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Ashburton 

College news 

TONI.WILLIAMS 

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Love it ... Beth and Tim Lovett lookforward to areturn to thetraditional running of Agricultural and 

Pastoral shows 

PHOTO TONI WILLIAMS 

Agricultural andpastoral 

shows havebeenaniconic 

institution reaching across 

many generations,say 

AshburtonA&PAssociation 

stalwarts Timand Beth Lovett. 

Thecouple have alongstanding 

association with the 

Ashburtonshow spanning 

backtotheirchildhood days 

where attendance was 

encouragedbytheir 

respectiveparents and 

grandparents. 

Beth, 55,isamember of the 

AshburtonA&P Association 

but,alongsideshowstalwart 

AndrewBrown, has been 

heavilyinvolved in the grain 

and seed sectionfor many 

years. 

Tim, 58, after getting 

involved as an exhibitorin the 

winter feed competition in the 

early 1990s, did stints on 

general committee, worked 

the ranks to president in 2008 

and 2009, and is grounds 

managerresponsible for 

ground crewmaintainingthe 

showgrounds. 

Hetook overfrom Brian 

Leadleyand hasseenthree 

groundsmen in the rolesince 

he started nearly 20 yearsago. 

They wereRichard Sharp, the 

lateShayneAdams, and most 

recentlynew groundsman, 

Doug McMillan, alandscaper. 

Their eldestson Matt is also 

on the general committee, 

althoughyounger son Samhas 

notyet been roped in to the 

association. 

A&P shows are about 

meetingupwith neighbours 

andmates, havingtimeofffarm, 

and enjoying ahot dog, 

homemade baconand egg 

pies, or an icecreamatthe 

show,Tim said. 

Bethremembers being given 

10 cents by her Nana to buy 

treats. 

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Name change now official 

MICK.JENSEN 


Therewill soonbevisible signsofa 

name changefor theAshburton 

Licensing Trust. 

Known for many years simply as 

Ashburton Trust, thenew official 

name for the entity is now Braided 

Rivers Community Trust. 

The name change reflects the 

change in business modeland 

directionthe trust has takensince 

early2016. 

Although only recently confirmed, 

the new name was decided on and 

notified in 2018. 

Trust chief executive Rob Reid said 

the change to acommunity trust had 

turned into along drawn out process 

and had also been delayed by covid. 

The new name had needed to 

contain the words‘Community Trust’ 

and reflected the braided riversof 

Mid Canterbury. 

‘‘The new name betterrepresents 

the trust’s place in this community 

and the fact it has not issued liquor 

licences for many years,’’ Mr Reid 

said. 

Anew trust deedhad converted 

the currentoperationfrom a 

licensing trust legalstructure to that 

of acommunity trust, he said. 

Community ownership, control, 

boundaries andpublic 

accountability obligations all 

remainedunchanged. 

Anew granting policy thattook 

affect in 2018reflectedthe plan to 

convert to acommunity trust, Mr 

Cross 7pce Dining Suite 

RobReid with thenew Braided Rivers Community Trust name andlogo. 

Reid said. 

From March 2023the trust will 

increase its granting pool to four per 

cent (less operating costs)ofnet 

assets,which willresult in a 

significant increase in grants to the 

community. 

Since2018 thatpoolhas been 

restricted to $100,000 per year. 

BraidedRivers CommunityTrust 

was $ 3343 NOW $ 2674 was $ 4393 

signage willsoonbeput up at the 

tenniscentre on OakGrove, at the 

rugbydugouts at the Ashburton 

Showgroundsand at the Mid 

Canterbury Basketballstadium. 

Final signage design is been 

worked on for the event centre and 

thenew name andlogowill go up on 

theleft side of theWills Street 

building. 

Report creates discusssion 

MICK.JENSEN 


Not all Ashburton District 

councillors were in favour of 

receiving an updated report on the 

proposed Resilient Business 

Programme at last week’s council 

meeting. 

Theprogramme aimstodevelop 

the district’s economytobemore 

diverse,resilientand sustainable 

and will supportfarmers to explore 

and implement landuses thatwill 

deliver good environmental, social 

and financial outcomes. 

Aworking groupoffarmers, 

industry organisations andentities 

active in thecommunitywas setup 

12 months ago to understand whatit 

means for farms to be positioned 

moreresilientlytoaddress anumber 

of new environmental regulations 

coming in. 

‘‘Wesee council in therole of a 

brokerand facilitator in this process 

and what has been becomeclear in 

this lastyear is that there is market 

failureand agap for the‘honest 

broker’ andsomeone with whohas 

visibilityand thebest interests of the 

communitytohelp broker 

conversations,’’ council agricultural 

portfolio broker Richard Fitzgerald 

told councillors. 

The programme was proposedto 

empower farmers and provide them 

with solutions andnot tell themwhat 

to do. 

‘‘It’s about creating an 

environment and knowledge and 

using skills to solve their own 

problemsand to build resilience,’’ 

he said. 

Fundingfor the programme would 

besourced from government and 

also from local andregional entities 

with avested interest in the success 

and prosperity of the agricultural 

industry. 

CouncillorStuart Wilsonsaid 

there were more farm consultants in 

the district per farmer than 

anywhereelse in the country and 

alsoanumber of discussiongroups. 

Farmers saw opportunities,‘‘were 

not stupid’’ andfollowedrevenues. 

‘‘Whoisthe counciltotellthem 

farmerswhattodo?’’ he asked. 

Cr Rodger Letham saidheagreed 

anddid notbelievethe programme 

wasacore businessofcouncil. 

Cr Lynette Lovett and Cr John 

Falloonboth sharedsimilar 

sentiments. 

Cr Falloon saidfarmers were the 

best judgesoftheir ownfuturesand 

had the best advisers and 

representativegroups available. 

Cr Carolyn Cameronsaid there 

wasnodownside in receiving the 

report and nothing wouldhappen 

unless fundingcouldbeaccessed. 

Amajority of councillorsvotedto 

receive thereport. 

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Ashburton Courier, October 28, 2021 

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History panels set to tell district’s story 

MICK.JENSEN 


Aseries of interpretative 

historypanels will be going up 

in theAshburton CBD to help 

tell thestoryofthe districtand 

its people. 

The panelsare being 

progressedalongside the town 

centre revitalization project 

and buildingofthe new civic 

centre and libraryonBaring 

SquareEast. 

Aworkinggroupof 

councillors,council staff, 

museum volunteers andothers 

was formedinMay after aprescopingreport 

by Ashburton 

DistrictCouncil. 

Council community services 

manager Steve Fabish saidthe 

historypanels wouldbe 

erectedatkey points in the 

CBD to pairwith thecurrent 

revitalizationproject. 

There hadbeen an identified 

need to increaseawareness 

andraisethe profile ofthe 

history of Ashburton townand 

the district,hesaid. 

Mr Fabish said the history 

plaqueswould feature in a 

heritage walkway that would 

berefreshed androtated with 

newpanelsevery sixmonths or 

so. 

Thepanels wereabout 

sharing information andthat 

information would also be used 

by the art galleryand museum 

as part of itsschools 

programme. 

Theinterpretationpanel 

project could be expanded out 

fromawalking trailand into a 

driving trail in thefuture,he 

said. 

Thedesign layoutofthe 

panels followscouncil’s 

signage strategy and is similar 

to theinformation signs at the 

Salmon Tales site, in Rakaia. 

The panelsfeature aspecial 

coating to help protectthem 

from vandalism andgraffiti 

andaQR codeisbeing 

considered to directpeople to 

further information. 

An audio optionisa 

possibilityinthe future. 

Behind the masks and showing 

an example of the interpretative 

history panels are Ashburton 

Museum and Historical Society 

president Glenn Vallender (left) 

and society member Dave 

Stewart. 

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Airport plan 

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Work is progressing on adevelopment plan 

for Ashburton Airport. 

The airport occupies over 100 hectares of 

land and is just 5.5km from the town centre. 

AshburtonDistrict Council owns the 

airport and leases sites for hangars and 

airport activities. 

Facilities consistoffour unsealed 

runways, one of which is lit to enable night 

flying. 

Acouncilsubcommitteemeetsevery eight 

weeks to monitor happeningsatthe airport 

and councilstaff are in regularcontact with 

an airport user group and working with them 

on afuture development plan. 

The plan will be worked on inhouseand is 

seen as an opportunity for Ashburton Airport 

to become arevenue neutral or profit 

generating entity. 

Airport subcommittee chair Leen Braam 

said the airport was verywell used and 

operatingrules neededtobefirmedupto 

run the facility smarter and to meet demand. 

More smalleraircraft wereflyingin, anew 

skydiving business was keen to come to town 

and demandfor hanger spacewas strong. 

‘‘Thetown is getting closer to the airport, 

but we can’t make the spacewehave bigger 

and we need to work withwhat we’vegot.’’ 

Currently two hangars, each345m2, are 

underconstruction and two more are in the 

finalstages of the consentingprocess. 

Mr Braam said the Ashburton Aviation 

Museum was one of the best around and also 

had plans for anew big hangerinthe next 

couple of years. 

Asystem for monitoring flights at the 

airport is currently being developed, as is a 

programme of maintenance to ensurethe 

site continues to be keptatahigh standard. 

Casual landing fees are $8 per landingfor 

microlights, $10 for aircraft over 600kg and 

$15 for aircraft over 1500kg. Regularlocal 

flyers typically pay aoneoff annual fee of 

$115. 

Landing fees contribute towards the 

maintenance and upkeep of airportfacilities 

and are paid at the honestyboxes situated on 

the aviation museum hangar. 

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Popular downtown eatery opens again 

DANIEL.TOBIN 


Brush off your leather jacket 

and slick back yourhair 

because the Retro Kitchenon 

Burnett Street has openedits 

doors again. 

The 1960’s Kiwiana style 

restaurant made the decision to 

close March this year because 

of the disruption caused by 

roadworks. 

Owner Kelly Macvey said 

revenue plummeted by 80 

percent because of the works. 

‘‘Theroadworks were meant 

to be short term but took alot 

longer,and it’s not one road, it’s 

all the roads that are affected. 

‘‘Burnett Street was 

supposed to be six to eight 

weeks,wehave been closed six 

months’’ Mr Macvey said. 

It was atough decision to 

close because the restaurant 

had only been open afew 

monthsand was startingto 

build asolid client base. 

‘‘Until they started the 

roadworks we were absolutely 

humming, alot of the customers 

are pensionerswho like the 

Kelly andDebbie Macvey arethrilled to be open again. 

retro styleand they can sit 

down have ameal for under20 

bucksand they are full.’’ 

Coming to an arrangement 

with their landlord helped 

them make the call to close 

until the road was finished. 

‘‘Our landlord has beenreally 

good, they have been very 

accommodating coming to a 

mutual agreement which was 

beneficial to both parties.’’ 

The restaurantwill initially 

operate daytime hours 

PHOTO DANIEL TOBIN 

includingbreakfast with a 

skeleton crew and afew new 

treats on the menu. 

‘‘My wife and Iwill work here 

with acouple of casuals, we’ll 

be doing new desserts like 

cheesecake and lemon 

meringue pie and aChristmas 

menu in December,wewill also 

host functions and birthday 

parties.’’ 

In hindsight Mr Macvey 

thinks they made the right 

decisiontoclose; he and wife 

Debbie also run the Riverside 

food bar. 

‘‘It was abrilliant decision, 

we made the right call to close 

down, we werefortunate 

enough to have another 

business to keep us going and I 

got afull time job driving a 

bread truck.’’ 

Fans of the restaurant have 

been hanging out for the 

restaurant to reopen it’s doors. 

‘‘I have been hassled to 

reopen over the last five 

monthsnon stop. 

‘‘The best advertising Ihave 

had is being closed, the other 

day 40 people cameto the door 

when Iwas here asking when I 

am opening.’’ 

Now that he is back Mr 

Macveyispleasedwith how 

BurnettStreet looks 

‘‘Change has got to be good, 

the town is going to look 

better.’’ 

Online map helps locate local op shops 

TONI.WILLIAMS 


Charity opportunityshops, and 

recycling recovery parks, across 

Canterburyhavebeenpinpointed on a 

newonlinemap setupthrough 

VolunteerMid and South Canterbury, 

in partnershipwithVolunteering 

Canterbury. 

The backgroundwork wascarried 

outbyAshburton volunteerConnor 

Venmorewho spentconsiderable time 

finding the district’sopportunityshops 

andrecovery parks, as well astheir 

days andhoursofoperation. 

Andit’ssomethinghehas really 

enjoyed. 

Connorhas volunteered with the 

organisation on many projectsand 

enjoyed theresearchingthe charity 

shops. 

Hehas been apastvolunteeratthe 

AshburtonMuseum,butstill 

volunteers with Hospice Mid 

Canterbury and CCS Disability Action 

Group. He enjoys family history 

research and also has an interest in 

different cultures and countries. 

His op shop researchhas been 

placed on an interactivemap produced 

by ProfessorDonald Matheson,of 

CanterburyUniversity and loaded on 

the VolunteeringMid and South 

Canterburywebsite. 

It includes around100 op shops 

across Canterbury atleast sixare in 

MidCanterburyaswellasresource 

recoveryparks,where bargain hunters 

can find quality, prelovedhousehold 

goods, furniture, products and 

clothing. 

It’s alsoagreat waytorecycle 

products to upcycle andreuse which 

mayhaveendedupatlandfill 

otherwise. 

Volunteering Mid and South 

Canterbury, Mid Canterbury manager 

Dellwyn Moylan said after mere hours 

of the launch timed forrecycling 

awareness week ithadalready drawn 

many positive comments. 

‘‘We have hadanamazingresponse 

to it,peopleare really lookingforward 

to using it and wehave had the nameof 

twomoreshops to addwhichisgreat,’’ 

shesaid. 

MissMoylansaidonlinethe maphad 

seen scores of Facebook likesand 

comments and shares. 

It hadreachedmore than10,000 

people injustacoupleofhours, she 

said. 

The map can be found onthe 

organisation’s websiteatwww.vmsc. 

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Research volunteer Connor Venmore, 

left, andVolunteeringMid andSouth 

Canterbury’sDellwyn Moylan outside 

the Hospice MidCanterburyop shop in 

Ashburton. 


TheLast Duel 

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Atrue story ofcrime, scandal andTrial by Combat in 

Medieval France. The story was from the 2004 book 

by American author Eric Jager,about the last officially 

recognized judicial duel foughtinFrance. 

It wasin1386, the Norman knightJean de Carrouges 

(Matt Damon) and squire Jacques Le Gris (Adam 

Driver) foughttothe death! 

Thefeud startedoverapieceofland. Then Jeans wife, 

Margeurite very bravely told her husband that she 

had been raped by his best buddy Jacques Le Gris. 

Jean took it to court. It was decided aduel would be 

foughttothe death. 

If Jean won the duel he and his wife were free tolive 

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5 

Chance to get close to military memories 

MICK.JENSEN 


Living military and aviation 

history will be on show at abig 

fundraising event in Ashburton 

over Waitangi weekend. 

The Militaria &Aviation 

Extravaganza will showcase the 

Ashburton Aviation Museum’s 

extensive collection of 

preserved aircraft and will 

offer aclose up of vehicles, 

uniforms, weapons and vintage 

cars. 

Displays will include abig 

uniform collection spanning 

150 years, from the Maori Wars 

through to TimorLeste. 

Members of the Military 

Adventure Group (MAG) from 

Christchurch will set up army 

displays, offer rides in military 

vehicles and share their 

enthusiasm for war history. 

MAG member Phil Nelson 

said there were expected to be 

over 60 uniforms on show and a 

display that wouldn’t be seen 

anywhere else in New Zealand. 

He said MAG members were 

personal collectors who wanted 

to keep history alive. 

The items they owned told 

stories and featured family 

history. 

Mr Nelson said displays 

would include weapons and 

items like army pay books, and 

would offer ataste of what it 

was like to be both behind the 

lines and on the front line. 

There would be afocus on the 

role of women in the forces, a 

taste of German militaria and 

atmospheric 1940s dance music 

and singing in the background. 

The MAG group was keen to 

support Ashburton Aviation 

Museum, which was rightly 

acknowledged as one of the 

finest in the country. 

Mr Nelson said MAG hoped 

the extravaganza weekend 

could become biennial. 

The Militaria &Aviation 

Extravaganza is amajor 

fundraiser for Ashburton 

Aviation Museum, which is 

looking to build another big 

hangar to display its extensive 

collection. 

Museum spokesman Dennis 

Swaney said the extravaganza 

event was coming together 

nicely. 

‘‘It’s alearning curve for the 

museum, but we’re excited to 

be hosting it and grateful for 

the support of groups like MAG 

that have come on board.’’ 

Photo: Checking out asmall 

selectionof whatthe Military 

Adventure Group intends 

displaying at the Militaria & 

Aviation Extravaganza are 

(fromleft) aviation museum 

members Stephen Johnston 

and DennisSwaney with(front) 

Phil Nelson from the Military 

AdventureGroup. 

Mr Swaney said he believed 

there would be huge interest 

South Islandwide in the event. 

‘‘Where else will you be able 

to view military vehicles, 

uniforms and arange of 

weapons. Vintage cars are 

always great to see, especially 

so when they fit in with the 

period this event covers. 

‘‘And don’t forget all our 

magnificent aircraft display to 

show off as well.’’ 

Mr Swaney said it was hoped 

to get local cadet units and 

colleges involved in some way 

as well. 

Anyone interested in 

supplying items for military or 

aviation displays is welcome to 

contact the MAG group 

(noel@mag.org.nz) or aviation 

museum (djswaney@xtra.co. 

nz). 

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History in ahelmet 

DANIEL.TOBIN 


History buffs have the chance to 

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Ashburton Fire Brigade’s past 

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replicas of vintage brass 

helmets. 

Grey Watch Ashburton Fire 

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‘‘It’s all part of this little shop 

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The brass helmets are 

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NEWS 


High tourism 

spend in July 

Tourism spendin 

the Ashburton 

District in July was 

arecord$8.2 

million. 

Bruce Moffat 

from Mid 

Canterbury 

tourism promoter 

ChristchurchNZ 

told Ashburton 

District 

councillors last 

week that 

electronic card 

transactions 

showed $3.2m had 

been spent in 

Ashburton, $3.8m Bruce Moffat 

in Methven and the 

rest aroundthe district. 

‘‘It’s the healthiest July ever and $1m up on 

the same monthlastyear,’’ he said. 

Mr Moffat said the July momentumlooked set 

continue before another lockdown came into 

force and stopped visitors from Auckland and 

other areas coming here during the school 

holidays. 

He said tourism data had been difficult to 

capture during covid times and thepandemic’s 

impact continued to reverberate across the 

tourism industry. 

Forthe period June to August 2021 domestic 

spend in the district was $15.8m and up 21 

percent on the same period in 2019. 

International spend was $1.6m and down 64 

percent compared with the 2019 period. 


Water report bleak reading 

MICK.JENSEN 


An economic impactreport looking 

at the implicationsofnew land and 

water legislation on farming in Mid 

Canterburydoesn’tmake pretty 

reading. 

The report, commissionedby 

AshburtonDistrict Council, uses 

modelling andfarm systemanalysis 

to lookatthe changes that will need 

to occur to achieve afuture 

freshwater soluble nitrate levelof 

2.4mg perlitre. 

Results from the report show the 

district’s gross domestic product will 

declineby$409 million or 23% and 

that there could be the loss of 1735 

jobs. 

Farm profitability would be 

reduced by 62%and land values 

would go down to $25,306per hectare 

or $7.4 billion district wide. 

Council’s agricultural portfolio 

adviserRichard Fitzgerald, who 

wrote thereport, said the 

implications of achieving 2.4mg were 

not wellunderstood at afarm level or 

on the impact to the district’s 

economy. 

There were still anumber of 

unknowns,and the bold targets set by 

government would present many 

challenges. 

Mr Fitzgerald said report analysis 

had looked at three mitigation 

interventions; onfarmnutrientloss, 

groundwater supplementation, and 

land use change. 

Forestry had been chosenfor land 

use change because it was alow 

nitrate crop knowntothe Canterbury 

plains. 

The interventions would result in a 

reduction of dairy farming and dairy 

support land use by over 50 percent 

from currentlevels. 

By applying the interventions, the 

freshwater nitratelevels would shift 

from the weighted average starting 

ADC agricultural portfolio adviser Richard Fitzgerald. 

point of 11.5mg to 6.3mg,and would 

dropfurtherto2.4mg when the 

managed aquiferrecharge scheme 

andland use changeswere included. 

Therewas no timeframe forthe 

legislation,but it was likely to be 

overthe next 30 to 40 years, he said. 

AshburtonDistrict mayor Neil 

Brownsaid thereport was never 

going to be pretty reading. 

Asimilar report late last year had 

shown the direeconomic impact of 

havingtoreachatarget of 6.9mg. 

Council hadasked for the current 

reportand it wasaworst case 

scenario. 

‘‘The 2.4mg of nitrate target is not 

going to go away and we need to try 

andachieve it. 

‘‘We need scienceand we need 

time to achieveit, but the report 

shows us what will happen if we do 

nothingtoday.’’ 

The intention of council is to refer 

the reporttothe CanterburyMayoral 

Forumand other relevant 

stakeholders, for consideration and 

comment. 

Councillor Stuart Wilson was less 

than impressed with the report. 

He asked if council was nowgoing 

to go outand ‘‘tell farmershow to 

suck eggs’’. 

Council was beingpresumptuous 

with thereport. 

‘‘We should be going out and 

lobbying Environment Canterbury 

(ECan)because they hold the reins to 

what’s going to happen in the future, 

notthe local accountants or thelocal 

farmers. 

‘‘I don’t want to seeratepayers 

money used in thewrong way.’’ 

Mr Brownsaidhebelievedthe 

workings in the report andany other 

reports could be used by ECan when 

it came time to writing theregional 

plan. 

Council adopts new dog bylaw 

AshburtonDistrict Councilhas 

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areaatArgyle Park andanew area 

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Anotherarea at Ashton Beach is 

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Thenew bylaw includesaclause 

that owners mustensure dogsare 

wearing current registration tags on 

any landthatisnot theirown and 

thatowners must carryplastic bags 

or other means to pickupdog poo. 

Council received 29 submissions 

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Lovetts have long association with show 

From Page 1 

Covid has affected the 

Ashburton A&P Show for the 

second year in arow.Although 

some competitions will go 

ahead, it has involved abit of 

compromise, and alotof 

planning to ensure thereis 

spacebetweensections and 

peopleinbubbles. 

Shearing, dog trials, alpacas, 

wool classes, home industries, 

equestrian, showjumping will 

each run but behind closed 

doorswith no trade sites, 

market stalls, food vendors or 

the generalpublic. 

Beth got involved with the 

association after taking over 

the longstanding membership 

fromher latefather David 

Nelmes, of Fairton, after he 

passedinthemid1980s.He 

was alongstanding horse 

committee member. 

Tim’s first memorable 

encounter with Beth’s father 

wasasa14yearold being 

given themost improved rider 

recognition after aclean round 

on his pony Mickey. 

The round wasamarked 

improvement on theyear 

earlier when Mr Nelmes had 

witnessed Tim being projected 

off his pony on top of ajump, 

which broke as aresult. 

It’s amemory which still 

amuses Tim. 

Tim and Beth Lovett holidaying on the Etosha Pan, Namibia in 2018. 

The Lovettsboth grew up in 

arable country, near Fairton, 

but arenow dairy farmers. 

They tookover the nearly 

400hectare Brackleigh Farm, 

ownedbyTim'sparents, Stuart 

andthe lateNola, on Fairfield 

Road, at Newlands. But made 

the conversion to dairyin2008. 

Tim still gets abit of ribbing 

from his siblingsAndrea, 

Richard,and Greg (of Lovett 

Family Farms at Wakanui), 

who are usedtothe family farm 

beingasheep and crop 

operation. 

Tim and Beth, whose two 

adult sons work offfarm, made 

the decisiontoconvertafter 

travellingtoMichigan, in the 

midwesternUnitedStates in 

2007. 

Tim had travelled 

extensively aroundthe world 

over the years, andwas 

returning to visit Canadian 

farms being runbyyounger 

generations. 

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It was abit of an eyeopener 

to what waspossible so, with 

succession in mind, changes 

were made on thereturn home. 

Ten days laterthe wheels 

were in motiontoconvert the 

farm. 

They now supply Fonterra, 

andare milking1100Kiwicross 

cowsina70 bail rotary 

shed. Thereare also afew 

White Galloways, MurrayGreys 

andBelgianBlues thrown in 

the mix. 

It has beenthe perfect 

lifestyle choicefor the Lovetts, 

and they have no regrets. 

They are more efficientwith 

their water use, changing from 

roto rainer to pivotirrigation. 

They arehooked into theBCI 

irrigation schemeaswellas 

underground water, Timsaid. 

The conversion to dairy has 

given them asuccession plan 

and brought in others working 

throughthe ranks of thedairy 

industry system.With contract 

milkers in place it has also 

freed up at least six weeks a 

year forthe Lovetts to travel 

the world. 

They have travelled to the 

UnitedStates, Africa,Vietnam 

and slept rough across 

thousands of kilometres. It was 

pup tents during 8500km travel 

in Africa,and atiny campervan 

travelling 12,000km from 

SeattletoAnchorage. 

They have alsoseen firsthand 

how respectedfarmers 

from NewZealandare 

considered by peopleoverseas. 

When the country reopens 

they have their hearts set on 

travelling the‘Stans of Central 

Asia; Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, 

Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, 

Turkmenistan. And arealso 

keen for areturn to having 

traditionalA&P shows for the 

whole family to attend. 

It’s just amatteroftime. 


November 9, 10, 

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movetoanationwide ‘‘traffic light’’ 

system which would replace current 

alertlevelsystemandnational 

lockdowns. 

However localised lockdownscould 

still happen. 

Leeann Watsonfrom Canterbury 

Employers’Chamber of Commerce 

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protectionframework and details of 

what it would taketoget the South 

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Deaths 

HANSEN, Peter Lawrence 

‘Satch’ Formerly of Ashburton. 

Passed away suddenly at home 

in Levin on Friday, 15 October, 

2021. Very much loved partner 

of Vanessa Dickson. Much loved 

Dad, Grandad and father-in-law 

to Karl, Donna, Danielle and 

Tayla Hansen; Jeremy Hansen; 

Carrie, Sam, Olivia and Scarlett 

Collett; Brooke, Chris and 

Hudson Leary. Loved brother 

and brother-in-law of Dick 

and Lorraine Hansen. Loved 

uncle to Chris and Steph. All 

messages to the Hansen Family, 

c/- P.O. Box1017, Levin. 

A farewell for Peter will be 

held at the Allenton Rugby 

Club Rooms, Melrose Road, 

Ashburton, on Tuesday 2nd 

November 2021 at 1pm. 

Due to COVID restrictions, 

please RSVP to 027 379 2403 so 

numbers can be confirmed. 

LAPSLIE, Peter John -Warrant 

Officer First Class RNZAOC 

V823189, Retired. OnOctober 

22, 2021. Peacefully passed at 

Radius Millstream, Ashburton 

aged 85 years. Dearly loved 

husband of Edra. Loving 

father and father-in-law of 

Michael and Marie, Christopher 

and Frances, Stephen and 

Nicky, and Kevin. Loved and 

respected brother of Bill and 

the late Marie and Pat. Special 

thanks to all the Hospital 

Staff who cared for Peter in 

his last 2 weeks. Messages 

to the Lapslie family c/- P O 

Box 472, Ashburton. 7740. 

Service tocelebrate Peter’s life 

will be held at our chapel, cnr 

East & Cox Street, Ashburton 

on Thursday October 28, 

commencing at 11.00am, 

followed byprivate cremation 

at the Ashburton Crematorium. 

For anyone wishing to view 

the service online go to www. 

patersonsfuneralservices.co.nz 

Funeral Notices, and click on 

Peter’snoticefor the link. 

Paterson’s 


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RANTON, Marion – Passed 

away peacefully on October 

21, 2021 at Ashburton Hospital, 

aged 88 years. Loved wifeofthe 

late Jack, and mother of Pam. 

Loved sister of Eric, and Ivan, 

and the late Bill, Bob, Doug, 

and Harry Maw. Messages to 

Marion’s family c/- POBox 472, 

Ashburton 7740. A private 

funeral forMarion will be held. 

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Deaths 

WALLS, Mary Patricia (Pat) 

(nee McCormick) -OnOctober 

22, 2021, Peacefully at Radius 

Millstream, Ashburton, aged 

91 years. Loved wife ofthe late 

Harry and loving mother of 

Garry, and the late Susan.“RIP” 

Messages to the Walls family c/- 

POBox 472, Ashburton 7740. 

ARequiem Mass to celebrate 

Pat’s life will be held at the 

Church of theHoly Name,Sealy 

Street, Ashburton onThursday 

October 28, commencing at 

1.30pm, followed byinterment 

at the RSA Section, Ashburton 

New Lawn Cemetery. Recitation 

of the Rosary will beheld on 

Wednesday afternoon, at 

4.15pm at the Church. 

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WALLS, Mary Patricia (Pat) 

(nee McCormick) –OnOctober 

22, 2021. Loved eldest child 

of the late Frank and Edith 

McCormick and loved sister of 

Kevin and Tari, the late Gerald, 

Monica and the late Johnny. 

Loved by all her nieces and 

nephews. 

Acknowledgement 

TRUMAN, Neville Digby 

9/1/33 – 2/10/2021: Ann, 

Christine, Leone and Grant, 

Grant, Michelle and Mike, 

grandchildren and their 

extended families, sincerely 

wish to thank the manyfriends, 

neighbours, organisations, 

Rosebank staff, Ashburton 

Hospital, Carol Gunn for her 

lovely service, Patersons 

Funeral Services for their 

care and compassion to the 

family. The beautiful floral 

tributes,cards andbaking were 

overwhelming. Thank you so 

much. Neville is nowatpeace. 

Death leaves aheartache no one 

canheal, 

Love leaves amemory noone 

cansteal. 

Until we meet again love. 

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Strumming on new Fender 

Molly Harrison’spassion formusic 

hasopenednew opportunities this 

year. 

The12yearoldwon the junior 

country rock title at the2021Gold 

Guitars in Gore, and the junior 

overall runnerup title,and 

recentlyopenedonstagefor her 

owncountry music idol, Jody 

Direen. 

Andthroughthat encounter,with 

prize moneyfrom theGoldGuitars 

and abit of savings,was able to buy 

theguitar of herdreams, afullsized 

acoustic/electric Fender,indark 

brown. 

Mollycould notbehappier. 

Shewas invited to be the opening 

actfor JodyDireen at the recent 

Farming Families organised, Mid 

Canterbury Rural Community Ball 

at theHotelAshburton. 

Theeveningincludedthe 

entertainment of the countrysinger 

andasilent charityauctionwith 

some donationsfrom sponsors of 

the event, including Farm Source, 

Quigley Contracting and 

Ravensdown. 

Mollyjumpedatthechancetobe 

involved. 

Shegot to meet her musicalidol, 

andalsosome invaluable stagetime 

playing to the 100plusstrong 

crowdfor aroundanhourahead of 

the country singer. 

‘‘Itwas agreat opportunity and 

I’mmost gratefulfor (it) andtomeet 

Jody she’s agreat singer,socool,’’ 

Molly said. 

FarmingFamilies members, 

Molly Harrison, front, with her new acoustic/electric Fender guitar, and 

Farming Families representatives, from left, Frances Beeston, Rebecca Miller 

and Jane Hansen. 


aware of hersavings goal,surprised 

Molly by matching hersavings to 

buy theFender. 

‘‘It’s agreat sound,’’ she said,of 

the new guitar. 

Molly hasbeen learning guitarfor 

the pastthree years, studying under 

Starbound Studiosmusic teacher 

SherylBradley, of Timaru. 

Sheplans to returnthe the Gold 

Guitars nextyear whereshe will 

compete in the intermediate age 

group. 

Farming Families groupismade 

up of farmersand rural 

professionalswho are keen to see 

therural community gettogether 

forsomefun, family friendlyevents. 

Theywanttounite andsupport 

people in their rural community 

with eventsthatwillupliftand 

create strongerrelationships. 

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Ladies holidaying at the Rangitata North Hutsduring the1950's competeto eat atreat with no hands. 


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reunionthat willbeheld next 

yeartocelebrate the 125th 

anniversary of the foundingof 

theiconic holiday andfishing 

destination. 

Committeemembers Deb 

Boon andShirleyFalloonsaid 

around 22 baches willbeopen 

to ticketholders. 

‘‘We just thought it would be 

interesting for people to see 

what canbedonewith abasic 

fishermanscottage. 

‘‘Some people havelefttheir 

cottages very original, one still 

hasadirt floor,’’ they said. 

The communitybegan 1897 

with afew hutsbeingbuilt by 

fishermenonthe Rangitata 

River mouth,theninthe 1950s 

it started to become moreofa 

holiday destination. 

‘‘Mum and the kidswould 

stay thereover holidaysand 

thedad would come backto 

town to work,’’Shirley said. 

One familyhas hadabach 

therefor six generations. 

At least10peoplelive in the 

community permanently, and 

bachesstill comeupfor sale. 

The village has alittlehall 

called Murphys with kitchen 

facilities, aplayground forkids 

and evenalibrary. 

Shirley said theplace had a 

friendlyand communal 

atmosphere, ‘‘thereare no 

fences,you see people 

wanderingpast your bedroom, 

and that’s fine.’’ 

Thecommitteehave other 

eventsplanned to raise money 

including raffles,quiznights, a 

garagesale at the huts and a 

bookisinthe workstelling the 

story of the RangitataNorth 

Hutsand will be available 

early next year. 

‘Open Hutsatthe Rangi’ is on 

November 13,tickets can be 

purchasedfrom their facebook 

page: www.facebook.com/ 

RangiReunion2022 

Let’skeep safe–Theft/BurglaryPrevention Campaign 

The model of “Neighbourhood 

Watch” was first introduced to New 

Zealand from America in the 90’sas 

their wayofaddressing crime. After 

a brief sabbatical, its resurgence 

saw a desire to restructure the 

model to fit the New Zealand way 

of life. It wassubsequently renamed 

and rebranded “Neighbourhood 

Support” sending it in adirection of 

pro-activeinitiatives and prevention 

and encouraging it to work 

towards building resilience in the 

Community with an ability tolook 

out for one another. Itmaintains a 

“Memorandum of Understanding” 

with the Police, has 69 groups 

throughout New Zealand and the 

Canterbury region retains five 

DistrictCoordinators and one Junior 

Coordinator who works closely with 

schools in the Christchurch area. 

TheAshburtonDistrict’sCoordinator 

has been in post fornearly ayear and 

building on its previous platform 

sees areal need in the Community 

for prevention. Her aim for the year 

has been to build on this and the 

next year sees a need for further 

development particularly in the 

ethnic and rural communities. Every 

area in Mid Canterbury isdifferent 

and has its own set of security 

Left to right: LesleySymington (SafeCommunities Co-ordinator), Sue Abel 

(NeighbourhoodSupportCo-ordinator),SeniorSergeant Leigh Jenkins show 

three information flyersonkeepinghomes,vehiclesand tradies’tools safefrom 

theft/burglary. 

and safetyneeds. 

In conjunction with Safe 

Communities, Police and 

Neighbourhood Support, and in 

the run up to Christmas, we are 

kick starting the campaign “Lets 

Keep Safe” byintroducing aseries 

of 6 week proposals on how to 

address Burglary and Theft inthe 

community. Each week will address 

aspecific topic with information and 

adviceonhow to ensureyour safety 

in the home, with vehicles and with 

tools in an effort toreduce crime 

surrounding this. 

Should you require any further 

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Neighbourhood Support 

CoordinatorM:0272961006 

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Volunteer 

Neighbourhood SupportCo-ordinators forHakatere. 

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Ashburton College 

Individual Excellence in aSupportive Learning Environment 

News 

Issue 35 

28 October 2021 

Message From ThePrincipal 

Term Four Challenges 

This term is very much asprint towards the end of 

theyear, andthis has beenmade morecomplexby 

the previous COVID-19 interruptions. 

Normally at this time of the year many of our internal 

assessments arecompleted and the focus is on the 

external exams. However, with the COVIDabsences 

from the classroom, timeframes arecompressed for 

students asthey complete internal assessments, 

while beginning their exampreparation. 

Term Four Celebrations 

Sadly,manyofour Term Four celebrations arenolonger possible dueto 

Ministry of Education guidelinesaroundCOVID-19. 

Becausegatherings arenow restrictedto100 this has resulted in having to 

planfor senior prize-givingswith prize-winners only, minimal staff andno 

parents/caregivers present tohelp celebrate the student achievements. 

However, theywill be recorded so that families can view theevent. 

Our senior celebrations can happen safely inour College Auditorium 

rather than risking theuse of outside facilities. 

On reflection, however, our school and our students are certainly ina 

much better positionthanthose in Auckland. 

ResidencyVisas 

Recently our Government announced that they are willing to start 

processing residency visas ofmigrant workers and their families. This is 

fantastic news formanyofour Ashburton College families,and especially 

importantfor many of our students. Ifaschool-leaverwants to undertake 

tertiary study and their parents don’t have ‘residency status’, then the 

student couldn’t study unlessthey paid international fees. 

Iwish our families well as they seek to secure acertain future for their 

whānau. 

Irecently ran into afamily who has been inMid Canterbury for six years 

and had only just gained ‘permanent residency’. They felt like ‘lotto’ 

winners. 

MotorIndustryTraining Organisation (MITO) 

Last week we were delightedtobeacknowledged by the MotorIndustry 

Training Organisation (MITO) for the quality ofour programmes and the 

excellentachievementlevels of our students. 

Maureen McClenaghan, Industry Training Advisor (MITO) visited last 

Friday toacknowledge what agreat Automotive programme we had 

on offer at Ashburton College. Much of this kudos is due to Teacher-in- 

Charge Kyle Backhouse-Smith, and Technology Workshop Technician 

Daniel Tew. Unfortunately Kyle leaves usnext year on promotion toa 

Technology HeadofFaculty positionatacentralNorth Islandschool. We 

arecurrently advertising this positionfor commencementnextyear. 

Rebuild Progress 

Our new build is underway with Bradford Building working on the 

construction of thenew Phoenix Pre-school on the old netball courts site. 

This will then create the clear space necessary to build our first major 

block. However,weare duetostartarebuild of GymChanging facilities, 

with the aim of having these completed beforethe onsetofnextwinter. 

Sadly,westill haven’tbeen able to finalise our Master Plan forthe campus. 

Onset of Warmer Weather 

This warmer weather certainly helpseverybody feel better about lifeand 

we are all eagerly anticipating summer, hopefully with safe travel and 

greaterfreedom. 

Ross Preece 

Principal •Tumuaki 

Forthcoming Events 

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

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

details areknown. 

October 

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 

November 

01 Year 9/10 Matesand Dates 

01-03 Year 12 Outdoor Education, Hanmer Springs 

02 Shave foraCure 

03 Year 12 Chainsaws Day3,locationtba 

Cultural Bites,Chessboard, lunchtime 

Year 9/10 Matesand Dates 

Performance/Principals' Awards presentations,Period 4 

BoardofTrustees meeting,TurretRoom, Menorlue,6:15pm 

05 Staff vStudent Chess Match, College Chessboard 

08 Year 13 PED Golf Assessment, AshburtonGolfCourse,8:45am - 

12:30pm 

09 Year 13 PED Golf Assessment, AshburtonGolfCourse,12noon - 

3:30pm 

10-11 Year 10 Bush Survival 

11 Year 9X Museum Trip,AshburtonMuseum, 10:00am-1:20pm 

12 CanterburyAnniversaryDay -public holiday 

Information 

AshburtonCollege Year 9 

Academic Scholarships 

Criteria and application forms arenow available 

from your child’s school. 

TheClosing Date forapplications is 

Monday15November 2020, 12 noon. 

Theacademicexaminationswill be held at AshburtonCollege 

on Monday22Novemberfrom9:00am–11:15am. 

Enquiries and applicationstobemadeto 

Sheena Tyrrell,Management Administrator, 

Email:ts@ashcoll.school.nz 

Phone: 3084193, extension812; 027247 8003. 

Please note that these Scholarships are 

Academic ExcellenceScholarships. 

Appreciation 

Year 11 and 12 Awards 

FollowingonfromNewsletter 33 wheresome of the prestigiousawards 

which are presented atthe Year 13 Award Ceremony were outlined, 

we now highlight additional awards which are available mainly for 

presentation to Year 11 and 12 students, but some across the three 

seniorstudents' levels (Years 11-13).Again,wesincerely acknowledge 

communitygenerosity to awards. 

AshburtonTechnical High School OldPupils’Trades Scholarship 

This scholarship wasfirst awarded to an Ashburton College studentin2014, 

with BryceChisnall the first recipient. 

Students who have received offers of apprenticeships are nominated 

by teachers, with the successful recipient selected from ashortlist, by 

representatives of the Old Pupils’Association after interviewing the future 

employers of the candidates.Winnershavegone on to TradesCareers in the 

Electrical,Engineering and otherrelatedindustries. 

(Pictured right): 

Brycepictured 

with Trustees 

Alan Lilley and 

Gordon Clinton. 

Digital Technology Prizes 

These vitally important subjects for today’s world have been generously 

supported, foranumber of years,byHeartland Technology. 

They are awarded at Year 11, Year 12 and Year 13 levels; in Digital 

Information Technology, Digital 

Information Practical, and Digital 

Programming. These subjects cover 

all future areas and competencies 

required to set students up forcareers, 

interest/hobbies and employment 

opportunities. 

PatStephenson Trophyfor ExcellenceinWriting 

This trophy was first awarded in 2020 and is 

presented toasenior student who has shown 

the most well-rounded, overall excellence 

in their writing in English, and also in other 

subjects and areas where applicable. 

This trophywas donatedtoAshburtonCollege 

in memory of Mrs Pat Stephenson who 

was a founding member of the Ashburton 

County Lions, and who lived her whole life in 


Pat left money to the County Lions who 

subsequently decided, in her honour, to 

donate atrophy toAshburton College to be 

presented annually inher name, with asmall 

monetaryamounttogowith thetrophyeach year. 

Recognition of Tikanga 

Thereare twospecial Tikanga awards forsenior students each year: 

• The Corbett Trophy forTikanga - and the 

• MauiAward fordemonstrating the SpiritofTikanga Māori. 

Tikanga is about ‘doing things right’. Tikanga includes Māori beliefs that 

areinheritedvalues and concepts practised from generation to generation. 

Values include the importance of te reo (language), whenua (land) and, in 

particular, whānau (family and extended family group). 

Both of these awards are available to asenior student, across one of Years 

11,12or13. 

The CorbettTrophy 

This is awarded to asenior student whodemonstrates the values of Tikanga 

in their actions within College, and always acts in accordance with these 

principles. 

Appreciation 

The Maui Award 

This Awardisfor Serviceand Supportand acting by the principles of Tikanga 

at College, and is awarded to asenior student who sets an example with 

their behaviour and who supports others on their journey. 

(Pictured above,leftand right): TheCorbett Trophyand TheMauiAward. 

TopMāori Students 

At each ofYear 11 andYear 12 prize-givings top academic Māori students 

arerecognised,with the- 

• Rakiroa Trophy being presented tothe top academic Year 11 Māori 

student–andthe 

• Rarakiroa Award to thetop Academic Year 12 MāoriStudent 

TheTop Overall Studentineach of Year 12 and Year 11 

is recognised by the – 

ANZ Bank Academic Achievement Award for the TopStudent inYear 12 

and the Ashburton High School Centennial Trust TopScholar Monetary 

Awardfor Year 11. 

(Pictured right): 

TheANZ Bank Award. 

Thistle Masonic LodgeCitizenship Award 

This award is presented to a student 

who takes responsibility for their actions 

and learning, isconsistently courteous, 

helpful and thoughtful to others, and 

shows respecttoall,displaying excellence 

in citizenship and communityspirit. 

This is a prestigious award which is 

aligned with the AshColl Values of 

Quality, Pride and Respect. 

Events 

Bridge Designs –byYear9Science Students 

Ashburton College Year 9Science students, towards the end of Term 

Three, tried their hand at bridge design, motivated by this year’s 

historic floods that damaged the Ashburton River State Highway 1 

BridgeinMay of this year. 

Invited to checkout the students’designs and talkabout theirworking lives 

were three AshburtonDistrictCouncil roading engineers. 

College teacher, and former engineer, Bryan Bell said this was avaluable 

opportunity to show students the important, if often overlooked, role 

engineering plays in society. 

TheCouncil Engineers lookedatsix differentdesigns and models createdby 

the students, asaresult of the project being to design atemporary bridge 

structure for the Ashburton Bridge. Arange of options, from full bridge 

replacementtoreplacingjust the damaged span, were on display. 

(Pictured above, left toright): Ashburton District Council Road Engineer 

Martin Lo, Zoey Sargent and Rosara Ackroyd with their Arch Bridge, and 

Council Roading EngineersAsheinAbeysekara and JeremyLambert. 

Mr Bell said the students had achance to learnfromareal-lifesituation on 

their doorstep,and potentially be drawntoengineering as aprofession. 

The students’ designs included asuspension bridge, several truss bridges 

and arch bridges. 

The Council Engineers noted they were impressed by the thought and 

creativity of the designs, and how they would stand up in the local 

environment, which included hazards like flooding, high winds and 

earthquakes. Bridges needed to be able to withstand many forces, last a 

long timeand not be tooexpensive.

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Events 

Truss bridges were favoured for their sturdiness and lower cost, while 

suspension bridges were moreattractive but cost alot more. 

Other Ashburton College students have toured the construction site of 

Council’s new libraryand Civic Centre,aspartoftheir Trades Course. 

Infrastructure Services Group Manager Neil McCann said it was agreat 

opportunity for staff to share industry experiences with students, saying 

‘some of those Year 9students mightsee apathway to becoming engineers’. 

This combination of 

classroom work and reality 

shared with the Ashburton 

District Council Engineers 

was very much appreciated byAshburton College, aswas their time given 

in sharingknowledge. 

Students’Perspectiveofthe Project 

With information provided by Year 9students 

Jorja Abernethyand Ashleigh Houston 

Our teacher, Mr Bell, gave us atask todesign and construct abridge to 

temporarily be on the damaged area of the AshburtonBridge. 

Firstly we looked at four differentbridge types. Welooked at the good and 

bad things about the bridge types and then movedintopairsorgroups and 

selectedour bridgetype. 

We did research on our chosen bridge and then designed it, afterwhich 

we constructedour bridge out of plywood strips and cardboard. After 

our model wasbuilt we made aposter explaining all the details about our 

bridge. 

(Pictured above, left and right): The authors of this part ofthe information, 

Ashleigh Houston and Jorja Abernethy, with their Truss Bridge and poster. 

On the final dayofTermThree,three bridge engineers from the Ashburton 

DistrictCouncil came to inspectthe bridgedesigns we hadconstructed-to 

be either temporary ortoreplace the current bridge.They also showed us 

the grim damage thathappened to the roads and bridges of the Ashburton 

Districtfromthe floods in May. 

The engineers went around each group, and looked at each part ofthe 

bridge,asking us questions about our designand howeverything worked. 

They also told us about the pros and cons of our models and things we 

could have added to make it moreefficient. 

After they had looked at everyone’s models and posters they discussed 

what bridges they preferred, and which would work best for the situation. 

Everyone then went and looked at each bridge and the engineers talked 

about the pros, cons, costs and whether the idea of the certain type of 

bridge wassuitable. 

The things that were good about the experience were that welearnt 

that bridges need to be stable and strong. Wealso learned what actually 

happened to the Ashburtonbridgeand whatthey had to do to repair it.We 

also liked seeing all the damage that happened to each road and bridge, 

and it wasinteresting to see howsome bridges were made and repaired. 

Congratulations 

(Pictured left, left 

to right): With their 

Cable-StayedBridge 

are JonnyThorpe and 

Mitchell Lyewith the 

Council Engineers 

Martin Lo, 

JeremyLambertand 

Ashein Abeysekara. 

Outstanding Target Shooting Successesfor 

College Competitors 

Postal Competitions 

The competitions outlined below are postal competitions and, due to 

COVID-19, their timeframes were extended alittle, hence acollection 

of results which have arrived at one time. 

Target Shooting NewZealand (TSNZ) NewZealand Secondary 

Schools’Competition 

This competition involved 183 shooters from across New Zealand, insixtyone 

teams of three shooters each. 

AshburtonCollege Champions and Whitcoulls Trophy Winners,and the 

Winning MixedTeam. 

Congratulations 

Not only wasAshburtonCollege the winning team but also the defenders of 

the Whitcoulls Trophy, having wonthis in 2020. 

Winning team members were: (pictured below, lefttoright): with the trophy- 

CharlotteMcKenzie (Year 11), Jack Jones (Year 11) and Madi Tourle (Year 10). 

Their totals ranged 

from 588.30-600.60, 

meaning they 

averaged 98/100, 

which is equivalent 

to Master Grade 

shooting results. As 

Manager 

Nina McKenzie said, 

the results were a 

mighty effortfor 

such ayoung team. 

Additional Results were: 

CharlotteMcKenzie 2nd topshot (199.12/200.20) and 2nd topgirl. 

Jack Jones 2nd topboy (196.10/200.20). 

AshburtonCollege 3rdBoys’Grade: (pictured below,lefttoright): 

Luke Rhodes (Year 9), 

Jack McIntosh 

(Year 11) and 

Tāne Moore(Year 11), 

with atotal of 566.16. 

Theteam had areally 

strong finish, and is 

showing as an exciting 

young team. 

AshburtonCollege 3rdGirls’Grade: (pictured below,lefttoright): 

Claudia Cudmore 

(Year 11), 

Sama Sooialo 

(Year 11) and 

Phoebe McKenzie 

(Year 9), with a 

total of 562.11, 

which was 

another great 

finishinavery 

strong grade. 

Again, another 

young and 

exciting team. 

AshburtonCollege 10th Girls’Grade: (pictured below,lefttoright) 

Maddie Page 

(Year 9), 

Imogen Felton 

(Year 12) and 

Bree Greer 

(Year 10) with a 

total of 529.07; 

which wasavery 

good outcome 

from ayoung and 

inexperiencedteam, 

also showing lots 

of promise forthe 

future. 

Nina said that it’s hard toover-emphasise what aremarkable win this was 

forthis team. They areveryyoung,and up against schools with much older, 

moreexperienced (and,insomecases,highergraded) shooters than them. 

Certainly,they were underdogs going into this particular competition. 

Silver Medal from the NewZealand 

SecondarySchools’Championships (Triple S) 

In aprevious newsletter we updated the positions of the College shooters 

during this competition, but were awaiting the final round and results. 

These results are now in, with the College team finishing admirably in the 

runner-up position to the winning team of Palmerston North Girls’ High 

School. 

Twenty four teams contested this championship, with teams of four-five 

members and the topfour scores counting in each round. 

AshburtonCollege Runner-Up Champion Team 

(Pictured below, left to right): Claudia Cudmore, Charlotte McKenzie, 

Jack Jones,Phoebe McKenzie and Madi Tourle. 

The team gained this position through a combined score of 

1919.64/2000.200; and was, notably,the topscoring school in the last,more 

demanding,double cardround. 

Additional Specific Resultswere: 

Medal Winners 

• Madi Tourle Gold Medal,CGrade; 

• CharlotteMcKenzie SilverMedal,AGrade; 

• Tāne Moore BronzeMedal,DGrade. 

TopTen Performances in their Grade 

• Jack Jones -BGrade;Phoebe McKenzie -DGrade; 

Claudia Cudmore-DGrade. 

Team Results 

• AshburtonCollege 2: 9th placed,and the first second team from any 

school. Team members: Tāne Moore, Jack McIntosh, Sama Sooialo, 

Bree Greer,Carly vanWyk,with ascore of 1870.41. 

• Ashburton College 3: 18th placed, and the first third team 

from any school. Team members: Imogen Felton, Maddie Page, 

Sophia Clifford,Taylor Doyle. This was fantastic work from avery new 

team, including apersonal best forTaylor on the double,after missing 

agreat deal of the season. 

This is the competition for which last year’s College team holds the record, 

and which we had previously wonoversix consecutiveyears. 

Nina said they knew, this year, that the young team was upagainst it 

competing with schools with more experience, but they have proven they 

are amatch for anyone, and will be the only one of nearly all the teams to 

have all students still at secondaryschool level again next year. 

They arereally proud to have claimed the Silver Medal spot. 

In next week’s Newsletter we will look at the results from the 

National DistrictChampionship Final. 

Information 

End-of-Year Datesand COVID- 

ImpactedChanges 

Due toCovid Level 2restrictions we now advise and confirm the 

adjustments outlined below. 

Pleasenotepresentationeventswillberecorded and available 

to viewonthe College web-site. 

Details will be forwarded to families. 

Blues/Colours Assembly –Thursday28October 

To nowtake place in the Auditorium,with recipients only. 

Performance/PrincipalAwards–Wednesday03November 

Will be presentedto recipients during Akotime by Senior Leadership Team 

members and HeadsofSchool. 

Staff vStudentExecutiveChess Match–Friday05November 

Lunch break –will proceed as scheduled. 

Red Carpet Evening –cancelled (was scheduled for05November) 

Senior Student Prize-giving Dates2021 

These will nowbeheldon-siteatCollege,inschool time and without an 

audience, and with Years 11 and 12 prize-givings nowseparated. 

Further details forwarded to families. 

• Year 13 -Wednesday 10November, College Auditorium, recipients 

only. Students not receiving prizes arereleased from College, 

from the startoflunchtime. 

• Year 12 -Monday15November,College Auditorium recipients only, 

Period 4. Scheduled classes continue as normal, only prize 

recipients to Auditorium. 

• Year 11 -Monday15November,College Auditorium recipients only, 

Period 5. Scheduled classes continue as normal, only prize 

recipients to Auditorium. 

Last dayofschool attendancefor Senior Students as follows: 

• Year 13 Thursday11November 

• Years 11 and 12 Wednesday17November 

GetOut There(GOT) Day–Tuesday 07 December 

To proceed as scheduled. 

Te WhareManaaki Prize-Giving 

To take place. Students and relevant staff only, with recording to be 

distributedtostudents’families. 

Last dayofschool attendanceand Prize-givingsfor 

Junior Students: 

These arenow to proceed in the Auditorium forrecipients only. 

• Year 10 Thursday09December:Period 4, College Auditorium 

• Year 9 Thursday09December:Period 5, College Auditorium 

At both levels, scheduled classes continue as normal, only prize recipients to 

Auditorium. This remains the final day for the year for bothyear levels. 

Year 13 Graduation Dinner -Sunday 12 December 

Regretfully cancelled. 

ForthcomingPublic HolidayDate: 

CanterburyAnniversaryDay Friday 12 November 

AdditionalCollege Date foryour Diaries: 

Thursday25November Teacher Only Day.College closed forinstruction).

NEWS 



Harry and Sylvia Smith pictured at St Andrew’s Church, Ashburton on their wedding day 65 years ago. Arecentphoto of Harry and Sylvia Smith. 

Smiths celebrate 65 years of marriage 

Former longtime Mid 

Canterbury residents Harry 

(Henry) and Sylvia Smith 

yesterday celebrated their 65th 

wedding anniversary. 

These days the couple are 

residents of Geraldine, but 

were married at St Andrew’s 

Church, Ashburton on October 

27, 1956. 

The localpipeband were 

guests on the day and marched 

in front of the wedding car. 

Harry (LowenSmith) is well 

known as an artist and is mostly 

self taught. He wasraised in 

Wakanui. 

Sylvia hails from England 

and has enjoyedalong 

associationwith Ashburton, 

Tinwald and Methven operatic 

societies, and also with both the 

Mid Canterbury Women’s 

Institute Federation Choir (51 

years) and Mid Canterbury 

Choir (19 years). 

The couplemet in Ashburton 

on Sylvia’s 18th birthday. 

Harry is 86 and Sylvia has just 

celebrated her 85th. 

Council funds for rail move 

Ashburton District Council will 

contribute $2.33 million 

towards relocating Ashburton’s 

rail container terminal from 

the middle of town to Fairton. 

Relocating the rail hub is a 

$14m project involving council, 

Fairfield Freight Hub (part of 

the Wareing Group) and 

KiwiRail. 

Government has also given 

$2m to the project. 

Ashburton District mayor 

Neil Brown said council 

confirmed its commitment to 

the hub at its meeting last week 

and also agreed to provideloan 

funding of $3m to the project. 

‘‘Relocatingthe rail 

container terminal to Fairton 

has been an ongoing discussion 

for council for years and we are 

delighted it is finally going to 

happen. 

‘‘It will pave the way for 

increased rail freightfrom this 

district and reduce truck 

movements on StateHighway 

1. 

‘‘It also means shunting 

operations willnolonger 

resultintrains blocking 

intersections in town.’’ 

Construction of the hub is 

expected to begin early next 

year and be completed by late 

2022. 

Operations will continueat 

the current siteonWest Street 

untilthe new hub is open. 

The new freighthub is near 

council’s northeast Ashburton 

Business Estate and will 

involve the reengineering of 

an existing railsiding that 

once servedthe Fairton 

Freezing Works. 

Mr Brown said the new rail 

hub would also set the district 

up for alowercarbon future. 

‘‘Helpingexporters and 

businesses movemore freight 

by rail makes good sense and 

helps reducetransport 

emissions,’’ he said. 

KiwiRail has plansto 

increase the amount of local 

railfreight from 6000 

containers ayear to 20,000. 

Time to vote for 

Bird of the Year 

Voting is openfor Forest & 

Bird’s16th annualBird of the 

Yearcompetition. 

Thecompetition will be 

fierce as 75 birdsand one bat 

are in the mix this year. 

Is your favourite native bird 

the fantail, kereru, silvereye, 

bellbird, morepork,orfalcon? 

Whatabout oneofthe wellknowniconic 

species –the 

kiwi, kea or kakapo? 

Or perhaps one of the 

braided river bed birds –the 

wrybill, blackfronted tern or 

banded dotterell. 

Ashburton residents all 

know about the tarapuka or 

blackbilled gull, which makes 

it’s summer home in the local 

riverbed. They are the rarest 

gull in the world andmay be 

very deserving of your vote. 

Some speciesonthe Bird of 

the Year website alsofeature 

aNew ZealandSign Language 

translation to learnalongside 

their English and te reo Maori 

names. 

As in previous years, voters 

can ranktheir top five 

favourite species in an STV 

style voting system. 

The 2020 Bird of the Year 

winner was the kakapo. 

The seriousside to the Bird 

of the Year competition is the 

opportunity to educate the 

public out theplightofnative 

speciesand thethreat of 

extinction that many of our 

native birds face. 

Voting ends Sundayat5pm. 

The winnerwillbeannounced 

on November 1. 

More informationon the 

birdoftheyear.org.nz website. 

Know aloved one who 

is hardtobuy for? 

PROFESSIONAL 

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Researcher Rachael Inch shares the essential freshwater social impact report with Rural Support Trust’s Josh Dondertman. 


Social impactreport released 

Anxiety, stress and uncertainty 

amongthe Mid Canterbury 

community were key findings 

in the social impact report 

commissionedbythe Mid 

Canterbury RuralSupport 

Trust (RST)around new 

freshwater rules and 

regulations. 

The National Policy 

Statementfor Freshwater 

Managementand associated 

legislation came into forcein 

August 2020. It was 

government’s attemptto 

address water quality issues in 

NewZealandbyproviding a 

national objectives framework 

for freshwater management. 

However at the onset the 

proposedregulations, which 

affectedall farming types, 

causedmoreuncertainty for 

those in the agriculture sector 

from farmersatthe coalface,to 

those in agrisupport roles. 

The RST commissioned 

researcher Rachael Inchto 

explore the social impact of 

the new rules on the 

AshburtonDistrict. 

The findings, gatheredfrom 

qualitative research from a 

range of people and groups 

between April and May 2021, 

suggested therehad been an 

increasingly adverse social 

impact on farmers and their 

families. 

Mrs Inch’s work, peer 

reviewed by Dr Heather 

Collins, was presented to 

invited members of the 

community last week. 

It includedAshburton 

District mayor Neil Brown and 

councillors,representatives 

from Federated Farmers, 

RuralWomen NewZealand, 

Ashburton District Council, 

AshburtonCollege as well as 

Environment Canterbury 

councillorMegan Handsand 

North Canterbury RST 

chairwomanGayleLitchfield. 

‘‘Farmers were already 

struggling to copewiththe 

pressures they were 

experiencing,’’ Mrs Inch said. 

Thepolicycame on the back 

of otherruralissues such as 

MycoplasmaBovis, banking 

reforms,Covid19, anddrought 

which were already stress 

factors forfarmers. 

‘‘The newrules and 

regulations then compounded 

theexistingpressures, adding 

even more anxiety and 

tension.’’ 

Concernsraised included 

flowon impacts for loss of 

farms, reduced spendinginthe 

districtimpacting on the 

viabilityofrural supply 

businessesand increased 

unemployment. 

There was also concern for 

the impact on schools if 

families relocated away from 

the district, searching for 

work, and increasedneedfor 

social services as well as 

increased compliance costs 

and capital investment. 

Accordingtothe research, 

the initialengagement process 

by government specifically 

the consultationseminar held 

in Ashburton createdanxiety, 

stress, and uncertainty for the 

agrisector with no clear 

pathway, little clarity on the 

changes or any reassurance 

about the knowledgeof 

different farming systems. 

There was also lack of 

acknowledgement for the 

positive works done by farmers 

throughthe CanterburyWater 

Management Strategy. 

‘‘One of the critical impacts 

for agriprofessionals was the 

increasing stress and tension 

when interacting with farmers. 

‘‘The uncertainty hindered 

their ability to plan,provide 

practical advice,and progress 

forward with projects,’’ Mrs 

Inch said. 

Conservativestancestaken 

by banks and lending 

organisationssaw advice to 

farmers oftenreferred to 

Environment Canterbury, who 

were alsointhe dark around 

required targetsand limits. 

‘‘Thedecreasedconfidence 

in farming was atheme for 

young farmers as they 

described how the new 

freshwater rules impacted 

them,’’ Mrs Inch said. 

It centred around public 

perception, and negative 

publicviews expressed on 

socialmedia. 

It saw many begin to 

question their futures in 

farming. 

Mayor NeilBrown, afterthe 

presentation, wanted to ease 

concern in the community and 

said the districtwould not be 

planted in pine trees or be 

pushedtofarmingcows in 

barns. 

‘‘I don’t think it’s all doom 

and gloom so don’tget hung up 

on (the nitrate numbers). 

‘‘There is light on the 

horizon. The technology is not 

here yet but we do have time,’’ 

he said. 


Movement 

on Dairy 

Board 

Dairy farmer representative 

JacquelineRowarth has been 

reelected to DairyNZ’s board 

during therecent livestreamed 

Annual General Meeting. 

It is athreeyear position. 

DairyNZ chair Jim van der 

Poelsaid the boardlooked 

forwardto Jacqueline rejoining 

them in what wasan 

excitingphase asitoversaw the 

delivery of the newDairyNZ 

strategy for farmers. 

Jacquelinehas aBachelors 

degree in Agricultural Science 

with honours inEnvironmental 

Agriculture, and aPhD in Soil 

Science from Massey 

University. 

She has worked in research, 

education, management and 

governance across universities 

and researchorganisations. 

She is also past president of 

the NewZealand Institute of 

Agricultural and Horticultural 

Science, and of the New 

Zealand Grassland Association. 

In 2008 she was awarded 

Companion of the New Zealand 

Order of Merit for servicesto 

agriculturalscience. 

At the AGM,Mrvan der Poel 

alsoannouncedthe resignation 

ofJoCoughlanasan 

independent director, for 

personal reasons andtofocus 

on other commitments. 

“Jo’s public relations 

expertise has been invaluable 

during herterm on the board, 

especially as we have put a 

greater focus on meeting the 

needsofour farmers andtelling 

dairy’s story to the public,” he 

said. 

This year’s AGM celebrated 

dairy’s achievements during a 

busyand often challenging 

year, andsharedhighlights 

from DairyNZ’s Annual Report. 

“Dairy continues to play an 

important role in New 

Zealand’s economy as Covid19 

continuestoaffect our 

communities. 

‘‘EveryKiwi is benefiting 

from dairy’s contributionto 

our country,” Mr van derPoel 

said. 

“Covid19 has also affected 

farmersbeyondthe farm gate, 

exacerbating staff shortages. 

‘‘DairyNZ has beenstrongly 

advocating for immigration 

policy changes to help address 

this issue.’’ 

Free trade boost 

New Zealand’s historic free trade 

agreement (FTA) withthe United 

Kingdom will havefar reaching 

benefits for Kiwi exporters into 

the UK market. 

It not onlygivesunprecedented 

access but will boost theNew 

Zealandgross domestic product 

by $1billion and save more than 

97 percent of the exporters, 

around $37.8m ayearontariff 

elimination alone. 

Tariffs were to be eliminated 

on honey, wine, kiwifruit,onions, 

arange of dairy and meat 

products, and mostindustrial 

products. There werealso 

significantaccess increases for 

beefand sheepmeatmarketsand 

extended workingholiday 

arrangements for Kiwis 

travelling. 

New Zealand was the second 

countrytosecure anew free 

tradeagreementwith the United 

Kingdom post Brexit. 

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern 

said the dealserved New 

Zealand’s economy and 

exporters well as they 

reconnected, rebuilt and 

recovered from covid,and looked 

to the future. “It’s one of our best 

deals ever and securedata 

crucial time in our covid 

recovery,” Ms Ardern said. 

Thedeal, which included 

increased beef volumes from 

12,000 tonnes to 60,000 tonnes, 

and sheep meat increases 149,205 

tonnes to over164,000tonnes, put 

money back into the pockets of 

farmers while presenting them 

the opportunity for further 

growth. It would provide 

meaningfulaccess for New 

Zealand exportersand 

businesses, and especially those 

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Thursday,28October2021 | ISSUE 52 

Walking week, Irish festival win tourism funds 

A Methven and foothills walking 

festival, an aviation and military 

extravaganza and the South Island 

Motor Home Show are among nine 

events inMid Canterbury to secure 

regionaltourismfunding. 

Acollective $38,175 was allocated tothe 

nine events, all of which will encourage 

visitors to come and stayinthe Ashburton 

district. 

OthereventsincludedanIrish celebration 

called the Opuke Gathering, two big 

golf tournaments and a basketball 

tournament. 

Ashburton District Deputy Mayor Liz 

McMillan is chairperson of the sevenmember 

panel that decided the funding 

applications. 

“It wasgreat to see thatinthese uncertain 

times people are looking ahead and still 

planning positively for events that bring 

people together, in asafeway. 

“These eventswill all bring people to our 

districtandourbusinesses canshareinthe 

widereconomic windfall. Mid Canterbury 

is definitely openfor business.” 

TheMethvenandFoothillsWalkingFestival 

isaproposedweek-longeventfeaturing10 

walks in the Aprilschool holidays next year 

and is modelledonthe town’s successful 

walkingfestivals of the early 2000s. 

The organiserssay an increase in walking 

trails around Methven, andpeople looking 

for alternative activities within New 

Zealand, was added inspiration to reignite 

the festival. It could grow over the 

years toinclude walks around the rest of 

the district. 

The AshburtonAviation Museum received 

funds to help stage its Militeria and 

Aviation Extravaganzaon5and 6February 

next year. 

The museum is raising funds for a 

new display hangar and hopes the 

extravaganza will become a bi-annual 

event thatwill encouragevisitorsfromall 

overthe country. 

Ashburton played a significant part 

during World WarTwo in thetraining and 

preparation of pilots for the RNZAF. That 

aviation history will be on show, alongside 

military displays. 

Organisers say the event is not just 

about planes and guns, but it willalso be 

educational and informative. 

The full listoftourism funding recipientsis: 

South Island AG Summit, agricultural 

conferenceinMethven on 27 and 28 May 

2022. 

Lions District 202J Convention, aLions 

convention in Methven in April2022. 

The Opuke Gathering, acelebration of 

traditional Irish music and culture in 

Methven on 8and 9April, 2022. 

South Island Golf Tournament (Ashburton 

RSA), achartered clubs mixed pairs golf 

tournament at the Tinwald course on 4 

and 5June 2022. 

NZ Men'sInter Provincial Golf Tournament 

(Ashburton Golf Club), being held 30 

Novemberto4December. 

South Island U13 Basketball 

Championships, an event with teams 

from all over the South Island at the EA 

Methvenisplanningtobring back itspopular walking festival. 

NetworksCentre. 

South Island Motorhome Show, in 

Ashburton 12 and 13 February. 

Militariaand Aviation Extravaganza, at the 

Ashburton Airport5and 6February. 

Methven and Foothills Walking Festival, 

April school holidays 2022. 

The nine funding applications sought 

about $60,000, but only $38,175 was 

available. 

The selection panel also included Jan 

Cochrane (Sport Canterbury), Roger 

Farr (Ashburton Trust Event Centre), 

Bruce Moffat (Christchurch NZ), Simon 

Worthington (Ashburton District Council), 

Andrea Lee (Covid-19 Economic Advisory 

Panel), Jen Parkes (Mid Canterbury 

Tourism AdvisoryGroup). 

NeilBrown -Mayor 

Getting agrip on nitrates 

A report to Council on the 

economic impact of achieving 

2.4mg nitrate in lowland streams 

makes sobering reading: Dairy 

farming and dairy support land 

use will need to reduce by 50 

per cent from current levels, the 

district’sGDP will decline by $409 

million and 1735jobswill be lost. 

That’sifwedonothing. Ourfarming 

community is already well on the 

waytogoodmanagementpractices 

thatreducenitratesleaching into 

waterways or aquifers.Wejust 

needscienceand time to gettothe 

2.4mg target setbyGovernment 

in itsNationalPolicyStatementon 

Freshwater. 

We were already on theway because 

farmers were workingtoa6.9mgtarget 

setbyEnvironment Canterbury afew 

yearsago in itsregional plan. Ecanis 

nowrewritingthatplan to take into 

accountGovernment’snew 2.4mg rule. 

The new2.4mg rule wasamong 

blanket freshwatertargets setfor the 

whole of the countryand farmersin 

huge numbershavesaid thatwas 

neveragood idea as different partsof 

the country havedifferent issues. 

Here in MidCanterbury, alegacyissue 

with nitrate is the result of farming 

practices of the past.Weknownow 

thatirrigation actuallyhelps reduce 

nitrate leaching compared to dryland 

farming and fertiliser use need to be 

carefully calaculated. 

Government’s freshwaterconsultation 

documentthatpreceded the NPShad 

little in the wayofeconomic impact 

analysis forMid Canterburysowe have 

commissioned ourown reports. 

We plantouse the 2.4mg report to 

lobby Ecanfor time –wehavebeen 

vaguelygiven “a generation”–for 

farming to achievethe newtarget. 

Thereisplentyofevidence to show 

farming is alreadywalkingthe 

talk to improve outcomesforthe 

environment in our district. 

Agricultureisasignificant contributor 

to the Ashburton District’sGDP and 

adecline in farm productivity and 

financialperformancewould have 

spinoffsfor the whole district.A 

reductioninlivestock numbers and 

lowervolumes of producewould 

affectthe transport industry, irrigation 

serviceindustryand businesses who 

maintain vehicle andfarm equipment. 

The regulations do notdefine a 

timeframe by when theymustbemet 

–ashorttimeframe will exacerbate 

the negativeeffectswhile alonger 

timeframewill enablebusinesses to 

adjustand adopt newscienceand 

technologytomeetthe regulations. 

We see along-term viewwhere both 

farming and the environmentare 

winnersand we hope our reportwill 

add to abody of information thatwill 

engagepeople to change. 

Maorinames 

gifted for 

newbuilding 

Ashburton District Council has 

accepted twoMaori names,gifted by 

Arowhenua, forthe new libraryand 

civicbuilding. 

The library will be known asTePataka 

okaTuhituhi and the civic centre asTe 

WaharoaaHine Paaka. 

Te Pataka o ka Tuhituhi means the 

storehouse of written publications, while 

Te Waharoa aHine Paaka derives from 

an ancient matai tree that once stood at 

Alford Forest. Known as Hine Paaka, the 

tree was asignificant landmark toMaori 

travellingthrough the district. 

Ashburton Mayor Neil Brown said the 

names celebrated tereo inaprominent 

andobvious wayand linked to the history 

andheritagethatmanawhenua had in the 

district. 

“Arowhenua have gifted two separate 

namesonthe basis thatone namealone 

could not capture all that the building 

offered. We’re delighted to accept both 

and will find asuitable place to display 

them in the newbuilding.” 

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New exercise areas 

for dogsofflead 

The Company Road Dog Exercise 

Area was added to Ashburton 

District Council’s official list of dog 

exercise areaswhen the DogControl 

Bylaw and Dog Control Policy has 

beenadopted. 

The dog exercise area atArgyle Park was 

alsoextendedandanarea ofAshtonBeach 

is nowoff-limitstodogs because of special 

flora andfaunainthe area.Otherchanges 

to the previousbylawinclude aclause that 

ownersmustensure that dogsare wearing 

current registrationtags on anyland thatis 

nottheir ownand thatownersmustcarry 

plasticbagsorothermeansto pickuptheir 

dog’spoo. 

Councilreceived 29 submissionswhen the 

documentswerereviewedearlier this year 

andput out forpublicconsultation. 

Thedog control bylawsets out standards 

of control that must beobserved bydog 

ownersand aimstominimise the potential 

fordogstocause harm. 

Dogs must be kept on aleash in all public 

placesatalltimes,exceptinareasspecified 

as dogexercise areas. 

Exercise areas in the policy are the 

Ashburton Dog Park (near the Ashburton 

River), PioneerPark, DigbyPark,Patching 

Street Reserve, Smallbone Drive Reserve, 

DevonPark, Argyle Park, Company Road, 

the Tinwald Green, George Glassey Park 

andthe Methven Dog Park. 

DogownerscanalsousetheoldAshburton 

landfill area at the end of RangeStreetto 

runtheir dogs off the leash. The area is not 

an official dog exercise area and access 

is sometimes restricted; dog bags are 

provided onsite. 

Dogs areprohibitedatall boat ramps and 

slipways, all cemeteries, public sports 

grounds, Ashton Beach, Lake Camp 

reserve,LakeClearwaterhutsand shores, 

LakeHeronshoresandMaoriLakesshores. 

Strategy and ComplianceGroupManager 

Jane Donaldson said dog owners had a 

raftofresponsibilities, and most kept and 

exercisedtheir dogs within the rules. 

“Our dog control is carried out by 

contractors and our aim is education first 

when we find someone is notcomplying. 

But the rules are there for areason and 

that is to keep our communitysafe.” 

She said there were good resources on 

Council’s website, including abrochure 

with the most importantinformation. 

PUBLICNOTICES 

THOMPSONS TRACKROADWORKS 

A1.7km section of Thompsons Track willbeclosed forsix weeks from 1November so 

the road surfacecan be dug out,widened and strengthened. 

Thompsons Trackwill be temporarily closed between Jamiesons Road andLine 

Road on 1November and traffic will be abletodetour around the work site using 

PannettsRoad, LauristonBarrhill Roadand WinchmoreLauristonRoad. 

This work should be complete by Christmas.The work is partofa$2.3 million 

rehabilitationcontract awarded to HEBConstruction. 

Other sections of Thompsons Trackand Arundel Rakaia GorgeRoadwillalsobe 

rehabilitated. 

Argyle Park Excercise Areas 

ARGYLE 

PARK 

Company Road Dog Exercise Area 

COMPANYROADDOG EXERCISE AREA 

WASTEWATER DRAINAGE BYLAW 

On 20 October2021,Councilrolled over the Wastewater DrainageBylaw under 

Section 156(2)(a) of theLocal Government Act2002. 

ThissectionstatesthatCouncil canmakeminor changes to abylaw via publiclynotified 

resolutionifthe changes do notaffectanexisting right,interest,title, immunity,duty, 

status or capacity of any person to whom thebylawapplies. 

The minorchanges made to thebylawinclude updating legislation and references, and 

reordering aclausefor readability. 

The Wastewater DrainageBylaw2021 is available on Council’s website or from the 

Council reception. 

$2.33mfor rail hubmove 

Ashburton District Council will 

contribute $2.33 million towards 

relocatingAshburton’s rail container 

terminal from the middle of town to 

Fairton. 

Relocating the rail hub is a$14m project 

involving Council, Fairfield Freight Hub 

(part of the Wareing Group) andKiwiRail. 

Government has also given $2m to the 

project. 

Ashburton Mayor Neil Brownsaid Council 

confirmed its commitment to the hub at 

its meeting last week and also agreed to 

provide loan funding of$3m to the project. 

"Relocating the rail container terminal to 

Fairton has been an ongoing discussion for 

Council foryears and we aredelighted it is 

finally going to happen. 

"It will pave the way for increased rail 

freight from thisdistrictand reducetruck 

movements onState Highway 1. It also 

means shunting operations will no longer 

result in trains blocking intersections in 

town." 

Construction of the hub is expected to 

begin early next year and be completedby 

late 2022. Operations will continue at the 

current site onWest Street until the new 

hub is open. 

The new freight hub is near Council’s 

north-east Ashburton Business Estate 

and will involve the re-engineering of an 

existing rail siding that once served the 

Fairton Freezing Works. 

MayorBrown said the newrail hub would 

alsoset thedistrict up foralower-carbon 

future. 

"Helping exporters and businesses move 

morefreight by rail makes good sense and 

helps reducetransport emissions." 

KiwiRail has plans to increasethe amount 

of local rail freight from 6000 containersa 

year to 20,000. 

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MISSION MT SOMERS 

ROAD CLOSURE 

Pursuanttothe Transport(Vehicular 

Traffic Road Closure)Regulations 1965, 

noticeishereby given that forthe 

purpose of allowing Enduranz Events to 

hold the Mission Mt SomersRace the 

following roadswillbeclosed to ordinary 

vehicular traffic(with theexception 

of emergency vehicles) for the period 

indicatedhereunder. 

Roads to be closed: 

· SYMES ROAD,forthe whole length 

Period of Closure: 

From 5.30am until 3.30pm on Saturday, 

30 October2021 

It will be an offence under theabove 

regulations forany person otherwise 

thanunder authority of an authorised 

permittouse theroads forordinary 

vehicular trafficduring theperiod of 

closure. 

NMcCANN 

InfrastructureServices Group Manager 

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NEWS 


New clock for Methven 


The clock on the Methven Medical Centre building is set to be replaced. 

An oldand poor functioning 

clock on the Methven 

Medical Centre is set tobe 

replaced. 

The timepiece is 20yearsold 

and is seenasthe 

Methven townclock. 

Methven Lions and the 

Methven Community Board 

(MCB) will share the costofa 

newclock and willeachchip 

in $1400. 

MCB willwill use its 

discretionary funds to part 

fundthe upgrade. 

MCBboard member Ron 

Smith said anew clock had 

been sourced because the old 

clock was‘‘buggered’’. 

It had been checked by a 

qualified personand needed 

to be replaced rather than 

repaired. 

Thenew clock would show 

the time, thetemperature 

andcould runshort messages 

of importance. 

Those messagescould 

includeany upcoming 

events, noticesand thelike, 

Mr Smith said. 

Feedbackvia local social 

mediawas thatpeople would 

miss the clockifit 

disappeared and there was 

strongsupport for anew 

clock. 

Methven Lions willmanage 

the installation. 

Methven Pony Club riders (from left) Molly Rudge on Northwind 

Holden, Zara Stewart on Medora Classic Touch, Ruby Stewarton 

Apache and Blaise France on Goldridge won the two age group shield 

at the SpringstonTrophy event. 

PHOTO TANIA CLARKE PHOTOGRAPHY 

Pony club winners 

Methven PonyClubriders have 

enjoyed success at the 49th 

SpringstonTrophy. 

Theevent was hosted by 

CentralSouthland PonyClub 

overthe recentschool holidays. 

Methvenriders claimedan 

inauguraltwo agegroup shield, 

which is awardedtoponyclubs 

fielding asmaller teamoffour, 

insteadofthe traditional six 

riderteam. 

Thewinning Methven team 

was madeupofintermediate 

riders MollyRudge and Zara 

Stewart, competing at the95cm 

height, and juniorriders Ruby 

Stewart and BlaiseFrance, 

riding at 80cm. 

Theteam wascoachedbyJane 

Withers andKristen Hubbard. 

Sixother pony clubsalso 

fielded two age group teams. 

Methven accumulated the 

leastpenaltiesover threedays of 

dressage, cross country and 

show jumping. 

Theeventdrew 22 teams from 

pony clubs throughout the South 

Island. 

Thecombined Methven/ 

TinwaldPony Clubteam also 

performedwell.Itwas madeup 

of intermediate ridersSami 

Meadand Bella Casey Sollyand 

juniors Nikita Burton and 

Mandy Mead, who all finished on 

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Vaccination milestone 

The Prime Minister announced 

the new Covid19 Protection 

Framework last week which will 

help us stay safe into the future 

while providing more freedoms 

for vaccinated New Zealanders. 

It sets out apathway out of 

lockdowns and provides 

certainty to businesses and 

events, while minimising the 

impact of Covid19 and 

protecting New Zealanders. 

Under the framework, if you are 

not vaccinated, there will be 

everyday things you will miss out 

on. If you are vaccinated, you 

will be able to visit bars and 

restaurants, reconnect with 

family and friends, and do the 

things you love with greater 

certainty. It’s up to all of us to 

make the choice to be able to do 

more of what we love, see the 

people we love, and protect 

those who can’t be vaccinated. 

We will move into the new 

framework when 90% of people 

in each DHB region across New 

Zealand are fully vaccinated. 

If you haven’t managed to get 

your first shot yet, Iwant to 

really encourage you to do so 

now, to ensure you’re fully 

protected in time for summer. 

You can book online at 

bookmyvaccine.nz or by calling 

0800 28 29 26. Some vaccination 

centres don’t even require a 

booking –you can simply turn up. 

It’s our ticket to summer, with 

businesses open and life feeling 

abit more normal. 

It was wonderful to see so 

many in the Mid/South 

Canterbury area step up and get 

vaccinated on Super Saturday 

thank you for putting our 

community first. Thanks also to 

the many health workers, 

volunteers and local businesses 

who helped the day run smoothly 

and made Super Saturday so 

successful. 

Moving forward, our strategy is 

to minimise and protect. We’ll 

keep the spread of Covid19 as 

low as possible by using the tools 

in the new framework, and we’ll 

protect people from the virus 

with vaccination and 

management. 

We know that the vaccine is 

highly effective if people have 

both doses. That means, if you do 

catch Covid19, you’re far less 

likely to fall seriously ill and less 

likely to pass the virus on to 

others. That’s why we want to see 

as many Kiwis vaccinated as 

possible, as soon as possible. 

Iknow some people are still a 

little hesitant about getting 

vaccinated and it’s OK to have 

questions. What is really 

important though is to make sure 

you’re getting reliable 

information to make this choice. 

Agreat place to start is covid19. 

govt.nz, where you can find 

accurate, evidencebased 

information, along with advice 

from medical experts. You might 

also like to check in with your GP 

or other health provider if you 

have specific queries. 

Thanks again for all of your 

efforts to look out for each other 

at Level 2and keep Mid 

Canterbury asupportive, vibrant 

community. Now, let’s keep 

working to get those vaccination 

rates up!

Keep up with the 

latest Council news 

by following us on 

social media! 

ISSUE 2021 OCTOBER 

MEETING WRAP 

Our first guestspeakers 

were from Toastmasters 

Ashburton and theygave 

us alesson on public 

speaking and interpersonal 

communication. 

Threemembers from theAshburton 

Toastmasterscameintotalktous, 

Rebecca,Matt,and Mike.They gave 

us ataskandit was to receive a 

topicandthen talk about it forone 

to twominutes.Itwas challenging 

butavery helpfultasktorecognise 

ourstrengthsandweaknesses. 

They alsogaveus feedback ina 

complimentsandwich;starting with 

acompliment,arecommendation, 

andthen finishingitoffwith 

another compliment. Thisoverall 

experience wasveryeducational 

andbeneficialtousasyouth. 

Dellwyn Moylan,the manager 

of Volunteering MidandSouth 

Canterbury, basedatCommunity 

House cameintodiscussand get 

ouropinions on theirnewidea 

of creatinganaward tocelebrate 

theyouth whoare involvedin 

volunteering. This willgiveour 

youthmorerecognitionfortheir 

effortsand hopefullyencourage 

more youth to volunteer. 

We discussed our plans forthe 

rest of the yearandunfortunately, 

Covid-19hasput astopto some. 

However, we do have some more 

things plannedsokeepaneyeout! 

This year Volunteering Mid 

& South Canterbury decided 

to include a youth on their 

volunteer Board. 

This not only gives the young person 

governance experience it also provides 

adifferent perspective. Our youth board 

memberthisyearisJanre Lim. 

Janreiscurrently ayear12and studying 

at Mount Hutt College. Originally from 

the Philippines, hehas been staying in 

Ashburtonsince he wasinyear9. 

Some of his hobbies include volleyball, 

readingandmusic.Hereallyenjoystaking 

up different opportunities including 

being ayouth member for the board of 

Volunteering Mid and South Canterbury. 

In his spare time ,he volunteers around 

the school and outside ofthe school as 

Janre believes it is away of giving back 

around ourcommunity. 

He isinvolved inanumber of groups 

including Ashburton Youth Council 

where he isthe submission officer and 

Mount Hutt College UN Youth group 

which heiscurrently leading alongside 

another student. Aside from those, He 

feels privileged to be elected as deputy 

house captain for Mount Hutt College, 

and currently Janre isinvolved in three 

different committees namely welfare, 

environmentand magazine. 

facebook.com/AshYouthCouncil 

Volunteering Mid &SouthCanterbury 

Apply now 

for2022 

Ihave really enjoyed being on 

the Ashburton Youth Council 

this year working with adiverse 

rangeofpeople. 

It has given meagreat dealofsatisfaction 

giving back to my community. Next year 

is goingto beachallengeaswecontinue 

to live with Covid-19. Itwillbeimportant 

to tryand make life as normal as possible. 

If youhave alittle free timeandwant to 

help organiseeventsand activities forthe 

youthofAshburton then youneedtofill 

outanapplicationform. 

Youcan pop intothe Ashburton District 

Council or the website which iswww. 

ashburtondc.govt,nz/council/governingbodies/youth-council 

JANRELIM 

Mental Health week 

EASTERLIN FAAMAUSILI 

AYCmember 

DOM COTTER 

AYC Member 

Recruiting 

2022 

For info ortoapply visit the Council website ashburtondc.govt.nz or call 03 307 7700. 

Applications opens 1October and close 21 December 2021. 

The Mental Health Awareness 

Week or MHAW has been a 

successfulcollaborationbetween 

the Ashburton YouthCouncil and 

the Selwyn YouthCouncil. 

Throughmultiplezoommeetingbetween 

the two youth councils, we were able to 

create aplan and implement itfor the 

mental health awareness week. 

Purple shirt day was created which 

aimed to commemorate and raise more 

awarenessaboutMentalHealth.Schools 

throughout Selwyn and Ashburton 

College also helped to make Purple 

Shirt Day asuccess, making this specific 

day apart oftheir non-uniform day and 

fundraisingmoneytowardsorganisations 

suchasMentalHealthFoundation.Mental 

Health Awareness Week or MHAW is an 

annual campaign by the Mental Health 

Foundation to help Kiwis understand 

what boosts their wellbeing and mental 

health. There are also the Five Ways to 

Wellbeingthathelpsimprove ourmental 

health and wellbeing: Connect, Keep 

Learning,BeActive,Give,andTake Notice. 

Using our social media platforms, both 

youthcouncilsdecidedthatusingthe five 

ways to wellbeing as content to further 

promote mental healthawareness. 

Both the Ashburton and Selwyn youth 

councils appreciate the help and the 

participation of the schools from our 

districts, the district councils and 

especialy therangatahi formaking MHAW 

asuccess! 

JOHNMAGYAYA 

AYC Member 

PO Box94, Ashburton, NewZealand 7740 | Telephone (03) 307 7700 | Website ashburtondc.govt.nz |facebook.com/AshYouthCouncil

NEWS 



Women’s Institute celebrates century 

TONI.WILLIAMS 


The sun was shining and the birds 

singing as scores of Women’s 

Institutesmembers indecorated 

sunhats gathered for a‘meetinthe 

middle’picniclunchinAshburton 

Domain to commemorate100 years 

of the national organisation. 

Membersfrom Mid Canterbury 

werejoined by members from North 

Canterbury,Canterbury District, 

Canterbury Eastand Waimate. 

Among them were also members 

from the national executive 

committee such as president Fay 

Leonard,KathrynHopkinson and 

Mid Canterbury’s Jude Vaughan. 

MidCanterburyFederation of 

Women’sInstitutepresidentMavis 

Wilkins said thegathering was made 

even more special as it was national 

awareness weekfor the 

organisation. 

The day in Ashburton, chosen as a 

centrallocation to all the 

Canterbury WIs,included avisittoa 

speciallycommemorationdisplay in 

the AshburtonMuseum,which 

would be on show for five weeks. 

The display included memorabilia 

of WI life from eachofthe eight WI’s 

in Mid Canterbury. 

The Women’s Institutewas 

founded by Anna‘‘Bessie’’ Spencer 

at at Rissington,Hawke’sBay in 1921 

aftershe was introducedtothe 

Women’sInstituteofEnglandona 

visittoLondon. 

Shewas so captivated by the 

concept of the WI she wassure the 

organisation wouldbebeneficialto 

countrywomen in NewZealand. 

Now there are more than4000 

members nationwide. 

Above: Women’sInstitute members 

Leone Tremberth,ofCanterbury District, 

(left) with Denise Clark and Margaret 

Cullimore, of Mid Canterbury,atthe 

meet in the middle centennial 

commemorationpicnic at Ashburton 

Domain. 

Right; Mid Canterbury Federation of 

Women's Institutes members Jude 

Vaughan and MavisWilkins among 

the WI items on display at the 

centenaryexhibition Ashburton 

Museum. 

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25 

Longrunning golf event raises $24,000 

Twenty years since it’s 

inception, golfers playinginthe 

Ashburton Charity Golf Classic 

this year were also playing for 

the inauguralRodger Bradford 

Memorial Trophy. 

Thetrophy, won by ateam 

from BrophyKnight,weighs 

more than 10kg, and wasmade 

by stafffrom Bradfordsin 

memory of Mr Bradford who 

died in November last year. 

It was created from apieceof 

precast concreteslab, sits on an 

oak base and is topped with a 

brasscoloured golf clubhead, 

sourced fromMrBradford’s 

personal golf clubs. 

TheBradfordGroup 

alongsideBrophy Knight Ltd 

were among the founding 

sponsors of thegolf 

tournament, and alongside 

fellowsponsor Placemakers 

Ashburton helped to raise more 

than $24,000 forcharity at this 

year’s event;$19,000 for Cancer 

Society and$5,000for Hospice 

Mid Canterbury. 

The fun,social tournament 

which includedstaff, friends 

and clients who enjoyed the 

networkingopportunity as 

much asthe golf was limited 

to just 84 playersthis yeardue 

to covid,insteadofthe usual 

120. 

It saw playersenjoy apacked 

lunch oncourseand 

refreshments delivered 

around the coursebygolf carts 

beforeenjoying asit downspit 

roast eveningmeal. 

Moneywas raised through 

entry fees, rafflesmostly sold 

on theday andanauction 

which included muchsoughtaftergolfing 

packages in 

Queenstownand at Clearwater 

Golf Club, as wellassigned All 

Black jerseys and acatering 

barbecuecrewpackage. 

Ashburton Charity Golf Classic 

company sponsor 

representatives Placemakers 

Ashburton’s Paul Robinson, 

Brophy Knight’s Greg Wall and 

Bradford Group’s Graeme 

Instone, holding the inaugural 

Rodger Bradford Memorial 

Trophy, and recipient 

representative Mandy Casey, of 

the Cancer Society. 

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Road 

repairs 

to start 

A1.7km section of 

Thompsons Track will be 

closed for six weeksfrom 

November 1sothe road 

surface can be dug out, 

widenedand strengthened. 

ThompsonsTrack willbe 

temporarilyclosed between 

Jamiesons Road and Line 

Roadwhile the 

rehabilitationwork is 

completed and traffic will 

be abletodetour around 

the work site using 

Pannetts Road, Lauriston 

BarrhillRoad and 

Winchmore Lauriston 

Road. 

Falls 

classes 

popular 

In normal times some 24 

strengths and balancing 

classes are held around the 

district aimed at older 

people. The classes support 

afalls prevention 

programme promoted 

through Safe Communities 

and help seniors stay 

flexible and mobile. An 

estimated 600 people take 

part. 

Covid has put the brakes 

on the classes in recent 

times and numbers have 

dropped off with social 

distancing rules in place. 

Once back in Level 1the 

classes will be promoted 

again. 

METHVEN BRIEFS 

CEMETERYTREES 

Amacrocarpa is thelast of anumber 

of treestaken out of Methven 

Cemetery becauseofwind damage. 

Big windsinSeptemberdamaged 

treesand forcedAshburtonDistrict 

Council (ADC) intoabig clean up 

operation. Harvested treeswere due 

to be sold.Anewstrategic/ 

development plan for the cemetery, 

including additional internment 

capacity, arealigned driveway and 

new nativeplantings, will be tabled at 

the nextMethven Community Board 

meeting. 

BABYCHANGE 

Babychange tables have been 

purchasedand will be installed in the 

publictoiletsoff Main Street, Methven. 

The tables will be located in boththe 

men’s andwomen’sfacilities. 

BUILD CONSENTS 

The value of building consentsin 

Methven for theperiod January to 

August this year is $4,661,104.The 

figurecompares to $1,938,22for the 

sameperiodin2020. For the eight 

months of this year atotalof29 

consents were issues, comparedwith 

18 in the previous year. In August 

nearly $1.1m of work was consented. 

Theyear to datetotal doesnot include 

consents issued for the Thyme Stream 

subdivisionof$1.95m, which sits 

outside of the township boundary. 

PIPE SHED 

Rangitata Diversion Race (RDR) staff 

will assess the conditionofthe historic 

pipe shed located in apaddock near 

the GardenOfHarmony.Once the 

safety aspects havebeenconfirmed, 

includingthe base, planswill progress 

for fencing aroundthe shedand a 

formal path.ADC and the RDRhave 

reached an agreement to fundvarious 

aspects of the projectand the shedwill 

stay in its current location.Methven’s 

pipe shed is avisible representativeof 

the RDRand is madefrom oneofthe 

large circular concrete pipesmade for 

the scheme. There are no known 

examples of other buildings being 

constructed of concrete pipes 

elsewhere in New Zealandand the 

shedisaCategory 1listing with 

Heritage New Zealand.

FEATURE 



Toyota Fortuner built to handle all terrain 

BY BOB NETTLETON 

Toyota’s Fortuner is the 

awkwardlystyled low profile 

memberofthe highprofile Hi 

Lux Ute family. 

It’s an SUV built on the Hi Lux 

chassis and shares the same 

powertrain and 4WD system. If 

you’re after atough as teak go 

anywhereSUV that seatsseven, 

the Fortuner makes a 

compelling casefor inclusion on 

your shoppinglist. 

Launched herein2017,the 

Fortuner has been upgraded 

with amore powerful turbo 

diesel borrowed from the Hi 

Lux. Furtherrefinements have 

been made to the cabin and 

audiosystems, while it’s safety 

credentials are strongerthan 

ever withthe addition of 

Toyota’s latestsafety technology. 

The Fortuner is available in 

entrylevel the GXL form 

($57,290) withonly amodest $3k 

step up to the superbly 

appointed Limited ($60,290) 

providedfor this road test. 

Both models gain Parking 

Support Alert, whichincludes 

two front and fourrear parking 

sensors.Inside, the touchscreen 

is upgraded to an 8inch display 

and an audio systemfeaturing 

AppleCarPlay® and Android 

AutoTM. The instrumentcluster 

and MultiinformationDisplay 

have beenrevised with new 

informationavailable including 

front wheelturning angle. The 

main cosmetic change is a 

cleaner and smarter looking 

front grille and headlamps, 

along with some minor tweaksto 

the rear tail lights. 

Amajor revamp of the 2.8litre 

turbodiesel sees if delivering 

150kW of maximum power, a 

healthy 20kwincrease 

overthe old motor. Peak 

torque muscles up by just 

over10% to hit the magical 

500nm mark.All that 

additional torque is on the 

job earlier than before, 

with80percent at the 

ready from as low as 

1200rpm.Changes to the 

cylinder blockand pistons, 

in tandemwith 

modifications to the turbo 

design and revisions to the 

cooling system have 

transformed and reenergized 

this engine. 

At highway speeds, the 

motor feels strong and 

effortless just as it does in 

the current Hi Lux. In low 

speed town driving, a 

larger mutebutton has 

beenapplied to noise 

levels thatare well down 

on the previousmodel. 

The motor excelsinoff 

roadterrainwith its 

additional throttle 

responseand pulling 

power comfortably seeing 

off challengingcrosscountry 

driving assignments. 

The sixspeedautomaticand 

the engineare the dream team, 

but there’s nothing sleepy about 

the swift and precisegear 

changes that keep the motor 

operating in its ‘sweet spot’ for 

longer. This transmissionisthe 

ideal fit for the Fortuner and 

adapts seamlessly betweenon 

and off road driving. 

This cabinisn’t the roomiest in 

itsclass, and feels narrow and 

constrained, somethingthat may 

disappointthose after more in 

the way of wideopen interior 

spaces. Athird row of seats is 

onlysuitable for children and 

whenthey’re being used there’s 

minimal cargo storage behind 

them. 

The Limited is wellappointed 

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average fuel consumption, plus 

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With its coilspring suspension 

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FEATURE 


27 

James’ mini fixation has abig impact 

TONI.WILLIAMS 


Car enthusiast James Storeyhas a 

collectionofcompact minis in his 

possession. 

Hehashad afixationwith theclassic 

two door mini for many years. 

Hehadnine when he lived in the UK, 

and brought a1300cc race engine with 

himwhen he movedtoNew Zealand13 

years ago. 

The engine, which he has owned for 

around 20 years, waslovinglyboxed up 

and shipped out, ahead of anyother 

possessions. 

Itnow sits in hisNew Zealandbuilt 

1975Mini Clubman, which he recently 

used for the Ashburton Car Clubgrass 

motokhana; the club’s secondevent of the 

season,and thefirst since the Ashburton 

Rivernorth branch flooded in lateMay 

and water flowed across the club grounds. 

James’ best run time around thegrass 

slalom course was 28.86sec. 

He ended up placing fifthout of 12 

entries. 

Compactminis did wellinthe event 

taking out firstand second places;Daniel 

Maleswon with best runtime of 26.38sec, 

and Adrian Harris wassecond (28.16sec). 

James’ red mini has amanual gearbox, 

interior doorpanels lined with alloy 

checked panelling, and is fitted with aroll 

cage. 

Although notcurrently road legal, 

because ofthe roll cage andthe need for 

official signoff, James does haveplansto 

get it legalfor road use. But for now he 

transports it to eventstocompete. 

James has been amemberofthe car 

club forthe pastseven years. 

In total he is the proud owner of 14 cars; 

one is his red Evo1 used forothercar club 

events, such as the recent standing 

quarter mile sprint. James scored abest 

time of 12.71sec,earninghim a 

respectable 10th placeinthat event. 

But there aresix minisinvarying states 

of restoration; once finishedthey will be 

soldtofundthenextmini project. 

He likes that they are‘‘smalland 

nimble, agokart onwheels’’. 

LatelyJames’ interest in the mini 

speedstershas piquedthe interest of his 

youngsons, aged 13 and11. 

They both have their own 1000ccmini 

projectsnowtoo. And the elder of thetwo 

is nearlyready to take part in hisfirstclub 

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CLUB NEWS 

28 Ashburton Courier, October 28, 2021 


Ashburton Bowling Club 

Ashburton has spent the past 

weekhosting,along with 

Allenton, Hampstead,and 

Methven,the LadiesChartered 

Clubs Tournament. 

Averybig entryonour bowling 

calendar. 

The ultimate event,iethe 

Championship Final wasplayed 

at Ashburton on Fridaywhena 

teamfrom the Papanui Clubbeat 

ateam fromthe Hornby Club 

2115. 

Aclose result! Ahuge thank 

you fromMargaretgoestoall 

those who unselfishlygave their 

timetocontributetothe catering 

for thisevent. They are Annette, 

Shirley,Christine, Anne,Allison, 

Diane, Gavin andRoger. 

Bakingincluded loavesfrom 

Wendy and Joyce fromMSA. 

Margaret saidall this help 

amountedtoavery smoothly run 

operation! 

At theFriday Triplesat 

Allenton, Ashburton’s teamofJ 

Smart,JRyk, AMacKenziecame 

3rd with 3wins and14ends. 

The placings forSaturday’s 

Open2bowl triples, sponsored 

by SkipToIt, whichincludedour 

fellowmembersfromMSA,are: 

1st MAnderson, JKewish, A 

Millar; 2ndJDrayton, MBehrns, 

RCoyl; 3rdMHill, AMacKenzie, 

RDakers;4th JRyk,HGoodall, 

JRyk; 5thDTurnbull, AHolmes, 

GBrooker; 6th WSuttie,R 

Keeling, LSpargo. 

Abig thank you to Aureen for 

her catering skills andajolly 

Clubday washad by all! 

The GillTrophy Foursat 

Hinds on Sunday saw 

Ashburton’s team of GEder, G 

Taylor, GSparks,WLee take 1st 

place. 

Welldonegentlemen! 

The Ashburton Ladies 

Championship fours resumethis 

weekonTuesdayand Thursday. 

And our Clubdays willalso 

continue on Tuesday and 

Thursday. 

There willbenorollover 

triplesonSaturday 30thbecause 

of our upcoming Inhouse/Ingold 

Traycompetition, of which, 

names of the whiteboardplease! 

We willcommence at 1.15pm– 

alsowear whites and please 

bring aplate! 

Areminderthat therearrangedLadies 

Murton Cup 

Fours willnow take place at 

RakaiaonMonday 1st November 

at 9.30am. 

Goodbowling everyone–may 

the sun keep shining!But, 

remember the protocols andstay 

safe! 

AshburtonMSA Petanque 

Club 

The last twoweekendshave 

beenbusywith Men’s and 

Women’sClub Singles and 

Doubles, followedbythe 

Canterbury Singles andDoubles 

all played locally. 

The Men’s Singles topthree 

winners were Neville Bensdorp, 

RichardBrowne and Jonathan 

Crum. 

The topthreewomenwere 

Chris Taylor, RewaKyle and 

Carol Hogg. 

There were alot of very close 

games which keeps our 

tournamentsinteresting and 

competitive. 

LastSaturday theCanterbury 

Singleswereplayed with men 

fromChristchurch and Dunedin 

taking out the twotop places, 

followed by local players 

ChristineTaylor and Richard 

Browne 3rdequal. 

Jonathan Crumwas 3rd equal 

in theConsolation,while 

Bernice Laird and TrevorNish 

were3rd equalinthe Bowl. 

On Sunday JanGuilford was 

3rd equal with herChristchurch 

partner in theCanterbury 

DoublesChampionship. 

RichardBrowne and Neville 

Bensdorptook outthe 

Consolation,withPeter Marriott 

andhis Christchurchpartnerin 

3rdequal. 

Christine Taylorand her 

Dunedin partner won thePlate, 

with LindaMillard andJonathan 

Crum 2nd in the Plate 

Consolation. 

Allother places werewon by 

players from Christchurch, 

Dunedin or Alexandra in both 

competitions. 

Theseare great tournaments 

to be apart of, and while it is 

competitive it is still friendly 

with some of theplayers giving 

some coachingduringthe game 

to less experienced players. 

This Thursday we aregiving 

some time to Shootingand 

Pointing which shouldbean 

interesting change for some 

training on this aspect of the 

game. 

Rememberyou are most 

welcome to joinusany Tuesday 

andThursday,justafter 1pm, at 

115Racecourse Road. 

Ashburton Horticultural 

Society 

PresidentJoy welcomed11 

members to ourGarden Group 

October meeting. 

Members agreedtocontinue 

with an afternoonmeeting on 

3rdFriday of each month. 

Members discussedthe new 

programme andsuggestions for 

Guest Speakers or activitiesfor 

each meeting 

Table show results 

JoyJaine –13firsts, 3seconds, 

1third 

John Hoogweg –5,5,0 

BrianGlassey–5,2,1 

PatTarbotton–2, 0, 1 

Cyril Keen–1,3,0 

Anne Gamblin –1,1,0 

TrevorGamblin–0,0, 1 

Premier Award:Joy Jaine– 

Small flowering Rhododendron 

Raffle was won by Joy Jaine 

Next meeting will be aPot 

Luck LunchonFriday 19th 

Novemberat12.30 pm at Domain 

Pavilion,Walnut Ave.New 

members welcome. 

LionsClub of Ashburton 

Pakeke 

OurOctober tea meeting was 

held on Monday,October 25. 

President RobertSpencer 

welcomed everyone and ran 

throughthe covid rules for the 

evening. 

Apologies for13Lions was 

read by Lion Joe Butchard. Five 

social ladieswerepresent. 

Lion JoeButchard advised we 

cannotselltickets for our 

Christmas raffle from the two 

Countdown storesinthe current 

covidclimate. Alternativesites 

will be secured. 

Charity Marketwillbeat the 

endofJanuary 2022, amonth 

earlier than usual,withthe two 

public selling day dates to be 

confirmed shortly. 

Past PresidentJim Martin 

encouraged fellow Lion 

members to attend as many 

otherlocal Lionsmeetings as 

they can 

Acar trial is plannedfor late 

Novemberand atraining day 

will be heldatOamaruon 

SaturdayNovember27. 

Ourguestspeakerwas Craig 

Wiggins,avery wellknown 

sportscommentator for rodeo, 

jetboat sprints,rural games, 

youngfarmer contests, herein 

NewZealandand overseas. He 

is heavilyinvolved in mental 

health having designed and 

implemented several national 

mentalhealth support programs 

forruralfolk. 

Lion Joeand Stephanie 

Butchard didthe tail twisting, 

extracting fines. 

President Robertclosedthe 

evening andwishedeveryone a 

safe trip home. 

another favourite charity has won afree solar system 

the 

solar for good 

project 

it’s time to 

let the sun in 

to celebrate the opening of our 

new solar hub in Christchurch 

we asked you to nominate your 

favourite local charity 

congratulations 

Edible Canterbury 

winners of a$30k solar system 

to find out more visit 

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RESULTS 


29 

Tinwald CyclingClub 

Having gonecloseonseveral 

occasion this seasonSam 

Barltrop brokethrough to take 

victory in Tinwald Cycling 

Club’s, Advance Ashburton, 

48km handicapevent around 

the Grahams Road blockon 

Sunday. 

Theresultwas far from a 

forgone conclusion leading 

intothe finalstages witha 

solidgroup of riders in the 

front bunch andthe back 

markers cutting into their 

margin. 

It was Barltropwho had 

made the decisive move, 

jumping from thepack withthe 

finish line in sightand holding 

on stronglytotakethe win and 

liftthe Brian CavillMemorial 

Shield. 

BrianCavill’s nephew, the 

evergreen Tony McManus was 

in the thickofthe finish to 

securesecond place. 

Paul Chapman puthis recent 

block of trainingtogooduse, 

stepped onto the final podium 

position. 

Jelle Hendrikson produced 

hisbest raceofthe season to 

securefourth spot. 

GedWalland JohnDoherty 

rounded outthe topsix. 

Back marker Steve Hands 

claimedfastesttimehonours, 

ridingthe course in 65.51. 

Comarkers Larry Nealand 

Craig Domigan recorded 

secondand third time. 

Thejuniorsand division 2 

contested a16kmhandicap 

event. 

HonorBradford dug deepin 

afour up sprint to the line to 

claimthe hard fought win. 

Eliza McKenziekickedher 

first hit outofthe season with a 

greatridetotake second place. 

Leah Reid backed up some 

good recent results to secure 

third place. 

IsabelWall, Thomas 

Stevenson, andCharlotte Neal 

filled out the top half dozen. 

Scratch markerIsabella 

Inglislifted the fastest time 

trophy, riding thedistance in 

28.56. 

Merv Grewar took division 

two honours from Kenny 

Johnston and JanetteHooper. 

Next week theClub will 

contest agraded scratch event 

aroundthe Blackbridge block. 

Ashburton MSA Petanque 

Club 

Club Pointing Competition 

Winner:PeterMarriott 

R/Up KateMarriott 

3rd=Lyn Allison 

3rd =TrevorNish. 

Ashburton 9Holers 

Lastweek'swinnersofthe 

Netherby Pharmacy Russian 

Roulette wereRobynneNicoll 

andPeter Woods with ascore 

of 36. Second, on countback, 

Don McLeodand Muriel 

Morganwith 32.Tonee Hurley 

and DickHansen also scored 

32.Bruce Sim scoredaSmith& 

Church gobbler.Thisweek, 

we'llplayHotel Ashburton 

Hidden Holes and the week 

after, on 4thNovember, we will 

play at Tinwald because 

Ashburtoncourse will be 

closed formaintenance. 

AllentonBowling Club 

Results Week Ending Sunday 

24thOctober 

On Friday 22nd October 

Allenton hosted the Friday 

Tripleswithagoodnumberof 

teamsresults were as follows: 

First: GraemeBishop,John 

Forde,Millie Foggo3wins 15 

ends 30points 

Second:Murray Palmer, 

Marty Watson, TrevorJohnson 

3wins 15 ends26points 

Third: John Smart, Jo Ryk, 

AlistairMcKenzie 3wins13 

ends34points 

Fourth: DavidBell,Lindsay 

Kearns,Janice Bell2wins14 

ends25points 

On Saturday 23rd October 

Club rollupresultswereas 

follows: 

First: Bruce Hopwood, Alan 

Members of the Tinwald Cycling Club in action over the weekend. 

Smith 3Wins 

Second:Alan Leis,Bruce 

Henderson2Wins 

Events being held for the 

week starting Monday 25th 


Tuesday26th Allenton 

LadiesClub Day 

Thursday28th Centre Over 

60’s Singlessection play 

Friday29thCentreOver60’s 

Singles post sectionplay 

Friday 29thHampstead 

FridayTriples 

Saturday 30thInterclub 

Round 1 

Sunday31stCentreTriples 

Section Play. 

AshburtonGolfClub 

Saturday 23/10/2021 

Competition: Barnett & 

BermalineCup (ParRound) 

The Radius Care player of 

the dayand winnerofthe 

Barnett CupGeorge Brown +5 

2nd DaveRobertson+4 

3rd Bruce Ferriman+3 

Winner of the Bermaline Cup 

wasBrendon Davidson +2 

Other good score were Brian 

Mee +2,Barry Jury +2,Grieg 

Sparrow +1,Gavin Douglas +1, 

Jason Overend+1, John 

Ramsay+1, GabyJansen +1, 

Pete Morison0,&DaveFisher 

0, by alot fromR.Chatterson 

andB.Fallaver. 

Twos:HamishNiles & 

BrendonDavidson 

HOLE IN ONEon14# Dave 

Morrison. 

Nearest The Pins: 

Hole 4# Dock’sSeafoodBar 

&Grill: Matt Fallaver 

Hole 8# Three Stogie’s: 

Brown Bombers: Grieg 

Sparrow 

dHole 12#Value Plus: 

BrendonDavidson 

Hole 14#South IslandSeeds 

Processing &StorageCo: Dave 

Morrison 

Hole6#Hamish Niles 

Shout!!:Ron Carlson 

Hole 9# Ton’sThaiLongest 

Putt:RossChatterton 

BonusSpotPrize: 

Alluvial RestaurantTinwald 

SpotPrize: Bruce Day 

BirdieJackpotHole: 16# 

NettEagle Jackpot Hole: 9# 

Saturday9Hole Competition 

ParRound 

Harvey BakehouseWinnerof 

theday:Peter Woods+3 

2nd Elaine King+2 

3rd Hughie Murchie +1 

4thSam Prince +1 

Ashburton GolfCourse will 

beCLOSEDfor the South 

Island Interprovincialfor the 

30th &31stofOctober 2021. 

AshburtonBridgeClub 

Monday Evening October 

18th, Individual &Walker’s 

Trophy 


1st =Wendy Parr&Heather 

Simand SueSmith&Janine 

Havis, 2ndDee Murdoch & 

Paul Leadley,3rdMarjorie 

Hoar &KathyDunn,4th Gladys 

&NoelBaker, 5thKateWhite 

&EricParr, 6th Bruce 

Leighton &Mervyn Jones 

Tuesday Evening October 

19th, ALadder 

1ST Debbie Seddon Sewell 

&David Sewell,2nd Colin 

Clemens&MarykeBlignault, 

3rd Jason Vannini&Maree 

Moore, 4th Rewa Kyle &Peter 

Wilson,5th Audrey &Jim 

Rooney, 6thMary Buckland & 

SoniaGill Wednesday 

Afternoon October 20th, 

BrabantTrophy 

1st PeterWilson &Rosemary 

McLaughlin, 2nd Peter&Trish 

Downward, 3rd MaryBuckland 

&Bev Turton, 4thJudith 

Edmond &Maree Moore, 5th 

=Janet Cuttle &Jill Browne 

and JudithMoore &Johnny 

Wright,6th Edna Segers&Kay 

Robb 

Thursday Evening October 

21st, President’s Trophy 

N/S 1st Mary Buckland & 

Trish Downward,2nd Maureen 

Kolkman &Pat Jordan,3rd 

Paul Leadley&Ian Doel 

E/W 1st John Shearer &Bill 

Kolkman,2nd Rewa Kyle & 

Peter Downward,3rd Trish 

Small &Val Palmer. 

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ignition, mulcher, as 

new. Phone 027 640 3981. 

CANNON Laser Shot printer 

scanner. Hardly been used. 

$100. Ph 027 602 4885 

EXERCISE Cubii. Only 

10months old. Seldom 

used. Excellent condition. 

$500. Phone 307 0232. 

LPG 

REFILLS 

Small LPG cylinders 

Off Street Parking 

Available 

Arthur Cates Ltd 

26 McNally Street 

Ph 308 5397 

Riverside Industrial Estate 

2422683 

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SITUATIONS VACANT 

35 


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 

GARDEN SUPPLIES 

GARDEN SUPPLIES 

MUSHROOM COMPOST 

Nowisthe time to dig in our topqualitymushroom 

compost to your vegetable garden. Ideal to replenish nutrients 

used by previous crops and improvethe soil structure. 

It also adds beneficial micro-organisms to thetired soil. 

$50 per cubic metreor$10 bag. 

Freedelivery within town boundary. 

Open 6daysaweek at our Tinwald yard, 

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

PAUL’S Garden Nursery, 

101 Harrison St, Ashburton. 

Tomato, vegetable and 

flower plants,14 varieties of 

seed potatoes, seed yams 

and farm fresh, free range 

eggs available. Enquiries to 

Paul 027 278 1354. Open 7 

days. 

THE Courier is the best way 

to advertise in Mid Canterbury. 

Ask anyone who 

regularly advertises with us 

and they’ll tell you, they get 

results. 

2423431 

2417586 

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 

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. 

Phone 

308 7664 

199 Burnett St,Ashburton 

AshburtonClub&MSA 

This Saturday, 30 October, 7pm 

Tickets $25 available from the club 

231 Burnett St, Ashburton03308 7149 

2429759 

Business owners 

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and profits,with us ... 

Print, Online 

and Mobile 24/7 

Over 

16,065 

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delivered 

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SITUATIONS VACANT SITUATIONS VACANT SITUATIONS VACANT 

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. 

2425064 



ASHBURTON COLLEGE 

‘IndividualExcellenceinaSupportive 

Learning Environment’ 

Teacher of Reading 

This is apart-time (0.4 FTE) permanent position to 

commenceatthe startofthe 2022 school year. 

We are seeking apassionate and future focused 

teacher to join our staff. This role would suit an 

educatorwith PrimaryorSecondarybackground. 

The successful applicant will be tasked with the 

implementation of the reading development 

programme which includes working: 

• with students in avariety ofcontexts –whole 

class,small groupsand individuals; and 

• inclass with avariety ofteachers to promote 

wide reading. 

Thenecessaryskills include: 

• anunderstanding of howtoteach literacy skills to 

teenagers; 

• knowledge and passionfor children’s literature; 

• working collaboratively with other teachers; 

• enthusiasm, flexibilityand adaptability; and 

• a familiarity with the Literacy Learning Matrix 

would be an advantage. 

Applications close noon, Monday8November 


Information package enquiries andapplications 

please contact 

Jodee Ross,Principal’s Secretary 

Phone (03) 308 4193 ext809 

Email: rj@ashcoll.school.nz 

Application Reference: 1HAQgM 

2430482 



JobOpportunities 

AlcoholLicensing Inspector 

In this part-time role you will be the subject matter expert and carry out the 

Council’sfunctions and responsibilities under theSale and Supply of Alcohol 

Act 2012,the Building Actand the Gambling Act. 

You’ll need strong written and verbal communication skills, athorough 

knowledge of the relevant legislation and the ability to form strong 

relationships. 

Applications close Sunday,31October 2021. 

Front of House Assistant -Gallery/Museum 

Be afirst point ofcontact for our visitors, providing exceptional customer 

service so thatpeople canaccess our exhibition spaces safely andeasily. 

Applications close Sunday,7November 2021. 

Administration Officer -Water Metering 

As our Technical Support Officer-Metering, You’llenjoyavaried role taking 

responsibility formanaging our watermetering, from collecting data in the 

field, to collating it in our database, analysing the results and providing the 

informationtoother team membersfor billing -this is arolewith variety. 

You’llbeanexperiencedadministrator with an eyefor detail, who canensure 

our dataisaccurateand preferably has experiencesupervising contractors. 

Applications close Wednesday,10November 2021. 

To find out more about this vacancy 

and what the Ashburton District 

Council has to offer you -visit our 

website. 


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 

current NZ Visa. 

If youare interested in this position, 

pleasephoneBruceon027 3847118 

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FIREWOOD 

SLABWOOD 

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Call in and see us at 199 Burnett St, Ashburton, phone Jann or 

Karen on (03) 308 7664 or email: office@ashburtoncourier.co.nz 

www.ashburtondc.govt.nz/careers 

MID CANTERBURY 

Realty 

Look out for 

your copy 

everyweek! 

2375492 

Adams Sawmill 

Malcolm McDowell Rd 

Phone 

308-3595 

2414491 

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.


SITUATIONS VACANT SITUATIONS VACANT SITUATIONS VACANT 

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 

Front Of House –Job Vacancies 

Areyou passionate about people and providing greatcustomer service? 

We arehiring! Full and part me posions available 

forexperienced staff to join ourteam. 

If you 

want to work in agreat team environment 

have alovefor greatfood and coffee 

canwork under pressure 

have akeen eyefor detail 

take prideinyour presentaon 

areavailable weekends 

we want to hear from you. 

Coffee making experience isn’t essenal but is agreat bonus. 

FRUIT &PRODUCE 

CHEESE: Local Artisan 

farmstead cheddar style 

cheese. Buy 2for free intown 

delivery. www. 

hipicheese.co.nz 

DUCK EGGS 

$10/dozen, $20 for atray of 30. 

Ph.0224780305. 

Applicants forthese posions should have 

NZ residency or avalidNZworkvisa 

To applyorfor moreinformaon 

manager@somersetgrocer.co.nz 

or to Nicky 027 544 9524 

FRUIT &PRODUCE 

POTATOES; Nadine, Red 

Rascall and Agria $1.25kg, 

or pre-ordered 10kg bags 

$10. Phone 03 308 3195 or 

027 531 9103. 81 Elizabeth 

Street, Ashburton. 

TRADE &SERVICES 

BUILD work to do? Contact 

Kiwi Building and Maintenance 

Ltd. Alterations, 

Renovations, New builds. 

Qualified Tradesmen. 

Phone Cawte 027 418 

7955. 

2430753 


2426815 

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. 

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 

Experienced owner/operator. 

Phone John Cameron 

at Supersucker. 027 435 

1042 or 308 1677 


Scheme Operator 


At MHV Water Limited (MHV) we are one of 

the leading water delivery and environmental 

management companies in NZ, servicing 

approximately 58,000 hectares via open race and 

pressurised pipe systems in the Mayfield, Hinds, 

Valetta and Ruapunaareas of Mid Canterbury. 

Our vision is todeliver solutions that are both 

environmentally and economically sustainable 

and continue to embrace ourinnovativeheritage. 

We are seeking aScheme Operator tojoin our 

Operations team and support the efficient 

and equitable delivery ofwater to our farmer 

shareholders, maintain accurate records, ensure 

compliance is met, and undertake general 

maintenance of assets. In addition, youwill need 

to have solid computer skills with the ability to 

learn, use and where necessary, implement new 

software. 

The successful applicantmusthave: 

• Strong communication skills 

• Solid levelofcomputerand numeracyskills 

• Selfmotivation and be ateam player 

• Agood standard of fitness and presentation 

• A commitment to Health and Safety, 

including being Covid-19 vaccinated due to 

working closely in asmall group. 

Ideally we arelookingfor apracticalperson with 

computer literacy to enable operation of our 

modern technology and infrastructure. 

A competitive salary package, laptop, mobile 

phone and work vehicle, along with training 

are available for the successful candidate, so if 

you are ateam player with initiative and enjoy 

avaried work environment this role is perfect 

for you. Accommodation may be available. 

Aposition description is available on request. 

Please apply with CV and coverletter to Melanie 

Brooks, info@mhvwater.nz. 

Applications close Monday8November 2021. 

MHV WaterLtd,326 BurnettSt, Ashburton 

03 307 8389 www.mhvwater.nz 


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 

ALTERATIONS; Sewing, 

mending and trouser hemming, 

curtain alterations 

and curtain making. Call 

Michelle on 027 352 7248. 

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. 

DRIVEWAYS, Patios and 

Paths, Plain Concrete, Coloured 

Concrete or Exposed 

Agregate 

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 

FLY control and spider 

proofing. For all your 

domestic and industrial 

pest control needs phone 

AJ Kerr at Ashburton Pest 

Control on 03 308 8147 or 

027 432 5447 

FURNITURE Removals. For 

all your household removal 

needs - urban, rural lifestyle, 

office relocations - 

call Nudges Furniture 

Removals, phone 027 224 

0609. 

GARDENING, mowing, 

pruning, fertilising, projects 

or general spruce ups? Call 

Andrew at Spruce Gardens 

to get the job done right. 

027 765 2899 or 03 307 

1693. 

sprucegardens@xtra.co.nz 

LAWN Mowing. No job too 

small. Call Les Smith, From 

The Ground Up, for acompetitive 

quote. Ph 027 840 

0201 or 03 308 1500. 

LOCKSMITH/Door repairs. 

Concrete. Keys/locks, sliding and bifold 

door roller repairs. 

Mobile service. Call Nigel at 

Doors and More. Ph 027 

516 7104 

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. 

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NETTLETON Decorators, 

qualified tradesman, is 

available for interior and 

exterior painting, plus plastering, 

stopping, skimming 

and wallpapering. Phone 

James on 0274 865 283. 

FACTORY SPRAY LACQUER 

A NEW LOOK 

that lasts! 

Existing kitchens, doors, 

furniture &appliances 

The Finishing Company 

03 307 8870 2416183 

ashburtoncranes2015@gmail.com 

HEALTH &BEAUTY 

Expert and painless hair 

removal using the latest 

laser technology 

Facial rejuvenation 

and body contouring 

with Ulfit 

37 

URGENT CARE CLINIC 

WEEKEND DUTYDOCTORS 

IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCYPHONE 111 

Forall othermedicalassistance outside of normal 

hoursplease phone your generalpracticeteam,24/7, 

to speak withahealth professional whowill giveyou 

free health advice on what to do or wheretogoifyou 

need urgentcare. 

If youdon’t have aregular generalpractice, call any 

GP team 24/7 forfreetelephone health advice. 

All non-residents and visa holders please bring your 

passporttoyour surgeryappointment. 

New Zealanders’tobringsome form of ID. 

TheAshburton Duty Practice for... 

Saturday6th November is 

ThreeRivers Health, 7-11 Allens Road,Ashburton. 

Consultations will be by appointmentonly. 

To make an appointmentcall your regular GP 24/7. 

Sunday7th November is 

ThreeRivers Health, 7-11 Allens Road,Ashburton. 

Consultations will be by appointmentonly. 

To make an appointmentcall your regular GP 24/7. 

Methven and Rakaia: Formedical attention on the 

weekend and public holidays please telephone 

MethvenMedical Centre on 03 302 8105 

or Rakaia Medical Centre on 03 303 5002. 

Details foraccessing the afterhoursservices will be 

on the answer phone. 

PHARMACIES 

Wises Pharmacy,CountdownComplex, 

East Street will be open on ... 

Saturday from 9.00am until 1.00pm 

Sunday from 10.00am until 1.00pm 

At Geraldine: TheGeraldine Pharmacywill be open 

normal trading hours during the week,and on 

Saturdaymorning from 9.30am to 12.30pm. 

Closed Sundays and Public Holidays 

Forfree24hour Telephone Health Advice 

Phone the healthline on 0800 611 116 

Brought 

toyouby 


SPIDER and fly treatment. 

Inside or out. Moss, mould 

or lichen treatment. For 

either service, call Allan at 

AA Performance Services 

on 027 209 5026 

SUN Control Window Tinting: 

Privacy, UV, glare, heat 

control for homes, offices 

and cars. Phone Craig 

Rogers 307 6347, www. 

windowtinter.co.nz, member 

of Master Tinters 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 

HEALTH &BEAUTY 

LASER HAIRREMOVAL AND REJUVENATION 

0270 

550 8088 www.lightroom.co.nz 

TheConsortium, 

Unit 2, TheMall, Methven 

CountdownComplex, East Street, Ashburton 

Phone: 03 308 6733 Fax: 03 308 6755 

2413265 

2429852

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MEETINGS 

MEETINGS 

PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE 

PUBLIC NOTICE 

ASHBURTON SOCIETY OF ARTSINC. 

TheAnnualGeneral Meeting of the Society 

will be held in the ShortStreet Studio 

on Monday, 8November 2021 at 7pm 

Come along and view ArtWorks from our 

Heritage Collection and hear moreabout 

the artists 

All Welcome –Supperprovided 

AGM 

AshburtonCeltic Rugby 

Football Club 

Tuesday16thNov 2021 

8pmatthe 

Celtic Clubrooms. 

Allmembers and 

intendingmembers 

welcome 

ASHBURTON 

SOCIETY OF ARTS 

2430508 

MAYFIELD Scout Group, 

AGM will be held on Wednesday, 

17 November 

2021, at 7.30pm, Mayfield 

Scout Den. All families welcome, 

we need your support! 

BUSINESS FOR SALE 

Clearwater 

Aquatic Club 

AGM 

To be held at 

Drummond & 

Etheridge 

832 East Street, 


at 7pm on 

Wednesday 

November 10, 2021 

All welcome 

Sponsored by 

HOME SERVICES 

2428580 

2430809 

Garage Doors. 

2430361 

BUSINESS FOR SALE 

Do youwanttocontrol your ownfuture? 

My well established lawn and 

garden business is forsale. 

Genuine enquiries to 027 206 0503 

FOR LEASE 

RENT ME! 

Ideal as an extra 

bedroomoroffice. 

Fully insulatedand 

double glazed forwarmth. 

Threeconvenientsizes: 

Standard3.6m x2.4m, 

Large 4.2m x2.4m 

Xtra-large 4.8m x2.4m. 

Visit our displaycabin 

418WestStreet or callfor a 

freebrochure. 

www.justcabins.co.nz 

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 

FOR LEASE 

2430589 

AWESOME OFFICE space 

for lease, rent or hire. Park 

like setting. Indoor and outdoor 

areas. North West 

town boundary. Must view. 

Phone 0274 754 241 

STORAGE available, Ashburton. 

Self storage, variety 

of sizes. Phone Rainbow 

Storage 03 307 0401 or 

phone/text 021 554 570 

WANTED TO RENT 

URGENTLY needed -looking 

for 3-4 bedrooms. Town 

or country by retired farming 

couple. Love gardens 

and outside upkeep. Phone 

027 387 7717. 

WORKSPACE wanted. Suitable 

for hobby woodworking 

in weekends and 

evenings, storage space 

also required. Phone 

Daniel 022 406 6075. 

ROOF COATINGS: All roof 

types, specializing in 

Decramastic and Long Run 

Iron, Coloursteel etc, steep 

roofs not a problem. — 

Spraymaster 027-433-7780. 

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 

TERTIARY SCHOLARSHIP 

The Ashburton Plains Rotary Club is 

currently awarding $1000 Tertiary Education 

Scholarships for students 

in the Mid Canterbury area. 

You must be under 25and be completing your 

second year oftertiary education in 2022. 

For further information and to apply, goto 

www.plainsrotary.org.nz/tertiary-scholarship 

EDUCATIONAL 

EDUCATIONAL 

L2D Driver Training 

CAR– 

Allstages. Beginner to full. 

Block booking discount 

MOTORCYCLE – Take your skills to the next level. 

Individual lessons on anytopic, 

including cornering,townriding, 

braking and slowriding. 

GARAGE SALES 

RAKAIA Community Garage 

Sales, Saturday 30 October. 

Head along to: 63 

Tancred St, 121 Elizabeth 

Ave, 26 Michael St, 85 

Bowen St, 95 Elizabeth 

Ave, 15a Robinson St, 92 

West Town Belt, 29 Elizabeth 

Ave. From 9am. 

SATURDAY 30th October. 

9am -12pm. 10A Smithfield 

Road, Ashburton. 

Dave Campion 

027 543 7632 

2420806 

2430810 

2427967 

WANTED Land Rover 

Defender. Anything considered. 

Phone 021 956 102 

PETS 

WANTED small dog, aged 

two years plus. To be a 

companion for a retired 

lady. Phone 027 892 5987 

POWERBUILT 

219 PIECE TOOL CHEST 

Everything youneed to get 

started! Comprehensive& 

professional set. CCT007F 

$1277.40+GST 

-Alarm Response and Patrols 

-Alarm Monitoring 

-Alarm and CCTV Installation 

-Alarm and CCTV Servicing 

BE INTO 

WIN A 

JET SKI! 

E- info@talbotsecurity.co.nz 519 East Street,Ashburton 

P-(03) 307 2409 Anytime 24/7 

-Data and Networking 

- Fire Extinguishers 

- Key Cutting 

- Locksmithing 

Ashburton’sonly100%locally owned and operatedsecuritycompany 

2404590 

Dr Christopher McGrath 

PhD(Otago), MSc, DO(UK) 

Expert 

musculoskeletal care for your pain 

Consulting Osteopath, Ashburton 

Appointments/contactthrough web site 

021 0222 6378 

www.countrypractice.nz 

COLLECTING NOW 

Good qualitysecondhand furniture, 

household,garden and workshop items. 

No TVsorcomputers please. 

2427594 

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

AshburtonPakeke Lions Club Charitable Trust 

Serving our Community-Helping LocalCharities 

CharityMarketGarage Sale January2022 

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 

2427201 

2386391 

Thurs 28th 

10.00 Juniper 

10.00 Rons Gone Wrong 

11.50 Antlers 

12.10 TheLast Duel 

1.45 Halloween Kills 

3.00 No Time to Die 



8.00 Antlers 

Fri29th 



12.40 Juniper 

1.00 Queen Bees 


2.50 Juniper 





8.30 Antlers 

Sat30th &Sun 31st 


10.00 PawPatrolthe Movie 

11.40 Juniper 

12.00 TheBoss Baby2 

1.20 Antlers 


3.10 Juniper 



6.10 Antlers 



Mon1st,Tues 2nd 

&Wed 3rd 


11.00 Juniper 


1.00 Antlers 




6.05 Juniper 



8.30 Antlers 

NO COMPS 

Halloween Kills,Juniper, 

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HOSPICE Mid-Canterbury - 

Here when you need us. If 

you or someone you care 

about has a life limiting 

illness, phone 307 8387 or 

027 227 8387 

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. 

2423723 

FARMING NOTICES 

★★★ 

LAND AVAILABLE IN 

ALLENTON Bareland for your 

project. 

Horticulture, 

Gardening, Machinery, Pets, 

Building, Park stuff. NOT FOR 

LIVING. Parcels size from 1/2 

acre ($49/week) to a few 

hectares. Power and water is 

available at cost. Txt (021) 856025 

TRAVEL 

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

ASHBURTON 

Out now ... 

New Season Camping Flyer 

Getready! 

Summer’s 

coming! 

SERIOUS 

STOCK 

SHORTAGES 

Don’t miss 

out for 

Christmas 

PRE-ORDER NOW! 

Phone 03 308 5117 l 393 West St,Ashburton 

2413587

QUALITY USED VEHICLES 

 

WARRANTIES AA APPRAISED FINANCE BIGGEST YARD BEST SELECTION TRADE-INS 

2012 TOYOTA AQUA,1500cc, hybrid,auto, cam chain, ABS, 76,000 kms.............. $11,995 

2013 TOYOTA SPADE, 1500cc, ABS, air con, cam chain, 53,100 kms....................... $10,995 

2013 TOYOTA AQUA S,1500cc, auto, 2wheel drive, ABS, reverse camera, 

106,173kms...............................................................................................................................SOLD 

2008 TOYOTA MARK X, 2400cc, 7seater, ABS, air con, S/W,89,000kms....................$9,995 

2013 TOYOTA RACTIS,1500cc, hatchback,ABS, air con, cam chain, 67,000 kms$11,995 

2013 TOYOTA COROLLAAXIO, 1500cc, hybrid,reverse camera, cam chain, 

52,000kms............................................................................................................................ $12,995 

2010 TOYOTA PRIUS, 1800cc, auto, ABS, keyless entry, 10,995kms.......................... $10,995 

2013 TOYOTA 

COROLLAAXIO 

• 1500cc, alternative 

• Hybrid 

• Auto 

• Faceliftmodel 

• 52,000kms 

$12,995 

6 stars 

2008 HONDAFIT RS, 1500cc, auto, hatchback,alloys,53,000kms............................. $10,995 

2007 HONDAINSPIRE, 3500cc, auto, cruise control, ABS, 56,000kms ....................... $10,995 

2008 HONDA 

INSPIRE 35TL 

• 3500cc, petrol 

• ABS 

• Air con 

• Cruisecontrol 

• 56,000kms 

2013 NISSAN SYLPHY, 1800cc, petrol sedan, cam chain, ABS, 18,984kms...........$11,995 

2013 NISSAN SYLPHY, 1800cc, 4doorsedan, auto, ABS, aircon, 48,000kms......$10,995 

2012 NISSAN BLUEBIRD –1800cc, AA appraised,ABS,cam chain, 

43,000 kms........................................................................................................................ $10,995 

2015 NISSAN NOTE XDIG-S, 1200cc, auto, ABS, air con, 58,000kms..................... $11,995 

2012 NISSAN NOTE, 1200cc, hatchback,ABS,cam chain, 69,000kms .................. $10,995 

2006 NISSAN SYLPHY, 79,000kms............................................................................................SOLD 

2010 MAZDAPREMACY, 2000cc, 7seats,auto, timing chain, 126,000kms............$9,995 

2013 MAZDADEMIO13-SKYACTIVE,1300cc, air con, ABS, 

cam chain, 96,600 kms.........................................................................................................SOLD 

2009 MAZDAAXELA SPORT20S,2000cc, auto, ABS, body kit, 81,000kms......... $12,995 

2007 MAZDACX7, 2300cc, SUV,tiptronic,reverse camera, ABS, 67,000kms....... $12,995 

2010 MAZDAAXELA, 2000cc, ABS, cam chain, AA Appraised,69,000kms........... $11,995 

2004 MAZDAAXELA, 5doorauto..........................................................................................$5,495 

2012 SUBARU LEGACY,2500cc,auto, cruise control, ABS, 96,000kms................$11,995 

2013 SUBARUOUTBACK, 2500cc, 4X4, cruise control, reverse camera, 

91,000km............................................................................................................................$13,995 

$10,995 

2012 NISSAN 

NOTE MEDALIST 

• 1200cc, petrol 

• ABS 

• Cam chain 

• Reverse 

camera 

• 69,631kms 

$10,995 

2004 MAZDA 

AXELA20E 

• 2000ccpetrol 

• ABS 

• Air con 

• Rearspoiler 

• Highkms 

$5,495 

2012 SUBARU 

LEGACY2.5i 

• 2500ccpetrol 

• Auto 

• Cruisecontrol 

• Cam chain 

• 96,000kms 

3 stars 

5½ stars 

$11,995 

2001 MITSUBISHIDION, 1500cc, hatchback,auto, ABS, air con..............................$4,995 

 

3081396 

AUTOSLTD 

&RENTALS 

470 West Street, Ashburton 

A/H Keith Drummond 0274 367 646 

www.atob.co.nz 

ENQUIRE NOW 

-about our range of rental vehicles 

Family,Sports, School or Social Trips 

We have 8, 10 &12seaterminivans available.Cars and 3trucks forsmall or big 

loads also available. 

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Ashburton Courier: October 28, 2021

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