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Afledgling fruitand vegetable growing<br />
businessnear Methvenisfocusing on<br />
natural, sprayfreeproduce and its<br />
customers couldn’t be happier.<br />
Full Circle Farm is afamilyowned<br />
businessand basedatHighbank.<br />
It is runbypartners Sarah Barlow and<br />
Moses Lau who grow naturally healthy and<br />
nutrientdense food.<br />
The couple have afiveacreproperty that<br />
includes atwo acreorchard with avariety<br />
of apple and plum trees.<br />
Vegetables aregrown in an area of less<br />
than oneacre and there is alsoa30m x5m<br />
tunnel house.<br />
All of theproduce is spray free and grown<br />
organically in soil that hasbeen untouched<br />
by chemicals and harmful spray forover25<br />
years.<br />
‘‘We boughtthe block of Moses’ family<br />
andfor thelast four years we’vebeen<br />
growing and selling locally,’’ Sarah said.<br />
‘‘Forusthe goalistocreate asustainable<br />
lifestyle at minimal cost. It’s about<br />
incorporating morenatural and less<br />
invasive ways to live using organic and<br />
permaculture techniques tweaked in our<br />
ownpersonal way to fitthe New Zealand<br />
climate.’’<br />
Growing healthyproducefed her own<br />
familyand supplied others withthe<br />
opportunitytoeat healthier food,Sarah<br />
said.<br />
Prices are reasonable and did not match<br />
thepremium typically charged in the<br />
‘trendy’ organicmarket.<br />
Growing food is hardwork, Sarahsaid.<br />
‘‘It’s justmeand Mosesand we have two<br />
young children to look after, so we’re busy,<br />
butit’s justsosatisfying.’’<br />
Selling is done via Facebook and email<br />
andbuyersare told what produceis<br />
available each week.<br />
Produce is picked just adayortwo before<br />
deliveryand washed.<br />
Deliveryday is typicallyaFriday and<br />
deliveries are made to Methven and<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong>township addresses with afixed<br />
charge of $2 perorder.<br />
Full Circle hopestobeable to deliver to<br />
more rural areas in thefuture.<br />
Sarah Barlow of Full Circle Farm collecting produce from her flourishing market garden.<br />
The best marketingtool forthe business<br />
is positive customer feedback, Sarahsaid.<br />
‘‘Thereally good feedback we get each<br />
week makesthe hard work and effort<br />
worthwhile.<br />
‘‘We do pride ourselves on thequality we<br />
selland that is appreciated.’’<br />
Big sellersatthemoment arearange of<br />
salad productsincluding radishes, staples<br />
likepotatoes and carrots, andyellow and<br />
green beans.<br />
‘‘Everyyear has beendifferent since we<br />
started growing.<br />
‘‘This year there’s been some<br />
unseasonable wet andcoldweather, so<br />
that’s affected the strawberries. The<br />
tomatoes are out late as well,’’ Sarah said.<br />
Demand for Full Circle produce surged<br />
duringthe firstcovid lockdown with<br />
existing customersscrambling for more.<br />
Also duringthat lockdown Full Circle got<br />
together with Barnes Family Farms, a<br />
certified organicgrowerand neighbour, to<br />
put together vegetabledonations for<br />
families in Methvenand <strong>Ashburton</strong> who<br />
lostjobs or were doingittough dueto covid.<br />
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Draft budget; reserve funds<br />
to boost roading work<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> District councillors are<br />
proposing to use $2 million from a<br />
rainyday reserves fund to boost<br />
roading work in the<strong>2022</strong>23 budget.<br />
Councillorshave spentthree days<br />
lookingatspending priorities for the<br />
next financial year and adraft<br />
budget is being prepared.<br />
Other considerations include<br />
having to factor in the risingcost of<br />
goods andservices because of<br />
inflationand new government<br />
compliance around drinking water.<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> Districtmayor Neil<br />
Brown said it would be anofrills<br />
budget on basic services, but council<br />
wantedto inject extramoney intoits<br />
roads.<br />
‘‘Ninety per cent of our roads are<br />
in goodorder, but there are potholes<br />
and other issues thatneed sorting to<br />
makethem safer.<br />
‘‘We know thestandardofsome of<br />
our roads is aconcern of ratepayers.<br />
“Weare doing our best to keepthe<br />
total rates requirement percentage<br />
increase in single digitsand<br />
budgeting for only what we need to<br />
do.’’<br />
Mr Brownsaiddrinking water<br />
compliance,tomeetnew<br />
government regulation,would be<br />
responsible for agoodchunkofthe<br />
rateincrease.<br />
“We need equipment to<br />
continuously test and report the<br />
qualityofour drinkingwaterto<br />
meet new quality assurance rules<br />
and thatisontop of the moneywe<br />
tagged in the Long Term Planfor<br />
big upgradestosome water<br />
treatmentplants,like Methven’s.”<br />
Proposed spendinginthe water<br />
areaincludes $430,000 for<br />
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treatment plantsin<strong>Ashburton</strong>,<br />
Tinwald,Rakaia and Hinds and<br />
$1.12monwater main renewalson<br />
Chalmers Avenue,Elizabethand<br />
GriggStreet, River Terrace and<br />
Main Street, Methven.<br />
MrBrownsaiditwas a<br />
challenging budget and would<br />
contain only projectsthat council<br />
knew couldbeachieved in the<br />
financial year.<br />
“We also know that some urban<br />
people willbeaffected by the<br />
recent higher revaluationoftheir<br />
properties,asrates are collected in<br />
proportiontothe value of their<br />
buildingsand land.”<br />
Support needed more than ever<br />
Lives Worth Living coordinator Pup<br />
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‘‘We are not used to long term<br />
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experienced by individuals or<br />
families.<br />
As anation we are seeing large<br />
numbers of people anxious, angry,<br />
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Little daytoday tasks become<br />
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rules and findings every other day to<br />
feed our frustration and beliefs.<br />
So what can we do to avoid some of<br />
this?<br />
Listen and read local media, it<br />
tends to relate to local people and a<br />
mix of positive and negative. If you<br />
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seldom does it portray accurate<br />
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Don’t forget to take adeep breath<br />
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Creative flair on show in Methven<br />
DANIEL.TOBIN<br />
@ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />
Creative couple Susie and<br />
Stephen Millichamp have<br />
opened agalleryinMethven to<br />
showcase their art andweaving<br />
creations.<br />
The couple who runared<br />
deerfarminStaveleymanage<br />
to find time for their art with<br />
Susie specialising in<br />
watercolours and Stephen<br />
weaving baskets.<br />
Susie is also apopular<br />
teacher taking watercolour<br />
classes at TheDrawing Room in<br />
Christchurchand Oamaru Arts<br />
Society.<br />
Susie saidwith covid the<br />
classes were on hold, ‘‘so it’s<br />
goodtohave thisopen.’’<br />
Localshave welcomed the<br />
new gallery, withone lady<br />
saying, ‘‘it’s great having as<br />
many as possible so it’s another<br />
reasonfor people to come to<br />
Methven.’’<br />
Susie finds plenty of<br />
inspirationinher home region.<br />
‘‘Mid Canterburyisreally<br />
good because Ilike painting<br />
outdoors, en plein air, andthe<br />
sceneryisamazing.<br />
‘‘Iusedtoski alot so would<br />
paint Mt Hutt, and that’s<br />
probably why Ilikepainting<br />
snow,’’ she said.<br />
Snowcovered mountains<br />
feature in many of Susie's work.<br />
‘‘The secret to capturing<br />
snowisusingdifferent shades<br />
of blue or purple,capturing the<br />
shadow, the tonal values of<br />
light, watercolour is about<br />
capturing light,’’she said.<br />
Stephen’spassion for<br />
weaving started whenhetook a<br />
basket weaving class in<br />
Wanaka, Susie said.<br />
‘‘Hereally took to it, he grows<br />
the willow for the baskets at<br />
homenow.’’<br />
After aday working on the<br />
farm Stephenlikes to sit at the<br />
kitchen table andcraft baskets.<br />
Susie’sart is gaining<br />
international attention, having<br />
been invited by Water Colour<br />
NZ to exhibitinan<br />
international exhibition in<br />
Perththis April, commenting<br />
on her ‘loose and vibrant’ style.<br />
Susie prefers to stay true to<br />
her creative processand<br />
doesn't offer commissions.<br />
‘‘I find it hard to do<br />
commissionsbecauseit’s<br />
someoneelse's ideaIpaint<br />
what comes from my heart, if<br />
youwanttobuy apaintingof<br />
mine you’ve got to buy it off the<br />
wall.<br />
‘‘I’m not going to paint what's<br />
in your heart, Ihave had<br />
anxiety before andmyhusband<br />
Stephen said ‘you have to keep<br />
your artist integrity’,itsounds a<br />
bitheavybut you havetoknow<br />
your own limits.’’<br />
The Art &Baskets gallery is<br />
open Thursday to Sunday, 39<br />
McMillan Street, Methven, next<br />
to Topp Country Cafe.<br />
Artist Susie Millichamp in her<br />
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Acollaboration between Anglican<br />
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Fortnightly online clinics willbe<br />
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some people, so this new<br />
service will makea<br />
difference.’’<br />
He said the service wasabout<br />
givingadviceand notabout legal<br />
representation.<br />
Common areas addressed by<br />
lawyerswill includeissues around<br />
property, employment, care of<br />
children andfamily.<br />
Advice is not offered in areas such<br />
ascompany law,commercial leases,<br />
wills and trust law and immigration.<br />
Mr James said people could have<br />
up to an hourwiththelawyer, via<br />
Zoom,inthe clinics.<br />
Anglican Advocacy has operated in<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong>for the last three years<br />
andlast year helped 100 people.<br />
The servicehas expanded and<br />
seven volunteers now support clients.<br />
Mr James said demand for advice<br />
andsupportwas increasing andone<br />
of the currentbig issues forsome<br />
peopleherewas rented<br />
accommodation.<br />
‘‘Vulnerable people are at the<br />
bottomofthe list whenitcomes to<br />
renting, but secure housing is justso<br />
important for them,’’ Mr James said.<br />
More older peoplewere also using<br />
advocacy services andstruggling with<br />
housing andfamily issues.<br />
Anglican Advocacy <strong>Ashburton</strong> now<br />
has an officeinCommunity House<br />
Mid Canterbury and takes referrals<br />
from social serviceagencies,other<br />
groups andself referrals.<br />
Bookings for thenew legalaid<br />
clinic can be made by calling 0508<br />
CANLAW (226529), or at the canlaw.<br />
org.nz website.<br />
Recycling bins watch list<br />
Recycling bin audit data for<br />
December shows that 1021<br />
houses were on <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
District Council’s watch list.<br />
An additional 789 houses<br />
received strike two/pull backs<br />
warnings and were sent letters.<br />
At least 152 bins were<br />
confiscated and 86 recycling bins<br />
were returned to their owners.<br />
It takes on average four to five<br />
visits before ahouse is taken off<br />
the watch list.<br />
In January council introduced<br />
anew notification system where<br />
atag is attached to recycling bins<br />
containing unrecyclable<br />
material. The tag identifies what<br />
material was in the bin that<br />
cannot be recycled, and replaces<br />
the old letter system.
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<strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>February</strong> <strong>17</strong>, <strong>2022</strong><br />
Art teacher Milly<br />
reinvents herself<br />
5<br />
MICK.JENSEN<br />
@ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />
Milly Brown has apassion for teaching<br />
art and is reinventing herself to be able<br />
to continue doingso.<br />
Last month she started offering online<br />
art classes.<br />
Two, onehour blocks are heldweekly<br />
for studentsand there is an additional<br />
feedback session.<br />
Year 7/8 students are currently<br />
tackling amodule calledLuscious<br />
Landscapes, while Year 9/10 artistsare<br />
focused on Pompous Portraits.<br />
Milly is aformer headoffaculty at<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong>College and has been a<br />
teacher for over 20 years.<br />
When covid teaching mandatescame<br />
into force last year shemadethe<br />
decision to opt out of mainstream<br />
teaching ratherthan be jabbed.<br />
‘‘I’ve been considering doing<br />
somethingnew and outside of the<br />
typical school environmentfor awhile,<br />
but the mandate forced my hand and I’m<br />
doing things earlier thanplanned.<br />
Passionate art teacher Milly Brownisreinventing<br />
herself and going online with<br />
her teaching because of vaccine<br />
mandates.<br />
‘‘What I’m doing now givesmethe<br />
freedom to teach as well as Iknow Ican<br />
andalso to share my passion for art.’’<br />
Milly said her concentrated teaching<br />
approach online was helping students<br />
make quick progress.<br />
In aclassroom she typically shared<br />
her time with up to 30 students at atime,<br />
but being able to offer her attention to<br />
just one or two students wasreally<br />
paying dividends.<br />
‘‘I’ve got acouple of Year8students<br />
whose work is on par with art students in<br />
Years 11/12. I’mjustgobsmackedby<br />
that.’’<br />
An online gallery of her students work<br />
is planned.<br />
‘‘Anonline gallery will givestudents a<br />
place to sell their art andfor others to<br />
also view it,’’she said.<br />
Milly plans to start oneonone NCEA<br />
tutoring soon.<br />
She is alsoselling art resources online<br />
and runsart classes for home schoolers<br />
with afriend.<br />
Plans to convert her garageinto<br />
rented accommodation will helpmake<br />
ends meet forthe industrious mother of<br />
three, who is meeting covid mandates<br />
head on and reinventing herselfand the<br />
way she delivers her love of art.<br />
For more information on the art<br />
classes email to artymillyb@gmail.com<br />
or visit her Facebook page.<br />
Supply chain issues will delay civic building<br />
Delays in the construction<br />
industry caused by global and<br />
national supply chain issues<br />
mean <strong>Ashburton</strong> District<br />
Council’s new library and civic<br />
centre project is unlikely to be<br />
completed until the second<br />
quarter of 2023. Its original<br />
completion date was the end of<br />
this year.<br />
There could also be cost<br />
pressures on the $56.75 million<br />
project, which, like many other<br />
construction projects around<br />
the country, is facing anumber<br />
of challenges as arange of<br />
issues affect timeframes and<br />
budgets.<br />
Council chief executive<br />
Hamish Riach said that supply<br />
chain issues were well<br />
documented in the media, and<br />
it was not unexpected that<br />
there were impacts for the new<br />
building.<br />
He said the rate of inflation<br />
was at its highest since 1990 and<br />
an extremely tight labour<br />
market was also having an<br />
impact.<br />
‘‘There has been significant<br />
escalation in all construction<br />
materials, freight costs and<br />
procurement delay due to<br />
national and international<br />
supply chain shortages across<br />
the wider New Zealand<br />
construction industry.<br />
‘‘This is compounded by<br />
national building consents and<br />
construction activity being at<br />
an all time high.’’<br />
While the national average<br />
on construction costs rose by 6.1<br />
per cent in 2021, inflation<br />
impacting the project is much<br />
higher due to timber prices,<br />
record building consents, and<br />
supply chain and labour<br />
shortages in the Canterbury<br />
region.<br />
‘‘These covidrelated<br />
pressures have been seen<br />
across New Zealand and<br />
certainly council’s own project<br />
is feeling the impact,’’ Mr Riach<br />
said.<br />
‘‘It should be noted that while<br />
council’s budget has not been<br />
exceeded to date and is not<br />
currently subject to any change,<br />
the cost pressures are very real.<br />
We will continue to update the<br />
community on these pressures<br />
as the build continues<br />
throughout the year and into<br />
2023,’’ he added.<br />
The May 2021 flooding event<br />
also contributed to delays<br />
onsite.<br />
As aresult of all these<br />
pressures, the timeline for<br />
completion has been pushed<br />
back from late <strong>2022</strong> to alikely<br />
second quarter 2023<br />
completion date.<br />
Council continues to closely<br />
monitor budget and progress of<br />
the project, with the project<br />
control group (representing<br />
councillors, senior council<br />
staff, and external design and<br />
project management experts)<br />
meeting on amonthly basis.<br />
Council was awarded $20m<br />
for the building from the<br />
government in July 2020, under<br />
the covid stimulus ‘shovelready’<br />
project scheme.<br />
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Litter collectors clean up <strong>Ashburton</strong> CBD<br />
Litter Free <strong>Ashburton</strong> hasdone<br />
its first monthly rubbish blitz of<br />
the new year and left the<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> central business<br />
district(CBD) looking all the<br />
better for it.<br />
Elevenvolunteers donned<br />
gloves and high visvests and<br />
split up to collect in the CBD<br />
and as far north as the<br />
Countdown complex.<br />
Spokesperson Shirley<br />
Falloonsaid two new<br />
volunteers had joined regulars<br />
for the litter collection, which<br />
had amassed 16 bags.<br />
Thegrouphad been<br />
operating for three years now<br />
and was supportedby<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> District Council.<br />
Litterhot spots included the<br />
North Park Reserve,the area<br />
around theTinwald Bridge and<br />
Range Streetand central<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong>.<br />
Mrs Falloon said theupgrade<br />
of the CBD was lookinggood,<br />
butthere was still too much<br />
litter around.<br />
One unfortunate<br />
consequenceofthe upgrade<br />
was that thenew raingardens<br />
were proving acollection area<br />
for litter.<br />
Discarded face masks were<br />
also arecent additionto the<br />
cans, cigarette butts and fast<br />
food wrappers that were<br />
usually collected,she said.<br />
LitterFree <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
volunteers meet at 1.30pm on<br />
the second Thursdayofthe<br />
month at thewater fountain on<br />
East Street. Rubbishcollectors<br />
are allocatedareas andthe<br />
collectionisfinished by around<br />
3pm.<br />
Litter Free <strong>Ashburton</strong> volunteers with the rubbish collected after arecent 90minute blitz in the <strong>Ashburton</strong> CBD.<br />
Mates and Dates at college<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> College has been<br />
selected to participate in anew<br />
ACC schoolbased healthy<br />
relationships programme<br />
called Mates and Dates.<br />
ACC has developed Mates<br />
and Dates to help to prevent<br />
dating and sexual violence.<br />
Statistics show that 20% of<br />
females and 9% of males at<br />
secondary schools in New<br />
Zealand report unwanted<br />
sexual contact or are made to<br />
do unwanted sexual things.<br />
ACC has worked with the<br />
Ministry of Education to ensure<br />
the programme aligns with the<br />
curriculum, and has worked<br />
with an expert advisory group<br />
to develop the content.<br />
The programme has been<br />
fully evaluated by an<br />
independent research<br />
company.<br />
Working with young people is<br />
seen as one of the most<br />
effective ways of preventing<br />
sexual violence because it<br />
equips them with relationship<br />
skills and behaviours they can<br />
carry with them throughout<br />
their lives.<br />
The programme will be<br />
delivered during Year 12 ako<br />
classes and will be appropriate<br />
for that age group and will be<br />
taught by specialist violence<br />
prevention programme<br />
facilitators over five, 50minute<br />
sessions.<br />
Mates and Dates will teach<br />
students how to have healthy<br />
relationships built on respect,<br />
negotiation and consent.<br />
It will teach them how to<br />
identify inappropriate<br />
behaviour and how to get help<br />
if they, or someone they know,<br />
are in an unhealthy<br />
relationship.<br />
The programme is not asex<br />
education programme but will<br />
include materials and<br />
discussions about sexual and<br />
relationship violence, consent,<br />
dating, relationships,<br />
pornography and other related<br />
subject matter.<br />
Attendance in the<br />
programme is not compulsory<br />
and students opting out will be<br />
placed in other classes for<br />
those lessons.<br />
At the end of the last session<br />
students will be given anoncompulsory<br />
short survey to<br />
complete, which will used to<br />
improve the facilitation and<br />
delivery of the programme.<br />
Tinwald lights<br />
likely mid 2024<br />
WakaKotahi NZ Transport<br />
Agency have engaged<br />
professional services company<br />
GHD to prepare the drawings<br />
and documents for tendering<br />
the construction work needed<br />
for new lights on State<br />
Highway 1atTinwald.<br />
The lightswill be at the<br />
Lagmhor Road/AgnesStreet<br />
intersection and as part of the<br />
project the Tinwald viaduct<br />
will become aone way, left<br />
turn only on to SH1.<br />
Over the next year, the<br />
project teamwill be<br />
undertakingsite investigations<br />
to developthe detaileddesign<br />
for the project.<br />
Construction is currently<br />
programmed to start in mid<br />
2023, subject to property and<br />
consents, and for completion<br />
in mid2024.<br />
Thelights through the<br />
Tinwald corridor havebeen<br />
proposed to make it easier for<br />
vehicles, pedestriansand<br />
cyclists to cross or turn on to<br />
the highway.<br />
They are alsoexpected to<br />
encourage traffic away from<br />
Grahams Road and cyclists on<br />
to Melcombe Street.<br />
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Shows cancelled in face of Red<br />
TONI.WILLIAMS<br />
@ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />
The Mayfield A&P Association<br />
have confirmed the<br />
cancellation of their show next<br />
month. It was ahard decisionto<br />
make but made in line with the<br />
cancellation of many other<br />
nationwide events, including<br />
the Methven A&P Show.<br />
Mayfield A&P Association<br />
president Suzy King was<br />
‘‘absolutely gutted’’ butsaid it<br />
was necessary to cancel now to<br />
prevent further financial losses<br />
if the show could not go ahead<br />
because of the Redtraffic light<br />
system.<br />
Theassociation had already<br />
incurred costs of printing their<br />
schedule, which was not<br />
reusable.<br />
It is better to cut losses now<br />
before welose too much more,<br />
she said.<br />
Alot of work has gone on<br />
behind the scenes by the<br />
committee, so to get to this<br />
stage is ‘‘absolutely<br />
devastating’’, shesaid.<br />
‘‘Wehavenot made this<br />
decision lightly, and are<br />
devastated at the impactthis<br />
will have on our community.’’<br />
Theassociation will still run<br />
their gift lamb competition on<br />
March 9, and thespud in a<br />
bucket competition on March<br />
11, andalso the onfarm heifer<br />
and winter feed competitions,<br />
which would be announced on<br />
their Facebook page.<br />
‘‘Amassivethank you to all<br />
our sponsors, exhibitors, site<br />
holders, volunteers, judges and<br />
committee we look forward to<br />
seeing youall again next year,’’<br />
she said.<br />
Mayfield's cancellation<br />
follows on from the earlier<br />
cancellation of theMethven<br />
A&P Show, duetorun on March<br />
19.<br />
TheMethven A&P<br />
Association are also still<br />
running standalone<br />
community competitions and<br />
auctions. But cancelling the<br />
show was aheartbreaking<br />
decision which had gutted<br />
committee members,said<br />
association secretary Pip Ivey.<br />
However with the printing of<br />
their show schedule looming,<br />
and no ‘‘bright line on the<br />
horizon’’ over amovefrom the<br />
Red traffic light system, the call<br />
was made,she said.<br />
Thecommittee hadbeenvery<br />
stringent with spending and<br />
kept costs low for as long as<br />
possible, shesaid.<br />
But had to commit to the<br />
print now, if it was going to go<br />
ahead.<br />
Show president Ben<br />
McIntoshadvised members and<br />
stallholdersbefore making a<br />
public announcement.<br />
He said it was ‘‘with regret<br />
the Methven A&P Committee<br />
wishes to advise thatunder the<br />
current traffic light status the<br />
decision hasbeenmade to<br />
cancelthe <strong>2022</strong> show. In<br />
keeping with the spirit of the<br />
show, thechildrens spud in a<br />
bucket and colouring<br />
competitions, gift calf and gift<br />
lambauctions and<br />
competitions, wheat<br />
competitions and the tertiary<br />
scholarship will all continue,’’<br />
he said.<br />
Provisions would be made in<br />
due coursetocollect and<br />
publicly display all spud<br />
buckets and colouringin<br />
efforts.<br />
‘‘To allthose individualsand<br />
businesses thathave already<br />
invested in our <strong>2022</strong> show we<br />
will be in touch personally to<br />
discuss viable options to<br />
continue your <strong>2022</strong>sponsorship<br />
The Mayfield A&P Show pig racing (above) is apopular annual<br />
event, along with the colouring sheep competition at the<br />
Methven A&P (bottom).<br />
or refunds as necessary.’’<br />
Ms Ivey said alot of work had<br />
already gone into work on the<br />
showgrounds this yearwith<br />
plantings and clean up from<br />
strong winds last September.<br />
However the committee had an<br />
active year planned and would<br />
take the extra time now to<br />
resurface the groundsand<br />
resow grass where needed, she<br />
said.<br />
IN BRIEF<br />
VOLUNTEER NEED<br />
Safer Mid Canterburyislookingfor<br />
volunteers to help formerrefugees<br />
settle into life in <strong>Ashburton</strong>. It’s<br />
rewarding work and is deliveredas<br />
part of ateam effort.<br />
Peoplecan give as much, or as<br />
little time as they have.<br />
Formore informationcontact<br />
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CENTRE SURVEY<br />
Asurvey will go out soontoask the<br />
community whatitwants EA<br />
Networks Centre sports complex to<br />
deliver andoffer overthe next few<br />
years.<br />
Thecentre is currentlydeveloping<br />
adetailedthreeyear business and<br />
marketingplan to support growth,<br />
consider and react to newtrendsin<br />
the market and adapttochanges<br />
due to Covid-19.<br />
The planwill set outactions to<br />
support increased business and<br />
growth.Local sports clubsand<br />
active recreation groupsare<br />
currently being asked to completea<br />
short survey totackle council’s new<br />
strategytosupportwellbeing in the<br />
district.<br />
Groups haveuntil<strong>February</strong>18to<br />
complete the online survey<br />
available via council website.<br />
BUILD CONSENTS<br />
The planning teamat<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
District Council continues to see<br />
well aboveaverage activity both<br />
through consenting, supportof<br />
otherteamsand pre-application and<br />
informal customerrequests.<br />
Building consent comments<br />
completedfor both Novemberand<br />
December were double the level of<br />
the previous year.<br />
To copewith demandcouncil has<br />
usedexternal consultants for<br />
processingapplications.<br />
LIM numbers are still busy, but<br />
downonlast year.<br />
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Trustee chairman Dayle Prichard<br />
madethe announcement this week<br />
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ALITTLE SOMETHIN’ SWEET.<br />
Social, fun exercise …Joan Healey and Francie Osborn enjoy<br />
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Club open day .<br />
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Agame for all<br />
Petanque is afun,sociable<br />
outdoor game,suitable for all<br />
ages andfitnesslevels.<br />
Andthis weekendmembers<br />
of the <strong>Ashburton</strong>MSA<br />
Petanque Club will open their<br />
facilitiestopeoplekeento<br />
have alook.<br />
Playedby lofting a<br />
grapefruitsizedmetallicball,<br />
weighing around 700grams,<br />
toward asmallerball(calleda<br />
jack, or coche).<br />
Theideaistoget as close as<br />
possible to the jack, andhold<br />
the positionfrom your<br />
opponents.<br />
There is limited liftingor<br />
bending butafairbit of light<br />
lanewalking.<br />
It’s agamethat’skept<br />
relativelynew <strong>Ashburton</strong> MSA<br />
Petanque Club membersJoan<br />
Healey and Francie Osborn<br />
returning yearafteryear to<br />
play.<br />
Healey hasbeenplayingfor<br />
the clubfor twoseasons,and<br />
Osborn three.<br />
“I likethe friendly<br />
camaraderieofthose at the<br />
club, andlikeplaying,”Healey<br />
said.<br />
“It’s an interestinggamein<br />
the fresh airand agreat wayto<br />
exercise.”<br />
Osborneagreed,adding, “I<br />
lovethe game, love that you<br />
don’thavetogetdown on<br />
hands and knees to play (or<br />
pick up balls).”<br />
ClubpresidentKaren<br />
Bensdorpsaidthe levelof<br />
competition sought was<br />
different for everyone.<br />
But it was afun, easytoplay<br />
gameoffering greathealth<br />
benefits, including being very<br />
social.<br />
There is acuppa in the club<br />
houseafterwards,she said.<br />
Thegameisplayedall year<br />
roundand only called off “if<br />
thejack is floating”, she<br />
laughed. It’smade of wood.<br />
The metallicball is swung,<br />
underhandtowards thejack,<br />
andgames can be played in<br />
singles, doubles or triples<br />
teams.<br />
Forpeopleunabletobend,<br />
magnet aids were available for<br />
use to pick up balls.<br />
There were social games,<br />
andmore competitive with<br />
potentialfor higher accolades<br />
with club tournamentsand<br />
regionalcompetitions.<br />
Traditionallyplayedduring<br />
the week,onTuesdays and<br />
Thursdays.<br />
Bensdorp, acompetitive<br />
player herself, said theopen<br />
daywas also to see if therewas<br />
interestinsettinguparegular<br />
weekend competition for<br />
people who worked,orany<br />
school children whomight be<br />
keen to play.<br />
Bensdorpsaidenthusiasm<br />
forthe game had grownin<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> since its<br />
introduction adecade ago; the<br />
club had 50 members.<br />
“Just come along and see if<br />
you likeit,”she said.<br />
Club memberswould be on<br />
hand to guide people in play,<br />
andanswerany questionson<br />
thesport.<br />
TheHaveAGoDay is on at<br />
theclub’s piste in the grounds<br />
of theMSA Bowling Club at 115<br />
Racecourse Road. It starts at<br />
1pmand runs untilaround<br />
3pm. Vaccinepassrequired.<br />
Fun day for kids on hold<br />
The organisers of Mid<br />
Canterbury Children’s Day<br />
havepostpone their annual fun<br />
day next month andwill instead<br />
run aseriesofmini events<br />
throughout the year.<br />
As numbers of covid<br />
continuedtogrow nationwide<br />
the committee planning for the<br />
March 6event realised it was<br />
becoming more unlikely to be<br />
able to proceed.<br />
Mid Canterbury Children’s<br />
DaytrusteeWarren Janettsaid<br />
insteadofcancelling for the<br />
third year in arow, committee<br />
members opted to postpone it<br />
and, depending onthe covid<br />
traffic light level, holdfun mini<br />
sessions throughout theyear.<br />
Hesaid watch this spacefor<br />
details on future Sunday<br />
afternoon sessions which<br />
would include individual fun<br />
activities usually run on<br />
Children’s Day such as<br />
Pedalmania biking fun or<br />
paintball target sessions.<br />
Mr Janett said it was sad the<br />
full event would not be run, but<br />
theminisessions would give<br />
children family fun throughout<br />
theyearsotheydid not miss<br />
out.<br />
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Barbecue raises funds for Tonga<br />
Acommunity fundraising barbecue held at the <strong>Ashburton</strong> Farmers Market on Saturday to<br />
support those affected by the volcanic eruption in Tonga has raised $2830. Barbecue food and<br />
homebaking all sold out by 11.20am, despite the rainy weather. The funds raised will help<br />
towards the costs of shipping donated items from <strong>Ashburton</strong> to families in Tonga. Pictured:<br />
Some of the organisers of Saturday’s barbecue.<br />
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Lakes health data collected<br />
Dataonthe health of thehigh country lakes<br />
in the <strong>Ashburton</strong> Districtisbeingcollected<br />
by Environment Canterbury, issuing a<br />
cautionaround the equipmenttolake users.<br />
Thelakes made headlines last year when<br />
LakeClearwater wasclosed to users due to<br />
abluegreen algae in the water which saw<br />
scientists workingtofind the cause of<br />
nutrientdischarge. Hutholdersand farmers<br />
were also engaged in the mission.<br />
Buoys have been placed in the middleof<br />
Lakes Clearwater and Heron, and nearthe<br />
shoreofLakesCampand Emma to collecting<br />
data on the lakes health.<br />
Ecan’s director of science Dr Tim Davie<br />
said four monitoring stations were providing<br />
detailed information for an urgent<br />
programme to improvelake healthat<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> Lakes/Ōtuwharekai.<br />
“We already have clear evidence that the<br />
water quality of these lakesisconcerning,<br />
with highnutrientlevels andalgalgrowth.<br />
The focus of everythingweare doing now,<br />
including thismonitoring andontheground<br />
work with landowners, is to improve water<br />
quality.<br />
‘‘If you’re at these lakes, please stay away<br />
from thewarningbuoys so theimportant<br />
datacan be gatheredwithout interruption,”<br />
DrDaviesaid.<br />
At thelakes poweredboats and craft are<br />
only allowedonLake Camp in the<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong>/Ōtuwharekai lakesarea, where<br />
there is amarked monitor near the shore in<br />
thefive knot area.<br />
Those paddling, swimmingorkayaking<br />
should take caretoavoid the marked<br />
equipmentatthislake as well as Lakes<br />
Clearwater, Emma,and Heron, he said.<br />
Other lakes in the area aremonitored<br />
withoutsubmerged equipment.<br />
Dr Davie said the equipmentincluded<br />
Lake Clearwater.<br />
waterlevel recorders, temperature and<br />
dissolved oxygenmonitoring sensors. The<br />
station in LakeClearwater also measures<br />
algal biomass (amounts of algae)and<br />
turbidity (waterclarity).<br />
Anitratesensor has also beenplacedin<br />
Gentleman Smith Streamtocapture<br />
continuous data and weeklyrecreational<br />
water monitoringatswimming spots in the<br />
area would also continue until late March.<br />
The information is beingcollatedand<br />
analysed by the science team to give abetter<br />
understanding of eachlake’s uniqueecology<br />
and how nutrients, algae, and oxygen are<br />
interacting with each other.<br />
The results would be shared with the<br />
public, he said.<br />
Other membersof the jointworkinggroup<br />
have also been undertaking initiatives and<br />
research to benefit lakehealth, including<br />
local farmers, DOC, Fish &Game, LINZand<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> District Council’s work with<br />
Clearwater hut holders to replacelongdrop<br />
toilets.<br />
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Thenamemight have changed,<br />
butit’s business as usual at<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong>’s premier venue for<br />
live music,theatreand<br />
performance.<br />
Event Centre naming sponsor<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> Trust is now known<br />
as the BraidedRivers<br />
CommunityTrust andnew<br />
signage reflecting the name<br />
change went up on thebuilding<br />
last week.<br />
Braided Rivers Community<br />
Trust chief executive Rob Reid<br />
said the trust underits old<br />
namehad been astrong backer<br />
of the venue from day one.<br />
When funding was being<br />
sought for theconstruction of<br />
theevent centre the trust had<br />
entered into an agreementto<br />
holdnaming rights foraninitial<br />
10 year period.<br />
That period had been<br />
extended for an additional10<br />
years from July 20<strong>17</strong>.<br />
Mr Reidsaid thetrust had<br />
worked with the team at the<br />
event centre to ensurethat the<br />
new branding could be<br />
incorporated into the building<br />
andwork for both parties.<br />
‘‘It’s important to<br />
acknowledge that this is an<br />
importantcommunity facility<br />
and one which weare proud to<br />
continue supporting under the<br />
Braided RiversCommunity<br />
Trust banner.’’<br />
Event centre manager Roger<br />
Farr said the venue<br />
appreciated therelationship<br />
and financial support offered<br />
bythe trust over the years.<br />
Both organisationsshared a<br />
common ethosof ‘‘providing for<br />
our community’’.<br />
‘‘Welookforwardtoour<br />
relationshipcontinuing under<br />
our newname, Braided Rivers<br />
CommunityTrust Event<br />
Centre.’’<br />
The venue will continue<br />
trading as the <strong>Ashburton</strong>Event<br />
Centre and will continue to<br />
bring the same fantastic<br />
entertainment to <strong>Ashburton</strong> as<br />
it had for thelast 14 years,Mr<br />
Farr said.<br />
Braided Rivers Community<br />
Trust chairman Chris Robertson<br />
(left) and event centre manger<br />
Roger Farr check out the new<br />
signage.<br />
Geraldine Multi Challenge event called off<br />
Anothercommunity fundraiserand popular event<br />
has fallen victim to covid restrictions with next<br />
month’s GeraldineMulti Challengenow cancelled.<br />
Organisers, Geraldine Lions Club and Bike<br />
Geraldine,havebeenconsidering all scenarios<br />
and eventualities,but have madethe call to cancel<br />
because of Red lightsetting protocols and<br />
apprehension surrounding mass gatherings.<br />
The decision‘‘was themost responsible action’’<br />
to takeand wasposted on the racewebsite and<br />
Facebookpage lastweek.<br />
The March 20 challenge was set to offer<br />
mountain bike, runand walkoptions to all ages<br />
and abilities.<br />
The eventisheld at theOrari Racecourseand<br />
usesapurpose built single track, Orari River<br />
trails, quiet back country roadsand local<br />
farmland.<br />
Proceedsfromthe event overthe years have<br />
benefittedBikeGeraldine and local charities.<br />
Organiserssay planning forthe 2023event has<br />
alreadystarted.<br />
Action from last year’s event.<br />
PHOTO GERALDINE MULTI CHALLENGE
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12 <strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>February</strong> <strong>17</strong>, <strong>2022</strong><br />
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Colourful life for Mt Somers lily growers<br />
DANIEL.TOBIN<br />
@ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />
If youwantasplashofcolour in<br />
yourlifethere is justone<br />
weekend lefttovisit Lilyfields<br />
Mt Somers.<br />
The businessthatspecialises<br />
in supplying mail order lily<br />
bulbstothe NewZealand<br />
markethas been runbyDavid<br />
and Wendy Millicamp for over<br />
25 years.<br />
The couple moved from<br />
Tinwaldin1995and tookover<br />
the business from David’s<br />
parents.<br />
The bulbs are Dutch in<br />
origin,bred for thecut flower<br />
market.<br />
As avisitortothe lily fieldsit<br />
seems to be an idyllic lifestyle<br />
and David agrees butthereare<br />
challenges.<br />
‘‘We’ve lovedit, we’ve been<br />
spoiled, we gotthe opportunity<br />
when my parents retired to<br />
giveitago, but there are risks<br />
and challenges allthe time, the<br />
big riskthis yearhas been the<br />
weather,’’ he said.<br />
Covid has also hadanimpact<br />
on the industry with the<br />
cancellationofthe spring and<br />
autumn shows.<br />
As well as the pleasurethe<br />
flowersbringthereare afew<br />
otherreasons for the<br />
popularity of lilies.<br />
‘‘You canget arange of<br />
varieties thatgive you areally<br />
goodlongflowering over<br />
summer, from Christmastothe<br />
end of <strong>February</strong>.<br />
‘‘People buymail order bulbs<br />
and put them in their pots or<br />
theirgardens andawaythey go,<br />
they are pretty easy care<br />
plants, that’s thereason they<br />
havebeensopopular.’’<br />
Mid Canterbury is the ideal<br />
placetogrowbecause thesoil<br />
is ‘‘absolutely brilliant,’’ David<br />
said.<br />
‘‘People don't realise what a<br />
great fertilenation we livein,<br />
David Millicamp in his Mt Somers lily field.<br />
drainage is thekey,wedon't<br />
have irrigation herebut we<br />
have hadawet summer.<br />
‘‘Theheat andthe bulb<br />
growthwill kick in in March,<br />
we get most of ourbulb growth<br />
in March.’’<br />
The bulbs arethen dugin<br />
April, packed and postedfor<br />
customersinMay.<br />
‘‘SoApril andMay arebig<br />
months forusdigging and<br />
packaging, then all the<br />
wholesale ordersgoout midto<br />
late May,’’ he said.<br />
Thebestselling lilies are the<br />
ConCDor withasoft lemon<br />
colour and the scented plum<br />
Robina.<br />
‘‘Whites are always popular,<br />
pinks come and go and we sold<br />
alot of thered Armandale last<br />
year.’’<br />
David is alsoakeen<br />
PHOTO DANIEL TOBIN<br />
propagator andhas choice<br />
plants in his shade housethat<br />
arefor sale.<br />
Thelily fieldisopentothe<br />
public this Saturday and<br />
Sunday 10am to 4.30pm,visit<br />
www.lilyfields.co.nz for more<br />
information.<br />
Omicron in the South; don’t panic, plan<br />
Growing numbersof covid<br />
casesare expected overthe<br />
coming days and weeks,<br />
especially when dealingwith<br />
the Omicronvariant.<br />
Covid19 Response Minister<br />
Chris Hipkins said case<br />
numbers were expected to<br />
continue to grow in the coming<br />
days andweeksandheurged<br />
people nottopanic but instead<br />
plan forit.<br />
“Thebest thing you can do to<br />
prevent illness is to get<br />
vaccinated, and getyour<br />
booster.Wear amask when<br />
you’re aroundothers, cough<br />
into yourelbow andwash your<br />
handsregularly.<br />
“The samemeasures we have<br />
used all alongtoprotect<br />
ourselvesfrom Covid19 will<br />
help us now as casenumbers<br />
rise.<br />
“Youshould also makesure<br />
you havethe thingsyou need if<br />
you get the virus and are<br />
required to isolate,’’ he said.<br />
‘‘Your usual medicines to<br />
help if you feel under the<br />
weather,somefoodinthe<br />
freezerand abit extrainthe<br />
pantry. And make sure you have<br />
someoneyou can contact if<br />
you’ve forgottensomething.<br />
“Finally, if you get really sick<br />
call Healthline or if it’s an<br />
emergency call 111.Don’t be a<br />
hero –our health professionals<br />
are heretohelp.”<br />
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<strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>February</strong> <strong>17</strong>, <strong>2022</strong><br />
13<br />
New pastor back on faith career path<br />
Rich Fox is settlinginto his new<br />
role as senior pastor at<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> BaptistChurch,and<br />
excited aboutthe opportunity.<br />
Fulltime church ministry<br />
wasn’tacareer path he saw<br />
opening up for him in his new<br />
Kiwilife, nor was it something<br />
he had considered.<br />
Rich, formerly of Zimbabwe,<br />
workedinthe ministry during<br />
his young adult years,<br />
completing athree year<br />
Diploma inPastoral<br />
Leadership.<br />
‘‘I didn’t see this door<br />
opening up again,’’ he said.<br />
He andhis wife, Delia,<br />
experienced the firsthand<br />
effects of landreforms in<br />
Zimbabwein2000 where<br />
families were forcedoff farms,<br />
causingfood, fuel shortages<br />
and disruption. Theymadethe<br />
decision to leave.<br />
They now live rurally, near<br />
Hinds. They joined the church<br />
just three and half years ago,<br />
after their churchatOrari<br />
closed.<br />
They havespent the past<br />
eight yearsexperiencing<br />
further ‘‘real character<br />
building’’ experiences trying to<br />
get residency applications<br />
approved.<br />
Changes in residency<br />
legislation requirements,<br />
capped numbers of<br />
applications andcovidhaveall<br />
played apart.<br />
But it’s put them in tune with<br />
many other immigrants in the<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> District facing<br />
New <strong>Ashburton</strong> Baptist Church senior pastor Rich Fox, and wife<br />
Delia, looking forward to opportunities ahead.<br />
PHOTO TONI WILLIAMS<br />
residency battles and with<br />
someofthe stress people are<br />
nowexperiencing due to covid.<br />
Food and fuel shortages, limits<br />
on products ... it’s aboutnot<br />
panicking and keeping calm,<br />
Mr Fox said.<br />
The couple, with British<br />
passports and higher<br />
education, arrived in New<br />
Zealandin2014 to attend the<br />
wedding of Mrs Fox’s brother to<br />
aKiwigal. The couplelive in<br />
Mid Canterbury.<br />
With otherfamily also here, it<br />
was to be afive to seven week<br />
explorationofthe district with<br />
aviewtosettling down.<br />
They arrived with their four<br />
childrenand just<strong>17</strong>pieces of<br />
luggage; they put their<br />
household goods into storage<br />
and left keys with family. They<br />
knew when they left Zimbabwe,<br />
theywould not return; England<br />
wasplan B.<br />
But they liked what they saw<br />
and had ‘‘fallen in love with<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong>’’ Mr Foxsaid.<br />
He was keen to accept the<br />
churchleadership role and<br />
embracedtheir visiontobe<br />
more involved in the<br />
community.<br />
The churchalreadyruns a<br />
communitycafeand offers a<br />
freecommunity lunch each<br />
Monday but there were other<br />
opportunitiesbeing sought to<br />
meet the needs of the<br />
community, he said. They will<br />
be developedovertime.<br />
The Fox’s residency journey<br />
becamean eight yearprocess<br />
made all the betterby<br />
communitysupport including<br />
those at HindsSchool,<br />
Southern rugby, netballand the<br />
church, he said.<br />
DespiteBritish citizenship<br />
and Cambridge qualifications<br />
as well as careers in real estate<br />
managementand primary<br />
education they were unableto<br />
get residency as first thought,<br />
without furthereducationand<br />
cost.<br />
So Mr Fox, formerly in real<br />
estate management, tookup<br />
dairy farming in 2014 to aid his<br />
residency chances.Dairy<br />
farming was on New Zealand’s<br />
immediateshortskills list and<br />
considered atwo year pathway<br />
to residency. Then the rules<br />
changed.<br />
Dairy farming was movedto<br />
theskilledmigrantlist, with<br />
five yearsexperienceor<br />
relevantdegree andlevel five<br />
qualifications.<br />
Mr Foxstuck with it andgot a<br />
dairy farm manager position<br />
and completed Ag ITO<br />
qualifications.<br />
However by the timethey<br />
applied for residency in July<br />
2019, legislation had changed<br />
again and there was acap on<br />
the number of residency<br />
application processed peryear.<br />
When they joined the<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> BaptistChurch,Mrs<br />
Fox’s teaching background saw<br />
her asked to head the<br />
children’s ministry.<br />
Mr Fox’s experience in fulltime<br />
church ministry was also<br />
noticed.<br />
Early this year the couple<br />
were granted residency, which<br />
openedupthe door forRich to<br />
explore the senior pastor<br />
position further.<br />
It hasbeenalong journeyfor<br />
the couple.<br />
“This mountain has been<br />
incredibly challenging and has<br />
almost broken us at times but<br />
our faith and the overwhelming<br />
support of theincredible<br />
community in <strong>Ashburton</strong>,and<br />
the many friends we’ve made<br />
along the way have beenour<br />
anchorthrough someofthe<br />
toughest days we’ve faced as a<br />
family,” they said, at the time.<br />
‘‘It’s beenhard but amazing.’’<br />
Everyday<br />
groceries at<br />
your local<br />
Warehouse?
<strong>Ashburton</strong> College<br />
Individual Excellence in aSupportive Learning Environment<br />
News<br />
Issue 2<br />
<strong>17</strong> <strong>February</strong> <strong>2022</strong><br />
Head of Junior School Message<br />
AshColl Way<br />
The start ofour year at College has given us the<br />
opportunity toteach our new staff and students<br />
(and remind our returning staff and students)<br />
about theAshColl Way.<br />
In everything we do at College, we strive to<br />
achieveour ValuesofQuality, Pride andRespect.<br />
Our focus for Term One is on the Value of<br />
Pride and, inparticular, wewill be working with<br />
studentstoensuretheyare showing thisbywearingour College uniform<br />
correctly andattending everyclass,every dayontime.<br />
Uniform Guidelines<br />
In Akotime,uniformguidelineshavebeenexplained andreminders have<br />
been given. Students are required to wear their uniform correctly from<br />
the time theyleave homeinthe morning until they returnafter College.<br />
There are plenty of options within the uniform toallow for changeable<br />
weather conditions andalso flexibilityfor personal preference.<br />
We appreciate thesupportfromparents and caregivers to ensurethatour<br />
young people do wear their uniformwith pride,and we will make contact<br />
with homeifthis is not the case.<br />
In particular, wedonot allow hoodies orsneakers to be worn with the<br />
uniform, and only Collegehatsmay be worn.<br />
Link Between Attendanceand Academic Success<br />
Over the past ten years, wehave collected student achievement data<br />
which categorically shows the link between attendance and academic<br />
success.<br />
We willbeworking hard with students and parents/caregivers to maintain<br />
high levels of attendance acrossthe College.<br />
Areminder that our College day begins at 8:45am on Monday and<br />
Fridaysostudents need to be at College andheading to their classes by<br />
8:40am. On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, classes begin at 9:00am<br />
so students need tobeatCollege and on their way toclass by 8:55am<br />
at the latest.<br />
Relationship Value Between School and Home<br />
At College we value the relationship between school and home in<br />
supporting our youngpeople to succeed.<br />
The Ako teacher is instrumental in this role and we encourage parents<br />
and caregivers to make contact with the Ako teacher of their child, with<br />
any questions orconcerns. At two points during the year, weclose the<br />
College for instruction and ask all students and parents/caregivers to<br />
come in forAko interviews.<br />
This three-way discussion and information sharing between student,<br />
parent/caregiverand Akoteacher is crucial to ensure the student’sneeds<br />
arebeing metinall aspects of their College life.<br />
The first Ako interviews will take place onThursday 10March soplease<br />
put this into your calendar now. Information will be emailed to parents<br />
about making times for interviews. All students are expected toattend<br />
the interviewsonthis day.<br />
Term One<br />
Term One is usually abusy term, with various sporting and cultural<br />
activities as well as thebeginning of the academic year.<br />
Sadly, many activities have already been cancelled due to our current<br />
COVID-19 RedLight Setting. Our priorityatthis time is keeping everyone<br />
safe and maintaining face-to-face teaching and learning on-site at<br />
College foraslong as possible.<br />
In time, wewill see areturn to those many activities that enrich the life<br />
of our College.<br />
For now, let’s focus on our core business and have agreat start to the<br />
academicyear.<br />
Whāiateiti kahurangi,kitetuohukoe me maunga teitei.<br />
Pursue Excellence –should youstumble,let it be to alofty mountain.<br />
Carolyn Clough<br />
Head of Junior School<br />
Information<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong>College Office Hours: <strong>2022</strong><br />
Mondays,Tuesdays,Thursdays: 8:00am–4:30pm<br />
Wednesdays:<br />
9:00am–4:30pm<br />
Fridays:<br />
8:00am–4:00pm.<br />
Please note the Wednesday office opening time change. This is to<br />
allowstaff to attend staffprofessional development.<br />
College Uniform Clothing Shop<br />
This is operated through the College Office during office hours, orby<br />
request.<br />
Families and students are welcome toview items of clothing (secondhand,<br />
goodquality).<br />
Please note: Underthe current redtraffic-lightsettingweare only able<br />
to accommodate onefamily at atimeinthe shop. Appointments arenot<br />
required,but be aware theremay be aslightdelayonoccasions.<br />
We also welcome good quality, clean second-hand clothing tosell on<br />
your behalf.<br />
Information<br />
Early Closure–NextWednesday,23<strong>February</strong><br />
PLEASE NOTE:<br />
EARLYCLOSURE NEXTWEDNESDAY 23 FEBRUARY<br />
Acknowledgement<br />
PPTAhas asked thatthere be a<br />
Branch-based Paid Union Meeting<br />
held on this day, from 1:45pm –3:45pm.<br />
This is being held in accordancewith Section<br />
26 of the EmploymentRelations Act2000.<br />
Themeeting is being held between 1:45pm and 3:45pm,<br />
in the <strong>Ashburton</strong>College Auditorium.<br />
Theon-sitemeetingminimises greaterdisruptionfor students<br />
by lessening anytraveltime forour staff.<br />
Thepurpose of the meeting is toconsider possible claims tobemadein<br />
the <strong>2022</strong> Secondary Teachers’ CollectiveAgreementnegotiations.<br />
Therefore, College will close fornormal instruction from 1:20pm<br />
(the end of Period 4).<br />
This means thatPeriod 5classes will not operateonthisday,and<br />
we ask thatyou please makealternativearrangements<br />
foryour child/children wherepossible.<br />
Supervision will be available at College forbus students<br />
(bus times will run as normal)<br />
and students who arenot able to make alternativearrangements.<br />
We do thank youfor your co-operation and understanding.<br />
Ceremonial Baton -Gift Presentation,<br />
from Melvin Galletly<br />
Melvin Galletly wasaformer <strong>Ashburton</strong> College studentand Head Boy<br />
in 1974. As afollow-onfromthe College’s First TenYears’Studentand<br />
Staff Reunion on 07-08 May 2021, Melvin has donated a‘Ceremonial<br />
Baton’.<br />
Presentation ofthis was arranged for the last day ofthe year, on10<br />
December 2021.<br />
CommemorativeWalk<br />
In recognition of the College’s two predecessor schools, Hakatere College<br />
and <strong>Ashburton</strong> High School, Melvinarranged to walk up from the Hakatere<br />
College’s Cameron Street site, along Cass Street past the previous High<br />
School site (now the <strong>Ashburton</strong> Intermediate School site) and up Walnut<br />
Avenueto<strong>Ashburton</strong>College.<br />
Melvin wasunable to attend last year’s reunion but wasthe instigatorofthe<br />
group ceremonial walk from Cameron Street to <strong>Ashburton</strong> College onthe<br />
Fridaymorning, whichheralded thestartofthecelebrations.<br />
The walk in December allowed for ‘walking up’ the metallic gold-painted<br />
aluminium athletic baton from the historic roots of <strong>Ashburton</strong> College to<br />
the current homeofthelifeand workofCollege.<br />
Melvinand PeterGluyas,Chair of the <strong>Ashburton</strong> College AlumniGroup,<br />
arrived atCollege for 9:15am to make the presentation to Principal Ross<br />
Preece, by the Kowhai Tree in the Memorial Garden.<br />
(Pictured left,<br />
lefttoright):<br />
Chairperson of the<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong>College<br />
Alumni PeterGluyas,<br />
BatonDonor and former<br />
Head BoyMelvinGalletly<br />
presenting the batonto<br />
Principal Ross Preece.<br />
Deed of Gift<br />
Accompanying the batonwas aDeed of Gift,prepared by Melvin,withsome<br />
possible intentions forthe batonuse,and apossible inscription. Melvin has<br />
suggested this be discussed within <strong>Ashburton</strong> College and the <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
CollegeAlumni Group.This will be looked at nowthe new year is underway.<br />
Melvin’s idea re the batonwas its associationwith arelayrace, with members<br />
passing it on to anew runner –this could be actioned in anyforumrelevant<br />
to momentum and moving forward, through apassage of time journey;<br />
from groups ofstudents, change of staff; older buildings to new buildings.<br />
Thus –asymbol foraspirations, continuityand values.<br />
Astainless steel sleeve provides aplace in the middle of the baton for<br />
engraving, and possibly opportunity for native timber pieces to be placed<br />
at each end of the baton. Alsodonated wasasmall pendant-shapedpiece<br />
of greenstone from South Westlandwhich could be inlaid. Significantly the<br />
pendant is twopieces of pounamujoined together, symbolisingthe joining<br />
together of the twosecondaryschools,toform<strong>Ashburton</strong> College.<br />
50th Anniversaryofall Students On-SiteatCollege<br />
This year, on06 June, is the 50th anniversary date of all year levels of<br />
students consolidating on to our Walnut Avenue site. 06 May2021 marked<br />
50 years sincethe relocation of junior students from the Cameron Street to<br />
Walnut Avenue.<strong>Ashburton</strong>College itself wasformed in 1965 but operated<br />
out of the twosites which homed the predecessor schools.<br />
It is also meaningful that the College’s rebuild project isscheduled to<br />
commencethisyear.<br />
AkoMeetings/College Closure –<br />
Thursday10March<br />
Please notethatthe College will be closed for<br />
normal instruction on this day,<br />
in order to hold Akointerviews forall year levels.<br />
These interviewsprovide opportunityfor students to shareinformation,<br />
plan and set goals,with their Akoteacher and parent/caregiver.<br />
Theinterviews will be held at <strong>Ashburton</strong>College,<br />
from 10:00am-8:00pm.<br />
Twenty minutes is allocatedfor each interview.<br />
Families aretobooktheir interviewtimes on-line,<br />
and this information will be provided to families.<br />
Allstudents-parents/caregivers areexpectedto<br />
attend at Year 9and 10 levels.<br />
If parents/caregivers of senior students areunable to attend,<br />
students themselves areexpectedtoattend their interview.<br />
Please Note –Red TrafficLightCOVID protocolswill be adhered to:<br />
• Parents/Caregivers arerequired to scan in on arrival.<br />
• Masks must be worn when in the classroom.<br />
• Social distancing is required in the interview.<br />
• Hand sanitiser will be available foruse.<br />
Thecurrentintent is that these importantinterviews will take place.<br />
Should nationalCOVID requirements change,this –<br />
and anychanges-willbeadvised to families.<br />
Congratulations<br />
Advance<strong>Ashburton</strong>Leadership Scholarship<br />
forStaff Member Tiipene Philip<br />
At the end of 2021, afterthe production of our final newsletterfor the year,<br />
we received the news of the above Scholarship awarded to Matua Philip,<br />
Head ofDepartment Māori at College and Across-Schools Hakatere Akō<br />
CommunityofLearning Teacher,Māori.<br />
Thejointwinnersofthe 2021 Advance<strong>Ashburton</strong>Leader’sScholarship<br />
were announced,asTiipene Philipand Kaylib Gorrie (DeputyPrincipal,<br />
MountHuttCollege).<br />
(Pictured above, left toright): At the official presentation Kaylib Gorrie,<br />
Tiipene Philipand Advance<strong>Ashburton</strong>SelectionPanelMember SirGraham<br />
Harrison.<br />
Chair of the Foundation, MaryRoss,said thecalibre of this year’s applications<br />
wassohigh that ajointaward wasmade.<br />
Tiipene, who is also aWarden and Trustee at the Hakatere Marae, will use<br />
the scholarship to helpimprovecapacityand leadership forMāoriservices<br />
providedonavolunteer basis forpeopleofall ethnicitiesinthe district.<br />
Both men noted they were humbled by the award and reaffirmed their<br />
ambition to help and support our districtthroughtheir leadership roles.<br />
(Picturedabove): Tiipene Philip (front row, third from the left) with Advance<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> and HakatereMaraeKomiti members.
Congratulations<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> College<br />
Individual Excellence in aSupportive Learning Environment<br />
News<br />
Issue 2<br />
<strong>17</strong> <strong>February</strong> <strong>2022</strong><br />
Update on College Rowers and Regattas<br />
AnumberofCollege students have been busy on the watersinceearly<br />
November and, inthis newsletter, wesummarise results from the<br />
December2021 (which missedthe ‘cut’onthe lastnewsletterofthe year) and<br />
January<strong>2022</strong> regattas held to date.<br />
COVID constraints permitting,forthcoming events on the rowing calendar<br />
include the South Island Junior Regatta (26-27 <strong>February</strong>); South Island<br />
Secondary Schools’Championships (11-13 March) and the peak event of<br />
the season: AonMaadiCup (28March-02April).<br />
TheSouth IslandJunior Regatta wastobeheld at Lake Hood but all events<br />
have been moved toLake Ruataniwha at Twizel, with the location being<br />
big enough to accommodate the necessary distancing/team bubble<br />
requirements.<br />
Meridian 2021 Otago Championships<br />
Informationprovided by Year 13 student ClaudiaThomas<br />
Over the weekend of 11-12 December asquad of twenty one <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
Rowing Club/CollegeRowers made theirway down to Twizel ready to race<br />
in the MeridianOtago ChampsRegatta.<br />
There were atotal number of forty eight schools and clubs inattendance,<br />
totalling upwardsof1120 competitors,with 227 races completedoverthe<br />
twodays.<br />
Weather Impacts<br />
Duetothe weather,racing wasput on holdfor twohours and thennot long<br />
afterrestarting it wascalled off forthe dayonSaturday, with theremaining<br />
heats set to be racedbeforethe finalsonSunday.<br />
AorBFinals<br />
There were twenty three <strong>Ashburton</strong> boats entered torace inheats, with<br />
sixteen of these progressingthrough to either an AorBfinal.<br />
Secret Santa<br />
At the regatta the rowers also went through the tradition of Secret Santa,<br />
with each rower purchasing agift for another rower after picking out a<br />
namefromahat. Thereweremanytypesofgifts received.<br />
Claudia said that overall it was asuccessful regatta with some good<br />
results,preceding their next regatta,mid-January in Twizel.<br />
Results were:<br />
Heats<br />
Women’sIntermediateDoubleSculls<br />
Heat 2 1st –CharlotteCox,IsabelWall.<br />
Heat 1 6th –SophieGibson, Sienna Skilling.<br />
Boys’Under <strong>17</strong> DoubleSculls<br />
Heat 2 6th –Henry Wallis,Jed Amos.<br />
Boys’Under 18 Single Sculls<br />
Heat 1 6th –Zane Cameron.<br />
Girls’ Under 16 CoxedQuadSculls<br />
Heat 1 6th –Leah Reid,Mia Chambers,<br />
Isla Connelly-Whyte,<br />
Honor Bradford, IzaccCarr(Cox).<br />
Men’sNoviceDoubleSculls (1000m)<br />
Heat 2 7th –AshtonBrook,Travis Amos.<br />
Girls’ Under<strong>17</strong>Double Sculls<br />
Heat 3 8th –RubyLeverton, Laura Jensen.<br />
BFinals<br />
Men’sClub DoubleSculls 2nd –GedWall,ZaneCameron.<br />
Girls’ Under 16 Double Sculls 2nd –Chloe Braas,HonorBradford.<br />
6th –IsabelWall, Leah Reid.<br />
7th –Mia Chambers, Isla Connelly-Whyte.<br />
Boys’Under <strong>17</strong> SingleSculls 4th –Henry Wallis.<br />
Boys’Under 16 DoubleSculls 8th –IzaccCarr, Jordy McGillen.<br />
AFinals<br />
Men’sIntermediate CoxedQuad Sculls<br />
3rd –Jed Amos,IzaccCarr, Jordy McGillen,<br />
Travis Amos,ChloeBraas (Cox).<br />
Men’sIntermediate CoxedFour4th –Jed Amos,IzaccCarr, AshtonBrook,<br />
Travis Amos,ChloeBraas (Cox).<br />
Women’sIntermediateCoxedFour<br />
4th –CotyCuadrado,<br />
Isla Connelly-Whyte,<br />
RubyLeverton, Claudia Thomas,<br />
Leah Reid (Cox).<br />
Boys’Under 18 DoubleSculls 5th –Henry Wallis,Zane Cameron.<br />
Men’sClub Single Sculls 5th –Ged Wall.<br />
Girls’ Under16Double Sculls 6th –SophieGibson,Sienna Skilling.<br />
Girls’ Under16Coxed QuadSculls<br />
7th –Isabel Wall,Sophie Gibson,<br />
Sienna Skilling,Chloe Braas,<br />
Travis Amos (Cox).<br />
Women’sIntermediateCoxedQuad Sculls<br />
7th –CotyCuadrado,Mia Chambers,<br />
Isla Connelly-Whyte, RubyLeverton,<br />
Zane Cameron(Cox).<br />
9th –Leah Reid, Laura Jensen,<br />
ClaudiaThomas,Chloe Braas,<br />
Leah Reid (Cox).<br />
Men’sSenior SingleSculls 8th –Ged Wall.<br />
(Pictured above, left toright): Isabel Wall, Sophie Gibson, Sienna Skilling,<br />
Chloe Braas, Travis Amos (Cox), parked in the bay bythe starting line,<br />
waiting forthe regatta to commenceagain.<br />
(Pictured left, leftand right):<br />
Boys’Under 16 Sculls<br />
Jordy McGillen and IzaccCarr<br />
making their waytothe start<br />
line.<br />
(Pictured below, lefttoright):<br />
Women’s Intermediate Coxed<br />
Four Leah Reid (Cox),<br />
Claudia Thomas,<br />
RubyLeverton,<br />
Isla Connelly-Whyte,<br />
Coty Cuadrado (out of view)<br />
getting ready to go on the<br />
water.<br />
Meridian <strong>2022</strong>CanterburyChampionships<br />
Information provided by Year 11 student Leah Reid<br />
Over the weekend of 15-16 Januaryacrewofthirty<strong>Ashburton</strong>College<br />
and <strong>Ashburton</strong>Club rowers made the trip to Twizel to race in the <strong>2022</strong><br />
CanterburyChamps Regatta, on Lake Ruataniwha.<br />
Atotal of thirty four clubs and schools made up the 1219 competitors.<br />
Due tosome fog, the regatta was put on hold for anhour and half on the<br />
Sunday, but continued forthe rest of the dayinorder to completeall races.<br />
There were twenty seven boats put in to races onthe Saturday, while<br />
twenty boats racedonthe Sundayineither AorBFinals.<br />
Leah said the regatta wassuccessfulwithsome greatresults.<br />
Results were:<br />
Heats<br />
Boys’Under<strong>17</strong>DoubleSculls<br />
Heat2 6th – HenryWallis, Jed Amos.<br />
Women’s Intermediate CoxedQuadSculls<br />
Heat2 7th – RubyLeverton, Coty Cuadrado,<br />
Laura Jensen,Leah Reid,<br />
Charlie Howden (Cox).<br />
Boys’Under16DoubleSculls<br />
Heat1 8th – IzaccCarr, Liam Taylor.<br />
Boys’Under15DoubleSculls<br />
Heat1, 8th – AshtonBrook,Jordy McGillen.<br />
Men’sIntermediateDouble Sculls<br />
Heat1, 8th – IsaccCarr, Liam Taylor.<br />
Girls’ Under 16 CoxedQuadSculls<br />
Heat2 9th – Leah Reid,Mia Chambers,<br />
Chloe Braas,Honor Bradford,<br />
Charlie Howden (Cox).<br />
Women’s Intermediate Double Sculls<br />
Heat1 9th – CotyCuadrado,Laura Jensen.<br />
BFinals<br />
Men’sClub Single Sculls 1st – Matthew Pearce.<br />
4th – GedWall.<br />
Men’sClub Double Sculls 3rd – HenryWallis, Jed Amos.<br />
Men’sNoviceDoubleSculls 3rd – Ashton Brook, CharlieHowden.<br />
8th – Jordy McGillen, Travis Amos.<br />
Men’sSenior Single Sculls 4th – Ged Wall.<br />
Women’s Intermediate Double Sculls<br />
5th – RubyLeverton, MiaChambers.<br />
Girls’ Under 16 Double Sculls 10th – Mia Chambers,<br />
Isla Connelly-Whyte.<br />
AFinals<br />
Men’sClubCoxed Four 1st – Zane Cameron, HenryWallis,<br />
Matthew Pearce,Jed Amos,<br />
Chloe Braas (Cox).<br />
Women’s Intermediate Double Sculls<br />
3rd – CharlotteCox,Isabel Wall.<br />
5th<br />
Women’s Intermediate CoxedFour<br />
4th<br />
– Sophie Gibson, Honor Bradford.<br />
– RubyLeverton,<br />
Isla Connelly-Whyte,<br />
Sophie Gibson, LauraJensen,<br />
Chloe Braas (Cox).<br />
Men’sClubDouble Sculls 4th – Zane Cameron, Matthew Pearce.<br />
Men’sNoviceCoxed Four 5th – AshtonBrook,Jordy McGillen,<br />
Travis Amos,Charlie Howden,<br />
Lily Davidson (Cox).<br />
Girls’ Under16CoxedQuad Sculls<br />
6th<br />
– Isabel Wall,Isla Connelly-Whyte,<br />
Sophie Gibson, Sienna Skilling,<br />
Lily Davidson (Cox).<br />
Girls’Under 16 Double Sculls 8th – Isabel Wall,Honor Bradford.<br />
9th – Sienna Skilling,Sophie Gibson.<br />
Men’sClub Single Sculls 9th – Zane Cameron.<br />
South IslandClub Champs Regatta<br />
Information provided by Year 13 student Claudia Thomas<br />
Over the weekend of 29-30 January asquad of twenty three rowers<br />
travelled down to Twizel to race in the South Island Club Champs<br />
Regatta on Lake Ruataniwha.<br />
Overall thereweresome good results from the weekend but,unfortunately<br />
duetothe weather,thereweremanydelays in racing with Saturday’sracing<br />
being called off before completion of all heats. Asaresult of this, Sunday’s<br />
timetable resumed from where the heats got to on Saturday.<br />
No BFinals and Limited AFinals<br />
Duetolimited time,therewerenoBFinals raced and manyAFinals did not<br />
happen, which meant that the three fastest boats over the event received<br />
the Gold,Silver and BronzeMedals.<br />
BronzeMedal<br />
Oneofour crews, theWomen’s Intermediate Four,gained a3rd placing<br />
which meantthattheysecured the BronzeMedal.<br />
Another five boats progressed through to the AFinals. Atotal oftwenty<br />
sevenboats were able to get out on the waterand race in heats.<br />
Results were:<br />
BronzeMedal Women’sIntermediate Four<br />
(Pictured left, leftto<br />
right):<br />
BronzeMedallists<br />
Women’s<br />
Intermediate<br />
CoxedFour:<br />
Coty Cuadrado,<br />
Sienna Skilling,<br />
Claudia Thomas,<br />
Sophie Gibson and<br />
CoxLily Davidson.<br />
In nextweek’s newsletterwewill list the remaining results from this regatta.<br />
StudentLeadership<br />
In our next newsletter we will look at Leadership Camp, its programme<br />
and activities, and student House and Executive Committee leadership<br />
positions.<br />
College StudentExecutiveCommittee<br />
In the meantime we acknowledgeand congratulate the followingstudents<br />
elected tothe Student Executive. These students join the Head Students<br />
and Student Representative to the Board ofTrustees to make up the<br />
completeStudentExecutivemembership.<br />
The newmembersand their portfoliosare:<br />
Secretary/Treasurer<br />
Claudia Thomas<br />
Ambassador Committee<br />
Alex Bateman<br />
Ball Committee<br />
Caendal Harris and HenryWallis<br />
Canteen/EnvironmentCommittee Amelie Robertson<br />
CommunityServices Committee ZaneCameron<br />
Sport/Recreation Committee LusunguMbambo<br />
StudentWelfareCommittee Campbell McBride<br />
Ashcoll WayCommittee<br />
JonathonKilgour<br />
Cultural Committee<br />
Tielu Iakopo
RURAL<br />
16 <strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>February</strong> <strong>17</strong>, <strong>2022</strong><br />
www.ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />
Gilberts named premier exhibitor<br />
The Gilbert family, of Mid<br />
Canterbury, earned the<br />
Premier Exhibitor banner at<br />
the New Zealand Dairy Event<br />
in Feilding last month.<br />
The family team,from<br />
Glenalla and Snowfed farms,<br />
had abig team at the show, on a<br />
double mission to market their<br />
show sting in aTag sale.<br />
They also won the Jersey<br />
Reserve award for Glenalla<br />
Hired Mona–sire: SV Jade<br />
Hired Gun (Gilbert family,<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong>) and got honourable<br />
mention for Glenalla Volvo<br />
Alexis –sire: Ferdon Applejack<br />
Volvo (Gilbert family,<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong>).<br />
The annual event, hit by the<br />
move to Red traffic system, saw<br />
many exhibitorseither already<br />
at the national show,oronthe<br />
way.<br />
The overwhelming response<br />
from exhibitors had been relief<br />
the show went ahead, despite<br />
limited numbers allowed on the<br />
showgrounds (100 plus event<br />
staff) and no spectators. Some<br />
exhibitors volunteered to<br />
withdraw so that others could<br />
continue.<br />
The event was livestreamed<br />
through bidr®, New Zealand’s<br />
online selling platform.Itwas<br />
the first time it had happened<br />
in New Zealand and saw<br />
international support from<br />
around the world, as theytuned<br />
in online.<br />
NZDE committee member<br />
Selwyn Donald said organisers<br />
were put in atough situation,<br />
but the positive exhibitor<br />
response has been deafening.<br />
“So manypeople have come<br />
to me and thanked us for<br />
pushing on with the event<br />
Cow breeders Peter, left, and Anne Gilbert with their sons,Michael, Nick, with wife Lucy,and Luke.<br />
PHOTO MUD MEDIA<br />
under trying circumstances,”<br />
he said.<br />
“We could havepulledthe<br />
pin and senteveryone home,<br />
but if we did, everyone would<br />
have spent alot of money<br />
getting cows ready and not<br />
known where they fitted<br />
amongst their breeds.<br />
“It was ahuge call. But we<br />
also must congratulate and<br />
thank the exhibitors for also<br />
doing their part to make it<br />
possible, and the livestream<br />
was brilliant. “Across all the<br />
breeds the championship lineups<br />
werepretty outstanding.<br />
Thatwas the best Holstein<br />
show I’d seen for awhile.”<br />
Holsteins won the Junior,<br />
Intermediate and Senior<br />
Supreme awards of their ages<br />
after the scores were collated<br />
from the five interbreed judges<br />
whichincluded Mayfield<br />
farmer Bernie Cox (Holstein),<br />
Sheffieldfarmer Craig<br />
Robertson (Jersey), Kylee<br />
Perrett (South Taranaki, Youth<br />
Show),Ryan Lett (Waikato,<br />
CombinedBreeds) andRoger<br />
Hutchings (Northland,<br />
Ayrshire).Together they<br />
awarded ablack Holstein,<br />
Joyclas Sammy Moo, the<br />
Supreme individual titleofthe<br />
show.<br />
Full results at nzdairyevent.<br />
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RURAL BALL<br />
FarmingFamiliesare planning<br />
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RuralCommunity Ball and<br />
encouragingthose in the industry<br />
to savethe date of April 30.<br />
Theruralball lastyear wasat<br />
the Hotel<strong>Ashburton</strong> and featured<br />
talentedcountry singerJody<br />
Direen, andopening actMolly<br />
Harrison.<br />
There was asilent charity<br />
auction with somedonations<br />
from sponsors of the event<br />
including Farm Source,<br />
Quigley Contractingand<br />
Ravensdown.<br />
FarmingFamiliesgroupis<br />
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The stockhas to meetcertain<br />
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Duo on judging panel<br />
Bernie Cox andLukeGilbert, both from Mid<br />
Canterbury, were on the judging panelatthe<br />
New Zealand Dairy Event’s recent All New<br />
ZealandShow.<br />
The event, at Feilding, wasjudged by a<br />
team of all New Zealand based judging panel<br />
due to covid,and run under the Redtraffic<br />
system.<br />
Mr Cox who managesahybrid barn farmat<br />
Mayfield, at peakmilking 600 cows through<br />
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<strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>February</strong> <strong>17</strong>, <strong>2022</strong><br />
<strong>17</strong><br />
Dairy awards planning forges ahead<br />
Judging for the New Zealand Dairy<br />
Industry Awards 11 regional programmes<br />
is under way nationwide as well as<br />
planning for regional award dinners in<br />
March and April.<br />
The muchanticipated evenings will<br />
continue, following government<br />
guidelines for events in Red level.<br />
The Canterbury/North Otago dinner is<br />
set for March 22.<br />
New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards<br />
general manager Robin Congdon said ‘‘we<br />
know these award dinners are an<br />
important part of the rural community’s<br />
calendar on many levels, which is why we<br />
will follow government guidelines to<br />
deliver an evening where success can be<br />
recognised and celebrated.’’<br />
“This means the dinners will have a<br />
maximum attendance of 100 people, who<br />
will be required to show vaccine passes at<br />
the venue.<br />
REGIONAL DINNER DATES:<br />
Northland: 16 March <strong>2022</strong><br />
Auckland/Hauraki: 18 March <strong>2022</strong><br />
Waikato: 14 March <strong>2022</strong><br />
Bay of Plenty: 11 March <strong>2022</strong><br />
Central Plateau: 10 March <strong>2022</strong><br />
Taranaki: 30 March <strong>2022</strong><br />
Manawatu: 02 April <strong>2022</strong><br />
Central Plateau: 10 March <strong>2022</strong><br />
Taranaki: 30 March <strong>2022</strong><br />
Manawatu: 02 April <strong>2022</strong><br />
Hawke’s Bay/Wairarapa: 31 March <strong>2022</strong><br />
West Coast/Top of the South: 24 March <strong>2022</strong><br />
Canterbury/North Otago:22 March <strong>2022</strong><br />
Southland/Otago: 26 March <strong>2022</strong><br />
‘‘We realise capping numbers means<br />
some will miss out, and for those who can’t<br />
attend, the events will be livestreamed on<br />
the relevant regional dairy industry award<br />
Facebook page.”<br />
Tickets will be offered directly to<br />
finalists, their supporters, entrants and<br />
sponsors. Any remaining general<br />
admission tickets will be made available<br />
online.<br />
“We are rapt judging will continue and<br />
entrants will be able to receive feedback<br />
and benefit from benchmarking<br />
themselves against others, as well as<br />
gaining adeeper understanding of best<br />
practice. The dinners are agreat way to<br />
announce achievements and celebrate <br />
having to limit numbers and manage the<br />
allocation of tickets feels abit like having<br />
to pick your favourite child!”<br />
The New Zealand Dairy Industry<br />
Awards are supported by national<br />
sponsors DeLaval, Ecolab, Federated<br />
Farmers, Fonterra, Honda, LIC, Meridian<br />
Energy, MediaWorks and Ravensdown,<br />
along with industry partner DairyNZ.<br />
IN BRIEF<br />
NEXTGEN FARMERS<br />
Beef+LambNZ areseeking<br />
applications from the next<br />
generationof farmersseeking<br />
growthand development<br />
opportunitieswithin thesheep and<br />
beefsector, who maybeata<br />
crossroadonwhere to start The B<br />
+LNZGeneration Next Programme<br />
could be just whatisneeded.The<br />
programme is designed for the next<br />
generationof farmersand provides<br />
an opportunity to learn some<br />
practical skillswhile increasing<br />
industry networks. Applicationsare<br />
openuntil April1,via the B+LNZ<br />
website.<br />
EXTENSION GRANTED<br />
Governmenthas agreedtoextend<br />
theagricultural emissionspricing<br />
consultation timeframebyamonth<br />
givingfarmers extra timetohave<br />
their say on the pricing options<br />
developed by the He Waka Eke Noa<br />
partnership. The consultationperiod<br />
will now closelate-March.<br />
Farmers canhave their say on the<br />
options, either at onlineforums, ata<br />
roadshow meeting (in <strong>Ashburton</strong>on<br />
<strong>February</strong> 23)orthrough the online<br />
form.The He Waka Eke Noa<br />
partnership willnow provide its<br />
recommendations to Ministers by<br />
May 31 beforewiderpublic<br />
consultation later in the year. Afinal<br />
decision is expectedinDecember.<br />
MEAT SCHOLARS<br />
The Meat Industry Associationhas<br />
awardedscholarshipsto seven<br />
young NewZealanders considering<br />
careers in the red meatprocessing<br />
and exporting sector. They are:<br />
ChloeLennox fromWaverley, third<br />
yearB.AgriBusinessand Food<br />
Marketing double major in Supply<br />
Chain Management at Lincoln<br />
University, EmmaYorke from<br />
Whangarei, first year B.Agricultural<br />
Science at Massey University, Josh<br />
Tatham from Masterton, first year B.<br />
Marketing major,Agricultural<br />
InnovationminoratOtago<br />
University, Lily Brankinfrom<br />
Otautau, second year B.Commerce<br />
(Agriculture) at Lincoln University,<br />
Molly Goodissonfrom Havelock<br />
North,fourth year BSc(Hons)<br />
majoring in FoodScience,minor in<br />
MarketingatOtago University,<br />
Nicola Schroeder fromNational<br />
Park, firstyear B.Agribusiness and<br />
FoodMarketingmajoring in Supply<br />
Chain ManagementatLincoln<br />
University andAngusGrant from<br />
Christchurch, second year B.<br />
Commerce (Agricultureand<br />
Professional Accounting)atLincoln<br />
University.<br />
Prototype tractor<br />
Governmentiscontributing<br />
$622,360 through the Ministry for<br />
Primary Industries’ (MPI)<br />
Sustainable Food and Fibre<br />
Futuresfundtodevelop a<br />
prototype tractor,set to<br />
transform the productivity of<br />
trellisedorchards while<br />
reducing carbon emissions.<br />
The Smart MachineCompany<br />
Limited is takingthe lead on the<br />
threeyear project, andis<br />
contributingafurther $945,520.<br />
The tractorwillbeable to<br />
performseveraltasks, including<br />
canopyspraying,mulching,<br />
mowing, trimming, and leaf<br />
defoliation<br />
MPI’sdirector of investment<br />
programmesSteve Pennosaid as<br />
well as lowering carbon<br />
emissions, it was expected there<br />
could be reduced spray drift, and<br />
improvedsoil and tree health.<br />
“Byimproving orchard<br />
productivity sustainably, we<br />
could increase the valueofcrops<br />
like applesbymeetingthe<br />
growingdemand forproducts<br />
made with less impactonthe<br />
environment,’’hesaid.<br />
Smart Machine chief<br />
executive officer Andrew<br />
Kersley saidthe endgoalwas to<br />
develop afully electric tractor.<br />
“While we want to go fully<br />
electriceventually, weneedto<br />
be sure it willbesuitable for<br />
remote ruralareas.<br />
‘‘Someorchardtractors run20<br />
hours aday,seven daysaweek,<br />
so if growers haveafleet that<br />
needsfrequentrecharging that<br />
mightnot be practical.”<br />
Smart Machine was working<br />
on adiesel hydraulic system<br />
with some electric components,<br />
with the viewtoconvertingto<br />
fullelectricfurtherdown the<br />
track.
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Stunning views make hike worthwhile<br />
MICK.JENSEN<br />
@ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />
It’snot one of Mid Canterbury’s<br />
best known walks, but ahike up<br />
Mt Barrosa(1364 m) offers agood<br />
work out and outstanding views<br />
of the high country.<br />
Located <strong>17</strong> km west of Mount<br />
Somers, the walking track starts<br />
from asmall car park 500m east<br />
of BlowingPoint Bridge on the<br />
road to <strong>Ashburton</strong>Gorge and the<br />
vast Hakatere Conservation<br />
Park.<br />
The climb up starts offsteady<br />
and crosses aclear flowing<br />
stream twicebefore the calves<br />
are tested with some steeper<br />
climbing.<br />
There are fewzig zag or flatter<br />
sections for abreather in the<br />
first hour of climbing, but<br />
progress is direct andyou can<br />
see the poles markingthe track<br />
high aboveyou.<br />
Watch out for the nasty sharp<br />
Spaniard grass as you climb. It<br />
growsinprofusion and you often<br />
feel it before you see it as you<br />
follow the path.<br />
The climb rewards you with<br />
viewsofthe <strong>Ashburton</strong> River,<br />
LakesEmma,Camp and<br />
Clearwater, as wellasanumber<br />
of lofty peaks including Aoraki/<br />
Mount Cook.<br />
When you reach the fenceline<br />
on your right,you knowyou are<br />
on the final approach and will<br />
follow it to the summit.<br />
The summit itselfdisappoints<br />
abit and is aplateaurather than<br />
apeak, but the views around are<br />
impressive,especially thoseto<br />
the leftlooking out to the vast<br />
high country and <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
lakes.<br />
The distance to the summitis<br />
3.5 km and it willtake most<br />
peoplebetweentwo and three<br />
hours.<br />
The windcan be gustyonthe<br />
ridges,socare and the rightgear<br />
is needed just in case.<br />
There are some shortsections<br />
of loose stones on the descent,<br />
but theway down is quicker than<br />
the climb up and the views once<br />
again makeitall worthwhile.<br />
Don’tlet the steep climb put<br />
youoff, the Mt Barrosa track<br />
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Canterbury high country.<br />
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<strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>February</strong> <strong>17</strong>, <strong>2022</strong><br />
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Flood protection funding under review<br />
Thefloods on the West Coast and high<br />
flows in mountain fed rivers these past<br />
weeks has prompted Environment<br />
CanterburycouncillorIan MacKenzie to<br />
pen anupdate toCanterbury<br />
communities on the planning for flood<br />
protection, funding reviews and learnings<br />
from past flood events.<br />
Mr Mackenzie farmsatEiffeltonand is<br />
cochair of the Ecan’s catchment<br />
committee.<br />
Most of us can be gratefulfor theflood<br />
protectioninfrastructurethat protected<br />
us fromgreater damage in the Mayfloods,<br />
especially to towns such as <strong>Ashburton</strong>,<br />
Pleasant Point and Geraldine, where<br />
flooded rivers roared through butdid<br />
littledamage.<br />
This was cold comfort to themany<br />
mainly rural property ownerswho<br />
sufferedquite substantialdamage;andof<br />
course, damage done to district roadsand<br />
bridges isacostweallwillpick up as<br />
ratepayers.<br />
The floods highlighted howtenuous<br />
and fragile our floodprotection<br />
investment is, especiallywhenforecasts<br />
for climatechange predict floods will<br />
happen withfar greater frequency. In<br />
Canterburywespend about$15million<br />
per year managingour rivers and<br />
maintaining $650m of flood protection<br />
infrastructure, protecting$110b worth of<br />
public and private assets, including<br />
nationallyimportant assets likeroads,<br />
bridges, rail and telecommunication<br />
links.<br />
Life asweknowitbecomes very<br />
difficult when SH1isclosedbecause the<br />
bridges are damaged.<br />
The $15m Ecan collects for flood<br />
protectioncomesmainly from targeted<br />
rates paid by thosewho have land<br />
alongside therivers, with1530% coming<br />
Environment Canterbury councillor Ian Mackenzie listens to questions from the floor<br />
at apublic meeting with officials on Greenstreet following the Mayflooding.<br />
from thegeneral, and works and services<br />
rate.<br />
Many of thetargetedriver rating<br />
districts only cover parts of theriver or<br />
catchment. In many cases, especially on<br />
smaller rivers, it makessense to consider<br />
comprehensiverating districts overthe<br />
wholeriver systemsothat we canmanage<br />
these rivers not only for flood riskbut for<br />
allthe other values our communities<br />
expect.Wehavebeen asked to explore<br />
these options for the Selwyn/Waikirikiri<br />
andAshley/Rakahuririvers.The<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong>River has acomprehensive<br />
rating schemealready in place.<br />
What is also clear is most riverschemes<br />
areunderfunded andcannot provide the<br />
level of protectioncommunities now<br />
expect.<br />
This ispartly due to government<br />
stopping flood protection funding back in<br />
1989. Theypaid most of thecapitalcost<br />
and up to 50%ofthe maintenancecosts.<br />
The other significantchange is the<br />
development, both urbanand rural, that<br />
has occurred since mostofthese flood<br />
protectionschemeshave beenbuilt.<br />
Homeowners and commercialproperty<br />
ownershave alower tolerance for flood<br />
inundation than owners of less developed<br />
agriculturalland; and we haveamore<br />
comprehensive networkofroadsand<br />
bridges that needprotection.<br />
Some newdevelopmenthas been<br />
enabled because of this floodprotection<br />
such as the Riverside Industrial Estate in<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong>and new subdivisions above<br />
Tinwald.<br />
When we look at theexpansion of urban<br />
andsemi urbandevelopments happening<br />
across thewhole Canterbury region, we<br />
know therewill be an expectation from<br />
property owners for better protection<br />
than farmers mightexpect fortheir land.<br />
With theencouragement of the<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong>River ratingliaison<br />
committee, we have alreadyreviewed the<br />
rating classification(who benefits and<br />
who pays) forthe <strong>Ashburton</strong>/Hakatere<br />
River and are makingsome<br />
recommendations forchange.<br />
We willbediscussing this proposal next<br />
monthwiththe <strong>Ashburton</strong> communityas<br />
part ofour Annual Plan process,but in<br />
summaryitissuggestingaflatter rates<br />
impost/$100,000 of capital value than the<br />
previous model. This means some<br />
properties(in Tinwaldand Allenton) will<br />
payabit more and some will payabit less<br />
(such as LakeHood andthe upper<br />
reaches of the river).<br />
Theactual dollar changes forurban<br />
propertiesare relatively small.<br />
We are also working withother regional<br />
councilsnationwide to submitacase to<br />
centralgovernment to reinstate annual<br />
contributionsfor flood protection<br />
funding.<br />
In addition, some Ecan councillors,are<br />
pushingtoallow the rivers to go where<br />
they want, limitexpenditure on flood<br />
controlandrelocatedevelopment<br />
including towns away from flood risk.<br />
We are hoping sense will prevailand<br />
theriverreviews proposed, along with a<br />
successfulappeal to government for<br />
ongoing funding will allow us the money<br />
to successfully adapt our river<br />
management strategy to face the<br />
challenges of thefuture.<br />
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Thursday,<strong>17</strong><strong>February</strong> <strong>2022</strong> | ISSUE 66<br />
Supplychain delays forcivic building<br />
Delays inthe construction industry<br />
caused by global and national<br />
supply chainissuesmean<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
District Council’s new Library<br />
and Civic Centre isunlikely to be<br />
completed until the second quarter<br />
of 2023.<br />
Itsoriginal completion date wasthe end of<br />
this year.<br />
The $56.75 million building is like many<br />
other construction projects around<br />
the country and is facing anumber of<br />
challengesasarangeofissuesputpressure<br />
on completiontimeframesand cost.<br />
Council Chief Executive Hamish Riach<br />
said that supply chain issues were well<br />
documentedinthe media, and it wasnot<br />
unexpected that there are impacts for<br />
Council’snew building. He also notedthat<br />
the highest rate of inflation since 1990 and<br />
an extremely tight labour market were<br />
also having an impact.<br />
"There has been significant escalation<br />
in all construction materials, freight<br />
costs and procurement delay due to<br />
national and international supply chain<br />
shortages across the wider New Zealand<br />
construction industry.<br />
"This is compounded by national building<br />
consents and construction activity being<br />
at an all-time high."<br />
Whilethenationalaverageonconstruction<br />
costsrose by 6.1 per cent in 2021, inflation<br />
impacting the project is much higher due<br />
to timber prices,record building consents,<br />
and supply chain and labour shortages in<br />
the Canterburyregion.<br />
“These covid-relatedpressures havebeen<br />
seen across New Zealand and certainly<br />
Council’s own project is feeling the<br />
impact,”MrRiach said.<br />
“It should be noted that while Council’s<br />
Council'snew library and civic buidling underconstruction on Baring SquareEast.<br />
budget has not been exceeded to date<br />
andisnot currentlysubject to any change,<br />
the cost pressures are very real. We will<br />
continue to update the community on<br />
these pressures as the build continues<br />
throughout the year and into 2023,” he<br />
added.<br />
The May 2021 flooding event also<br />
contributed to delaysonsite.<br />
As aresult of all these pressures, the<br />
timeline forcompletionhas been pushed<br />
back from late <strong>2022</strong> to alikely second<br />
quarter 2023 completion date.<br />
Council continues to closely monitor<br />
budget and progress of the project, with<br />
the Project Control Group (representing<br />
Councillors, senior Council staff, and<br />
external design and projectmanagement<br />
experts) meeting on amonthlybasis.<br />
Council was awarded $20m for the<br />
building from Government in July 2020,<br />
under the Covid stimulus “shovel-ready”<br />
projectscheme.<br />
Chemical<br />
containers in<br />
recycling<br />
Atruck-load of recycling from the<br />
satellite recycling sites atMayfield<br />
and Staveley has been rejected<br />
at the Timaru recycling sorting<br />
facility because it contained plastic<br />
chemical containers, some with<br />
hazardouslabels.<br />
Theloadwas immediately rejectedwhen<br />
emptied from the truck,and the contents<br />
were sent to landfill, at acost of about<br />
$1500for <strong>Ashburton</strong> districtratepayers.<br />
Council Infrastructure Services Group<br />
Manager Neil McCann said the satellite<br />
recycling sites are only for domestic/<br />
household recycling grades1,2and 5, and<br />
no lids of anyshape orsize.<br />
Large chemicalcontainers canbedropped<br />
off at the <strong>Ashburton</strong> Resource Recovery<br />
Park,RuralcoorNZFarm Sourcefor free.<br />
“These containersneed to be triple-rinsed<br />
to ensure noresidual chemicals are left<br />
in them, and these can easily besold at<br />
the reuse shop. There is also an avenue<br />
to dispose of farm wrap at the <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
Resource Recovery Park through the<br />
Plasback scheme.”<br />
NeilBrown,Mayor<br />
Buckle up to ride the Omicron wave<br />
New Zealand has nowmovedto<br />
the second phase of itsOmicron<br />
response, and thatmeans<br />
measurestoslowthe spreadof<br />
the coronavirusrather than stamp<br />
it out.<br />
As we work,liveand move about the<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> district, it means continuing<br />
to scan intothe placesthatwevisit,<br />
wearingaproper mask and getting<br />
your booster, if youhaven’t already.<br />
In Canterbury,98per cent of our eligible<br />
population is double-vaccinatedand<br />
so formostofusOmicronwill result<br />
in mild to moderate symptoms.But<br />
remember,weare following the rules<br />
becausewewant to protectthe most<br />
at-risk in our communitiesand not<br />
overwhelmour health services.<br />
In phase2,peopleneedtobeprepared<br />
to isolate if theyare test positiveand to<br />
largely lookafterthemselves, except if<br />
they areveryill. Thereisalso agreater<br />
useofrapid antigentesting, and these<br />
will keep critical workersatwork if they<br />
test negative–and that is important<br />
to businesses and supply chains in our<br />
district.<br />
So buckleup, be prepared and keep<br />
an eyeout on people close to youwho<br />
might needahand as Omicron washes<br />
through.<br />
If youare isolating, makegooduse of<br />
digital messaging to keep in touch:<br />
Send atext, makeacall or catchupon<br />
avideo call.<br />
Theuse of digitalmessaging, likeatext<br />
straight to your cellphone, is also afast<br />
andeasy wayfor authorities to share<br />
important information.<br />
Council usedtextmessagingatthe<br />
weekend to advisethatprecautionary<br />
boil waternotices were in effectfor Mt<br />
Somers and Methven drinking water<br />
schemes following heavyrain in the<br />
foothillsthatcausedriverstorise.<br />
Those schemes take their waterfrom<br />
rivers.<br />
If youhaven’t signed up already,then<br />
all youhavetodoistextyour postcode<br />
to 4196 and youwill receiveimportant<br />
alerts. The text alert serviceisfreeand<br />
signing up gives youanimportant head<br />
start inthe case of various emergencies.<br />
Forthe people of Methven, it may have<br />
felt like“herewegoagain”, but they<br />
should remember thatwork has begun<br />
on twoprojects thatwill upgrade their<br />
drinkingwaterscheme and bring an<br />
end to boil waternotices in big rain<br />
events.<br />
Contractors arealready doing<br />
groundwork foranew waterreservoir<br />
and tenderswill be awarded next<br />
month forcontractors to supply and<br />
install membrane equipment for<br />
both Methven and Mt Somerswater<br />
treatmentplants.Thatwork should<br />
begin at the start of next year.<br />
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Improvedtop, drainagefor Christys Road<br />
Work to improve the road surface<br />
and drainageonasection of Christys<br />
Road is on targettofinishinMarch.<br />
A1.8km section of the road,oneither side<br />
of WintersRoadisbeing rehabilitatedwith<br />
agranularoverlay.Thatmeanscontractors<br />
working forthe <strong>Ashburton</strong> DistrictCouncil<br />
havebeendiggingoutthefailedpavement<br />
and potholes and replacing them with a<br />
strong base material.<br />
Infrastructure Services Group Manager<br />
NeilMcCann said 100m sectionsofWinters<br />
Road, either side ofChristys Road, were<br />
alsobeing rehabilitated.<br />
“Another part of theworkonChristysRoad<br />
is to take out some ofthe undulations,<br />
or bumps, so we have lifted acouple of<br />
sections.<br />
“The road had many pavement failures<br />
and wascausing issuesfor motorists.”<br />
Fulton Hogan started the project in<br />
Januaryand it is on tracktobe completed<br />
in March. The rehabilitation is costing<br />
about $400,000.<br />
Mr McCann said the road would only<br />
require minor routine maintenance and<br />
reseals forthe next 20-25 years.<br />
“The end result will be abetter quality<br />
and safer road between Seafield Road and<br />
Pendarves.”<br />
Council’s works programme for its<br />
transportation network involves<br />
rehabilitation, resealing, heavy<br />
maintenance and watercutting on its<br />
sealed roads. The district has 2623km of<br />
roads,with 1507kmsealed.<br />
Rehabilitation involves the complete<br />
reconstruction of asection of road.<br />
Resealingofroads involves overlaying the<br />
existingsealed surfacewith another layer<br />
of seal.<br />
Heavy maintenance involves repairing<br />
weak sections of pavement by either<br />
diggingoutfailuresorcementstabilisation.<br />
Watercutting involves using high pressure<br />
watertoremove excess bitumen from the<br />
surface to improve skid resistance.<br />
Brush withthe past at working bee<br />
An enthusiasticgroup wasplanning<br />
to meet atthe Ng King Brothers<br />
Chinese Market Garden Settlement<br />
in <strong>Ashburton</strong> today (Thursday <strong>17</strong><br />
<strong>February</strong>), armed with paintbrushes<br />
and buckets of stainand whitewash.<br />
TheKingBrothersmarketgardenoperated<br />
from the early 1920s until1964. It quickly<br />
grew to be the largest Chinese market<br />
garden in the South Island. By the late<br />
1940s there were about 12 houses in the<br />
settlement and at least80people living on<br />
site.<br />
Now the Ng King families have handed<br />
overstewardship of the site to <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
District Council so it can become a<br />
community reserve.<br />
Staff from HeritageNew Zealand Pouhere<br />
Taonga’s Christchurch office, members<br />
of Ng King families and volunteers from<br />
Council were painting thenewly repaired<br />
and partially rebuiltbuildingsonthe site.<br />
A generous donation of black stain,<br />
Heavy traffic banned from rebuilt CBD<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> District Council is<br />
amending its Transportation Bylaw<br />
to keep heavy trafficout of the newly<br />
revitalised central business district<br />
in <strong>Ashburton</strong>.<br />
Heavy traffic, which is any vehicle more<br />
than3500kg, will notbepermittedonEast<br />
Street, from Moore Street toHavelock<br />
Street,unless it is deliveringgoods. Buses<br />
areallowed.<br />
The bylaw already prohibited heavy<br />
Contractorsare improving asection of Christys Road, at Wakanui.<br />
whitewash, and oil from Resene has<br />
provided the means forsupportersofthe<br />
sitetostart work painting and preserving<br />
the timber buildings.<br />
HNZPT Conservation Advisor Francesca<br />
Bradley has been working with Resene<br />
representativeMelanie Tracytosource the<br />
correctpaint products.<br />
“This is acomplex site aswewant to<br />
preserve the patina of this heritage site,<br />
butalso conserve the timberssothe local<br />
community can enjoy this reserve for<br />
many yearstocome.”<br />
vehicles on Tancred and Burnett Streets,<br />
and gives an exemption to emergency<br />
vehicles or vehicles doing vital work like<br />
rubbish trucks and some deliverytrucks.<br />
Council Infrastructure Services Group<br />
Manager Neil McCann said the amended<br />
bylaw would better protect East Street<br />
in the new CBD, which featured new<br />
essential underground infrastructure as<br />
well as newstreets,pavements, furniture,<br />
and landscaping.<br />
“Theupgrade also createda30 kilometre<br />
Arlene Baird from Era Consulting coordinated<br />
the event and said painting<br />
was achance toget up close and see<br />
the innovation and creativity the family<br />
displayed in theirday-to-day lives.<br />
"These buildings were just built over<br />
the years from whatever materials were<br />
available as theywereneeded.”<br />
It’sall part of progressing the sitetoastage<br />
where itcan be opened to the public.<br />
Council'sOpen Spaces teamhas given the<br />
siteagood tidy up and the work repairing<br />
and stabilising the historic buildings by<br />
Joseph BuildersLtd is almostcomplete.<br />
The Ng Kingfamily membershaveall been<br />
meeting regularly to work on interpretive<br />
panelsthatwill tell thestory of the site.<br />
Council Community Services Group<br />
Manager SteveFabish said it wasgreat to<br />
see the projectmoving forward. “Thiswill<br />
be aneat placeand green spacethattells<br />
the story ofthese market gardens, and<br />
the people who developed and worked in<br />
them manyyears ago.”<br />
an hour zone to encourage more<br />
pedestrians and cyclists.<br />
“Councilislookingtoensurethesafetyand<br />
longevity of the revitalisation work and a<br />
keypart of thisisensuring thatthe area is<br />
notused regularly by heavyvehicles.”<br />
He said stock trucks had recently been<br />
seen driving on East Street through the<br />
CBD, as well as other heavyvehicles.<br />
Council also decided tobring forward a<br />
review ofthe bylaw in its entirety from<br />
2025to<strong>2022</strong>-23.<br />
PUBLICNOTICES<br />
REMOVALOFPARKING<br />
STANDARDS<br />
The <strong>Ashburton</strong> DistrictCouncilgives<br />
notice that, in accordancewiththe<br />
requirementsofthe National Policy<br />
Statement -Urban Development2020,<br />
the <strong>Ashburton</strong>District Plan is required<br />
tobeamendedtoremoveminimum car<br />
parking requirements andthatthePlan<br />
will be so amended from 20 <strong>February</strong><br />
<strong>2022</strong>.The District Plan maybeviewedon<br />
the Council's website www.ashburtondc.<br />
govt.nz.<br />
JANE DONALDSON<br />
Group ManagerStrategy &Compliance<br />
FUNDINGROUNDS OPEN<br />
Applications are nowbeing invited from<br />
individuals,groupsand organisations<br />
for grantsfromthe <strong>Ashburton</strong> District<br />
Council.<br />
Weare inviting applications forthe<br />
following funds: Community projects,<br />
Community events, Biodiversity,<br />
Heritage,Community development<br />
(infrastructureand agency), Community<br />
libraries,Schoolholidayprogrammes.<br />
Applications forthesegrantsclose at<br />
5pm, Monday 28 <strong>February</strong>.For further<br />
information, go to ashburtondc.govt.<br />
nz or contact Councilon307 9646 ,or<br />
email grants@adc.govt.nz.<br />
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NEWS<br />
22 <strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>February</strong> <strong>17</strong>, <strong>2022</strong><br />
Braden Currie crosses the finish line to claim his fourth Longest Day title.<br />
Braden Currie claims<br />
fourth CoastToCoast<br />
Methvenraised triathlete<br />
Braden Currie claimed his<br />
fourth Kathmandu Coast to<br />
Coast winatthe weekend.<br />
The35yearold, who has been<br />
based in Wanaka foranumber<br />
of years, completedthe<br />
gruelling 243km Longest Day<br />
challenge in 9h:45m:23s.<br />
Currie, who has specialised in<br />
Ironman for the past six years,<br />
only securedanentry into the<br />
famous racejust 48 hours prior<br />
to it starting.<br />
“It’s incredible, it really is!<br />
I’ve always wantedtocomeback<br />
and race this race, Ilove it, Ijust<br />
love it. Ilovethe course, it’s just<br />
the most incredible thing, it<br />
means so much, it’s the most<br />
incredible feeling.”<br />
Adownpour swept the finish<br />
line soon after he finished the<br />
race at New Brighton.<br />
Another former winner,<br />
Dougal Allan,came in 28<br />
PHOTO FACEBOOK<br />
minutes behind Currie<br />
recording his fifthsecond place<br />
finish in the race.<br />
The twoday Coast to Coast<br />
event was cancelled due to Red<br />
setting restrictions, but 14 teams<br />
competed in the inaugural one<br />
day team race.<br />
Those who were left to do<br />
battle on the Longest Day were<br />
met by course changes due to<br />
flooding in the upper<br />
Waimakariri River.<br />
www.ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />
Tourism accolade<br />
for Canty region<br />
Canterbury has once again<br />
secured aspot in the top 10<br />
most welcoming regions in<br />
the world, according to data<br />
from travel website booking.<br />
com<br />
The region featured as<br />
numbersix on the world list<br />
behindwinner Gorenjska<br />
(Slovenia), TaitungCounty<br />
(Taiwan), Tasmania<br />
(Australia), Burgenland<br />
(Austria) and Seychelles<br />
(Africa).<br />
Drawing upon more than<br />
232 million verifiedtraveller<br />
reviews, over7000 awards<br />
were given to New Zealand<br />
partners of the travel service.<br />
Booking.com New Zealand<br />
area manager ToddLacey<br />
said the country’s award<br />
achievementshighlight the<br />
unwavering hospitalityof<br />
Kiwis,inthe face of yet<br />
another year in the global<br />
pandemic.<br />
“Having so many Kiwi<br />
propertiesrewardedfor their<br />
wonderful hospitalityissuch<br />
apleasure to see after yet<br />
another turbulent year for the<br />
travel industry. Much of the<br />
country has onlyrecently<br />
been able to resume domestic<br />
travel again,soit’s apositive<br />
sign that these places are still<br />
beingrecognised for their<br />
excellent services.<br />
“For Canterbury to be<br />
highlightedasone of the most<br />
welcoming regionsinthe<br />
worldfor the second year<br />
running, is such an<br />
outstanding achievement for<br />
our travel industry,” he said.<br />
Hokitika, Lake Tekapo and<br />
Oamaru took out the top three<br />
spotsinNew Zealand’s Most<br />
Welcoming Towns.<br />
Food prices high<br />
Kiwi shoppers are paying more<br />
for their groceries as annual<br />
food prices hit anew 10year<br />
high, according to StatsNZ.<br />
The latestfood price index<br />
revealed annual food prices<br />
were 5.9 percent higher in<br />
January <strong>2022</strong> than the previous<br />
year.<br />
This was the biggest annual<br />
increase since August 2011,<br />
when prices rose by 6.6<br />
percent.<br />
Monthly food prices alsorose<br />
2.7 percent in January <strong>2022</strong>,<br />
from December 2021. This was<br />
the biggest monthly rise in five<br />
years when the cost of food<br />
rose 2.8 percent in January<br />
20<strong>17</strong>.<br />
After removing regular<br />
seasonal impacts, monthly food<br />
prices rose 1.1 percent in<br />
January.<br />
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Whitcoulls <strong>Ashburton</strong>'s Elfreda Dixon, left, with <strong>Ashburton</strong> and<br />
Rural Health Services associate clinical charge nurse Margaret<br />
Anderson.<br />
Teddies gifted<br />
Scoresofnewteddy bears<br />
were givento<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
Hospital throughan annual<br />
appealrun by Whitcoulls<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong>.<br />
Theteddy bearswere<br />
intendedasacomforting<br />
distraction for children going<br />
throughthe stressofmedical<br />
treatment.<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> and RuralHealth<br />
Services associate clinical<br />
chargenurseMargaret<br />
Anderson gratefully received<br />
the donation from the<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> store. The appeal<br />
has been runningfor thepast<br />
10 years.<br />
‘‘Wewishtoexpress our<br />
appreciation for the lovely<br />
teddy bears giventousby<br />
Whitcoulls<strong>Ashburton</strong> for the<br />
comfort of children who have<br />
been admittedtohospital,”<br />
shesaid.<br />
In theleadup to Christmas<br />
customers of the <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
storeweregiven achanceto<br />
donate $10for ateddy bear for<br />
children presentingto<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> Hospital.<br />
“<strong>Ashburton</strong> Hospital is<br />
grateful for the generosity of<br />
Whitcoulls and their<br />
customersinmaking this<br />
gesturewhich hasbecomean<br />
annual occurrenceover the<br />
past 10 years.”<br />
Childrencan experience<br />
stresswhentheyare admitted<br />
to hospital,and the givingof<br />
such atoy canhelp to distract<br />
the child’sattentionfromthe<br />
treatment, shesaid.<br />
NEWS<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>February</strong> <strong>17</strong>, <strong>2022</strong><br />
Watch out for wallabies<br />
Aotearoa’s silent pest is a<br />
growing concern –“We can’t<br />
afford to let wallaby<br />
populations spread further,”<br />
says Biosecurity New<br />
Zealand’s director of<br />
readiness and response, John<br />
Walsh.<br />
Holidaymakers out<br />
tramping and camping this<br />
summer are being urged to<br />
keep an eye out for signs of an<br />
unwanted pest in New<br />
Zealand –the wallaby.<br />
Residents and those visiting<br />
parts of Canterbury, Waikato,<br />
Bay of Plenty, and Otago<br />
regions, where populations<br />
are known to exist, can play a<br />
vital role in stemming the<br />
rising population of this silent<br />
pest.<br />
Mr Walsh said while<br />
wallabies are naturally<br />
elusive, hiding in bush or<br />
scrub during the day and<br />
coming out to feed at night,<br />
reported sightings of<br />
wallabies –dead, alive, paw<br />
prints, or scat (poo or<br />
droppings) are fundamental to<br />
the success of stopping their<br />
spread.<br />
“We have areal concerted<br />
effort under way in<br />
partnership with regional<br />
councils, the Department of<br />
Conservation, manawhenua,<br />
industry groups and<br />
landowners to try to contain<br />
existing wallaby populations,<br />
because left unchecked, they<br />
could cover athird of the<br />
country over the next 50 years.<br />
“This partnership, the<br />
National Wallaby Eradication<br />
Programme builds on existing<br />
wallaby management work,<br />
and with $27 and half million<br />
dollars funding over four<br />
years, it is also boosting<br />
regional employment<br />
opportunities while also<br />
delivering environmental and<br />
economic benefits.”<br />
“Wallabies have ahuge<br />
appetite for many of our<br />
native seedlings, shrubs, ferns<br />
and grasses which prevents<br />
their regeneration, changing<br />
the structure of our forests<br />
and reducing their ability to<br />
support our native birds and<br />
other wildlife. Our estimates<br />
place the environmental and<br />
economic damage caused by<br />
wallabies reaching $84<br />
million ayear in lost farm<br />
production and ecosystem<br />
services by 2025.”<br />
Wallabies were introduced<br />
23<br />
to New Zealand in the late<br />
1800s, mainly for sport and the<br />
value of their skin, but without<br />
any natural predators, their<br />
populations have surged<br />
wildly.<br />
Wallabies are classified as<br />
an unwanted organism in the<br />
Biosecurity Act 1993, which<br />
means they can't be bred, sold,<br />
moved, or exhibited without a<br />
permit. There are fines of up<br />
to $100,000K and/or five years<br />
imprisonment for those who<br />
do.<br />
Reporting the wallaby is a<br />
way everyone in New Zealand<br />
can help protect the<br />
environment and treasured<br />
biodiversity.<br />
The public can report any<br />
sightings of wallabies<br />
anywhere in New Zealand to<br />
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24 <strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>February</strong> <strong>17</strong>, <strong>2022</strong><br />
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DMax and Mazda’s BT50 series.<br />
Isuzuisno stranger to building good<br />
diesel engines, it has ahuge reputation<br />
in the heavy transport fieldand that<br />
knowledgetrickles down to its light<br />
commercialmodels.<br />
Power is rated at 140kWwith atorque<br />
figure of 450Nm, both outputs are<br />
delivered wonderfullylow at 3600rpm<br />
and 1600rpm respectively,and that’s<br />
where experiencecounts, power<br />
outputs that are deliveredjust above<br />
idle are perfect. Coupled to asixspeed<br />
automatic transmission the engine<br />
simplyticks over withoutstrain,itworks<br />
the lowerpart of the rev band constantly<br />
and that is what you want in avehicle<br />
like this.<br />
Weighing in at almost2.2tonne, the<br />
MUX is no lightweight, so to have the<br />
engineunstrained is best for economy,<br />
Isuzu claimingacombined cycle<br />
average of 8.3litres usage per 100km.<br />
Itook the evaluation car on along<br />
highway run to Fairlie, returning via<br />
Rakaia, and at 100km/hitsips fuel at the<br />
rate of 7.6l/100km, the engine is working<br />
over just shy of the area of maximum<br />
torque at 1500rpm,readyto lungeifan<br />
overtake is required. WhenItook the<br />
car back to the dealership the fuel usage<br />
readout was sitting at 9.8l/100km (these<br />
figuresconverted from akm/l readout).<br />
At highway speed the MUX cruises<br />
quietlyand comfortably. The spring and<br />
damper ratesare sensible, locatingthat<br />
live rear axleisthe job of multiple links<br />
and coil springs, much of the jiggle you<br />
get with that design has been<br />
eliminated, it sits controlledeven over<br />
rough ground. Thompsons Track, inland<br />
from Rakaia,has manyruts and holes,<br />
those that Ididn’t miss were absorbed<br />
without incabin shock nor vibration.<br />
Interestingly, the evaluation car had<br />
aftermarketwheels,while the 20in<br />
diameter remains the same as standard,<br />
the big Maxxis tyres soakedupthe rough<br />
patches well and providedvast feedback<br />
to the steering wheel.Onmyjourney<br />
heavy rain made for treacherous driving<br />
conditions, yet Ifelt at easeinthe MUX,<br />
it steereddirectly on the drenched<br />
surface. Ialso had to take ashingle road<br />
detour, so Iused the consolemounted<br />
‘terrain command’ dial to usherinfourwheeldrive(high<br />
ratio) to provide that<br />
extra bit of grip on the loosesurface, in<br />
those conditionsthe MUX was stable<br />
and controlled.<br />
Bearing in mind there is alot of<br />
vehicletoget through acorner at 1.82m<br />
the MUXistall, yet it doesn’t lean<br />
awkwardlyand has relativeaccuracy if a<br />
cornerispresentedtoo quickly.<br />
All factors consideredthe MUX is a<br />
capable allrounder, it is the family<br />
wagon that will take adults and children<br />
deep in the wilderness,its 235mm<br />
groundclearance, 800mmwading depth<br />
and 3.5tonnetow rating suggests that it<br />
is no show pony, the entire vehicle is<br />
built for purposeand it accepts all<br />
challenges willingly.<br />
Inever explored the MUX’s true<br />
potential, but Iwas satisfiedwith the<br />
run Igave the evaluation car. I<br />
presented it with ajob that it would<br />
often be tasked with and it did the work<br />
admirably.<br />
Giventhat its underpinnings are<br />
designed for aworkingrole, its ability to<br />
provideanalmost luxuriousriding<br />
experience is the mark of clever<br />
engineeringpractices.<br />
Price–IsuzuMUX LST,$80,990<br />
Dimensions –Length,4850mm;width,<br />
1870mm; height, 1825mm<br />
Configuration–Fourcylinder, fourwheeldrive,<br />
2999cc, 140kW, 450Nm, sixspeed<br />
automatic<br />
Performance –0100km/h, 9.7sec<br />
Fuelusage –8.3l/100km
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<strong>Ashburton</strong> MSA Petanque Club<br />
Due to the rain on Sunday<br />
the ClubPresident’s Triples<br />
competitionhad to be<br />
postponed.Anew date willnow<br />
have to be found.<br />
This Saturday is our HaveA<br />
Go Day, so pick up afriend and<br />
come along at 1pm to the MSA<br />
Bowling Club at 115<br />
Racecourse Road. Equipment<br />
and tuitionwill be available,<br />
there is no charge. Petanque is<br />
suitable for all ages, both<br />
sexes,great exercise withlittle<br />
effortand we alwaysfinish<br />
with acup of tea and achat in<br />
the clubrooms. Our members<br />
enjoy the friendlinessofthe<br />
club and are given alot of<br />
encouragement withtheir<br />
play, and to enterinto the<br />
various tournamentsthat are<br />
available at both club and<br />
national level. AVaccine Pass<br />
is required.<br />
The following weekend is the<br />
SI Triples tournament in<br />
Christchurchwith several<br />
local teams entered.<br />
March is abusy month for<br />
petanque throughout the<br />
country but our big day willbe<br />
on Sunday March 27 when we<br />
celebrate our 10 year<br />
anniversary. Alot of planning<br />
has been given to this event<br />
and we are all looking forward<br />
to it. If you have had a<br />
connection withthe club<br />
anytime in the last decade and<br />
would like to join us please<br />
contact us by checking the MSA<br />
noticeboard.<br />
As usual we invite you to join<br />
us any Tuesday and/or<br />
Thursday at 1pm to learn the<br />
game,but we lookforwardto<br />
seeing you this Saturday, come<br />
on, have ago.<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong>Bowling Club<br />
The <strong>Ashburton</strong>’s Men’s<br />
Championship singles was<br />
played on Monday 7th and was<br />
won by the teamofGEder, B<br />
Donaldson, WLee –<br />
congratulationsgentlemen and<br />
commiserations to TBlain,D<br />
Kinvig and RLowe,the gallant<br />
losers!<br />
At the 242 open pairs on the<br />
9th, sponsored by Milestone<br />
Financial &Truscott<br />
Hamilton, two matches only<br />
were possible beforethe rain<br />
intervened again!The results<br />
are:<br />
1st –Wendy Suttie and G<br />
Sparks –2wins, 12 ends,28<br />
points<br />
2nd –AMcCarthy and J<br />
Moffat –2wins,12ends, 26<br />
points<br />
3rd –BMaysonand RSuttie<br />
–2wins,11ends, <strong>17</strong> points<br />
4th –JKewishand RWard –<br />
2wins,10ends, 21 points<br />
5th –TBlainand Annette<br />
Blain–2wins, 9ends, 25 points<br />
6th –GEder and WLee –2<br />
wins,9ends, 22 points.<br />
The West Coast Tournament<br />
(men), 11th13th, had players<br />
fromall mid Canterburyclubs<br />
competing. The Ladies Coast<br />
Tournament was due to start<br />
on the 15th.<br />
No new date for the<br />
postponed <strong>February</strong> 4<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> Fridaytripleshas<br />
beenarranged yet. The men’s<br />
Sub CentreLowry Cup singles<br />
was washed out on Sunday,<br />
anotherdate to be arranged.<br />
The club’sSaturday rollover<br />
triples has beenavictimofthe<br />
weathertwicenow.<br />
On Saturday <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
ladies premierteam (W Suttie,<br />
DGutberlet, LSpargo, SMaw)<br />
defeated Allenton by 1point in<br />
the final in very wet<br />
conditions. At the same time,<br />
the <strong>Ashburton</strong> men’s Challenge<br />
team(GEder, DKinvig, R<br />
Suttie, NStuthridge)<br />
persevered in the same<br />
conditions to win the challenge<br />
in around robin format–4.5<br />
points from5games.The<br />
Ladies Prestige (H Goodall, B<br />
Skilling, JRyk, LMills) is yet to<br />
be completed with <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
and Allenton contestingthe<br />
final. Locked in at 7all after 9<br />
endsitwas decided to carry on<br />
in kinder weatherconditions. 7<br />
endsare still to be playedon<br />
the <strong>February</strong> 26.<br />
Thirteen<strong>Ashburton</strong> players<br />
weredue to take partinthe<br />
Sub CentreOver 75’s triples at<br />
Hinds on Monday14th,but now<br />
postponed to alater date.<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> ladiesdrawn<br />
fours is scheduledfor Tuesday,<br />
22nd, at 10 am, and our inhouse<br />
Glassey MixedPairs(3<br />
bowls), sponsored by Subway<br />
(names on the boardplease) is<br />
on the 23rd at 12.30pm.<br />
Good bowlingeveryone, stay<br />
safe and dry!<br />
Mid Canterbury Ladies<br />
Friendship Club<br />
President Julie Begg<br />
welcomedmembers to the<br />
<strong>February</strong>meeting of the Mid<br />
Canterbury Ladies Friendship<br />
Club. After the national<br />
anthem was sung, members<br />
stood as amark of respect on<br />
the recentpassing of Ailsa<br />
Lovett, who was the first<br />
president of the club.<br />
Birthdays and anniversaries<br />
were celebrated.<br />
Members were advisedofthe<br />
visit to Hakatere planned for<br />
<strong>February</strong>23. There will be a<br />
history talk, awalk around the<br />
community gardens and bachs<br />
before afternoon tea.<br />
The salestableisproving to<br />
be successful.<br />
Marion read averseonthe<br />
epidemicofsmiling.<br />
After the raffle was drawn<br />
and morning tea the guest<br />
speaker was BelindaBrand,<br />
manager of volunteer services<br />
for Hospice. She told some of<br />
their history and that theynow<br />
have the shop and have bought<br />
the building in SealyStreet.<br />
The services they provide are<br />
free and are for peoplewith a<br />
life limitingillness –terminal<br />
aspect,the client and their<br />
family.<br />
Some of the services<br />
provided are massage,reika,<br />
counselling, reflexology,<br />
support, visiting,<br />
companionship, transport,<br />
activities, biographersaswell<br />
as the shop.<br />
There are exercise groups,<br />
armchair travel,strollers,<br />
facials, bingo and other<br />
activities. Amajor<br />
achievement was the purchase<br />
of the Sealy/Havelock Street<br />
base, this has made a<br />
differencetothe services being<br />
offered. Currentclients are<br />
106. Belinda was thanked for<br />
her address.<br />
Noelinethen toldofavisit to<br />
North Canterburyover the<br />
Christmas period and leaving<br />
her handbagbehind.<br />
Karen spoke of her<br />
experiences overthe holiday<br />
period and the grandchildren<br />
taking over.<br />
Marion told of meeting an<br />
orphan fawn at Christmas time.<br />
The annual general meeting<br />
is next month. The meeting was<br />
closed with the Thought for the<br />
Month –‘These days when it<br />
comes to shockingreading,<br />
nothingbeatsaprice tag’.<br />
If you wish to visit our club<br />
please phone Julie at 3084254<br />
or Rae at 3088927.Wewould<br />
love you to visit.<br />
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SPORTS RESULTS<br />
Allenton Bowling Club<br />
Tuesday 8<strong>February</strong> Allenton<br />
EveningPairswere as follows:<br />
1st JockO’Connor, Liam<br />
O’Connor 3wins19ends46points<br />
2ndRosemary Bennett,Mike<br />
Quinn 3wins<strong>17</strong>ends 31 points<br />
3rd RichardKane,Murray<br />
Anderson 3wins16ends33points<br />
4thMauriceReid, Marty Watson<br />
3wins15ends 29 points<br />
5th Paul Dury, John Forde 3<br />
wins13ends32points<br />
Hampstead Bowling Club<br />
BottleO sponsored Friday<br />
Triples <strong>February</strong>11th<br />
1st MHill, PCollins,TPearce<br />
3wins 16 ends43points<br />
2nd MGrice, AMillar,T<br />
Caldwell<br />
3wins 13 ends25points<br />
3rd GHurrell, JMoffatt,A<br />
Huband<br />
2.5 wins<strong>17</strong>ends 23 points<br />
Hampstead Softball slow pitch<br />
Friday 11 <strong>February</strong>.<br />
S&Giggles 233Marines &<br />
Angels<br />
LaserAttack 248 Sons Of<br />
Pitches<br />
Hakatere Hitters 105 Hawkies<br />
Hawks<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> 9hole golf<br />
The winners of round 1,Heather<br />
Smith Trophy were: first, Andre<br />
vanRooyen (23),winning the Hotel<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> voucher, second, Joy<br />
Nicholas (19)and third, Linda<br />
Baker on countback from Chris<br />
Anderson (18).<br />
Allan Bowman scored aSmith &<br />
Church gobbler. Round 1, putting,<br />
JeanDrummond andGordon<br />
Clinton trophiesisscheduled for<br />
<strong>17</strong>th<strong>February</strong>and next week, 24th<br />
<strong>February</strong>, we will host the<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> 9HoleMixed<br />
Tournament.<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> Bridge Club<br />
MondayEvening7th <strong>February</strong>,<br />
2rds duplicate;1st Janine Havis&<br />
Karen Chettleburg, 2ndJoyce<br />
Johnson &Mervyn Jones, 3rd<br />
Bronwyn Oakley &Cath King, 4th<br />
=Ann Gilbert &George Brownand<br />
FionaWilliamson &Ruth Logan,<br />
5th David &TrishRobertson,6th<br />
Amanda Evans&DeeMurdoch<br />
TuesdayEvening 8th <strong>February</strong>,<br />
2rds; N/S 1ST John Fechney&<br />
David Sewell ,2nd Bill Kolkman &<br />
Pat Jordan ,3rd Kay Robb &<br />
Rosemary McLaughlin; E/W 1st<br />
SueRosevear &Anne Reid,2nd<br />
Audrey &Jim Rooney ,3rd Jason<br />
Vannini&Maryke Blignault<br />
WednesdayAfternoon 9th<br />
<strong>February</strong>,2rds diff ptr;1st Kay<br />
Robb &Rosemary McLaughlin ,<br />
2nd Rewa Kyle&Mary Buckland ,<br />
3rd Ian Doel&Maree Moore,4th<br />
Wendy &Eric Parr, 5th Janet<br />
Cuttle&Jill Browne, 6th John<br />
Shearer&JohnIrwin<br />
Thursday Evening10th<br />
<strong>February</strong>, Mary Mulligan; 1st Sue<br />
Rosevear&MarykeBlignault, 2nd<br />
KayRobb&IanDoel, 3rd Jim<br />
Rooney &Jill Browne, 4th Mike<br />
Holdaway &JohnFechney,5th<br />
Beth McIlraith&Johnny Wright,<br />
6th Mary Buckland &David<br />
Sewell.<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> ladies golf<br />
Tuesday15th<strong>February</strong> <strong>2022</strong>;<br />
Rnd 1Longbeach Cup Net;<br />
Leigh Wackrow 71,Kay Fox73,<br />
Vicki Moore, Sally Lemon 75.<br />
Nearest thePins;No4Gabites –<br />
LeighWackrow, No8Samantha<br />
RoseFlowers–BarbWilliams, No<br />
12 Lynn’s smallSalon –Not struck,<br />
No 14 Todd’sof <strong>Ashburton</strong> –Pam<br />
Feutz, No182nd Shot –Jeanette<br />
Montgomery.<br />
New bag limit for<br />
salmon anglers<br />
TheCanterburysea run salmon fishing<br />
season is under way with good numbers of<br />
fish seen andbeing caught.<br />
This year is the first year of anew<br />
freshwaterfishingregulation the sea run<br />
salmon seasonbag limit.<br />
Anglers who fish for sea run salmon in the<br />
big Canterbury riverscan only keep two fish<br />
per seasonunder this new regulation.<br />
Thenew regulation was introduced to<br />
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‘‘The sea run salmon fishery has been<br />
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harvest to be shared amongmoreanglers,<br />
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As partofthe new system,anglersmust<br />
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salmon harvest card in the post.<br />
The endorsement enables anglers to fish<br />
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Canterbury angler Bryce Marshall is one<br />
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‘‘I’ve done three tripstoAlaska where<br />
they have asimilar system, so I’m totally<br />
Bryce Marshall with his second sea run<br />
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recently in the Rakaia River,inbetweenhis<br />
first and secondfishhehad caughtand<br />
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2458406<br />
ASHBURTON COLLEGE<br />
‘IndividualExcellenceinaSupportive<br />
Learning Environment’<br />
Learning SupportAssistant –<br />
Te WhareManaaki<br />
Therole of the Learning SupportAssistantisto<br />
support(both educational and personal cares)<br />
of students with high to very high learning and<br />
physical needs.<br />
Thesuccessful applicantwould ideally have a<br />
passion for, or experiencein, working<br />
with highneeds students as partofateam,a<br />
willingness to positively work in avarietyof<br />
settings, using arange of learning supportmethods<br />
to remove barriers to learning,and celebrate the<br />
successes of these students.<br />
This is afixed-term, term-time only position for<br />
the <strong>2022</strong> secondaryschool year,<br />
forcommencementassoon as is practicable.<br />
Hours: 2days per week (Thursdayand Friday).<br />
Employmentisunder the SupportStaffinSchool’s<br />
CollectiveAgreement, Grade B.<br />
Initial paymentstepcommensurate<br />
with experience.<br />
Applications close noon,<br />
Friday18<strong>February</strong><strong>2022</strong><br />
Information package enquiries and<br />
applicationsplease contact<br />
Jodee Ross,Principal’s Secretary<br />
Phone (03) 308 4193 ext809<br />
Email: rj@ashcoll.school.nz<br />
Ref: TWM22A<br />
2457999<br />
Online Shopping is coming<br />
to <strong>Ashburton</strong> NewWorld!<br />
We are seeking the following superstars who love<br />
to shop to become integralparts of our new Online<br />
Shopping team hereat<strong>Ashburton</strong>New World.<br />
3Concierge/Personal Shoppers, days and hours<br />
to be discussed and will include 1weekend day.<br />
2positions of 40 hours per week,and one position<br />
which would suit astudent of9hours per week<br />
over 2days.<br />
1Personal Shopper/DeliveryAgent.<br />
Tuesday–Saturday, 36 hours per week.<br />
Youth Counsellor<br />
(Fixed Term) to cover<br />
Parental Leave<br />
ACADS is acommunity service based in <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
and provides Youth Mental Health and Addiction<br />
Services. This position is for a40hours per week,<br />
fixed term, tocover another employee’s period of<br />
parental leave. The fixed term employment period<br />
is anticipated tobesix months beginning 1March<br />
andwill end upon thatemployeereturning to work.<br />
Youwill be part ofapassionate team whose goal<br />
is to promote positive change for clients who are<br />
accessing this service. We are seeking aperson<br />
to work with young people aged 12 –19years<br />
inclusive, from the Mid Canterbury area, with mild<br />
to moderate metal health and addiction issues.<br />
Your priority will be to support clients to move<br />
forwardintheir recovery journey.<br />
Theidealappointeewill:<br />
• Have atertiary qualification and experience in<br />
mental health or relatedareas.<br />
• Ability tonetwork with the youth sector and<br />
other mental health services.<br />
• Knowledge and experience in engaging and<br />
working effectively with youth and their families.<br />
• Have skills in effective assessment and risk<br />
management.<br />
If youare interested in achallenging and diverse<br />
role,haveapassion forworking with people and<br />
want to work in ateam environmentwewould<br />
love to hear from you. Foraposition description<br />
and application please contact: acads@xtra.co.nz<br />
Personal Shoppers/DryGoods Assistants –<br />
Ranging from 10 hours to 40 hours per week, specific days and hours will be<br />
discussed,but will include 1weekend day.<br />
Allroles will be required to assist the Online Champion to plan and organise the<br />
daytoday picking,packing and processing of all customer orders forthe online<br />
shopping department. Akey component ofthis position will be the ability to<br />
ensureall tasks areefficiently and accurately completed in atimely,professional<br />
manner along with the capability tosubstitute items and products should the<br />
need arise with apractical common sense approach all while providing excellent<br />
customer service. Due tothe daily changing workloads to meet customers’<br />
expectations,you mayberequired to work in other areas of the storeasneeded.<br />
We arelooking forhonest,reliable people who arelooking fortheir nextchallenge<br />
of being part ofthe ever changing environment ofhow people like to grocery<br />
shop.<br />
If this sounds like you, we’d love to read your cover letter and CV so please apply<br />
online to donalda.hartley@newworld-si.co.nz, or drop them into Customer<br />
Services in-store.<br />
OverseasapplicantsmustholdNewZealandCitizenship,NewZealandPermanent<br />
residencyoraValid New Zealand Work Permit.<br />
Closing date forapplications is 21 <strong>February</strong><strong>2022</strong>.<br />
2459328<br />
2456773
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HEALTH &BEAUTY<br />
HEALTH &BEAUTY<br />
ASHBURTON COLLEGE<br />
‘Individual ExcellenceinaSupportive<br />
Learning Environment’<br />
Cleaning Team Member Required<br />
This is apermanentposition for<br />
immediate commencement.<br />
Ourcleaningteam worksMondaytoFridayfrom<br />
3.05pm to 5.20pm during school term time.<br />
Theteam ensures our facilities are<br />
maintained to ahigh standard.<br />
Successful applicants will displayself-motivation,<br />
attention to detail and reliability.<br />
Allsuccessful applicants must undertake<br />
Policevetting requirements.<br />
This position will primarily involveoperation of a<br />
floor buffer,and experiencewith<br />
this equipmentisdesirable.<br />
Applications close noon,<br />
Friday25<strong>February</strong><strong>2022</strong><br />
Applications by wayofletter of application<br />
and CV e-mailed to<br />
Jodee Ross,Principal’s Secretary,<br />
at rj@ashcoll.school.nz<br />
Ref:CLEAN22<br />
2459909<br />
SEEDS Family Wellbeing ServiceCoordinator<br />
Dueto the retirement of ourcurrent staff member we arenow looking to employ<br />
acoordinatortooverseethisservice.<br />
S.E.E.D.S places volunteer support workers with parents of new-borns/preschoolers<br />
in homes tosupport parents with practical parenting and household<br />
skills with the goal of building self-confidence and self-reliance. We are looking<br />
foranon-judgemental,empathetic person withthe abilitytosupportvulnerable<br />
families in obtaining their goals. This is awell-established service with agood<br />
pool of trained volunteersand goodreferral base.<br />
Do you have experience in service coordination, client planning and<br />
assessment?<br />
Are you passionate about improving wellbeing and social outcomes for<br />
families?<br />
Areyou askilled communicatorwith excellent relationship management?<br />
Do youhaveexcellent organisational andtimemanagementskills?<br />
Do youhaveacommitmenttostrength based processes?<br />
Do youhaveexperience with volunteers or as avolunteer?<br />
Do you have knowledge of and a commitment to delivering culturally<br />
appropriate services?<br />
If youcan answer yestothese questions we would love to hear from you.<br />
This positionis for25hoursper week and is based in <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
Applicationsclose Monday, March7th <strong>2022</strong><br />
For an application pack pleasegotothe careers sectionofour website:<br />
www.safermidcanterbury.org.nz<br />
Weoffer acollegial, family friendlyand flexibleworkenvironment.<br />
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 />
To express your interest in this role,pleasegoto<br />
www.stuffapplications.co.nz<br />
Alternatively contactWarrenRiley<br />
distribution@stuff.co.nz, (021) 944 865<br />
2459085<br />
FOR LEASE<br />
2459514<br />
2459204<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 />
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 />
2447553<br />
0800 58 78 22<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 />
No experienceneeded,<br />
just agoodattitude!<br />
We’ve gotanumber<br />
of jobs availablefor<br />
agriculturallabourers.<br />
Excellentworkhours<br />
Part-time or full-time<br />
hours available<br />
Short-termroles with<br />
opportunity to longtermworkonoffer<br />
Great rates<br />
Great fit for semi<br />
retired, dayworkers, or<br />
working around school<br />
hours<br />
Email us your CV<br />
jobs@agstaff.co.nz<br />
or call us on<br />
0800112211<br />
to startASAP.<br />
CASUAL Gardener wanted<br />
for large, country garden.<br />
Some experience preferred.<br />
References<br />
required. Phone 027 602<br />
4885. No Texts.<br />
FIREWOOD<br />
FIREWOOD<br />
SUMMER SPECIAL<br />
OFFCUTS<br />
$120 percord<br />
FIREWOOD<br />
SLABWOOD<br />
3cordgreen<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 />
SELL<br />
2453189<br />
LPG REFILLS<br />
9kg cylinders<br />
$27.50<br />
Askaboutour<br />
deliveryservice<br />
Anysizecylinder filled<br />
<strong>17</strong> Grey St,<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
Phone 307 2707<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 />
2447571<br />
2365805<br />
2447572<br />
AndreGrob<br />
Chiropractor<br />
Tues 9am-5pm<br />
03 308 9516<br />
www.ashburtonchiropractic.co.nz<br />
AFTER HOURS<br />
HEALTH CARE<br />
IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCYPHONE 111<br />
Forall other medical assistanceoutside of normal<br />
hours please phone your general practiceteam,<br />
24/7, to speak with ahealth professional who<br />
will giveyou free health adviceonwhattodoor<br />
wheretogoifyou need urgentcare.<br />
If youdon’t have aregular general practice,<br />
call any GPteam 24/7 forfree<br />
telephone health advice.<br />
All non-residents and visa holders please bring your<br />
passporttoyour surgeryappointment.<br />
New Zealanders to bring some form of ID.<br />
PHARMACIES<br />
Wises Pharmacy, CountdownComplex,<br />
East Street will be open on ...<br />
Saturday from 9am until 1pm<br />
Sunday from 10am until 1pm<br />
Public holidays from 10am until 1pm<br />
At Geraldine: TheGeraldine Pharmacywill be open:<br />
MondaytoFriday, 9am until 5.30pm<br />
and Saturday 9.30am -1.30pm<br />
Forfree24hour Telephone Health Advice<br />
Phone the Healthline on 0800 611 116<br />
Brought<br />
toyouby<br />
CountdownComplex, East Street, <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
Phone: 03 308 6733 Fax: 03 308 6755<br />
TRAVEL<br />
TRAVEL<br />
OUT&ABOUT<br />
27 Feb – SundayDrive<br />
“Dam Fine Farm Games”<br />
27 Mar – SundayDrive<br />
“I SeeLakes”<br />
8-11 Apr – Upper West Coast<br />
(Westport, Karamea and more)<br />
23 Apr – Matilda the Musical,<br />
Isaac TheatreRoyal,Christchurch<br />
Forbookings phone<br />
03 308 0224 l 027 265 6883<br />
HOME SERVICES<br />
2450047<br />
2459954<br />
EXPERIENCE Milford, EXPERIENCE Milford,<br />
Doubtful sounds, Earnslaw Doubtful sounds, Earnslaw<br />
cruise, Arrowtown; small cruise, Arrowtown; small<br />
group, departs March 20; group, departs March 20;<br />
D.B.B. Hotels, six days. D.B.B. Hotels, six days.<br />
Includes cruises. Details, Includes cruises. Details,<br />
bookings, John and bookings, John and<br />
Kathleen Lawler, Rakaia. Kathleen Lawler, Rakaia.<br />
03 302 7328.<br />
03 302 7328.<br />
WANTED TO BUY<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. 1<strong>17</strong> Alford Forest<br />
Rd, (behind<br />
PlaceMakers). Phone 03<br />
308 8033 or 027 249 6625.<br />
FRUIT &PRODUCE<br />
NEW Nadine Potatoes $2.50<br />
per kg. Phone 03 308 3195<br />
or 027 531 9103; 81 Elizabeth<br />
Street, <strong>Ashburton</strong>.<br />
POTATOES Ilam Hardys,<br />
freshly dug. $1.50kg. Large<br />
$1.00kg. Deliver <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
and Tinwald Friday afternoons.<br />
Please ring<br />
EVENINGS, Ph 302 7272.<br />
GARAGE SALES<br />
24 KEENANS ROAD off<br />
Seafield Road, near Celtic<br />
Rugby. Household goods<br />
etc. Proceeds to Methodist<br />
Church Restoration. 9am to<br />
12.30pm, Saturday 19th<br />
<strong>February</strong>.<br />
SATURDAY 19TH <strong>February</strong><br />
only. 9am - 1pm. Household<br />
bits and bob’s. Farm<br />
Road, Allenton.<br />
STOCK FOOD<br />
SELL Meadow Hay. Small<br />
bales, top quality. $10. per<br />
bale. Ph 03 302 4746,<br />
evenings.<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.
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38 <strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>February</strong> <strong>17</strong>, <strong>2022</strong><br />
www.ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />
PUBLIC NOTICE<br />
PUBLIC NOTICE<br />
PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE<br />
PUBLIC NOTICE<br />
ASHBURTON<br />
SOCIETY OF ARTS<br />
SUMMER SHOW<br />
ShortStreet Studio<br />
Opens Sunday20th <strong>February</strong><br />
11am-4pm<br />
continuing until SundayMarch 13th<br />
Guest: GeorgetteThompson and 16<br />
members exhibiting avariety<br />
of qualityworks forsale.<br />
Weekends 11am -4pm<br />
Open other days whensignout.<br />
Enquiries 308 4533<br />
MEETINGS<br />
Monthly Meeting<br />
Monday 21st<br />
2.00pm<br />
at the Senior Centre<br />
Speaker:<br />
BayAudiology<br />
Vaccine Certificate and<br />
Masks aremandatory<br />
Please support our<br />
sales table<br />
TRADE &SERVICES<br />
2459598<br />
MILL Creek Pony Club,<br />
Annual General Meeting,<br />
Tuesday 1st March <strong>2022</strong> at<br />
7.30pm. <strong>Ashburton</strong> Showgrounds,<br />
Rugby Supporters<br />
Lounge. All members and<br />
new members welcome.<br />
Sign in and face masks<br />
required.<br />
ALTERATIONS; Sewing<br />
mending and trouser hemming,<br />
curtain alterations<br />
and curtain making. Call<br />
Michelle on 027 352 7248<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<br />
CARR’S Chimney Cleaning,<br />
servicing <strong>Ashburton</strong> and<br />
surrounding districts, $70<br />
per chimney. Phone<br />
Rodney on 03 324 2999<br />
and leave amessage.<br />
CHARLIES Blind Cleaning<br />
Service -same day service<br />
and repairs. Charlie can<br />
supply new blinds and<br />
tracks and will hang<br />
drapes. Ph 03 307 1936 or<br />
020 4169 0342<br />
CHIMNEY Sweep - for a<br />
professional service call<br />
Dan McKerrow, Chimney<br />
Sweep and Repairs on 021<br />
118 7580.<br />
CHIMNEY Sweeping.<br />
Includes full firebox inspection<br />
and internal flue<br />
camera inspection. An<br />
inspection report can be<br />
issued on completion. Call<br />
Allan on 027 209 5026.<br />
COMPUTER Problems? For<br />
prompt reliable computer<br />
servicing and laser engraving,<br />
contact Kelvin, KJB<br />
Systems Ltd, 4 Ascot<br />
Place, <strong>Ashburton</strong>. Phone<br />
308 8989. SuperGold discount<br />
card accepted.<br />
TRADE &SERVICES<br />
2459042<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 />
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 />
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 />
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 />
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 />
0609.<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 />
Peter Blacklow<br />
ashburtoncranes2015@gmail.com<br />
ASHBURTON SANDBLASTING<br />
LIMITED<br />
FOR: Mobile Sandblasting<br />
Painting<br />
OF: Structural Steel<br />
Trailers<br />
Farm Machinery<br />
Car Parts<br />
Shipping Containers<br />
Concrete, Brick Rendering<br />
Free quotes -Competitive rates<br />
Phone Kurt 027 332 4549 or Neil 0274 362 900<br />
Come andtalktothe people who kno<br />
PETE’S<br />
PICK<br />
Full range of engineering supplies and accessories forall your repairs<br />
&maintenance. Kerrick hot &cold waterblasters &industrial vacuumcleaners.<br />
Esseti welders &accessories. Stockists and distributors of Trailer Equipment.<br />
Locally owned &operated family business for 69 years<br />
ASHBURTON<br />
South Street, <strong>Ashburton</strong> PHONE (03) 308-3147<br />
Email office@blacklows.co.nz FREEPHONE 0800 452 522<br />
TRADE &SERVICES<br />
GARDENING, 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 />
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 />
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 />
PLASTERING<br />
&COATINGS<br />
Rockcote. Waterproofing.<br />
Texture/Specialist<br />
Coatings.<br />
The Finishing Company<br />
03 307 8870 2450092<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 />
2450862<br />
2450863<br />
K<br />
ow...<br />
BEARINGS, SEALS<br />
&GREASE GUNS<br />
Call in and see the team<br />
forall your grease,bearing &<br />
seal requirements.<br />
Over 60 years of maintenance<br />
and mechanical support.<br />
Eastfield Health, Walk-in Covid Vaccination<br />
Clinicsatthe former Noel Leeming shop,opposite<br />
Briscoes<br />
Children between 5and 11 years of age can get<br />
their vaccine.<br />
We prefer if children have abooked appointment<br />
-see details below on howtomake abooking.<br />
Everyone 18 years ofage and over can get their<br />
booster shot at least 3months after their second<br />
dose.<br />
Clinic opening hours:<br />
Thursday <strong>17</strong> <strong>February</strong><br />
2pm to 5pm<br />
Friday18<strong>February</strong><br />
2pm to 5pm<br />
Saturday19<strong>February</strong><br />
10am to 3pm<br />
Monday21<strong>February</strong><br />
2pm to 5pm<br />
Tuesday22<strong>February</strong><br />
2pm to 5pm<br />
Wednesday 23 <strong>February</strong><br />
2pm to 7pm<br />
Thursday 24 <strong>February</strong><br />
2pm to 5pm<br />
Friday25<strong>February</strong><br />
2pm to 5pm<br />
Saturday26<strong>February</strong><br />
10am to 3pm<br />
To bookonlinegoto:<br />
www.bookmyvaccine.covid19.health.nz<br />
or to bookover the phone call 0800 28 29 26<br />
2459519<br />
IMPORTANT NOTICE<br />
TEMPORARYADVERTISING DEADLINES<br />
PLEASE NOTE: Temporarychangeofadvertising<br />
deadlines during Covid-19 ‘Red Light’settings.<br />
Displayadvertisements: 12 noon Monday<br />
Displayclassifieds: 4pm Monday<br />
Classified run-ons: 12 noon Tuesday<br />
PLEASE NOTE: EntrytoofficeisbyVaccine Pass only<br />
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Ourservices arefreeand confidential.<br />
If youorsomeone youcareabout hascancer<br />
please contactusfor supportand information.<br />
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2459334<br />
MidCanterburyCentre<br />
Phone: 307 7691<br />
Facebook:@CancerSocietyMC<br />
www.cancernz.org.nz<br />
ASHBURTON Society of<br />
Arts Summer Show, Short<br />
Street Studio. From<br />
Sunday 20th <strong>February</strong><br />
11am -4pm, until Sunday<br />
March 13th. Guest -<br />
Georgette Thomson, and<br />
16 members exhibiting.<br />
Open weekends and when<br />
signs out. Enquiries to 03<br />
308 4533.<br />
HOSPICE Mid-Canterbury.<br />
Dealing with alife limiting<br />
illness? Contact us to see<br />
how we can support you.<br />
Phone 307 8387 or 027 227<br />
8387<br />
Thur <strong>17</strong>th &Fri 18th<br />
10.00 Belfast<br />
10.00 Deathonthe Nile<br />
11.50 King Richard<br />
12.20 Cmon Cmon<br />
2.20 MarryMe<br />
2.30 Uncharted<br />
4.20 Belfast<br />
4.30 Jackass Forever<br />
6.05 Deathonthe Nile<br />
6.15 MarryMe<br />
8.15 Uncharted<br />
8.20 JackassForever<br />
Sat19th &Sun 20th<br />
10.00 Cliffordthe Big RedDog<br />
10.00 Sing 2<br />
11.50 Belfast<br />
12.00 Cmon Cmon<br />
1.40 Uncharted<br />
2.00 King Richard<br />
3.40 Moonfall<br />
4.30 Belfast<br />
6.00 Deathonthe Nile<br />
6.20 MarryMe<br />
8.15 Uncharted<br />
8.20 JackassForever<br />
Mon21st, Tues 22nd<br />
&Wed 23rd<br />
10.00 Belfast<br />
10.00 Deathonthe Nile<br />
11.50 King Richard<br />
12.20 Cmon Cmon<br />
2.20 MarryMe<br />
2.30 Uncharted<br />
4.20 Belfast<br />
4.30 Jackass Forever<br />
6.05 Deathonthe Nile<br />
6.15 MarryMe<br />
8.15 Uncharted<br />
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2014 TOYOTA VITZ, 1300cc, 5door,cam chain, ABS, 34,058kms .............................. $11,995<br />
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