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OCTOBER 21, 2021 |www.ashburtoncourier.co.nz |Phone: 308 7664 

Popular principal calling time 

MICK.JENSEN 

@ashburtoncourier.co.nz 

The popular school leader at 

‘Happy Hampstead’isretiring 

after 21 years in the principal’s 

role. 

PrincipalPeter Melrose, 64, 

will finish up at Hampstead 

School at theend of theyear; 

retiring after a41year 

teachingcareer. 

He has spent much of that 

time at schools in Mid 

Canterbury. 

‘‘I have been privileged to 

have the role at Hampstead for 

the last 21 years and I’ve 

thoroughly enjoyed my timein 

education.’’ 

Mr Melrosesaid hisstory at 

Hampstead was not abouthim, 

but rather about the people he 

had worked alongsideand who 

had shared the samecommon 

purpose of benefitting the 

children. 

‘‘To be ateacher or a 

principal you have to love 

being around kids. You get to 

see life from their point of 

view and you’re also tasked 

with educating them and 

taking them forward.’’ 

Mr Melrosewas raised in 

Christchurchand taughtinthe 

garden city after graduating 

from teachers college. 

He taught at St Joseph's 

School in Ashburton for four 

years before taking on the sole 

teacher role at 13pupil Lake 

Coleridge School. 

His firstfull principaljob 

was at Fairton School,where 

he stayed for nine years, 

beforeayear in North 

Canterbury at Waikari school. 

Mid Canterbury lured him 

back and he became principal 

at Hampstead in Term 4,1999. 

‘‘I still remembermy 

interview at the school there 

was an interviewpanel of 13 

Departing Hampstead School principal Peter Melrose with his 

school leaders. 

PHOTO MICK JENSEN 

and it wassomewhat 

daunting,’’ he said. 

Therehad beenchallenges 

in the earlyyears including a 

looming school debtfrom a 

system called Banked Staffing, 

which had been worked 

throughand resolved; the 

school was nowinahealthy 

financial position. 

Thehallmark of lifeat 

Hampstead Schoolwas being 

able to focus on what wasgood 

for the childrenasthe bottom 

line, he said. 

‘‘I recognise allthose on the 

boards andPTA, whohave 

come forthand taken up roles 

and haveworkedfor the 

benefitofall students and the 

school as awhole.’’ 

In 1999 the school roll was 

250 and today it was 

approaching 400,with more 

growth expected. 

‘‘The roll today features 

children from various cultures 

and the school is richer for it.’’ 

While numbers had grown,the 

look of the school had not 

changed too much during his 

time. 

‘‘As youwalk through the 

main doors you get the impact 

of the school fields and the 

facilities andthat is avery 

positive impression.’’ 

Mr Melrose said it had been 

areal pleasure to see past 

pupils move through 

educationand pursuecareers 

and relationships. 

It was important that pupils 

be thebestthey can andwere 

happy and contributedto 

society. 

Covid lockdowns over the 

past 18 months had shown him 

he could keep busy in 

retirement and now was the 

right time for him to bowout, 

he said. 

It will give him will be more 

timefor gardening, walking, 

reading and travelaround 

New Zealand. 

Mr Melrose willcontinue his 

association with Community 

House Mid Canterburyand the 

White Ribbon campaign, and 

will explore art and craft 

opportunities, as well as 

spending more timewith 

family. 

Hampstead School assistant 

principal ClaudineCampbell 

will take on the role of acting 

principal in Term 12022, while 

the board of trustees looks for 

anew principal. 

Popular Peter will be ahard 

act to follow. 

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Lightning sets bed ablaze 

DANIEL.TOBIN 


Ahouse on Winchmore 

Dromore Road, just north 

of Ashburton, was struck by 

lightning on Monday 

afternoon. 

David Bleach, who runs a 

farm on the property, was 

working with acolleague in 

ashed out the back when 

the storm hit bringing a 

downpour of rain, thunder 

and lightning. 

David said he heard his 

daughter Grace yelling 

what he thought was 

‘‘house on fire’’. 

‘‘So Icame running over 

and she said ‘Dad the 

house is on fire!’ and she 

was calling the fire brigade 

at the same time.’’ 

David was able to grab a 

fire extinguisher and put 

out the flames; the father 

and daughter’s quick 

actions saved the house. 

‘‘It was bloody lucky 

Grace was home because 

we wouldn't have seen it 

from the shed until it was 

well involved,’’ David said. 

When the lighting struck 

Grace was sitting in the 

dining room on her laptop 

studying for auniversity 

test happening that 

afternoon. 

‘‘The whole room lit up, 

then there was really loud 

thunder then the smoke 

alarms went off, and I 

realised there was afire in 

the bedroom,’’ Grace said. 

‘‘I looked in the bedroom 

and could just see flames 

and Ithought I’m not f...ing 

with that,’’ she said. 

So she ran out to call for 

Above, David Bleach and pooch Smudge survey the damage. Below, the burnt bed. 

PHOTOS DANIEL TOBIN 

help. 

Ashburton deputy chief 

fire officer Jeff Marshall 

said it was unclear exactly 

where the lightning hit the 

house. 

‘‘But it came out around a 

power socket that set fire to 

some bedding. 

‘‘Luckily the damage was 

minimal but it could have 

been ahell of alot worse,’’ 

he said. 

Lightning strikes on a 

house are uncommon, ‘‘but 

there was alot of lightning 

in this area at the time, and 

the lighting picked an area 

of ahouse for whatever 

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socket. Luckily Grace was 

here and saw it happen 

because it would have been 

awhole different story if 

noone was home.’’ 

Meanwhile Grace missed 

the test she was studying 

for, but feels having her 

house catch fire was a 

pretty good excuse. 

MSA meeting calls for change 

The Ashburton Club&MSA will hold 

aspecialgeneral meeting at the 

AshburtonTrustEvent Centre on 

November 1. 

MSAClubpresidentGaryFransen 

has receivedarequest from75club 

membersstating they‘‘have no 

confidence in the committeeofthe 

AshburtonClub and MSA due to 

recent management or 

mismanagement of the club’s 

affairs.’’ 

The notice says that if avote of no 

confidence is passed by the 

membership, the incumbent 

committee would be dissolved. 

‘‘An interim committee of threeto 

four persons be elected from the 

meetingtogovern the Ashburton Club 

&MSA until new electionscanbe 

calledfor underthe club’s 

constitution.’’ 

Duethe potentialconflict of 

interest the club decided it wouldbe 

inappropriate for the president or 

vicepresident or anyother committee 

membertochair the meeting, so it has 

been proposedMark von Dadelszen, a 

barristerfromHastings, be appointed 

to chair the meeting, this motion will 

be put to the vote at the beginningof 

the November1meeting. 

Forthe resolutions to pass they 

must be supported by the votes of no 

less than twothirds of those financial 

club members present at the meeting.


NEWS 

Ashburton Courier, October 21, 2021 

3 

Four year consent for Smiths Ashburton 

MICK.JENSEN 


Resource consent for up to four 

years has been granted for the 

Smiths Ashburton (Smiths City) 

tenancy at the former Bunnings 

building at 363 West Street. 

Building owner Tricroft 

Properties Ltd applied for 

resource consent for its tenant 

because the premises did not 

comply with Ashburton District 

Council’s new Plan Change 4 

which has effectively removed 

‘‘retail’ from the limited 

commercial activities in the 

Business Czoned area. 

The plan change was done to 

give priority to the development 

of retail in the town centre 

(Business A) and in in response 

to anumber of large scale 

resource consents granted 

outside of it, including the 

Kmart consent granted nearly 

two years ago. 

In his decision, released 

earlier this week, commissioner 

Ken Fletcher acknowledged the 

Ashburton CBD was in astate of 

decline, and growth in retail 

over the past decade had been 

in the adjoining large format 

retail zone. 

He said he would have 

declined the resource consent 

application had it not been for 

some unique circumstances. 

They included the current lack 

of any large sites available for 

Smiths Ashburton in Business A 

or B, the timing of the 

application, which coincided 

with the Plan Change 4process, 

and the fact that the plan 

change had not had time to work 

within the market to 

accommodate the retailer in the 

Business Azone. 

He said afouryear duration 

consent gave Smiths Ashburton, 

Tricroft and the market time ‘‘to 

work within the provisionsof 

the postPlan Change 4plan to 

put together asuitable 

redevelopment within the 

Business AorBzones’’. 

Such aredevelopment would 

reinforce and strengthen the 

town centre and enhance the 

amenity of the town, Mr 

Fletcher said. 

Tricroft general managerTony 

Gilbert said Tricroft was 

disappointed with the resource 

consent application decision. 

‘‘We werehopingfor a 

decision thataligns with and 

supportsthe long term 

aspirations of Smiths Ashburton 

in Mid Canterbury.Wewill take 

our time to explore our options,” 

he said. 

The resource consent decision 

comes with landscaping, lighting 

and transportation conditions. 

Smiths Ashburtonhas been 

operating out of the West Street 

location since May, pending the 

decisionofthe resource consent 

process. 

Tricroft agreed the remaining 

two thirds of the former 

Bunnings building willbeused 

for retailactivities permitted in 

Business C, whichallow for 

trade and yardbased suppliers, 

recreational facilities and 

entertainment activities.There 

is a15workingday appeal 

period. 

Sewer work 

continuing 

Contractorsworking on the Ashburton 

ReliefSewer (ARS) line have reopened 

the intersection of BeachRoad East and 

MiltonRoad South after laying the 

wastewater pipeacross the road. 

The project is aheadofschedule, 

despite highgroundwater levels on 

MiltonRoad South affecting the pipelaying, 

and shouldbefinished by the end 

of March next year. 

The Seipp Construction teamislaying 

one section of pipeline fromthe 

Ashburton River alongMilton Road 

South to WakanuiRoad. The intersection 

of Milton RoadSouth and Beach Road, 

which was closed whilethe pipewas laid 

acrossBeach Road, has now reopened to 

traffic. 

MiltonRoad South from the river to 

Beach Roadremainsclosed to traffic 

(except for residents). The section 

between Beach Roadand WakanuiRoad 

is on targettoopen before Christmas, 

however the riverend will not be 

reinstated until the end of February. 

The team is encounteringhigh 

groundwater levels along Milton Road 

South and is havingtouse sheet piling to 

screenwaterfrom work sites. 

Ashburton Contracting Ltd (ACL) has 

been laying the second sectionof 

pipeline along Wakanui Road (from the 

MiltonRoad intersection) and Albert 

Street, and north across land nearthe 

Geoff Geering subdivision to Mill Creek. 

The pipe will then follow alongsideMill 

Creek to Bridge Street. 

The work along Wakanui Road and 

AlbertStreet is now complete and the 

roads have been reinstated. 

ACL has closed the footbridgeover Mill 

Creek (connecting Geoff Geering and 

Braebrook subdivisions) while their 

teams are workinginthat area. The 

footbridgeisexpectedtobeclosed for up 

to two weeks. 

Choir cancels 

MidCanterburyChoir hasmadethe 

decisiontocancel its Christmas Concerts 

forthis year, including aconcert for 

schools setfor December9atStStephen’s 

Church, Ashburton. 

Choir manager Carol Gunn said having to 

cancel theannual concertswasvery 

disappointing. 

‘‘In Level 2itisnot practical forusto 

rehearsewith masks andsocial distancing 

andwefeltthatit was better to make the 

decisionnow,’’ shesaid. 

‘‘Thisbrings ourtotal of cancelled 

performances to six forthis yearand thank 

goodness wemanaged to getour Messiah 

concert done and dusted in Level 1.’’ 

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Community 

bus change 

The MidCanterbury Connectorcommunity 

transportservice has changed theway it 

operates. 

Theconnector, whichisrun through the Mid 

Canterbury Community VehicleTrust, 

providestransport fromrural areas of the 

district into Ashburton, andwill now operate 

on demandrather thanontwo set days. 

“The trusthas trialledthe service operating 

Tuesdays andWednesdays for thelast nine 

months, but feedbackfrom passengersand the 

community has tolduspeople would prefera 

moreflexible service,operatingMondayto 

Friday between 8.30am and4.30pm,’’Mid 

Canterbury Community VehicleTrustchair 

Liz McMillan said. 

‘‘Thatway if you need to come into 

Ashburtonfor say adental appointment on a 

Friday morning, you will be abletocall and 

bookthis in. 

‘‘The new service will operateaccordingto 

Level 2guidelines, so there willbealimitofno 

morethan three passengers perjourney,’’ she 

said. 

Thenew service, which beganonMonday, is 

looking for morevolunteer drivers. Full 

inductionand training will be provided. 

People wantingtouse the connector service 

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Dog park work 

The Ashburton Dog Parkshould be openagain 

by Christmas after renovations and 

improvements following May’s historic 

rainfall and flood. 

The dog park, near the Tinwald bridge, was 

under waterwhen theriver peaked in the one 

in 200year event,and fences werelostand 

sinkholes created. 

Ashburton District Councilcommunity 

services manager Steve Fabish saidthepark 

would be better than before, with anew 

entrance being created at the endofCass 

Street, near thenew Kmartredevelopment 

and car park. 

“In the future, there will be separate areas 

for large and small dogs. There arealsolarge 

trees that have become problematic and a 

bankthat hasbeenscoured out. 

‘‘All of these issues will be addressed in the 

repair.’’ 

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MetalCorp Ashburton branch manager AaronBroadbent, left, with Ashburton College TeenAg Club members Claudia 

Thomas, 17, and Logan Williams, 15, who are collectingscrap metal for fundraising. 

PHOTO TONI WILLIAMS 

Scrap metal sought for fundraiser 

TONI.WILLIAMS 


Members of the Ashburton College 

TeenAg Clubare collecting scrap 

metal and batteriesasaway to fund 

farm tripsand club equipment. 

Theclub,which has 25 members of 

studentsfrom across Year 9to13, 

meets threeorfour timesaterm. 

Theyhave arange of guest speakers, 

but are keentohear from moreand 

increase farm visitopportunities. 

Clubchairperson Claudia Thomas, 

17, saidinthe pastcoupleofyears 

therehad been limited chances to 

visit farms due to covid disruption, 

but therewere plans in placefor 

upcoming trips. 

Theclub hadbeen up and running 

since2016, and members in the past 

had visited South Island Seeds, 

Methven Vets, Midlands Apiaries and 

abull studfarm.Somemembers and 

agriculture students also helped with 

floodrecovery cleanupthis yearat 

properties alongAshburtonStaveley 

Road, or Greenstreet. 

‘‘The clubiscurrentlyinthe 

processoforganising atrip out to a 

croppingfarm in Rakaiaearly next 

month,’’ Claudia said. 

‘‘Visits like thisare valuable for our 

members as it givesthem an insight 

intohow these businesses and farms 

run so thatitcan create interest 

within ourmemberstopursue a 

career in the wider rural industry.’’ 

Thestudents all haveaninterest in 

agriculture in someform,and come 

fromavarietyofrural and urban 

backgrounds. Thevisits and guest 

speakers were away to seedifferent 

farmoperationsand learnmore 

about the agricultural industryfirst 

hand. 

‘‘At thisstagewehave hadone 

guest speaker which wasBryn Price 

fromAgriTraining,they arealso our 

clubsponsor,’’ Claudia said. 

‘‘Wedohavesome companies that 

we are looking to approachtocomein 

and speaktothe club,this includes a 

broad rangeofcompanies in theMid 

Canterburyregion.These fundsthat 

we are looking to raise fromour 

metalfundraiser will enable us as a 

clubtoget in more guest speakers 

and make more visits,’’ shesaid. 

TheTeenAg Club members aimed 

to create an environment forlikeminded 

studentstolearn more about 

the rural industryandwere keen to 

hear fromanyone with scrap metal 

lying about their properties who 

wouldbekeentodonate it to their 

club. 

Anyscrap metal can be droppedto 

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of Melcombe and Shearman streets, 

and addedtothe Ashburton College 

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Clubmembers can also be 

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machinery, car parts,tin or 

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5 

Crime fighter Mark shares his story 

MICK.JENSEN 


Mark Van Leewardenhas 

packedalot into his lifesince 

leaving Ashburtoninhis teens. 

The62yearold had abounty 

of $80,000onhis head in the 

1970s because of hisworkinthe 

murky world of covert policing. 

As well as being an 

undercover cop, he’sbeena 

detective, retrained as a 

barrister and for anumberof 

years atop international fraud 

investigator. 

His fulland interestinglifeis 

outlinedinhis memoir called 

Crimetime: FromUndercover 

Cop to International 

Investigator. 

Thebookwas released 

earlier this month andis 

already on the bestsellers list. 

Ironicallyone of the first 

crimescenes Van Leewarden 

sawwas in the former 

SomersetHotel in Ashburton, 

which hislatefather Kees 

managed. 

‘‘I was19atthe time and Dad 

brought me in to check out a 

burglary. 

‘‘Thieves hadgot in through 

the roof andhad used ropes to 

climbdown. 

‘‘I could seehow things had 

transpired and thatsparked an 

interestinme.’’ 

After workingonlocalfarms, 

and drivingtractors in 

Australiafor awhile, he took 

up his dad’s suggestion of 

joining thepolice. 

After spending 15 months in 

uniforminDunedin he was 

tapped on theshoulder for 

undercover work anddeployed 

to Auckland. 

‘‘Itwas the bigsmoke and a 

bitofaneye openerfor alad 

from theSouthIsland.’’ 

Van Leewarden immersed 

himself intothe criminal 

underworldand made 

connections. 

He fenced stolen equipment 

and gunsand was involved 

with drugdealsinnightclubs. 

After witnessingamurderby 

asenior crime figure he was a 

markedman for awhile. 

An excerpt from his memoir 

states:‘‘It was simple.Iwasthe 

evidence. If Ididn’t makeitto 

trial, convictions wouldnot 

hold up.’’ 

He disappeared to asafe 

houseonthe SouthIsland 

while the casecame to court. 

Van Leewardensaiditwas a 

Mark Van Leewarden. 

time forreflection and 

‘‘massagingatortured mind’’. 

He laterreturned to 

Aucklandand worked as a 

detective before electing to 

complete alaw degree.Hewas 

called to the Barin1992. 

Van Leewardensaid he saw 

hiscareer changeasafusion of 

investigation andthe law. 

Investigating international 

fraud has takenhim around the 

world. 

One caseinvolved a 

Malaysianoffenderand fraud 

of $20 million. 

‘‘I was due to meet the 

offender in ahotel in Penang, 

butbefore it happened the FBI 

gotwindofa$1m contracton 

him andathreat to bombhis 

hotel room. 

‘‘Mymeeting didn’t happen, 

butthe offender was broughtto 

justice,’’Van Leewardensaid. 

In another$100mfraud case 

in New York heactedfor 330 

victimsliving in30countries. 

The Ponzi scam involvedthe 

Russian mafia andeventually 

ended with five convictions 

and achunk of the money 

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recovered. 

Thefraudstoriesare 

outlined in hisbookand have 

also featured in crime lectures 

theauthor has delivered in the 

Middle East. 

Van Leewardenhas plenty of 

fond memoriesofhisformative 

years in Ashburton. 

He enjoyed schooland 

growing up in the town, and 

wasarepresentative rugby 

playerand firstfivefor Mid 

Canterbury at variousage 

groups. 

His mumColleenand other 

relatives still liveinAshburton 

and he drops in occasionally. 

‘‘All those years ago when I 

wasundercover cop Icame 

home forsome restand 

relaxation andmum could see 

me deteriorating. Ihad to 

adoptthe criminalpersonafor 

my job, but shecould see it was 

affecting my health and shelet 

thetop brassknowit.’’ 

Crimetime: From 

Undercover Copto 

International Investigator is 

available at Whitcoullsand 

Paper Plus andonline. 

Mark Van Leewarden, with the ball, playing rugby for Mid 

Canterbury as a17yearold in 1976. 

Indulging in his longtime interest in motorbikes. 

On the job in Bahrain. 

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Kids suit up to learn about beekeeping 

DANIEL.TOBIN 


There was abuzz of excitement 

on an Eiffelton property last 

week when childrenhad the 

opportunity to give beekeeping 

ago. 

Local businessThe Little 

HoneyCoshowed agroupof 

children whatisinvolvedwith 

keepingbees including getting 

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kidscould get up close and 

personal with bees. 

The Little Honey Co owner 

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great to let kids come out and 

see howbeehives work, ‘‘and 

theparents as wellare always 

quite fascinated,it’s agreat 

hobby for kids and parents to 

get into.’’ 

Giving children thechance to 

see bees up close and to 

understandthey aresafe if 

handled correctly is one of the 

goals. 

‘‘It is important not to be 

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‘‘Oneinevery three bitesof 

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Thechildrengot handson 

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thehives. 

Reagan andwife Sarah set 

up the business threemonths 

ago, the coupleplantorun 

their own beehives, supply 

commercialcrop pollination 

andhost beekeepingcourses. 

‘‘Soitsall about teaching 

kids andadults howtorun 

their bees and do wellwith 

them.’’ 

TheLittle Honey Co produce 

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situatedaround the region. 

‘‘Wetry to keepthe hives 

withina45minute drive, keep 

them local to where we are 

living.’’ 

As wellasthe school holiday 

programmes they alsooffer a 

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Therewill be more courses 

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The Little Honey Co owner 

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up close to abeehive. 

PHOTO DANIEL TOBIN 

LETTER TO THE EDITOR 

Unhappy with bridgelocation 

Iattended theOctober 6Ashburton 

District Council (ADC)meeting to 

listen to the debate and to adopt(or 

reject) the findings of Stantec 

consultantsregardingthe second 

urban Ashburton bridge.Tohear 

ADCCEO HamishRiachstate(and 

also reportedinthe Guardian) ‘‘If the 

council wanted to pay 100 per centof 

the bridge,they canput it anywhere 

theylike.’’ 

This statementisgrossly 

misleading! ThereisNOfunding in 

place forabridge constructed on 

Chalmers Avenue.Ashburtonians, be 

aware that theadoption of this report 

setsinconcrete that thesecond 

urban bridge location will now be 

Chalmers Avenue. 

It was alsoveryinteresting to hear 

Stantec report thatthere was no 

reasonasuitable bridgecouldnot be 

constructedalongside thecurrent 

SH1bridge afterhearingfor years 

fromthe council that‘‘this would not 

be possible’’. 

As we've known all along it is 

possible. It's aStateHighwayand 

would be funded by NZTA. 

Councillors are elected to ensure 

thatthe wishesofthe public are given 

dueconsideration. 

Iwas at the public meetingheld at 

theIntermediate Schoolwherethe 

public voted 100 per cent againsta 

bridge at theend of Chalmers 

Avenue. 

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9 

FRESH 

FOODS 

WEEK 

on now 

Mt Hutt College students Dante Davidson, 14, and Alice Jackson, 15, 

working for donations for travel on the Spirit of Adventure. 


Adventure ahoy 

Mt Hutt College students have 

been embracing chances to 

fundraise money for afiveday 

trip on the Spirit of Adventure 

next month. 

They have helped out at the 

annual Peak to Pubrace,put 

their names in thering for a 

swim/watersports challenge and 

lastweekend were washing some 

pretty dirty cars in Ashburton. 

Year 10 students Alice 

Jackson, 15,and Dante Davidson, 

14, said ten college students all 

in Year 10 were heading 

offshore on the adventureafter 

being selected to takepart by 

their school. 

Such wasthe interestthat 

students names were drawn from 

ahat, Alice said. 

Those on board forthe 

November 14 to 19 voyagewill be 

Maddie Webb,Ella Burrowes, 

Alice Jackson, Kerstin Burrows, 

Genna Oates,James Clark, Dante 

Davidson, Patrick McHugh, 

Flynn Cudmore andHenry King. 

Each student has to raise 

around $1300 each; thetrip 

departs from, andreturns to, 

Tauranga. 

Thestudents involved were at 

Repco Ashburton on Saturday 

morning washing asteady 

stream of cars in varying states of 

need; many were thick withdust. 

Some studentshave also been 

using aswimspace at Flow Pool 

and Studio,inMethven to 

complete 25km of sponsored 

swimming. 

Thestudents areplanning 

another carwash eventnext 

weekend in Methven and 

encourage anyonewho is able to 

come along andget their car 

washed. 

They will be based at Methven 

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ThreeMid Canterbury 

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the Central South Island Fish& 

Game Council by huntersand 

anglers through recent 

elections, but two others have 

missedout. 

DeanRattrayhasbeen 

elected to the council alongside 

Steve Bannister andSteve 

Gerard. 

The men were among 10 

candidates who had put their 

names forward foreightplaces 

in theCentralSouth Island 

region, which extends fromthe 

southbank of theRakaia River 

in the north, to Moeraki in the 

south. 

Mr Bannister topped the 

voting with 434 votes ahead of 

Linn Koevoet (416) from Waitaki 

and NicNiles (414) from 

Mackenzie. Those to missout on 

election fromAshburton were 

Andrew Simpson andCraig 

McKenzie. 

Thesuccessfulcandidatesare 

set to take office over thenext 

few weeks andwillspend their 

term managing,maintaining, 

andenhancing the sports fish 

and game bird resources in 

their regions. 

Fish andGame New Zealand 

acting chief executiveDianna 

Taylor said theelectionswere 

an important foundation of Fish 

and Game; theyenabledanglers 

andhunters to be involvedin 

the managementoftheirsport 

andhave their views 

represented by likeminded 

people. 

ThethreeMid Cantabrians 

willbejoined on theCentral 

South Island council by Paul 

Centofanti, John Dewit, Linn 

Koevoet,Nic Niles and Clark 

Stanger. 

Thevoting returnpercentage 

was24.56percent,with 42.35 

percent done through online 

voting and57.65 percent by post. 

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Deaths 

CRAWFORD, Marylin Ann: 

Peacefully at Rosebank 

Residential Care Ashburton 

after along illness, onOctober 

20, 2021, aged 81 years. Dearly 

lovedwifeofthe late Kevin and 

mother of Jayne, and Paule, 

and grandmother of Jack, and 

Molly. 

Reunited with Kevin at last. 

Messages to; c/- The Crawford 

Family, PO Box 6035, 

Ashburton 7742. A service 

to celebrate Marylin’s life will 

be held graveside, atArundel 

Cemetery, Pratt Road, Peel 

Forest on FRIDAY October 22, 

at 1pm. 

Family Notices 

Memorial Service 

SMITH; Helen Esme, 

12.4.1931 – 30.8.2021: 

Karen, Grant, Brent, Vicki and 

family would like to invite and 

welcome you to a memorial 

afternoon to be held at 2pm, 

Friday 22nd of October at the 

Ashburton Club and MSA, in 

their Social Hall. 

We would also like to take 

this opportunity to sincerely 

thank everyone who sent their 

heartfelt sympathy and love by 

cards, calls and flowers. It was 

of great support at the very sad 

time when our loving mother 

slipped from our lives. Thanks 

again toall. 

Love you Mum, you were 

‘Simply the Best’. 

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wife of Alan. Much loved 

mother of Peter, Terry, Aaron, 

and Brendon, and loved 

stepmother of John, Ricky and 

Nicola, Michelle and Jason, 

and Justin. Loved Nana of all 

her grandchildren. Messages 

to the Manson family c/- PO 

Box 472, Ashburton 7740. A 

Memorial service tocelebrate 

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Streets, Ashburton on Friday 

October 22, commencing at 

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PHOTO DANIEL TOBIN 

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Since 1982 

Names and information are sought for this photo dating back to the 1930s. 

Names sought for photo 

AshburtonWestern Ward 

councillor Rodger Lethamis 

keen to find out abit more 

aboutafamily photo he 

recently unearthed. 

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dates back to 1937 or 1938 

anditfeatureshis late father 

Selwyn. 

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satchel. 

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photo showstwo opposing 

hockeyteams because of the 

clothing worn. 

‘‘Dad played for the 

BarrhillHockey Club back 

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family member in the front 

row, but I’m just notsure.’’ 

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pictured on the extreme left 

of the back row and lived to 

the grandage of 91. 

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via 

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Ashburton College 

Individual Excellence in aSupportive Learning Environment 

News 

Issue 34 

21 October 2021 

DeputyPrincipal Message 

Term Four and End-of-Year 

This term is usually marked by araftofend-of-year 

activities, including thoseassociatedwith farewells 

to our students who areleavingAshburtonCollege 

at the endof2021. 

Assemblies and Prize-Givings: 

Information Will Follow 

However, this year, the Blues and Final Assembly 

where students are recognised for their Sporting 

and Cultural achievements; the announcement of 

the winning House for 2021; the Year 13 Graduation Ceremony and Year 

11 and12Prize-givingnow need to have adifferentformatfromprevious 

years,asoutlined in the Forthcoming Events section. 

These decisions willbecommunicatedwith families and students. 

School Transport 

As per the Government’s COVID-19 update on Monday 11October, new 

guidelines have been given toschools with regard tostudents wearing 

facecoverings when on school transport. 

Thedetailaroundthis is furtherthrough this newsletter and,again, we do 

thankyou foryour assistancewith this. 

Head Students 2022 

Eleven students, four boys and seven girls, have put their name forward 

to be considered foraHead Student position for2022. 

The rigorous process of choosing for the four positions of Head and 

Deputy students, started with voting by their peers inYear 12, and staff. 

This year, nine candidates will speak to the whole school followed by 

another round of voting from all students and staff.The ninecandidates 

then have an interview with the Principal, Head ofSenior School, a 

Deputy Principal and the Mayor, before all information is collated, and 

adecision ismadeand thenannounced at the Year 11/12 Prize-giving. 

Additional Leadership Opportunities 

There are many more leadership opportunities available for Year 13 

students next year. Sixty six students have already indicated they wish 

to have aleadershiprole in 2022 and willattend the Leadership Camp at 

Mt Hutt Retreat, from 26 Januaryto28January2022. 

It is here the Student Executive and House Captains are elected after 

threedaysofteam-building activities. 

Appreciation to 2021 Head Students and Year Group Legacy 

Iwould like to acknowledge the wonderful work the2021 HeadStudents 

–Thomas Patterson, Milli Sullivan, Alex Rielly and Easterlin Faamausili - 

have done this year and the legacy their year group will leave. This is 

amulti-language welcome sign toAshburton College, which will serve 

as an inclusivewelcome forour ever-growing, ethnically-diverse student 

population. 

Helen Shore-Taylor 

DeputyPrincipal •Tumuaki Tuarua 

Information 

AshburtonCollege Year 9 

Academic Scholarships for2022 

Criteria and application forms arenow available 

from your child’s school. 

TheClosing Date forapplicationsis 

Monday 15 November 2021, 12 noon. 

Theacademic examinations will be held at AshburtonCollege 

on Monday22November from 9:00am–11:15am. 

Enquiries and applications to be made to 

Sheena Tyrrell,ManagementAdministrator, 

Email: ts@ashcoll.school.nz 

Phone: 308 4193, extension 812; 027 247 8003. 

Please notethatthese Scholarships are 

Academic ExcellenceScholarships. 

Reminders: NCEA Exams –Please Note Dates 

and Arrangements 

NCEA External Exams 

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

commencing Monday 22 November and running through until 

Tuesday 14 December. 

• External Portfolios in Art, and Design and Visual Communication 

deadlines willalso be pushed out by twoweeks. 

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

ChangedSubmission Dates 

With the extended lockdownand subsequentdisruption to learning,NZQA 

has extended the time available toschools to develop and collect relevant 

candidate evidencerequiredfor external assessmentfor subjects/standards 

whereevidenceissubmitted. 

Thedeadline forthisis10 November 2021. 

Information 

COVID Level2Arrangements – 

Information and Reminders 

Year 9-13 Students Required to Wear Masks on School Transport 

As per the Government’sCOVID-19 update on Monday11October, 

new guidelines have been giventoschools with regardtostudents 

wearing facecoverings when on school transport. 

College families were advised of this by email on Wednesday13October. 

This is amandatory requirement. 

Face coverings arerequired to be worn by Year 9to13students when on 

school transport, at all AlertLevels. 

This means daily school bus travel, 

plus anytravel in school vehicles (mini-vans,cars) when on school trips. 

We have to advise –that‘no mask means no travel’ 

in anyofthe abovecircumstances. 

We thank youfor,and appreciate,your assistancewith this, 

in whatisanever-changing environment. 

Reminder re College Protocols 

Illness–Students MustStayatHomePlease: 

Level2Guidelines arebeing followed. 

If your child has acold or is unwell they should not be attending College. 

Whereastudentcomes to school sick,beadvised we will 

contactyou to ask youtocollect them from College. 

Forthcoming Events 

Please note: dates are as at the time of publishing. Alterations, due to 

COVID-level restrictions will be advised to relevant groups as soon as 

details areknown. 

October 

21 Year 12 Business Studies Market Day, Chessboard 

25 Labour Day–Public Holiday 

27 Year 12 Animal Handling Group 3, Mayfield 

Year 11 Outdoor Education Tramp,Woolshed Creek 

28 National ‘Shake Out’day 

Cultural and Sporting Blues Presentations (toberecorded and 

available to viewonthe College website) 

28-29 Year 9/10 Matesand Dates 

29 CANCELLED –AorakiSports Awards Evening,Timaru 

(Awardsstill to be made) 

30 Canterbury SecondarySchools’Dressage,McLean’s Island, 

Christchurch 

30-31 SISS 7’sTournament, Timaru 

November 

01 Year 9/10 Matesand Dates 

01-03 Year 12 Outdoor Education, Hanmer Springs 

02 Shave foraCure 

03 Year 12 Chainsaws Day3,location tba 

Cultural Bites 

Year 9/10 Matesand Dates 

BoardofTrustees meeting,TurretRoom, Menorlue,6:15pm 

05 Staff vStudent Chess Match, College Chessboard 

End-of-Year and Senior Prize-Giving Dates 

We remind families that, due to the startofNCEA examsbeingpushed 

back, ithas been decided to also move back the following dates. Due 

to Covid Level2restrictions we nowadvise thefollowing adjustments: 

SeniorStudentPrize-givingDates 2021 

These will nowbeheld on-siteatCollege,inschool time and withoutan 

audience. However, thepresentations willberecordedand available to 

viewonthe College web-site. Further details will be senttofamilies. 

• Year 13 -Wednesday10November 

• Year 11 and 12 -Monday 15 November 

Last dayofschool attendance forSenior Students as follows: 

• Year 13 last dayofschoolThursday11November 

• Years 11 and 12 last dayofschoolWednesday17November 

Last dayofschool attendance and Prize-givings forJunior Students: 

Pleasenoteslightchanges to these dates, and achange from previous 

prize-givingtimes. 

• Year 9 Thursday09December: Prize-giving 5:30pm, 

College Auditorium 

• Year 10 Thursday09December: Prize-giving 7:30pm, 

College Auditorium 

Forthcoming Public HolidayDates: 

Labour Day 

Monday25October 

CanterburyAnniversaryDay Friday12November 

Additional College Date foryour Diaries: 

Thursday 25 November ACCORD TeacherOnly Day 

(MoE/PPTA/NZEI) 

(Collegeclosedfor instruction) 

Events 

OutdoorEducation Mountain Biking 

During the past few weeks of Term Three all Outdoor Education 

studentshit the AshburtonMountainBiketrack to work on their skills 

and fitness leading to their upcomingtripsinTerm Four. 

Forthcoming Trips 

Head of Outdoor Education Luke Martin said that, due tolockdown, both 

theYear11and Year 12 trips were postponedand will be happeningearly in 

Term Four when both groups will be heading to Hanmer Springs to tackle 

the downhill trails. 

Year 10 students will be testing their fitness later inthe term with an 

overnight trip toHakatere, biking the river trail the whole way there and 

back. 

Skills 

At all Year levels the skill level varies greatly,and Luke said it hasbeen great 

seeing the more able riders helping their peers and giving them tips to 

improvetheirown riding. 

Additionally, after all classes get the basics of fixing apuncture -just in 

case(!) -it’sofftothe track. 

It’s nevernicefalling off on asharpslipperyturn or going over the handlebars 

afterbraking toohard, but foracoupleofYear 10 studentsithappened. 

Fortunately therewerenoserious injuries and it makesfor somegreat chat 

amongsteach otherafterwards. Apparently this usually endsupwith some 

crazystory of they were going‘real fast’or‘did areally big jump’. 

Track Repairs 

Sincethe floods, the work thathas gone intogetting the damaged parts of 

the track back 

to arideable 

condition 

has been 

amazingand, 

as aschool, 

Luke noted 

we really 

appreciate 

this especially 

as it is sucha 

greatresource 

forustouse 

forstudents. 

ScienceStudents Learn About LocalWaterways 

Information provided by Anna Gray 

On Friday10September members of the Year 12 Scienceclass went to 

Argyle Park to learn about our local waterways. Errol and Kelvin from 

WaterWatch Lincoln came down to join our class,sowecould taketests 

and runexperiments on the creek forour internal assessment. 

We learned many different things about the aspects of water, how water 

can be affected, and about the living organisms in the water. For example: 

oxygen levels,nitratelevels,the conductivityofthe water, salts and minerals 

in the water, and we even got aclose-up look at some insects that were 

found in the creek. 

We got to carry out many different tests, using special equipment. The 

knowledge and information we gathered with the help of Errol and Kelvin 

really benefited us withnew general knowledge and skills. 

(Pictured right, left to right): Anna Gray and 

Ruby Gray measuring Nitrate and Phosphate 

levels in water, with Riley Tindall helping them. 

It was really great tosee everything in person 

which really helped when writing our reports. 

We also learned that human activity has ahuge 

impactonour waterways and thatitisimportant 

to look after the ecological health of the river 

because it gives a place for many animals 

and insects to live, and provides water for our 

community. 

Sustainability isalso very important as, if we want the rivers and creeks to 

be around for years to come, weneed to act more sustainably and think 

about whatweare doing thatisnegatively affecting our waterways and do 

our best to stop. 

(Pictured above,left, lefttoright): -SemisiBalenaisa and Dion Reid collecting 

watersamples forvariousmeasurements,with MattyColcord, in thegroup 

collecting data. 

(Pictured above, right, front, left to right): Kane McDonnell and 

Ashton McGrath measuring water temperature and oxygen levels; helped 

by Waterwatchpersonnel.

Ashburton College 

Individual Excellence in aSupportive Learning Environment 

News 

Issue 34 

21 October 2021 

Events 

Staff vStudentExecutiveDodgeball Challenge 

This entertaining challenge took place onthe final day ofTerm Three, 

with the Student Executive desperate to avenge previous losses 

against the staff. 

Staff Team Captain Luke Martin, in the true spirit of serious sporting 

clashes, introduced the dynamic squad of teachers, and set the scene and 

intent of the teachers. Feel free to read these through, designed to have the 

students shaking in their sports shoes. 

• Withahip,hop andalittle twirlshe will make your dodgeball lifehell-it’s 

Ms Julia Bell 

• He’sjumpier than the frogs he dissects in Science-it’sMrPeteLee 

• He’s stealth, he’s sneaky, he’s so fast he will leave avapour trail -it’s 

Mr James List 

• She’s good with numbers, but she only needs one to knock you out -it’s 

Ms Stacey Monk 

• You’ll beflattened like apanini when Vannini is done with you -it’s Mr 

Jason Vannini 

• He’ll be throwing dodgeball haymakers all day-it’s Mr Jono Hay 

• The RedHouse Leader is coming forblood -it’sMissGeorgia Keenan 

• Don’t mess with TheBrucenator-it’sMrs Abbey Bruce 

• Hehas got aDodgeballScholarship from the Uni of Canterbury–it’sour 

studentteacher Oliver McKeown 

• The real Tongan Thor -it’s MrTevita ‘Asi (pictured above,infull flight with 

ball in hand) 

• IndubiousGerman‘Ist der volkerBallgott’it’sthe German Dodgeball God 

-MrTom Kitchen 

• You’ll behistory when Mr Sandrey is through with you -it’s MrPatrick 

Sandrey 

• He’s been here since the beginning of time, your Grandparents and 

Parentswill know him better than youdo-it’s Mr Dave Christensen 

Thetwo referees –Ben Middleton forthe students and Jayne Cornelius for 

the staff –did theirbest to control the antics. 

However, although the matches ebbed and flowed, the students were no 

match(again)for the mightofthe staff and their Dodgeball prowess. 

(Pictured above,leftand right): Head BoyThomasPatterson and DeputyHead 

BoyAlexRielly winding up foraction. 

Thecompetition ended in awhitewash, with the staff team taking 

their spoils 3-0, and retaining the prestigious 

StudentvStaff Competitions Trophy. 

(Pictured above): Teams’photo, but with the trophyfirmly held,centrefront 

row, by (leftand right) Tevita ‘Asi and Jason Vannini. 

Congratulations 

Junior Boys’BBasketball Team Triumphed 

in Competition 

Three College teams contested the South Canterbury Secondary Schools’ 

Basketball Competition finals,onFriday17September. 

Trophyand Grade Winners 

TheCollege Junior Boys’Bteam broughthome theBGrade trophy, for 

their fine efforts. 

Finals PlayResults 

Teacher Andrew Shepherd said that unfortunately the Junior Ateams, on 

this occasion, couldn’t quite‘get going’intheir respectivegames. 

The results were - 

•Junior Boys’BGrade Final: 

•Junior Girls’AGrade Final: 

•Junior Boys’AGrade Final: 

AshColl Junior Boys’B46 –14over 

Timaru Boys’High School 

AshColl Junior Girls’A23 -33against 

Waimate High School 

AshColl Junior Boys’A28 -38against 

Timaru Boys’High School 

Junior Boys’BTeam 

(Pictured left, back row, 

lefttoright): 

Oliver Williams, 

Jaykob Argyle, 

Elliott Ward, SamJessep, 

Josh King. 

(Middle row,lefttoright): 

Riley Wall,Guy Ward, 

Riley Broker, 

Riley Prendergast. 

(Front row): 

Oliver-Jack Munro. 

(Absent): Niel Vincente. 

Coach of the team was 

TarynDouglas,and 

Manager MelKing. 

AGrade Team Members 

AshColl Junior Girls’ ATeam –Jorja Abernethy, Briar Clark, Casey Cousins, 

Libby Feutz, Izzy Harris, Harriet Hill, Grace Johnston, Hannah Joyce, 

Taylor Lamont, Yasmin Larry, Penny Marriott, Holly Ngutu, Milla Overend, 

Angel Spooner. 

AshColl Junior Boys’ A Team – Jaykob Argyle, Newel Buenafe, 

Daniel Ditmer, Nikau Forsyth-Pakinga, Ashlin Hala’ufia, Sam Jessep, 

Josh King, Jesse Nieman, Kingsley Olawale, Taniela Palavi, TomPatterson, 

Olly Prince,Elliott Ward, Oliver Williams. 

TC Trusler-Clarkselectedfor 

CanterburyUnder 19 Rugby 

TC Trusler-Clarkwho plays forthe Mid Canterbury Combined team (AshColl 

and Mt Hutt Colleges), also plays in the Christchurch competition, for the 

High School Old Boys’RugbyFootballClub and, mid-September,was named 

in theCanterburyUnder19Red Team. 

The Canterbury Rugby Football Union (CRFU) says that 2021 has seen the 

return ofthe Canterbury Girls’ Representative Programme, but in aslightly 

different format. 

With Level 4lockdown, there was the need to change the South Island 

Tournament programme, resulting in the Canterbury Rugby Union 

gettingtogether with other Provincial Unionsfromaround theSouthIsland 

to create anew path forwardinthe female representativespace. 

2021 has also brought ashift in the age range from Under 18 to Under 19 

to allow more female players to not only experience ahigh-performance 

environment and have an opportunity to play for Canterbury, but 

alsohelping to prepare themfor higher opportunitieslikeFarah PalmerCup 

in thefuture and beyond. 

TwoTeamsSelected 

As aresult, Canterbury selected forty five players making up two teams, 

Canterbury Red and Canterbury Black. The team has now played a 

tournament fixture ofthree games inOamaru against Otago, Southland 

and a Barbarians side (a team made up of amixture of provincial unions) 

winning all three games by impressivemargins:being35-10 againstOtago, 

35-0against Southland and57-5 against the Barbarians side. 

(Pictured right): 

TC Trusler-Clark going 

in foratry in the game 

against Southland. 

CRFUFemale 

Development 

Manager Liz 

Worthingtonsaid they 

have seen some real 

depth developing 

withinour female 

game, so they took 

the opportunityto 

get as many of them 

involved as possible in 

thisprogramme. 

In addition to looking at cluband school games, they alsoheld atrial,which 

helped selection of the girls named in the Red and Black teams, for what 

was an exciting opportunity for them to pull on the Canterbury jersey and 

connectwith what it meanstoplayfor Canterbury. 

First PlaceatAorakiSecondarySchools’ 

Table Tennis Championships 2021 

Held on the last dayofTermThree,this year’s tournament washosted 

at theBarryButler TableTennis Stadium in Timaru. 

College Sports Co-ordinator Darion Gray said that it was sosatisfying 

to see our young people donning school colours and playing with such 

enthusiasm and passion. This year there was no Festival Grade in order to 

lessen entries to remain withinCovid number requirements. 

TheChampionship Grade wascomprised of nineteams. 

Teams 

College had two teams involved –the AshColl 1team of Ollie Bubb and 

Tyler Leonard; and the AshColl 2team of Jack Ellis and Tristin Wills. 

Reportedly there weremanytoughbattles and very close results in most of 

the matches played. 

Final Results 

1st place AshburtonCollege 1 

2nd place Mountainview HighSchool 2 

3rdplace Roncalli College Gold 

Belowwelookatour players in action: 

(Pictured above far end): Ollie Bubb in action against Roncalli College 

opposition. 

(Pictured above, far end): Jack Ellis vRoncalli College, with College player 

Tristin Wills scoring. 

(Pictured above, far end): Tyler Leonard also against Roncalli College 

opposition. 

(Pictured above, far end): Tristin Wills against Mountainview High School 

opposition.

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RURAL 


17 

Vaccination to support business 

Mid Canterbury dairy farmers 

Dinuka and Nadeeka Gamage 

believe vaccination against 

Covid19 is vital to help protect 

their family, staff and 

business. 

The 2021 Canterbury/North 

Otago Share Farmers of the 

Year contract milk 980 cows 

for Dairy Holdings Ltd at 

Ealing near Ashburton, where 

they employ three fulltime 

staff. 

Dinuka said getting 

vaccinated was important, 

especially for rural 

communities. 

‘‘The vaccine is part of our 

plan to shield our business 

from the virus. “All five of us, 

and our 15yearold son, have 

had the first dose of the 

vaccine. We’re booked in to 

have our second dose this 

month.” 

The Gamage’s are from Sri 

Lanka and their staff come 

from India and Argentina. 

Until the borders reopen, they 

remain cut off from their 

whānau. 

“We’re like many people 

working in New Zealand’s 

primary sector, we haven’t 

seen our families overseas for 

along time,” he said. 

“The more people we can get 

fully vaccinated, the sooner 

borders will hopefully reopen 

to allow travel and help ease 

workforce issues.” 

It’s asentiment echoed by 

Federated Farmers, which is 

encouraging all farmers to 

support their staff to get 

vaccinated. 

Federated Farmers 

employment spokesperson 

Chris Lewis knew farmers 

were flattack with calving and 

lambing, and now mating was 

starting on dairy farms. 

‘‘But there’s nothing more 

important than the health of 

your family, your staff and 

their families. 

“If your nearest urban centre 

has awalkin vaccination 

centre, or aGPclinic is willing 

to take ashortnotice booking, 

you might even send in astaff 

member with afew dollars to 

pick up amorning or afternoon 

tea shout for the rest of the 

team.” 

Lockdowns and limits on 

gathering sizes have forced the 

cancellation of events such as 

field days, discussion groups, 

sporting fixtures and A&P 

shows. 

Photo above: Dairy farmers Nadeeka and Dinuka Gamage know 

how important covid vaccinations are, especially for rural 

communities, right, Fonterra chief executive officer Miles Hurrell 

getting his covid vaccination. 

Rural Women New Zealand 

president Gill Naylor said 

everyone needed social 

connections. 

‘‘In rural New Zealand we 

often work on our own or 

within small teams, more so 

now with current staff 

shortages, so social and 

networking opportunities are a 

lifeline for our mental health 

and wellbeing.” 

“High vaccination rates are 

one of the tools that will enable 

restrictions to be eased.” 

The primary sector’s largest 

employers have been part of 

workplace pilots to make it 

easier for workers to be 

vaccinated. 

Dairy cooperative Fonterra 

employed more than 12,000 

people across its New Zealand 

manufacturing sites, 

distribution centres, offices 

and Farm Source stores. 

Fonterra’s director of global 

quality and safety Greg 

McCollough said more than 

7500 vaccines had been 

administered to employees. 

“Vaccinations were 

available onsite at most of our 

workplaces. Where there were 

too few employees at any one 

office or site, those people 

were given time to go to 

workplaces where the 

vaccination clinics were 

happening.” 

“We made it as easy as 

possible for people who work 

on our sites to have 

vaccinations.” 

The dairy coop’s 

vaccination drive was part of 

sectorwide efforts to prevent 

disruptions during the busy 

spring period, when milk 

production peaks. 

“Keeping milk collection 

and processing going is crucial 

for our farmers, the welfare of 

animals and to continue 

getting milk on the table for 

New Zealanders,” he said. 

The meat processing 

industry is New Zealand’s 

largest manufacturing sector 

and directly employs more 

than 25,000 people. 

As summer loomed it was 

vital the sector’s processing 

capacity was not affected by 

positive cases of covid. Some 

processors had offered onsite 

vaccinations. 

High vaccination rates also 

enabled horticulture 

businesses to operate 

efficiently again and source 

workers to harvest crops. 

Vegetables New Zealand 

general manager Antony 

Heywood said approaching the 

busy summer season the 

workforce doubled to harvest 

strawberries and seasonal 

vegetables. 

‘‘High vaccination rates will 

ensure people can move freely 

to where they are needed to 

pick crops.’’ 

Vaccinations were free and 

one of the most powerful tools 

against covid. 

IN BRIEF 

FLOOD RECOVERY 

Overcoming difficulties and 

challenges of disaster recovery 

will be the focus of afloodrecovery 

speaker eventorganised 

byRural Support Trust, Waitaha 

Primary Health andAshburton 

DistrictCouncil next month. The 

free RecoveringWell event, with 

guest speakers psychologist and 

author Michael Hempseed, and 

rural health advocate Pup 

Chamberlain, isonatthe MtHutt 

Memorial Hall, Methven on 

November 3from7pm. 

Learnwhatscience says about 

long term impacts of adisaster, 

how you can look outand support 

thosestruggling, and learn some 

strategies to strengthen your 

resilience. 

Anyone can attend butmust 

register at Eventbrite.co.nz 

MERGER VOTE 

Woolsof NewZealand(WNZ)and 

Primary WoolCo-operative(PWC) 

shareholders areencouragedto 

register for aseriesofonline 

meetingsaheadofavote on the 

proposed merger of operations 

between WNZ and Primary Wool 

Co-operative-owned CP Wool. 

Underthe proposed merger, the 

grower-owned export and 

marketing company WNZ and 

PWC will remain theshareholding 

vehicles while anew entity will 

jointly own the combined trading 

business of WNZ and CPW. 

Voting papers have been sent to 

shareholders. 

BEST PERFORMER 

The NewZealandagriculture,land 

use and forestry sectorhas been 

ranked No 1of32nations forthe 

way it is gettingto grips with 

climatechangeissues. 

Thejust-published Net Zero 

ReadinessIndex (NZRI),global 

consultancy KPMGexamined 103 

indicatorsofcommitmentand 

performance on decarbonizingin 

32countries; responsible for 

around three-quarters of global 

emissions. 

It rankedNZ’s overall national 

performanceatNo9,withNorway, 

the UKand Swedentaking outthe 

top three places. On the 

agriculture, landuse andforestry 

leaguetable, NewZealand wasat 

No 1, withthe report’s authors 

notinghighlevelsofforest 

biomass, low levels of food loss, a 

comparatively high numberof 

agriculturalclean tech companies 

and theHeWaka EkeNoa 

government and food and fibre 

sector climate action partnership. 

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pastoralagronomy teamtomeetgrowing 

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just six months. 

Thereare nowrepresentatives spread 

across somekey South Island locationsof 

North Canterbury, Mid Canterburyand 

CentralOtago. 

CarrfieldsGrain &Seed NewZealand 

sales manager Lyndon Anderson said the 

growth in the team is theresult of astrategic 

business decision to invest further into 

pastoralagronomy. 

“Weidentified aclear opportunity to add 

value in the pastoral agronomy space, while 

also working more closely with farmers to 

navigate apath through the myriad changes 

facing thepastoral sector from aregulatory 

and compliancepoint of view,” he said. 

“Farmers are facing numerous challenges 

... the business foresaw aneed to have 

representatives to help farmers tackle these 

issues and adapt to change, he said. 

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Sunflowers aworthy option 

Growing sunflowers to produce 

higholeicoil could provide 

additional income for New 

Zealand growers as a 

rotationalcropduringthe 

summer period, newresearch 

hasfound. 

Foundationfor Arable 

Research(FAR)has finished 

its threeyear project looking 

at crop options to raise 

profitability andprovide 

alternative land uses. 

The project received $90,000 

throughthe Ministry for 

Primary Industries’(MPI’s) 

Sustainable Farming Fund and 

higholeicvarieties of 

sunflowers were identifiedasa 

promising crop. 

FAR general manager 

business operations Ivan 

Lawrie said research had 

shown New Zealand had the 

conditions to grow successful 

sunflower crops with yield 

potential more than 4.5tonnes 

perhectare. 

‘‘What’s more, consumer 

demand is strong forhigholeic 

sunflower oil, which is atopquality 

oil withahigher smoke 

point than regularsunflower 

oil,and many soughtafter 

health attributes, including 

low saturatedfat content and 

high monounsaturated fat,’’ he 

said. 

The project focused on 

sunflower agronomy during the 

past two years,working with 

Pure Oil NZ,which provided 

grower contracts and extracted 

the oil fromthe seed. 

FAR’s Ivan Lawrie among sunflowers at Chertsey back in 2019. 


Researchers were especially 

interested in determining how 

growers could produce a 

profitable crop in sufficient 

quantities to meet demand. 

They trialledtwo linesof 

hybrid seeds from France. 

‘‘We’ve established that 

growers need at least 60,000 

plants per hectare to havea 

successful crop. 

‘‘Growers needreasonably 

big paddocksto contendwith 

bird damage because 

unfortunatelybirds are 

especially keen on the 

sunflowers. The project has 

lookedatsome of the optical 

and sonic devicescurrently 

availabletodeter birds, and 

further work is required in this 

area." 

Sunflowers hadthe 

advantage of growing at atime 

of yearwhen there was limited 

competition from other crops. 

They also requiredminimal 

chemicals or fertilisers to 

grow, were low cost, and 

‘‘prettymuch selfsufficient 

until they’re ripe and ready to 

harvest.’’ 

‘‘In addition, as adeeprooting 

plant, sunflowers 

providegood soil aeration and 

soil conditioning for the next 

crop in therotation. 

Sunflowershave proven to be a 

good predecessor cropfor 

wheat, for example,’’ he said. 

And nothingwent to waste in 

theprocessingofsunflower 

seeds; crushedseed,with oil 

extracted, wasagoodanimal 

feedfor equine and general 

feed markets. 

Beingclose to processing 

plants waskey,MrLawrie said. 

‘‘Our trials havemostly been 

conducted in Mid and North 

Canterbury because that’s 

where the oilcrushing plant is 

based. Butwe’re increasingly 

getting calls fromgrowers in 

other regions, including the 

North Island, whoare keento 

giveitago. 

‘‘However, they’dneed to 

factorinthe cost of freightto 

gettheir sunflowers 

processed.’’ 

Thehigholeic sunflower oil 

produced so far by themore 

than 20 growers involvedinthe 

project wasusedbysnack 

manufacturers to makehigh 

quality potato chips. 

Thesunflower oil could also 

be purchasedinits extravirgin 

form from supermarkets across 

NewZealand under thebrand, 

The GoodOil. 

‘‘The demand is currently 

domestic but thereispotential 

to create someexports if we get 

thevolumes up.’’ 

Finalists 

named 

Mid Canterbury business 

woman Rebecca Miller, of 

MilkIQ, has been named a 

finalist in theWestpac 

Champion Business Awards. 

Mrs Miller, whofarms at 

Ealing andischairperson of 

theFederated FarmersMid 

Canterbury Sharemilkers' 

Section, is up against two 

other finalistsinthe 

ChampionEmerging Leader 

award; Matty Lovell,of 

Electrifyand Anytime Fitness 

andRenee Walker, of Alliance 

Group and Christchurch 

Symphony Orchestra. 

Mt Hutt Ski Area is also a 

finalist in theChristchurch 

Casino Champion Customer 

Experience Medium/Large 

Enterprise category. Theyare 

up against Catalyst 

PerformanceAgronomy and 

Hanmer Springs Thermal 

Pools &Spa. 

Canterbury Employers’ 

Chamber of Commercechief 

executiveLeeannWatson said 

thefinalistsdemonstrated a 

strong focusadapting to an 

everchanging business 

environment,due to covid 

lockdowns,new Delta alert 

levelrestrictions, along with 

their focus on staff wellbeing. 

There were14award 

categories coveringarange of 

businesssizes, focus, and 

various stages of growth. The 

finalists represent arangeof 

sectors and the winnerswill 

beannounced November 24. 

Choosing the right helmet 

This Motorcycle Awareness Month, 

we’reasking all road users to look 

again formotorcyclists. Motorcyclists 

can be hardtosee andone look before 

turning is not enough. 

All road users need to look again to be 

sure the road isclear before turning. 

Someother toptips youcan taketoensurethe safety of 

motorcyclists on the road include: 

Slow down behind motorcyclists. 

Check your blind spots. 

Drivetothe conditions. 

Always use your indicators. 

Know that motorcycles canappearquickly. 

Motorcycle indicators don’tautomatically turn off. 

Makesurethe rider is turning before pulling out.’ 

www.rideforever.co.nz 

Let’sget this straight –open-facehelmetsare significantly less safe than 

others.That much should be obvious when 34.6% of head impacts in crashes 

aretothe chin area. 

Flip-front or system helmets suffer 

from afew related weaknesses 

versus aconventional full-face. 

One is that the chinbar lock 

doesn’talways keep thechin bar in 

place in acrash. Ifyou lookatthe 

tests published by SHARP,you’ll 

see apercentage figure forflipfront 

helmets. It shows how often 

the chin bar stayed closed during theirimpacttests.The lowestfigureis17%, 

andseveral others only stayedclosed 20%ofthe time. 

Another downside of flip-front or systemhelmets is that, even if the chinbar 

stays in place, thestructural integrity of atwo-piece helmet is acompromise 

versus aonce-piece full-face. Finally,eventhough you’renot meant to,some 

peopleride along with the chin piece up, as though it’s an open-face helmet. 

So, aflip-front lid is better than an open-face,but the best design for protection 

is always full-face. 

How the helmet should fit 

How ahelmet fits youcan be as important as how it performs in tests. Fora 

start, youmustnot be able to remove it without undoingthe chin strap. To test 

for this, youtry to roll the helmet forwardoff your head.The chin strapshould 

adjust to fit closely underyourchin without feeling likeit’sstranglingyou. 

Next come thecloseness and comfort ofthefit. The helmet should fit snugly 

and evenly allaroundyour head, with no pinching or loose areas. Above all, the 

helmet mustfitclose enough that it won’t move around on your head,but not 

so it gives youaheadache. 

Buying ausedhelmet 

Avoid buyingaused helmet. Helmets should be replacedroughly everythree to 

fiveyears,mainly becausethe impact-absorbing liningand the inner liner will 

have deteriorated. And you’ll neverknow if ahelmet hasbeen dropped ontoa 

hardsurface,which can mean theshell is compromised.

thetrust 

ASHBURTON 

AshburtonLicensing Trust AndGroup 

SUMMARYANNUAL REPORT 

Forthe year ended31March 2021 

STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME 

FORTHE YEAR ENDED31MARCH 2021 

STATEMENT OF CASHFLOWS 

FORTHE YEAR ENDED31MARCH 2021 

GROUP GROUP GROUP PARENT PARENT PARENT 

2021 2020 2019 2021 2020 2019 

$ $ $ $ $ $ 

Revenue 2,238,538 2,764,350 2,747,214 1,468,409 1,903,918 1,932,047 

Cost of Sales (299,659) (402,377) (384,193) (299,659) (402,377) (384,193) 

Gross Profit 1,938,879 2,361,973 2,363,021 1,168,750 1,501,541 1,547,854 

Other Revenue 581,488 116,420 199,511 639,335 131,743 218,559 

Fair Value MovementinInvestmentProperties (43,483) 976,494 366,142 (35,214) 649,497 527,273 

Less Expenses (1,294,419) (2,157,650) (1,839,233) (1,089,112) (1,877,321) (1,451,443) 

Less FinanceCost -Interest (130,185) (181,837) (195,919) (89) (46) (415) 

Gain/(Loss) on Disposal (1,794,965) - - (1,794,965) - - 

Operating SurplusbeforeTax and Donations (742,685) 1,115,400 893,522 (1,111,295) 405,414 841,828 

Income Tax(Expense)/Credit - - - - - - 

Operating SurplusbeforeDonations (742,685) 1,115,400 893,522 (1,111,295) 405,414 841,828 

Less Grants (99,451) (61,536) (66,904) (99,451) (61,536) (66,904) 

Net Profit/(Loss) forthe period (842,136) 1,053,864 826,618 (1,210,746) 343,878 774,924 

Other ComprehensiveIncome 339,786 - - 339,786 - - 

Total ComprehensiveIncome (502,350) 1,053,864 826,618 (870,960) 343,878 774,924 

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION 

AS AT 31 MARCH 2021 



$ $ $ $ $ $ 

CurrentAssets 5,168,582 1,621,648 3,171,098 4,945,343 1,321,122 2,949,456 

Non-CurrentAssets 19,875,534 24,536,742 22,161,653 11,049,415 15,687,285 13,702,937 

Total Assets 25,044,116 26,158,390 25,332,751 15,994,758 17,008,407 16,652,393 

CurrentLiabilities 439,227 582,298 638,774 238,186 374,674 365,626 

Non CurrentLiabilities 3,203,522 3,672,375 3,844,124 7,973 14,174 11,086 

Total Liabilities 3,642,749 4,254,673 4,482,898 246,159 388,848 376,712 

Net Assets 21,401,367 21,903,717 20,849,853 15,748,599 16,619,559 16,275,681 

Total Equity 21,401,367 21,903,717 20,849,853 15,748,599 16,619,559 16,275,681 

President’s Report 

AshburtonLicensing Trust 

Theprevious 2years have been challenging forthe Ashburton LicensingTrust 

in much the same way that they have been for many other businesses.The 

occurance of Covid-19 rightatthe end of the2020 financial year caused afew 

headaches but had little impactonthe financialstatementstoMarch 2020.It 

wasearly in the 2020/21financial year where we sawthe impactofCovid-19 

flowthrough andimpactour financialperformance. With theDevon Tavern 

closed for 8Weeks revenue from hospitality operations plummeted but 

duetoour new business model we were not as exposedtothis eventaswe 

would have been previously, consequently our financial position remained 

strong.The impactontenantsofboth ALT&SAL wassignificant although to 

varying degrees.Our tenantsplayanimportantroleinthe financial strength 

of boththe ALTand group andour focuswas on working with tenants who 

needed support totry and ensure their ongoing operation, this included 

providingsignificantrentrelief and support. In March2021 we sold the Hotel 

Ashburton to our tenant, Johny Singh. This was asignificant step towards 

our long term goal of reducing our exposure to hospitality and diversifying 

into other investment types. This includes our investmentportfolio managed 

by Jarden which held just over $2.5m at31March 2021 and has continued 

to grow since through strong returns and continued investment. The 

importantpointfor us is that thenew business model we have put in place 

has proven its worth. While we were not unscathed we have de-risked our 

business model and areseeing the benefits of not operating in acompetitive 

andchallenging hospitalityenvironmentwhile at thesame time seeing the 

ongoing benefits of an increasingly diversified investment model. 

We have continued to work on our new businessmodel and have previously 

announcedthatweintend to reconstituteasaCommunityTrust,webelieve 

thatthe CommunityTrust concept is amuchbetter fit forusand our current 

operations especially as we are nolonger retailers of hospitality direct to 

our community anymore. Wewill be adopting our new brand on October 

28th and from that point intime we will be known asthe Braided Rivers 

CommunityTrust. 

Changes in Covid-19 alert levels have resulted in challenging trading 

conditions for hospitality businesses in particular. While we now have 

minimal direct exposure tothis we do have indirect exposure through 

our leased hospitality venues. Weare still alandlord inthis space and are 

continuing tosupport our tenants, we also don’t have the same direct risk 

we wouldhavehad when operating these sites ourselves. 

Aqualified audit report has been received for both the 2020 and 2021 

financial years. In2020 ALT did not revalue the shares it holds inDBSIB and 

continued tovalue them atcost, inaddition we continued to value the 

Hotel Ashburton per our directors valuationpolicyrather than obtaining an 

independent market valuation.Inboth cases it wasconsidered thatthe time 

andcostofthese valuations would provide limitedvaluegiven the impactof 

Covid-19 on reporting at thattime.Inthe financial year ended 31 March2021 



$ $ $ $ $ $ 

Net Flow from Operating Activities 471,571 236,319 678,237 25,216 (233,433) 398,734 

Net Flow From Investing Activities 3,831,035 234,698 (1,981,709) 3,839,304 337,701 (1,376,477) 

Net Flow From FinancingActivities (472,742) (247,926) 380,929 - - - 

NetIncrease/(Decrease) in Cash held 3,829,864 223,091 (922,543) 3,864,520 104,268 (977,743) 

AddOpening Cash BroughtForward 830,253 607,162 1,529,705 618,588 514,320 1,492,063 

Ending Cash Carried Forward 4,660,117 830,253 607,162 4,483,108 618,588 514,320 

STATEMENT OF MOVEMENTSINEQUITY 

FORTHE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 

PARENT Retained Revaluation Total 

Earnings Reserve Equity 

$ $ $ 

Balanceat1April 2018 15,500,757 - 15,500,757 

Total Comprehensive Income 774,924 - 774,924 

Balanceat31March 2019 16,275,681 - 16,275,681 



Total Comprehensive Income (1,210,746) - (1,210,746) 

Other Comprehensive Income - 339,786 339,786 

Balanceat31March 2021 15,408,813 339,786 15,748,599 

GROUP Retained Revaluation Total 

Earnings Reserve Equity 

$ $ $ 

Balanceat1April 2018 20,023,235 - 20,023,235 



Total ComprehensiveIncome 1,053,864 - 1,053,864 

Balanceat31March 2020 21,903,717 - 21,903,717 

Total ComprehensiveIncome (842,136) - (842,136) 

Other ComprehensiveIncome - 339,786 339,786 

Balanceat31March 2021 21,061,581 339,786 21,401,367 

aqualified report was also issued despite the Hotel Ashburton being sold 

and the shareholding in DBSIB being revalued.The Balance Sheet at March 

2021 is not in question and the qualified reportrelatedtothe issues from the 

previous year beingremediated. 

The financial year ended 31 March 2020 started well and financial 

performance was strong as we bedded down our new operating strategy 

where we operate more asalandlord and continue to work on diversifying 

our investmentpolicyfor thebenefit of our community.After allowingfor the 

impact ofdeferred maintenance and covid-19 on our financial statements, 

underlyingfinancialperformance wasahead of our $500k target.In2021this 

strategy continued to pay dividends, despite the loss reported onthe sale 

of theHotel Ashburton.Returns from our investmentportfolio managed by 

Jarden were very strong and proved their worth. As aresult our normalised 

performanceincreasedconsiderably on theyear prior. 

We continuetoown andoperate the DevonTavern, this is our only remaining 

site. This sitecontinues to perform well andgenerate strong financial results 

while servicing an importantsegment of our community.The DevonTavern 

remainsclosed under both Level3and 4covid restrictions but has performed 

very well when openfor business. 

Financial performance across our rental properties has remained positive 

driven through strong occupancy as the result of long term positive 

relationships with tenants who tend torenew their leases. The impact of 

Covid-19 on our tenants has been real but varied, wehave endeavoured to 

balance our community responsibility for managing community funds and 

the needs of our tenants. Weunderstand that without tenants wedonot 

have abusiness model and sotake along term, collaborative approach to 

working with our tenants forthe benefit ofboth parties. 

The introduction of ALT’s new granting policy has seen distributions to 

community organisations and initiatives atamore sustainable level while 

allowing us to reinvest in our business. We have now implemented a 

granting policy and account for Somerset Ashburton Ltd which will allow 

us to further increase charitablesupporttoour community.Our association 

with the Lion Foundation continues to playakeyrole within ourcommunity. 

We have apositive ongoing relationship with the Lion Foundation which 

enables grants tocommunity organisations and initiatives of around $1.5m 

annually through our local RegionalGrantsCommittee. 

If Imightconclude,the changes ahead forour CommunityTrust areonesof 

planned evolution,not revolution. We build on the work of previousboards 

and the decisions they made to move to the Community Trust model. Isee 

no reason whatsoever to move from that model and it is about staying the 

courseinturbulent waters.Indoing so we will build resiliencyand it willbe 

aroundfor the next 100 years. 

Chris Robertson 

President 

Ashburton Licensing Trust 

ASHBURTONLICENSING TRUST 

AND GROUP 

Notestothe Summary 

Financial Statements 

Forthe Year ended 31st March2021 

These are the summary consolidated financial 

statements ofthe Ashburton Licensing Trust for the 

year ended 31 March2021. 

The specific disclosures included in these summary 

financial statements have been extracted from the 

full annual financial statements dated 31 March 

2021. Thefullannualstatements dated16September 

2021 have been prepared in accordance with the 

New Zealand Equivalents to International Financial 

Reporting StandardsReduced DisclosureRegime (NZ 

IFRS RDR). This summary financial report cannot be 

expected toprovide as complete anunderstanding 

asprovided by thefull financial report of the income 

statement,balancesheet and cash flows of theTrust. 

Aqualified audit opinion has been received on the 

full financial reportfor theyear ended 31 March2021. 

This summary financial report has been examined 

by our auditor for consistency with the full financial 

statements. These summary financial statements 

were approved forissue by the Boardmembers on 16 

September 2021. 

These are the summary consolidated financial 

statements of Ashburton Licensing Trust and the 

Somerset Ashburton Trust Group, these are for 

profit entities. The summary consolidated financial 

statements comply with FRS-43: Summary Financial 

Statements and are presented in New Zealand 

currency, rounded to thenearest wholedollar. 

The full consolidated financial statements, upon 

whichthese summary financial statementsare based, 

have beenprepared to complywith the New Zealand 

equivalents tothe International Financial Reporting 

Standards Reduced Disclosure Regime (NZ IFRS 

RDR) and NZ GAAP as deemed appropriate for profit 

orientatedentities. 

Afull setofthe annualaccounts,including President’s 

Report can be obtained from the Ashburton 

Trust Head Office, Level 2, Somerset House, 161 

Burnett Street, Ashburton, or download from 

www.ashburtontrust.co.nz 

2426517

COUNCILBRIEF 

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

Historichall setinfinalslab pour 

Historic Pioneer Hall will be concreted intothe final floorslabpour this week. 

Contractors working on the 

Ashburton District Council’s new 

library and civic building will 

this week undertake a delicate 

concrete pour inside the heritagelisted 

Pioneer Hall, which isbeing 

incorporated intothe new facility. 

The hallwas built in 1916 and will havea 

newfutureaspart of the children’s library. 

Itsroof will eventually be removedand the 

red brick walls will be absorbed into the 

newbuilding. 

Contractor Naylor Love Canterbury plans 

to pour anew structural floor slab inside 

the hallonThursday21October,aspart of 

the finalground floor structural slab poor. 

Pioneer Hall’svaried history will form part 

of areading nook in the library; the hall 

wasthe town’s first museum but has had 

many uses overthe years. 

Naylor Love CanterburyRegional Director 

Graeme Earl said the last ofthe concrete 

foundations had been poured forthe two 

main buildings. All the main building’s 

large timber wall panels havebeen stood 

up and beams, columns and structural 

steel is nowbeing installed. 

“Over the next month, people will see 

more of the laminated veneer lumber 

beams being installed as well as the 

construction of a cantilevered floor 

adjacent to Havelock Street.” 

He said engineered timber flooring units 

would be installed on topofthe beams. 

HamishRiach -Chief Executive 

Keep up vaxmomentum 

The response by people in the 

Ashburton DistricttoSuper 

Saturday wasgreattosee -almost 

nineout of every10people 

eligible forthe vaccineinour 

districthavehad theirfirst dose 

and morethan half arenow fully 

vaccinatedwith twodoses. 

As the countrywaitsfor further details 

of vaccination targets andhow those 

will impact our daily lives, thepush 

continuestohaveasmany people as 

possible protectedfromCovid-19. 

Ashburton Districtwas among the 

topfivelocal territorial authorities 

to improvevaccination rateslast 

weekend: 577 people received their first 

doseand 1316 their second. 

We knowit’shardtotaketime off work 

or thefarm to attend avaccination 

clinic, so thank youtoall who did. 

The work continues forthose in the 

primaryhealth sector, with clinics still 

operationalfor bookedand drop-in 

people. 

As aregion, the Canterbury District 

Health Boardishoping to have90 

per cent of the eligible population 

vaccinatedwithone dose by this 

Labourweekend. Nowisagood time 

to talk with friends and family,and help 

themget overthe line too. 

People areencouraged to book online 

at BookMyVaccine.nz to find aclinic 

nearesttothem; walk-ins(with no 

appointment) areavailable at Life 

PharmacyonEastStreet, Ashburton. 

Covid hasimpactedseveral Council 

eventsand uncertaintieshaveforced 

the cancellations of BiteNiteand 

Christmas-themed nights,but we are 

determinedtopop up smallerevents 

and activities where wecan, or support 

community groups with great ideas. 

Our Businessofthe Year Awards are 

continuing and it’sgood to see people 

voting fortheirfavouriteretailer. 

Therehavebeen 10 nominations in 

the People'sChoicefor retail category, 

which is decidedbypublic text vote 

–keep alookout on shopwindows in 

There are about 30 people on site each 

day, though that number will increase as 

the projectprogresses. 

Ashburton Mayor Neil Brown said 

Councillorshadalsobeendiscussingsome 

of the internal design features, including 

the use of floorcoveringsmade from wool 

growninthe district. 

Work has also begun on a detailed 

landscaping designplan forBaring Square 

East, which will be revamped while the 

libraryand civicbuilding is constructed. 

“Weare keeping acloseeye on thewhole 

project because of international freight 

and supply chain issues that might put 

pressure onthe completion date at the 

end of 2022,”Mayor Brownsaid. 

town forvoting codes and don’t be shy 

about sending us your vote,itwon’t 

cost youacentbut it willhelp our 

retailers. 

The awards have other categories, 

including excellence in primary 

industries,export and not-for-profit, 

and an awardfor afuturebusiness 

leader. Nomination forms and criteria 

areavailable on Council’swebsite 

until 30 Novemberand finalists will be 

announced in December. 

Let’shope the biggala night to 

announcewinnersinFebruarywill 

be free of mostofthe current covid 

restrictions. 

Thursday,21October2021 | ISSUE 51 

Take abreak 

to boost 

your mental 

resilience 

Ashburton District Council is 

partnering with Mid Canterbury 

Rural Support Trust, Federated 

Farmersand Waitaha Primary Health 

to host aspecialeventon Wednesday 

3November about the mental cost of 

floodand disasterrecovery. 

Thefree event,whichstarts at 7pm, will be 

at the Mt Hutt Memorial Hall and include 

guest speakers Michael Hempseed and 

local Craig Wiggins. 

Mr Hempseedis the authorofBeing aTrue 

Hero, abook used by the New Zealand 

police, Fire and Emergency, GPs and 

counsellors, as well as many parents and 

teachers. 

He iscoming to Methven following the 

big floods in May and will speak about 

overcoming thedifficulties andchallenges 

of disasterrecovery. 

Heavy rain caused a 200-year flood in 

the Ashburton River in May of this year, 

the river breached its banks and flooded 

farmland. The Hinds River and adjacent 

farmlandweresimilarly affected. 

Ashburton Mayor Neil Brown said Mid 

Canterbury had been through alot with 

the floods and then ongoing recovery. 

"People mightreally benefit from coming 

alongon3November.You will hear about 

what science says are the long-term 

impacts of adisasterand howtolook out 

forthose who arestruggling. 

"You’lllearn some strategies to strengthen 

your ownresiliencetoo." 

Mr Hempseed’s talk will cover the 

psychological impacts of adisaster and 

how to protect yourself, why sleep is 

important and signs when someone may 

notbecoping. 

Mr Wiggins will bring his local experience 

and rural perspective and talk about 

looking after neighbours, your own 

wellbeing and knowing when to ask for 

help. 

The event is able to be held at Alert level2. 

FLOOD 

RECOVERY 

RECOVERING 

WELL 

Alltickets 

areFREE 

but must be 

registered 

through 

Eventbrite. 

www.bit.ly/3FpzIA7 

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Newsewer line on trackfor Marchfinish 

Contractors working on the new 

wastewater pipeline from Bridge 

Street to Milton Road South are 

ahead ofschedule, despite having 

to deal with continuing high 

groundwater levels. 

The pipeline is being laid about five 

metres below the ground, requiring 

sheet piling to stabilise the trench 

during construction and pumps tokeep 

groundwaterout of the work area. 

Ashburton District Council Infrastructure 

Services Group Manager Neil McCann 

saidthe $10 million projectwas on target 

to be complete bythe end ofMarch and 

had been given the tick of approval by 

Government engineersrecently. 

"We are still encountering high 

groundwaterlevelsmorethanakilometre 

from the Ashburton River, following the 

Mayfloods. But that,andcovid lockdowns, 

have not adversely affected the work 

timeframe." 

The section of thepipeline along Wakanui 

Road and Albert Street iscomplete and 

both roads have been reinstatedfortraffic, 

and the intersection of Beach Road East 

and Milton Road South hasalso re-opened 

after the pipeline was laid across Beach 

Road. 

MiltonRoadSouth from theriver to Beach 

Road remainsclosed to traffic (exceptfor 

residents). The section between Beach 

Road and Wakanui Road is on target to 

Institute'slong life on show 

DisplaysbyMidCanterburyWomen’s 

Institute branches have pride of 

place in the Ashburton Museum 

this spring with aspecial display 

celebrating their efforts since1930. 

Institute members have created 11bays 

for the display –called For Home and 

Country –and it alsofeatures information 

about how Women’s Institute started 

locally andnationally. 

Each ofthe bays says something special 

about the women who went to institute 

meetings and the big and little events in 

their lives. Itemsonshowrangefromtea 

cups tohomemade jam and Lady Diana 

memorabilia. 

Institutemembershadaprivate viewing of 

the display on Monday beforeitopened to 

the public. 

Mid Canterbury Federation Women’s 

Institute president Mavis Wilkins was 

amongthosetoseetheexhibitionandsaid 

it was great the project had been able to 

go ahead. Masks werewornand numbers 

were limited inside the Murney Room at 

open beforeChristmas, however, the river 

endwill notbereinstateduntilthe end of 

February. 

Mr McCann said it was onMilton Road 

South thatthe groundwater wasstill high. 

Ashburton Contracting Ltd (ACL) is 

currently laying asectionofpipeline along 

Mill Creek, between Geoff Geering and 

Braebrook subdivisions. Afootbridgeover 

the creekconnectingthe twosubdivisions 

is closed foruptotwo weeks. 

"In total, ACL and Seipp Construction 

teamshavelaid 70 percent of the 5.1km 

of new wastewater pipeline,” MrMcCann 

said. 

themuseum as institutememberstook a 

trip downmemorylane. 

The national Federation of Women’s 

Institutes marked 100 years in February 

and over the years up to 30 groups 

operated around Mid Canterbury. Over 

time, someamalgamatedorclosed. 

Ashburton District Council Community 

Services Manager Steve Fabish said the 

history of Women’s Institutes in Mid 

Canterbury was on show and he hoped 

people wouldpay avisit. 

"There’s plenty of memories that are 

part of this display and plenty of family 

connections. These groups played an 

important role in the social fabric of the 

district overthe years." 

Institute members still meet regularly to 

share skills and companionship, while 

having funwith drama, musicand crafts. 

The museum display also includes 

clothing, photographs and the RugbyCup, 

which was donatedbytheMid Canterbury 

Rugby Union in appreciation ofcatering 

services provided by members during the 

Britishand Irish Lions Tour of 1950. 

"Engineering inspectors from 

the Department of Internal 

Affairs were onsite recently 

because the Government subsidised a 

large portion of the project, andtheywere 

impressed with the progress of the work 

thus far. 

"We know the project has caused some 

disruption for people, but the new 

wastewaterpipeline is needed as thetown 

grows and more houses connect toour 

wastewaternetwork." 

Forafull update on the ARSproject, visit 

ashburtondc.govt.nz/ARS. 

COMMUNITYNOTICEBOARD 

UPCOMING MEETINGS 

Meetings areheld in the Council 

Chambers, 137 Havelock Street, 

(unlessotherwiseadvised). 

ParkingStrategy SubmissionHearings 

Thursday21October,9am 

(live-streamed) 

Ashburton WaterZoneCommittee 

Tuesday26October,1pm 

Road SafetyCo-ordinating 

CommitteeMeeting 

Tuesday2November,9.30am 

Biodiversity Advisory Group 

Tuesday2November,1pm 

Council Meeting 

Wednesday 3November,1pm 


Council ActivityBriefings 

Wednesday 10 November,9am 

Audit &Risk Committee 

Wednesday 10 November,1pm 


Youth Council 

Wednesday 10 November,4.00pm 

Council Meeting 

Wednesday 17 November,1.00pm 


AshburtonWaterZoneCommittee 

Tuesday23November, 1.00pm 

PUBLICNOTICES 

LABOURDAY RUBBISH 

ANDRECYCLING 

Therewill be no change to kerbside 

collections on Labour Day, Monday 

25 October. TheAshburton Resource 

RecoveryPark will remain open but the 

Rakaia ResourceRecoveryPark will 

be closed. 

PUBLICNOTICES 

GRAZING TENDER 

The Ashburton DistrictCouncil seeks 

tenderstograze the landdescribed 

below: 

Fairfield Road, Fairton, Ashburton 

• Area3.7 ha approximately 

• Legal Description: LOT 1 DP 47253 

BLK X ASHBURTONSD-RECREATION 

RES 

Afive-year (5) year grazinglicence is 

proposed withacommencement of 01 

November 2021. 

Tenderersmay tender by completing 

the appropriatetender documentation 

whichmay be obtained from Council’s 

Customer ServicesDepartment at 

5Baring SquareWest, Ashburton,by 

phoningCouncil on 03 3077700 or by 

emailing info@adc.govt.nz. 

Tendersare to be enclosed in an 

envelope enfaced “Fairfield Road, Fairton 

LicencetoOccupy” and aretobeeither 

delivered or posted to reachCouncilby 

closing timeof4pm, Wednesday 27 

October 2021. 

Tenders forthe sections close with The 

Chief ExecutiveOfficer,AshburtonDistrict 

Council, POBOX94, ASHBURTON7700. 

Highest or anytendernot necessarily 

accepted. 

Officer forenquiries –Ann Smith, 

PropertyOfficer 

ROAD CLOSURE 

Pursuant to theTransport (Vehicular 

Traffic Road Closure) Regulations 1965, 

noticeisherebygiven thatfor the 

purpose of allowing Enduranz Eventsto 

hold the MissionMtSomersRace the 

following roadswill be closed to ordinary 

vehicular traffic(withthe exception 

of emergencyvehicles)for theperiod 

indicatedhereunder. 

Roads to be closed: 

· SYMES ROAD,for the whole length 

Period of Closure: 

From 5.30am until 3.30pmon 

Saturday, 30 October 2021 

It willbeanoffenceunderthe above 

regulationsfor any person otherwise 

than underauthority of an authorised 

permittouse the roads forordinary 

vehiculartraffic during theperiod of 

closure. 

NMcCANN 

InfrastructureServices Group Manager 

ROAD WORKS 

A1.7km section of Thompsons Track 

will be closed forsix weeks from 1 

November so theroadsurfacecan be 

dug out,widenedand strengthened. 

It isthe first of twosections on 

Thompsons Track to be rehabilitated, the 

second willbedone next year. 

ThompsonsTrackwillbetemporarily 

closed between JamiesonsRoadand 

LineRoadon1November andtraffic 

will be able to detour around thework 

siteusing Pannetts Road, Lauriston 

Barrhill Road andWinchmoreLauriston 

Road. 

This workshould be complete by 

Christmas. 

The work is part of a$2.3million 

rehabilitation contractawarded to 

HEB Construction.Two sectionsof 

ArundelRakaia GorgeRoadwillalsobe 

rehabilitated. 

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

Thursday 9am -5pm 

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180 Havelock Street,Ashburton 7700 

Mon -Fri 9.00am -8.00pm 

Sat10am-1pm | Sun 1pm -4pm 

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Mon -Fri 6.00am -9.00pm 

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NEWS 


Santa’s helpers 

sought for parade 

Santa’s little humanhelpers 

havebeen mending, darning 

and cleaninginpreparation for 

this year’s annualstreet 

parade. 

And it’s been abig job, with 

hundreds of costumepieces to 

sort ahead of theDecember 

event, which is takinganew 

route this year in downtown 

Ashburton. 

TheHyundai Mid Canterbury 

Ashburton Santa Parade is 

planned for December 4from 

12.30pm. 

Organiser Carol Johns said 

the new routewill start, as 

usual fromMonaSquare, but 

will runalong CassStreet 

heading towardsWills Street. 

It will then loop around 

Victoria Street(in frontofthe 

Devon) andreturn along Cass 

Street. 

Theroute replaces theusual 

East Streetroute,which has 

undergone major works as part 

of the town’s revitalisation 

project. 

Enthusiastic volunteers are 

neededfrom 11.30am to wear 

the many colourful, costumes 

available for theSanta parade, 

which can be the highlightof 

many children'sweek, Mrs 

Johns said. 

Anyoneinterested can 

contact her via the parade’s 

Facebook page. 

Shewould also be keen to 

hearfrom anybusiness, or 

individual,keen to sponsor 

somenew costumesincluding 

characters from arange of 

Carol Johns, left, and Sheena 

Clark Santa’s little human 

helpers sorting parade 

costumes. 


children's book and movies. 

The parade is oneoftwo 

eventsinthe central business 

district that day beingplanned 

byMrs Johns and helpers. 

The other is the Mid Town 

Mardi Gras with stalls, raffles, 

food/beverages, live music and 

entertainment lined up to 

attendthe festiveevent. 

Scores of stallholders, 

organisationsand groups are 

keentoreturn to downtown 

Ashburtonand selltheir wares 

or promote their causes,Mrs 

Johns said. 

The Mardi Gras, cancelled 

lastmonth due to covid, is 

plannedtorun from 9am to 

4pm, alongthe newly revitilised 

oneway systems of Tancredand 

Burnett streets. 


Drama rules for actors 

MICK.JENSEN 


There have been highs and 

lows for local drama students 

over the past few months. 

Big Little Theatre 

Company (BLTC) actors Bella 

Casey Solly and Penny Nell 

were all set to take part in the 

national finalsofThe 

National Young Performer of 

the Year, but were left 

disappointed when after 

months of hard work, covid 

forced the cancellation of the 

competition. 

In contrast, fellow students 

Caleb McNulty and Gus Casey 

Solly are still on astage high 

after nailing full marks in 

recent prestigious Trinity 

exams for acting. 

The four young actors will 

come together later this 

month to show their 

impressive performance 

skills to invited guests. 

They will be joined by 

BLTC students Zoe Ritchie 

and Maddie Webb,who are 

preparing for Grade 6drama 

exams, in afull programme 

that will deliver ahigh 

standard and variety of work 

that includes Shakespeare, 

comedy, improvisation and 

poetry. 

BLTC director Jackie 

Heffernan said the six 

performers were outstanding 

students, hard working and 

committed to improving their 

skills. 

It had been such ashame 

for Bella and Penny to have 

missed taking part in the The 

Talented Big Little Theatre Company drama students (back row 

fromleft) Caleb McNulty, Gus CaseySolly, Penny Nell, (front from 

left) Bella Casey Sollyand Zoe Ritchie. 

National Young Performer of 

the Year competition after 

putting so much work into it. 

‘‘They were due to deliver 

15 minute solo routines and 

had been working on 

portfolios for months. 

‘‘The opportunity has gone 

for them and also the chance 

to be crowned, but the 

process has been fabulous.’’ 

Caleb and Gus gaining full 

marks in the Trinity pairs 

exams at Grade 8had been 

very well deserved, she said. 

They had been assessed 

independently, with Caleb 

choosing work from The 

Curious Incident of the Dog 

in the Night, and Gus reading 

from King Lear. 

Mrs Heffernan said the last 

18 months had been an awful 

time for actors and young 

people. 

It had truly tested their 

resolve and she was so proud 

of the way BLTC students had 

stepped up to take everything 

in their stride. 

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planningafun weekendtocelebrate this significant 

milestone. With three days of celebrations planned, 

we welcome past andpresent students, 

staffand boardmemberstoshare this occasion. 

Registrationforms availableonline at rakaia.school.nz 

or by phoning03302 7113 

We look forwardtocelebrating150 yearsof 

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thatwill be cherishedfor yearstocome. 

Friday 4th March 

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childrenwill enjoyaday of celebrations 

thatwill include games, lunchand 

festivalactivities. Fridayevening 

gives youachancetocatchup with 

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registrationpack. 

Saturday 5th March 

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street parade andmoveonto reunion 

activities thatwillinclude oldphoto’s 

andmemorabilia,speeches, decade 

photographs, cutting of the cake and 

afternoon tea. The eveningwillbecasual 

diningand achancetoshare oldstories 

whileenjoyingaliveband. 

Sunday 6th March 

Ourcelebrationscometoaclose with a 

reflections service (all denominations 

welcome) before headinghomewith 

fabulous newmemoriesofRakaiaSchool. 

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Kai for Kids trustee Jaz McCully, left, gives Snow MacKenzie, and daughter Ella, 14, hamburgers following their covid vaccinations 

on Super Saturday at Eastfield Health, in Ashburton. 


Covid vaccination drive success 

Ashburtonian Snow 

MacKenzie got his second 

covid vaccination dose last 

weekend, alongside his teen 

children, and then enjoyed a 

hamburger on offer from Kai 

for Kids Charity. 

Mr Mackenzie and his 

teenagers were among the 

hundreds of Mid Cantabrians, 

aged 12 and over, who turned 

out in force to get their first or 

second covid vaccinations last 

weekend as part of the Super 

Saturday covid vaccination 

push. 

Some were doing it for the 

community good, many to 

protect family and friends 

from the infectious Delta 

variant, and others, still on the 

fence, were lured in by the 

offer of giveaways such as 

hamburgers, sausages, 

flavoured milks, bottles of 

water, coffee and vouchers. 

Nationwide there was agoal 

to reach 100,000 vaccinations. 

It was exceeded with afinal 

tally of 130,002 vaccinations 

carried out; 17,090 in 

Canterbury. 

Canterbury District Health 

Board acting senior 

responsible officer for the 

Covid19 response Ralph La 

Salle said Super Saturday was 

real success in the region with 

Canterbury rated the top DHB 

area for vaccinations. 

‘‘Thanks to the efforts of our 

vaccination teams, volunteers 

and the Canterbury 

community. 

‘‘We’d like to give amassive 

shout out to all of our amazing 

staff and volunteers, and all of 

those businesses who donated 

prizes as an added incentive 

for people to get involved,’’ he 

said. 

‘‘Feedback from 

Cantabrians has been 

overwhelmingly positive ... the 

kai and activities provided by 

vaccination teams seemed to 

be abig hit, with many 

commenting on their fun 

experiences at clinics.’’ 

However despite Super 

Saturday’s success, Mr La 

Salle said it was important to 

keep improving vaccination 

coverage across Canterbury. 

It would also mean more 

certainty, and achance to 

reconnect New Zealanders 

with the world. 

‘‘Approximately 86 percent 

of our eligible enrolled 

population is now either fully 

vaccinated, has had asingle 

dose or is booked to receive 

their vaccination. 

‘‘We’re urging anyone yet to 

receive their vaccinations to 

get vaccinated to not only 

protect their whānau, but so 

we can all enjoy everything a 

classic Kiwi summer has to 

offer. 

Mr La Salle said in the event 

of covid reaching Canterbury, 

the district was ‘‘well placed to 

manage any cases of Covid19 

confirmed in the region. 

‘‘We care for people with 

infectious diseases that spread 

in the same way as Covid19 

each year, and our teams have 

well established protocols for 

managing any cases. 

There was also frequent 

communication with primary 

care providers who knew what 

to do if asuspected case was to 

make contact, or arrive at their 

practice. 

As arural generalist hospital 

any Ashburton Hospital 

patients requiring Intensive 

Care Unit (ICU)level care 

would be transferred to the 

region’s tertiary hospital in 

Christchurch, he said. 

If covid presented in 

Canterbury there was safe 

management practice in place 

of covidpositive patients in 

the community which had 

been in place for some time. 

It included information 

about how an exposure event 

would be managed at ageneral 

practice level. 

In addition to the upgraded 

33 bed Parkside Ground 

Medical space at Christchurch 

Hospital the DHB currently 

has 36 physical beds within the 

ICU and Children’s High Care 

areas at the hospital, and also 

32 negative pressure rooms 

across its facilities. 


Covid 

record 

website 

goes live 

Kiwis can now view their Covid 

19vaccination records through 

the new My Covid Record 

website. 

It is the first step towards 

providing vaccination 

certificates. 

MinistryofHealth National 

Digital Services groupmanager 

MichaelDreyer said whānau, 

communities andbusiness 

wanttosee areturn to amore 

normallife as soon as possible. 

‘‘MyCovid Recordisone of 

the tools we’re putting in place 

to help enableustoopenup 

New Zealand,” he said. 

“Thanks to the hard work of 

New Zealanders, we have over 

80 percent of the eligible 

population vaccinated with 

their first dose, whichgives us 

more options forthe future. 

‘‘Being fullyvaccinated will 

helpushaveaclassicKiwi 

summer. 

‘‘Tomake that happen, we’re 

making it as easy as possible for 

peopletoprove they’ve been 

vaccinated. 

Covid19test results will be 

available on My CovidRecord 

laterthismonthand 

vaccination certificates 

available foruse within New 

Zealand and abroadfrom late 

November. 

“The exacttiming for when 

and where vaccinationproof 

will be required are still being 

finalised. 

‘‘The Government is also 

consulting with the business, 

hospitality and eventssectors 

on the finer details of how it 

will work. 

“There is plenty of time to 

createanaccountonMyHealth 

Record,and the Ministryof 

Health will be prompting 

peopleoverthe coming weeks 

to create an account, starting 

with those who received their 

vaccinations earlier in the 

year,’’ hesaid. 

The planisfor two different 

vaccination certificates –one 

for usewithin NewZealand and 

one forinternational travel 

withmorepersonal 

information so it can be used 

alongside your passport. 

The certificates will include 

aQRcode,but therewill be 

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Menzshed members, Ashburton Christian School students and 

teachers with some items made by students. 

Skills shaped 

by Menzshed 

Wellmade metal and wood 

items were lined up at the 

Menzshed this weekmade by 

studentsfrom Ashburton 

Christian School. They have 

been tinkering away since 

February making bookcases, 

mirror frames, coat stands and 

picnic benches using the 

Menzshed’s equipment and 

makingthe most of the 

knowledge and experience of 

the members. 

The schoolcontacted the 

Menzshed to use their facilities 

last year and after asuccessful 

trial period, the Menzshed 

agreed to host five students 

working towards their NCEA 

levels. 

Menzshed members 

volunteered their timeand 

knowledge to the students 

helping them hone arange of 

skills fromwelding to wood 

joinery. This year’scourse has 

wound up but the partnership 

is set to continue next yearwith 

10 students. 

Menzshed president Richard 

Durie said the partnership was 

part of the Menzshed’s 

communityoutreach.‘‘We are 

happy to have groups of people 

on site to share the facilityand 

share the knowledge,’’ he said. 

The members were 

impressed with the quality 

works the students produced 

andtheir creative projects. 

Insulation to 

warm the cockles 

Canterbury charitable trust 

Community Energy Action 

(CEA) has installed insulation 

in 1500 homesacross 

Canterbury and the West Coast 

in the past twelve months, 

mostly free of charge to the 

homeowner. 

It’s seen thousands of people 

benefit from warmer, drier 

and easier to heat homes, as a 

result of insulation available 

to low incomehomeowneroccupiers. 

The organisation has been 

working on making homes 

warmerand driersince1994 

andhas been aregistered 

provider of government 

subsidies forinsulation since 

the beginning of the schemes 

in 2009. They havehelped 

more than100,000 people 

since,and continue to this day. 

The Government’s Warmer 

Kiwi Homessubsidy of 80 

percentistoppedupby the 

Trustto100 percentand offers 

free insulation to eligible 

households. 

CEA chief executive 

Caroline Shone said agreat 

deal had been achieved 

through the insulation 

programmes, but after 12 years 

of insulation subsidies there 

was still demandinthe area. 

“These subsides in the main 

are for people whohavealow 

incomeand areoften 

struggling to makeends meet,” 

she said. 

“They simply cannot afford 

theinsulationtheyneedto 

keep warmand healthy at 

home, at an affordable price. 

Having ahealthy homeisa 

basichuman right and weare 

privileged that we canhelp.” 

The trust funding was 

supportedonthe West Coast 

by Development WestCoast 

andWestCoast Community 

Trust, and throughout 

CanterburybyOrion, 

MainPower, The Rata 

Foundation andalsoPegasus 

Health. 

CEA also offeredfree energy 

advice and/or doublelayered 

recycled curtainsifpeople 

needed them. 

“Now theweatherisgetting 

warmer,many people tend to 

forget about insulation. We 

are busy insulating homes all 

year andwewould like to 

encourageanyonethinking 

they mayneedinsulation,to 

contact us sooner rather than 

later,’’ she said. 

Manypeopleleft their 

enquiries to thetrust until 

autumn or winter, which by 

then could mean abit of await. 

‘‘We simplycannot help 

everyone as quickly as we 

would liketo... wewould like 

people to come forward and 

get in touch now.” 

Free insulation is available 

to low income owneroccupiers 

and owneroccupiers 

in eligible areas. 

People can contact thetrust at 

0800 GETWARM, or visitwww. 

cea.co.nz to findout if they are 

eligible.

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Ashburton Lions Club golf tournament convener David Robertson, left, with avid golfers John 

Richards, Murray Wackrow, Tonee Hurley and Janice Dunlop ahead of teeoff for the annual golf 

fundraiser at the Ashburton Golf Club. 


Lions golf fundraiser 

Southern Junior Ctennis players Braxton Mills, 7, (left) and Beau 

Kirwan, 8, get their eye in during their game against aduo from 

Allenton Rurus on Saturday. The firsttime players were among 

hundreds in the tennis fraternity, young and old, who took to the 

courts at the Ashburton Trust Tennis Centre last weekend for the 

start of season play. The tennis centre is set to host the Ashburton 

Trust Junior Open Tournament this weekend for players aged 18 

and under, before inter club tennis returns next weekend. 

Golfers of all abilities linedup 

to play in the AshburtonLions 

Club annualfundraising golf 

day last week. 

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raise money for two 

organisations: Hospice Mid 

Canterbury and the 

Christchurch Disc GolfClub, 

who are setting up adisc 

course at Smallbone Reserve, 

next to EA NetworkCentre in 

Ashburton. 

Lion’s golf tournament 

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said the annual event at the 

Brandon Course was 

supported by theAshburton 

Golf Club,whichdonatedthe 

use of thecourse for the 

popular day,whichwas made 

even better by fine weather. 

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handicaps andan entertaining 

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RESULTS 



Ashburton MSA Petanque Club 

Canterbury Singles 

Championship 

Winner Stephane Maontel Chch 

Runner up Robbie Sihamau Cav 

3rd =Chris Taylor Ash 

3rd =Richard Browne 

Consolation 

Winner Nicolas Xavier Chch 

Runner up Paul Tamagushiku Chch 

3rd =David Beer Chch 

3rd =Pat O'Shea Chch 

Plate 

Winner Jackson Gallagher 

Runner up Neville Frost Dunedin 

3rd =Les Clesrwater Chch 

3rd =Roger Hamilton Alex 

Consolation 

Winner Karen Stephen Dun 

Runner up Stephen Fitzgerald 

3rd =Jonathan Crum Ash 

3rd =Mark Richardson Dun 

Bowl 

Winner Alain Carpentier Chch 

Runner up Maryon Beer Chch 

3rd= Bernice Laird Ash 

3rd =Trevor Nish Ash 

Canterbury Doubles 

Championship 

Winner Nicolas Xavier Chch 

Runners up Jackson Gallagher Dun, Paul 

Tamagushiku Chch 

3rd = Jan Guilford, Ash, Maryon Beer, 

Chch 

3rd =Bruno Falco, Michelle Saban Chch 

Consolation 

Richard Browne, Neville Bensdorp Ash 

Runners up Karen Stephen, Dun, James 

Nicolson-Plank Chch 

3rd =Peer Marriott, Ash, Alice Maguigan 

Chch 

Plate 

Winner Chris Taylor, Ash, Robbie Sihamau 

Cav 

Runners up Mark Richardson, Neville 

Frost Dun 

3rd =Pat O'Shea, Les Clearwater Chch 

3rd =Bernice and Roger Hamilton Alex 

Consolation 

Winners Sandra and Lindsay Hay Alex 

Runner up Linda Millard, Jonathan Crum 

Ash 

3rd =Karen Crum, Ash, Stephen Fitzgerald 

Chch 

3rd =Joan Healy, Kate Marriott Ash 

Veterans golf 

Results from 18th October 

1st =on39Murray Beach, Trev Kerr and 

David Fisher 

2nd =on38DRobertson, CAlexander, D 

Osborn, K Borland, J Duncan, I Beach, A 

Dixon and GMunro 

Next game Trip North 11.00am Start 

Amberley 

November 15th Methven visit by Selwyn 

Vets 

Ashburton Golf Club 

Ashburton Golf Club 9hole finalists (from left) Peter Woods, Sam 

Prince, Jenny Matthews, Tonee Hurley, Murray Lister, Tong King, 

Elaine King and Joy Nicholas. 

Men’s Club Championship Final Winners; 

Senior: Owen Miller. 

Intermediate: Blair Snowball. 

Junior A: Matt Tait. 

Junior B: George Brown. 

Men’s Club Championship Plate Final 

Winners; 

Senior: Paul May. 

Intermediate: Tim Newton. 

Junior A: Mitchell Stoddart. 

Junior B: Bryan Donaldson. 

Ladies Club Championship Final Winners; 

Silver: Sharon Bradford 

Bronze 1: Marilyn Walker 

Bronze 2: Liz Cabout 

Ladies Club Championship Plate Winners; 

Bronze 2: Jeanette Montgomery 

Bronze 1: Leigh Wackrow 

Silver Plate: Wendy Parr 

9Hole Club Championship Winners; 

Men: Sam Prince 

Ladies: Tonee Hurley 

9Hole SEGA GOLF Championship Winners; 

Men: Tong King 

Ladies: Joy Nicholas 

Sunday 17/10/2021 

Competition: Sutherland Cup (Combined 

Stableford) 

The Winners of the Sutherland Cup and 

Radius Care players of the day was: Murray 

Wackrow and Grieg Fleming 75pts 

2nd Grieg Sparrow and Pat Turton 74pts 

Other good score were; Paul Greer &Sam 

Luscombe 71pts and Bev Chinn &Vince Carr 

67pts 

Twos: Shane Beaven and Gavin Douglas 

Nearest The Pins: 

Hole 4# South Island Seeds &Processing 

Co: Tufuga Sa 

Hole 8# Three Stogies (Brown Bombers) 

Tom Blacklow 

Hole 12# Dock’s Seafood Bar & Grill: 

Dylan Stoddart 

Hole 14# Value Plus: Wendy Hopwood 

Hole6# Hamish Niles Shout: Murray 

Wackrow 

Hole 9# Ton’s Thai Longest Putt: Ryan 

Stoddart 

Bonus Spot Prize: 

Alluvial Restaurant Tinwald Spot Prize: 

Brian Fauth 

Birdie Jackpot Hole: 14# 

Nett Eagle Jackpot Hole: 17# 

Saturday 9Hole Competition 

Nett Medal 

Harvey Bakehouse Winner of the day: 

Peter Woods 36 Nett 

2nd Hughie Murchie 38 Nett 

3rd Gavin Johnston 39 Nett 

2’s Hughie Murchie 

Saturday Golf 23/10/2021: 

Morning report 7;30am for 8:00am Tee 

Off. 

Afternoon report 12:00pm for 12:30pm 

Tee Off. 

9Holers report 1:00pm to 1:30pm for start. 

Ashburton Golf 9Holers 

The finals of the club championships were 

held on Saturday 16th October and it was a 

great day. Congratulations to all of the finalists 

for qualifying and playing. Several others 

came along to caddie and/or cheer for the 

players. The results were: Men's 9 Hole 

Champion - Sam Prince d. Peter Woods. 

Women's 9Hole Champion -Tonee Hurley d. 

Jenny Matthews. Men's Sega Golf Trophy - 

Tong King d. Murray Lister and Women's Sega 

Golf Trophy -Joy Nicholas d. Elaine King 

Allenton Bowling Club 

On Saturday 16th October the Anama 

Tray Open 2-4-2 pairs was competed for with 

a good number of teams results were as 

follows: 

First: John Forde, Kelvyn O’Connor 3wins 

19 ends 36 points 

Second: Jock O’Connor, Liam O’Connor 3 

wins 19 ends 27 points 

Third: Donalda Watson, Martin Watson 3 


Fourth: Bruce Hopwood, Trevor Johnson 

2wins 21 ends 33 points 

Fifth: Richard Kane, Hayden Cowan 2 


Events being held for the week starting 

Monday18th October 

Tuesday 19th Ladies Club Day 

Friday 22nd Allenton Friday Triples 

Saturday 23rd Combined Club Day 

Saturday 23rd Centre Mixed Pairs section 

play 

Sunday 24th Centre Mixed Pairs post 

section 

Run and Walk Ashburton 

Prizegiving Results 2021 season -members 

gathered on Friday 15 October at Mania- 

O-Roto scout hall for our annual prize giving. 

While some disruption occurred throughout 

our season due to Covid-19 restraints, members 

adapted to our new normal and managed 

another successful season, which we can all 

be grateful for. Results are: 

Walkers: AHC Cross Country Walk Womens 

winner - Stacey Hooper; AHC Cross 

Country Walk Mens winner -Noel Batty; AHC 

Most Improved Walker -Stacey Hooper; AHC 

Most Outstanding walker -Kelvin Leach; AHC 

Road Champs first on handicap women -Lori 

Rusbatch; AHC Road champs first on handicap 

men -Kelvin Leach; Clinton Trophy winner 

3km estimated time Turkey Trot - Lynda 

Bayne; E Stringer shield Fastest time men 

road champs - Dave Strong; Gilbert Walk 

winner 3km handicap -Nicky MacKenzie; 

Greymouth Cup veteran fastest half marathon 

walk - Judith Crozier; Hood Family Trophy 

fastest women walker road champs -Alison 

Conway; Johnny McGrath Memorial Trophy 

5km Walk - Stacey Hooper; Strong Walk 

winner sealed handicap 3km - Noel Batty; 

Most Inspiring Walker over 80 -Colin Phillips. 

Runners: AHC Most Improved Runner - 

Eamon Hooper; AHC Best Interclub Colt or 

Girl - Jack Hooper; Alastair Keen Trophy 

outstanding performance road relay -Jeremy 

Hayes; Baker Challenge Cup 5miles winner 

senior mens cross country -Shaun Clark; B 

Clemens Cup U16 girls cross country champion 

-Carina Lupse; BLynn Cup senior road 

handicap championship 8miles -Shaun Clark; 

Clinton Challenge winner veteran men handicap 

cross country - Jason Pickard; Carter 

Challenge U14 Boys cross country champion 

-Jack Hooper; Egan Family Shield Veteran 

Mens cross country championship -Ronnie 

Campbell; Gerald Whiting Shield ladies handicap 

cross country - Gabby Simpson; Giller 

Family Cup Best half marathon run on ability - 

Gabby Simpson; Harney Family Trophy 

Ladies road champs first across the line - 

Gabby Simpson; Jack Feron Trophy winner on 

handicap over 50 mens road champs -Gary 

Whiting; John Gamblin winner Road champs 

first across the line - Shaun Clark; John 

Gamblin Challenge Trophy fastest marathon - 

Ronnie Campbell; John McBrearty Trophy 

Junior Colts Champ - Jack Hooper; Judith 

Stewart Trophy Veteran womens road 

champs - Gabby Simpson; McIntosh Inter 

Club Trophy winner -Eamon Hooper; Percy 

Brown Memorial fastest time ladies handicap 

cross country -Gabby Simpson; Peter Larkin 

Standardbreds Ltd shield winner 3km handicap 

road race -Flynn Gooseman; Rosebury 

Trophy Veteran womens cross country championship 

-Gabby Simpson; Shurrock/Glasson 

Trophy fastest time Veteran Mens road 

champs -Jeremy Hayes; The McLennan 

Challenge Senior Road Championship Fastest 

time - Shaun Clark; Wilson Rosebowl 

winner 3km estimated time Turkey Trot -Mike 

O’Callaghan; 

Specials: Gordon Clinton Trophy Seasons 

best veteran -Alison Conway; Noel Lochhead 

Shield most enthusiastic member -Viv Strong 

&Steve Skilling. 

Tinwald Cycling Club 

The tough windy conditions had its say in 

Tinwald Cycling Club’s, White Fox and Jones 

Lawyers, 45km handicap event around the 

Dawsons Road block on Sunday. 

The conditions set up achance for the 

scratch markers to work their way through the 

field for victory, and they took the opportunity, 

finding the front inside the final 3kilometres. 

Larry Neal had the best of the four up 

sprint to claim the major spoils, and in doing so 

recording the fastest time of 63.02. 

Kyle Gray who continues to impress, 

picked up second place. 

Steve Hands secured the final podium 

position. 

Tony Ward dug deep to take fourth place. 

The ever improving Mike Pearce, and Cole 

Harris rounded out the top six. 

The juniors and division 2 contested a 

15km handicap ride. 

Front marker Tom Reid produced atop 

shelf effort to keep the chasing marks at bay to 

lift the trophy. 

It was agreat day for the Reid stable, with 

Tom’s big sister Leah Reid laying down her 

best ride of the season to secure second 

place. 

Isabel Wall was in the thick of the finish to 

record awell-deserved third placing. 

Cooper Spillane made his trip north 

worthwhile with asolid ride to record fourth 

place. 

Fifth place getter Mitch Brookland claimed 

fastest time honours, riding the distance in 

22.29. 

Fellow scratch marker Cam Anderson was 

hot on his tail in sixth pace. 

Ryan Spillane had the final to take the win 

in Division 2, from Kerry Clough and Kenny 

Johnston. 

Next week the Club will contest a48km 

handicap event around the Grahams Road 

block. 

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Michael Houstoun/The Rodger FoxBig Band 

Sunday 24th October 2-30pm 

Adult $58* /Senior $48* /Student $38* 

Two ofNew Zealand’s best loved musicians, 

classical pianist Michael Houstoun and 

foremost jazz trombonist and big band 

leader Rodger Fox bring their acclaimed 

concert series to the South Island. Also 

featuring special guest supreme jazz 

vocalist, Erna Ferry. 

TheMerryLittle ChristmasMarket 

28th November 11-30am until 4pm 

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Join us for the Merry Little Christmas 

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Saturday 30th October, 7pm 

Adult $25* /Senior $20* /Student $20* 

Exciting original jazz music from one of New 

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Hailing from Devonport, Talbot moved to 

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LPG REFILLS 

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Small LPG cylinders 

Off Street Parking 

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Arthur Cates Ltd 

26 McNally Street 

Ph 308 5397 

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Recyclers buy heavy metal 

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GIFT VOUCHERS AVAILABLE 

Stuck for aChristmas gift idea? 

HEALTH &BEAUTY 

Why not give them an Ashburton 

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they can come and see the show 

of their choice when they want? 

*Service fees apply 

HEALTH &BEAUTY 

URGENT CARE CLINIC 

WEEKEND DUTYDOCTORS 

IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCYPHONE 111 

Forall othermedicalassistance outside of normal 

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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... 

Saturday23rdOctober is 

Tinwald Medical Centre, 33 Archibald Street,Ashburton. 

Consultations will be by appointmentonly. 

To make an appointmentcall your regular GP 24/7. 

Sunday24th October is 

ThreeRivers Health, 7-11 Allens Road,Ashburton. 

Consultations will be by appointmentonly. 

To make an appointmentcall your regular GP 24/7. 

Monday25th October(Labour Day) is 

MooreStreet Medical Centre,MooreStreet,Ashburton 

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 

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Closed Sundays and Public Holidays 

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Phone: 03 308 6733 Fax: 03 308 6755 

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Machine Operator 

Norwest Seed Processing Ltd 

Methven 

We areasmall family run business located5minutes out of Methven. We have 

afull-time position available foranewmachine operatortoassist our current 

team members. You will be expectedtohave ahigh focus on 

qualityofthe product, the efficiencyofthe plantand your ownsafety. 

Duties includebulk seed inwards,forkliftdriving,dispatch, general labouring, 

bagging and stacking seed. The applicantwill need to have agood level of 

physical fitness with the abilitytoperform manual lifting,team playerwith an 

excellentworkethic and prepared to work shifts. 

Applicants must hold aNew Zealand Citizenship or Residency. 

Please contactCaraWilson on 3021724 forfurther details or email 

office@nwsprocessing.co.nz, include acopyofyour CV and acover letter. 

Loyal Interior Plastering 

Want anew start? 

LoyalInterior Plastering is seeking an additional full 

time interior plasterer. 

As avalued staff member, you will have access to 

the latest equipment and technology, plus the 

opportunity to learn within our busy but friendly 

team. While experience is preferred, it is not 

essential as the rightperson will receivefull training. 

Start date is negotiable and will bediscussed at 

time of the interview. Competitive wages offered, 

based on experience. 

All applicants must have NZ residency or hold a 

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to startASAP. 

Checkout Operator 

Full time 

Mitre 10MEGA have avacancy for aCheck out 

operator. This position is full time (40 hours per 

week) with aTuesday–Saturdayroster. 

The successful applicant will require the 

following skills: 

• Great customer serviceskills 

• Able to work in ateam environment 

• Good numerical accuracy 

• Previous experiencewould be preferred. 

If you think you are the person we are looking 

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

HR.Ashburton@mitre10.co.nz 

Applications close on Tuesday 26th October 2021. 

2428354 

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JobOpportunities 

Gym Instructor 

Are you passionate about health and fitness and enjoy helping others to 

reach their goals? We’re looking for apart-time Gym Instructor be on the 

floor providing exceptional customer service and encouragement to our 

clients. To ensureour customers get thebest, you’ll needtohold arelevant 

qualification or have previous experience in theindustryaswell as being able 

to work on apart-timerostered basis. 

Applications close Tuesday, 26 October2021. 

Seasonal Lifeguards 

We have multiple fixed-term lifeguard positions available over the summer 

seasonwith amixture of weekdayand weekendshiftsrangingfrom4hours 

through to8hours. Weare looking for individuals who are 16orolder and 

abletoswim200m under sixminutes. Full training willbeprovided. 

Applications close Wednesday,3November 2021. 

To findout moreaboutthese vacancies 

and what theAshburton DistrictCouncil 

has to offer you-go to our website. 

www.ashburtondc.govt.nz/careers 

2428866 

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 

FRUIT &PRODUCE 

EGGS. Local, fresh and freerange. 

Weekly deliveries 

direct to your door around 

Ashburton. Regular or 

occasional orders, you 

choose. Dolma Eggs, 

0211160252, or email d. 

raisbeck@xtra.co.nz 

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. 

SELL 

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19", 4stroke, 163cc motor. 

Electric start ignition, 

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Phone 027 640 3981. 

HOME SERVICES 

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Spraymaster 027-433-7780. 

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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 

• Physically fit and 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 

Applications close on 

Wednesday,October 27, 2021. 

WILSONS 

GLASS 

Wilsons Windscreens 2018 Ltd 

Is it time forachange? 

Wilson Windscreens Ltd is a locally owned 

company in Ashburton, seeking staff members to 

join our small team. 

We work on alarge variety ofvehicles, with some 

overtime available to serviceour customer base. 

Applicants must be: 

•Hardworking 

•Haveahigh work ethic 

•Havegood communication skills 

•Haveaclean driver’s licence 

Theassistant role could become an apprenticeship 

forthe rightperson and will have ongoing training. 

If this sounds likeyouplease sendyour 

application via email with anyrelevant 

references to office@wilsonwindscreens.co.nz 

2428435 

2428459 

2426051



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, 

Hampstead and Allenton areas. 

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. 

Job Vacancy 

Position: 

Location: 

Hours of Work: 

Date Issued: 

Refugee SettlementSupportCaseworker 

(registered Social Worker) 

SaferMid CanterburyOffices,Ashburton 

26hours perweek 

October2021 

The Refugee Settlement Support Service, Safer Mid Canterbury Ashburton, is 

looking foranew team member.Weare seeking someone who has abackground 

in Social Work and who islooking for achallenging and rewarding role as a 

Settlement Support Caseworker. The Refugee Settlement Support Service is 

contracted by MBIE to assist former refugees to participate fully and integrate 

socially and economically in their new community during their first 12 months 

in New Zealand.Ifyou like achallenge, enjoyengaging with people from diverse 

cultures,like working in an environmentwherenoday is the same,and areateam 

player, then this could be the perfect job for you. As caseworker you will be the 

primary support person for newly arriving families, overseeing their settlement 

process forthe first twelvemonths.This role also entails working alongside other 

agencies and services involved with the families.Our serviceiscurrently assisting 

in the settlementofformer refugees from Afghanistan. 

The person applying for this job must be a registered Social Worker with 

relevant experience and/or training in afield that furnishes them with the skills 

and experienceneeded foraposition of this type.Weare looking forcandidates 

with the following key attributes: 

• Abilitytorelate with and supportpeople from differentcultural backgrounds. 

• Agood understanding of relevantsocial services and agencies. 

• Understanding of confidentialityand privacyact practices. 

• Knowledge and/or experienceofrefugee or migrant settlementexperience. 

• Computer skills,including Exceland Word 

• Excellenttimemanagementand organisational skills 

• Hold acurrent motor vehicle driver’s licence and willing to travel tofulfil job 

requirements 

• Liveand work in the Ashburtonregion 

• Empathy with humanitarian causes 

• Enthusiasm and commitmenttoworkasateam member 

• High degreeofcultural competency 

To read the job description and download an application form go to: 

www.safermidcanterbury.org.nz careers page. 

Applications close Friday5th of November 

Forfurther question’s please contactAni Koperu on 03 308 1395 

EDUCATIONAL 

EDUCATIONAL 

Dangerous GoodsCourse 

NZTAApproved Course Provider,MITO&Competenz Assessor 

Dangerous Goods Course-½dayMondaymornings 

CommunityHouse,Ashburtonoryour work place 

Forfurtherinformation 

PhoneChristine027 245 2563 

2406572 

TRAVEL 

2425064 

2426815 

WHITE Herons, November. 

Whale Watch, December. 

DBB Hotels. Special Offer; 

Air Safaris Grande Traverse, 

Southern Alps, 

November. Booking now. 

John and Kathleen Lawler, 

Rakaia 03 302 7328 

MEETINGS 

EIFFELTON Hall Society 

AGM. Tuesday 2nd 

November 2021, at 5pm, at 

the Eiffelton Hall. All welcome. 

Enquiries, phone 

027 220 4400 

TRADE &SERVICES 

ALTERATIONS; Sewing, 

mending and trouser hemming, 

curtain alterations 

and curtain making. Call 

Michelle on 027 352 7248. 

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. 

CHARLIES Blind Cleaning 

Service -same day service 

and repairs. Charlie can 

supply new blinds and 

tracks and will hang 

drapes. Ph 03 307 1936 or 

020 4169 0342 

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. 

DENTURES; Dr Peter 

Rumping, retired Dentist, 

repairs existing dentures. 

Phone 027 220 9997. 

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. 

FIRE Extinquisher sales and 

servicing. On farm/ 

contractors - trucks/tractors/balers/combines/cars/ 

boats/caravans etc. Phone 

Mack at Doors and More on 

027 396 0361 


GUTTER Cleaning. Using a 

vacuum system to clean 

FLY control and spider out the debris is a faster 

proofing. For all your and cleaner process. Call 

domestic and industrial Allan on 027 209 5026. 

pest control needs phone LAWN Mowing. No job too 

AJ Kerr at Ashburton Pest small. Call Les Smith, From 

Control on 03 308 8147 or The Ground Up, for acompetitive 

quote. Ph 027 840 

027 432 5447 

FURNITURE Removals. For 0201 or 03 308 1500. 

all your household removal 

needs - urban, rural lifestyle, 

office relocations - 

LOCKSMITH/Door repairs. 

Keys/locks, sliding and bifold 

door roller repairs. 

call Nudges Furniture 

Removals, phone 027 224 

Mobile service. Call Nigel at 

0609. 

Doors and More. Ph 027 

516 7104 

GARDENING, mowing, 

pruning, fertilising, projects NETTLETON Decorators, 

or general spruce ups? Call qualified tradesman, is 

Andrew at Spruce Gardens available for interior and 

to get the job done right. exterior painting, plus plastering, 

stopping, skimming 

027 765 2899 or 03 307 

1693. 

and wallpapering. Phone 

sprucegardens@xtra.co.nz James on 0274 865 283. 

ASHBURTON SANDBLASTING 

LIMITED 

FOR: Mobile Sandblasting 

Painting 

OF: Structural Steel 

Trailers 

Farm Machinery 

Car Parts 

Shipping Containers 

Concrete, Brick Rendering 

Free quotes -Competitive rates 

Phone Kurt 027 332 4549 or Neil 0274 362 900 

CLASSIFIEDS 


MEETINGS MEETINGS MEETINGS 

37 

ASHBURTON CLUB &MSA 

NOTICE OF SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING 

AshburtonClub &MSA givesnoticethataSpecial General Meeting will be held 

at Ashburton Trust Event Centre, 211 Willis Street, Ashburton, on Monday, 1 

November 2021 at 6pm. 

The business of the meeting will be to consider and, ifthought fit, to pass the 

following motions: 

1. Procedural Motion: “THAT, notwithstanding Rule 20 of the Club 

Constitution, Mr Mark vonDadelszen,Barrister,ofHastings,beappointedas 

the independentChairperson of this SpecialGeneral Meeting.” 

2. Substantive Motion as notified in the request for the Special General 

Meeting: 

“The undersigned have no confidence inthe Committee of the Ashburton 

Club &MSA due to recent management ormismanagement ofthe Club’s 

affairs.” 

“If the vote of no confidence ispassed by the membership, the incumbent 

Committee would be dissolved.” 

“An interim committee of 3to4persons beelected from the meeting to 

Govern the Ashburton Club &MSA until new elections can be called for 

under the Club’s constitution.” 

ADVISORYNOTES 

The wording of the substantive motion as set out above is worded exactly 

as received (although the three paragraphs were not divided into separate 

paragraphs in that request). Under the Rules, this is the only business that can 

be considered at the meeting (Club Rules 9(c) and 11(b)). To be passed, each 

resolution must be supported bythe votes ofnot less than two-thirds of those 

financial Club members presentatthe meeting(Club Rule 9(c)). 

EXPLANATORY NOTE 

The Club President has received arequest, signed by not less than 75 financial 

Club members, to call aSpecial GeneralMeeting to address item 2ofthe above 

business, which is available to view on the official Club notice board and on 

request from the Club General Manager. The President has therefore called a 

Special General Meeting under Club Rule 11(a).Fourteen clear days’noticeofthe 

meetingmust be givenbyadvertisement and on the official Club noticeboard. 

Duetoapotential conflictofinterest,having regardtothe natureofthe request 

to address item 2ofthe above business, itwould be inappropriate for the 

President, Vice-President, or anyother Committee member to chair the 

meeting(as isnormally required under Club Rule 20). 

On the recommendation of the Club’s lawyers, itistherefore proposed that Mr 

Mark von Dadelszen, an experienced independent chairperson and lawyer and 

author of Members’Meetings and LawofSocieties (both in their 3rdEditions), be 

appointedtochair the meeting.Members will be asked to vote on thatmotion 

first at the meeting. 

PROXIES 

No Club member shall be allowed tovote byproxy at the Special General 

Meeting (Club Rule 9(a)). 

By order of theClub President 

Gary Fransen 

13 October 2021 2428309 

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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. 

PLASTERING 

&COATINGS 

Rockcote. Waterproofing. 

Texture/Specialist 

Coatings. 

The Finishing Company 

03 307 8870 2416189 

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 

FOR LEASE 

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 

FOR LEASE 

RENT ME! 

Ideal as an extra 

bedroomoroffice. 

Fully insulatedand 

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Threeconvenientsizes: 

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Large 4.2m x2.4m 

Xtra-large 4.8m x2.4m. 

Visit our displaycabin 

418WestStreet or callfor a 

freebrochure. 

www.justcabins.co.nz 

2422687 

0800 58 78 22 

STORAGE: Secure self storage 

units available, long or 

short term. Ashburton Storage 

Facilities. Contact us 

on 0274 362 636 or www. 

ashburtonstoragefacilities. 

co.nz 

STORAGE available, Ashburton. 

Self storage, variety 

of sizes. Phone Rainbow 

Storage 03 307 0401 or 

phone/text 021 554 570

CLASSIFIEDS 


PUBLIC NOTICE 

PUBLIC NOTICE 

HospiceMid Canterbury 

Dealing withalifelimiting illness? 

We can supportyou and 

your family to make 

everyday count. 

Allservices arefree. 

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 

2427593 

Consulting Osteopath, Ashburton 

Appointments/contactthrough web site 

021 0222 6378 

www.countrypractice.nz 

THE JACKSON’SBISTRO 

Thursdayand Saturday5.30pm -8pm 

Wednesdaylunch from 12pm 

OpenTuesdaytoSunday 

ThursdayHappyHour 

4.30pm -6pm 

Membership Draw &Raffles 

LintonLounge available to hirefor 

Christmas and privatefunctions. 

Ourclub andbistro operates responsibly 

under the Covid Level2restrictions 

Courtesy vanruns every 

Thursday, Friday&Saturdayfrom4pm. 

Join the RSA (the friendly Club) 

12-14 Cox Street, Ashburton. Phone 308 7175 

Members, guests and affiliates all welcome 

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 

GARDEN SUPPLIES 

2414491 

FIREWOOD 

2346051 

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. 

GARDEN SUPPLIES 

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. 

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 

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. 

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 

2417586 

2386391 

PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE 

Peter Blacklow 

Call in atalk to the people who know ... 

PETE’S 

PICK 

Full range of engineering supplies and accessories forall your repairs 

&maintenance. Kerrick hot &cold waterblasters &industrial vacuumcleaners. 

Esseti welders &accessories. Stockists and distributors of Trailer Equipment. 

Locally owned &operated family business for 68 years 

ASHBURTON 

South Street, Ashburton PHONE (03) 308-3147 

Email office@blacklows.co.nz FREEPHONE 0800 452 522 

Thank youMid Canterbury 

foryour continued 

supportofour shelter. 

Kittenfood donations for the 

upcoming season would be 

greatlyappreciated. 

Tuesday-Saturday 

9:30am -noon 

Phone 308 4432 or 

027 332 9286 

Kindly sponsored by 


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OUT OF ZONE 

ENROLMENTSFOR 2022 

At Hinds School we focus on bringing learning 

to life through exploring, empowering and 

challenging our students. As aschool we pride 

ourselves on knowing our learners and shaping 

education and learning programmes to best 

support our students. Aspecialfeatureof our rural 

school is the year 1-8 structure and growth of our 

students as activecontributing learners. Weaim for 

our students to leave Hinds School ascapable and 

confident learner’s;as wellrounded individualswho 

have strong Hinds Dispositions and can embrace 

challengeand opportunity. 

The Hinds Board ofTrustees invites applications 

from parents/ caregivers who wish to enrol their 

child at Hinds School for 2022. Enrolment atthe 

school is governed by an enrolmentscheme. 

Alimited number ofout-of-zone places will be 

available for 2022. An enrolment scheme is 

available from the school officeHinds. 

For students seeking enrolment, the deadline for 

out-ot-zone applications for 2022 is3pm, Monday 

1stNovember2021. 

We would appreciate parents/caregivers living 

within Hinds School enrolment zone who intend 

to enroltheir childat anytime during thenext year 

notifying usoftheir child’s enrolment for 2022 by 

1stNovember, to assist with school planning. 

Application formsare available at the schooloffice, 

03 3037208 or via email office@hinds.school.nz 

Weinviteparents to contactthe officetolearn more 

aboutour school andjoinusforatour. 

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CRC 

BRAKLEEN 

Brake parts cleaner.600g. 

$51.246p k 

EVERY CRC 

6 PACK 

BONUS 

COOLER BAGG 

pack+GST 

COLLECTING NOW 

Good qualitysecondhand furniture, 

household,garden and workshop items. 

No TVsorcomputers please. 

Phone John 307 6229, Dave 307 4349, Clarrie 308 9629 

AshburtonPakeke Lions Club Charitable Trust 

Serving our Community-Helping LocalCharities 

CharityMarketGarage Sale January2022 

JOINERYEQUIPMENT CLEARANCE 

ONLINE AUCTION 

ASHBURTON LOCATION 

Linea sliding table saw, Stroke sander, 

CKM heavy dutythicknesser planer,Janssens edge 

bander,Chisel mortiser,scaffolding,SCM spindle 

moulder,Watkinplanner,band saw, assortedjoinery 

benches,contractor’s equipment, Alto powertrowel, 

trailer,Alto60kg plate compactor, relocatable 

office/sleepout,tools &more 

FOR ADDRESS,VIEWING &BIDDING DETAILSVISIT 

WWW.MAINLANDAUCTIONS.NZ 

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 

2427878 


MidCanterburyCentre 

Phone: 307 7691 

Facebook:@CancerSocietyMC 

www.cancernz.org.nz 

EnrolmentScheme Notice 

The Fairton School Board has implemented an 

enrolment scheme that has been developed by the 

Secretary forEducation. 

Under this scheme,effectivefromJanuary1st 2022, 

students will be enrolled if they live within the 

designatedhome zone. 

The enrolment of out of zone students isset out by 

the Education andTraining Act2020. 

Enrolment Zone information, which includes a 

precise description ofthe home zone, is available 

from our school office. 

Places currentlyavailable for out of zone enrolments 

“The small school with the big heart” 

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2428846 

2428680 

Thurs 21st 

PUBLIC NOTICE 

10.00 No Time to Die 

10.00 Ride the Eagle 

12.50 TheLastDuel 

1.35 

3.30 

3.30 

5.30 

6.00 


7.50 TheLastDuel 

Fri22nd 

TheIce Road 

Respect 

Free Guy 

Shang-Chi and the TenRings 

Ride the Eagle 

10.00 Queen Bees 

10.00 Juniper 



1.15 TheIce Road 

3.00 Respect 

3.15 TheLast Duel 

5.30 Free Guy 

6.00 Juniper 



Sat23rd&Sun 24th 

10.00 Ainbo Amazon Princess 

10.00 PawPatrolthe Movie 

11.35 Juniper 

11.40 Free Guy 


1.45 TheBoss Baby2 

3.40 Juniper 

4.10 TheIce Road 

5.30 Shang-Chi and the TenRings 




Mon25th 

10.00 

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11.35 

11.40 

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1.45 

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Ainbo Amazon Princess 

PawPatrolthe Movie 

Juniper 

Free Guy 

No Time to Die 

TheBoss Baby2 

Juniper 

TheIce Road 




TheLast Duel 

Tues 26th &Wed 27th 



PawPatrolthe Movie 

TheLast Duel 

TheIce Road 

Respect 

Free Guy 




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Mr Kool icecreams is 

available forbirthday 

and Christmas parties, 

school fairs,corporate 

and social events. 

Will also be carrying out 

street sales,solisten 

out forthe bells! 

Pleasetextmeon 

0210 467 467. 

PETS 

2423723 

EXPERIENCED House-sitter 

available to care for your 

animals, at your place, 

while you are away. Phone 

027 693 7376. 

LIVESTOCK 

FRIESIAN Hereford Cross 

Calves for sale. Well bred 

calves with nice markings, 

10 days old. Mid- 

Canterbury. Please phone 

027 507 7030 or 0274 310 

053

Areyou ready forthe newseason? 

We are! 

197 Wills Street,Ashburton l www.neumannstyres.co.nz l Phone 03 308 6737 (24 hrs –after hours call out applies) 

2427629

Andrew 

Sam James Hamish Andre Kerry Tony 

James Hamish Tony Kerry 

Jaco Andrew Mike Callum Mitch Kieran Jack Elliot David

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