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DANIEL.TOBIN<br />

@ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

Afresh chapter has started at<br />

Noble 600 restaurant withnew<br />

management taking overthe<br />

establishment fromthe<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> Club andMSA this<br />

week.<br />

Noble 600openedinJune<br />

this year under MSA<br />

ownership, but after trading at<br />

aloss club interim committee<br />

chairman Mike Crequer said<br />

the decision was made to lease<br />

the restaurant out.<br />

‘‘We negotiated with the<br />

owners of Speight’s <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

New Noble 600 restaurant leasees Tony Potts and Wendy Ritchie.<br />

and they agreed to takeitover<br />

as asecond option for<br />

themselves,’’ he said.<br />

The restaurant was losing<br />

$30,000amonth, and Mr<br />

Crequer believespart of the<br />

reason for thefailure was the<br />

fine diningonoffer was nota<br />

fit for <strong>Ashburton</strong>.<br />

‘‘Everything wastoo highly<br />

priced, themealsand drinks<br />

were too highly priced for a<br />

workingmen’s club.’’<br />

The MSA opened its first<br />

restaurantin1982and hada<br />

70­30per cent split with a<br />

contractor.<br />

‘‘That worked marvellously<br />

well.This has gone pear<br />

shapedaftertaking 100<br />

percent ownership,’’ Mr<br />

Crequer said.<br />

HavingMSA members<br />

support the new ventureis<br />

vital, he said.<br />

‘‘We havenegotiated that<br />

MSA card holders willget a10<br />

percent discountoff<br />

everything.’’<br />

Speight’s<strong>Ashburton</strong> owners<br />

Tony Potts andpartner<br />

WendyRitchie are excited<br />

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about the new challenge.<br />

The couple will continueto<br />

run Speight’s andsaid the<br />

new restaurant will be<br />

different.<br />

‘‘Andtotallydifferent from<br />

what they have had hereat<br />

Noble sincethey havebeen<br />

open,’’ Mr Pottssaid.<br />

All the existingstaff have<br />

been kept on apart fromthe<br />

head chief whohad already<br />

resigned.<br />

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Multi­council action to<br />

challenge Three Waters<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> District councillorshave<br />

formalised the nextsteps in<br />

responding to government’s Three<br />

Watersreformproposals.<br />

Councillors approved joininga<br />

multi­council campaigntoconvince<br />

the Government to alter itsintention<br />

to proceed with legislation that will<br />

compelcouncilstotransfer their<br />

ThreeWaters to theownership and/<br />

or operational control of another<br />

entity without theagreement of an<br />

affected council.<br />

Council has also committed<br />

$15,000toparticipate in the<br />

campaign, mainlyled by<br />

Waimakariri andManawatu<br />

councils.<br />

Athirdrecommendation passed at<br />

lastweek’s meeting was thatif<br />

reform should proceed council’s<br />

preference was for aWaka Kotahi<br />

(NZTA) type model whereby council<br />

continuestomanage the assetswith<br />

funding supportfrom the Crown and<br />

with investment decided on in the<br />

merits of the various businesscases.<br />

The model is not part of<br />

Fresh start for MSA restaurant<br />

From Page 1<br />

Ensuring Noble 600 is aplace where<br />

MSAclubmembers will wanttodine<br />

is importantfor newleasees Tony<br />

Potts and Wendy Ritchie, who are also<br />

MSAClub members.<br />

‘‘It is their restaurant really, it was<br />

built for the members, so lets hope<br />

they truckoninhere and use it.<br />

‘‘Wedocare about theclub, and that<br />

is why we entertainedthe idea in the<br />

first place,’’ Mr Potts said.<br />

Ms Ritchie said ‘‘the past is thepast,<br />

today is anew chapter for this<br />

restaurant and hopefully together<br />

with the staff andusit will take off and<br />

thrive, and they enjoy it andweenjoy<br />

it.’’<br />

Starting anew restaurant next to<br />

their current business could be seen<br />

as risky but the couple consider<br />

themselves savvy enough to mitigate<br />

that risk.<br />

‘‘One of thereasons we took it on is<br />

we can look afterourselves, that's why<br />

we have made quite adifferent menu<br />

here from Speights, it was just agood<br />

way for us to look after ourselves and<br />

protect ourother business.’’<br />

The couple believe their new menu<br />

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<strong>Ashburton</strong> District mayor Neil<br />

Brown said council needed to show it<br />

Tony Potts and Wendy Ritchie are excited about their new venture.<br />

will have abroad appeal.<br />

‘‘We have put together something<br />

we think particularly the club<br />

memberswill like. We spent the<br />

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was not happy with whathad been<br />

mandatedand needed to present a<br />

solution.<br />

TheWaka Kotahi modelhad been<br />

workshopped by councillorsand<br />

most agreed it was the solution to<br />

what had beengiven so far.<br />

Amajorityofcouncillors were in<br />

favourofthe Waka Kotahitype<br />

model, but councillor Stuart Wilson<br />

was strongly opposed.<br />

He said council needed to follow<br />

legalchannels to opposethe reform<br />

proposals.<br />

‘‘It’s difficultenough trying to get<br />

money out of WakaKotahi at the best<br />

of times.<br />

‘‘How do we propose getting money<br />

to service ThreeWaters ­it’s just<br />

going to be impossible.’’<br />

Cr Wilson said tryingtoconvince<br />

the Government to changeits mind<br />

was awaste of timebecause they<br />

have made up their mind.<br />

CrsRodger Letham, Carolyn<br />

Cameron and Diane Rawlinson were<br />

also not convinced theWakaKotahi<br />

modelwas the waytogo.<br />

flavourfrom Speights,ithas to be<br />

different otherwise people willsay<br />

they justbrought Speights next door.<br />

‘‘It has to be quite different, but still<br />

the right sort of food at the right<br />

price,’’ Mr Potts said.<br />

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NEWS<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>December</strong> 9, <strong>2021</strong><br />

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People visiting EA Networks Centre need<br />

to show their My Vaccine Pass for entry.<br />

Council to<br />

consider<br />

vaccine<br />

pass use<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>Districtcouncillors will decide<br />

on <strong>December</strong> 15 if and when My Vaccine<br />

Passes will be requiredtoaccess counciladministeredfacilities.<br />

Council will discuss vaccine passport<br />

requirementsatits finalmeeting of the<br />

year at 1pm.<br />

Last week the council made thecall to<br />

allow only those with proofofvaccine to<br />

use thegym, stadium, pools andcafeatEA<br />

NetworksCentre.<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>mayor NeilBrown said<br />

council was still working throughthe<br />

implications of the Orange levelrules on<br />

other council facilities, including the<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> Public Library, artgallery and<br />

museum, and council building.<br />

He said areport would be tabledand<br />

discussed in the public meetingon<br />

<strong>December</strong>15.<br />

Someother South Island territorial<br />

authorities made decisions on vaccine<br />

passport use before last Friday’smove to<br />

the new rules.<br />

In ChristchurchMyVaccine Pass is<br />

neededfor recreation centres,including<br />

indoor pools, libraries, ChristchurchArt<br />

Gallery and civic offices.<br />

The sameappliestoTimaru District<br />

Council facilities.<br />

LETTERS TO EDITOR<br />

Thankyou<br />

Our services wish to express gratitude and<br />

appreciationtothe <strong>Ashburton</strong> County<br />

Lions, PropertyBrokers, volunteers and<br />

thecommunity forthe recent TootFor<br />

Tuckerfooddrive.<br />

Thank you to <strong>Ashburton</strong>County Lions<br />

members forall the workand dedication<br />

thathas gone intoorganising this event, to<br />

Property Brokersfor sponsorship,toall<br />

the volunteers on the night, andfor the<br />

generous foodand personal care items<br />

donatedfrom everyone in thecommunity:<br />

the response this yearwas againheart<br />

warming.<br />

St Vincent DePaul, Salvation Army and<br />

Presbyterian Support<br />

Toot for Tucker<strong>2021</strong>has been ahuge<br />

success and theshelves at the Salvation<br />

Army and St.Vincent de Paul Foodbanks<br />

andPresbyterianSupportare full.<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> County Lions extendahuge<br />

thank­youto the community, who so<br />

generously donatedthe goods,andalso to<br />

all those peoplewho gave their timetobe<br />

drivers,runnersand sorters on the night.<br />

Thesupport of Property Brokers and<br />

theirsponsorshipofthe bags, and the<br />

venue of the racecourse all contribute to<br />

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Changing sheds marked for demolition<br />

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@ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

Changing shedsatthe Rakaia<br />

and Hinds swimming pools<br />

will be demolishedbecause<br />

they are aseismicrisk and the<br />

poolswon’topen until the<br />

workhas beendone.<br />

The demolition is not<br />

expected to be carried out<br />

untilmid to lateJanuary<br />

because of contractor<br />

availability, whichwill mean a<br />

shorter seasonatboth pools.<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> District Council<br />

has approved funding of<br />

$27,800for the demolition<br />

workand for fencing and<br />

portaloosatthe twositesthis<br />

summer.<br />

The work willbefunded<br />

from acouncilproperty<br />

reserveaccount becausethe<br />

committees thatrun the pools<br />

have insufficient reserves.<br />

An independentcondition<br />

assessment reportwas carried<br />

out on six community pools in<br />

the district earlier this year<br />

and further seismic risk<br />

assessment work was done on<br />

pool changing roomsatHinds,<br />

Rakaia and Tinwald.<br />

TheTinwald poolrequired<br />

work to thewesternblock wall<br />

and plant room, but the<br />

changingroomswere deemed<br />

safe,and the poolopened at<br />

the weekend.<br />

Council communityservices<br />

managerSteve Fabishsaid<br />

demolishing the changing<br />

roomsatHindsand Rakaia<br />

was more prudent than<br />

repairing them.<br />

He saidcouncil had been<br />

workingwith poolcommittees<br />

at Hinds and Rakaia<br />

throughout the process and<br />

would continue to do so to look<br />

at long termsolutions for pool<br />

support facilities.<br />

Council staff werelooking at<br />

fitting counters atthe two<br />

poolstogaugeuser numbers.<br />

Thosenumbers couldthen<br />

be usedinfuture applications<br />

seeking external funding<br />

support,hesaid.<br />

The cost of pool support<br />

services at the district’ssix<br />

community pools over the next<br />

15 years is estimatedat$1.5<br />

million,more thandouble<br />

whatisbudgetedbycouncil.<br />

The changing rooms at the<br />

Hinds Community Poolwill be<br />

demolished next month.<br />

Safety upgrade for intersection<br />

DANIEL.TOBIN<br />

@ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

Dune<br />

Nerds (yes me included) have been<br />

salivating over this films release for<br />

years now.<br />

Dune is the story ofPaul, heir to the<br />

Atreides dynasty who have been<br />

ordered to the planet Dune to rule<br />

over the spiceproduction. Essential to<br />

the spacenavigators.Spice production<br />

must not stop flowing off planet.<br />

The concept is huge as is the scope<br />

of this epic flick. But weirdly the<br />

characters, mostly, get adecent focus<br />

to make the movie larger than life, but<br />

still focus on their bravery, or tyranny,<br />

or mysticism, youget the idea.<br />

2.5 hours well spent.<br />

2425766<br />

Havelock Street is looking great with<br />

the roadworks finally winding up<br />

recently, but there is one<br />

intersection that is still acause of<br />

concern.<br />

The Havelock/Cass Street<br />

intersection,next to the police<br />

station,has been criticised for not<br />

being clearly identifiable as agive<br />

way junction.<br />

Comments on Facebookhave<br />

mentioned numerousclosecalls at<br />

the intersection,with some people<br />

saying theydrove through without<br />

realisingtheyweremeant to give<br />

way.<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>District Council<br />

infrastructure services general<br />

manager Neil McCannhas some good<br />

news about changes planned to help<br />

improve safety at the intersection.<br />

He said since the construction of<br />

the new intersection at Cass Street<br />

the council had received feedback<br />

from many people regarding the<br />

changes andthe confusionwith the<br />

lines andlayout, as well as being<br />

informed of afew crashes where<br />

some drivers drove throughthe<br />

intersection withoutstopping.<br />

‘‘Although we will be undertaking a<br />

full site safety audit of the recently<br />

completed CBD works in the next few<br />

weeks,wearranged for traffic<br />

engineers to meetand discussthe<br />

Cass street/Havelockstreet<br />

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The Havelock Street and Cass Street intersection.<br />

intersection last week.Asaresultof<br />

that meeting, we will be making some<br />

changes within the nextweek or two<br />

to address thesafety concerns,’’ Mr<br />

McCann said.<br />

The changes are:<br />

The Give Waysigns willbechanged<br />

to STOP signs, andwill be largerthan<br />

the currentsigns.<br />

The paintedcrossing point lines on<br />

Havelock street will be removedto<br />

avoid confusion over the crossing<br />

being apedestrian crossing.<br />

Wider, more visible lines will be<br />

paintedonCassstreetand the STOP<br />

signs will be located closer to the<br />

traffic lanes.<br />

The trees in the gardens at the<br />

intersections will be relocated to<br />

make sure the signsare more visible.<br />

Mr McCann said he believed the<br />

changes will address many of the<br />

issues.<br />

‘‘However it is important for<br />

motorists to realisethe area is now a<br />

30km/hr zone,and we urgemotorists<br />

to slow downand drive to the new<br />

speedlimit in the CBDarea.’’<br />

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Update for council<br />

on Methven affairs<br />

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<strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>December</strong> 9, <strong>2021</strong><br />

5<br />

Methven CommunityBoard (MCB)<br />

chairman DanMcLaughlingave<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> District councillorsanupdate<br />

on what’sbeen happeninginMethvenover<br />

thepastyear and told them there’sbeen a<br />

buildingboom, but also lost income due to<br />

event cancellations.<br />

MCBhad supported anumber of local<br />

projects with itsdiscretionary funding,<br />

including theMethven Walkway, which<br />

theMethven Lions had been involved with.<br />

Some $40,000given by theboard to the<br />

Lionsover afewyears had been turned<br />

into acouple of hundred thousanddollars<br />

of work because of volunteer labour and<br />

goodwill, he said.<br />

The Methven Skateparkprojectwas<br />

anotherworthy project that hadbeen<br />

supported.<br />

MrMcLaughlin said new housing had<br />

been going up thick andfastinMethvenfor<br />

awhile now and of theestimated 294<br />

sectionsthat hadbeenoffered, just eight<br />

remained unsold.<br />

Hesaidthe housing boomwas impacting<br />

Methven’s population and he questioned<br />

thepopulation data used by council in its<br />

long term planning.<br />

Council’sLong Term Plan (LTP) showed<br />

acurrent Methven population of 1941 and<br />

aprojected population of 2410 by 2048.<br />

MrMcLaughlin said thepopulation data<br />

being used in the LTP was woefully wrong,<br />

andhad been raised as aconcern by<br />

Methven people during the consultation<br />

processbecause of future infrastructure<br />

planning in the township.<br />

‘‘Aquick calculation tells you that we are<br />

going to reach that 2048 population target<br />

Dan McLaughlin<br />

in 2023,’’ he said.<br />

Mr McLaughlin saidherealised theLTP<br />

was reviewed every three years, but more<br />

accurate data wasneeded.<br />

He told councillors that amajorupgrade<br />

had improved the promotional Methvennz<br />

website, including anew eventscalendar,<br />

but it was ashame that anumber ofbig<br />

local eventshad beencancelled because of<br />

covid.<br />

They included theMethven Rodeo,<br />

which typically drew 8000people, abig<br />

Harley Davidson gatheringthatwas set to<br />

bring 450 people to town andthe popular<br />

Methven fete.<br />

Methvenwas no different fromother<br />

areas in termsofevent cancellations,but<br />

valuableincome for the local economy had<br />

beenlost.<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> College staff graduating from the Te Ahu oteReo Māori course were<br />

(back row from left) Anna Rimmer, Sue Johnstone, Renae List (St Joseph’s),<br />

Bryan Bell, Bridget McConnochie, Jo Wakelin, Jono Hay, Naresha Waa (tutor),<br />

Liz Carrick, Tiipene Philip, (seated from left) Cezarne Rodgers, Ange Mitchell,<br />

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Schoolstaffbrush<br />

uponte Reoskills<br />

Anumber of <strong>Ashburton</strong> Collegestaff,<br />

andteachers andsupport staff from<br />

nineother local schools have brushed<br />

up on their Maori language skills and<br />

cultural knowledge throughextra<br />

study.<br />

Around 30 recently graduatedfrom<br />

acoursecalled Te Ahu ote ReoMāori<br />

(the futurepathway of te reo Māori)<br />

which supports educators in growing<br />

capability and confidence in using and<br />

integrating theMāorilanguage and<br />

customsinto learning.<br />

Study for the programme was<br />

delivered three hoursper week at<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>College in Term 3and in<br />

the first half of Term 4. Some study<br />

wascompleted online because of<br />

covid restrictions.<br />

Those who graduatedhad to<br />

complete tasks includingamihimihi<br />

(introduction), alearningresource<br />

and aresearchproject about atopic of<br />

significance to Māorilocally.<br />

The courselooked at keysareas that<br />

included local dialect,appropriate<br />

use of te reoin aclassroomsetting,<br />

grammar,curriculum and language<br />

planning.<br />

The courseis likelytobeheld again<br />

for school staff in <strong>Ashburton</strong> in the<br />

first halfof2022.<br />

Discretionary funds given<br />

Methven Community Board<br />

(MCB) has agreed to support<br />

four local causes and events<br />

through discretionary<br />

funding.<br />

Methven Lions asked for<br />

$3800 to fund an audio visual<br />

system for aLions<br />

convention it will host.<br />

Around 140 people are<br />

expected at the convention<br />

at the Methven Resort and<br />

the audio visual expertise<br />

would be provided by the<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> Trust Event<br />

Centre.<br />

MCB chairman Dan<br />

McLaughlin said he believed<br />

the club was better off trying<br />

to access funding from the<br />

Lions.<br />

Councillor Liz McMillan<br />

suggested giving $1500 to<br />

Methven Lions and that<br />

figure was supported.<br />

MCB has also agreed to<br />

provide funding of $4206 for<br />

line repainting at the<br />

Methven Tennis Club and on<br />

the netball courts.<br />

Further funding of $2000<br />

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Scarecrow Trail to support<br />

signage, printing and online<br />

marketing costs.<br />

Trail organisers requested<br />

$4500 and were also given<br />

$2000 last year.<br />

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6 <strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>December</strong> 9, <strong>2021</strong><br />

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Learning centre set to achieve standard<br />

DANIEL.TOBIN<br />

@ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

The<strong>Ashburton</strong> LearningCentre is<br />

upskillingtoensureitmeets the<br />

growingneeds of theMidCanterbury<br />

community.<br />

Agreater understandingof<br />

neurodiversity anddyslexia in<br />

particularhas been an importantfocus<br />

forthe centre andasaresultthey are<br />

nowwellontheir waytoachievingthe<br />

NewZealand Dyslexia­Friendly<br />

QualityMark(DFQM).<br />

The initiativewas developedbyAko<br />

Aotearoa, agovernment­funded<br />

organisation thatsupportstertiary<br />

sector teachers, trainers and<br />

educators.<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>Learning Centretutor/<br />

studentco­ordinatorJoy Thompson<br />

hasbeen workingonthe centre’s<br />

submissionsinceAugust.<br />

‘‘There’sawhole raft of standards to<br />

meet like policiesand thecharter that<br />

we need to adhere to.’’<br />

Dyslexiaisageneral term for<br />

disorders thatinvolvedifficulty in<br />

learning to read or interpretwords,<br />

lettersand other symbols,but does not<br />

affect generalintelligence, dyslexic<br />

people are often highlycreativeand<br />

good at practical work.<br />

Toachieve DFQM status the<br />

organisation mustmeet required<br />

standardsofleadership,quality of<br />

teaching, theteachingand learning<br />

environment and key stakeholder<br />

relationships.<br />

Peoplecan go through the<br />

educationalsystemwithouttheir<br />

dyslexiabeingpicked up.<br />

‘‘We had a19yearold come tothe<br />

centre ­hedidn't know he wasdyslexic,<br />

withushemanagedtoget the literacy<br />

andnumeracy credits which gave him<br />

hislevel twoNCEA.<br />

‘‘Thesadpart is he haddeveloped a<br />

fewmentalhealth problemsand<br />

depression, alot ofthathas been eased<br />

inside him becausehenow<br />

understands what the problem is,’’ Mrs<br />

Thompson said.<br />

After the submission hasbeen<br />

received, AkoAotearoa willmakea<br />

verification visittothe centrenext<br />

year.<br />

Oncethe DFQM status is achieved<br />

thecentrewill havealogoand charter<br />

to showthey have gained the quality<br />

mark.<br />

Aswell as aproviding awelcoming,<br />

supportiveand inclusive place for<br />

learners with learningdifficulties and<br />

disabilities, the<strong>Ashburton</strong> Learning<br />

Centre alsooffers avarietyofcourses<br />

includingapprenticeship skills,<br />

vehicle licencepreparation, literacy<br />

and numeracy, computing,English and<br />

Te Reoclasses.<br />

If youwouldlike moreinformation<br />

visit:ashburtonlearningcentre.co.nz<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> Learning Centre tutor/<br />

studentco­ordinatorJoy Thompson.<br />

Lions money helps school<br />

Some$256,130 hasbeengiven<br />

out by the Lion Foundation in<br />

itsNovemberfunding round,<br />

including agrantof$45,000 to<br />

Hinds School foraminivan<br />

purchase.<br />

Theschooldoesnot ownits<br />

own transport and willput the<br />

money towards buying two<br />

new minivans.<br />

Hinds School board of<br />

trustees (BOT)chairman Cole<br />

Groves said transport was<br />

neededfor regulartrips to<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>and even to get<br />

pupils acrossSH1 to theHinds<br />

Community Pool.<br />

Therewerealso school<br />

camps,field tripsand other<br />

timeswhentransport was a<br />

necessity,hesaid.<br />

‘‘We’vetalkedabout the<br />

convenience of having ourown<br />

transportfor awhile and we’re<br />

gratefulfor this funding<br />

support fromthe Lion<br />

Foundation.’’<br />

Around $80,000was needed<br />

to purchase the10­seater vans,<br />

which were ordered recently<br />

andare expectedinApril.<br />

Theschool’s BOThas funded<br />

thebalanceand is eyeing a<br />

Cole Groves.<br />

third vaninthe near future.<br />

TheLionFoundation, in<br />

partnershipwiththe Braided<br />

Rivers Community Trust<br />

(formerly <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Licensing Trust) has also given<br />

$38,000 to the<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Learning Centrefor operating<br />

costs, $15,000to<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Multi CulturalTrustfor an<br />

eventco­ordinatorand $38,741<br />

to <strong>Ashburton</strong> Collegefor<br />

chromebooks, twooutdoor<br />

drinking fountains, six<br />

televisions, andcosts at a<br />

leadership camp.<br />

HampsteadSchool gets<br />

$30,000 towardsthe purchase<br />

andinstallation of a<br />

playground and for laptops.<br />

Other fundswentto<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> Racing Club<br />

($29,318), ACADS ($20,000),<br />

ChrisRuth Centre Trust<br />

($14,000), Waterski LakeHood<br />

($13,185), WairekaCroquet<br />

($5000),Mid Canterbury<br />

Cancer Society ($4986)and<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> Harness Racing<br />

Museum Charitable Trust<br />

($2900).<br />

Funding is distributedevery<br />

twomonths.<br />

For more information visit<br />

the lionfoundation.org.nz<br />

website.<br />

Fire warning issued<br />

Farmers and contractors are<br />

being reminded to be vigilant<br />

and check machinerybefore<br />

use, to prevent losses costing<br />

tensofthousands of dollars.<br />

Mid­South Canterbury Fire<br />

and Emergency New Zealand<br />

(FENZ)say it’s agoodidea to<br />

keepchecking yourvehicles<br />

this time of year asbirds could<br />

build nests in very shorttime.<br />

They suggestedfarmers and<br />

contractorsleave car bonnets<br />

and tractor hoods up, to<br />

discouragenestbuilding<br />

activity. Tractorfires,atthis<br />

timeof year, were usually<br />

causedbybirds, often<br />

starlings, nesting in the<br />

engine.<br />

The warm, sheltered spotin<br />

an engine cavity was idealfor<br />

them.<br />

FENZadvice wastocheck<br />

and check again especially<br />

under the bonnet before<br />

starting atractor, evenifit’s<br />

onlyreturning from lunch.<br />

‘‘Birds canquickly gather<br />

enough straw and materials to<br />

cause afire when the engine<br />

restarts.’’<br />

Last year oneMid<br />

Canterbury farmer hadsuch a<br />

fire, whichdestroyedthe<br />

tractor costing in the hightens<br />

of thousandsofdollars.<br />

It had happened veryfast.<br />

Starlings were known to<br />

hoverand attempt to build<br />

nests in the exhaustpipe,<br />

within 15 seconds of atractor<br />

being parked up and the<br />

engine turned off.<br />

They were capableof<br />

rebuilding anest within an<br />

hour.<br />

In order to limit risks,<br />

owners wereencouraged to<br />

have firefighting equipment<br />

on tractors and other<br />

machinery and if usersleft the<br />

bonnet up when they finished<br />

using atractor it served two<br />

purposes; it reminded next<br />

using it to check the engine,<br />

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thinking it was asafe haven.<br />

‘‘A fireextinguisher right<br />

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takesuslonger to get there.<br />

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NEWS<br />

8 <strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>December</strong> 9, <strong>2021</strong><br />

www.ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

Life of early settlers detailed in book<br />

MICK.JENSEN<br />

@ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

AbookcalledFrom<br />

Aberdeenshire to <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

details six decades of early<br />

family andfarming life in Mid<br />

Canterbury.<br />

The book has been compiled<br />

by <strong>Ashburton</strong> resident Alan<br />

Sim, awell­known rural land<br />

valuer,and primarily covers<br />

theyears 1886to1950.<br />

Mr Simspoke to family<br />

members,used online<br />

resources likePapersPast and<br />

wasabletoaccessold land title<br />

records that thendirected him<br />

to other sources of<br />

information.<br />

The book iswrittenasa<br />

family history of the Sim family<br />

and tellsthe storyofwidow<br />

CatherineSim andher five<br />

children whosailed from<br />

Scotland tostart anew life.<br />

Catherine arrivedinNew<br />

Zealand in 1886 with three<br />

children and joined two others<br />

whohad moved earliertoscout<br />

farming opportunities.<br />

The movetoNew Zealand<br />

was precipitated by thedesire<br />

to be farmers,Alan Simsaid.<br />

Their forbears had been<br />

tenant farmers, butwith<br />

modestincomes in relationto<br />

the high priceofland,itmeant<br />

they could notrealistically own<br />

land in Scotland, he said.<br />

Catherine’s eldestson John<br />

wasatrained watchmakerand<br />

set up shopinTemukabeforea<br />

latermovetoAuckland.<br />

Hisfour siblings (Robert,<br />

Andrew, James andCatherine)<br />

all became land­owners in the<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>District, with one<br />

property remaining in<br />

continous familyownership for<br />

over100 years.<br />

The family’s arrival in New<br />

Zealand wasfortuitous<br />

because soon aftergovernment<br />

legislation broke downthe big<br />

farmingrunsintosmaller<br />

holdings.<br />

The threebig <strong>Ashburton</strong>runs<br />

of Coldstream,Maronanand<br />

Cracroftwere subdividedinto<br />

110 farmholdings, oneofwhich<br />

waspurchasedbyRobertand<br />

AndrewSim.<br />

Adecadelater their sister<br />

andher husbandRobert<br />

McElhinneypurchaseda870<br />

acre farmnear<strong>Ashburton</strong> and<br />

in 1912 the youngestsibling<br />

James purchased anadjoining<br />

property of 650acres.<br />

Mr Sim said thebookwas<br />

essentially ahistoryofhis<br />

early pioneering familyand he<br />

hoped it would inspire future<br />

Members of the Sim family gathered recently and visited the<br />

former home of migrant matriarch Catherine Sim in Tinwald.<br />

PHOTOS SUPPLIED<br />

generations, butitalso<br />

contained anumber of articles<br />

of interest to historybuffs.<br />

Eight pages of the110 page<br />

bookrecount shiplifeand the<br />

longvoyage from Scotland<br />

throughthe diary of John Sim,<br />

he said.<br />

Therewerealso articleson<br />

well­known farming merchants<br />

Friedlander Brothers,details<br />

of droving stock across the<br />

RakaiaRiverbridge, farming a<br />

teamofhorsesand thewartime<br />

acquisition of Sim land at the<br />

airportbythe NZDefence<br />

Force in 1942,partofwhich is<br />

nowthe hub of <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Airport.<br />

MrSim saidhehad received<br />

great support fromlocal<br />

businessDPI Design &Printin<br />

laying outthe bookand was<br />

veryhappywiththe finished<br />

product.<br />

Over30members ofthe Sim<br />

family linerecentlyattended a<br />

The grave of Catherine Sim in<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> Cemetery.<br />

lunch gatheringin<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

wherethe family historybook<br />

washanded out.<br />

Visits weremade to<br />

Catherine’sSim’s housein<br />

Tinwald, the<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Cemeteryand to farm<br />

properties owned bymembers<br />

of the Sim family near the<br />

airport.<br />

MrSim said atoast was<br />

raised to the familyforbears<br />

whohad paved the way for<br />

current generations to enjoy a<br />

better lifeinNew Zealand.<br />

Alimited number of copies of<br />

From Aberdeenshireto<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>are available and<br />

cost $40.MrSim canbe<br />

contactedbyemailing to sim.<br />

family@xtra.co.nz<br />

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Fashions<br />

CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP<br />

After45years in this profession,Ihavejust sold my business,<br />

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hair.<br />

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Family Notices<br />

Deaths Deaths Deaths<br />

ANSTEY, Bill: At<br />

Christchurch Hospital on<br />

Monday, November 29,<br />

<strong>2021</strong> aged 54 years. Much<br />

loved partner of Pru Stott.<br />

Dearly loved son of Peter<br />

and the late Daphne, loved<br />

brother of Noel; Robyn;<br />

Ellen and Michael Kemp;<br />

Spike Newport; Pete; and<br />

Kate,and abeloveduncle.<br />

Loved step-father of Adam<br />

and Cassie; Stuart and Sam;<br />

and Harry and Amanda.<br />

Adored Grandpa of Finn,<br />

Nellie,and babyStott.<br />

Messages to: The Anstey<br />

Family, c/- PO Box 6035,<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>7742.<br />

Due tocovid restrictions a<br />

privatememorial servicefor<br />

Bill will be held.<br />

FROST, Len: On November<br />

30, <strong>2021</strong>, suddenly but<br />

peacefully at home,<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>. Aged 79 years.<br />

Dearly loved husband and<br />

best friend of Kate. Much<br />

loved Dad and fatherin-law<br />

of the late Emma,<br />

and Christopher and<br />

Kristine (USA). Treasured<br />

Poppa Len toLondon, and<br />

Gretchen. Messages to the<br />

Frost family c/o PO Box472<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> 7740. At Len’s<br />

request aprivatecremation<br />

will be held.<br />

Paterson’s<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

FDANZ<br />

03 3077433<br />

GIBSON, Jocelyn Rae,<br />

on <strong>December</strong> 5, <strong>2021</strong>.<br />

Peacefully, surrounded by<br />

her family at <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Hospital, aged 80 years.<br />

Dearly loved wife of the<br />

late Frank. Much loved<br />

Mum, and mother-in-law of<br />

Joanne and Mike Jackson,<br />

Allison and Will Morrish,<br />

and Karyn Gibson. Special<br />

‘Nana Jocee’ ofKelsey and<br />

Nathaniel,Logan and Kirsty,<br />

and Ryan; Callum, Daniel<br />

and Anna, and Kate. Great<br />

‘Nana Jocee’ of Jasper,<br />

and Miles.<br />

0800 2MEMORY<br />

027 637 1229<br />

Messages to<br />

the Gibson family c/- PO<br />

Box 472, <strong>Ashburton</strong> 7740.<br />

A service to celebrate<br />

Jocelyn’s life will be held<br />

at our chapel, cnr East &<br />

Cox Streets, <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

on Thursday <strong>December</strong> 9,<br />

commencing at 1.30pm,<br />

followed by a private<br />

cremation at the <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Crematorium. At the<br />

family’s request Vaccine<br />

Passes will be required.<br />

Paterson’s<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

FDANZ<br />

03 3077433<br />

JACK, Douglas Alfred<br />

(Doug): 4 July 1929 - 7<br />

<strong>December</strong> <strong>2021</strong>. Peacefully<br />

at <strong>Ashburton</strong> Hospital, after<br />

acourageous battle. Dearly<br />

loved husband of Ruby for<br />

60 years. Much lovedfather<br />

and father-in-law ofAlyson<br />

and Alistair Benfell, Warren<br />

and Rachael, and Karen and<br />

the late Jim King. Adored<br />

Grandad of Tony, and Sara;<br />

and Jamie,and Jacob. Loved<br />

son of the late Donald and<br />

Alice. Loved brother and<br />

brother-in-law of the late<br />

Charlie, Doreen and the<br />

late Allan Jack, and brother<br />

in law of the late Isobel<br />

and Max Drabble. Loved<br />

uncle ofall his nieces and<br />

nephews. Messages to the<br />

Jack family c/- POBox 472,<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> 7740. At Doug’s<br />

request a private family<br />

servicewill be held.<br />

Paterson’s<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

FDANZ<br />

03 307 7433<br />

McCORMICK, Hamish<br />

Malcolm Argyle: On<br />

<strong>December</strong> 2, <strong>2021</strong><br />

peacefully. Inhis 98th year.<br />

Dearly lovedhusband of the<br />

late Enid. Much lovedDad of<br />

Gordon, Duncan, Catherine,<br />

and the late Fergus. Loved<br />

grandad of James, Charles,<br />

Annabel, Harry, and Lily,<br />

and a great-grandad of<br />

his great-grandchildren.<br />

Messages to the McCormick<br />

family PO Box 472<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> 7740. Aservice<br />

to celebrate Hamish’s life<br />

was held on Wednesday at<br />

“Manaton” 230 Montalto<br />

Road, Montalto followed<br />

by private cremation at the<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> Crematorium.<br />

“At the family’s request,<br />

Vaccine Passes were<br />

required”.<br />

Paterson’s<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

FDANZ<br />

03 307 7433<br />

Family<br />

Notices<br />

Birth, engagement,<br />

anniversary, death,<br />

acknowledgement,<br />

and in memoriam<br />

notices will be<br />

charged $18 fora<br />

maximum of 35<br />

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Deadline forthese<br />

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prior to Thursday<br />

publication date.<br />

STOCKDILL, Kaye Phillis:<br />

At Christchurch Hospital on<br />

Monday, <strong>December</strong> 6, <strong>2021</strong><br />

aged 61 years.<br />

Loved daughter of the<br />

late Pamela and Ken,<br />

sister and sister-in-law<br />

of Jan; Dawn and Alan<br />

Woodley (Australia); Dave<br />

and Karen; Sally and Allan<br />

Doody (Australia); aunty<br />

of Rebecca, and Brad; Kurt,<br />

and Wade; Sam, and Olivia;<br />

Jodie, and Lachie; and a<br />

loved great aunty of Paige,<br />

Harry,and Taylor.<br />

In lieu of flowers, donations<br />

to the <strong>Ashburton</strong> SPCA<br />

would be appreciated and<br />

maybemade at the service.<br />

Messages to: The Stockdill<br />

Family, c/- PO Box 6035,<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>7742.<br />

A service for Kaye will<br />

be held on Friday, 10th<br />

<strong>December</strong> at the Chertsey<br />

Hall, Chertsey Line Road,<br />

Chertsey at 1.00pm<br />

followed by interment at<br />

the Chertsey Cemetery.<br />

Due to Covid restrictions,<br />

a vaccination passport is<br />

required.<br />

0800 2MEMORY<br />

027 637 1229<br />

Acknowledgements<br />

DAVIDSON; Hayley<br />

Lorraine: Scott, Leo, Zane,<br />

Blake, Roger, Annette,<br />

Jonathon, Toni, Matthew,<br />

Stephanie and along with<br />

grandparents Jennifer<br />

and Bob Brassell, John<br />

and Lorraine Newlands<br />

and families. Wesincerely<br />

thank everyone for their<br />

expression of love and<br />

support following the<br />

passing of our loved and<br />

precious girl Hayley.<br />

We areextremely grateful to<br />

have been very comforted<br />

by the baking/cooking,<br />

flowers, cards visits, phone<br />

calls and messages.<br />

The love and kindness you<br />

have shown to our family is<br />

sincerely appreciated.<br />

Please<br />

accept<br />

this as a personal<br />

acknowledgement.<br />

Hayley will be missed dearly<br />

by all who lovedher.<br />

Acknowledgements<br />

LAING Graham Andrew:<br />

Graham’s family all wish to<br />

sincerely thank everyone<br />

for their expressions of<br />

love and support received<br />

after the sad loss of our<br />

treasured husband, father,<br />

grandfather, brother,<br />

mentorand friend.<br />

The flowers, cards and<br />

messages have been<br />

overwhelming. Please<br />

accept this notice as a<br />

personal thank you to<br />

each and everyone whose<br />

thoughts have helped us<br />

through this time.<br />

Graham’s ashes will be laid<br />

to rest with ablessing at the<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> ‘Old’ Cemetery<br />

on 16th <strong>December</strong> at 1pm.<br />

Anyone wishing to join<br />

Graham’s family there are<br />

welcome.<br />

Refreshments afterwards<br />

will be available at theKiosk,<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>Racecourse.<br />

Memorial Service<br />

MARKHAM, Sheila Cecilia<br />

nee Tinkler: Loved sister<br />

and sister-in-law of Don<br />

and Rena Tinkler, Pat and<br />

Pete McGrath, Jean and Joe<br />

Biggs, Frank and Pat Tinkler<br />

all deceased. Margaret and<br />

Ray Donaldson, <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

and loved aunty of all her<br />

nieces and nephews. Passed<br />

away peacefully in her 93rd<br />

year. Messages may be<br />

sent to24Friendship Lane,<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>.<br />

A memorial service is to<br />

be held on Saturday, 11<br />

<strong>December</strong> at 2.30pm at<br />

Abberly Park, St Albans,<br />

Christchurch.<br />

Family<br />

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Enquiries phone<br />

Mary,Jann or Karen<br />

on<br />

308 7664<br />

or call into<br />

199 Burnett Street.<br />

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locally owned<br />

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<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

0800 263 6679<br />

2413353<br />

NEWS<br />

10 <strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>December</strong> 9, <strong>2021</strong><br />

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Heartland Bank banking consultant Jamie Philip,bank manger<br />

AndrewWilson, banking consultant MillieHopwood and Birthright<br />

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Aseasonal traditionisback<br />

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40 years and going strong<br />

Morrison’s Saddlery & Feed owner Chris<br />

Morrison is celebrating 40 years in business.<br />

It tops off avery busy year for the popular<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>-based saddler.<br />

He last week celebrated his 65th birthday and<br />

earlier this year married long-time partner<br />

Shirley in the birdcage area of the <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Racecourse.<br />

Chris, aqualified saddler with more than 47<br />

years experience, has national and international<br />

clients.<br />

He took afterhis father,the late-Charlie Morrison<br />

of Dromore, enjoying alife-long love of harness<br />

racing.<br />

After completing fifth form at <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

College, Chris picked up an apprenticeship<br />

with WPatchings Ltd in 1974, learning the finer<br />

points of the saddler craft from the late-Neil<br />

Crum.<br />

‘‘He wasatradesman and atop bloke,’’Chris says.<br />

Chris spent eight years at Patchings before<br />

branching out to set up his own business in<br />

1981, operating as Tinwald Saddlery.<br />

In 1999 the chance tobuy the saddlery division<br />

of Peter Cates Ltd arose and Chris took on<br />

the expansion and operated out of the Cates<br />

building on West Street until abigger site was<br />

needed.<br />

Morrison’s Saddlery &Feed, asitisnow, then<br />

moved into the former tote building on the<br />

grounds of <strong>Ashburton</strong>Racecourse.<br />

Since then Chris has seen hacks, showing<br />

jumping and hunting clients come through his<br />

shop.<br />

“We really enjoy watching and following our<br />

local trainers and equestrians, watching their<br />

progress with the joy ofawin or aplace, or just<br />

ahappyday.”<br />

Thebusiness movedintoits currentlocation two<br />

weeks before the Greendale Fault earthquake<br />

on September 4, 2010.<br />

But it wasasound move.<br />

Therewerejust acouple of items thatfell off the<br />

stock shelves,Chris says.<br />

Morrison’s nowreach national and international<br />

markets and have earned a reputation for<br />

being stockists of specialist equipment for<br />

standardbred horses.<br />

They can source almost any item acustomer<br />

needs.<br />

‘‘Our motto is‘‘We have got it, from asulky toa<br />

rubber band tongue tie’’,Chris says.<br />

He may have spent the past 40 years growing<br />

his business but it is his love of horses, mostly<br />

racing, and the people he has met which has<br />

kept him happily in the industrysolong.<br />

‘‘Ourcustomers arefriends as well as customers.<br />

We have natters and have built up a great<br />

rapport,’’ Chris says.<br />

There has been afocus on servicing the racing<br />

fraternity, particularly his favourite harness<br />

industry, but he has also been afirm backer of<br />

grassroots events in the district supplying and<br />

supporting local pony clubs and equestrian<br />

events with sponsorships sinceopening.<br />

Morrison’s have four full-time staff,aswell as an<br />

after-school student, all watched over by canine<br />

shop supervisor Bob, a Bichon Shihtzu Maltese<br />

cross.<br />

“We are very fortunate to have loyal staff. Lisa<br />

has been with us over 30 years and Wendy for<br />

around 12 years,” Chris says.<br />

In the workshop they carry out saddlery repairs<br />

and also the manufacturing and repairing of<br />

horse covers.<br />

There isacomprehensive range of equestrian<br />

supplies in the retail shop from saddlery, horse<br />

feeds or supplements to clothing wear and offthe-shelf<br />

veterinaryproducts to help with horse<br />

care. The horse feed includes produced locally<br />

manufactured from Supreme and Golden Foods.<br />

Thereisalso amobile shop truck which staff take<br />

on the road to deliverrepairs,visit racing stables<br />

and sell stock at race meetings.<br />

Chris.<br />

(Pictured right to left): Carl Nordquist, Chris<br />

Morrison, Devon Flannery, Wendy Bennett, Lisa<br />

Quinn, ShirleyMorrison with Bob.<br />

Shirley, Chris and Bob(canine)Morrison.<br />

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<strong>Ashburton</strong> College<br />

Individual Excellence in aSupportive Learning Environment<br />

News<br />

Issue 41<br />

9<strong>December</strong> <strong>2021</strong><br />

DeputyPrincipal Message<br />

End of the School Year<br />

Kia ora. Asyou settle down to read this article, it<br />

willbewith the knowledgethat<strong>Ashburton</strong>College<br />

has had its last prize-givings ofthe year, albeit in a<br />

waythatradically breaks withthe traditionalprizegivingsthatIhave<br />

been party to forthe last twentysomeyears.<br />

The new format, asyou know, has been made<br />

possible with thanks to technology and the skills<br />

of one of our very capable Year 12 students –Kyle Christie. When we<br />

broached the subject ofrecording the presentations on video sothat<br />

theycould be communityshared;hemade it happen, professionally and<br />

with no fuss.<br />

NCEA Exams<br />

Exams areall but finished and therewill doubtless be arange of reactions<br />

when the results arepublished. Forsome, theywill reflect on the levelof<br />

success and buildonthat fornextyear but,for those on their last round<br />

of exams at the College: they will have what they have –good, bad or<br />

different.<br />

Iwouldlike to acknowledge theworkundertaken by staff in supporting<br />

studentstocompleteassessmentsand preparefor theNCEA exams. This<br />

is usually givenoutside of class-time andmakes ahuge differencetothe<br />

students who take advantage of supportwillingly provided.<br />

Ifeel that, for most of our students, they have risen tothe challenges<br />

thrust upon them again and have moved onsteadily to get their work<br />

donetoagood standard.<br />

Another Year to Remember<br />

No doubt many will look back on <strong>2021</strong> as ayear to remember –orto<br />

forget –but it has not been without itschallenges,manyofwhich we are<br />

still trying to manage as theyear closes.<br />

For some senior staff they will beploughing on; endeavouring to find<br />

enough teachers fornextyear andconstrained in some partbylegislation,<br />

thePublicHealth Order andatightly compacted timeframe imposed by<br />

events outside the controlofCollege.<br />

Interviewing for teaching positions will go on well into <strong>December</strong>. Until<br />

such timesasstaffing is in place,itisachallenge to finalise timetable and<br />

class composition details.<br />

TheStartofaNew Year<br />

Thestartofthe year looks good forour new Year 9students, who have all<br />

had the opportunitytospendsome timeatCollege over the last couple<br />

of weeks.<br />

It is crucial that they arrive in the new year with agood understanding<br />

of what toexpect and, hopefully, with some of the natural reservations<br />

addressed.The work that goes into the transition process ishuge and is<br />

made possible by the tirelesseffortsofthe pastoralteamsand officestaff.<br />

DevelopmentofYoung People<br />

One of the greatthings thatIloveaboutbeingateacher is theopportunity<br />

to watch our young people grow and develop over the years. One time<br />

when this is really evident is at the startofanew year.Itisamazing how<br />

much some of our young people grow and mature over the summer<br />

break and Iamsurethat this summerbreak willbenoexception.<br />

Good Wishes<br />

Iwould like to wish all our students well for the summer, thank all our<br />

College staff, and acknowledge the never-ending effort and guidance<br />

givenbyfamily and whānau.<br />

Returnrefreshed andre-energised,and make 2022 ayear to remember.<br />

RonCresswell<br />

DeputyPrincipal •Tumuaki Tuarua<br />

Information<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>College HolidayOfficeHours<br />

Please notethatthe College Office will be open until<br />

Thursday 16 <strong>December</strong> <strong>2021</strong><br />

(8:00am–3:30pm, from Monday 13 <strong>December</strong> -Thursday 16 <strong>December</strong>).<br />

and is re-opening on Friday21January2022.<br />

Hours: 8:00am –4:30pm Mondays,Tuesdays,Thursdays;<br />

from 9:00am on Wednesdays (<strong>09</strong> Februaryon);<br />

until 4:00pm on Fridays.<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>College Office 2022 Hours<br />

Please note that from Wednesday<strong>09</strong>February2022<br />

the CollegeOffice, throughthe year,will be<br />

closed on Wednesday morningsuntil 9:00am.<br />

This is to allowstaff to attend staff professionaldevelopment.<br />

Theofficewillalso be closed on TeacherOnly Day<br />

on Tuesday 01 February2022,<br />

forthe purpose of Staff Briefing/Updates.<br />

The<br />

AshColl<br />

Way<br />

Events<br />

Te Awhi Rito (Reading Ambassador)<br />

BenBrownvisited <strong>Ashburton</strong>College to<br />

speak with Junior Ākonga<br />

New Zealand's first Reading Ambassador, orTeAwhi Rito Ben Brown,<br />

delivered aseries of readings and stories to College ākonga inthe<br />

College Library on Friday19November.<br />

Head ofEnglish Faculty Michael Clark said <strong>Ashburton</strong> College was most<br />

fortunate to have New Zealand's first Reading Ambassador and awardwinning<br />

children's author,Ben Brown, visit.<br />

Thevisit wasorganised through ReadNZ,and sawBen deliver threesessions<br />

where he shared aspects of his lifeand excerpts of his writingwith College<br />

students.<br />

As Reading Ambassador, Ben's<br />

role as Te Awhi Rito is overseen<br />

by the National Library, with his<br />

role being tochampion reading to<br />

youngKiwis; their whānau and the<br />

widercommunity;and to promote<br />

well-being through reading and<br />

literature.<br />

The role of Te Awhi Rito is anew<br />

role within New Zealand. Ben<br />

writes children’s books, nonfiction,poetryand<br />

shortstories for<br />

childrenandadults,and has been a<br />

publisher since1992.<br />

(Pictured left): Ben Brown reading<br />

to students.<br />

The name Te Awhi Rito comes from the harakeke orflax plant. The‘Rito’is<br />

the young shoot at thecentreofthe plant.‘AwhiRito’ arethe strong, mature<br />

leavesthatstand straight and tall to surround,protect and nurturethe Rito.<br />

Outside Te Awhi Rito arethe ‘Tupuna’orolder leaves that bend towardsthe<br />

ground. These support the entire harakeke bush and eventually become<br />

partofthe fertile groundbeneath. This representsthis role in nurturing and<br />

inspiring the Rito –the young andnew readers.<br />

Michael said that Ben Brown's varied and interesting life had students<br />

engagedfromstart to finish. Benresides in Lyttelton.<br />

(Pictured above): Oneofthe studentgroups engaging with BenBrown.<br />

<strong>2021</strong> House Trophy-Green House<br />

Triumphantafter Fourteen Years<br />

Again, conveyed byvideo which was, to be fair, alittle less exciting than<br />

having awhole-College Assembly immediate response, but none-the-less<br />

satisfying forGreen House.<br />

With 1.25 points separating the<br />

top two place-getters, the final<br />

outcome was excruciatingly<br />

close, and all came down to<br />

the number ofMihi Pai awards<br />

in Term Three, earned for<br />

demonstrating the AshColl<br />

Values of Pride/Manawa<br />

Whakahīhī; Respect/Whakaute<br />

and Quality/Te Ata Pai; and the<br />

Volleyballresults.<br />

(Pictured right, left and right):<br />

Green House Co-Captains<br />

Jacob Swan and Brie Rudolph,<br />

with the covetedtrophy.<br />

A healthy House rivalry permeates amongst students and staff and<br />

acknowledgement is giventothe:<br />

Staff House Leaders –Stacey Monk (Blue House), Julia Bell (Green House),<br />

Pete Lee (Orange House) and Georgia Keenan (Red House) -and to the:<br />

Student Co-Captains of each of the four House Executives –<br />

Abbey Wood andMalachiDrye(BlueHouse);Brie Rudolph and Jacob Swan<br />

(Green House); Marlese Schoonderbeek and Georgie Cartney (Orange<br />

House),Olivia Lill and BenMiddleton(RedHouse).<br />

The FinalHouse Points forthe year were -<br />

Green House: 120.42points<br />

RedHouse 119.17points<br />

Blue House 107.81points<br />

Orange House 92.60 points<br />

(Pictured above): Green House members, with Mascot Borris, victorious<br />

(back row, left toright): Jorja Roulston, Emma Scammell, Jack Brown,<br />

John Radan.<br />

(Middle row, left toright): RJ Pasion, Mahina Pongia, Alex Eddington,<br />

Yash Patel, Julia Bell (Teaching StaffHead of House).<br />

(Front row,leftand right): JacobSwanand BrieRudolph.<br />

Staff vStudentExecutive Chess Match–<br />

FifthConsecutiveVictory to the Staff!<br />

Taking place onthe Chessboard on Friday 05 November, this annual<br />

eventwas again heldaccording to themoves of an historicalset game<br />

of Chess, with the actual game tobefollowed drawn out ofa‘hat’<br />

between the Student Executive and Staff under strict supervision,<br />

being the eagle eyes of staff members at the preceding staff briefing<br />

meeting.<br />

The shifting and removal ofchess players, however, varies from the more<br />

sedate movement of Chess pieces, and is aided by copious amounts of<br />

water!<br />

Fortunately the weather complied once again and a good time was had by<br />

all.<br />

We are assured that this annual end-of-year event started in the early<br />

Collegedaysasaveryformalaffair,with players wearing ‘boards’depicting<br />

their positions. At somestageitmorphed into the eventitistoday, always<br />

alot of fun, and providing wonderful opportunities for students to douse<br />

staffand viceversa. Itcan be challenging to distinguish between staff and<br />

students when it comes to enthusiasm and waterskills.<br />

As is also traditional, the staff moves are made byawell-respected, longserving<br />

staff member who is leaving College. Retiring Deputy Principal<br />

RonCresswell was accorded thishonour this year.<br />

(Pictured right,<br />

clockwise from<br />

front left): Making<br />

the movesare<br />

RonCresswell,<br />

Teacher<br />

TomKitchen<br />

overseeing,and<br />

College Chess<br />

Champion<br />

BrodynGabites.<br />

(Pictured right,<br />

clockwise from the<br />

left): Olivia Lill,<br />

BenMiddleton and<br />

CatAnderson<br />

under attack from<br />

GeorgiaKeenan and<br />

Stacey Monk.<br />

(Pictured left):<br />

Principal<br />

Ross Preece<br />

attempting to<br />

defend himself<br />

against the<br />

endeavours of<br />

SamHolland (in the<br />

black uniformof<br />

the students).<br />

(Pictured left: The two<br />

teams combined<br />

for the post-match<br />

photo, loosely formal,<br />

before the next bout<br />

of water battle took<br />

place.<br />

There will doubtless<br />

be double security<br />

for next year’s chess<br />

match draw, given<br />

this was the fifth consecutive victory for the staff side! Itisworthy ofnote<br />

that, in the Head Student’s valedictory speech, mention was made of their<br />

conviction that all competitions against the staff were rigged inthe staff’s<br />

favour.


<strong>Ashburton</strong> College<br />

Individual Excellence in aSupportive Learning Environment<br />

News<br />

Issue 41<br />

9<strong>December</strong> <strong>2021</strong><br />

Congratulations<br />

AutomotiveCourse Students Graduate<br />

Very successful outcomes heralded the College’s first Year 13 Student<br />

Automotive on-site class this year, with significant acknowledgements<br />

going toall involved –Head ofFaculty Kyle Backhouse-Smith, Teacher<br />

Daniel Tew, and the students fortheirapplication. Kyle is to be credited<br />

with promoting the inclusion of this course withinCollege,alegacyhewill<br />

leave College with whenhetransfers to his newHeadofFacultyposition<br />

at Hauraki College, in 2022. Both Kyle and Daniel are to be thanked for<br />

theirhigh levelofexpertise.<br />

Allstudents from bothAutomotive Courses(Year 12 andYear 13, twoclasses<br />

of sixteen students) passed; with Year 13 students able tohave 14 credits<br />

deducted from any apprenticeship within the automotive industry, having<br />

completedtwo years of this course.<br />

Kyle said that half of the Year 13 students from the course have gained<br />

apprenticeships withinthe <strong>Ashburton</strong> District,ortodo withthe Automotive<br />

industry.<br />

Industryprovider,Maureen McClenaghan, wasverypleased with the course<br />

provisions,valueand opportunitiesavailable to students.<br />

Interest in the course is growing,with numbers looking to form three classes<br />

for2022,one at Year 13 and twoat Year 12 level. The coursebuilds on itself<br />

over the two years, and therefore undertaking it in Year 12 is required as<br />

apre-requisite for Year 13 but, having said that, some Year 13 students<br />

undertake Level 2,and could achieve Level 3ifcompleted within the<br />

relevanttimeframes.<br />

During COVID lockdown, the flexibility within the course meant students<br />

were able tocontinue with the online components of work, and then<br />

undertake practical work experience inthe workshops on return. The<br />

College workshopsare set up as aworkplaceworkshop would be,with the<br />

benefits of the course beingin-house apparentinthe increasing numbersof<br />

students taking up enrolment opportunity.<br />

Presentations<br />

Presentations were held on Friday 22October with certificates presented<br />

by Principal Ross Preece and Training Provider Maureen McClenaghan,<br />

who commended the students on their hard work and achievements.<br />

Maureen commented onkeeping work fit, work experience work-places,<br />

and the success of students re employment and apprenticeship successes.<br />

She described the 100% pass rate asahuge success, with the resulting<br />

confidence inskills this brings tostudents. She also emphasised that the<br />

students were operating under Tertiary Level 2and 3qualifications, and<br />

thereforewereachieving NCEA creditsatahigherlevel than schools’NCEA<br />

levels, hence the ability tocredit against apprenticeship courses. Maureen<br />

advised that anumber ofother schools were now following <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

College’s lead,and establishingsimilarcourses.<br />

Thepresentationwas followedbyamuch-enjoyedbarbecuelunch.<br />

ExcellentResults-Australian Mathematics Competition<br />

Fifteen <strong>Ashburton</strong> College students entered the <strong>2021</strong> Australian<br />

Mathematics Competition, which the students sat on04August, with<br />

results being received mid-November.<br />

This is an online problem-solving competition enteredbyseveral hundreds<br />

of thousands of students from numerous countries.<br />

Acting Head of FacultyMathematicsLiz Cabout tells us therewere<br />

someoutstanding results:<br />

At Year 10 Level<br />

Luke Hay scored 64 points, earning aDistinction Certificate and placing<br />

him in the top10% of Year 10 students in New Zealand.<br />

Ella Rickard scored 57 points placing her in the top20% of Year 10 students,<br />

and earning aDistinction Certificate.<br />

Steven Harris scored 49points placing him in the top 42% of Year 10<br />

students in New Zealand and earning aCreditCertificate.<br />

At Year 9Level<br />

HenryProuting scored 74 points, earning aCreditCertificate andplacing<br />

him in the top24% of Year 9students in New Zealand.<br />

Torry Wilson-Brown scored 67 points, earning aCredit Certificate and<br />

placing her in the top38% of Year 9students in New Zealand.<br />

BenJurd scored 69 points placing him in the top33% of Year 9students and<br />

earning a Credit Certificate.<br />

Taniela Palavi scored 63 points placing him in the top 46% of Year 9<br />

students and earning a Credit Certificate.<br />

(Pictured above,back row,lefttoright):<br />

HenryProuting,Ella Rickard, Taniela Palavi.<br />

(Front row, left toright): Luke Hay, Steven Harris,<br />

TorryWilson-Brown.<br />

(Inset): BenJurd.<br />

(Pictured above,leftand right):<br />

Training Provider<br />

Maureen McClenaghan<br />

presenting BriGaze-Inia with her<br />

certificate.<br />

(Pictured above, leftand right):<br />

Denzel Banghal receiving his<br />

certificate from Principal<br />

Ross Preece.<br />

The successful students,picturedwith Staff andIndustryProvider<br />

(Picturedabove,backrow,left to right): Teacher Kyle Backhouse-Smith, BriGaze-Inia, Ryan Cox, Training Provider Maureen McClenaghan, Pevelise Taeauga,<br />

Jacob Stewart, Ivana Milo,Semisi Balenaisa, Tasi Paese,Blake Farr,George Goodes, Jayden Tangaroa, JoshWilding,Teacher Daniel Tew.<br />

(Middle row, left toright): Zedrick Agreda, Jervin Madla, Denzekl Banghal, William Makutu, Isileili Ula, George Penjueli, Sophie Woods, Ben Conaghan,<br />

Connor Campbell,MattPearce.<br />

(Front row,lefttoright): Nicholas Tuck,Jake Pilgrim-Doull, EthanCumberland.<br />

Proficiency Certificates<br />

In addition (pictured below, left to right): Keagan Nel (Year 10),<br />

Lachlan Storey (Year 9), Maafala Faamausili (Year 10), and Jacob Swan<br />

(Year 13)[inset];all gained Proficiency Certificates.<br />

Eight<strong>Ashburton</strong>College students enteredthe <strong>2021</strong> ICAS Mathematics<br />

Competition saton20October. This is also an online problem-solving<br />

competition.<br />

The ICAS (International Competitions and Assessments for Schools) yearly<br />

international competition is open to secondaryschool students throughout<br />

Australia and twenty other countries globally. The questions challenge<br />

participants in all aspects of mathematics, helping students develop<br />

processing abilityand problem-solving skills.<br />

These areanAustralian set of exams createdbyEAA (Educational Assessment<br />

Australia), and therefore not based on the New Zealand Curriculum, being<br />

independenttests thatsit outside our learning programmes.<br />

Results<br />

The top College student result was achieved byYear 10 student<br />

Luke Hay. Luke scored 37 out of apossible 40 points.<br />

This placed him in the top 1%ofall Year 10 students in New Zealand<br />

and the Pacific, earning aHigh Distinction Certificate, inwhat was an<br />

outstanding result.<br />

Other Year 10 students to achieve well were:<br />

Hector Diamante (scoring 26 from 40 points) and earning a Credit<br />

Certificate forbeing in the top25% of NewZealand Year 10 students.<br />

Ella Rickard who scored 23 out of 40 points,putting her in the top45% and<br />

gaining aMeritCertificate.<br />

(Pictured above,leftand right):<br />

Maureen McClenaghanand<br />

Matt Pearce.<br />

(Pictured above,lefttoright): HectorDiamante,<br />

TorryWilson-Brown, HenryProuting,Luke Hay,<br />

Ella Rickard.<br />

Inset: BenJurd.<br />

(Pictured above, leftand right):<br />

Semisi Balenaisa and Ross Preece.<br />

Some Key2022 Early-Year Dates<br />

January<br />

26-28 Year 13 Leadership Camp (for confirmed students),<br />

Mt Hutt Retreat<br />

27-28 Peer SupportTraining, selectedYear12students.<br />

27, 28, 31 Course Confirmation. ForselectedYear 12 and 13 students<br />

only,byappointment.<br />

February<br />

01-02 Teacher Only Days<br />

03 Year 9and 13 students first day, and pōwhiri<br />

04 Year 10 and 12 students first day<br />

07 WaitangiDay observed, public holiday<br />

08 Year 11 students firstday<br />

Top1%Result ForLukeHay In ICAS International Mathematics Competition<br />

Year 9Students’Successes<br />

In Year 9 HenryProuting achieved the best results of the College students,<br />

gaining 29 out of 40 points,placing him in the top25% of allYear9students<br />

in New Zealand and the Pacific and earning aCreditCertificate.<br />

Both BenJurd and TorryWilson-Brown scored 26 out of 40 points,earning<br />

atop 40% outcome and gaining MeritCertificates.<br />

Acting Head of Mathematics Faculty Liz Cabout congratulated all<br />

participants on their outcomes.


<strong>Ashburton</strong> College<br />

Individual Excellence in aSupportive Learning Environment<br />

News<br />

Issue 41<br />

9<strong>December</strong> <strong>2021</strong><br />

Congratulations<br />

Junior Sports TournamentWeek<br />

Held from 15-19 November, wenow look at some of the events which<br />

took placeduring thatweek.<br />

SmallboreRifle Shooting<br />

Target Shooting Mid Canterbury (TSMC) was happy to host the <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

College Year 9and Year 10 Smallbore Shooters for Junior Sports Week<br />

recently. Although, due to Covid-19, it was not possible to have other<br />

schools,this change allowedfor averyvaluable training and experienceday,<br />

which will set these students in good stead coming into the 2022 season.<br />

The group had asuper day under the skilled coaching of Bryan Hunter at<br />

the Coronation range. Also onhand to assist were parents Nina McKenzie<br />

and Sharon Tourle.<br />

The day started with the students partaking in SCATTtraining. This is an<br />

electronic training and coaching tool developed between the Russian<br />

Federation Shooting Team and private business. The Coronation Club<br />

imported these systems several years ago for their members. Nina said<br />

the system is an incredible diagnostic and training tool in the hands<br />

of an experienced coach, who can analyse the data received and use<br />

the information to make any necessary changes to position, gear and<br />

technique.They arecommonly referred to by the TSMC members as the ‘lie<br />

detectors!’<br />

The students were really intrigued and they all enjoyed being able to ‘see’<br />

their shots in live time. They were further privy toviewing extra files from<br />

an experienced shooter so they could understand the importanceofquality<br />

training and technique.<br />

(Pictured right, front<br />

toback):<br />

Maddie Page,<br />

Nina McKenzie<br />

(parent),<br />

Luke Rhodes with<br />

BryanHunter<br />

explaining the<br />

electronic training<br />

and coaching tool.<br />

Clear Winners of the AmazingMystery Race<br />

The Amazing Mystery Race was anintroduction to Adventure Racing,<br />

Orienteering and Rogaine.<br />

Rogaine isaCross-Country navigation sport similar toOrienteering, but<br />

requires competitors to visit as many control sites asthey can within aset<br />

time limit.<br />

Teams had twohours to explore Centennial Park in Timaru,wherethey had<br />

to find orienteering posts and completechallenges along the way, in order<br />

to gather as manypointsaspossible; and then returntothe finish line within<br />

a15minute‘finishwindow’.<br />

AshColl executed the perfect strategy and although they didn’t find the<br />

most posts,they did find the moreobscure, whichwereworth more points,<br />

resulting in afinish as clear winners.<br />

Well done to Year 10 students Honor Bradford, Sophie Gibson and<br />

Sienna Skilling, who finished with ascore of 79, 9points ahead of the<br />

second place-getters.<br />

Sports Co-ordinator Darion Gray said this was asuper result, from eleven<br />

teams,inthis inaugural event.<br />

(Pictured right,<br />

lefttoright):<br />

Clocking in at one of<br />

posts are<br />

SophieGibson,<br />

Honor Bradford,<br />

Sienna Skilling.<br />

(Pictured left, leftand right):<br />

Maddie Page and<br />

Nina McKenzie making use<br />

of the electronic tool.<br />

After this, all students took<br />

part in ‘live fire’ friendly<br />

competition, where Bryan<br />

used one of his famous<br />

training games over tworounds.<br />

The day was really enjoyable for all concerned. <strong>Ashburton</strong> College has a<br />

brace oftalent in its junior ranks and can look forward toseeing excellent<br />

results from these members in the yearstocome.<br />

The group from the day-(pictured<br />

right,back row, lefttoright):<br />

Luke Rhodes,Phoebe McKenzie,<br />

Taylor Doyle,Sophia Clifford.<br />

(Middle row,lefttoright):<br />

Aiden Lapham, Savannah Tuanui,<br />

Moana Moore, Bree Greer.<br />

(Front row, leftand right):<br />

Maddie Page,Madi Tourle.<br />

Aoraki SecondarySchools’JuniorVolleyball<br />

Championships<br />

This event was played onWednesday 17 November in the Southern<br />

Trust EventsCentre, Timaru. Teachers Hiromi Horsleyand TomKitchen<br />

advised that there were ten teams involved overall for the day -four<br />

boys’and sixgirls’ teams.<br />

The required limit of100 people inside the stadium meant amuted day<br />

compared to those held in the past.<br />

The boys’ teams played against Waitaki Boys’ High School A and B teams<br />

forthe day.<br />

Thegirls’teams opposition for the day was Timaru Girls’and Waitaki Girls’<br />

High Schools. The fewer teams on the day meant amuch earlier finish<br />

than usual (around 2:00pm), with certificates and medals being sent<br />

out afterwards, tocomply with no prize-giving ceremony due to COVID<br />

restrictions.<br />

Results<br />

Both our Boys’ and Girls’ Ateams placed 1st in each competition, and<br />

were undefeated.<br />

The Boys’BTeam placed 3rd and the Girls’ BTeam-5th.<br />

We aretold thatthe Girls’Ateam playedverywell, showinggood teamwork,<br />

with thefinalanexciting game,going to full sets.<br />

The Girls’ B Team finished the day positively, with a win in the last game in<br />

the day. Players in both Aand B Teams delivered some great servicepoints.<br />

Acknowledgement<br />

Asincere acknowledgement isgiven to the wonderful, supportive senior<br />

student coaches. They were very encouraging of the players throughout,<br />

and strongly displayedthe AshColl WayValues.<br />

Team members were -<br />

AshColl Girls’ A Team (pictured left, back row, left to right): Gloria Masih,<br />

Rose Vannini, Angel Spooner,Ripena Umaga Vaeila (Captain).<br />

(Front row, left toright): Holly Ngutu, Samantha Jerao (Coach –Year 13<br />

student), Justine Iolama.<br />

AshColl Girls’ B Team (pictured above, back row, left to right):<br />

Pasi Hala (Coach –Year 13 student), Tafu Aiono Falealili, Liberty Mendez,<br />

Selaima Loloma, Sivailoa Teomatavui (Coach –Year 12 student)<br />

(Front row,lefttoright): MariaHala (Captain), Ashley Gee, Iela Mangubat.<br />

OurVision<br />

AshColl Boys’ A Team (pictured above, back row, left to right):<br />

Tyson Butler, River Fuluasou, Kaia Kereopa, Latham Brown, Fauea Sione,<br />

Wharepapa Makutu,Samuel Fangai’uiha.<br />

(Pictured above, front row, left toright): Beaver Touli, Otto Mareko (Coach –<br />

Year 13 student), Dave Pio(Captain).<br />

AshColl Boys’Bteam (pictured above,back row,lefttoright):<br />

Shawn Tayaban, Ben Ciron, Sinifoni Hala (Coach – Year 13 student),<br />

Emori Balenaisa (Captain), George Milo, Marshall Green, Patrizio Novello,<br />

Isileli Ula (Coach –Year 13 student).<br />

(Front row, lefttoright): Sir Aron Da-al,RavenTayaban, Dick Layno.<br />

Festival of BeachNet<br />

BeachNet was held on Friday 19 November, with eleven teams<br />

competing but split into two‘bubbles’.<br />

The purpose of this day was ‘having ago’ without competition pressure.<br />

Teams were made up of boys/girls mixed.<br />

Caroline Bay greeted the competitors with sunshine and aperfect day for<br />

the final eventofJunior Sports Week.<br />

Sports Co-ordinator Darion Gray said the College players got to grips with<br />

the rules quickly, with some slick passing and teamwork making for an<br />

enjoyable watch.<br />

With each game of twenty minutes in length, and seven rounds played,<br />

thereweresome<br />

tired bodies forthe<br />

returntripback to<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>.<br />

Ourthree teams<br />

represented<br />

AshColl well<br />

and were<br />

complimented on<br />

their behaviour<br />

and sportsmanship<br />

at the conclusion<br />

of the day.<br />

Team Members were –<br />

(Pictured above, clockwise from back left):<br />

College players Poppy Jemmett, Logan Williams and<br />

Sienna Skilling in action.<br />

Team A<br />

(Pictured left, back row,<br />

lefttoright): Leah Reid,<br />

Holly-Jayne Feutz,<br />

Sienna Skilling,<br />

PoppyJemmett,<br />

Hannah Digby.<br />

(Front row, lefttoright):<br />

Dale Burgess,<br />

Logan Williams.


<strong>Ashburton</strong> College<br />

Individual Excellence in aSupportive Learning Environment<br />

News<br />

Issue 41<br />

9<strong>December</strong> <strong>2021</strong><br />

Congratulations<br />

Team B<br />

(Pictured right,<br />

lefttoright):<br />

Honor Bradford,<br />

Sara Sheppard,<br />

Mylee Williams,<br />

Chloe Braas,<br />

Sophie Gibson,<br />

Katie Ashworth,<br />

EmilySimons.<br />

Aoraki SecondarySchools’Bubble Football<br />

This rather unique fun activity took place onTuesday 16November for the<br />

College team of –Nicholas Collie,Thomas Easton, E-J Elliot, Reza Hussaini,<br />

Sam Keeley, Sam Kennerley-Drye, Locky McClintock, Tom Patterson,<br />

Emmett Rowlands,Hayley Smith, Gabbie Tindall,Riley Wall,Taylor Wilson.<br />

Staff member Patrick Sandrey wasManager forthe day. He said that, asthis<br />

wasasocial/festival eventresults weren’trecorded,<br />

Instead, itwas afun day ofinter-activity between schools from <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

and Timaru,organised in partbythe YMCA who provided zorbsfor students<br />

to use.<br />

Aoraki SecondarySchools’Mountain<br />

Biking Championships –<br />

Inearly October,ateam of College riders took partinthese Championships,<br />

held in the HerbertForest near Oamaru. Thisevent wasoriginally scheduled<br />

for mid-September but,likemanyevents, anew date wasrequired to move<br />

around COVID constraints.<br />

Team members for this event were – (pictured below, left toright):<br />

Year10 studentSebastianvanRooyen,MitchellLeath(Year11),NicholasCollie<br />

(Year 10), Riley Blundell (Year 11). Andrevan Rooyen wasCoach/Manager.<br />

Team C<br />

(Pictured below, back row,leftto<br />

right): JonnyThorpe,<br />

Brandon Burrowes,<br />

Taniela Palavi,<br />

Riley Prendergast,<br />

Jake Parsons.<br />

(Front row,lefttoright):<br />

Sophia Aguila,<br />

Ashleigh Houston,<br />

Jorja Abernathy.<br />

This eventwas one of the morepopular of the week,and thanks go to staff<br />

Darion Gray,KirstyMoffett and Tania Rule fortheir work on the day.<br />

Aoraki Junior Tennis<br />

This was one of the early tournament events, being held on Monday 15<br />

November,day one of Junior Sports week.<br />

The AshColl Year 9/10 Tennis Team members were -<br />

Boys’PoolA- AshColl 1team: Jake Parsons,DrewGilbert.<br />

AshColl 3team: Logan Williams,Sam Kingsbury.<br />

Boys’PoolB- AshColl 2team: Jack Ellis,Daniel McBain.<br />

Girls’ Pool-<br />

AshColl 1team: Holly-Jayne Feutz, LibbyFeutz,<br />

Ashleigh Houston.<br />

Coach/Manager for the day was our super-busy Sports Co-ordinator, Darion<br />

Gray.<br />

The team left <strong>Ashburton</strong> infoggy, drizzly conditions, with the chance of<br />

lightshowers forecast forTimaru. However,they were greeted by sunshine<br />

and near perfect conditions forthe first eventofJunior Sports Week.<br />

Darion said that itwas athoroughly enjoyable day, with sport played<br />

in good spirit, and to an extremely high standard. The team represented<br />

AshColl well and were apleasure to manage in the absence ofcustomary<br />

teacher-in-charge of tennis,Michael Clark.<br />

(Pictured above): Some of the action underway. Needless to say, falling over<br />

and trying to get up again is achallenge!<br />

Rowers Underwayfor the Season,<br />

Although Weather the Winner<br />

With information provided by Year 12 student Claudia Thomas<br />

Aoraki 1000m Regatta<br />

Over the weekend of 30-31 October asquadoftwentyfive rowers,including<br />

coxswains, travelled to Twizel to race in the Aoraki 1000m Regatta. There<br />

were eleven clubs and 332 competitors racing.<br />

The <strong>Ashburton</strong> Rowing Club/College rowers had thirty two boats out to<br />

race in heats on Saturdayand twenty fiveboats racinginfinals on Sunday.<br />

Duetothe windy Twizel weather thereweresmall delays with racing, which<br />

included racesof500m forashortperiod of time.<br />

Results were –<br />

Enduro Event –inthis event riders are timed in downhill run stages that<br />

are primarily downhill, with neutral transfer stages in between. The uphill<br />

sections aremandatory but not timed.<br />

Under 15 Boys – Sebastian van Rooyen unfortunately clocked aDNF (did<br />

notfinish) inthis 9kmevent, due to bike mechanical failure.<br />

However, in the Three Lap Race –Sebastian placed 6th in atime of<br />

1:06.41.8.<br />

Under 17 Boys –<br />

• Riley Blundell<br />

2nd placed,inatotal time of 11:51.0, 30 seconds behind<br />

the first place-getter.<br />

• NicholasCollie 6th placed,inatotal time of 12:29.0.<br />

(Pictured left,<br />

front):<br />

Jake Parsons<br />

in serving<br />

mode;<br />

(back):<br />

Jack Ellis<br />

about to<br />

returna<br />

long ball.<br />

Results were –<br />

Boys’AshColl 11st in Pool A and played AshColl 2who were 2nd in<br />

Pool B. This resulted in a2-0 win to AshColl 1.<br />

Emerging the winner of semi-final A, AshColl 1played<br />

Timaru Boys’High School 1, the winner ofsemi-final B.<br />

Timaru Boys’High School emerged winners (2-0), but there<br />

was very close 7-5 match between Jake Parson and the<br />

Timaru Boys’High School number one player.<br />

Boys’AshColl 3Placed 4th in Pool B.<br />

AshColl Girls The AshColl Girls went unbeaten until Round 4, where<br />

they lost 2-1 to Timaru Girls’High School 1team. One win<br />

and one singles loss followed inRound 5, with adouble<br />

match required as the decier. This went to atie-breaker<br />

against Craighead Diocesan Girls’1team, with Craighead<br />

taking out the overall honours.<br />

The team (pictured above, left to right): Sam Kingsbury, Jack Ellis,<br />

Drew Gilbert, Jake Parsons, Holly-Jayne Feutz, Libby Feutz,<br />

Ashleigh Houston, Daniel McBain, Logan Williams.<br />

(Pictured above): Therowing group lakeside.<br />

Unfortunately, the regatta was abandoned before completion but luckily<br />

the majorityofour boats had been raced.<br />

Claudia said, atthe time of this event, the rowers were in full training<br />

mode, inpreparation for their next regatta which was held ontheir home<br />

turf ofLake Hood, over 27-28 November. However, due to poor weather<br />

onceagain, the eventwas abandoned approximately twohours in from its<br />

starting time.<br />

(Pictured above): The work which goes in behind the scenes, pre and postrace,asrowers<br />

rigtheir boats ready to take to the water.<br />

Next Event<br />

The rowers are hopeful of afully available, weather-supported regatta in<br />

Twizel over the weekend of 11-12 <strong>December</strong>.<br />

Term Dates2022<br />

Term One Thursday03February(Years 9and 13 start) -Pōwhiri<br />

Friday04February(Years 10 and12start)<br />

Tuesday08February(Year 11 start) -Thursday14April<br />

Term Two Monday02May -Friday08July<br />

Term Three Monday25July -Friday30September<br />

Term Four Monday17October -Year level final datestobeadvised<br />

(Pictured above): Riders at the startofthe CrossCountryevent.<br />

Students in NIE(Newspapers in Education)<br />

Quiz<br />

This year saw avery different format tothe usual, where competing<br />

students travel to Timaru and compete against other Aoraki region<br />

schools.<br />

This year the competition washeld online,on28October,withour students<br />

competing against 219 other Year 9and 10 students from twenty two<br />

schools around the South Island,plussome North Island schools.<br />

The competition is run by the Otago Daily Times, and has grown since 2003<br />

from a small local event to a national battle of the minds. Earlier this year,<br />

Allied Press, publisher of the Otago Daily Times, teamed up with Dunedin<br />

digital educatorEducation Perfecttopreparetorun thecompetition online.<br />

This year, more than 1000 teams of three participated inthe only quiz,<br />

within three categories of Years 5and 6, Years 7and 8, and Years 9and 10.<br />

The quiz was broken down into ten rounds, covering questions from<br />

local and international geography, history, current events and general<br />

knowledge.<br />

Results<br />

Social Studies teacher Annie Lees said that, although our teams didn’t gain<br />

aTop 10 placing,all teams finished within the Top50, an outcome she was<br />

very pleased with, giventhe high number of entries.<br />

AshColl Team 3 – placed 14th: Latham Brown, Darcy McCully (both<br />

Year 10) and AustinSoal (Year 9); in what<br />

wasagreatresult.<br />

AshColl Team 2 – placed 19th: Caitlin Collie, Phoebe McKenzie and<br />

Olly Prince(all Year 9students).<br />

AshColl Team 1 – placed 29th: Tom Patterson, Kayne Johnstone (both<br />

Year 10) and Mitchell Lye(Year 9).<br />

AshColl Team 4 – placed 50th: Ruby Graham, Ben Ciron (both Year 9)<br />

and Brac Wells(Year 10).<br />

Annie summarised thatthis wasafantastic result from them all,considering<br />

the competition. TheTop 10 teams in each year group combined with the<br />

ODT(Otago Daily Times) Extra! Spelling Beefor theGrand Final at the Otago<br />

Museum,inNovember.


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18 <strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>December</strong> 9, <strong>2021</strong><br />

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Parents centre cookbook aperfect gift<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>ParentsCentre has<br />

produced acookbookfilled<br />

with easytofollow recipes,<br />

which would be perfect as agift<br />

or stocking filler this<br />

Christmas.<br />

Michelle Boleyn andNicole<br />

Elliot decided to make the<br />

cookbooktoraise fundsfor the<br />

centre.<br />

‘‘Wehad amarket day here<br />

earlier in the year andwecame<br />

up withthe idea to make a<br />

cookbook.’’<br />

It has taken over five months<br />

to put thebooktogether<br />

beginning with asking around<br />

for recipes.<br />

‘‘Weput it out to theParent<br />

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through their favorite recipes<br />

and we took it from there,’’ they<br />

said.<br />

The bookisanicecompact<br />

size with aclean layout and<br />

easy to follow recipes ranging<br />

from yummy popcornslice to<br />

hearty beef andbeerstew.<br />

‘‘Wedidn't want it to be fancy<br />

it’s just good hearty home<br />

cookedmeals set outinsections<br />

like main meals,sweetsand<br />

lunchbox ideas. We added<br />

notes at the front for swapsand<br />

substitutionsfor things like<br />

self­raising flour or what you<br />

can useinstead of eggs, and<br />

measurement conversions as<br />

well,’’Nicole said.<br />

After selecting the recipes for<br />

the book the hard graft started<br />

as they copied instructionsstep<br />

by steptoturn them into easy to<br />

readrecipes.<br />

Michelle hopedthe book<br />

would encourage youngsters<br />

and busy people to cook.<br />

‘‘People that have bought the<br />

book havecommented that the<br />

methodsare easy, there’snot a<br />

million steps and we didn'tuse<br />

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20 <strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>December</strong> 9, <strong>2021</strong><br />

www.ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

Museum seeks guides<br />

Members of the <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

AviationMuseum are calling<br />

for volunteer guides to help out<br />

at the busy airport based<br />

facility.<br />

Museumspokesman Warren<br />

Janett said themuseum,which<br />

was open seven days aweek<br />

from 1pm to 3pm, needed<br />

volunteers to show people<br />

aroundthe collection.<br />

An aviationinterestwouldbe<br />

helpfulbut not necessary as full<br />

trainingwould be given.<br />

Due to changes in<br />

circumstances there were justa<br />

handful of current volunteer<br />

guidesleftatthe museum with<br />

some members currently<br />

filling­in until more were<br />

available.<br />

‘‘Weare at the stagewhere we<br />

are desperatelyshort of<br />

volunteer guides at the<br />

museum,hesaid.<br />

Museummembers were<br />

interestedingetting as many<br />

volunteers, aged 15 years and<br />

over, as possible to cover<br />

different times during the<br />

week.<br />

‘‘High school, or college<br />

aged­kids would be really<br />

welcome,’’ Mr Janett said.<br />

Volunteer guides would<br />

receiveafree membership<br />

to start to run until the end of<br />

the financial year, Mr Janett<br />

said.Anyone interestedcan<br />

contact Mr Janett via the<br />

aviation museum.<br />

Photo: Some of the aircraft<br />

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Lastweek wasarecess weekfrom the House,<br />

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morning tea withour wonderfullocalNGOs,<br />

volunteers andethnic community leaders. I<br />

knowit’s been atoughcouple of years with the<br />

challengesofCovid­19and through it all,the<br />

hardwork has continued. Iwant to again<br />

extend my thanks andappreciationfor all in<br />

our community who work to support our<br />

locals.<br />

We have nowmoved intothe next phase of<br />

our Covid­19 response andIknowmany<br />

peoplehere in <strong>Ashburton</strong>willbelooking<br />

forwardtoaway of life thatfeels abit more<br />

normal. Ourshift intothe Orangesetting of<br />

the new Covid­19 ProtectionFramework<br />

means thatwith vaccine passes, we cansafely<br />

enjoy all the great things our community has<br />

to offer with fewerrestrictions.<br />

For almost two years,we’vereliedonthe<br />

alert levels and ourelimination strategy to<br />

keepussafe, prevent ourhealth systemfrom<br />

gettingoverwhelmed,and protect lives and<br />

livelihoods. Thisapproach has serveduswell<br />

–we’re entering this newphase betterplaced<br />

thanmany other countries, withfewer<br />

hospitalisationsand deaths, astrong<br />

economy, and oneofthe highest vaccination<br />

rates in the world.<br />

However, we’ve seen overseas that Delta<br />

has changed the game. Manycountries that<br />

recentlyremovedrestrictions are nowputting<br />

thembackinplaceasthey facefourth and<br />

fifth waves. Other new variants areanadded<br />

reminder of whyour careful andconsidered<br />

approach is so important.With Delta here, it’s<br />

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Across allsettingsofthe new framework,<br />

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They’llensureour communities,workplaces<br />

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<strong>Ashburton</strong> is currently at Orangewhere<br />

vaccine passesmean we canreturn to amore<br />

normalway of life.Becauseofthe protection<br />

the vaccineprovides, restrictions likebeing<br />

seatedand separatedorlimitingthe number<br />

of people able to enter are no longer required<br />

in many places, if all customers and staff are<br />

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<strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>December</strong> 9, <strong>2021</strong><br />

21<br />

Trio honoured with Red Cross awards<br />

New Zealand Red Cross<br />

honorary life members Mary<br />

Milesand Ailsa Lovett’s 70<br />

years service with the<br />

international organisation<br />

were celebratedthis week.<br />

The ladies,alongwith new<br />

honorary life member Audrey<br />

Bruce,were presented with the<br />

New Zealand Red Cross 70<br />

Year ServiceAward in frontof<br />

family and friends at theRed<br />

Cross Tinwald branchmeeting<br />

on Tuesday, held at Millhouse<br />

Kitchen.<br />

Mrs Lovett, unabletoattend<br />

due to illness, was represented<br />

by her daughter­in­law, Lynette<br />

Lovettwho is alsoaRed Cross<br />

member.<br />

Mrs Lovett senior, and Mrs<br />

Milesjoined the Flemington<br />

branch in MidCanterbury in<br />

1952 and have beenactively<br />

involvedinmany of the<br />

organisation’s activities.<br />

After moving to <strong>Ashburton</strong>,<br />

and the closure of the rural<br />

branch, theybothjoined the<br />

Tinwald branchin1990 and<br />

over the years have carried out<br />

arange of positions on the<br />

committee including as vicepresidentand<br />

president<br />

(respectively).<br />

Mrs Miles wasalsoappointed<br />

branchpatroness in 2018.<br />

Tinwald branch president<br />

Pat O’Brien said both ladies<br />

had alife longcommitmentto<br />

NewZealandRed Cross and<br />

gavededicatedand loyal<br />

servicewhereeverthey were<br />

needed.<br />

Pictured (from left) are Red<br />

Cross training coordinator<br />

Kathy O'Neill, honoured<br />

Tinwald branch members<br />

Audrey Bruce, Mary Miles,<br />

Lynette Lovett (accepting on<br />

behalf of her mother­in­law<br />

Ailsa Lovett) and Tinwald<br />

branch president Pat O'Brien.<br />

Lions bake for Hospice<br />

Tables at HospiceMid<br />

Canterbury are groaning<br />

underthe weightofdonated<br />

baking after afreshhaul<br />

delivered by <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

County Lions.<br />

County Lionsmembers have<br />

been hard at workinthe<br />

kitchen making avariety of<br />

tastytreats to support hospice.<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> CountyLions<br />

vice­president Jeannette<br />

Early said the baking was<br />

donatedbymembers as a<br />

volunteerservicetothe<br />

community.<br />

‘‘We were asked by the<br />

hospicetodonate some<br />

baking, andwevery quickly<br />

said yes,’’ MrsEarly said.<br />

Hospice volunteers have<br />

also supplied baking, which<br />

will be packagedready to be<br />

sent to over 100hospice clients<br />

for Christmas.<br />

Hospice volunteer services<br />

managerBelinda Brand said<br />

they put together apackage for<br />

each family.<br />

‘‘Thenwedeliver them out<br />

to all thepeoplewesupport,’’<br />

shesaid.<br />

From left <strong>Ashburton</strong> County Lions vice­president Jeannette<br />

Early, County Lions member and hospice volunteer Margaret<br />

Ingold and hospice volunteer services manager Belinda Brand.<br />

Audrey’s service<br />

recognised<br />

Audrey Bruce has been<br />

treasurer of the New Zealand<br />

Red Cross Tinwald branch for<br />

the past 25 years.<br />

It was arole she undertook<br />

sincebeingelected branch<br />

treasurer in 1994untilstepping<br />

downfrom the positionthis<br />

year.<br />

Mrs Bruce’s servicewas<br />

acknowledged thisweek with a<br />

New Zealand Red Cross<br />

honorary lifemembershipand<br />

acertificateofcommendation.<br />

They werepresented to her<br />

by herpeers at ameetingat<br />

MillhouseKitchen.<br />

MrsBrucejoined the rural<br />

Willowby New Zealand Red<br />

Crossbranchin1980 and when<br />

it closed she joinedthe Tinwald<br />

Branch in 1994.<br />

Shebecame abranch<br />

committee member the<br />

following year and in 1996 was<br />

elected branch treasurer.<br />

‘‘Audreyisavalued member<br />

of the branch andwas avery<br />

efficient treasurer andavery<br />

goodkeeper of the financials<br />

for the branch,’’ New Zealand<br />

RedCross Tinwaldbranch<br />

presidentPat O’Briensaid.<br />

‘‘Sheisaverytrustworthy<br />

andreliable member.’’<br />

‘‘Along with her dutiesas<br />

treasurershe is avery willing<br />

helper, willing to help where<br />

andwhen, andoften with her<br />

husband,todeliverMealson<br />

Wheels and the sellingofraffle<br />

tickets and alsothe collecting<br />

for theNew Zealand RedCross<br />

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Audrey isalso awilling<br />

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Piggy banks made<br />

Room5pupilsatHampstead<br />

School have been learning about<br />

money andhave made their own<br />

colourful andimpressive piggy<br />

banks to keep the precious<br />

commodity in.<br />

Thepiggy banks are made out<br />

of papier mache and have been<br />

carefully and lovingly made.<br />

Pupils were alsoinvolved in<br />

makingstop motion videosthat<br />

detailed the processthey<br />

followed.<br />

Learning about money is just<br />

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Maths)subjects.<br />

STEM encourages children to<br />

thinkoutside thebox in order to<br />

solve problems.<br />

With their piggy bank creations are (from left) Vaine Marsters, Eleni<br />

Langi and Niall Dowdle.<br />

Jaylah Ritchie, James Pantoja and Meikah Heke are all smiles with<br />

their piggy banks.<br />

LETTER TO EDITOR<br />

‘Assetgrab’reform<br />

This is the worst abuse of power<br />

Ihave ever seen from Central<br />

Government. In its legislative<br />

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(LG).<br />

Thesix week (Three Waters<br />

Reform) consultation process<br />

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centralgovernment decision<br />

making at its worst, eg: cabinet<br />

papers were signed off four days<br />

before LG submissions<br />

timeframe were completed.<br />

It is asad time for NZ<br />

Democracy.<br />

Idid warn council of this<br />

impending disaster six months<br />

ago.Local Govt NZ signed a<br />

HeadsofAgreement with<br />

Central Govt the content of this<br />

agreement in my viewwas a<br />

disaster. The council, should<br />

have thumped the LGNZ,and<br />

the agreement torn up until<br />

proper consultation had taken<br />

place.Iwas disappointed with<br />

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Breeding gulls are back<br />

The gulls areback andsigns<br />

are up in various locations<br />

along the <strong>Ashburton</strong>River to<br />

remind peopleitisbreeding<br />

time and to keep away from<br />

nestingareas.<br />

Around 150 rareblack­billed<br />

gulls are currently nesting in<br />

the rivernear the State<br />

Highway 1bridge, Edith<br />

Smith, from <strong>Ashburton</strong> Forest<br />

&Birdsays. It’s areminder for<br />

people, dogs andvehicles to<br />

keepaway.<br />

Somehad chicks andothers<br />

had eggs and numbers had<br />

been higher beforerecent<br />

heavy rain andflooding.<br />

The river had been flowing<br />

at 160 cumecs, which didnot<br />

bothernesting birds on higher<br />

shingle areas, but had agitated<br />

and disturbed those on lower<br />

ground. Some3000to4000<br />

birds hadbeenonthe<br />

Rangitata River recently<br />

beforeflooding moved them<br />

on.<br />

Mrs Smithsaid flooding was<br />

areality for braidedrivers<br />

birds, but black­billedgulls<br />

weredetermined andquite<br />

resilient.<br />

New signagehadbeen<br />

ordered and will go up at the<br />

Tinwald Bridge to share facts<br />

about the black­billed gulls.<br />

The birds typically scouted<br />

nestingareasinAugustand<br />

Septemberand bred through<br />

to February or March, Mrs<br />

Smith said.<br />

Other birds likethe black<br />

frontedtern and dotterels,<br />

both of which were<br />

endangered andonly found in<br />

NewZealand,are other<br />

braided rivernesters. Nests<br />

are made of twigs in asmall<br />

our council who had some<br />

knowledgeofgovtintended<br />

direction since 2018 especially<br />

so in the last 18 months.<br />

But our community could get<br />

no information, no direction on<br />

what was the best way forward<br />

for the future management and<br />

ownership of council core<br />

business ‘Water Resources'<br />

Quote Weare still pondering the<br />

issues.<br />

While abunch of bureaucrats<br />

in Wellington continued to<br />

march on with theirdreams to<br />

implement adevious centralised<br />

complicated undemocratic and<br />

unaccountablesystem.<br />

Asign on the northern side of the <strong>Ashburton</strong> River under the<br />

State Highway 1bridge warns people that it is nesting season for<br />

braided river birds.<br />

Below, new signs like this will be put near the Tinwald bridge<br />

that will explain the story of the rare black­billed gull.<br />

basin in the shingleand are<br />

not in obviouscolonies. It is an<br />

offenceunder the Wildlife Act<br />

It is an asset grab.Atheft of<br />

community ownedassets,<br />

importantly atheft, of<br />

community democracy.<br />

Bestpractise hasgenerally<br />

been acknowledged as involving<br />

stakeholders in the design of the<br />

processitself, underpinned by<br />

vigorous analysis, options<br />

outcomes and benefits. One of<br />

the objectives of the Local Govt<br />

Act2002 was to end bad practice<br />

such as making decisionsbehind<br />

closed doors.<br />

The Three Waters proposals<br />

breach all of the hard won<br />

principles. Revenue Sharing.<br />

For 30 years govthas agreed<br />

to disturbthe native birds.<br />

There is a$100,000 penalty<br />

and/or two years in prison.<br />

with thisprinciple, recognising<br />

theinequities of rates as the<br />

principle means of funding.<br />

However govt has failedto<br />

commit.<br />

Councils must demand that<br />

this issue gets some certainty as<br />

discussions on the Three Waters<br />

debacle continue. The crux of<br />

the ThreeWaters structureis<br />

setting up anew centralised<br />

entitytoborrow vast sums of<br />

money but notbeshown as<br />

government debt. Ratepayers<br />

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<strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>December</strong> 9, <strong>2021</strong><br />

23<br />

Scholarship for young dancer Tamati<br />

Twelve­year­oldTamatiGrahamhas<br />

not stoppedsmiling sincehefound out<br />

hehad secured ascholarshipwiththe<br />

New Zealand SchoolofDance, and<br />

scored an enviable 100percentinhis<br />

British BalletOrganisation<br />

Intermediate Foundation ballet exam.<br />

Thebudding<strong>Ashburton</strong> ballet<br />

dancer hasearned ascholarship to the<br />

New Zealand SchoolofDancewhich,<br />

alongwithattending aweek­long<br />

summer intensive programmein<br />

Wellington, will also see him attend<br />

two weekend trainingsessions per<br />

term during the year.<br />

Andthe examresultisanother notch<br />

in hisgrowing list of ballet endeavours<br />

to show he is on the rightpathwaytoa<br />

careerwiththe Royal New Zealand<br />

Ballet, which wouldbe hisdream job.<br />

He is veryexcited andgot atasteofit<br />

last yearwhenheappeared in the<br />

Royal New Zealand Ballet production<br />

ofSleeping Beauty in Christchurchlast<br />

November with fellow Mid Canterbury<br />

dancer Matilda Farr.<br />

His involvementwillbeassessedon<br />

an annual basis,but Tamati is hopeful<br />

of asuccessful year andmakingitto<br />

theassociate level next year.<br />

Tamati’s audition withthe New<br />

Zealand School of DanceinWellington<br />

wasinlate October.<br />

He was selected to attend after<br />

sendinginadetailedresumeofpast<br />

works andachievements, alongwitha<br />

handwrittenletter of application as to<br />

whyhewanted to attend theschool.<br />

Theaudition itselfincluded<br />

exercises atthe bar,turningand<br />

jumps,and stretching to show what his<br />

bodywas capable of performing, he<br />

said.<br />

There were many other dancers<br />

from around the country in his<br />

audition group, which was one of<br />

many groups vyingfor the prestigious<br />

opportunity.<br />

It now means Tamati’s summer<br />

holidays will involve keeping uphis<br />

fitness,along with plenty of stretching<br />

exercises.<br />

Tamatihas been learning ballet<br />

sincehewas eight andisstudying with<br />

theSouthern Balletcompany, in<br />

Christchurch,under theinstruction of<br />

LioudmilaSolovieva.<br />

His dance rehearsals involve<br />

lessons in Christchurch four times a<br />

week, aswell as at home.<br />

He has an extensive repertoirethat<br />

includes ballet, contemporary, jazz,<br />

hip­hop, lyrical, acro, and partnering<br />

classes. He also did many years<br />

highland dancing.<br />

Twelve year old Tamati Graham is on a<br />

pathway to acareer with the Royal<br />

New Zealand Ballet.<br />

Asign near the Tinwald bridge warns people not to swim because<br />

of toxic algae.<br />

Check water<br />

quality before<br />

going swimming<br />

EnvironmentCanterbury<br />

(ECan) is encouraging people<br />

to check out awebsite that<br />

monitors water quality at<br />

popular Canterbury<br />

swimming spots before they<br />

head out this summer.<br />

Each summerfrom<br />

November to March, ECan<br />

monitors more than 100<br />

Canterbury swimming sites<br />

weekly to check for water<br />

quality issues that can be<br />

harmful to people and pets,<br />

especially dogs.<br />

Water quality at popular<br />

rivers andlakes is monitored<br />

for E. coli and toxic algae and<br />

at coastal sites for<br />

enterococci bacteria.<br />

The lawa.org.nz website<br />

gives information on the state<br />

of swimming sites around the<br />

country.<br />

Monitored and listed as<br />

suitable for swimming in Mid<br />

Canterbury areLake Hood,<br />

LakeClearwater, Lake Camp,<br />

the<strong>Ashburton</strong> Riveroff<br />

Boundary Road and the<br />

Rakaia Riveratthe gorge.<br />

The <strong>Ashburton</strong>River at<br />

State Highway1is deemed<br />

unsuitable.<br />

If asite is generally<br />

unsuitable for swimming,<br />

permanent signage is erected<br />

there.<br />

ATEC has vaccine policy<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>Trust EventCentre (ATEC) has<br />

elected to join government’s traffic light<br />

management planand anyone attending an<br />

event must now showaCovid­19 vaccine<br />

certificate.<br />

ATEC manager RogerFarrsaid<br />

management andthe theatre trust that<br />

oversawthe running of the centrehad<br />

deliberated hard to come to the decision.<br />

Thedecisionwas based on the current<br />

informationfrom the MinistryofHealth<br />

and the rulings within the optionand its<br />

alternativeofbeing non­vaccine compliant.<br />

Mr Farr saidthe vaccine compliantpolicy<br />

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viabilityofthe venueand the safetyofthose<br />

attending.<br />

The safety of the staff and volunteers who<br />

workedatATEC, all of whomwere certified<br />

vaccine compliant,was also amajorfactor<br />

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As avaccinecompliant venueand under<br />

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People's Choice finalists revealed<br />

The fivefinalists in the ANZ Business<br />

of the Year Awards People's Choice<br />

in Retail category have been<br />

announced.<br />

Just over 500 votes were cast when the<br />

voting period ended on 30 November and<br />

the topfive(in no particular order) areThe<br />

Stork Network, Big Al’s, Stoked Cycles,<br />

Hyundai Mid Canterburyand GarageGym.<br />

The winner and runner-up in the People’s<br />

ChoiceinRetailcategorywillbeannounced<br />

at the awards gala evening on 18 February<br />

2022.<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> District Council is partnering<br />

with ANZ and Ri Ra Events tohost the<br />

inaugural awards, which aim to recognise<br />

and promote local business excellence.<br />

Council Community Services Group<br />

Manager Steve Fabish said voting in the<br />

People’sChoiceaward had been close and<br />

justone vote separatedfirst and second.<br />

“It has been great to see people voting for<br />

their favourite business oroutlet and it<br />

turnedout to be as close as it canget.<br />

“Therewere11businesses in the category<br />

and they were a real variety, all with<br />

good voting support. Welook forward<br />

to honouring the finalists and winners of<br />

all the different categories at the awards<br />

evening next year.”<br />

The ANZ Business of the Year Awards also<br />

feature anaward for afuture business<br />

leader and categories for primary<br />

industries,export,tourism,manufacturing,<br />

not-for-profit and technology and<br />

innovation. A supreme winner will be<br />

decided by <strong>Ashburton</strong> Mayor Neil Brown.<br />

Mayor Brown said the district’s business<br />

community had dealt with alot in the past<br />

twoyears.<br />

“Covid has had quite an impact and<br />

forced manytorethink howtheyconnect<br />

with customers. The majority of our<br />

local businesses are small to medium<br />

enterprises and theyhavehad to adaptto<br />

newand changingcircumstances.<br />

“I’m proud of our whole business<br />

community, from those selling coffee to<br />

those fixing tractors. As adistrict wewill<br />

emerge from these challenging times in<br />

reasonably good shape.<br />

“All our prospects are intertwined, so<br />

supporting our local businesses and<br />

services is very important.”<br />

Finalists inthe other categories will be<br />

announcedlaterthis month. See moreat<br />

businessoftheyear.nz<br />

ANZ Business of the Year Awards<br />

Categories:<br />

ExcellenceinTourism Award–sponsored<br />

by NZ Ski<br />

Excellence in Technology & Innovation<br />

– sponsored by Lynda Stephenson<br />

Accountants<br />

ExcellenceinNot ForProfit -sponsored by<br />

Naylor Love<br />

Excellence in Primary Industries –<br />

sponsored by Catalyst Performance<br />

Agronomy<br />

ExcellenceinExport Award–sponsored by<br />

Croys<br />

Excellence in Manufacturing Award –<br />

sponsored by HEB<br />

People’s Choice Award for Retail –<br />

sponsored by Media Works<br />

FutureBusiness Leader Award-sponsored<br />

by Sheep Milk NewZealand<br />

Thursday,9<strong>December</strong><strong>2021</strong> | ISSUE 58<br />

Checklist<br />

handy for<br />

self isolation<br />

Learning you have tested positive<br />

forCovid-19can come as asurprise,<br />

especially if you have not planned<br />

for the isolation period that will<br />

follow.<br />

The MinistryofHealth has information on<br />

the Uniteagainst Covid-19 websitetohelp<br />

families plan for covid in their household<br />

anditincludesaplanningchecklist,similar<br />

to other personal emergency plans.<br />

Council Strategy and Compliance<br />

Group Manager Jane Donaldson said<br />

everyone, whether they were vaccinated<br />

or unvaccinated, should prepare forwhat<br />

theyneeded if theycontractedCovid-19.<br />

“It is only amatteroftime beforeapositive<br />

case of Covid-19isinour community.Most<br />

peoplewillhaveamildtomoderateillness,<br />

and will fully recover intheir own home.<br />

For those who need help, the healthcare<br />

systemwill alwaysbeavailable.<br />

“Being ready forgetting Covid-19 is about<br />

making sureyou and your household have<br />

aplan and knowwhattodo. It will mean<br />

your family and community canhelpeach<br />

other if needed.”<br />

Ifsomeoneinyourhouseholdtestspositive<br />

for Covid-19 —the entire household will<br />

need to stayhome.You need to figureout<br />

who can help you, for example dropping<br />

off food or supplies, and if anyone in the<br />

household needs extracareorsupport.<br />

Planningtipsanddownloadablechecklists<br />

and advice about isolatingathomeare at<br />

www.covid19.govt.nz<br />

Mayor -NeilBrown<br />

Joining the Three Waters group action<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> DistrictCouncilhas<br />

decidedtojoin other councils<br />

around the countrytooppose<br />

the Government’splanned Three<br />

Waters Reform –weare also<br />

suggestinganalternative.<br />

We all agree thatthere arechallenges<br />

facing drinking water, wastewaterand<br />

stormwaterand mostcouncilscould do<br />

better in thatspace.<br />

But we don’t believe in whatthe<br />

Government hasplanned.Itwants<br />

to go ahead with legislationthatwill<br />

compel councils to transfertheir Three<br />

Waters assets into the ownership and/<br />

or operational control of four separate<br />

waterentities.<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>’s assets would go to an<br />

entity covering mostofthe South<br />

Island.<br />

So we arejoining alarge groupof<br />

councils in acampaign to make the<br />

Government change itsmind. Thecost<br />

of thisaction willbe$15,000for us, but<br />

it will be money well spent as we have<br />

deep concerns about thereforms. We<br />

knowthe people wholiveinthis district<br />

alsohaveconcerns.<br />

The effectofthe Government’s decision<br />

to mandate the reforms has essentially<br />

prevented ourcommunity from<br />

providingformal feedback to Council<br />

and influencingany decision to optout<br />

or not. It is aloss of local democracy.<br />

We haveput anumberofquestions<br />

to the Government, as it askedusto<br />

do,but we have heardnothing back.<br />

We areworried aboutthe financial<br />

assumptionsand data used by the<br />

peoplewho havepenned thereforms.<br />

By joining with other councils,we<br />

hope to generate enough political<br />

pressureonthe Government foritto<br />

consider altering itsdecision. Thereis<br />

aprecedent forareversal–remember<br />

the cyclebridgeoverAuckland<br />

harbour?<br />

Onepossible course of action is an<br />

application to theHigh Court fora<br />

declaratory judgement which sets out<br />

the ownership of waterinfrastructure<br />

assetsand what rightsand privileges<br />

go with that ownership.Government<br />

sayscouncils willstill owntheirThree<br />

Waters assets,eventhoughtheywill be<br />

transferred to the newentities and we<br />

willhavenoneofthe rightsyou would<br />

expect an ownertohave.<br />

While Government has setupa<br />

Working Group to consider the way<br />

accountability,representation and<br />

transparencyare setupinthe new<br />

structure, thereisnocertainty of<br />

significant alteration to the reform<br />

proposals andCouncil wantstodoall it<br />

caninthe meantime.<br />

We believe an alternativecould be<br />

aregulatory framework designed to<br />

incentivise changeled by assetowners,<br />

to meetregulatory outcomes. This<br />

is the usual approach in the utilities<br />

sector.<br />

Asecond alternativecould be to<br />

promotethe same approachaswe<br />

have forroading,which is alocal<br />

Government/central Government<br />

partnership …likethe Waka Kotahi<br />

NZTA model, wherecouncil manages<br />

theassets with funding support from<br />

theCrown and investment decided on<br />

themeritsofvarious business cases.<br />

Watchthis space.<br />

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Waste<br />

Landfill<br />

Fenceyour swimming pool<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> District Council is<br />

reminding pool owners to check<br />

gate latches and compliance with<br />

fencing rules ahead of summer.<br />

The fencing rules apply topermanent and<br />

portable or temporary swimming pools,<br />

capableofholding watermorethan40cm<br />

deep.<br />

Council has 558 registered pools on its<br />

books and inspects themonceevery three<br />

years.<br />

Strategy and Compliance Group Manager<br />

Jane Donaldson said therewas generally<br />

good compliance, with justthe odd bit of<br />

maintenancerequired on the gate latchor<br />

self-closer.<br />

“An interesting thing that sometimes<br />

catchespeopleoutisthatanyunclimbable<br />

shrubs or trees that were beside afence<br />

three years ago may have grown to be<br />

climbable, so young children have a<br />

means of getting intoapool area.<br />

“Portable or temporary swimming pools<br />

or paddling pools areaseparate concern<br />

becausethe people whobuy themoruse<br />

them may not realise they also have to<br />

comply withfencing requirements.”<br />

If you’re buying aportable pool, it has<br />

to comply with exactly the same rules<br />

as apermanent pool if it can hold more<br />

than 40cm deep ofwater. Even ifyou<br />

only partially fill it, that doesn’t make it<br />

compliant.<br />

Pool retailersare legally required to inform<br />

Regional<br />

attentionfor<br />

art gallery<br />

The <strong>Ashburton</strong> Art Gallery and<br />

Museum has made it ontothe front<br />

cover of Artbeat, a monthly arts<br />

newspaper featuring events and<br />

exhibitionsfromaroundCanterbury.<br />

The cover story and photograph tell how<br />

the gallery has opened all its spaces for<br />

Configure, agroup exhibition about the<br />

status and circumstances of women today.<br />

It focuses on body image, identity and<br />

howpopular culturehas shaped people’s<br />

perception of feminity.<br />

The exhibition features the work of six<br />

femaleartists.Itispurposefully notpolite.<br />

Gallery and Museum Director Shirin<br />

Khosraviani said the monthly magazine<br />

was distributed to every home in<br />

Christchurch and wasalso online. She was<br />

expecting the exposure toresult inmany<br />

morevisitorstothe <strong>Ashburton</strong> galleryover<br />

the summerbreak.<br />

The galleryhas featured onlyoncebefore<br />

on the cover.<br />

The exhibition willrun until21January.<br />

the purchaserthatfencing is required and<br />

generally thisisprintedonthe pool or pool<br />

packaging.<br />

Ms Donaldson said the fencing rules<br />

were for safety reasons and to prevent<br />

accidental drowning.<br />

“Under the Building (Pools) Amendment<br />

Act that came into effect on 1January<br />

2017, portable pools are treated inthe<br />

same wayasother residentialpools. They<br />

musthavebarrierstostopchildrenunder<br />

five from accessingthem.<br />

“Wedon’twantthetragedyofachildbeing<br />

lostbecause of an unfenced pool.”<br />

Find out more about swimming and<br />

spa pool safety at Council's website,<br />

ashburtondc.govt.nz.<br />

SUMMER<br />

EXHIBITION<br />

13 <strong>December</strong> <strong>2021</strong><br />

to 13 February 2022<br />

under the<br />

Parking<br />

spacesbeing<br />

monitored<br />

The CBD’s new in-ground parking<br />

sensorsmightbestuckinAuckland,<br />

but <strong>Ashburton</strong> District Council<br />

parking wardens are still making<br />

suremotoristsareabidingbyparking<br />

limits, especiallyinthe busy lead-up<br />

to Christmas.<br />

Strategy and Compliance Group Manager<br />

Jane Donaldson said people’s usual<br />

parking habits hadbeendisruptedbyCBD<br />

streetscape work overthe past 24 months,<br />

butnow that the project is nearlyfinished,<br />

theparking limitsigns were back up.<br />

“There was some all-day overstaying<br />

during the redevelopment,mainly due to<br />

thelack of signage, but that has lessened.<br />

There is still an issue with motorists<br />

generallyoverstayingtheir limit though.”<br />

Parking wardens are paying attention<br />

to all areas ofthe CBD that have timed<br />

parking and issuing infringements where<br />

necessary.<br />

Motorists are allowed one-hour free<br />

parkinginmostofthe CBD, whiletheouter<br />

edgesvaryfrom60to120 minutes.<br />

Fines for those caught overstaying range<br />

from $12 to $42, depending on how long<br />

the vehicle has overstayed. Motorists<br />

parkingillegally at abus stop canexpecta<br />

$40fine, while thoseillegally in amobility<br />

park face a$150fine.<br />

top to<br />

big Come one,<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> Museum<br />

Open 10am-4pm<br />

329 West Street (SH1)<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Come all<br />

PUBLICNOTICE<br />

ROAD CLOSURE<br />

WALNUTAVENUE<br />

Ashortsection of WalnutAvenue,just<br />

west of SH1, will be closed to vehicles<br />

from 7amonMonday 13 <strong>December</strong> to<br />

6pm on Friday 17 <strong>December</strong>.<br />

The closure is from SH1 to 127 Walnut<br />

Avenue. It is part of Waka Kotahi NZTA's<br />

work to install traffic signalsatthe<br />

nearbyintersection.<br />

Pedestrian access remains, butvehicles<br />

will notbeabletopass through the<br />

closed section. Detoursoptions are<br />

available.<br />

NEIL McCANN<br />

Group Manager InfrastructureServices<br />

STOCK GRAZING<br />

CONTRACT: OCEAN FARM<br />

WWAT0241 GRAZING OF STOCK AT OCEAN<br />

FARM -TERRACE ROAD, ASHBURTON<br />

2022-23 Season<br />

Tenders areinvitedfor the grazing<br />

of sheep at OceanFarm–Terrace<br />

Road, <strong>Ashburton</strong>. OceanFarm is the<br />

landdisposal area forthe <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

wastewater treatment and disposal<br />

facilities. This contract includes the<br />

grazing of sheeponly,on340Ha of<br />

pastureirrigated with treatedwastewater<br />

from 1March 2022 to 1March 2023.<br />

Documentsareavailabletobe<br />

downloadedfrom Tenderlink:www.<br />

tenderlink.com/ashburtondc. Hard Copy<br />

of the Tender Document canalsobe<br />

arranged andsecuredfromCouncil. All<br />

enquiries should be directedtoWilliam<br />

McCormick; Phone: (03) 307 7752 or<br />

william.mccormick@adc.govt.nz.<br />

Tenders close withthe Chief Executive,<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>DistrictCouncil,5Baring<br />

SquareWest, <strong>Ashburton</strong>, at 4.30pm on<br />

Tuesday 21 <strong>December</strong> <strong>2021</strong>.<br />

The highestorany tender may not<br />

necessarilyaccepted.<br />

NEIL McCANN<br />

Group Manager InfrastructureServices<br />

COMMUNITYNOTICEBOARD<br />

UPCOMING MEETINGS<br />

CouncilMeeting,<br />

Wednesday15<strong>December</strong>, 1.00pm at<br />

Council Chambers, 137 Havelock Street<br />

(live-streamed)<br />

CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS<br />

RUBBISH AND RECYCLING<br />

Kerbside collections:<br />

Therewill be NO CHANGE to Kerbside<br />

Collectionsduring theChristmas and<br />

NewYearperiod.<br />

ResourceRecovery Park:<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>ResourceRecoveryPark will<br />

be CLOSED on:25, 26, 27 <strong>December</strong><br />

and 1 and 2January.<br />

Rakaia ResourceRecovery Park willbe<br />

CLOSED on: 25, 27 <strong>December</strong> and 1, 3<br />

January.<br />

Rural Recycling Stations:<br />

Methven GreenWaste will be CLOSED<br />

on the 26 <strong>December</strong> and 2January.<br />

NEIL McCANN<br />

Group Manager<br />

Infrastructure<br />

Services<br />

COUNCIL OFFICE<br />

5Baring Square West<br />

Mon, Tue, Wed &Fri 8.30am -5pm<br />

Thursday 9am -5pm<br />

ASHBURTONPUBLIC LIBRARY<br />

180 Havelock Street,<strong>Ashburton</strong> 7700<br />

Mon -Fri 9.00am -8.00pm<br />

Sat10am-1pm | Sun 1pm -4pm<br />

EA NETWORKSCENTRE<br />

20 River Terrace<br />

Mon -Fri 6.00am -9.00pm<br />

Sat&Sun 7.00am -7.00pm<br />

ASHBURTONART GALLERY &<br />

ASHBURTONMUSEUM<br />

327 WestStreet<br />

10am -4pm daily.Closed Public Holidays.<br />

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NEWS<br />

26 <strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>December</strong> 9, <strong>2021</strong><br />

www.ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

Club calls off Wheat and Wheels rally<br />

TONI.WILLIAMS<br />

@ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

The Mid Canterbury Vintage Machinery<br />

Club has postponed itsWheat andWheels<br />

rally in early April.<br />

It hadbecometoo hard tocontinue<br />

planning foranevent under thetraffic<br />

light system and with covid likely in the<br />

community.<br />

Club chairman John Stewartsaidthere<br />

were just too many unknowns to proceed<br />

and adecision hadbeen made to<br />

postpone,rather thancancel.<br />

Members would sit back andsee what<br />

transpired with the trafficlight system<br />

and covidinthe community before<br />

decidingonanew date.<br />

‘‘Itwas adifficult but responsible<br />

decision to make with allthe uncertainty<br />

surrounding the runningofapublic<br />

event,’’ he said.<br />

‘‘We are gratefulofthe supportfrom the<br />

community and sponsors, andalso to host<br />

farmer Anthony Hampton for offering to<br />

host andfor all the work and organising<br />

done to get his twopaddocks available for<br />

the weekendevent.’’<br />

Event organisers met twoweeksago to<br />

discuss theorganising requirements with<br />

the expectedthousands of attendees<br />

across the two dayevent, and lastweekat<br />

aspecial meeting with all clubmembers<br />

it wasput to avote.<br />

Club spokesman John Hall said there<br />

were afew whofelt it could go ahead, but<br />

there were future costs to be spent and,<br />

right now businesses involvedneeded<br />

certainty.<br />

Plus the40hectaresite would be too<br />

hard to policeand with anycovid<br />

outbreakthere might not be any<br />

attendees anyway, he said.<br />

Mid Canterbury Vintage Machinery Club’s John Hall and grain farmer Anthony Hampton at wheat sowing time in September.<br />

‘‘We don’t know what is going to<br />

happen.’’<br />

‘‘It’ssad really,but we hadavote and<br />

themajority (decided).’’<br />

Host farmer Anthony Hampton had<br />

timed the final sowingofwheat on his<br />

Lauriston farm to perfectionwith seven<br />

hectares of Viceroy wheat,used for<br />

milling, put in theground mid­September<br />

forharvest as part of adisplay event<br />

during the rally.<br />

The third generation farmerwas<br />

especially keentohostitasitwas timed<br />

tocelebrated the175th anniversary of<br />

Massey. He is ahuge Massey fan andhas<br />

animpressive collectionofMassey<br />

machineryand vintage tractors.<br />

The Wheat andWheels rally has been<br />

years in theplanning with crop rotations<br />

on­farmmanaged so wheat ­harvested by<br />

arange of machinery­was availablefor<br />

theharvest display,and to allow other<br />

paddockstobeavailable foruse as a<br />

centre ring for parades, anotherdisplay<br />

area, food andcraft stalls andcar parking.<br />

Traction engines, military displays,<br />

vintage and classic tractors, cars and<br />

trucks were also due to be on display.<br />

The lasttime the club ran theevent was<br />

at Wakanui in 2016 and it drew in more<br />

than 6000 people over its twodays and<br />

more than 800entries of avastrange of<br />

machinery.<br />

Rural families<br />

set to lose Sure<br />

Signal service<br />

Thousandsofrural families<br />

will be left without amobile<br />

phone service when national<br />

supplier, Vodafone, haltsits<br />

SureSignalservice.<br />

Despite Vodafoneassuring<br />

customersthey will be able to<br />

use Wi­Fi calling, Rural<br />

Women New Zealand (RWNZ)<br />

saysalack of rural­proofing<br />

policies and serviceswould<br />

see rural families and<br />

businesses missout on<br />

connectivity the rest of New<br />

Zealand took for granted.<br />

RWNZboardmember and<br />

technology convener Claire<br />

Williamson said most<br />

Vodafone Sure Signal<br />

customershad been told the<br />

service would be turned off on<br />

<strong>December</strong> 10.<br />

‘‘This cuts offthe mobile<br />

network to thousandsofrural<br />

families.’’<br />

“Vodafoneare assuring<br />

their customers that they will<br />

be able to use Wi­Ficalling,<br />

however, that is only suitable<br />

for those with goodinternet<br />

and/or have acellphone that<br />

can do Wi­Fi calling.’’<br />

She said it will meanmany<br />

rural residents will no longer<br />

be able to send and receive<br />

texts, pxts or MMSfor<br />

businessand personal<br />

reasons.<br />

Nor will theybeable to use<br />

two­factorauthentication.<br />

“Visitorstorural properties<br />

suchas ruralservice<br />

providers, family andfriends<br />

will not be abletoaccessthe<br />

mobile network either andwe<br />

arehearing of many whoare<br />

concerned about that.<br />

“Also of concernisthe<br />

apparent pushfrom Vodafone<br />

to now buy cellphones that are<br />

capable ofWi­Fi calling<br />

whilst onlyallowingafew<br />

models for this.<br />

“Historically, Vodafone<br />

have beentheonly mobile<br />

serviceprovider to support<br />

rural residents without<br />

cellular coverage to access<br />

their mobile network through<br />

theSure Signalservice –this<br />

completeturnaround is<br />

puzzling and disappointing.<br />

“We know of approximately<br />

1000 rural familiesaffected in<br />

Wairarapa alone,’’ she said.<br />

SureSignalexpanded<br />

Vodafone’s network reach<br />

into rural New Zealand for a<br />

decade.<br />

The companysays it is less<br />

importantnow thanks to the<br />

Rural Connectivity Group<br />

towersbeing installed. These<br />

nowreach many areas that<br />

were previously without<br />

mobile coverage.<br />

To use Vodafone Wi­Fi<br />

callingcustomers need a<br />

Vodafone mobile accountand<br />

acompatiblephone.There<br />

are46 phones that can handle<br />

Wi­Fi Calling.<br />

Mostare newer models,but<br />

thetechnology can be used on<br />

an older iPhone 6S that has<br />

thelatest iOS15installed.


www.ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

Alleged smugglers<br />

deny cocaine charges<br />

NEWS<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>December</strong> 9, <strong>2021</strong><br />

27<br />

Anumber of Colombian<br />

nationals charged overan<br />

alleged massive cocaine<br />

smuggling ring havedenied the<br />

allegations and will stand trial.<br />

In one of New Zealand's<br />

biggest ever drugbusts, eight<br />

people were arrestedaspart of<br />

ajoint 10­month National<br />

Organised CrimeGroup<br />

(NOCG) andCustomssting,<br />

dubbed OperationMist.<br />

The allegeddrug smugglers<br />

are accused of bringing50kg of<br />

cocaine worth millionsof<br />

dollars from Colombia into<br />

NewZealand.<br />

They allappeared before<br />

JudgeQuentin Hix at<br />

Christchurch District Court last<br />

week on various charges,<br />

ranging from importing<br />

cocaine,conspiringwith others<br />

to importdrugs, andmoney<br />

laundering.<br />

Thosewho entered not guilty<br />

pleas today willbebackin<br />

courtonFebruary 24 for a<br />

Crown case review hearing.<br />

Notrialdateshave yet been<br />

set.<br />

EstebanBlanco Gaviria, a<br />

34­year­olddairy farm worker<br />

fromthe <strong>Ashburton</strong> district,<br />

denies charges of conspiring<br />

with ‘‘persons unknownin<br />

Colombia’’ to importcocaine,<br />

seven charges of importingor<br />

attempting to import the drug<br />

and four charges of money<br />

laundering, amountingto<br />

$605,000 andalleged to have<br />

happened in Auckland,<br />

Christchurch andRolleston<br />

stretchingbackfour years.<br />

Anderson Pelaez Garcia, a<br />

28­year­old whohad been<br />

workingintheEllesmere<br />

district south ofChristchurch,<br />

pleadednot guilty to nine<br />

charges of importing cocainein<br />

2019 and2020 andofbeing in an<br />

organisedcriminalgroup since<br />

around January 1, 2018.<br />

Patrick Chand deniedone<br />

charge of possessionfor supply<br />

cocaine.<br />

Maria Emilia Otero,a30­yearoldfromaproperty<br />

in Rakaia,<br />

denies participatinginan<br />

organisedcriminalgroup to<br />

importcocaine,along with<br />

attempting to import cocaine<br />

into New Zealand betweenMay<br />

andSeptember thisyear.<br />

A24­year­oldman,who was<br />

grantedcontinuedinterim<br />

name suppression, has been<br />

charged withconspiring‘‘with<br />

persons unknown inColombia’’<br />

to import cocaine, seven<br />

charges of importing or<br />

attempting to import thedrug,<br />

andfourcountsofmoney<br />

laundering,totalling more than<br />

$600,000.<br />

RuthYanid RamirezAlfonso,<br />

38,fromaruraladdressinMid<br />

Canterbury,pleaded notguilty<br />

tobeing involved in importing<br />

drugs goingasfarbackas<br />

January2018.<br />

Felipe Montoya­Ospina, a<br />

34­year­old fromoutside<br />

Christchurch, earlierpleaded<br />

not guiltytoeight charges,<br />

including importingcocaine<br />

lastyear, andparticipating in<br />

anorganised criminal group to<br />

import cocainebetween 2018<br />

and<strong>2021</strong>.<br />

Christchurch barowner Rene<br />

Bell,44,alsofaces an allegation<br />

thathejointly offended with<br />

twoother mentolaunder<br />

$200,500 incash. He is yetto<br />

enter apleaandwillbebackin<br />

court on January 18.<br />

A29­year­old barmanager,<br />

whohas continuedinterim<br />

name suppression, is also yetto<br />

enter apleatoachargethat<br />

betweenMarch 29 and<br />

September 2thisyearhe<br />

laundered $10,000.<br />

National Organised Crime<br />

Group director Detective<br />

Superintendent Greg Williams<br />

said about50kgofcocaine had<br />

beenseized eitherinNew<br />

Zealand or at overseas ports.<br />

‘‘Based on wastewaterdata,<br />

webelieve this group was<br />

supplying themajority of<br />

cocaineinto New Zealand,’’he<br />

said.<br />

~New ZealandHerald<br />

Checking out the new benches at the showgrounds are (from left)<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> A&P president Peter Stewart, A&P junior vice­president<br />

Ben Stock, <strong>Ashburton</strong> Menz Shed treasurer Murray Page and<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> Menz Shed president Richard Durie.<br />

PHOTO MICK JENSEN<br />

New seats for grounds<br />

Two solid,comfortable and<br />

weather strong benches have<br />

been installed in front of the<br />

home industries pavilion at the<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>A&P Showgrounds.<br />

The benches have been built<br />

by <strong>Ashburton</strong>Menz Shed<br />

presidentRichard Durie with a<br />

bit of help from hismates and<br />

sit on newlandscaping<br />

completedbyACL.<br />

Made frommacrocarpa, the<br />

benches were commissionedby<br />

the A&P Association and paid<br />

for throughadonation.<br />

They are 3.2m long, very<br />

heavyand well made.<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> A&P president<br />

Peter Stewart said they offered<br />

aplace to sitfor users of the<br />

pavilion and smartened up the<br />

area.<br />

Season’s Grtings<br />

Thank youfor your continued support this year.<br />

We wish youall asafeand happyfestive season.<br />

We areclosed from 1pm Friday, <strong>December</strong> 17,<br />

and reopening on Thursday, January6,2022 at 8:30am<br />

2443076


CLUB NEWS<br />

28 <strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>December</strong> 9, <strong>2021</strong><br />

www.ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> Bowling Club<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> Bowling Club isvery pleased to<br />

report that the registration ofplayers’ Vaccine<br />

Passes before play began at our Friday Triples<br />

on the 3rd, went off like clockwork!<br />

Thank you toall our visitors to the club for<br />

theirefficient co-operation in having the information<br />

requiredreadily to hand! We started on time<br />

seamlessly. And what aperfect day for playing<br />

bowls it was! Addtothat, 2fulland lovely greens<br />

and a lightness of spirit among the bowlers,<br />

made for agreat afternoon’s bowling.<br />

The results are:<br />

1st GEder, WLee, Judie Ryk –3wins, 17<br />

ends, 28 points<br />

2ndBMayson, BHarper, MFoggo –3wins,<br />

16 ends, 32points<br />

3rd MPalmer, DMcEvety, MWatson –3<br />

wins, 14ends, 27 points<br />

4th MHill, PCollins, TPearce –2wins, 16<br />

ends, 28 points<br />

5th RGutberlet, DGutberlet, GSparks –2<br />

wins, 16ends, 23 points<br />

6th BHolden, MMiddleton,SDoig –2wins,<br />

15 ends, 34points.<br />

Congratulations to all those placed, but<br />

especially toour <strong>Ashburton</strong> winners, well done,<br />

and to the other <strong>Ashburton</strong> teams in the<br />

placings.<br />

Following on from that, we had a small<br />

showing at our Saturday Rollover triples, which<br />

was won by A Bain, AGibbs and S Salder<br />

(MSA).<br />

The <strong>Ashburton</strong> Ladies Championship Triples<br />

Final is due to be heldonTuesday between<br />

DianaKing’s teamand Heather Goodall’s team,<br />

at 10am. Results next week.<br />

Names are still required for our upcoming<br />

(men only) Milsom Cup Triples, 2bowls, to be<br />

held on Sunday, 12th <strong>December</strong> at 10am,<br />

sponsors Liquorland & Paterson Funeral<br />

Services<br />

Ladies Christmas luncheon will be on the<br />

14th, after a“fun” morning starting at 10am.<br />

Names are also required for our inhouse<br />

Dorothy Cup on the 16th <strong>December</strong> starting at<br />

5.30 pm, sponsors Time for Diamonds.<br />

Our next Friday Triples isonthe 17th at<br />

12.30 pm.Theclub’sChristmasdinner is on the<br />

18th at 5pm for 6pminthe club rooms.<br />

Mid Canterbury Central Friendship Club<br />

President Ken welcomed 63members and<br />

1 visitor to the meeting held at the Hotel<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>. There were 12apologies.<br />

The members then stood for amoments<br />

silence in respectfor thedeath of pastmember,<br />

Lester Tarbotton.<br />

Stuart Malloy was introduced tothe members<br />

byMervyn Green before president Ken<br />

inducted him into the club.<br />

Our mini speaker was member Ron Bush<br />

who was born in1934 and went toWaimataiti<br />

primaryschool and alsolearnttoplay thecornet.<br />

He spent his holidays at his aunty and uncle’s<br />

farm atCarew.<br />

His secondary education was two terms at<br />

TimaruBoy’sHighSchool,thenwhenthe family<br />

moved to Amberley he attended Rangiora High<br />

where he took anagricultural course.<br />

Before the school cert. exams he spent two<br />

weeks at home swatting under the guidance of<br />

his father. Hejust scraped through ,and before<br />

his 16th birthdayhewas on hism/cycleuptohis<br />

uncles farm again.<br />

At the age of 17 he was running the farm<br />

due to his unclesbad health.Thenat20hewas<br />

given athird share to the 350 acre farm. He<br />

battled drought, grass grub, nodding thistle, ill<br />

thrift and damaging winds but was helped by<br />

strong woolprices. To curbthe windsheplanted<br />

many shelter belts and was later awarded the<br />

‘Peter Smail Award for Farm Shelter’ and then<br />

the ‘Bob Lynn Shield for Ornamental Planting’.<br />

His musical talent was popular, playing the<br />

cornet in aband atlocal dances,. He met his<br />

futurewife, Audrey, at adanceinTimaru in 1958<br />

and they were married in 1960. They have one<br />

son who now owns and runs the farm, two<br />

daughters and 7grandchildren.<br />

The main speaker was Mac McElwain. A<br />

guitar maker from Methven.<br />

Mac wasborn in the Waikatoand at the age<br />

of four they went to England where he was<br />

educated. Hereturned to New Zealand in the<br />

mid 70’s where he was involved inadvertising.<br />

In 2000 hefarmed at Blackford Station up<br />

the Rakaia Gorge. But today he is retired in<br />

Methvenand is busier thanever before, making<br />

guitars out of NewZealand woods. He explained<br />

in detail the process from the log to the finished<br />

Methven guitar maker Mac McElwain was arecent guest speaker<br />

at the Mid Canterbury Central Friendship Club.<br />

article, showing inslides the milling, gluing, the<br />

press, ingraining other woods and assembling<br />

the instrument.<br />

And it is not until ithas been strung and<br />

strummed that heknows ifthe instrument is a<br />

success ornot.<br />

Guitars can take12months to buildand cost<br />

acouple of thousand dollars which equates to<br />

about 62c per hour. There were 6guitars on<br />

display and each had different tones according<br />

to wood it’s made of.<br />

He said thatNew Zealand has timbersequal<br />

to anyelsewhere in the worldfor makingmusical<br />

instruments, but added, “don’t tell anyone”.<br />

Mac was presented with a fruit tray and<br />

thanked byMerv Green<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> MSA Petanque Club<br />

Despite the pandemic, we have had avery<br />

busy year of tournaments both in town and<br />

further afield with alot of success. The last one<br />

of the year was the Tristar held in Wellington<br />

where the Southern Region were victorious,<br />

Canterbury a close second, and the hosts<br />

Wellington third and fourth respectively.<br />

The Canterbury team consisted of three of<br />

our players, Neville and Karen Bensdorp and<br />

Richard Browne, along with three others from<br />

Christchurch.Players are selectedtobe in these<br />

teams which involvesalotofcommitmenttothe<br />

game.<br />

The Club have recently produced abooklet<br />

with a calendar of events for 2022 for its<br />

members, and also apamphlet which you will<br />

find in various placesaround townsoon.Please<br />

pick one up and make it your New Year<br />

resolution to try something different, you’ll enjoy<br />

the game and the friendly atmosphere.<br />

We arelookingforwardtohosting the Club’s<br />

10th Anniversary Celebration on Sunday 27<br />

March, soifyou have been part ofthe Club in<br />

thelastdecadepleasekeep this date free. More<br />

information will beavailable early next year.<br />

TheClubwindsupthe yearwithgames and<br />

afternoon tea on Sunday 12<strong>December</strong>.<br />

Our games will start again at 1pm on<br />

Tuesday11January, at115 Racecourse Road.<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> Ladies Friendship Club<br />

The November meeting of The <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Ladies Friendship Club took the form a<br />

celebratory meal at the Hotel <strong>Ashburton</strong> for<br />

Christmas and our final meeting ofthe year.<br />

Members present were welcomed by President<br />

Gillian and other celebrations noted.<br />

A very enjoyable two course meal was<br />

enjoyed by all. Between mains and dessert a<br />

multi draw raffle was held and our over 90's<br />

were presented with agift in Lieu ofthe usual<br />

function. Avery relaxed, friendly and enjoyable<br />

evening.<br />

Our next meeting will be an outing to<br />

Violinos to be held onWednesday 26 January<br />

2022 at10.30am and including lunch.<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> County Lions<br />

President Sue welcomed everyone and<br />

apologies were accepted. There was aFestive<br />

atmospherewithXmasdecorations etc.Several<br />

lists of upcoming events were circulated for<br />

members to indicatetheir participation:including<br />

Toot for Tucker(held on November 29) ;a Xmas<br />

Stall which isbeing held on East Street, Friday<br />

17th <strong>December</strong>; Meals on Wheels; Member’s<br />

“Spud in aBucket” competition, (judging to take<br />

place at afunctionatLion Jackie's Sun19Dec.)<br />

;Club Xmas Party; and donations of Baking for<br />

the local Hospice.<br />

Due to covid restrictions, the Daycare<br />

driving roster isonhold until Mid-January.2022<br />

During the month several members had<br />

been tothe Movies, (next Movie night not until<br />

February next year) and some members had<br />

attended the informal monthly lunch at Taste<br />

Café .<br />

Members enjoyed alovely meal and lots of<br />

chat and laughter.<br />

President Sue gave abrief outline onthe<br />

role ofsome of the club members other than<br />

club directors, eg: daycare co-ordinator, paper<br />

reporting, health &safety, member’s birthday<br />

acknowledgement, club historian, and membership<br />

welfare acknowledgement.<br />

Members then set about making a floral<br />

arrangementunder theguidance of Lions Jackie<br />

&Janet.<br />

This was a fun time, everyone having a<br />

lovely arrangement to take home –there are<br />

some good florists inour midst.<br />

The directors gave their reports, the raffle<br />

was won by LionColeen and theTailtwisterhad<br />

her usual ‘fines’ and jokes to bring the evening<br />

to aclose.<br />

For info ortoapply visit the<br />

Council website<br />

ashburtondc.govt.nz or<br />

call 03 307 7700.<br />

Applications opens 1October<br />

and close 21<strong>December</strong> <strong>2021</strong>.<br />

Recruiting<br />

2022


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Jimmy loving new rugby role<br />

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JimmyMcLeod knows his way around<br />

the rugbypitch and his obviouslove of<br />

the gameisinfectious.<br />

He recently took up the role of rugby<br />

development officer at the Mid<br />

Canterbury RugbyUnion and has been<br />

sharinghis enthusiasm and skills with<br />

emerging youngplayers from schools<br />

aroundthe district.<br />

The 32­year­old is Methven born and<br />

raised and has been playing the game<br />

since he was anipper.<br />

He playedfor Mount Hutt College,<br />

represented the Methven club more<br />

than 100 times at senior level and also<br />

playedfor Mid Canterbury and in<br />

Christchurch.<br />

Jimmy started his playing days as a<br />

hooker, switched to prop and finished<br />

as anumber8.<br />

Rugby is in his blood, with his father<br />

Murrayaformer rep player, and his<br />

cousinDallas aCanterbury and<br />

Crusaders player.<br />

Jimmy said his role was to grow the<br />

game and numbersand to support that<br />

growth.<br />

‘‘It starts with introducing the game<br />

to kidsatschool and in the clubs and<br />

then nurturing them through the<br />

variousages groups.’’<br />

Likeanumber of sports, abig<br />

challenge was to keep players<br />

interested and involved in the gameat<br />

youth level, he said.<br />

Jimmy has already visited anumber<br />

of town and country schools to share<br />

rugby programmes.<br />

MidCanterburyRugbyUniondevelopment officer Jimmy McLeod.<br />

He has been full time in the role for<br />

the last six weeks and was an assistant<br />

coach for the Hammers in the recent<br />

Heartland Championship campaign.<br />

An important aspect of his job is to<br />

connect with and support the district’s<br />

many volunteerrugby coaches.<br />

‘‘A lot of the coaches are the parents<br />

of players in the team and it’s important<br />

to support them with coachingadvice<br />

and programmes and also with regular<br />

check­ins.’’<br />

Another goalfor the new<br />

development coachistocontinue to<br />

grow the women’s game here.<br />

‘‘There are currently around 48<br />

players involved at Under15and First<br />

XV leveland those numbers are<br />

trendingup, so Iwant to push forward<br />

and get more girls involved,’’ Jimmy<br />

said.<br />

Beforetaking on his rugbyrole, the<br />

father of three was abutcher in his<br />

parent’sformer business, Dry Creek<br />

Meats.<br />

‘‘Rugby is apassion and for me it<br />

doesn’t get any betterthan being paid to<br />

be involved in the game Ilove.’’<br />

SPORT<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>December</strong> 9, <strong>2021</strong><br />

29<br />

New boss<br />

at union<br />

Mid<br />

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and former<br />

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She starts<br />

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mid February<br />

and replaces<br />

retiringIan<br />

Patterson<br />

who was at<br />

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Mid<br />

Tanya Dearns<br />

PHOTO NZ HERALD<br />

Canterbury RugbyUnion chairman<br />

Gerald Rushton saidDearnsbrought<br />

anextensive knowledgeand expertise<br />

in community and high performance<br />

sport.<br />

‘‘Tanyaispassionateabout effecting<br />

positive change, from creating<br />

opportunitiestogrow the grassroots<br />

gametorestoring MidCanterbury to<br />

the top of the Heartlandcompetition.’’<br />

Dearnshas beeninvolvedinsports<br />

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36 <strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>December</strong> 9, <strong>2021</strong><br />

www.ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

Hinds dairy farmer and DairyNZ climate change ambassador Phill Everest, right, shares his knowledge of being apartner farmer in<br />

DairyNZ’s Meeting aSustainable Future project.<br />

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Farm changes brought to life<br />

The Everest familyare one of<br />

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Phill and Jos Everest farm<br />

750 dairy cows at their<br />

Flemingtonfarm, near Hinds,<br />

with their son Paul andhis<br />

partner Sarah, and theywork<br />

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TheEverests are actively<br />

involved in DairyNZ’s Meeting<br />

aSustainable Future project,<br />

which shares knowledge<br />

among local farmers to reduce<br />

nitrogen loss.<br />

Phill is aDairyNZ Climate<br />

Change Ambassadorand said<br />

localfarmers know they need<br />

to make changesfor thefuture<br />

to protect theenvironment.<br />

“We’ve always focused on<br />

learning howtodothings<br />

better. We’ve got to learn fast<br />

to make changesand keep<br />

Jos and Phill Everest.<br />

contributing to our local<br />

communities.”<br />

The family’s changes include<br />

reducingnitrogen fertiliser by<br />

35 percent–ahead of the<br />

national andregional<br />

deadlines.<br />

This resulted in asmall<br />

reduction in milk production<br />

thisseason.<br />

Phill said they learnt from<br />

the changes and next season<br />

will adjust their approachand<br />

focusonimproving pasture<br />

growth to lift milk production.<br />

“We developed an annual<br />

nitrogen application planso<br />

we knew what our target<br />

application rates wereeach<br />

month to meet thenew targets.<br />

We alsoused acoated urea<br />

product whichreduces<br />

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losses,” Phill said.<br />

Amongotherimprovements,<br />

the Everests have installed a<br />

variablerate irrigationsystem<br />

on one pivot irrigator.<br />

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and allows water to be applied<br />

in different amounts across a<br />

paddock,reducing drainage<br />

and nutrientlosses.<br />

Thefarm team has carried<br />

out 22km of plantingalong<br />

drainsand fence linesto<br />

improve water quality and<br />

provide shelter.<br />

Plantain andchicory have<br />

been addedtotheir pasture<br />

mix, andadditional plantain<br />

andclover seed is applied with<br />

capitalfertiliser dressing.<br />

Thesechangeshelp reduce<br />

nitrogen loss.<br />

Together with DairyNZ, the<br />

Everestshosted afield day<br />

earlier this year on their farm<br />

near <strong>Ashburton</strong>.<br />

It was attended by 45<br />

farmers.<br />

Phill saidreducing nitrogen<br />

losses furthertomeet<br />

environmental requirements<br />

will be asignificant challenge<br />

for their family andother<br />

farmers.<br />

“We’retaking small steps<br />

each year to make the best<br />

improvements we can in a<br />

sustainableway.Ifall sectors<br />

andall New Zealanders take<br />

small stepsand work together,<br />

we’ll all getthe benefits.”<br />

IN BRIEF<br />

NEW BOSS<br />

Livestock Improvement Corporation<br />

has appointed DavidChin as the<br />

farmer-owned co-operative’s new<br />

chiefexecutive officer. He will start<br />

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currently LIC’s general manager<br />

operationsand service, andis<br />

responsible for its laboratories,<br />

farmsand the field teams that<br />

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sincestartingin2006, including<br />

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manager.<br />

WATER ZONE<br />

Threenew faceshave settled in<br />

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Adi Avnit, Clare Buchanan and<br />

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Getting ready for covid on farm<br />

‘‘It’s only amatter of time before we<br />

get more positive cases of Covid­19<br />

turning up on farm,’’ Federated<br />

Farmers employment spokesperson<br />

Chris Lewis (pictured) says.<br />

‘‘Distance from health (care) and<br />

other facilities, workforce shortages<br />

and the need to continue to look after<br />

animals and crops raise all sorts of<br />

complications,’’ he said.<br />

Federated Farmers are among the<br />

agri­sector and Ministry for Primary<br />

Industries urging farmers to be covid<br />

ready and have plans in place if covid<br />

was contracted by crew on farm.<br />

‘‘As DHB medical officers of health<br />

will be making the decision on<br />

whether it’s practicable for afarmer<br />

or key farm staff member to selfisolate<br />

on the farm, evidence of preplanning<br />

and preparedness will be<br />

an important factor,’’ Mr Lewis said.<br />

Achecklist has been made<br />

available for farmers to tickoff<br />

preparation readiness in terms of<br />

personal wellbeing, and everythinga<br />

neighbour or someone else coming<br />

on to the farm would need to know<br />

should key people havetogointo<br />

MIQ or hospital ­right down to the<br />

names of dogs and where their food<br />

is located.<br />

It is available on the Federated<br />

Farmers websiteand from the other<br />

groups involved: DairyNZ, Beef +<br />

Lamb New Zealand, NZ Pork, Deer<br />

Industry NZ, PoultryIndustry<br />

AssociationofNZand the Egg<br />

Producers Federation of NZ.<br />

In arecent Federated Farmershosted<br />

webinar Southern DHB<br />

medicalofficerofhealth Dr Michael<br />

Butchard said beingdouble­jabbed<br />

was the ‘‘verybest defence’’ if a<br />

farmer or key team memberwho<br />

tested positive sought to self­isolate<br />

on farm.<br />

Vaccination ratesofpeople on the<br />

farm would factorfor ‘‘case by case’’<br />

decisions on how and where<br />

isolation would happen if someone<br />

tested positive.<br />

Immunologist and Otago<br />

Universityassociate professor<br />

James Ussher said adoublevaccinated<br />

person had a75­80<br />

percent lower chance of being<br />

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Barlass takes board position<br />

Mid Canterbury farmer and<br />

independent director Andrew<br />

Barlass has been elected to the<br />

Ruralco board of directors.<br />

He was elected along with reelected<br />

board member Kate<br />

Acland.<br />

Mr Barlass, who took up the<br />

position on the board left by<br />

retiring board member<br />

Gabrielle Thompson, has a<br />

passion for co­operatives and<br />

extensive governance<br />

experience, which includes<br />

current director roles with<br />

Electricity <strong>Ashburton</strong> Limited,<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> Contracting<br />

Limited, Christchurch<br />

International Airport Limited<br />

and Kowhai Farmlands<br />

Limited.<br />

Three nominations for the<br />

board of directors were<br />

received, with Mrs Acland<br />

seeking re­election, Mr Barlass<br />

and Rhea Booker (a Mid<br />

Canterbury farmer and<br />

chartered accounted).<br />

Mrs Acland, who owns and<br />

operates Mt Somers Station<br />

with husband David, also sits<br />

on the Board of WRONZ and<br />

Beef +Lamb NZ.<br />

She is looking forward to<br />

continuing the journey on the<br />

board and seeing projects<br />

through to fruition.<br />

AndrewBarlass<br />

Both were delighted with the<br />

result, with great candidates to<br />

choose from, and were both<br />

honoured to be voted in.<br />

Ruralco recorded positive<br />

financial results for its <strong>2021</strong><br />

financial year despite<br />

uncertainty around covid and<br />

regulatory compliance issues.<br />

Ruralco chairwoman Jessie<br />

Chan said although it was a<br />

year of disruption, Ruralco<br />

was more resilient than ever<br />

due to strong relationships<br />

between its businesses,<br />

suppliers (both card and<br />

retail), its shareholders, staff<br />

and board.<br />

‘‘It is an eco­system of<br />

businesses which has served<br />

the company well this year,”<br />

she said.<br />

Group turnover, recorded<br />

$245.3 million compared to<br />

$241.3 million last year.<br />

Gross Profit slightly<br />

increased to $10.6 million<br />

compared to $10.3 million in<br />

the previous year, and<br />

EBITDAremained constantat<br />

$1.2 million.Group Equity at<br />

the end of the <strong>2021</strong> financial<br />

year was $16.9 million,up<br />

from last year’s $16.7million.<br />

“Whilecovidand regulatory<br />

compliance issues have<br />

continuedtocreate challenges<br />

for Ruralco and our wider<br />

farming community, <strong>2021</strong> has<br />

also beenone of the best years<br />

for commoditypricesfor<br />

arableand dairy, withmarket<br />

pricesalso strong for lamb and<br />

beef.<br />

‘‘Fundamentally it has been<br />

avery goodyear income­wise,<br />

but it has been one of the worst<br />

in terms of the ability to move<br />

forward in apositive and<br />

confident manner.”<br />

“Theseissues may still be<br />

with us, but they are not<br />

holding us back–we have a<br />

proventrackrecord of agility<br />

and knowledge to keep us<br />

moving forward. Adversity<br />

doesnot constrain us in doing<br />

business and these challenges<br />

havenot deterred Ruralco<br />

fromforging ahead withits<br />

planned direction and<br />

alignment of its business,”she<br />

said. Ruralco will pay<br />

shareholders abonus rebate.<br />

During the lastfinancial<br />

yearRuralco increased its<br />

shareholders by 2.4 per cent;it<br />

had just signedupits 4000th<br />

shareholder, with account<br />

numbersgrowing by six per<br />

centand cardsuppliers<br />

growingby7.8 per cent.<br />

It had increased market<br />

shareand focused on<br />

efficiencies within the<br />

business.<br />

“We are pleased to have<br />

successfully come throughthis<br />

year and to have also<br />

continued to grow our<br />

shareholderbase. Thereisa<br />

levelofprideand<br />

accomplishmentthat we have<br />

been able to do this in some<br />

difficulttimes,” Ms Chan said.<br />

Group CEO, Rob Sharkie<br />

said the cooperative’s<br />

differentiationwas always its<br />

people –its staff,<br />

shareholders, suppliers, their<br />

families and the farming<br />

community.<br />

IN BRIEF<br />

PORKBOSS RESIGNS<br />

NZPork chief executiveDavid<br />

Baines hasresigned afterone year<br />

in the role. He joined NZPorkas<br />

generalmanager threeyears ago<br />

and was promoted to chief<br />

executive in 2020.NZPork<br />

chairman Eric Roy said the board<br />

accepted Mr Baines’ resignation<br />

with regret saying Davidhad led the<br />

organisationthrough aperiod of<br />

significant change and challenges<br />

includingthe Covid-19 pandemic,<br />

the developmentofabio-security<br />

Operational Agreementand the<br />

reviewofthe CodeofWelfare. He<br />

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Northland sheep andbeeffarmer<br />

James Parsons has been appointed<br />

chairand Richard Young, Craig<br />

Hickson, Hamish de Lautour,<br />

RebeccaSmith,William Oliver and<br />

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Softball<br />

Devon Tavern Hampstead Slow-Pitch:<br />

Friday 3rd <strong>December</strong>:<br />

Marines &Angels 22-6 Sons Of Pitches<br />

S&Giggles 29-4 Hawkies Hawks<br />

Laser Attack 12-12 Hakatere Hitters<br />

Tinwald Cycling Club<br />

Brad O’Brien’s Coast to Coast training<br />

programme paid dividends on Sunday when<br />

he took victory in Tinwald Cycling Clubs,<br />

McIntosh Group, 57km handicap event around<br />

the Blackbridge block.It was a hard fought<br />

win, decided on the line after atight bunch<br />

sprint to the finish.<br />

O'Brien's victory saw him lift the Eddie<br />

Ward Shield.<br />

Doug Coley will be happy with his days<br />

work putting in asolid effort tosecure the<br />

second place spoils.<br />

Roger Wilson was rewarded for his<br />

recent the hard work, stepping upontothe<br />

final podium position.<br />

Don Morrison was in the thick of the<br />

finish to claim fourth spot.<br />

Jono Nelson took fifth place, with sixth<br />

place getter Tesh McIntosh awarded the<br />

Chris Ward Cup for first lady home.<br />

Craig Domigan continued his strong<br />

season securing fastest time honours, riding<br />

the course in 79.31.<br />

Co-markers Kyle Gray and Glen Gould<br />

took second and third time.<br />

The juniors and division 2contested a<br />

19km handicap event.<br />

Back marker Mitch Brookland produced<br />

agreat ride to get through the field and take<br />

the win and in doing also lifted fastest time,<br />

covering the distance in 27.<strong>09</strong>.<br />

Lochlan Hall found the line strongly to<br />

take the second place spoils with Olivia<br />

Ewing producing a strong effort in third<br />

place.<br />

Leah Reid, Charlotte Neal, and Isabella<br />

Inglis filled the top half dozen places.<br />

Alan Johnstook the division2spoilsform<br />

Ross Templeton, and Kerry Clough.<br />

Next week Club titleswillbeupfor grabs,<br />

raced over 64km around the Wakanui Beach<br />

block.<br />

Mid Canterbury Social Wheelers<br />

1st Dec .15 Riders. 16km out and home.<br />

1st. Tony Ward 24m 16s F/T. 2nd. Jelle<br />

Hendricksen 25m 52s. 3rd. Nick Grijns 25m<br />

52s. 4th. Charlotte Cox 28m 00s. 5th. Chris<br />

Reid 24m 30s. 2f/t. 6th. Mark Summerfield<br />

24m 31s 3f/t. 7th. Don Summerfield 26m 02s.<br />

8th. Brent Hudson 35m 13s. 9th. John Uden<br />

26m 47s. 10th Brad O'Brien 26m 48s. 11th.<br />

Paul Summerfield 27m 34s. 12th. Doug Coley<br />

27m 35s. 13th. Roger Wilson 27m 50s. 14th.<br />

Paul Chapman 26m 43s. 15th. Nigel Chatterton<br />

32m 25s.<br />

Waireka Croquet Club interclub<br />

results<br />

Advanced Grade:<br />

Waireka vsAwamoa Gardens/Waimate:<br />

Played at Ashbury 29 November <strong>2021</strong><br />

Singles: Logan McCorkindale 7vsTony<br />

King 5; Chris Spittal 7 vs Trish Dollan 1;<br />

Reece McCorkindale 7vsDianne Verdonk 5;<br />

Bill Allnutt 7vsJunelle Edmonds 2; Logan<br />

McCorkindale 7 vs Trish Dollan 6; Chris<br />

Spittal<br />

Doubles: Logan McCorkindale and Chris<br />

Spittal 7vsTony King and Trish Dollan 5;<br />

Reece McCorkindale and Bill Allnutt 7 vs<br />

Dianne Verdonk and Junelle Edmonds 2;<br />

Total games won: Waireka 10 vs Awamoa<br />

Gardens/Waimate 0; Total hoops won:<br />

Waireka 70 vs Awamoa Gardens/Waimate<br />

32:<br />

Intermediate Grade: (Playoffs)<br />

Waireka Red vs Aorangi: Played at<br />

Waireka 30 November <strong>2021</strong>:<br />

Singles: Pat Allnutt 7vsJamie Parry 6;<br />

Gail Benseman 7vsGary Merrick 2; Audrey<br />

Leath 7vsFay Merrick 5; Phyllis Reith 7vs<br />

Gordon Hardachre 5; Pat Allnutt 4vsGary<br />

Merrick 7; Gail Benseman5vs Jamie Parry 7;<br />

Audrey Leath 7 vs Gordon Hardachre 5;<br />

Phyllis Reith 7vsFay Merrick 3;<br />

Doubles: Pat Allnutt and Gail Benseman<br />

7vsJamie Parry and Gary Merrick 5; Audrey<br />

Leath and Phyllis Reith 7vsGary Merrickand<br />

Gordon Hardachre 4;<br />

Total games won: Waireka Red 8 vs<br />

Aorangi 2; Total hoops won: Waireka Red 65<br />

vs Aorangi 49:<br />

Waireka White vs West End: Played at<br />

West End 30 November <strong>2021</strong><br />

Singles: Janice Murta 7vsCarol Burt 1;<br />

Colin Lamb 7vsAlison Bartlett 4; Eva Kircher<br />

5 vs Colleen Woods 7; John Davis 4 vs<br />

Tinwald Cycling Club members Olivia Ewing and Craig Domigan.<br />

Evelyn Milligan 7; Janice Murta 7vs Alison<br />

Bartlett 4; Colin Lamb 4vsCarol Burt 7; Eva<br />

Kircher 6vsEvelyn Milligan 7; John Davis 5<br />

vs Colleen Woods 7;<br />

Doubles: Janice Murta and Colin Lamb 7<br />

vs Carol Burt and Alison Bartlett 4; Eva<br />

Kircher and John Davis 5vsColleen Woods<br />

and Evelyn Milligan 7;<br />

Total games won: Waireka White 4 vs<br />

West End 6: Total hoops won: Waireka White<br />

58 vs West End 56<br />

Primary Grade:<br />

Waireka Red vs Ashbury: Played at<br />

Ashbury 1<strong>December</strong> <strong>2021</strong>:<br />

Singles: JudithSmith 7vsColin Beattie 2;<br />

Pauline Scott 5vsLois Beattie 7; Lyn Jones<br />

3 vs Lester Ashby 7; Heather Kaye 7 vs<br />

Daphne Fitzgerald 4; Judith Smith 7vsLois<br />

Beattie 4; Pauline Scott 7vsColin Beattie 3;<br />

Lyn Jones 7vs Daphne Fitzgerald 4; Heather<br />

Kaye 7vsLester Ashby 3;<br />

Doubles: Judith Smith and Pauline Scott<br />

7vsColin and Lois Beattie 6; Lyn Jones and<br />

Heather Kaye 7vsLester Ashby and Daphne<br />

Fitzgerald 6;<br />

Total games won: Waireka Red 8 vs<br />

Ashbury 2; Total hoops won: Waireka Red<br />

64vs Ashbury 46;<br />

Waireka White vs Aorangi: Played at<br />

Waireka 1<strong>December</strong> <strong>2021</strong><strong>2021</strong>:<br />

Singles: Donna Lobb 4vsJoyce Jones 7;<br />

Carol Greer 2 vsJudy Houston 7; Joanne<br />

Logan 7vsDoug Gibb 4; Janice Allen 7vs<br />

Gavin Young 1; Donna Lobb 7 vs Judy<br />

Houston 6; Carol Greer 2vsJoyce Jones 7;<br />

Joanne Logan 6vsGavin Young 78; Janice<br />

Allen 7vsDoug Gibb 5;<br />

Doubles: Donna Lobb and Carol Greer 3<br />

vs Joyce Jones and Judy Houston 7; Joanne<br />

Logan and Janice Allen 7vsDoug Gibb and<br />

Gavin Young 5;<br />

Total games won: Waireka White 5 vs<br />

Aorangi 5; Total hoops won: Waireka White<br />

52 vs Ashbury 56.<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> Bridge Club<br />

Monday Evening -Nov 22nd, Individual &<br />

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N/S 1st Bruce &Heather Sim, 2nd Dee<br />

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ID: W475<br />

It's all about thelocation here! Situatedinthe popular and desired location of Allentonisthisthree<br />

bedroom, 200m² home on twolevels. This property has curb appeal...and agreat viewofthe mountains<br />

from the upstairsbalcony,which is accessiblefrombothupstairsbedrooms.<br />

Plenty of features to love here, includingwalk in pantry, conservatory off the lounge,lift and stairstothe<br />

2nd floor, twotoilets and walk in robe. Greatheating with anewly installed logburner(July 2020) and<br />

aheatpump. Double internal access garage with autodoor,plus office & mancave, potential forfurther<br />

parking around the back!<br />

SetSale: 2pm, 21 <strong>December</strong> <strong>2021</strong><br />

OffersOver$490,000<br />

Open Saturday11<strong>December</strong>,10.30 -11.00am<br />

3 1 2<br />

Forstress free<br />

Property Management<br />

think “Pink”<br />

Call our Pink Ladies to<br />

find out more!<br />

RENZProperty Management<br />

03 308 6173<br />

rentals@renz.net.nz<br />

PurePotential<br />

This home is situated<br />

on afantasticfamily<br />

sized section. Various<br />

outbuildings, gazebo,<br />

raised garden beds and<br />

fruit trees. This property<br />

has potential to add<br />

value. Twobedrooms<br />

plusathird room off the<br />

lounge,open plan living<br />

and ahugeconservatory.<br />

Large doublegarageplus<br />

attached carport.<br />

OffersOver$349,000<br />

2+ 2 2+ ID: T319<br />

Residential A-Leasehold<br />

Whatanopportunity<br />

here!<br />

Four bedroom property<br />

situatedwith the town<br />

centre.<br />

Freshly paintedwith<br />

recentnew carpet.<br />

Potential forthe astute<br />

investortofreeholdthe<br />

land (contact <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

District Council) and<br />

develop the 914m² site.<br />

OffersOver$249,000<br />

Perfect First Home/Investment<br />

Well presentedbrick home. Three bedrooms, open plan living<br />

Greatsection forthe family.<br />

Driveonsection with garage plus extraoffstreetparking forcampervanetc.<br />

Don't miss out on this excellentopportunity.<br />

OffersOver$349,000<br />

ID:E376<br />

3 1 1<br />

LAKE BRUNNER<br />

Proud supporters of the HeartFoundation of NewZealand! Wedonatefromevery property sold!<br />

4 1 0 ID: W724<br />

1946 Arnold Valley Road,<br />

Moana, Lake Brunner<br />

Surrounded in native<br />

bush thisexceptionally<br />

privateproperty offersthe<br />

ultimate lifestyle! This<br />

would be agreat business<br />

ventureoffering exceptional<br />

opportunities forthe buyer,<br />

this property could be used<br />

utilised as alodge,anAir<br />

BnB, hunting lodge,wedding<br />

venue, wellness retreator<br />

even anudistcamp...it's that<br />

private!<br />

OffersOver$759,000+GST<br />

(ifany)<br />

BANKS PENINSULA<br />

PrivateSanctuary Or luxury<br />

HolidayHome ID: BP0003<br />

This stunning 4.8ha property,<br />

setinalittle piece of paradise<br />

on the BanksPeninsula<br />

would be the ultimate retreat<br />

forthose seeking achange of<br />

lifestyle. Surrounded by NZ<br />

nativebush, with an amazing<br />

viewtothe Akaroa Harbour,<br />

this beautiful homestead is<br />

AMustSee ForThe DIY Enthusiast!<br />

ID: E375<br />

amustsee! Four shedsone<br />

If youhavebeen looking to getonthe property ladder,lovealittleDIY with the potential to add value,<br />

with 3phase power, twowith<br />

then this is the perfect starter foryou! Threebedrooms, separatekitchen with open plan living.<br />

3baystostableyour horses<br />

Excellentgaraging options with adouble and asingle plus plenty of off street parking.<br />

or an animal of your choice.<br />

Situated next door to apark andclose to Hampstead school and kindy<br />

Fullydeer fenced with13<br />

paddockswith troughs.<br />

OffersOver$349,000<br />

$2,200,000<br />

3 1 3 5 3 2<br />

5 3 2<br />

ID: LB05<br />

Manager/Sales Consultant<br />

Trevor Hurley<br />

0275 435 799<br />

Sales Consultant<br />

Manu Otene<br />

022 308 6885<br />

Sales Consultant<br />

Stephen Watson<br />

027 433 9695<br />

Sales Consultant<br />

Julie Srhoy<br />

021 354 885<br />

Sales Consultant<br />

Manoj Rana<br />

022 453 1964<br />

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0210 752 180


SATURDAY 11TH DECEMBER<br />

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38 Wakanui Road, <strong>Ashburton</strong> 10:00am -11:00am 3 1 2 AHB30170<br />

277 Tancred Street,<strong>Ashburton</strong> 10:30am -11:00am 3 1 2 AHB30133<br />

51 Wilkin Street,Tinwald 11:00am -11:30am 3 1 2 AHB30165<br />

23a Cross Street, <strong>Ashburton</strong> 11:00am -11:30am 3 1 2 AHB30160<br />

63 Lane Street,<strong>Ashburton</strong> 11:15am -11:45am 3 1 2 AHB30147<br />

24a Wellington Street,<strong>Ashburton</strong> 12:00pm -12:30pm 3 1 2 AHB30169<br />

98 Creek Road, <strong>Ashburton</strong> 12:00pm -12:00pm 3 1 4 AHB30159<br />

75a Racecourse Ave, Methven 12:30pm -1:00pm 2 1 1 MVN30015<br />

31 WillowStreet, <strong>Ashburton</strong> 12:45am -1:15pm 2 1 1 AHB30104<br />

16 Tuarangi Road, <strong>Ashburton</strong> 1:00pm -1:30pm 4 2 2 AHB30162<br />

SUNDAY 12TH DECEMBER<br />

NO OPEN HOMES TODAY<br />

23a Cross Street, <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

3 1 2<br />

*3bedrooms (each with built in storage)<br />

*Family bathroom (two toilets)<br />

*Dougal Anderson stylish kitchen complete with space<br />

saving pull out pantry<br />

*Open Plan dining/living area with decks facing east &<br />

west forenjoying sheltered outdoor living<br />

*Double internal access garage including modern<br />

laundry fit out<br />

ForSale<br />

POA<br />

View<br />

Saturday11:00 -11:30am<br />

Kim Miller<br />

027 236 8627<br />

rwashburton.co.nz/AHB30160<br />

Real Estate Mid Canterbury Property Limited Licensed (REAA 2008)<br />

60 McMurdo Street, Tinwald<br />

*External Large HobbyRoom<br />

*Modern Kitchen with Modern Appliances<br />

*Separate Bathroomwith Shower overBath<br />

*NEW Compliant Log Fire plus aHeat Pump<br />

*Double garage with automatic door, ongenerous 776sqm<br />

section<br />

SetDate of Sale<br />

closing 14 <strong>December</strong> <strong>2021</strong>, at<br />

3:00pm (unless sold prior)<br />

View<br />

Saturday9:45 -10:15am<br />

3 1 2<br />

Armand vander Eik<br />

021 597 527<br />

rwashburton.co.nz/AHB30154<br />

Real Estate Mid Canterbury Property Limited Licensed (REAA 2008)<br />

24a Wellington Street, <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

3 1 2<br />

38 Wakanui Road, <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

3 1 2<br />

*Modern Open plan Kitchen with Breakfast Bar<br />

*Separate Bathroom with individual Shower and Bath<br />

*Gas Fire<br />

*Double Internal garage with automatic door<br />

*Private rear 571sqm section<br />

rwashburton.co.nz/AHB30169<br />

Real Estate Mid Canterbury Property Limited Licensed (REAA 2008)<br />

SetDate of Sale<br />

closing 14 <strong>December</strong> <strong>2021</strong>, at<br />

3:00pm (unless sold prior)<br />

View<br />

Saturday12:00 -12:30pm<br />

Armand vander eik<br />

021 597 527<br />

*Three bedrooms.<br />

*Double garaging<br />

*Aluminium joinery<br />

*Easycare fully fenced 623sqm section<br />

*Built in 1990’s<br />

rwashburton.co.nz/AHB30170<br />

Real Estate Mid Canterbury Property Limited Licensed (REAA2008)<br />

SetDate of Sale<br />

closing 14 <strong>December</strong> <strong>2021</strong>, at<br />

4:00pm (unless sold prior)<br />

View<br />

Saturday10:00 -11:00am<br />

Mike Grant ncre<br />

021 272 0202<br />

Kim Miller<br />

Sales Consultant<br />

027 236 8627<br />

Denise Russell<br />

Sales Consultant<br />

027 432 9717<br />

ChrissyMilne<br />

Sales Consultant<br />

027 290 6606<br />

Cheryl Fowler<br />

Sales Consultant<br />

027 461 2614<br />

Margaret Feiss<br />

Sales Consultant<br />

021 751 0<strong>09</strong><br />

ShirleyFitzgerald<br />

Sales Consultant<br />

027 220 1528<br />

Denise McPherson<br />

Sales Consultant<br />

027 242 7677<br />

Armand vander Eik<br />

Sales Consultant<br />

021 597 527<br />

Lynne Bridge<br />

Sales Consultant<br />

027 410 6216<br />

Mike Grant ncre<br />

Sales Consultant<br />

021 272 0202<br />

Mark Totty<br />

Sales Consultant<br />

021 664 113<br />

BruceMcPherson<br />

Sales Consultant<br />

027 438 4250<br />

Carey VonLubke<br />

Property Manager<br />

027 697 6948<br />

Janene McDowell<br />

Property Manager<br />

027 287 3388<br />

96 TancredStreet, <strong>Ashburton</strong> 03 307 8317 Main Road,Tinwald 03 307 8317<br />

rwashburton.co.nz<br />

36 McMillanStreet, Methven 03 303 3032


Armand van der Eik<br />

021 597 527<br />

Bruce McPherson<br />

027 438 4250<br />

Denise McPherson<br />

027 242 7677<br />

List andSell<br />

with us!<br />

Cheryl Fowler<br />

027 461 2614<br />

Denise Russell<br />

027 432 9717<br />

1st October-31 <strong>December</strong><strong>2021</strong><br />

EVERYSOLD LISTING<br />

Thevendor will receive a<br />

2minute grocery dash and grab*<br />

at <strong>Ashburton</strong> NewWorld.<br />

Call todaytosecure your<br />

free no obligation appraisal.<br />

ChrissyMilne<br />

027 290 6606<br />

Kim Miller<br />

027 236 8627<br />

Lynne Bridge<br />

027 410 6216<br />

03 307 8317<br />

*T &C’s Apply<br />

Mark Totty<br />

021 664 113<br />

Big Mike<br />

021 272 0202<br />

Margaret Feiss<br />

021 751 0<strong>09</strong><br />

ShirleyFitzgerald<br />

027 220 1528<br />

Here’s yourchanceto<br />

grab free groceries!<br />

RayWhiteMid Canterbury<br />

03 307 8317 96Tancred Street,<strong>Ashburton</strong> 7700<br />

rwashburton.co.nz<br />

Real Estate Mid Canterbury Property Limited Licensed (REAA2008)


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ENTERTAINMENT<br />

ENTERTAINMENT<br />

UPCOMING SHOWS withBECKLEYS<br />

Bookings nowopen forthe following at<br />

TheIsaac TheatreChristchurch<br />

27th January<br />

23rdApril –MATILDAThe Musical @2pm<br />

GreatChristmas giftideas<br />

Forbookings phone<br />

308 7646 l 027 249 1827<br />

SELL<br />

LPG REFILLS<br />

9kg cylinders<br />

$27.50<br />

Askaboutour<br />

deliveryservice<br />

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Phone 307 2707<br />

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2422689<br />

20FOOT container. Very tidy<br />

condtion, light grey colour,<br />

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viewed on site. $5,000.<br />

Phone Ken 027 321 7321<br />

2443951<br />

2443242<br />

SELL<br />

LPG<br />

REFILLS<br />

Small LPG cylinders<br />

Off Street Parking<br />

Available<br />

Arthur Cates Ltd<br />

26 McNally Street<br />

Ph 308 5397<br />

Riverside Industrial Estate<br />

WANTED TO BUY<br />

2422683<br />

ASHBURTON Scrap Metal<br />

Recyclers buy heavy metal<br />

etc. Free light-grade metal<br />

in-yard dumping 9am-5pm<br />

weekdays &9.30-11.30am<br />

Saturdays. 117 Alford Forest<br />

Rd, (behind<br />

PlaceMakers). Phone 03<br />

308 8033 or 027 249 6625.<br />

Being in<br />

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not advertising<br />

is likewaving in<br />

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Don’t be leftinthe dark,<br />

The<strong>Courier</strong> Newspaper has<br />

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productor<br />

business advertising.<br />

Phone Jann or Karen on (03) 308 7664<br />

Email: office@ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

2434025<br />

ENTERTAINMENT ENTERTAINMENT ENTERTAINMENT<br />

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Retro, Rock &Revival –<br />

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Friday 14th &Saturday 15th January 2022 7-30pm<br />

All tickets $28*<br />

Stuck foraChristmas giftidea?<br />

GIFT VOUCHERS AVAILABLE<br />

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SITUATIONS VACANT<br />

SITUATIONS VACANT<br />

Whynot give them an<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>Trust Event<br />

Centre gift voucher<br />

so they can come and<br />

see the showoftheir<br />

choicewhen they<br />

want?<br />

With our fantastic<br />

selection of 2022<br />

events,there’ssureto<br />

be ashowthatappeals<br />

to everyone!<br />

ADMINISTRATION ADMINISTRATOR<br />

Areyou MSA’s next Administrator Superstar?<br />

The22ndyear of this fabulous<br />

musical theatrecourse for<br />

9-22 year olds! With an<br />

emphasis on music from the<br />

60’s/70’s/80’s/90’s&2000’s,<br />

it’s atripdownmemorylane.<br />

This year Jo Castelowisjoined<br />

by the talentedalumni Megan<br />

Wilson. This is the perfect show<br />

forall ages and certainly one<br />

not to be missed.<br />

*Servicefees apply<br />

SITUATIONS VACANT<br />

Whoarewe? – <strong>Ashburton</strong> Club & MSA has been in the <strong>Ashburton</strong>community<br />

since 1886. A proud working man’s club which holds a Permanent Charter and<br />

is affiliatedtoClubsNew Zealandandwelcomesmembers from other affiliated<br />

Clubs throughout NZ. <strong>Ashburton</strong> Club and MSA offer various facilities as<br />

follows; Bar, Bottle Store, TAB, Pool tables, Gaming machines and abowling<br />

green.<br />

What arewelooking for? An energetic,bubbly administrator with agreat sense<br />

of humor.<br />

Keyattributes<br />

• Awesomeorganisationalskills<br />

• Multi-tasker extraordinaire<br />

• Strong attentiontodetailand excellentdataentry skills<br />

• Brilliantcustomerserviceand communicationsskills<br />

• The abilitytoworkwith ateamand autonomously<br />

• Theabilitytoproblemsolveand think on your feet<br />

Therole<br />

• Banking/Cashierduties/Maintaining floats<br />

• GeneralOfficeAdministration<br />

• Experience with MYOB preferable<br />

• Maintainingmembership database and subscriptions<br />

• Accounts Receivable<br />

Reporting to the MSA Accountant, this is a full-time position,<br />

40 hours per week,MondaytoFriday.<br />

To apply please email your CV alongwith acovering letterto<br />

graeme@ashburtonclub.co.nz<br />

2444383<br />

CLASSIFIEDS<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>December</strong> 9, <strong>2021</strong><br />

SITUATIONS VACANT<br />

www.ritchies.co.nz<br />

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SITUATIONS VACANT<br />

School Bus Drivers<br />

FAIRLIE /WAIMATE /MAYFIELD AREAS<br />

We are currently looking for School Bus<br />

Drivers for the Year 2022, servicing Fairlie,<br />

Waimate and Mayfield areas.<br />

Ritchies Transport Holdings Ltd is New<br />

Zealand’s largest privately owned bus<br />

company with over 1000 buses New<br />

Zealandwide.<br />

We require people that can relate to our<br />

customers; therefore we are looking for<br />

applicantsthat have good customer service<br />

skills. These are part time permanent<br />

positions–SchoolHolidays off.<br />

To succeed in this role itisessential you<br />

have:<br />

• Aclean drivingrecord<br />

• The righttolive andworkinNZ<br />

• Great interpersonal and communication<br />

skills<br />

• The ability to work some weekendsand<br />

Public Holidays<br />

• Avalid PEndorsement–but not<br />

essential<br />

• Avalid carorClass 2licence<br />

Ritchies will give full training togain your<br />

P Endorsement if required and you will<br />

be trained in the necessary skills that is<br />

required of you tocomplete your duties in<br />

thisposition.<br />

Opportunities will also exist for you todo<br />

chartersand other suchdriving duties.<br />

PleaseAPPLYNOW:<br />

timaru.manager@ritchies.co.nz<br />

or phoneArnold on 0275 557 053<br />

www.ritchies.co.nz<br />

Maintenance<br />

Person<br />

Part Time<br />

2440544<br />

We requireaphysically fit person to undertake light<br />

maintenancedutiesatour Supermarket premises.<br />

Clean and tidy presentation, good communication<br />

skills and reliable work habits areessential.<br />

This position will involve10to12hours per week<br />

and maysuit asemi-retired tradesperson. Days of<br />

work arenegotiable.<br />

If youenjoy workingaspartofafriendly team<br />

and think this role maysuityou,please apply<br />

-including acover letter and currentCVto:<br />

donalda.hartley@newworld-si.co.nz<br />

LIVESTOCK<br />

LIVESTOCK<br />

LIFESTYLEFARMERS<br />

Need your sheep shorn?<br />

Small mobs and pets.<br />

Experienced,fast,promptservice.<br />

Phone Jarrod on 027 259 4644<br />

TRAVEL<br />

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GARAGE SALES<br />

2439411<br />

2438533<br />

SATURDAY11th <strong>December</strong>,<br />

9am -12mid-day, 93 Oak<br />

Grove, <strong>Ashburton</strong> (back<br />

section). BBQ, bathroom<br />

vanity, tools, household<br />

items, plus many items suitable<br />

for Christmas presents.<br />

Come fill abag for<br />

$5. or $10.


CLASSIFIEDS<br />

44 <strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>December</strong> 9, <strong>2021</strong><br />

www.ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />

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ASHBURTON<br />

Home DeliveryContractors<br />

We arelookingfor reliable people to deliver the<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>Guardian along<br />

with the Christchurch Press.<br />

This position is six days aweek,<br />

MondaytoSaturday.<br />

Deliveries aretobecompleted by 6.30am.<br />

Youwould enjoyearly morning work,bereliable,<br />

have your owncar,internet access and smart<br />

phone,have acurrent driver’s licence, capable of<br />

keeping accuraterecords and a<br />

customer focussed attitude.<br />

If youthink this mightbefor youpleasecontact<br />

Warren Riley distribution@stuff.co.nz,<br />

(021) 944 865<br />

Sports Coordinator<br />

Part-time(25 hoursper week)<br />

Term time -40weeks per year plus 2additional<br />

weeks by negotiation<br />

Are you passionate about Sports and have<br />

strengths in networking and organisation?<br />

We are seeking anew Sports Coordinator tojoin<br />

our Sports Team at MountHutt College.<br />

We are afriendly, well-resourced, rural college<br />

locatedinMethven, in the heartofMid Canterbury<br />

The successful applicant will replace a highly<br />

successful outgoing Sports Coordinator and will<br />

work closely with the Head of Sporttocontinue to<br />

grow Sporting opportunities within the college.<br />

Mount Hutt College, and the Methven township,<br />

lie at the base of Mt Hutt Ski Area. Our wider<br />

environment provides a multitude of options<br />

for outdoor enthusiasts and ahaven for those<br />

seeking to become part ofafamily oriented and<br />

tightknit community.<br />

Application packs,including the Job Description<br />

areavailable by contacting the<br />

Principal’s SecretarySheree McKay,<br />

college@mthutt.school.nz<br />

Applications close on<br />

Friday 10th <strong>December</strong> <strong>2021</strong>.<br />

2443617<br />

2440733<br />

MOTORMECHANIC<br />

Afullyqualified automotive mechanic is required<br />

forabusy workshop to work on awide range of<br />

cars, lightcommercials and boats.<br />

• Must have acurrent driver’s licence<br />

• Workwell withothers<br />

• Maintainahighstandardofworkmanship<br />

• Able to work with minimumsupervision<br />

Apply to: TriangleGarage, phone308 6772<br />

or emailtrianglegarage@xtra.co.nz<br />

TRIANGLE<br />

GARAGE LTD<br />

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TRADESPERSON<br />

WANTED<br />

We're looking for a Tradesperson<br />

or Engineer to join our<br />

large dairy farm team at<br />

Singletree Dairies (an equity<br />

partnership with Ashpouri Ltd),<br />

10 minutes from <strong>Ashburton</strong>.<br />

Working out of a dedicated<br />

workshop and with asupplied<br />

farm truck, your role will be<br />

to undertake all repairs and<br />

maintenance on plant,<br />

vehicles and equipment so our<br />

team can focus on the cows<br />

and grass.<br />

We don't expect you to know<br />

how to do everything from<br />

day one, but you do need to be<br />

a fast learner, provide high<br />

quality of work, be reliable<br />

and efficiently manage your<br />

time.<br />

Hours of work will be: Mon.-<br />

Fri., 30-40 hours per week<br />

paid on an hourly rate based<br />

on skills and experience,<br />

between $25-$35 per hour.<br />

For more information,<br />

or to apply please contact:<br />

Will &Kim Grayling at<br />

office@singletree.co.nz<br />

2442763<br />

2441289<br />

Position:<br />

Location:<br />

Hours of Work:<br />

DateIssued:<br />

Job Vacancy<br />

Refugee and MigrantPost SettlementSupportWorker<br />

SaferMid CanterburyOffices, <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

16 hoursper week<br />

<strong>December</strong><strong>2021</strong><br />

Safer Mid Canterbury <strong>Ashburton</strong>, is seeking a Refugee and Migrant Post<br />

Settlement Support Worker to support newly settled refugee families into<br />

the <strong>Ashburton</strong> Community. Weare wanting someone who is looking for a<br />

challenging and rewarding role organising events and activities with newly<br />

settled families,tohelp encourage and growsocial connections withtheir local<br />

region and community. We are looking for someone who enjoys being social<br />

andhavingfun, likesengagingwith people from diverse culturesand canwork<br />

both collaboratively andindependently. Our service is currently assistinginthe<br />

settlement of former refugeesfromAfghanistan.<br />

Theperson applyingfor thisjob musthaverelevant experienceand/ortraining<br />

in afield that furnishes themwith theskillsand experienceneededfor aposition<br />

of this type.Weare looking forcandidateswith the followingkey attributes:<br />

•Abilitytorelatewith and supportpeople from differentcultural backgrounds.<br />

•Agood understanding of relevantsocial services and agencies.<br />

•Understandingofconfidentialityand privacyactpractices.<br />

•Knowledge andexperienceworking with children, youth andfamilies.<br />

•Computer skills,including Exceland Word<br />

•Excellenttimemanagement andorganisationalskills<br />

•Hold acurrent motor vehicle driver’s licence and willing to travel tofulfil job<br />

requirements<br />

•Liveand work in the <strong>Ashburton</strong> region<br />

•Empathywith humanitarian causes<br />

•Enthusiasmand commitmenttowork collaborativelywith others.<br />

•Abilitytouse initiativeand work independently.<br />

•High degree of cultural competency<br />

To read the job description and download an application form go to:<br />

www.safermidcanterbury.org.nz careers page.<br />

Applications closeMonday20th<strong>December</strong><br />

Forfurther questionsplease contactAni Koperuon03 308 1395<br />

FENCING<br />

POSITIONS<br />

AVAILABLE<br />

Contractor has employment<br />

opportunity available on<br />

local High Country stations.<br />

Experience not essential.<br />

Modern machinery. Good<br />

wages. Join our great team<br />

of fencers. Phone 021640748<br />

ASHBURTON COLLEGE<br />

‘IndividualExcellenceinaSupportive<br />

Learning Environment’<br />

Learning SupportAssistant–<br />

Te WhareManaaki (SLSU)<br />

3Positions<br />

The role of the Learning Support Assistant isto<br />

support (both educational and personal cares)<br />

of students with high to very high learning and<br />

physical needs.<br />

The successful applicants would ideally<br />

have a passion for, or experience in, working<br />

with high needs students as part of a team, a<br />

willingness to positively work in a variety of<br />

settings,using arange of learningsupportmethods<br />

to remove barriers to learning, and celebrate the<br />

successes of these students.<br />

This is a fixed-term, term-time only position<br />

for the 2022 secondary school year,<br />

forcommencement1February2022.<br />

Hours: 17 hours per week,tobeconfirmed with the<br />

successful applicants.<br />

Employment is under the Support Staff in<br />

School’s Collective Agreement, Grade B.<br />

Initial payment step commensurate with<br />

experience.<br />

Applications close noon,<br />

Monday13<strong>December</strong> <strong>2021</strong><br />

Information package enquiriesand applications<br />

pleasecontact<br />

Jodee Ross,Principal’s Secretary<br />

Phone (03) 308 4193 ext8<strong>09</strong><br />

Email: rj@ashcoll.school.nz<br />

Ref:TWM22<br />

2442276<br />

FRONT OF HOUSE –PART TIME<br />

TheFront of House staff willinthe main manage<br />

thecontact tracingprocess forvisitors inrelation<br />

to the COVID-19 outbreak.<br />

We arelooking foratrustworthy, well presented<br />

staffmembertoworkalongsideour<br />

administration staff.<br />

To be successful in theroleyou should be<br />

outgoing,personable, adeptat<br />

stress management, flexibleand practical.<br />

This is aparttime role involvingsomeweekends<br />

andpublicholidays.<br />

Application form is available from<br />

Rosebank LifecareReception,<br />

77 WalnutAvenue,<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

or by email admin@rosebanklifecare.co.nz<br />

Delicatessen/<br />

Seafood Department<br />

Full timeand part-time<br />

positions available<br />

We are currently seeking friendly, energetic and<br />

customer focused applicants to join the team at<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> NewWorld.<br />

Youwill:<br />

• Havethe abilitytopresentour products to ahigh<br />

standard<br />

• Be highly motivated, reliable and show good<br />

initiative<br />

• Haveexcellentpresentation<br />

• Beagreat communicator and team player<br />

Wewill offer youfulltraining andthe opportunityto<br />

work in agreat team environment.<br />

Days and hours to be discussed ataninterview.<br />

Your roster will include one evening and one<br />

weekendshift.<br />

To apply please email:<br />

donalda.hartley@newworld-si.co.nz<br />

2442215<br />

2444207<br />

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SITUATIONS VACANT SITUATIONS VACANT SITUATIONS VACANT<br />

CLEARING SALES<br />

CLEARING SALES<br />

TRADE &SERVICES<br />

TRADE &SERVICES<br />

Operator Maintainer –<br />

an outdoor,lifestyle-orientedrole<br />

Rangitata Diversion Race Management is are seeking an active and enthusiastic<br />

person with an adaptable skillset to join our small team as an OperatorMaintainer.<br />

We offer acompetitive salary with allowances including medical insurance;<br />

laptop, phone and vehicle for work purposes; provision for training and for<br />

personal pursuits to encourage growth and wellbeing.<br />

TheCompany<br />

Rangitata Diversion Race Management Limited isaregional water conveyance<br />

company based in Mid Canterbury. It is NZ’s largest water supply scheme. The<br />

Rangitata Race is a67kmlongraceextending from an intake at Klondyke on the<br />

Rangitata Rivertoadischarge at Highbank PowerStation on the Rakaia River.<br />

TheRole<br />

TheRDR operates24hours per day, 365daysayear.Our Operations Team carries<br />

out the operation and front line maintenance, coordinating their activities and<br />

duties to ensurethatwateriscontinually available to the end-users.<br />

The role will suit someone motivated, focused and keen to work within asmall<br />

dedicatedteam thatvalues openness,collaboration and communication.<br />

The RDR is an essential service business that offers security ofemployment<br />

through pandemic uncertainties.<br />

Therole provides aflexible,lifestyle-orientedworkenvironment.<br />

ScopeofPosition<br />

•Undertake and assist with safeoperations and maintenanceactivities associated<br />

with the Race and its environs, ensuring compliance with the company’s<br />

resource consents.<br />

•Rostered on-call Duty Operator responsible for the efficient and equitable<br />

distribution of waterand response to SCADAsystemalarms.<br />

•Interaction with waterusers and other parties as required<br />

TheApplicant<br />

Ideally,applicants will havethe following skills and attributes:<br />

•Bephysically fit with apositiveattitude.<br />

•Behard-working,reliable and work well within asmall team.<br />

•Beenthusiastic about physical activityinanoutdoor environment.<br />

•Becomfortable working alone and managing avarietyofworkactivities<br />

•Beadaptable and responsivetochanging needs within the work environment<br />

•Have good computer skills and be generally “tech-savvy”.<br />

•Have excellentcommunication skills.<br />

•Hold acurrent full driver’s license and be acompetentdriver, on and off-road.<br />

•Have aclean police record.<br />

•Liveinthe Mid-Canterburyregion<br />

Applications<br />

Applications forthis position should have NZ residencyoravalid NZ work visa.<br />

To apply please submit your CV and cover letter to office@rdrml.co.nz.<br />

If you require further detailed information please contact uson 027 2545550 or<br />

office@rdrml.co.nz.<br />

TRADE &SERVICES<br />

BUILD work to do? Contact<br />

Kiwi Building and Maintenance<br />

Ltd. Alterations,<br />

Renovations, New builds.<br />

Qualified Tradesmen.<br />

Phone Cawte 027 418<br />

7955.<br />

CARPET 2YOU -for all your<br />

flooring needs. Supplier<br />

and installer of carpet and<br />

vinyl, re-stretch and repair,<br />

carpet cleaning. Phone<br />

Mike Gill 027 491 4210.<br />

CARPET Cleaning. Powerful<br />

equipment and fast drying.<br />

Upholstery, mats and rugs.<br />

Experienced owner/operator.<br />

Phone John Cameron<br />

at Supersucker. 027 435<br />

1042 or 308 1677<br />

CARR’S Chimney Cleaning,<br />

servicing <strong>Ashburton</strong> and<br />

surrounding districts, $60<br />

per chimney. Phone<br />

Rodney on 03 324 2999<br />

and leave amessage.<br />

COMPUTER repairs, sales,<br />

training, setup wirelessnetworks,<br />

spyware<br />

cleanup. On-site day or<br />

evening. Low fees. Call<br />

Robin Johnstone, Networks<br />

Firewalls and PC’s Ltd, 308<br />

1440 or 027 768 4058<br />

CONCRETE Services -<br />

Driveways, paths, patios,<br />

mowing edging. Decorative<br />

Concrete Specialist operating<br />

locally with 30 years<br />

experience. No job too big<br />

or small. Contactless service<br />

offered. Phone Paul<br />

021 152 1966.<br />

FURNITURE Removals. For<br />

all your household removal<br />

needs - urban, rural lifestyle,<br />

office relocations -<br />

call Nudges Furniture<br />

Removals, phone 027 224<br />

06<strong>09</strong>.<br />

FIRE Extinquisher sales and<br />

servicing. On farm/<br />

contractors - trucks/tractors/balers/combines/cars/<br />

boats/caravans etc. Phone<br />

Mack at Doors and More on<br />

027 396 0361<br />

Having problems with your internal gutter systems?<br />

ALPS<br />

FARM Services: Repairs and<br />

irrigation maintenance.<br />

Weekly pasture measuring<br />

service. Effluent irrigator<br />

repairs and maintenance.<br />

Farm welding and repairs.<br />

Center pivot maintenance.<br />

Wire rope splicing. Trailer<br />

repairs and maintenance.<br />

Phone Adam Stevens 027<br />

352 6007<br />

FLY control and spider<br />

proofing. For all your<br />

domestic and industrial<br />

pest control needs phone<br />

AJ Kerr at <strong>Ashburton</strong> Pest<br />

Control on 03 308 8147 or<br />

027 432 5447<br />

Do your drains keep blocking,causing leakage into the soffits and even your house?<br />

Areyour soffits falling out due to water rot?<br />

We canconvert your internal gutters to standard external gutters.<br />

CONTINUOUS SPOUTING<br />

2444413<br />

TRADE &SERVICES<br />

TRADE &SERVICES<br />

FACTORY SPRAY LACQUER GARDENING,<br />

A NEW LOOK<br />

that lasts!<br />

Existing kitchens, doors,<br />

furniture &appliances<br />

The Finishing Company<br />

03 307 8870 2433661<br />

ENGINEERING repairs, fabrication,<br />

farm equipment<br />

service and maintenance,<br />

WOF repairs, machining<br />

and welding. Odd jobs a<br />

speciality. Mobile workshop.<br />

Can collect. Phone<br />

Malcolm 0274 754 241.<br />

mowing,<br />

pruning, fertilising, projects<br />

or general spruce ups? Call<br />

Andrew at Spruce Gardens<br />

to get the job done right.<br />

027 765 2899 or 03 307<br />

1693.<br />

sprucegardens@xtra.co.nz<br />

Clearing Sale of<br />

Plantand Sundries<br />

On accountof<br />

Mr GBTrolove<br />

102 Racecourse Road,<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Friday17th <strong>December</strong>,<strong>2021</strong><br />

Commencing at 1.30pm<br />

Duetothe sale of the property,<br />

we will offer the following<br />

Plantand Sundries<br />

Belarus 700 Tractor, 1198 hours,<br />

Massey Ferguson 35 Petrol Tractor,<br />

2005 Falcon UtilityTruck,105,000kms,<br />

Double Horse Float, PZ Twin Disc Mower, 6Reel<br />

Bamford Hayrake,15tyne Grubber,12foot<br />

Cambridge Roller,Back Blade,<br />

3PLForks,Boom Sprayer,Spray Unit on Back Tray,<br />

Aktiv Sickle Bar Mower, Twitch Harrows and Bar,<br />

2x6Pod K-Lines,Cattle Crush, 2xHayFeeders,<br />

Sheep Handler,TailingCradle,Cattle Stop,<br />

2xStewart Shearing Machines,Stewart EB<br />

Handpiece, Stewart Electric Handpiece, Double<br />

Ended Grinder,Donald Woolpress, Mobile Hen<br />

House,Formalin, E/FenceStandards, &Reels,<br />

Concrete Posts, AssortedWire, Posts &Stakes,<br />

Horse Covers,AssortedBridles &Harness,Small<br />

Fridge,Deep Freeze, IrrigationSheets &Gates, Old<br />

WaterSkis, Cabinets,Snig Chain, Edge Trimmer,<br />

Hose Reels,AshfordSpinning Wheel.<br />

Outside Entries will be accepted by contacting<br />

Victor Schikker,phone 027 590 8061.<br />

Sale Location; Sale will be signposted from State<br />

HighwayOne onto Racecourse Road.<br />

Conditions of Sale:<br />

Sale will be conductedPurchase Priceplus GST.<br />

Intending purchasers will be required to register<br />

prior to commencement<br />

of sale. Terms areStrictly Cash unless prior<br />

arrangements aremade<br />

with PGG Wrightson Livestock.<br />

Covid 19 Protocol Requirements<br />

Allintending Purchasers must provide aCovid<br />

Vaccine Pass to enterthe property.<br />

Masks must be worn and physical distancing<br />

of 1metrewill apply.<br />

LAWN Mowing. No job too<br />

small. Call Les Smith, From<br />

The Ground Up, for acompetitive<br />

quote. Ph 027 840<br />

0201 or 03 308 1500.<br />

LOCKSMITH/Door repairs.<br />

Keys/locks, sliding and bifold<br />

door roller repairs.<br />

Mobile service. Call Nigel at<br />

Doors and More. Ph 027<br />

516 7104<br />

MOBILITY See our range of<br />

scooters, walkers and<br />

wheelchairs at our window<br />

display at 324 East Street.<br />

Phone 027 956 0193<br />

Eftpos FacilityAvailable<br />

PGG Wrightson Auctioneers <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

TRADE &SERVICES<br />

PAINTER for all your painting<br />

needs. No job too small,<br />

inside or outside. Professional,<br />

friendly service.<br />

Phone Pete 03 308 1672 or<br />

027 200 1619.<br />

TRADE &SERVICES<br />

SUN Control Window Tinting:<br />

Privacy, UV, glare, heat<br />

control for homes, offices<br />

and cars. Phone Craig<br />

Rogers 307 6347, www.<br />

windowtinter.co.nz, member<br />

of Master Tinters NZ.<br />

TINT-A-WINDOW, fade, UV<br />

block, glare, heat control,<br />

safety, security, privacy,<br />

frosting films, solar protective<br />

window films. Free<br />

quotes, 20 years local service.<br />

Phone 0800 368 468<br />

now, Bill Breukelaar, www.<br />

tintawindow.co.nz<br />

Allworkmanship guaranteed<br />

Ben Kruger 021 808 739 or 308 4380<br />

232 BoundaryRoad,<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

www.alpscontinuousspouting.co.nz<br />

E; benkruger@xtra.co.nz<br />

2443946<br />

SPIDER and fly treatment.<br />

Inside or out. Moss, mould<br />

or lichen treatment. For<br />

either service, call Allan at<br />

AA Performance Services<br />

on 027 2<strong>09</strong> 5026<br />

2425604<br />

EDUCATIONAL<br />

HEALTH &BEAUTY<br />

MEETINGS<br />

HEALTH &BEAUTY<br />

URGENT CARE CLINIC<br />

WEEKEND DUTYDOCTORS<br />

IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCYPHONE 111<br />

Forall othermedicalassistance outside of normal<br />

hoursplease phone your generalpracticeteam,24/7,<br />

to speak withahealth professional whowill giveyou<br />

free health advice on what to do or wheretogoifyou<br />

need urgentcare.<br />

If youdon’t have aregular generalpractice, call any<br />

GP team 24/7 forfreetelephone health advice.<br />

All non-residents and visa holders please bring your<br />

passporttoyour surgeryappointment.<br />

New Zealanders’tobringsome form of ID.<br />

The<strong>Ashburton</strong> Duty Practice for...<br />

Saturday18th <strong>December</strong> is<br />

Eastfield Health, 135 Tancred Street,<strong>Ashburton</strong>.<br />

Consultations will be by appointmentonly.<br />

To make an appointmentcall your regular GP 24/7.<br />

Sunday19th <strong>December</strong> is<br />

Tinwald Medical Centre, 33 Archibald Street,Tinwald.<br />

Consultations will be by appointmentonly.<br />

To make an appointmentcall your regular GP 24/7.<br />

Methven and Rakaia: Formedical attention on the<br />

weekend and public holidays please telephone<br />

MethvenMedical Centre on 03 302 8105<br />

or Rakaia Medical Centre on 03 303 5002.<br />

Details foraccessing the afterhoursservices will be<br />

on the answer phone.<br />

PHARMACIES<br />

Wises Pharmacy,CountdownComplex,<br />

East Street will be open on ...<br />

Saturday from 9.00am until 1.00pm<br />

Sunday from 10.00am until 1.00pm<br />

At Geraldine: TheGeraldine Pharmacywill be open<br />

normal trading hours during the week,and on<br />

Saturdaymorning from 9.30am to 12.30pm.<br />

Closed Sundays and Public Holidays<br />

Forfree24hour Telephone Health Advice<br />

Phone the healthline on 0800 611 116<br />

Brought<br />

toyouby<br />

EDUCATIONAL<br />

L2D Driver Training<br />

CAR–<br />

ashburtoncranes2015@gmail.com<br />

Allstages. Beginner to full.<br />

Block booking discount<br />

MOTORCYCLE – Take your skills to the next level.<br />

Individual lessons on anytopic,<br />

including cornering,townriding,<br />

braking and slowriding.<br />

Dave Campion<br />

027 543 7632<br />

2420806<br />

CountdownComplex, East Street, <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

Phone: 03 308 6733 Fax: 03 308 6755<br />

MEETINGS<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>PerformingArts TheatreTrust<br />

Annual General Meeting<br />

will be held on<br />

Monday20th <strong>December</strong><strong>2021</strong> at 5.45pm<br />

In the Bradford Room of the<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong> Trust EventCentre<br />

Wills Street,<strong>Ashburton</strong> 2444332<br />

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PUBLIC NOTICE<br />

ASHBURTON Society of<br />

Arts Christmas Show.<br />

Finals Days - ends 12th<br />

<strong>December</strong> <strong>2021</strong>. Open Saturday<br />

and Sunday 11am -<br />

4pm. Guest artist and local<br />

members work displayed.<br />

FOR LEASE<br />

RENT ME!<br />

Ideal as an extra<br />

bedroomoroffice.<br />

Fully insulatedand<br />

double glazed forwarmth.<br />

Threeconvenientsizes:<br />

Standard3.6m x2.4m,<br />

Large 4.2m x2.4m<br />

Xtra-large 4.8m x2.4m.<br />

Visit our displaycabin<br />

418WestStreet or callfor a<br />

freebrochure.<br />

www.justcabins.co.nz<br />

2422687<br />

GARDEN SUPPLIES<br />

PAUL’S Garden Nursery;<br />

now selling Leek plants,<br />

Swan plants and freshly<br />

picked Raspberries. 101<br />

Harrison Street, Allenton,<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>.<br />

HOME SERVICES<br />

ROOF COATINGS: All roof<br />

types, specializing in<br />

Decramastic and Long Run<br />

Iron, Coloursteel etc, steep<br />

roofs not a problem. —<br />

Spraymaster 027-433-7780.<br />

FRUIT &PRODUCE<br />

NEW Potatoes. Nadine and<br />

Osprey. 2kg $5., 4.5kg $10.<br />

Also good selection of concrete<br />

garden ornaments.<br />

Bennett, 22 Melrose Road,<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

0800 58 78 22<br />

AWESOME OFFICE space<br />

for lease, rent or hire. Park<br />

like setting. Indoor and outdoor<br />

areas. North West<br />

town boundary. Must view.<br />

Phone 0274 754 241<br />

STORAGE available, <strong>Ashburton</strong>.<br />

Self storage, variety<br />

of sizes. Phone Rainbow<br />

Storage 03 307 0401 or<br />

phone/text 021 554 570<br />

STORAGE: Secure self storage<br />

units available, long or<br />

short term. <strong>Ashburton</strong> Storage<br />

Facilities. Contact us<br />

on 0274 362 636 or www.<br />

ashburtonstoragefacilities.<br />

co.nz<br />

WANTED TO RENT<br />

SELF-CONTAINED Granny<br />

Flat or Sleep-out for professional<br />

male. Wanted from<br />

January 2022. Phone<br />

Daniel 022 406 6075<br />

URGENTLY wanted, long<br />

term. 1-2 bedroom unit/flat.<br />

Sunny and warm, must<br />

have garage, in central<br />

location. Ph 03 307 0190 or<br />

leave message.<br />

TO LET<br />

HOMESITTERS required.<br />

<strong>December</strong>/January. Lovely<br />

homes/pets. Phone Lisa<br />

021547262. www.<br />

townandcountryhomesit.<br />

co.nz<br />

PROPERTY WANTED<br />

★★★<br />

CHARACTER<br />

HOUSE<br />

WANTED FOR REMOVAL A<br />

1920's or earlier character house<br />

wanted to move to a section in<br />

Christchurch. Single level larger<br />

size house preferred. email<br />

kiwimg211@gmail.com<br />

PUBLIC NOTICE<br />

PUBLIC NOTICE<br />

E- info@talbotsecurity.co.nz 519 East Street,<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

P-(03) 307 24<strong>09</strong> Anytime 24/7<br />

-Alarm Response and Patrols<br />

-Alarm Monitoring<br />

-Alarm and CCTV Installation<br />

-Alarm and CCTV Servicing<br />

-Data and Networking<br />

- Fire Extinguishers<br />

- Key Cutting<br />

- Locksmithing<br />

<strong>Ashburton</strong>’sonly100%locally owned and operatedsecuritycompany<br />

2433620<br />

RASPBERRIES<br />

RASPBERRIES<br />

NOWOPENFORSEASON<br />

90 SMITHFIELD ROAD<br />

Sign at gate<br />

OPEN 7 DAYS – 8am - 5:30pm<br />

Freshly picked & P.Y.O.<br />

Phone 308 3498 2444311<br />

MID CANTERBURYCONNECTOR<br />

COMMUNITY TRANSPORTSERVICE<br />

• Need to get into <strong>Ashburton</strong> Township from<br />

around the District?<br />

• Got no transport? Don’tdrive anymore?<br />

• Phone 03 928 8164 to book a seat on the<br />

MidCanterburyConnector<br />

• Service operates Monday to Friday between<br />

9am and 4:30pm, on demand foryou<br />

• Reasonable rates<br />

• Last dayfor the servicein<strong>2021</strong>is22nd<strong>December</strong><br />

and first dayback in 2022 is Monday17thJanuary<br />

Covid-19 CommunityConnector<br />

Helping people get back on track<br />

Feeling the impactofCovid-19?<br />

2441772<br />

Ourlocal CommunityConnectorisheretosupport<br />

andconnectpeoplewith awide range of social<br />

servicesavailable inMid Canterbury.<br />

Self-isolating? Need essentials?<br />

We can help with that too☺<br />

2433111<br />

Community Connector Jenny Rae<br />

Jenny.rae@safer.org.nz<br />

027 247 1<strong>09</strong>4<br />

2442388<br />

THE JACKSON’SBISTRO<br />

Thursdayand Saturday5.30pm -8pm<br />

Wednesdaylunch from 12pm<br />

OpenTuesdaytoSunday<br />

ThursdayHappyHour<br />

4.30pm -6pm<br />

Membership Draw &Raffles<br />

LintonLounge available to hirefor<br />

Christmas and privatefunctions.<br />

Ourclub andbistro operates responsibly<br />

under the Covid Level2restrictions<br />

Courtesy vanruns every<br />

Thursday, Friday&Saturdayfrom4pm.<br />

Join the RSA (the friendly Club)<br />

12-14 Cox Street, <strong>Ashburton</strong>. Phone 308 7175<br />

Members, guests and affiliates all welcome<br />

PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE<br />

GIFTVOUCHERS<br />

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UTILITY/MOVING BLANKET<br />

1.8m x1m. Great foreverything<br />

from picnics,moving to protecting<br />

vehicle interiors.<br />

$21.74+GST<br />

KING TONY<br />

Kt3036cr01<br />

36 PIECE<br />

SOCKET SET<br />

3/8" drive<br />

12pt metric<br />

and imperial.<br />

$160+G<br />

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GST<br />

SHOP WITH THE<br />

PEOPLE WHO KNOW ABOUT<br />

GREATGIFT IDEAS<br />

BAHCO<br />

2444-LAP<br />

GENERALPURPOSE KNIFE<br />

Robust knifewith asolid stainless<br />

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$54.74+GST<br />

ESSETI<br />

XA-MIG120V-SP<br />

NEW! VIPER<br />

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$320.87+GST$<br />

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Thurs 9th &Fri 10th<br />

10.30 ABoy Called Christmas<br />

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3.20 Venom LetThereBeCarnage M<br />

4.00<br />

5.20<br />

6.00<br />

7.30<br />

ABoy Called Christmas<br />

Encanto<br />

Falling forFigaro<br />

Dune<br />

PG<br />

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8.15 Venom LetThereBeCarnage M<br />

Sat 11th &Sun 12th<br />

10.00<br />

10.00<br />

11.45<br />

12.10<br />

1.45<br />

2.15<br />

3.30<br />

4.30<br />

5.20<br />

7.45<br />

8.20<br />

10.00<br />

10.00<br />

12.00<br />

12.00<br />

2.10<br />

3.15<br />

5.15<br />

5.30<br />

7.30<br />

8.15<br />

PUBLIC NOTICE<br />

Encanto<br />

Cliffordthe Big RedDog<br />

ABoy Called Christmas<br />

Rons Gone Wrong<br />

Cliffordthe Big RedDog<br />

Encanto<br />

Falling forFigaro<br />

TheEternals<br />

No Time to Die<br />

Dune<br />

Venom LetThereBeCarnage<br />

Mon13th, Tues 14th,<br />

&Wed 15th<br />

ABoy Called Christmas<br />

Falling forFigaro<br />

Dune<br />

Encanto<br />

TheEternals<br />

Rons Gone Wrong<br />

No Time to Die<br />

Cliffordthe Big RedDog<br />

Dune<br />

Venom LetThereBeCarnage<br />

NO COMPS<br />

Cliffordthe BigRed Dog,<br />

Dune,Encanto<br />

PG<br />

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Mr Kool icecreams is<br />

available forbirthday<br />

and Christmas parties,<br />

school fairs,corporate<br />

and social events.<br />

Will also be carrying out<br />

street sales,solisten<br />

out forthe bells!<br />

Pleasetextmeon<br />

0210 467 467.<br />

FIREWOOD<br />

FIREWOOD<br />

FIREWOOD<br />

SLABWOOD<br />

3cordgreen<br />

2441679<br />

SUMMER SPECIAL<br />

OFFCUTS<br />

$120 percord<br />

$330<br />

1cordgreen<br />

$110<br />

1corddry<br />

$140<br />

C.O.D. in town<br />

Adams Sawmill<br />

Malcolm McDowell Rd<br />

Phone<br />

308-3595<br />

2428887<br />

SAVE $100 on next winters<br />

firewood. Old Man Pine 6m 3<br />

$495. Limited supply. WINZ<br />

accredited. Free delivery to<br />

most of Mid-Canterbury.<br />

Phone 027 297 7563


The place where farmers get their quality agricultural<br />

replacement parts and equipment<br />

Arable<br />

Plough Parts<br />

Shares to suit<br />

Vogel &Noot<br />

Parts tosuit<br />

Overum<br />

Dale Shares<br />

Wings to suit Simba<br />

Cultivation<br />

Parts<br />

Points to suit<br />

Sunflower &<br />

Salford<br />

Points to suit<br />

Vibroflex<br />

Cast Points<br />

Points to suit<br />

Overum<br />

Points to suit<br />

Kverneland<br />

Reversable Points<br />

to suit Lemken<br />

Knife Coulter to<br />

suit Lemken<br />

Shares to suit<br />

Dowdeswell<br />

Points to suit<br />

Clough<br />

Slipdown Points<br />

Pan Buster Points<br />

Legs to suit<br />

Vibroflex<br />

Legs to suit<br />

Vibroflex<br />

STines<br />

Coil Tines<br />

Rexius Point to suit<br />

Vaderstad<br />

Shares to suit<br />

Lemken<br />

Trashboard to suit<br />

Kverneland<br />

Shares to suit<br />

Kuhn<br />

Points to suit<br />

Gregoire Besson<br />

Landside wear plates<br />

to suit Kverneland<br />

Points to suit<br />

Goliath<br />

Yeoman Clamp<br />

Coil Tine Clamp<br />

50 mm<br />

Topdown Points<br />

Points to suit<br />

Vogel &Noot<br />

Points to suit<br />

Kuhn<br />

Shares to suit<br />

Kverneland<br />

Plough Share<br />

Rebuilds<br />

Plough discs<br />

Springs to suit<br />

Goliath<br />

Points to suit<br />

Maxitill<br />

Springs to suit<br />

Vibroflex<br />

Point to suit<br />

Berends<br />

Bossweld X-Series MST 188X<br />

MIG/Stick/TIG Inverter Welder<br />

4.4kVAInverterGenerator 7hp<br />

SPECIAL<br />

OFFER<br />

999<br />

incl.GST<br />

$<br />

999<br />

Cold water, petrol<br />

waterblasters<br />

PBW2500<br />

2500 PSI<br />

599<br />

incl.GST<br />

$<br />

599<br />

PBW3100<br />

3100 PSI<br />

799<br />

incl.GST<br />

Weldco 40 AMPPlasma Cutter<br />

$ 920 $<br />

799<br />

$<br />

499<br />

34 Robinson Street,Riverside Industrial Park,<strong>Ashburton</strong>. Phone 308 65<strong>09</strong><br />

34 Robinson Street,Riverside Industrial Park,<strong>Ashburton</strong>. Phone 308 65<strong>09</strong><br />

2413572


QUALITY USED VEHICLES<br />

WARRANTIES AA APPRAISED FINANCE BIGGEST YARD BEST SELECTION TRADE-INS<br />

2013 MAZDA<br />

DEMIO 13-SKYACTIVE<br />

• 1300cc,petrol<br />

• Auto<br />

• Cam chain<br />

• Pushbutton start<br />

• 36,000kms<br />

<br />

NISSAN<br />

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

2013 NISSAN SYLPHY, 1800cc, 4door sedan, auto, ABS,air con, 48,000kms......$10,995<br />

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

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

2014 NISSAN TIIDA, 1200cc, ABS,cam chain, 31,168kms................................................SOLD<br />

2008 NISSAN XTRAIL, 2500cc, ABS, 4X4, cam chain, 4WD,111,000kms.............. $11,995<br />

2011 NISSAN TIIDA15G, 1500cc, auto...................................................................................SOLD<br />

5 stars<br />

2015 SUZUKI<br />

SWIFT XG-DJE<br />

• 1200cc, petrol<br />

• Auto<br />

• Cam chain<br />

• ABS<br />

• 61,000kms<br />

5 stars<br />

2008 TOYOTA<br />

MARK X<br />

• 2400cc, petrol<br />

• Auto<br />

• 7seater<br />

• 8air bags<br />

• 89,065kms<br />

2008 NISSAN<br />

XTRAIL 25X<br />

• 2500cc, petrol<br />

• Auto<br />

• 4X4<br />

• ABS<br />

• 110,000kms<br />

3½ stars<br />

$11,995<br />

$11,995<br />

$9,995<br />

$11,995<br />

MAZDA<br />

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

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

2004 MAZDAAXELA, 5doorauto.............................................................................................SOLD<br />

2008 MAZDADEMIO, 1500cc, ABS, air con, body kit, 130,053km...............................$7,995<br />

2013 MAZDADEMIO, 1300cc,cam chain, autostop, auto, 36,000kms.................. $11,995<br />

SUBARU<br />

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

2013 SUBARUOUTBACK, 2500cc, 4X4, reverse camera, ABS, 91,000km.............$13,995<br />

SUZUKI<br />

2006 SUZUKI SWIFT, auto, 5door, one owner,54,116kms.............................................SOLD<br />

2015 SUZUKI SWIFT XG-DGE, 1200cc, auto, ABS, cam chain, 61,000kms ...........$11,995<br />

2016 SUZUKI SWIFT, 1200cc, auto, ABS, camchain, 47,000kms..............................$11,995<br />

MITSUBISHI<br />

2008 MISUBISHI DELICAD5, 2400cc, 8seatercoach, cam chain, 81,000kms... $10,995<br />

2001 MITSUBISHI DION, 1500cc, ABS, 7seats,hatchback,auto, air con................$4,995<br />

TOYOTA<br />

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

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

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

2013 TOYOTA COROLLAAXIO, 1500cc, hybrid,cam chain,52,000kms................... $12,995<br />

2008 TOYOTA BLADE MASTERS, 3000cc, auto, 6air bags,bodykit,82,000kms $11,995<br />

2005 TOYOTA RAV4, 2400cc, 4X4, auto, alloys,ABS ....................................................... $12,995<br />

HONDA<br />

2008HONDA FIT RS, 1500cc, auto, hatchback,alloys,53,000kms............................. $10,995<br />

2007 HONDA INSPIRE, 3500cc, auto,cruise control, ABS, 56,000kms .............................SOLD<br />

2006 HONDA CRV, 2400cc, 4WD,auto, camchain, ABS,37,000kms........................... $12,995<br />

COMING SOON<br />

2012 HONDACRV, 2400CC, 4WD,73,000kms<br />

20<strong>09</strong> HONDACRV, 2400cc, 4WD,62,000kms<br />

<br />

3081396<br />

AUTOSLTD<br />

&RENTALS<br />

470 West Street, <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />

A/H Keith Drummond 0274 367 646<br />

www.atob.co.nz<br />

ENQUIRE NOW<br />

-about our range of rental vehicles<br />

Family,Sports, School or Social Trips<br />

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

loads also available.<br />

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