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NEWS 4 Ashburton Courier, September 23, 2021 www.ashburtoncourier.co.nz 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, Richard Durie, Murray Page, Dalvyn Burrowes and Michael O’Callaghan. German Style Handcrafted SAUSAGES Pork flavours include cumberland,jalapeno and cheddar (not hot), caramelised onion and apple, roasted pumpkin and walnuts Venison and pork Lamb,mint,garlic and caramelised onion Oursausages have no preservatives,flour or water. Allnatural ingredients,salt, pepper and spices.They are filled out into natural hog casings –not synthetic. 027 206 0503 Phone todayfor contactless delivery. Saturdaymorning @The Farmers Market TheJusticeOfBunny King ReviewedbyRowenaHart Something really different, aNew Zealand movie thatdigs deeptoshowushow lifecan be when you areinatrickysituation. Thetwo actresses who playedBunnyand her niece, an Australian and aKiwi, were brilliant. Youmight know Bunny, you might know someone who knows Bunny, you may even be Bunny, and if not, after two hours walking in her shoes, you will feel howcrippling lifecan be when youget stuck. Bunny istrying to turn her life around, saving her coins, fighting for aplace tolive, with one single aim: to get her children back. Her irrepressible fiery passion is both her power and her problem and with her goal within reach she finds herselfonthe road with her nieceTonyah, her only mission to be with her daughter onher birthday. The birthday party scene will stick with me for a long time. Ittakes apretty good film-making team to pull something like this off! 5stars from me. bookings ph 307 1230 www.regentcinema.co.nz 2413799 2415991 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. Thecut off datefor council to pb.co.nz Property Brokers Ltd Licensed REAA 2008 PB053484 report back to theDepartmentof Internal Affairs wasSeptember28, 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. Kirsty Clay Residential/Lifestyle Sales Consultant P 03 307 9199 M 027 3087557 E kirsty.clay@pb.co.nz 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.
www.ashburtoncourier.co.nz NEWS Ashburton Courier, September 23, 2021 5 Funding boost for local foodbank DANIEL.TOBIN @ashburtoncourier.co.nz 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. Mike Hanson PHONE 03 550 7000 ADDRESS 28-32 MOORE STREET, ASHBURTON WEBSITE WWW.BEDSRUS.CO.NZ 2413692
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