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The show must go on ... unless<br />

there is anationwide<br />

lockdown.<br />

The Great Moscow Circus<br />

was in the middleofits New<br />

Zealand tour whenthe<br />

lockdown cameinto effect,<br />

stranding the performers and<br />

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

But circus owner­director<br />

Harry Weber said things could<br />

have been worse.<br />

‘‘Fortunately we are in a<br />

beautiful place that <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

is, in anice park here, it could<br />

be alot worse. The community<br />

has been very nice to us, the<br />

manager from New World has<br />

been great, just people are very<br />

nice, naturally all done by<br />

email and Facebook,’’ he said.<br />

Adisappointment for the<br />

family was discovering the<br />

flying fox missing from the<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> domain site, where<br />

the circuswas based. ‘‘One of<br />

the first things the kids did<br />

when we got here was run out<br />

to the flying fox, but that's gone<br />

now.’’<br />

Theywere keentobring the<br />

show to <strong>Ashburton</strong> this year, as<br />

it was cancelled last year due<br />

to lockdown. The show,which<br />

changes every two years, was<br />

due to finishthis year. There<br />

were 50 people involved<br />

including performers,children<br />

and partners.<br />

Harry, who was bornin<br />

Germany, is aseventhgenerationmemberofthe<br />

Webercircus family. He, and<br />

Kiwi wife Marie, have eight<br />

children who all perform in the<br />

circus.Twelve <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

shows had beencancelled due<br />

to the current lockdown.<br />

‘‘This has affectedusgreatly<br />

but also the people of<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> because we had<br />

kids with their birthdayparties<br />

comingtosee the circus. Ican<br />

put myself in the kids shoes<br />

being all excitedtocome the<br />

circus.’’<br />

Continued Page 2<br />

Circus up<br />

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Circus owner Harry Weber and<br />

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Stress relief, not in abottle<br />

TONI.WILLIAMS<br />

@ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

‘‘It’s avery stressfultime<br />

for people at themoment...<br />

and alot of people do<br />

reach foralcohol to solve<br />

that,’’<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

CommunityAlcohol and<br />

Drug Service (Acads)<br />

generalmanagerChris<br />

Clark says.<br />

‘‘Alcohol by farisstill<br />

our most widely used drug<br />

of choice,’’ Mrs Clark said,<br />

of those seeking help<br />

throughthe agency.<br />

‘‘And probably alcohol<br />

by far causes the most<br />

problems.’’<br />

Amongthem increased<br />

domestic violence<br />

incidents, general health<br />

deterioration, mental<br />

health and dependency<br />

issues.<br />

Mrs Clark, whoalong<br />

with agencystaffwere<br />

working from their homes<br />

under lockdown<br />

restrictions, said family<br />

bubbleswerenot easy for<br />

everyone.<br />

After the last lockdown<br />

there was an increase in<br />

the number of people<br />

seekinghelp for drug<br />

dependency, she said.<br />

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believed this time would<br />

be no different.<br />

‘‘We’represuming<br />

because of the sales of<br />

alcohol at the moment<br />

there could be issues<br />

coming our way in the near<br />

future too,’’ Mrs Clark said.<br />

‘‘I think that the anxiety<br />

levelsare higher this time<br />

than they werelast time,<br />

andalot of people do<br />

reach for alcohol to solve<br />

that,’’she said.<br />

‘‘And when peopleare<br />

stressed they tend to drink<br />

more butthat can leadto<br />

more problems.<br />

‘‘Thereisalot of<br />

pressure on the financial<br />

side of things that come<br />

into it after alockdown as<br />

2380047<br />

well.<br />

‘‘Families beingall<br />

together in one house, it’s<br />

stressful on mumstrying to<br />

handle kids, so yeah it’s<br />

not an easy timefor<br />

people.’’<br />

Police did refer people<br />

to the agencyiftheyhad<br />

concerns about them, butit<br />

wasuptothosepeople if<br />

theywanted to takeup<br />

counselling.<br />

‘‘We seethe peoplewho<br />

want help,and that’s<br />

usuallythe tip of the<br />

iceberg really,’’ MrsClark<br />

said.<br />

It could sometimes lead<br />

to helpingothers inside<br />

family groups,but that was<br />

not agiven.<br />

‘‘It is astressful time for<br />

people so we are trying to<br />

putthe messages out there<br />

for peopleto be kind to<br />

themselves, takecare, look<br />

after their ownwellbeing.’’<br />

While alcohol, followed<br />

by cannabis, werethe most<br />

common drugs used by<br />

people seeking help<br />

through the <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

agency, wastewater testing<br />

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

catchmenthad picked up<br />

traces of<br />

methamphetamine and<br />

MDMAand afew people<br />

had presented to Acads for<br />

help. Those drugs plus<br />

cocainewereamong the<br />

seven drugs tested for<br />

regularly in <strong>Ashburton</strong>’s<br />

wastewater system since<br />

2018. In the first three<br />

monthsofthisyear<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>’s drug use<br />

detection showed levelsof<br />

methamphetamineand<br />

MDMA.<br />

NationalDrug<br />

Intelligence Bureau<br />

manager Detective<br />

Inspector Blair<br />

MacDonald said the<br />

wastewater testing<br />

programme included46<br />

testing sites nationwide,<br />

coveringupto75percent<br />

of the total population.<br />

‘‘<strong>Ashburton</strong> (testedevery<br />

two months) wasadded to<br />

the national wastewater<br />

testing programmein<br />

November 2018, when the<br />

pilot programme was<br />

extended to include wider<br />

nationallocations.’’<br />

Acads is offering phone<br />

counselling to peopleuntil<br />

face to face counselling<br />

can resumeatAlert Level<br />

2.<br />

Anyone wanting help ­<br />

for themselvesorothers ­<br />

can contact the agency by<br />

phone (308 1270), or<br />

throughthe website<br />

(acads.co.nz).<br />

Behind the curtain in lockdown<br />

From Page 1<br />

Harry Weber wouldlike the<br />

circus to stay openafter<br />

lockdown is lifted.<br />

‘‘Once we openupagain<br />

we arehoping thecouncil<br />

willallow us to stay herefor<br />

an extra weekafter<br />

lockdown,sowecan honour<br />

ticketsand letall these<br />

people, especiallythe kids,<br />

comeand see the circus.’’<br />

His family andother<br />

performershave kept<br />

occupied duringlockdown<br />

practicing and training. The<br />

childrenget plenty of<br />

playtime andwalks around<br />

the park.<br />

Whennot in lockdownthe<br />

familyhave afullschedule<br />

withthe circus on the road<br />

48 weeks of theyear,<br />

touring throughoutNew<br />

Zealandand<br />

internationally.<br />

Theyhave also found<br />

timetostarintheirown<br />

reality TV showcalledThe<br />

Circus whichairedon<br />

Bravo,showing the lifeof<br />

the circus family and<br />

earning themthe ‘Kiwi<br />

Kardashians’ nickname.<br />

Seasonone is available<br />

online at ThreeNow.<br />

The wholeWeber family is<br />

involvedwiththe show.<br />

Circus owner Harry Weber<br />

and daughter Rosie,6,<br />

practiceashis wife Marie<br />

and other children watch.<br />

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Rosemary answers call for vaccine help<br />

MICK.JENSEN<br />

@ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

Rosemary Moorehas come out<br />

of nursing retirement to lend a<br />

hand with the covid vaccine<br />

roll­out.<br />

The66­year­old is acasual<br />

staffmember with Eastfield<br />

Health and has been<br />

immunising people since the<br />

endof July.<br />

She has flexible hours and is<br />

part of ateam of three or four<br />

that works at avaccine clinic<br />

running three times aweek.<br />

Typically between 150and<br />

320jabsare given at each<br />

session.<br />

Theformerpracticenurseis<br />

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

Racecourseand is gownedup<br />

andwearing PPE gear. She last<br />

worePPE during theSARS<br />

virusoutbreaknearly two<br />

decades ago.<br />

Rosemaryput her name down<br />

to be part of theCovid­19<br />

vaccination workforce earlier<br />

this year, but heard nothing<br />

backfor along time.<br />

‘‘Eastfield asked me if Icould<br />

help with the rollouthereand I<br />

said yes.<br />

‘‘I’mreally happy to be<br />

involved because I’m helping to<br />

make asmall difference in<br />

fighting thevirus.’’<br />

Shehad never expectedtoget<br />

back into any type of nursing,<br />

andalthough her working days<br />

werebusy, she was quite<br />

enjoying it.<br />

Rosemaryhas had to renew<br />

herannualnursing practising<br />

licence and insurance andhas<br />

updated her skills and<br />

knowledge throughonline<br />

courses.<br />

She is limited to whatshe is<br />

allowed to do and does notplan<br />

on nursingbeyond her current<br />

assignment.<br />

Rosemary’s nursing career<br />

beganinChristchurch in the<br />

early 1970s and straight from<br />

school.<br />

Shelatermoved south and<br />

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

for 20 years. Another stint<br />

followed as apractice nurse at<br />

Allenton MedicalCentre and<br />

she ended her career doing<br />

casual nursing.<br />

Above: Rosemary Moore.<br />

Left: Rosemary gives Nicholas Treleaven<br />

adose of Covid­19 vaccine.<br />

PHOTO EASTFIELD HEALTH<br />

In retirement Rosemary has<br />

been very active in service club<br />

Altrusa andisalso avolunteer<br />

at Mid Canterbury Citizens<br />

Advice Bureau.<br />

New date set<br />

for bird sale<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> BirdClub’s birdandaccessories<br />

sale has beenrescheduled from august 28 to<br />

<strong>September</strong> 17.<br />

The saleincludes birds, seed and<br />

accessories. It runs from 9am until 1pm at<br />

Tinwald MemorialHall. Entry is free.<br />

Support open for businesses<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>DistrictCouncil is<br />

encouraging local businesses to<br />

apply for government support<br />

during escalated Covid­19 alert<br />

levels ­thisincludes financial<br />

support aswell as advice on making<br />

decisions regarding staffingand<br />

compliance.<br />

Council community services<br />

group manager Steve Fabish said<br />

council’s economicdevelopment<br />

unit had beenhelping spread the<br />

word about available support.<br />

“Some business owners might be<br />

reluctanttoapply for financial<br />

supportorfeel isolated about<br />

making decisions. We wouldlike<br />

peopletoknowthat thereissupport<br />

and adviceavailable.”<br />

Financial support includes: the<br />

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SupportPayment,Leave Support<br />

Scheme, ShortTerm Absence<br />

Paymentand Small Business<br />

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General business adviceis free<br />

and available from the Canterbury<br />

Employers' Chamber of Commerce<br />

on 0800505096.<br />

Councilhas set up aweb page<br />

withkey links to financial support<br />

andinformation(Covid­19Business<br />

Support).<br />

Meanwhile, employersofforeign<br />

nationalstaff withtemporary visa<br />

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consulate or embassy.<br />

General employment information,<br />

some of which is translatedinto<br />

several languages for staff, canbe<br />

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The MinistryofBusiness,<br />

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<strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>September</strong> 2, 2<strong>02</strong>1<br />

5<br />

Plenty of potential for large property<br />

TONI.WILLIAMS<br />

@ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

Theformer Tuarangi Home<br />

property, on theoutskirts of<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>,isgoing underthe<br />

hammer.<br />

The4.125 hectaresite was<br />

onceowned by businessman<br />

Paul Clark.<br />

He had theproperty for<br />

around28years. It was sold in<br />

late­July.<br />

Mr Clark, the fourth owner,<br />

once hadplans to subdivide it<br />

himself, but itspotential is<br />

nowuptoothers; thesignsare<br />

up and theproperty willgo<br />

underthe hammer ­unless<br />

sold prior ­through Bayleys<br />

real estate from their Deans<br />

Avenue, Christchurch office.<br />

Bayleys leadagentMick<br />

Hydes said there had been a<br />

lotofinterest nationwide in<br />

theproperty,which hadalot<br />

of potential.Under Alert Level<br />

3interested partiescould<br />

arrange aviewing of the<br />

property with restrictions, he<br />

said.<br />

The auction, on <strong>September</strong><br />

16,atnoon, would go aheadvia<br />

Zoom.<br />

Thesite, which is freehold<br />

land with residential Czoning,<br />

is adjacent to theestablished<br />

Braebrookresidential<br />

subdivision.<br />

It has asubstantial brick<br />

buildingofabout 2590sqm<br />

whichwasconstructed around<br />

1901.<br />

In itsheyday, Tuarangi<br />

(named fromthe Maoriword<br />

forold)was the former home<br />

to thousands of menand<br />

women.<br />

The building was used as a<br />

men’s home (orinfirmary) and<br />

thenasarest­homefacility<br />

beforeitclosed and movedto<br />

Cameron Streettoamodern<br />

hospital with aspecialised<br />

psychogeriatric care facility<br />

for theelderly.<br />

It wasalso ownedbythe<br />

Moule/Twigger Trust, the<br />

North CanterburyHospital<br />

Board and the Canterbury<br />

Buyers of the former Tuarangi Home property could have many opportunities with the significant<br />

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Hospital Board.Atimecapsule<br />

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widening tothe back of the<br />

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NEWS<br />

6 <strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>September</strong> 2, 2<strong>02</strong>1<br />

www.ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

Donna steps up to help in lockdown<br />

Lockdownhas once againseen<br />

St Vincent de Paul <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

shopmanagerDonna Collins<br />

step up to be amulti­tasker.<br />

With the shopclosed and a<br />

sizeable pool of volunteers<br />

stayingsafely athome, she is<br />

the one answering phone<br />

inquiries and assisting those in<br />

need.<br />

Donna puts together and then<br />

delivers food packages to<br />

families and individuals<br />

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

Her twosons, who areintheir<br />

early 20’s, have been her<br />

supportcrew, as they were<br />

duringthe last lockdown.<br />

So far thenumbers needing<br />

foodparcel assistance had not<br />

risen noticeablythistime<br />

around, she said.<br />

There wasasteady and<br />

constant need butitwas the<br />

logisticsthat had changed<br />

duringthe covid lockdown.<br />

St Vincent de Paul <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

shop manager Donna Collins<br />

has been busy supporting<br />

people in need during<br />

lockdown.<br />

Deliveriesthat have been<br />

made have followed the strict<br />

non­contact regulationsin<br />

place.<br />

St VincentdePaul<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

president Mike Hanham said<br />

Donna wasdoingatremendous<br />

job.<br />

Shehad taken it uponherself<br />

to keep things running and was<br />

doing the work normally done<br />

by volunteers.<br />

‘‘Our volunteers are in the<br />

older age bracket andwe don’t<br />

wanttoo manypeopleatthe<br />

foodbank during lockdown.<br />

‘‘Donna’sabit younger and<br />

she’s getting on with it,’’ he<br />

joked.<br />

Itemsgoing into the St<br />

Vincent de Paul food parcels<br />

are carefully selected and<br />

typically have avalueofaround<br />

$120.<br />

Demand varies eachweek.<br />

People needing assistance<br />

cancall Vincent de Paul<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> on <strong>02</strong>7 607 0107.<br />

They may be asked to leavea<br />

message but will receive acall<br />

back and short interview to<br />

determine their needs.<br />

Demand for Sallies food parcels increases<br />

The emergencyfoodbank run<br />

by theSalvation Army in<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> has seen an<br />

increaseindemandduring<br />

lockdown, but reserves are<br />

good andpeopleare being<br />

askedtocallahead to access<br />

food parcels.<br />

Demand wastwo or three<br />

timeswhat it normally was,<br />

saidElizabethRatu, whowith<br />

husband Semi, is theco­officer<br />

overseeing thecorpsservices<br />

in town.<br />

Mrs Ratu said theSallies<br />

weregratefulfor the donations<br />

of food that continued to come<br />

in.<br />

Demand hadbeensteady,but<br />

had spikedalittleafterthe<br />

announcement of extending<br />

level4.<br />

Shesaid thefoodbank had<br />

good reserves andnormally<br />

bulk bought, something it could<br />

notdoatthe moment.<br />

Freshvegetableshad in<br />

come and been distributed.<br />

Strict covid restrictions were<br />

in place and 90 percentoffood<br />

parcels were picked up by<br />

people at an allocated time,<br />

she said.<br />

Deliveries had gone asfar<br />

afield as Rakaia and Mt<br />

Somers andwerecontactless.<br />

Mrs Ratu said there was still<br />

aneedfor support in<br />

lockdown,but anxietylevels<br />

werenoticeablyless the<br />

secondtime around.<br />

Because of the free lunch<br />

schemethatran at some<br />

schools,parents were now<br />

faced with providing lunches<br />

at home fortheir children that<br />

they didnot usually have to<br />

budget for.<br />

CivilDefence,social service<br />

agencies andthe hospitalhave<br />

allreferred clients to the<br />

SalvationArmy.<br />

Clients are singles, couples<br />

andfamilies.<br />

The <strong>Ashburton</strong>Salvation<br />

Armyisasking people in need<br />

to call ahead on 03 308 7610 or<br />

to message throughthe<br />

Facebook page.<br />

Salvation Army <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

corps officer Lt. Semi Ratu<br />

prepares to deliver afood<br />

parcel.<br />

Installation and Servicing of:<br />

•Heatpumps •Electrical Appliances<br />

•DairyRefrigeration •Ventilation<br />

•Refrigeration<br />

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Phone 308 7182<br />

On Call <strong>02</strong>1 597 517<br />

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www.ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

Rock opera show in ‘limbo’<br />

MICK.JENSEN<br />

@ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

There wasjustaweek left of rehearsals<br />

when covid haltedthe progress of the<br />

local productionofrockopera Jesus<br />

Christ Superstar andnow organisersare<br />

waiting,andhopingalertlevels come<br />

downquicklyand anewperformanceslot<br />

canbefound.<br />

The castof65, alivebandand many<br />

volunteers haveclocked up countless<br />

hours in preparingforthe musical.<br />

Ashowbudget of$120,000 alsoputs<br />

pressureonVariety Theatre <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

and<strong>Ashburton</strong>TrustEvent Centre,which<br />

areusing theproduction asajoint<br />

fundraiser.<br />

Show director and event centre<br />

managerRoger Farr saidlockdownhas<br />

putabig dampenerofthings andnowthe<br />

productionwas in limbo.<br />

For the show to go ahead later in the<br />

year there needed tobesomecertainty<br />

around alert levels.<br />

‘‘A lot of ducks have got to line up over<br />

the nextfew weeks.<br />

‘‘Thereisalsothepossibilitythat we<br />

mighthavetopull theplug,butwedon’t<br />

want to dothatunless absolutely<br />

necessary.’’<br />

Mr Farrsaid therewaslot at stake<br />

financiallyand that wasaconcern.<br />

‘‘We can’treallyafford to cancel it,but<br />

we’llhavetosee howthingspanout.’’<br />

Hesaid so mucheffort hadbeenput in<br />

by some many peopleoverthe last few<br />

months.<br />

The wardrobeand set werefinished<br />

and therewas onlyaweek remainingof<br />

Minister steps up<br />

technology use<br />

MICK.JENSEN<br />

@ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

rehearsalsandfinal technical workwhen<br />

lockdownstruck.<br />

Mr Farr saidrehearsals couldstart<br />

againunder level2,but it neededlevel 1<br />

to be abletoperformthe show andto<br />

bringinthe audience.<br />

November is beingeyedasapossible<br />

monthforthe production.<br />

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

Roger Farrand Variety Theatre <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

president Nicky Milmine were in ahappier<br />

mood when they announced the rights had<br />

been securedfor Jesus Christ Superstar<br />

back in May.<br />

NEWS<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>September</strong> 2, 2<strong>02</strong>1<br />

7<br />

Survey<br />

uptake<br />

best ever<br />

Asurvey conducted by the<br />

YMCA South &Mid<br />

Canterbury has had itsbest<br />

everuptakewith hundreds<br />

completingthe three­part<br />

biennial survey.<br />

The survey asked<br />

questionsaboutattitudes,<br />

educationand employment,<br />

andwell­being.<br />

Data to dateshows1243<br />

respondentscompleted<br />

partone,862 part two, and<br />

853 part three.<br />

The high uptakeispartly<br />

attributedtothe decision to<br />

splitthe survey into three<br />

parts making it more<br />

manageabletocompletefor<br />

the first time and also<br />

becauseofthe YMCA’s<br />

decisiontospeakatsome<br />

school assembliesabout the<br />

survey for the first time.<br />

Thesurvey seeks to givea<br />

voicetoyoung people and<br />

the results will be shared<br />

with decision­makers in<br />

government,business,<br />

health, education and<br />

social sectorssothat the<br />

collective youth voiceis<br />

represented.<br />

The full results are<br />

expected to be revealedin<br />

the next week or so.<br />

Rev HeatherKennedy has<br />

adapted her usual<br />

communication methods<br />

duringlockdown and<br />

technology has become her new<br />

friend.<br />

TheMethodist minister is<br />

confident online, aregular at<br />

Zoommeetingsand has found<br />

browsing Facebookand<br />

YouTubeuseful and<br />

entertaining.<br />

‘‘The older generation, like<br />

myself, have generally learnt<br />

technology as they’ve gone<br />

along andatafairly slow pace.<br />

‘‘For me, andanumber of<br />

others, lockdown has forcedus<br />

to change theway we do things,<br />

particularly they way we<br />

interactwith others.’’<br />

Rev Kennedy said churches<br />

in generalhad become more<br />

innovative because there were<br />

no face­to­faceservices and<br />

contact.<br />

‘‘The Methodistchurch, for<br />

example,has been sharing<br />

information andlinks about<br />

servicespeople can watch<br />

online at home.<br />

‘‘Others arelive streaming<br />

servicesfromthe homes of<br />

ministers.’’<br />

Rev Kennedy’s typical<br />

Sunday service forthe Baring<br />

SquareMethodist Churchhas<br />

beenemailedout to the<br />

congregation along with<br />

YouTubelinkstohymns.<br />

Mostofthe congregationare<br />

on email andthose not online<br />

have been givenprinted<br />

material.<br />

As well as being aMethodist<br />

minister, Rev Kennedy is<br />

involved withadministration<br />

for the Presbyterian Church<br />

General Assembly, which has a<br />

Rev Heather Kennedy<br />

bi­annual conference lined up<br />

in Christchurchatthe endof<br />

this month.<br />

Zoom meetings have allowed<br />

her andothers to discuss and<br />

put forward businessagenda<br />

items for the conference, which<br />

is shapinguptobeadigital<br />

event.<br />

Rev Kennedy also has abig<br />

Methodist church conference<br />

lined up in November and a<br />

decision on whetherthat goes<br />

aheadisstillbeing debated<br />

throughonline conferencing.<br />

‘‘Sometimes there willbe30<br />

people online at Zoom<br />

meetings andit was the same<br />

lastyearinlockdown,’’she<br />

said<br />

Rev Kennedy said level 3<br />

wouldbenodifferent from<br />

level 4for the church<br />

community, or the country as a<br />

whole.<br />

There was someangst in the<br />

community andmembers of her<br />

congregation wereconcerned<br />

for fellow Tongans caughtupin<br />

the spread of covid froma<br />

church gathering in Auckland.<br />

Rev Kennedy said shefelt for<br />

those in rest­homes whocould<br />

not receivevisitors at this time.<br />

Proudly supportedby<br />

2414143

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

Individual Excellence in aSupportive Learning Environment<br />

News<br />

Issue 28<br />

2<strong>September</strong> 2<strong>02</strong>1<br />

DeputyPrincipal Message<br />

Good Wishes in DifficultTimes<br />

It is my sincerehope thatyou and your family arein<br />

good health and are coping with the complexities<br />

andchallengesassociatedwith this pandemic.<br />

Prepared forCOVID Lockdowns<br />

We have been moreprepared this timefor aCOVID<br />

lockdown, having learned and reflected on last<br />

year’s lockdownand from the morerecentflooding<br />

school closurealso.<br />

Abilityfor Students to Work Online<br />

Staff have used the tools available to put work online sothat students<br />

can work from home.<br />

As this is becoming common practice inthe classroom, students are<br />

familiar with the tools and how to access and use Google Classroom,<br />

documents and Zoom calls.<br />

Paper resourcesare available fromthe MinistryofEducation forstudents<br />

who do not have access to online learning. During last week Collegehas<br />

undertaken contactlessdeliveries of hardcopypacks.<br />

Routines<br />

We realise that parents can find supporting their child with learning<br />

very challenging, but know you will also understand the importance of<br />

routine for your family. Ifyour routine has been shaken up, itisoften<br />

helpful to structure your time. Routines are reassuring and promote<br />

health and mental and physical well-being.<br />

Staff Availability<br />

Staff have been available between the hours of 9:00am and 3:00pm to<br />

supportonline learning.<br />

Adjustments to Events Calendar<br />

As advertised in last week’s newsletter there are adjustments to event<br />

dates.<br />

Cancelled:<br />

Secondary Schools’ Winter Sports Tournament Week, 27 August–<br />

05 <strong>September</strong>.<br />

AkoInterviews,Thursday09<strong>September</strong>. This will be anormal teaching<br />

day, depending on our COVIDlevel.<br />

NCEA and College Internal Exams –please notechanges<br />

NCEAExternal Exams<br />

• End of Year external exams will now start two weeks later,<br />

commencing Monday 22November and running through until<br />

Tuesday 14 December.<br />

• External Portfolios in Art, and Design and Visual communication<br />

deadlines will also be pushed out by twoweeks.<br />

InternalCollege Examinations–PushedBack One Week<br />

These will now be held from Monday 20<strong>September</strong> through to<br />

Tuesday28<strong>September</strong>, inclusive, forYear11, 12 and 13 students.<br />

Details have beenemailed to staff and parents.<br />

These examinations aresignificant as not only arethey abletoprovide<br />

studentswith averyaccurate gauge as to their current performance, but<br />

the result maybeused as evidence of thestandardoftheir work should<br />

they, forsome reason, not be abletosit the NCEAexamination laterinthe<br />

year andtherefore have to apply fora‘derived grade’.<br />

This year we are offering some English classes the opportunity to<br />

completetheir exam online. They will also have apapercopyduringthe<br />

exams and can switchbetween the twomediums. This hopefully will also<br />

eliminate the anxietyaround internet or batteryand powerfailure.<br />

With Appreciation<br />

Take care and look after each other. Weappreciate your understanding<br />

and supportofeach other at this challenging time.<br />

Helen Shore-Taylor<br />

Deputy Principal •Tumuaki Tuarua<br />

At COVID Level3–College Remains<br />

Closed Except For….<br />

• Thereisprovision, under Level3,oflearning forasmallgroup of up<br />

to 14 year olds who are children of essential workers who are not<br />

abletomake otherarrangements fortheirchildren’scare.<br />

• These students will be accommodated inone oftwo pods, inthe<br />

same pod for the day, undertaking online learning. Breaks will be<br />

available during the day, andmasksmust be worn at all times.<br />

• Cleaning willbeundertakenwherethe pods areoperating out of.<br />

• College Management meets after each major Government<br />

announcement, andwill adviseany relevant changes.<br />

The<br />

AshColl<br />

Way<br />

BoardofTrustees News ...<br />

COVID Impacts<br />

It is disappointing, although unavoidable,<br />

to again have aschool year interrupted with<br />

a COVID-19 lockdown when it had gone so<br />

smoothly thus far!<br />

We commendthe staffand students on the way<br />

they cope with this, and hope students have<br />

managed to continue to keep working where<br />

possible.<br />

It is unfortunate that we've had asecond year of being interrupted but<br />

these challenges, if nothing else,teachusresilienceand howtodeal with<br />

theunexpected. This is nowour new normal!<br />

Appreciation<br />

For the last term wehave had Deputy Principal Jono Hay step-up as<br />

Acting Principal whilstRossPreecewas on Sabbatical Leave.<br />

We thank Jono for his good work in that time. The Board has enjoyed<br />

working with him and having another viewpointfromthis position.<br />

We also acknowledge and thank the other staff who stepped up into<br />

rolesduring this period –AngelaMitchell (Acting DeputyPrincipal) and<br />

Greta Hampton (Acting Social Sciences Head of Faculty) andhope they<br />

also enjoyed this opportunity.<br />

We nowlook forwardtoreviewing the report from Ross’SabbaticalLeave<br />

and investigating what (if any) improvements we can implement at<br />

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

SecondarySchools’ WinterTournament<br />

This past week anumber of students should have been away at the<br />

SecondarySchools’WinterTournament week.Unfortunately,the decision<br />

was made, onceweentered lockdown, to cancel these tournaments.<br />

We feel forall thoseteams who,for the second year in arow,have been<br />

unable to go away to compete againstteams fromoutside their region.<br />

Tournament Week is agreat experience for these students and tobe<br />

impactedonbyCOVIDagain is very disappointing.<br />

We do, however, congratulate everyone who made these teams and I<br />

would like to think we’llget therenextyear!<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>College Rebuild Plans<br />

The <strong>Ashburton</strong> College rebuild plans are still progressing and hopefully<br />

we will have information/plans soon to putout to our wider community.<br />

We were hopingtohaveinformation available earlier thanthis. However,<br />

withsomedetails still to be worked throughitisimportantthatwetake<br />

the time needed toensure these plans are correct as, importantly, they<br />

need to take us well into the future.<br />

Youmay, however, have seen that the new premises for the Phoenix<br />

Pre-school aretohavebuilding started soon (on the old netball courts),<br />

beingthe first stage of this project, so we aremaking progress!<br />

Take careand keepsafe!<br />

Jen Muir<br />

BoardChair•Heamama<br />

Information<br />

COVID Level3Arrangements<br />

Please notethatfamilies have been issued with full details aroundthe<br />

followinginformation:<br />

RemoteLearning<br />

• Asasolution to an emergencysituation.<br />

• Encouraging our students to demonstrate our AshColl Values by being<br />

responsive, self-managing and resilient.<br />

• Acknowledging online access to learning may not be easy, or possible,<br />

forsomelearners at some times.<br />

• During this time, students operate best inastructured environment,<br />

which can include aregular wake-up time, dedicated time for learning<br />

and timetolook afteroneselfand whānau.<br />

Communication betweenTeachersand Studentsand/orCaregivers<br />

• Will be via Collegechannels–either Kamar and Gmail.<br />

• Teaching staff will do their besttoanswer emails between 9:00am and<br />

3:00pm. A48-hour turnaroundtime shouldbeallowedfor.<br />

• Full details issued to families outline more specific information for<br />

SeniorStudents, andfor JuniorStudents,plusarrangements foronline<br />

learningmeetings.<br />

• Ako teachers will have, orwill bemaking contact with their Ako Class<br />

members,mostlikely throughKamar.<br />

Issues or Concerns<br />

• Please contactyour of HeadofSchool:<br />

SeniorSchool -Mrs Bruce (br@ashcoll.school.nz);<br />

JuniorSchool -MrsClough (cg@ashcoll.school.nz).<br />

• Michelle Hosking (hg@ashcoll.school.nz) and the Counselling team are<br />

available to assistwith concerns.<br />

Be kind,becalm,besafe. Kia manaaki, kiamārie, kiamarutau<br />

Information<br />

Office Closureat3:20pm, Tuesday07<strong>September</strong><br />

(Note: Changed from Thursday19August)<br />

Please note: the College Office will be closed from<br />

3:20pm on Tuesday07<strong>September</strong>.<br />

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

relatedtothe College re-build programme.<br />

We thank youfor your supportofthis timing.<br />

LIKELYCHANGE TO THIS DATE,TOBECONFIRMED<br />

Studylink TertiaryEvening<br />

Monday06<strong>September</strong>,7:00pm, College Staffroom<br />

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

tertiarystudyin2<strong>02</strong>2,toattend apresentation,<br />

with their parents/caregivers,bystafffromStudylink.<br />

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

will outline the application process and requirements.<br />

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

gauge numbers attending.<br />

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

or email responses to cy@ashcoll.schoolbyFriday03<strong>September</strong>.<br />

Events<br />

POSTPONED DUE TO COVID<br />

RESTRICTIONS AND IMPLICATIONS.<br />

NEWDATETOBEADVISED.<br />

Year 11 and 12 Outdoor Education<br />

Rafting Trips<br />

On 03 and 06August both the Year 12and 11 Outdoor Education<br />

classes respectively,went WhiteWaterRafting as part of their Safety in<br />

theOutdoors andRisk ManagementUnits.<br />

This time ofyear is not usually the season to white water raft but, teacherin-charge<br />

Luke Martin said it suits the units well when looking at risks.<br />

Fortunately both days provided some decent weather for this time ofyear,<br />

which made both trips not so cold. What was great, he said, was there had<br />

beensome rainearlier in the week,sothe RangitataRiver was flowing with<br />

some decent rapids.<br />

The Peel Forest Outdoor Centre Guides were fantastic, when working with<br />

us, tohelp emphasise the risks involved and sharing some oftheir own<br />

experiences.<br />

(Pictured above): Year 12 briefing at the Peel Forest Outdoor Education<br />

Centre.<br />

On arrivalthe students got their gear sortedand discussed the importance<br />

of wearing the correct warm clothing. Once everyone was geared up and<br />

checked, itwas on to the bus tohead up river tothe start. Students were<br />

debriefed on whattodoincertain situations and,importantly,how to stay<br />

in the raft and not fall out!<br />

What followedwas twohours of adrenaline-filled whitewaterrafting. With<br />

no mishaps and afew bravesouls jumping in the wateratthe end,both trips<br />

were ahuge success. All students enjoyed their day, and gained valuable<br />

information fortheir assessments.<br />

Then the fun partcomes -ofbeing back at schooland completing write-ups<br />

fortheir assessments!<br />

Forthcoming Events<br />

As will be understood,datesregarding Coming Eventsare very much<br />

in limboatpresent. Once thereisopportunitytoprovide adegree of<br />

certainty,wewill recommencethe listingofactivities.<br />

As advised in last week’s newsletter, School Sport NZwas scheduled to<br />

review the viability offuture events onthe School Sport NZCalendar on<br />

Wednesday01<strong>September</strong>,orasappropriate in relation to changes to the<br />

alertlevelprotocols.<br />

Term ThreeTerm Date 2<strong>02</strong>1– remains:<br />

Term Three - Friday01October<br />

Anyadjustments to Term Four year level<br />

finishingdates will be advised.

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

Individual Excellence in aSupportive Learning Environment<br />

News<br />

Issue 28<br />

2<strong>September</strong> 2<strong>02</strong>1<br />

Events<br />

Year 13 StudentVolunteer/ServiceProjects<br />

This year,aspartofthe Year 13 Akoprogramme, College aimed for<br />

everyYear13student to takepartinavolunteering/serviceproject.<br />

Aprojectcouldbewithin or outside of school.<br />

Head ofSenior School Abbey Bruce said College believes such projects<br />

are important, as volunteering is away the Year 13 students can give<br />

back to theschool and/or local community.<br />

Such activities also connect the students toothers, giving asense of<br />

fulfilment, and can also help advance job opportunities and university<br />

applications.<br />

Students were requiredto:<br />

• Decide andfind avolunteer project.<br />

• Submit aproposal to theirAko teacher.<br />

• Partake in at least eightvolunteer sessions during Term Two.<br />

• Submit ablog weekly to their Akoteacher to track their progress,with<br />

aminimumof100 wordsand twophotos.<br />

• Present to Assembly during Week 10 of Term Two.<br />

In this newsletter we look at some of the projects<br />

undertakenmainlybystudents in 13GBD -<br />

Teacher Clair Bedward’sAko Class:<br />

AbbeyWilliams –Volunteered at Hinds Scouts Group<br />

Abbeyvolunteered at the Hinds Scouts<br />

Group, initially planning the term’s<br />

activities. These included helping with<br />

painting apiece ofwood to place on<br />

the outside of the den to ‘make the den<br />

look better’, organising games, playing<br />

spotlight inthe Hinds School hedge and<br />

capturing aflag. Abbey said she really<br />

enjoyedthis activityasitwas ‘reallygood<br />

to be hanging out with the Scouts and<br />

playing agame with them’. Cooking food<br />

from $12 purchases from the dairy was<br />

another activity.<br />

Abbey said that, unfortunately, she was<br />

unable to volunteer for most of the term because ofthe flooding, which<br />

damaged the den.<br />

She was, though, able to help with the clean-up, and throwing away<br />

damaged items.<br />

The positive ofchoosing Scouts as aproject was that she ‘got to hang out<br />

with some cool kids and teach them things about Scouts’.<br />

Dante Vannini –HockeyCoach<br />

For his Volunteer Project, Dante coached primary school student<br />

hockey.<br />

Over the course of Term Two, he coached both atrainingand agame every<br />

week foraYear 7and 8Tinwald team.<br />

He also assisted with one training and two games for the Mid Canterbury<br />

Hockey Under 13 Boys’ Team, and also volunteered to coach the Boys’<br />

Year 8 Town team in the annual Mid Canterbury Town vs Country<br />

competition.<br />

This is Dante’s fourth year of coaching,and he said ‘itdid notpresentmuch<br />

of achange to my usual schedule’. However, the weekly write-up aspectwas<br />

new and,due to afull schedule,this wasanaddedchallenge.<br />

(Pictured left): TheMid<br />

CanterburyUnder 13<br />

boys aftertheir 7-a-side<br />

game vs the West Coast.<br />

(Pictured below): Year 8<br />

Town and Countryboys<br />

aftertheir game.<br />

JacobSwan–StJohnYouthLeader<br />

Jacob’s Volunteer Project was being aleader at St John Youth. Jacob<br />

hasbeeninvolvedinStJohn Youth forabout eight years,beingaleader<br />

forapproximately three years.<br />

This term they were working towardsthe Community ServiceBadge.Jacob<br />

explained that Community Service iscompulsory inworking towards their<br />

Grand Prior Award, with only the Gold Group [13-17 year olds] eligible to<br />

obtain this prestigious award.<br />

The Blue and Green groups were where Jacob<br />

was teaching. The Community Service Badge is<br />

not compulsoryatthis level, but is agood badge<br />

to earn, and he said thatmost of the Cadets at St<br />

John have donethe work to gain theCommunity<br />

ServiceBadge.<br />

As partofhis Volunteer Projecthehad to go each<br />

week on Thursday nights, from 6:30-8:00pm, at<br />

the St John building on Tancred Street. Aswith<br />

anumber of projects,the flooding stymied afull<br />

tenweek programme.<br />

(Pictured left): Jacob Swan.<br />

During his VolunteerProject commitment Jacob’s input included–<br />

Giving lessons about the CommunityService Badge. The basic overviewof<br />

the lesson wastoask whatthe group thoughtacommunitywas,after which<br />

theydiscussed tenthingsacommunityneeds.<br />

The ten aspects were: protection, leadership, health care, knowledge,<br />

facilities, space for beliefs, sustainable activities, support groups, supplies<br />

and everyone doing their part within the community. This included a<br />

discussionabout roles or jobseach of the tenaspects would require.<br />

Duty NCO: An NCOisacadet who is under 18, with arank.The order of the<br />

ranks areCorporal,Sergeant, and Cadet Leader.Jacob is at Sergeantlevel.<br />

The duty NCO’s job is to run the night and make sure everything goes to<br />

plan, and run theCadet paradeatthe start and endofthe night, take the roll<br />

callfromthe 6:30pm parade,and hand-over each parade to aYouth Leader<br />

(over18years).<br />

Supporting teaching by ayounger Cadet and Corporal-in-training. This<br />

Cadet had attended aCorporal training camp earlier in the year and, on<br />

return, is required to do one lesson teaching, command drill/be Duty NCO<br />

and run agame. ACorporal-in-trainingwillalways have someone working<br />

with them while they perform these tasks, for any help and guidance<br />

needed.<br />

Forthis lessontheysplit the Cadets into groups of three and gave the team a<br />

big pieceofpaper. Theteams then had to draw acommunity andtalk about<br />

whatthingsacommunityneeds,and thenpresenttheir communitytothe<br />

wider group,explaining what they added and whythey addedit.<br />

Helpingwith teaching of the Green Group: Thegroup had to create their<br />

ownsuper,brand new ambulance!<br />

Firstly the group each thought of one thing that the ambulance needed.<br />

Once they got the list of items needed they split into pairs or singly, got<br />

one piece ofA3paper and some coloured pens and spent about 25-30<br />

minutes drawing their ambulance and adding all the items needed in it. In<br />

conclusion each person or group presented their ambulance, explaining<br />

each part. The‘best ambulance’ wasselected, with an explanation as to why<br />

this should be chosen. Agroup could not choose theirown ambulance!<br />

Game Duty: This involved, once lessons were finished, running agame;<br />

this time apaper,scissors,rockgame involving<br />

twoteams running around abox made of four<br />

chairs, with paper, scissors, rock having to be<br />

playedonceapair met in the middle.<br />

Presenting Projects and making aPoster:<br />

Projects from the previous week were<br />

presented, plus aposter made onwhy people<br />

should come to their town.<br />

RubbishCollectionwasaCommonThemeUndertaken<br />

by aNumber of Students<br />

Kyle Muncal<br />

Kyle started inWeek One collecting rubbish<br />

by himself,onthe field.<br />

For the second week he joined forces with<br />

John Radan, John Magyaya (of 13GWZ),<br />

RJ Pasion, Yash Patel (13GWZ) and<br />

Harrison McKee(13RMM). Ian Jerao joined<br />

this group also for six weeks, with rubbish<br />

collectedaround various areas of the College<br />

and the <strong>Ashburton</strong>Domain (pictured right).<br />

RJ Pasion<br />

RJ outlined the decision to pick<br />

up rubbish from different areas<br />

of the <strong>Ashburton</strong> Domain as his<br />

Volunteer Project, with the group as<br />

above.Armed with tongs and black<br />

rubbish bags they were able to<br />

achievetheir task without touching<br />

the rubbish.<br />

(Pictured right, lefttoright):<br />

Yash Patel, Kyle Muncal,<br />

John Radan and John Magyaya.<br />

NewProject<br />

By mid-waythroughthe project they had transferredtothe newKai forKids<br />

Volunteer Project.<br />

Zedrick Agreda<br />

Also undertook rubbish collection, around the <strong>Ashburton</strong> Domain, with<br />

friends.<br />

BenSimons<br />

Ben was another student who, for his Volunteer Project, decided to better<br />

the environment and pick up rubbish in the Domain. Ben said that,<br />

often hewould have the company of afew mates onhis rubbish-picking<br />

adventures,withmain appearances including BuddhikaEkanayake and and<br />

Dennis Nguyen.<br />

Sayime Metuatini and Te Rira Wikohika<br />

Sayime outlined her Volunteer Project, also picking up rubbish around<br />

school, with Te Rira Wikohika (of Ako class<br />

13OSU).<br />

Armed with a bucket and tongs (pictured<br />

right), on their first day, they started picking<br />

up rubbish around the Canteen, then moved<br />

to the backofSBlock,tothe field,the mini and<br />

big gym,ABlock,the Chessboardand TBlock.<br />

Sayime did note they were unaware of how<br />

many students in <strong>Ashburton</strong> College leave<br />

their rubbish lying around, despite some<br />

being totally responsible. Students going to<br />

the trouble of sticking and hiding rubbish<br />

within the connected chairs by T Block was<br />

something Sayime found disgusting, but<br />

she also said she enjoyed volunteering and<br />

picking up rubbish for the school, and making<br />

this her project.<br />

Shasha Watageadra-Volunteering in an <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Borough School Class<br />

Throughout this term Shasha decided to help with her little sister’s<br />

Year 5class at Borough School. Shasha said her sister’s teacher, Ms<br />

Stephens,‘wasone of the kindest and most amazing teachers I’ve met.<br />

Shegot alongwith the kids very well and theypaidsomuch attention<br />

to whatshe said,which made it easier formetowork withthem’.<br />

Shasha was able to see them start the day bydoing asong for the week,<br />

and awaiata and akarakia as well. MsStephens greeted each student<br />

individually, which Shasha found very nice, saying ‘that it’s good for the<br />

kids,asthey know thatthe teacher pays<br />

attention to them’.<br />

Overall Shasha stated that she loved<br />

going in everyThursday and trying her<br />

best to help them as much as she could,<br />

saying this experience was something<br />

she had never expected todosoitwas<br />

‘quitehard’forher at first.<br />

Shasha thought that ifshe helped at<br />

her sister’s class, she would be able to<br />

see how primary classes worked as she<br />

didn’t go to aprimary school in New<br />

Zealand, having straight-away joined<br />

College after coming to New Zealand<br />

from SriLanka.<br />

Towards the end of the term, Shasha became busier with College internal<br />

assessments and other activities,sosometimes found it stressful to go in to<br />

help but,looking at the positiveside, shesaidithelped her to improveher<br />

time managementskillswhich willbeneeded in the future.<br />

Shasha also said she wasquiteshy at first and embarrassed to interact with<br />

the kids but,asthe time went by,she was able to become morecomfortable<br />

with them and enjoyedhaving moreofthe students starting to talk with her.<br />

As shegained moreconfidenceshe wasalso able to help agroup with their<br />

reading,and pronunciation of wordsfor aplaybeing rehearsed,and howto<br />

read the sentences correctly.<br />

Other involvements included helping with shapes and colouring; being part<br />

of the eclipse discussionand sharing her ownphotos of this event; helping<br />

with essay-writing spelling or grammar; cutting out students’goals to put<br />

on aboard; being apart ofthe students working on their chrome books<br />

using aMaths programme called Prodigy which the students really enjoy<br />

as it combines the use of games and<br />

maths problems; helping with games;<br />

awarding mihi pai to best dancers.<br />

Overall, this experience was quite<br />

interesting and she said it helped<br />

her to improve asaperson, helping<br />

her to become more confident and<br />

learnhow to lead others who areway<br />

different toher. Shasha concluded by<br />

saying she was able to learn how to<br />

be agood role model and to see the<br />

different learning strengths between<br />

the students and how well they all<br />

worked together.<br />

(Pictured right): Two students busy at<br />

work in theYear 5<strong>Ashburton</strong>Borough

Family Notices<br />

Deaths Deaths Deaths Deaths Deaths<br />

ANDREW, Howard Russell,<br />

63, passed peacefully<br />

on 24/08/2<strong>02</strong>1, after<br />

courageously enduring long<br />

standing illness.<br />

Beloved husband of<br />

Carolie, brother to Robert,<br />

father of Emma, Rudyard,<br />

Caitlin and Thurza, uncle to<br />

Jessica. Loved Oupsie to12<br />

grandchildren.<br />

Full of fun, wisdom, and<br />

knowledge, hewas acaring<br />

father figure tomany. He will<br />

be greatlymissed.<br />

“For neither death nor life, nor<br />

anything else in all creation,<br />

will be able to separate us<br />

from the love of GodinChrist<br />

Jesus our Lord”<br />

BENNETT, Robert Reginald:<br />

With great sadness, Robert<br />

peacefully passed away<br />

on August 28th, 2<strong>02</strong>1, at<br />

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

Caring and loving husband<br />

of Celeste. Devoted and<br />

supportive father of Sean.<br />

Dear brother of Graeme.<br />

Uncle of Shieldon, Mark and<br />

Marlene in the Philippines.<br />

The family wishes to express<br />

their heartfelt thanks to<br />

the medical teams and<br />

carers who assisted Robert,<br />

providing continued care<br />

at his home in the midst of<br />

current restrictions.Messages<br />

to the Bennett family c/o P<br />

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

A private Catholic Requiem<br />

Mass and burial is to be held.<br />

Paterson’s<br />

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

FDANZ<br />

03 3077433<br />

BENSDORP, Evelyn May,<br />

21.12.1931 – 31.08.2<strong>02</strong>1.<br />

At <strong>Ashburton</strong> Hospital. In<br />

her 90th year. Dearly loved<br />

wife ofthe late Janus. Loved<br />

mother and mother-in-law<br />

of John, Nick and Lynne,<br />

Bruce and Jillian, Leo, Trevor<br />

and Rachel, Richard and<br />

Rachael, Gina and Paul,<br />

Neville and Karen, and friend<br />

of Brenda. Loved Gran ofall<br />

her grandchildren and great<br />

grandchildren. Sadly missed<br />

by all her family. Thank you<br />

to the wonderful staff of<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> Hospital and<br />

Radius Millstream. Messages<br />

to the Bensdorp Family, P.O.<br />

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

private funeral will be held<br />

Friday 3rd <strong>September</strong>, due to<br />

covid restrictions.<br />

Paterson’s<br />

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

FDANZ<br />

03 3077433<br />

HUSBAND Nelori Winifred<br />

‘Mum’,’ Grandma Husband’,<br />

‘Aunty Nelori’, passed away<br />

peacefully at 1.00pm,<br />

Thursday August 26, 2<strong>02</strong>1<br />

at Rosebank Lifecare,<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>, aged 85 years.<br />

Loved wife ofthe late Ernest<br />

John, much loved mother of<br />

Suzanne, Graeme, and Jenny.<br />

The best Grandma to Jake,<br />

Jessie, Scott, and Kate. To<br />

all the caregivers and nurses<br />

who were there for Grandma<br />

in her finals years, especially<br />

Rosebank, we thank you<br />

for your support and love.<br />

Messages to the Husband<br />

family, 53A Morgan Street,<br />

Methven 7730. A private<br />

burial at Methven has been<br />

held.<br />

Paterson’s<br />

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

FDANZ<br />

03 3077433<br />

HUSBAND Nelori Winifred,<br />

on August 26, 2<strong>02</strong>1. Loved<br />

daughter ofthe late Francis<br />

and Jessie Ridge. Sister and<br />

sister-in-law ofthe late John<br />

Ridge and Anne, Margaret<br />

and Mervyn. Much loved<br />

aunty to all her nieces and<br />

nephews.<br />

HUSBAND Nelori Winifred,<br />

on August 26, 2<strong>02</strong>1. Dearly<br />

loved aunty of Kaye, and<br />

Karen, and adored ‘pseudo<br />

Grandma’ of Brega, and<br />

Nianh. They will miss her<br />

cuddles, glorious knitting,<br />

and Pavlovas.<br />

MANUEL, Mana Kohia, on<br />

August 26, 2<strong>02</strong>1. Passed<br />

away peacefully at Rosebank<br />

Lifecare, <strong>Ashburton</strong>, aged 85<br />

years. Dearly loved husband<br />

of the late Lesley. Much<br />

loved father and father-inlaw<br />

ofTony and Tessa, Riki<br />

and Viv, Sally, Susan, Simon,<br />

the late Wayne and his many<br />

Mokopuna. Messages to<br />

Mana Manuel’s Family c/- PO<br />

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

private cremation has been<br />

held which will be followed<br />

by a Memorial service to<br />

celebrateMana’s lifeatalater<br />

date.<br />

Paterson’s<br />

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

FDANZ<br />

03 3077433<br />

McLAUCHLAN, Marlene Edith<br />

(nee Parsons). It is with heavy<br />

hearts we wish to advise that<br />

on 28/8/21, Marlene passed<br />

away peacefully at home,<br />

surrounded by love, with her<br />

children beside her. Aged<br />

81 years. Much loved wife of<br />

the late Barry, dearly loved<br />

mother and mother-in-lawof<br />

Nicola and Steve, Simon and<br />

Judy,and thelate Paul. Loved<br />

Nana and Granny ofElla and<br />

Taylah; Ashleigh and Hemi,<br />

Courtney, Sam and Jaime;<br />

and step- grandmother<br />

of Kent and Tess, Melanie<br />

and Steve, Paula and Trim,<br />

and the late James. Loved<br />

great-grandmother of Piper,<br />

Tahliah and Willow; Mollie,<br />

Payton, Gabriella and Felix,<br />

and Theodore. And stepgreat-grandmother<br />

of<br />

Anabel and Zoe, Robin and<br />

Eddie, Rubi and Maya, and<br />

Dallis. Marlene fought a<br />

huge battle with her health<br />

for several years and is now<br />

finally at peace and reunited<br />

with Barry and Paul.<br />

Rest<br />

easy lovely lady. The family<br />

would like to thank the most<br />

amazing Dr PennyHoldaway,<br />

the District Nursing team<br />

and Access Community<br />

Health for enabling Marlene<br />

to continue living at home,<br />

as was her wish. Messages<br />

to the McLauchlan Family<br />

c/o 126 Tosswill Road,<br />

Prebbleton, 7604. Due to<br />

Covid restrictions a private<br />

cremation has been held,and<br />

aMemorial Servicewill follow<br />

at alater date when levels<br />

allow tocelebrate Marlene’s<br />

life.<br />

Paterson’s<br />

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

FDANZ<br />

03 3077433<br />

McLAUCHLAN, Marlene<br />

Edith: Most beautiful Mum<br />

and Mum-in-lawofNikki and<br />

Steve and beloved Granny of<br />

Ella andTaylah. It is absolutely<br />

devastating to have you<br />

leave us, but you have been<br />

so unwell forsolong, and you<br />

have fought and fought. But<br />

the battle just got too much.<br />

My biggest hope isyou are<br />

reunited with Dad and Paul.<br />

You will always bemyrock,<br />

my confidant, but most of<br />

all my Mum. Love you with<br />

all my heart Iwill miss you<br />

dreadfully. Those we love<br />

never truly leave us.<br />

Family owned,<br />

locally owned<br />

22 MooreStreet,<br />

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

0800 263 6679<br />

2413353<br />

PETHIG, Wilfred Stanley<br />

(Stan): Peacefully at Terrace<br />

View Retirement Village,<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> on August 28th,<br />

2<strong>02</strong>1. Age 93 years. Dearly<br />

loved husband of the late<br />

Gladys. Loved father and<br />

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

Adair, John [deceased],<br />

Colleen and Alan Scott,<br />

Yvonne [deceased] and<br />

Robin Gray, Lyndia Tull and<br />

Crawford MacDonald, and<br />

Dianne and Alastair McIntosh.<br />

A much-loved Grandad<br />

(Beaky) of his grandchildren,<br />

great-grandchildren, and<br />

great-great-grandchildren.<br />

A special thank you to the<br />

staff at Terrace View for their<br />

careand support<br />

Messages to: The Pethig<br />

Family, c/- PO Box 6035,<br />

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

cremation has been held<br />

and a memorial service to<br />

celebrate Stan’s life will be<br />

held at a later date, to be<br />

advised.<br />

0800 2MEMORY<br />

<strong>02</strong>7 637 1229<br />

SCOTT, Ailsa Evelyn (nee<br />

McLaren). 08.01.1946 -<br />

28.08.2<strong>02</strong>1. Ailsa passed<br />

away peacefully in <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

with her children by her<br />

side. Very much loved<br />

mother and mother-in-law<br />

of Dianne and Gerard Lilley,<br />

Trevor and Andrea Scott,<br />

and Darrell and Kylie Scott.<br />

Adored Nan of Madeline<br />

and Sophie Wyatt, Kurt and<br />

Amie, Luke and Brooke.<br />

Treasured by<br />

her brothers<br />

and sisters-in-law, her nieces,<br />

nephews, and all family.<br />

Cherished friend to many. She<br />

will be so dearly missed by<br />

all who knew her. Messages<br />

to Ailsa Scott’s family c/- PO<br />

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

Ailsa’s memory donations to<br />

the Mid-Canterbury Riding<br />

for the Disabled would be<br />

greatly received.Due to Covid<br />

restrictions a private family<br />

servicewill be held.<br />

Paterson’s<br />

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

FDANZ<br />

03 3077433<br />

SCOTT, Ailsa Evelyn (nee<br />

McLaren) 08.01.1946 –<br />

28.08.2<strong>02</strong>1. Dearly loved<br />

daughter ofthe late Alan and<br />

Evelyn McLaren. Much loved<br />

sister and sister-in-law ofIan<br />

(deceased) and Alice, Ken and<br />

Patricia, Alister and Judith<br />

McLaren. Andlovedbyall her<br />

nieces and nephews. Ailsa will<br />

be so dearly missed by us all.<br />

SMITH, Helen Esmé (Esmé)<br />

12/4/1931 –30/8/2<strong>02</strong>1. Left<br />

peacefully with all our love.<br />

Dearly loved Wife ofthe late<br />

Keith Smith. Dearly loved<br />

Mother of the late Kevin<br />

& Nina, Karen & Mark, the<br />

late Margaret & late Brian,<br />

the late Wayne &late Debz,<br />

Grant & Rhonda, Brent &<br />

Janice and Vicki & Grant.<br />

Dearly loved Nana of Rhys,<br />

Wesley, Tracy &Dan, Michael<br />

&Janelle, Kieran &Mel, Nikki<br />

& Ross, Toby, Miranda &<br />

Cohan, Matt &Sarah, Corey<br />

& Emma, Charlotte, Josh &<br />

Chelsea, Caleb and Jared.<br />

Dearly loved Great Nana of<br />

Ben, Samantha, Izzy, Nicole,<br />

Alisha,Jeremy, Jethro and<br />

Lincoln. Great Great Nana of<br />

Aylah. Messages to:30Middle<br />

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

cremation has been held. A<br />

send-off will be held at alater<br />

date.<br />

“You made your life<br />

beautiful by kindly deeds,<br />

Always ahelping<br />

hand in others needs.<br />

Youtouched all our<br />

hearts,likenoother,<br />

Always acaring friend, akind<br />

soul and aloving Mother<br />

We gave youall our love<br />

to send youonyour way,<br />

hoping we’llsee youagain<br />

some sunnyday”<br />

Love you always and ever<br />

Esme.<br />

Paterson’s<br />

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

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10 <strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>September</strong> 2, 2<strong>02</strong>1<br />

Downtown <strong>Ashburton</strong> under Alert Level 3.<br />

Slow return<br />

to business<br />

in Level 3<br />

Retail stores, cafes and takeaway operators<br />

able to operate at Alert Level 3have thrown<br />

open their doors to the public; with<br />

restrictions.<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> was abusy hive yesterday as<br />

essential workers around the district were<br />

joined by the throng of businesses able to<br />

operate contactless services under Level 3.<br />

Builders were back on sites, roading<br />

contractors returned and schools had<br />

limited openings for students and pupils,<br />

aged under 14, of essential workers without<br />

child care available at home.<br />

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

the district was slowly moving towards<br />

returning to normal socialising.<br />

‘‘Let's not go backwards ­keep wearing<br />

your masks, keep your social distancing, and<br />

stay home as much as possible,’’ he said.<br />

‘‘For those returning to the workforce,<br />

stay safeand pleasedon't hesitate to get<br />

testedifyou are not feeling well (obviously<br />

don't go to work ­but let your employer<br />

know).’’<br />

‘‘All going well this time next week we will<br />

be looking at Level 2!<br />

‘‘Remembertosupport local,and be kind<br />

if thereare delays in getting your deliveries<br />

or getting your goodsatpick up, everybody<br />

is operating in difficult circumstances.<br />

‘‘We've got this <strong>Ashburton</strong>!’’<br />

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Thinking outside the farm gate<br />

Well, here we are again, back<br />

in lockdown, albeit at this point<br />

into Level 3for areas outside of<br />

Auckland.<br />

Some would say that spring<br />

time on afarm is much like a<br />

lockdown anyway, we are all<br />

too busy working everyday to<br />

have any social life!<br />

Covid­19, particularly the<br />

Delta variant, is asignificant<br />

health risk to all of us and<br />

demands the highest level of<br />

response to protect ourselves,<br />

our families and our<br />

communities.<br />

Farmers are no different and<br />

while we have had exemptions,<br />

and rightfully so, to continue to<br />

operate and look after our<br />

livestock and plant our crops<br />

as essential food producers, we<br />

should not look past the health<br />

threat that covid is and not only<br />

jeopardise our exemption<br />

regime, but our own health.<br />

The difficulty we will<br />

encounter will be if covid<br />

started to circulate in the<br />

farming community or in our<br />

processing facilities. The<br />

Ministry of Health will look<br />

David Clark on farm shifting breaks with eldest sons, Sam, at left,<br />

and James.<br />

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beyond the economic impacts<br />

when forcing farmers to<br />

isolate. Please give that some<br />

thought with regards to<br />

contingencies within your own<br />

business.<br />

But all of this does also pose<br />

some questions, we have<br />

enjoyed relative freedom with<br />

no Level 3or4lockdown in the<br />

South Island for over ayear,<br />

and other than acouple of<br />

blips, near the same for North<br />

Island.<br />

So, what did we do to prepare<br />

for the inevitable reintroduction<br />

of covid into New<br />

Zealand given the<br />

infectiousness of the Delta<br />

variant? Why is our vaccine<br />

programme trailing the OECD?<br />

What has been done to<br />

increase the hospital and ICU<br />

capacity given the scenes of<br />

overwhelmed hospitals<br />

overseas?<br />

If asingle case in Auckland<br />

justified anationwide<br />

lockdown with six hours<br />

notice, why did we continue to<br />

allow travellers to arrive from<br />

NSW when covid was<br />

circulating un­contained in<br />

Sydney? Why did we have a<br />

public walkway alongside an<br />

outdoor area of an MIQ facility<br />

and why was the Atrium of that<br />

MIQ hotel partially open to<br />

public access? This lockdown<br />

is that price we pay for<br />

questions such as these.<br />

My advice is to take Covid­19<br />

seriously, this disease poses a<br />

significant risk to your health<br />

and those around you.<br />

Put your protocols in place to<br />

meet the requirements of<br />

whatever the level of<br />

restriction we are in and settle<br />

into aroutine.<br />

Focus on the basics on farm<br />

and regard anyone who comes<br />

on to your farm as potentially<br />

infected.<br />

Look at the lockdown as a<br />

marathon and settle into a<br />

stride, we might be in this for a<br />

long period of time.<br />

Look out for your<br />

neighbours, ayarn, at a<br />

distance over the fence is more<br />

important than ever as folk<br />

begin to feel very isolated.<br />

We also have our awesome<br />

little people on farm helping<br />

out while school is closed.<br />

Their safety is the most<br />

important thing you can look<br />

out for today.<br />

Seeking consent to do river works<br />

Rakaia contactorand landowner Philip<br />

Brown is seeking ariver consent to allow<br />

him to do his ownriverprotection works.<br />

Mr Brown,who has anearthworks<br />

company,lives on the south side of the<br />

Rakaia River and is amember of the lower<br />

Rakaia rating district.<br />

He is athirdgeneration landowneron<br />

thefarm property,whichexceptfor a<br />

smallparcel where he lives, he hasleased<br />

outtofamily.<br />

Thewhole property hasaroundhalf a<br />

kilometre of riverfrontage.<br />

He has, forthe past few years,<br />

questioned stafffrom Environment<br />

Canterbury(Ecan)about thewaythey<br />

maintain the RakaiaRiver, including<br />

their river protection with the planting of<br />

willow tree poles, which he believed<br />

should be dug into water for higher rate of<br />

success.<br />

‘‘I have shown (Environment Canterbury<br />

staff) theresultsofwillows which have<br />

Landowner Philip Brown<br />

been planted in adequate water and other<br />

sites where moisture is alimiting factor,’’<br />

he said.<br />

‘‘The results are quite spectacular.Ecan<br />

still insistontheir way of planting the<br />

poles.’’<br />

Mr Brown was now seeking permissions<br />

­there wereafew stakeholders to contact<br />

­toresume theprotection work on his own<br />

section of the river,and was working<br />

throughthe necessary paperworks.<br />

‘‘Weare told that large rate increases<br />

arerequired to do more extensive flood<br />

protection workwhenthis is not the case,’’<br />

he said.<br />

‘‘Before the ResourceManagement Act<br />

(RMA)came into existence it waspossible<br />

to protect one's property from flood<br />

erosion,which Idid very successfully.<br />

‘‘Myinitial protection work was avery<br />

cost effective method and held for a<br />

number of years.<br />

‘‘After theRMA was enactedIparked up<br />

all the machinery forfearofprosecution<br />

and let Ecan manage the flood protection.<br />

The result now, is that most of my work has<br />

been washed away due to lack of<br />

maintenance,’’ he said.<br />

Mr Brownsaid the only way to move<br />

forward for the ratingdistrict was to get a<br />

river consent so ratepayers could do their<br />

own work ­ontime andat arealistic<br />

budget ­whichwas what he was under<br />

taking to do.<br />

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<strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>September</strong> 2, 2<strong>02</strong>1<br />

Funds<br />

to help<br />

rural<br />

revival<br />

11<br />

Farmers and growersaffected<br />

by drought or floods<br />

Canterbury this year can<br />

access additional funds<br />

through rural assistance<br />

payments.<br />

They are also available for<br />

those from Marlborough,<br />

Tasman,WestCoast, Otago<br />

andtheChatham Islands.<br />

Social development and<br />

employment minister Carmel<br />

Sepuloni, who announced the<br />

funding, said the funds were to<br />

help ease financial pressures<br />

on farmers and growers.<br />

It would help securetheir<br />

recovery from the weather<br />

events that had affected their<br />

incomes.<br />

The droughtin<br />

Marlborough, Canterbury,<br />

Otagoand the Chatham<br />

Islands was classified as a<br />

large­scale adverse event by<br />

the minister on March 12, 2<strong>02</strong>1.<br />

The flooding in Canterbury<br />

was classified as amediumscaleadverse<br />

eventonJune1,<br />

2<strong>02</strong>1; while the floodinginthe<br />

West Coast,Marlborough and<br />

Nelsonwasclassifiedasa<br />

medium­scale adverseevent<br />

on July 18, 2<strong>02</strong>1.<br />

“The RuralSupport Trusts<br />

in allthese areashavebeen<br />

doing greatwork in the region,<br />

and the Ministry of Social<br />

Development will be working<br />

closely with them to get<br />

support to those who need it,’’<br />

she said.<br />

Enhanced Taskforce Green,<br />

Temporary Accommodation<br />

Service and investment of $6<br />

million had also been made<br />

available to help rural<br />

communities recover from<br />

recent adverse events, she<br />

said.<br />

Agriculture ministerDamien<br />

O’Connor acknowledged<br />

recovering from droughts and<br />

floods didtakealongtime.<br />

‘‘We encourage farmersand<br />

growerstomakecontactwith<br />

their RuralSupportTrust to<br />

see whatsupportmay be<br />

available forthemtoaccess,’’<br />

he said.

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 />

Thursday,2<strong>September</strong> 2<strong>02</strong>1 | ISSUE 44<br />

Council services operating in Alert Level 3<br />

Everywhere south ofthe Auckland<br />

boundary isnow in Alert Level 3.<br />

This measure remains in place for<br />

oneweekand willbereassessedon<br />

6<strong>September</strong>.<br />

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

services will be affected during this Alert<br />

Level3period:<br />

1<br />

Contacting Council<br />

Ourcustomerserviceteamisworkingfrom<br />

home and is setuptotakecallsand emails<br />

remotely to assistyou with your enquiries.<br />

2<br />

PublicVenues and Facilities<br />

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

Library, Art Gallery and Museum, and<br />

Community Halls remain closed.<br />

All publicplaygrounds will remain closed<br />

and taped off.<br />

Public toilets on main freight routes<br />

remain open (and where requested by<br />

essential services) and willhaveincreased<br />

cleaning frequency.All other public toilets<br />

will be closed.<br />

Council’s Administration building on<br />

Baring SquareWestremains closed. Many<br />

Council staff are working from home so<br />

thatessential services cancontinue.<br />

3<br />

Rubbish and recycling:<br />

Services are being reduced to a<br />

restricted level of service to allow<br />

Council, its contractor EnviroWaste, and<br />

the <strong>Ashburton</strong> community to comply<br />

with the Government’s guidelines and<br />

requirementsunder Alert Level3.<br />

Kerbside collections:<br />

Red (weekly) and Yellow (fortnightly)<br />

collections will operate as normal.<br />

Yellow bin recycling must becorrect and<br />

mustbeclean.<br />

Green glass crates will be collected from<br />

the kerbside on its usual fortnightly<br />

schedule beginning on Wednesday 1<br />

<strong>September</strong>asglass will be recycledatthis<br />

time.<br />

Wheelie bins left behind parked cars and<br />

obstacleswill notbecollected.<br />

Statutory holidays will be collected as<br />

ordinarydays.<br />

4<br />

Resource Recovery Parks<br />

Resource Recovery Parks are open for<br />

refuse and green wastedisposal.<br />

Only three vehicles will be allowedon-site<br />

at any one time, there will be queuing at<br />

the weighbridge, please be patient or wait<br />

until Alert Level Two when restrictions<br />

ease.<br />

Cash will not behandled oraccepted<br />

at the Resource Recovery Parks and<br />

weighbridges.<br />

Bagged Rubbish canbedroppedoff.<br />

All visitorswill need to registerfor contact<br />

tracing.<br />

Prepaid Council bags can bedropped off<br />

for free. Ordinary bagged rubbish will be<br />

weight (minimumchargesapplies).<br />

5<br />

RatesPayment Due<br />

Council is aware that rates were due<br />

on 20 August. Given Council offices are<br />

closed,you areencouraged to payonline<br />

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

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

decided to delay applying penalties for<br />

late ratesbecause of the country’s move to<br />

AlertLevel 4, and nowAlert Level3.<br />

6<br />

Water<br />

Drinking water, stormwater, stockwater,<br />

and wastewater services are being<br />

delivered as normal. Council continuesto<br />

provide samples of its wastewater tobe<br />

tested forCovid-19.<br />

7<br />

Roads<br />

Roading maintenanceand repairstokeep<br />

the roads safewill continue. Road rehabs<br />

andsmallcapitalprojectscannowresume.<br />

8<br />

Regulatory services<br />

Regulatory services such asbuilding and<br />

resource consents remain operational,<br />

with building inspections now able to<br />

resume under Alert Level3.<br />

9<br />

Council /Public Meetings<br />

Council will continue to meet remotely<br />

via Zoom, for any regularly scheduled<br />

meetings. Public meetings will be live<br />

streamed on the Council’s YouTube<br />

Channeland Facebook Page.<br />

The Council will continue to communicate<br />

with the community about any potential<br />

changetoour services or activities.<br />

Follow our Facebook page<br />

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

(ashburtondc.govt.nz), and sign up to our<br />

free text/SMS alert service(by texting your<br />

postcode to 4196) to stay informed.<br />

For additional information, visit<br />

the Ministry of Health's website<br />

(health.govt.nz)and the COVID 19 website<br />

(covid19.govt.nz).<br />

Can Ivisit aresource<br />

recovery park?<br />

Recycling<br />

Your usual kerbsiderecyclable<br />

materials will be accepted<br />

Glass<br />

Glass canbedropped off in the<br />

glass bins<br />

Hazardous waste<br />

Notaccepted fordrop-off at this<br />

time<br />

Re-useable household items/<br />

whitewarewaste<br />

Notaccepted fordrop-off at this<br />

time<br />

Re-useableelectronic goods<br />

(batteries, appliances, etc)<br />

waste<br />

Notaccepted fordrop-off at this<br />

time<br />

Re-use shop/drop-off<br />

Shop is closed, no drop-offsat<br />

this time<br />

Bagged rubbish<br />

Prepaid Council bags canbe<br />

dropped off forfree. Ordinary<br />

bagged rubbish will be weighed<br />

(minimum chargesapply)<br />

Green waste<br />

Green wasteyardisopen<br />

Refuse<br />

Refuse pit is open<br />

Paying at weighbridge<br />

No cash transactions willbe<br />

accepted<br />

Residentsurged to be diligent as recycling quality dips<br />

Cameras on collection trucks are<br />

recording an increasing level of<br />

rubbish in yellow recycling bins,<br />

which could lead to whole truck<br />

loads being rejected at sorting<br />

plants.<br />

Council contractors have reported<br />

polystyrene, shredded paper, greenwaste<br />

andblackbagsinrecycling binscollected<br />

overthe past week.Recordingequipment<br />

on the collection trucks is abletocapture<br />

images andpinpointhousesthatthe bins<br />

belong to.<br />

Infrastructure Services Group Manager<br />

Neil McCann said the quality of recycling<br />

had deteriorated during lockdown and if<br />

it continued, it wasonly amatteroftime<br />

before aloadwas rejected.<br />

“Thingslikegrass clippings and shredded<br />

paper are the worst asthey gothrough<br />

whole loads asthe truck packs in more<br />

material andthe material is tumbled."<br />

The yellow recycling bin is for recycling<br />

hard rigid plastic (grades 1, 2 and 5),<br />

cardboard, newspaper, tins and metal<br />

cans. All recycling must beclean of food<br />

scrapsand loose, notbagged.Nolids are<br />

allowed inrecycling.<br />

The redrubbish bin is foreverything that<br />

is notrecyclable, including household and<br />

organicwaste.Items likedrinkingglasses,<br />

ceramics, crockery, porcelain and glass<br />

cookwareandovenwarearenotrecyclable<br />

and mustgointhe redbin.<br />

Redand yellow bins arebeing emptied as<br />

normal in <strong>Ashburton</strong>, Methven, Rakaia,<br />

Hinds, Mayfield andMtSomers, and under<br />

AlertLevel 3glass cannow be recycledin<br />

green crates. Resourcerecovery parks are<br />

also open,withlimited services.<br />

At the end of July,about 1000 properties<br />

in the district were being monitored<br />

after receiving arecycling warning from<br />

Council. Repeat offenders can have their<br />

binsremoved.<br />

While recycling auditors are not on<br />

the ground during lockdown checking<br />

yellow bins prior torecycling and issuing<br />

warnings, images from the collection<br />

trucks can gotowards astrike against a<br />

property.<br />

Prior to lockdown, contamination was<br />

about 6per cent.Loads arerejectedat10<br />

per cent.<br />

“Residents need to recycle correctly to<br />

reduce the volume of non-recyclable<br />

material contaminating kerbside<br />

collections,”MrMcCannsaid.<br />

“Every load of contaminated recycling<br />

rejected by sorting facilities costs<br />

ratepayers as it then has to go to landfill.”<br />

If you’re not sure what belongs in each<br />

bin, check the list on Council’s website<br />

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

1<br />

We only accept hard plastic<br />

containers/bottles marked either<br />

1, 2or5.<br />

NO soft scrunchable plastics.<br />

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

Thursday,2<strong>September</strong> 2<strong>02</strong>1 |ISSUE 44

NeilBrown -Mayor<br />

Planning positively for<br />

parking<br />

Parkingisonour plate at the<br />

moment andit’sasubjectwe<br />

always getalotoffeedback on,<br />

whenever changes aremade.<br />

We will be consulting on adistrictwideparking<br />

strategy and aparking<br />

management plan forthe town centre;<br />

both aredesigned to strikeabalance<br />

between parkingclose to whereyou<br />

want to be and encouraging more<br />

pedestrians to move aboutinour<br />

nearly-finishednew town centre.<br />

The newdigitalparkingsensorswill<br />

provide alot of accurate information<br />

oncetheyare up and running but we<br />

already knowparkingisimportant<br />

to both businesses and customersin<br />

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

CBDworkresumes, no vehicles on EastSt<br />

Contractors resumed work in<br />

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

area (CBD) at one minute past<br />

midnight on Wednesday morning<br />

(1 <strong>September</strong>) to make up time lost<br />

in covid Alert Level4.<br />

East Street will be closed to all through<br />

traffic from just south ofMoore Street to<br />

HavelockStreetforatleast aweekandTru-<br />

Line Civil crews will work day and night<br />

shifts to dig outand reform the road on the<br />

shopside.<br />

Work on footpaths will start Wednesday<br />

morning between Tancred and Burnett<br />

Streets, with ramps provided to those<br />

businesses thatare operating.<br />

Pedestrian access around the CBD will<br />

remain atall times and the West Street<br />

carpark is accessible via railway and<br />

pedestriancrossings.<br />

Work on the East Street/Moore Street<br />

intersection also resumes in Alert Level<br />

3, with paving to be laid this week and<br />

asphaltic concreting on Monday 6<br />

<strong>September</strong>. The new traffic signals will<br />

Someofthe changes arebecause<br />

Government hasremovedthe<br />

requirementfor developersto provide<br />

parking in an urban setting -itisaimed<br />

at residential apartmentliving but the<br />

changewas also an opportunityfor<br />

us to updateour current strategy and<br />

plan.<br />

The CBD revitalisation has resultedin<br />

the loss of somecar parks butCouncil<br />

wantstocreate more parking and has<br />

put aside moneyinthe Long Term Plan<br />

to do so.<br />

One of the ideas is to create asecond<br />

WestStreetcarpark on KiwiRail land<br />

oppositeBaringSquare West.<br />

The changing waywemove about<br />

means we mustalso think about<br />

making spacetocharge e-bikes,<br />

then be installed andcommissioned.<br />

The CBD work is part of a$15 million<br />

revitalisation project for Council and<br />

Infrastructure Services Group Manager<br />

Neil McCann said contractors were<br />

working hard toget the East and Moore<br />

streets intersectionopen again as soon as<br />

possible.<br />

“Unfortunately Alert Level 4has resulted<br />

in atwo-weekdelay,which has altered the<br />

programme of works. Tru-Line will have<br />

extra crews working day and night todo<br />

as much ofthe work as possible during<br />

level 3tocause the least interruption as<br />

scooters and vehicles; lock-up cagesfor<br />

bikes andplenty of signstelling people<br />

where theycan park while theydotheir<br />

jobsintownorgofor coffee.<br />

Whileconsidering the numberofcar<br />

parks,not only inthe CBD but in the<br />

wider inner town area,wemustthink<br />

about development in the futurethat<br />

mightaffect parkingspace.Inthe<br />

future, there mightalsobeparking<br />

management plans forother towns,<br />

likeMethven andRakaia.<br />

We look forwardtoyour feedback<br />

when these documentsgoout for<br />

consultation.<br />

possible to businesses.<br />

“Weall want the work to be finished by the<br />

endofNovember,asoriginally planned.”<br />

With East Street closed, Tancred Street<br />

will also be temporarily closed to through<br />

traffic for atleast this week. Pedestrian<br />

access remains.<br />

Burnett Street remains open, though<br />

vehicles cannot exit via East Street. They<br />

will be diverted down the alley beside<br />

SomersetGrocertoHavelock Street.<br />

See the full projectupdate on the Council's<br />

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

Mayoralemergencyrelieffloodfund ends<br />

TheMayoral ReliefEmergencyFund<br />

forthe Mayfloodevent has officially<br />

closed, having distributed $86,000<br />

to helpinthe aftermathofthe onein-200<br />

year flood.<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> District Mayor Neil Brown<br />

said $86,000 had been distributed to36<br />

deserving families and organisations<br />

seeking some relieffundingastheydealt<br />

with the aftermathand clean-up from the<br />

devastating floods.<br />

“Being able to support our most<br />

affected residents with asmall financial<br />

contribution is great.<br />

"Whileweneverhadthefundingtobeable<br />

to fix all the problems our most affected<br />

residents faced, this funding enabled<br />

recipientstopay bills, getoffthe farm for<br />

afew nights, orbring in specialised help<br />

to deal with some immediate issues, like<br />

damaged driveways.<br />

“We were also pleased to be able to<br />

support the local Rural Women who have<br />

been doing anexcellent job of ensuring<br />

our affected residents were cared for<br />

through regular meal deliveries.<br />

“We also acknowledged the impact<br />

the flood had on local community<br />

infrastructure like walking and cycling<br />

trails, so provided some seed funding for<br />

flood recovery to the Mountain Biking<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> club, <strong>Ashburton</strong> Motorcycle<br />

Club,andthe<strong>Ashburton</strong>LionsClubsothey<br />

can get on and repair what are valuable<br />

community recreationspaces.”<br />

Mayor Brown thanked all those who<br />

donated to the Mayoral Relief Fund<br />

following the flood.<br />

“Weliveinagreat community thatrallies<br />

around thoseinneed at times of crisis,”he<br />

said.<br />

The distributed funding came from the<br />

Mayoral Relief Fund from NEMA($58,000),<br />

ADC Give-a-little page $8,000, and donated<br />

funds of $20,000, and funding decisions<br />

were made by the ExecutiveCommitteeof<br />

Council.<br />

PUBLICNOTICE<br />

ROAD CLOSURE<br />

Pursuant to theTransport (Vehicular<br />

Traffic Road Closure)Regulations 1965,<br />

noticeisherebygiven that forthe<br />

purposeofallowing Enduranz Events<br />

to hold the Mission Mt SomersRace<br />

the following roads will be closed to<br />

ordinaryvehicular traffic (with the<br />

exception of emergencyvehicles) forthe<br />

period indicatedhereunder.<br />

Roadtobe closed:<br />

• SYMESROAD,for thewhole length<br />

Period of Closure: From 5.30am until<br />

3.30pm on Saturday, 30 October2<strong>02</strong>1.<br />

It will be an offence underthe above<br />

regulations forany person otherwise<br />

than under authorityofanauthorised<br />

permit to usethe roads forordinary<br />

vehicular traffic during the period of<br />

closure.<br />

NEIL McCANN<br />

GroupManager InfrastructureServices<br />

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UPCOMINGMEETINGS<br />

Meetings areheld in the Council<br />

Chambers,137 HavelockStreet,<br />

(unless otherwiseadvised).<br />

Methven CommunityBoard<br />

TheMethven CommunityBoard meeting<br />

scheduled forMonday6<strong>September</strong> has<br />

been postponed duetothe Alert Level<br />

3restrictions.The meeting hasbeen<br />

rescheduledtoMonday20<strong>September</strong>,<br />

10.30am in theMtHuttMemorial Hall.<br />

Youth Council<br />

Wednesday 8<strong>September</strong>,4.00pm.<br />

CouncilActivity Briefings<br />

Wednesday 22 <strong>September</strong>,9.30am.<br />

Audit &Risk Committee<br />

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14 <strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>September</strong> 2, 2<strong>02</strong>1<br />

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Grieving in lockdown<br />

DANIEL.TOBIN<br />

@ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

Losing aloved one is hard<br />

enough, but when it happens<br />

during lockdown the normal<br />

grieving process is not<br />

possible .<br />

While funeral directors are<br />

an essential service, under the<br />

Alert Level 4families could<br />

not gather together and say<br />

goodbye.<br />

Paterson’s Funeral Services<br />

manager Barry Hayman said<br />

guidelines to be followed were<br />

set by the Ministry of Health<br />

(MOH), can mean losing any<br />

personal touch.<br />

In lockdown, directors were<br />

limited to phoning the family.<br />

‘‘We had to phone the family<br />

rather than sitting with them,<br />

which is more challenging<br />

because you can’t interact.<br />

‘‘It’s not personal like it<br />

would normally be,’’ he said.<br />

Under Alert Level 3,<br />

numbers at afuneral are<br />

limited to 10 people.<br />

‘‘It is very difficult for<br />

people who are grieving, we<br />

feel awkward because we can't<br />

provide the service we would<br />

normally provide to families,<br />

we have to do it in atotally<br />

different way.’’<br />

One such option wasthe<br />

chancefor onlineviewingsof<br />

the deceased; anecessity for<br />

someincovidtimes.<br />

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Viewing conditions:<br />

Be from the same bubble as the<br />

deceased<br />

Wear masks inside the funeral<br />

home and maintain physical<br />

distancing<br />

No touching the deceased<br />

Not have symptoms of Covid­<br />

19<br />

Not be waiting for aCovid­19<br />

test<br />

Not required to be in isolation<br />

‘‘You only getone chance to<br />

say goodbye and at the<br />

moment thatopportunityis<br />

being taken awayfrom<br />

families,’’ he said.<br />

FuneralDirectors<br />

AssociationofNZchief<br />

executiveDavidMogersaid<br />

he was acutely aware of the<br />

distress causedtofamiliesby<br />

covid and had petitioned<br />

government for change.<br />

‘‘Wehave alsosubmitted<br />

documentstothe MOH about<br />

the change to Alert Level 3,<br />

seekingtoensure that<br />

families have some certainty<br />

about whattheycan or cannot<br />

do.’’<br />

It hadbeendeemed a<br />

success with changes<br />

confirmed yesterdaythat<br />

allow forfamily viewing at a<br />

registeredfuneral home<br />

duringAlert Level 4, but only<br />

if they are in thesame<br />

bubble.<br />

“There areother<br />

conditionsfor funeral<br />

directors,” Mr Moger said,<br />

“andtheyare allinlinewith<br />

our proposal except for one.<br />

‘‘There is arequirement that<br />

the funeral director<br />

supervisingthe viewing must<br />

be fully vaccinated.<br />

‘‘Thisisproblematic<br />

becausewhen we asked for<br />

early accesstothe<br />

vaccination programme for<br />

funeraldirectors as an<br />

essentialservice earlier this<br />

year, we were denied.”<br />

The Funeral Directors<br />

Associationasked the<br />

Government foraccess to the<br />

vaccinationprogramme for<br />

funeraldirectors in March<br />

2<strong>02</strong>1but were deniedbythe<br />

MOH,citinglimited<br />

community transmission as<br />

the reasonand thefact that<br />

funeraldirectors were not<br />

deemed to be an essential<br />

health service.<br />

“This means that the<br />

number of funeral directors<br />

availablethat arenow fully<br />

vaccinated is limited,and we<br />

are trying to assesswhat<br />

impact that delay will have.”<br />

“We do believe thatour<br />

members shouldberegarded<br />

as an essentialhealthservice<br />

and that if they were, this<br />

problem would not have<br />

occurred.”<br />

Ted had afew activities for passing children.<br />

Ted keeps busy<br />

during lockdown<br />

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reappearance on McKenzie<br />

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lockdownwithhis antics<br />

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He hasreturned againthis<br />

year.<br />

Andorra Motel owner Sally<br />

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covidtest, and since then he<br />

has beenback in action every<br />

day.<br />

Sally said many people<br />

contacted her at the start of<br />

lockdown askingifTed would<br />

makeareappearance.<br />

‘‘Kidslove him,but oldies<br />

also love him,they all comment,<br />

you can actually hear people<br />

talk to Tedit’s really funny.’’<br />

Last lockdown people would<br />

leavenotes and even money for<br />

Ted which was donated to other<br />

causes.<br />

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time around, each day he can<br />

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HOME &GARDEN<br />

Take advantage to sow on fine days<br />

Crops<br />

Frequent hoeingand<br />

loosening of the surface soil<br />

helpsall crops, enabling air<br />

and warmthtoget into the<br />

upper layersofthe soil.<br />

Sowlettuceregularly from<br />

now on, afew at atime, to keep<br />

aregular supplythroughthe<br />

comingmonths.<br />

Thebestlettuce plantsare<br />

thosesown wherethey areto<br />

mature.Thin the seedlings so<br />

thoselefttomature will<br />

produce ahighly developed<br />

root system. Liquidmanure<br />

helpsgivegood leaves.<br />

Rhubarb will be starting to<br />

sprout but leavetheearlystalks<br />

to mature and waterthe bed<br />

well in dry weather.<br />

Watch any early potatoesnow<br />

pushingthroughthesurfacein<br />

areaswhere frosts might still<br />

occur. Cover withpea strawor<br />

hoe up some soil over them and,<br />

whenthey becomestrong,<br />

mound them up. This month,<br />

main­crop potatoes canbesown<br />

in districtsthatusually<br />

experience dry summers.<br />

Thin autumn­sownonions<br />

andweed thebed when soil<br />

conditions allow.<br />

Flowers<br />

Plant pansiesand violas.<br />

Regularly remove faded<br />

flowers and seed pods to<br />

prolong theflowering displays,<br />

apractice alsoinvaluable with<br />

Rhubarb will start to sprout but leave early stalks to mature.<br />

other annuals and perennials,<br />

such as dahlias, sweet peas,<br />

asters,rosesand calendulas.<br />

Dahliasleft in the soil during<br />

winter canbelifted and divided<br />

for replanting during the next<br />

fourweeks. Lift clumps of<br />

tuberswith afork and, witha<br />

sharp knife,remove individual<br />

tubers, ensuring eachhas a<br />

large pieceofstem (neck)with a<br />

sturdygrowth bud(eye)<br />

attached.Before replanting,<br />

add plenty of compost or wellrottedstablemanure.<br />

Addlime, at the rate of 100g a<br />

square metre, andreplant the<br />

tuberswith the growth bud<br />

(eye) about5cm below the<br />

surface.<br />

Plants suitable for damp<br />

spots in the garden include<br />

Astilbe, globe flower (Trollius),<br />

Himalayanblue poppy<br />

(Meconopsis), perennial phlox,<br />

primulas, japonica, leopards<br />

bane (Doronicum), Anemone<br />

japonica, lilyofthe valley,<br />

Solomons seal, hellebores and<br />

penstemons.<br />

Roses should have been<br />

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should be done as soon as<br />

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late and bloomsdisappointing.<br />

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They stop growing when fruit<br />

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ripen alltheir cropatornear<br />

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Indeterminate tomatoesare<br />

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17<br />

Hampstead pupils busy at home<br />

Hampstead School pupils have<br />

been keepingbusyduring<br />

lockdownand sharedlearning<br />

feedbackand fun photos of<br />

activities andchallenges<br />

they’ve beendoing.<br />

While some have been<br />

sewing on cushions, making<br />

snakenamesonthe footpath<br />

and going forwalks, others<br />

have been painting, reading,<br />

drawing andexercising.<br />

Paige Walkerpostedaphoto<br />

of an impressivebirthday cake<br />

made forher dadand Riley<br />

Martin read to his<br />

grandmother via an online<br />

connection on his iPad.<br />

Colton,Tayla and Skylah<br />

Jensen enjoyed ajumpsession<br />

and Will Broker madehis own<br />

Great Wall of China from<br />

buildingblocks.<br />

Hampstead School principal<br />

Peter Melrosesaid pupils had<br />

accessedworkposted on<br />

school dojos andwereinvited<br />

to post up how they were going.<br />

Learning hard packs in stock<br />

from last year hadbeengiven<br />

out to some pupils and new<br />

packs were arriving soon.<br />

Children were being<br />

encouraged to watch Home<br />

Learning TV, which had<br />

recently started up again.<br />

Lockdown was amatter of<br />

staying in contact,keeping<br />

familiesup to date and<br />

keeping children occupied and<br />

productive at home, Mr<br />

Melrose said.<br />

Children were being<br />

encouraged to read and to read<br />

to otherfamily membersand to<br />

enjoy time as afamily.<br />

Under Level 3students and<br />

Riley Martin reads abook to to his gran via his iPad.<br />

Will Broker with his building block project.<br />

pupils around the district are<br />

continuing homelearning,<br />

with limited options at schools<br />

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running to findthe best stories<br />

usingwords or art.<br />

TheLiving in Lockdown<br />

competition was about finding<br />

waysfor peopletosharetheir<br />

experiences, said council<br />

communityservicesmanager<br />

SteveFabish.<br />

It is opentoall agesand<br />

there willbeprizes in fourage<br />

groupcategories.<br />

Entries need to be submitted<br />

by 5pm on <strong>September</strong> 10 with<br />

winners to be announced on<br />

<strong>September</strong>15.<br />

Writingcan be shared ina<br />

short story, article or poem and<br />

drawings should illustratea<br />

landscape of lockdownlifeand<br />

important aspects of lockdown.<br />

Creative pieces like acollage,<br />

astop motionmovie,3Dmodel<br />

or lockdownart arealso<br />

welcome.<br />

Thecompetition will be<br />

judged under the following age<br />

groups: 8years and under, 9­<br />

12 years, 13 –16yearsand 17<br />

years plus.<br />

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short description if your entry<br />

is not apiece of writing.Email<br />

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Entrieswill be publishedon<br />

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funerals.<br />

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Brothers support<br />

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

Due to lockdownweare<br />

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meeting for the last coupleof<br />

weeks and quite afew of our<br />

upcoming tournaments have<br />

beencancelled or postponed.<br />

Wewereable to playin<br />

Round Oneofthe Interclub<br />

TournamentatPapanuithe day<br />

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Alan and Bob Johnston<br />

Centre Birthing Unit thankstoa<br />

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Mia Health Foundation<br />

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achair, it was about bringing<br />

families together at the most<br />

vital time andsupporting<br />

dedicated maternity services.<br />

regularly (daily)for strange<br />

transactions,neversave your<br />

bankpasswordstoyour<br />

computer and if your computer<br />

is scammedget it professionally<br />

“cleaned” by acomputer<br />

technician.<br />

Our mainspeakerwas Dr<br />

Dianne Young whospent 15<br />

years in Malawi working as a<br />

missionary doctor. Malawi,<br />

population about18million, is a<br />

landlockedcountry in south<br />

westAfrica borderedonthe<br />

east by LakeMalawi. The<br />

population is young witha<br />

median age of 16 compared to 36<br />

in NZ.The capitalLilongwehas<br />

apopulationofabout 1.1<br />

million.<br />

Dr Youngworked at the<br />

African BibleCollege medical<br />

centrecommunityclinic. Some<br />

staffwere clinicalofficers with<br />

threeyears of formaltraining<br />

and very strong practical skills<br />

inanarrowerarea of medicine.<br />

The clinic treated private<br />

patientswhose feeshelped<br />

subsidise the community<br />

patients. Malnutrition, HIV/<br />

AIDSand malaria are big<br />

challenges. Malaria canbe<br />

treated if diagnosed early.<br />

Malawi is apoorcountry and<br />

Dr Youngquotednumerous<br />

statistics to highlight the<br />

differencesbetween NZ and<br />

Malawi. Perhaps the most<br />

striking is that NZ has 317<br />

doctorsper 100,000 people<br />

while Malawi has two. Maize is<br />

the staple food, the womenhand<br />

strip the dried kernels fromthe<br />

cob and take them to the local<br />

maize mill for grinding.<br />

Meat, usually goat, is seldom<br />

available.<br />

Tobaccoand tourismwere<br />

economically important but are<br />

now in decline.<br />

Meetings second Tuesdayof<br />

month,Senior Centre 206<br />

CameronSt, 9.30 am. Visitors<br />

welcome. PhoneJoe <strong>02</strong>74339<br />

018 or email<br />

ashcomboclub@gmail.com<br />

HEALTH &BEAUTY<br />

HEALTH &BEAUTY<br />

DebraCurtin<br />

Chiropractor<br />

03 308 9516<br />

www.ashburtonchiropractic.co.nz<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 />

Saturday4th <strong>September</strong> is<br />

ThreeRivers Health, 7-11 Allens Road,<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Consultations will be by appointmentonly.<br />

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

Sunday5th <strong>September</strong> is<br />

ThreeRivers Health, 7-11 Allens Road,<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Consultations will be by appointmentonly.<br />

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

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

weekend and public holidays please telephone<br />

MethvenMedical Centre on 03 3<strong>02</strong> 8105<br />

or Rakaia Medical Centre on 03 303 50<strong>02</strong>.<br />

Details foraccessing the afterhoursservices 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 />

ENTERTAINMENT<br />

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Search postanote.co.nz<br />

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SELL<br />

LPG<br />

REFILLS<br />

Small LPG cylinders<br />

Off Street Parking<br />

Available<br />

Arthur Cates Ltd<br />

26 McNally Street<br />

Ph 308 5397<br />

Riverside Industrial Estate<br />

2395596<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 />

Phone 308 7664<br />

office@ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

2379296<br />

2379300<br />

www.ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES<br />

QualityEuropean<br />

Vehicle Servicing<br />

•Advanced<br />

Diagnostics<br />

•Experienced<br />

Technicians<br />

Bruce McIlroy Limited<br />

309MethvenHighway, <strong>Ashburton</strong>7776<br />

Tel: 03 3087282•E:bruce.mcilroy@xtra.co.nz<br />

EveryHome<br />

EveryWeek-that’s<br />

Phone 308 7664<br />

199 Burnett Street<br />

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

FIREWOOD<br />

FIREWOOD<br />

OFFCUTS<br />

$140 PER CORD<br />

FIREWOOD<br />

SLABWOOD<br />

3cordgreen<br />

$330<br />

1cordgreen<br />

$110<br />

1corddry<br />

$140<br />

C.O.D. in town<br />

Adams Sawmill<br />

Malcolm McDowell Rd<br />

Phone<br />

308-3595<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 <strong>02</strong>7 297<br />

7563.<br />

PUBLIC NOTICE<br />

2414491<br />

HOSPICE Mid-Canterbury -<br />

Here when you need us. If<br />

you or someone you care<br />

about has a life limiting<br />

illness, phone 307 8387 or<br />

<strong>02</strong>7 227 8387<br />

•Collection/Delivery<br />

‘Free of Charge’<br />

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

MTAAPPROVED<br />

2376123<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 />

AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES<br />

Call us for a<br />

FREE<br />

QUOTE<br />

0800 58 78 22<br />

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

Self storage, variety<br />

of sizes. Phone Rainbow<br />

Storage 03 307 0401 or<br />

phone/text <strong>02</strong>1 554 570<br />

STORAGE: Secure self storage<br />

units available, long or<br />

short term. <strong>Ashburton</strong> Storage<br />

Facilities. Contact us<br />

on <strong>02</strong>74 362 636 or www.<br />

ashburtonstoragefacilities.<br />

co.nz<br />

PUBLIC NOTICE<br />

ACUPRESSURE<br />

CLINIC<br />

Enhances your<br />

body’s own natural<br />

self-healing<br />

Pain relief/Speeds recovery<br />

from illness, injury and surgery.<br />

•Noneedles/safe for all ages<br />

•Good-Health Maintenance<br />

•Affordable/flexible hours<br />

•Home visits on request<br />

Janet Hayes<br />

Ph 308 6951<br />

registered practitioner<br />

EnrolmentScheme<br />

and Cohort<br />

Wakanui School is likely to have 7places forOut of<br />

Zone enrolments in 2<strong>02</strong>2 forNew Entrants and 5<br />

places foreach of Years 3, 4, 5and 6.<br />

Application enquiries can be madebyemailingthe<br />

school officeatoffice@wakanui.school.nz whereby<br />

youwill be forwarded theappropriate documents<br />

to be returned by the 23 <strong>September</strong> 2<strong>02</strong>1 deadline.<br />

AllInZoneapplicationsshould also be made by this<br />

date to assist in determining the exactnumber of<br />

OutofZoneplaces.<br />

If OutofZone applications exceed the number of<br />

places,aballot will be required.This will takeplace<br />

on 30 <strong>September</strong>.<br />

2413349<br />

CohortEntry<br />

Wakanui School operates aCohortEntry Policy.<br />

Therewill be 8entry points fornew entrantswho<br />

have had their 5th birthday:<br />

31 January 14March 2May 7June<br />

25 July 29 August 17 October 21 November<br />

Forenquiries regarding either the Enrolment<br />

Scheme or CohortEntry,please contactthe school<br />

officePh3<strong>02</strong>3899.<br />

2362037<br />

2413719

www.ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE<br />

Peter Blacklow<br />

PETE’S<br />

PICK<br />

Full range of engineering supplies and accessories forall your repairs<br />

&maintenance. Kerrick hot &cold waterblasters &industrial vacuum cleaners.<br />

Esseti welders &accessories. Stockists and distributors of Trailer Equipment.<br />

Locally owned &operated family business for 68 years<br />

ASHBURTON<br />

South Street, <strong>Ashburton</strong> PHONE (03) 308-3147<br />

Email office@blacklows.co.nz FREEPHONE 0800 452 522<br />

E- info@talbotsecurity.co.nz 519 East Street,<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

P-(03) 307 2409 Anytime 24/7<br />

-Alarm Response and Patrols<br />

-Alarm Monitoring<br />

-Alarm and CCTV Installation<br />

-Alarm and CCTV Servicing<br />

FOR LEASE<br />

Father’s Day vouchers in-storefor the hardtobuy for!<br />

-Data and Networking<br />

- Fire Extinguishers<br />

- Key Cutting<br />

- Locksmithing<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>’sonly100%locally owned and operatedsecuritycompany<br />

GARDEN SUPPLIES<br />

BUSINESS FOR SALE<br />

GARDEN SUPPLIES<br />

FOR LEASE<br />

2404590<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 <strong>02</strong>1 129 8936 or 03 308 3331<br />

BUSINESS FOR SALE<br />

Do youwanttocontrol your ownfuture?<br />

My well established lawn and<br />

garden business is forsale.<br />

Genuine enquiries to <strong>02</strong>7 206 0503<br />

2404460<br />

2413798<br />

EXCLUSIVE<br />

FOR LEASE<br />

GEARWRENCH<br />

111 PIECE 1/4" &1/2"<br />

90T METRIC &SAE<br />

SOCKETSET<br />

Check out all this qualityand<br />

exclusiveset has to offer!<br />

$299+GST 83069<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 />

<strong>02</strong>1 <strong>02</strong>22 6378<br />

www.countrypractice.nz<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 />

3<strong>02</strong> 7328.<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 <strong>02</strong>7 496 7136,<br />

Ian <strong>02</strong>7 286 3697. AHinds<br />

Lions Project.<br />

PAUL’S Garden Nursery,<br />

101 Harrison St, <strong>Ashburton</strong>.<br />

14 varieties of seed<br />

potatoes, seed yams and<br />

farm fresh, free range eggs<br />

available. Enquiries to Paul<br />

<strong>02</strong>7 278 1354. Open 7<br />

days.<br />

PROPERTY WANTED<br />

PERMANENT material family<br />

sized home wanted in<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>. Open plan kitchen/dining/lounge,<br />

three/<br />

four bedrooms or second<br />

lounge/sleepout/rumpus<br />

room, bathroom with<br />

shower, bath and vanity,<br />

separate or second toilet,<br />

compliant logfire and/or<br />

heatpump(s), double<br />

garage or single with extra<br />

storage, fully fenced for<br />

children and pets, up to 1 ⁄4<br />

acre section. Price<br />

$400,000.00-$450,000.00.<br />

Phone/Text <strong>02</strong>1 120 1927<br />

EDUCATIONAL<br />

2386391<br />

SITUATIONS VACANT<br />

CLASSIFIEDS<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>September</strong> 2, 2<strong>02</strong>1<br />

SITUATIONS VACANT<br />

bureau chief<br />

Gore<br />

25<br />

SITUATIONS VACANT<br />

AlliedPress Limitedisthe largest independently owned Media<br />

CompanyinNew Zealand. Employing over 1,100 staff and<br />

contributorsacross its15South Islandlocations. We operate across<br />

multiplemediaplatforms (print, on-line,digital) delivering news,<br />

informationand entertainment through our variousregionaland city<br />

publications,including The Ensignand the Otago Daily Times.<br />

Reporting to theEditors ofThe Ensign(Regional Editor) and<br />

ODT(EditorinChief), this role plays akey role in thegrowth and<br />

strengthening of The Ensign, aweekly localpaper establishedin<br />

1878,representingthe localareainthe OtagoDaily Times and<br />

supportingtheeditorialteamintheGore office. Sub-editingand<br />

layoutskillswould be an advantage butare notessential.Thisis<br />

an exciting timetobeworking for this leading independentNew<br />

Zealand media company.The Otago Daily Times’ regionalcoverage<br />

andThe Ensign’slocal coverageare at theheart of its success.<br />

Some of the keyaccountabilitiesinclude:<br />

•Staff supportand performancemanagement<br />

•Sourcing andwriting stories<br />

•Copy tasting<br />

•Meeting productiondeadlines<br />

•Point of contact for thelocalcommunityand Allied Pressstaff<br />

In addition to your interestinsupporting yourteam to succeed,<br />

youwill demonstrate:<br />

•Video, photography and website skills<br />

•Commitment to accuracy andquality<br />

•FullNZdriver licence<br />

Thisisafulltime,permanentposition based in Gore, central to the<br />

bestofthe SouthIsland’snatural landscape with all of itsleisure<br />

opportunities, affordable housing and access to plenty of local culture<br />

and sport. Relocationassistance wouldbeconsidered for theright<br />

candidate. As wellasworkingalongside professional colleagues<br />

throughoutthe South Island, there aredevelopmentopportunitiesand<br />

an opportunitytotake ownershipofasuccessfuland wellsupported<br />

local newspaper.<br />

Acopyofthe fulljob description canbefoundat<br />

alliedpress.co.nz/employment.<br />

To apply pleaseemailyour cover letter andCVvia SEEKorto<br />

recruitment@alliedpress.co.nz.<br />

Applicationswillclose on Friday, 17 <strong>September</strong> 2<strong>02</strong>1.<br />

Pleasenoteyou musthavethe right to workinNew Zealand<br />

to apply for this role. Disclaimer: Allied Press is unabletoprovide<br />

sponsorship or visa supportatthistime.<br />

EDUCATIONAL<br />

L2D Driver Training<br />

Teaching driving skills<br />

and road craft<br />

Allstages –beginner to full<br />

Block booking discounts<br />

Dave Campion<br />

<strong>02</strong>7 543 7632<br />

2404572<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 <strong>02</strong>74 274 007 or 307 0378<br />

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

2413350<br />

2414273<br />

FOR LEASE<br />

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

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

Riverside Industrial Estate <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

•488m² workshop •112m²receptionand offices<br />

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

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

•Current tenant vacates30th August<br />

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

next dooralso available if required<br />

•51RobinsonStreet $5798 per month plus GSTand outgoings.<br />

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

Available from 1stOctober<br />

ContactTonyWorsfold,ph<strong>02</strong>74 508191<br />

2411716<br />

MEETINGS<br />

MEETINGS<br />

NOTICE OFAGM<br />

The 37th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING<br />

of the <strong>Ashburton</strong> Art Gallery Inc<br />

will be held at the<br />

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

on Thursday 16th <strong>September</strong> 2<strong>02</strong>1<br />

at 5:30pm.<br />

Guest speaker, artist Michael Armstrong<br />

will join us for an Artist Talk.<br />

All welcome.<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> Art Gallery, 327 West Street<br />

2413738<br />

WANTED TO BUY<br />

BOOKS, LP Records, C.D’s.<br />

Phone 03 324 2999 and<br />

leave amessage.<br />

SOUTH/MID-Canterbury<br />

Fotonews-Vol 1 No’s 1-9,<br />

Vol 2No’s 1-5 plus No. 8.<br />

To lady with 27 copies,<br />

happy to pay same for No’s<br />

3and 8only, please phone.<br />

Also horse racing magazines,<br />

daley newspapers<br />

1950-1970. Phone Darcy<br />

03 348 1783.<br />

WHAT better place for a<br />

public notice than <strong>Ashburton</strong>’s<br />

The <strong>Courier</strong>! Simply<br />

clip the form for a run-on<br />

advert like this or telephone<br />

us on 308 7664 if you<br />

require adisplay advertisement.<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

CLASSIFIEDS<br />

26 <strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>September</strong> 2, 2<strong>02</strong>1<br />

SITUATIONS VACANT SITUATIONS VACANT SITUATIONS VACANT<br />

General Manager Position<br />

Pluck’s Engineering Ltd isanagricultural engineering business based in Rakaia,<br />

we arespecialists in farmmachinery.Have been in business since1966. With15<br />

staff we manufacture and repair of alarge range of agricultural machinery as<br />

well as producing asignificant range of dairyeffluentproducts,our products are<br />

respectedand sold all throughout NZ.<br />

This is an excellentopportunityfor an experienced and motivatedmanager with<br />

experience inthe engineering/agricultural industry to join our team. Planning,<br />

developing, and managing our business activities to achieve the desired<br />

business strategy and financial performanceisthe overall objectiveofthe role.<br />

Youwill also be involved in:<br />

• Building strong relationships with Pluck’s key customers, proactively driving<br />

the sales team’s performanceand customer serviceactivities<br />

• Business planning and reporting, translating the company’sbusiness planand<br />

goals into action<br />

• Monitoringbusiness trends forfutureopportunities<br />

• Improving operational systems, processes, and policies tosupport company<br />

growth<br />

• Having astrategicfocus on revenue and on stock levels,ensuring thatpeople<br />

and resourcesare available<br />

• Overseeing and liaising with internal senior staff including, Production,<br />

Technical, Projectmanagement,R&D,Sales and Admin.<br />

• Managing and working withcompanyHR, IT and Financesupport services.<br />

Aboutyou<br />

Youwill have proven management experience with atrack record of success<br />

–preferably in the engineering/agricultural sector. You will have the ability to<br />

communicate effectively and identify key result areas,aswell as howto achieve<br />

thedesired results forthe company. And,importantly,you will have management<br />

values thatmatchthoseofPluck’s Engineering:<br />

Workmanship<br />

Quality&Value<br />

LEAN<br />

Health &Safety<br />

CommunityCommitment<br />

High personal integrityand productivity<br />

Please apply nowbyemailing Neil Pluck -neil@plucks.co.nz<br />

reporter<br />

Balclutha – Clutha Leader<br />

Full-time<br />

Areyou areporter withaclear eyefor thefacts, but canalso<br />

spin acolourfulyarntellingthe storiesthatmattertoYOUR<br />

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TheBalclutha team has anexcitingopportunityfor an ambitious and<br />

adaptable reporter to join themattheCluthaLeaderandOtago Daily<br />

Times office.Asamember of ourBalcluthanewsroomyouwill work<br />

on wide range of stories and features,covering thefull gamut of<br />

hyper-local, community andbreaking news.<br />

AlliedPress Limitedisthelargest, independently-owned media<br />

company in NewZealand. Employing more than1100 staff<br />

andcontributors across its15South Island locations, thegroup<br />

hassignificant interestsindigitaland print media,web,regional<br />

television andcommercialprint operations. TheCluthaLeader is<br />

published onceaweekand deliveredto8,000 homes.<br />

Theideal candidate will be aself-starter posessing:<br />

•Excellentwriting abilitywithakeeninterestinnewsand<br />

storytelling,bothinprint andonline.<br />

•Ahighdegree of personal responsibility andinitiative.<br />

•The abilitytoprogressmultiple parallel tasksand meet<br />

regulardeadlines<br />

•Photography,video and socialmedia/web skillsare valued.<br />

•Arelevant journalismqualification(or equivalent<br />

experience) wouldbeviewedfavourably.<br />

Aclean, full NZ drivinglicenceisessential.This full-timerole includes<br />

rosteredevening and weekend work shared withinthe team.<br />

Acopyofthe job description canbefound at<br />

alliedpress.co.nz/employment.Informal enquiriesaboutthe role are<br />

welcomedand should be directed to South OtagoBureauChief<br />

RichardDavison,atrichard.davison@odt.co.nz.<br />

If youthink thisrole is foryou, please apply with acoveringletter and<br />

CV by Friday,10<strong>September</strong> 2<strong>02</strong>1 eithervia SEEKorbyemailing<br />

recruitment@alliedpress.co.nz.<br />

Pleasenoteyou musthavethe right to workinNew Zealand<br />

to apply forthisrole. Disclaimer: Allied Press is unabletoprovide<br />

sponsorship or visa support at this time.<br />

2413998<br />

2413926<br />

SITUATIONS VACANT<br />

SITUATIONS VACANT<br />

Charge Nurse,VincentWard<br />

Dunstan Hospital, Clyde<br />

Come andlive the dream in CentralOtago!<br />

Permanentfull-time position(1.0FTE)<br />

MondaytoFriday,8am to 4.30pm<br />

We have an exciting opportunity for aregistered nurse<br />

with Charge Nurse or Associate Charge Nurse experience,<br />

interested inthis key leadership position for our Vincent<br />

Ward at Dunstan Hospital.This is afantasticopportunity to<br />

secure arole immersed in the rural environment and show<br />

youcan makeadifference and meetthe unique challenges<br />

thatrural healthcare provides.<br />

Specifically, the Charge Nurse is responsible for the<br />

management ofthe ward including clinical leadership &<br />

coordination, operational functions, quality and financial<br />

performance, human resource management, quality and<br />

risk management, clinical pathway development and other<br />

service delivery improvements within the ward.<br />

Formoreinformation on this role andtoapply,please visit<br />

our website: www.cohsl.co.nz/joinourteam<br />

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RegisteredNurses<br />

Dunstan Hospital<br />

Come and live the dream in CentralOtago!<br />

Various fixed term, part-timeand permanent<br />

roles available<br />

Dunstan Hospital is arural trust hospital based in<br />

Clyde, Central Otago. We have excitingopportunities<br />

for registered nurses to secure arole on our highly<br />

impressivewardwhere youwill receivethe best rural<br />

healthcare experience ever.<br />

We areofferingopportunities forregisterednurses to<br />

join our wonderfulnursingteam in the acuteinpatient<br />

area. Our ward comprises 24 beds, including a3bed<br />

High Dependency Unit. Weprovide acute medical<br />

care, trauma/emergencymedical care(no walk in ED)<br />

rehabilitation and palliative care throughout the age<br />

spectrum.<br />

For more information or to apply, please visit our<br />

website: www.cohsl.co.nz/joinourteam<br />

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