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Retail MeatNew Zealand is<br />

urging the governmenttoallow<br />

butcherstoopen during<br />

lockdown.<br />

Currently, underAlert Level<br />

4, independent butchers are<br />

only allowed to have<br />

contactlessdeliveries –a<br />

position unviable for many<br />

operators.<br />

Compounding the issue is<br />

supermarkets are under<br />

increasing pressure.<br />

Netherby Meatsowner Mike<br />

Hanson said initially this<br />

lockdown was similartothe<br />

last withitnot being clearat<br />

the outset whatthey were and<br />

were not allowed to do.<br />

Therewas some clarification<br />

when he was contactedbythe<br />

Ministry for Primary<br />

Industries(MPI) lastweek and<br />

informed he couldopen for<br />

online sales only and have a<br />

clickand collect option for<br />

customers to pick up their<br />

order.<br />

Mr Hanson said havinglocal<br />

butchersopen to the public<br />

during lockdownwould help<br />

spread the loadfor<br />

supermarkets.<br />

‘‘We are asmall local<br />

butcher,wherewecould have<br />

one or two in here at atime<br />

with agood two meter distance<br />

no worries,itwouldn't be<br />

packed like asupermarket,’’ he<br />

said.<br />

Awebsitefor clickand<br />

collect had been set up during<br />

lockdown 2020 and had been<br />

running since with regular<br />

online orders eachweek.<br />

When this lockdown was<br />

announced Mr Hanson stayed<br />

Meat us in the middle<br />

Netherby Meats owner Mike Hanson(left) and store manager Rachel Lyon with some of their goods<br />

ready to be picked up by click and collectcustomers.<br />

PHOTODANIEL TOBIN<br />

openuntil 11pmthat evening to<br />

helplocals get theirmeat<br />

before lockdown.<br />

Staff have carried on<br />

working through lockdown,<br />

and spirits are high.<br />

‘‘The staff are all good, our<br />

guys are here from7am till<br />

6pm, and if the lockdownis<br />

extendedwe’ll carryondoing<br />

click and collect and deliveries<br />

in town as well,’’ he said.<br />

There had beentalk of a<br />

petition, but Retail Meat New<br />

Zealand general manager<br />

AntoinetteBisset saidworking<br />

directly with government was<br />

the bestway to keep the<br />

pressure on.<br />

“The reality for many of our<br />

members is an extended<br />

lockdown could sign the death<br />

sentence for theirbusinesses.<br />

The losses many of them<br />

suffered during last years’<br />

lockdown and awage subsidy<br />

that –although greatly<br />

appreciated –isonly asticking<br />

plaster, we couldsee an<br />

eventualitywhere many of<br />

them don’t open up again,’’ she<br />

said.<br />

‘‘The governmenthas to<br />

consider the long­termimpacts<br />

this will haveonfood security,<br />

particularly for rural and<br />

regional communities that rely<br />

on theirlocal butcher to keep<br />

them fed.<br />

“Our members acknowledge<br />

that the whole country is<br />

feeling the impacts of this<br />

latestlockdown, but know they<br />

can do their part to keep Kiwis<br />

fed at atime of national crisis.”<br />

Federated Farmersnational<br />

president AndrewHoggard<br />

said limiting butchers to online<br />

booking and deliveries was not<br />

good enough.<br />

‘‘Mostofour small butchers<br />

and greengrocers simplydon't<br />

have the delivery mechanisms,<br />

or access to them, to<br />

successfullydeliver perishable<br />

goods,’’ he said.<br />

‘‘New Zealand butchers<br />

operate in acovid­like<br />

situation permanently, the<br />

hygiene regimes are regularly<br />

audited by Assure Quality, they<br />

meet them­or theyare out of<br />

business.’’<br />

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Roads aconcern in survey<br />

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@ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

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

performance has improved according<br />

to thelatest residents survey results,<br />

butthere remains strong discontent<br />

with thestate of thedistrict’s roading<br />

network, and alsoless satisfaction<br />

among rural people compared with<br />

those in urban areas.<br />

Theresults of the 2020/21 Annual<br />

Residents Surveyshows 74 percent of<br />

residentswere satisfied with council’s<br />

overall performance, up from 69<br />

percentinthe previous survey. The<br />

Long Term Plan (LTP) targetis80<br />

percent.<br />

Satisfactionwithmayor Neil Brown<br />

wasupfrom 78 percent to 89 percent<br />

andfor councilstaff was up from 87<br />

percentto92percent.<br />

Oneareathat continues toscore low<br />

is sealed roads. It scored 38 percent in<br />

thelatest survey, up fromthe previous<br />

survey resultof34percent.<br />

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Key Research and received 847<br />

responses. Data collection was<br />

conducted in four wavesovera<br />

number of months to getabetter<br />

representation.<br />

Key ResearchdirectorMike Hooker<br />

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Roading wasthekey driver of<br />

overall dissatisfactionwithcouncil’s<br />

performance andcited by 47 percent of<br />

respondents,hesaid.<br />

Some 50 percentsaid theywanted<br />

more spent on roading and22percent<br />

saidless should be spent onthe<br />

museum/art gallery.<br />

Mr Hooker said 92 percent of those<br />

survey believed <strong>Ashburton</strong> was going<br />

in the right direction, up from the<br />

previous surveyresult of 84 percent.<br />

He said rural respondents scored<br />

lower thantheir urbancounterparts in<br />

all areasexcept on thesubjectof<br />

feeling asense of community.<br />

Urban versus rural scores were 77<br />

percent compared with 69 percent for<br />

overall performance, 49 percent<br />

comparedwith24percent forsealed<br />

roads, 70 percent compared with 59<br />

percent forrates spend satisfaction<br />

and 87 percent compared 68percent<br />

for drinking watersupply.<br />

Thefullsurvey results can befound<br />

on the council website.<br />

Preschool to rise from courts<br />

MICK.JENSEN<br />

@ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

Phoenix Preschool is moving to anew<br />

build plannedatthe <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Collegenetball courts.<br />

The preschool is set to take flight<br />

with work on anew purpose­built<br />

facility expectedtostart soon.<br />

The move will take thepreschool<br />

from its current location on Walnut<br />

Avenuetoanew siteonthe corner of<br />

Beltand Middleroads.<br />

The MinistryofEducation will<br />

manage theprojectand will fund it as<br />

areplacement preschool on alikefor­likebasis.<br />

Local business Bradford Building<br />

is in charge of the build andPhoenix<br />

will use accumulated funds to make<br />

furtherenhancements.<br />

Phoenix Preschoolboard chair<br />

Kylie Grieve said it was exciting<br />

times and the start of anew era.<br />

‘‘We’re finally there after along<br />

consentprocess andwecan’t wait to<br />

see things get started.’’<br />

She said the new site had been<br />

reclassifiedfor early childhood<br />

educationand work wasexpected to<br />

start once the current lockdown has<br />

beenlifted.<br />

Atentative finish date was March<br />

next year and the preschool would<br />

operate on its current site until then.<br />

Phoenix had been at that site for 37<br />

years, but themovewould mean a<br />

Phoenix Preschool children and staff check out the new building site.<br />

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brand new facility and more space.<br />

The newpreschool will be built on<br />

onenetballcourt, anotherwill be<br />

used for theoutdoor playareaand a<br />

third will offer roomfor future<br />

expansion.<br />

The area in front of the netball<br />

pavilion will provide adedicated<br />

parking area for preschool parents<br />

dropping children off.<br />

MrsGrieve saidPhoenix was taking<br />

theopportunity to extendits capacity<br />

to 50 childrenand had much of the<br />

funds neededfor enhancements to<br />

the plan.<br />

Enhancements include aseparate<br />

staff/non­contact room,office space<br />

for thecentremanager, reception<br />

area and an extended sleep room for<br />

under three yearolds.<br />

She said thefundraisingcommittee<br />

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Essential workers help the community<br />

DANIEL.TOBIN<br />

@ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

While most of thecountry<br />

hunkered down at homefor<br />

anotherlevel 4lockdown, our<br />

essentialworkers battle on,<br />

making surethe community is<br />

fed,fuelled and safe.<br />

TinwaldSuperValue has<br />

plentyofexperience servicing<br />

its community during<br />

emergencies, withMay’s<br />

floods isolating the suburb<br />

whenbothbridges were<br />

damaged.<br />

Co­ownerGaylene<br />

Thompson saidwhenthis<br />

lockdown was announced<br />

there was briefinitial panic<br />

fromthe public, butaftertwo<br />

daystheywere not strippedof<br />

stock like the lastlockdown.<br />

She saidher staffwere<br />

coping verywell and knowing<br />

whattoexpect thistimewas<br />

helping themcope better.<br />

‘‘Weall haveour moments<br />

where we wishwecould be off<br />

likeeveryone else.<br />

‘‘Asawholewereally like<br />

being abletohelp people,<br />

we’re allhere doingour best.’’<br />

There was asteady streamof<br />

people shoppinginthe<br />

supermarketwithnoqueues<br />

outside.<br />

‘‘People are getting what<br />

theyneed, supplies are<br />

coming all thetime,thereare<br />

someliquor limitations,which<br />

willtake until early next week<br />

to resolve,’’Gaylenesaid.<br />

The supermarket continues<br />

The staff at Tinwald SuperValue remain positive during the latest lockdown.<br />

to manage stock levels and<br />

restockquicklytoprovidethe<br />

localcommunity withalmost<br />

everythingthey need.<br />

‘‘Ouronline orderingsystem<br />

wasnew at theend of the last<br />

lockdown, its great to see<br />

customers usingthis.Wealso<br />

have many older customers<br />

whophone in orders whom we<br />

aresopleased to be ableto<br />

help,’’she said.<br />

Bread andmilk sell outfast<br />

each dayand breadcan take a<br />

fewdays to be replenished.<br />

Gaylene saidstaff<br />

appreciated themany positive<br />

commentsfrom customers.<br />

‘‘Ithelpsall our staff keep<br />

going, knowing we areworking<br />

while manyenjoyabreakcan<br />

be toughthe longerweare in<br />

lockdown butweall likethe<br />

factweare helping people stay<br />

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<strong>Ashburton</strong> Public Library coding club members Alexia Nassif, 11, Meja Besande,10, and Linken Binstead, 11, with <strong>Ashburton</strong> Museum archivist Connor Lysaght, at rear.<br />

PHOTO TONI WILLIAMS<br />

Coding club kids games showcased<br />

TONI.WILLIAMS<br />

@ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

Budding programmers, from<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> Public Library’s<br />

microbytes and megabytes<br />

coding clubs, have taken their<br />

after­school learning to anew<br />

level.<br />

They have created computer<br />

games for anyone to access.<br />

Around 30 coders from two,<br />

once­a­week microbyte and<br />

megabyte sessions, led by<br />

children’s librarian Jonathan<br />

Nixon, came together at the<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> Museum last week<br />

(before lockdown), to showcase<br />

their gaming work creations to<br />

family, friends.<br />

There were also staff present<br />

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

Council communications team<br />

and the museum.<br />

The young coders had been<br />

learning how to program their<br />

own games using Microsoft<br />

Makecode Arcade, afree online<br />

program which worked with the<br />

computer hardware at the<br />

library. Most had experience<br />

with block­based visual<br />

programming language and the<br />

Scratch website, but some were<br />

new to coding.<br />

The showcase at the museum<br />

was the final session in their<br />

current learning and gave them<br />

achance to hear from adults;<br />

Alex Tomov (council) and<br />

Connor Lysaght (museum),<br />

working in careers where<br />

coding was used.<br />

They also got to play the<br />

games created by their coding<br />

club peers.<br />

The games, put on to mobile<br />

kitronic arcade systems, had<br />

titles such as Fire Ball<br />

Platformer, Good at Games,<br />

Puzzle, Fire Bone, Dino Attack,<br />

Shark vs Dog.<br />

They will all be available for<br />

play at the library on acleverly<br />

crafted Pi box ­put together by<br />

Mr Nixon and his team ­and<br />

viewed on abig screen<br />

television. And also available<br />

for any library user through the<br />

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

website, under the <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Public Library section, he said.<br />

Next term the groups will<br />

start at alevel playing field with<br />

anew component of learning in<br />

the planning stages.<br />

Connor, who has made 2D and<br />

3D games using the similar drag<br />

and drop code being explored<br />

by club members, started using<br />

Game Maker 7when he was a<br />

similar age as club members; he<br />

is now in his early 20s, but still<br />

remembers the demon blobs<br />

and blue jewel collectors he<br />

created in one of his first games.<br />

He has used Blender game<br />

software and Unity game engine<br />

to develop 2D and 3D games.<br />

His skills have progressed<br />

and he made his Hakatere Hack<br />

game using Unity for an<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> Museum exhibition<br />

three years ago. It uses gaming<br />

graphics mixed with real<br />

historical photographs taking a<br />

multi­choice question and<br />

answer tour around the Mid<br />

Canterbury district. It can still<br />

be found on Google Play.<br />

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Three Waters pause sought<br />

The Canterbury Mayoral Forum,<br />

which includes<strong>Ashburton</strong> District,<br />

is seeking apause to the proposed<br />

Three Waters Reforms.<br />

Theyhavewritten to the Minister<br />

of Local Government to formally<br />

request apause to the current<br />

reform process.<br />

The reform proposes to transfer<br />

deliveryofThree Waters services<br />

from localauthoritiestofourpublic<br />

entities across New Zealand.<br />

CanterburyMayoral Forum chair<br />

Sam Broughton,who is mayor of<br />

SelwynDistrict, said theforum had<br />

taken the step because it has<br />

seriousconcernsaboutthe current<br />

decision­making timeframe.<br />

“The mayoral forum urges the<br />

pause to come into effect now and<br />

remainin place until the new water<br />

service regulator Taumata Arowai<br />

is properly established, thereis<br />

clarity about the proposed<br />

economic regulator, and the<br />

standards and approach from each<br />

is clearlyunderstood,’’ he said.<br />

‘‘Webelieve this is essential in<br />

order to properly and authentically<br />

engage with ourcommunities on<br />

this incrediblyimportant<br />

decision.”<br />

TheThree Waters reform<br />

proposalsare aonce­ina­generation<br />

decision for councils<br />

and communities, and it was<br />

crucial that communitiesare<br />

providedwith enoughtime to<br />

engage meaningfullyand genuinely<br />

with the process and better<br />

understandthe implications of the<br />

proposals.<br />

The forum also acknowledged<br />

that the reform process was being<br />

undertakenatthe sametimeas<br />

other significant reform processes,<br />

including areview into the future<br />

for local government.<br />

Apause in the ThreeWaters<br />

reform process would allow more<br />

time to considerthe kindofThree<br />

Waters modelthat mightbest<br />

supportthe futurefor local<br />

government.<br />

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<strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>August</strong> <strong>26</strong>, <strong>2021</strong><br />

5<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> couple, Tony and<br />

Christine Todd, have been<br />

glued to theirtelevision set<br />

andwatching on proudly as<br />

sonMikerollsout to playfor<br />

the Wheel Blacks at the Tokyo<br />

Paralympics.<br />

Mike and six other<br />

wheelchair athletes in the<br />

teamwereset to make their<br />

paralympic debut against<br />

United State ofAmerica<br />

yesterday.<br />

Mike,44, was bornwith<br />

charcot­marie­toothdisease,a<br />

neurological condition that<br />

effects all limbs.<br />

He wasintroduced to<br />

wheelchairrugbyin2008and<br />

hasrepresented Canterbury<br />

ever since.<br />

He made his Wheel Blacks<br />

debut against Australiain<br />

2015 and is heavily involved<br />

with the administrationof<br />

Canterbury Wheelchair<br />

Rugby.<br />

Tony Todd said he and<br />

Christine were immensely<br />

proudoftheir son and would<br />

be watching the games on<br />

More support for tourism operators<br />

MICK.JENSEN<br />

@ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

Mid Canterburytourism is set<br />

for ashot in the arm after a<br />

new round of funding support<br />

for Regional Tourism<br />

Organisations (RTO).<br />

Some$<strong>26</strong>.6 million has been<br />

allocated to 31 RTOs, including<br />

ChristchurchNZ, which is the<br />

RTO for Mid Canterbury,to<br />

collaborateacrossregional<br />

boundaries to attract visitors.<br />

The fundingfor the coming<br />

year is aimedatsupporting<br />

local jobs and businessesand<br />

keeping up the momentum of<br />

economic recovery.<br />

RTOswill work alongside<br />

industry reps, community<br />

groups, councils and others on<br />

destination managementplans<br />

for how they propose to work<br />

together.<br />

Funding, rangingfrom<br />

$400,000 to $1.5 millionhas<br />

been allocated, and<br />

ChristchurchNZhas received<br />

$1.5m.<br />

Experience Mid Canterbury<br />

marketing manager Bruce<br />

Moffatsaid ChristchurchNZ<br />

had committed within its<br />

investment plan and<br />

subsequent draft contract with<br />

television andcheering Mike<br />

and the teamon.<br />

Tonysaidthe WheelBlacks<br />

wereupagainst top seeds USA<br />

BruceMoffat<br />

MBIEto deliver several<br />

initiatives that willbenefit Mid<br />

Canterburyasadestination.<br />

The initiatives sat outside<br />

the scope of the three­year<br />

service deliverycontractjust<br />

agreed between<br />

ChristchurchNZ and<br />

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

(ADC), but would be delivered<br />

by ChristchurchNZ as the RTO<br />

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

The activities wereanadded<br />

benefit to the partnership<br />

between the two organisations<br />

and not contractuallybinding.<br />

in the firstgame, which wasa<br />

tough first up encounter, and<br />

would then takeonGreat<br />

Britain andCanada in pool<br />

One of the core deliverables<br />

ChristchurchNZ aimsto<br />

deliver over the next18<br />

months is adestination<br />

management plan<br />

encompassing Christchurch,<br />

Banks Peninsula, <strong>Ashburton</strong>,<br />

Selwyn and Waimakariri.<br />

The plan is designedto<br />

identify the unique brand,<br />

opportunities, and challenges<br />

specific visitor destinations<br />

will have and provide a<br />

framework to guide tourismrelated<br />

activity for centraland<br />

local governments moving<br />

forward.<br />

It would include aspecific<br />

deep­dive report into the<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> District and would<br />

follow MBIE’s destination<br />

management guidelines, Mr<br />

Moffat said.<br />

The full scope was<br />

currently being developed<br />

and ADC would be briefed<br />

throughout the process to<br />

understand the process and<br />

key outcomes and<br />

deliverables.<br />

Mr Moffat said tourism<br />

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

District needed further<br />

capability support in<br />

promoting themselves to the<br />

domestic market, digital<br />

Wheel Blacks paralympian<br />

Mike Todd.<br />

PHOTO GETTY<br />

games.<br />

The lattertwo gamesare on<br />

tonightand Fridayand will be<br />

featured on TVNZ’s Duke<br />

channel.<br />

The Todds have followed<br />

their son’s on court exploits<br />

aroundthe country andhave<br />

also travelled to Australia,<br />

Japan and South Korea to<br />

watch him play.<br />

In SouthKoreathey sawthe<br />

Wheel Blacks qualify for the<br />

Tokyo games.<br />

TheWheel Blacks have<br />

appeared at Paralympics in<br />

Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000 and<br />

Athens 2004 andBeijing2008.<br />

Theteamwon medals at all<br />

of themand agold medalin<br />

Athens.<br />

sales and marketing, and<br />

working with the travel trade<br />

and travel agents.<br />

Acapability programme<br />

would be developed and<br />

delivered across the year to<br />

support them.<br />

The programme would also<br />

look to enhance industry<br />

collaboration and district<br />

tourism cohesion through<br />

networking and Mega­Meets,<br />

he said.<br />

Due to reduced cash flow in<br />

businesses, local tourism<br />

operators had been unable to<br />

reinvest in their products or<br />

experiences and aproduct<br />

development programme<br />

would focus on supporting<br />

them with market research<br />

and experience development<br />

and work to attract new<br />

investment.<br />

ExploreCHC, along­term<br />

visitation brand for the<br />

central South Island region,<br />

and created in 2020 in<br />

partnership with the<br />

Canterbury regions and<br />

Christchurch International<br />

Airport, would continue to<br />

evolve, with <strong>Ashburton</strong> and<br />

Mid Canterbury at the heart<br />

of the creative and brand<br />

proposition, Mr Moffat said.<br />

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essentialsyou need.<br />

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Costs will be shared<br />

with Surrey Hills Station<br />

Abridge at the endof Surrey Hills Road that<br />

was sweptawaybythe May flood event will be<br />

replaced and its ownership transferred from<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> District Council (ADC)tothe<br />

propertyowners of Surrey Hills Station.<br />

The public bridge is listed on ADC’s asset<br />

register and is primarily used by the Surrey<br />

Hills property.<br />

The totalcost of the bridge replacement is<br />

$280,000 and some $170,000 of that will be<br />

contributed by ADC and NZTA,although the<br />

rate of the split is yet to be determined, but will<br />

haveaNZTA subsidy of between51% and 71%.<br />

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out aroutine visual maintenance<br />

inspection of transmission lines in<br />

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We will be undertaking inspections<br />

of the structures on the Glenavy to<br />

Waitaki 110 kV line and also our<br />

Roxburgh to Islington 220 kV line<br />

(as shown on the map) by alow flying<br />

helicopter over the next two months.<br />

Ourfirstflyover date is plannedfor<br />

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The helicopter will fly at aconstant<br />

speed of about 30 km/h, starting at<br />

Waitaki and will take approximately<br />

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Council to part<br />

fund bridge<br />

replacements<br />

MICK.JENSEN<br />

@ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

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

(ADC)will contribute up to<br />

$233,000towards the<br />

replacementofthe bridge on<br />

MountPossession Stationand<br />

the same amount for another<br />

bridge on InveraryStation.<br />

Both bridges wereswept away<br />

during recent flooding, but<br />

ownership of them has<br />

remainedunclearfor many<br />

years.<br />

Neitherare recorded on<br />

ADC’s asset register.<br />

Funding for the replacement<br />

bridges will be loanfunded for<br />

up to five years.<br />

At aZoommeeting last week<br />

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

councillorswere in favour of<br />

moving forward with the<br />

request from MountPossession<br />

Station owner Donald Whyte.<br />

Mr Whyte told councillors that<br />

three generations of his family<br />

had farmed MountPossession<br />

Station since1980.<br />

The high country stationran<br />

sheep, cattle and deer.<br />

Attempts to resolve<br />

ownership of the bridge had<br />

beenattemptedin2005 and<br />

again in 2012, buthad been<br />

unsuccessful.<br />

He said in the last 12 months<br />

there had been200 truck trips<br />

fromtwo propertiesacross the<br />

bridge and he welcomed the<br />

support from council in<br />

resolving ownership and<br />

moving forward with a<br />

replacementbridge.<br />

The total cost of thebridge<br />

replacementisestimated at<br />

$700,000and Mr Whyte told<br />

councillorshehad insurance of<br />

$200,000tohelp with his two<br />

thirds shareofthe cost.<br />

Councillor Angus McKay said<br />

it was amessy situationat<br />

MountPossession Stationwhich<br />

could nowberesolved.<br />

Mount Possession Station<br />

owner Donald Whyte.<br />

Take the offer and do it, he<br />

said.<br />

It would mean council didnot<br />

have to pay forafull bridge and<br />

would be released fromany<br />

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He was supported by<br />

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Rawlinsonand Braam with just<br />

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Less anxiety this<br />

time, says Preece<br />

It’s back to remote learning for<br />

Mid Canterbury school students,<br />

but this timearound there is less<br />

anxiety among teachers and<br />

systems are in place to better<br />

manage lockdown learning,<br />

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

Ross Preece says.<br />

‘‘Covid was more of an<br />

unknown in level 4last year and<br />

there was alot of angst and<br />

anxiety among teachers.<br />

‘‘This time around anxiety<br />

levels are less among staffand we<br />

have the experience of online<br />

learning from last year.’’<br />

Mr Preece said we gotthrough<br />

the lastlockdown that lasted<br />

seven weeks and we would get<br />

through it again this time.<br />

‘‘We’redoing all theright<br />

things and following allthe<br />

protocols.<br />

‘‘Coursesand materials are<br />

online and teachers arenow<br />

much more familiar with<br />

teaching online.’’<br />

Mr Preece said there were just<br />

16 Year 9/10 students at<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> College without<br />

devices or online learning<br />

access.<br />

Hard copy learning packs were<br />

being made available for them.<br />

He had requestedthe<br />

resources from the Ministry of<br />

Education and they would be<br />

delivered to households soon.<br />

If Canterbury moved to level 3,<br />

students would still be required<br />

to stay homeand in their bubble<br />

Ross Preece<br />

for anythingother than essential<br />

personal movement, he said.<br />

Mr Preecesaid only Year 9<br />

students would be allowed in for<br />

monitored learning at college<br />

because of their age.<br />

Uptake of monitored learning<br />

had been low last year and he<br />

expected that to be thecase<br />

again.<br />

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

cancelledAko interviews<br />

scheduled for September 9.<br />

Winter tournaments at<br />

national, South Island and<br />

regional levels have already been<br />

cancelled.<br />

College internal exams are<br />

scheduled to take place in weeks<br />

eight and nine of this term and<br />

there will be an update to the<br />

school community as lockdown<br />

progresses.<br />

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<strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>August</strong> <strong>26</strong>, <strong>2021</strong><br />

Planting day to mark<br />

10 year anniversary<br />

Forest &Bird<strong>Ashburton</strong> is<br />

holdingaplantingmorning on<br />

September 12 at the Harris<br />

ScientificReserve, if covid<br />

restrictions allow.<br />

It marks 10 years since the<br />

community got behindabig<br />

planting project at the site and<br />

is an opportunity for the public<br />

to lend ahand and alsotosee<br />

the progressofkanuka,manuka<br />

and tussock growth planted<br />

over the period.<br />

The 11ha site, located<br />

between Lovetts andScales<br />

roads near Tinwald, has been<br />

establishedtopreserve<br />

remnants of the original<br />

vegetationofdrylandkanuka<br />

which once flourished on the<br />

Canterbury Plains.<br />

Forest &Bird started<br />

planting at the sitein2007 and<br />

in 2010 it was officially opened<br />

andisnow managedbythe<br />

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

Conservation Trust.<br />

Thevisionary behindthe<br />

preservation projectwas<br />

former landowner and ex<br />

farmer,the late Arthur Harris.<br />

TheLiving Legends project, heldduring the<br />

2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand,<br />

supported the plantingof170,000native trees<br />

across 17 locationsacross the country over<br />

three years, including thousands of plantsthat<br />

went in atthe Harris reserve.<br />

Theplantingday runs from 9.30am until<br />

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Rakaia School principal Mark Ellis has been keeping in touch with his school community, one book at atime.<br />

PHOTOS FACEBOOK<br />

Connecting with the community<br />

Rakaia School principal Mark<br />

Ellis has been ahungry, itchy,<br />

and cranky bear over the past<br />

few days as he reads stories<br />

online to his school<br />

community.<br />

Mr Ellis, along with others<br />

around the district, have<br />

stepped up during Covid­19<br />

restrictions, entertaining<br />

captive audiences with the<br />

wide reach of the internet.<br />

Businesses, individuals and<br />

organisations have taken to<br />

social media to keep in touch<br />

with their respective<br />

communities in entertaining<br />

ways.<br />

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

Neil Brown has again been<br />

cooking up astorm in the<br />

kitchen, but Mr Ellis has read<br />

The Very Itchy Bear, The Very<br />

Hungry Bear, The Very Cranky<br />

Bear and Ron the Weather<br />

Monster on Facebook for the<br />

Rakaia School community.<br />

There have also been videos<br />

from the senior leadership<br />

team, stories from guest<br />

speakers, activity and<br />

entertainment ideas for<br />

parents and caregivers, as well<br />

as mental wellness motivations<br />

and video blogs.<br />

It’s not the first time Mr Ellis<br />

has gone above and beyond.<br />

The last time New Zealand<br />

went into lockdown he took on<br />

the persona of some colourful<br />

characters to keep his pupils<br />

engaged.<br />

He not only unveiled avery<br />

short home­haircut to them,<br />

but took on awhole new<br />

persona to entertain; he was<br />

international soccer star<br />

Patrick Quentin Rafferty who<br />

gained his status from being in<br />

the Irish Under 13 team. That<br />

post was viewed hundreds of<br />

times.<br />

“We have been here before<br />

and know that lockdown can be<br />

achallenging time. We are also<br />

aware that many people are<br />

trying to juggle work and<br />

looking after tamariki,’’ he<br />

said.<br />

‘‘Remember to have realistic<br />

expectations for what your<br />

bubble can achieve and that<br />

this will be different for<br />

everyone.<br />

‘‘Spending asmall amount of<br />

time everyday on the wellbeing<br />

of yourself and your family can<br />

help get through this,’’ he said.<br />

Late rates penalties delayed for now<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> District Council will delay<br />

penalties for late rates payments<br />

because of the country’s move to Alert<br />

Level4.<br />

The firstratesinstalment for the<br />

<strong>2021</strong>/22 yearwas duelast Friday with a<br />

10 percent penaltyapplied if payment<br />

was not made by thatdate.<br />

Districtcouncillors weretold at their<br />

Zoom council meeting last week that<br />

some ratepayers stillvisited the<br />

council’s administration building to pay<br />

theirrates in person,but because<br />

council facilities were closed under<br />

level4,they would not be able to do so.<br />

Councillors voted to delay applying<br />

the penaltyfor late payment of the first<br />

instalmentuntilfive consecutivedays<br />

afterareduction to level two or less.<br />

They also decided to delay applying<br />

the <strong>August</strong> 31 annual arrears penalty<br />

because of the samecircumstances until<br />

five consecutive daysafter areduction<br />

to level two or less.<br />

Council business support group<br />

managerPaul Brakesaid whilepeople<br />

were encouraged to pay their rates<br />

online, someratepayers preferred to<br />

pay in cash or by credit/debit cardatthe<br />

council office.<br />

“Under the current Alert Level4,they<br />

are unable to do this. As they cannot<br />

make the payment, they would have<br />

incurreda10percentpenalty.<br />

“Likewise,the annual rate arrears<br />

penalty of 10 percent on any outstanding<br />

2020/21 rates is scheduled to be applied<br />

on <strong>August</strong> 31.<br />

‘‘It will depend on the covid level<br />

leading up to thatdate as to whether<br />

payment can be made at the council<br />

office.”<br />

The delaywould haveaminimal<br />

financial effectoncouncil’s finances, he<br />

said.<br />

Outdoor<br />

fire<br />

caution<br />

Warmwindyconditions<br />

forecast across Canterbury has<br />

homeowners andlandowners<br />

beingurgednot to lightoutdoor<br />

firesduringlockdown.<br />

Fireand Emergency New<br />

ZealandMid South Canterbury<br />

areamanager Steve Greenyer<br />

said evenwell controlledburns<br />

wereaproblem during<br />

lockdown.<br />

‘‘People see the smoke,they<br />

get anxiousand call111. Then<br />

our volunteerfirefighters have<br />

to break their bubbles to<br />

respond,’’ he said.<br />

MrGreenyer said brigades<br />

will alwaysturn outto111<br />

calls and had the protective<br />

gear and procedures to do this<br />

safely.<br />

‘‘Just now, however, we<br />

would really appreciateitif<br />

thepublicget behind their<br />

local firefighters andwait<br />

untilweare outoflockdown<br />

before lighting outdoor fires.’’<br />

Christchurch metro area<br />

manager Dave Stackhouse<br />

said brigadesrespondedto19<br />

calls involving backyardfires<br />

in andaround Christchurch<br />

last weekend.<br />

‘‘It’s understandable people<br />

aretakingadvantage of the<br />

warm weather to getonwith<br />

some work aroundtheir<br />

property while they’reat<br />

home, but we would askthem<br />

nottoburn theirclippingsand<br />

other waste just now because<br />

it puts our firefighters at risk<br />

needlessly.’’<br />

Under clean air regulations<br />

backyard burning was<br />

prohibited on properties<br />

under two hectares.<br />

Mr Stackhouse said although<br />

Fire and Emergencywasnot<br />

responsiblefor enforcing the<br />

rules,crewswill respondto<br />

calls about outdoor fires and<br />

assess whether they pose a<br />

threat to life or property.<br />

Deputy principal rural fire<br />

officer Al Hutt urged farmers<br />

and lifestyle block owners to<br />

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Family Notices<br />

Deaths Deaths Deaths<br />

BEATTY, Ayleen Dawn, Passed<br />

away peacefully with the girls<br />

by her side on Wednesday,<br />

<strong>August</strong> 18, <strong>2021</strong>, aged 87<br />

years at <strong>Ashburton</strong>. Dearly<br />

loved wife of the late Jack.<br />

Amazing and beautiful Mum<br />

of Lois &Robin Marshall, Gill,<br />

Jen, Di & Mark Prendergast,<br />

Colleen &Chris Helem. Adored<br />

Nana of Kevin, Daniel, Tania,<br />

Kelly, Hannah, Harrison, Jack,<br />

Cameron &Max. Great-grand<br />

Nana to Jayden, Brandon,<br />

Eadie, Chloe, Bella, Cedric,<br />

Heidi &Gemma. At peace now.<br />

The family wish to thank the<br />

nursing staff, especially Sobin<br />

and Rebekah at <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Hospital forthe wonderful care<br />

and compassion they showed<br />

Ayleen and her girls. Messages<br />

to 292 MooreStreet<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

7700. Details will be provided<br />

at a later date to celebrate<br />

Ayleen’s life.<br />

Paterson’s<br />

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

FDANZ<br />

03 3077433<br />

BEATTY Ayleen Dawn, on<br />

Wednesday, <strong>August</strong> 18, <strong>2021</strong>.<br />

Much loved Nana and great-<br />

Nana of Kevin, Kristy, Jayden,<br />

Brandon and Gemma Marshall,<br />

Tania, Bryanand Chloe Hill.You<br />

will be greatly missed by us all.<br />

BEATTY, Ayleen Dawn, on<br />

Wednesday <strong>August</strong> 18, <strong>2021</strong>.<br />

Dearest Nana you will be<br />

greatly missed especially at<br />

all our sporting and dance<br />

events. These will not be the<br />

same without you. Youare the<br />

best Nana we could ever ask<br />

for. Hope you are having fun<br />

up therewithGrandad.Wewill<br />

miss you so much. Hannah,<br />

Jack,and MaxHelem.<br />

BURGESS, Ronald Alexander<br />

(Grader Ron), On <strong>August</strong> 19,<br />

<strong>2021</strong>, at <strong>Ashburton</strong>Hospital.71<br />

years young.Cherished partner<br />

of Maree. Much loved dad of<br />

Grant. Loving grandad of James<br />

and Conrad and father of Carla.<br />

Much loved by his extended<br />

family and friends. Messages<br />

to the Burgess family c/- PO<br />

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

to the current Covid Level 4<br />

restrictions, funeral details will<br />

be advised at alater date.<br />

Paterson’s<br />

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

FDANZ<br />

03 307 7433<br />

BURGESS; Ronald Alexander<br />

(Grader Ron) on <strong>August</strong> 19<br />

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

Dearly loved and cherished<br />

partner of MareeLawlor.<br />

Loved brother of Stuart,<br />

Doreen, Coral and Rosalie and<br />

much loved uncle and greatuncle.<br />

Thank you toPenny Holdaway<br />

and the nursing staff at<br />

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

wonderful careofRon.<br />

Also to friends and family who<br />

visited Ronathome. Your visits<br />

meant so much to us. Thank<br />

you.<br />

Details will be provided at a<br />

later date for a memorial to<br />

celebrateRon’s life.<br />

EAVES, Lallie Rosabelle: With<br />

much sadness we saygoodbye.<br />

Passed away suddenly on<br />

Monday <strong>August</strong> 23, <strong>2021</strong> at<br />

Coldstream Lifecare, aged 81<br />

years.Dearly lovedMum of Kate<br />

and Alan Bird. LovedGrandma<br />

of Nick, Mike, and Emily,<br />

Kimberley,Jaimee,and Jayden.<br />

Youwill be greatly missed by us<br />

all, (including Skye). Thank you<br />

to all the wonderful caring staff<br />

at Coldstream Lifecare. Your<br />

passing has left agiant hole in<br />

our hearts and the memories<br />

are forever there. At Lallie’s<br />

request aprivate cremation has<br />

been held.<br />

Paterson’s<br />

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

FDANZ<br />

03 3077433<br />

In Memoriam<br />

PITHIE,LaurenceJames (Laurie):<br />

Passed away one year ago on<br />

<strong>August</strong> 23, 2020.<br />

Deep in our hearts amemory is<br />

kept,<br />

of avery special dad we loved<br />

and will never forget.<br />

~With love Pam, Leanne,<br />

Raewyn, Kelvyn and families.<br />

Family Notices<br />

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308 7664 or call into 199 Burnett Street.<br />

Family owned,<br />

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Since 1982<br />

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Deaths<br />

LOWE, Noel Stanley (JP<br />

retired): on Monday <strong>August</strong><br />

23, <strong>2021</strong> in his 82nd year,<br />

peacefully at home in<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> after ashort illness.<br />

Dearly loved friend of Audrey<br />

and husband for the last 57<br />

years. Loved and adored father<br />

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

and Gordon Duthie, Cindy<br />

and Warwick Lucas (Sunshine<br />

Coast), Philip and Donna, Alison<br />

and Michael Hendren (Glentui).<br />

Cherished grandfather Noel<br />

and friend of Michael and<br />

Sophia Hathaway and Alex<br />

Duthie, Amanda and Justin<br />

Blaha, Charli Lucas and Aaron<br />

Miles, Chloe and Josh Lowe,<br />

Jessica and Jack Hendren, and<br />

Great-grandfather to Madilyn<br />

Blaha. Special thanks to all that<br />

helped care for Noel during his<br />

illness, Dr Malcolm Wootton,<br />

the District and Palliative Care<br />

Nurses, Carers and St John<br />

Ambulance. Messages to the<br />

Lowe family may besent toc/-<br />

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

Aprivate family service will be<br />

held oncethe MinistryofHealth<br />

Covid restrictions are relaxed.<br />

We would like to invite you to<br />

attend amemorial service ata<br />

later date, tocelebrate Noel’s<br />

lifetime of achievements and<br />

servicetothe community.<br />

Paterson’s<br />

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

FDANZ<br />

03 307 7433<br />

SHAW, Derrick Henry, on<br />

<strong>August</strong> 20, <strong>2021</strong>, peacefully at<br />

Tuarangi Home, <strong>Ashburton</strong>,<br />

aged 92 years. Loved husband<br />

of the late Myra.Father of David,<br />

and Stuart. Loved Grandad<br />

of Julie and Todd Smyth, and<br />

David and Kate; Brendan and<br />

Tracey, Phillip, and Mark; and<br />

great-Grandad of Ella, and<br />

Isaac; Hahna; Aiden, and Kyla;<br />

Mason, and Ava. A special<br />

thank you to the wonderful<br />

staff at Tuarangi Home who<br />

looked after Dad. Messages<br />

to Derrick Shaw’s family c/- P<br />

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

Memorial Service for Derrick<br />

will be held at alaterdate.<br />

Paterson’s<br />

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

FDANZ<br />

03 307 7433<br />

SHAW, Derrick Henry:<br />

On 20th <strong>August</strong> <strong>2021</strong>.<br />

At Tuarangi Home,<strong>Ashburton</strong>.<br />

Dearly loved husband of the<br />

late Myra.<br />

Loved brother of David, Mavis<br />

and Ron Chapman, Joy and<br />

Frank Harris(all deceased),<br />

and Bettyand StuartWilson<br />

Much loved uncle of all his<br />

nieces and nephews.<br />

Supporting<br />

the<br />

community<br />

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

Phone 307 8317<br />

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NEWS<br />

10 <strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>August</strong> <strong>26</strong>, <strong>2021</strong><br />

Covid testing centre on Elizabeth Street, <strong>Ashburton</strong>.<br />

Covid testing<br />

ramped up<br />

TONI.WILLIAMS<br />

@ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

MidCantabrians havebeen<br />

liningupfor covidtestingat<br />

the community­basedcentre<br />

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

As news of communitycases<br />

were linkedtothe South<br />

Islandwithreports people<br />

were self isolating, more than<br />

170 peoplelined up tobe<br />

testedoverthree days at the<br />

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

Elizabeth Street, in the<br />

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

Hospital.<br />

CanterburyDistrictHealth<br />

Boardseniorresponsible<br />

officerfor Covid­19 Dr Helen<br />

Skinner said Canterbury­wide<br />

Saturday ourcommunitybasedtesting<br />

centres<br />

conducted938 covid swabsfor<br />

testing onSaturday, followed<br />

by 689 on Sundayand 452on<br />

Monday.<br />

Thenumber taken by the<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> community testing<br />

centresaw 83 people tested on<br />

Saturday, 56 people on Sunday<br />

and 39 on Monday.<br />

‘‘It’simportant to notethat<br />

these figures arefor our<br />

community­basedtesting<br />

centresonly, they exclude<br />

routinesurveillance testingof<br />

border workers anddonot<br />

include swabstaken by<br />

generalpractices in the<br />

community,’’ she said.<br />

Therewas currentlyhigh<br />

demandfor covidtestingin<br />

Canterbury following cases of<br />

covidinAucklandcommunity,<br />

buttesting wasalso available<br />

acrossgeneralpractice teams,<br />

with some having significant<br />

capacity currently, DrSkinner<br />

said.<br />

The<strong>Ashburton</strong> testingsite<br />

will remain open 10am­2pm<br />

everyday (untilfurther<br />

notice).<br />

People can checkiftheir GP<br />

canprovide Covid­19 testing<br />

by calling themor checking<br />

theHealthpointwebsite (www.<br />

healthpoint.co.nz).<br />

‘‘Please get tested if you<br />

visited alocation of interestor<br />

have coldand flu symptoms,’’<br />

Dr Skinnersaid.<br />

In Canterburymore than<br />

171,700 people have hadtheir<br />

firstdose of covid vaccination<br />

andmore than 89,900 with<br />

theirsecond;atotal of more<br />

than <strong>26</strong>1,600vaccinations.<br />

There were currently74<br />

vaccinationclinicsoperating<br />

throughoutthe community.<br />

‘‘Thankstoanoutstanding<br />

effortfromour vaccination<br />

teams, more than10,000<br />

vaccinations were providedto<br />

theCanterbury community<br />

over theweekend,’’she said.<br />

New event for A&P show<br />

Apet parade is being organised<br />

as part of the annual <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

A&P Show this year.<br />

The parade, to take place on<br />

the second day of the two day<br />

event, is anew event listed in<br />

the show schedule, available<br />

online now.<br />

Show administrator Lucille<br />

Brown (pictured) said the<br />

annual two day show, cancelled<br />

last year due to covid,<br />

traditionally runs the weekend<br />

after Labour Weekend.<br />

The 144th show this year is<br />

scheduled for October 29 and<br />

30.<br />

The theme, as set by<br />

president Peter Stewart, is to<br />

‘‘showcase primary sector<br />

industries in Mid Canterbury’.<br />

And just like the<br />

competitions classes and<br />

sections in the show schedule,<br />

the primary sector industries in<br />

the district are varied and wide<br />

ranging.<br />

General show entries were<br />

being received from now until<br />

closing on October 1;<br />

showjumping entries close<br />

October 21 and some home<br />

produce competitions such as<br />

cut flowers, as well as pet<br />

entries would be taken on the<br />

day.<br />

The Tux Dog trials, which<br />

runs over two days and was very<br />

popular last year, has already<br />

had its first entry, Mrs Brown<br />

said.<br />

The printed schedule will be<br />

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

<strong>Courier</strong> once the district<br />

returns to Alert Level 3, but for<br />

now people can check out the<br />

competitions planned online at<br />

www.ashburtonshow.co.nz or<br />

via showday.online<br />

Applications are now also<br />

being taken for trade, market<br />

and food sites, she said.

www.ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

RURAL<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>August</strong> <strong>26</strong>, <strong>2021</strong><br />

11<br />

Dairy farmers Rebecca and Vincent Koopmans love farm life and are continually looking for ways to improve farm operations.<br />

Farming with added pressures<br />

TONI.WILLIAMS<br />

@ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

Husband andwife duo Vincent<br />

andRebecca Koopmans, just<br />

like their farming peers,have<br />

been putting in somelong<br />

hoursduring covid lockdown.<br />

Vincentisadairy farmer,<br />

near Methven, and Rebecca, a<br />

primary school teacher<br />

reaching out to pupils about<br />

ongoing learning under covid<br />

restrictions.<br />

‘‘Although it is business as<br />

usual during lockdown and we<br />

are veryproud to be an<br />

essential service, it’s notlife as<br />

normaland lockdowndoes still<br />

add pressure on farmers,’’<br />

Vincent said.<br />

‘‘We are luckytobeina<br />

position to continue working,<br />

andproviding work for our<br />

team as well, but likeeveryone<br />

elseweare hoping this (covid)<br />

outbreak is containedsoon.’’<br />

The couple are on a600<br />

hectare farm between Methven<br />

andthe Rakaia Gorge.<br />

It is adairy and velvetting<br />

operationwith 800 cows and<br />

400 stags.<br />

The farmingbusiness,<br />

originally runbyVincent’s<br />

parents, is now apartnership<br />

betweenVincent andhis sister<br />

Yvonne. They have fourfulltimeemployees.<br />

Rebeccaisateacher at<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> Borough School.<br />

Vincent, 28, hasbeenfull time<br />

on farm for thepast nine years.<br />

He loves the variety of farming<br />

and being able to have a<br />

physical, outdoorsjob.<br />

Even though the weeks bring<br />

asimilar setofjobs every day is<br />

different, which is something<br />

he enjoyed. ‘‘Thereisalways<br />

something newtolearn, and<br />

something slightly differentto<br />

figureout. Not onlyisita<br />

physically active job, butit<br />

keeps your brain active too.’’<br />

‘‘We are alwaysconcerned<br />

about minimising the negative<br />

environmental impacts of our<br />

business, andcatering to the<br />

changing desiresofconsumers<br />

as they become more aware<br />

and concerned with<br />

environmental issues.<br />

‘‘We believe that here in New<br />

Zealand we have one of the<br />

most sustainable food<br />

production models in farming,<br />

but we are continually looking<br />

for ways to improve on this ...<br />

such as reducing our synthetic<br />

fertiliser usage, putting in<br />

multi species pastures (which<br />

helptotrap carbon), and<br />

focusing on implementing<br />

Feeding early season calves.<br />

regenerative practices.’’<br />

While Vincentgrew up on the<br />

farm, Rebecca spent her<br />

formativeyears growing up on<br />

asheep andbeef farm in<br />

Southland. Her family moved<br />

north to Springston when she<br />

started highschool.<br />

They met throughmutual<br />

friends when Rebecca was<br />

aged 19; Vincent wasfull time<br />

on the farmthen.<br />

‘‘A coupleofyears laterI<br />

moveddown to join him and<br />

I’ve been here since. Iwas<br />

more than happy to move back<br />

on to afarm andbeinvolved in<br />

farming again,’’ Rebeccasaid.<br />

She helps out on farm when<br />

needed.<br />

Lockdownhas notchanged<br />

much for the coupleonfarm;<br />

other than Rebeccabeingat<br />

home.<br />

‘‘(Lockdown) does make<br />

things abit trickierwith<br />

organising things like farm<br />

supplies as all deliveries and<br />

drop­offs must be contactless.<br />

Luckily all the farmsupply<br />

businessesare essentialsowe<br />

can still get what we need to<br />

run thebusiness.<br />

‘‘Lockdownalso makes life a<br />

bit trickier for our staff, as of<br />

coursetheyhavenooptions to<br />

get off­farm on their days off.’’<br />

‘‘As onlinelearninggetsup<br />

and runningIgetpretty busy<br />

too,’’ she said.<br />

The cows areinthe thick of<br />

calvingsoVincent’s days<br />

revolve around feeding calves<br />

and makingsureeverything is<br />

running smoothly on farm.<br />

He is also the maintenance<br />

man, and there’susually<br />

something that needs fixed.<br />

It’s abusyoperation as<br />

everyone workstoget the<br />

milking herd up and running,<br />

and break­feed the last of the<br />

winter crops.<br />

‘‘It is averybusy time of year,<br />

as I’m sure anyonefamiliar<br />

with the industry<br />

understands.’’<br />

IN BRIEF<br />

MYCOPLASMA BOVIS<br />

Agrazing property in <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

has been cleared andcleanedof<br />

Mycoplasma bovis andisready to<br />

getback tonormal farming<br />

activities. It brings the total active<br />

confirmed properties working<br />

throughthe Mbovis eradication<br />

processdowntothreeactive<br />

cases.<br />

Thereare now<strong>26</strong>5 cleared<br />

confirmed properties. Under covid<br />

restrictions the Mbovis Programme<br />

is continuing to operate in away<br />

that keeps farmersand staff safe<br />

andcontinues themomentum of<br />

theeradication. Affected farmers<br />

withquestionscan call the liaison<br />

team 0800 008333 or email<br />

Mbovis_liaison@mpi.govt.nz<br />

WOOL PROSPECTS<br />

Positivenewsinthe woolindustry<br />

includethe proposed merger of two<br />

main farmer owned co-operatives,<br />

Wools of NZ andPrimaryWool Cooperative,<br />

with theaim of an<br />

integrated supply chain, and a<br />

world-class research initiative<br />

involving the Wool Research<br />

Organisation of NZ andMinistryof<br />

Business, Innovationand<br />

Employment to developunique<br />

wool particles, powders and<br />

pigments with global export<br />

potential forapplications as diverse<br />

as cosmetics, printing, luxury<br />

goods and personalcare.Ajoinedup<br />

farm assurance programme,<br />

backed by 23 wool companies, is<br />

alsoaimingtobuild systems to<br />

ensure astandard of supply and<br />

traceability thatmeets market<br />

expectations.<br />

The initiativescomeonthe back<br />

of companies such as Cavalier-<br />

Bremworth, Big Save Furniture and<br />

MerinoNZchampioning strong<br />

wool, and the push intoUSA<br />

marketswith branded woolproduct<br />

opportunities by the Strong Wool<br />

Action Group.<br />

MEATEXPORTS<br />

The NewZealand red meatsector<br />

overall exports reached $937 million<br />

in June, up 16 per cent year-on-year,<br />

according to the latest analysis from<br />

the Meat Industry Association.<br />

Sheepmeatexports increased by 15<br />

per cent to $345mcompared with<br />

June2020, beef exports roseeight<br />

per cent to $411mand co-products<br />

by 40 per cent to $181m.<br />

There was also an increase in the<br />

value of all categories of coproducts,<br />

with the largest two<br />

categories –preparedmeat<br />

products andedible offals –<br />

increasingby88per centand 30 per<br />

centrespectively.<br />

Agricultural show lifeline<br />

A$1million loanhas been<br />

offered to the New Zealand<br />

Agricultural Showfrom<br />

Christchurch CityCouncilif<br />

Covid­19 restrictions force<br />

the event to be cancelledfor<br />

the secondyear in arow.<br />

The potential loanfor the<br />

Canterbury Agricultural and<br />

Pastoral Association (CAPA)<br />

was approved lastweek, just<br />

shortly beforethe Delta<br />

variantcommunityoutbreak<br />

placedNew Zealandinto the<br />

Alert Level 4lockdown.<br />

The three­dayshow,<br />

formallyknown as the<br />

Canterbury A&P Show,<br />

traditionally takes place<br />

overshowweekend in<br />

November,however it was<br />

scrapped in May lastyear<br />

after organiserscited<br />

financial uncertaintydue to<br />

the pandemic and public<br />

health concerns.<br />

It was the first timethe<br />

show, which debuted 157<br />

years ago, hadnot beenheld<br />

since WorldWar 2.<br />

The council described the<br />

loanasa‘‘prudentfinancial<br />

safety net’’ to meet the<br />

association's financial<br />

obligations if thisyear’s<br />

showwas cancelled because<br />

of alockdown or change in<br />

alert levels.<br />

Christchurch deputy<br />

mayor AndrewTurnersaid<br />

the risks werehigh planning<br />

an event in covid times.<br />

‘‘There is considerable<br />

riskassociated with<br />

planning amajor event<br />

during apandemic and the<br />

CAPAboardisconcerned<br />

that, if Covid­19 forces the<br />

cancellationofthisyear’s<br />

show, theywould incur a<br />

substantial financialloss<br />

thatcould ultimately lead<br />

the organisationinto<br />

voluntaryliquidation,” he<br />

said.<br />

‘‘Tohelp alleviatethat<br />

financialstress the council<br />

has approvedaloanofupto<br />

$1 million so CAPA will be<br />

abletomeetits financial<br />

obligationswithout the<br />

spectre of liquidation.”<br />

Mr Turner saidthe loan<br />

would notimpact on<br />

ratepayersasthe interest<br />

CAPApayswould cover the<br />

borrowing costs.<br />

It would also be secured<br />

against land and buildings<br />

CAPAowns nexttothe<br />

CanterburyAgricultural<br />

ParkonCurletts Rd.<br />

Purpose.Environment.<br />

Partnership.Innovation.<br />

Excellence.<br />

• DairyNZ accreditedEffluent<br />

Pond Design andConstruction<br />

• Pond Constructionand<br />

Irrigation Development<br />

• Hedgeand StumpRemoval<br />

• Farm Conversions<br />

• DairyTracks–<br />

Lime or Gravel<br />

• PumpHire<br />

• Wellsand Galleries<br />

• Bulk Earthworks<br />

• Subdivisions<br />

• Site Works<br />

• Tree Shear<br />

• Transportation<br />

2390172

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

Individual Excellence in aSupportive Learning Environment<br />

News<br />

Issue 27<br />

<strong>26</strong> <strong>August</strong> <strong>2021</strong><br />

Message From ThePrincipal<br />

COVID Situation<br />

As these newsletter columns arewritten priorto<br />

the publishingdate and,with theCovid situation<br />

evolving rapidly, my crystal ball gazing may<br />

provewoeful?<br />

Level4Response<br />

However, our return to Level 4 was certainly<br />

swift.Our staff have made work availablefor their<br />

classes and students, who can access learning<br />

material at atime thatsuits.<br />

With Level 4 having continued beyond the initial three days the<br />

importanceofonline learning is increasingly vital. Because this lockdown<br />

was instant staff had little opportunity toprepare hard copy resources<br />

and we acknowledge there will be students who have text books or<br />

devices still at school.However,the Secretaryfor Education hasadvised a<br />

proceduretoenabledispensing of devices/hardmaterial.<br />

If we remain at Level4foraprolonged period of timethen please support<br />

your child to the best ofyour ability with their online learning. Weare<br />

awarethat we don’tknowyour family circumstancesoplease be assured<br />

we understand not adding unnecessarily to any existing family tensions<br />

and challenges.<br />

Please feel youmay make contactwith your child’s Akoteacher or subject<br />

teacher if you have enquiries or issues around school work completion,<br />

or contact one of our counsellors if you need some additional advice or<br />

support.<br />

If we drop to Level 3any school attendance options will be advised,<br />

based on Secretaryfor Education and MinistryofEducation information,<br />

and this will be advisedtofamilies as soon as it is known.<br />

MinistryofEducation Survey<br />

The Ministry of Education commissioned a survey to establish the<br />

impact ofproviding students with devices during last year’s lockdown.<br />

At College, we hosted aresearcher who spoke with students, staff and<br />

parents aboutthe impact of ensuring all students could access adevice.<br />

Iknow, from theCollege’s pointofview,thatsuch help greatly increased<br />

student engagementand helped us with ourquest to ensurethatall our<br />

studentsachievetotheir potential.<br />

OurCollege wasthe only South Islandschool involved in the survey.<br />

PasifikaCommunity–Covid Injections<br />

We were very pleased to host the mass vaccination servicethattargeted<br />

our Pasifika community, on Sunday 16<strong>August</strong>. This was well-attended,<br />

and supported byPasifika agencies and churches. The second event is<br />

scheduled forSunday<strong>26</strong>September.<br />

NewBuild Update<br />

During this past week the College Building Committee was due to have<br />

an update on our new build project. However, the Covid lockdown<br />

postponed this event. Once plans are finalised we will be able toshare<br />

these with our staff and thenour community.<br />

Looking Forward<br />

Speaking of looking forward; the arrival of blossom, daffodils and the<br />

nor-west wind arealways awelcome signthatSpring is pending.<br />

My thanks for your understanding asweface the challengestolearning<br />

createdbythislockdown.<br />

Ross Preece<br />

Principal •Tumuaki<br />

Staff -Internal Appointments<br />

A number of fixed-term internal appointments have been made<br />

recently,and we thank and acknowledge these people fortheirinput.<br />

Angela Mitchell AssistantPrincipal.<br />

Rob Isaacs<br />

Leadership/additional responsibilities in<br />

Wood Technology.<br />

Sean Stephen Leadership/additional responsibilities,Designand<br />

Visual Communication, Technology Faculty.<br />

Kyle Backhouse-Smith Acting Technology Head of Faculty, and<br />

leadership/additional responsibilities,<br />

Technology HardMaterials Metal.<br />

Liz Cabout<br />

Acting Head of Faculty, Mathematics.<br />

Stacey Monk Leadership/additional responsibilities,<br />

Mathematics Faculty.<br />

AliSayed<br />

Leadership/additional responsibilities,<br />

Mathematics Faculty.<br />

Jason Vannini Leadership/additional responsibilities,<br />

Mathematics Faculty.<br />

Information<br />

OurVision<br />

Information<br />

Please Note: Forthcoming KeyEvents<br />

forYourDiary<br />

Please Note,however:<br />

As we areall awarecurrently,all datesare subjecttoshort-notice<br />

change,depending on NewZealand’s currentCOVID status.<br />

Mid-Term Break -tomorrow,Friday27<strong>August</strong><br />

PleasenotethatCollege is closed forinstruction this day.<br />

This is aBoardofTrustees-approved leave day.<br />

CANCELLED DUE TO COVID LEVEL 4<br />

Office Closureat3:20pm, Tuesday07September<br />

(Note: Changed from Thursday19<strong>August</strong>)<br />

Please note: the CollegeOfficewill be closed from<br />

3:20pm on Tuesday07September.<br />

This is to allowall staff to attend aStaff Briefing<br />

relatedtothe College re-build programme.<br />

We thank youfor your supportofthis timing.<br />

AkoInterviews/College Closure, Thursday 09 September<br />

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

this day, in order to hold Akointerviews forall year levels.<br />

These interviewsprovide opportunityfor students to shareinformation,<br />

review goals and progress,with their Akoteacher and parent/caregiver.<br />

Theinterviews will be held at <strong>Ashburton</strong>College,<br />

from 10:00am-8:00pm.<br />

Twenty minutes is allocatedfor each interview.<br />

Families aretobooktheirinterviewtimes on-line,<br />

and this information will be emailed out in the near future.<br />

Allstudents/families areexpectedtoattend.<br />

CANCELLED DUE TO COVID<br />

RESTRICTIONS AND IMPLICATIONS<br />

Studylink TertiaryEvening<br />

Monday06September,7:00pm, College Staffroom<br />

This is an opportunityfor Year 13 students intending to undertake<br />

tertiarystudyin2022, to attend apresentation,<br />

with their parents/caregivers,bystafffrom Studylink.<br />

Studylink is responsible forStudent Loans and Allowances and their staff<br />

will outline the application process andrequirements.<br />

An information form has beenmade available to students,inorder to<br />

gauge numbers attending.<br />

Studentsare asked to return thisform to the Transition Office (T12)<br />

or email responses to cy@ashcoll.schoolbyFriday03September.<br />

In-College Exams<br />

Monday13September –Tuesday21September inclusive<br />

Please note: These arecurrently scheduled to<br />

continue as planned.<br />

HEB Construction Host College Students<br />

On Wednesday 11 <strong>August</strong>, twelve students from<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> College spent the morning with staff<br />

from HEB Construction <strong>Ashburton</strong> learning<br />

about the different roles and positions within the<br />

infrastructureindustry.<br />

Students received information on the pathways<br />

towards roles such as Environmental Management,<br />

and working as a Project Manager. They were<br />

taken through aday in the life ofaConstruction<br />

or Maintenance crew member, and given anoutline of what aContract<br />

Manager's position entails.They also had the opportunity tobe‘hands-on’<br />

with aTraffic Management Truck.<br />

The morning provided avaluable insight into the infrastructure industry,<br />

and students came away with agreater understanding of the opportunities<br />

available withinit.<br />

The College isvery grateful for this opportunity provided to our students,<br />

and we thank HEB Construction fortheir time and contributionsinoutlining<br />

positions and pathways to the various jobs availablewithin their industry.<br />

Business Operations Manager,JohnnyBrown, noted our students were wellengaged<br />

and asked‘lots of intelligentquestions!’<br />

Congratulations<br />

EsportsRegional Finals<br />

On Saturday 31 July six <strong>Ashburton</strong> College students went to the<br />

Tūranga Library, Christchurch Central, to compete in the Regional<br />

Finals forLeague of Legends.<br />

Teacher and College esports Coach Tom Kitchen said this event was put<br />

on by Victory Upinconjunction with Christchurch City Libraries and the<br />

Christchurch City Council. Victory UpisanEsports Company, Government<br />

sanctioned to operate an esportleaguefor secondary schools during <strong>2021</strong>.<br />

3rdv4th Play-Off<br />

Tomadvised that <strong>Ashburton</strong> College was inthe third place play-off match<br />

against Burnside High School, withthe winner in abestofthree gamesable<br />

to gain third place overall.<br />

Unfortunately, <strong>Ashburton</strong> College lost both their first games opening the<br />

doorfor BurnsideHigh School to place third, with AshColl 4th.<br />

It is worth noting that this Regional Final was South Island-wide, meaning<br />

AshColl isthe fourth best team in the South Island! This isavery sound<br />

effort.<br />

The final was played between another Burnside High School team and<br />

Christchurch Boys’ High School, with the latter winning 2-0 as well.<br />

Christchurch Boys now go to the Media Design School in Auckland to<br />

representthe South Island,atthe nationalfinals,towardsthe end of <strong>August</strong>.<br />

InvitationalTournament–TopFour from each Division<br />

Christchurch City Libraries are putting on an invitational two-day<br />

tournamentinSeptember,towhichAshCollhas been invited,aspartofthe<br />

invitation to the topfour teamsfromeach division.<br />

Tomsaid the College students did themselves very proud in both outings<br />

and represented<strong>Ashburton</strong>Collegewithpride.<br />

(Pictured above, left toright): The College team in action -Henry Wallis,<br />

Jade Jung, Matthew Wong, Dredgewell Madla, Hamish Lyth, and<br />

Jordan Green (not in photo) .<br />

AshColl Year 9A Netball Team Senior<br />

Grade Winners<br />

Leisel Lambert, Team Manager, said that <strong>2021</strong> was agood season for<br />

the <strong>Ashburton</strong>College Year 9A team.<br />

The team had anumber oftournaments to compete in, achieving some<br />

strong results, including at the College Sports Exchanges against Burnside<br />

and Rangiora High Schools which were held at the EA Networks Centre,<br />

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

At the Roncalli Tournament, held in Timaru, after the first weekend was<br />

postponed due to the floods. The new tournament date saw the team<br />

placed 2nd overall.<br />

At the South Island Secondary Schools’ Junior Tournament, held during<br />

the first week of the July school holidays,the team gained some good wins<br />

during pool matches. This form continued within the tougher games to<br />

follow, including adraw atfull-time. This meant added play inovertime,<br />

losing this by only twogoals.<br />

Overall they placed 8th in the Combined Year 9and 10 Grade.<br />

Mid CanterburyNetball Competition<br />

In the local Saturday competition the girls were only beaten once during<br />

the first round,and then took out the KFC Senior AGrade Final,winning<br />

30-<strong>26</strong>, against MethvenHumm Engineering making afantastic come-back<br />

afterbeing down 2-7 in the first quarter.<br />

Leisel said that ithas been asuperb season, with the girls forming great<br />

friendships on and off the court.<br />

The students pictured above with HEB Construction staff members (back<br />

row, from fourth left toright): Emma Scammell, Nadine Cabanatan,<br />

George Goodes, Cassidy Mann, Nicole Wilson, Jamie Reid, Kahu Ross,<br />

Oakley Gairns,Ben Glenie, HEB Construction staff member.<br />

(Front row,lefttoright): Sophie Woods,Mahina Edwards, SarahWilson.<br />

The victorious team pictured above (back row, lefttoright): Leisel Lambert<br />

(Manager), Grace Johnston, Lucy Williams, Ruby Williams, Meg Lill,<br />

Milla Overend,Jasmin Strawbridge (Coach).<br />

(Front row, left toright): Lamont Taylor, Penny Smollett, Makeleta Ula,<br />

Marnell Vaaelua,Torry Wilson-Brown.

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

Individual Excellence in aSupportive Learning Environment<br />

News<br />

Issue 27<br />

<strong>26</strong> <strong>August</strong> <strong>2021</strong><br />

Congratulations<br />

Alpine Energy Year 9and 10 AorakiMath<br />

Competition –Second PlaceGained<br />

Held at Timaru Boys’ High School on Thursday 12 <strong>August</strong>, <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

College hadtwo teamsenteredateach of Year 9and Year 10 levels.<br />

The teamsoffour work within the hall area to answer as manyquestions as<br />

possible within athirty minute timeframe.<br />

(Pictured above): Aview of the teams in action in the hall, with one of<br />

College’s two Year 9teams centre (clockwise, from front left): Taryn Clark,<br />

RubyGraham, Briahna Watters,GabbyRodgers.<br />

College Year 10 Team Members –Boys’ Team,Second Place<br />

(Pictured below, left toright): Finn Brown, Steven Harris, Luke Hay and<br />

NicDalgetyfinished in second place.<br />

The team finished all twenty questions in just over twenty of the thirty<br />

minutes allocated, but were beaten byaRoncalli team who finished less<br />

than aminutebeforethem.<br />

Strong Results at Aoraki SecondarySchools’<br />

Boys’Badminton Championships<br />

Afteratwo-year hiatus our students wherechamping at the bit to participate<br />

in this year’s tournament.<br />

Unfortunately, the Girls’ Badminton date coincided with the Canterbury<br />

ACCORD Teacher Only Day, so it was left to the boys to represent AshColl,<br />

which they did verywell.<br />

TheAteam contested the seven-team CompetitiveGrade,while the BTeam<br />

contestedthe Festival Grade comprised of tenteams,inwhich they placed<br />

seventh.<br />

Ahuge thank youisgiven to Year 13 studentMichael Lin-Nyugen who led<br />

the lunchtimepractices, selectedthe team and assisted in the co-ordination<br />

forthistournament.<br />

Sports Co-ordinator Darion Gray said this group of young men was<br />

adelight totravel with, with the results speaking for themselves. Staff<br />

member Mandy Harrison also travelled with the teams as Manager.<br />

Results<br />

TheATeam placed 3rd in the CompetitiveGrade.<br />

TheBTeam wasunbeaten in the Festival Grade.<br />

Team members were –<br />

AshColl A(CompetitiveGrade) – (pictured below,lefttoright): Lloyd Tuhao,<br />

Christopher Bernarte, Michael Lin-Nguyen (Captain), Zedrick Agreda,<br />

SamRakthong.<br />

CanterburySecondarySchools’ Ski<br />

Racing Championships<br />

Held at Mt Hutt on Wednesday 04<strong>August</strong> Myaand KayneJohnston were<br />

College’s representatives, with Dad Michael Johnston as Manager, with<br />

thanks to Michael fortransportation up the mountain.<br />

Reportedly, the day was very cold but clear, and very well-supported by<br />

Canterburyschools,withanimpressive total of 185 skiers (91 female,and 94<br />

male) and 36 snowboarders competing.<br />

The snow was in great condition after agood snowfall the previous day,<br />

with the race course running very fast.<br />

(Pictured above): Looking down the course.<br />

Results<br />

The competition was incredibly tight with only ten seconds separating<br />

the top twenty five female skiers over their two runs, and twelve seconds<br />

separating the top twentyfivemale skiers overtheir combined run times.<br />

This makes the placings gained by both Mya–placed 13th; and Kayne<br />

–placed 19th; very sound, and clearly in touch with the topgroup of skiers.<br />

(Pictured above, front row, left toright): Iela Mangubat, Justine Iolama,<br />

SamDanielson and Ella Rickard (back).<br />

This team answered thirteen questions correctly, finishing approximately<br />

13th in themiddle of the fieldoftwentyseven teams.<br />

College Year 9TeamMembers<br />

(Pictured below, lefttoright): Ashleigh Clarke, TristinWills,HenryProuting<br />

and RebekahClarke answered eightquestions correctly.<br />

(Pictured above, left to right): Gabby Rodgers, Ruby Graham,<br />

Briahna Watters and TarynClark answerednine questions correctly.<br />

Both of the Year 9teams finished in the middle of the field of twenty four<br />

teams.<br />

AshColl B<br />

(Festival Grade) –<br />

(pictured right, back row,<br />

lefttoright): John Radan,<br />

Ken De Lara,<br />

SunnyRana.<br />

(Front row,lefttoright):<br />

Yash Patel, RJ Pasion.<br />

ThirdPlaced in UC Mud Run<br />

The UCHigh School Mud Run formed part ofthe Smiths City Mud, Sweat<br />

&Tears Challenge, held at the Christchurch Adventure Park, on Sunday 15<br />

<strong>August</strong>. <strong>Ashburton</strong> College was represented byaGirls’ team of Year 10<br />

students.<br />

The afternoon started with the Lone Star Fancy Dress Parade where<br />

competitors showed offtheir creations, with prizes available for the best<br />

fancy-dressed teams and individuals.<br />

Naturally, instructions for competitors were event-specific, including the<br />

need forsuitable running shoes taped -toprevent losing them in the mud!<br />

Post-event, warm showers and wash-down areas were available, with<br />

thanks to facilities provided by Synlait and Laser Plumbing East. A special<br />

mention was made tothe numerous volunteers, without who the event<br />

would not be whatitis.<br />

Results –Third Placing<br />

Each competitor has to run the whole distance, and all four team members<br />

must cross the line together,inorder to record finalteam time.<br />

The AshColl group completed the 5km option in third place, from ten<br />

teams in this 13-18 year old age group.<br />

As Year 10 students this wasagood result.<br />

(Pictured right, lefttoright): College<br />

students Holly-Jayne Feutz,<br />

Honor Bradford, Hannah Digby,<br />

Sophie Gibson.<br />

Theteam’s concluding statement<br />

sums up competing in the<br />

Christchurch Muddy Good run forthe<br />

first time as being ‘extremely fun!’<br />

They said they ‘all enjoyedgetting<br />

muddy and competing in all of the<br />

activities throughout the 5kmcourse’.<br />

(Pictured above,left): MyaJohnston<br />

ready to starther run.<br />

(Pictured right): Kayne Johnston in the<br />

gates.<br />

Forthcoming Events<br />

Please note: datesasatthe time of publishing.Alterations,due to COVIDlevel<br />

restrictions will be advisedtorelevant groups as soon as details are<br />

known.<br />

30-08 Oct Year 9and10 Mates&Dates, in-College<br />

September<br />

01 ICAS Maths Competition<br />

College AGirls’Netball,SuperNet,Christchurch<br />

02 13PED Golf,Lake Hood or <strong>Ashburton</strong>GolfClub (Period 3)<br />

03 13PED Golf,Lake Hood or <strong>Ashburton</strong>GolfClub (Period 5)<br />

05-11 Tongan Language Week<br />

06 StudyLink TertiaryEvening,7:00pm, College Staffroom<br />

07 12AGGroup 2, Tractors Day, Day2,<strong>Ashburton</strong>Showgrounds<br />

08 CanterburySecondarySchools’Dressage,McLean’s Island,<br />

Christchurch<br />

College AGirls’Netball,SuperNet,Christchurch<br />

09 AkoInterviews, at <strong>Ashburton</strong>College,10:00am-5:00pm.<br />

College closed fornormalinstruction on this day.<br />

10 Lincoln UniversityCourse Planning,atCollege<br />

Quizco,Collegiate Clubrooms<br />

12 NZSS Shooting Champs (Triple S) Round 4, Home Range<br />

Winter Sports Tournament Week:<br />

27 <strong>August</strong> –05September<br />

Please note: Cancelleddue to COVIDRestrictions<br />

School SportNZ, in conjunction with its sportpartners,has regretfully<br />

announced the cancellation of all sanctioned events on its calendar<br />

through, at this stage,toMonday06September.<br />

This includes all events scheduled within the WinterTournament<br />

Week Calendar,scheduled to be held betweenthe datesabove.<br />

School SportNZwillreviewthe viabilityoffutureeventsonthe School<br />

SportNZCalendar on Wednesday01September,orasappropriate in<br />

relation to changes to the alertlevel protocols.

NEWS<br />

14 <strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>August</strong> <strong>26</strong>, <strong>2021</strong><br />

www.ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

No choir concert<br />

Mid Canterbury Choir’s Sounz<br />

Great <strong>Ashburton</strong> concert on<br />

September12has been<br />

cancelled because of the covid<br />

lockdown.<br />

The concert at the<br />

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

was set to featurethe choir,<br />

college guest choirsand<br />

special guest Ali Harper.<br />

‘‘Singing is knowntobea<br />

greatspreader of any virusso<br />

we won’t be rehearsing again<br />

untilweare back in level 1,’’<br />

choir manager Carol Gunn<br />

said.<br />

Audience numbers in level3<br />

wereset at 10, in level2at100<br />

socially distanced, so the<br />

decision had to be made.<br />

Thechoir intended<br />

restagingthe concert next year<br />

at the same sortoftime.<br />

MrsGunn said the choir still<br />

hopedto prepare andpresent<br />

its Christmasconcerts on<br />

December5.<br />

In the firstcountry­wide<br />

lockdownlast year,the choir<br />

cancelled its Messiah concert<br />

and performed it earlierthis<br />

year to very good audience<br />

numbers. Anyonewith tickets<br />

for Sounz Great will be<br />

contactedbyevent centre staff<br />

for arefund.<br />

An aerial view of the Opuke Thermal Pools and Spa.<br />

Hot pools to open in October<br />

Work has been progressing well<br />

on Methven’sOpuke Thermal<br />

Pools and Spa, but delays will<br />

mean the project will now open<br />

in early October instead of late<br />

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

Before lockdownthe finishing<br />

touches were being putonthe<br />

huge solar farm that will heat<br />

the facility andwill set it apart<br />

from other hot pools.<br />

Inspired by thebackdrop of<br />

the nearbymountains, thepools<br />

will use an industry­leading<br />

water treatmentsystem to<br />

ensure exceptional bathing<br />

water purity.<br />

The 2ha siteonthe edge of<br />

Methven will offer family hot<br />

pools, kids aqua playzonewith<br />

acrazy river andleap of faith<br />

plunge pool, adult­exclusive hot<br />

pools, cold plunge pools and<br />

sauna,privatepools, afullyequipped<br />

spa facility offering a<br />

range of therapies and asocial<br />

spa experience called the Spa<br />

Hutt.<br />

Entry prices atOpuke will be<br />

aligned with other similar<br />

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facilities in the South Island<br />

and there will be adiscount<br />

cardfor regular users.<br />

Opuke Thermal Pools and Spa<br />

marketing co­ordinator Olivia<br />

Attwoodsaidthe management<br />

teamwere now all on board and<br />

excited forthe doors to open.<br />

After some unavoidable<br />

delays, the aim was for an<br />

opening in October, all going<br />

well with the currentlockdown<br />

situation.<br />

Tradieswere allowed back on<br />

sitefrom level 3, she said.<br />

Dog park event<br />

There are car and dog agility<br />

displayslined up for a<br />

communityeventon<br />

September19toraise funds to<br />

supportthe building of a<br />

dedicatedRakaia dog park.<br />

TheRakaia Domainevent<br />

runsfrom 10amuntil3pm and<br />

will have astrong canine<br />

focus.<br />

Therewill be dog agility<br />

displaysfrommembersofthe<br />

Mid CanterburyDog Training<br />

Club.<br />

KiwiPetsServices will be<br />

offeringdog washingand nail<br />

clipping,whichcan be prebooked<br />

withthem directly.<br />

Organisers arealso keen to<br />

see old cars, tractors andany<br />

other vehicles sign up to be<br />

partofadisplay.<br />

Vehicles needtopreregisterbyemailingto<br />

bob at<br />

bobjacq@xtra.co.nz<br />

Theeventwill also feature<br />

food andotherstalls and<br />

raffles.<br />

Gate entryis$5per car or $1<br />

walk in.<br />

Funds raised willgo<br />

towardsthe costoffencing the<br />

new dog park and other<br />

project costs.<br />

Thedog park will be located<br />

on the northernend of<br />

Railway Terrace West andon<br />

a200m x20m plot of land that<br />

runsparallel to the railway<br />

line.

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ASHBURTONDC.GOVT.NZ/NEWS<br />

5BaringSquareWest, <strong>Ashburton</strong> |POBox 94, <strong>Ashburton</strong>, NewZealand 7740 | Telephone (03) 307 7700 | Website ashburtondc.govt.nz<br />

HamishRiach -Chief Executive<br />

Lifecontinues in covid wait-and-see<br />

Hanginthere is the phrase of<br />

the week,aswewaittosee if<br />

contacts of theAuckland Covid<br />

cluster develop intocasesinthe<br />

South Island.<br />

We knowthatpeople move around the<br />

countryalot so we all needtohunker<br />

down andrespect thelockdownsoit<br />

willhopefully be as short as possible.<br />

Thank youtothose who have been<br />

doing their part.<br />

Alert Level4means Council facilities<br />

areclosedtothe public, though we<br />

havestaffworkingfromhome to keep<br />

essential services going.<br />

Prime MinisterJacinda Ardern hassaid<br />

thatall of NewZealand willremain<br />

at Alert Level4untilatleast 11.59 pm<br />

Friday27<strong>August</strong> and adecisionwill be<br />

madethatday if some regions canbe<br />

downgraded. Aucklandwill remain at<br />

Alert Level4until at leastnextTuesday.<br />

There arealso newrulesthatrequire<br />

people to wear face masks or face<br />

coveringstosupermarkets,dairies, and<br />

servicestationsfor essential business.<br />

It is alsomandatory to signinoruse<br />

your covidtracerapp whenyou visit.<br />

Council services at AlertLevel 3and4<br />

aresimilar:<br />

Our customer serviceteamisworking<br />

from homeand is setuptotakecalls<br />

and emails to assistyou withyour<br />

enquiries.<br />

Council’sadministration building on<br />

Baring SquareWestisclosed, as is EA<br />

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

Library, theart galleryand museum,<br />

and community halls. All public<br />

playgroundsare closed and taped off,<br />

though publictoilets on main freight<br />

routes areopenfor essential workers.<br />

Council is awarethatratesweredue<br />

on 20 <strong>August</strong>.Given the office is closed,<br />

youare encouraged to payonline<br />

(ashburtondc.govt.nz) if possible<br />

though Council hasdecided to delay<br />

applying penalties forlate rates<br />

because of the country’smove to Alert<br />

Level4.<br />

Our drinking water, stormwater,<br />

stockwater, andwastewaterservices<br />

arebeing delivered as normal. Roading<br />

maintenanceand repairstokeep the<br />

roads safewill continue and under<br />

Alert Level 3, road rehabilitation and<br />

small capital projects can resume.<br />

We will continue to pick up your red<br />

rubbish bin and yellowrecyclingbin<br />

from the kerbsideasper your normal<br />

collection days. Unfortunately,glass<br />

recyclingissuspended until further<br />

notice. We ask thatyou storeyour<br />

emptiesathomeinthe meantime. We<br />

will letyou know whenthis changes or<br />

Thursday,<strong>26</strong><strong>August</strong><strong>2021</strong> | ISSUE 43<br />

Staff respond to covidneeds in community<br />

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

andotherstaffhavebeenredeployed<br />

during AlertLevel 4tohelp othersin<br />

the community.<br />

In this <strong>August</strong> lockdown, staff have been<br />

delivering prescription medicine on<br />

behalf of local pharmacies, cleaning at<br />

the <strong>Ashburton</strong> Hospital community-based<br />

assessment centre and helping manage<br />

traffic queues, doing extra cleaning of<br />

public toilets foressential workersonthe<br />

main freight routes and preparing the EA<br />

Networks Centreindoor stadiumsoitcan<br />

be usedasavaccination space.<br />

Some staff redeployed are working for<br />

Civil Defence, which links with other<br />

agencies across Mid Canterbury tomake<br />

surepeople’s health and welfareneedsare<br />

metinAlertLevel 3and 4.<br />

NewZealand remains in Alert Level4until<br />

at least11.59 pm Friday 27 <strong>August</strong>.<br />

Strategy and ComplianceGroup Manager<br />

Jane Donaldson said Council would also<br />

remainpart of the Civil Defenceresponse<br />

at Alert Level3,wheneverthathappened.<br />

“Our team did similar work in last year’s<br />

four-week lockdown and we are pleased<br />

to be helping the community again.”<br />

Staff from the EA Networks Centre are<br />

authorised by Civil Defence to deliver<br />

medication for the pharmacies. Patients<br />

areoftenelderly or unable to travel so staff<br />

were providing an essential serviceaswell<br />

as afriendly face.<br />

Open spacesstaff have been on cleaning<br />

duty atthe covid testing centre, working<br />

in full protective equipment to disinfect<br />

spaces after people havebeen assessed by<br />

medical staff.<br />

Roading staff have also been helping<br />

manage traffic queues on Elizabeth Street<br />

as peoplewait.<br />

Ms Donaldson said the Tinwald Medical<br />

Centre had asked to use the indoor<br />

stadium spaceatEANetworks foralarge<br />

group of booked covid vaccinations<br />

and staff had prepared the venue for<br />

that work on Wednesday. “It’s anideal<br />

space asitallows for good numbers and<br />

recommendedsocial distancing.”<br />

Openspaces’ cleanershad also beenbusy,<br />

making surepublic toilets on main freight<br />

routes were cleaned more regularly and<br />

could be usedsafely by essential workers<br />

liketruck drivers delivering goods around<br />

the South Island.<br />

when resourcerecoveryparks areopen<br />

again.<br />

Regulatory services such as building<br />

andresource consentsremain<br />

operational, howevertherewillbeno<br />

physical inspections.<br />

Council will continue to meetremotely<br />

viaZoom,for any regularly scheduled<br />

meetings.Public meetings willbe<br />

live-streamed on the Council’sYouTube<br />

Channeland Facebook Page.<br />

TheCouncil willcontinue to<br />

communicate about any potential<br />

changetoour services or activities.<br />

Followour Facebook page (@<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>DC), visit the Council<br />

website(ashburtondc.govt.nz), and<br />

signuptoour free text/SMSalert<br />

service(by texting your postcode to<br />

4196) to stayinformed.<br />

Topimage: About to head out on a<br />

pharmacydelivery forCivilDefenceare<br />

(from left) Chinatsu Hunt,LinnMcGregor<br />

and Nora Alteweeg.<br />

Leftimage: EA NetworksCentrewas used<br />

foragroup vaccination on Wednesday.<br />

Wastewater<br />

being tested<br />

forCovid-19<br />

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

begun collecting regular samples<br />

of its wastewater tobetested for<br />

Covid-19.<br />

Councillors said last week they were<br />

interestedinjoining other localauthorities<br />

to test their wastewater, which would<br />

indicate if thevirus –especially thehighly<br />

transmissible Deltavariant –was present<br />

in the <strong>Ashburton</strong> network. Samples<br />

are collected from the Wilkins Road<br />

treatment plant andsent to the Instituteof<br />

Environmental Science and Research for<br />

analysis.<br />

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

the testing would provide some assurance<br />

of potential infection inthe community.<br />

Although the sensitivity of wastewater<br />

testing is notabsolutely clear, it provides a<br />

tool in the kit to detect Covid-19.<br />

“Weexpecttohavethe first resultsatthe<br />

end of this week. Atthis stage, itisjust<br />

the <strong>Ashburton</strong> town wastewater scheme,<br />

but smaller strategic schemes could be<br />

included.”<br />

The MinistryofHealth is currently testing<br />

wastewater from other councils around<br />

the countryfor covid.<br />

1 ashburtondc.govt.nz/news<br />

Thursday,<strong>26</strong><strong>August</strong><strong>2021</strong> |ISSUE 43

Potholes ... whatwe'redoing about them<br />

PUBLICNOTICE<br />

Council is very conscious of the<br />

number of potholes being reported<br />

and we know there are definitely<br />

valid concernsatthe moment.<br />

Although it has been severalweeks since<br />

the last major wet weather event, and<br />

almost two months since the one-in-200<br />

year flooding event,the amount of rainfall<br />

during that period caused significant<br />

degradation to sections on some ofthe<br />

roadsintheDistrict, and nowanumber of<br />

potholes arestarting to appear.<br />

Council acknowledges the problem and<br />

shares the concerns residents have and<br />

areexpressing to us.<br />

Council’s commitment to road safety is<br />

paramount and high priority has been<br />

given to roading repairs inrecent weeks,<br />

and this safety-focused work is continuing<br />

throughalertlevel4asanessentialservice.<br />

The current restrictions have allowed<br />

Council’sroading maintenancecontractor<br />

Grantsgive<br />

helping hand<br />

-apply now<br />

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

looking for heritage projects it can<br />

give afinancial helping hand and<br />

individuals, groups or businesses<br />

areinvitedtosubmitheritage grant<br />

applications by Wednesday 1 st<br />

September <strong>2021</strong>.<br />

Heritageprojects thathavebeen fundedin<br />

past years include the sexton’s cottage at<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> Cemetery and AshfordVillage’s<br />

historic Mill House.<br />

The sexton’s cottagewas built in 1895 but<br />

fell into disrepair after no longer being<br />

used for keeping records. It was restored<br />

in 1998 and another recent upgrade by<br />

the <strong>Ashburton</strong> Pakeke Lions Club received<br />

$3715 from Council byway of aheritage<br />

grant.<br />

Anew oversizedoor wasconstructedand<br />

the whole buildingwas painted and birdproofed.<br />

Earthquake strengthening work and<br />

refurbishment at Mill House was another<br />

project to receive a heritage grant<br />

from Council. Mill House, built in 1912,<br />

remains the hub of AshfordVillageand in<br />

commercialuse.<br />

Councilisalsoacceptinggrantapplications<br />

for community events, bio-diversity and<br />

CreativeCommunities projects.<br />

Council administers funds onbehalf of<br />

Creative New Zealand for awide range<br />

of projects including craft/object art,<br />

literature, visual arts, dance, music, film,<br />

theatre and Maori and Pacific arts. Projects<br />

can also be in the form of an exhibition<br />

performanceorworkshop.<br />

Applications open forall four categories<br />

will be accepted until 5pm, Wednesday<br />

1 st September <strong>2021</strong>.<br />

For further information see our grants<br />

and fundingpage, contactCouncil on 307<br />

9646 or email grants@adc.govt.nz<br />

to make good progress on repairs due to<br />

light trafficonroads. Adowngrade in alert<br />

level three will also allow for additional<br />

crews to resume major works within<br />

government-mandated guidelines and<br />

requirements.<br />

Otheressentialworkscurrentlyinprogress<br />

include grading, channel and intersection<br />

sweeping, and monitoring and making<br />

safedefects thatcompromise safety.<br />

Residents are encouraged to help us fix<br />

the Districtroads by reportingpotholesto<br />

Council, and other road-related damage,<br />

using the Snap Send Solve app. Using<br />

this app automatically sends apicture, a<br />

GPSlocation, andother details to Council<br />

when reporting an issue. This is extremely<br />

helpful in identifying areasofconcern and<br />

alsohelps prioritise work.<br />

And remember, please take extra care<br />

aroundworkinprogress on our roads, and<br />

always drivetothe road conditions.<br />

Living In Lockdown<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> Library wants to know<br />

how lockdown 2.0 is going for you<br />

and is runningacompetition to find<br />

the beststories –using wordsorart.<br />

Community Services Group Manager<br />

SteveFabish said the Living in Lockdown<br />

competition was about finding ways for<br />

people to sharetheir experiences.<br />

What’sYour Story?<br />

“It is open to all ages and there will be<br />

prizesineach of the four categories.”<br />

Hereare the ways youcan shareyour story<br />

withus-<br />

In apiece ofwriting: Ashort story, an<br />

local issues<br />

to your council<br />

Add anotherphoto<br />

article, apoem.<br />

Inadrawing:Alandscapeoflockdownlife,<br />

Thingsthatare important in lockdown, A<br />

portrait<br />

Or a creative piece: Acollage, astop<br />

motion movie, a3Dmodel, apieceofart<br />

thatreflects lockdown foryou.<br />

The competition is open to all of the<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> Districtcommunities and to all<br />

ages. It will be judged under the following<br />

agegroups:<br />

• 8yearsand under<br />

• 9-12years<br />

• 13–16years<br />

• 17years +(Adult category)<br />

Prizes will be a$25 Whitcoulls gift voucher<br />

forthe winner of each agecategory.<br />

All entrieswill needtobesubmittedwith<br />

your full name, title of piece, and ashort<br />

description if your entry isnot apiece of<br />

writing.<br />

Submityour entriesbyemail to library@<br />

adc.govt.nz. Entries will be published<br />

to the Library's Facebook and Instagram<br />

pages.<br />

Entries need to be submitted by 5pm<br />

Friday 10 September <strong>2021</strong>. Winners<br />

will be announced on Winners will be<br />

announced on Wednesday 15 September<br />

<strong>2021</strong>.<br />

RUBBISH&RECYCLING<br />

KERBSIDECOLLECTION<br />

Rubbish(redbins) &recycling (yellow<br />

bins) will be collected as usual, but<br />

please note therewillbeNOglass<br />

recycling(green crate)during Alert<br />

Level4.<br />

RESOURCE RECOVERY PARKS<br />

All Resource Recovery Parksare closed<br />

to the public.<br />

Neil McCann<br />

Infrastructure Services Group Manager<br />

LOVENZ<br />

Bin it Right<br />

REMINDERFOR<br />

DOG OWNERS<br />

DOGS<br />

MUST<br />

BE ON A<br />

LEASH<br />

All dogs must beonaleash at all<br />

times when out in public, to prevent<br />

them interacting with another<br />

person or dog, breaking social<br />

distancing rules.<br />

COMMUNITYNOTICEBOARD<br />

UPCOMINGMEETINGS<br />

Meetings areheld in the Council<br />

Chambers,137 HavelockStreet,<br />

(unless otherwiseadvised).<br />

Councilmeeting<br />

Wednesday1September,1.00pm.<br />

(live-streamed)<br />

MethvenCommunityBoard<br />

Monday6September, 10.30am,<br />

Mt Hutt Memorial Hall<br />

Youth Council<br />

Wednesday 8September,4.00pm.<br />

Council Activity Briefings<br />

Wednesday 22 September,9.30am.<br />

Audit &RiskCommittee<br />

Wednesday 22 September,1.30pm.<br />

(live-streamed)<br />

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

Tuesday 28 September,1.00pm.<br />

ExtraordinaryCouncil meeting<br />

(GroveStPark disposalsubmission<br />

hearings anddeliberations)<br />

Wednesday 29 September,9.00am.<br />

(live-streamed)<br />

Council Agencies –6month reports<br />

Wednesday 29 September,1.30pm.<br />

Waste<br />

Landfill<br />

www.binitright.nz<br />

COUNCIL OFFICE<br />

5Baring Square West<br />

Mon,Tue, Wed&Fri8.30am-5pm, Thursday 9am -5pm<br />

ASHBURTONPUBLIC LIBRARY<br />

180 Havelock Street,<strong>Ashburton</strong> 7700<br />

Mon -Fri 9am-8pm, Sat10am -1pm, Sun 1pm -4pm<br />

EA NETWORKSCENTRE<br />

20 River Terrace<br />

Mon -Fri 6am -9pm, Sat&Sun 7am-7pm<br />

ASHBURTONMUSEUM<br />

327 WestStreet<br />

10am-4pm daily. Closed PublicHolidays.<br />

ashburtondc.govt.nz/news Thursday,<strong>26</strong><strong>August</strong><strong>2021</strong> |ISSUE 43<br />

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2406455

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NEWS<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>August</strong> <strong>26</strong>, <strong>2021</strong><br />

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Bookarama funds support many causes<br />

The RotaryClub of <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Charitable Trust has<br />

distributed over $75,000toa<br />

variety of causesoverthe past<br />

18 months andits biggest<br />

income source, Bookarama, is<br />

set to take place again next<br />

month.<br />

Establishedin2008 on advice<br />

from IRDand Rotary NZ,the<br />

trust wasset up to minimise tax<br />

implicationsfor theservice<br />

club.<br />

Trustees aremembers of the<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>Rotary and funding<br />

is distributedregularly to local<br />

individuals, projects, and<br />

groups, andalsocharitable<br />

Rotarycauses overseas.<br />

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

Charitable Trust chairperson<br />

Don McLeod said Bookarama<br />

was the big money earnerfor<br />

the club andhad been running<br />

for over 30 years.<br />

In recent years it had raised<br />

between $50­$60,000 each year.<br />

Mr McLeod said there wasa<br />

long list of causes supported<br />

through the trust andoften they<br />

wereongoing and received<br />

annual grants.<br />

Some of the major grants in<br />

recent months hadbeengiven<br />

to support the Lake Hood track<br />

($10,000), flood relief ($5000),<br />

Aviation Museum ($5000),<br />

college prizes($5000), Mid<br />

Canterbury BoxingAcademy<br />

($5000+), Learning Centre<br />

($5000), Books for Young people<br />

($5000+)and Trott’s Garden<br />

Don McLeod<br />

($3000).<br />

There wasongoing support<br />

for community groups like the<br />

pipeband, playcentres, croquet<br />

club, writers group, St Vincent<br />

de Pauland Salvation Army.<br />

Mr McLeod said there was<br />

also astrong focus on backing<br />

studentcauses and as well as<br />

academicprizes at both local<br />

colleges, funding was given for<br />

Boyle River leadership camp,<br />

science schools at Auckland<br />

and Otago universities, the<br />

SpiritofAdventure, Outward<br />

Boundand drivingcourses.<br />

“We areaservice club and<br />

meet for fellowship, but our<br />

raison d’etre is also to do good<br />

in ourcommunity.<br />

“Its hearteningtobeableto<br />

support so many worthwhile<br />

causes.’’<br />

The Rotary Club of <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

CharitableTrust meets monthly<br />

to consider applications.<br />

Funding application forms<br />

can be requested by emailing to<br />

rotash@gmail.com or via the<br />

club’s Facebook page.<br />

Bookarama is always abusy<br />

affair with the community<br />

snapping up books and more at<br />

bargain prices.<br />

District promotion<br />

contract agreed<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>DistrictCouncil has<br />

penned anew three year<br />

contractwithChristchurchNZ<br />

to deliver districtpromotion<br />

activities.<br />

Thecontractisworth<br />

$195,000 peryear,as perthe<br />

previous year’s contract.<br />

It includes the twostrategic<br />

keyperformance indicators<br />

(KPIs)ofincreasing the<br />

number of domestic visitors to<br />

the<strong>Ashburton</strong> Districtand<br />

increasing the dollar spend per<br />

domestic visitor.<br />

The KPIs will be reviewed<br />

and agreed on an annual basis<br />

and will include promotionto<br />

overseas markets if borders<br />

starttoopenup.<br />

In addition to the domestic<br />

visitorpriorities,the contract<br />

is designed to helplocal<br />

providers upskill. It will also<br />

aim to develop the Mid<br />

Canterbury brand, and reduce<br />

seasonality by identifying new<br />

productsthat canbe developed<br />

outside of thecurrent winter<br />

season.<br />

Money brought forward for<br />

new co-funded toilets<br />

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

will bring forward allocated<br />

capital funds for the<br />

replacement and upgrade of<br />

toilets at Taylors Stream and<br />

Awa Awa Rata Reserve.<br />

Some $68,000 have been<br />

budgeted for each site in Year<br />

3ofthe Long Term Plan, but<br />

will now be spent earlier and<br />

fully loan funded.<br />

The toilets will be co­funded<br />

after the recent<br />

announcement of afunding<br />

allocation of $158,328 from the<br />

Tourism Infrastructure Fund.<br />

The proposed<br />

enhancements include new<br />

replacement toilets and<br />

landscaping and furniture at<br />

both locations.<br />

Council open spaces<br />

manager Ian Soper said the<br />

extra money from the Tourism<br />

Infrastructure Fund would<br />

mean asizeable upgrade of the<br />

facilities at both locations.<br />

New toilets would be more<br />

environmentally friendly and<br />

they would offer ahigher level<br />

of service.<br />

Taylors Stream camping and<br />

picnicking area is located on<br />

the Inland Scenic Route north<br />

of Staveley, and is used by<br />

picnickers and freedom<br />

campers.<br />

Awa Awa Rata Reserve is<br />

another popular picnic area<br />

14km from Methven and 2km<br />

from the Mt Hutt ski field<br />

turnoff.<br />

It is widely known for its<br />

spring display of<br />

rhododendrons.

NEWS<br />

20 <strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>August</strong> <strong>26</strong>, <strong>2021</strong><br />

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Spooky halloween in Rakaia<br />

TONI.WILLIAMS<br />

@ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

Bachs at the Lake Clearwater settlement.<br />

Consultation on<br />

Lake Clearwater<br />

MICK.JENSEN<br />

@ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

Stakeholders and the<br />

community will be consulted on<br />

their wishes and expectations<br />

for the futureofthe Lake<br />

Clearwater settlementand the<br />

surrounding area.<br />

The increasing popularity of<br />

the scenic settlementhas<br />

placed anumber of stresses on<br />

the area and the lake has seen<br />

increasing contamination from<br />

nitrates and minerals.<br />

In December2020the<br />

Canterbury DHB issued a<br />

public healthwarning when<br />

blue­greenalgae was foundat<br />

the lakeand anumber of<br />

scientificstudies have<br />

confirmedthatits ecosystemis<br />

out of balance and at risk of<br />

‘flipping’ andunabletosustain<br />

life as it has historically.<br />

Factors forthe poor<br />

condition of the lake are likely<br />

to be historicaland current<br />

farming practicesaswell as a<br />

possible contribution from<br />

uncontained waste disposal,<br />

such as longdrop toilet<br />

facilities in the huts settlement.<br />

Since 2019 aworkinggroup of<br />

stakeholders,including local<br />

farmers, DOC,ECan, Fish &<br />

Game,LINZand <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

District Council (ADC), have<br />

met periodically to discuss<br />

issues andpossiblesolutions.<br />

At the last gathering ECan<br />

advised thatthey intended<br />

testingfor nutrient levels via<br />

bores within the hut settlement<br />

boundaries.<br />

ADCstarted an investigation<br />

in April into thenumberof<br />

longdrops toilets remaining at<br />

the settlement, which included<br />

asurveyofhutholders and<br />

physicalinspection of sites.<br />

Athird of the 198 individual<br />

dwellings at Lake Clearwater<br />

have longdrops. Some have<br />

holdingtanks and some have<br />

both longdrops andholding<br />

tanks.<br />

All longdrops must be<br />

physically decommissioned by<br />

the end of this year to comply<br />

with tighter leaseconditions.<br />

Conditions of occupying the<br />

land include facilitiesmeeting<br />

standards set by ADC.<br />

TheLake Clearwater huts<br />

settlement was first laidoutin<br />

the 1920s andbetween19<strong>26</strong> and<br />

1964 was giftedtothe district.<br />

Historically the settlement<br />

was usedby fishermen and<br />

hunters andlater by others<br />

enjoying watersports like<br />

windsurfingandwater skiing.<br />

Public consultationonLake<br />

Clearwater will begin soon and<br />

from it an initialstrategy will<br />

be developed .<br />

Thestrategy could<br />

potentially pave the way for a<br />

changetothe district plan anda<br />

separate process may be<br />

required to resolve any lease<br />

issuesifaplan changeisnot<br />

proceededwith.<br />

Spooktacular happenings are<br />

planned for halloween in<br />

Rakaia thisyear andbeing<br />

hosted by the town’s scouting<br />

group.<br />

But volunteers are neededto<br />

help make spookydecorations<br />

and act as haunting<br />

characters, as wellashelp<br />

with setupand take down.<br />

Organiser Anita Ruigrok<br />

said planningfor the event had<br />

been under waysince late last<br />

year with somedecorations<br />

purchased from overseas but<br />

many more neededtobemade.<br />

She was keen to support the<br />

scouts and had personally<br />

financed the decorationsso<br />

far.<br />

“I believe it's importantfor<br />

childrentogosomewherethat<br />

encourages them to go<br />

outdoors and help their<br />

neighbours,” she said.<br />

“If this event canraise<br />

enough moneyfor them to fund<br />

them for ayear, Idon't mind<br />

paying for all decorations …<br />

because it helps the<br />

communityinthe long runI<br />

believe.”<br />

There was afair amountof<br />

work done and Anita was<br />

positive it could be amassive<br />

success.<br />

“I want to give Rakaia<br />

something that they canbe<br />

proud of, and look forward to<br />

CHRISTIAN COMMENT<br />

Always winter?<br />

‘‘It is winter in Narnia,’’ said Mr Tumnus, ‘‘and<br />

has beenfor eversolong…always winter, but<br />

never Christmas.­’ Thisisafamousline fromCS<br />

Lewis' TheChroniclesofNarnia. WhatLewis so<br />

wonderfully captures withthis imageisthe<br />

bleaknessoflife without God.Warsand<br />

rumours of wars, wildfires ragingout of control,<br />

the innerturmoilofour ownsouls­weall know<br />

something of what Lewiscaptures in this quote.<br />

In thepast few days,Haiti hasbeenravaged<br />

withyet anotherearthquake. The Taliban has<br />

nearly taken overAfghanistan. Our worldoften<br />

seems hopeless. Andthenwelook at ourselves.<br />

Ourrelationships are notalwayswhat they<br />

should be; we hurt those closest to us. Work does<br />

not fulfil us, and we wonder, at times, what’s the<br />

point?<br />

Lewis was an Oxford professor for many years,<br />

but he only came to believe in God later in life.<br />

Throughmany triumphs and setbacks, he<br />

realized that nothing in this life truly satisfied the<br />

Anita Ruigrok with some work­in­progress decorations.<br />

for hopefully manyyears to<br />

come,” Anita said.<br />

She was seekingvolunteers<br />

to help with decorationsand to<br />

dress up as characters ­it<br />

could be aDisney character, a<br />

haunted person,someone<br />

from achurch sceneora<br />

Halloweentheme.<br />

The evening, beingrun at<br />

the Rakaia Scout Den, on the<br />

cornerofRailway Terraceand<br />

Normanby Street, in Rakaia on<br />

October 30, begins at 5pm for<br />

younger children and gets<br />

more spookyfor older children<br />

from 7pm.<br />

Anita is also seeking a<br />

photographer and spacefiller<br />

decorations such as small<br />

haybales, metal stakes to keep<br />

tombstones in place.<br />

She has been making<br />

decorations over thepast few<br />

months but in thelead up to<br />

halloween is seekingtoramp<br />

up tombstoneproductionwith<br />

drawing,cutting andpainting.<br />

She is using amix of brush<br />

and paint and spray paint<br />

techniques.<br />

As part of theevent,which<br />

will be agold coin entry forthe<br />

Rakaia Scouts, Anita has also<br />

been in touch with potential<br />

hauntingactorsand suppliers<br />

for bulk halloweentreats.<br />

Therehas also been a<br />

backdrop organisedfor a<br />

ghoulishly goodphoto<br />

competition,facepaintingand<br />

the scoutswill have barbecue<br />

sausages anddrinksfor sale.<br />

Anyoneable to help can<br />

contact Anita on<br />

dutchflower@gmail.com<br />

deep longings of his heart for joy and<br />

contentment.<br />

You might be surprisedthatLewis’ answer, the<br />

Bible’s answer, to such apredicament is not to<br />

suppressorto denyyourself happiness and<br />

pleasure.Inone of his sermonsasalay preacher<br />

late in life, Lewis writes:<br />

It would seem that Our Lord finds ourdesires<br />

not too strong, but too weak. We are half­hearted<br />

creatures, fooling aboutwithdrink and sex and<br />

ambitionwheninfinite joy is offeredus, like an<br />

ignorant child who wants to go on making mud<br />

pies in aslum because he cannot imagine whatis<br />

meant by the offer of aholiday at the sea. We are<br />

far too easilypleased. (CS Lewis, TheWeight of<br />

Glory).<br />

Our hearts go after ‘weak’ desires, because<br />

deep down we longfor God himself. The Bible<br />

says of God, ‘‘You reveal the path of lifetome; in<br />

your presenceis abundantjoy;atyour right hand<br />

are eternal pleasures’’ (Psalm 16:11). Christ<br />

offers us eternal joy, satisfaction, and rest from<br />

this wintery world.<br />

­Rev Dr Jason Pickard,Grace Presbyterian<br />

Church

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FEATURE<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>August</strong> <strong>26</strong>, <strong>2021</strong><br />

21<br />

Daffodil Day fundraising moves online<br />

Cancer doesn’t stop, so we<br />

won’t either, CancerSociety of<br />

New Zealandboss Lucy Elwood<br />

says.<br />

Covid­19 lockdowns may have<br />

once again impacted the<br />

Cancer Society’s Daffodil Day<br />

fundraising plans ­but it has<br />

not stopthe needfor its<br />

services.<br />

People can support the<br />

organisation withdonations<br />

throughtheir website, or<br />

throughANZ (who willmatch<br />

all donations) and also get<br />

creativewith their own online<br />

fundraisers while in lockdown<br />

and registering these on their<br />

website: www.daffodilday.org.<br />

nz<br />

“Thetag­line for ourDaffodil<br />

Day campaignis‘Cancer<br />

doesn’t stop, so we won’t<br />

either’.<br />

‘‘Weare truly living those<br />

words rightnow –cancer<br />

doesn’t stop because of covid,’’<br />

she said.<br />

‘‘Our staffare going above<br />

and beyond to supportthose<br />

using ourservices,<br />

communicate updates on<br />

scheduledtreatmentsand<br />

addressingany issues that are<br />

beingexperienced.”<br />

TheCancer Society is urging<br />

supporters to donate and<br />

fundraise online as covid forces<br />

the cancellation of its iconic<br />

street collection.<br />

They relied on thegenerosity<br />

of people in the community to<br />

fund services and were very<br />

grateful for thesupportwe<br />

receivefrom MidCantabrians,<br />

which went toward coveringthe<br />

cost of the servicesdelivered to<br />

the people in the district.<br />

Lucy Elwood<br />

Ms Elwood said last year the<br />

organisation was unable to hold<br />

astreet appealinAuckland,<br />

due to covid restrictions.<br />

‘‘Unfortunately ayear later,<br />

wefind ourselves in asimilar<br />

situationthroughoutall of New<br />

Zealand,’’she said.<br />

‘‘We are now counting on our<br />

generous supporters to donate<br />

online.’’<br />

Ms Elwood said covid<br />

lockdowns in the past had seen<br />

demandonthe Cancer Society’s<br />

service increase as many going<br />

through cancer treatments had<br />

more anxiety.<br />

‘‘This is thetime for Cancer<br />

Societyand New Zealanders to<br />

step up andnot step back,” she<br />

said.<br />

Services for peoplewith<br />

cancerwere still available in<br />

lockdown,including<br />

accommodation services<br />

continuing as asafe ‘bubble’ for<br />

cancerpatients undergoing<br />

treatment, and patient­support<br />

servicescontinuing over the<br />

phone andonline.<br />

Daffodil Day providesmany<br />

withachance to celebrate<br />

survivorshipand remember<br />

those who have passed.<br />

“We hope thisstill happens<br />

safely in bubbles and we want<br />

to keep the Daffodil Day spirit<br />

going. There are peoplealready<br />

fundraising for us in their own<br />

unique ways on our<br />

daffodilday.org.nz website, and<br />

weare so grateful for their<br />

support.”<br />

“We know this is also ablow<br />

for many peoplewho have been<br />

regular volunteersonDaffodil<br />

Daytoo.<br />

‘‘ANZissupporting us to help<br />

make this year’s Daffodil Day<br />

efforts asuccess, by matching<br />

all donations throughits<br />

‘Digital Daffodil’.”<br />

Visit www.anz.co.nz/donateto<br />

donate.<br />

Cancer doesn’t stop, so we won’t either. Make your donations at www.daffodilday.org.nz or scan the QR code<br />

Cancer SocietyDaffodil Day–27 <strong>August</strong> <strong>2021</strong><br />

The <strong>Courier</strong> thanks the following <strong>Ashburton</strong> businesses for supporting this page.<br />

Main South Rd,<br />

Tinwald.<br />

Phone 308 5774<br />

2412727<br />

86 Tancred Street,<br />

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

Phone (03) 308 6722<br />

2412728<br />

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

Club &MSA<br />

<strong>26</strong>6 Havelock St,<br />

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

Phone308 7149<br />

www.ashburtonclub.co.nz<br />

2412731<br />

Flowers &Balloons<br />

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

190 East Street,<br />

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

Phone 308 8945<br />

www.flowersandballoons.co.nz<br />

2412785<br />

<br />

34 Robinson Street,<br />

Riverside<br />

Industrial Park,<br />

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

Phone 308 6415<br />

2412816<br />

115 Main South Road<br />

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

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

Email:<br />

enquiries@tinwaldcanvas.co.nz<br />

www.tinwaldcanvas.co.nz<br />

2412821<br />

34 Robinson St,<br />

Riverside<br />

Industrial Park,<br />

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

Phone 308 6509<br />

2412813<br />

241<strong>26</strong>67<br />

www.ateventcentre.co.nz<br />

Phone 03 307 8980<br />

455 West Street,<br />

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

2412281<br />

RakaiaHighway<br />

Weekdays 7am-4.30pm<br />

Saturday 7am -3pm<br />

2412567<br />

2412571<br />

HONDA COUNTRY<br />

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

03 308 2030<br />

www.hondacountry.co.nz<br />

03 307 2010<br />

admin@ateventcentre.co.nz<br />

211A Wills Street,<br />

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

241<strong>26</strong>47<br />

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

Main Road, Tinwald 03 307 8317<br />

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

rwashburton.co.nz<br />

Real EstateMid CanterburyProperty Ltd Licensed REAA 2008<br />

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

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

Phone 307 8353<br />

info@mainlandcoachwork.co.nz<br />

www.mainlandcoachwork.co.nz<br />

241<strong>26</strong>85<br />

24 hour service<br />

7daysaweek<br />

Phone 307 7433<br />

241<strong>26</strong>75<br />

The Arcade,<br />

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

03 307 7340<br />

www.totstoteens.nz<br />

2412482<br />

Allenton<br />

PHARMACY<br />

67 Harrison Street<br />

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

Phone 308 6030<br />

2412489<br />

WILSONS<br />

GLASS<br />

WilsonsWindscreensWindscreens 2018Ltd<br />

152 Wills St,<br />

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

Phone 308 8485<br />

2412487<br />

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

Ph 308 3398<br />

2412566<br />

212 East Street,<br />

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

Phone 308 8309<br />

2412750<br />

3081396<br />

470West Street,<br />

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

www.atob.co.nz<br />

2412570<br />

211D Alford Forest Rd<br />

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

Phone 308 7182<br />

2412556

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ISSUE <strong>2021</strong> AUGUST<br />

facebook.com/AshYouthCouncil<br />

MEETING WRAP<br />

At this month'sYouth<br />

Council Meeting we had Ella<br />

and Abbycome downfrom<br />

Christchurch to talk to us<br />

about UN Youth. UN Youth is<br />

an intergovernmental group<br />

throughout NewZealand.<br />

With Ella andAbbywediscussed<br />

in groupsthequestion: whatisa<br />

globalchallenge thatyou think<br />

should be prioritised over the next<br />

decade?Some of theideas we<br />

cameupwithwereclimatechange,<br />

pandemic relief andfake news. We<br />

alsolooked into the17sustainable<br />

development goals whichare 17<br />

universalgoalsthatcountries are<br />

workingtoliveuptoby2030.<br />

Next wedid aclimate based<br />

workshop.Whatwedid waswe<br />

were allgivenaslip of paper<br />

displaying asituationandwewere<br />

giventokens based on thenumber<br />

on ourslip.<br />

We needtocollectivelywork<br />

together to collect 40 tokens to stop<br />

climate change.<br />

We beganwith an introduction, and<br />

we were tryingtoconvinceother<br />

countries to pledgetheir tokens.<br />

This wasanegotiation taskand<br />

helped us buildour confidence<br />

when it comes to countrydebating<br />

anddeals.Weeachstoodfor a<br />

countryand represented it to the<br />

othercountries. We pledgeour<br />

tokens to stop climatechange.<br />

After that we hadaZoomcall with<br />

Sophie and Piper fromYouth Voice<br />

Canterburywherewediscussed<br />

what theyhave to offer throughout<br />

theyear. They run Youth Connects<br />

four timesayear,Activate,Youth<br />

Awards, Zuis which areZoom<br />

Hui’s (every 6weeks)and Mana<br />

Reo. They arealsoaiming to come<br />

andvisitusinperson at future<br />

meetings. AfterourZoomcall we<br />

learned that wehadour biggest<br />

turn outfor theNZMountain Film<br />

Festival.<br />

Next weweregivenaBiteNite<br />

update and we brainstormed what<br />

gameswecould playand what<br />

prizes we couldhave.<br />

Finallyfor generalbusiness<br />

we discussed theYouth Voice<br />

CanterburyAwards and then<br />

purple shirt dayfor Mental Health<br />

Awareness Week.<br />

ENTERTAINMENT<br />

NZ Mountain Film Festival<br />

Thankyou forsupporting the NZ<br />

Mountain Film Festival.<br />

The <strong>Ashburton</strong> Youth Council would<br />

like to take this opportunity to thank<br />

everyone whosupported us by attending<br />

the NZ MountainFilmFestivalinorderfor<br />

us to fundraisefor BiteNiteCultureFest.<br />

On the night we had167 keen supporters<br />

whohavehelped us raise $2,100.00.<br />

We hadafantastic nightofviewing many<br />

inspirational New Zealand adventurers<br />

and witnessingtheamazing NewZealand<br />

landscape. My personal favourite was<br />

the film about the young New Zealand<br />

international surfer showing off his<br />

favourite places to surf in New Zealand,<br />

along with the many personalities who<br />

have helpedsupport himwithhis surfing<br />

career.<br />

This was our third year athosting the<br />

NZ Mountain Film Festival and was by<br />

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us to continue to screen these films onan<br />

annual basis.<br />

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24 <strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>August</strong> <strong>26</strong>, <strong>2021</strong><br />

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<strong>Ashburton</strong> Electronic and<br />

Keyboard Club<br />

Welcome to our visitors and<br />

Suzie’s family. Our <strong>August</strong>club<br />

night was organisedbythe<br />

talented Suzie Earlyand her<br />

dad Brian Early. Play in was Bev<br />

Listeronthe keyboard. Bev<br />

playedlots of lovelytuneswhich<br />

we all enjoyed.<br />

Suzie’s programmewas<br />

popular music through all ages<br />

(1880 ­<strong>2021</strong>). Also she told us all<br />

about things that happened in<br />

each era. Most interesting and a<br />

lot of preparation and time she<br />

put into the evening.<br />

First up was our lovely<br />

Audreyand the Boys. Decade<br />

1880 ­1899.They told us they<br />

weren’t around in thisera that<br />

they sangin! That causedabitof<br />

agiggle. They played “Sweet<br />

Violets”, “I’ve beenworking on<br />

the Railway”, “After the ballis<br />

over” and “Daisy”. Well done<br />

team.<br />

Next the SkiffleGroup<br />

Decade1990­1929. This is such a<br />

large talented group.Playing all<br />

sorts of musical instruments.<br />

They looked amazing in their<br />

outfits. Ian, yourtrouserswere a<br />

real eye catcher! They played<br />

and sang nine tunes ­“Until we<br />

meet Again” and “Cuddleupa<br />

littleCloser”just to namea<br />

couple.<br />

Bev Stevens shares quite a<br />

few jokesinbetween items.<br />

Don’t know where she got them,<br />

but they were so funny.<br />

Next the Accordion Band<br />

Group Decade1930­1949. We<br />

had nine playing the Accordion<br />

and Bernardonthe Keyboard.<br />

They played six tunesand they<br />

were great. Suzie dedicated the<br />

“Blue Skirts Waltz”and the<br />

“Kentucky Waltz” to her dad,<br />

Brian. Nice one Suzie.<br />

Next the Extended Keyboard<br />

Group Decade 1950 ­1969. The<br />

“Rock nRoll” era.Therewere<br />

five on the keyboard. Iris,Janet,<br />

Rose, Barbara and Michael<br />

playedasolo.“Iwant to be your<br />

Teddy Bear”was justfabulous.<br />

They were all playing on<br />

YamahaKeyboardwhichmust<br />

be the<br />

best!<br />

Raffles were drawn and the<br />

winners were :Rose Stead,<br />

Helen Mills, Ann Allott, Iain<br />

Tuanui,Shirley Millar, Lynette<br />

Crone, PeterThomas,Ian<br />

Smith, Lyn Peterson and Bev<br />

Stevens. Congratulations to you<br />

all.<br />

Next up were the Ukestars<br />

Band Group Decade 1970 ­1989.<br />

Easy listening and country<br />

music.<br />

It consisted of fivegals and<br />

two guys in theirfancyhats and<br />

dresses. They played some well<br />

known songs “Beautiful<br />

Sunday”, “Rock aBillylike me”<br />

and more.<br />

Suzie introduced her last<br />

item. Abeautiful samoangirl<br />

with an amazing voice, Revival<br />

Tuvale.<br />

She writesher own songs as<br />

well. Firstsong she sangwas<br />

“Some day Iwill be with you”. A<br />

gospel song “I want to know how<br />

it feels”. The words were<br />

amazinginthis one. The last<br />

song “Look at us”.This was my<br />

favourite. The words were just<br />

beautiful. Suzie wanted special<br />

thanks to go to Irisand Irene for<br />

supporting her.<br />

Suzie has apaper fan as she<br />

was hot and uptight, but truly<br />

Suzie you had suchafantastic<br />

programme. It was enjoyed by<br />

our members and her family.<br />

Mid Canterbury Central<br />

Friendship Club<br />

President Ken welcomed 68<br />

members and 2visitorstothe<br />

meeting, and received 10<br />

apologies.The club then stood<br />

for amoments silenceinrespect<br />

for the deaths of two members (<br />

OwenEverest and Jim Small)<br />

and also the youths killed in the<br />

tragic car accident in Washdyke<br />

recently.<br />

Two new members were<br />

inducted by president Ken, Ron<br />

Winchester, introducedby<br />

Derick Prebble,and Kevin<br />

Walker, introduced by Graeme<br />

Neale.<br />

Our mini speaker was Merv<br />

Green who spokeabout his<br />

childhoodand working life.<br />

After leavingschoolat15he<br />

worked between3jobs. Potato<br />

harvesting, freezing worksand<br />

brown top harvestinground the<br />

foothills.<br />

In 1970 he and acouple of<br />

friendswent pineapplepicking<br />

and working in asugar mill in<br />

Australia but came backtohis<br />

job at the freezing works.Hedid<br />

this againthe next year but took<br />

up fencingthe following years<br />

in the off season until demand<br />

lead him to go fencing full time.<br />

With farmers turningtodeer<br />

farming then dairyingand<br />

irrigation Merv had continuous<br />

work,and never had abad dept.<br />

His wifeand he tookintwo<br />

AFS students fromThailand<br />

and Braziland travelledtotheir<br />

countries when they graduated.<br />

Merv is aPast Masterofthe<br />

Masonic Lodgeand is still an<br />

active member.<br />

Our main speaker, introduced<br />

by CarlRuddenklau, was<br />

features editor, Malcolm<br />

Hopwood whose topic was<br />

“People I've Met Who Don’t<br />

Remember Me”. At the age of 10<br />

Malcolm remembered Walter<br />

Nash who said “Hello” to him.<br />

Others included The<br />

Archbishop of Canterbury, Cliff<br />

Richard, Sir Peter Blake, Sir<br />

BrianElwood, The infamous<br />

Ron Jorgenson, Dame Patsy<br />

Reedy, Sir Michael Jones,<br />

Prince Andrew,<br />

Some politicians includedSir<br />

KeithHolyoake, NormanKirk,<br />

Sir RobertMuldoon, David<br />

Lange, JennyShipley,Jim<br />

Bolger, Helen Clark, JohnKey<br />

(who remembered him) and just<br />

lately Jacinda Ardern.<br />

To close he spokeabout an<br />

interview (that was published)<br />

with chessplayerRoy Keeling.<br />

Roy said it has takenhim 86<br />

yearstobecome the centrefold<br />

of the <strong>Ashburton</strong> Guardian.<br />

Malcolm was presented witha<br />

fruittray and thanked by<br />

Clayton Howard.<br />

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OPEN 7DAYS9.30am -4.30pm<br />

Main South Road, Tinwald <strong>Ashburton</strong> | Phone 307 6277<br />

www.anniesquilts.co.nz<br />

2372825<br />

ALL YOUR PLUMBING NEEDS<br />

•Bathroom/<br />

kitchen renovations<br />

•New homes<br />

•24/7emergencycall out<br />

Phone James 022 463 4606 l 03 308 8865<br />

office@premierplumbing.co.nz<br />

Premier<br />

Plumbing<br />

Ltd<br />

2372238<br />

FREE LEGAL HELP<br />

Help in person by appointment<br />

Thursday9.15am -1.45pm<br />

Ph 0508 CANLAW<br />

(0508 2<strong>26</strong> 529) to makean<br />

appointment.<br />

Help by phone Infoline<br />

03 371 3819 or 0508 2<strong>26</strong> 529<br />

215 Tancred Street,<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

2379134<br />

TA LBOT SEC URIT Y GROUP<br />

E-info@talbotsecurity.co.nz E - ty 519 62c East Dobson Street,<strong>Ashburton</strong> P-(03) P - (03 307 ) 307 2409 2409 Anytime 24/7<br />

e 24/7<br />

-Alarm Response and Patrols<br />

-Alarm<br />

Monitoring<br />

-Alarm and CCTV Installa tion<br />

-Alarm and CCTV Serv ic ing<br />

-Data and Netw orking<br />

-Fire<br />

Ex tin guis hers<br />

-Key<br />

Cu ttin g<br />

-Loc ksmithing<br />

Ashb urton’ s only 100% locally ow ned and operated security company<br />

2375720<br />

Letthe team at<br />

Insideout takecareof<br />

all your painting and<br />

property maintenance<br />

• Painting<br />

• Carpentry<br />

• Renovations<br />

• Projectwisdom<br />

• Maintenance&repairs<br />

2010 LTD<br />

Call Shanetodayon03307 7071<br />

2372182<br />

115 Archibald Street,Tinwald,<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

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

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

2396047<br />

2379279<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 />

•Manufacturer and supplier of<br />

Rylock aluminium windows and doors<br />

•Retrodouble glazing installers foradrier,<br />

warmer,quieter home<br />

Forafreequote, contactDavid &Lorayne Oakley<br />

PHONE 308 8493. EMAIL: owdrylock@gmail.com<br />

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

2396040<br />

Protect what<br />

youvalue the<br />

smartway<br />

Manage your<br />

safety&security<br />

anywhere, anytime<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 />

ashburtoncranes2015@gmail.com<br />

2379102<br />

Call 0800 788 393<br />

57 Dobson Street,<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

www.masterguard.co.nz<br />

HartleyCurd 021 328 301<br />

Keeping our communitysafefor over25years<br />

2403225

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trades &services<br />

To book your spaceinthis guide,phone KarenGane 308 7664 or email karen.gane@ashburtoncourier.co.nz<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 />

Forall your tyre requirements,<br />

see the localexperts<br />

•Wheel alignments<br />

•Wheel balancing<br />

197 Wills Street,<strong>Ashburton</strong> l www.neumannstyres.co.nz<br />

Phone 03 308 6737 (24 hrs –after hours call out applies)<br />

2376525<br />

2372186<br />

Electrician<br />

Residential and Commercial<br />

<br />

<br />

Repairs and renovations<br />

Kitchens and bathrooms<br />

Sheds,garages,workshops<br />

Tagand test<br />

Competitiverates, free quotes<br />

Simon 021 576 044<br />

simon@simonthesparky.co.nz<br />

Fast, Friendly &Reliable<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 <strong>26</strong>75403 or 3082333<br />

Email: cccolt@xtra.co.nz<br />

2379231<br />

2371984<br />

ASHBURTON<br />

GLASS LTD<br />

Experts in glass<br />

308-3918<br />

214Wills Street<br />

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

www.ashburtonglass.co.nz<br />

office@ashburtonglass.co.nz<br />

UNDER NEW LOCAL OWNERSHIP<br />

Ashb<br />

hbut<br />

rton,R Rolles<br />

leston<br />

ton&Ch<br />

Chrit<br />

ist chu rch<br />

•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 /021 542 402<br />

www.theoutdoorspace.co.nz<br />

2344420<br />

2404676<br />

2396257<br />

•Restoration<br />

•Modifications<br />

•Rust Removal<br />

•Custom Fabrications<br />

•WOF Reports<br />

• MagWheel Repairs &Painting<br />

16 Cass Street,<strong>Ashburton</strong>. 03 308 0387<br />

johnsons.panelpaint@gmail.com<br />

www.johnsonspanelpaint.co.nz<br />

TOTAL LAWN CARE SERVICES<br />

Lawnmowing and<br />

Lawn Maintenance<br />

Hedges<br />

Garden tidy<br />

Dethatching<br />

David &Debbie Sewell<br />

Phone 027 4171732 l evenings 3078355<br />

Bridgestone<br />

Tyre Centre<br />

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

• New tyre sales<br />

• Wheel alignments<br />

• Wheel balancingand<br />

puncturerepairs<br />

24 HOUR CALLOUTSERVICE<br />

03 307 8438<br />

ForPassenger,Commercial<br />

and Farm Vehicles<br />

Proudly locallyownedand operated<br />

CnrCox &East St.<br />

Book nowon03 307 8438<br />

Conditions apply.Includes up<br />

to 4.5 litres of Penriteoil and a<br />

standardoil filter.<br />

Seein-storefor details<br />

2399842<br />

JukeBox Hire<br />

Weddings,21st,<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 />

WILSONS<br />

GLASS<br />

Wilsons Windscreens 2018 Ltd<br />

We areyour one stop glass shop for<br />

AUTO and HOUSE<br />

REPAIR or REPLACE<br />

“Your placeorours”<br />

2373623<br />

2396045<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 />

Complimentary 30 minute walk through consultation<br />

“Professional co-ordination of your relocation needs”<br />

Kate Webster 027 500 1033<br />

152 Wills Street,<br />

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

Ph.308 8485<br />

FOR ALL YOUR ADVERTISING<br />

REQUIREMENTS, GIVE<br />

Jann or Karen acallon<br />

308 7664<br />

Your Digital<br />

TV Experts<br />

• Aerial/Dish installations and repairs<br />

• Prewirefor TV/Audio and controlsystems<br />

• TV wall mounting • Cell phone aerials<br />

• Home theatreinstallation<br />

• Authorised SkyTVtechnician<br />

Servicing<br />

Kate.IES@hotmail.com<br />

Ash Solar Power<br />

South Island<br />

www.ashsolarpower.com<br />

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

Methven Rakaia<br />

andeverywhereinbetween<br />

ASHBURTON<br />

TV &AUDIO<br />

PH 308 7332 /027 277 1062<br />

ashburtontvandaudioltd.co.nz<br />

“IntegrityEstate<br />

Services”<br />

2375756<br />

2371987

www.ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

Scholarships awarded<br />

Tertiarystudents Olivia<br />

Mackenzie and Kate Donald<br />

have been named recipients of<br />

MidCanterburyprovincial<br />

RuralWomen NewZealand<br />

scholarships.<br />

The annual scholarships<br />

give students fromMid<br />

Canterbury, who are enrolled<br />

in tertiary study,the chance to<br />

apply for extra funding.<br />

Mid Canterbury provincial<br />

convenerofthe scholarship<br />

committee PaulineHewson<br />

saidthe scholarships were<br />

offered to two tertiary<br />

students this year instead of<br />

the usual three because of<br />

limited fundraising<br />

opportunities due to covid.<br />

But as usual there had been<br />

ahigh calibre of applicants.<br />

The scholarship winners<br />

were Olivia Mackenzie($1000)<br />

andKate Donald ($500). Kate,<br />

in her third year studying for a<br />

bachelor of animal science at<br />

Massey University, is majoring<br />

in geneticsand breeding.<br />

She was apupil at Tinwald<br />

Primary School andthenwent<br />

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

Olivia,who attended to the<br />

recent provincial annual<br />

general meeting to accepther<br />

certificate, is in her second<br />

yearstudying for abachelor of<br />

agribusiness andfood<br />

Tertiary student Olivia Mackenzie and Mid Canterbury Provincial<br />

Rural Women New Zealand's Pauline Hewson.<br />

PHOTO TONI WILLIAMS<br />

marketing.<br />

‘‘I am keen to see where it<br />

will take me,’’ she said, of her<br />

studies.<br />

Olivia,­apast TeenAg<br />

member­isfrom a230 hectare<br />

cropping/dairy supportfarm at<br />

Mayfield/MtSomersand had a<br />

taste of internationaltravel in<br />

her final yearathigh school<br />

when she travelled withNew<br />

Zealand YoungFarmersfor a<br />

three weekexchange to<br />

Montana, in theUnited States<br />

in 2019.<br />

Olivia had completedthe<br />

Leadership Pathway<br />

Programme (LPP) ­aunique<br />

leadership course run by NZ<br />

YoungFarmers andfunded by<br />

the Red Meat Profit<br />

Partnership (RMPP)­which<br />

was developed to identify<br />

emerging leadersand ensure<br />

they wereentering career<br />

pathways in theprimary<br />

industries.<br />

The formerMayfield<br />

Primary School pupil, who<br />

then went to Craighead<br />

DiocesanSchool in Timaru.<br />

She is thegranddaughter of<br />

thelate­Doreen Mackenzie,a<br />

‘‘much loved member of the<br />

Anamabranch’’ Mrs Hewson<br />

said.<br />

‘‘She would have been very<br />

proudofOlivia,’’ she said.<br />

NEWS<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>August</strong> <strong>26</strong>, <strong>2021</strong><br />

29<br />

Jazz group to tour<br />

LeadingNewZealand<br />

musicians, classicalpianist<br />

Michael Houstoun, jazz<br />

trombonistandbandleader<br />

Rodger Foxand theirspecial<br />

guest, acclaimedblues vocalist<br />

Erna Ferry, aretouringthe<br />

South Islandand performingin<br />

five centresthisOctober.<br />

The tour takesin<strong>Ashburton</strong>,<br />

Queenstown, Invercargill,<br />

Oamaru and Christchurchand<br />

willfeature some topclass jazz<br />

Wastewater testing<br />

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

began collecting regular<br />

samples of its wastewater as part<br />

of Covid­19 testing.<br />

Councillors said they were<br />

interested in joining other local<br />

authorities to test their<br />

wastewater, which would<br />

indicate if the virus –especially<br />

the highly transmissible Delta<br />

variant –was present in the<br />

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

Samples were being collected<br />

from the Wilkins Road treatment<br />

plant and sent to the Institute of<br />

Environmental Science and<br />

Research for analysis.<br />

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

music.<br />

Jazz adaptationsofclassical<br />

music by Gino Vannelli,<br />

arranged by acclaimed<br />

composerBill Cunliffe, will be<br />

performed at each event.<br />

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

Centre concert is on October 24<br />

at 2.30pm.<br />

Tickets from thevenueor<br />

venuewebsite.<br />

www.ateventcentre.co.nz<br />

Brown said testing would<br />

provide some assurance of<br />

potential infection in the<br />

community.<br />

Although the sensitivity of<br />

wastewater testing is not<br />

absolutely clear, it provides a<br />

tool in the kit to detect Covid­19.<br />

The results were expected this<br />

week.<br />

“At this stage, it is just the<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> town wastewater<br />

scheme, but smaller strategic<br />

schemes could be included,” he<br />

said.<br />

The Ministry of Health is<br />

currently testing wastewater<br />

from at least 27 other councils.<br />

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trades &services<br />

To book your spaceinthis guide,phone KarenGane 308 7664 or email karen.gane@ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

•CARS •4WDs •CAMPERVANS<br />

BRANZ Appraised<br />

Low Maintenance<br />

Eco-friendly<br />

Family-safe<br />

25 Year Warranty<br />

Contact Reece Trotter<br />

P: 027 273 7313 E: canterbury.south@biform.co.nz<br />

canterburysouth.biform.co.nz<br />

We offer the following:<br />

• Gutter and DownpipeCleaning • Weed Spraying<br />

• Moss,Mouldand Lichen Spraying • Spider Proofing<br />

• Gorse and BroomSpraying • FenceLineSpraying<br />

• Chimney/Flue Cleaning $75 • Heat Pump Service$90<br />

MENTION THIS AD WHEN BOOKING FOR A10% DISCOUNT<br />

ON GUTTER AND DOWNPIPE CLEANING<br />

Call Allan on 027 209 50<strong>26</strong> an let us know howwecan help<br />

2378913<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 />

RESIDENTIAL &<br />

COMMERCIAL SPECIALISTS<br />

Phone Quentin andPhil on<br />

027 282 8908 or 027 2828909<br />

Interior and Exterior Painting<br />

Interior Plastering<br />

Wallpapering<br />

2379104<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 />

24078795<br />

UNDER NEW<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

OWNERSHIP<br />

Same exceptional CleaningServices<br />

level of service<br />

&quality cleaning<br />

FOR ALL YOUR ADVERTISING<br />

REQUIREMENTS, GIVE<br />

“we clean to a<br />

standard,<br />

not aprice”<br />

• regular full house cleans<br />

• one off spring cleans<br />

• farm houses<br />

• builders cleans<br />

• <br />

100% LOCAL<br />

03 307 <strong>26</strong>56<br />

www.ashburtoncleaning.co.nz<br />

2379098<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 TRAVIS HOWDEN 027 922 4544<br />

2379146<br />

Jann or Karen acallon<br />

308 7664

CLASSIFIEDS<br />

30 <strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>August</strong> <strong>26</strong>, <strong>2021</strong><br />

TRAVEL<br />

MOLESWORTH Safari,<br />

October; White Herons,<br />

Westland, November; Kaikoura<br />

Whale Watch,<br />

December; Transport, D.B.<br />

B. accommodation. John &<br />

Kathleen Lawler, Rakaia.<br />

For details, bookings 03<br />

302 7328.<br />

TRADE &SERVICES<br />

ALTERATIONS. Sewing,<br />

mending and trouser hemming,<br />

curtain alterations<br />

and curtain making. Call<br />

Michelle on 027 352 7248.<br />

BUILD work to do? Contact<br />

Kiwi Building and Maintenance<br />

Ltd. Alterations,<br />

Renovations, New builds.<br />

Qualified Tradesmen.<br />

Phone Cawte 027 418<br />

7955.<br />

CARPET Cleaning. Powerful<br />

equipment and fast drying.<br />

Upholstery, mats and rugs.<br />

Experienced owner/operator.<br />

Phone John Cameron<br />

at Supersucker. 027 435<br />

1042 or 308 1677<br />

CARR’S Chimney Cleaning,<br />

servicing <strong>Ashburton</strong> and<br />

surrounding districts, $60<br />

per chimney. Phone<br />

Rodney on 03 324 2999<br />

and leave amessage.<br />

CHARLIES Blind Cleaning<br />

Service -same day service<br />

and repairs. Charlie can<br />

supply new blinds and<br />

tracks and will hang<br />

drapes. Ph 03 307 1936 or<br />

020 4169 0342<br />

COMPUTER Problems? For<br />

prompt reliable computer<br />

servicing and laser engraving,<br />

contact Kelvin, KJB<br />

Systems Ltd, 4 Ascot<br />

Place, <strong>Ashburton</strong>. Phone<br />

308 8989. SuperGold discount<br />

card accepted.<br />

COMPUTER repairs, sales,<br />

training, setup wirelessnetworks,<br />

spyware<br />

cleanup. On-site day or<br />

evening. Low fees. Call<br />

Robin Johnstone, Networks<br />

Firewalls and PC’s Ltd, 308<br />

1440 or 027 768 4058<br />

CONCRETE Services -<br />

Driveways, paths, patios,<br />

mowing edging. Decorative<br />

Concrete specialist 30<br />

years servicing Canterbury.<br />

Free quotes. No job too big<br />

or small. Phone Paul 021<br />

152 1966.<br />

DENTURES; Dr Peter<br />

Rumping repairs existing<br />

dentures and also provides<br />

new dentures. Phone 027<br />

220 9997.<br />

DRIVEWAYS, Patios and<br />

Paths, Plain Concrete, Coloured<br />

Concrete or Exposed<br />

Agregate Concrete.<br />

Paveco, 13 Robinson<br />

Street. 100% local. Phone<br />

307 6466 for aquote.<br />

ENGINEERING repairs, fabrication,<br />

farm equipment<br />

service and maintenance,<br />

WOF repairs, machining<br />

and welding. Odd jobs a<br />

speciality. Mobile workshop.<br />

Can collect. Phone<br />

Malcolm 0274 754 241.<br />

FLY control and spider<br />

proofing. For all your<br />

domestic and industrial<br />

pest control needs phone<br />

AJ Kerr at <strong>Ashburton</strong> Pest<br />

Control on 03 308 8147 or<br />

027 432 5447<br />

FURNITURE Removals. For<br />

all your household removal<br />

needs - urban, rural lifestyle,<br />

office relocations -<br />

call Nudges Furniture<br />

Removals, phone 027 224<br />

0609.<br />

GARDENING, mowing,<br />

pruning, fertilising, projects<br />

or general spruce ups? Call<br />

Andrew at Spruce Gardens<br />

to get the job done right.<br />

027 765 2899 or 03 307<br />

1693.<br />

sprucegardens@xtra.co.nz<br />

SITUATIONS VACANT<br />

REGISTERED<br />

NURSE ­PART<br />

TIME WITH<br />

FLEXIBLE HOURS<br />

TO SUIT<br />

Seniorcare Geraldine Inc<br />

(Waihi Lodge Care Centre)<br />

requires a<br />

Registered Nurse.<br />

If you enjoy working within a<br />

friendly, warm and caring<br />

team and have empathy for<br />

the elderly, we welcome<br />

you.<br />

For further information<br />

please phone Tina, our<br />

Manager on<br />

03 693 8131 or email:<br />

manager@waihilodge.co.nz<br />

No experienceneeded,<br />

just agoodattitude!<br />

We’ve gotanumber<br />

of jobs availablefor<br />

agriculturallabourers.<br />

Excellentworkhours<br />

Part-time or full-time<br />

hours available<br />

Short-term roleswith<br />

opportunity to longtermworkonoffer<br />

Great rates<br />

Great fit for semi<br />

retired, dayworkers, or<br />

working around school<br />

hours<br />

Email us your CV<br />

jobs@agstaff.co.nz<br />

or call us on<br />

0800112211<br />

TRADE &SERVICES<br />

GUTTER Cleaning. Using a<br />

vacuum system to clean<br />

out the debris is a faster<br />

and cleaner process. Call<br />

Allan on 027 209 50<strong>26</strong><br />

LOCKSMITH/Door repairs.<br />

Keys/locks, sliding and bifold<br />

door roller repairs.<br />

Mobile service. Call Nigel at<br />

Doors and More. Ph 027<br />

516 7104<br />

FACTORY SPRAY LACQUER<br />

A NEW LOOK<br />

that lasts!<br />

Existing kitchens, doors,<br />

furniture &appliances<br />

The Finishing Company<br />

03 307 8870 2390661<br />

PAINTER for all your painting<br />

needs. No job too small,<br />

inside or outside. Professional<br />

friendly service.<br />

Phone Pete 03 308 1672 or<br />

027 200 1619<br />

SUN Control Window Tinting:<br />

Privacy, UV, glare, heat<br />

control for homes, offices<br />

and cars. Phone Craig<br />

Rogers 307 6347, member<br />

Master Tinters NZ. www.<br />

windowtinter.co.nz<br />

TINT-A-WINDOW, fade, UV<br />

block, glare, heat control,<br />

safety, security, privacy,<br />

frosting films, solar protective<br />

window films. Free<br />

quotes, 20 years local service.<br />

Phone 0800 368 468<br />

now, Bill Breukelaar, www.<br />

tintawindow.co.nz<br />

2398939<br />

SITUATIONS VACANT<br />

SITUATIONS VACANT<br />

Store Person<br />

We areseekingsomeone to assist with inwardsand<br />

outwardsfreight, maintainwellorganised storage<br />

facilities,and assist with otherduties required in<br />

the successfuloperation of acustomer service<br />

business.<br />

Thesuccessful applicantmust be well organised<br />

andaccuratewith their documentation and<br />

computerinputs,haveafull clean driver’s licence,<br />

andimportantly be self-motivatedand fit and<br />

healthy becausesomeheavy lifting is required.<br />

Excellentremuneration package on offer.<br />

Minimum 30 hours per week,or, if the successful<br />

applicantrequired, a40hour week canbeworked.<br />

If this sounds like theposition foryou,please email<br />

(and includeacopyofyour CV)by31<strong>August</strong>to:<br />

alister@smithandchurch.co.nz,<br />

StorePerson Position<br />

To speak in confidencepleasecontact<br />

Alister on 3089019.<br />

WAIHI LODGE CARE CENTRE -GERALDINE<br />

(20 Rest Home beds,3assisted living Apartments,11<br />

Rented Cottages,Day Programmeand Function Centre)<br />

Requires a<br />

FACILITYMANAGER<br />

(Part-time -25hrs perweek)<br />

If youhave sound management skills,empathy for<br />

the elderly,and areprofessional in your approach<br />

then we would love youtojoinour team of dedicated<br />

employees.<br />

Main Duties include:<br />

• Working in conjunction with our Clinical Manager<br />

• Meeting the requirements of the MinistryofHealth<br />

• Human Resources<br />

• Health and Safety<br />

• General Managementofthe whole complex.<br />

(full JobDescription available on request)<br />

Forfurther information and/or to make application<br />

pleasephone Stuart: 027 433 9088<br />

Or email Stuartat:<br />

Seniorcare.Geraldine.Inc@gmail.com<br />

SPRAY PAINTER/PREPPER<br />

Afull time position has become available in our<br />

Panel and Paintshop foraQualified Spray Painter.<br />

Theposition requires<br />

• Good work ethics<br />

• Have ahigh standardindetail and finish<br />

• Tobereliable<br />

• The abilitytoworkunsupervised<br />

• Toworkinateam and meet production deadlines<br />

• NZresidencyorvalid NZ work visa<br />

Please send resume and coverletter to<br />

TheGeneral Manager<br />

Bus and Truck Body Work Ltd<br />

PO Box51, <strong>Ashburton</strong>7740<br />

Phone Keith on 0274 274 007 or 307 0378<br />

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

CARAVANS &TRAILERS CARAVANS &TRAILERS<br />

FOR SALE<br />

SPRITEALPINE22010 CARAVAN<br />

Touring pleasure. Caravans of this qualityand style<br />

don’t becomeavailable<br />

very often. This little<br />

beauty wasimported<br />

from the UK and many<br />

of its facilities have<br />

never beenused.<br />

ContactKeith formoreinformation and<br />

lots of photographs.<br />

hawkefilms88@icloud.com<br />

2411480<br />

2412031<br />

2406485<br />

2412729<br />

2375514<br />

SITUATIONS VACANT<br />

www.ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

SITUATIONS VACANT<br />

PARLIAMENTARY MP<br />

SUPPORT TOJOLUXTON, MP<br />

SITUATIONS VACANT<br />

Supporting the running of Jo Luxton’s <strong>Ashburton</strong> Office, you’ll<br />

make sure everything runs smoothly day in and day out. This<br />

role is multifaceted and challenging with no two days the same. You’ll be<br />

stepping into anenvironment that is unique, exciting, and rewarding.<br />

Some of the duties you’ll be responsible for include:<br />

• Providing high quality advice and advocacy to constituents in your<br />

community<br />

• Building and maintaining strong relationships<br />

• Ensuring the office runs smoothly<br />

• Managing and responding to correspondence and emails<br />

• News and social media monitoring<br />

Your friends and whanau describe you ascalm, proactive and resilient. It<br />

goes without saying you’re someone who’s empathetic and respectful. You<br />

will lend your ear to constituents to make them feel heard and supported.<br />

You’re happy to work autonomously within your Electorate/Community<br />

Offices and are well known for your thoughtful, patient and considerate<br />

nature.<br />

As an employeeofParliamentary Serviceyou will be apolitical in your role.<br />

Awarenessofthe political landscape may be beneficialinsupporting your MP.<br />

To ensure our people feel supported and enabled to develop their<br />

knowledge and careers, you will receive aParliamentary Service induction<br />

which will set you uptosucceed within this environment, as well as ongoing<br />

learning and development opportunities.<br />

This is an events-based, fixed-term role linked to the MP, working 15 hours<br />

per week with flexibility around the days worked.<br />

Theappointing salaryband forthisroleis$54,712to$68,390per annum fora<br />

full timeequivalent.Appointments willbebasedonyourskills andexperience.<br />

If you’d like toplay akey role in supporting your MP within your community,<br />

apply now.<br />

Applications close 5pm Sunday, 29<strong>August</strong> <strong>2021</strong>.<br />

If you have any questions regarding this role please contact<br />

Recruitment@parliament.govt.nz<br />

The Parliamentary Service appoints on merit and is committed to EEO and<br />

good employer principles.<br />

To apply for this job, please go to our job site and enter the job code<br />

28064ACN.<br />

Position:<br />

Location:<br />

Hours:<br />

Hakatere Multicultural Council Coordinator<br />

SaferMid-Canterbury, <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

37.5 hour perweek<br />

The Hakatere Multicultural Council is looking for someone who is passionate<br />

about celebrating the rich cultural diversityofour MidCanterburydistrict. This<br />

role will involveengaging with manypeople from various cultural backgrounds<br />

and situations. If you are a good networker, highly sociable, enjoy new<br />

experiences, and enjoy assisting and supporting people this could be your<br />

perfect job. Weare looking forapplicants with the following key attributes:<br />

•Ability toeffectively communicate with awide range of people or different<br />

ethnicities<br />

•Well-developed verbal and written communication skills<br />

•Aninterest, passion and commitment tosupporting both newcomers and<br />

migrantsinour community<br />

•Confident in avarietyofcultural and social situations<br />

•Enjoylearning new things and meeting lots of new people<br />

•Excellentinterpersonal skills<br />

•Excellentorganisation, record keeping and time managementskills<br />

•Computerliterate,and familiar with MicrosoftWord, Exceland Facebook<br />

•Abilitytoworkautonomously<br />

•Experienceinworking with ethnic communities<br />

•Knowledge and understanding of the principals of the Treaty of Waitangi<br />

•Hold acurrent motor vehicle drivers licence<br />

To read job description and download application form go to<br />

www.safermidcanterbury.org.nz careers page<br />

Applications close Friday3rd September <strong>2021</strong><br />

Forfurther question’s please contactAni Koperu on 03 308 1395<br />

We’llhelpyour business stand out!<br />

Over 15,950 copies everyweek<br />

Call in and see us at 199 Burnett St, <strong>Ashburton</strong>, phone Jann or<br />

Karen on (03) 308 7664 or email: office@ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

2410187

www.ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

SELL<br />

FINAL Clearance; ladies<br />

skirts, tops, trousers. Sizes<br />

8-10. Afurther $5. off sale<br />

price. Frame Co, Netherby<br />

Shopping Centre. Open<br />

9am - 12.30pm, 1.30 -<br />

4.30pm. Closed Wednesdays.<br />

LPG<br />

REFILLS<br />

Small LPG cylinders<br />

Off Street Parking<br />

Available<br />

Arthur Cates Ltd<br />

<strong>26</strong> McNally Street<br />

Ph 308 5397<br />

Riverside Industrial Estate<br />

LPG REFILLS<br />

9kg cylinders<br />

$27.50<br />

Askaboutour<br />

deliveryservice<br />

Anysizecylinder filled<br />

17 Grey St,<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Phone 307 2707<br />

WANTED TO BUY<br />

2379296<br />

2379300<br />

ASHBURTON Scrap Metal<br />

Recyclers buy heavy metal<br />

etc. Free light-grade metal<br />

in-yard dumping 9am-5pm<br />

weekdays &9.30-11.30am<br />

Saturdays. 117 Alford Forest<br />

Rd, (behind<br />

PlaceMakers). Phone 03<br />

308 8033 or 027 249 6625.<br />

BOOKS, LP Records, C.D’s.<br />

Phone 03 324 2999 and<br />

leave amessage.<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 />

2395886<br />

DRY Bluegum firewood;<br />

3.6m 3 $450. or 1.8m 3<br />

$250.00. Free delivery<br />

within 30km of <strong>Ashburton</strong>.<br />

Contact Dave 0274 920<br />

875<br />

SAVE $100. on next winters<br />

firewood. Old Man Pine 6m 3<br />

$495.00. Limited supply.<br />

WINZ accredited. Free<br />

delivery to most of Mid-<br />

Canterbury. Phone 027 297<br />

7563.<br />

HOME SERVICES<br />

ROOF COATINGS: All roof<br />

types, specializing in<br />

Decramastic and Long Run<br />

Iron, Coloursteel etc, steep<br />

roofs not a problem. —<br />

Spraymaster 027-433-7780.<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 where to go if you<br />

need urgentcare.<br />

If youdon’t have aregular generalpractice, call any<br />

GP team 24/7 forfreetelephone health advice.<br />

All non-residents and visa holders please bring your<br />

passporttoyour surgeryappointment.<br />

New Zealanders’tobringsome form of ID.<br />

The<strong>Ashburton</strong> Duty Practice for...<br />

Saturday28th <strong>August</strong> is<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>Health First,308 Havelock Street,<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Consultations will be by appointmentonly.<br />

To make an appointmentcallyour regular GP 24/7.<br />

Sunday29th <strong>August</strong> is<br />

Eastfield Health, 135 Tancred Street,<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Consultations will be by appointmentonly.<br />

To make an appointmentcall your regular GP 24/7.<br />

Methven and Rakaia: Formedical attention on the<br />

weekend and public holidays please telephone<br />

MethvenMedical Centre on 03 302 8105<br />

or Rakaia Medical Centre on 03 303 5002.<br />

Details foraccessing the afterhours services will be<br />

on the answer phone.<br />

PHARMACIES<br />

Wises Pharmacy,CountdownComplex,<br />

East Street will be open on ...<br />

Saturday from 9.00am until 1.00pm<br />

Sunday from 10.00am until 1.00pm<br />

At Geraldine: TheGeraldine Pharmacywill be open<br />

normal trading hours during the week,and on<br />

Saturdaymorning from 9.30am to 12.30pm.<br />

Closed Sundays and Public Holidays<br />

Forfree24hour Telephone Health Advice<br />

Phone the healthline on 0800 611 116<br />

Brought<br />

toyouby<br />

CountdownComplex, East Street, <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Phone: 03 308 6733 Fax: 03 308 6755<br />

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 />

GARDEN SUPPLIES<br />

GARDENERS Specials.<br />

Sheep or Cow manure<br />

$8/bag. Medium-square linseed<br />

straw $50. Mediumsquare<br />

pea straw $60.<br />

Phone Alan 027 496 7136,<br />

Ian 027 286 3697. AHinds<br />

Lions Project.<br />

PLANTS for Sale. Botanical<br />

Expo Recreation Centre,<br />

Lincoln. Saturday 11 September<br />

10am - 4 pm,<br />

Sunday 12th September<br />

10am - 4pm. Specialist<br />

Growers, Demonstrations,<br />

Workshops, Floral Design,<br />

Daffodils. $5. entry.<br />

SITUATIONS VACANT<br />

SITUATIONS VACANT<br />

TractorDriverRequired<br />

B&WLoweContracting Ltd arecurrently seeking<br />

triple mowerconditioner operatorsfor the<br />

<strong>2021</strong>- 2022 silage season.<br />

Applicants must:<br />

•Behonest,reliableand conscientious<br />

•Haverelevantmachineryexperience<br />

•Becapable of working unsupervised<br />

Please emailusfor an application form:<br />

williamlowe@farmside.co.nz<br />

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FOR LEASE FOR LEASE FOR LEASE<br />

FOR LEASE<br />

Modern Multi Purpose Warehouse <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

51 Robinson Street, <strong>Ashburton</strong>, Canterbury<br />

RiversideIndustrial Estate <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

•488m² workshop •112m² receptionand offices<br />

•112m² mezzanine with largeofficeand smoko room<br />

•4container heightdoors •3phase power<br />

•Current tenant vacates30th <strong>August</strong><br />

•Empty 2000m²section at 53 Robinson Street<br />

next dooralso available if required<br />

•51RobinsonStreet $5798 per month plus GST andoutgoings.<br />

•53RobinsonStreet $2500 per month plusGST andoutgoings.<br />

GARDEN SUPPLIES<br />

Available from1stOctober<br />

ContactTonyWorsfold,ph0274 508191<br />

GARDEN SUPPLIES<br />

MUSHROOM COMPOST<br />

Nowisthe time to dig in our topqualitymushroom<br />

compost to your vegetable garden. Ideal to replenish nutrients<br />

used by previous crops and improvethe soil structure.<br />

It also adds beneficial micro-organisms to thetired soil.<br />

$50 per cubic metreor$10 bag.<br />

Freedelivery within town boundary.<br />

Open 6daysaweek at our Tinwald yard,<br />

208 Maronan Road. Phone 021 129 8936 or 03 308 3331<br />

2404460<br />

2412725<br />

2412734<br />

2411716<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 />

AWESOME OFFICE space<br />

for lease, rent or hire. Park<br />

like setting. Indoor and outdoor<br />

areas. North West<br />

town boundary. Must view.<br />

Phone 0274 754 241<br />

CLASSIFIEDS<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>August</strong> <strong>26</strong>, <strong>2021</strong><br />

We can supportyou and<br />

your family to make<br />

everyday count.<br />

Allservices arefree.<br />

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PUBLIC NOTICE<br />

HospiceMid Canterbury<br />

Dealing with alife limiting illness?<br />

Phone 307 8387 or 027 227 8387 email manager@hospicemc.nz<br />

www.hospicemc.nz facebook hospicemidcanterbury<br />

Dr Christopher McGrath<br />

PhD(Otago), MSc, DO(UK)<br />

Expert<br />

musculoskeletal care for your pain<br />

Consulting Osteopath, <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Appointments/contact through web site<br />

021 0222 6378<br />

www.countrypractice.nz<br />

At the Cancer Societyweknowhow acancerdiagnosis can<br />

affectevery aspectofyourlifeand we areheretohelp.<br />

Ourservices arefreeand confidential.<br />

If youorsomeone youcareabout hascancer<br />

please contactusfor supportand information.<br />

Nau MaiKiTeKorero Wewelcomeyour call<br />

2412<strong>26</strong>1<br />

PUBLIC NOTICE<br />

MidCanterburyCentre<br />

Phone: 307 7691<br />

Facebook:@CancerSocietyMC<br />

www.cancernz.org.nz<br />

DuetoLevel 4lockdownthe<br />

centre is closed to the public.<br />

If youhaveananimal in need<br />

please phone 03 308 6434.<br />

Food donations appreciated.<br />

Tuesday-Saturday<br />

Kindly sponsored by<br />

9:30am -noon<br />

Phone 308 4432 or<br />

027 332 9286<br />

EDUCATIONAL<br />

EDUCATIONAL<br />

2346051<br />

180216<br />

2404658<br />

Dangerous GoodsCourse<br />

NZTAApproved Course Provider,MITO&Competenz Assessor<br />

Dangerous Goods Course-½dayMondaymornings<br />

CommunityHouse,<strong>Ashburton</strong>oryour work place<br />

Forfurtherinformation<br />

PhoneChristine027 245 2563<br />

GRAZING<br />

GRAZING wanted for 50<br />

Ewes and lambs. Phone<br />

0274 722 685<br />

STORAGE available, <strong>Ashburton</strong>.<br />

Self storage, variety<br />

of sizes. Phone Rainbow<br />

Storage 03 307 0401 or<br />

file: F:\OPI\hires\adverts\regional\b10\1278047.eps phone/text 021 554 570<br />

2376120<br />

FRUIT &PRODUCE<br />

2406572<br />

POTATOES; Nadine and<br />

Agria $1.25kg, or preordered<br />

10kg bags $10.<br />

Standard peastraw bales,<br />

$5 pick up or $6 delivered.<br />

Phone 03 308 3195 or 027<br />

531 9103. 81 Elizabeth<br />

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

2386391

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