful and busy day’s programme was held at College on Thursday<br />

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

These particular Teacher Only Days are allocated in Accord between the<br />

Ministry ofEducation, NZEI TeRiu Roa, and PPTA Te Wehengarua, and are<br />

being held throughout New Zealandonset days forregions.<br />

The days are set aside to support the implementation of the NCEA<br />

Change Programme, and wider strengthening of curriculum, progress and<br />

achievement practice.<br />

This day was the second of our ACCORD Teacher Only Days with the focus<br />

being on twoofthe seven changestoNCEA: Mana ŌritemōteMātauranga<br />

Māori; and Strengthening Literacy and Numeracy, Te Reo Matatini me Te<br />

Pāngarau. Thetopics aremandatedand consistent nationally,being part of<br />

the nationalsequence of ACCORD days.<br />

Teaching staff worked as acollective inthe staffroom for the morning,<br />

beforemoving into Faculties in theafternoon.<br />

(Pictured right,<br />

leftand right):<br />

Paul Wylie and<br />

PauletteQuartermaine<br />

catchupontimes<br />

goneby.<br />

Thepleasure of renewing<br />

acquaintances.<br />

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

Former staff members<br />

BruceChing and Joan Hardy<br />

catchup.<br />

SaturdayatCollege<br />

Saturday was afull day starting with tours of the College throughout the<br />

morning from 10:00am, ably led by College studentleaders –Shrina Afu,<br />

Taylah Burrowes, Georgie Cartney, Easterlin Faamausili, Sam Holland,<br />

John Magyaya, Brie Rudolph and Marlese Schoonderbeek.<br />

Anamusing aside to atour wasthe returnofa1969 roll book,‘acquired’ by<br />

said studentmanyyears ago.<br />

Tour party people were also invited tosign the 50th Jubilee Board inthe<br />

foyer of the College, if they hadn’t already. This encompasses signatures<br />

from those who attended the predecessor schools of <strong>Ashburton</strong> High<br />

Schooland HakatereCollege,orthe Collegefrom1965.<br />

Rugby fans were then able to transition to the College field to watch the<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> College 1st XV Boys in action against astrong Marlborough<br />

Boys’ High School before the afternoon’s proceedings in the staffroom.<br />

Here, Principal Ross Preece outlined some information in relation to the<br />

forthcoming College rebuild project. Attendees then enjoyed the Phoenix<br />

Choirs and Managementfundraising-provided afternoon tea.<br />

Year level photos were taken during the afternoon by former College<br />

studentTonyStewart,Photoshots,Christchurch, whose skill and manner<br />

made this process very straightforward.<br />

Throughout Friday night, Saturday afternoon and evening College student<br />

photographers Rachel McArthur,Aaliyah Powerand Lydia Hooley took<br />

recordphotos.<br />

‘First Ten Years’ Merchandise sales formed a part of the weekend<br />

with cheese/chopping boards made by the student Business group of<br />

Harry Trumper, Sam Holland, John Radan, Matt Smith and<br />

Nicholas Tuck; andcommemorativepens organised as partofaproject, by<br />

Will Rollinson. TheBoards carried the reunion logo laser-cut into the wood,<br />

while the pens had commemorativewording also.<br />

The culminating event was the Saturday evening dinner at the Hotel<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>, with averygrateful appreciation to ownerJohnySingh andthe<br />

staff fortheir flexibilityand qualityassistance.<br />

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

The evening’s programme encompassed a range of presentations<br />

across -<br />

Background music from the College Strings Group (pictured top right)<br />

of Ngahuia Maeva, Maria Lawn, Ophelia Yao, Liyana Rodriquez,<br />

Alice Homer, Tamieke Kuipers (Christian School), Abbey Cochrane<br />

(Wakanui School, Paula Green (Itinerant Music teacher) and<br />

Stephen Diedricks, Head of DepartmentMusic.<br />

Evening’s Speaker –Peter Datlen<br />

Well-knownto<strong>Ashburton</strong>ians<br />

and <strong>Ashburton</strong> College was<br />

former College student(from<br />

2003-2007) PeterDatlen who<br />

generously donated his time<br />

and travel in the spirit of<br />

this occasion, and in lieu of<br />

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

SPCA.<br />

Peter’s irrepressible humour<br />

shone through as always,<br />

including some salutary<br />

observations, an outline of<br />

his aviation career, and a<br />

resume of life and work in<br />

his current role as Propulsion<br />

Test and Assembly Supervisor<br />

at Rocket Lab,since2017.<br />

Ashort video also gave aclear picture ofthe current work of Rocket Lab,<br />

the recycling of rocket parts,and the bold target of manned rockets to Mars<br />

and the Moon in 2024. Typically self-effacing there was very little focus on<br />

the capabilities he himself has in order to be involved in such leading-edge<br />

work. Peter’s address enhanced the evening and we thoroughly appreciate<br />

his time givenout of abusy schedule.<br />

RememberingThem ….<br />

Amoving segment ofthe evening was pausing to remember those no<br />

longer with us but who had asignificant part toplay inthe life ofthe<br />

College,their families and friends.<br />

A video of photos and sound, put together by former student<br />

Charlotte McLachlan (née Cochrane), Trevor Cochrane, with assistance<br />

from Sheena Tyrrell,was played. This highlightedformer Principals,Deputy<br />

Principals, staff and students. Acknowledged also was the large, wider<br />

group of those who had died.<br />

This section was enhanced by the lighting of two symbolic candles –by<br />

Alister Argyle, former Alumni Chairperson, and Shirley Falloon, in memory<br />

of her sister and former College student, but in remembranceofall.<br />

Head Girl/Head Boy Segment<br />

Twenty head students encompassed the ten years being celebrated at this<br />

reunion, and a slide show depicted each of these and the year they were<br />

head students.<br />

Of these, anecdotes were able to be provided from ten ofthese, and<br />

entertaining extracts read out by Shirley Falloon and Sheena Tyrrell.<br />

Acknowledged were Frances Baird and Keith Dalton who have both sadly<br />

passed away.<br />

Athank you goes to committee member Bernard Egan for his work in<br />

contacting former head students and encouraging areturnofanecdotes.<br />

Evening Conclusion<br />

The conclusion of the more formal part of the evening came from<br />

PeterGluyas,Chairperson of the Alumni Group and organising Committee.<br />

Peter encompassed appreciations, the<br />

pleasure at hosting so many former<br />

College people, acknowledged the<br />

work of Alister Argyle, previous Alumni<br />

Chairperson, and talked to increasing<br />

Alumni membership and, inthe future,<br />

looking to establish afund in perpetuity<br />

to benefit <strong>Ashburton</strong> College students<br />

and staff in areas not Governmentfunded<br />

or likely to be funded within the<br />

rebuild project, planning for which is<br />

currently underway. Peter kick-started<br />

this fund with ahugely generous $10,000<br />

and challenged others to consider<br />

donating in the future.<br />

Congratulations<br />

Athletics Events<br />

College studentshavebeen involved in twoathleticseventswithin the<br />

last month.<br />

South IslandSecondarySchools’Athletics Championships<br />

The first of these was held atNgā Puna Wai inChristchurch over the<br />

afternoonofFriday09Apriland Saturday10April.<br />

Teacher James List said that asmall but capable number of athletes were<br />

selected tocompete atthese championships, noting that the weather was<br />

suited todetermined athletes, as strong winds and odd showers made for<br />

challenging conditions forthe sprinters and throwers.<br />

Team members were –Tayla Davidson, Joshua Eketone, Flynn Gooseman,<br />

Suliasi Hala’ufia,Regan Lilley,LusunguMbambo,Oliver-Jack Munro,<br />

Matt Pearce,Jessie Pitney, Delta Taeauga.<br />

Results<br />

Three ofthe College athletes really took hold of the conditions and used<br />

their strengths to dominate the competition.<br />

Delta Taeauga –1st Placing<br />

In the F/T 20 Category Shot Put Para Senior Men’s competition, Delta<br />

(pictured below left) threw an impressive 8.12 metres, beating his closest<br />

competitorbyaremarkable 4metres!<br />

Matt Pearce –2nd Placing<br />

Matt (pictured right, third from the<br />

right) was another athlete tomake<br />

a name for himself. Having just<br />

achieved aTop 8finish at the AonMaadiCup RowingChampionships,Matt<br />

ranastrong first200m with thewind behind him andwas rightupwith the<br />

eventual winner atthat point. With 150 metres to go, the wind was atits<br />

strongest,but Matt drew on his strength to hold his position into the home<br />

straight.<br />

He cameawaywith 2nd placeinthe SeniorBoys’400m with afantastic time<br />

of53:58.<br />

Joshua Eketone –4th Placing<br />

In the Under 14 Shot Put, Joshua threw acolossal put of10.64m to take<br />

out fourth place. His impressive effort was only 4cm off taking the Bronze<br />

Medal spot.<br />

Top8Finishes<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> College athletes did extremely well, with anumber gaining<br />

rankings in the top eight in the South Island -Joshua Eketone (Shot Put),<br />

Suliasi Hala’ufia (Javelin), Regan Lilley (100m), Lusungu Mbambo (100m),<br />

Matt Pearce (400m), Delta Taeauga (ShotPut).<br />

James said that the team is looking strong going into the New Zealand<br />

Secondary Schools’competition at the endofthe year.<br />

CanterburySecondarySchools’Road Race<br />

Matt Pearce was in action again, at this event held at Hagley Park,<br />

ChristchurchonTuesday11<strong>May</strong>,with athletes from thirty-two schools.<br />

From afield of fortythree entrants in the Senior Boys’Under 19 event, over<br />

the 4kmcourse,Mattfinished acreditable 26th in agood timeof15:07.

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Family history group to mark 40 years<br />

Agroup that has helped<br />

thousands of people tracetheir<br />

family history over generations<br />

hasreached aspecial<br />

milestone.<br />

The <strong>Ashburton</strong> District<br />

Family History Group is<br />

turning 40 and will hold a<br />

celebration lunchfor its<br />

anniversary on <strong>May</strong> 30.<br />

The group beganlife as the<br />

Mid Canterbury Family History<br />

Group in 1981 before becoming<br />

the Mid Canterbury branchof<br />

the NewZealand Genealogical<br />

Society.<br />

Early meetingswere held at<br />

Menorlue until 1994 whenit<br />

began meeting in an upstairs<br />

room of thepublic library.<br />

In October 1996<br />

accommodation was found in<br />

the oldcafeteria in the Tekau<br />

buildings in Allenton.<br />

When this buildingwas set<br />

for demolition for ahousing<br />

development,the group moved<br />

to an upstairs room in the<br />

former polytechbuilding on<br />

CameronStreet while it waited<br />

for the completion of thenew<br />

museum and art gallery<br />

complex where apermanent<br />

home had been set aside for<br />

them.<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> District Family History Group members Shari Early (left)<br />

and Yvonne Hart work their magic to track down connections.<br />

In its 40 years the group has<br />

hadmanyactivemembers who<br />

have staffed alibrary for fellow<br />

members andthe fee­paying<br />

general public.<br />

Thelibrary holds many<br />

resourcesuseful for<br />

researching family history,<br />

such as churchand school<br />

record transcriptions,<br />

cemetery headstone<br />

transcriptions, electoral rolls,<br />

local and family histories,<br />

funeralsheets andthousands of<br />

microfiche.<br />

Many of these resources are<br />

not yetavailable on the internet<br />

and can be viewedwhen the<br />

rooms areopenon Monday,<br />

Wednesday and Friday<br />

afternoons and Saturday<br />

mornings.<br />

Other members have also<br />

been active in various<br />

transcription projects both in<br />

the past, such as the<br />

headstones, andthe present,<br />

such as school and church<br />

records.<br />

The group is grateful to local<br />

churches and schools that have<br />

made their historic records<br />

available for research<br />

purposes.<br />

Currently, members are<br />

working on projects suchas<br />

researching each <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

womanwho signed the 1893<br />

suffrage petition and<br />

photographingcemetery<br />

headstones for the<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

DistrictCouncil cemetery<br />

website.<br />

Manyyears ago, four of the<br />

founding members of the<br />

originalgroupdonated a<br />

trophy, called the Founders<br />

Trophy, to be awarded annually<br />

foracompetition among<br />

members who have writtenupa<br />

family story as aresult of their<br />

research.<br />

Over theyears,and as<br />

research has changed, the<br />

group has formedsub­groupsto<br />

help members keep up with<br />

changes.<br />

Whenmembers first began<br />

moving their all­paper research<br />

into computerdatabasesa<br />

computer groupwas formed.<br />

In recent years asub­group<br />

hasformed to helpinterested<br />

members understandDNA<br />

results, which are now<br />

available after testing from the<br />

likes of companies suchas<br />

Ancestry.<br />

Anyone interested in<br />

attendingthe group’s<br />

anniversary, orfinding out<br />

aboutany other aspect of the<br />

group’s activitiescan emailto<br />

ashdfhg@gmail.com,orthey<br />

can popinto the family history<br />

group rooms in the museum<br />

andart gallerybuilding on West<br />

Street.<br />

SPORTS DRAWS<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> Golf Club<br />

Watson Cup and Newton Trophy draw for<br />

Saturday <strong>May</strong> 22<br />

Number 1Tee:<br />

12pm Paul Greer &Brian Fauth vs Dave<br />

Fisher & Robert Pawsey. 12:08pm Kevin<br />

Smith &Barry Jury vs Ron Carlson &Chris<br />

Lovelock. 12:15pm Dylan Stoddart &Jordan<br />

Bird vs Paul <strong>May</strong> &Ken Clucas. 12:22pm Tom<br />

Blacklow &Hamish Niles vs Stephen Lee &<br />

Steve McCloy.<br />

Hockey<br />

Mid Canterbury Hockey Association draw<br />

for <strong>May</strong> 24-30 -<br />

Div 1Women Monday 24 <strong>May</strong>: 6.00 pm<br />

Wakanui vMethven (K McIntyre, ABennett);<br />

7.30 pm Tinwald vHampstead (C Hastie, J<br />

Gray).<br />

Div 1 Men Tuesday 25 <strong>May</strong>: 6.00 pm<br />

Wakanui White vTinwald (B Gray, SRead);<br />

7.30 pm Wakanui Black vAllenton (C Watson,<br />

SMuir).<br />

Kwik Sticks Wednesday 26 <strong>May</strong>: 3.45 pm<br />

Allenton v Tinwald Engineering Solutions (B<br />

Greer, L Ellis); 4.55 pm Methven White v<br />

Collegians/Rakaia (G Oates, RKidd); 6.05 pm<br />

Tinwald Bonnington Painting vWakanui Blue<br />

(Wakanui Div 2Men, Allenton Div 2Men); 7.15<br />

pm Methven Black vWakanui Black (Hampstead<br />

LowcliffeDiv 2Men, Tinwald Div 2Men).<br />

SSL Girls Grading Pool 1: Draw unknown<br />

(Umpires supplied)<br />

Small sticks duty club: Wakanui<br />

Kiwi Sticks (Yr 5) Friday 28 <strong>May</strong>: 3.45 pm<br />

Tinwald Foothills vAllenton/Hampstead -Turf a<br />

(S Greeson, HKidd); Wakanui vMethven -Turf<br />

b(JEllis, SFrench, RKidd) Tinwald The Tool<br />

Shed (BYE).<br />

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

Allenton -Turf a(SGreeson, JEllis); Wakanui<br />

Black vCollegians/Rakaia -Turf b(KMcDonnell,<br />

HKidd); 5.15 pm Methven vTinwald Smith<br />

&Sons -Turf a(KMcDonnell, JMuir); Tinwald<br />

Foothills v Rakaia Blue - Turf b (Wakanui<br />

Purple Div 2Women, Methven Div 2Women).<br />

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

Methven (Wakanui Div 1Women, Hampstead<br />

Div 1 Women); 7.30 pm Wakanui Black v<br />

Hampstead/Tinwald (Methven Div 1Women,<br />

Tinwald Div 1Women).<br />

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

(Umpires supplied)<br />

Small sticks duty club: Wakanui.<br />

Saturday 29 <strong>May</strong> Mini Sticks: 10.00 am<br />

Methven Black v Tinwald Skip-2-It - Turf a<br />

(Coaches); Methven White vWakanui Blue -<br />

Turf b(Coaches); Wakanui Black vAllenton<br />

Mini Magic -Turf c(Coaches); Allenton Golds<br />

vTinwald <strong>May</strong>field Transport -Turf d(Coaches)<br />

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

day (Coaches).<br />

Snr Men (Canterbury Div 1Men Champs):<br />

Nga Puna Wai 14.15 pm Mid Canterbury v<br />

Harewood (Umpires supplied).<br />

Div 2 Men Sunday 30 <strong>May</strong>: 5.00 pm<br />

Tinwald vHampstead Lowcliffe (Tinwald Div 1<br />

Men, Allenton Div 1Men); 6.30 pm Wakanui v<br />

Allenton (Wakanui Black Div 1Men, Wakanui<br />

Blue Div 1Men).<br />

Rugby<br />

Mid Canterbury rugby draw for <strong>May</strong> 22:<br />

Hampstead Club Day<br />

Seniors –Combined Competition Division<br />

1: Hampstead v Rakaia,Hamps1, 2:45pm<br />

Glenn Peddie - AR1 Kalifa Faalogo – AR2<br />

Simon Bennett. Methven vWaihora, Methv1,<br />

2:45pm Hamish Grant –AR1 Nathan Forbes –<br />

AR2 Geoff Barr. Prebbleton vCeltic, Prebl1,<br />

2:45pm. Lincoln vSouthern, Lincoln1, 2:45pm.<br />

Senior B–Michael Duff Memorial: Celtic v<br />

Southern, Celtic1, 2:30pm Phil Everest. Collegiate/Hampstead<br />

vMtSomers, 2:30pm Coll1<br />

Greg Jopson -AR1 Mike Southby –AR2 Liz<br />

Bell. Methven vAllenton, Methven1, 1:00pm<br />

Nathan Forbes.<br />

Senior Women: University Canterbury v<br />

Celtic, Ilam field1, 2:45 pm.<br />

Colts Combined: Hampstead/Southern<br />

Combined v BDI, Hinds1, 1:15pm Simon<br />

Bennett. Methven vWaihora, Methv2, 1:00pm<br />

Geoff Barr. Prebbleton vCeltic, Prebbleton1,<br />

1:00pm.<br />

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

Combined vChrist College, AshCol1, 12:00pm<br />

Kalifa Faalogo –AR1 Greg Jopson –AR2 Mike<br />

Southby.<br />

Secondary School Girls: Geraldine HS v<br />

AshHutt, Raukapuka, TBC.<br />

U15 School Boys:<br />

Ellesmere College v <strong>Ashburton</strong> College,<br />

3:30pm, Ellesmere College.<br />

Under 18 Combined: Prebbleton vMCRU<br />

Alps, Preb2, 12:45pm.<br />

Under 16 Combined: MCRU Alps vDunsandel/BDI<br />

–Tinwald1, 1:15pm Jeremy Robinson.<br />

MCRU Plains BYE.<br />

Under 14.5 Combined: Methven v Waihora,<br />

Meth3, 1:00pm Simon Kennedy. West<br />

Melton v MCRU Plains, WestMelton1,<br />

10:30am. Rolleston Jaguars v MCRU Alps,<br />

FosterPark1, 12:15pm.<br />

Under 13: Celtic v Southern Combined,<br />

Celtic1, 1:15pm Moon Tuilaepa. Collegiate v<br />

Rakaia, Coll1, 1:15pm Liz Bell. Methven Bye.<br />

Under 11.5: Celtic GvCollegiate/Rakaia,<br />

Celt2b, 1:15pm (Club Referee). Celtic W v<br />

Southern, Celt2b, 1:15pm (Club Referee).<br />

Hampstead vTinwald, Hamp1A, 1:15pm (Club<br />

Referee). Methven BvMethven W, Methv2A<br />

12:00pm (Club Referee). Methven RvAllenton,<br />

Meth2B 12:00pm (Club Referee).<br />

Under 10: Celtic v Southern, Celtic 4,<br />

1:15pm. Hampstead v Rakaia, Hamp1b,<br />

1:15pm. Methven vAllenton, Meth4, 12:15pm.<br />

Tinwald vCollegiate, Tinwald3, 12:30pm.<br />

Under 9: Celtic w v Allenton, Cel4,<br />

12:15pm. Hampstead v Rakaia, Hamp1a,<br />

12:15pm. Methven v Methven/Mtsomers,<br />

Methv4, 1:15pm. Tinwald v Southern, Tinwald4,<br />

12:00pm. Celtic GBYE.<br />

Under 8: Celtic vSouthern B, Celtic 3A,<br />

1:15pm. Collegiate vRakaia, Coll2, 12:30pm.<br />

Methven v Allenton G, Methv5, 1:15pm.<br />

Methven/MtSomers v Southern W, Meth5,<br />

12:15pm. Tinwald v Allenton M, Tinwald4,<br />

1:00pm.<br />

Under 7: Celtic GvSouthern B, Celtic3A,<br />

11:45am. Celtic w v Southern R, Celtic 3B,<br />

1:15pm. Collegiate v Mt Somers, Coll2,<br />

1:30pm. Hampstead v Rakaia, Hamp1 B,<br />

12:30pm. Methven vSouthern W, Methv1A,<br />

12:15pm. Tinwald O v Allenton, Tinw1b,<br />

12:00pm. Tinwald BBYE.<br />

Under 6: Celtic GvSouthern W, Celtic3A,<br />

12:30pm. Celtic W, vSouthern S, Celtic 3b,<br />

12:30pm. Collegiate v Mt Somers, Coll3,<br />

1:30pm. Hampstead v Rakaia B, Hamp1b.<br />

11:45pm. Methven BvSouthern B, Meth1A,<br />

11:30am. Methven WvSouthern R, Meth1b,<br />

11:30am. Tinwald Black vRakaia W, Tinwald<br />

1a, 12:00pm. Tinwald Blue v Allenton G,<br />

Tinwald 2A, 12:30pm. Tinwald OvAllenton M,<br />

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18 <strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>May</strong> 20, 20<strong>21</strong><br />

Design guide for historic Barrhill<br />

Adesign guide for the Barrhill<br />

historicvillagehas been<br />

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

District Council to inform and<br />

enable new development in<br />

the village.<br />

Consultant heritageplanner<br />

Arlene Baird was<br />

commissionedtocreate a<br />

historysectioninthe guide<br />

and there areanumber of<br />

design criteriaand other<br />

expectations laid outfor<br />

futurebuilders.<br />

The guide identifies<br />

distinctivefeatures thatgive<br />

thearea its character, said<br />

council planning manager Ian<br />

Hyde.<br />

It was important to ensure<br />

that development responded<br />

to thatcharacter and reflected<br />

theidentity and history of<br />

Barrhill village.<br />

New buildings did not need<br />

to be copies of originals, but<br />

they did need to complement<br />

the historical and<br />

architectural form, scaleand<br />

character of the village.<br />

MrHydesaid there had<br />

been five to seven salesinthe<br />

Barrhill villagearea over the<br />

last couple of years. The<br />

Barrhill guide can be foundon<br />

the council’s website.<br />

www.ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

Bruce Elvy will share his story dealing with grief at the first of a<br />

series of community wellbeing talks, starting on Tuesday.<br />

Wellnesstalks,<br />

lunchlinedup<br />

2376028<br />

Aseries of six lunchtimetalks<br />

will be heldin<strong>Ashburton</strong>over<br />

the winter months to address<br />

various aspects of wellbeing.<br />

To be held fortnightly, topics<br />

will include makingsense of<br />

grief,the cost effectivenessof<br />

healthand wellbeingand<br />

understanding human needs.<br />

Anna Arrowsmith from Safer<br />

MidCanterbury said the 60<br />

minute talks were aimed at<br />

everyoneinthe community and<br />

were away to promote<br />

wellbeingand support mental<br />

health.<br />

Lunch was includedinthe $5<br />

cost and numbers were capped<br />

at 45.<br />

Mrs Arrowsmithsaid she<br />

expected people to take<br />

different things away from each<br />

informativepresentation.<br />

The talks willbeheld in the<br />

Rakaia Room at Community<br />

HouseMid Canterbury andwill<br />

be presented by Bryce Elvy.<br />

Mr Elvy will share his own<br />

personal story andaddress the<br />

subject of dealing with griefat<br />

thefirst talk at noon on <strong>May</strong> 25.<br />

‘‘In 2018, Ilostmymum, uncle<br />

and two granddads allwithin<br />

thespace of 12 months.<br />

‘‘It was atough timeand since<br />

then I’ve been on ajourneyof<br />

self­development and<br />

learning.’’<br />

The 27­year­old Cantabrian,<br />

who has spent the last10years<br />

in Mid Canterbury andplays<br />

rugby for Rakaia,saideveryone<br />

dealtwith grief in different<br />

ways.<br />

It wasatough time for many,<br />

could be aprolonged process<br />

for some and coming outthe<br />

other side was not alwayseasy,<br />

he said.<br />

Since 2018 Mr Elvy hassigned<br />

up to anumberofmotivational<br />

and empowermentcourses and<br />

is now keen to sharehis own<br />

experience and newfound<br />

knowledge with others.<br />

His wellbeing presentations<br />

willtouch on the teachings of<br />

best­selling, motivational<br />

authorslike Tony Robbins and<br />

Brendon Burchard.<br />

Want to get<br />

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I am looking for reliable<br />

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If you are keen to find out<br />

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Action needed to address pools’ issues<br />

MICK.JENSEN<br />

@ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

Time and legislation has caught<br />

up with six of the district’s<br />

swimming pools and a<br />

condition assessment report<br />

has revealed seismic concerns,<br />

poor water circulation issues<br />

and general deterioration.<br />

The six pools ­atHinds,<br />

Rakaia, Mt Somers,<strong>May</strong>field,<br />

Ruapuna and Tinwald ­are all<br />

on council land and receive<br />

funding support from<br />

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

The Tinwald pool is overseen<br />

by the Tinwald Reserve Board<br />

and operatedby<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

council, while the rest are run<br />

by reserveboards or pool<br />

committeesassociated with<br />

boards.<br />

Council community services<br />

manager Steve Fabish told<br />

councillors at last week’s audit<br />

and risk committee meeting<br />

that the estimatedcost of<br />

building upgrades and pool<br />

support services at six the pools<br />

over the next 15 years was<br />

$1.476million.<br />

Thatequatedto$98,000 per<br />

Swimmers enjoyingthe Tinwaldpool.<br />

year for all six.<br />

The estimationwas more<br />

than double the $45,000 per<br />

year that was in the current<br />

budget.<br />

Mr Fabishsaid the pools<br />

statusreport was similar to the<br />

recent playgrounds report and<br />

gave council aclearer picture<br />

of the current state of pools and<br />

what was needed to bringthem<br />

up to scratch.<br />

Pools needed to comply with<br />

New Zealand safety standards<br />

in areas such as water quality,<br />

pool design, site buildings and<br />

health and safety.<br />

He said council would speak<br />

with reserve boardsand pool<br />

committee overthe next few<br />

months to address safety<br />

concerns and to look at<br />

solutions.<br />

Areport would go back to<br />

councillors in November.<br />

Mr Fabish said funding<br />

options would also be<br />

investigated and the emphasis<br />

would be on tapping into<br />

externalsources.<br />

The pools status report was<br />

completed by Architecture<br />

HDT and Powell Fenwickand<br />

focused on pool water services,<br />

plant and equipment,pool<br />

tanks and concourse and all<br />

buildingelements at the sites.<br />

Seismic assessments were<br />

recommended on changing<br />

room buildings at <strong>May</strong>field,<br />

Hinds and Tinwald, and the<br />

report said the Rakaia<br />

changingrooms were of low<br />

quality.<br />

The Ruapunapool was in<br />

general good condition for its<br />

age, as was the <strong>May</strong>field pool.<br />

The report said the Tinwald<br />

pool was the best presentedof<br />

all the pools but its pool water<br />

heat pumps needed a<br />

comprehensive service and<br />

cleaning, the pool tank’s<br />

fiberglass coatingneeded<br />

replacing in the near future<br />

and there neededtobebetter<br />

circulation and filtration<br />

systems.<br />

Anumber of pool water<br />

system valves are cast iron<br />

bodies and the<br />

recommendation is to move to<br />

PVC to prevent ongoing<br />

maintenance issues.<br />

Regular servicingand<br />

inspection was recommended<br />

for key plant items such as pool<br />

water pumps, dosing<br />

equipment and sandfilter<br />

media.<br />

Otherrecommendations<br />

were for basic pool water<br />

chemical controllers for<br />

sampling of the pool water<br />

systemstobeconsidered, the<br />

paintingofpools completed<br />

every three to 10 yearsand a<br />

clear definition of health and<br />

safety responsibilitiesfor pool<br />

users.<br />

Age­friendly policy discussed<br />

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

could look at newpolicy later<br />

this year tomake sure it is<br />

meeting the needs of the<br />

growing number of older<br />

residents in its district.<br />

TheTasman District Council<br />

has an age­friendly policy to<br />

make surestrategic and<br />

operational decisions take into<br />

accountits ageingpopulation<br />

and their needs.<br />

Thepolicy describeskey<br />

areasthatcouncil can<br />

influence to promote<br />

wellbeing. It is as much about<br />

making surefootpaths, seating<br />

and toiletsare accessibleto<br />

olderpeople, as increasing<br />

mobility parkingand<br />

supportingsocial housing<br />

initiativeswhichgive priority<br />

to olderresidents who need<br />

affordable rentals.<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> Cr Carolyn<br />

Cameronsaidelderly peoplein<br />

the <strong>Ashburton</strong> districtwere<br />

becoming moremarginalised<br />

and isolatedastechnology<br />

played agreater role in<br />

people’s lives. That included<br />

Carolyn Cameron<br />

banks wantingcustomersto<br />

bankonline andstopping<br />

cheques.<br />

‘‘Not everyone, especially<br />

older people, may have access<br />

to computers or know how to<br />

use them.’’<br />

She suggested an elderly<br />

persons council could be<br />

created, to run likethe<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> Youth Council and<br />

provideinput for council.<br />

Shealso suggestedmore<br />

parking for over 80s. For some<br />

elderlypeople, it was not<br />

reasonable to expect themto<br />

walk fromthe West Streetcar<br />

park intothe CBD.<br />

Some fellow councillors said<br />

the district had many service<br />

groups that helped the elderly,<br />

as well as clubs like Senior<br />

Citizens andday care facilities.<br />

Cr Cameron, who operatesa<br />

pharmacy on East Street, said<br />

there wasagroupof people in<br />

the community who felt<br />

isolated and whose needs were<br />

not being met. Fellow<br />

councillorswere ignorantof<br />

the reality of thesituation.<br />

Cr Stuart Wilsonand Cr<br />

Diane Rawlinson supported<br />

her and said looking at how<br />

other councils dealtwith the<br />

issuewas afirststep.<br />

Councilstaff will prepare a<br />

report on how that could work<br />

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

Mini building boom<br />

New buildings are springing<br />

up around the district.<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> district is going<br />

through amini building boom,<br />

withthe value of building<br />

consents received forthe first<br />

10 months of the financial<br />

year totalling $171 million.<br />

Some 582 buildingconsents<br />

were received for theperiod<br />

and 503 processed.<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> council building<br />

servicesmanagerMichael<br />

Wong said consents were<br />

spread relatively evenly<br />

around the district, andwere<br />

alittle higher in Methven.<br />

He said the annual average<br />

value of consents over the last<br />

20 years was around$105m.<br />

Mr Wong said alot of<br />

housingand other projects<br />

were coming through and<br />

because of thehugesurge in<br />

consents received,there had<br />

been someprocessingdelays<br />

over the lastfew months.<br />

Contractors had been used<br />

to help out, but they had the<br />

same issues with workloads.<br />

He said two additional staff<br />

were due to startatthe endof<br />

<strong>May</strong>, whichwould help with<br />

processing andwith the flowon<br />

effect of additional<br />

inspections neededfor<br />

projects on the go.<br />

Mr Wong said the build<br />

consents were for local<br />

projects andoften involved<br />

external sub­contractors.<br />

In April, 74 consents were<br />

received totalling $13.7m and<br />

59 processed totalling $8.1m.<br />

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Nine holes is healthy formula<br />

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<strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>May</strong> 20, 20<strong>21</strong><br />

<strong>21</strong><br />

LINDA.CLARKE<br />

@ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

Bruce Leighton, 95,says playing golf<br />

keeps him mentally and physicallyactive.<br />

He has been agolfer for 60 years and is<br />

now part of abooming nine­holers group<br />

at the<strong>Ashburton</strong> GolfClub.<br />

Club president Murray Wackrow said<br />

many 18­holegolfers scaled down to nine<br />

holes as they aged, but many new players<br />

started with nineholes and progressed to<br />

18.<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>’s nine­holergroup,with 114<br />

members, represented aquarter of the<br />

club and was an importantasset, he said.<br />

Bruce, aretired accountant, said golf<br />

had been agreat therapyduringstressful<br />

times over theyears.<br />

‘‘When you putthe ball on the tee and<br />

coax it downthe fairway to thegreen, you<br />

can’t think of anything else.<br />

‘‘Youare also breathing in the fresh air<br />

and enjoying the game and some great<br />

people.’’<br />

The nine­hole section startedin2005<br />

and for 10 yearsitwas women only;<br />

18­holerskepttheir distance. But now, the<br />

short form of the game is recognised and<br />

appreciated as an integral part of the<br />

game.<br />

Sam Prince is the currentmen’s<br />

champion and he playednineholes<br />

because it suited his available time and<br />

lifestyle. Playing nine holes on aSaturday<br />

allowed himtotake hischildren to sport<br />

and, being self­employed, he could often<br />

squeeze in nine holes on aThursday<br />

morning.<br />

His son Olly,13, alsoplays, as do Olly’s<br />

grandparents Richard andLorraine<br />

Hansen.<br />

Olly startedwatchinggolf on TV when<br />

he was 3and modelled hisstyle on<br />

Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy, though<br />

he has had some recent input from the<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>club’s resident pro Matt Davis.<br />

Nine­hole converts (from left) Bruce Leighton, Sam Prince, Olly Prince, club president<br />

Murray Wackrow and convener Muriel Newman at the <strong>Ashburton</strong> Golf Club.<br />

The nine­holers’ convener is Muriel<br />

Morgan andshe is creditedwith helping<br />

grow numbers in recent years.<br />

Play is usually atthe <strong>Ashburton</strong> course,<br />

thoughroad trips areorganised to<br />

<strong>May</strong>field and Lake Hood.<br />

‘‘We play for avariety of trophies<br />

throughout the year,for bestaverage<br />

scores in putting, nett and stablefords.’’<br />

The annual championships are heldat<br />

the end of September.<br />

Murielsaid the number of nine­hole<br />

golferswas growingeverywhere. ‘‘People<br />

choose to play nine holes for different<br />

reasons. At our club, somenine­hole<br />

golfershave only ever played nine holes,<br />

while othersare former18­hole players.<br />

After the competition, there is acuppa<br />

or something stronger,and achancefor<br />

Bruce to tell some of his stories.<br />

He’s collected the odd championship<br />

andserved theclub in afew different<br />

roles.<br />

‘‘I owe agreat debt to the club and the<br />

members for what hasbeen60years of<br />

marvellousgolfing.’’<br />

Wheelchair ballers show off shooting skills<br />

The Canterbury Wheelies<br />

showed offtheir speed, skills<br />

and shootingaccuracy in an<br />

annual wheelchair basketball<br />

match in <strong>Ashburton</strong> on<br />

Saturday.<br />

Held aspart of theWheels<br />

Week programme,the friendly<br />

game at the Basketball Mid<br />

Canterbury stadium was<br />

playedagainst ateam of locals<br />

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

mayor Neil Brownand<br />

councillor Leen Braam.<br />

Brown,playing in his debut<br />

game,said he was nota<br />

basketballer, but had enjoyed<br />

the experience and the oncourt<br />

camaraderie and action.<br />

The visitors’ line­up<br />

included anumber of former<br />

New Zealand playersand<br />

professional playerEamon<br />

Wood, whospent 18 months<br />

playinginGermany before<br />

covid cutshort his overseas<br />

stay.<br />

With somegenerous<br />

refereeing, the homeside were<br />

within 10 points of the visitors<br />

at the end.<br />

Right: <strong>Ashburton</strong> mayor Neil<br />

Brown focuses while shooting<br />

from the free throw line.<br />

The oldest playingmembers<br />

GeorgeCrack (<strong>Ashburton</strong>) and<br />

June Cromie (Rakaia) cutting<br />

the centennial cake. PHOTO SUPPLIED<br />

Bowlers<br />

celebrate<br />

100 years<br />

Members of Mid Canterbury<br />

Bowling Sub­centrecelebrated<br />

100yearslast Friday night, with<br />

adinner and end of year<br />

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

The event drew 103 members<br />

to the MSABowling Clubon<br />

RacecourseRoad, as well as<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> District mayor Neil<br />

Brown,and guest speakers Ann<br />

Wright (an international bowls<br />

umpirefrom Christchurch) and<br />

Bowls Canterbury president<br />

Brian Barker.<br />

Acentennial cake baked for<br />

the occasion was cut by the<br />

district’seldest playing<br />

members George Crack of<br />

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

Rakaia. Therewas also a<br />

centenary bookletproduced<br />

which includedabriefhistory<br />

of the district’s bowling clubs.<br />

Sub­centre president Tony<br />

Inwood said the special event<br />

includedplentyoftime to<br />

rekindle bowling memories and<br />

was agood nightwith plenty of<br />

end of year certificates<br />

presented.<br />

Therewere alsosix Star<br />

Awards presented to bowlers by<br />

Mr Barker, he said.<br />

The sub­centre hadits first<br />

meeting on October1,1920 with<br />

Methven, Rakaia and<br />

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Week of 17 <strong>May</strong> 20<strong>21</strong> | ISSUE 29<br />

Work progresses on <strong>Ashburton</strong>Sewer Reliefproject<br />

Nearlyone kilometreofnew sewer pipe<br />

has beenlaid by Council contractors, of<br />

the planned 5.1-kilometre installation<br />

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

to Bridge Street inNetherby in recent<br />

weeks.<br />

Following the milestone <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

River Crossing and Pump Station project<br />

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“Some sections of the pipe installation<br />

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“The deeper levels of pipe installation<br />

require arange ofengineering measures<br />

such asnine-metre tall sheet piles, steel<br />

supports, and excavation works, as well<br />

as solutions to enable working up to three<br />

metres below the watertable,”headded.<br />

The sizable upgrade and eastern<br />

alignment of the sewer pipe is to support<br />

the current and future growth of the<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> Township and to relieve the<br />

existing, busy sewer network.<br />

Councilisworkingwithindividualresidents<br />

to maintain open communication around<br />

access.<br />

The <strong>Ashburton</strong> Hakatere River Trail<br />

remains open, however,access to it from<br />

Milton Road South is closed to cyclists and<br />

motorists.<br />

The intersection atMilton South Road<br />

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To stay informed of updates by visiting the<br />

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ashburtondc.govt.nz.<br />

Property information surveynow open as<br />

revaluations kick off<br />

Commercial, industrial and farming<br />

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arewelcome until Friday 18 June.<br />

Council BusinessSupport Group Manager,<br />

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property’svalue as accurately as possible.<br />

“Urban property information istypically<br />

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Week of 17 <strong>May</strong> 20<strong>21</strong> |ISSUE 29

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Ashleigh Rushton of Rushton Marketing<br />

andSaraStephensfromPixel&InkCreative<br />

Studio will be hosting aworkshop across<br />

two evenings atthe Hotel <strong>Ashburton</strong> on<br />

26 and 27 <strong>May</strong>, and event organisers are<br />

being invitedtosecuretheir seat as soon<br />

as possible.<br />

Just nine spaces are available for<br />

the workshops, which will feature an<br />

introductiontothe basics of socialmedia<br />

and website digital marketing, as well as<br />

an in-depth reviewofhow the two systems<br />

work best together.<br />

The Capability Development workshop<br />

is being organised through <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

District Council with fundingfromthe Mid<br />

CanterburyRegional Event Fund.<br />

Council Community Services Group<br />

Manager, Steve Fabish says attendees<br />

stand to gain practical insights and advice<br />

fordigital marketing, no matter their level<br />

of experience.<br />

“We’re very excited to have Ashleigh and<br />

Sara onboard to lift the lid on digital<br />

marketing, as it’s such an integralpart of<br />

the waybusiness is donetoday.<br />

“Council wants to ensure our local event<br />

organisers have the information and<br />

guidance they need to really get their<br />

event out thereand makeitasuccess for<br />

our district,especially if theyare wanting<br />

to grow the event and attract an even<br />

largeraudience.”<br />

The two-day workshop is $100 per person<br />

and includes take-home workbooks and<br />

light refreshments. They will run from<br />

5.30pm until 7.30pm on bothdays.<br />

Up to two people per event canregister to<br />

attend.<br />

Registrations are welcome via email<br />

at events@adc.govt.nz. Include your<br />

name, phone number, organisation and<br />

event name.<br />

About the presenters:<br />

AshleighRushtonisthedirectorofRushton<br />

Marketing, which wasfoundedin2014 to<br />

provide outsourced marketing expertise<br />

forsmall to medium business owners.<br />

Pixel &Ink Creative Studio is awebsite<br />

development agencybasedin<strong>Ashburton</strong>.<br />

Sara Stephens is the Creative Director,<br />

producing web designs for small<br />

businesses.<br />

Hands-on with Head Pieces at the<br />

Museum<br />

COMMUNITY<br />

NOTICEBOARD<br />

Public Notice<br />

RATING INFORMATION<br />

DATABASE<br />

The Rating Information Database of the<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> District Council is now available<br />

forinspection on our website ashburtondc.<br />

govt.nz at any time.<br />

Any other queries regarding the Rating<br />

Information Database canbemade by calling<br />

our officeon(03) 307 7700, emailing info@<br />

adc.govt.nz or visiting the <strong>Ashburton</strong> District<br />

Council at 5Baring SquareWest,<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

during our officehours(Monday to<br />

Wednesday,8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Thursday<br />

9:00 a.m. –5:00 p.m., Friday8:30 a.m. –5:00<br />

p.m).<br />

The Rating Information Database contains<br />

informationrequired by Council to setand<br />

assess ratesoneach rating unitwithinthe<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> District. Details include the name<br />

and postal address of the owner of therating<br />

unit,ratingvaluation, services available<br />

or connectedtothe rating unit,the legal<br />

description, and the area of the rating unit.<br />

This is as per Part 2Section27and Section<br />

28 of the LocalGovernment(Rating)Act<br />

2002, andthe LocalGovernment(Rating)<br />

Amendment Act 2004.<br />

Hamish Riach<br />

ChiefExecutive<br />

REQUESTFOR TENDER<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> District Councilisseeking<br />

tendersfor 1new tractor forthe Open<br />

Spaces Division, with the following<br />

specifications:<br />

• 95-105hp<br />

• ab,with aircon and suspension<br />

• Soft Foot flotation tyres, TRStypeturf<br />

tread-Front 500's, Rear 650's<br />

• Current availability for deliveryby30<br />

June20<strong>21</strong> (availabilityifafter 1July 20<strong>21</strong>)<br />

• Local24-hour servicing<br />

• Road registration<br />

Tender Opens:20<strong>May</strong> 20<strong>21</strong><br />

Tender Closes: 4.00 pm 29 <strong>May</strong> 20<strong>21</strong><br />

Forfurther information or to apply,please<br />

contact us on 0274382 542 or<br />

ian.soper@adc.govt.nz.<br />

Ian Soper<br />

OpenSpacesManager<br />

JUNE MEETINGS<br />

Meetingsare held in the Council<br />

Chambers, 137 Havelock Street,<br />

(unless otherwise advised).<br />

Uniquely designed hand-made<br />

headpiece creationshave beenspotted<br />

leaving the <strong>Ashburton</strong> Museum with<br />

their proud creators as part of the<br />

Critters, Creatures and Curiosities<br />

exhibit running there from 16 Aprilto1<br />

July.<br />

The <strong>Ashburton</strong> Youth Council took part<br />

in the activityasateam-building exercise<br />

apart of their monthly Youth Council<br />

meeting. They even invited members of<br />

SelwynYouth Counciltojoinin, provingto<br />

be ahit!<br />

With hot glue guns and sewing kits at<br />

the ready, both Youth Councils twisted<br />

florist wires around feathers, fabrics, and<br />

headbands to craft their own decorated<br />

ears,antlersorantennae.<br />

“The Youth Councillors made antlers,<br />

mouse ears, and even an alien-eye,” said<br />

Youth Council ChairMichael Baker.<br />

“It was tricky, but agood icebreaker,”he<br />

added.<br />

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

Services Group Manager, SteveFabish said<br />

the <strong>Ashburton</strong> Museum exhibitions are a<br />

greateducational and enjoyable resource<br />

availabletoour community.<br />

“With every exhibition, we have afamilyfriendly<br />

learning activity that people<br />

can take home with them as asouvenir.<br />

We aim to provide agood half-day of<br />

entertainment forall ages,”hesaid.<br />

The Critters, Creatures and Curiosities<br />

exhibition features attention-grabbing,<br />

animal-made, or related items from<br />

traditional animal products to skulls and<br />

whale vertebrae.<br />

The exhibition is running now through 1<br />

July20<strong>21</strong>.<br />

Council Meeting,<br />

Wednesday2June, 1.00pm<br />

(live-streamed)<br />

Biodiversity AdvisoryGroup Meeting,<br />

Tuesday 8June, 1.00pm<br />

Youth Council Meeting,<br />

Wednesday9June, 4.00pm<br />

Methven Community<br />

BoardMeeting,<br />

MtHutt Memorial Hall<br />

Monday 14 June, 1.00pm<br />

Council Meeting,<br />

Wednesday 16 June, 1.00pm<br />

(live-streamed)<br />

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

Meeting,<br />

Thursday22June, 1.00pm<br />

Council Activity Briefings,<br />

Wednesday 23 June,9.30am<br />

(live-streamed)<br />

Audit &RiskCommittee Meeting,<br />

Wednesday23June,1.00pm<br />

(live-streamed)<br />

Extraordinary Council Meeting,<br />

Wednesday30June,1.00pm<br />

(live-streamed)<br />

ashburtondc.govt.nz Week of 17 <strong>May</strong> 20<strong>21</strong> |ISSUE 29<br />

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CLUB NEWS<br />

26 <strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>May</strong> 20, 20<strong>21</strong><br />

www.ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

Mid Canterbury Friendship<br />

Clubs<br />

Friendship Clubs in Mid<br />

Canterbury learned thisweek<br />

that they have anew chairman<br />

of Friendship New Zealand<br />

(Inc).<br />

Warren Jeffs of Christchurch<br />

has beenelected by the New<br />

Zealand Friendship Council to<br />

replace GraemePierson of<br />

Christchurch who has held the<br />

job for the past six years and<br />

has seen the organisation<br />

through the sometimes difficult<br />

times sinceleavingAustralianbased<br />

South Pacific ProbusLtd.<br />

Graeme will be recognisedat<br />

the AGMofFriendship New<br />

Zealand shortly.<br />

Warren has previouslybeen<br />

area representativefor North<br />

Canterbury andisalso now also<br />

our representative councillor<br />

on the New Zealand council.<br />

Warren has been welcomed<br />

by Friendship Mid Canterbury<br />

area rep Errol Kingsbury who<br />

has previously workedwith<br />

him.<br />

Mid Canterbury has five<br />

friendship clubs,three ladies’,<br />

one men’s and one combined<br />

club and are always welcoming<br />

to new members who are<br />

retired or semi­retired who are<br />

seeking to join aclub which is<br />

not aservice club, which meets<br />

onceamonth for very<br />

interesting meetings with guest<br />

speakers, trips,both local and<br />

awayand other social events<br />

with like­mindedpeople and of<br />

asimilar age group.<br />

Friendship clubs are<br />

affiliated to Friendship New<br />

Zealand butare otherwise<br />

autonomous and each club has<br />

its own culture and<br />

programmes andour local<br />

clubshave over 400 members<br />

combined.<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>Combined is our<br />

oldest clubwith both men and<br />

women as members, withmany<br />

couples althoughsingles are<br />

also members. Meets at the<br />

Senior Citizens Centre, second<br />

Tuesdays in the month.<br />

Mid Canterbury Central is a<br />

mainlymen’s club andhas the<br />

largestmembershipinour<br />

area.Meets at theSenior<br />

CitizensCentre,third Tuesdays<br />

of the month.<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>Ladies is the<br />

oldest ladies’club here and<br />

meets at the Sinclair Centre,<br />

fourth Wednesday.<br />

Mid Canterbury Ladies meet<br />

at Hotel <strong>Ashburton</strong>, second<br />

Wednesdaysand Plains Ladies<br />

also meet at the Hotel<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> on the fourth<br />

Mondayofthemonth.<br />

All club meetingsstart at<br />

9.45am butprospective new<br />

members can just turnupatthe<br />

venue on theindicated date at<br />

9.30am to be welcomed and<br />

enjoy afree meeting as a<br />

visitor. You won’tregret it!<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> Bridge Club<br />

Monday Evening –<strong>May</strong> 10th, B<br />

&CLadder<br />

AN/S 1stBruce Leighton &<br />

PaulLeadley, 2ndRuth Logan<br />

&AnneGilbert, 3rd Mervyn<br />

Jones &Pauline Scott<br />

E/W 1st George Brown&<br />

David Fisher, 2nd Mary Bruce<br />

&Bev Blair, 3rd Wendy &Eric<br />

Parr<br />

BN/S 1st Judy Jemmett &Ian<br />

Doel,2nd Johnny Wright&<br />

David Robertson<br />

E/W 1st Mandy Reid &<br />

Rebecca Oldam,2nd Debbs<br />

Taggart &Bryan Beeston<br />

Tuesday Evening –<strong>May</strong> 11th,<br />

Robinson Salver<br />

N/S1st JudithEdmond &<br />

MarykeBlignault, 2nd Kay<br />

RobbJohn Fechney, 3rd Pat<br />

Jordan &Bill Kolkman<br />

E/W 1st Audrey Rooney &<br />

Annette Blain, 2nd Jan<br />

McClelland &Ian Doel,3rd<br />

Football action between Allenton Angels (pink socks) and MC<br />

Pukekos in the fun kicks grade of Mid Canterbury United Football<br />

Club’s games at <strong>Ashburton</strong> Domain last weekend.<br />

Leigh Wackrow &Jill Browne<br />

Wednesday Afternoon­<strong>May</strong><br />

12th, Individual Ladder<br />

N/S 1st Trish Downward&<br />

Maree Moore, 2nd Rosemary<br />

McLaughlin &Judith Edmond,<br />

3rd David Sewell&Debbie<br />

Seddon­Sewell<br />

E/W 1st Bev Turton&Peter<br />

Wilson,2nd Jill Browne&<br />

Jeanette Lovett, 3rdRewaKyle<br />

&Mary Buckland<br />

Thursday Evening –<strong>May</strong> 13th,<br />

Smith’s Trophy<br />

N/S 1st Pat Jordan &Bill<br />

Kolkman, 2nd Jason Vannini&<br />

Maree Moore, 3rd Peter Wilson<br />

&David Sewell<br />

E/W 1st AlanWright&Trish<br />

Downward, 2nd SueRosevear<br />

&Ian Doel,3rd Audrey &Jim<br />

Rooney.<br />

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

Friendship Club<br />

Our mini speakerwas Barrie<br />

Hunt. Hisfamily farmed at<br />

Waipara, North Canterbury.<br />

Times were tough with<br />

newspaperloo paperand flour<br />

bag singlets.<br />

After shepherding for his<br />

father, he bought afarmat<br />

Wakanui in 1956. Anew house<br />

soon followed. In 1962he<br />

bought someturkey hens. He<br />

developed his turkeybusiness<br />

witha5000 sq ft shed, silos and<br />

ahammermill,the abattoirat<br />

Keenans Road till he was<br />

selling 35,000 turkeys ayear.<br />

He also successfullybred<br />

corriedales, toppingthe<br />

Tinwald Two Tooth fair and<br />

selling sheeptoSouth America.<br />

Other interests included Full<br />

Bore shooting, the County Club,<br />

the Tinwald Reserve Board,<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>Town Watch and<br />

vintage cars.<br />

Errol explained the role of<br />

Justices of the Peace.JPs go<br />

back to 1361 during the reign of<br />

Edward the Third when<br />

appointees were given the<br />

powertotry felonies. In NZ, JPs<br />

preceded the era of judgeswith<br />

the first, ThomasKendall,<br />

beingappointed in 1814,<br />

althoughhewas later<br />

dismissed. The first woman JP,<br />

MrsElizabeth Yates, was<br />

appointedin1893.The next<br />

womanand firstMaori woman<br />

JP,Rewa Bennett, was<br />

appointedin1930.<br />

JPs are appointed for life<br />

unless they resign or are<br />

dismissed. All active JPs are<br />

Ministerial JPs,but asmaller<br />

number areJudicialJPs.<br />

RetiredJPs retain the<br />

designation but are no longer<br />

active.JPs becomeaccredited<br />

by achievingapass rate of 92%<br />

in an exam.Judicial JPs must<br />

successfully complete a<br />

correspondencecourse.<br />

Judicial JPs are addressedas<br />

“YourWorship” in court and<br />

have asimilarjurisdiction to a<br />

District Court Judge in almost<br />

any proceeding for whichthe<br />

penalty is notimprisonment,<br />

main exceptions being cases of<br />

asexual nature,serious drug<br />

cases or youth or family court<br />

matters.<br />

JPsduties include witnessing<br />

documents andsignatures,<br />

takingdeclarations, affidavits,<br />

oaths, or affirmations. In<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> we have aJPSigning<br />

Centre in Community House on<br />

Tuesdays and Fridays from<br />

Noon until 2.00pm. Errol<br />

related some anecdotesfrom<br />

his Judicial JP experience.<br />

Ourmain speaker was Kathy<br />

Harrington­Watt, Refugee<br />

Settlement Support Team<br />

Leader.Shewas accompanied<br />

by Navid Bashir, Cultural<br />

Navigator,originally from<br />

Afghanistan,whose task is to<br />

help the Afghan Hazaras<br />

refugees coming to <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

adapttoavery different<br />

culture.<br />

Refugees leave their homes<br />

because they arefacinglife and<br />

deathsituations and are unable<br />

to return. Theyhave faced<br />

many challenges before they<br />

reach NZ and often have<br />

amazing stories.<br />

They had to be very resilient<br />

and adaptable to get here.<br />

Theirdreams are commonto<br />

humanity; asafeplace to live<br />

and work where their children<br />

can have future opportunities.<br />

It is importantthe community<br />

welcomes and supports them<br />

and helps them getstarted.<br />

Approximately 110 refugees<br />

are expectedtoarrive in<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> over the next 12<br />

months. Two families arrive in<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> on the 28 <strong>May</strong> and<br />

the task of the Refugee<br />

Settlement Support Serviceis<br />

ensurethey are welcomed and<br />

supported by our community.<br />

Ensuring suitable housing,<br />

whitewareand furniture and<br />

groceries etc available is the<br />

first priority but ongoing<br />

support with finding<br />

employment, helping children<br />

settle into schooland making<br />

the first connections with our<br />

community is equally<br />

important.<br />

Allenton Bowling Club<br />

Friday14th<strong>May</strong> was thestart<br />

of the Hunt Trophy,format:<br />

ThreeBowls Triples.<br />

Play which startedat12noon<br />

is to be playedevery fortnight.<br />

The successful top three<br />

teams were in first round were:<br />

First: Joe Ryk, Heather<br />

Goodall, Judy Ryk 3wins 17<br />

ends<br />

Second: GraemeBishop,Bill<br />

Clarke, TrishClarke2wins 1<br />

draw 19 ends<br />

Third: Bruce Hopwood, Faye<br />

McKnight,Raylene Heads 2<br />

wins1draw 14 ends.<br />

Saturday 15th <strong>May</strong> was the<br />

start of the WinterTrophy,<br />

format: AussiePairs.<br />

Played Started at 12 noon is<br />

to be played every fortnight.<br />

The successful top four teams<br />

were in firstround were:<br />

First: Linda Osborne,<br />

Donalda Watson. 3Wins 34 1 ⁄2<br />

points<br />

Second:Graeme Bishop,<br />

Annette Sargisson. 3wins 34<br />

points<br />

Third: BrentMason Millie<br />

Foggo 3wins 32 points<br />

Fourth:Rowen Tonks, Wayne<br />

Lloyd 3wins 29 1 ⁄2 Points<br />

Next eventsofthe winter<br />

programmeare as follows:<br />

TuesdayRollups have started<br />

be there to put your names in by<br />

12.45 pm before the 1.00 pm<br />

start.<br />

Wednesday 19th <strong>May</strong> Kiddey<br />

Cup: format Aussie Pairs 12<br />

noon start.<br />

Saturday22<strong>May</strong> Bishop<br />

Plate: format 2Bowl Triples.<br />

Reminderthis weekonly start<br />

time is 11.00am not 12 noon.<br />

Remember this coming<br />

Sunday the 23rd of <strong>May</strong> Starting<br />

2.00pm will be the presentation<br />

of trophiesfollowed by the AGM<br />

of the bowlingclub then AGM<br />

sports club, afternoon tea will<br />

follow this, so bring aplate<br />

please see you then.<br />

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

The club's AGM was held on<br />

Wednesday, <strong>May</strong> 5. Phil's<br />

president's report has been<br />

posted on our Facebook page<br />

for those interested.<br />

Congratulations to all of those<br />

elected to club roles.<br />

The club would not function<br />

without people volunteering to<br />

take on roles. This is avery<br />

strong committee which bodes<br />

well for the club going forward.<br />

At the following meeting Adi<br />

organised areverse meeting.<br />

That entailed the agenda to be<br />

flipped on its head which<br />

meant that evaluators gave<br />

their evaluations before the<br />

speeches and so on.<br />

Adi is to be commended for<br />

introducing this idea which was<br />

thoroughly entertaining. It<br />

would be great if we could<br />

organise areverse meeting<br />

annually (this was the first one<br />

that Ihad been to in my five<br />

years as amember of the club).<br />

It is also areminder that if<br />

you wish to try something<br />

different or new that you are<br />

more than welcome to do so.<br />

In Mark's speech he<br />

emphasised the importance of<br />

astrong opening to aspeech.<br />

Matt held aquestion­andanswer<br />

session after aspeech<br />

on the importance of having an<br />

Enduring Power of Attorney.<br />

Mid CanterburyLadies<br />

Friendship Club<br />

President Julie Begg<br />

welcomed members to the <strong>May</strong><br />

meeting of the Mid Canterbury<br />

Ladies Friendship Club.<br />

After the National Anthem<br />

was sung, birthdays and<br />

anniversaries were celebrated.<br />

Abus trip is being planned to<br />

Christchurch on June 23 to visit<br />

the new library and art gallery.<br />

After the raffle was drawn the<br />

mini speaker was Bev who told<br />

of her interesting life. She<br />

remembers as achild sitting on<br />

cushions in the family’s 1939<br />

Packard throwing out hay.<br />

She attendeddances in the<br />

Radiant Hall, but when it came<br />

time to get married, many tricks<br />

were playedonthe couple,<br />

even putting the going away car<br />

on blocks and meat on the<br />

engine, as well as acase full of<br />

confetti.<br />

They hired acampervan and<br />

touredaround the USA and<br />

Mexico, eventually returning to<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> and settingupthe<br />

motor show. After morning tea<br />

members were visited by some<br />

womenwith products of<br />

interest –boneless bras.<br />

The thought for the month:<br />

The best and most beautiful<br />

thingsinthis world cannotbe<br />

seen or heard, but must be felt<br />

with the heart.<br />

The Friendship Club offers<br />

support to people who are<br />

lookingfor friends and<br />

fellowship. We have coffee<br />

mornings, meetings with<br />

interesting speakers, bus trips<br />

and more.<br />

If you would like to make new<br />

friendsplease phone Avis 308<br />

6539 or Rae 308 8927, they<br />

would love to hear from you.<br />

Lions Club of <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

The <strong>May</strong> meeting was held at<br />

the Hotel<strong>Ashburton</strong>on<br />

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

President Roger Paterson<br />

welcomed agood Quiz Night<br />

attendance. Includedwere<br />

guest Mike Wells,hosted by<br />

Peter Kennard, and inductee<br />

Bob Doreen sponsoredbyPeter<br />

Keeley.<br />

Lists circulated included<br />

final club visit of the Lions year<br />

to Geraldine club, Talleys trip<br />

now <strong>May</strong> 20 in ordertomeet<br />

processing deadlines, and Big<br />

SmokevRural Folk help<br />

required on June 26.<br />

Barney Parsonsgave a<br />

forthright rundown of the<br />

success of the swap meet held<br />

at Tinwald. Particular mention<br />

was made of Lion Manny Sim’s<br />

contribution in so many ways to<br />

this day.<br />

The new boardfor next Lions<br />

Calendar Year was outlined by<br />

President Roger.<br />

Sam Gordon, administration,<br />

outlined the application by<br />

Hakatere Youth Sports Club for<br />

the club blazer to be given<br />

financial assistance and this<br />

was agreedtobythe meeting.<br />

Our 3minute speaker was<br />

Lion Graham Edge who has<br />

been amemberofthe Lions<br />

Club for 19 years. Coming from<br />

England, Graham gave agreat<br />

insighttohis upbringing in<br />

Birmingham including<br />

becoming around ball code<br />

‘gang’memberofAston Villa.<br />

He watches every game they<br />

play to this day!<br />

His life path went from sheet<br />

metalapprentice to car<br />

manufacturing to Australia<br />

(after meeting his wife Linda),<br />

to New Zealandand then to<br />

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

In <strong>Ashburton</strong> Lion Lance<br />

Schubert brought Graham to<br />

Lions and the rest is history –a<br />

great involvement in and<br />

servicetoLions.<br />

Grace and the thought for the<br />

day by Lindsay Telfer preceded<br />

the club meal and then Colin<br />

Morgan led the quiz with his<br />

usual enthusiasm and fun<br />

aspect. Raffles and the tail<br />

twisterconcludedanenjoyable<br />

evening.<br />

The next meetingis<br />

changeover night at Hotel<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> on Wednesday June<br />

2. This is apartners night.

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FEATURE<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>May</strong> 20, 20<strong>21</strong><br />

27<br />

Dairying In the Heart of Canterbury<br />

Dairy employment<br />

Dairy farming hasthe highest<br />

average salaryamong agricultural<br />

industries.<br />

Dairy processing has the<br />

highestaverage salary level of<br />

New Zealand’s food<br />

manufacturingindustries.<br />

Just under 80 percent of dairy<br />

sector wagesare earned in rural<br />

areas.<br />

Dairy farming is atop 10<br />

employer in half of New Zealand<br />

regions.<br />

Farmers who are challenged by<br />

staff shortages are encouraged to<br />

reach outand talk to others.<br />

Or contact the RuralEmployee<br />

Support Hub on 0800 694 1<strong>21</strong>.<br />

Anyone understressorinneed<br />

of additional support can also<br />

contact Rural Support Trust Mid<br />

Canterbury 0800787254.<br />

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More dairy workers are needed to help relieve pressure on farming families.<br />

Dairy workers sought<br />

Dairy industry bodies say not<br />

allowing more skilled<br />

international dairyworkers<br />

into the country will put more<br />

pressure on farmersheading<br />

into the new dairy season.<br />

FederatedFarmersand<br />

DairyNZare disappointment<br />

government could not finda<br />

way to bring 500desperately<br />

needed skilleddairy<br />

employees into thecountry.<br />

FederatedFarmers<br />

believed thepressure some<br />

farming families were under,<br />

due to asevere lack of people<br />

to work on farms, was already<br />

takingatoll with stresslevels<br />

up andimpacting wellbeing<br />

and health.<br />

Feds employment and<br />

immigration spokesperson<br />

Chris Lewis said farmers had<br />

beensaying for well over a<br />

year therewas areal<br />

shortage of suitable dairy<br />

staff. ‘‘I am getting daily calls<br />

aboutthe labour situation<br />

andmany farmers don’t know<br />

whattodofor the coming<br />

season. I’m afarmer, nota<br />

social workerand Idon’t<br />

know what to tell these<br />

people,’’hesaid. There were<br />

more than1280jobs<br />

advertised on theFarm<br />

Source website as of late last<br />

week.<br />

‘‘We hopedthat MPI and<br />

Immigration wouldhave seen<br />

theimpact that ashortage of<br />

people hashad during<br />

harvestfor ourhorticulture<br />

colleagues and try andavoid<br />

thesame problems through<br />

thepeak dairycalving<br />

period,’’ he said.<br />

Despite the<br />

disappointment over the<br />

dairyworkers, Federated<br />

Farmerswas pleased to see<br />

someshearersand<br />

agriculturalcontractors have<br />

been approved to enter the<br />

country for their peak<br />

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DairyNZ chief executiveDr<br />

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right as thesector headed<br />

intoits peak period.<br />

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Dairying In the Heart of Canterbury<br />

Reducing emissions of dairy farming<br />

Phill and Jos Everest’s<br />

journey to find their onfarm<br />

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numbers and the<br />

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with other farmersaround<br />

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Philland Jos Everest have a<br />

balanced approachtodairy<br />

farming on the heavy soils of<br />

their Flemington farm on the<br />

coastal edge of Mid Canterbury.<br />

It’s helpsthem to reduce their<br />

farm's agricultural greenhouse<br />

gas emissions. Flemington<br />

Farm sits about 10km south of<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> and 4km fromthe<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> River and is nearly<br />

280 hectares of flat irrigated<br />

land, once part of the<br />

Longbeach Estate.<br />

Phill and Jos haveowned the<br />

farmfor 33 years,though it was<br />

leasedasadry stock and<br />

cropping farm for 23 years<br />

while Phill built up his farm<br />

consultancypractice.<br />

The landwas converted to<br />

dairy production10years ago<br />

andcarries aherd of 750 on 2<strong>21</strong><br />

hectares; 38ha is used for<br />

winter/feed crops andsome<br />

young stockand the balance,<br />

18ha, is in laneways, buildings<br />

andtrees. The Everests,who<br />

supply Synlait, operate alowintensity<br />

system with avery<br />

efficient irrigation regime.<br />

The farm’s soils are heavy<br />

with ahigh water­holding<br />

capacity. Irrigation water is<br />

supplied fromtwo bores<br />

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centre pivots covering most of<br />

the property.<br />

There is very little feed<br />

Flemingtondairy farmers Jos and Phill Everest.<br />

imported to milking cows.<br />

Phill is also one of DairyNZ's<br />

Climate Change Ambassadors<br />

and has been involved in the<br />

DairyNZ ‘Meeting a<br />

Sustainable Future' initiative<br />

in the Selwyn and Hinds<br />

catchments. ‘‘We're just trying<br />

todothe best we can for the<br />

environment and the cowsand<br />

the people on our farm,’’ he<br />

said.<br />

Acritical part of Phill and<br />

Jos'journey was havingafarm<br />

planwhich allowed them to<br />

meet increasingly stringent<br />

environmental obligations<br />

necessary for the catchment<br />

while still runningaresilient<br />

and profitable business.<br />

It wasalso arequirement of<br />

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Lead WithPride programme<br />

requires excellence acrossfour<br />

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milk quality, animal health and<br />

social responsibility (people).<br />

An increasing partofthe<br />

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The farmgenerates about<br />

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Dairying In the Heart of Canterbury<br />

Dairy industry awards<br />

Mid Canterbury dairy<br />

farmersDinukaand<br />

Nadeeka Gamage,and Maria<br />

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othersinthe industry at the<br />

nationalDairy Industry<br />

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Theyhad won their<br />

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the Gamages in the share<br />

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and Maria in the dairy<br />

manager of the yearcategory,<br />

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out by North Island dairy<br />

farmers.<br />

Brothers ManojKumar and<br />

Sumit Kamboj fromHawke’s<br />

Bay/Wairarapa, were named<br />

Share Farmers of the Year,<br />

Christopher Vila, of Waikato,<br />

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Ruth Connolly, alsofrom<br />

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All three winnerstook<br />

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Share Farmer headjudge<br />

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India to explain their history<br />

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Dairying In the Heart of Canterbury<br />

Mattes places third at dairy awards<br />

Canterbury/North Otago finalist Mattes Groenendijk, of Rangiora, took<br />

out third place in the dairy trainee of the year section.<br />

What adifference ayear<br />

makes.<br />

Twelve months ago,<br />

winning dairy trainee of the<br />

year in the20<strong>21</strong>Canterbury­<br />

North Otago Dairy Industry<br />

Awardscouldnot have been<br />

further fromthe mind of<br />

Mattes Groenendijk.<br />

Last weekendheclaimed<br />

third place in the20<strong>21</strong> New<br />

ZealandDairyTrainee of the<br />

Year; it waswon by Ruth<br />

Connolly of Waikato.<br />

Originally from Waikato,Mr<br />

Groenendijk decided to move<br />

to Canterbury just beforethe<br />

Covid­19 lockdown, after<br />

beingmaderedundant.<br />

He joinedhis partner, who<br />

had moved southtotakeupa<br />

newjob thepreviousmonth.<br />

Agraduate fromMassey<br />

University,with amaster’s<br />

degree in animal science, Mr<br />

Groenendijk decided the time<br />

was right to embark on a<br />

career in dairying.<br />

‘‘I was down here for the<br />

lockdown andit all happened<br />

pretty fast. There were plenty<br />

of dairy farm jobs going and<br />

this onefit the bill.’’<br />

Mr Groenendijk started<br />

workinJune asafarm<br />

assistantworkingacross two<br />

Ngai TahuFarms at Eyrewell,<br />

near Oxford, onemilking 970<br />

cows andtheother 930 cows.<br />

While there were usually<br />

four staff on each farm, with<br />

casuallabourtohelpduring<br />

thebusy periods, Covid­19<br />

hadcreated its challenges,<br />

leadingtostaff shortages.<br />

‘‘Ifirst started duringthe<br />

winterand it was great. It was<br />

nice andcruisey,not getting<br />

up early and not having to do<br />

long hours, and then calving<br />

hit.<br />

‘‘It’s been afast learning<br />

curve,but it’s been good.I<br />

think we’ve got apretty good<br />

crew and the farmsare pretty<br />

well set up with modern<br />

systems, centre pivotsand<br />

modern milking sheds.’’<br />

As well as the top prize,Mr<br />

Groenendijk won two merit<br />

prizes, theFMG farming<br />

knowledge award andthe<br />

DairyNZpractical skills<br />

award.<br />

‘‘Having studiedand having<br />

that background gave me<br />

good knowledgefor the<br />

interview questions, but on<br />

thepractical side, Iwas<br />

surprised to win.<br />

‘‘I was able to identify all<br />

thedifferent types of feed and<br />

Ihad to do atractor pre­start<br />

check, but they asked me to<br />

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them before."<br />

While his fellow traineesin<br />

thedairy awards comprise<br />

several different<br />

nationalities,MrGroenendijk<br />

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mother andwith Dutch<br />

ancestry on his father’s side.<br />

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farm in Waikato.<br />

‘‘I want to learn as much as<br />

Ican andoverthe next two to<br />

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While there were<br />

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Mr Shaw acknowledged<br />

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“There have been things<br />

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Dairying In the Heart of Canterbury<br />

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Sophie White loves working in the dairy industry where there is plenty of<br />

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2379102<br />

REPAIR or REPLACE<br />

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2378913<br />

•Manufacturer and supplier of<br />

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•Retrodouble glazing installers foradrier,<br />

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Forafreequote, contactDavid &Lorayne Oakley<br />

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8A John Street,<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

2344292<br />

2371984<br />

ASHBURTON<br />

GLASS LTD<br />

Experts in glass<br />

308-3918<br />

<strong>21</strong>4Wills Street<br />

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

www.ashburtonglass.co.nz<br />

office@ashburtonglass.co.nz<br />

UNDER NEW LOCAL OWNERSHIP<br />

2379279<br />

Our authorised techniciansns<br />

service and repair all<br />

makes and models of<br />

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2372825<br />

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•All domestic and commercial wiring<br />

•New build andalterations<br />

•Freequotes<br />

2379247<br />

2381274<br />

• Wheel alignments<br />

• Wheel balancingand<br />

puncturerepairs<br />

24 HOUR CALLOUTSERVICE<br />

03 307 8438<br />

ForPassenger,Commercial<br />

and Farm Vehicles<br />

Bridgestone<br />

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

CnrCox&East St.<br />

Book nowon03 307 8438<br />

Proudly locallyownedand operated<br />

SELECTED<br />

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Conditions apply.Includes<br />

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and astandardoil filter.<br />

Seein-storefor details<br />

2379261<br />

•CARS •4WDs •CAMPERVANS<br />

Automotive<br />

Diagnostics &<br />

Servicing<br />

03 308 6646<br />

•Automotiveservicing,repairs<br />

and diagnostics<br />

•Latest scan tools and<br />

servicedata<br />

•All makes and models including<br />

European and Japanese<br />

•Vehicle transportand recovery<br />

TheBig Blue Shed<br />

CnrJohn &McLean Street,<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

2382531<br />

ALL THINGS CANVAS &PVC<br />

*Awnings/Shade sails/Dropblinds*Auto seat covers &repairs<br />

*Hay&bin covers *PVC covers &repairs<br />

*Ute tonneau covers *Furnitureupholsteryrepairs<br />

*Commercial<br />

PHONE TRAVISHOWDEN 027 922 4544<br />

2379128<br />

•<br />

•<br />

•<br />

•New builds •Renovations<br />

•All types of engineering<br />

•Small or large projects<br />

Rob0<strong>21</strong> 124 4268 l Sam022 5428927<br />

email: robsue@hotmail.co.nz<br />

2379146

trusted<br />

More Trusted<br />

Trades Services<br />

on page 43<br />

trades &services<br />

20<strong>21</strong> GUIDE<br />

To book your spaceinthis guide,phone KarenGane 308 7664 or email karen.gane@ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

Interior and Exterior Painting<br />

PROFESSIONAL<br />

PORTRAIT AND<br />

COMMERCIAL<br />

PHOTOGRAPHER<br />

PICTURE FRAMING<br />

GALLERY &STUDIO<br />

179WEST STREET<br />

0800 881122<br />

emmily@emmilyharmer.co.nz<br />

www.emmilyharmer.co.nz<br />

2372098<br />

FREE LEGAL HELP<br />

Help in person by appointment<br />

Thursday9.15am -1.45pm<br />

Ph 0508 CANLAW<br />

(0508 226 529) to makean<br />

appointment.<br />

Help by phone Infoline<br />

03 371 3819 or 0508 226 529<br />

<strong>21</strong>5 Tancred Street,<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

2379134<br />

JukeBox Hire<br />

Weddings,<strong>21</strong>st,<br />

PrivateFunctions<br />

Sound Systems &Lighting Hire<br />

Phone DJ Dave<br />

03 308 5106<br />

027 251 0015<br />

www.soundmanagement.co.nz<br />

2346679<br />

RESIDENTIAL &<br />

COMMERCIAL SPECIALISTS<br />

Phone Quentin andPhilon<br />

027 282 8908 or 027 2828909<br />

Interior Plastering<br />

Wallpapering<br />

2379104<br />

GODSELL<br />

BRICKLAYING<br />

•Houses<br />

•Feature Walls<br />

•Fences<br />

•Blocklaying<br />

Chris Godsell<br />

027 274 2533<br />

AH 308 7117<br />

godsell@xtra.co.nz<br />

2362401<br />

•Restoration<br />

•Modifications<br />

•Rust Repairs<br />

2379139<br />

Lubes WOF<br />

Allmechanical repairs<br />

TRIANGLE<br />

GARAGE LTD<br />

Victoria Street,<br />

TheTriangle,<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Phone: (03) 308 6772<br />

•InsuranceClaims<br />

•WOF Reports<br />

•All vehicle Panel &Paint<br />

16 Cass Street,<strong>Ashburton</strong>. 03 308 0387<br />

johnsons.panelpaint@gmail.com<br />

2379285<br />

NEAT GARDENS<br />

Does your garden need monthly<br />

maintenancetokeep it tidy and<br />

looking good through the seasons?<br />

Or perhaps just need aone off tidy<br />

or pruning completed?<br />

We can help!<br />

Allgarden wasteremoved<br />

ContactCAROLYN Phone: 027 2675403 or 3082333<br />

Email: cccolt@xtra.co.nz<br />

2376763<br />

Integrity Estate Services specialise in;<br />

• Full interior house clean, including carpets<br />

• Full exterior service<br />

• Preparing/de-cluttering houses<br />

• Packing<br />

• Re-homing furniture<br />

2379231<br />

Complimentary 30 minute walk through consultation<br />

“Professional co-ordination of your relocation needs”<br />

Kate Webster 027 500 1033<br />

ALL YOUR PLUMBING NEEDS<br />

•Bathroom/<br />

kitchen renovations<br />

•New homes<br />

Kate.IES@hotmail.com<br />

•24/7emergencycall out<br />

Phone James 022 463 4606 l 03 308 8865<br />

office@premierplumbing.co.nz<br />

“IntegrityEstate<br />

Services”<br />

Premier<br />

Plumbing<br />

Ltd<br />

2372238<br />

GREAT<br />

RATES<br />

PC Repairs, Set-up and Tutoring<br />

Icome to youday or evening!<br />

NewPCs<br />

and Laptops<br />

forsale<br />

•PCRepairs/Sales •Networks/Servers<br />

•Firewalls/Security •Spyware Clean-up •Training<br />

20 YearsExperience Microso Cerfied Professional<br />

NETWORKS FIREWALLS AND PCS LTD<br />

Robin Johnstone 67 Aitken Street, <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

P: 03 308 1440 C: 027 768 4058<br />

robinbj@xtra.co.nz<br />

2379245<br />

Ashb<br />

hbut<br />

rton,R Rolles<br />

leston<br />

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Chrit<br />

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•Paving •Irrigation •Lawns<br />

•Planting •Fences •Pergolas<br />

•Water features •Outdoor fires<br />

•Raised planters •Decks<br />

•Stonework•Brick &blockwork<br />

•Artificialgrass and more...<br />

Email –Aaron@theoutdoorspace.co.nz<br />

Phone0800 688 365 /0<strong>21</strong> 542 402<br />

www.theoutdoorspace.co.nz<br />

2344420<br />

QualityRepairs &Manufacturing<br />

ENGINEERING<br />

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

General engineering and<br />

mobile workshop<br />

Ewan Cairns<br />

0274354 031<br />

Integritybuilds agood reputation<br />

2376534<br />

Sales l Service l Repairs<br />

E-BIKES l MOTORCYCLES<br />

P 03 308 7982 - E cliff@mckayanddonaldson.co.nz<br />

W www.mckayanddonaldson.co.nz -734 East Street,<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

2376525

SATURDAY 22ND MAY<br />

23 South Belt, Methven 10:00 -10:30am 3 1 0 AHB23067<br />

103 Park Street,<strong>Ashburton</strong> 10:00 -10:30am 3 1 2 AHB23033<br />

107 Elizabeth Street,<strong>Ashburton</strong> 10:00 -11:00am 3 1 2 AHB23091<br />

46 Middle Road, <strong>Ashburton</strong> 10:30 -11:00am 3 1 1 AHB23089<br />

31 Queen Street,<strong>Ashburton</strong> 10:45 -11:15am 3 1 1 AHB22735<br />

4/41 Short Street,<strong>Ashburton</strong> 11:00 -11:30am 3 1 1 AHB23093<br />

4Blackford Street, Methven 11:00 -11:45am 7 3 3 AHB22671<br />

3/363 Burnett, <strong>Ashburton</strong> 11:15 -11:45am 2 1 1 AHB23076<br />

<strong>21</strong> SouthTown Belt, Rakaia 11:30 -12:00pm 2 1 2 AHB23069<br />

<strong>21</strong> Bird Street,<strong>Ashburton</strong> 11:30 -12:00pm 3 1 2 AHB23074<br />

55 Morgan Street, Methven 11:30 -12:00pm 2 1 2 AHB23073<br />

2/272 Wills Street,<strong>Ashburton</strong> 12:00 -12:30pm 2 1 1 AHB23070<br />

19 Kingsbury Road, Rakaia 12:30 -1:00pm 2 1 2 AHB23082<br />

Hut 7,LowerHakatere 1:00 -1:30pm 3 1 2 AHB23083<br />

9Hakatere Drive, <strong>Ashburton</strong> 1:30 -2:00pm 3 1 2 AHB23081<br />

SUNDAY 23RD MAY<br />

NO OPEN HOMES TODAY<br />

Open Home<br />

31 Queens Drive, <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

3 1 1<br />

Located inone of <strong>Ashburton</strong>’s desired streets, this home<br />

offers the elegance ofa1960’s architecturally designed 3<br />

bedroom home with cathedral ceilings, exposed beams,<br />

good sized living dining and kitchen areas as well as good<br />

sized bedrooms.<br />

Outside this propertyisahaven for naturewithwell<br />

established cottage gardens and amini orchardwithwell<br />

producing fruit trees. Well fenced forchildren or fur babies<br />

and fabulous exposure tomorning and afternoon sunshine.<br />

Good sized 658sqm section, close to Creek Road shops,<br />

and <strong>Ashburton</strong> domain.<br />

ForSale<br />

By Negotiation<br />

View<br />

Saturday10:45 -11:15am<br />

Lynne Bridge<br />

027 410 6<strong>21</strong>6<br />

rwashburton.co.nz/AHB23735<br />

Real Estate Mid Canterbury Property Limited Licensed (REAA 2008)<br />

Open Home<br />

Bach 7, 1226 RiverRoad, LowerHakatere<br />

3 1 2<br />

This traditional classic Kiwi Bach is positioned forprime<br />

waterfrontviews.The natural timberinterior comprises of<br />

3double bedrooms, lounge/living room with acharacter<br />

open fire, sunroom, kitchen, shower, toilet, and garage-the<br />

garage being suitable forconversion into additional living<br />

areas, bedrooms, games room etc.<br />

rwashburton.co.nz/AHB23083<br />

Real Estate Mid Canterbury Property Limited Licensed (REAA 2008)<br />

SetDate of Sale<br />

closing 25 <strong>May</strong>20<strong>21</strong>, at<br />

3:00pm(unless sold prior)<br />

View<br />

Saturday1:00 -1:30pm<br />

Armand vander Eik<br />

0<strong>21</strong> 597 527<br />

46 Middle Road, <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Here is your chance tosecure abrilliantly sized home in the<br />

heart of Allenton. Character-filled, very modern, and upmarket.<br />

Located inapopular street close to schools, parks,<br />

and shops. Afamily home that has wonderful appeal, plenty<br />

of car parking with an easytomaintain section, and room<br />

foratrampoline. Make asmart choice today-Make itYours!<br />

rwashburton.co.nz/AHB23089<br />

Real Estate Mid Canterbury PropertyLimited Licensed (REAA 2008)<br />

ForSale<br />

Offers over$415,000<br />

View<br />

Saturday10:30 -11:00am<br />

3 2 1<br />

Mike Grant ncre<br />

0<strong>21</strong> 272 0202<br />

Open Home<br />

4/41 Short Street, <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Calling all small families, retirees, first home buyers &<br />

investers, this well located, affordable and well presented<br />

3bedroom townhouse will appeal to all. Boasting an<br />

internal access garage, secure section, open plan living plus<br />

separate laundry, toilet &bathroom. Situated just astones<br />

throw away from the CBD, Schools &local amenities.<br />

rwashburton.co.nz/AHB23093<br />

Real Estate Mid Canterbury Property Limited Licensed (REAA 2008)<br />

SetDate of Sale<br />

closing 1June 20<strong>21</strong>, at<br />

3:00pm(unless sold prior)<br />

View<br />

Saturday11:00 -11:30am<br />

3 1 1<br />

Mark Totty<br />

0<strong>21</strong> 664 113<br />

Kim Miller<br />

Sales Consultant<br />

027 236 8627<br />

Denise Russell<br />

Sales Consultant<br />

0274 329 717<br />

ChrissyMilne<br />

Sales Consultant<br />

027 236 8627<br />

Cheryl Fowler<br />

Sales Consultant<br />

027 461 2614<br />

Margaret Feiss<br />

Sales Consultant<br />

0<strong>21</strong> 751 009<br />

ShirleyFitzgerald<br />

Sales Consultant<br />

027 220 1528<br />

Denise McPherson<br />

Sales Consultant<br />

027 242 7677<br />

Janene McDowell<br />

Property Manager<br />

027 287 3388<br />

Armand vander Eik<br />

Sales Consultant<br />

0<strong>21</strong> 597 527<br />

Lynne Bridge<br />

Sales Consultant<br />

027 410 6<strong>21</strong>6<br />

Mike Grant ncre<br />

Sales Consultant<br />

0<strong>21</strong> 272 0202<br />

Mark Totty<br />

Sales Consultant<br />

0<strong>21</strong> 664 113<br />

BruceMcPherson<br />

Sales Consultant<br />

027 438 4250<br />

JustinWaddell<br />

Sales Consultant<br />

027 437 1111<br />

Carey VonLubke<br />

Property Manager<br />

027 697 6948<br />

96 TancredStreet, <strong>Ashburton</strong> 03 307 8317 Main Road,Tinwald 03 307 8317<br />

rwashburton.co.nz<br />

36 McMillan Street,Methven 03 303 3032

AUCTION<br />

39 Manchester Street,<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

3<br />

1<br />

2<br />

Simply the best<br />

Here’samoderntownhouse with adifference.<br />

Architecturally designed with elegantfeatures,<br />

this stunning home would ideally suit busy<br />

professionals,retirees or investors as it sits<br />

privately on alow maintenancestreetfront<br />

section.<br />

Entering this gorgeous three bedroom home<br />

you’ll be wowedbythe beautiful stonework<br />

featurewall,tiled floorand irresistible high raked<br />

ceiling giving youthatextra spacious feel and<br />

class.<br />

Positioned to soak up the sun beautifully<br />

throughout the dayand with the added<br />

advantage of multiple floor to ceiling double<br />

glazed windows and bi-fold doors to create that<br />

soughtafter indoor-outdoor flowand allowthe<br />

natural lighttostream in.<br />

Thelayout hereispractical and desirable forthe<br />

currentbuyer pool who arerequiring an open<br />

plan layout with easy access through the kitchen,<br />

living and dining areas and flowing out to the<br />

privatecourtyard.<br />

Thethree bedrooms comprise of twostandard<br />

doubles with built in wardrobes and the master<br />

which includes awalkthrough wardrobe and a<br />

Jack and Jill en-suitebathroom.<br />

To completethe package, the home has an<br />

in-ceiling speaker system included,awifi video<br />

securitysystem, video intercom system, high<br />

speed fibreinternet,wifi heat pump and wifii<br />

garage door opener plus smoke alarms and has<br />

just been refreshed with new carpet,re-painted<br />

and adoubleinternal access garage and is now<br />

ready to welcome new owners.<br />

This truly is something quitespecial.<br />

Contactmenow to arrange aprivateinspection.<br />

To be auctioned<br />

Last call<br />

On-siteat2pm,<br />

FRIDAY, <strong>May</strong><strong>21</strong>st 20<strong>21</strong><br />

Armand vander Eik<br />

0<strong>21</strong> 597 527<br />

armand.vandereik@raywhite.com<br />

Forfurther enquires and information givemeacall<br />

Armand vander Eik 0<strong>21</strong> 597 527 l armand.vandereik@raywhite.com<br />

RayWhite<strong>Ashburton</strong> 03 3078317 96TancredSt, PO Box443,<strong>Ashburton</strong> 7700,New Zealand rwashburton.co.nz<br />

Real EstateMid CanterburyPropertyLimitedLicensed(REAA2008)<br />

rwashburton.co.nz/AHB23001<br />

2380674

PRIVATE SALE<br />

149 KERMODE STREET,<br />

ASHBURTON<br />

•Modernised four bedroom home<br />

•Separate bathroom, two toilets<br />

•Large shed with three rooms -<br />

two with carpet and ranch sliders<br />

•1012m² section with great off<br />

street parking<br />

•Close to CBD, schools<br />

and shops<br />

Enquiries over $490,000<br />

For viewing phone Chris 0274 455 927<br />

www.trademe.co.nz ID# HFH388<br />

2384858<br />

2378257<br />

ENTERTAINMENT<br />

It’s Only Rock ’n’Roll Baby<br />

<strong>21</strong>st –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 />

Grooves! PresentedbyPrimarily DanceTrust<br />

9th June 7pm<br />

Adult $38* /Child* –Student $32*<br />

Grooves! is an electric mix of classical ballet,<br />

jazz in pointe shoes, and contemporary dance<br />

set to the rock music you love. Performed<br />

by six of Aotearoa New Zealand’s best<br />

professional dancers, Grooves! has everything<br />

from traditional tutus to sequins. Grooves! is<br />

designed to entertain and excite everyone.<br />

ENTERTAINMENT ENTERTAINMENT ENTERTAINMENT<br />

BOOK<br />

NOW<br />

For more information<br />

www.ateventcentre.co.nz<br />

03 3072010 <strong>21</strong>1A Wills Street, <strong>Ashburton</strong> 7700 admin@ateventcentre.co.nz *Service fees apply<br />

BECKLEY’S PROGRAMME<br />

26<strong>May</strong> - Geoff Sewell (from Amici) and<br />

specialguests<br />

30 <strong>May</strong> - Extra trip!! “Rebuild”Day trip<br />

5June - Netball –Tactix vs Pulse<br />

16 June - Operatunity-“The ThreeTenors”<br />

CARS WANTED<br />

$$ CASH PAID $$ Buying<br />

cars and trucks for wrecking.<br />

Ph/txt Zac 0<strong>21</strong> 1056<br />

797<br />

FORD Falcon 1980 -1998.<br />

Looking for adaily driver or<br />

project. Unregistered is<br />

okay. Good $$$ paid.<br />

Please phone 0<strong>21</strong> 108<br />

1637, evenings.<br />

Forbookings<br />

308 7646 l 027 249 1827<br />

MOTORCYCLES<br />

2385228<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 />

Sweet Caroline Tour<br />

Thursday 3rd June 7-30pm<br />

Adult $61.15* /Group 6+ $56.15* each /Child under 13 $36.85*<br />

Take astep back into the glory days of music<br />

and musicianship with this beautiful tribute<br />

concert featuring Sweet Caroline, Cherry, Cherry,<br />

Shilo, YouDon’t Bring Me Flowers plus many<br />

more of your all time favourites. This concert is<br />

showcased by aWorld Class International band<br />

and produced especially for theatre.<br />

VeniceQin<br />

Thursday, 10th June 7pm<br />

All tickets $20*<br />

Venice will bring her power pop show to our<br />

stage for the first time. Venice is excited to<br />

perform her original material featuring her<br />

newly released self-funded single ‘Queen of<br />

the Night’ produced by Laughton Kora and<br />

mixed by Tiki Taane.<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 />

2379296<br />

ARE you looking for a<br />

flatmate, somewhere to<br />

rent or a boarder? What<br />

better place to advertise<br />

than The <strong>Courier</strong>.<br />

SELL<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 />

file: F:\OPI\hires\adverts\regional\b1<br />

2379300<br />

Vince Carr<br />

Licensee Salesperson<br />

S LD<br />

MORE WANTED<br />

124 Grove Street, Tinwald, <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

For Serious Sale<br />

Vendors are leaving town and want this place sold. A<br />

great opportunity for the first home buyer or Investor<br />

to own this prime piece of land onGrove St. Modern<br />

4bedroom home with aoffice. Great open plan living<br />

area with abig lounge and great compliant fire place.<br />

Spacious modern kitchen. Excellent Mancave/workshop.<br />

Super outdoor entertainment area. Fully fenced.<br />

Great offstreet parking area. Wonderful opportunity<br />

on offer here.<br />

S LD<br />

MORE WANTED<br />

Stage 10d, Lot42, Lake Hood, <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Life Lives Here –Lake Hood<br />

This really is one of the best kept secrets in New Zealand<br />

property. Imagine living near to afresh water New<br />

Zealand lake with access to aresidents only boat ramp,<br />

on asection you can build your absolute dream home<br />

on. Well now you can at the stunningly affordable Lake<br />

Hood, an amazing man-made lifestyle living resort.<br />

Discover the best ofboth worlds –the ease of rural<br />

living and avibrant sense ofcommunity –all within<br />

walking distance ofMid Canterbury’s foremost aquatic<br />

playground.<br />

37J McNally Street, <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Huge Shed on Offer<br />

This place makes anideal contractors yard.<br />

4Bays each with aroller door, height 5.3m so enough<br />

room to drive atruck in.<br />

Great for storage ormodern day work shop.<br />

Separate office, boardroom, toilets, shower.<br />

100% NBS code.<br />

S LD<br />

MORE WANTED<br />

027 434 6634<br />

vince.carr@remax.co.nz<br />

0800 REMAX T2C<br />

(0800 736 298)<br />

Stage 14, Lake Hood, <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Life Lives Here –New release from $299,999<br />

Imagine living waterside to afreshwater New Zealand<br />

lake with access to aresidents-only boat-ramp, on a<br />

huge section you can build your absolute dream home<br />

on. Well now you can at the stunningly affordable Lake<br />

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SITUATIONS VACANT<br />

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SPRAY PAINTER/PREPPER<br />

Afull time position has become available in our<br />

Panel and Paintshop foraQualified Spray Painter.<br />

Theposition requires<br />

• Good work ethics<br />

• Have ahigh standardindetail and finish<br />

• Tobereliable<br />

• The abilitytoworkunsupervised<br />

• Toworkinateam and meet production deadlines<br />

• NZresidencyorvalid NZ work visa<br />

Please send resume and cover letter to<br />

TheGeneral Manager<br />

Bus and Truck Body Work Ltd<br />

PO Box51, <strong>Ashburton</strong>7740<br />

Phone Keith on 0274 274 007 or 307 0378<br />

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

2362736<br />

2379918<br />

EXPERIENCED<br />

ENGINEER<br />

We arelooking foranexperienced engineer<br />

to help with manufacturing truckbodies<br />

andfertiliser spreaders.<br />

Please apply with coverletter and CV to:<br />

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14 Watson Street,<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

engrep@xtra.co.nz<br />

or phone03308 1506<br />

Workers Required<br />

We are seeking staff with the<br />

right attitude for work throughout<br />

Canterbury.<br />

Agricultural Labourers<br />

Warehousing Positions<br />

FactoryStaff<br />

Agstaffhas over 20 years’ in agricultural<br />

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agstaff.co.nz 0800 247 8233<br />

2375897<br />

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SITUATIONS VACANT SITUATIONS VACANT SITUATIONS VACANT<br />

YARD PERSON<br />

WesthamIndustries Ltd is asuccessful and well respectedseeddressing business<br />

in the Canterburydistrict.<br />

Located 15minutes east of <strong>Ashburton</strong>, we dress and process awide range of<br />

locally grownspecialtyseeds forboth localand international markets.<br />

We are looking for an experienced yard person to oversee our daily yard<br />

operations. Thiswill include:<br />

•Supplying seed to the dressing machines with theloadingoftrucks, trailers or<br />

boxes<br />

•Helping with harvest intake –making sure all equipment, sheds and silos are<br />

clean.<br />

•Setting up augers into silos, making bunkers in sheds forlines ofseed<br />

•Taking seedwaste product away from plant<br />

•Maintaining atidyyard<br />

•Mending seedboxes as required<br />

Youwill need to have an Flicence, acurrent OSH certificate and aclean driver’s<br />

licence.<br />

This position is hands on, practical work, so you will need to be reliable and<br />

physically able to perform tasks. Someheavy lifting is required. Youwill needto<br />

be able to work efficiently andindependently with astrong emphasis on Health<br />

and Safety practices.<br />

Being able to present apositive attitude and great customer service while<br />

remaining calm under pressure is amust. Previous experienceinthe agricultural<br />

industrywould be an advantage but notnecessary.<br />

We offer training, career and growth opportunities for the right candidate and<br />

the chance towork within adynamic growing business. Wehave anexcellent<br />

safetyrecordand supply all PPE required.<br />

Hours of work are7am –4.30 pm MondaytoFridaywith some Saturdaymornings<br />

as required during the busy times. Some flexibility with hours of work can be<br />

negotiatedafter harvest season.<br />

Youmustbeabletopassapre-employment drug and alcoholtest.<br />

YoumustbeeligibletoworkinNZ.<br />

If you meet the above requirements, wewould like to meet you. Please apply<br />

with acover letter andrelevantCVtoadmin@westfarms.co.nz by1st June 20<strong>21</strong>.<br />

CARER<br />

Carerrequired to assist<br />

woman in awheelchair<br />

with morning<br />

and evening routine.<br />

Contact<br />

Susan 027 308 5565<br />

2383056<br />

HOME SERVICES<br />

ROOF COATINGS: All roof<br />

types, specializing in<br />

Decramastic and Long Run<br />

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

2384410<br />

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trusted<br />

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on pages 38 &39<br />

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TV Experts<br />

• Aerial/Dish installations and repairs<br />

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• Authorised SkyTVtechnician<br />

Servicing<br />

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

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TV &AUDIO<br />

PH 308 7332 /027 277 1062<br />

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44 <strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>May</strong> 20, 20<strong>21</strong><br />

SITUATIONS VACANT SITUATIONS VACANT SITUATIONS VACANT SITUATIONS VACANT<br />

EDITOR –<strong>Ashburton</strong><strong>Courier</strong><br />

www.ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

SITUATIONS VACANT SITUATIONS VACANT SITUATIONS VACANT<br />

16,065 copies delivered everyweek<br />

Allied Press Ltdisseeking an experienced journalist ready<br />

to takethe nextstepintheir career,as<br />

Editor forthe <strong>Ashburton</strong><strong>Courier</strong>.<br />

The<strong>Ashburton</strong><strong>Courier</strong> is aweekly<br />

communitynewspaper delivered to more<br />

than 16,000 homes across MidCanterbury<br />

and the surrounding rural areas.<br />

The<strong>Ashburton</strong><strong>Courier</strong> is the largest<br />

circulating and best read newspaper within<br />

the MidCanterburyarea.<br />

This is an exciting opportunityand provides<br />

the successful applicant the abilitytohelp<br />

shape and connectthe communitywe<br />

serve.<br />

Youwill be responsible forour newspaper<br />

layout, leading the news team, writing<br />

stories and co-ordinating news gathering for<br />

the <strong>Ashburton</strong><strong>Courier</strong>.<br />

Thesuccessful applicant will be selfmotivated,tenacious<br />

and have apassion for<br />

news and building relationships within our<br />

local community.<br />

Abilitytofind local stories,juggle tasks,meet<br />

deadlines and writeengaging,accurate<br />

copyisessential.You will have an eyefor<br />

photography. Video and websiteskills are<br />

desirable.<br />

It is essential that youhaveafull driver’s<br />

licence.Given the natureofthe role,<br />

occasional evenings and weekend work may<br />

be required.<br />

All applications will be treated in the strictest<br />

confidence.<br />

Our well respectedlocal title is owned<br />

by Allied Press,the largest independent<br />

publisher in NewZealand.<br />

Please notethat youmust have the right to<br />

liveand work in NewZealand to apply for<br />

this role.<br />

If this sounds likeanexciting opportunity<br />

foryou,please send your CV with a<br />

covering letter to steve@starmedia.kiwi<br />

or feel free to call me on 0<strong>21</strong> 372 479<br />

2375167<br />

Finance &Compliance Support<br />

• Fantastic, close-knit team to be apartof!<br />

• Flexible hoursonoffer forthe right candidate<br />

Based in <strong>Ashburton</strong>, we are i-Select. We run registered NZ superannuation schemes with<br />

UK QROPSstatusgivingour members-and theirfinancial advisers-ultimate controlover<br />

howtheysavefor theirretirement.<br />

We are proud of how much wehave achieved, but to continue to grow and provide<br />

exceptional service we are looking for an innovative &forward thinker to support the<br />

growth of thebusiness.<br />

Youwillappreciate the varied natureofthis role -aswell as thefull support and training<br />

we provide youtoget youoff theground.<br />

Here is justataste of what youwill be up to:<br />

• Partner withthe existingteam to provide financial support&analysis<br />

forstrategic &operational decisions.<br />

• Supporting the preparation &deliveryofaccurate&insightful reportingboth<br />

internally&externally forstatutory requirements.<br />

• Review data to ensure accuracy of data input and prioritise projects<br />

in order of importance.<br />

• Learning oursystems and staying up to datewith statutory &procedural changes.<br />

Along with the above,you willlearn all facets of howour businessoperates. Youwill draw<br />

heavily upon your communicationskills,aswell as your abilitytoworkinateam -weare<br />

asmall groupwho rely on each other to getthe job done.<br />

With your experience from the accounting, banking, financial or similar industry, you<br />

know the implications of dealing with other people's money. You understand the<br />

responsibility,but youare notdauntedbyit. Your exposure to working within aregulated<br />

industrywill be beneficial but notnecessary.<br />

Youwill use your initiative and pro-activeness to get onto some exciting projects that<br />

need skill and attention. Along with attention to detail, diligence, accountability and<br />

integrity,trustworthiness is one of your strongest suits. Couple thiswithyour proficiency<br />

in Office 365 andknowledge of Xero,you are our ideal next team member.<br />

In return, you will berewarded with asupportive and inclusive culture, regular team<br />

briefings, training andplanning and other events arejustexamples of what youhavegot<br />

to look forward to. We can beflexible for the rightpersonand are willing to discuss the<br />

hourstosuityourcommitments. Youwill also getagreatsalary package recognisingyour<br />

skills &qualifications!<br />

Don't delay-you'lllovebeing partofour team!<br />

To applyfor this job go to:iselect.recruitmenthub.co.nz<br />

and enterref code: 475119.Applicationsclose 27 <strong>May</strong>20<strong>21</strong><br />

LibraryAssistant<br />

Fixed Term, 12 Months<br />

In thisroleyou will be responsiblefor circulation duties including book issues,<br />

returns, renewals and shelving, processing memberships, assisting with<br />

referenceenquiriesand covering and repairing books.<br />

You’ll beconscientious, friendly and efficient with the ability to effectively<br />

communicatewith people ofall ages. Having abroad knowledgeand interest<br />

in books will be beneficial in this role.<br />

For more information about the role<br />

or to apply online visit the Council<br />

website.<br />

Applications close Monday, 31 <strong>May</strong><br />

20<strong>21</strong>.<br />

www.ashburtondc.govt.nz/careers<br />

Only half staffed?<br />

ASituations Vacant<br />

advertisementwill<br />

reach out to over<br />

16,065 homes!<br />

Phone 308 7664<br />

Email: office@ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

20391192376128<br />

FOR LEASE<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 />

STORAGE available, <strong>Ashburton</strong>.<br />

Self storage, variety<br />

of sizes. Phone Rainbow<br />

Storage 03 307 0401<br />

STORAGE:Secure self storage<br />

units available, long or<br />

short term. <strong>Ashburton</strong> Storage<br />

Facilities. Contact us<br />

on 0274 362 636 or www.<br />

ashburtonstoragefacilities.<br />

co.nz<br />

2384738<br />

Established 1885<br />

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

Club &MSA<br />

We have vacancies for<br />

part-time bar staff.<br />

Available to work<br />

evenings and weekends.<br />

Please contactLyn Manning<br />

BarManager on<br />

027 356 7655 or email<br />

office@ashburtonclub.co.nz<br />

OUR newspaper goes into all<br />

RD’s so why not advertise<br />

with us! The <strong>Courier</strong>, best<br />

read in town.<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 />

0800 58 78 22<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<br />

DRY Bluegum firewood for<br />

sale. Split for 12 months.<br />

3.6m 3 $450. delivered<br />

within 30kms of town<br />

boundary. Smaller quantity<br />

by neg. Ph Dave 027 492<br />

0875<br />

DRY Bluegum, Old Man Pine<br />

50/50 mix. 6m 3 $695.00.<br />

WINZ accredited. Free<br />

delivery to most of Mid-<br />

Canterbury. Phone 027 297<br />

7563<br />

WANTED TO RENT<br />

WANTED house to rent by<br />

working family, ASAP.<br />

Please phone Sherie 022<br />

699 1804<br />

MEETINGS<br />

for Lifelong Learning<br />

Prof HaxbyAbbott<br />

Otago University<br />

Osteoarthritis<br />

research<br />

Tues 25th <strong>May</strong>, 10am<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>Trust Event Centre,<br />

Wills Street,<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Visitors welcome -$10<br />

2383855<br />

RAFFLE RESULTS<br />

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

County Lions<br />

Mother’s DayRaffle<br />

DrawnFriday7th <strong>May</strong><br />

1st 252 –Fay McLennan<br />

2nd 614 –Ana Henderson<br />

3rd411 –Margaret Cook<br />

Thank youfor supporting<br />

our fundraiser for<br />

Women’s Refuge<br />

MEETINGS<br />

Mid Canterbury Independent Irrigators Inc.<br />

AGM<br />

Tuesday 25th <strong>May</strong> 20<strong>21</strong>, 7.00pm<br />

Federated Farmers Boardroom (upstairs)<br />

163 West Street, <strong>Ashburton</strong>.<br />

Speaker -Mel Brooks<br />

CEO MHV Water<br />

Any farmer/irrigation user or new members welcome<br />

Inquiries please call<br />

Peter Lowe 027 223 3784<br />

Brent Schmack 027 440 1388<br />

2384695<br />

2383810<br />

BIG Little Theatre Company<br />

AGM. The Lake House,<br />

Sunday 30th <strong>May</strong> at 7pm,<br />

followed by ameal. RSVP<br />

to 0<strong>21</strong> 222 9974 for meal<br />

numbers. Everyone very<br />

welcome.<br />

SPACE available for next<br />

weeks <strong>Courier</strong> -bequick!<br />

Talk to us about your advertising<br />

requirements. Phone<br />

308 7664 or call into our<br />

office at 199 Burnett Street,<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>.

www.ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

TRAVEL TRAVEL TRAVEL<br />

Breakout Tours<br />

Over 60? Come and join us foraleisurely tour of our beautiful<br />

countrywith packages including door to door pick up and<br />

return (within the <strong>Ashburton</strong>townboundary).<br />

West Coast Tours<br />

Option 1<br />

Day1<br />

•Springfield–morning tea<br />

•Arthurs Pass<br />

•Greymouth –lunch &shopping<br />

•Punakaiki<br />

• Stay PunakaikiResort<br />

2course dinner &breakfast included<br />

Day 2<br />

•Hokitika–lunch &shopping<br />

Greymouth<br />

•Tranz AlpinetoRollesonor<br />

•CoachtoRollestonifpreferred<br />

•Coachtohome<br />

•$500 perperson<br />

East Coast Tour<br />

Day1<br />

• Cheviot –morning tea<br />

• Kaikoura–lunch &Shopping<br />

• Blenheim<br />

• Picton<br />

• Stay in Blenheim<br />

• Dinner &breakfast included<br />

Phone to express interest.<br />

Datestobeadvised.<br />

Option 2<br />

Day1<br />

•Springfield–morning tea<br />

•ArthursPass<br />

•Hokitika–lunch&shopping<br />

•Ross<br />

• Stay at Beachfront HotelHokitika<br />

• Dinner and breakfast included<br />

Day2<br />

• Shantytown<br />

• Greymouth–lunch&Shopping<br />

• Tranz AlpinetoRolleston or<br />

• CoachtoRollestonifpreferred<br />

• Coachtohome<br />

• $500 per person<br />

Day2<br />

•ToPicton<br />

•Wander,lunch and shopping<br />

•Coastal Pacific to Christchurch<br />

•Coach to Christchurch if preferred<br />

•Coach to home<br />

•$600per person<br />

McKeich<br />

Coachlines<br />

Formoreinformation contact<br />

Craig McKeich<br />

027 496 7876 or 03 308 8536<br />

mckc@slingshot.co.nz<br />

*All tours require16ormorepeople to operate.<br />

*All tours include the cost of accommodation, evening meal,breakfast, train &coach fare.<br />

*Morning tea, lunch and shopping is at the travellers expense.<br />

Customer Services<br />

Officer -Part-time,<br />

Fixed-term<br />

12 month Parental Leave cover<br />

Be the first point of contact forour customers, providingexceptionalcustomer<br />

service, face to face,onthe phone or via email.<br />

To find out more about this vacancy<br />

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

Council has to offer you, go to our<br />

website.<br />

Applications close on<br />

Wednesday,26<strong>May</strong> 20<strong>21</strong>.<br />

www.ashburtondc.govt.nz/careers<br />

Timaru<br />

Golf Club<br />

We arelooking to engage a<br />

CLUB CATERER<br />

on contract.<br />

To express an interest or forfurther<br />

information, contact<br />

Fred Ng 0<strong>21</strong> 041 5659<br />

2384177<br />

GARAGE SALES<br />

2384767<br />

ESTATE Garage Sale, Cass<br />

Street. Sign out 9am. Saturday<br />

9-2pm, Sunday<br />

10-1pm.<br />

TRADE and garden tools,<br />

garden hoses etc. Electric<br />

Agee food preserver,<br />

dehydrator, numerous<br />

household goods. Reid<br />

Crescent, Saturday 22<br />

<strong>May</strong>, 9am start.<br />

LIVESTOCK<br />

WEANER Pigs. Large white<br />

cross. Phone 027 486 4013<br />

or 03 303 7993.<br />

HEALTH &BEAUTY<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 />

Saturday22nd <strong>May</strong> is<br />

ThreeRivers Health, 7-11 Allens Road,<strong>Ashburton</strong>.<br />

Consultations will be by appointmentonly.<br />

To make an appointmentcall your regular GP 24/7.<br />

Sunday23rd<strong>May</strong> is<br />

ThreeRivers Health, 7-11 Allens Road,<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 />

GARDEN SUPPLIES<br />

GARDENERS Specials.<br />

Sheep Manure $8.bag. Pea<br />

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FOR MID-SOUTH<br />

CANTERBURY<br />

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CountryZone <strong>Ashburton</strong>Coastal,<br />

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Plains Ladies Friendship Club:<br />

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