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PAGE 3<br />
Busy time for<br />
mask maker<br />
TONI.WILLIAMS<br />
@ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />
Mitre10Mega <strong>Ashburton</strong> staff members Blair Simpson and operations manager Michelle Brown<br />
manningthe collect counter at the<strong>Ashburton</strong> store under Alert Level 3.<br />
PHOTO TONI WILLIAMS<br />
PAGE 4<br />
Love for the<br />
great outdoors<br />
Face coverings, covid<br />
scanning and hand sanitising<br />
havebecome the new norm<br />
under tweakedAlertLevel2<br />
covid restrictions.<br />
Whileschoolsopened their<br />
doors again to all students and<br />
pupils from today,businesses<br />
and organisations were still<br />
coming to terms withthe new<br />
covid Level2restrictions,and<br />
heightened cautionaround<br />
the Delta variant. TheSouth<br />
Islandhas not had a<br />
community case of covid since<br />
lastyear,but officialsare<br />
taking no chancesand have<br />
added somerestrictions<br />
under the loweredAlert Level<br />
2status, including makingthe<br />
wearingoffacecoverings in<br />
publicindoorsspaces<br />
mandatory(unlesseating),<br />
andlimiting the number of<br />
people indoorsatrestaurants,<br />
cafes andevents to 50 people,<br />
andoutdoors to 100 people.<br />
Bookarama spokesperson<br />
David Meadsaid the limitof<br />
50 was notaviable option for<br />
theannualevent, so<br />
organisers had decided to<br />
push thedate backhoping by<br />
thetimeofthe newdate in<br />
October, thedistrict would be<br />
at Level 1whichwould allow<br />
more people to attend.<br />
The charityfundraiser was<br />
traditionallyheldalongside<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong>’s BoulevardDay<br />
andonSouth Canterbury<br />
anniversaryday so drew alot<br />
of people fromoutside the<br />
district.<br />
The new date for<br />
Bookaramahad been set for<br />
October18to23, Mr Mead<br />
said.<br />
Someboxes for book<br />
collectionwere in place<br />
already with othersset to be<br />
delivered over thecoming<br />
days.<br />
The Alert Level changes<br />
required somequick<br />
adaptationfor those able to<br />
open; which theydid last<br />
week at Level 3. Homeware<br />
andbuilding supplies<br />
companyMitre 10 Mega<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> were among the<br />
businessesaroundthe district<br />
whoquicklyadaptedtooffer a<br />
clickand collect service<br />
followingthe movefrom<br />
lockdowntoLevel3.<br />
Operationsmanager<br />
Michelle Brown was‘front of<br />
house’, alongside staff<br />
member Blair Simpson and<br />
others, providing customers<br />
with click and collect orders,<br />
whichhad beencoming in<br />
thickand fast.<br />
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Council consults on parking<br />
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The community is to have its say on<br />
parkingacross the district, and anew<br />
parkingarea in the West Street<br />
railwayreservetothe north of<br />
Havelock Street is beinglined up to<br />
providemore parking in the<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> central business district.<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> District Council has<br />
adopted anew draft parking strategy<br />
and is consulting with the community<br />
on adraft <strong>Ashburton</strong> town centre<br />
parkingmanagement plan.<br />
If the communityagrees withthe<br />
draft strategyand <strong>Ashburton</strong> plan,<br />
the proposed new parking areaon<br />
West streetcould provide between<br />
100130more parks.<br />
The councilhas included $1.5<br />
millioninYear 1ofthe Long Term<br />
Plan, but the development of the<br />
railwayreserveland between<br />
Havelock Street and the pedestrian<br />
overbridge is subject to approval<br />
from both KiwiRail and NZ<br />
Transport Agency.<br />
The proposed parkingarea will be<br />
laid out in asimilar way to the<br />
existing West Street car park and will<br />
accommodate all day parking.<br />
There may be some changes to the<br />
existing West Street car park time<br />
restrictions to accommodate more<br />
short term parking for town centre<br />
visitors.<br />
The draft parking strategy adopted<br />
by councillors at last week’s council<br />
meeting on Zoom, providesa<br />
framework for managing the future<br />
needs and demandsofdifferent<br />
users.<br />
The previous parking strategy for<br />
the district was last updated in 2011.<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> mayor Neil Brown said<br />
now was achance for the public to<br />
have their say on parking.<br />
Asummary of the parkingstrategy<br />
and draft <strong>Ashburton</strong>plan would go<br />
out for consultation and the public<br />
would be asked anumber of<br />
questions.<br />
The proposednew parking area for downtown <strong>Ashburton</strong> is on railway<br />
reserve land between Havelock Street andthe pedestrian overbridge running<br />
between West and East streets.<br />
PHOTO MICK JENSEN<br />
Otherindividualparking<br />
management plans could be<br />
developed over time for locations<br />
like Tinwald,Methvenand Rakaia, if<br />
appropriate.<br />
CouncillorAngus McKaysaid<br />
council had agood history of<br />
listening to people and he implored<br />
peoplearound the district to have<br />
their input.<br />
AbleyConsultants were<br />
commissioned by council to prepare<br />
the new high level draft strategy.<br />
The draft <strong>Ashburton</strong> parking plan<br />
aims to support new streetscape<br />
upgrades in the CBD, support and<br />
improve the localeconomy and<br />
encouragesmore environmentally<br />
friendly formsoftransport like<br />
walkingand cycling.<br />
Otherconsiderations includethe<br />
impactofthe relocationofthe<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> library and civic centre<br />
and planningto ensuring facilities<br />
and infrastructure served an ageing<br />
population.<br />
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and counciloperated offstreet car<br />
parkingareas includethe West<br />
Street car park (144 all day spaces, 84<br />
P120 spaces), 330 Burnett Street (36<br />
all day spaces), 344 Burnett Street (32<br />
all day spaces)and Cameron Street<br />
car park (55 unmarked spaces).<br />
The currentcouncil office on<br />
BaringSquare West has 91 car park<br />
spaces,but the new site on Baring<br />
SquareEast will havejust 51.<br />
The existingprivately owned<br />
temporary paid car park at the<br />
cornerofBurnett Street and Cass<br />
Street (Eastfield) will eventually be<br />
developed and has 70 pay and<br />
displayspaces and about90leased<br />
spaces.<br />
Consultation on the draft parking<br />
strategy and draft<strong>Ashburton</strong>town<br />
centre parking managementplan<br />
runs until October6.<br />
Hearingsand deliberations are set<br />
for October 21 and afinal strategy<br />
and plan will be adoptedby<br />
November 17.<br />
Businesses adapt to alert levels<br />
From Page 1<br />
Mitre 10 <strong>Ashburton</strong> staff<br />
have been receiving,and<br />
processing, more than 450<br />
ordersadaythroughthe<br />
company website or by<br />
phone for collection, she<br />
said.<br />
‘‘We are doing our best,’’<br />
operations manager<br />
Michelle Brown said, with<br />
staff in the drivethru,in<br />
store and at inwardgoods<br />
catching up withproducts<br />
and gettingthem out to<br />
customersvia clickand<br />
collect ordering.<br />
The nationwide change<br />
in covidrestrictionsto<br />
Level 3, except for<br />
Auckland, saw businesses<br />
who couldoperate<br />
contactless with their<br />
customers underAlert<br />
Level 3quickly adjusttheir<br />
services.<br />
Cafes and restaurants<br />
steppedupwith some<br />
giving options for online<br />
ordering and home<br />
delivery or providing<br />
contactless pickup options.<br />
Builders, roading<br />
contractors, tradies,<br />
bottlestores, stationery<br />
outletsand VTNZ were<br />
among those reopenedand<br />
offering contactless<br />
services.<br />
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3<br />
Annemarie Harvey has been<br />
kept busy during lockdown<br />
making face masks.<br />
PHOTOS DANIEL TOBIN<br />
Handmade facemasks prove popular<br />
DANIEL.TOBIN<br />
@ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />
Facemasks have been in high demand<br />
this lockdown keeping Annemarie<br />
Harvey, who makes masks from home,<br />
busy at her sewing machine.<br />
When Alert Level 4hit last month<br />
Annemarie was inundated with orders<br />
for her handmade masks peaking at<br />
around 200300 aday. She now has a<br />
steady flow of orders averaging40per<br />
day.<br />
During lockdown 2020 Annemarie<br />
started making afew masksfor friends<br />
and word soon spread.<br />
‘‘And from there everybody else<br />
wanted masks, so that’s how it<br />
started,’’ she said.<br />
When not in lockdown Annemarie<br />
works parttime at Cafe Time in<br />
Tinwald, during lockdown mask<br />
making takes up most of her time,<br />
marketing and selling online during<br />
the day and hitting the sewing<br />
machine in the evenings.<br />
She has come up against ahitch with<br />
Facebook’s rules regarding facemask<br />
sales.<br />
‘‘Facebook restricts mask<br />
advertising because people overseas<br />
have been buying up facemasks from<br />
shops then putting them on Facebook<br />
at increased prices.<br />
‘‘I have just tried to put them on the<br />
local marketplace, sometimes they let<br />
it go through, sometimes they don’t, it<br />
is just hit and miss which makes it<br />
really hard.’’<br />
Annemarie wants her masks to be<br />
affordable, pricing them at $5 each.<br />
‘‘I’m not going crazy with the<br />
pricing, some people sell masks for<br />
$15$20 each, Iaminanage group<br />
where I’m thinking its better for<br />
people to wear amask because if I<br />
catch covid Icould die, so Imake it<br />
affordable, and you need two, one to<br />
wear one to wash.’’<br />
The most suitable fabric for masks is<br />
100% cotton, sourcing the best cotton<br />
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she said.<br />
‘‘The better the cotton the better it is<br />
for breathing, Imake them double<br />
layer with alittle pocket so people can<br />
add afilter or just tissue paper if they<br />
wanted that extra layer of protection.’’<br />
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Organisers have madethe<br />
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Showdirector Roger Farr<br />
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‘‘Itwas just becoming to hard<br />
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Mr Farrsaid theshow, which<br />
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certainty nextyear.<br />
‘‘We’vestill go to reapply for<br />
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MICK.JENSEN<br />
@ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />
Dean Rattray has missed his beloved<br />
outdoors during lockdownand can’t<br />
wait to get back fishingand hunting.<br />
The Ryal Bush Transport<br />
dispatcher learnt his fishing and<br />
bird hunting skills from his dad and<br />
has passed that knowledgeand<br />
enthusiasm on to his own children.<br />
‘‘There’s no betterfeeling than<br />
being out and activeinthe freshair<br />
and in beautiful scenery.<br />
‘‘I’ve got apassion for the outdoors,<br />
it’s as simple as that.’’<br />
Beingable to put ‘‘tucker on the<br />
table’’ was agood feeling,aswas<br />
gettingyoungpeople awayfrom<br />
watching the television or being on<br />
devices, he said.<br />
The passionfor the outdoors has<br />
led Dean to the decisiontostand for<br />
aspot on the Central South Island<br />
Fish and Game Council.<br />
He wants to do his bit to the protect<br />
resourcesfor future generations,<br />
including his own grandchildren.<br />
There are 10 nominations for eight<br />
positions on the council and the<br />
region extends from the south bank<br />
of the Rakaia River in the north,to<br />
Moeraki in the south.<br />
Deanwas optimistic about being<br />
elected.<br />
Dean Rattray with asalmon hooked<br />
out the Rangitata River.<br />
‘‘I’ve been an honoraryranger with<br />
Fish and Gamefor the last six years<br />
and I’ve been keeping an eye on Lake<br />
Heron. Iunderstandthe issues and<br />
the lay of the land.’’<br />
Fish and Game Councilvoting<br />
openson<strong>September</strong> 16 and closes on<br />
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Dean said the biggest challenge in<br />
protecting the environment was to<br />
get people to put aside their personal<br />
views and to work as one.<br />
‘‘We’vegot to do the right things.<br />
Hunters and fisherman, Fish and<br />
Game and the rural communityall<br />
have to come together because we<br />
know we needtoimprove water<br />
quality and we all want that to<br />
happen.’’<br />
Aseasonal bag limit of two searun<br />
salmon per anglerhad been<br />
introduced this year in this region<br />
and in North Canterbury year to<br />
address the declining salmon<br />
population,Dean said.<br />
‘‘Fortyyears ago the limit was six<br />
and therewas great salmon fishingin<br />
the <strong>Ashburton</strong> River.’’<br />
He said there was as still ahigh<br />
number of duckstoshoot, but the<br />
rural landscape of the district had<br />
changed in recent years with the<br />
development of dairying.<br />
Lake Heron, Lake Coleridgeand<br />
other high countryspots are<br />
favourites with Deanand his family,<br />
and he tried to get out hunting or<br />
fishing mostweekends.<br />
On October 1the river fishing<br />
season opensand afew weeks later<br />
those lakes will be adrawcard for<br />
keen fishermen.<br />
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There will be no replacement<br />
for the current district slogan<br />
‘Whatever It Takes’ andinstead<br />
positivestorytelling will be used<br />
to market the district.<br />
The old slogan has been<br />
ridiculedbynational news<br />
media in recentmonths and is<br />
seen as outdated and<br />
inappropriate for promoting<br />
Mid Canterbury business and its<br />
people.<br />
Speaking at an <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
District Council zoommeeting,<br />
councillor Rodger Letham said<br />
‘Whatever It Takes’ had no<br />
valueand added nothing to the<br />
gross domestic product of the<br />
district.<br />
The problem with slogans<br />
werethatthey tired over time,<br />
he said.<br />
Councillor Leen Braam said<br />
he was in favour in astorytelling<br />
approach andhated the term<br />
‘Ashvegas’ which was still used<br />
in aderogatory way by someto<br />
refer to <strong>Ashburton</strong>.<br />
He was supported by<br />
councillors Lynette Lovett and<br />
John Falloon.<br />
Mr Falloonsaid aslogan, like<br />
adress, was‘‘only good as long<br />
as it was fashionable’’.<br />
Councillor Liz McMillan said<br />
sheliked the idea of the<br />
community coming up with its<br />
own slogan ideas rather than<br />
council deciding.<br />
Mayor Neil Brown said there<br />
wasnothingtostop the<br />
community doingthat.<br />
“Storytellingabout our<br />
people, our businesses,our<br />
activities,and our place in<br />
general also has the ability to<br />
make apositive impact,” he<br />
said.<br />
Fouroptionswere presented<br />
to councillors; engaging a<br />
strategic marketing companyto<br />
developanew slogan, handing<br />
the job over tocouncil staff,<br />
developing aslogan with the<br />
community and dispensing with<br />
aslogan altogether.<br />
The costofusingastrategic<br />
marketing companyis<br />
estimated at up to $150,000 and<br />
there is no budget for it.<br />
Councillor Carolyn Cameron<br />
said she was ‘‘in between<br />
motions’’ and did notwant to<br />
justwalk away fromthe slogan<br />
concept.<br />
‘‘We can’t imposeour own<br />
slogan on the community, but we<br />
do need to endeavour to<br />
improve the district’s image,’’<br />
she said.<br />
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will be held on <strong>September</strong> 27.<br />
It has also been scaled down<br />
because of Level 2restrictions<br />
and numbers will be limited to<br />
100. There will also be no<br />
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Waste minimisation leader moves on<br />
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@ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />
The man who helped take<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> District Council’s<br />
(ADC)rubbish and recycling<br />
servicefrom the dark ages and<br />
into awaste minimisation<br />
leaderhas moved on.<br />
Council solid waste manager<br />
Craig Goodwin has relocated to<br />
the North Island to be closer to<br />
family and leaves behind some<br />
majorimprovements in rubbish<br />
infrastructureand services.<br />
When Mr Goodwin started<br />
with council in 2014 rubbish<br />
was collected in blackbags and<br />
picked up by old green buses.<br />
Resourcerecovery parks in<br />
the district werereferred to as<br />
“dumps’’ and were not as<br />
orderedortidyasthey are now.<br />
Todaystate of the art trucks<br />
pick up rubbish and kerbside<br />
recycling andclever technology<br />
and an efficient wheelie bin<br />
collection systemoperates.<br />
Mr Goodwin said he enjoyed<br />
his time in <strong>Ashburton</strong> and was<br />
proud of what he and others<br />
had beenable to achieve.<br />
Recyclingvolumehad<br />
increased 30 per centprior to<br />
covid and glass volume by 55<br />
per cent duringhis time.<br />
Separating the previously<br />
combined education and<br />
collection contract had beena<br />
positivemovethat had<br />
improved engagementwith<br />
service providers.<br />
Mr Goodwinsaidhehad gone<br />
through similar waste<br />
minimisation changesineast<br />
Waikato andhadcome to<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> with that experience<br />
behind him.<br />
Long serving councillor and<br />
former mayor Angus McKay<br />
said Mr Goodwin haddone an<br />
excellent job for council.<br />
ADCnow led the way with<br />
waste minimisationand did a<br />
better job of it than most<br />
councils aroundthe country.<br />
“Craig Goodwin suggested<br />
whatcouldbedonewith<br />
rubbish andrecycling and after<br />
counciltickedthings off, Craig<br />
went about ensuring everything<br />
was achieved.’’<br />
Cr McKay said Mr Goodwin<br />
was approachable and had<br />
built up good relationshipswith<br />
stakeholders.<br />
Mr Goodwinalso managed<br />
the Rakaiatoilet project<br />
upgrade. He finishedwith ADC<br />
last week and has taken up a<br />
waste minimisationrole with<br />
Kaipara District Council.<br />
Craig Goodwin pictured when promoting the recycling of plastics numbered 1, 2and 5.<br />
Covid connector<br />
The ongoingCovid19situation<br />
is making life tough for some<br />
people and the community<br />
connector serviceisthere to<br />
offerpractical support.<br />
Safer Mid Canterbury<br />
partnered with the Ministry of<br />
SocialDevelopment to provide<br />
the service.<br />
It takes an activeapproach to<br />
ensure people can access<br />
information and services<br />
acrossmultiple government<br />
agencies and service providers.<br />
Local coordinator JennyRae<br />
can help peoplewho might be<br />
facing challenges, including<br />
unemployment, but also other<br />
issues made worst by covid<br />
suchas finding suitable<br />
housing, training, mental<br />
health challengesorneeding<br />
support through atime of crisis.<br />
The community connector<br />
service ensures peopleare<br />
accessingsupport and services<br />
theyare entitled to, Mrs Rae<br />
said.<br />
“As part of getting backto<br />
work or trainingfor<br />
employmentpeoplemayneed<br />
Jenny Rae<br />
help from agenciesand<br />
providers but maybeunsure<br />
how to go about doing it.’’<br />
Help canbe offered in areas<br />
such as filling in forms, making<br />
applications,appointment<br />
booking and connecting people<br />
to others whocan help them<br />
further.<br />
Contact Jenny Rae on 027 247<br />
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Food forest idea grows<br />
Arecent workshop in<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong>has developed<br />
knowledge andenthusiasm for<br />
the idea of foodforests.<br />
The food forest concept<br />
functions as ahealthy closedloopecosystemand<br />
aims to<br />
maximize the amountoffood<br />
thatcan be grown in an area.<br />
It mimics anatural forest,<br />
withsimilar layers of plants<br />
thatserve different roles in the<br />
ecosystem.<br />
The food forest builds soil<br />
and accumulates nutrients,<br />
selffertilizes,selfmulches,<br />
selfregulates and produces<br />
food.Italso sequesters carbon,<br />
supports pollinators and<br />
protects andenhances<br />
biodiversity.<br />
The food forest workshop<br />
was sponsored and organised<br />
by Lesley Ottey, whoruns Eco<br />
Educate and is contracted by<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong>District Council to<br />
deliverthe district’s water and<br />
waste educationcontract.<br />
Mrs Otteysaid 15 people<br />
fromboth town andcountry<br />
had attended the full day<br />
Water and waste educator<br />
Lesley Ottey is keen to see the<br />
food forest concept expand in<br />
Mid Canterbury.<br />
workshop at theRiding for the<br />
Disabled grounds and<br />
feedbackhad beenvery<br />
positive.<br />
Gordyn Hamblyn from the<br />
KaiapoiFood Forest has been<br />
the facilitator andhad spoken<br />
about the concept andhis<br />
involvement.<br />
Kaiapoi was agood example<br />
of people coming together<br />
after the earthquakesand<br />
working on developing a<br />
reservewhere food, vegetables<br />
and medicinal plantscouldbe<br />
grown forthe benefit of the<br />
community, she said.<br />
‘‘Foodforests bring people<br />
together and through that<br />
connectioncomesinspiration<br />
and education, which in turn<br />
bringsresilience.’’<br />
MrsOttey said food forests<br />
could be developed on any<br />
scale and depending on the<br />
space available.<br />
Shewas looking forward to<br />
seeingthem develop across<br />
the district.<br />
To supportthat<br />
development Mrs Ottey has<br />
been able to pass on six apple<br />
trees to Trott’s Garden,which<br />
is eyeing up afuture<br />
community garden. The trees<br />
are from food resiliencegroup<br />
Edible Canterbury.<br />
Trott’s has also be given<br />
cranberryand rosemary plants<br />
and afig tree by Mrs Ottey.<br />
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The move to AlertLevel 2<br />
has bought ameasure of<br />
stability to local businesses,<br />
but after weeks of beingin<br />
Level4and 3someare still<br />
on thebrink, business owner<br />
Bob McDonald says.<br />
Mr McDonald, ownerof<br />
Health 2000, thought the<br />
South Island had been<br />
harshly treated withwhat he<br />
calledunnecessarily high<br />
alert levels.<br />
‘‘We haven'thad acase<br />
down here andhave had the<br />
samerestrictions as<br />
Auckland, we should have<br />
gone to Level 3after thefirst<br />
week, andweshould have<br />
beeninLevel 2lastweek.<br />
‘‘It is pretty shitty to be<br />
fair, noone makes money in<br />
Level3it’s just really hard,<br />
we’ve all beentold how bad<br />
it is for the last monthso<br />
people are quite nervous I<br />
think.<br />
‘‘Then thecouncil decide<br />
to shut theroad down, that's<br />
bloodyhandy,’’hesaid.<br />
Mr McDonald feels for his<br />
fellow business owners<br />
particularly the hospitality<br />
industry.<br />
‘‘The hospitality guys are<br />
the onesIamconcernedfor,<br />
they have at least another<br />
twoweeks,even Level 2is<br />
really hard work for them, in<br />
Level 2for us it pretty much<br />
business as usual, there is<br />
still contact tracing, but<br />
people canget around.’’<br />
CanterburyEmployers'<br />
Chamber of Commerce<br />
(CECC) chiefexecutive<br />
Leeann Watson said<br />
lockdownimpacted<br />
businesses in different ways<br />
depending on the sector.<br />
‘‘Manybusinesses can<br />
operate remotely, although<br />
getting teams to operate<br />
remotely has its fair share of<br />
challenges, we’ve doneit<br />
quite alot in the last decade<br />
in Canterbury with the<br />
various criseswehave faced,<br />
so businesses are pretty<br />
good at setting their team up<br />
quickly andbeingagile.<br />
‘‘We have to acknowledge<br />
there are plentyof<br />
businesses that can’twork<br />
from homelike<br />
manufacturing and<br />
hospitality, they are the ones<br />
who are most impacted<br />
during lockdown,’’ Ms<br />
Watson said.<br />
TheCECCrun acovid<br />
business help line which<br />
hadreceived over 1200calls<br />
this lockdown.<br />
‘‘A lot of calls are around<br />
whatcan we do at Alert<br />
Level 3, who’s an essential<br />
business etc.’’<br />
Ms Watsonsaid itwasn't<br />
necessarily lackof<br />
informationthatprompted<br />
calls from businessowners,<br />
it was more they wantedto<br />
talk to someoneabout their<br />
particularsituation.<br />
‘‘When people go into a<br />
crisis youcan have allthe<br />
informationout there, but<br />
people want to pick up the<br />
phone and speak to a<br />
human.<br />
‘‘Ithink that is avital role<br />
thatweprovide.’’<br />
As wellasthe helpline the<br />
CECC runwebinar’s for<br />
businesses,the firston<br />
financialsupporthad 2220<br />
peopleregisterwithin24<br />
hours.<br />
‘‘That gives you an<br />
indication of the thirst for<br />
knowledge around this.’’<br />
The lightatthe end of the<br />
tunnel is the hopethatthere<br />
willbearepeatofthe<br />
buying surge that happened<br />
when the 2020lockdown<br />
lifted.<br />
‘‘Youget thatpentup<br />
demandwhere people<br />
haven't been abletobuy<br />
things, combinedwith the<br />
strong push tobuy local,that<br />
will offsetsome of the pain<br />
of not being abletotrade.’’<br />
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Knitters for good cause<br />
Talented knitters fromPrinces Court<br />
Lifecare have had knitting needles clicking<br />
away as theyset about makingmore than<br />
100 hats and mittenstogive to people and<br />
families, through charityorganisationSt<br />
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The knitters,who included residents,<br />
staff andfamilymembers, recently handed<br />
overtheir finished products to St Vinnie’s<br />
manager Donna Collins.<br />
PrincesCourt Lifecare manager Lorraine<br />
Bryansaidthe knittinginitiative came from<br />
Rae Willemse, oneofthe carers at Princes<br />
Court, who thought it avery deserving<br />
cause.<br />
It had been takenupbymany staff,<br />
residentsand their family members who<br />
alsocontributedwithdonations of wooland<br />
needles.<br />
Mrs Collinssaid the items wouldgoto<br />
familiesinneed.<br />
‘‘We’reverythankful for such a<br />
wonderful donation,” shesaid.<br />
St Vincent de Paul manager Donna Collins,<br />
from left, receives knitting from some of the<br />
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8 <strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>September</strong> 9, <strong>2021</strong><br />
Skifield reopens<br />
Level 2has meantMtHuttand<br />
other skifields can open for<br />
the last few weeks of the ski<br />
season, albeit with<br />
restrictions.<br />
At Mt Hutt, all facilities were<br />
reopened fromyesterday with<br />
physicaldistancing and<br />
capacity limitations in the<br />
cafes and restaurants.<br />
Skifield ownerNZSki<br />
welcomed thechange in alert<br />
levels with NZSki chief<br />
executive officer Paul<br />
Anderson pleased all regions<br />
outside of Auckland had<br />
moved to Level2and that<br />
people,businesses and<br />
schoolscould returntoasense<br />
of normality.<br />
“The past fewweeks have<br />
been challenging foreveryone<br />
throughout New Zealand, and<br />
we look forward to being able<br />
to welcome people back to the<br />
snow this week,” he said.<br />
Work to prepare Mt Hutt and<br />
other NZSki mountains,<br />
Coronet Peak and The<br />
Remarkables had been able to<br />
begin under Level3.<br />
All threemountainshad<br />
introducedascanning<br />
‘gateway’onthe access road<br />
whereguests were required to<br />
scan in using the Covid Tracer<br />
App on their way up.<br />
More information on covid<br />
restrictions are available on<br />
the mthutt.co.nz website.<br />
Community trust<br />
assets top $60m<br />
The netassetsofthe Community<br />
Trust of Mid&South<br />
Canterbury topped the $60<br />
million mark for the first timein<br />
its historyand its investment<br />
portfolio rose 15.99percent<br />
over the pastyear.<br />
Net assets were up 18.9 per<br />
cent to $62.02m and investments<br />
were$56.49 million for the year<br />
ended March <strong>2021</strong>.<br />
Community Trust of Mid &<br />
South Canterbury chair Nathan<br />
Millssaid the best thingabout<br />
being involvedwith the trust<br />
was seeinghow communities<br />
rallied aroundeach other when<br />
supportwas needed.<br />
‘‘And in turn we getan<br />
opportunity to play apartin<br />
those programmes by way of<br />
providing financialassistance,’’<br />
he said.<br />
Totalgrants for the year were<br />
$2.43mand in line with the<br />
trust’s intentions ofoffering<br />
increased ongoing support<br />
because of covid.<br />
The trust will hold its annual<br />
public meeting on October 11 at<br />
Sopheze on the Bay,Timaru.<br />
The trust’s full financial reports<br />
can be viewed onlineat<br />
comtrust.org.nz<br />
www.ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />
Dunk It For Plunket event<br />
Rakaia Plunket is hosting a<br />
Dunk it for Plunket morning<br />
tea event.<br />
The event, supportedby<br />
Arnott’s biscuits, is a<br />
nationwide fundraiser to help<br />
support theorganisation. It is<br />
partofthe Raise aBundle<br />
promotion to help raise $6<br />
million neededannually to<br />
provide Plunket’s community<br />
services to familiesacross<br />
NewZealand.<br />
PlunketMid Canterbury<br />
communitysupport coordinator<br />
SueAnnCarr said<br />
plans were in place for a<br />
morning tea at Rakaia Plunket<br />
rooms, on Elizabeth Street, on<br />
<strong>September</strong> 23 from 10am.<br />
It’s achance for peopleto<br />
meet up with others for a<br />
cuppa andmakeadonation to<br />
the organisation,she said.<br />
Althoughpeoplecould donate<br />
onlineat‘www.raiseabundle.<br />
org.nz/fundraisers/suecarr’at<br />
any time.<br />
‘‘We’ve aimedat$500but ...<br />
we know how toughitis(out<br />
there) ... but you just don’t<br />
know, people are still<br />
generous and still thinkof<br />
others.<br />
Plunket mums and bubs get together regularly for connection<br />
and support at morning tea sessions around the district.<br />
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‘‘Everylittle bit helps,’’ she<br />
said.<br />
TheMid Canterbury group<br />
was also selling natural fruit<br />
bars through their Facebook<br />
page to support their work<br />
helping babies and families in<br />
the district.<br />
MrsCarrsaid the goahead of<br />
the morning tea events<br />
nationwide would depend on<br />
whether covid restrictions<br />
were still inplace andthe final<br />
decisions fromnational office.<br />
Rainbow youth group<br />
BASE Youth Centre ishosting<br />
afortnightly Rainbow youth<br />
group. Run in partnership by<br />
Qtopia, the YMCA and BASE,<br />
the social group is aimed at<br />
those from 1224 years is for the<br />
whole LGBTQIA+community.<br />
Some weeks an event or<br />
activity will be planned.<br />
Gatherings are held on the first<br />
and third Wednesdays of the<br />
month and run from 6pm until<br />
7.30pm atBASE. More<br />
information on the Rainbow<br />
Youth <strong>Ashburton</strong> Facebook<br />
page.<br />
It mayend up being an<br />
virtual morning tea, depending<br />
on the nationaldecision, Mrs<br />
Carr said.<br />
The Rakaia Plunket group,<br />
which has around dozen<br />
mothers who get together for<br />
chat groups when they can,<br />
every 2ndand 4thThursday of<br />
the month, from 10am 12pm.<br />
Anyonecan attend the Dunk<br />
it for Plunket morningtea, or<br />
can donate to the fundraising<br />
page.<br />
Bird date<br />
The<strong>Ashburton</strong> BirdClub’s<br />
birdand accessoriessale has<br />
beenrescheduledto<br />
<strong>September</strong> 18,not<br />
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LETTER TO EDITOR<br />
The (Three Waters)policy<br />
direction government is<br />
intendingtoimplement is an<br />
absolutedisaster and mustbe<br />
stopped.<br />
Figures presented by govt<br />
sources fora30year timeframe<br />
are irresponsible.<br />
To promote that fourstateowned<br />
entities for NZ will<br />
achievehighqualityoutcomes<br />
in themanagement and service<br />
delivery ofdrinking water,<br />
waste water and stormwater at<br />
one quarter of the costthat the<br />
present local administration<br />
can achieveisabsolutely<br />
diabolical, and will notstand<br />
up to credible accountability.<br />
Councilswere giventhis<br />
intendeddirection 12 months<br />
ago,alongwithafinancial<br />
carrot toencourage them to<br />
abdicate their responsibility of<br />
planning,managementand<br />
service delivery of water<br />
services.<br />
Government is intending to<br />
transfer locally owned assets to<br />
thestateownedentities and<br />
has offered<strong>Ashburton</strong>District<br />
$16.75 million for theseassets.<br />
This is adiabolicalinsult to<br />
our community. It is worse than<br />
thatitistheft.<br />
In astatement fromthe<br />
CanterburyMayoral Forum last<br />
week, 10 mayors said they had<br />
“serious concerns” about the<br />
timeframeofthe reformsand<br />
fear residents may nothave<br />
timefor meaningful<br />
engagement.<br />
The Mayors have written to<br />
the MinisterofLocal<br />
Government (Nanaia Mahuta)<br />
askingher topauseonthe<br />
intended timeframe.<br />
1. Council demonstrate some<br />
leadership.<br />
2. Water management is core<br />
business of local government<br />
(community).<br />
3.Councilsortitout quickly<br />
andcarry on withyour<br />
responsibilitiesofplanning,<br />
managing,servicedeliveryin<br />
an efficient manner,<br />
4.The challenge is ongoingfor<br />
ourdistrict to maintain and<br />
improve thehealth andquality<br />
of our lifestyle.<br />
5. If central government get<br />
policy direction wrong it is<br />
local government’s<br />
responsibility along with<br />
communitytocorrect it.<br />
Consider thisbureaucratic<br />
entity the governmentmay then<br />
require arate of returnonthe<br />
asset basethathad been stolen<br />
fromthe community.<br />
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fought forlocal decision<br />
making. That right mustbe<br />
preserved.<br />
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Births<br />
BOSCH, Danielle and Du Toit<br />
along with Quinn (5) and<br />
Melinda (3) welcomed Johan<br />
James Bosch on the 9th of<br />
August. Special thanks to<br />
Michelle Dolan-Scott and the<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong>Maternityteam.<br />
Deaths<br />
DEVEREUX, Irene Patricia,<br />
on <strong>September</strong> 1st, <strong>2021</strong>.<br />
Peacefully at Radius<br />
Millstream, <strong>Ashburton</strong>, aged<br />
95 years. Much loved and<br />
precious wife of the late<br />
Stan. Loved and adored<br />
mother and mother-in-law<br />
of Tony and Sue, Eugene<br />
and Joy, Kathryn and David,<br />
Michelle and Hansi, Stephen<br />
and Kendra, Vivienne and<br />
Snow, Bernadine and Jack,<br />
and Monique and Simon.<br />
Dearly loved Nana’D’ of all<br />
her grandchildren and greatgrandchildren.<br />
Messages to<br />
the Devereux family c/- PO<br />
Box 472, <strong>Ashburton</strong> 7740.<br />
Aprivate family service has<br />
been held and aMemorial to<br />
celebrate Irene’s life will be<br />
held at alaterdate.<br />
Paterson’s<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
FDANZ<br />
03 3077433<br />
Family Notices<br />
Deaths<br />
DEVEREUX, Irene Patricia<br />
24-12-1925 -01-<strong>09</strong>-<strong>2021</strong><br />
Though your smiles have<br />
gone forever<br />
Andyour hands we cannot<br />
touch<br />
We havesomanywonderful<br />
memories<br />
Of our mumand nana we<br />
lovedsomuch<br />
Your memoryisour keepsake<br />
With which we’llnever part<br />
God hasyou in his keeping<br />
We haveyou in our hearts<br />
May the winds of heaven blow<br />
softly<br />
Andwhisper in your ear<br />
Howmuchwelove and miss<br />
you<br />
Andwish that youwerehere<br />
Dearly lovedand treasured<br />
Mum, Nana, great<br />
grandmother (Nana D) of<br />
Vivand Snow, Kinnear and<br />
Tennyson Horsburgh,<br />
Chantelle and Damien Quinn<br />
and Bella xxx<br />
Family Notices<br />
Enquiries phone<br />
Mary,Jann or Karenon<br />
308 7664<br />
or call into<br />
199 Burnett Street.<br />
Complete<br />
Local Care<br />
Since 1982<br />
Deaths<br />
DIXEY,Lionel Albert (Jerry):<br />
Suddenly on 4th <strong>September</strong><br />
<strong>2021</strong> at Methvenaged 88.<br />
Loving husband of the late<br />
Iris. Father and father-in-law<br />
to Paul and Denise.<br />
Beloved Grandfather of Sarah<br />
and Cory and Michael and<br />
Hannah. Great grandfather<br />
of Ivy.<br />
A special friend and cousin<br />
of the late Chris Britliff.<br />
Our thanks to the doctors<br />
and nurses at the Methven<br />
Medical Centre and all the<br />
wonderful staff at Methven<br />
House.<br />
Aprivate cremation has been<br />
held. Iris and Jerry’s ashes<br />
will be interned together at<br />
Methven Cemetery in the<br />
near future.<br />
Iris and Jerry together again<br />
forever.<br />
0800 2MEMORY<br />
027 637 1229<br />
LOVETT, Betty Alice “Nanny<br />
Betty”.Itiswith greatsadness<br />
Bettypassedawaypeacefully<br />
at <strong>Ashburton</strong> Hospital on<br />
<strong>September</strong> 2nd, <strong>2021</strong>, aged<br />
90 years. Much loved and<br />
adored mother and mother<br />
-in-law ofKen and Carol, and<br />
Sue and Barry. Grandmother<br />
of Megan and Shannon, Abby<br />
and Luke, Amy and Gemma.<br />
Great-grandmother of Jye,<br />
Jade, Chayse, Millie, Cooper,<br />
Jett, Ruby-Rose, Harlow,<br />
and Rivah. Great greatgrandmother<br />
of Mahlia.<br />
Messages to the Brown, and<br />
Cawley family 67 Main Street,<br />
Methven 7730. Many thanks<br />
to Methven House for their<br />
care and support ofBetty. A<br />
private cremation has been<br />
held.<br />
Paterson’s<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
FDANZ<br />
03 3077433<br />
Deaths<br />
McDOWELL, Regina<br />
Margaret (Marg), on<br />
<strong>September</strong> 5, <strong>2021</strong>. Passed<br />
away peacefully at Terrace<br />
View Retirement Village,<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong>, aged 76 years.<br />
Dearly loved wife ofthe late<br />
‘Chic’. Much loved mother<br />
and mother-in-law ofAaron<br />
and Barbrin, Rachel and Marc,<br />
and loved Grammy ofFreya.<br />
A much loved sister, sisterin-law,<br />
aunty, and friend to<br />
many. Aspecial thank you<br />
to the staff at Terrace View<br />
for their loving care and<br />
support ofMarg. Messages<br />
to the McDowell family c/- P<br />
OBox 472, <strong>Ashburton</strong> 7740.<br />
Aprivate cremation has been<br />
held.<br />
Paterson’s<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
FDANZ<br />
03 3077433<br />
Deaths<br />
SMALL, Irvine Alexander<br />
(Irvie) - On <strong>September</strong> 5,<br />
<strong>2021</strong>. Peacefully at <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
Hospital. In his 94th year.<br />
Dearly loved husband of<br />
Suzanne. Much loved father<br />
and father in law ofCarolyn<br />
and Duane Aberhart, Kelvin<br />
and Jane, and Lisa and<br />
Darren. Loved grandad of<br />
Nicole, Joshua, Aleks, Kaleb<br />
and Chloe. Messages tothe<br />
familyofIrvine Small,P.O.Box<br />
472, <strong>Ashburton</strong> 7740. Special<br />
thanks to the staff of Radius<br />
Millstream and <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
Hospital for their love and<br />
care ofIrvie. Aprivate family<br />
service has been held and a<br />
memorial servicewill be held<br />
at alaterdate.<br />
Paterson’s<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
FDANZ<br />
03 3077433<br />
SMITHERAM, Derek Ronald<br />
– 10/9/1941 - 04/9/<strong>2021</strong>.<br />
Left us to rest and join his<br />
loved Marie. Father and<br />
father-in-law of Judi, John<br />
and Sylda, Debra and Glenn.<br />
Granderek to Reilly and Gael,<br />
Rosa Hayward; Mandy and<br />
Robbie Reid, Rikki Smitheram<br />
and Kerry Towns. Great-<br />
Granderek to Georgina and<br />
Emily Hayward, Olivia, Harry<br />
and Lucas Reid, Savannah<br />
and Charli Towns. Son of the<br />
late Win and Lu Smitheram,<br />
stepson of Grant Sherborne.<br />
Brother and brother-inlaw<br />
of Richard and Alison<br />
Smitheram, Veronica and<br />
the late Michael O’Reilly,<br />
Bernadette and Kevin<br />
Harkness and Anne and<br />
Donald Hooper. Messages to<br />
the Smitheram family c/- P<br />
OBox 472, <strong>Ashburton</strong> 7740.<br />
Due to Covid restrictions a<br />
private service will be held.<br />
For anyone wishing to view<br />
the serviceonline go to www.<br />
patersonsfunerals.co.nz,<br />
’Funeral Notices ‘and click on<br />
Derek’snoticefor the link.<br />
Paterson’s<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
FDANZ<br />
03 307 7433<br />
Acknowledgement<br />
PAGEY;KennethJames:Pam,<br />
Julian, Bronwyn, Gene(uncle),<br />
Joy (sister), Fiona, Bryce and<br />
families, would like to thank<br />
everyone whoattended Ken’s<br />
funeral, for their love and<br />
support during his illness (he<br />
never quitegot used to being<br />
asubstitutefor apin cushion).<br />
Thank youalso to all who sent<br />
us flowers,cards and baking.<br />
Special thanks to the staff<br />
at <strong>Ashburton</strong> Hospital for<br />
their support and humour,<br />
and Rev. Eric Mattock for his<br />
guidance at“the end of the<br />
line”. Please accept this as our<br />
personal acknowledgement<br />
to youall.<br />
PITHIE, Kathleen Nora<br />
(Kathie): Pam, Leanne,<br />
Raewyn, Kelvyn and families<br />
sincerely appreciate the<br />
supportand kind expressions<br />
of sympathy, flowers and<br />
food following the sudden<br />
passing of Kathie.<br />
Your kindness is greatly<br />
remembered.<br />
Please accept this as a<br />
personal thank you.<br />
SMALL, Mary Gillian (Gill):<br />
Mike and Andrea,Andrea and<br />
Pete, Samantha, Olivia and<br />
Jonty and the wider Small<br />
and Johnston families would<br />
like to thank everyone forthe<br />
support and kindness given<br />
to us on the sudden loss of<br />
Gill on 7/8/21.<br />
Sincerethanks forthe flowers,<br />
cards, phone calls and food<br />
received following the sad<br />
loss of Gill.<br />
Your kindness has been very<br />
much appreciatedand please<br />
accept this as a personal<br />
acknowledgement.<br />
In Memoriam<br />
OAKLEY, Beverley Eleanor.<br />
:23/12/1934-11-9-2017<br />
Passed away four years ago.<br />
Loving memories of you<br />
todayand always<br />
Foreverinour hearts,<br />
Always in our thoughts.<br />
Your loving family; husband<br />
Murray,sons Allan, Warren<br />
David and Peter, their wives<br />
partners and families.<br />
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community<br />
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NEWS<br />
10 <strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>September</strong> 9, <strong>2021</strong><br />
Truck win<br />
An <strong>Ashburton</strong> man had aFather’s Day to<br />
remember after he scratched his way to a<br />
brand new Ford Ranger on a‘Truckloads of<br />
Ford Rangers’ Instant Kiwi ticket.<br />
The man, who wishestoremain<br />
anonymous, wasenjoying arelaxingSunday<br />
morning complete with abig cooked<br />
breakfast to celebrate Father’s Day when<br />
the family gavehim his present.<br />
“Not only did the kids cook breakfast, but<br />
they gave me apair of newshoes so Iwas<br />
feeling pretty spoilt. That’s when my wife<br />
handed me acard, which had acouple of<br />
Instant Kiwi scratchies tucked inside,” he<br />
said.<br />
“After lots of hugswith the kids, Isat down<br />
to scratchthe tickets. The last ticket I<br />
scratched wasthe Ford Ranger Instant Kiwi<br />
–and when Igot to the very last line that I<br />
noticed Ihad three Ford symbols on one<br />
line.”<br />
It was then thatthe <strong>Ashburton</strong> dad<br />
realised just howmuchluckierhis Father’s<br />
Day had become.<br />
“I showed the scratchie to my wife right<br />
away and asked her to double check it for me<br />
–Ididn’t want to gettoo far ahead of myself.”<br />
“Shesprung intoaction, openedupthe<br />
Lotto NZ App on her phone and scanned the<br />
ticket –all of asudden ‘MajorPrize Winner’<br />
appeared on the screen. We were in<br />
completedisbelief, so we bundled the kids<br />
into the car and went straighttothe local<br />
Lotto shop,” he said.<br />
With his family waiting outside due to<br />
social distancing rules, the man wentinside<br />
and confirmed he really had won abrand<br />
new Ford Ranger.<br />
“Although we didn’t all go into the shop<br />
together,myfamily couldsee me through the<br />
door of the shop. When the Lotto operator<br />
confirmed that my ticket was awinner, we<br />
all started jumping up and down with<br />
excitement–inside and outside the shop. It<br />
was such acoolmoment,” he said.<br />
He spent the rest of theday enjoying time<br />
withhis wife and children, still buzzing on<br />
the excitement of winning an Instant Kiwi<br />
prize.<br />
“I couldn’t believe my luck –Ican still<br />
hardly believe it to be honest. It certainly<br />
was aFather’s Day I’ll never forget!”<br />
The winning $5 ‘Truckloads of Ford<br />
Rangers’ Instant Kiwi ticket wassoldat<br />
Allenton Foodmarket, in <strong>Ashburton</strong>.<br />
Synlait changes<br />
SynlaitMilkLimited (Synlait) has starteda<br />
consultationprocesstoupdate its<br />
organisational structure which will result in<br />
job losses.<br />
Proposedchanges were to align leadership<br />
and resourcing aroundkey businessunits<br />
(nutritionals,ingredients and liquids) and<br />
remove‘‘unhelpful hierarchy from the<br />
organisation’’.<br />
The proposed structure would see Synlait’s<br />
overallheadcount reduced by about15<br />
percent and generate potentialannual<br />
savings of about $10 to $12million.<br />
Synlaitchief executiveofficer John Penno<br />
saidSynlait has beenthroughalot of change<br />
overthe last12months with someareasnow<br />
overresourced, andsomeareas areunder<br />
resourced.<br />
‘‘Weneed to reviewand resetthe structure<br />
of our business to match our currentgoalsto<br />
be successful,”hesaid.<br />
By aligning leadership andresourcing<br />
aroundkey business units (nutritionals,<br />
ingredients, andliquids) and removeany<br />
unhelpful hierarchy fromthe organisation to<br />
ensurestaffhave theinformation, resources,<br />
and freedom to actasthey need to,todotheir<br />
jobsevery day.<br />
“As part of this, we are alsoonajourney to<br />
transformour culture. We needtobuildteams<br />
thatare workingtogether withclear roles and<br />
responsibilities, andthe systemsneeded to<br />
chase the growth we arelooking to achieve.<br />
Thisisnot just acostout exercise, it is a<br />
complete reset of how we operate as a<br />
business.”<br />
Synlaitwas discussing the proposed<br />
changeswith impacted teammembersand<br />
union representatives.<br />
The consultation process willtake place<br />
overthe nexttwo weeks.
www.ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />
NEWS<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>September</strong> 9, <strong>2021</strong><br />
11<br />
Brothers Lucas, left, and Carter Smithwith their<br />
cupcake creation picture.<br />
PHOTOSUPPLIED<br />
Longbeach juniorZara Redwood is at one with nature in<br />
her wearable art picture.<br />
PHOTOSUPPLIED<br />
HarrietWhiteWatertonissmelling nothing but<br />
daffodils in her daffodil themed picture.<br />
PHOTO SUPPLIED<br />
Daffodil inspired art works from home<br />
BrothersCarter and Lucas Smith’s<br />
daffodilinspired cupcake creation saw<br />
them named the senior and junior<br />
winners, respectively, ofthe<br />
Longbeach School daffodilday<br />
lockdown competition.<br />
It was acompetition which kept<br />
pupils throughout the schoolbusy over<br />
the past few weeks as theycame up<br />
with picture ideas to show their<br />
support for Daffodil Day. Among which<br />
were edibledesigns, wearable designs<br />
and wall hangings as they showed their<br />
support for Daffodil Day.<br />
The competition was instigated, and<br />
judged, by student council chairperson<br />
Milli Pottinger,ofYear 8.<br />
It gave braggingrights to overall<br />
seniorand junior winners andeach<br />
age category with most creativeand<br />
mostlifelike pictures.<br />
Longbeach School Year 7/8 teacher<br />
Harriett Sutton said Milli had<br />
instigated theinitiative in the first<br />
weekoflockdown,which was “an<br />
excellent demonstration of her<br />
leadership skills.<br />
‘‘She organisedthis event<br />
independentlyand demonstrated great<br />
initiative to keep the school<br />
communityinvolvedincelebrating<br />
Daffodil Day, evenduring lockdown,”<br />
she said.<br />
The results were:overallsenior<br />
competition won by Carter Smith,<br />
junior competition byLucasSmith;<br />
most creative senior Addison Griffiths,<br />
junior Zara Redwood;most lifelike<br />
senior Zander Etheridge,and junior<br />
Harriet WhiteWaterton.
<strong>Ashburton</strong> College<br />
Individual Excellence in aSupportive Learning Environment<br />
News<br />
Issue 29<br />
9<strong>September</strong> <strong>2021</strong><br />
Message From ThePrincipal<br />
COVID Impacts<br />
We on the Mainland areall hoping that, as youare<br />
reading this,weare in Covid Level2(which,indeed,<br />
we noware).<br />
TheDelta variantshowedhow quickly it can spread,<br />
as shown by the explosion of cases in Auckland. Our<br />
authorities responded quickly and are determined<br />
to stamp itout. Mybrother lives in Sydney and his<br />
family is well aware ofthe disruption caused bya<br />
Delta outbreak that wasn’t dealt with effectively.<br />
However, all of New Zealand I think acknowledges that further disruptions<br />
duetoCOVID arepossible.<br />
AcknowledgementtoParents<br />
CanIacknowledge the wisdom of our parents when we returned to Level<br />
3, as we had no students attending College. Parents have done agreat<br />
job of making alternativearrangements and, becausethe lockdownwas<br />
laterinthe year than 2020, far fewerofour students are13years old.<br />
PositiveSupportFor StudentAchievement<br />
There have been acouple ofdecisions made that will have apositive<br />
impactonstudent achievement.<br />
The first of these is the one by School Sport NZwho made the call that<br />
all regional and national sports tournaments are cancelled. This was a<br />
decision supportedbythe West Coast-CanterburyPrincipals’Association.<br />
In effect, this means thatwintersports have ceased in mostcodes.<br />
Thesecond of these wasthe decision by NZQA to pushthe NCEAexternal<br />
exams back by twoweeks.This will give our senior students fiveweeks in<br />
Term Four beforethey facethesefinal exams.<br />
Future-2023 and beyond<br />
Looking well into our future, wehave made adecision in regards to the<br />
structureofour Year 9and 10 classes in 2023 andbeyond.<br />
Currently we have offered either the Innovation Model (of subjects<br />
collaborating with each other) or the SingleSubjectModel (the traditional<br />
silo subjectstructure).<br />
However, there is increasing recognition that any future employment will<br />
require creative problem-solvers who can collaborate and communicate<br />
effectively with others.They also need to be resilient and entrepreneurial.<br />
The traditional educational model is very good atimparting knowledge<br />
but, of course, this is becoming less important with information being<br />
available anytime and anywhere. With this change of emphasis in mind<br />
then the Innovation Model isbetter able tooffer development ofthese<br />
desired attributes.<br />
Therewill,ofcourse,still be explicit teaching of subjectcontent,plusan<br />
emphasis on literacyand numeracy.<br />
Our changes mirror changes that all education systems are undertaking<br />
or considering fortheir futures. Therehas beenanincreasing recognition<br />
thatthe requirements forsuccess in the future willbedifferent. Therefore,<br />
the traditional model of schooling based on the acquisition of knowledge<br />
needs to change.<br />
We,ofcourse,havebeenworking anddevelopingthe Innovation Model<br />
for the last four years and weare comfortable that itismore suited to<br />
equippingour graduatesfor adifferentfuture.<br />
Thereare exciting timesahead.<br />
Information<br />
Ross Preece<br />
Principal •Tumuaki<br />
COVID Level2Arrangements:<br />
Schools Re-opened Today<br />
As advised by the Prime Minister, schools re-opened today at<br />
Level2,Thursday <strong>09</strong> <strong>September</strong>,for face-to-facelearning.<br />
TodayCollege is operating on Wednesday’stimetable,and is beginning<br />
with Ako Class in Period 1asanopportunity for Ako teachers and<br />
students to touch basefirst thing this morning.<br />
Fridaywill run on Friday's timetable.<br />
Keypoints for returningtoschool are:<br />
Masks: As per the Government’s guidelines, masks are highly<br />
recommended within schools, but are not mandatory.<br />
Please, though, supply your ownmask.<br />
Year 13 Students/Study Periods:<br />
Year 13 students, during study periods, are required tobe<br />
in the Library, Common Room or Classroom if they are on<br />
College grounds. Otherwise they are required tosign out<br />
and leave the campus.<br />
Illness –Students Must,Please,StayatHome:<br />
Level 2Guidelines are being followed. If your child has acold or is<br />
unwell they should not be attending College.<br />
Where astudentcomestoschool sick,beadvised wewill contactyou<br />
to ask youtocollectthemfromCollege.<br />
Important date changes:<br />
Duetothe startofNCEA exams beingpushed backithas beendecided<br />
to also move back the last day ofschool attendance for senior<br />
studentsasfollows:<br />
• Year 13 lastdayofschoolThursday 11 November<br />
• Years11and 12 lastdayofschoolWednesday17November<br />
Please note: these dates do not reflect when Prize-givings will be<br />
held.Thesedates willbeconfirmed at alater time.<br />
Year 9option subjects -will changeonTuesday 14 <strong>September</strong>.<br />
AshCollWay Reports – will resume, for all stuents, onWednesday 22<br />
<strong>September</strong>.<br />
Information<br />
NCEA and College Internal Exams –<br />
Please Note Dates<br />
NCEA External Exams<br />
• End of Year external exams will now start two weeks later,<br />
commencing Monday 22November and running through until<br />
Tuesday14December.<br />
• External Portfolios in Art, and Design and Visual communication<br />
deadlineswill alsobepushedout by twoweeks.<br />
Internal College Examinations–PushedBack OneWeek<br />
These will now beheld from Monday 20<strong>September</strong> through to<br />
Tuesday28<strong>September</strong>,inclusive, forYear11, 12 and 13 students.<br />
Details have been emailedtofamilies.<br />
ImportanceofIn-College Exams<br />
These examinations aresignificant as not only arethey able to provide<br />
students with averyaccurate gauge as to their current performance,but<br />
the result may beused as evidence ofthe standard oftheir work should<br />
they,for somereason, not be abletosit the NCEA examination laterinthe<br />
year and therefore have to apply fora‘derived grade’.<br />
This year we areoffering someEnglish classesthe opportunitytocomplete<br />
theirexam online. They will alsohave apapercopyduring the examsand<br />
can switch between the two mediums. This hopefully will also eliminate<br />
the anxietyaround internet or batteryand powerfailure.<br />
Events<br />
Year 13 StudentVolunteer/Service Projects<br />
As outlined in last week’s newsletter this year, aspart ofthe Year 13<br />
Ako programme, College aimed for every Year 13 student totake part<br />
in avolunteering/serviceproject. Aprojectcould be within or outside<br />
of school.<br />
This week we continue to outline anumber of these projects, where<br />
students give back to the school and/or local community, mainly by<br />
students in 13GBD –Teacher, Clair Bedward’s AkoClass.<br />
Georgia Moke-Harvey–<br />
Choreographed for<strong>Ashburton</strong> College Showquest<br />
Georgia said thatfor her Volunteer Projectshe choreographed forthe<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> College Showquest performance, working alongside the<br />
studentcreativeteam as well as PerformanceCo-ordinatorClaireBubb<br />
and Head of Drama Kylie Backhouse-Smith.<br />
For the preparation of Showquest, students and staff had at-College<br />
practices most lunch times throughout Term One, where Georgia taught<br />
the dancechoreography. Theteamhad also held meetings during the April<br />
school holidays and afterschool.<br />
Georgiasaid it took her approximately four-fiveweeks to choreograph. This<br />
work was solely Georgia’s, without teacher input until they were actually<br />
teaching the dancetothe students. She said her inspiration came from the<br />
film Moulin Rouge, with the music for the dance being what was used in<br />
this musical.<br />
During this experience Georgia took on aleadership role teaching and<br />
organising her peers,which she said wasgood personal development.<br />
The performance was held on Tuesday 18May, in the Christchurch Town<br />
Hall where College competed with different schools from around the<br />
Christchurch region. Georgia said this was agreat experience, as not only<br />
was she given the opportunity tounleash her creativity for dance and<br />
performance and watch itcome alive as agroup dance but, she said, she<br />
also got to help herschool by doingthis forthem and contributing to their<br />
overall performanceand success at Showquest.<br />
(Pictured above): Part of the College performance.<br />
Georgia’s diary of her Volunteer Project showed that, by the start ofMay,<br />
full rehearsals were taking placeonMondays,Wednesdays and Fridays;with<br />
dancers practising on Tuesdays and Thursdays also. Wewouldall agreethat<br />
this is asignificanttime commitment.<br />
By 12 Mayafull costume rehearsal wasscheduledfor Sunday16May,from<br />
2:00pm-6:00pm, and open to family members and teachers to view.<br />
At the performanceinChristchurch, Georgiawas able to help manage props<br />
and backstage crew<br />
in addition to doing<br />
make-up and helping<br />
the performers get<br />
organised into their<br />
costumes.<br />
(Pictured right,<br />
leftand right):<br />
GeorgiaMoke-Harvey<br />
applying make-up to<br />
LaraShierlaw<br />
Events<br />
Georgia concluded by saying ‘although we did not take home any prizes,<br />
this was still an amazing opportunity for all students involved to perform<br />
and create something of our ownthatweare proud of’.<br />
She also noted that this experience has definitely inspired her to try<br />
choreographing other dance pieces in the future, acknowledging<br />
Kylie Backhouse-Smith’s support and help with formations and dance<br />
teaching.<br />
(Pictured left, back row<br />
lefttoright):<br />
LaraShierlaw, ZoeAyers,<br />
RubyRobinson<br />
(Front row, lefttoright):<br />
John Magyaya,<br />
Brooke Cornish-<br />
Madden, Jessica Wilson.<br />
Acknowledgement:<br />
In this article we enjoy<br />
three of the professional<br />
photos which were<br />
released.<br />
Victoria Pupuke–Helping Jayne Cornelius<br />
(Withdrawal Room Supervisor)<br />
Victoria’s Volunteer Project was helping (invaluable) staff member<br />
Jayne Cornelius in T14, College’s Withdrawal Room. For the duration of<br />
her Volunteer ProjectVictoriawas on-siteatCollege,volunteering alongside<br />
RangaikoreMakutu.<br />
Every Period 4onaWednesday, during Ako time, they helped Jayne with<br />
whatever tasks were needed on the day. Victoria said that volunteering<br />
there helped free-up some time for Jayne to focus on more important<br />
matters,including emails and finding students or teachers.<br />
Victoria outlined some of the tasks they undertook,including: watching the<br />
students while Jayne went to the<br />
Office;emptyingre-cycling; tidying<br />
the room, and the side storage<br />
room; sorting papers and books;<br />
cleaning the chalkboard; helping<br />
prepare for the Junior House<br />
Basketball lunchtime games which<br />
Jayne organises; and delivering<br />
notices tovarious students.<br />
Victoria said they were pleased with<br />
how the room spaces looked after<br />
their tidying efforts.<br />
(Pictured right, clockwise from the<br />
front): RangaikoreMakutu,<br />
JayneCornelius and<br />
Victoria Pupuke,inT14.<br />
ZoeKenny–Helping Year 10 Students in their Maths Class<br />
Zoesaid that, at the startofher project, the<br />
class was just beginning anew topic. She<br />
also noted that, as they were learning, it<br />
wasall coming back to her as to howtodo<br />
it so she wasable to help the students who<br />
weren'tquiteunderstanding.<br />
This projecthelpedher to connecttojunior<br />
studentsand trytokeep them on track with<br />
their work,pluskeeping her ownmaths up<br />
and, inaway, testing her memory tosee<br />
how much she remembered from her Year<br />
9and 10 Maths.<br />
Zoe was working in Maths teacher<br />
YinChua’s class and said,while Ms Chua was<br />
helping some students Zoecould help others and,mainly,was helping one<br />
studentwith explanations and examples.Zoe acknowledged it wasagood<br />
feeling being able to help morethan she expectedtobeable to.<br />
As the weeks in class increased, more students asked for help as they got<br />
to know Zoe, and she said it wasgood to be thanked at the end of the class<br />
time. She was pleased tohave been able to help, and enjoys seeing the<br />
same students around school and having them sayhello –and asking if she<br />
is coming in to the next lesson.<br />
By Week 4, she was able to help Yin Chua with marking some work and,<br />
again explaining the activity they were working on as arecap oftheir<br />
first explanation. Afew students who had finished their work asked Zoe<br />
questions about life asaYear 13 student and being asenior student at<br />
College. This provided an opportunitytoexplain her experiences,and give<br />
some adviceonhow importantfocus and education is.<br />
Week 4evolved into Week 5and preparation time foranassessment, which<br />
meant revision assistance, ready for their assessment the following week.<br />
This week Zoe wasn’t needed in class but did pop in at the start towish<br />
themgood luck!<br />
In summary Zoesaid working with this group of Year 10 students wasquite<br />
fun, and it was good getting to know them and talking with them about<br />
subjects available at College.<br />
Towards the end of the ten-week programme there was less to help with<br />
in the Maths class and no Volunteer Projects by Week 9, so Zoe continued<br />
helping out in the College Library, where she had also been doing some<br />
work,saying she washappytobehelping around the College‘in adifferent<br />
way’.
<strong>Ashburton</strong> College<br />
Individual Excellence in aSupportive Learning Environment<br />
News<br />
Issue 29<br />
9<strong>September</strong> <strong>2021</strong><br />
Events<br />
InesForster Lobato de Faria –Libraryand Borough<br />
School Cross-Country<br />
Ines started her Volunteer Project byhelping to train two new Year 9<br />
studentlibrarians,during her lunchtime dutyonTuesdays.<br />
On this day, Ines said,asthereweren’t toomanypeople in the line,the bulk<br />
of the time wasspentmanning thedesk and shelving books.<br />
Borough School Cross-Country<br />
On Week 2, as part ofthe College Student Ambassador Committee, Ines<br />
helped with <strong>Ashburton</strong> Borough School’s Cross-Country. This took place<br />
during her customarylibrarysession so it wastaken as her volunteer activity<br />
forthe week.<br />
She said she wasveryfortunate to be able to help the teachers with setting<br />
up the track and manning acorner, with her role including cheering the<br />
pupils on and directing them to the correctpath. Ines said thereweremany<br />
children running and thatshe felt sorry forthem as she remembered really<br />
disliking Cross-CountryatPrimarySchool!<br />
(Pictured above, left and right): Putting the marker cones out, and<br />
encouraging the pupils as they came through the course.<br />
Ines thought that helping out through the Ambassador Committee would<br />
be very beneficial forher,given herplan to become aprimaryschool teacher.<br />
Backtothe Library<br />
After the Cross-Country, it was<br />
back to the College Library and<br />
helping over arange of activities,<br />
particularly with the new Student<br />
Librarians, again with returns<br />
and more shelving of books in<br />
the upstairs library section, and<br />
showing them where the DVDs<br />
are kept for when teachers need a<br />
film for class. Ines said she could<br />
remember back to starting in the<br />
library asaYear 9student, without<br />
too much training and feeling<br />
‘really shy’.<br />
The Student Librarians/Helpers<br />
have abooklet they can go through but training them is more watching<br />
over them and being available to answer their questions.<br />
Helping with StudentLibrarianBadge<br />
In order togain aStudent Librarian Badge there isatest required to<br />
showcase skills needed. Ines supported the preparation of this, walking<br />
through the knowledge areas of issuing and returning books, renewing,<br />
reserving, shelving and finding certain books and files.The test took most<br />
of the lunchtime,with agood performanceearning abadge at the end of it.<br />
(Pictured left,<br />
leftand right):<br />
Ines Forster Lobato de Faria<br />
and Hannah Kuipers,who<br />
wasalso helping Ines with<br />
some duties.<br />
Mahina Edwards–CanterburyHospice<br />
Mahina volunteered at Hospice Mid Canterbury, helping in the office,<br />
printing off extra things, organising and sorting. Mahina said she was able<br />
to work with Belinda (HospiceManager), one of the lovely ladies who works<br />
at the Hospice, and some of the lovely volunteers who volunteer there.<br />
Mahina went on Wednesdays, helping<br />
throughout Ako time and sometimes<br />
through her lunch break.<br />
On Day One Mahina undertook an<br />
induction process which included<br />
visiting the Hospice Community House,<br />
watching aPowerPoint, doingpaperwork,<br />
discussing the tasks she would be doing<br />
and legal aspects.<br />
Mahina was told about the activities and<br />
services they offer (pictured above, right),<br />
to not only those affected bytheir lifelimiting<br />
disease,but their families and caregivers. Mahinasaid she wasvery<br />
excited to be helping out with averygood cause.<br />
Through her time at Hospice,<br />
Mahina helped organise paperwork<br />
and forms, photocopied, stapled<br />
items and hung up posters.<br />
She also met a couple of other<br />
volunteers and bought amask to<br />
help one of the volunteer causes.<br />
Another week she prepared some<br />
information packets to send out to<br />
the clients who didn’t have email,<br />
finding the perfect way tofold the<br />
flierssothey fitted in the envelopes,<br />
and even had fun cutting out some of<br />
the contact info for the caregivers to<br />
contactthe Hospice, as well as stamping<br />
the back of the envelopes.<br />
(Pictured right): Mahina with, as she<br />
described it,her ‘cutenew mask’.<br />
Mid-June, Mahina couldn’t get<br />
to Community House because of<br />
unfortunate weather, but instead she<br />
did help the PIEs (Pride, Individuality,<br />
Equality) Club with the bake sale they<br />
held at College, baking and decorating<br />
afew of the goods, and helping at the<br />
start of lunch to serve the different<br />
baked goods.<br />
Students Assist at Kai forKids:<br />
College ‘Students of the Month’ Award<br />
Recently, four senior students from <strong>Ashburton</strong> College committed to<br />
regular volunteering with Kai for Kids, the Charitable Trust initiated<br />
and spearheaded by Jo Taylor.<br />
The concept was based on Ministry ofHealth and Child Poverty Action<br />
Group research showing that food for children at schools is one of the<br />
greatest investments that acommunity can make, tosupport the effective<br />
learning of children. Statistics showthatone in fivechildren in New Zealand<br />
arefood insecure.<br />
Kaifor Kids is the nowwell-known MidCanterburycommunityorganisation<br />
that makes free, nutritious school lunches for over six hundred students at<br />
three local primaryschools.<br />
Helping with this remarkable output involves ateam ofvolunteers and a<br />
roster of parents to serve the meal.<br />
College students Yash Patel, John Magyaya, RJ Pasion and John Radan<br />
electedtovolunteer at this organisation, going to the <strong>Ashburton</strong>Racecourse<br />
kitchen, either beforeorafter school, to help preparefood forthe lunches.<br />
First Recipients Students of the Month Award<br />
We will look at this award system more closely in a future newsletter, but<br />
the above students are nominated as the first recipients of this in-College<br />
StudentExecutiveinitiative.<br />
Hardatworkinthe<br />
kitchen (pictured<br />
right, leftand right):<br />
RJPasion and<br />
John Radan.<br />
Congratulations<br />
Well-Placed in NewZealand Secondary<br />
Schools’Triple SShooting Championships<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> College teams are well-placed at the time of the third<br />
and penultimate round of the National Triple S Target Shooting<br />
competition, with this event held onSunday 15August, just prior to<br />
Level4Lockdown.<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> College has three teams (teams offour-five members) entered<br />
in the competition, which shows the on-going depth of capability within<br />
this sport.<br />
This competition is shot over four months, with teams posting ascore<br />
each month. Three rounds are completed (3x single card rounds) with the<br />
final round, adouble card round, having been scheduled for the middle of<br />
<strong>September</strong>.<br />
This double cardround is the decider as to whowill becrowned Team and<br />
Individual Champions.<br />
Untouched Record to Date<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> College are current champions, and record holders. Not only<br />
that, they have wonthe titlefor theprevious sixconsecutiveyears,arecord<br />
thatisuntouched by anyother school.<br />
CurrentStandings<br />
Leading into the third round, the AshColl 1team ofCharlotteMcKenzie,<br />
Madi Tourle, Jack Jones, Phoebe McKenzie and Claudia Cudmore<br />
were sitting in third position, chasing Palmerston North Girls’ High and<br />
Whanganui High Schools.<br />
Congratulations<br />
(Pictured left, lefttoright):<br />
ShowingMadi Tourle,<br />
CharlotteMcKenzieand<br />
Jack Jones in action.<br />
Manager Nina McKenzie said that after their first tworounds the team was<br />
alittle under what they would have liked but, asavery young team, their<br />
progress forwardbodes incredibly well.<br />
Palmerston North Girls’ High School, who were silver medallists last year,<br />
is the team to beat, albeit they boast two Year 13 Master Grade shooters<br />
spearheading their campaign.<br />
After animproved score of 384.10, up five points on the previous round,<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> College 1isnow sitting in silver position, having passed<br />
Whanganui High School, and now chasing the very strong Palmerston<br />
North Girls’High team.<br />
Further to this, both Charlotte McKenzie (A Grade) and Madi Tourle<br />
(C Grade) are sitting in Bronze Medal position for their respective<br />
grades currently; while Jack Jones,Claudia Cudmoreand Phoebe McKenzie<br />
(pictured below) all sit within striking distance ofamedal finish, requiring a<br />
strong double cardtotal to finish in Round 4.<br />
The <strong>Ashburton</strong> College 2 team of Tāne Moore, Jack McIntosh,<br />
Bree Greer,SamaSooialo and CarlyVan Wyk) also movedaplace up,from<br />
12thplacedafter Round 2, to 11thafter Round 3, puttinginateam scoreof<br />
371.06.<br />
It is worth noting that they are the highest ranked additional team<br />
from anyschool, currently sittinginfront of manyschools’firstteams.<br />
Tāne has been going particularlywell,and lies right nearthe topofhis<br />
grade (D Grade)and within reach of the final medal positions.<br />
The <strong>Ashburton</strong> College 3 team of Imogene Felton, Maddie Page,<br />
Sophia Clifford and Taylor Doyle who are all first year shooters, have<br />
shown enormous improvement over the three rounds, and should be very<br />
proudofthemselves.<br />
Unfortunately,due to illness,they have been unable to post afull team score<br />
for this round but their individual scores continue to show great promise,<br />
and theycurrently sitin23rdposition.<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> College, together with Waitaki Boys’High School, are the only<br />
schools who have enteredthree teamsinthe competition,further showing<br />
College’s depthinthis sport.<br />
Looking at Competition Conclusion<br />
With the testing double card round to conclude the match, the College<br />
team’s position is looking promising, with them only needing tocompete<br />
as theyare capable of doing. It is certainly set to be an exciting finish, and<br />
the young people involved should bevery proud of their effort thus far,<br />
especially giventheirage andexperience.<br />
(Pictured above), are the College team shooters, plus Luke Rhodes, as<br />
taken on the day ofthe Rangiora High School –<strong>Ashburton</strong> College Sports<br />
Exchange.<br />
(Back row, left toright): Luke Rhodes, Charlotte McKenzie, Jack McIntosh,<br />
Jack Jones,Sophia Clifford, Phoebe McKenzie,Tāne Moore.<br />
(Front row, left to right): Bree Greer, Madi Tourle, Sama Sooialo,<br />
Claudia Cudmore, Imogene Felton, Maddie Page.<br />
(Absent from photo): Carlyvan Wyk, Taylor Doyle.<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 />
Term ThreeTermDate<strong>2021</strong> –remains:<br />
Term Three - Friday01October (last dayofterm)<br />
Anyadjustments to Term Four year level<br />
finishingdates will be advised.
NEWS<br />
14 <strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>September</strong> 9, <strong>2021</strong><br />
www.ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />
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DANIEL.TOBIN<br />
@ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />
Bookworms hanging out for<br />
something to readhad some<br />
reliefinAlert Level 3with the<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> Libraryoffering<br />
click and collectfor the first<br />
time.<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> Public Library<br />
managerJill Watsonsaid the<br />
service hadbeenpopular.<br />
‘‘It looks like we are going to<br />
get quite afew takersfor click<br />
andcollect, there hasbeena<br />
lot of interest.<br />
‘‘It hastobecompletely<br />
contactless, members can<br />
either ringoremail andlet us<br />
know what sortofreading they<br />
liketodo.’’<br />
Memberscan have up to five<br />
items,which library staffwill<br />
select for them,<br />
‘‘They will eitherget the<br />
bookthat they want to read, or<br />
we justchoosebooks<br />
according to thecriteria they<br />
giveus.<br />
‘‘Then we give them atime<br />
thattheycan collect their bag<br />
of books, becausewecant have<br />
queues,’’ she said.<br />
Lasttimethe library<br />
quarantinedbooksbut the<br />
advicenow is it doesn't pose a<br />
riskaslongaspeopleare<br />
sanitizing.<br />
‘‘Forcollection we are<br />
puttingthe books on atable in<br />
the foyer thenweretreat<br />
behindthe door,sopeople are<br />
picking themupina<br />
contactlessway, the public<br />
sanitiseand usethe QR code.’’<br />
Ms Watson said theservice<br />
willbearelief forregular<br />
Wendy Black picking up her bag of books from the library foyer at her specified timeslot.<br />
library users.<br />
‘‘Keen readersmustbegoing<br />
through their pantryreading<br />
labels offsaucebottlesby<br />
now,’’she said.<br />
The library's click and<br />
collect service will continue at<br />
Alert Level 2.<br />
If youwould like to use the<br />
PHOTOS SUPPLIED<br />
clickand collect service<br />
email:library@adc.govt.nz or<br />
phone 308 7192.<br />
NOTICE OF HELICOPTER USE<br />
FOR VISUAL INSPECTION OF<br />
TRANSMISSION LINES IN<br />
YOUR AREA.<br />
Transpower, the owner and operator<br />
of the national grid, will be carrying<br />
out aroutine visual maintenance<br />
inspection of transmission lines in<br />
your area by helicopter.<br />
We will be undertaking inspections<br />
of the structures on the Glenavy to<br />
Waitaki 110 kV line and also our<br />
Roxburgh to Islington 220 kV line<br />
(as shown on the map) by alow flying<br />
helicopter over the next two months.<br />
Ourfirstflyover date is plannedfor<br />
Monday 13<strong>September</strong> <strong>2021</strong>.<br />
The helicopter will fly at aconstant<br />
speed of about 30 km/h, starting at<br />
Waitaki and will take approximately<br />
4hours per session.<br />
Aviemore<br />
Waitaki<br />
Livingstone<br />
Black Point<br />
Bells Pond<br />
Geraldine<br />
79<br />
Oamaru<br />
Timaru<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
It’s important to us that you are kept informed and updated on our activities.<br />
If you require further information, please call Myles Stichman 0274 779 693 or 03 688 2689.<br />
TPAC2689921<br />
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operating at low<br />
levels inaroundthe<br />
transmission line in<br />
highlightedzone.<br />
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Helicopter<br />
operating area<br />
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transmission lines<br />
Please note this<br />
inspection is weather<br />
dependent, and we<br />
would look to fly the<br />
next day if required.<br />
Police on hand<br />
24/7 to support<br />
Police are urginganyone<br />
experiencing abuse or violence<br />
to seeksupport.<br />
The stressesofcovid<br />
lockdowns can takeits toll on<br />
manyindomestic situations<br />
and, if anyone wasinsuch a<br />
position, police encouraged<br />
people to makecontact.<br />
Early released data shows<br />
the numberofreportedfamily<br />
harmincidents nationwide<br />
increased by 3.9 percentin<br />
weekone of Alert Level 4, and<br />
6.2 percent in week two.<br />
Policecommissioner Andrew<br />
Coster said it wasasmall<br />
increase and familyharm<br />
reportsgenerallyfluctuated<br />
due to arange of external<br />
factorssothe data remained<br />
within the normal range.<br />
In the first weekofAlert<br />
Level 4last year,Policesaw a<br />
distinct spike in reports of<br />
family harm, which was not the<br />
case thisyear.<br />
‘‘We knowfamilyharm<br />
incidentsare typically<br />
underreported to Policeand,in<br />
the current situation, it maybe<br />
moredifficult for sometoreach<br />
out to us,’’ he said.<br />
‘‘Alertlevelrestrictions can<br />
put additional pressure on<br />
familiesand increase the risk<br />
of violence fromapartner or<br />
family member.<br />
‘‘That’s whywewant anyone<br />
experiencing harmat hometo<br />
knowthat Policeare here to<br />
help,nomatter the alert level.’’<br />
Anyone who feels scared,<br />
threatened or unsafe can call<br />
Police on 111.<br />
‘‘If you cannot call,leave your<br />
bubble andask aneighbour or<br />
passerby to call for you.<br />
‘‘We alsourgeanyonewith<br />
concerns about alovedone or<br />
friendtocall us on their behalf<br />
–you could be savingtheir life.’’<br />
Since covid lockdownPolice<br />
nationwidehave been dealing<br />
with arangeofnoncompliance<br />
issues.<br />
By theend of August, 139<br />
peoplehad been charged with<br />
atotal of 148 offences<br />
nationwide since AlertLevel4<br />
began.<br />
There had been 95 offences<br />
for Failing to Comply with<br />
Order (Covid19),34for Failure<br />
to Comply with Direction/<br />
Prohibition/Restriction, 15 for<br />
HealthAct Breaches,and four<br />
for Assaults/Threatens/<br />
Hinders/Obstructs<br />
Enforcement Officer.<br />
In thesame time period,374<br />
people werewarnedfor 377<br />
offences.<br />
There had also been 377<br />
formal warningsissued, as<br />
well as 2707 infringements,<br />
including for those failingto<br />
remain at home, failure to<br />
wear facecovering on<br />
premises and failing to wear<br />
facecoveringonpublic<br />
transport.<br />
Policereceivedatotalof<br />
14,003 onlinebreach<br />
notifications; 8615 about a<br />
gathering, 4038 about a<br />
business, and1350about an<br />
individual.
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RURAL<br />
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IN BRIEF<br />
COVID JABS<br />
Farmers shoulddoall they can to<br />
enable andencourage staff to get<br />
theircovid vaccinations,Federated<br />
Farmersemployment<br />
spokesperson ChrisLewis says.<br />
Despitedairy farmers being busy<br />
with calving, the health needs of<br />
thosearoundwere more important.<br />
‘‘I know dairyfarmsare flattack with<br />
calving and workforceshortages<br />
have never been worse. But there's<br />
nothing more important thanyour<br />
family's health, andthat of your staff<br />
and their families,’’ he said.<br />
The sooner we get everyone<br />
double-vaccinated, the sooner we<br />
might safely takesteps to getting<br />
back to wherewewere with travel,<br />
events, farmers' markets and all the<br />
rest,MrLewis said.<br />
Federated Farmers panelists Chris Allen, at left, Dr Paul Le Miere and Gavin Forrest (all sitting) with Mid Canterbury provincial<br />
president David Clark (standing) discussing the essential freshwater package back in October, 2019.<br />
Making noise, way to start talks<br />
Industry bodies are breathing asigh of<br />
reliefover news government accepted<br />
most of the Southland Advisory Group’s<br />
wintergrazing recommendations,which<br />
have gone out for public consultation.<br />
The controversialpuggingand<br />
resowing daterules have now been<br />
replaced withapractical management<br />
approach under the proposals.<br />
Industry bodiesBeef +LambNZ,<br />
FederatedFarmersand DairyNZhave<br />
come out in favour of the proposed<br />
changes.<br />
FederatedFarmersenvironment<br />
spokesperson Chris Allen, of Mid<br />
Canterbury, saideveryonewantedstrong<br />
protection for the waterways,but from the<br />
getgothere were anumber of aspectsof<br />
the Essential Freshwaterswinter grazing<br />
rulesthat were unworkable.<br />
‘‘It’s goodtosee the governmenttaking<br />
apragmatic view astance we’re also<br />
looking for across more of the multitude<br />
of issues theyare imposing on farmersin<br />
the nextthree years.<br />
‘‘We’ll take this as awin for<br />
commonsense, and for consistent<br />
advocacyfor pragmatism by Federated<br />
Farmers and others,’’ he said.<br />
‘‘We nevergive up hope thatcommon<br />
sense will eventually prevail, especially<br />
when covid makes it clearNew Zealand’s<br />
prosperity to alarge degree dependson<br />
our primary industries’exportearnings.’’<br />
Mr Allen said ‘making noise’ had been<br />
necessary to get the attention of ministers<br />
and gettinginaroom with multiple<br />
parties to come up with sensible<br />
alternativeswas the only way forward.<br />
‘‘Noise is sometimesabsolutely<br />
necessary to open doors and start<br />
conversations.Then the noisehas to stop<br />
and the hard work begins and that is<br />
wherethe real change comes from, and<br />
wherethe expertise of the large Feds<br />
policyteam backedupwith practical<br />
farmer knowledge and experience, really<br />
shows its value,’’ he said.<br />
B+LNZ chief executive Sam McIvor<br />
said industry groups had for some time<br />
been calling on governmenttoreplace the<br />
pugging and sowing date rules with<br />
sensible and pragmatic alternatives.<br />
“It is positive for farmersthat we now<br />
have clarity on the proposed approach in<br />
this area, which aligns with the<br />
recommendations of the Southland<br />
WinterGrazing advisory group last<br />
December.<br />
“We believethe Government’snew<br />
proposed approach, which focuses on<br />
practical management by farmers, is more<br />
workable and that’sprogress.<br />
Key changes recommendedbythe<br />
advisory group includeddeletion of<br />
pugging and replanting date conditions<br />
and replacement witharequirement to<br />
protect critical source areas.<br />
There were stillconcerns around the<br />
proposed revised 10degree slope rule for<br />
wintergrazing and the certified<br />
freshwater farm planprocess.<br />
The proposed new winter grazingrule<br />
changes are due to takeeffect on<br />
November 2023.<br />
MEATEXPORTS<br />
New Zealand redmeat andcoproducts<br />
exportsreached $870<br />
million in July with exportsto<br />
Thailand jumping 1425 per cent. It<br />
was a29per cent increase year-onyear,according<br />
to the latest<br />
analysis fromthe Meat Industry<br />
Association(MIA). Morethan<br />
25,300 tonnesofsheepmeat and<br />
almost50,000 tonnes of beef were<br />
exported withincreasesinthe value<br />
of exports to all major North<br />
Americanand Asian markets.<br />
Thailandwas New Zealand’s 10th<br />
largest market for beefbyvolume<br />
during the month, at 347 tonnes.<br />
FARM ASSURED LIVE<br />
Woolgrowers certifiedtothe New<br />
ZealandFarm Assurance<br />
Programme can now promoteand<br />
sell their woolasFarmAssured. It<br />
follows the NationalCouncil of New<br />
ZealandWoolInterests adopting,in<br />
May,the NewZealand Farm<br />
Assurance Programmeasa<br />
National Standard for Wool. New<br />
ZealandFarm Assurance<br />
Incorporated chair NickBeeby,<br />
whichownsand manages the<br />
programme,said the milestone<br />
providesasubstantialboostfor the<br />
woolindustry.<br />
Rabobank $50k donation<br />
Rabobank New Zealand has<br />
donated $50,000 to the Federated<br />
Farmers Adverse Events Trust to<br />
support farmers adversely<br />
affected by Canterbury’s widespread<br />
lateMay flooding.<br />
The floods had adevastating<br />
impact on anumber of farmers<br />
across the Canterbury region<br />
with many reporting stock and<br />
feed losses. The funding was to<br />
assist with the recovery of<br />
farming businesses, wellbeing<br />
support for those affected by<br />
flooding and specialist technical<br />
advice.<br />
• DairyNZ accredited<br />
EffluentPondDesign<br />
andConstruction<br />
• Pond Constructionand<br />
Irrigation Development<br />
• Hedgeand Stump<br />
Removal<br />
• Farm Conversions<br />
• DairyTracks–<br />
Lime or Gravel<br />
• PumpHire<br />
• Wellsand Galleries<br />
• Bulk Earthworks<br />
• Subdivisions<br />
• Site Works<br />
• Tree Shear<br />
• Transportation<br />
2390162
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 />
DeltaLevel 2: Howwillit affectus?<br />
Mid Canterbury residents and<br />
visitors are being advised that<br />
Council'slocal facilities andservices<br />
resumed normal operations this<br />
week after the country (excluding<br />
Auckland) moved into Alert Level<br />
Two onWednesday, but there are<br />
some new Delta variant safety<br />
measures andrestrictions in place.<br />
Thursday,9<strong>September</strong> <strong>2021</strong> | ISSUE 45<br />
Tell us what<br />
youthink:<br />
Three Waters<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> DistrictCouncil is inviting<br />
residentstotakepart in asurveyto<br />
help gauge the mood ofthe district<br />
over the Government’s proposed<br />
Three Waters reform.<br />
The <strong>Ashburton</strong> Public Library, <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
Museum and Art Gallery, Council office,<br />
and the Resource Recovery Parks will<br />
operate at their usualhours, but measures<br />
will be in place to ensure physical<br />
distancing,personal hygiene, and contact<br />
tracing.<br />
The EA Networks Centre resumes<br />
operationstoday Thursday, 9<strong>September</strong>,<br />
after allowingstafftoprepare forhow the<br />
facilitywillfunctionundernewAlertLevel2<br />
rulesand foralocal medical centre to carry<br />
out booked vaccinations on Wednesday.<br />
At all Council facilities, visitors will be<br />
required to scan the COVID-19 QR codes<br />
or manually record their visit. Everyone<br />
aged 12 and over legally must now keep<br />
arecord ofwhere they have been when<br />
visiting certain places so contact tracing<br />
canhappenquickly.<br />
Hand sanitiser will be stationed<br />
throughout Council buildings;and arrows<br />
will be displayed on the floor at some<br />
facilities where needed to help guide<br />
people around forsocialdistancing.<br />
Mask wearing is also mandatoryfor those<br />
visiting our indoor public venues, likethe<br />
museum, art gallery, and library, and the<br />
public area of ouradministration building,<br />
at all AlertLevels.<br />
The district's designated dog exercise<br />
areaswillbeopen forpets to runoffleash,<br />
howevertheymuststillremain under the<br />
controloftheir ownersatall times.<br />
At Alert Level Two, public parks and<br />
playgrounds are open, though people<br />
should try tokeep a2-metre physical<br />
distancefromothers.<br />
The wheelie bin and crate collection<br />
service will continue as usual, with<br />
residents needing tocorrectly sort their<br />
rubbish, recycling, and glass into the<br />
corresponding bins.<br />
The <strong>Ashburton</strong> Resource Recovery Park<br />
will continue to operatethrough gate two<br />
to allow all visitors toregister for contact<br />
tracing. The recycling yard will be open<br />
and operating asnormal and the reuse<br />
HamishRiach -Chief Executive<br />
The newDeltaLevel 2<br />
We havemovedtoanew "Delta"<br />
Level2operatingfield this week,<br />
allowing most of our facilities and<br />
openspacestobe available to the<br />
public again.But thereare new<br />
rules of engagement.<br />
These rules, which include mandatory<br />
scanning and mask-wearing, areabout<br />
ensuringourcommunitystayssafe,and<br />
that ifthe highly transmissible Delta<br />
variant does spread outside Auckland<br />
–now or in thefuture –thenitcan be<br />
tracked,traced, andstamped out.<br />
Our library, museum and art gallery,<br />
and the main administration building<br />
at Baring Square West are open and<br />
those visiting must observe physical<br />
distancing and othersafetyrules.<br />
The EA Networks Centre hosted alocal<br />
medicalcentreforabookedvaccination<br />
event on Wednesday and is opening<br />
today with some operational changes,<br />
mainly in the maximum number of<br />
people whocan be in the separate pool,<br />
stadium andgym areas.<br />
Keeptrack<br />
ofwhereyou have been.<br />
New rules about physical distancing<br />
mean extra precautions at the facility,<br />
but is still plenty ofroom to get your<br />
sport and swim fix.<br />
While covid case numbersare heading<br />
in the right direction and schools are<br />
once again open this week, wemust<br />
notbecomplacent. DeltaLevel 2comes<br />
withawarning and everyone is working<br />
out howitisaffectingthem.<br />
There is also a clear direction that<br />
our community, and the country,<br />
will also be better protected against<br />
Covid-19 if we are vaccinated. That<br />
is part of learning to live with avirus<br />
that continues to have amajor global<br />
impact.<br />
Hereinourneckofthewoods,thislatest<br />
Covid-19 lockdown has affected plans<br />
forseveral exciting events–<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
Glow inthe Park has been postponed<br />
and we will make adecision next week<br />
on whether Bite Nite will go ahead on<br />
<strong>September</strong>25.<br />
We have asked our contractors to pull<br />
Wearaface covering<br />
Face coveringscan help reduce<br />
the spread ofCOVID-19.<br />
shopwill be open.<br />
Rubbish and green wastewill be accepted<br />
across the weighbridge, and only eftpos<br />
paymentswill be accepted.<br />
The park will continue to be closed<br />
between 12:30pm and 1pmfor all staffto<br />
havealunchbreak.<br />
The Methvengreen wastefacility and the<br />
Rakaia Resource Recovery Park will be<br />
operating as normal with people required<br />
to scan/contacttrace.<br />
For more details about Council services<br />
under Alert Level Two, visit ashburtondc.<br />
govt.nz.<br />
Further informationabout AlertLevel Two<br />
and COVID-19 can befound atcovid19.<br />
govt.nz.<br />
out all the stopstoensurerevitalisation<br />
work in the CBD is complete bythe<br />
end of November and we areplanning<br />
positively forour Christmas events.<br />
Like many other businesses in Mid<br />
Canterbury, our staff has been mainly<br />
working from home or deployed to<br />
helpthe community in otherways, and<br />
we arepleased to be back in the office<br />
re-connecting with work-mates.<br />
But whilethe Alert Levelhas dropped,<br />
we must continue to build our covid<br />
protection.<br />
Be patient.Bekind.<br />
The reform would see Council’s three<br />
waters services – drinking water,<br />
wastewater, and stormwater –become<br />
part of alarge SouthIsland entity,one of<br />
four proposed to take overthe work from<br />
67 councilsacross the country.<br />
According to the companycommissioned<br />
by the Government to look at the reform,<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> ratepayers would pay $1,640<br />
per serviced property for those water<br />
services in30years’ time if it was part of<br />
the reforms,but $8,690 if it wasnot.<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> Mayor Neil Brownsaid Council<br />
had serious reservations about how the<br />
figures were arrived at and was compiling<br />
comments, matters for clarification, and<br />
concerns as part of preliminary feedback<br />
forGovernment.<br />
“While we arenot yetatastage wherewe<br />
havetomakeadecision to optinorout,<br />
the Government has given councils until<br />
the end of <strong>September</strong> to provide some<br />
initial feedback on the proposed reform.<br />
“Before we reportbackto Government,we<br />
arekeen to getafeel forthe mood of the<br />
district on this issuetoshapeour thinking<br />
on ourresponse to the Government.”<br />
Residents can take part in ashort survey<br />
by visiting Council’swebsite (ashburtondc.<br />
govt.nz)orbyfilling out ahardcopyform<br />
by 5pmWednesday,22<strong>September</strong>.<br />
Feedback will betreated anonymously,<br />
though providing contact details means<br />
youcan be kept informed of the next steps<br />
in the process.<br />
1 ashburtondc.govt.nz/news<br />
Thursday,9<strong>September</strong> <strong>2021</strong> |ISSUE 45
Click and collectlibrarybooks continue<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> Public Library will<br />
continue to run its click and collect<br />
lending service while under Alert<br />
Level2.<br />
The click and collect service began<br />
operation in Alert Level3and has been so<br />
popular staffwant to carryon.<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> District Council Community<br />
Services Group ManagerSteve Fabish said<br />
the servicemet contactless guidelines and<br />
had been well planned by staff, whowere<br />
keen to keep people reading when covid<br />
restrictions madeitharder forthem to get<br />
about.<br />
“For alot ofelderly and single people,<br />
reading is amajor pastime and agreat<br />
comforter in lockdown times.”<br />
Userscan phone, emailor directmessage<br />
their book request to the library andstaff<br />
will issue the items and put them in a<br />
librarybag which canthen be collectedat<br />
apre-arrangedtime.<br />
“We are aiming toprovide asame day<br />
service, with hours ofcollection between<br />
10 am and 5.30 pm,”headded.<br />
Progress in<br />
CBD under<br />
Alert Level3<br />
Contractors have made good<br />
progress on East Street under Alert<br />
Level 3and are now allowing some<br />
vehicles in the CBD asmore shops<br />
and businesses re-open under Alert<br />
Level2.<br />
Uptofiveitemswillbeavailableatatimeto<br />
users,who will need to verify their identity<br />
when librarystaffphone themtoarrange<br />
apick-up time. Allitems in thelibrarywill<br />
be availablefor issue, from bookstoDVDs<br />
and magazines. Bookbagscan bepicked<br />
up by other people, forthe user,and users<br />
can return their books in the after-hours<br />
bins.<br />
The collection area will be clearly marked<br />
and people will have tosign or scan in,<br />
and followinstructions. Staff may use their<br />
discretion toarrange delivery for some<br />
users.<br />
Thelibrary’susualBooksonWheelsservice<br />
hasalso been operating under covid safety<br />
protocols, with EA Networks Centre staff<br />
taking over from Altrusa members to<br />
deliver books to house-bound library<br />
users.<br />
Totakeadvantageofthis service, contact<br />
the<strong>Ashburton</strong> Public Library by:<br />
Phone: (03) 308 7192<br />
Email: library@adc.govt.nz<br />
Or by directmessageonFacebook:<br />
@ashburtonpubliclibrary<br />
Parking forolder drivers<br />
proposed in town plan<br />
PUBLICNOTICE<br />
ROAD CLOSURE<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> District Council givespublic notice<br />
of aroadclosurefor thepurpose of allowing<br />
the <strong>Ashburton</strong> Car Club to hold “Standing<br />
Quarter Mile Sprint” (with the exception of<br />
emergency vehicles)for the period indicated<br />
hereunder.<br />
Roadtobeclosed:<br />
· WINSLOW WILLOWBYROAD,from<br />
the Longbeach Road intersection to<br />
approximately 500metres from the<br />
intersection of StateHighway 1.<br />
Period of Closure: From 9.00am until<br />
5.00pm on Saturday, 02 October <strong>2021</strong>.<br />
This noticeofclosureismadeunder the<br />
LocalGovernment Act1974-Schedule 10<br />
(11(e)). It will be an offenceunder the above<br />
regulationsfor anypersonotherwise than<br />
under authority of an authorised permit to<br />
use the roads /streets forordinaryvehicular<br />
traffic duringthe periodofclosure.<br />
PROPOSEDROADCLOSURE<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> District Council givespublic notice<br />
of aproposal to temporarily close roads to<br />
ordinaryvehicletraffictoenablethe holding<br />
of acommunity event, Gravel Bent Sprint<br />
Meeting.<br />
Roadproposed to be closed:<br />
· LEBRETONS ROAD,from Christys Road<br />
intersection<br />
· LE BRETONS ROAD,from Denshires Road<br />
South intersection<br />
· CHERTSEY ROAD,fromLeBretons Road<br />
intersection for2kilometres<br />
PeriodsofClosure:<br />
From 8.30am to 5.30pm on Sunday,21<br />
November <strong>2021</strong><br />
This proposedclosureismade underthe<br />
LocalGovernment Act1974–Schedule10(11<br />
(e)and willbeconsidered at the next Council<br />
Meetingon20October <strong>2021</strong>.<br />
Anyperson objecting to the proposalshould<br />
lodgenoticeoftheir objection and grounds for<br />
their objection in writing by postoremail to the<br />
Council, 5Baring Square West, <strong>Ashburton</strong>by<br />
4pm, Friday22October <strong>2021</strong>.<br />
NEILMcCANN<br />
GroupManagerInfrastructureServices<br />
Thereisstill no parking alongEastStreet<br />
as contractors re-construct the road,<br />
though parks are available in the West<br />
Street carpark andonthe eastern side of<br />
the CBD and the shops are available for<br />
pedestrianaccess.<br />
East Street between Moore and Tancred<br />
Streets remains closed, but should be<br />
reopened to vehicles on Tuesday 14<br />
<strong>September</strong> after it has been asphalt<br />
concreted. Vehicles can travel on other<br />
parts ofEast Street, as well as Burnett<br />
Street and Tancred Street.<br />
The intersection of Eastand Moore streets<br />
isprogrammedforopeningonWednesday<br />
23 <strong>September</strong> after traffic lightshavebeen<br />
installed and commissioned. It is possible<br />
that Moore Street over the railway line<br />
maybeopenednextweekonlyforvehicles<br />
travelling east or west.<br />
Contractors are working on the footpath<br />
on the shop-side ofEast Street between<br />
Tancred and Burnett Streets this week,<br />
though there will still be access to shops<br />
and businesses. They are liaising with<br />
businesses to minimise disruption, but the<br />
natureofsomeofthe work is noisy.<br />
Forthe fullCBD update,visit ourprojects<br />
page at ashburtondc.govt.nz.<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> District Council is<br />
consulting the community over a<br />
parking strategy forthe districtand<br />
an <strong>Ashburton</strong> town centre parking<br />
managementplan.<br />
Council is asking people ifthey support<br />
a second West Street carpark, public<br />
charging for E-bikes and E-cars, and if<br />
more parking for older drivers should be<br />
available.<br />
The consultation contains a range of<br />
information about parking for the future<br />
and Council is looking forfeedback to help<br />
finalise thestrategy andtowncentreplan.<br />
Feedback will be accepted until 5pm,<br />
Wednesday6October, andpublichearings<br />
of submissions will be held Wednesday21<br />
October,ifCovid-19 restrictions allow.<br />
It is proposed that after the CBD<br />
revitalisation iscomplete and Council’s<br />
new Library and Civic Centre opens, a<br />
full parking survey be carried out inthe<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong>town centre.Itwould form the<br />
baselinefor monitoringand management<br />
changes.<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> DistrictMayor Neil Brownsaid<br />
parking needed to be the right balance<br />
of short and long-term parking, with<br />
customers having easy access to shortterm<br />
spaces so they could support local<br />
businesses.<br />
“TheproposednewcarparkonWestStreet<br />
reserve land opposite Baring Square<br />
West could be similarly laid out and<br />
accommodate all-day parking. It needs<br />
KiwiRail and Waka Kotahi approval, but<br />
would create up to 130 new spaces and<br />
help make upfor parking that has been<br />
lostbecause of development in the CBD.”<br />
The consultation document also asks for<br />
feedback on altering the criteria forusers<br />
ofmobilityparkingtoincludeolderdrivers,<br />
as <strong>Ashburton</strong> has an agingpopulation.<br />
To read the consultation document<br />
and give feedback, visit our website<br />
ashburtondc.govt.nz/haveyoursay.<br />
RESOURCECONSENT<br />
LUC21/0029 -Resource consent<br />
application forSmiths City at 363<br />
WestStreet, <strong>Ashburton</strong> District.<br />
As notified in the <strong>Ashburton</strong>Guardian<br />
on Saturday 28thAugust, the originally<br />
published applicationfor theabove<br />
containedasupersededversion of the<br />
Assessment of Environmental Effects.<br />
The Commissioner requestedthat<br />
interested partiesbegiven an extension<br />
to submituntil 5pmtoday(9th of<br />
<strong>September</strong> ) to considerthe revised report<br />
and to makesubmissionsorreconsider<br />
submissionspreviously made, should any<br />
parties wish to submit or changetheir<br />
submission.<br />
Therevised application is availableonthe<br />
Council'swebsite(ashburtondc.govt.nz).<br />
Submissions should be addressed to<br />
info@adc.govt.nz with the reference<br />
LUC21/0029 and copies also servedonthe<br />
applicants, TricroftLtd C/- David Harford<br />
Consulting Ltd (david@dhconsulting.<br />
co.nz).<br />
If any party wishes to makeoramend a<br />
submission and feels theywill be unable<br />
to makethe deadline set, please contact<br />
Council staff as soonaspossible.<br />
COUNCIL OFFICE<br />
5Baring Square West<br />
Mon,Tue, Wed&Fri8.30am-5pm, Thursday 9am -5pm<br />
ASHBURTONPUBLIC LIBRARY<br />
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18 <strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>September</strong> 9, <strong>2021</strong><br />
www.ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />
Actors, crew hope to stage Disney show<br />
Mid Canterbury Children’s Theatre is<br />
pressingonwith this year’s production<br />
despite uncertainty overcovid alert<br />
levels.<br />
The cast and crew behind Disney’s<br />
The Little Mermaid Jnr productioncan<br />
now resume rehearsals under Level 2.<br />
“We can resume facetoface<br />
rehearsals, but by October 8wehopeto<br />
be safely down to Level 1inorder to be<br />
abletoperform the show.<br />
“All the childrenhavebeenpractising<br />
hard at home, so it will justbeamatter<br />
of pulling it all together once we get<br />
back. This may take afew extra<br />
rehearsals, but we are up for the<br />
challenge,’’ productiondirector<br />
Cherie Livingstone said.<br />
‘‘We would much ratherworkto<br />
get the showuptoperformance level<br />
now so that we can quickly take<br />
advantage of alert level drops. It’s<br />
much easiertomovedates forthe<br />
show than it is to have abig break<br />
and pick it back up again later on,<br />
so we aregoing to continue with<br />
themomentum we alreadyhave.’’<br />
Covid cancelled last year and<br />
performers arevery keen to get<br />
on stage this year.<br />
‘‘For now, it’s all guns blazing<br />
andonwith the show,’’ Mrs<br />
Livingstone said.<br />
Right: Mid Canterbury Children’s<br />
Theatre cast member Maddie<br />
Howden practising her lines for<br />
Disney’s The Little Mermaid Jnr<br />
outdoors and among the chickens.<br />
Far right: cast member Luke Rhodes<br />
goes through his lines at home.<br />
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Showersand bathroom facilities are<br />
going into thefemale changing rooms<br />
at <strong>Ashburton</strong>Celtic Rugby Club<br />
thankstosupport from anew<br />
grassroots rugby assist programme<br />
backedbyBunnings Warehouse.<br />
Celtic will use$30,000 worth of<br />
Bunnings materials to upgrade the<br />
currentbasic facilities.<br />
For the latter part of last season<br />
the senior women’s team used a<br />
buildingformerly owned by<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong>Boxing Club and now<br />
gifted to Celtic for its changing shed.<br />
The buildinghas no shower or<br />
toilet facilities, butprovideda<br />
dedicated space for the fast growing<br />
women’s team and visiting<br />
opposition.<br />
Previouslythe women’s team used<br />
the main men’s changingroomswhen<br />
available.<br />
Celtic Rugby Club president<br />
Darion Gray said the club was<br />
thrilledtoreceive the grassroots<br />
fundingand gratefulfor the support<br />
given to women’s rugby.<br />
The Celtic women remained the<br />
only female team in Mid Canterbury<br />
and wider squadnumbers were<br />
extremely healthy at around40.<br />
The team played in the<br />
ChristchurchMetro competition,Mrs<br />
Gray said.<br />
‘‘This is theclub’s centennial and<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> Celtic women’s senior rugby squad with coaches Breffni O’Reilly<br />
and Spud Kerr in front of the changing shed getting an upgrade. PHOTO SUPPLIED<br />
its turning outtobeagreat year. We<br />
won theWatters Cup and nowwe<br />
have support to upgrade our<br />
facilities.’’<br />
Mrs Gray said the club would call<br />
on its volunteer army to to help<br />
install thenew showersand toilets.<br />
The project wouldbecompleted<br />
for the 2022 season and would<br />
include aspruce upofthe shed<br />
exterior as well.<br />
It would benefit the entire club and<br />
wouldallowotherteams to use the<br />
changingrooms if neededand when<br />
available.<br />
Bunningslaunched its Rugby<br />
Assistprogramme this year as part of<br />
apartnership with New Zealand<br />
Rugby.<br />
The annual$300,000 fund has<br />
community at its heartand athird of<br />
all rugby clubs in the country<br />
submitted to it.<br />
Celticand four other clubs<br />
received $30,000 each and another 15<br />
clubs got $10,000 each.<br />
Bunnings NewZealanddirector<br />
Ben Camire said the passion and<br />
dedicationshown byclub volunteers<br />
andcommunities whoapplied for<br />
Bunnings Rugby Assistwas really<br />
encouraging.<br />
‘‘They shareour goal of helping to<br />
buildgrassroots rugby, which is at<br />
theheart of every community in this<br />
country.’’<br />
Lockdown catch-up in CBD<br />
TruLine Civil staff at work on the <strong>Ashburton</strong> revitalisation<br />
project on East Street.<br />
Contractors working on<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> central<br />
business district’s(CBD)<br />
upgrade are flat out and<br />
tryingtoclaw back days<br />
lost during the recent<br />
Level 4lockdown.<br />
Work resumed at one<br />
minute pastmidnight<br />
last Wednesday, when<br />
thedistrict moved to<br />
Level 3, aftertwo weeks<br />
of inactivity because of<br />
covid restrictions.<br />
East Street has been<br />
closed to all through<br />
traffic from just south of<br />
Moore Street to<br />
HavelockStreetand Tru<br />
LineCivilcrews are<br />
working dayand night<br />
shifts to digout and<br />
reform the road on the<br />
shop side.<br />
Work has started on<br />
footpathsbetween<br />
Tancredand Burnett<br />
Streets,with ramps<br />
provided to thebusinesses<br />
operating. EastStreet/<br />
Moore Streetintersection<br />
work includesnew paving<br />
and asphalticconcreting.<br />
The CBD work is partof a<br />
$15 million revitalisation<br />
project that is expected to<br />
be finishedbythe end of<br />
November.<br />
Councilinfrastructure<br />
servicesmanager Neil<br />
McCannsaid contractor<br />
TruLinehad extra crews<br />
working day andnight to do<br />
asmuchofthe workas<br />
possible during Level 3<br />
and in ordertocause the<br />
least interruptionas<br />
possible for businesses.<br />
The endwas in sight for<br />
the twoyear project, which<br />
had just three monthsleft<br />
before completion.<br />
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Avirtual prizegiving was held<br />
last week as an alternativeto<br />
finals night.<br />
The return to Level 2had also<br />
not come in time for ourFast<br />
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she said.<br />
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however that by thetime our<br />
Subway Summer Leaguerolls<br />
around in Term 4, we will be<br />
able to run this.<br />
Numbers will be limited so it<br />
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Shooters back<br />
at the range<br />
The <strong>Ashburton</strong>District Rifle<br />
Club’s seasonstart on August<br />
29 failed to fire because of<br />
covidrestrictions, butinLevel<br />
2shooters will be back on the<br />
range.<br />
Regular Sunday afternoon<br />
shootswill followstrict Level 2<br />
guidelines.<br />
The rifle club’sannual<br />
prizegiving dinnerwas another<br />
casualty of lockdown and has<br />
beenrescheduled for the<br />
middleofnextmonth.<br />
Commonwealth Games<br />
shooting medalist John<br />
Snowdenwas the top shot last<br />
season winning the club<br />
championships for a16thyear<br />
in arow and for the 23rd time<br />
overall.<br />
Theclub’s firstmajor event is<br />
scheduled for<strong>September</strong> 26<br />
and is asweep meeting,and<br />
oneday competition shotover<br />
300, 600and 700yards.<br />
Rifleclub member Coby<br />
Snowdensaid the club was<br />
preparing for its centenary<br />
event in December which<br />
would feature agathering,<br />
celebrationdinnerand special<br />
shoot.<br />
Before that shootershad the<br />
Marlborough Champs over<br />
Labour Weekend.<br />
In earlyJanuary there was<br />
the national championships at<br />
Trentham, she said.<br />
Therifle club was first known<br />
as the <strong>Ashburton</strong> DefenceRifle<br />
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John Snowden, pictured with<br />
his 2010 Commonwealth<br />
Games gold medal, has won the<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> District Rifle Club<br />
championships for the last 16<br />
years.<br />
Club and held its first shooton<br />
December10, 1921.<br />
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country to use electronic<br />
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Included is the separatebeautifully presentedself containedcottagewhich<br />
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Amongstthis gorgeous property youhaveyour ownwalkway to enjoynative<br />
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andtakeinthe wholeexperience.<br />
Lovingly restoredin1996the enchanting 1860's colonial home, gorgeous French<br />
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This is completely unique lifestyle is paradise beyond belief!Veryrarefind in<br />
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•House divided into twoflats, currently rentedfor $560p/w.<br />
•Open plan kitchen/dining. Insulatedceiling & underfloor.<br />
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•Outdoor entertaining patio<br />
•Fantasticinvestment opportunity with potential to add value<br />
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•Well presentedthree bedroom home with small sunroom.<br />
•Situatedinapopular central location handy to town centreand <strong>Ashburton</strong> Intermediate School. Warmand<br />
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3 2 2 3 1 1<br />
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129 Harland St -$410pw-Available 10 <strong>September</strong><br />
Three bedrooms, open plan living, fullyfenced.<br />
60 Elizabeth St -$390pw-Available 7October<br />
Three bedrooms, fully fenced, off street parking<br />
1946 Arnold ValleyRoad, Moana, LakeBrunner<br />
ID: LB05<br />
Surrounded in nativebush with wildlife rightonyour doorstepthis exceptionallyprivateproperty offersthe<br />
ultimate lifestyle!<br />
The Arnold River Lodgeboasts fivebedrooms, twobathrooms, large modern kitchen, walk in pantry,large dining<br />
and living spaces, double garage and large sunnyoutdoor entertaining areas.<br />
Also on the property is afully containedone bedroom cottage with carport and gashot water.<br />
This would be agreat business ventureoffering exceptional opportunities forthe buyer,this property could be<br />
utilised as alodge,anAir BnB,huntinglodge,weddingvenue, wellness retreatorevenanudist camp...it’s that<br />
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OffersOver$759,000+GST(if any)<br />
5 3 2<br />
3/46 Grey St -$320pw-Available Now<br />
Tidy twobedroom unit, gasfire,close to town.<br />
Proud supporters of the HeartFoundation of NewZealand! Wedonatefromevery property sold!<br />
38a Turton St -$320pw-Available now<br />
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To be sold by Deadline SetSale<br />
concluding<br />
21st <strong>September</strong> <strong>2021</strong><br />
at 3:00pm<br />
(unless sold prior)<br />
73 Belt Road, <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
It’s Time to Sell !<br />
Howwould youlike to ownanupdatedred brick and roughcast home in Allenton, <strong>Ashburton</strong>, near the <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
College and pre-schools,<strong>Ashburton</strong>Domain, <strong>Ashburton</strong>Hospital and local shops?<br />
This is agreat 731sqm corner siteinthe heartofAllentonwhich will appeal to awide range of potential purchasers.<br />
First home buyers will love the benefits of living hereinapermanentmaterial home with amodernroof and<br />
guttering,fully insulatedtop and bottom and are-paintedexterior.<br />
Armandvan der Eik<br />
021597 527<br />
armand.vandereik@raywhite.com<br />
2390874
Properties of the Week<br />
3GroveStreet,Tinwald<br />
SetDate of Sale<br />
Chances like this don’t come along everyday!Hereisaproperty<br />
which has had most of the hardworkcompleted and is available<br />
nowat whatcouldbeagreat price. Solid roughcast home with 3<br />
bedrooms,Modernopen plan Kitchen &Modern Bathroom.<br />
E:armand.vandereik@raywhite.com<br />
34 Geoff Geering Dve, <strong>Ashburton</strong> $667,000<br />
Appreciation of the qualityfinish and extras in this homeyou<br />
will also enjoyand relax with the seamless flowto outdoor<br />
living,ideal forthose summer evenings with friends and family.<br />
Gardens,paths, patios,lawnand drives areall included.<br />
E: kim.miller@raywhite.com<br />
37 Geoff Geering Dve, <strong>Ashburton</strong> $675,000<br />
Oftenoverlooked,this home has considered family storage<br />
with ample internalallowance, wardrobes and walkin Master<br />
robe.A large open area, is complimentedbytwo lounge/<br />
living areas with the dining spaceseperating them,and an<br />
entertaining kitchen, all flowtothe extensiveoutdoor patio.<br />
E: kim.miller@raywhite.com<br />
8Parkdale Close,<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
Set Date of Sale<br />
Beautifully presented 2003executivehome is aperfect blend<br />
of style and easy family living.Updatedsleek kitchen with<br />
generous bench tops,ample storage and qualityappliances.<br />
Open plan living with the seperatelounge connects to the sun<br />
soaked patio and privategardens.<br />
E: chrissy.milne@raywhite.com<br />
103 Chalmers Ave, <strong>Ashburton</strong> Set Date of Sale<br />
*Tidy twobedroom unit close to town<br />
*Open plan kitchen/dining and living area<br />
*Lovely sunnyand private backyard area<br />
*Single garage with automatic door opener and access to back<br />
yard area<br />
E:mark.totty@raywhite.com<br />
STAGE2-AshburyGrove,Tinwald<br />
•After steady sales of stage one and the final lots being available<br />
we arethrilled to be marketing AshburyGrove -Stage 2.<br />
•14sectionsare available,ranging in sizefrom645m2 &priced to<br />
sell from $190,000. Titles anticipatedinthe 3rdquarter2022.<br />
E: bruce.mcpheson@raywhite.com E: kim.miller@raywhite.com<br />
47 AshburyGrove, Tinwald Enquiries over $625,000<br />
AshburyGrove in conjunction with Jennian Homes offers the<br />
opportunityfor adiscerning purchaser to consider their futureat<br />
Tinwald’s newest development. Package includes: classic series<br />
brick &Linea weatherboardexterior.<br />
E: bruce.mcpheson@raywhite.com E: kim.miller@raywhite.com<br />
23 PeterStreet,<strong>Ashburton</strong> Set Date of Sale<br />
Time has come forthis lovely three bedroom brick townhouse<br />
to have anew owner.Built in 1999 &situatedinavery central<br />
ashburtonlocation, so close to shops,town, churches &<br />
restaurants,this is ahighlydesirable easy careproperty.<br />
E: armand.vanderrik@raywhite.com<br />
17 BakerStreet,<strong>Ashburton</strong> Set Date of Sale<br />
Youwill love the appeal of this home when youfirst seteyes on it<br />
but youwill need to move fast. Locatedinthe ever popular Baker<br />
Street in centralAllenton, this qualityred brick homeprovidesyou<br />
with all the room youneed foragrowing family.<br />
E: armand.vandereik@raywhite.com<br />
8Charles Street,<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
Set Date of Sale<br />
Viewings will impress at this fantastic propertyonCharles Street in<br />
Allenton.The interior is modernand stylish with the kitchen and<br />
lounge both opening out to the sun drenched decking and<br />
entertaining area. Fully fenced 772m2 privatesection.<br />
E: mark.totty@raywhite.com<br />
28 Geoff Geering Drive, <strong>Ashburton</strong> $697,000<br />
Owning this home,you will also be positively contributing to our<br />
climatechange with solar panels and watercapture. Yourlawns<br />
and gardens will look greatyear round with a5000litrewater<br />
storage.(Excludes -Drapes, Blinds,Curtains,Clothesline )<br />
E: kim.miller@raywhite.com<br />
87 Grove Street,Tinwald POA<br />
Areyou looking forapermanentmaterialhome as a first home<br />
buyer,for thefamily or an investment property? The owner<br />
has gone the extramile to ensurethis home is toasty warm<br />
throughout. Asingle garage is adjacenttothehome.<br />
E: cheryl.fowler@raywhite.com<br />
18 Coniston Drive, <strong>Ashburton</strong> PBN<br />
Aroad frontage section of 828 squaremetres (or thereabouts)<br />
Matureplantings and lawn. Qualityfencing all round (one to be<br />
built prior to settlement). Water, electricityand communications<br />
services available. Very sheltered and peaceful location.<br />
E: bruce.mcpherson@raywhite.com E: denise.mcpherson@raywhite.com<br />
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Stay alert at Level 2<br />
Iwant to thankeveryonehere<br />
in Mid Canterburyfor all the<br />
hard work over the past few<br />
weeks as together, we’ve<br />
stayedhome to keep covidat<br />
bay. It’s been greattosee so<br />
many people following the<br />
Alert Level3and 4rulesand to<br />
see some of the creative ways<br />
you havebrightened up life in<br />
your bubbles.<br />
As we make the move down to<br />
Alert Level2,it’s important we<br />
all continue to play our partto<br />
stamp out covid.Deltaismore<br />
infectious than the original<br />
virus,and it can move faster, so<br />
while we are no longeratthe<br />
higheralert level, thatdoesn’t<br />
mean we can takeour eyes off<br />
the ball. We all needtostay<br />
alert and keep up those key<br />
healthbehaviours that have<br />
helpedusbeat covid in the<br />
past.<br />
We know that the Delta<br />
variant of Covid19 has changed<br />
the game,soinorder to beat it,<br />
we’ve had to adapt our game<br />
plan too.Level 2isdifferent to<br />
how it’sbeen before. Here are<br />
some of the golden rules:<br />
Face coverings are now<br />
mandatory at Alert Level 2<br />
whenever you are inside most<br />
publicvenues, such as shopping<br />
centres, libraries or retail<br />
shops.However, you can take<br />
your mask off in hospitality<br />
venues so thatyou can eat and<br />
drink. Staff at these venues, and<br />
at any publicfacingbusinesses<br />
open at Level2,must wear face<br />
coverings.<br />
Peopleshouldbescanning<br />
everywhere theygo. However,<br />
recordkeeping is also<br />
mandatoryunder Level 2for<br />
some venues,including bars,<br />
restaurants, cinemas, concerts,<br />
churches,and closecontact<br />
businesses like hairdressers.<br />
Because Delta is more<br />
transmissible, we’re much more<br />
worried aboutbig groupsof<br />
people. It’s now no longer<br />
whetheryou have enough space<br />
between you and others; but<br />
ratherifyou have too many<br />
peopleinashared space with<br />
poor ventilation,that ups the<br />
risk.<br />
For indoor venues, thereisa<br />
limit of 50 peoplefor indoor<br />
gatherings, hospitality settings<br />
and event venues. This,coupled<br />
with the rules around customers<br />
being seatedand tables being<br />
separated, reducesdown the<br />
risk of superspreader events.<br />
For outdoor venues, you can<br />
have up to 100 peopleinthat<br />
space,alongside the rules of<br />
being seatedand separated.<br />
The second change relatesto<br />
indoorpublicfacilities like<br />
gyms, museums and libraries.<br />
Previouslythese venues have<br />
had no hardlimit on how many<br />
peopleare allowed to be in a<br />
space,but aone metre<br />
distancing ruleasaproxy for<br />
how many people could be<br />
inside. We’re now bringing this<br />
into alignmentwith the rules for<br />
retailand supermarkets, which<br />
is 2metres.<br />
The best way to protect<br />
yourself and your loved ones is<br />
to get vaccinated, and our<br />
vaccinationrolloutis<br />
continuing safely at Level 2.<br />
Everyone aged 12 and over is<br />
now abletobook their vaccine,<br />
so if you haven’talready done<br />
so, I’d really encourage you to<br />
head to bookmyvaccine.nz or<br />
call 0800 28 29 26 to make your<br />
appointment.<br />
Stone wetas are found in the high country, living under and<br />
among rocks.<br />
Wetas are special<br />
BY MARY RALSTON<br />
After dealing with both winter<br />
andlockdown we shouldbe<br />
able to empathise with stone<br />
weta.<br />
Weta are special New<br />
Zealandinsects. There are<br />
about 70speciesthatlive in a<br />
wide range of habitats, from<br />
alpine rocks to caves, the<br />
coast andoffshoreislands.<br />
Theylook abit like crickets or<br />
grasshopppers but are<br />
flightless and are some of the<br />
heaviest insects in the world.<br />
Stone weta are onespecies<br />
of weta found in this district.<br />
These amazing insects canbe<br />
inactive for up to 5months of<br />
theyear andsurvive<br />
temperatures down to minus<br />
10 degrees for over two weeks.<br />
Usually theyliveinthe alpine<br />
zone above 1000 mbut they<br />
arealsofoundlower than<br />
that, living under rocksalong<br />
theedges of small high<br />
country rivers, such as the<br />
Stour. These weta may not<br />
have fared well in the big<br />
floods afew monthsago when<br />
river levels were at record<br />
highs androcks tumbled over.<br />
Stone weta are actuallya<br />
type of tree weta, but have<br />
adapted to living under rocks<br />
andinrock cavities.This<br />
helps to make themless<br />
accessibletopredators.<br />
Nocturnal habits mayhelp<br />
them avoid native predators<br />
such asfalcons and lizards,<br />
butisnodefence against cats,<br />
stoats, ratsand mice.These<br />
introduced mammals have<br />
taken atoll of wetas, along<br />
with other native insects and<br />
birds.<br />
On the coldest days of<br />
winter when temperatures<br />
are wellbelow freezing, the<br />
stone weta seem to befrozen<br />
solid. Butonawarm winter<br />
day, theythawout and are<br />
activeundertheir rocky<br />
homes.<br />
It seemsthattheymake a<br />
type of antifreeze during<br />
autumnwhich protects them.<br />
This circulates in their blood<br />
duringwinter andthen<br />
decreasesinspringand<br />
summer.<br />
Plantsand small<br />
invertebrates make up the<br />
diet of the stone weta.They<br />
are quite longlived for<br />
insects–up to eight years.<br />
They maybefour before<br />
reaching maturity.<br />
NEWS<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>September</strong> 9, <strong>2021</strong><br />
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coveringwhenyou cannot maintain<br />
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well as on public transport,flights,<br />
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You can travel, and takeadomestic<br />
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DISTANCING<br />
Keepadistance of at least2metres<br />
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EVENTS<br />
Socialgatherings including<br />
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or otherreligious basedservicescan<br />
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people in an indoorspace,and 100<br />
people in an outdoor space.<br />
EDUCATION<br />
All schools, andtertiary education<br />
facilitiesare open.All children<br />
should continue to attend school<br />
unless they are sick. Facemasks at<br />
schools areencouragedbut not<br />
compulsory.<br />
WORKPLACES<br />
Businessescan open at AlertLevel<br />
2, but mustfollow public health<br />
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NEWS<br />
28 <strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>September</strong> 9, <strong>2021</strong><br />
Invitation to view hall work<br />
The Mt Somers Reserve Board is<br />
inviting the communitytoan<br />
afternoon tea this Sundayto<br />
showcase upgrades at the Mt Somers<br />
Hall. The event will be held under<br />
new Alert Level 2guidelines.<br />
Earthquake strengthening and<br />
refurbishment workstarted in<br />
February and was completed in<br />
April.<br />
Agrant fromthe Government’s<br />
Provincial Growth Fund (PGF) of<br />
$89,353.13 supported the costs of the<br />
project which included the<br />
strengthening of the building facade,<br />
the freshening up of the supper<br />
room, demolition of achimney and<br />
painting work.Improvements have<br />
also beenmadetothe lighting and<br />
kitchenarea.<br />
TheMtSomers Hallis100 years<br />
old next year.<br />
Light refreshments will be<br />
provided at the community afternoon<br />
tea which runs between 2pm and<br />
4pm.<br />
The Mt Somers Hall pictured under<br />
scaffolding in February when the<br />
upgrade work started.<br />
CLUB NEWS<br />
Mid Canterbury ProvincialRWNZ<br />
With the appearance of Delta<br />
covidcases andthe subsequent<br />
introduction of Level 4and 3, it<br />
seems along timesince weheldthe<br />
AGMof MidCanterbury Provincial<br />
RWNZ.<br />
Office bearers were returned<br />
withoutchange;Marg as president,<br />
Sandraassecretary andTrish as<br />
treasurer.<br />
It wasapleasure to read a<br />
citation, covering averybusy 15<br />
years of RW involvement, before<br />
Marion Dent was presented with<br />
LifeMembershipofMid Canterbury<br />
ProvincialRWNZ, by South Island<br />
Board Member, Sharon Davie<br />
Martin.<br />
Flood fund shared in community<br />
Thirty six families and organisations<br />
receivedashare of the$86,000<br />
distributedthroughthe Mayoral<br />
ReliefEmergency fund following the<br />
Mayflooding in the district.<br />
The fundhas officially closedbut<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> District mayor Neil<br />
Brownsaidthe relief fundingwas to<br />
help people affected as they dealt<br />
with theaftermathand cleanup<br />
from the devastating floods.<br />
“Being able to supportour most<br />
affectedresidents with asmall<br />
financialcontribution is great. While<br />
we never had the fundingtobeable<br />
to fix all the problems our most<br />
affectedresidents faced,this funding<br />
enabled recipientstopay bills, get<br />
off the farmfor afew nights, or bring<br />
in specialised help to deal with some<br />
immediateissues, like damaged<br />
driveways.<br />
“Wewerealso pleased to be able to<br />
support the local Rural Women who<br />
have beendoing an excellentjob of<br />
ensuring our affected residents were<br />
cared for throughregularmeal<br />
deliveries.<br />
“Wealso acknowledgedthe impact<br />
the flood had on local community<br />
infrastructure like walking and<br />
cyclingtrails, so provided someseed<br />
fundingfor flood recovery to the<br />
Mountain Biking <strong>Ashburton</strong>club,<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> Motorcycle Club, and the<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> Lions Club so they canget<br />
on andrepair whatare valuable<br />
communityrecreation spaces.”<br />
Mr Brownthanked all those who<br />
We were privileged to have our<br />
Mayor Neil Brown presentand give<br />
congratulationstoour RW members<br />
for theworkdonein thecommunity.<br />
PaulineHewson, coordinator of<br />
thescholarship committee,<br />
introduced OliviaMacKenzie, the<br />
recipientofthe $1000 scholarship<br />
andwas presentedwitha<br />
certificate.<br />
Trophies were presentedand<br />
competitionwinners announce with<br />
vouchersfromArmadillo’s<br />
presented. Competition judgesfrom<br />
WI were thanked.<br />
Guest speaker, Kate Acland was<br />
introduced. Kate is awomen with<br />
many talents. She leftusimpressed<br />
withher commitment to many<br />
Neil Brown<br />
donated to the fund following the<br />
flood.<br />
“We live in agreat community that<br />
rallies around those in need at times<br />
of crisis,” he said.<br />
The distributed funding came from<br />
the Mayoral Relief Fund from NEMA<br />
($58,000), ADCGivealittlepage<br />
$8000, anddonated funds of $20,000.<br />
The fundingrecipientscomesas<br />
the CanterburyMayoral Forum<br />
released it’s midterm results of the<br />
leadership, advocacyand regional<br />
coordination shown for its<br />
Canterbury communities.<br />
The mayoral forum includesMid<br />
Canterbury represented by<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong>District mayor Neil<br />
Brown.<br />
The results, available at www.<br />
canterburymayors.org.nz detail<br />
progressofthe forum’s ‘Plan for<br />
Canterbury 202022’.<br />
Someofthe key priorities included<br />
projects from gaining aMaster’s<br />
degree at Lincoln and starting a<br />
winery in Marlborough. Kate is<br />
married to David and with their<br />
threechildren farm Mt Somers<br />
Stationwitha100 year visionfor the<br />
farming family,encompassingmuch<br />
diversification. Offfarm,Kate also<br />
holds directorshiponthree boards.<br />
Her closing remark “every<br />
problem has asolution”, epitomises<br />
her commitment.<br />
Our nextmeetingisFriday 10<br />
<strong>September</strong>,startingat9.45am<br />
(withoutacuppa), at theSinclair<br />
Centre.Ifcovid restrictionsdon’t<br />
allowthis,you will be notified.<br />
Inquiries, phoneMarg302 4717 or<br />
Sandra 302 4754.<br />
sustainableenvironmental<br />
managementofhabitats, shared<br />
economic prosperity, better freight<br />
transport options, climate change<br />
mitigationand adaptation, and<br />
enabling the sustainable<br />
managementofdrinking water,<br />
wastewater andstormwater services.<br />
The plan wasdevelopedin2020in<br />
awareness of the Covid19pandemic,<br />
andreplaced the Canterbury<br />
Regional Economic Development<br />
Strategyled by the forum since 2015.<br />
Someofthe forum’s key<br />
achievementshaveincluded:<br />
oversightofthe implementation of<br />
the Canterbury Water Management<br />
Strategy, the establishment of an<br />
EssentialFreshwater Steering<br />
Group to oversee aregional response<br />
to the Essential Freshwater package,<br />
working with partnerTeRunangao<br />
Ngai Tahu to deliver the Canterbury<br />
ThreeWaters Service Delivery<br />
Review projecttounderstand the<br />
probable impacts of the<br />
Government’s three watersreform<br />
on Canterburycouncilsand mapping<br />
Canterbury’s state highways for<br />
mobile blackspots, with the top ten<br />
blackspots agreed by Canterbury<br />
councils andemergency<br />
managementagencies<br />
Environment Canterbury chair<br />
Jenny Hugheysaid forthe regional<br />
council, being apart of this Forum<br />
gave many opportunitiestospeak<br />
with onevoice on issues that<br />
mattered across Canterbury.<br />
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HEALTH &BEAUTY<br />
URGENT CARE CLINIC<br />
WEEKEND DUTYDOCTORS<br />
IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCYPHONE 111<br />
Forall othermedicalassistance outside of normal<br />
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All non-residents and visa holders please bring your<br />
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New Zealanders’tobring some form of ID.<br />
The<strong>Ashburton</strong> Duty Practice for...<br />
Saturday11th <strong>September</strong> is<br />
MooreStreet Medical Centre, MooreStreet,<strong>Ashburton</strong>.<br />
Consultations will be by appointmentonly.<br />
To make an appointmentcallyour regular GP 24/7.<br />
Sunday12th <strong>September</strong> is<br />
Eastfield Health, 135 Tancred Street,<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 03 302 8105<br />
or Rakaia Medical Centre on 03 303 5002.<br />
Details foraccessing the afterhours services will be<br />
on the answer phone.<br />
PHARMACIES<br />
Wises Pharmacy,CountdownComplex,<br />
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Saturday from 9.00am until 1.00pm<br />
Sunday from 10.00am until 1.00pm<br />
At Geraldine: TheGeraldine Pharmacywill be open<br />
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Closed Sundays and Public Holidays<br />
Forfree24hour Telephone Health Advice<br />
Phone the healthline on 0800 611 116<br />
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POULTRY<br />
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TRADE &SERVICES<br />
CARPET Cleaning. Powerful<br />
equipment and fast drying.<br />
Upholstery, mats and rugs.<br />
Experienced owner/operator.<br />
Phone John Cameron<br />
at Supersucker. 027 435<br />
1042 or 308 1677<br />
CARR’S Chimney Cleaning,<br />
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surrounding districts, $60<br />
per chimney. Phone<br />
Rodney on 03 324 2999<br />
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COMPUTER Problems? For<br />
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contact Kelvin, KJB<br />
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308 8989. SuperGold discount<br />
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ALTERATIONS; Sewing,<br />
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Michelle on 027 352 7248.<br />
BUILD work to do? Contact<br />
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Qualified Tradesmen.<br />
Phone Cawte 027 418<br />
7955.<br />
CARPET 2YOU -for all your<br />
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vinyl, re-stretch and repair,<br />
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220 9997.<br />
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SITUATIONS VACANT<br />
Head Caretaker<br />
SITUATIONS VACANT<br />
An exciting opportunityhas come up to<br />
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To applyforthisposition(orforfurtherinformation)<br />
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Alternatively, applications can be dropped off at<br />
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Applications close on<br />
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Dunstan Hospital, Clyde<br />
Come andlive the dream in CentralOtago!<br />
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Specifically, the Charge Nurse is responsible for the<br />
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Formoreinformation onthis role andtoapply,please visit<br />
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SITUATIONS VACANT<br />
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Dunstan Hospital<br />
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An awesome opportunitytolivein<br />
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SITUATIONS VACANT<br />
CLASSIFIEDS<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>September</strong> 9, <strong>2021</strong><br />
SITUATIONS VACANT<br />
bureau chief<br />
Gore<br />
29<br />
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Acopyofthe fulljob description canbefoundat<br />
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2414273<br />
REGISTERED<br />
NURSE PART<br />
TIME WITH<br />
FLEXIBLE HOURS<br />
TO SUIT<br />
Seniorcare Geraldine Inc<br />
(Waihi Lodge Care Centre)<br />
requires a<br />
Registered Nurse.<br />
If you enjoy working within a<br />
friendly, warm and caring<br />
team and have empathy for<br />
the elderly, we welcome<br />
you.<br />
For further information<br />
please phone Tina, our<br />
Manager on<br />
03 693 8131 or email:<br />
manager@waihilodge.co.nz<br />
TRADE &SERVICES<br />
CONCRETE Services -<br />
Driveways, paths, patios,<br />
mowing edging. Decorative<br />
Concrete Specialist operating<br />
locally with 30 years<br />
experience. No job too big<br />
or small. Contactless service<br />
offered. Phone Paul<br />
021 152 1966.<br />
DRIVEWAYS, Patios and<br />
Paths, Plain Concrete, Coloured<br />
Concrete or Exposed<br />
Agregate Concrete.<br />
Paveco, 13 Robinson<br />
Street. 100% local. Phone<br />
307 6466 for aquote.<br />
ENGINEERING repairs, fabrication,<br />
farm equipment<br />
service and maintenance,<br />
WOF repairs, machining<br />
and welding. Odd jobs a<br />
speciality. Mobile workshop.<br />
Can collect. Phone<br />
Malcolm 0274 754 241.<br />
SPRAY PAINTER/PREPPER<br />
Afull time position has become available in our<br />
Panel and Paintshop foraQualified Spray Painter.<br />
Theposition requires<br />
• Good work ethics<br />
• Have ahigh standardindetail and finish<br />
• Tobereliable<br />
• The abilitytoworkunsupervised<br />
• Toworkinateam and meet production deadlines<br />
• NZresidencyorvalid NZ work visa<br />
Please send resume and cover letter to<br />
TheGeneral Manager<br />
Bus and Truck Body Work Ltd<br />
PO Box51, <strong>Ashburton</strong>7740<br />
Phone Keith on 0274 274 007 or 307 0378<br />
Email busandtruckbodywork@xtra.co.nz<br />
TRADE &SERVICES<br />
FLY control and spider<br />
proofing. For all your<br />
domestic and industrial<br />
pest control needs phone<br />
AJ Kerr at <strong>Ashburton</strong> Pest<br />
Control on 03 308 8147 or<br />
027 432 5447<br />
FURNITURE Removals. For<br />
all your household removal<br />
needs - urban, rural lifestyle,<br />
office relocations -<br />
call Nudges Furniture<br />
Removals, phone 027 224<br />
06<strong>09</strong>.<br />
GARDENING, mowing,<br />
pruning, fertilising, projects<br />
or general spruce ups? Call<br />
Andrew at Spruce Gardens<br />
to get the job done right.<br />
027 765 2899 or 03 307<br />
1693.<br />
sprucegardens@xtra.co.nz<br />
TRADE &SERVICES<br />
GUTTER Cleaning. Using a<br />
vacuum system to clean<br />
out the debris is a faster<br />
and cleaner process. Call<br />
Allan on 027 2<strong>09</strong> 5026<br />
LOCKSMITH/Door repairs.<br />
Keys/locks, sliding and bifold<br />
door roller repairs.<br />
Mobile service. Call Nigel at<br />
Doors and More. Ph 027<br />
516 7104<br />
PLASTERING<br />
&COATINGS<br />
2413350<br />
Rockcote. Waterproofing.<br />
Texture/Specialist<br />
Coatings.<br />
The Finishing Company<br />
03 307 8870 2390672<br />
Nursing Director and<br />
Quality Manager (Fulltime)<br />
Central OtagoHealth ServicesLtd<br />
(DunstanHospital) CentralOtago<br />
This new fulltime position will be based atDunstan<br />
Hospital in Clyde, Central Otago. Situated 2.5 hours<br />
away from the base hospital in Dunedin, we are<br />
passionate about ruralhealthcare and serving our rural<br />
communities.<br />
This role combines strategic, nursing leadership from<br />
a professional perspective with providing leadership<br />
and oversight of COHSL’s Quality Assurance and<br />
Improvement Programme. The role will provide<br />
professional advice to the CEO, Clinical Services<br />
Manager and others in the clinician management<br />
partnership on mattersrelating to Nursing Practiceand<br />
will foster astrong quality improvement culture across<br />
theorganisation.<br />
Formoreinformation on this role and to apply,please<br />
visitour website: www.cohsl.co.nz/joinourteam<br />
TRADE &SERVICES<br />
SUN Control Window Tinting:<br />
Privacy, UV, glare, heat<br />
control for homes, offices<br />
and cars. Phone Craig<br />
Rogers 307 6347, member<br />
Master Tinters NZ. www.<br />
windowtinter.co.nz<br />
TINT-A-WINDOW, fade, UV<br />
block, glare, heat control,<br />
safety, security, privacy,<br />
frosting films, solar protective<br />
window films. Free<br />
quotes, 20 years local service.<br />
Phone 0800 368 468<br />
now, Bill Breukelaar, www.<br />
tintawindow.co.nz<br />
TRADE &SERVICES<br />
PAINTER for all your painting<br />
needs. No job too small,<br />
inside or outside. Professional<br />
friendly service.<br />
Phone Pete 03 308 1672 or<br />
027 200 1619.<br />
FRUIT &PRODUCE<br />
POTATOES; Nadine, Red<br />
Rascall and Agria $1.25kg,<br />
or pre-ordered 10kg bags<br />
$10. Phone 03 308 3195 or<br />
027 531 9103. 81 Elizabeth<br />
Street, <strong>Ashburton</strong>.<br />
Dental Assistant<br />
We are alocally owned and operated modern<br />
dental practice based in <strong>Ashburton</strong> with 3<br />
Dentists and 2OralHealth Therapists. Wehave an<br />
opportunity for afriendly person to join our busy<br />
team.<br />
We arelooking forsomeone who is well presented,<br />
energetic,physically fit andhas the abilitytobuild<br />
rapport with patients in acheerful light-hearted<br />
manner.<br />
Youwill support the Clinician by assisting during<br />
dental appointments and instrument sterilisation.<br />
For this you will need to be well organised<br />
with attention to detail and be able to follow<br />
instructions.<br />
Computer skills and adriver’slicenceare required,<br />
worth noting apolicecheck will be done.<br />
If you want to work in a positive, fast paced<br />
environment where patient care is the number<br />
one priority please apply inperson or send your<br />
coverletter and CV to:<br />
Bernie Jopson<br />
PracticeCoordinator<br />
bernie@parksidenz.co.nz<br />
03 038 7472<br />
Applications close for this position on<br />
Tuesday14th <strong>September</strong> <strong>2021</strong> at 5.00pm.<br />
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Job Vacancies<br />
Position: Bilingual Health Navigator, RefugeeSettlement<br />
SupportService<strong>Ashburton</strong>–2positions<br />
Bilingual: Hazaragi, Dari/Farsi and English<br />
Location: Refugee SettlementSupportService, <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
Hours of Work: 40hrs full time.<br />
Bilingual Health NavigatorRole<br />
TheRefugee SettlementSupportServicein<strong>Ashburton</strong>islooking fortwo<br />
Bilingual Health Navigators to join our team. TheBilingual Health Navigatorwill<br />
supportnewly arrivedformer refugees to access healthrelatedservices.Akey<br />
componentofthis role will be to actasaninterpreterfor clients when they are<br />
accessing health services.You will receiveongoing professional developmentin<br />
your role as interpreteraswell as relevanttrainingthatwill assist youwith the<br />
skills and experienceneeded forthis position.<br />
Forculturally appropriate servicedeliveryweare seeking 1maleand 1female<br />
Bilingual Navigator. We welcome individual applications or jointapplications<br />
from membersofthe same family.<br />
TheCurrent Ethnic Refugee SettlementCommunityin<strong>Ashburton</strong>: Afghan<br />
(Hazara,Tajik)<br />
Bilingual Health NavigatorSkills:<br />
We arelooking forcandidateswho have the following key attributes:<br />
•You will have relevantworkorlived experienceinthe refugee field,aseither a<br />
former refugee and/or have extensive knowledge of Afghan culture.<br />
•Have ahigh level of Hazaragi, Dari/Farsi and English language skills<br />
•Have ahigh level of cultural safetyand the abilitytoworkwith respectand<br />
empathywith people from differentcultural backgrounds.<br />
•Have aworking level of computer skills,email,Word.<br />
•Have excellenttime managementskills.<br />
•Have good communicationskills.<br />
•Hold acurrent motor vehicle driver’s license and willing to travel to fulfil job<br />
requirements<br />
•Empathy withhumanitarian causes<br />
•Enthusiasm and commitmenttoworkaspartofateam<br />
•Thereisanexpectation thatthe person is based in <strong>Ashburton</strong>-Safer Mid<br />
Canterburywill supportand contributetowards relocation costs.<br />
To read job description and download application form go to:<br />
www.safermidcanterbury.org.nz careers webpage.<br />
Applications close Friday1st October<br />
Forfurther questions,please contact AniKoperu on: 033081395<br />
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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 />
HOME SERVICES<br />
SELL<br />
BIG Roosters for eating. $17.<br />
each (live). Phone 302<br />
69<strong>09</strong>. Please leave amessage.<br />
GARDEN SUPPLIES<br />
2414491<br />
FIREWOOD Logs available.<br />
Blue gum and hybrid black<br />
poplar. Phone Andrew<br />
Dunne Farm Services, 027<br />
247 5577<br />
SAVE $100. on next winters<br />
firewood. Old Man Pine 6m 3<br />
$495.00. Limited supply.<br />
WINZ accredited. Free<br />
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7563.<br />
SELL<br />
LPG<br />
REFILLS<br />
Small LPG cylinders<br />
Off Street Parking<br />
Available<br />
Arthur Cates Ltd<br />
26 McNally Street<br />
Ph 308 5397<br />
Riverside Industrial Estate<br />
LPG REFILLS<br />
9kg cylinders<br />
$27.50<br />
Askaboutour<br />
deliveryservice<br />
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17 Grey St,<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
Phone 307 2707<br />
2379296<br />
2379300<br />
ROOF COATINGS: All roof<br />
types, specializing in<br />
Decramastic and Long Run<br />
Iron, Coloursteel etc, steep<br />
roofs not a problem. —<br />
Spraymaster 027-433-7780.<br />
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 />
027 278 1354. Open 7<br />
days.<br />
PUBLIC NOTICE<br />
Kindly sponsored by<br />
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PUBLIC NOTICE<br />
We areopenour usual<br />
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Level2guidelines<br />
Adult cats available<br />
9months -3years old<br />
Thank youfor the food donations.<br />
OUTOFZONE ENROLMENTSFOR 2022<br />
2414174<br />
The Methven Primary School Board of<br />
Trustees is accepting applications from<br />
parents/caregivers who wish to enrol their<br />
child atMethven Primary School in2022. A<br />
limited number of out ofzone places will be<br />
available for New Entrant -Year 5Students.<br />
An enrolmentscheme andzoneisinplace and<br />
detailsofthiscan be obtainedfromthe school<br />
office or website.<br />
The deadlinefor outofzoneapplicationsfor<br />
2022 is 3pm, Friday15 th October.<br />
Application formsare availablefrom:<br />
SchoolOffice-03 3028500<br />
Website-www.methven.school.nz/enrolment<br />
We invite parents/caregivers to contact the<br />
office ifthey wish tolearn more about our<br />
school andarrange atour.<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
FanciersSociety<br />
PoultryAucon<br />
10 October <strong>2021</strong><br />
Entries Close<br />
25 <strong>September</strong> <strong>2021</strong><br />
Writefor Selling<br />
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No 4RD,<strong>Ashburton</strong>, 7774<br />
or go to our website<br />
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WANTED TO BUY<br />
SOUTH/MID-Canterbury<br />
Fotonews-Vol 1 No’s 1-9,<br />
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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 />
GARDEN SUPPLIES<br />
GARDENERS Specials.<br />
Sheep or Cow manure<br />
$8/bag. Medium-square linseed<br />
straw $50. Mediumsquare<br />
pea straw $60.<br />
Phone Alan 027 496 7136,<br />
Ian 027 286 3697. AHinds<br />
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MUSHROOM COMPOST<br />
Nowisthe time to dig in our topqualitymushroom<br />
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MEETINGS<br />
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$9.24 weekly<br />
WAS$1749<br />
$<br />
1398<br />
$9.45 weekly<br />
Large8kg capacity<br />
BONUS<br />
WITH THIS OFFER<br />
c<br />
3 5 OFF<br />
• 8kg,large capacity<br />
• 11wash<br />
programmes,wash a<br />
varietyofclothes<br />
• 20minutequick<br />
wash, greatfor small/<br />
lightly soiled loads<br />
• H1076mm W670mm<br />
D680mm<br />
Easy functions<br />
LIMITED<br />
STOCK<br />
• Bakeand grill functions,<br />
simple to use<br />
• Power sockets on sides,<br />
greatfor toaster etc.<br />
• Warmer drawer, warm<br />
plate/rest food<br />
• H1146mm W596mm D<br />
610mm<br />
Energy efficient<br />
• 7kg,large capacity<br />
• Condenser,no<br />
venting<br />
• Heatpump dryer,<br />
energy efficient<br />
• H846mm W597mm<br />
D568mm<br />
290 litres<br />
• 290 litres,good storage<br />
space<br />
• Frost free freezer,<br />
convenientand<br />
save time<br />
• Reversible door,position<br />
wherebest foryou<br />
• H1714mm W595mm<br />
D650mm<br />
NZ Made Queen Bed Chorus Queen Devotion Queen Chorus DeluxeKing<br />
GREAT<br />
PRICE<br />
PRICE $<br />
698<br />
$4.87 weekly<br />
WAS$2699<br />
$<br />
1190<br />
$8.<strong>09</strong> weekly<br />
GREAT PRICE<br />
WAS$2699<br />
$<br />
1490<br />
$10.05 weekly<br />
LIMITED STOCK<br />
WAS$2999<br />
$<br />
1690<br />
$11.36weekly<br />
5YEAR WARRANTY<br />
5YEAR WARRANTY<br />
• Qualityinnerspring mattress,NZmade Eco foam<br />
forcomfort and durability<br />
VERYLIMITED STOCK<br />
• Dunlop Foam –produced in NZ it provides<br />
exceptional comfortand long lasting durable<br />
support<br />
• Pocket Spring Sleep System–providingsupport<br />
whereneeded and helps eliminate partner<br />
disturbance.<br />
• Conforma Coil SupportSystem–provides minimum<br />
partner disturbance<br />
• Breathable Knit Fabric –healthier sleep surface<br />
IMMEDIATE DELIVERY<br />
• Pillowtop Pocket Spring System –Reduced<br />
partner disturbance<br />
• Ultra fresh –for allergy support<br />
• Mediumcomfort<br />
BONUS<br />
WITH THIS OFFER<br />
c<br />
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32’’SmartTV<br />
55’’4KSmartTV<br />
65’’4KSmartTV<br />
75’’4KSmartTV<br />
LIMITED<br />
STOCK<br />
WAS$699<br />
$<br />
537<br />
$3.82 weekly<br />
IN-STOCK<br />
NOW<br />
WAS$2999<br />
$<br />
1945<br />
$13.02 weekly<br />
AVAILABLE<br />
NOW<br />
WAS$3599<br />
$<br />
2475<br />
$16.49 weekly<br />
LIMITED<br />
STOCK<br />
WAS$4999<br />
$<br />
3537<br />
$23.49 weekly<br />
• HDresolutioncombined with Panasonic Vivid Digital<br />
Proprocessor results in amazing picturequality<br />
• Panasonic Android TV allows youtosearchthrough<br />
heaps of Apps like Netflix, SparkSportand somuch<br />
morefromone remote<br />
• UHF tuner allows youtowatchFreeview straight<br />
from the TV<br />
• 4K200Hzpanel is designed foramoresuperior<br />
watching experience. Greatfor watching sportand<br />
everyday television<br />
• Panasonic easy to use large button remoteallows<br />
youtouse your new SmartTVfeatures much easier<br />
• UHF and satellitetuner allows youtowatch Freeview<br />
straightfromthe TV<br />
• 4Kresolution paired with Panasonic fast HXC<br />
processor offers amazing vibrantcoloursfor superior<br />
picturequality<br />
• Panasonic user friendly remoteallowsyou to access<br />
all of Panasonic greatonline contentlike TVNZ On<br />
Demand and Netflix and so much more<br />
• UHF and satellitetuner alows youtowatch Freeview<br />
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• Panasonic remotehas largebuttons which areeasy<br />
to operatethe Panasonic Smartfunctions,likeNetflix<br />
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• Satelliteand UHF tuner allows youtowatch Freeview<br />
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