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HopeforRelayFor forRelayForLife 

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Funding for 

foodbank 

TONI.WILLIAMS 

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Ashburton ContractingLtd's Kathy Jack, left, and EmmaPrichard with personalised glass tumblers 

for sale as part of the company's Relay for Life fundraising. 

PHOTO TONI WILLIAMS 

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Sunflower 

seedling seller 

TheMid Canterbury Cancer 

Societyand Relay ForLife 

committee are continuing 

withplansfor RelayFor Life 

nextmonth, hopefulofa 

change in covid restrictions. 

Theeventwill takeplace at 

the AshburtonDomain Oval 

on Saturday, October 16 from 

10amto10pm. 

CancerSociety’sMid 

Canterbury Centre manager 

Annie Bonifant said 

preparations were continuing 

‘‘for thiswonderful 

community event in the hope 

we willbeinAlertLevel 1’’. 

Relay ForLife is an 

opportunity for the 

communitytoget together to 

remember lovedones lost to 

cancer, celebratecancer 

survivors and those going 

throughcancer currently, and 

to fightback againstcancerby 

raisingfundstosupport the 

Cancer Society’s research, 

advocacy andsupport 

services. 

“Weare thrilled to have 59 

teams registeredto 

participateinthisRelay For 

Lifeand teams can still 

registeronour websitewww. 

midcanterbury.relayforlife. 

org.nz,” Mrs Bonifant said. 

Team McLeod,set up by the 

family of thelateCharlotte 

McLeod,isone of the teams 

entered whohave beenbusy 

withfundraisingactivities 

including afashionshow, 

runningaraffle in 

conjunction with Morrison’s 

Saddlery and auctioning a 

Richie Mo'unga World Cup 

rugby jersey. 

They have alsobeen selling 

lamingtons, salmonand glitter 

jarsand have alolly jar 

competitionrunningat 

Chicago Joes. 

“We are doing theRelay For 

Life for our beautifullittlegirl 

wholost her battle to cancerin 

June,”Charlotte’s mother, 

Hayley,said. 

“We are also doingittohelp 

support theCancerSociety 

whowere an enormous 

supportfor myself andmy 

familywhenIwas going 

through breast cancer 

treatment.” 

Also fundraisingfor Relay 

ForLife are staff from 

Ashburton ContractingLtd 

whohave goaltoraise $15,000 

this year, toppingthe $12,500 

they raised for the event three 

years ago. 

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Property owner Tricroft and its 

tenantSmithsAshburton (Smiths 

City) are awaiting adecision from an 

independenthearingcommissioner 

on whether trading can continue out 

of the former Bunningsbuilding on 

West Street. 

Tricroft has applied for aresource 

consent because the premises does 

not comply with Ashburton District 

Council’s new Plan Change4,which 

aims to give prioritytothe 

development of retail in the town 

centre (Business A). 

The West Streetsite is zoned 

Business Cand SmithsAshburton’s 

wish for retail floorspace of 1002m2 

exceeds the permitted maximumof 

750m2. 

As well as being anoncomplying 

activity under District Plan rules, the 

application refers back to the 

consent issuedfor the formeruse of 

the site by Bunnings Warehouse. 

Council has allowed Smiths 

Ashburton to operatesince June at 

the site, pending the decision of the 

resource consent process. 

Limited retail activities are 

permitted at the site but mustbeyard 

based and tradebasedsuppliers. 

Tricroftintendssplitting the large 

4725m2space into three separate 

tenancies because of the demand in 

the market. 

Tricroftgeneralmanager Tony 

Gilbert, in his statement of evidence 

to the hearing commissioner,said 

Tricroft supportedongoingvitality 

and the general health of the town 

centre,but did not believe there was 

currently the space or conditions 

required for alarge format retailer 

Gearing-up for Relay For Life 

From Page1 

As partofthe Mid CanterburyRelay 

For Life stafffrom Ashburton 

Contracting are sellingpersonalised 

glasstumblersand coffeecups asa 

way to ‘raise aglass to celebrate, 

support, or remember someone 

specialthathas battled’. 

The glassware costs $10 each, or 

$35 for four, andcan be printed with 

any personalisedname or message. 

Orders can be made by callingthe 

company, or via message on their 

The Smiths Ashburton store on West Street, Ashburton. 

(LFR)like Smiths Ashburtonto 

operate in the central business 

district (CBD). 

There had been urgency for the 

business to relocate from its former 

site and also the risk of the company 

exitingAshburtonaltogether. 

LFRs weretypically found outside 

of the town centre,which meant 

easiertraffic access and better 

promotion of the business, he said. 

In his evidence opposing the 

application local property valuer 

and consultant Clark McLeod,who 

submitted as an individual within 

the Ashburton Retailers Group, said 

Smiths Ashburton may or may not be 

suitedtothe CBD, but the proposed 

West Street relocation wouldhave ‘‘a 

significant impact detractingfrom 

Facebook page. 

Staff will also be manninga 

barbecueduring the Relay forLife 

sellingbaconand egg butties and 

steak sandwichesatmealtimes. 

Fundraisingthis year is more 

importantthan eversincethe Cancer 

Society wasunable to holdits 

Daffodil Daystreetcollection last 

monthdue to Covid19 restrictions. 

CancerSociety managerAnnie 

Bonifantsaid there was plenty of 

encouragementfor teamstokeepup 

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the CBD businesses.’’ 

He said the cost of development 

and therefore the costofretail 

occupancyinanouter Business C 

location was significantly lessthan a 

central business location. 

That lowercost would have the 

tendency to draw other business 

from central locations and 

potentially create avacuum from the 

CBD. 

Evidencewas provided in person 

and via Zoom for both Tricroft and 

AshburtonDistrict Council during 

the eight hour hearinginfront of 

commissioner Ken Fletcher. 

The hearing was adjourned for the 

clarification of afew small matters 

and adecisionwas expectedin the 

nextfour weeks. 

their fundraisingefforts. 

‘‘(We)wouldlove it if Mid 

Cantabrians would show their 

support by donatingtotheir favourite 

teamonthe MidCanterbury Relay 

for Life website. 

‘‘Wealso wanttoacknowledge our 

fourmajorevent sponsors for this 

year’s Relay ForLife –ahuge thank 

you to Property Brokers, Midlands 

Seeds, Argyle WelshFinniganand 

Paterson’s Funeral Services for their 

support.” 

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NEWS 

Ashburton Courier, September 23, 2021 

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Covid restrictions cause events rethink 

TONI.WILLIAMS 


The South Islandremains 

under Alert Level 2restrictions 

for at least two moreweeks, but 

the limit on indoor gatherings 

has risen from50to100 people. 

The increase has been 

welcomed by many restaurants 

and publicans, but for those 

with upcoming outdoor events 

and no changetolimits, its 

either seen the cancellation of 

events planned in the nexttwo 

weeks, or arethink of howto 

run eventsunder the new level 

restrictions. 

The covidrestrictions have 

forced the cancellation of 

Boulevard Dayand the Mid 

TownMardi Gras, both due to 

run in Ashburton on Monday, 

butorganisersofthe Ashburton 

A&PShow have time on their 

side. 

Show administrative 

secretaryLucille Brown said 

the show committee were 

leaving theirfinal decision on 

howthe show wouldrun until 

October 18. 

Then they would know 

whether the showonOctober 29 

and30would go ahead at Level 

1, or run as an entrants/ 

exhibitoronly show under 

Level2with no spectators. 

‘If we are still in Level2on 

October 18 the decision will be 

made the run an entrant/ 

exhibitor only showwith all 

sections of the schedule 

participating,’’ she said. 

Entries for the show had been 

steady with good numbers 

across all sections, however 

covid restrictions maysee some 

equestrian classes unable to 

run due to ground space, but all 

horse of the yearclasses would 

be staged. 

The final entry date for 

competitions had been 

extended until October 8when 

Mrs Brown and committee 

members would be at the 

showgroundstoaccept final 

entries. 

No late entrieswould be 

received and if, in the unlikely 

event theAlert Levels went 

back up again, entryfees would 

be refunded in full,she said. 

Raising the indoors 

gatherings limit has made 

hosting some events more 

viable such as the Mid 

Canterbury Children’s Theatre 

(MCCT) production of ‘Disney’s 

TheLittle Mermaid Jnr’which 

willgoonasplanned on 

October 8, 9and 10. 

Show spokesperson Nicola 

Walker said after anailbiting 

timewaiting for the AlertLevel 

changes which came about this 

week, allcast and creware 

excited to get the show on Stage 

for an audience. 

‘‘MCCT committee,directing 

teamand cast have spent the 

lastalmost six months pulling 

together ‘Disney’s The Little 

Mermaid Jnr’ afterhaving to 

cancel the showin2020 due to 

the pandemic.’’ 

‘‘The castand directingteam 

have beenworking hard, 

despite the covid interruptions, 

and with an intensive rehearsal 

schedule planned for the first 

week of the school holidays, we 

will be ready! 

‘‘Ourawesome set is almost 

complete, our amazing 

costumes are nearly readytobe 

adorned and props have been 

created and sought,’’ Mrs 

Walker said. 

‘‘Roger and the team at 

Ashburton Trust Event Centre 

have beenamazing at helping 

us get to stage and are looking 

forward to welcomingpatrons 

back to the theatre.’’ 

Tickets, which cost from $25, 

are available at Ashburton 

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Crowds pack aprevious Boulevard Day. 

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Day gone, 

organiser 

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For the secondconsecutiveyearcovidhas 

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Ashburtonand organiser BobMcDonald is 

nottoo happy. 

He is disappointed and frustrated by the 

decision nottoreturn theSouth Island to 

Level1. 

‘‘We’vehad no covid community cases in 

the South Island for about ayear now and 

yet we’re still kept at Level 2Idon’treally 

understand it,’’ he said. 

It wasone of those things youcouldn’t 

do anything about, but it wasalost 

opportunity for sellers, buyers andthe 

Ashburton community,he said. 

Boulevard Daycould only happen 

underLevel 1because of the numbers 

involved. 

He had pulledthe pin on the eventon 

Monday night and emailed nearly100 

stallholderswho were due to set up for it. 

Looking ahead, he said the eventwould 

return to its traditional location on East 

Street next year. 

‘‘We just don’t know what thefuture 

holdsfor events in NewZealand with 

covid hanging around. 

‘‘A lot of peoplespend timeand money 

organising events and theyneedsome 

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Tea and tinkering, men back at the shed 

It’s beenamonth between cups 

of tea andbanter at the 

Ashburton MenzShed,but last 

week the boys were back. 

Socialisingisabig part of the 

Menz Shed concept and timeis 

always taken to sit downto 

catch up over morning tea. 

After amonth’s lay off, shed 

members areback at workona 

varietyofwoodworking and 

engineering projects. 

Projects are done for 

themselves and for the 

community andmost involve 

some collective input. 

Ashburton Menz Shed 

president Richard Durie said 

the shedwas operating under 

Level2rules and members 

were happy to be able to come 

together again. 

The shedwas about 

friendship andtinkeringon 

projects. 

Membership was more than 

50 and mostmemberswere 

retired. 

Adviceand ideas for projects 

or repairwork were shared 

liberally and help wasalways at 

hand,MrDurie said. 

The shedcomplex on William 

Streethas dedicated work 

areas with spaces for 

engineering, carpentry, and 

operatingmachinery. 

It is open on Tuesdays, 

Wednesdaysand Thursdays 

between9am until 2pm. 

Prospective new members 

are welcome to check out the 

facilitiesand meet the friendly 

bunch whospend time there. 

Catching up over acup of tea last week at the Ashburton Menz Shed were (from left) Keith Robertson, 

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Board gets water reform update 

Questionswere askedabout the 

Three Waters reform atMonday’s 

Methven Community Board (MCB) 

meeting. 

Board member KelvinHolmes 

asked Ashburton District mayor 

Neil Brown if Three Waters was an 

asset grab from local governmentby 

centralgovernment. 

He wantedtoknowthe valueof 

thedistrict’s waterassets inthe 

ground andifthemoneybeing 

offered for them was enough. 

The district’s water schemewas 

valued at $200 millionand hada 

debt $30m, Mr Brownsaid. 

ThreeWaters wasoffering 

$16.75m and would take over the 

debt. 

Council had anumber of 

questions thatstill needed answers 

andhadbeenencouragingthe 

communitytooffer its feedback. 

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he said. 

The reform could see the 

council’s three watersservices– 

drinking water, wastewater,and 

stormwater–becomepart of alarge 

South Island entity, one of four 

proposed to take overthe work from 

67 councilsacross thecountry. 

The company commissioned by 

the Government to look at the 

reform said Ashburton ratepayers 

would pay $1640 per serviced 

property for thosewaterservices in 

30 years’ timeifitwas part of the 

reforms, but$8690 if it wasnot. 

Councilwas asking for more 

clarificationaroundthose numbers 

and others, Mr Brown said. 

ThreeWaters alsoestimated9000 

people would be employed in water 

in thefuture,which wasfar higher 

thanthe 5000 currentlyemployed. 

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All councils needed to be in on 

Three Waters for it to work, he said, 

but it was too early at this stage to 

make adecision. 

IfThree Waters went ahead, 

Ashburton would have,ineffect, a 

1/27 shareinthe South Islandentity, 

butitwas not cleariffuture water 

issues here would be listened to and 

acted upon. 

It was also still unclearif 

government could mandate on 

Three watersifcouncilsdid optout, 

he said. 

Councillor Rodger Letham said 

some figures andassumptions 

supplied on Three Waters did not 

stack up. 

‘‘It’s proving difficult to get 

answers and without answers we 

can’t make adecision.’’ 

MCB is supportive of the 

approach andprocesses on water 

reformbeing following by council. 

Farmers 

market set 

to re-start 

Freshlygrowngardenproduce, artisan 

products, preserves and pickles, andawhole 

lot morewillbeonsale from this weekend 

when the Ashburton District Farmers’ 

Market restarts in downtown Ashburton. 

Membersofthe public can expect to see 

mostoftheir favourite stallholders return, 

and some fresh new faces,atthe popular 

Saturdaymorning marketsheld on the West 

Street car park, opposite the library. 

The markets have beenrun on the site 

since 2007 andseesstallholders selling 

seasonal, fresh food direct toconsumers 

each week from 9am to 12.30pm. It runs from 

September25through until Easter. Covid 

restrictionswill be followedwith QR codes, 

or sign in sheets on site.


NEWS 


5 

Funding boost for local foodbank 

DANIEL.TOBIN 


The latest Covid19 restrictions 

has seen it get increasingly 

tough for some residents in 

Ashburton and, as aresult, 

foodbanks in the area have 

seen an exponential surge in 

demand for food parcels, 

putting strain on their 

immediate resources. 

In response, Foodstuffs 

(South Island) Community 

Trust has pledged $100,000 of 

immediate product and 

financial support to their 

foodbank partners across the 

South Island, with St Vincent 

De Paul Ashburton receiving 

$2750. 

St Vincent de Paul Ashburton 

provides immediate assistance 

to those suffering with food 

insecurity, and their team of 

volunteers regularly packs and 

distributes food parcels to 

those in need. 

St Vincent de Paul Ashburton 

manager Donna Collins said 

most of the food was donated by 

people and charities like Toot 

for Tucker and Meat the Need. 

‘‘But when we run out then 

we need to buy the groceries, 

that's the reason for the shop, 

we sell the goods which pays 

our power and rent, then we use 

the money to buy groceries, so 

the food grant is making that 

money go further, which is 

fantastic.’’ 

The food parcels are designed 

to carry someoneover to the 

next pay day and have abalance 

of foodthat can be put together 

St Vincent de Paul Ashburton manager Donna Collinssets out with afood parcel. 

to make avariety of meals, the 

parcelsinclude stapleslike 

rice, milk, bread, eggs, meat, 

WeetBix, noodlesand canned 

goods, therecan alsobeatreat 

like chocolateorahand knitted 

item included in the packs. 

It can be hard for someone 

who is experiencing adifficult 

time financiallytoadmit they 

need support. 

‘‘A lot of our referralscome 

from other people like a 

neighbour or family member, 

but we do get self referrals, we 

ask aseries of questions, then 

PHOTO DANIEL TOBIN 

takethe food parcel out,’’ Mrs 

Collins said. 

Being able to helppeoplewho 

are in needisajob she loves. 

‘‘It’s amazing, Iget ahuge 

kickout of doing this, its so 

nicetohelp people who, for 

whateverreason, can’t buy 

theirgroceries.’’ 

St Vincent De Paul Ashburton 

president Michael Hanham was 

delightedwith the additional 

funding from the Foodstuffs 

(South Island) Community 

Trust. 

‘‘Many in the locality are 

doingittough and the recent 

Covid19restrictions are taking 

theirtoll with more and more 

families struggling to put food 

on the table. The additional 

funding from the Trustmeans 

we can purchase essential 

groceries for our food parcels, 

helping us to meetthe increased 

demand and providingmuch 

needed relief for those in our 

community who need it,’’ he 

said. 

Foodstuffs (South Island) 

CommunityTrust chairJustin 

Smithsaid feedback from 

foodbank partners during the 

Deltaoutbreak saw them 

struggling to meet the 

community demand. 

‘‘So we took immediate action 

to help. Our foodbankpartners 

and City Missions do incredible 

work,and we feel privileged to 

be able to supportthem.” 

Charities and community 

organisations can continue to 

applyfor the Foodstuffs (South 

Island) Community Trust grant 

on the Foodstuffs South Island 

website: www.foodstuffssi.co. 

nz/herefornz 

Butcher’s Hawaiian iron man dreams on ice 

Local butcher shop owner and athlete 

Mike Hanson hashad an uphill battle 

trading throughlockdownsand Delta 

alert levels, on top of this during 

lockdown last month he was told the 

world ironman champs in Hawaii were 

postponed. 

Mike has been trainingfor at least20 

hours aweek for the last few months 

leading up to the event, timing to peak at 

the date of the race. 

The World Ironman Championships 

was due to take place on 9October, a 

notice on the official website states: 

‘Covid19 is worse in Hawaii thanat 

any point in the pandemic. This risk 

affects athletes, volunteers, partners, 

staff, the community everyone. After 

deep andcareful consultation with 

countyand state officials and other 

important constituents, we agree: the 

risks right now are too great to bear.’ 

The race has been rescheduledfor 

February 2022, but Mike is holding back 

on making adecision on taking part 

because of the uncertainty around covid, 

andbeing abusiness owner. 

‘‘That’s what makesithardfor the 

butcher shop,ittakes four different 

flights to get from NZ to Hawaii, you need 

to take eight weeks off to go there, 

because you mighthavequarantineover 

there, do the race comebackand might 

get another few weeks quarantine here,’’ 

he said. 

It has been along road for Mike to 

qualify forthe WorldChamps, only the 

top five in each age group in the country 

can qualify to compete. 

‘‘It’s like apinnacle you cancompete in 

normal iron man racing but you need to 

get in the top five in thecountry to go to 

the worldchamps.’’ 

Mike has been training for nine years 

and has qualified forthe 5059 agegroup. 

He now plans to slow down on his 

training until Summer when he will start 

again with the aim of peaking in 

February/March,which will coincide 

with Mike’s other scheduled race, 

Ironman New Zealand in Taupo next 

March. 

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Catch up with 

auditor-general 

Ashburton District mayor Neil 

Brown and district councillors 

caught up with auditorgeneral 

John Ryan last week 

via Zoom and shared some 

concerns andgripes with him. 

Mr Ryan’srole was to help 

Parliament ensure public 

entities were effective, 

efficient, andaccountable. It 

was an independent,nonbias 

role. 

Among the concerns Mr 

Brown said council was 

currently asking for 

community feedbackonthe 

Three Waters reform and was 

at the informationgathering 

stage. No decisionhad been 

made yet on whether to optin 

or out. 

Covid vaccine rollout 

numbersinthe district were 

among thelowestinthe 

country andvery 

disappointing, he said. 

Thebooking system was 

clumsy, hard to work and 

wasn’t improving. 

Mr Brown told the auditorgeneral 

that any assistance 

withanew bridge would also 

behelpful. 

Another area of inquiry for 

his officecouldbethe amount 

of money given to maintain 

localroads. 

Mr Brown said current 

funding wasn’t enoughand 

roadshere were going 

backwards.Roading issues 

Mayor Neil Brown speaking to 

the auditorgeneral via Zoom. 

were Canterburywideand 

assistance at ahigher level 

was welcome. 

Mr Ryan said roading was 

an areahecould lookatand a 

report had been done last year 

by his office on state 

highways. 

There were issues with local 

roading, achangetothe 

standard of statehighways 

andthe land transport fund 

had somefunding challenges, 

he said. Everycouncil has a 

similartotell aboutroading 

maintenance andcofunding, 

he said. 

Angus Laing in his greenhouse with the sunflower seedlings he’s growing to sell. 

Sunflower seedlingssown 

FiveyearoldAngus Laing is 

back selling sunflower 

seedlings and keen to make a 

dollarortwo forhimself and 

alsofor St John. 

The Allenton School pupil 

has been growing seedlings 

from seeds he gathered from 

lastyear’s sunflower crop and 

othersgiven to him by his 

aunty. 

The seedlings are grown in a 

greenhouse andhewatered 

them daily. 

Once big enoughthey are 

transplantedinto pots. 

Angus’former preschool, 

Phoenix,issupplying yoghurt 

containers as the pots. 

Theseedlings are being sold 

at $1 each. 

Last year Angus also sold 

lemons from hisgarden and 

this year is cultivating garlic. 

Astand has been setup 

outside of his house on Allison 

Street,Allenton andthe 

seedlings will be sold over the 

next fewweeks. 

Aseparate bucketwill allow 

people to make adonation to St 

John if they wish. 

Angus checks his stand 

regularly and replenishesany 

stocksold. 

As well as supporting a 

worthycause, the selling 

venture will alsohelp fund 

somenew toys for the budding 

entrepreneur. 

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9 

Event funding 

Atotal of $9121 has been 

approved from the Creative 

CommunitiesScheme, 

including $3000 for Christmas 

in the Park, afamilyfocused 

event for local performers, 

musicians, singersand dancers 

held in AshburtonDomain. 

Other fundingwent to Big 

Little Theatre Company ($861 

for atheatre piece about World 

War 1and 2), the Ashburton 

Festival of Pipe Bands ($690) 

and Hakatere Ceramics & 

Pottery ($1869 for aworkshop 

with top potter Fiona 

Tunnicliffe). 

Kristin Anne Dunne received 

$1200 to run art classesand the 

Zonta Club of Ashburton 

Charitable Trust received 

$1500 for theZontaAshburton 

Female Art Award. 

Community event funding of 

$4748 hasbeen given to agroup 

organising a150th jubilee event 

for Rakaia School planned for 

early Marchnext year. 

LETTER TO THE EDITOR 

Much canbe, and has been, 

commented on in response to 

the discussionaroundthe 

district’s current economic 

situation by some Ashburton 

District councillorsattheir 

September 15th2021 meeting. 

Hakatere Multi Cultural 

Council wish to highlight 

additional impedimentsthat 

young peoplewhoseparents 

are migrant workers face in 

accessing employment. 

Thechildrenofmigrant 

workers have kept many rural 

schools in ourdistrict open, 

and oftenexcel in our school 

system, yetwhentheyreach 

tertiary education theyare 

penalised by being treated as 

overseas students and charged 

at arate manyfamilies simply 

cannotafford. 

For youngpeople whose 

parentsare not permanent 

residents, it is impossibleto 

undertake anywork because 

they donot qualify for an IRD 

number, and accessing most 

health services is equally 

beyond the reachofmany 

migrantfamilies that do not 

havepermanent residency. 

Many do notaccess health 

services out of fear it will 

negatively impact their visa 

applications. 

CHRISTIAN COMMENT 

Are you an earlyadopter or a 

late adjuster? 

Iamalate adopter. 

If it wasn’tfor QR codes my 

cellphone wouldstill stayat 

homemore thanIdo. 

So many of you, being 

pioneers andearlyadopters 

willbemuchfurtherdownthe 

trackofrecognisinghow covid 

has changedour worldthanI 

am. 

Travelisnolongereasy. 

Plansare so quickly 

disrupted. 

Around the world huge 

numbers of peopleare getting 

sick,are in hospital, are dying. 

HereinNew Zealand many, 

including the young are sick. 

Covid rulesmean rethinking 

daily life. 

Not just the keys but the mask 

and contact tracingnotebook or 

phone. 

Not brushingupagainst 

people. 

Ourretailers, transport 

operators,hospital, council 

staff are working differently. 

Familyoverseas are further 

away. 

Theinternet is becoming 

moreimportant to 

technophobes like me. 

The world has changed. We 

are changingwith it. 

But for some of us the 

changeswill be verydifficult. 

Ourbusinessisatrisk or 

worse. 

Ourjob is on the line, or gone. 

The financialand 

psychological cost of the 

constant needtorenew visas, 

andrapidlychanging 

requirements of immigration 

rules, often send these families 

offshore, and it isnosurprise 

that manywill be enticed by 

other countries, suchasCanada 

andAustralia,who offer more 

stability for migrantworkers’ 

families. 

Others become disillusioned, 

andregard the poor treatment 

theyhavereceivedinour 

countryasastep too far to 

pursuetheir dreams, and 

return to their country of 

origin. 

Hakatere Multi Cultural 

Council would liketowork 

alongsideAshburton District 

Councilinordertohelp them 

betterunderstand themany 

issues facing migrants in our 

district, to encourage the 

implementationofmeasures 

thatwillimprove their 

situation, and to advocate to 

central government to amend 

legislation thatimpedestheir 

abilitytobecome productive 

and respectedmembers of our 

community. 

HakatereMulti Cultural 

Council 

Our job has become more 

difficult, moredemandingin 

ways we never expected,nor 

signed up for. 

The world hasshaken itself 

under our feet and some of us 

arestaggeringasaresult. 

So thisisatimetobekind. 

To be kindtothose caught in 

asituationnoneofusexpected. 

To be kindtothose who are 

staggering. To be kind to 

ourselves. 

The goodnewsiswehave a 

strongsenseofcommunity,so 

as we trip an arm reachesout to 

hold us up. 

The goodnewsis, we are 

resilient, we havemadeother 

changes. 

We know that we can make 

andremake ourlives, 

especially together. 

Thegood newsisthere are 

peopleand places to go for 

help. 

We have learnt that asking for 

help, gettingthe community 

involved is goodnews. 

We have begun to let go of the 

old settler attitudeof‘man 

alone.’ 

Igive thanks to those who are 

kindtomeasItagalong alittle 

bit behind, getting my head and 

my gut around covid. 

Iamstilllearning.The great 

news, is Iamnot alone in this. 

Thank you all. 

Johanna Warren,Hakatere 

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Deaths 

HICKMAN, Raymond Anthony: 

Our beloved husband, father, 

brother and brother-in-law, 

Raymond Anthony Hickman aged 

76 years has passed peacefully 

at Christchurch Hospital on 

Wednesday 1st September 2021. 

After a recent diagnosis of an 

aggressive rare cancer and short 

treatment period, he has lost a 

brave battle. Hetouched so many 

lives and will be dearly missed.The 

adored husband and soulmate of 

Patricia, atreasured and wonderful 

father of Murray, Lisa and Grant. 

Loved father-in-law to Fiona, 

Hamish and Emma. Beloved son 

of the late Tony and Maureen and 

cherished brother to Annette, 

Kevin, Helen, Sue, Tony and the 

late Paul. Beloved brother-in-law 

to Murray, Joanna, Kevin, Penny, 

Jan & Russell, Arnold & the late 

Lynnette, Kevin &Lynne. Cherished 

Grandad of Olivia, Samantha, Josh, 

Alex, Matthew, Ava, Neve, Sam 

and Toby. Loved uncle of Keriann, 

Deane, Cherie, Kelly, Jasmine, 

Adele, Holly, Matt, Tiffany, Ethan, 

Libby, Ebony, Kane, Chandelle, Carl, 

Simon, Amanda, Melanie, Daniel, 

Robert, Tony, Hamish, Mathew and 

Scott. 

Messages to the Hickman 

family c/- POBox 472, Ashburton 

7740. AService for Ray will be held 

at the Rakaia Community Hall next 

Thursday. Please note and respect 

this is by invite only due to Covid 

restrictions. We would like to 

inform you that aMemorial service 

for Ray will be held once weare 

at Level One. Thank you for your 

patience and understanding given 

the circumstances. 

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community 

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Family Notices 

Deaths 

LEES, Olwyn Shirley (Pat), on 

September 20, 2021. Passed away 

peacefully, aged 95 years. Loved 

wifeofthe late Laurie, lovedmother 

and mother-in-law ofJill and Geoff, 

and Philip and Joanne. Loved Nan 

of George and Frances, Brigid, 

Mark, Rachel, Patrick and Michael 

and great Nan of six. Messages 

to the Lees family c/- POBox 472, 

Ashburton 7740. A service for 

Pat will be held at Our Chapel, 

cnr East &Cox Streets, Ashburton 

on Monday September 27, 

commencing at 1.00pm, followed 

by intermentatthe AshburtonNew 

Lawn Cemetery. 

Paterson’s 


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Deaths 

MIDDLETON, Lois Wilhelmina, on 

September 14, 2021. Peacefully at 

Ashburton Hospital, aged 96 years. 

Dearly loved wife ofthe late Frank. 

Loved mother and mother in law 

of Russell and Raylene, Keith and 

the late Christine, and Sharryn, 

Gary and Jan. Loved Nanny of 

her 9grandchildren and 17 greatgrandchildren. 

“Forever loved and 

missed by many”. Messages to the 

Middleton family c/- POBox 472, 

Ashburton 7740. Aprivate family 

servicewill be held. 

Paterson’s 


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RIP to our loved brother Selwyn 

Dalton, died in Wellington 

11/08/21, aged 74 years. 

Dearly loved brother and brotherin-law 

ofDaphne and Brian Early 

(Ashburton), Des and the late 

Rhonda Ferriman (Auckland), 

Eileen Ranson (Ashburton). 

Dearly loved uncle of all his nieces 

and nephews. 

Messages to 83B Alford Forest 

Road,Ashburton. 

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Deaths 

UDEN, Francis Edward (Frank): At 

Ashburton Hospital on September 

19, 2021 aged 76 years.Dearly loved 

brother of Flo Cornelius, loved 

uncle of Brian Cornelius, Joanne 

and David Mann, Julie and Steven 

Hema, and Christine Cornelius and 

their families,and lovedstep-father 

of Erina, and Joseph. Messages to: 

c/- The Cornelius family, PO Box 

6035, Ashburton 7742. Aservice 

to celebrate Frank’s life will be held 

graveside, atAshburton’s Seafield 

Lawn Cemetery, Seafield Road 

entrance onFriday, September 24, 

at 1.30pm. 

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VAN DER HEIDE, John, on 

September 17, 2021. Peacefully 

after along illness at Christchurch 

Hospital, aged 81 years. Much 

loved Husband of Joyce. Messages 

to 4 Buchanan Place, Ashburton 

7700. At John’s request a private 

cremation has been held. 

Paterson’s 


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WARD, Russell James: it is with 

great sadness that we farewell 

Russell loved son-in-law of Nancy 

and Ron Wakelin (deceased). 

Dearly loved brother-in-law of 

Marion and Murray Cornwall, 

Alan and Lilian Wakelin, Anne and 

Murray Campbell, Claire and Lea 

Pomeroy, and loved uncle by all 

his nieces and nephews. To view 

Russell’s funeral service on-line, go 

to Lamb and Haywardwebsite. 

In Memoriam 

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Thewheels of lifekeep turning, 

But I’ll love and miss you forever, 

Danny 

No matter the lessons I’mlearning. 

Mumxxx 

Acknowledgement 

BENSDORP, Evelyn May: 

1-12-31 –31-08-21: The Bensdorp 

Family would sincerely like 

to thank everyone who have 

phoned, messaged, sent cards, 

flowers and dropped off baking 

when our mother, mother-inlaw, 

grandmother and greatgrandmother 

passed away. 

Thank you toeveryone at Radius 

Millstream, Mum loved her time 

there. She enjoyed the activities 

and company. She said she felt so 

safeand happy. Aspecial thank you 

to the Ward 1Nurses andDoctors at 

AshburtonHospital forthe amazing 

carethatwas giventomum we will 

always be so grateful.Thank you to 

Marie O’Neill for your visits to give 

Mum Holy Communion .Thank you 

to Father Dennis and Father Huynh 

Tran forhelping us have the service 

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Jabs for Rakaia 

Life Pharmacy Ashburton has 

been working around the 

district to get covid vaccination 

clinics out in to the community. 

Working alongside Rakaia 

Medical Centre, vaccinators 

were at the Rakaia Community 

Hall in Rakaia yesterday to 

help centre staff vaccinate 

around 300 clients seeking 

covid jabs. 

Simon Church, of Life 

Pharmacy Ashburton, said it 

was part of apush locally to get 

everyone in the community 

access to their first vaccination, 

and free up capacity on the 

vaccination schedule. 

The Canterbury District 

Health Board have also been 

working to increase the number 

of people able to get vaccinated 

and have put up additional 

appointments with popup 

vaccination sites. 

DAYLIGHT SAVING STARTS THIS WEEKEND 

Daylight Saving starts this weekend, officially from Sunday morning at 2am. 

Remember to put your clocks forward one hour before you go to bed. 

And take the time to check your smoke alarms are working. 

They had apop up 

vaccination site yesterday for 

staff at Talley’s, and one earlier 

this week for Ashburton 

Pasifika at Ashburton College. 

Another Pasifika vaccination 

at the college is planned on 

September 26, one for the 

Maori population at Hakatere 

Marae on October 20, another 

Pasifika community event at 

Ashburton College and also the 

Ashburton culturally and 

linguistically diverse 

community at Hampstead 

Rugby Club, both on October 31. 

There are also walkin 

vaccinations available for 

anyone at Princess Margaret 

Hospital in Christchurch from 

now through until October 3 

anytime from 2pm –8pm on 

weekdays, or 10am –3pm on 

weekends. 

Youth labour force woes 

An economic report compiled 

for Ashburton District Council 

by Infometrics has raised a 

labour force statistic, causing 

concern among councillors. 

Asurvey from Statistics New 

Zealand shows that at the end 

of the June quarter there were 

1100 people aged between 1624 

in the district who were 

disengaged from employment, 

education and training. 

The number of people 

receiving job seeker support 

has risen by 33.8 per cent in the 

last quarter, despite local 

businesses struggling to fill job 

vacancies. 

The disconnect raised some 

significant questions about why 

employers were finding it so 

hard to find staff and solutions, 

council economic development 

manager Simon Worthington 

told councillors at ameeting 

last week. 

He said Ministry of Social 

Development told him job 

seekers faced arange of issues 

that made it hard for them to 

get into the workforce. They 

centred around areas like 

motivation, drug and alcohol 

and mental health issues. 

Abroader community 

response and range of 

initiatives was needed to 

address those issues and to 

support people into 

employment, he said. 

Mayor Neil Brown said the 

unemployment rate in the 1624 

year age group was far higher 

than the district average of 3.2 

per cent. 

‘‘We need those people out in 

our economy and boosting it,’’ 

he said. 

Cr Lynette Lovett said kids 

today ‘‘were like the entitled 

group’’. The school system 

needed to talk with students 

from ayoung age about work 

ethics and what was expected 

of them in the workplace. 

‘‘Life is too hard out there 

working for some of them,’’ she 

said. 

Cr Liz McMillan said local 

agencies like Safer Mid 

Canterbury and YMCA were 

working to support youth and 

offered different courses. 

Schools were also doing their 

bit. The Mayors Taskforce for 

Jobs was another support 

initiative that would be ideal in 

this space, she said. 

Cr Rodger Letham wanted to 

add anote of caution. 

‘‘The problem we’re talking 

about is aparenting and an 

education problem and not a 

problem of Local Government. 

We should smooth the path for 

these people, but we should not 

get too wrapped up in the social 

welfare side of things.’’

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NikkiJo asks for treatment help 

MICK.JENSEN 


Ashburton woman NikkiJo 

Tyrrellhas written to local MP 

Jo Luxtonand copied in the 

Prime Minister and Health 

Minister in adesperate 

attempt to get treatment and 

help for her chronic health 

problems. 

She was diagnosed with ME 

(myalgic encephalomyelitis) 

and Lyme disease23years ago, 

but recent checkshave 

identified ovarian cysts and 

widespread endometriosis as 

well. 

NikkiJo has been battling 

the health system to get 

treatment for her new 

diagnosis since late July, but 

has been frustrated and 

dismayed by the slow, 

cumbersome process. 

‘‘Despite utterdebilitation, 

multiple hospital visitsand 

specialists saying Ineed 

surgery, Icontinuetobe 

declined in the public health 

system.’’ 

‘‘Now, thereis something 

absolutely treatable that would 

also help the ME and give me 

qualityoflife,’’ she said. 

NikkiJo said she was trying 

to get the help she desperately 

neededand also raise 

awareness of her health and 

others like her who struggled 

to access treatment. 

‘‘We now knowwhy Icannot 

break through the plateauof 

progress that Iamstuck at, 

despiteall my treatments.’’ 

Her most recent referral 

through the public system went 

back to square one becausea 

pain questionnaire was 

missed. 

NikkiJo said it could be next 

year before she could access 

surgery, despite the fact that 

she was bedridden,inextreme 

pain and has constant 

ambulance call outs and 

hospitalisations. 

She has just had her fourth 

PICC line inserted for IV 

access, which has cost her 

nearly $1000. 

NikkiJoTyrrell just 

abouttostart her 

hyperbaric oxygen 

treatment. 

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‘‘I’ve had to pay for all four, 

despite trying every avenue for 

funding and despite the fact 

this would be fully funded for 

cancer patients. 

‘‘A longerterm portacath 

was preferred but Icouldnot 

fund the $7000 required 

again, this would be funded for 

cancer patients.’’ 

NikkiJo and her family have 

had to self fundmuch of her 

treatment for many years, 

including treatment overseas 

in 2018. 

‘‘I have beenignoredfor two 

decades by our health system 

and only self funded 

treatments havekept me alive 

or givenmeany chance at life.’’ 

If no treatment is 

forthcoming NikkiJo is faced 

with the prospect of having to 

raise money for private 

surgery, which would cost up 

to $20,000. 

‘‘The more people Italk to, 

the more horror stories Ihear 

from other women.’’ 

Planting day on at Harris reserve 

TheHarris Scientific Reserve planting day is 

on this Sundayand runs from9.30am until 

11.30am. 

The 11ha site, located between Lovettsand 

Scalesroads near Tinwald,has been 

establishedtopreserve remnants of the 

original vegetationofdrylandkanuka which 

once flourished on the Canterbury Plains. 

Thosecoming along areasked to bring gloves, 

aspade,suitablefootwearand their own food 

anddrinks. 

The Double family have taken part in anumber 

of planting events at the Harris reserve and plan 

to be there on Sunday. Pictured (from left) are 

Scott Double, Val Clemens from Ashburton 

Community Conservation Trust, Jordis Double, 

Tia Double and Kara HollisDouble. 


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Ashburton Car Clubgrass 

motorkhanakick starts the club’s 

first eventinthe club's points 

calendar. Theevent isonthe 

groundsofthe club at 47 Wakelins 

Road, off State Highway 77 from 

10.30am onwards. Level 2Motor 

Sport NZ Covid-19guidelines will 

be followed. 

OCTOBER3 

HekeaoHinds RiverProject 

Community PlantingDay at the 

NearRiver rechargesite at 563 

Mayfield Klondyke Road,Montalto. 

BYO glovesand waterbottle. Lunch 

is provided.RSVPtobrett. 

painter@ecan.govt.nz 

OCTOBER16 

St John garden walkfundraiser 

around the picturesque grounds of 

RakaiaGardens atDorie. Two 

sessions; 9.30am until 12.30pmand 

1.30pm until4pm.Guidedtoursof 

the gardenbyRollinsonfamily 

memberswill be at 11am and 

1.30pm. Entry $15,includes 

Devonshire tea. 

Relayfor Life,Ashburton Domain 

Oval. Remembering lovedones and 

raising moneyfor Cancer Society’s 

support services,health promotion 

programmesand cancerresearch. 

Music, entertainment, and 

community spirit. 10am-10pm. 

Farmstrongisbringing anight of 

comedy to Methvenaspart of their 

nationwiderural wellbeing 

programme.Nick Rado, Tarun 

Mohanbhai, Courtney Dawsonand 

Andre King will be at the Mt Hutt 

MemorialHall, in Methven. Tickets 

are$20 and supperisprovided.R18 

event from 7pm to 10pm. 

OCTOBER1823 

Bookarama, theannual charity 

fundraiserrunsatthe Ashburton 

Sports Hall. Heaps of secondhand 

books, puzzles, magazines and 

games up forsale. 

OCTOBER30 

SpooktacularHalloweenatthe 

Rakaia Scout Den, on the corner of 

Railway Terraceand Normanby 

Street, in Rakaia.Starts from5pm 

for youngerchildren; more spooky 

for older childrenfrom 7pm. Gold 

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Ashburton College 

Individual Excellence in aSupportive Learning Environment 

News 

Issue 31 

23 September 2021 

Message From ThePrincipal 

Innovation Programme 

In my column that appeared two weeks prior, I 

outlinedthe option of changes we have introduced 

at Year 9and 10 levelsoverthe pastfour years,and 

which will become themodel forall juniorstudents 

from 2023. 

These changes are captured under the title of 

innovation and put apremium on the skills and 

dispositions that are needed in the future, such as 

collaboration andcreativeproblem-solving. 

There will still be a need for direct teaching and the retention of 

knowledge, but it will mean that the traditional ‘end of topic test’ will 

largely disappear. 

Iwas challenged by amember of the communityabout theneed forthese 

changes,and my motivation to have them in MidCanterbury. Iwas able 

to reassure the questioner with the reasons why our Middle and Senior 

ManagementTeams are comfortable that this process is more suited to 

equippingour graduates foradifferentfuture. This has beenoutlined in 

preceding newsletters. 

Iamvery clearand comfortable in my thinking thatthese changes being 

introduced will ensure that today’s pre-and primary schoolers have the 

secondary schooling necessary for asuccessful future life. The person I 

wasdiscussing the issue with seemed reassured. 

Learning Recognition Credits 

Recently the Ministry of Education introduced Learning Recognition 

Credits to compensate students for time lost whilst schools were closed 

during COVID. This system allocates extra credits to students as a 

proportion of their total as they work towards NCEA qualifications. 

NZQA is responsible for the administration of this scheme and they set 

the threshold of twenty days lost via COVID beforestudents could qualify. 

Ourstudents lost sixteen days over the latest Level4andLevel 3time,but 

theyalso lost aweek duetothe flooding in May, withbridges and roads 

closed and,for anumber,routines disruptedbyclean-uprequirements. 

Afteraninitial refusal,NZQA‘reconsidered’their position andagreed that 

our students who had missedtwentydays-plus would also qualify forthis 

credit compensation. 

Iwould like to acknowledge Jack Saxon, Mt Hutt College Principal, 

who joined usinstrongly advocating for our Mid Canterbury students. 

Sometimes getting the correctresult takes persistence! 

In-College Exams 

Currently our senior students areundertaking their Collegeexams. These 

have atwo-fold purpose. 

Firstly,they give thelearners and their teachers an accurate pictureofthe 

students’ readiness for the end-of-year NCEA exams. In particular, this is 

relevanttowherethereare thegaps in their knowledge which could be 

remedied in the twomonths still available. 

Secondly, the results from these are used toderive grades ifastudent 

cannot sit the end-of-year NCEA examsfor alegitimate reason, andthere 

is oftenasmall number of students in this situation. 

Additionally, ifwewere forced back into further COVID lockdowns in 

November, these in-College exam results would stand as final grades. 

Hopefullyofcourse we won’tfacethis situation. 

Enjoying our Return to College 

To finish onapositive note, I’ve got to say how much our students and 

staff are enjoying being back atschool; and also enjoying the onset of 

Spring! 

Ross Preece 

Principal •Tumuaki 

COVID Level2Arrangements: 

Reminders re College Protocols 

Year 13 Students/Study Periods: 

Year 13 students, during study periods, are required to be in the 

Library, Upstairs Study Space orClassroom if they are on College 

grounds. Otherwise they are required tosign out and leave the 

campus. 

Illness –Students Must Stay at HomePlease: 

Level 2Guidelines are being followed. If your child has acold oris 

unwell theyshouldnot be attending College. 

Where astudent comes to school sick, beadvised we will contact 

youtoask youtocollect them from College. 

Remaining Study Nights – 

Supportfor Exam Preparation 

Venue: 

College Library, from 7:00pm -9:00pm. 

Bookings required: Remember: students are required to pre-book 

spaces, as there has to be alimit on numbers in 

the space. This information has been provided to 

students. 

Remaining dates: 

Tonight, Thursday23September; 

and Monday27September. 

Information 

Reminders: 

NCEA and College Internal Exams – 

Please Note Datesand Arrangements 

NCEA External Exams 

• End of Year external exams will now start two weeks later, 

commencing Monday 22November and running through until 

Tuesday14December. 

• External Portfolios inArt, and Design and Visual communication 

deadlineswillalso be pushed out by twoweeks. 

Level3Visual Art; Levels 1-3 Technology andLevel 1DVC – 

ChangedSubmissionDates 

With the extended lockdown and subsequent disruption tolearning, 

NZQA has extended the time available to schools to develop and 

collectrelevantcandidateevidencerequiredfor external assessmentfor 

subjects/standardswhereevidenceissubmitted. 

Thedeadline forthisis10November 2021. 

Internal College Examinations–PushedBack OneWeek 

These started in-College on Monday 20 September and are 

continuing through until next Tuesday, 28September, for Year 11, 

12 and 13 students. 

We Remind Studentsofthe ImportanceofIn-College Exams 

These examinations aresignificant as not only arethey able to provide 

students with averyaccurate gauge as to their current performance, but 

the result maybeused as evidence of the standardoftheirworkshould 

they,for somereason, not be able to sit anyNCEA examinationslater in 

theyear and therefore have to applyfor a‘derivedgrade’. 

This year we are offering some English classes the opportunity to 

complete theirexam online. They will also have apapercopyduring the 

exams and can switch between the two mediums. This hopefully will 

also eliminate the anxietyaround internet or batteryand powerfailure. 

Arrangementsfor Students During Exam Week 

• Year 11, 12 and 13 classesare not operating on examdays. 

• During this time,student aretostudyathome or at College. Students 

maystudy at Collegeinthe Library,orthe Upstairs StudySpace. 

• Ifstudents areinCollegeduring exam week,they mustbeon-site fora 

purpose: exams, study or mentoring. 

• When at College they must beinschool uniform and observe the 

usualCollegerules. 

• Please notethatthe specific exam-relatedrequirementsand protocols 

have been emailedtofamilies. 

Events 

Te Wiki oTeReo Māori 

This celebration 

extended from Monday 

13 September to 

Sunday19September, 

and has been afeature 

each year since1975, 

commemorating the 

presentation of the 

1972 Māori Language 

petition to Parliament. 

At College anumber of activities and acknowledgements took place, 

again spearheaded by Shrina Afu who, asHead of the College’s Student 

Cultural Committee,has beenhugely involved in the manyLanguage Week 

recognitions held this year, along with students related tothe specific 

cultures being recognised. 

HistoricalFlag 

Included in the week was the raising of a 

flag which, of particular interest, depicts an 

importantpartofNew Zealand history. 

In 1834, well before the Treaty of Waitangi, 

the leaders of the Northern tribes gathered to 

consider trade. Thiswas the flag they designed 

forNew Zealand ships to trade in international 

waters, and which isstill recognised for this 

purpose today. 

Tino Rangatiratanga Flag 

During the recognition week at Collegethe flag 

flying waschanged to Tino Rangatiratanga. 

In 1840, as the Treaty of Waitangi was signed, 

there were two versions of the Treaty. The 

Māori chiefs thought they would retain their 

'absolute sovereignty' over their own lands 

and affairs. 

Tino rangatiratanga is a Māori language 

term that is often translated as ‘absolute 

sovereignty’. Itappears in the Māori version 

of the Treaty of Waitangi, signed by the British 

Crownand Māorichiefsin1840. 

TheEnglish version statedthatthe chiefswere 

giving their sovereignty tothe Crown. This flag supports the concept of 

Māorihaving controlorinput into things thataffect Māori. 

Events 

Challenges forthe Week 

The challenge for staff and students was to use agreeting or phrase not 

normally used,inorder to increase one’s use and knowledgeofTeReo Māori. 

Staff were referred to additional He Rauemi -some resources, which could 

be used to enhance communication and learning,throughvarious sources 

including www.mahurumaori.com/.wherelearnerswereaskediftheywere 

‘up for the reo Māori Challenge’. The challenge was put that –spoken, 

written,sung –nomatterhow youcommunicate this Mahuru (September), 

do it in te reoMāori, saying it waseasy,fun and agreat way to learn. Included 

were resources forhome andfor the office. 

Individuals could set their own challenge but, during that time, to 

communicate only in te reoMāori. 

From the Student Cultural Committee there were‘words ofthe day’ 

on Instagramand Facebook, PowerPointpresentations, to be shown in Ako 

classes on Wednesday 15 September, and aquiz based on this PowerPoint 

information on Friday17September. 

One of the Power Point slide shows covered arange oftraditional tikanga 

information, including – 

• whatahangiis, and howtoprepareone (pictured below); 

• socialstatus and family historyshown through aMāoritattoo(tā moko); 

and arrivalofMāoripeople in the 1300s; 

(Pictured above): The first Māori people arrived in New Zealand in the 1300s. 

It’s not 100% certain where Māori originally came from, but it is said that the 

Māori culture was developed during these first voyages in New Zealand. As 

this was only around 700 years ago, this makes the Māori culture one of the 

youngest in the world. 

• Hongi-meaning andhow to hongi; 

• Pounamu (Greenstone) – pictured below -and its importance, use and 

meaning in Māoriculture; 

• eachslide wasinterspersedwith 

various phrases,such as: 

‘Whereare you?’ –Kei hea koe?; 

‘Have agood day’–Kia pai to rā; 

‘Beautiful‘ –ātaahua; 

‘Howare you‘? –Kei te pēhea koe? 

Shrina Afu, Head of the Cultural Committee, contributed 

diarised information of the week forthis article: 

Monday As noted (left), the Māori flag was raised at College and an 

Instagram post put up on AshColl's Student Executive page 

to notify everyone of MāoriLanguageWeek. 

Tuesday Kaiwhaiki Peetitumango, Year 11 student, made avideo 

of himself teaching the word ‘whare’ meaning ‘house’, and 

showcasingthe beautiful wharewehave at our school. 

Following this video was avideo put together on how to 

make delicious Māorifry-bread. 

Wednesday Madison (TC) Trusler-Clark, Year 12 student, produced the 

Day 3video, teaching multiple simple phrases and words in 

te reo Māori. Her main phrase was ‘kia kaha’ meaning ‘stay 

strong’. 

She also extended a challenge made by @reomāori (an 

Instagram page of Māori influencers), topost avideo saying 

‘kia kaha’and tagging themonitfor aprize. 

The slideshow, referred toabove, about Māori culture and 

te reo Māori words was sent out to all Ako teachers to go 

through with their class 

Thursday Jorja McKeown, Year 13 student, put together a video, 

sharing abeautiful phraseof: 

‘Tōkureo,tōkuohooho,tōkureo,tōkumāpihi maurea’ – 

meaning, 

‘Mylanguage is my awakening,and my language 

is the windowtomysoul’. 

Jorja encourages us all to kōrero Māori asmuch as we can, 

and keep New Zealand's nativelanguageflowing.

Ashburton College 

Individual Excellence in aSupportive Learning Environment 

News 

Issue 31 


Congratulations 

Friday 

Ending the last day ofMāori Language Week celebration at 

AshColl was avideo from Ngahuia Maeva, Year 12 student, 

singing beautifully in te reo Māori, along with a Māori 

Tiktok Dance challenge done by Rangaikore Makutu, 

Victoria Pupuke, Jorja McKeown, TC Trusler-Clark, 

Shrina Afu, Mahina Pongia and Penina Vaaelua. 

ForAko classes,aquiz wassentout about information in the 

slideshow that went out on Wednesday; with answers to be 

run out by aclass member to the waiting students on the 

Chessboard. 

TheWinningAko Class 

Avery good response from Ako classes saw quiz answer 

returns, from almost all classes, tothe organisers on the 

Chessboard. Classes completed the quiz together in Akotime, 

and those classes with all answers correctwentinto adrawto 

determine the winner. 

13RMM, teacher Marg Macpherson’s Ako class, emerged 

as the competition-winning class. Their efforts are tobe 

rewarded with afish and chip lunch during aforthcoming Ako 

time. 

(Pictured above, left toright): In front ofthe College’s Whare Wananga, 

three of the key organisers during the week, alongside Shrina Afu – 

RangaikoreMakutu,Jorja McKeown and Madison (TC) Trusler-Clark. 

Forthcoming Events 

Please note: dates are asatthe time of publishing. Alterations, due to 

COVID-level restrictions will be advised torelevant groups as soon as 

details areknown. 

September 

20-24 Year 9and 10 Matesand Dates; in-College 

20-28 Year 11, 12, 13 students Exam Week 

22 Year 12 Tractors Day2Group 2, AshburtonA&PShowgrounds 

Year 12 Tractors Day2Group 3, AshburtonA&PShowgrounds 

23 Year 13PED Golf,Lake Hood (P3) 

24 Cancelled -Auckland UniversityCoursePlanning Day 

Year 13PED Golf,Lake Hood (P5) 

27-29 Cancelled -Year 12 Mountain Biking 

27- 01 Oct Year 9&Year 10 Matesand Dates, in-College 

29 BoardofTrustees meeting,TurretRoom, Menorlue,6:00pm 

30 Fijian Day–students maychoose to wear Cultural Dress 

Purple ShirtDay –Non-uniformday and Bake Sale. 

Funds towardsMental Health awareness 

Cancelled-Music Evening,Auditorium 

Year 13 PED Golf,Lake Hood (Period 3) 

October 

01 House Waiata 

Aoraki SecondarySchools’ Table Tennis,Timaru 

Year 13 PED Golf,Lake Hood (Period 5) 

01-17 Term Holidaybreak 

End-of-Yearand Senior Prize-Giving Dates 

We remind families that, due to the startofNCEA exams being pushed 

back,ithas been decided to also move back the following dates: 

Senior StudentPrize-giving Dates2021 

• Year13 -Wednesday10November, 7:30pm, 

AshburtonTrustEvent Centre 

• Year11and 12 -Monday15November, 7:00pm, 

AshburtonTrustEvent Centre 

Last dayofschool attendancefor Senior Students as follows: 

• Year13 last dayofschool Thursday11November 

• Years 11 and 12 last dayofschool Wednesday17November 

Last dayofschool attendanceand Prize-givings forJunior Students: 

Please noteslightchanges to these dates, and achange from previous 

prize-giving times. 

• Year9 Thursday09December:Prize-giving 5:30pm, 

College Auditorium 

• Year10 Thursday09December:Prize-giving 7:30pm, 

College Auditorium 

‘Students of the Month’ Awards 

As outlined in our newsletter of 09 September the first ‘Students of the 

Month’ recipients were recognised for their work assisting with the Mid 

CanterburyKai forKids Programme. 

These awards areStudent Executive-implementedinorder to highlight the 

amazing work undertaken by students, often behind the scenes, and their 

contributiontothe College and widercommunity. 

This month’s awardees 

Nominated by Head ofSenior School 

Abbey Bruce,for upholding the AshColl 

QualityValue of ‘doing thebest we can’ 

this team has achieved excellent work, 

reaching above and beyond for their 

legacyproject. 

The group of four students have 

created the new AshColl Merchandise 

Hoodies,for 2021. 

These hoodies can be boughtfromthe 

Student Office and are casual attire to 

be worn outside of school. 

Thegarments will be availableatacost of $60. 

Recipients for this month are- 

Year 11 students Alyssa Gilbert, WillRollinson, JacobWilson and Year 12 

student LucasVainerere. 

Alyssa Gilbert 

LucasVainerere 

Will Rollinson 

JacobWilson 

GreatKiwiMathematics Competition 

Nine Collegestudentsentered thiscompetition duringTerm 3. This 

is an online problem-solving competition where the students have 

onehour to completethe questions. 

Outstanding Results 

Acting Mathematics Head of FacultyLiz Caboutsaid thatonceagain, we 

hadsomeoutstandingresults. 

In particular these were – 

Luke Hay 

Year 10 student Luke (pictured right) gained 

Excellence with a score of 95, one point 

behind the top national score of96for Year 

10 students. 

Ella Rickard and Ben Jurd (pictured below) 

also gained Excellence, both with ascore of 

84. These results placed them both in top 

10%oftheir respectiveyear groups (Year 10 

andYear9). 

College Students -Full Results 

As only very capable students enterthese competitions,thismakes 

all of these results even moreimpressive. 

Achieved: (in thetop 50%) Torry Wilson-Brown, Briahna Watters, 

Gabrielle Rodgers and Steven Harris. 

Merit: (in the top25%) HenryProuting. 

Excellence: (in the top10%) Luke Hay, BenJurd, Ella Rickard. 

RugbyHanan Shield Team Selection for 

RangaikoreMakutu 

In themidst of atime of cancellations and postponements it wassuper 

news forYear 12 studentRangaikore Makutu to learnofher selection in 

the 2021 Girls’ RugbyHanan Shield Team. 

Rangaikore isthe sole AshHutt 1st XV (Ashburton 

College-Mt Hutt College combined team) player 

selected into the twenty two member team. All 

players will be presented with ahoodie which they 

keep. 

Acknowledged are Coaches Jason Hurley and 

Mick Geary for their hard work and dedication 

in selecting the side and offering coaching to 

the girls; and to Managers Carol Rhodes and 

CourtneyBates. 

Initial dateswere put out to theplayers as being - 

• The first training date scheduled was Thursday 

16 September and today, Thursday 23September, atthe Alpine Energy 

Stadium from 4:30pm-5:30pm. Other training dates are to be confirmed 

oncethe team is together and,ofcourse,COVID levels permitting. 

• Two game datesare tentatively scheduled forthis Saturday, 25 September, 

and forSunday03October. Atthe time of writing,these games areyet to 

be confirmed, but one is intended to be ahome game at Alpine Energy 

stadium and the other an away game. 

StudentExecutive Fundraisingfor 

Relayfor Life MidCanterbury – 

Te AraToioraaHakatere 

This importantfundraising eventhelps 

people in our communitythrough the Cancer 

Society’sSupportServices, Health Promotion 

Programmes and Cancer Research. 

This is scheduled to takeplaceinthe 

AshburtonDomain Oval on 

Saturday16October, 

from 10:00am-10:00pm. 

Ashburton College’s Student Executive have got in behind the fundraising, 

by running a sausage sizzle at lunchtime last Friday while, after exams and 

the student holiday break, a super-sized raffle will be available. Currently 

items for this are being gathered via students and the generosity of 

communitybusinesses. Therewill be moreonthis fundraising next term! 

Thesausage sizzle attractedaverygood crowdofpurchasers. 

(Pictured left, 

lefttoright): 

Setting up for 

the lunchtime 

purchasers are 

Head Girl 

Milli Sullivan, 

Blair Donaldson, 

and Head Boy 

Thomas Patterson. 

(Pictured left): 

StudentExecutive 

members ready for 

action, behind the 

counterready to 

distributethe food, 

are (lefttoright): 

Maddy Wilson 

Taylah Burrowes, 

OlivaLill, 

Milli Sullivan and 

Blair Donaldson. 

(Pictured left, 

front leftand right): 

Emma Petrie 

and Boardof 

Trustees Student 

Representative 

Gemma Taylor about 

to enjoyahot sausage 

on acool afternoon. 

Profit 

Over $150 wasmadefromthis eventonFridayand,sofar,$351.13 has been 

raised towards their goal of $2,000. 

Fundraising Link 

Donations canbemade via the fundraising events planned or go to the 

link belowand donate - 

https://midcanterbury.relayforlife.org.nz/ashburtoncollegestudentexecutiveteam

NEWS 


Ashburton Town Watch chairman John Verheul is keen to hear from volunteers keen to help make the community safer. 

Volunteer needs for town safety 

Ashburton TownWatchSociety 

is lookingfor more volunteers 

willing to help make the 

community safer. 

The society is affiliatedto 

Community PatrolsofNew 

Zealand(CPNZ) andhas 

operated acommunity patrolin 

Ashburton for 36 years. 

It was set up in 1985 by 

members of the localCBand 

4wheel drive clubsfollowing 

concerns of an increase in 

violentoffences being 

committed,and wilful damage 

being done to businessesand 

residentialareasoftown. The 

goalwas to worktowards asafer 

community through trained 

volunteer support for policeand 

local authorities. 

TownWatchchairmanJohn 

Verheulsaid having active 

trained patrollers presentat 

night preventedcrimeand 

reducedharmthroughout the 

AshburtonDistrict. 

CPNZaims to provideaNew 

Zealandwhereeveryone feels 

safeand therefore our 

volunteers work closely with 

policeasextra “eyes and ears” 

throughintelligence and 

observation. 

It helpstoassist policeand 

other agencies build safer 

communities. 

‘‘Wecater to theneedsofour 

local community, patrolling 

where and when best supports 

the localpolice and local 

community,’’John said. 

‘‘Community patrols are 

independentfrom the policebut 

receiveregular policeguidance, 

training and tasking. 

Patrolsusuallybegin on 

weekends at around 9.00pmand 

continue through until 

approximately2am, depending 

on how busy thetown is and 



what specifictaskswatchcrews 

areaskedtodo by police. 

‘‘If there are anyunsavoury 

peoplelurking about, windows 

broken or an alarm activated, we 

areoften the firstonthe scene to 

protectproperty untilpolice or 

security firmarrives,’’Johnsaid. 

‘‘We travelaround6000 – 

8000km per yearwith an average 

of 90km beingtravelledper 

shift.’’ 

If youwishtojoin,please 

email ashburton.cpnz@gmail. 

com or leaveyourdetails for 

Town Watch at theAshburton 

Policestation. 

Mayfield 

garden 

tour 

date set 

The Mayfield Playcentre has 

planningunder wayfor its 

Homegrown Garden Tour. 

The biennial event willbe 

heldonSaturday,November 

6. 

It will featureaselfguided 

touroffive impressive 

privategardens,whichare 

expected to be abundant 

withspringcolour and 

splendour. 

There willalso be 

entertainment andfood and 

drinksfor sale. 

The event is amajor 

fundraiser to support the 

runningofMayfield 

Playcentre, which has 

around 30 childrenfrom 20 

families andfrom10 

different cultures. 

Playcentrefamilies are 

pitchingin to organisethe 

garden event. 

Tickets costing $25are 

availableonlinebefore 

November 6. 

Visit thehumanitix.com 

website andsearch 

Homegrown Garden Tour. 

On the day tickets(cash 

only) cost$30. 

Children under 16 years 

freeentry. 

FINAL FLIGHT 

Fete moved, spring 

walk to go ahead 

NOTICE OF HELICOPTER USE 

FOR VISUAL INSPECTION OF 

TRANSMISSION LINES IN 

YOUR AREA. 

Transpower, the owner and operator 

of the national grid, will be carrying 

out aroutine visual maintenance 

inspection of transmission lines in 

your area by helicopter. 

We have been undertaking inspections 

of the structures on the Glenavy to 

Waitaki 110 kV line and also our 

Roxburgh to Islington 220 kV line 

(as shown on the map) by alow flying 

helicopter over the last month. 

Ourfinalflyoverdate is planned for 

Monday 11October 2021. 

The helicopter will fly at aconstant 

speed of about 30 km/h, starting at 

Waitaki and will take approximately 

4hours per session. 

Aviemore 

Waitaki 

Livingstone 

Black Point 

Bells Pond 

Geraldine 

79 

Oamaru 

Timaru 


It’s important to us that you are kept informed and updated on our activities. 

If you require further information, please call Myles Stichman 0274 779 693 or 03 688 2689. 

TPAC23971021 

Helicopter will be 

operating at low 

levels inaroundthe 

transmission line in 

highlightedzone. 

83 

8 

8 

82 

1 

Helicopter 

operating area 

Substations 

Highways/Roads 

Other 

transmission lines 

Please note this 

inspection is weather 

dependent, and we 

would look to fly the 

next day if required. 

St John’s Sherry Wootton and Elaine Vallender during last year’s fete 

at Rakaia Gardens. 

PHOTO TONI WILLIAMS 

St John’s major fundraising 

garden fete may have been 

postponed until early next year, 

but the event will be replaced 

with apicturesque spring time 

garden walk around the grounds 

of Rakaia Gardens. 

Thegarden fete, which was to 

have been held next month has 

been postponed to February 17, 

2022 due to uncertainty around 

covid restrictions. St John 

Ashburton executive officer 

Elaine Vallender said after 

meeting hosts Sue and Ted 

Rollinson thedecision wasmade 

to postpone the event. 

“We havemet with our hosts, 

Sue and Ted Rollinson, andhave 

decided that if we end up in Level 

2wewillberestricted to only 100 

people. We have100 stallholders 

so it just wouldn’t have worked.” 

The gardens arelooking 

fabulous and ready for visitors so 

the fete will be held in February, 

but St John will hold agarden 

walk on October 16 so the spring 

gardens can still be admired. 

“The work done by the 

Rollinson familyistoo great to 

dismiss and we wantpeople to 

have the opportunity to view the 

gardens at this time of the year,” 

Mrs Vallender said. 

“There will be twosessions, 

one from 9.30am until 12.30pm 

and theother from1.30pm until 

4pm. Guided tours of thegarden 

by Rollinson family memberswill 

be at 11am and 1.30pm. 

Entry will be $15 and will 

include Devonshiretea. Tickets 

will be available shortly from 

local outletsand via the St John 

office.


RURAL 


17 

Wheat sown for popular rally 

TONI.WILLIAMS 

ashburtoncourier.co.nz 

Grain farmer Anthony 

Hampton has timed the final 

sowing of wheat on his 

Lauriston farm to perfection. 

Seven hectares of Viceroy 

wheat, used for milling, went in 

the ground last week and will 

be ready to harvest as part of a 

display event during the Mid 

Canterbury Vintage Machinery 

Club’s Wheat and Wheels rally 

in early April. 

Mr Hampton is hosting the 

rally, on April 2and 3, at his 

farm along Lauriston Barrhill 

Road, at the northern side of 

Mid Canterbury. 

He was especially keen to 

host it as it was timed to 

celebrated the 175th 

anniversary of Massey. 

Mr Hampton, athird 

generation farmer, is ahuge 

Massey fan and has an 

impressive collection of Massey 

machinery and vintage 

tractors. 

His particular affliction is 

MasseyHarris tractors. 

But he’s not averse to the odd 

AllisChalmers, or even aCase. 

His Massey collection, which 

he has been collecting and 

restoring for more than 40 

years, will be joined by others 

owned by club members and 

not just Massey, there will be 

hundreds of machinery entries 

on show ranging from vintage 

classics to ultramodern, as 

well as some of New Zealand’s 

largest tractors and combines. 

There will be working 

demonstrations and static 

displays. 

The Wheat and Wheels rally 

has been years in the planning 

with crop rotations onfarm 

managed so wheat was ready as 

part of aharvest display. As 

well as allowing other 

paddocks to be available for 

use as acentre ring for parades, 

another display area, food and 

craft stalls and car parking. 

The event will see everything 

from traction engines, military 

display to vintage and classic 

tractors, cars and trucks on 

display. 

Mr Hampton runs acropping 

operation with wife Julie, on 

their 570 hectare farm. 

He was the first generation 

on the farm, which he bought 

more than 40 years ago; has two 

sons and adaughter, and has 

been involved in cropping all 

Massey collector AnthonyHampton has beensowing Viceroy wheat onfarm in preparation for the 

upcomingWheat and Wheels Rally. 

PHOTOS TONI WILLIAMS 

his life. 

Before irrigation was 

available on the farm, he also 

had acrop and sheep 

operation, now there were 

more crops and up to 6500 store 

lambs. 

The wheat field will be used 

by members who want to run 

their headers at the rally. Some 

of the new headers had bigger 

capacity to harvest, he said. 

Mr Hampton said Massey 

Harrises were his tractor of 

choice, in part because Massey 

Fergusons were used on the 

farm. 

They also provide excellent 

service, he said, of the dealers. 

The last time the club ran the 

event was at Wakanui in 2016 

and it drew in more than 6000 

people over its two days and 

more than 800 entries of avast 

range of machinery. 

There was also asizable 

donation made to Ronald 

McDonald House. This time 

rally profits will go to Westpac 

Rescue Helicopter Trust. 

Mid Canterbury VintageMachinery Club’sJohnHall, left, and 

Anthony Hamptonatthe Hamptonfarmduring the final stages 

of wheat sowing. 

IN BRIEF 

RURAL JABS 

The MethvenMedical Centrewill be 

running covid vaccination clinicsfor 

farmers in the district at the Methven 

Rugby Club. They welcomeanyone 

farming in the Ashburtondistrictto 

get themselvesand staff booked in, 

evenifnot patients at the medical 

centre. Employerscan email 

desk@methvenmedical.co.nz with 

alist of staff names andthey will 

replywith appointment times. 

Medical centre staff are aware it’s a 

busy timeon-farm so will do what 

they can to space outthe 

appointments. There is no cost. 

RURAL CAREERS 

RabobankNew Zealandhas a 

graduate programme to support the 

development of talentedyoung 

people into successful careers 

within Rabobank and the wider the 

food andagribusiness sector. 

The 18 month-long programme 

will provide 10 graduates from 

around the country with 

employment experience andcareer 

development support across 

variousdivisions of the bank 

includingoperations, country 

banking, risk,productsand deposits 

and human resources. Applications 

via -www.rabobank.co.nz -close on 

October 8with the firstintakeof 

graduates settostart in early2022. 

BOVIS CASE 

Three South Islandpropertieshave 

active confirmedcasesof 

Mycoplasmabovis, includingone 

new active confirmedpropertylast 

week. It is abeefpropertyinthe 

Ashburton District, withlinks to the 

recent cluster of infectedproperties 

in Canterbury.Twenty seven 

properties are underanotice of 

directionand 130 are active 

surveillance properties.Thereare 

currently 266Cleared Confirmed 

Properties and $210.3million has 

been paid outincompensation. 

BEEFRIENDLY 

Apiculture NewZealand, the 

national bodyrepresenting 

beekeepers andhoney producers, 

is askingKiwis to Feed the Beesby 

planting bee-friendly trees and 

plants this spring. It provides 

nutrition for the bee population 

ensuring they can be resilient. 

Somebee-friendly treesare citrus 

and pip fruit trees, or nativeplants 

like harakeke or rewarewa, which 

offerbeesexcellent,ongoing 

sources of nutritionand wellnourished 

bees are better ableto 

withstandthreats like varroa, habitat 

loss,climate change anddiseases. 

Nitrate lag times 

Excessnutrients can be reflected in water 

quality improvements in our rivers withinfive 

years, on average, according to new research 

from Our Land and Water. 

The research was published in the nature 

journalScientific Reports last month and 

fundedbythe Our Land and Water National 

Science Challengeand MBIE. 

It looked at the ‘lag time’ between farm 

managementdecisions to reduce nitrogen loss, 

and the resulting improvement in riverhealth. 

The average time for nitrate loads in rivers 

to reflect onfarm changes was four and ahalf 

years, calculated using data for 77 catchments 

from 1990 to 2018. 

Lag times varied from one year to over 12 

years as water in larger rivers and more 

steeply sloped catchments took longer to 

reflect upstream land management changes. 

Professor Richard McDowell, lead author of 

the paper and chief scientist at Our Land and 

Water, said farmers couldbeconfident actions 

on land werereflected in the rivers but nitrate 

loads in somecatchments may reflect pastfarm 

inputs for some years. 

“If people who farmwork as ateam, hold 

their nerve, and continue to take strong action 

to improveour rivers,water quality will reflect 

these efforts within five years in many 

catchments,” he said. 

“Peopleinindustry bodies, catchment 

groups, and farmer cooperatives can help by 

ensuring that people who are workingto 

improve water quality have realistic 

expectations for the time frame in which we’ll 

see improvements,sothey don’t get 

discouraged by lag times.” 

The researchalso suggested that because 

small catchments and subcatchments had 

shorter lag times, actionbypeopleinregional 

councils to expand and improve monitoring 

networks could enable earlier detection of 

improvement. 

Surfacepathways could have ashorter lag 

time; research was ongoing to see if this was 

the case. 

• DairyNZ accredited 

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• Pond Constructionand 

Irrigation Development 

• Hedgeand Stump 

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• Farm Conversions 

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• PumpHire 

• Wellsand Galleries 

• Bulk Earthworks 

• Subdivisions 

• Site Works 

• Tree Shear 

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NEWS 



Funding to protect 

Rakaia fish habitat 

Fairton School pupils hunker down from dust as NZ Army helicopters fly overhead. 


Army action for school 

Fairton School pupils had 

an excitingstart to the week 

with the airbornearrivalof 

New ZealandArmy soldiers 

training in the grounds of 

theTalley’spremises 

beside the school. 

Theschool,and others in 

thecommunity,had been 

made awareofthe training 

exercise by letter. 

School principal Mike 

Hill said around 90 

personnel from the2/1 

Royal New Zealand 

Infantry Regiment at 

Burnham Military Camp 

were involvedinthe three 

dayexercise. 

‘‘We knewthey were 

coming... so we took the 

children overtosee the 

helicopters arrive and the 

soldiers (disembark).And 

then the soldiers set off 

down the road and around 

thearea,’’ he said. 

The dust thrown up off an 

empty paddock saw the 

pupilshunker downto 

protectthemselves as the 

helicopters flew overhead, 

Mr Hill said. 

The exercise involved 

soldiers with weapons 

flyingin by helicopter on 

Monday, soldiers movingby 

foot along Office and 

Fairfield road areas 

carrying rifles withblank 

ammunitionusedand 

pyrotechnics inside the 

empty Talley’s facility. 

The facilitywas the 

Silver Fern Farms meat 

plant whichclosed in 2017 

and decomissioned, was 

bought by Talley’s in 2020. 

Fish &Game, working with 

Canterbury highcountry farmers, 

New Zealand Salmon Anglers 

Association, Rakaia River 

Promotions and Environment 

Canterbury, have secured funding 

from the Ministry for the 

Environment for ahabitat protection 

project in the headwaters of the 

Rakaia River. 

The funding will allow staff to 

identify and protect valuable habitats 

used for salmon and trout spawning 

and rearing. Protecting valuable 

wetland habitats will also be afocus. 

Acornerstone of the project will see 

the East Branch of the Glenariffe 

Stream, which runs across Glenariffe 

Station, realigned and protected. 

North Canterbury Fish &Game chair 

Alan Strong said the stream would be 

enhanced to increase its productivity 

for chinook salmon and trout. 

‘‘We have been working hard on this 

project for almost ayear and have 

secured funding for the project for 

the next three years,’’ he said. 

‘‘The team are excited to get boots 

on the ground and make astart as 

soon as possible.’’ 

The Glenariffe system has 

historically produced between 20 30 

percent of the Rakaia River chinook 

salmon, but in recent years has seen a 

reduction in returning fish. The 

system also provides asignificant 

proportion of the Rakaia River trout 

spawning and rearing. 

The project was designed to 

maximise the time juveniles spend in 

the stable stream environment before 

entering the more volatile Rakaia 

mainstem. 

The wetlands protected will also 

provide additional areas for precious 

longfin eel to live. 

Glenariffe Station owner Mark 

Ensor said the work would protect the 

area for future generations and act as 

anatural hatchery for the fishermen 

of the Rakaia River. 

Mr Ensor said it was possible to run 

asustainable farming operation 

while protecting sensitive habitat and 

biodiversity for the benefit of future 

generations of Kiwis. 

The New Zealand Salmon Anglers 

Association have been part of the 

Fish &Game councils decisionmaking 

process and fully support the 

project. New Zealand Salmon Anglers 

Association president Larry Burke 

said anything that helped the iconic 

salmon of the Rakaia was apositive 

step forward. 

Rakaia River Promotions, the 

organisation behind the Rakaia River 

Fishing Competition, who have along 

history of contributing to various 

projects in the Rakaia catchment, 

were also part of the team. 

Rakaia River Promotions president 

Ken Lee said it was fantastic to be 

part of aproactive project which will 

safeguard the sustainability of both 

salmon and trout, which the annual 

Rakaia River celebration and 

competition relied on. 

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19 

New rating valuations 

Calves enjoying adrink on asunny, Spring day in apaddock 

located just outside Methven. The paddock is adjacent to the new 

Thyme Stream subdivision from where apath links the township 

to the Methven Walkway. 

Events for mental 

health week 

Connecting MidCanterbury 

Charitable Trustisorganising a 

numberofevents for Mental 

Health AwarenessWeek 

(MHAW), whichruns from 

September27toOctober3. 

The trustoversees the 

running of Mid Canterbury 

TimeBank andKeepLearning 

Mid Canterbury. 

TimeBank is teamingup with 

Wellbeing Opuketorun events 

focused on the MHAW theme of 

‘Taketime to korero', which is 

aboutconnecting with the 

people and creating space for 

conversationsabout mental 

health. 

On September 29 there will be 

gatherings in both the 

Ashburton Domain and 

Methven playground, (near the 

medical centre), at 5.30pmfor 

people to come togetherwith 

picnics and takeaways. 

On October2acafe gathering 

is planned at 10.30am at the 

StaveleyStore and the following 

day TimeBankwill celebrate its 

fourth birthdayand bring 

people together at familyfriendly 

event at Trott’s garden. 

Entrytothe garden is $5 and 

there will be activities for 

childrenand food provided 

between 2pm and 4pm. 

Registration can be done 

through Eventbrite. 

KeepLearningMid 

Canterbury has five events 

planned which are open to 

everyone. Each focuses on the 

five ways to wellbeing. 

There is achance to ‘connect’ 

on September 27 (Ashburton 

PublicLibrary 4pm until 

7.40pm), to ‘take notice’ on 

September 28 (Ashburton 

Parents Centre 5.30pmuntil 

6.30pm), to ‘give’ on September 

29 (Resource Recovery Park 

education centre1pm until 

3pm), to ‘keep learning’ on 

September 30 (Ashburton 

PublicLibrary 3.15pm until 

5pm) and to ‘be active’ on 

October 1(EA NetworksCentre 

gym 1pm until 2pm). 

Full eventdetails on the 

Eventbrite website. 

AshburtonDistrict property 

owners are duetoget new 

rating valuations in the post. 

New valuations have been 

prepared for 15,764 properties 

by QuotableValue (QV) on 

behalf of Ashburton District 

Council. 

The total rateable value for 

the district is now 

$20,494,086,450 with the land 

valueofthose properties 

valued at $13,742,687,650. 

Rating valuations are 

usually carried out on all New 

Zealand properties every 

threeyears to help councils set 

rates for the following threeyear 

period. 

They reflectthe likely 

selling price of aproperty at 

the effectiverevaluation date, 

which was1July 2021, and do 

not include chattels. 

The value of residential 

housing within theAshburton 

District has increased by an 

average of 25.5% since 2018. 

The average house value is 

now $486,000, while the 

corresponding average land 

value has increased by 33% to 

an average of $200,500. 

QV area manager Kris 

Rodgers saiddemand for 

residential housing hadbeen 

buoyant across the region, 

with most townships in the 

district seeing increases of 

between2130%overall. 

‘‘We have seen significant 

value lifts across the entire 

residential market since our 

last rating revaluation back in 

2018 with values still rising 

strongly.’’ 

‘‘Lowervalue properties 

have seenthe most 

competitionfrombuyers, 

resulting in the greatest value 

increases. 

‘‘Demand from buyers 

coming from outside the 

regionhas also helped fuel the 

local residentialproperty 

market,’’ he said. 

Commercialproperty values 

have increased by 12% and 

property valuesinthe 

industrial sector have 

increased by 13% since the 

district’s last rating valuation 

in 2018. 

Commercialand industrial 

land values have also 

increased by 4.4% and 8.3% 

respectively. 

‘‘While there has been 

demand from buyers for good 

quality properties with 

favourable leases in place, this 

has been offsettosome degree 

by online competition for 

retailers andthe start of apost 

lockdowntrend for more 

people to work from home,’’ 

Mr Rodgers said. 

‘‘We have seen steady value 

increases for industrial 

properties andalimited 

supply of industrial land 

within theregion has seen a 

boostinland values.’’ 

Since 2018, the average 

capital value of an improved 

lifestyle property has 

increased by 16% to $790,000, 

whilethe corresponding land 

value for alifestyle property 

increased by 20.3% to $417,500. 

‘‘Lifestyle properties 

typicallyaligninvalue with 

highendresidential 

properties andthis segment of 

the markethas been strong. 

‘‘A smaller market and less 

demand has meant there has 

not beenquite the same 

increase in the land valuesas 

seen in the residential 

market,’’ Mr Rodgers said. 

He said there had been good 

activity and value growth for 

dairy, arable and pastoral 

properties overthe last eight 

to 10 months. 

Pastoralproperties on 

average have seena2% 

increase from 2021 value 

levels, with the majority of 

growthexperienced in the foot 

hills andhigh country. 

Mr Rodgers said the 

effective ratingrevaluation 

date of 1July 2021 had passed 

and any changes in the market 

since then will not be 

includedinthe new rating 

valuations. 

Thismeans in many cases a 

sale priceachieved in the 

market todaymay be different 

to the new ratingvaluation set 

at 1July 2021 and that rating 

valuations are notdesigned to 

be used as market valuations 

for raising finance with banks 

or as insurance valuations. 

The updated rating 

valuations are independently 

audited by the Office of the 

Valuer General and need to 

meet quality standardsbefore 

the new rating valuations are 

certified. 

New rating values will be 

postedafter September29. 

If owners don’tagree with 

them they they have aright to 

objectthroughthe objection 

process before November 4. 

Want to get 

paid for your 

weeklywalk? 

I’mMarythe Delivery 

Supervisor forthe Courier. 

I am looking for reliable people 

to deliver the Courier each 

Thursday in the Tinwald area. 

If you are keen to find out more 

about this opportunity, please 

send me an email or give me a 

call and we can talk further. 

Please email mary.summerfield@ashburtoncourier.co.nz 

or phone Mary on 03 308 7664 

forfurther details. 


COUNCILBRIEF 

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

Thursday,23September 2021 | ISSUE 47 

Newrating valuations forAshburton District 

Ashburton District property owners 

will soon receive aNotice ofRating 

Valuationinthepostwithanupdated 

ratingvalue fortheirproperty. 

The new rating valuations have been 

prepared for15,764 propertiesonbehalf of 

theAshburtonDistrictCouncilbyQuotable 

Value (QV). They show the total rateable 

valueforthedistrictisnow$20,494,086,450 

with the land value of those properties 

nowvaluedat$13,742,687,650. 

Rating valuations are usually carried out 

on all NewZealand propertiesevery three 

yearstohelp local councils setratesfor the 

following three-year period. They reflect 

the likely selling priceofapropertyatthe 

effective revaluation date, which was 1 

July 2021, and do notinclude chattels. 

The value of residential housing within 

the Ashburton District has increased 

by an average of25.5% since 2018 with 

the average house value now sitting at 

$486,000,whilethecorrespondingaverage 

land value increased by 33% to an average 

of $200,500. 

QV area manager Kris Rodgers said the 

demand forresidential housing had been 

buoyant across the region, with most 

townships in the district seeing increases 

of between 21-30%overall. 

“Wehaveseen significant value liftsacross 

the entireresidential market sinceour last 

rating revaluationbackin2018 with values 

still rising strongly. 

“Lower value properties have seen the 

mostcompetitionfrombuyers,resultingin 

the greatest value increases.Demandfrom 

buyers coming from outside the region 

45.0% 

40.0% 

35.0% 

30.0% 

25.0% 

15.0% 

10.0% 

5.0% 

0.0% 

Residential Dwelling Value Change 

Ashburton Town 

East/Central 


TownWest 

Methven 

Town 

has also helped fuel the local residential 

property market.” 

Meanwhile, commercial property values 

have increased by 12% and property 

values in the industrial sector have 

increased by 13% since the district’s last 

rating valuation in 2018. Commercial and 

industrialland values havealso increased 

by 4.4% and 8.3% respectively. 

“While there has been demand from 

buyers for good quality properties with 

favourable leases in place, this has 

been offset to some degree by online 

competition for retailers and the start of 

apostlockdown trend formorepeople to 

work from home,”MrRodgerssaid. 

“Wehaveseen steady value increases for 

industrialproperties and alimited supply 

Rakaia 

Town 

RuralAshburton 

District 

CV% Change 

Tinwald 

Suburbs 

LV%Change 

Overall 

of industrial land within the region has 

seen aboost in land values” 

Since 2018, the average capital value 

of an improved lifestyle property has 

increased by 16% to $790,000, while the 

corresponding land value for alifestyle 

property increased by 20.3% to $417,500. 

“Lifestyle properties typically align in 

value with high-end residential properties 

and this segment of the market has been 

strong. Asmaller marketand less demand 

has meant there has not been quite the 

same increase in the land values as seenin 

theresidentialmarket,” MrRodgersadded. 

He said therehad been good activity and 

value growth fordairy, arable and pastoral 

properties overthe past 8-10 months. 

“Uncertainties around environmental 

issues and availability of capital that 

had restrained this market inthe 18-24 

months previous have abated somewhat 

with lending policy loosened and 

farmers learning to live and adapt tothe 

environmental restrictionsimposed upon 

them.” 

Value levels are still just below that of 

2018 on mostdairyand arable farms with 

values forthose sectors having decreased 

4% on average. Pastoral properties on 

average have seen a2%increase from 

2021 value levels, with the majority of 

growth experienced in the foot hills and 

high country. 

MrRodgerssaiditwashelpfultoremember 

the effective rating revaluation date of 1 

July 2021 had passed and any changes in 

the market sincethen will notbeincluded 

in the newrating valuations. 

This means in many cases asale price 

achieved inthe market today may be 

different to the newrating valuation setas 

at 1July 2021 and that rating valuations 

are not designed to be used as market 

valuations forraising financewith banks or 

as insurancevaluations. 

The updated rating valuations are 

independently audited by the Officeofthe 

ValuerGeneral and need to meetrigorous 

quality standards before the new rating 

valuations arecertified. 

New rating values will be posted to 

property ownersafter29September 2021. 

If owners donot agree with their rating 

valuation, they have a right to object 

through the objection process before 4 

November 2021. 

Hakatere 

display stays 

The popular Hakatere: Home & 

Heritage exhibition at Ashburton 

Museum will be extended into the 

Octoberschoolholidays. 

The exhibit, which features photographs 

and life stories of families living in the 

Ashburton District, wastohavefinished on 

17 Septemberbut will nowrun to Sunday 

10 October and museum staffhopemore 

peoplewill take the chancetoviewit. 

Visitors tothe museum are still welcome 

in Alert Level 2.Masks and scan/sign in 

required. 

The Hakatere exhibition is modelled on 

abook by the same name initiated by 

Council’s Welcoming Communities; it 

features avideo, photos and stories of 

peoplewho havegrown up hereormoved 

from other partsofthe world. 

HamishRiach -Chief Executive 

Valuations, roads and 

adrop-in vaccination 

The newrating valuations forour 

districtare nowonlineand willbe 

of interesttomanyhomeowners. 

The demand forresidential housing 

wasstrong before covid and continues 

even now, judging by thenumber of 

consentsCouncilstaffare processing. 

Ratingvaluationshappen everythree 

yearsand help us allocate to individual 

properties the overall ratesset by 

Council across the community for 

the following three-year period; they 

reflectthe likely selling price. 

Property ownerswill be sent letters 

next week of their newrating 

valuations by Quotable Value though 

the information is already online.You 

cansee the information on Council’s 

website, underpropertyinformation. 

The newvaluations willbeused to 

allocate ratestoindividualproperties 

from July2022. If youdon’t agree, you 

canobjectand there is aprocess for 

that. Sometimes work thatdoesn’t 

requireabuilding consent–such as a 

deck, landscaping or anew kitchen - 

has been completedonapropertybut 

is notreflected inavaluation. 

WhenQuotable Valuecarries out a 

rating revalution, it uses ateamof 

local property expertstodoamass 

appraisal factoringinthe recent sale 

of similar properties and establishes 

amarket trend thatcan be applied to 

other properties. 

Following that, therating values are 

independently audited by the Officeof 

the ValuerGeneraland rigorousquality 

standards must be met. 

The newvaluations reflectwhatwe 

haveseeninthe property markethere, 

demand is buoyantacrossthe district 

and most townships sawincreases 

between 21 and 30 percent. 

Anotherbig pieceofwork that has 

come across my desk thisweekisthe 

technical roading audit by Waka Kotahi 

NZTA. 

It is pleasingtosee our roading 

network wasassessed as wellmanaged 

andgenerally in good 

condition. We knowwecan always do 

better,ofcourse,and thereare issues 

likepotholes (urbanand rural)and 

roadside drainage in some rural areas. 

The enemy of any road is water, and 

we aredoing our bestwith whatisone 

of the largerroading networks in the 

country,with 2614km of sealed and 

unsealedroads –92per cent in rural 

areas. 

Lastly,please take the opportunityto 

haveyour free covid vaccination. There 

areseveral clinicsoperating around 

Ashburton with sparebookings in the 

next fewweeks, andadrop-in clinic will 

operate at Hinds, from the Southern 

Rugby Club, on Tuesday 28 October 

from 11 am until 3pm. 

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Thursday,23September 2021 |ISSUE 47

Wind strapdistrictrollout resumes 

Contractors working for Ashburton 

District Council will resume putting 

wind straps on wheelie bins next 

week, with Methven up first on 

Monday 27 September. 

Parts of Ashburton, Rakaia and other 

townships had wind straps fitted earlier 

this year and now the remaining parts of 

the district will betargeted over atwoweek 

period, starting next Monday 27 

September. 

The wind straps are attached to both 

yellow recycling wheelie bins and red 

rubbish wheeliebins and peoplecan clip 

thelidsshutwhentheyrolltheirbinsto the 

kerb on windydays. 

The straps are specially designed to 

be undone asthe bin is picked up and 

emptied by the collectiontrucks,ensuring 

efficient collection. Atrial of the straps 

showed they were 95 per cent effective 

at keeping lids shut on windy days, even 

when the bin was blown over. Council’s 

collection contractor, EnviroWaste, had 

alsoreportedthe straps worked well since 

theyhad beenrolledout. 

Infrastructure Services Group Manager 

Neil McCann said that in the two-week 

period starting Monday 27 September, 

people will need to put both yellow and 

red bins out on their usual recycling day, 

whether theyneededemptying or not. 

EnviroWaste contractors will beworking 

on thestreets,attachingstrapsorchecking 

binshad straps installed. 

"Doing these straps on recyclingday is the 

bestway to getasmany bins as possible, 

andafterMethven on27September they 

will move to Ashburton on28September. 

"The straps certainly make adifference. 

Residentscan alsorest easy on collection 

day knowing their rubbish and recycling 

will makeittothe truck,insteadofblowing 

down the street when there’s a good 

nor’wester.” 

ShakeOut 2021: Be earthquakeready 

Schools, businesses, families and 

individuals in the Ashburton District 

are among thousands around the 

country preparing for New Zealand 

ShakeOut 2021, our national 

earthquake drill on Thursday 28 

October. 

The drill,which will happen at 9.30am that 

day,issopeople canpractiseDrop, Cover 

and Hold. 

This is something you should ideally 

do twice ayear and you can prepare in 

advance by identifying asafe space, like 

under astrong table or next to an interior 

wall, to take refuge inaquake. Being 

prepared and having supplies on hand 

for several days is also part of advance 

planning. 

Drop, Cover and Hold stops you being 

knocked over, makes youasmaller target 

for flying and falling objects and protects 

your head, neck and vital organs. 

If you are driving when an earthquake 

happens, pull overtoaclear location, stop 

and staytherewith your seatbeltfastened 

until the shaking stops. Ifyou are inbed, 

staythere. 

Earthquakes arein the topfiveemergency 

risks for Ashburton District and while we 

can’tpredictwhenearthquakes will occur, 

scientific research has shown that the 

South Island’s alpine fault has aregular 

history of producing large earthquakes. 

Scientists saythe next severe one is likely 

to occur within our lifetimes. 

Ashburton District Council Strategy 

and Compliance Group Manager 

Jane Donaldson said Council had an 

important role in civil defence emergency 

managementaspartofaCanterburyand 

national response team. 

Draft AshburtonDistrictParking Strategy & 

Ashburton Town CentreParking Management Plan 

We areacceptingfeedback until 5pm, 

Wednesday 6October 2021. 

ashburtondc.govt.nz/haveyoursay 

“While Covid-19 is an event that has 

been drawing our attention lately,people 

need to be prepared for other sorts of 

emergencies. We have about 30 local 

businesses, schools, preschools and 

families or individuals signed upfor the 

drill next month and we’d love to see 

otherswill take part too.” 

Sign up forthe ShakeOut at 

getready.govt.nz/involved/shakeout 

COMMUNITYNOTICEBOARD 

UPCOMING MEETINGS 

Meetings areheld in the Council 

Chambers, 137 Havelock Street, 

ExtraordinaryCouncil meeting, 

Wednesday29September,9am. Grove St 

Park disposal submission hearings and 

deliberations (live-streamed) 

Council Agencies –6monthreports, 

Wednesday 29 September, 1.30pm 

PUBLICNOTICES 

RUBBISH &RECYCLING 

The AshburtonResource Recovery Park 

will be CLOSED onMonday27September 

forupgradestothe power supply. 

NeilMcCann 

InfrastructureServicesGroup Manager 

PUBLICNOTICES 

ROAD CLOSURE 

Ashburton DistrictCouncil givespublic 

noticeofaroad closurefor thepurpose of 

allowingthe AshburtonCar Club to hold 

“Standing QuarterMile Sprint” (with the 

exception of emergencyvehicles) forthe 

period indicated hereunder. 

Roadtobeclosed: WINSLOWWILLOWBY 

ROAD, from the Longbeach Road 

intersectiontoapproximately 500metres 

from theintersectionofState Highway 1. 

Period of Closure: From 9.00am until 

5.00pm on Saturday,02October 2021. 

This noticeofclosureismade under the 

LocalGovernment Act1974 -Schedule 

10 (11 (e)). Itwillbeanoffenceunder 

the aboveregulations forany person 

otherwise than under authorityofan 

authorised permittouse theroads /streets 

forordinaryvehicular traffic duringthe 

period of closure. 

NEIL McCANN 

Group Manager InfrastructureServices 

VALUATION ROLLS 

The Valuation Rolls forAshburton District 

Council havebeen revised by Quotable 

Value Limited (as theCouncil’s valuation 

serviceprovider). 

The revised Rating Values areeffective 

as at 1July 2021 and thenew notices of 

valuation will be postedtoownersand 

ratepayersfrom 29 September 2021. The 

DistrictValuation Rolls will be open for 

public inspection, free of charge,during 

regular officehours, atthe offices of: 

Ashburton DistrictCouncil 

5Baring SquareWest, 

ASHBURTON7700 

The revised values can be vieweduntil 

4November 2021. 

Objections to therevised valuations must 

be lodged, in writing or online at www. 

ratingvalues.co.nz,no laterthan 

4November 2021. 

Objection forms areavailable from 

Ashburton DistrictCouncilorQuotable 

Value Limited andshouldbepostedto: 

Quotable Value Ltd–Business Support 

PrivateBag 39 818 

Wellington MailCentre 

LOWER HUTT 5045 

Moreinformation about “Understanding 

your Rating Value”can be found at 

www.ratingvalues.co.nz 

PAUL BRAKE 

Group Manager Business Support 

GRAZING TENDER 

The Ashburton DistrictCouncil, on behalf 

of the Rakaia ReserveBoard,seeks tenders 

to grazethe land described below: 

MichaelStreet, Rakaia 

-Area2.0234 ha approximately 

-LegalDescription: RES 2986 RAKAIA 

TSHIP-RECREATION RES 

Afive(5) year grazing licenceisproposed 

which acommencement of TBA. 

Tenderersmay tender by completing the 

appropriate tender documentation which 

may be obtained from Council’sCustomer 

Services Department at 5Baring Square 

West, Ashburton, by phoning Council on 03 

307 7700orbye-mailing info@adc.govt.nz 

Tendersare to be enclosed in an envelope 

enfaced “RakaiaReserveBoardLicence 

to Occupy” andare to be eitherdelivered 

or postedtoreach Council by closing time 

of 4pm,Friday22October2021. 

Tendersfor the sections close with: The 

ChiefExecutiveOfficer, Ashburton 

DistrictCouncil,POBOX 94, ASHBURTON 

7700. 

Highestorany tender notnecessarily 

accepted. 

Officer forenquiries –Ann Smith, 

Property Officer -03308 7742 

COUNCIL OFFICE 

5Baring Square West 

Mon, Tue, Wed &Fri 8.30am -5pm 

Thursday 9am -5pm 

ASHBURTONPUBLIC LIBRARY 

180 HavelockStreet, Ashburton 7700 

Mon -Fri 9.00am -8.00pm 

Sat10am-1pm | Sun 1pm -4pm 

EA NETWORKSCENTRE 

20 River Terrace 

Mon -Fri 6.00am -9.00pm 

Sat&Sun 7.00am -7.00pm 

ASHBURTONMUSEUM 

327 WestStreet 

10am -4pm daily. 

Closed Public Holidays. 

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NEWS 


Crispstartat 

LakeHood 

Afrosty sunrise at Lake Hood, taken early on Saturday morning. The rising mist and cold, fresh conditions greeted Ashburton College 

rowers who have returned to training on the lake ahead of anew season of regattas. 

Annual scholarship round opens 

Scholarshipshave been made 

available forpeople lookingto 

completetertiarystudies, 

industrytraining or personal 

developmentnext year. 

Advance Ashburton 

CommunityFoundation, 

thanks tothe generosity of 

local people,has 32 

scholarships available, 

valued atjustunder $90,000. 

Generous benefactorsinthe 

MidCanterburycommunity 

havedonated funds to the 

Foundation whichhavebeen 

invested. 

Theincome fromthese 

investmentsisthenused for 

causessupported by each 

donor, such as scholarships 

fortertiary education, health 

sciences,personal 

development,and trade 

training. 

Ashburton resident Graham 

Gunn is an organist, dahlia 

Graham Gunn, left, with 2021 

music scholarship recipient 

Jack Bubb. 

enthusiast,patron andjudge, 

as well as leaving a 

substantialbequest to the 

Foundation,has funded an 

annualmusic scholarship. 

“I was born, raised andlived 

my lifehereand thisiswhere 

Iwanttobeabletogive back,” 

he said. Oneofthe 

scholarships awarded in the 

previous round was the Neil 

Sinclair Memorial 

Scholarship awarded to 

MikaeliLalor,who is in her 

sixth yearatUniversity of 

Otago. The Methven woman 

was head girl at MtHutt 

Collegein2015and graduated 

fromthe university with a 

majoringeology.She is now 

studying towards hermasters 

researching common climate 

risks. 

TravisStringer was 

awarded ascholarshipto 

attend OutwardBound in the 

Marlborough Sounds and was 

very thankful to Advance 

Ashburton, Jaycees, and 

OutwardBound for the 

opportunity.‘‘Thiswas an 

amazingexperience. Some of 

theactivitiestookalot out of 

me, but Idid them. Ibegan to 

realise how much Iam 

capable of doing. ‘There’s 

more in you,’ becameaproven 

statement forme. Ilearneda 

lotofimportantlessonsto 

take with me ithas changed 

my life.Māte wā,” he said. 

Foundation chair MaryRoss 

said‘‘Weare delightedtobe 

able to assistpeoplefrom our 

districtachievetheir goals.’’ 

Application formsare 

availableonthe Foundation 

website andclose on October 

29,2021. Applicants 

shortlistedwill be 

interviewed in December with 

the successful candidates 

invited to aformal 

presentation function in 

January. 


Rakaia 

dog event 

Anewdate of November7has 

been setfor afundraiserbeing 

held to supportthe building of a 

dedicatedRakaia dogpark. 

Abig cardisplay and dog 

agility demonstration are lined 

up at the communityevent at 

Rakaia Domain. 

KiwiPetsServiceswillalso 

offeringdog washingand nail 

clipping,which can be prebooked. 

Vehiclesand car 

descriptions for the cardisplay 

also need to preregister by 

emailing bobjacq@xtra.co.nz 

The event runs from10am 

until3pm and willalsofeature 

food, otherstalls andraffles. 

Gate entry is $5 percar or $1 

walk in. 

Plant sale 

The annual Plants4U@Rakaia 

sale is lined up for October 2at 

St Andrew's Presbyterian 

Church, Rakaia. 

Running from 9am, the longrunning 

sale willfeature awide 

selectionofplants, including 

hydrangeas and natives, and 

other attractions. 

Asusual there willbe 

surprises andbargains for all 

gardeners, organiserDorothy 

Knight said. 

‘‘Our sellers are always keen 

to pass on their gardening 

knowledge as well.’’ 

In ordertoavoidcarrying 

overplants through the 

summer months, there will be a 

clearancesaleatnoonwhere 

peoplecan pack abox for$20. 

Aproduce stall, specializing 

in avarietyofjams andhome 

baking,will beset up in the 

church lounge. 

The salewill go aheadin 

Level 2,but everyone is asked 

to be aware andabide by 

restrictions. 

The plant sale is aPlains 

Parish projectand runsfrom 

until 1pm.Fundsraised will be 

usedtosupport theRakaia 

community. 

For more information, and to 

donateplants, email 

dottsknights@gmail.com 

“Is there 

atest for 

emissions?” 

“How can I 

reduce my 

emissions 

rightnow?” 

“Who canhelp 

me lowermy 

emissions?” 

Got questions about loweremissions? We can help. 

mta.org.nz/tackling-emissions


SPORT 


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TruslerClark in Canterbury U19s 

TONI.WILLIAMS 


MadisonTruslerClark has 

beennamed inthe Canterbury 

U19female rugbyteams line 

up. 

The talentedlooseforward 

is in theCanterbury Red 

team;one of twoteamsinthe 

newlycreatedage group 

namedbytheCanterbury 

RugbyUnion.The otherteam 

is CanterburyBlack. 

TruslerClark,who plays 

weekendrugbyfor High 

SchoolOld Boys,isaYear12 

studentatAshburtonCollege. 

She alsoplaysrugbyfor a 

combinedAshburton College/ 

MountHuttCollege/ 

Ashburton Christian School 

team. 

Canterbury Rugby Football 

Unioncoach,and female 

development manager,Liz 

Worthington said Trusler 

Clarkshowedleadership 

promiseand was awelcome 

addition to the U19s agegroup 

created by Canterburyrugby. 

Madison has played rugby 

forColligatesince shewas 

fouryearsold,joined the girls 

high schoolteam makingthe 

1stXVfor AshburtonCollege 

in Year 9, and thisyear played 

rugbyfor High SchoolOld 

Boys in Christchurch, Ms 

Worthington said. 

‘‘Madison has so farblown 

us away with herskill set and 

hunger to learn. Sheisvery 

Madison TruslerClark(inset), and charging with the ball during play for her High School Old Boys 

Club inthe Christchurch weekend competition. 

PHOTOS CRFU 

dedicated to the sportand has 

astrongmindsetwithher eyes 

setonwhatthe futuremay 

hold,’’she said. 

Underthe newU19sage 

groupmorefemaleplayers 

willbeabletoexperiencethe 

highperformance 

environmentand have 

opportunities to playfor 

Canterbury orinthe Farah 

PalmerCup in the future and 

beyond. 

Selectorschose 45 players 

forthetwo teams which will 

playafixture of threegames 

acrosstwo weeks. 

Theywillplayagainst teams 

suchasOtago, Southland, 

Hanan Shield,and a 

Barbarianssidemade up ofa 

mixtureofprovincialunions, 

among them many promising 

players from Mid Canterbury. 

Ms Worthington said there 

had been arealdepth 

developingwithinthe female 

gameso‘‘whenitpresented 

itself, we took theopportunity 

to getasmany of them 

involved in thisprogramme.’’ 

“Ontop of lookingatclub 

andschool, we heldatrial... 

it’s areally exciting 

opportunityfor them to pull 

on theCanterbury jerseyand 

connect with what it meansto 

play for Canterbury,”she said. 

Thegames,whichstart from 

this weekend inMethven,will 

be played understrictLevel 2 

restrictions, with the hope 

spectatorsmaybeaddedif 

therewasadroptoLevel1. 

Interprovincial croquet results 

RESULTS 

RUN AND WALK 

ASHBURTON 

The Runand Walk AshburtonClub 

RoadChampionshipslastSaturday 

startedfrom Ashford Avenue,inthe 

Ashburton Business Estate and 

took on a2km loop course. 

The event was asealed handicap 

and saw someclose timesamong 

the categories. 

Walkers 6km:Women: 1st place 

Alison Conway 42:10; 2nd equal 

Stacey Hooper and Judith Crozier 

44:22; 3rd placeand winner on 

handicap Lori Rusbatch 46:45; 

Chrissie Stratford 47:40; Lynda 

Bayne 50:44; KarenHodgson 

54:07; Nicky Mac Kenzie 55:03. 

Men: 1stPlace Dave Strong 

42:33; PaulSeverins42:37; Peter 

Larkin 46:14; Kelvin Leach47:34; 

Robert Moffitt 50:23; Colin Phillips 

54:29; David Wilkinson 70:10. 

Runners: Vet Women 6km:1st 

place Gabby Simpson 29:32; 2nd 

place and winneronhandicap Tam 

Grant 29:47. 

SeniorMen 10km: 1st Place and 

winner on handicap Shaun Clark 

40:50.Veteran Men 8km:1st Place 

and winner on handicap Jeremy 

Hayes 34:29; 2nd PlaceIan 

Broadbelt 38:37; 3rdPlace Eamon 

Hooper47:16. 

Men 65 and over 6km:1st Place 

and winner on handicap Gary 

Whiting31:30; 2nd Place Kenny 

Johnston36:21. 

Girls 10-14 years4km: 1st place 

CarinaLupse 23:08; 2nd equal 

Stacey Hayes and BillyDrake 

32:02. Boys 10-14 years 2km:1st 

Place Jack Hooper 11:18. Boys 

U10years 2km:1st Place Gus 

Simpson11:13; 2ndPlace Jamie 

Hooper 13:23. 

Thank you to timekeepersViv 

Strong, SteveSkilling,Debra 

Curtain and Toresa Hooper, and 

Ian Broadbelt for layingout the 

course. 

The Interprovincial 

Association Croquet 

championships pitting South 

Canterbury against Canterbury 

was played at Waireka last 

Sunday. 

In the end Canterbury took 

the spoils on the day winning 

376 to 333. 

The South Canterbury team 

was made up of: Annette Blain, 

Carolyn Fordyce, Logan 

McCorkindale, Raylene 

Phillips, Gail Benseman 

(Waireka), Tony King, Trish 

Dollan, Lexia Fox, (Waimate), 

Barbara Field, Ann Sunbeam 

(Allenton), Kevin McGlinchy, 

Brian Maxwell, Graeme 

Simpson, Gary Merrick 

(Aorangi), Jenny Mcnab, 

Debbin Brunton (Awamoa 

Gardens), Helen Cooke, 

Maurice Young, Trish Quinn, 

(Ashbury) and Helena Edy 

(Methven). And representing 

Canterbury were: Josh Winter, 

James Duggen, Myles Duggan, 

Gay Jones, OwenEvans, 

(Cashmere), JonoHart, 

Marguaritte Rodgers; (St 

James Park), BruceMcLay, 

Steve Costigan, Cheryl 

Hopley,GeraldineMurphy, 

(United), NevilleTurner, 

Carol Kidd,Lyn Turner, 

(Rangiora), Ian Campbell, 

Betty Eathorne, (Barrington 

Park), Leo van Oosten(St 

Martins), Tim Slack, Holmes 

Park), Vilna GoughJones 

(Fendalton Park); 

The three round 

competition saw South 

Canterburywin the first round 

112 to 111, before Canterbury 

made acomeback in the 

secondround winning 130 to 

95. 

The third round saw 

Canterburytake the spoils 

with a135 to 126 finish. 

Final tally: Canterbury376, 

South Canterbury 333. 

Round 3play results: 

AnnetteBlain/LexiaFox 8v 

Josh Winter/James Duggan 21; 

Tony King/Gary Merrick 14 v 

Marguaritte Rodgers/Gay 

Jones 15; 

BarbaraField/Raylene 

Phillips 5vsMylesDuggan/ 

Bruce McLay 18; 

Trish Dollan/Helen Cooke 

13 vJono Hart/Neville Turner 

19; 

KevenMcGlinchy/Maurice 

Young10vSteve Costigan/ 

Cheryl Hopley 10; 

BrianMaxwell/Gail 

Benseman 12 vLeo van 

Oosten/Tim Slack10; Carolyn 

Fordyce/AnnSunbeam 11 v 

Owen Evans/Vilna Gough 

Jones5;Logan McCorkindale/ 

Debbie Brunton 21 v 

GeraldineMurphy/Helene 

McNab20; 

Graeme Simpson/Trish 

Quinn15vIan Campbell/Betty 

Eathorne4; 

JennyMcnab/HelenaHey 12 

vCarolKidd/LynTurner 13. 

SouthCanterbury total 126 

vs Canterbury 135. 

Winner on the day 

Canterbury376; South 

Canterbury333. 

GOLF 

Ashburton GolfClub Club 

Championship Top16Knockouts: 

Senior winners were,Jeff Hewitt, 

Terry Kingsbury, Dave Morrison, 

Adrian Hopwood, Hamish Niles, 

BlairFranklin PeterWalkerand 

OwenMiller. 

Intermediate winners wereBlair 

Snowball, Bruce Day,Steve 

McCloy, Ron Carlson,Dave Fisher, 

SebastianMcMillian,Sean Strange 

and Brent MacGregor. 

Junior Awinners were MattTait, 

Perry Hunt,Paul Clark,Ken Clucas, 

David Hampton, Al Jopson, Terry 

Molloy and James McFarlane. 

Junior Bwinners were Phil Kerr, 

Chris Scott,GeorgeBrown, Antony 

White andBrian Fauth. 

¥ 8 ¥ 79 

WALLABY 

CONTAINMENT 

AREA 

¥ 1 

¥ 82 

SEEN ONE? SAYSO! 

Wallabies cause serious damage to production 

farming and our environment. 

We areworking hard to reduce theirrange in our region. 

Your help locating them is vital. 

If yousee awallabyoutsidethe containment area,pleasereportit. 

Visit reportwallabies.nz to report your sighting. 

¥ 80 ¥ 83 ¥ 82 

Forfurther informationcall 

0800 324 636. 

The National WallabyEradicationProgramme is workingwith key partners 

to prevent furtherspreadofwallabies in Te Waipounamu/South Island.

NEWS 

24 Ashburton Courier, September 23, 2021 


Community award winners named 

Four individualsand two groups 

have been recognised in the 2021 

Community Honours Awards. 

Theawardsrecognise 

contributions and achievements 

by peopleand organisations in the 

district. 

TheMayor’s Awardfor Public 

Service went jointlytoTrevor 

Croy andPatricia McLaren. 

Mr Croy,aformeraccountant, 

has beeninvolved with charitable 

work including with Advance 

Ashburton, Trevor Wilson 

Charitable Trust, Mackenzie 

Charitable Foundationand 

Cancer Society. 

Mrs McLaren has cooked and 

donated items to Ronald 

McDonald House for anumber of 

years andsince2016has sold her 

pickles, chutneys andjamsand 

raisedthousands at Ashburton 

Farmer’s Market to support the 

cause. 

TheAshburton Medal was 

awarded to Mid Canterbury Rural 

Women NZ Provincial for their 

contribution to the district, and 

particularlytothe rural 

community. 

TheCivic Award went to Neroli 

Cross, Jim Henderson, andKidz 

Methven, which has driven the 

establishment of the Methven 

Skatepark. 

No nominationswere received 

in the honorary citizens category. 

Adatefor an awards ceremony 

is still to be confirmed. 

Patricia McLaren 

Jim Henderson 

Trevor Croy 

Neroli Cross 

NOTICE OF HELICOPTER 

USE FOR INSPECTION 

OF TRANSMISSION 

LINES IN YOUR AREA. 

Transpower, the owner and operator of the National 

Grid is carrying out joint testing on the conductor 

(wire) onsections of its Benmore to Haywards 

HVDC transmission line (between Methven and 

Culverden). 

This work will involve alow flying helicopter and 

testing of conductor by alineworker suspended 

below the aircraft at specific locations along the line 

as highlighted on the accompanying map. 

The work is planned 

to occur between 

Tuesday 28 September and 

Friday 8October 2021. 

In the event of bad weather the work will take place in the 

following week. 

TPAC2330921 

Helicopter will be 

operating at low 

levels in around the 

transmission linein 

highlighted zone. 

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77 

Hororata 

Methven 

1 

Culverden 

Rangiora 

Waipara 

Christchurch 

It’s important tousthat you are kept informed and updated onour activities. Ifyou require further 

information, please call Brendan Townsend 027 6755 840 or Myles Stichman on 0274 779 693. 

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1 

Helicopter 

operating zone 

Highways 

New initiatives at 

Lincoln Uni farm 

Lincoln University Dairy Farm 

(LUDF) is launching three new 

farm systems initiatives at its 

demonstration farm, all geared 

at sustainable dairy farming 

practices. 

The research focuses on 

variable milking frequency, 

moving the forage base to 

include plantain and on 

replacement rate reduction. 

LUDF is a186hectare 

demonstration dairy farm 

outside Lincoln that aims to 

maximise sustainable, 

profitable farming by optimising 

productivity, environmental 

footprint, and animal welfare 

targets. 

The farmisoperated by South 

Island Dairying Demonstration 

Centre (SIDCC), an industryfunded 

partnership between 

Lincoln University, DairyNZ, 

Ravensdown, SIDE, LIC and 

AgResearch. 

The variable milking 

programme to be implemented 

from the 2021/22 season involves 

moving fromtwiceaday milking 

to amore flexible regime of 10 

milkings over seven days. 

“A variable milking 

programme will not only 

improve cow welfare through 

less lameness, better overall 

health condition and enhanced 

vigour, but willalso lift the safety 

and wellbeing of staff, with 

kinder rosters, fewer early starts 

and more condensed workloads 

allowing for better work/life 

balance,” SIDCC demonstration 

manager Jeremy Savage said. 

Starting soon LUDF will plant 

at least 10% of the farm per year 

into plantain. 

“This is aforage that may 

significantly reduce nitrogen 

leaching. With cow intakes of 

30% plantain or higher we 

anticipate LUDFwill achieve 

further improvements to its 

nitrogen leaching results. 

“The potential benefits of 

reducing onfarm nitrogen 

leaching by up to 20% by 

managing the cows’ diets, and 

without reducing overall herd 

numbers, are obvious and 

compelling,” Mr Savage said. 

LUDF’s third research 

initiative will be agreater focus 

on lowering the replacement 

rate of heifers for the herd. 

Greenhouse gas emissions 

modelling shows significant 

gains can be madebydropping 

the current 28% replacement 

rate to atarget of1518%. 

Planting at new reserve 

Anative reserve is being set up 

at Fairtonfor the community to 

enjoy. 

It is on donated land,owned 

by Talley’s Group, which sits 

directlybehind Fairton 

School. 

The reserve,completewith 

lizard garden, will be 

accessible through the school. 

Aplanting day with 

volunteers from the school 

community and members of 

Kanuka Regenerative Trust 

will take place on October1 

between 9.30am and 2.30pm. 

Anyone else interested in 

coming along canRSVPtothe 

school on 308 9205. Covid 

restrictions will apply.


NEWS 


25 

Groundswell protestback 

Groundswell New Zealand has announced 

‘the mother of all protests’ will be held on 

Sunday, November 21. 

Participants are being asked to travel into 

their local town, big or small, and gather at 

1pm with the Groundswell statement played 

at 1.35pm. 

The group, which was standing up against 

the unworkable regulations impacting the 

rural sector, said it was time to unite and force 

government to take notice. 

Groundswell cofounder Laurie Paterson 

believed the November protests nationwide 

would be ‘‘bigger and better’’ than the Howl of 

aProtests in July. 

Truckies wanted to join in which was why a 

Sunday was chosen as that suited them. 

He was confident of support with many 

people ‘‘just so frustrated,’’ he said. 

The group was also writing to all councils 

calling for ahalt to all Resource Management 

Act planning processes, citing the significant 

negative impact zonings such as significant 

natural areas, wetlands and landscapes were 

having on people and property values. 

Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor has 

previously said the Government was listening 

to farmers and had heard the concerns raised. 

Players line up at last week’s first triples events held at the Ashburton 

Bowling Club. 

Players roll out 

for triples opener 

Bowlers areback outfor 

another Fridaytriples 

competition. 

The first interclub roll last 

week was heldatthe Ashburton 

Bowling Club. 

Matcheswereplayed in damp 

conditions withmanybowlers 

wearingwaterproofs. 

Forty eight players from five 

clubs, Ashburton, Hinds, 

Allenton, Methven and MSA, 

will contest the competition, 

whichrunsuntilApril. 

MSABowling Club triples 

organiser John Argyle said the 

greens were currently being 

done at his club and there would 

be no play there until around 

November. 

It had been about 12 years 

since the greens had be relayed 

andthe job camewith ahefty 

price tagofaround $10,000. 

He said 40mm had beentaken 

off the top andthe grass resown. 

Nina 

Ara graduate 

Grants for 

biodiversity 

Biodiversitygrantstotalling 

$21,300have been approved by 

AshburtonDistrict Council and 

will supportweedcontrol, native 

planting andpestcontrol work 

aroundthe district. 

TheUpper Rangitata Gorge 

Landcare group receives $5300 

forground spraying and both 

MountainBike Ashburtonand 

BikeMethven $3000 each 

towardsnative plants andtraps 

and bait. 

Beekeepers Benand Leah Mee 

also receive $3000 for natives and 

for wasp traps they will putin 

along the foothills.Awa Awa Rata 

Reserve Society has been 

given$7000for an ecological 

assessment,rat trap boxesand 

stoatand possum traps. 

Upgrade 

for hall 

generator 

Funding of $1937 has been 

approved foranupgrade to 

the emergency generator 

switchboardat the Mt Hutt 

MemorialHall. 

The upgrade will givemore 

power to the generator and 

allow it to coveralarger 

portionofthe hall, which is 

usedasanemergency 

headquartersbyMethven 

Civil Defence. 

Ashburton District Council 

used covidrecovery response 

moneytofund the purchase. 

The old generator will be 

given to theMethven Medical 

Centre.

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Cheddar,21. Imagine,22. Occur, 24. Clergy, 25.Reinin. 

Down: 1. Sacred, 2. Goo, 3. Apple,5.Dilemma, 6. 

Emigrated, 7. Talk,8.Giftvoucher, 12. Inoculate, 15. 

Nothing, 16.Dry run, 19. Elope, 20. Zinc, 23.Can. 

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Stern 11. Gale 12.Wing16. Event 17. Exceptionally 19. 

Talents20. Sheer, 

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Adorns 6. Deploying 7. Morning prayer 9. Political13. 

Deepen 14.Remiss 15. Stands18. Lee. 

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NEWS 


CLUB NEWS 

ASHBURTONBOWLING CLUB 

Iamvery happy to reportthat Ashburton 

Bowling Club has successfully enjoyedits 

OpeningDay which was on Saturday the18th! 

It is businessasusualnow, underthe 

constraints of Level 2, but we are all hopeful of 

adrop to Level 1before this week isout! 

Fingerscrossed! 

Our seasonwas started offonFriday27th, 

not by Ashburton,but by MSA havingtheir first 

“home”FridayTriplesatthe club.Thisis 

because, as has been previously explained, 

MSAare usingour greensfor their “home” 

matches whileremedialwork is beingcarried 

outatthe MSAgreen. 

Butwedid play asignificant part in theday 

as 1st place wenttothe Ashburton team of 

Murray Anderson, JohnKewish and Raymond 

Suttie; MinHill came 2ndaspart of a 

compositeteam;and Ashburton’s team of Doug 

Kinvig,Des Prendergast, PeterQuinncame 

3rd! 

Welldone gentlemen! 

Weweredelightedtowelcome our 

Ashburton District mayor Neil Brown, 

mayoressJudy Brownand councillor Carolyn 

Camerontoour Opening Day’sproceedings, 

along with Tony Inwood, the SubCentre’s 

President andMurray Young from oneofour 

main sponsors,Property Brokers.TonyInwood 

bowled the first jack, andMrBrown bowledthe 

firstbowl. 

We had an enjoyablecouple of matches, and 

we kept to certain protocolsfor playing under 

Level 2. But it was bitterly cold, and we were 

verygladtoget inside! 

We havethree qualifiersfromtheSub Centre 

triplesonSunday: BrenttonDonaldson, Gavin 

Ederand WinstonLee. 

Today(September 23) we willplaythe Ladies 

Championship Triples at 9.30am. 

Thefirst of our SaturdayCombinedRollover 

Tripleswhich start at 1.15pm willbeon the 

25thSeptember. 

Club dayswillbeon Tuesdayand Thursday 

at 1.15 pm. Have awonderfulseason everyone, 

andvery goodbowling! 


Beekeeping scholarship 

Young peoplewith an 

interest in beekeeping 

are encouraged to apply 

for theRon Mossop 

Youth Scholarship. 

Aimed at young New 

Zealanders who wishto 

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industry and undertake 

trainingthat supports 

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beekeeping, the 

scholarship includes 

$2000 towards an agreed 

trainingprogramme or 

approved costs to begin a 

beekeeping programme. 

It also includes aoneyear 

Apiculture New 

Zealand membership to 

the valueof$155 and 

registration for the 

Apiculture NewZealand 

national conference in 

Christchurch nextyear. 

Ron Mossop was a 

leadingpioneer in the 

bee industry. 

Applicants must 

between17and 22 and 

enrolledinanapproved 

industry training 

programme. 

Applications closeon 

October 29. More 

informationontheapinz. 

org.nz website. 

Young people interested 

in beekeeping are 

encouraged to apply for 

the Ron Mossop Youth 

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RESULTS 


31 

RESULTS 

Ashburton LadiesGolf 

Bermaline Cup, Round 3, 

played on Saturday 18th and 

Tuesday 21st September: 

JeanetteMontgomery 42, 

MarilynWalker40, Daphne 

McDonnell40, LizCabout 40. 

Ashburton VeteransGolf 

Results for20th September 

gameplayed at Rakaia Gross in 

Grades 

019 Peter Walker 72, Greg 

Sparrow 81, Charlie Alexander 

83 

20 27JohnDuncan 89, 

GraemeMunro 94,Murray 

Beach 94 

28+GuildfordLane101, 

Brain Winchester101, Murray 

Clark 105 

Twos JDuncan,PWalker, T 

Sa, WMason 

NextGame4th October 

Tinwald, RSATrophy and AGM. 

Golf Stableford Competition 

The RadiusCare player of the 

day was: JohnPower 38pts, 2nd 

RobertCoyle 37pts.Othergood 

scores were achieved by: 

Stewart Dunlop 36pts, Greg 

Fleming 35pts, Greg Sparrow 

35pts and BradFallaver 35pts. 

Twos: Dave Morrison x3, 

Brent MacGregorx2, Brendon 

Davidson, Bruce Day, Owen 

Millar, HamishNilesand Tim 

Newton. 

Nearest The Pins: Hole4#3 

Stoogies.BrownBombers: 

Dave Morrison 

Hole 8# Value Plus: Dave 

Morrison: Hole 12#South 

IslandSeedsProcessing & 

Storage Co. Paul Greer. Hole 

14#DocksSeafoodBar and 

Grill:Blair SnowballHole6# 

Hamish NilesShout!!: Paul 

Greer 

Hole9# Ton’s Thai Longest 

Putt: Dave Robertson, Bonus 

Spot Prize: 

AlluvialRestaurantTinwald 

Spot Prize: Greg Fleming, 

Birdie JackpotHole:6#Nett 

Eagle Jackpot Hole: 18# 

HarveyBakehouseplayerof 

theday was Murray Lister 32 

Nett, 2ndHughie Murchie 34 

Nett, 3rdRichard Hansen 36 

Nett, 4thTerry O’Reilly 37 Nett, 

5th MurielMorgan 37 Nett. 

Ashburton GolfClub 9hole 

Lastweek, 16th September, 

the winnersofNetherby 

Pharmacy Putting were: First, 

Chris Anderson,12puttsand 

second, Fairlie Matsinger, 13 

putts, followedbyBev Blair and 

GavinJohnston with15putts 

each. 

Today (September 23)our 

clubchampionships men's 

quarter finals willbeplayed. 

Thedraw is: Andre vanRooyen 

vs Terry O'Reilly, Tong King vs 

Eric Weir andBruceSim vs 

Murray Lister. 

Therest of us will play a 

Hotel AshburtonNet Medal 

round. OnSeptember30, the 

semifinals ofthe 9hole 

championships, men's and 

women's, will be played along 

with anet medal round for 

otherplayers. 

Cycling 

MidCanterbury Social 

Wheelers 

End of Winter Series Points. 

Ladies, (MadgePeach Trophy) 

Janette Hooper99pts. Liz Wylie 

67pts. Pam Harcourt 63pts. 

DebbieSkinner 61pts. Sarah 

Gould 59pts. Lucy Kirwan 

57pts. CharlotteCox 45pts. 

Monique Brake 36pts. Lucy 

Reeve 32pts. IsabellaInglis 

25pts. IsabelleWall 21. 

VeronicaWall 17pts.Kristine 

Marriott 13pts. 

O/60 MSW Cup. NickGrijns 

75pts. Ross Templeton61pts. 

Don Morrison 57pts. Alan Johns 

49pts. Paul Hands47pts. Kenny 

Johnstone44pts. Dave 

Shurrock 40pts. RonKennedy 

26pts. 

O/40s. (Sandy MacKenzie 

Trophy) LarryNeal133pts. 

Michael Gallagher 123pts. Rob 

Hooper 104pts.AndySkinner 

93pts. TonyWard 89pts.Brent 

Kircher84pts.Kerry Clough 

78pts.Don Sutton 71pts. Roger 

Wilson 66pts. Noel Henderson 

52pts.PaulBrake 47pts. Anton 

Nicholls 47pts. Mike Hansen 

40pts.Richard Kirwan 40pts. 

DougColey 33pts.JohnUden 

27pts. NeilWylie 22pts. Paul 

Williams 19pts. 

U/40 (Jim Tate Trophy) Ged 

Wall 59pts. Jelle Hendrickson 

50pts. Daniel Gould 35pts.Mark 

Summerfield30pts. Matt 

Marshall 29pts.ChrisReid 

25pts.Michael Templeton 

18pts. Flynn Beeman17pts. 

Jack Templeton15pts. 

(Bruce Arnst Trophy )U/15. 

SarahGould. 

Overall Points Winner Larry 

Neal. MostStarts ,Debbie 

Skinner&Andy Skinner. 

Tinwald CyclingU17 

Development 2021Season 

Points. 

Handicap. A. Grade Ryan 

Gallagher&ElizaMcKenzie 

221pts.B.Grade Cody 

Rollinson203pts.C.Grade 

Logan McKnight,162 , 

Charlotte Neal101pts. D. Grade 

Braxton Bown156pts. Katie 

Rollinson86pts. 

TimeTrial .Eliza Mckenzie 

213pts.Ryan Gallagher 200pts. 

B. GradeCodyRollinson 

143pts.C.GradeLogan 

Mcknight 124pts. Charlotte 

Neal 48pts.D.Grade. Braxton 

Bown 70pts.Katie Rollinson 

20pts. 

OverallPoints. A. Grade 

(Rakaia Sports Cup1934.) Eliza 

McKenzie 434pts. B. Grade 

(JamesCup) Cody Rollinson 

346pts.C.GradeLogan 

McKnight 286pts.D.Grade 

(McCreaPainters Trophy) 

BraxtonBown 226pts. 

Girls TrophyElizaMcKenzie, 

Teams Trophy(Ruth Kirdy 

Trophy)Cody Rollinson96pts. 

Tower Trophy'sLee Engravers 

1st Eliza McKenzie, Lee 

Engravers2nd RyanGallagher, 

and Lee Engravers 3rdCody 

Rollinson. 

Ashburton Bridge Club 

Tuesday Evening – 

September 14th, ALadder 

N/S 1STSue Rosevear&John 

Fechney ,2nd Peter Wilson & 

RewaKyle ,3rd Mary Buckland 

&Sonia Gill 

E/W1stIan Doel&Pat Jordan 

,2nd Peter&Trish Downward , 

3rd DavidSewell &Debbie 

SeddonSewell 

WednesdayAfternoon 

September 15th, Brabant 

Trophy 

1stTrish&Peter Downward, 

2ndJohn Shearer&Rosemary 

McLaughlin,3rd PatJordan & 

Peter Wilson, 4th Mary 

Buckland &Bev Turton,5th 

Eric Parr &JohnIrwin, 6th 

JanetCuttle &JillBrowne 

Thursday Evening 

–September 16th, 3rds, diffptr 

N/S 1st Jim Rooney &Pat 

Jordan, 2nd Mary Buckland & 

Rewa Kyle,3rd Lois Rose& 

MaureenKolkman 

E/W 1st AudreyRooney &Bill 

Kolkman, 2ndEric Parr & 

Bernie Jopson, 3rd Peter& 

TrishDownward. 

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Fast, Friendly &Reliable 

Sales l Service l Repairs 

Ash Solar Power 

South Island 

E-BIKES l MOTORCYCLES 

ashburtoncranes2015@gmail.com 

www.ashsolarpower.com 

2375756 

P 03 308 7982 - E cliff@mckayanddonaldson.co.nz 

W www.mckayanddonaldson.co.nz -734 East Street,Ashburton 

2376525 


PROFESSIONAL 

PORTRAIT AND 

COMMERCIAL 

PHOTOGRAPHER 

PICTURE FRAMING 

GALLERY &STUDIO 

THE TRIANGLE, VICTORIA STREET 

0800 881122 

emmily@emmilyharmer.co.nz 

www.emmilyharmer.co.nz 

Lubes WOF 

Allmechanical repairs 

TRIANGLE 

GARAGE LTD 

Victoria Street, 

TheTriangle,Ashburton 

Phone: (03) 308 6772 



Our authorised techniciansns 

service and repair all 

makes and models of 

sewing machines and 

overlockers 

OPEN 7DAYS9.30am -4.30pm 

Main South Road, Tinwald Ashburton | Phone 307 6277 

www.anniesquilts.co.nz 

•Manufacturer and supplier of 

Rylock aluminium windows and doors 

•Retrodouble glazing installers foradrier, 

warmer,quieter home 

Forafreequote, contactDavid &Lorayne Oakley 

PHONE 308 8493. EMAIL: owdrylock@gmail.com 

8A John Street,Ashburton 

2372825 

2396040 

2376763 

Integrity Estate Services specialise in; 

• Full interior house clean, including carpets 

• Full exterior service 

• Preparing/de-cluttering houses 

• Packing 

• Re-homing furniture 

Complimentary 30 minute walk through consultation 

“Professional co-ordination of your relocation needs” 

Kate Webster 027 500 1033 

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115 Archibald Street,Tinwald,Ashburton 

Phone /Fax: (03) 307 2354 

Email tincanup@xtra.co.nz www.tinwaldcanvas.co.nz 

ALL THINGS CANVAS &PVC 

*Awnings/Shade sails/Dropblinds*Auto seat covers &repairs 

*Hay&bin covers *PVC covers &repairs 

*Ute tonneau covers *Furnitureupholsteryrepairs 

*Commercial 

PHONE TRAVISHOWDEN 027 922 4544 

2396047 

2379146 

NEATGARDENS 

Does your garden need monthly 

maintenancetokeep it tidy and 

looking good through the seasons? 

Or perhaps just need aone off tidy 

or pruning completed? 

We can help! 

Allgarden wasteremoved 

ContactCAROLYN Phone: 027 2675403 or 3082333 

Email: cccolt@xtra.co.nz 

2379279 

2379231 

Manage your 

safety&security 

anywhere, anytime 

Call 0800 788 393 

57 Dobson Street,Ashburton 

www.masterguard.co.nz 

HartleyCurd 021 328 301 

Keeping our communitysafefor over25years 


All the roles adversed beloware full meand are 

Monday to Friday 7am –5pm usual hours with occasional weekend workasrequired. 

Our team are our greatestasset,and we offer fantasc benefits and rewards including: 

• Compeve remuneraon 

• Awide variety of work and opportunitytolearn newskills 

• PPE provided 

• Friendly,health and safety conscious team environment 

• Astaff gettogetheratthe endofeach month 

Contract Manager 

Ashburton, Full Time, Trades &Services 

• Compeve remuneraon on offer +vehicle supplied 

• Knowledgeofthe Canterburyareaisessenal 

• Jointhe team at Greg DonaldsonContracng! 

Greg DonaldsonContracng arelooking foraContract Manager to join our 

team. 

The purpose of this posion is to manageour clientbase. To be out on site 

discussingthe needs of our community, rural, commercial and residenal. 

Provide wrien quotes, cost effecve soluons and manageavariety of 

projectsfromconcepon to compleon. 

To be successful in the role youwill need: 

• Proven experience in asimilar Project Managementrole 

• The ability to lead and work well within the team 

• The ability to read and interpret plans 

• To be self-movated 

• Good computer skills and ability to pickupnew systems. (Knowledgeof 

Xero quotesand MangoHealth &Safetysystems would be helpful) 

•Training opportunies 

•SouthernCross Health Insurance oponavailable aer 3months 

employment(standard premium paid forbythe company) 

•Assistancewith relocaon costswould be considered 

Civil SiteWorks 


• Ideal opportunity forsomeone with acivil background 

• Variedworkand role –Great work environment 

• Join Greg DonaldsonContracnginAshburton 

Greg Donaldson Contracng Ashburton arecurrently looking foracivil works 

operator. 

We arelookingfor amovated and reliableindividual who iscommied to 

compleng jobstothe higheststandards. 

Dues will include (but arenot limited to)preppingentranceways,mber 

baening,small concretework and sitework –both residenal and 

commercial. 

If youhaveexperience working in asimilar role or have acivil background, 

youmay fit seamlessly into ourteam, but we’realso interestedin speaking 

with other applicantswith asolid work history whoare ready to getstuck into 

ajob likethis. 

Keyskills andaributes include: 

• AClass 2driverslicence 

• Experience on small diggers 

• The ability to work well within ateam 

• Astrongemphasis on Health &Safety 

• The ability to complete jobsinamely andefficientmanner 

• Keen to be in charge and take pride in your truck and digger 

Drainlayer –Great work lifebalance! 

MondaytoFridayrole –Immediate startavailable 


• Compeve remuneraon on offer +specialised vehicle supplied 

• Assistance with relocaon costswould be considered 

• Join Greg DonaldsonContracng in Ashburton 

Areyou lookingfor awork lifebalance? 

To work in aposiveenvironmentwith interesng projects? 

If youansweredYES then we needtotalk! 

Greg Donaldson Contracng Ashburton arecurrently looking foraQualified 

Drainlayerwho canhelp ensure safe,mely compleon onavariety of 

projects. 

We’relooking forareliableteam playerwith aposive atude and driveto 

getthe job done right, first me. You mustbeaNZ Qualified andpraccing 

RegisteredDrainlayer. 

You’ll also need: 

• 5+ yearsexperienceinresidenal and commercial drainage 

• The abilitytolead ateamand work well within the team 

• To have astrongemphasis on health andsafety 

• The abilitytocomplete jobsinamely and efficientmanner 

• The abilitytoread, interpret plans andcomplete all paperwork and 

compliancerequired 

SiteForeman /Team Supervisor 

MondaytoFridayrole 


• BackgroundinCivil work and supervisoryroles? 

• Great team environment, compeveremuneraon PLUS MORE! 

• Join Greg Donaldson Contracng in Ashburton 

Greg DonaldsonContracngare currently looking foraSiteForeman /Team 

Supervisortojoin our team based in TinwaldAshburton. 

In this role, youwill be responsible forsupervising and running the 

underground electrical conversion team on-site. 

To be successful in this role, youwill need: 

• Experience in Civil Work 

• AClass 2driverslicence 

• Supervisoryexperience 

• The abilitytoreadand interpretplans 

• To have agood understandingofpower /fibrerequirements and 

specificaons 

• Aposive, team playeratude and the ability to effecvely 

communicate to awide variety of staffand clients 

• To have strong emphasis on health and safety andcompliance 

• The abilitytowork well under pressure andmeetdeadlines 

• The ability to operateanipad /tablet 

• The ability to enhance systems wherenecessary 

Please apply with CV to office@gdcgroup.nz 

Applicaons to theseposionsclose Friday,September 24, 2021 



NEWS 


35 

Many opportunities in agriculture sector 

Gary Frazer from 

Swannanoa was crowned 

the inaugural Young 

Farmer of the Year on 

August 22, 1969;the same 

year thatthe firstFieldays 

event was launched at Te 

RapaRacecourse. 

Over 50 years later, both 

events still stand as staple 

events on the rural 

calendar and an 

opportunity for rural youth 

to come together and 

showcasetheir skills, 

knowledge, and stamina. 

The current andpast 

Young Farmer of the Year, 

Jake Jarman andJames 

Robertson, talk about their 

enthusiasm for working in 

the primary sector. 

JakeJarman has been on a 

rollercoaster ridesince 

winning FMGYoung Farmer 

of the Year grand finalat 

Christchurch in July. 

The ANZrelationship 

associate, basedinAshburton, 

representedhis hometown of 

Taranaki in the competition 

and is now getting backintoa 

normal routine sincetaking 

the national title. 

“It was definitelya 

rollercoaster afterwards with 

lotsofcelebratory messages, 

interviews,emails,and what 

not,sonow things havesettled 

downI’vegot my lifeback a 

bit,” he said. 

Jake’sroots go backto 

Inglewood, Taranaki, where 

he grewuponhis parent’s 

dairy farm, so he’snostranger 

to practical farmingwork, 

despitehis currentrolebeing 

in an office. 

Hisrole at ANZsees him 

supporting relationship 

managers in theircustomerfacingroles 

and helping 

manage more than 100 

customers. 

He said being FMG Young 

Farmerofthe Yearhelped 

himprove his credibility to 

rural customersnot aware of 

hisfarmingbackground. 

“They love havingawee 

chinwag about Young Farmer 

of theYear, and it shows them 

that I’m notsomecityslicker 

that sits in the bankand 

doesn’t get theirhands dirty. 

‘‘It proves that Ican do all 

thepractical farming stuff 

too,” he said. 

Fellowtitlewinner James 

Robertson made historyin 

2019 when he became the 

youngest persontoscore the 

title. 

He said Young Farmershad 

been asourceofinspiration 

since he waslittleand beinga 

part of Young Farmers over 

theyears has presentedhim 

with awealthofopportunities. 

Like Jake,James grew up on 

hisparent’s dairy farm. 

Thefarm is basedin 

Cambridge. 

Jamescurrently works as a 

Technical Assistantat 

Fonterra. 

He’s worked forthe cooperative 

over the pastfour 

yearsonarangeofprojects. 

Hiscurrent role is fastpacedand 

varied,asheassists 

Fonterra’s managing director 

of cooperative affairs. 

“Recently,I’vespent timeon 

theroadconsultingwith 

farmers for the currentcapital 

structurereview andhave 

been working withthe core 

team to sift throughtheir 

feedback. 

“Doingthat groundwork 

resonatesbacktomy 

upbringing andfarming 

background whichmakes my 

role reallyfulfilling.” 

Ahead of the grand final 

competitors attendedFieldays 

at MysteryCreek, near 

Hamilton for apregrand final 

contest,and to getafeel for 

whatthey faced competingata 

largeagricultural event. 

“Getting the finaliststo 

compete at Fieldays was a 

great opportunityfor them to 

getatasteofwhatthe finalwill 

be likeand build awareness 

around thecontest,” James 

said. 

JamessaidFieldayswerea 

chance to networkwith 

agribusiness professionals 

andcatchupwith peoplehe 

hadnot seeninanage. 

“It’s such agreatplace to 

connect witheveryone. 

‘‘Icaughtupwith so many 

people Iwasn’t expecting to: 

schoolmates, industry 

contacts, university, work 

colleagues, andall sorts.” 

Jake and Jamesare very 

passionate about inspiring the 

next generation of young 

farmers and their involvement 

with the organisation which 

aims to connectyoung people 

with alikemindedcommunity 

andencourages them to work 

in thefood andfibresector. 

James, whoisonthe Young 

Farmers boardand the contest 

subcommittee,saidThe FMG 

JuniorYoungFarmerofthe 

Year contest wasaway young 

people could showcase their 

rural skillsetamong their 

peers. 

“It’s rare that you see a 

competition thatrecognises 

schoolstudents who spend 

theirweekends helping their 

parents on farm or farming as 

theirparttime job. 

‘‘TheFMG JuniorYoung 

Farmerofthe Year is aneat 

wayofshowing themthat their 

skillset is specialand should 

be recognised.” 

Whileitwas important 

studentswithfarming knowhowconsideredacareerin 

agriculture, Jakesaid nonfarmers 

shouldaswell to meet 

thedemand of workersneeded 

in thesector. 

During thegrandfinal, 

finalists wererequired to give 

aspeech. 

Jake’s topicwas “what Iwish 

schoolleavers who arenonfarmers 

knewabout 

opportunities in ag.” 

“Peoplethinkworkinginag 

is just milking cows, mustering 

sheep, and driving tractors, 

butthere’s alsoopportunities 

availableinscience, 

marketing, andbusiness. 

‘‘Ihave mates from uni with 

nonfarmingbackgrounds, 

that are now on farmorin 

working in the primary 

industries,’’ he said. 

“Weshould allbechampions 

forour industry andtell our 

stories to kids,sotheycan 

realisethe wealth of 

opportunities on offer and get 

inspired about New Zealand 

being aleader in this field.” 

Awealth of primarysector 

careers insightsare available 

at fieldaysonline.co.nzwhere 

young workers talkabouttheir 

roles and their work. 

Jake Jarman in action during the FMG Young Farmer of the Year regional final in April. 


ENTERTAINMENT 

Saturday 23rd October 1pm 

All Tickets $15.50* 

Join the Glow Show team with a‘Kiwified’ 

interpretation of Alice and Wonderland. Let 

your imagination soar as you are transported 

into another world of giant scale glow-in-thedark 

puppetry for tamariki, educators and 

whanau. Come along and see the 8metre 

caterpillar, giant flowers and March hare on 

the loose! 

ENTERTAINMENT 

TheLittle Mermaid Jr –Mid Canterbury Children’s Theatre 

Friday 8th October 7-30pm /Saturday 9th 1pm &5pm / 

Sunday 10th 10am &2pm. All Tickets $25* 

In amagical underwater kingdom, the 

beautiful young mermaid Ariel longs to 

leave her ocean home –and her fins – 

behind and live in the world above. But first 

she will have to defy her father King Triton, 

make adeal with the evil sea witch and 

convince Prince Eric she’s the girl whose 

enchanting voice he’s been seeking. 

Wonderland Glow Show – Little Green ManProductions 

EXTRA 

SHOWS 

Sat 9 Oct, 1pm 

Sun 10 Oct, 10am 

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2376119 

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ENTERTAINMENT 

For more information 

www.ateventcentre.co.nz 

HotelCalifornia–TheEaglesExperience 

Friday 22nd October 8pm 

Adult $61* /Group 6$56 each* /Child 13 &under $32* 

It’s time to check into the Hotel California - 

The Eagles Experience with this captivating 

live concert and stage show saluting the 

extraordinary talent and timeless catalogue of 

The Eagles. With astage full of show stopping 

voices and musicians this is atribute you will 

truly appreciate. 

FightNightSouth 

Friday 19th November 6pm 

Tickets $79* -$99* 

The event will feature corporate boxing bouts 

and is being hosted by local Dame Lynda Topp. 

Former Commonwealth cruiserweight 

champion and heavyweight boxer Shane 

Cameron has been confirmed to attend 

again as special guest. Come along and be 

entertained at this red carpet event. 

*Service fees apply 


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TRADE &SERVICES 

DENTURES; Dr Peter 

Rumping repairs existing 

dentures and also provides 

new dentures. Phone 027 

220 9997. 

BUILD work to do? Contact 

Kiwi Building and Maintenance 

Ltd. Alterations, 

Renovations, New builds. 

Qualified Tradesmen. 

Phone Cawte 027 418 

7955. 

CARPET 2YOU -for all your 

flooring needs. Supplier 

and installer of carpet and 

vinyl, re-stretch and repair, 

carpet cleaning. Phone 

Mike Gill 027 491 4210. 

CARPET Cleaning. Powerful 

equipment and fast drying. 

Upholstery, mats and rugs. 

Experienced owner/operator. 

Phone John Cameron 

at Supersucker. 027 435 

1042 or 308 1677 

CARR’S Chimney Cleaning, 

servicing Ashburton and 

surrounding districts, $60 

per chimney. Phone 

Rodney on 03 324 2999 

and leave amessage. 

COMPUTER Problems? For 

prompt reliable computer 

servicing and laser engraving, 

contact Kelvin, KJB 

Systems Ltd, 4 Ascot 

Place, Ashburton. Phone 

308 8989. SuperGold discount 

card accepted. 

COMPUTER repairs, sales, 

training, setup wirelessnetworks, 

spyware 

cleanup. On-site day or 

evening. Low fees. Call 

Robin Johnstone, Networks 

Firewalls and PC’s Ltd, 308 

1440 or 027 768 4058 

CONCRETE Services - 

Driveways, paths, patios, 

mowing edging. Decorative 

Concrete Specialist operating 

locally with 30 years 

experience. No job too big 

or small. Contactless service 

offered. Phone Paul 

021 152 1966. 


ALTERATIONS; Sewing, 

mending and trouser hemming, 

curtain alterations 

and curtain making. Call 

Michelle on 027 352 7248. 

DRIVEWAYS, Patios and 

Paths, Plain Concrete, Coloured 

Concrete or Exposed 

Agregate Concrete. 

Paveco, 13 Robinson 

Street. 100% local. Phone 

307 6466 for aquote. 

ENGINEERING repairs, fabrication, 

farm equipment 

service and maintenance, 

WOF repairs, machining 

and welding. Odd jobs a 

speciality. Mobile workshop. 

Can collect. Phone 

Malcolm 0274 754 241. 

FLY control and spider 

proofing. For all your 

domestic and industrial 

pest control needs phone 

AJ Kerr at Ashburton Pest 

Control on 03 308 8147 or 

027 432 5447 

FURNITURE Removals. For 

all your household removal 

needs - urban, rural lifestyle, 

office relocations - 

call Nudges Furniture 

Removals, phone 027 224 

0609. 

GARDENING, mowing, 

pruning, fertilising, projects 

or general spruce ups? Call 

Andrew at Spruce Gardens 

to get the job done right. 

027 765 2899 or 03 307 

1693. 

sprucegardens@xtra.co.nz 

GUTTER Cleaning. Using a 

vacuum system to clean 

out the debris is a faster 

and cleaner process. Call 

Allan on 027 209 5026 

INTERIOR 

PLASTERING 

New or existing, 

level 4finish, full skim 

plaster or repairs 

The Finishing Company 

03 307 8870 2416186 

PHOTOGRAPHS 

FOR SALE 

Have you had your photo 

taken by our reporters? 

OrderaPhoto Today! 

¼Page* 

$6 

*approx 6x4 

A5 

$8.50 

A4 

$16 

Ph: 308 7664 -199 Burnett St, Ashburton 

Being in 

business and 

not advertising 

is likewaving in 

the dark.... 

...you know you’re therebut 

no-one else does! 

Don’t be leftinthe dark, 

TheCourier Newspaper has the key 

to your event, productor 

business advertising. 

Phone Jann or Karen on (03) 308 7664 

Email: office@ashburtoncourier.co.nz 

2376133 

2376134 

SITUATIONS VACANT 


Checkout Operators 

Twovacancies 

Permanent Part-time 

Mitre10MEGAAshburtonhas twovacancies 

forpermanentpart-time Checkout Operators. 

1. Sundays 10am –5pm =6.5 hours 

2. Monday8am –5pm; Tuesday&Thursday 

11am –2pm;Sunday8am –5pm = 

22 hours total 

Thesuccessful applicants will requirethe 

following skills: 

• ExcellentCustomer service 

• Reliable 

• Experience in Checkout work preferred 

• Beable to work in ateam 

If youthink youare the person we arelooking 

for, please email your c.v. and covering letter 

to:HR.Ashburton@mitre10.co.nz 

Applications close on 

Monday 27th September 2021. 

SPRAY PAINTER/PREPPER 

Afull time position has become available in our 

Panel and Paintshop foraQualified Spray Painter. 

Theposition requires 

• Good work ethics 

• Have ahigh standardindetail and finish 

• Tobereliable 

• The abilitytoworkunsupervised 

• Toworkinateam and meet production deadlines 

• NZresidencyorvalid NZ work visa 

Please send resume and coverletter to 

TheGeneral Manager 

Bus and Truck Body Work Ltd 

PO Box51, Ashburton7740 

Phone Keith on 0274 274 007 or 307 0378 

Email busandtruckbodywork@xtra.co.nz 

WANTED TO BUY 

ASHBURTON Scrap Metal 

Recyclers buy heavy metal 

etc. Free light-grade metal 

in-yard dumping 9am-5pm 

weekdays &9.30-11.30am 

Saturdays. 117 Alford Forest 

Rd, (behind 

PlaceMakers). Phone 03 

308 8033 or 027 249 6625. 


LAWN Mowing. No job too 

small. Call Les Smith, From 

The Ground Up, for acompetitive 

quote. Ph 027 840 

0201 or 03 308 1500. 

LOCKSMITH/Door repairs. 

Keys/locks, sliding and bifold 

door roller repairs. 

Mobile service. Call Nigel at 

Doors and More. Ph 027 

516 7104 

NETTLETON Decorators, 

qualified tradesman, is 

available for interior and 

exterior painting, plus plastering, 

stopping, skimming 

and wallpapering. Phone 

James on 0274 865 283. 

PAINTER for all your painting 

needs. No job too small, 

inside or outside. Professional 

friendly service. 

Phone Pete 03 308 1672 or 

027 200 1619. 

SUN Control Window Tinting: 

Privacy, UV, glare, heat 

control for homes, offices 

and cars. Phone Craig 

Rogers 307 6347, member 

Master Tinters NZ. www. 

windowtinter.co.nz 

TINT-A-WINDOW, fade, UV 

block, glare, heat control, 

safety, security, privacy, 

frosting films, solar protective 

window films. Free 

quotes, 20 years local service. 

Phone 0800 368 468 

now, Bill Breukelaar, www. 

tintawindow.co.nz 

EDUCATIONAL 



SITUATIONS VACANT SITUATIONS VACANT SITUATIONS VACANT 

Job Vacancies 

Position: Bilingual Health Navigator, RefugeeSettlement 

SupportServiceAshburton–2positions 

Bilingual: Hazaragi, Dari/Farsi and English 

Location: Refugee SettlementSupportService, Ashburton 

Hours of Work: 40hrs full time. 

Bilingual Health NavigatorRole 

TheRefugee SettlementSupportServiceinAshburtonislooking fortwo 

Bilingual Health Navigators to join our team. TheBilingual Health Navigatorwill 

supportnewly arrivedformer refugees to access healthrelatedservices.Akey 

componentofthis role will be to actasaninterpreterfor clients when they are 

accessing health services.You will receiveongoing professional developmentin 

your role as interpreteraswell as relevanttrainingthatwill assist youwith the 

skills and experienceneeded forthis position. 

Forculturally appropriate servicedeliveryweare seeking 1maleand 1female 

Bilingual Navigator. We welcome individual applications or jointapplications 

from membersofthe same family. 

TheCurrent Ethnic Refugee SettlementCommunityinAshburton: Afghan 

(Hazara,Tajik) 

Bilingual Health NavigatorSkills: 

We arelooking forcandidateswho have the following key attributes: 

•You will have relevantworkorlived experienceinthe refugee field,aseither a 

former refugee and/or have extensiveknowledge of Afghan culture. 

•Have ahigh level of Hazaragi, Dari/ Farsi and English language skills 

•Have ahigh level of cultural safetyand the abilitytoworkwith respectand 

empathywith people from differentcultural backgrounds. 

•Have aworking level of computer skills,email, Word. 

•Have excellenttimemanagementskills. 

•Have goodcommunication skills. 

•Hold acurrent motor vehicle driver’s license and willing to travel to fulfil job 

requirements 

•Empathy with humanitarian causes 

•Enthusiasmand commitmenttoworkaspartofateam 

•Thereisanexpectation thatthe person is based in Ashburton-SaferMid 

Canterburywill supportand contributetowards relocation costs. 

To read job description and download application form go to: 

www.safermidcanterbury.org.nz careers webpage. 

Applications close Friday1st October 

Forfurther questions,please contact AniKoperu on: 033081395 

EDUCATIONAL 

Dangerous GoodsCourse 

NZTAApproved Course Provider,MITO&Competenz Assessor 

Dangerous Goods Course-½dayMondaymornings 

CommunityHouse,Ashburtonoryour work place 

Forfurtherinformation 

PhoneChristine027 245 2563 

SELL 

FOR SALE 

RURAL MAIL 

RUN BUSINESS 

RD7 is in the Wakanui/Pendarves 

area. Serviced by 

two vehicles not included in 

sale price. If you love driving 

around the countryside, 

then this may be just what 

you are looking for. Lockdown 

has certainly 

increased the income and 

still rising. 

For further information 

please contact us with 

your details to 

susan.hop@hotmail.co.nz 

LPG REFILLS 

9kg cylinders 

$27.50 

Askaboutour 

deliveryservice 

Anysizecylinder filled 

17 Grey St,Ashburton 

Phone 307 2707 

2379300 

SELL 


MANS Mountain Bike $110. 

Tow bar, 2bike carrier $85. 

Neoprene chest waders, 

mens size 9, as new $100. 

Phone Graham on 308 

3350 

LPG 

REFILLS 

Small LPG cylinders 

Off Street Parking 

Available 

Arthur Cates Ltd 

26 McNally Street 

Ph 308 5397 

Riverside Industrial Estate 

HOME SERVICES 

GARDEN SUPPLIES 

2379296 

ROOF COATINGS: All roof 

types, specializing in 

Decramastic and Long Run 

Iron, Coloursteel etc, steep 

roofs not a problem. — 

Spraymaster 027-433-7780. 

JORDANS’S NURSERY 

Rhododendrons from $15. 

91 Pye Road The Downs 

Geraldine. Wednesday to 

Saturday 10am to 4pm or 

by arrangement. phone 03 

6938332 or 0274311815 

Head Caretaker 

An exciting opportunityhas come up to 

join our team at MountHutt College. 


We seek aself-motivated and skilled tradie to join 

our Property Team. This role is permanent and is 

covered under the School Caretakers’, Cleaners’ 

and Canteen Staff CollectiveAgreement. 

Hourly rate by negotiation. Hours and days of 

work could also be negotiable for the successful 

applicant. 

To applyforthisposition(orforfurtherinformation) 

pleaseemailthePrincipal’sSecretary,ShereeMcKay, 

college@mthutt.school.nz 

Alternatively, applications can be dropped off at 

MountHutt College’s main reception. 



Friday 24th September 2021. 



2415924 

MUSHROOM COMPOST 

Nowisthe time to dig in our topqualitymushroom 

compost to your vegetable garden. Ideal to replenish nutrients 

used by previous crops and improvethe soil structure. 

It also adds beneficial micro-organisms to thetired soil. 

$50 per cubic metreor$10 bag. 

Freedelivery within town boundary. 

Open 6daysaweek at our Tinwald yard, 

208 Maronan Road. Phone 021 129 8936 or 03 308 3331 

PAUL’S Garden Nursery, 

101 Harrison St, Ashburton. 

Tomato, vegetable and 

flower plants,14 varieties of 

seed potatoes, seed yams 

and farm fresh, free range 

eggs available. Enquiries to 

Paul 027 278 1354. Open 7 

days. 


GARDENERS Specials. 

Sheep or Cow manure 

$8/bag. Medium-square linseed 

straw $50. Mediumsquare 

pea straw $60. 

Phone Alan 027 496 7136, 

Ian 027 286 3697. AHinds 

Lions Project.




ChargeNurse, DistrictNursing 

DunstanHospital,Clyde 

Anawesomeopportunitytolivein 

CentralOtago 

Permanentfull-timeposition (1.0 FTE) 

We have agreat opportunity for aregistered nurse with 

leadership and/ordistrict nursing experience interested in 

this keyleadershipposition withinour District Nurseteam 

at Dunstan Hospital. Thisisafantastic opportunity tosecure 

arole immersedinthe ruralenvironmentand showyou can 

makeadifferenceand meet the uniquechallenges that rural 

healthcare provides. 

The Charge Nurse District provides strong clinical 

leadership to ourdistrictnursingteam,ensuring we provide 

aconsistently high standard ofclinicalcaretopatientsand 

their families/whanau, whilst acting as apositive rolemodel 

acrossthe organisation. The successful applicantwill work 

closelywith themedical teamand allmembers of the wider 

multidisciplinaryteam. 

Formore informationonthisrole andtoapply,please visit 

ourwebsite: www.cohsl.co.nz/joinourteam 

Admin Position 

Areyou outgoing and enthusiastic? 

Do youhave greatcommunication, administration, 

time managementand customer serviceskills? 

We need an enthusiastic,brightand bubbly person 

with suitable experiencewho understands the 

need forattention to detail with customer service 

and officeadministration duties forour successful 

and respectedlocal business. 

Youwill need to be ateam player, able to multitask,staycalm, 

cheerful and focused,and 

appreciate the importanceofexceeding customer 

serviceexpectations,proficientinMSOffice, 

particularly Outlook,Excel and Word, and have the 

abilitytoquickly learnand understand our internal 

softwareprogrammes and processes. 

We areseeking someone special,and agenerous 

remuneration package will be offered to the 

rightperson forthis full-time position. If this role 

sounds like you, apply by email with acovering 

letter and CV to: 

alister@smithandchurch.co.nz 

To speak in confidenceorfor any 

further information please contact: 

Alister on 03 308 9019 or 

email alister@smithandchurch.co.nz 


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SITUATIONS VACANT SITUATIONS VACANT SITUATIONS VACANT 

Labourer 

EA Networkshas astrongfocusonpeople, culture and acommitmenttoleading 

edgetechnology.Weown and operate our region’selectricity distribuon 

network and fibreopccommunicaons network and arethetrusted 

infrastructure plaorm thatdelivers electrical energyto everyhome and business 

in our region. 

Aboutthe role 

We arelookingfor an energecperson to join our FieldServices Team as a 

Labourer.This posion will involvebeingout in thefield and in the workshopwith 

the main responsibilitybeingto assist the Earth Rig Operators. 

Ideally youwill have the following aributes: 

• Holdacurrent driver’slicence withclasses 1,2,3,4&5 

• WTR and FEndorsements or theabilitytoobtain 

• Mechanically minded 

• Not afraid of demanding physical work in therural environment 

• Above averageproblem-solvingskills 

• Excavator, Forkli and Hiab experience 

• Ability to sck weld 

Join Us 

Acompevehourly rate is on offer,asisthe opportunity to develop your career 

with astable, trustedorganisaon. 

To apply,please visit our company careers pageandcompleteanEmployment 

Applicaon viaour career’s portal, in confidence. 

Applicaonsclose Friday 1October 2021. 

Formoreinformaon aboutthe role and EA Networksplease visit 

www.eanetworks.co.nz 

PleasenoteEANetworksiscommied to asafeand healthywork environment. 

Successful candidatesmustbelegally entledto work in NZ andpreparedto 

undergoapre-employment medical, whichincludes adrug and alcohol test and a 

Ministry of Juscecheck. 

Geraldine High School 

Personal Assistantand BoardSecretary 

Geraldine High School is avibrant co-educational 

school with aroll of around 600 students. Weare 

seeking a highly motivated Personal Assistant 

and Board Secretary with asound knowledge of 

administrativeprocesses to join our team. 

This permanent role is to provide high quality 

administrative support to the Principal and the 

Senior Leadership Team as well as the Board of 

Trustees.Thisroleworksclosely with the Executive 

Officerand the wider administration team. 

Strategic thinking and problem solving combined 

with attention to detail are essential for this role. 

It is imperative for this person to be approachable 

and collaborative. 

This varied role includes: 

•Executivesupporttothe Senior Leadership Team 

•Business administration, diary management, 

travel arrangements 

•Policyreviewsand implementation 

•Preparing agendas, board packs, plus minute 

taking at meetings 

•Developing and implementing various reporting 

and surveytemplates 

Ideally youwill be: 

•Broadly skilled across business administration 

and managementsupport 

•Professional, approachable, diplomatic, and 

confidential 

•Anexcellent communicator both verbally and 

written 

•Adept at minutetaking 

Some flexibility is required for attendance of 

evening meetings. Ifthis sounds like you please 

send us your CV or contactusfor more information. 

Start time for this position is as negotiated. The 

hours per week will be 30-35 with additional 

evening hours to fulfill the Board Secretary role. 

This role with follow the school term structure, in 

total being 46 week per year worked 

Applications close on 08 October at 4pm. 

Please email your CV to:hr@geraldinehs.school.nz. 

BARBER CHAIR 

FOR HIRE 

ISO talented barber to rent 

barber chair for $50/day. 

Two chairs available in 

classy space in CBD. We 

already have clients. If 

interested, visit Kai &Kutz 

(80 Tancred St.) during business 

hours or DM the Kai & 

Kutz FB page. 

FRUIT &PRODUCE 


POTATOES; Nadine, Red 

Rascall and Agria $1.25kg, 

or pre-ordered 10kg bags 

$10. Phone 03 308 3195 or 

027 531 9103. 81 Elizabeth 

Street, Ashburton. 

Nursing Director and 

Quality Manager (Fulltime) 

Central OtagoHealth ServicesLtd 

(DunstanHospital) CentralOtago 

This new fulltime position will be based at Dunstan 

Hospital in Clyde, Central Otago. Situated 2.5 hours 

away from the base hospital in Dunedin, we are 

passionate about ruralhealth careand servingourrural 

communities. 

This role combines strategic, nursing leadership from 

a professional perspective with providing leadership 

and oversight of COHSL’s Quality Assurance and 

Improvement Programme. The role will provide 

professional advice to the CEO, Clinical Services 

Manager and others in the clinician management 

partnership on mattersrelating to Nursing Practiceand 

will foster astrong quality improvement culture across 

theorganisation. 

Formoreinformationonthis roleand to apply,please 

visitour website: www.cohsl.co.nz/joinourteam 

Customer service 

FixedTerm 

Seasonaldepartment 

Mitre10MEGAAshburtonhas avacancyfor a 

customer serviceperson in our busy Seasonal 

departmentselling outdoor living products. 

This position is part-time and aFixed Term 

Sunday –Tuesday total 24hours per week 

commencing from now–31stJanuary2022. 

Skills required are: 

• Great customer serviceskills 

• Physicallyfitand able to lift 

• Abilitytoworkun-supervised 

If youthink youare the person we arelooking 

for, please email your c.v. and covering letter 

stating which position youare applying forto: 

HR.Ashburton@mitre10.co.nz 


Monday 27th September 2021. 

Phone 308 7664 

office@ashburtoncourier.co.nz 


2375498 


RURAL DELIVERY Driver 

and Mail sorter required for 

RD 2Ashburton. This role 

is part-time, two to three 

days a week. Start time 

4.00am, finish between 

8am and 10am. Hours per 

day will vary depending on 

the loads. The role involves 

sorting mail and parcels, 

then deliver on aset delivery 

route. Attention to 

detail, reliability, great customer 

service and enjoy 

driving amust. Full license, 

drug test and police check 

required. Please call Jo, 

027 683 7654 for further 

information, or email CV 

and cover letter to 

rural2ash@gmail.com 

FIREWOOD 

FIREWOOD 

OFFCUTS 

$140 PER CORD 

FIREWOOD 

SLABWOOD 

3cordgreen 

$330 

1cordgreen 

$110 

1corddry 

$140 

C.O.D. in town 

Adams Sawmill 

Malcolm McDowell Rd 

Phone 

308-3595 


SAVE $100. on next winters 

firewood. Old Man Pine 6m 3 

$495.00. Limited supply. 

WINZ accredited. Free 

delivery to most of Mid- 

Canterbury. Phone 027 297 

7563. 

HEALTH &BEAUTY 

URGENT CARE CLINIC 

WEEKEND DUTYDOCTORS 

IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCYPHONE 111 

Forall othermedicalassistance outside of normal 

hoursplease phone your generalpracticeteam,24/7, 

to speak withahealth professional whowill giveyou 

free health advice on what to do or wheretogoifyou 

need urgentcare. 

If youdon’t have aregular generalpractice, call any 

GP team 24/7 forfreetelephone health advice. 

All non-residents and visa holders please bring your 

passporttoyour surgeryappointment. 

New Zealanders’tobringsome form of ID. 

TheAshburton Duty Practice for... 

Saturday25th September is 

ThreeRivers Health, 7-11 Allens Road,Ashburton. 

Consultations will be by appointmentonly. 

To make an appointmentcallyour regular GP 24/7. 

Sunday26th September is 

ThreeRivers Health, 7-11 Allens Road,Ashburton. 

Consultations will be by appointmentonly. 

To make an appointmentcallyour regular GP 24/7. 

Methven and Rakaia: Formedical attention on the 

weekend and public holidays please telephone 

MethvenMedical Centre on 03 302 8105 

or Rakaia Medical Centre on 03 303 5002. 

Details foraccessing the afterhoursservices will be 

on the answer phone. 

PHARMACIES 

Wises Pharmacy,CountdownComplex, 

East Street will be open on ... 

Saturday from 9.00am until 1.00pm 

Sunday from 10.00am until 1.00pm 

At Geraldine: TheGeraldine Pharmacywill be open 

normal trading hours during the week,and on 

Saturdaymorning from 9.30am to 12.30pm. 

Closed Sundays and Public Holidays 

Forfree24hour Telephone Health Advice 

Phone the healthline on 0800 611 116 

Brought 

toyouby 

HEALTH &BEAUTY 

CountdownComplex, East Street, Ashburton 

Phone: 03 308 6733 Fax: 03 308 6755

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PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE 

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PUBLIC NOTICE 

Would a 

Scholarship 

help your studies 

or trade training 

in 2022? 

Advance Ashburton Community 

Foundation has many great 

scholarships available for all 

types of study, apprenticeships, 

and training. 

For more information and an application form: 

Email grants@advanceashburton.org.nz 

www.advanceashburton.org.nz 

FOR LEASE 

RENT ME! 

APPLICATIONS 

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2021 

Thurs 23rd&Fri 24th 

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Ideal as an extra 

bedroomoroffice. 

Fully insulatedand 

double glazed forwarmth. 

Threeconvenientsizes: 

Standard3.6m x2.4m, 

Large 4.2m x2.4m 

Xtra-large 4.8m x2.4m. 

Visit our displaycabin 

418WestStreet or callfor a 

freebrochure. 

www.justcabins.co.nz 

2379729 

0800 58 78 22 

AWESOME OFFICE space 

for lease, rent or hire. Park 

like setting. Indoor and outdoor 

areas. North West 

town boundary. Must view. 

Phone 0274 754 241 

STORAGE available, Ashburton. 

Self storage, variety 

of sizes. Phone Rainbow 

Storage 03 307 0401 or 

phone/text 021 554 570 

STORAGE: Secure self storage 

units available, long or 

short term. Ashburton Storage 

Facilities. Contact us 

on 0274 362 636 or www. 

ashburtonstoragefacilities. 

co.nz 

GARAGE SALES 

RELAY For Life Fundraiser, 

Netherby WI. Saturday 2 

October, 1a Creek Rd, 

9am-1pm. Masks on 

please. Donations of saleable 

items, please drop to 

1a Creek Rd or 30 Cross 

St, or Ph 308 1176 or 745 

4105. 

SATURDAY 25th September, 

Farm Road, signs 

out 8.30am. Good quality 

household items, art, furniture. 

Averybig thank youtoour 

sponsors fortheir 

ongoing support. 

4adult tabbycatsready now. 

Food donations appreciated. 

Tuesday-Saturday 

9:30am -noon 

Phone 308 4432 or 

027 332 9286 

MEETINGS 

MEETINGS 

The Annual General Meengs of 

IHC Ashburton Associaon and 

Community Properes Ashburton Inc. 

will be held on Tuesday12October 2021 

at Idea Services, 

21 Archibald St, Ashburton, 

at 7.30pm 

General discussion aer themeeng 

Supper to follow 

(NB –Subject to Covid 19 Alert Level2orless) 

DEATHS 

KEITH, Alistair. — Passed 

away, peacefully, on 18.9.2021. 

After along battle he is finally at 

peace. Much loved husband of 

Allison, loved father of Jordan, 

loved stepfather of Kristen, Jessi 

and the late Steven, loved Gramps 

of Ryder and Alex, loved brother 

of Rodney, the late Heather, 

Sandra and Richard, loved uncle 

of Glen and Narelle, Dean and 

Brenda, Simon and Stacey. 

LIVESTOCK 

MIXED aged, crossbred 

ewes, with 8week old tailed 

and drenched twin lambs. 

$250 aset. Ph 03 302 7272 

Kindly sponsored by 


ASHBURTON 

FANCIERS SOCIETY 

Annual General 

Meeting 

Tuesday, 

September 28th, 

at 8pm 

Tinwald Memorial Hall 

Presentationofbalance 

sheet and annual report 

Electionofofficers 

Generalbusiness 

Followedbysupper 

All members welcome 

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At the Cancer Societyweknowhow acancerdiagnosis can 

affectevery aspectofyourlifeand we areheretohelp. 

Ourservices arefreeand confidential. 

If youorsomeone youcareabout hascancer 

please contactusfor supportand information. 

Nau MaiKiTeKorero Wewelcomeyour call 

2416224 

MidCanterburyCentre 

Phone: 307 7691 

Facebook:@CancerSocietyMC 

www.cancernz.org.nz 

EnrolmentScheme Notice 

To avoid overcrowding, or the likelihood of 

overcrowding, the Ashburton Intermediate School 

Boardhas implementedanenrolmentschemethat 

has been developed by the Secretaryfor Education. 

Under this scheme, students will be enrolled 

if they live within the home zone described 

on the Education Counts Website at: www. 

educationcounts.govt.nz and searching ‘Ashburton 

Intermediate’. 

Theenrolmentofout-of-zone students is governed 

by the provisions of the Education and Training Act 

2020. 

The enrolment scheme, which includes aprecise 

descriptionofthe home zone,may be viewed at the 

school office where copies of the scheme are also 

available. 


We can supportyou and 

your family to make 

everyday count. 

Allservices arefree. 

ASHBURTON Society of 

Arts Early Spring Show, 

Short St Studio. Local 

members exhibiting. Guest 

-Sarah Beal. On now until 

17th October. Weekends 

11am - 4pm. Other days 

when signs out. Enquiries 

308 4533. Masks please. 

HospiceMid Canterbury 

Dealing withalifelimiting illness? 

Phone 307 8387 or 027 227 8387 email manager@hospicemc.nz 

www.hospicemc.nz facebook hospicemidcanterbury 

Dr Christopher McGrath 

PhD(Otago), MSc, DO(UK) 

Expert 

musculoskeletal care for your pain 

Consulting Osteopath, Ashburton 

Appointments/contactthrough web site 

021 0222 6378 

www.countrypractice.nz 

ASHBURTON A&PSHOWCLOSE OF ENTRIES 

Theclose of entries to have been held on the 30th 

September and 1st October 

at the showgrounds have been postponed until 

final closing date of 

FRIDAY 8th October10.00am till 3.30pm 

under the grandstand at the A&PShowgrounds 

Anyenquiries to 308 7908 2420366 

2346051 

2386391

ASHBURTON 

Out now ... 

Spring 2021 Catalogue 

Haveyou 

gotyour 

copy? 

Grab 

one 

in-store 

NOW! 

Phone 03 308 5117 l 393 West St,Ashburton 


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Sam James Hamish Andre Kerry Tony 

James Hamish Tony Kerry 

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